she is 27-year-old teaian in a finch. hudson had gone to court in january to get a restraining order against her. saturday afternoon neighbors heard a loud argument coming from the rear bedroom of hudson's home in glenolden. then a gun shot. police sources say it was not suicide. that officer hudson was shot with his own service revolver by someone standing about 4 feet away. finch was the only other person there at the time. >> he wanted to break off. >> yes. i've heard that from a number of people. to the point where we're we're at right now. she's only been here, my information only been here for less than a week and that wasn't what he wanted. >> based on witness accounts of the argument police have charged finch with making terroristic threats simple assault. sources say finch was arraigned in her hospital bed

authorities say that 27 year-old tiana finch threatened hudson with a weapon last year. sources tell "eyewitness news" that officer hudson took out a restraining order against finch in january. hudson was fatally shot the in his glenn olden home over the weekend. police say only the couple were inside that home. >> she has been arrested for that complaint. she has been put on $250,000 bail and i'm not sure if she's still in the hospital or transported to the the prison. >> finch was hospitalized. she suffered a medical emergency while being questioned. she has been charged with terroristic threats, simple assault and possession of the weapon in connection with the incident in august. >>> opening statement took place today in the trial of six former philadelphia a police officers accused of corruption. the suspects all narcotics officers are accused of beating drug suspects. they are accused of stealing more than $500,000 in cash and drugs from suspects . the trial is expect to last ten weeks.

>>> new information about this woman, tiana finch, she's in custody, accused of shooting and killing her boyfriend, an offduty darby borough police officer. a short time ago the county attorney laid out the details of the case. >> nbc10's george spencer was at that news conference. what did we learn today about this? >> reporter: the district attorney just told us that tiana finch laid out two very different stories about the final minutes of officer mark hudson's life. right now she is inside the courthouse here, awaiting a video arraignment on charges that she murdered her own boyfriend. prosecutors tell us on saturday evening and sunday finch first told them one version of her story, saying hudson was shot accidentally as she tried to remove his gun from the mouth of her dog. that dog had allegedly picked up the gun where hudson left it. but prosecutors say by yesterday her account changed

girlfriend they approved murder charging for tiana finch investigator says he shot mark hudson to death inside of his glenolden home, he ended his relationship with finch and that ended in gun fire. >> she took away what we valued so much in this borough, a decent man trying to start something in his life. >> finch was under facing charges for a lesser charge of threatening him with a knife. >> one man had to jump out of a window to escape a burning building in west girard in philadelphia. isaac collins says he was sleeping at the time and woke up to find flames in the hallway and escaped through the second story window the cause remains under investigation tuesday afternoon coming up on the afternoon commute, lets see how

>> we have a woodpecker finch. >> this is a record of change from darwin's favorite finches to the snakeod. >> these guys have adopted to eating fish. >> i heard about this. >> so they find it hard to find little critters on land and they go into the water. but the fate of tp galapagos an other wild corners of this planet ultimately depend on how this species evolves. how many tourists were there when you started in the '80s? >> maybe 30,000 tourists a year. >> and how many this year? >> now 200,000 tourists. >> ten times more. mathias has watched the biggest town in galapagos explode in his lifetime. stretching the limits of power, water and sanitation. when our daughters are our age, there will be an extra 3 or 4 billion people living on this planet. do you think it's possible to preserve what's left of this garden of eden with that kind of pressure? can we have it both ways? >> we cannot give it away the thought that we can still do it. with 3 billion people more, the task would be harder. we'll do our best. >> the man in charge of the park knows that, without tourists, there would be

in august of last year, finch threatened her boyfriend with the knife.otection for boost order but didn't follow-up with the courts. smith says that it is because he feared for what she would do in response. >> if convicted she faces life imprisonment. >>> and finch and, and, murder charges, if convicted, he could face life in prison. that is latees from media i'm steve pather on for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> widener university in chester is doing its part to raise awareness about sexual assault and domestic violence. tea back the night event is underway on campus, close line project hanging inside the university center is one of the center pieces of that campaign. each shirt is one survivor's testimony of their personal experience with violence. >> very perfect to spread the awareness of take back the night and stopping violence. people may face it. they don't really necessity what to do or what path to take to get out of the relationship or what advice to take. very important to spread awareness even on campus. >> reporter: founder of take back the

finch was the only other person there at the time. she was hospitalized over the weekend after suffering what sources describe as diabetic related seizures. sources say finch was arrested and arraigned in her hospital bed this morning. she is charged with making terroristic threats possession of an instrument of crime and simple assault. detectives were back at officer hudson's home today with relatives collecting more evidence and his uniform. he served as a police officer in darby and was a firefighter with the yeadon fire company. >> officer hudson's funeral is set for this saturday. tyaina finch is being held on $250,000 bail as darby township police here continue to work on a possible murder case. in sharon hill, david henry channel6 "action news." >> and still to come on "action news" tonight city officials announce the date for the launch of philadelphia's bikeshare program. >>> also the phillies look to the strength of their bullpen again this season. ducis rodgers with that and much more ahead in sports. >>> meteorologist cec

what do you say to someone who thinks, well, there are 13 other kinds of finches in the galapagos.n't discovered, and this is all part of natural cycle? >> because it's humanity's problem. >> we broke it, we should fix it? >> yeah. >> heading off history's first man made extinction seems like an impossible, lonely, thankless task sometimes. but just watch how her face lights up when she hears proof of life. if you spotted him, would you be able to tell what individual? >> here we've got -- >> that's it. [ chirping ] >> we've gotten 90% of the breeding males. >> all right. at least we can hear them. >> yeah. they're here. >> they're here. >> we managed to rear and release 15 mangrove finches back into the wild in may this year. >> a small miracle? >> yeah. >> gives you a sense of hope, right? >> it does. >> and what was it like releasing those birrs? >> it was amazing. >> all right. he's noisy. >> he is. >> he's noisy this one. >> he likes the cool morning. >> he's happy to see you again. >> i think we harass them. >> i think he can sense you're here out of love. >> that's encouragi

that's when authorities say finch threatened 26 year old officer with a weapon following that incident sources say hudson took out a restraining order against his girlfriend. hudson, part time officer and volunteer firefighter was fatally shot in the chest on saturday. now, his fellow officers, and his mother, want justice. >> looking for some answers and so am i and we're hoping that the answers are coming shortly. >> now for that august incident finch faces a number of charges including assault possession after weapon making terroristic threats and again we should learn more information possibly charges being filed early this morning, in officer hudson's death. reporting live outside of the darby borough police department, jan carabeo cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> jan, thank if you. former pennsylvania death row inmate mumia abu-jamal; in critical condition at a schuylkill county hospital. attorneys for abu-jamal say that prison officials won't disclose the reason his hospitalization. abu-jamal is serving life sentence for the murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner in 1

but, authorities say at home at the time of the shooting was hudson's girlfriend, tie anna finch. >> unfortunately there were only two people in that room in that area when this occurred. >> and "eyewitness news" has learned that finch is now in custody on charges stemming from an incident this past august. that's when authorities say finch threatened the 26 year old officer with a weapon, following that incident, sources say hudson took out a restraining order against his girlfriends. hudson, a part time officer and volunteer firefighter was fatally shot in the chest on saturday. now his fellow officers and his mother want justice. >> he is looking for some answers. and so am i. and we're hoping that the answers are coming shortly. >> now, this that august incident finch faces number of charges including possession after weapon, making terroristic threats and assault. as for this officer's shooting death over the weekends, we could learn about charges later on today possibly as early as 9:00. we're reporting live outside the darby borough police department. jan carabeo cbs-3 "eyewit

he says the evidence does not support finch's self-defense claim. finch now faces charges of first-degree murder in this case. >>> a cumberland county man is dead after he was taken into custody by vineland police. eyewitnesss telling nbc10 officers got extremely physical with the suspect after they already had him restrained and in cushion today on a city street. >> tried to disarm me. >> a police dispatch recording seems to tell a different side of the story. the county prosecutor's office tells nbc10 the suspect was being arrest the at the time but they haven't said why or provided information about the officer's actions. witnesses say police had phillip white handcuffed on the ground on grape street just before he died in police custody. >> they punched him, kicked him, and they let the dog out of the car and he bit him. >> vineland police released a statement saying sincere thoughts and prayers are with white's family and officers involved. they ask for time for the justice department to investigate. >>> kathleen kane lost a legal challenge tod

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live in the mill brock section to bring us to up date this morning. justin? >> diana erika good morning we are told both of those people that firefighter and the person from this home here that caused the fire were taken for smoke inhalation, awaiting official confirmation from fire officials about the extent of their injuries at this time. but, take a look behind me here. you can see they are still working to knock out any hot spot, for the most part, most of the focus at this point has appeared to have died down. >> this fire did also spread to two nearby homes on either side spoke to neighbor who said he has water and smoke damage in his home because of this fire. it broke out they say just before 1:45 this morning. they saw flames, and the backs of their homes and they all rushed outside there were two people, two adults in that center home there and two children who all escaped to safety outdoors. we are also told in the garage of their home a man was sleeping and pretty much had to fight and scream his way out of that garage, which

that's when authorities say finch threatened the officer with a weapon, now following that incident, sources say hudson took out a restraining order against his girlfriend, on saturday, police say hudson was shot in the chest fatally in his own home with his owner is advice weapon. take a listen. >> unfortunately, in this particular case, there was only two people in that room, in that area, when this occurred. people are upset. they are grieving because why does this happen, why should it have happened. report report now, finch faces number of charges for that august incident including assault, possession after weapon, and making terroristic threats, as for this case, again, we hope to hear more information later today. possibly charges coming down as early as 9:00. we're reporting live at the darby borough police department, jan carabeo cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> jan thank you. the cause of this deadly house fire in darby township is under investigation. that fire broke out last night on the 1,000 block of jackson street. firefighters say when they arrived they heard explosions c

. >> justin finch live at the scene in the millbrook section of the sit. good morning justin. >> diane, a erika good morning, we just learned a short time ago that both of those patient firefighter and that man from the home that burned down here, were taken to area torresdale hospital, the firefighter with heat ex has ton injuries, one person with smoke inhalation, as you can see home behind us now total lost, 3500 block of brook dear road here in northeast philadelphia, as you can see from top to bottom. that house is now gutted. we are told just before 1:30, several calls came into 911 about this fire here. and the homes on either side were with smoke and water damage, told at this time the red cross assisting the family in the center home there. two children, two adult inside, we spoke to neighbor who says that he awoke positive people banking on his door to get in off to safety. take a listen. >> our neighbor here banking on the doors and something out back bee got our kids, we got out of the house as soon as we do. >> that neighbor tells you at this

live on the temple cam pulls justin finch cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. new this morning a man is fighting for his life after he shot five times in juniata park. it happened shortly before 2:00 on the 4600 block of ellis street. investigators say he was shot in the chest and head. his condition is unknown at this time. that shooting is under investigation. >>> also, new this morning philadelphia police are investigating a homicide in the cobbs creek neighborhood. investigators tell us a 19 year old man was shot twice in the head. the shooting happened in the 6,000 block of irving street just before 10:00 last night. the victim died in the hospital. there is no word right now on a suspect. >> 4:33, let's check in with katie. good morning. >> good morning, hi, everyone, we expect to see pretty quiet start to the day. the problem is later on this afternoon things are really start to get interesting. so we've got half and half forecast for you starting it off with very tranquil weather. "skycam 3" view over atlantic city is a classic shaky camera when there i

our justin finch is there it is thursday march 5th hi, good morning. i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm erika von tiehl. we are seeing a change over from rain to snow. this should be any moment if it hasn't all right. philadelphia will be under a snow emergency in less than an hour. it kicks in at 6:00 a.m. that means you must move your car off snow emergency routes by six offer it will get towed. governor chris christie has declared a state of emergency in new jersey but you have within hurry to remove your car or truck on a snow route. >> we have hundreds of school closing and delays this morning including philadelphia public and archdiocesean schools. they have just made the call within the last 30 minutes schools closed and public and archdiocesean. we will check with our reporters in just a minute. >> but first lets check with katie with the latest and hutch do we expect. >> we are sticking with what we thought would happen and that is a a general four to eight swab for southern two-thirds's, a few minor tweaks but i want to take you

finch for allegedly assaulting mark hudson last summer. police tell us they had a history of domestic problems. officer hudson was shot and killed with his own service weapon on saturday. that shooting took place inside hudson's home. darby's police chief spoke today about the case. >> we can bring this to closure for the darby police department, the people of darby borough, especially for the mother and family of my officer. >> in addition to his full-time job as a police officer, mark hudson was also a volunteer firefighter. and we have this just in. pennsylvania state attorney general kathleen kane lost a legal challenge today. the skate supreme court issued a ruling saying a lower court judge has the authority to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate kane. and today's ruling means she could still be charged for perjury and other offenses. at issue are accusations kane gave secret grand jury information to a newspaper. >>> skyforce10 over a deadly crash on i-78 in berks county. one person died when two

we are live on temple's campus i'm justin finch cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. right now coming up on 5:33, st. patrick ace day, a loft folks pulling out their green garb. >> the radar decided to dot same begin deed little bit of irish green, just dash of it, though, and thankfully more just like a willowing scarf that's out to the side. because when you go on out to storm scan3 this will make sense, i promise trying to build an image here, you can see how yes, there is some green on there. but not really messing with us all that much. we did actually have some very, very light rain that fell generally overnight. now it is all clearing on out. so essentially you're looking at dry day at this point. there may still be some showers, granted you're finding them up toward the pocono area, i80 interchange for example, still finding some light rain. but overall, the thrust and the bulk of the moisture with this system is off to our north. soap, i think generally speaking you're looking at more clouds than nipping. off to mild start with light winds, no less, so this i

we are live in hainesport, justin finch cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. we will get back to you. more breaking news, roll over crash in north philly sends two people to the hospital. into video from west hunting park and west front. man and woman were injured and firefighters had to cut the roof off of one of the cars to remove one of the victims. no word yet on the extent of their injuries. >>> time now 5:35, radnor township police expect to talk to more victims today after the arrest of an alleged peeping tom. police say sean moses recorded women inside changing rooms at two stores at the king of prussia mall. investigators say he then posted those videos to a pornography website. detectives tracked him down through an ip address, moses is now facing more than 80 counts of invasion of privacy and one count of child pornography. >>> well, four family members with ties to philadelphia drown while swimming in the dominican republic. authorities say newly winds kush and kajel from bustleton pulled in a rip current in a area off limit to swimmers. cousins ju

. >> just continue finch live at the very active scene for us, this morning in hainesport, good morning justin. >> reporter: diana, ukee good morning. as you can see there is scene is wrapping up for the most part here. they are dousing the hot spots at the center part of the building. that's where the worse of this fire took hold at about 3:30 this morning i want to show you video from earlier this morning, so you can just see the effort put on by several fire departments here from hainesport easthampton and other fire companies. this fire particularly strong in the center building. believed it was perhaps electrical in a night your. that's what spark activity here this morning. we did speak with pastor here, steve johanson, who lives a joined to the property. i want to bring him out to you live here, so you can hear how he got himself, his wife, his son, his dog and guinea pigs out of this fire, early this morning. steve, how are you doing now? >> we're doing okay. we've got my feet dry now so we warmed up little bit. but little scar think for a little bit: i don't know if being a vol

we are live in hainesport, justin finch cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> thank you, justin. more breaking news to talk b roll over crash in north philadelphia sends two people to the hospital. this is the latest video coming into us from west hunting park avenue in north front street. a man and woman were injured and firefighters had to cut off the roof of one of the cars to remove one of the victims. no word yet on the extent of the injuries. diana? >> ukee, raging inferno hat sheet metal plant in montgomery county reached five alarms before firefighters could get it under control. it happened last night, at the try coast sheet metal plant in upper moreland. those giant flames could be seen for miles. even distracting drivers traveling along the pa turnpike nearby. the good news here, no one was hurt. the cause of this fire remains under investigation this morning. >> police call it one of the biggest invasions of privacy cases they've ever seen. radnor township police book a man on dozens every counts, but they expect more victims to come forward. "eyewitness news" reporte

>> reporter: the district attorney just told us that tiana finch laid out two very different stories about the final minutes of officer mark hudson's life. right now she is inside the courthouse here, awaiting a video arraignment on charges that she murdered her own boyfriend. prosecutors tell us on saturday evening and sunday finch first told them one version of her story, saying hudson was shot accidentally as she tried to remove his gun from the mouth of her dog. that dog had allegedly picked up the gun where hudson left it. but prosecutors say by yesterday her account changed dramatically. she described a late afternoon argument with hudson involving a lot of back and forth allegedly the gunshot when hudson moved at her. >> and then again, says officer hudson approaches her in an aggressive fashion and that he flinches, in her words, he flinches toward her. at that point in time when he flinches toward her, she then points the gun at him and fires the weapon striking and killing officer hudson. >> reporter: two very different versions told by her, prosecutors said. they also tell

the only other person in the home according to police was finch. she was taken in for questioning that day and then later we have learned that she was hospitalized on sunday, under the care of police for a medical incident, and for the the august incident we are told that finch had been charged with terroristic threats, simple assault and possession of a weapon. we recently as you mentioned smoke with the chief just moments ago we spoke with the delaware county district attorney i believe we have that sound for you right the now. >> she has been arrested for that complaint, she has been put on $250,000 bail and i'm in the sure whether she's still in the hospital and transported to the prison. >> we are hoping by tomorrow to be able to hold a press conference, and release details of this particular case good the district attorney saying that the details of those cases are fluid at this point. they are still working with detectives, and police including the chief on details, stemming from both incidents but they hope to have an announcement at some p

live outside police headquarters justin finch cbs-3, "eyewitness news" erika, nicole?in, thank you. meanwhile, philadelphia police need your help finding a suspect wanted in attempted sexual assault and home invasion in point breeze. take a look, the suspect here described as a thin, tall man in his 20's, 30's, redish brown hair. the attack happened in the 1700 block of south chadwick street yesterday morning. now, police say the victim was elderly woman. she did not suffer serious injuries. >>> shocking surveillance video now of a teenager being shot outside after kensington store. you can actually see the gunman, right up on a bike, there fire the shots then fall off his bike, before make that escape. this all happened around 11:00 yesterday morning, along the 2,000 block of east cambria street. the teenager is fighting for his life. police are looking for that shooter. >> police now say they believe foul play was involved in the disappearance of a drexel hill woman. twenty-five year old amanda degeo vanished from her neighborhood last june. she was two daughters age

justin finch is live at penndot in norristown, justin, good morning. >>> good morning, that is right. yesterday was ice and now we're talking snow and already this morning penndot trucks are out here, getting ready for tomorrow's snowfall. here we go again slow moving traffic, slick road plows and salt trucks, another prepreventative effort to protect drivers on state roads from the wrath of old man winter by penndot. >> that has been cleared. >> reporter: with between four and 8 inches forecast for thursday, penndot crews are getting an early leg up on wednesday pretreating road, some 9,000 miles being tend todd by 350 trucks. >> that is a a tremendous amount of territory. the ranges from interstate highways to look alike expressway like 202 or route 309. >> reporter: for penndot another wrinkle in what has been a busy, expensive winter. >> department budgeted 25.8 million-dollar for winter services. we are in the range of 31 million-dollar. >> reporter: you heard this winter so far putting penndot over budget because we have had so many storms coming up this year. they are on track

tiana finch is being held without bail, they said that finch said the shooting was an accident and told the investigators that the dog got hold of the gun and it went off when she was trying to get it away and changed her story when she and hudson got into a fight. >>> the westbound lanes of i-78 were shut down for nine hours today. the accident happened at the new smithville exit. john rawlin has more on the accident and traffic tie-ups. >> reporter: this massive backup caused truck drivers valuable driving time and he has to be in atlanta tomorrow night no big deal after knowing a family is grieving the death of a truck driver. >> it will be a nightmare for them. so what little time i'm sitting won't make that much difference. >> it took more than 11 hours to clear the westbound lanes of new traffic today. a chain reaction accident happened before dawn and investigators say it began when the driver of the small blue car swerved to avoid a mud flap in the lane and truck the concrete barrier disibling the car. then came a fedex tractor trailer slamming into the rear of that first truck.

. >> finch is held on $250,000 bail and we'll have more on the additional charges filed against finch coming up on "action news" at 4:00. >>> a tractor trailer accidents in berks county continues to cause traffic tie-ups, it happened at 5:00 this morning in the left hand lanes of greenwich township a double tractor trailer was found on its side at the new smithville exit and a car was involved. no word on what led to this deadly crash and the victim has not been identified. >>> developing right now at 12:30 a massive manhunt is over for a convict that escaped this morning the man fled from the hospital wearing a hospital gown karen travers joins us live. >> reporter: it was a relatively uneventful ending for a manhunt that went from north virginia into washington d.c., he was captured after he was getting off a d.c. metro bus in the neighborhood of southeast washington a passenger on the bus recognized him from the photos spread on social media and called police armed and dangerous and now captured. law enforcement officials say they have him in custody, the fbi u.s. marshals and virg

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live with more just continue. >> reporter: good morning, yes. he will learn his fate in just a matter of hours. his attorney acting on his behalf asked the judge for minimum sentence in this case. he does face 37 years in prison. the lets take you to video, you'll recall a jury did convict him of scaming charities and donors of more than $300,000, pulling money from pockets of some 200 plus people. and then tuesday a lawyer acting for tollefson asked the judge to consider a quote minimum sentence and lengthy and regimen of community service in place of hard prison time but the prosecution now hitting back they want the former sportscaster to spend maximum time behind bars. they are also asking for a quick restitution paid to victims in this case. back out live tollefson has been in jail in bucks county since his conviction. we are live just continue finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> also today two alleged killers of philadelphia police officer have a preliminary hearing. carlton hipps and ra men williams are charge in the march 5th murder

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us to explain how crews are getting ready to deal witt all justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, yes. that is right if you wake up this morning you'll find road conditions aren't too bad more slush then ice but still penndot is urging you to be safe and they are making an effort to keep you safe on the roads this morning. they have lifted that speed limit restriction put in place on tuesday that was 45 miles an hour on area roads, including 76, 476, as well as our route one. now ahead of another big storm, penndot has had its trucks back out pretreating roads, this storm, they are bracing for could drop as much as four to 8 inches in our area. they have been kept busy preparing for that and also spending this winter as well. they are on track to drop more than hundred thousand tons of salt this winter and they have even more on order take a listen. >> we have really taken a toll. department budgeted 25.8 million-dollar for winter services, we're in the range of 31 million-dollar having spent. that is not somewhat unusual for a

our justin finch is live outside game stop in north philadelphia where officer wilson was shot, just continue, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning. we know that game stop has given to the wilson family, the amount has in the been disclosed at this time. this is just the latest tribute one of of several we have seen for officer wilson and his family a after he lost his life protecting this store one week ago. >> we appreciate the sacrifice. >> reporter: balloon released a symbolic show of thanks from neighbors at 54th and locust street neighborhood where slain officer robert wilson the third lived with his family. >> this means... unaudible. >> reporter: last thursday afternoon wilson stopped at this game stop to pick up a gift for his ten year-old son and quickly fund himself in the middle of the armed robbery attempt fearlessly he fired back in uniform against two suspects with semiautomatic guns. the the two men are in police custody facing murder charges and more. wilson davis life defending the store staff, and customers, and new fraternal order of police say game stop

and sources tell nbc 10 authorities expect to charge finch with the murder. for now they are holding her in the assault from last summer. >>> the names of two people killed in a small plane crash on sunday in chester county is still a mystery. the national transportation safety board is looking into the cause of the crash according to the local police department. the piper pa-28 went down moments after taking off from brandywine airport in west goshen township. both the passenger and pie lotlot died. >>> we have the latest in the investigation against joe paterno and the ncaa. a judge ruled that paterno's estate cannot sue from breach of contract for the ncaa's actions in response to the jerry sandusky scandal. the judge said this lawsuit repeated the breach of contract claims it had previously dismissed. despite the ruling, other aspects of the lawsuit will continue to move forward. >>> and prosecutors may be moving closer now to filing criminal charges against the florida eye doctor and new jersey senator bob menendez. a federal investigation has centered o

that is where we sent "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch for more, justin good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as you cane they are about to pull out the car that crashed into this bank this morning a white cadillac escalade, it was wedged in there since 2:00 this morning when authorities say it struck a dodge charger and korean right into the united bank of philadelphia a here this morning. just have after 2:00 o'clock. you can see looking live at their efforts to pull this truck out of here, it has caused damage to the ceiling. it wedged the atm well inside. of course, front end of the bank is completely gone front windows and door are blown out. l and i was here earlier taking a look at damage and making hure that the building is still safe to stand this morning. that still seems to be the case. there were three people inside that escalade that police say got away from the scene almost right after that accident. they were not the treated at the hospital. there is a person in that dodge charger that person also refused treatment this morning. so, no injuries to report. still a

we are live in lawncrest justin finch cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right justin, thank you. following more breaking news there is out of south philadelphia. the fire marshall is investigating a fatal fire that officials have deemed suspicious. that fire started in the first floor after home in the 2200 block of south warn okay street around 11:00 last night. >> this may be a suspicious fire because we have located multiple point of fire in the dwelling. we had the fire marshall on scene investigating the fire, we don't actually have a cause. >> the victim is a man he was found in one of the second floor bedrooms. the home did not have any working smoke detectors no cause for that fire has been determined. >> we are checking in on some march madness now. villanova rolls to big win over the 16th seeded lafayette leopards. the wildcats were hitting a lot of shots last night chris jenkins showing off his impressive range there. that basket made it 14-point game. villanova had six players in double figures. nova over lafayette, 93 to 52. our leslie van arsdale has more from pit b

we are live justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> of course that commute tomorrow will be an absolute mess. we will be here early to help you get through the storm. go ahead and wake up with us a at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow for latest traffic update with school closings and delays. >>> a philadelphia man is facing murder charge these morning in the death of the devon picket, a member of the nicki minajs road true. pierce boykin was taken in custody yesterday. boykin was already facing an a attempted murder charge in the stabbing of eric parker who remains in critical condition. boykin was originally arrested february 23rd for the february 18th stabbings that happened outside of the chi bar and grill in east germantown. he posted bail and rhea rested on the new murder charge. >>> camden county's police department is getting a tip of the hat from the report on 21st century policing. philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey co chairs president obama's task force. one recommendation is for police to build deeper trust in their communities n camden county officers spend more time

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us in east falls with that part of our storm coverage,ow is it looking? >> not the time to be in a rush this morning ice and slush still lingering on the sidewalks this morning take to you video now so you can remember just what it was like yesterday as pendot and local plows faced an uphill battle, plowing, salting all of that snow that came, at a steady pace all throughout the day yesterday. some 400 trucks out are out there, some 200 still on duty salt g and plowing, as women. we also saw the shovels were out, too. folks out there shoveling sidewalks, as they should by law, to keep them clear for you, this morning now no matter how clear it seems penndot said to take your time out there on the roads this morning. have to be careful exercise extreme caution and make sure they're going slow enough so won't hit icy patches. check for black ice. >> first thing, knock off this ice and snow off of your car the more do you it, the more comes off. you don't want that flying off on the roads either. and again, there is black ice out here, all k

we are live from center city i'm just continue finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> also in court today a preliminary hearing for accused penny pack park rapist. police say robert palin tack two women in the park several years ago. detective used dna to find palin in a wisconsin prison last year. the the judge will decide if there is enough evidence to put palin on trial. >>> we will find out today if flashy new billboard will come to center city. city council is voting on a plan to buried huge billboard. catalyst outdoor advertising showed us what those signs would look like. if they are approved one will be built outside the pennsylvania convention center, the other would go across from reading term will nal market. a plan to put another sign at broad and locust was already done. >>> your time is 5:09. another fraternity shut down the bad behavior that force that had fraternity to be closed. >>> plus an suv knock on to its side after a crash with the fire truck. we will let you know how that driver is doing this morning. >>> miss would go man found hundreds of miles away from home, sh

live in the millbrook section justin finch cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. right now we want to get back to katie get a look at the forecast for today and the weekends looking pretty mild today? >> definitely looking milder than it has been for sure, milder than average, too always a plus. for now things are pretty quiet. nice quiet start to the week for you here as we take this live look overlooking center city on sky cabbing three, ben franklin bridge, a-okay all good, all calm, quiet. chilly start to the morning however, we are going to rebounds nicely as we get more of westerly component to the wind flow kicking in. on out to storm scan3 next, all tranquil here, as well, still under the influence of high pressure, wind cranking yesterday as that was building in, and now as it is starting to retreat by tomorrow, we actually ends up with new cold front. for now sort of seen this mix of just clear skies or cloud cover. that's essentially what you will find out there throughout the course of the day today which means some sun some clouds, call it partly sunn

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live on the temple campus this morning, to tell us more about it, good morning, justin. >> reporter: good morning those student dion dawkins and hasson reddick positioned bonds every $10,000, facing several charges which include simple and aggravated assault as well as wreckless endangerment, criminal conspiracy. dawkins junior offensive lineman, reddick red shirt sophomore linebacker, accused of assaulting a temple student at off campus farther back on january 17th. the university says it is aware of the case and investigating snake short that they have and will continue to fully cooperate with the police investigation, and will take a prepare row at action outlined in the student conduct code. they go on to say the student have been suspended from football team activities, pending further investigation. and back out live, their first day in court is march 31, at 8:00 a.m. and we are live on temple as campus justin finch "eyewitness news". >> thank you also, right now look at new video of passenger being subdued on a flight from washington d.c.

sources tell "eyewitness news" officer hudson then took out a restraining order on finch in january. hudson was fatally shot in his glenn old 10 home over the weekend and police say the couple were the only two inside. >> she's been arrested for that complaint. she's been put on $250,000 bail and i'm not sure whether she's still in the hospital or she's been transported to the prison. >> she was hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency as she was being questioned. she's also facing assault and weapons offenses in connect with that august incident big security change in store for fans of the philadelphia phillies. everyone who goes inside citizens bank park for a game will have to pass through a metal detector. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is live at the ballpark now with more on what's behind this change. todd? >> reporter: chris the phillies are warning fans these new metal detectors you see mind hee here will pick up on items such as utility knives and pocket knives and so they're telling fans to leave items like these at home or risk losing them here at the gat

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us from the scene. that suv has been removed. good morning, justin. >> erika good morning. they have moved that away from the scene. that is a car that careened right into this bank just after two with major front end damage, driver side door has been ripped off. it makes a pretty big destruction inside, ceiling brought dunn to the ground, atm wedged against bank wall power has been shut off here and clearly this bank won't be opened for business today at all. lets get to video at the scene just after 2:00. see an are range dodge charger. that car was struck by the suv just after 2:15 or so going straight in the bank as a result of the impact here. this united bank of philadelphia has had some pretty major front end damage to the doors and windows here. it will likely not be opened for business at all today. here's what we know, there were at least three people inside, they all ran away from the scene shortly after after that accident leaving the driver of that charger here at the scene to talk to police here on the scene. lets g

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us in east falls with a look at what you can expect this morning. justin, how is it looking? >> erika, good morning, so far so good out here. i have been watching cars come down midvale avenue here. there is a hill up the street here as you can see here the road is pretty much clear for now. slushy underneath. not too icy. good news for drivers making their way out this morning. however, once you get down to river drive, kelly down there, it is a bit more slick a bit more icy. that's a bad combo when you add in all of those turns over there. as for walkers, it will be like i am right now, stumbling overall of this frozen-over snow making your way through snow drift over onto sidewalks that hopefully look more like this than not. pretty clear however you will find some spots that some have not shoveled their sidewalks here, as is the case at ridge and midvale down there. it is also brutally cold this morning. you will notice that, right away. when you open the door. although the temperature says 12-14 degrees, i would say it is more like zer

we are live from pennsylvania paulsboro, justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> happening today a special tribute to murdered philadelphia police officer robert wilson. the is there a memorial ride for wilson starting at fop lodge number five. they will ride to the 22nd district where wilson worked. wilson was killed earlier this month when he was shot during a robbery at a game stop at between the second and lehigh. >>> well, this is special, wonderful moment before the the sixers game last night the team hosted officer wilson's family. the the sixers tweeted out these pictures of nerlens noel with wilson's ten year-old son. they gave him an autographed jersey and sneakers and got to shoot free throws with the players. coach brett brown says they are welcomed to come back any time. >>> let the march madness begin, march madness tips off with 12 games and there are 12 more tomorrow. the first games start in about seven hours. we have to wait longer for battle of pennsylvania tonight. villanova and lafayette tip off at 6:50 in pittsburgh. number one seed wildcats won 15 straight

live in east falls justin finch, cbs 3, "eyewitness news". >> thank you justin, and if you are going out by air there are few delays and concellations, lingering at philadelphia international airport after yesterday's big storm. right now, 43 flights are canceled and six are experiencing delays. now, if you are headed out of town or picking someone up from the airport, please be sure to check with your airline before you leave home. >>> well close call for harrison ford when the plane he is flying crash lands on a california golf course. >> what the actor's son is now saying about his condition. >> also, let's gave you a live look here at new york's leguardia airport, work to go remove a delta airlines yet that skidded off the runway. hear from passengers on board that plane. >> once again the mobile weather lab is out early this morning checking on the conditions of the road after the storm. carol is in the passenger seat. katie has your forecast on the other side. be right back. >>> updating our developing story this morning philadelphia police prepare to lay to rest officer robert

we are live at the upper providence police department justin finch cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, justin, we'll get back to you shortly. an autopsy confirms the 13 year old delaware county boy found dead on his parent property killed himself. the medical examiner said cayman shot himself with a gun from his newtown square home. the eighth grader left home after getting bad progress report from school. grief counselors will be available for his classmate all week long. >> 5:07 right now. near miss for a man riding a atv through the street of northeast philadelphia, and check out your screen right here. quite dangerous. you can see that rider nearly slams head on into a motorist trying to make a left-hand turn. now, the back tires of the atv clips the front of the car just little bit there but then the rider maintains control, just keeps going. police later track that riders to a building on princeton street, oxford circle, and placed him under arrest. again, it is illegal to operate atv's in philadelphia. >> investigators are trying to determine what sparked this three alarm fire

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live in the sat center with the very latest, good morning, justin. >> reporter: good morning. police say the secret facebook pages link to the kappa a delta rho chapter have cleaned up but they found evidence of sexual misconduct drug use and more. now the the work begins to identified the victim and frat brothers involved. using search warrants police uncovered two pages, one called covert the business the the other 2.0. the authorities say that the pages count as many as 144 members, some current brothers, others alumni. >> we were able to capture some images, graphic images. >> reporter: images kappa delta rho national arm calls highly inappropriate events which include the use of of cocaine, marijuana and add medication. there is also evidence of hazing and several images of woman in compromising and sexually suggestive positions. >> we did become aware of this on march 3rd state college police let us necessity about that. >> reporter: penn state officials called the facebook posting is a paul inn and inconsistent with the university valu

live on temple campus, justin finch, "eyewitness news". erika, diana? >> also, following developing story in the nation's capitol this morning where a plane was forced to make an emergency landing. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo live in the cbs-3 sat center for us, with video from inside the plane. jan, good morning. >> good morning, the problem started after the united dollars airlines flight left dullos international airport last night. it shows passengers holding down a man after he caused a disturbance on the plane. the airline says he failed to list don't crews' instructions but they didn't give any more details, it was enough of a problem, though, that the pilot decided to turn around and return to dullos, here's what he told air traffic control. we don't know his mental condition. sounds like he's restrained for now. we just need to get on the gown. >> police took the passenger off the plane after it land. he was taken to the hospital to be check out. the rest of the passengers will fly to denver this morning. live in the sat center, jan