mccain: the zebra finch birds. first of all i'm not familiar with (what) a zebra finch is, but i mean it's hilarious to see if they've changed the tone when they're under the influence. well i, my tone, well it makes you laugh and it makes you cry. sharyl: and about those zebra finches. the study did find that birds loves booze and when they're drunk, they tend to sing off key. shocking. and we paid over $50,000 to find that out. i'm sharyl attkisson for full measure. 3 a historic weekend as some key economic sanctions on iran were lifted.this as several americans detained in iran finally make their way back home.karin caifa reports. 3 (president obama) "the nuclear deal was never intended to resolve all of our differences with iran. but still, engaging directly with the iranian government on a sustained basis for the first time in decades has created a unique opportunity. a window to try to resolve important issues." president obama on sunday hailed the powers of diplomacy in dealing with iran and its nuclear ambi

[cell phone beeps] yes, finch. - mr. reese, according to maddy's timetable, we have less than two minutes to nick veldt's artery. please tell me you have amy somewhere safe. - i'm working on it, finch. - agent snow--freeze. turn around slowly. - there's no signal down here. she can't hear us. - what's goin' on, mark? - we don't have much time. i don't know what she's planning, but you have to tell our friend. whatever it is, it's big, and i can't stop it. - you killed a man for his i.d. to get inside that company, and then you shot a guard. why? - i had no choice. she's on a mission with nothing left to lose. more people are gonna die. - i'll call bomb disposal, and i'll take you in. i'll get you out of this. - she won't let you. - she--who is she? [gunshot] [glass shatters] [gunfire] [breathes heavily] - mr. rains, we're on a clock-- and please, don't contact your british friend until you've heard me out. - british friend? what is this? - faxed to me by a friend. it's quite inclusive-- all the blue pages, the short sale

mccain: the zebra finch birds. with the zebra finches. sen.ccain: it is hilarious -- to see if they changed their tone when they are under the influence? well, my tone -- [laughter] anyway. it makes you laugh and it makes you cry. sharyl: sometimes, it is about choices. the national guard is $100 million in debt and spent $14,000 on bubble balls. sen. mccain: it was some harebrained idea somebody had. one of the other aspects of the national guard is professional sports teams charging the tax payers for honoring the women who served. you would think that this is a great thing that the new york jets are honoring our veterans or our men and women who are serving and absolutely, they are being paid for it. sharyl: $3.5 million on wine tasting. what is that about? sen. mccain: sure. the wineries do that themselves, rather than have the government do that. this was part of their program. to promote wine. sharyl: mismanaged fema grants. sen. mccain: after hurricane katrina, billions of dollars have been spent and all americans are in favor of t

. >>> meteorologist elise finch is in weather center with more on showers. >> we are keeping an eye to the sky tonight. take a look. here's your vortex satellite and radar. not showing a lot of activity now. just to the west, especially if you look around the great lakes area, this is a pretty comprehensive storm. obviously the colder part of the storm where we are seeing thunderstorms and all of that is heading our way. so for tonight, we will watch temperatures on the rise, cloudy skies, the rain will develop tonight. we are going to watch those temperatures as i mentioned go from the 40s upward and, of course, coastal flooding is an issue starting at 6 a.m. tomorrow through 1 p.m. for all of our coastal locations. we'll have more about the flooding plus the rain that's going to soak our sunday. cindy? >> thank you. >>> powerball fever takes over the nation. the jackpot in tonight's drawing surges to $900 million. the largest lottery prize in u.s. history. the record-breaking jackpot has people flocking to buy tickets. cbs 2's dave carlin is live in midtown and caught up with some wh

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch live in center sit which more on how many the city is getting ready for the snow. good morning, justin. >> good morning, jim, erika, we know this morning that the city's operations center will take final look at the friday forecast before deciding whether to call a snow emergency later today. and meantime, the snow preps are already underway. let's get you now to video thursday at city hall, mayor jim kenney, officials announcing their storm plan on wednesday evening, the city was already beginning to get into gear. dispatching trucks to brine the roads, first strike against this storm system, now forecast to carry upward of 10 inches of snow, and of course, those very strong winds. and beginning this evening, the streets department will roll out 400 plows, and call in some 600 staffers to get to work. the city emergency operations center expects to partially enact core services saturday morning, and then decide to go from there. and within hours, with guidance, from the latest forecast models, they will make the call on declaring that snow emer

cristina finch with the roanoke- alleghany regional commission says people want bus service to reach places like the dmv. cristina finch, roanoke-alleghany regional commission "folks all over the region have been saying they need service to a variatey of different places. " ozell jones, rides bus 'i'd like to see a sunday route because i'm pretty much stuck on sunday. i can't go anywhere. no distance." for the past two years, the commission has been collecting data and information from riders. they created a six- year vision plan to expand transportation in the roanoke valley. now, they're asking for everyone's help. cristina finch, roanoke-alleghany regional commission "so at this point, we're trying to make sure we've hard the public correctly and that we haven't missed anything. " their recomendations include new stops and sunday service. they want people to vote and give their feedback on their trips now... clifton stewart "that's 65 there right that's my bus. " ...that way, they might be a little better in the future. the commission will complete the plan this summer and then ha

meteorologist elise finch is here with more. impressive. just take a look at some of these rain totals. jersey. certainly got the most rain 2 inches. central park approaching 2 inches with 1.8. brook field, connecticut, 1.3. rain. we mentioned after we saw that temperatures. newark, 65. bridgeport, a record 60. same for islip. central park missed tieing a record by 1 degree. we made it to 59 degrees. we tied a record at laguardia with 59 degrees. it was impressive if you were occurred. certainly, it was an impressive day. you can see the last little line here is exiting the area. suffolk county still seeing some of that rain as we head into new jersey. things have cleared up very nicely for most of the tri- state area. i'll tell you what you can expect for the workweek. let's just start with this. it will be cold. >>> a hollywood twist involving a dangerous drug lord. cbs 2's reed binyen has more much. >> reporter: days after drug kingpin el chapo guzman was captured following his second escape in july, mexican authorities are now turning t

bird feeders---love those finches! bird feeding during the cold i put up my bird feeders over the holidays and just in time to get hooked again on watching russell terrier crazy. if you're feeding this time of year, be consistent with the food and the water. bird feeders---love those finches! bird feeding during the cold i put up my bird feeders over the holidays and just in time to get hooked again on watching the birds come in, make noise and generally drive our jack russell terrier crazy. if you're feeding this time of year, be consistent with the food and the water. bird feeders---love those finches! bird feeding during the cold i put up my bird feeders over the holidays and just in time to get hooked again on watching the birds come in, make noise and generally drive our jack russell terrier crazy. if you're feeding this time of year, be announcer: "you're watching kolo 8 news now midday." welcome back to kolo- eight-news-now midday. i'm rebecca kitchen.. dave lawrence is off a major winter storm is predicted for

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our justin finch is live near the turnpike and the blue route with more on today's toll increase. good morning, justin. >> good morning, just in time for the new year, the pennsylvania turnpike commission has rolled out this toll hike, and everyone is paying more passenger cars with e-zpass set to save 35% compared to cash customers. e-zpass holders 1.09 toll rides to 1.16. cash payers now pay 1.80, up from 1.70 last year. the new rates will go right to work to help the turnpike commission cover operational costs, and pay some bills, which includes the state mandated payments to penndot for roadway and mass transit improvement. among them, the widening and rebuilding of the 550-mile system, that turned 75 in october. now, work is underway to expand part of the turnpike to four lanes. speak to go our partners at "kyw news radio", turnpike spokesman tells drivers that they will also see other improvements. >> customers proceeding westbound end counter what we call new main line toll plaza. that will be the start and end of the turnpike ticket system, that's going to be call the nesh

elise finch is here with our big change. today, it started out with lots and lots of rain, and then we get the very warm temperatures. >> so we start out with the soaking rain, right? heavy at times. there was some flooding. then things clear up, we've got yes, of course, a normal sunday in january, not. tomorrow will be more like a normal day in january. we'll get to that in a second. first up, let's check in with some of your weather watchers and sigh what kind of temperatures we're seeing out there. let's start in long island. of course, suffolk county, nassau and suffolk county. this is rudy, he says it's 44 degrees where he is. his comment, a nice crisp night. i'm glad you like this nice crisp night. we do have some 30s in part of the area. this is fred in stockholm, new jersey, he says it's 35 degrees where he is. winter is back. yes, my friend, it is back. and back with a vengeance. take a look at this live shot. this is our camera high atop the empire state building. you can see it shaking. wind is an issue. so it's

our guy finch is a wreck. (breathes deeply) i'm sorry, i got to asksk what are you guys doing with him? i mean, you remember when you and me started training? it took you at least two weeks just g g a handle on t t breathing. you said i was gifted. yeah, you were. brian-- he's already doing joint locks and chokes that i didn't learn till my fifth year on the mat. it's like he absorbed a decade's worth technique in a night. so e eher he's hiding the fact that he had training, or there's something else going on. he's a fast learner. yeah. he learned about us. oh. so i guess we should sign that hr form. no. (elevator bell dings) i trust him. good night, casey. night, rebecca. brian: if you're watching this, that means y're me-- me on the pill. guy who's been telling me what to do.. (sighs) and i know you remember all this, but i'm gonna say it anyway. just because you remember everything doesn'n't mean you know everything. we are not omniscient, or today would have gone very differently. and if putting myself fir

live at the tolls, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> justin, thanks a lot. new this morning, police are investigating a homicide in the kensington neighborhood of philadelphia. it happened just after 4:00 this morning, in the 2100 block of amber street. police found a 33 year old man dead in a car with a gunshot wounds to his head. witnesses say they heard about dozen shots fired. no word yet on a suspect. >>> autopsy tomorrow could help investigators pinpoint just when a missing boy went into a canal in allentown new years eve. greg argos shows us, the five year old boy's body was located during a exhaustive search. >> show them light, so follow the light and go to heaven, you know, with the angels. >> dozens of the allentown community gather lighting the path for jahlil bass tis that. his body recovered in the lehigh river. some 8 feet from its banks. >> this is a sad conclusion to the search. it is a sad day for our city. but as always, the city pulled together. >> allentown police department chief says the five year old autistic boy wandered away from ne

erika, back over to you. >> justin finch, thank you.k on our forecast and also the roads, at least dry right now, but so cold out there. >> really is, yes, in fact, when you look at this, stellar sunrise underway here, guys, beautiful beginning to the morning, but it is cold, temperatures says it all, right? expect that at best today our high mid 30's, but you have to factor in the breeze, probably won't feel any better than the 20's any time today. >> certainly the windchill, thanks, good morning, everyone, accident eastbound at belmont pulled all the way off to the right shoulder. busy out there. also disable vehicle, schuylkill eastbound at spring garden you can see pulled all the way off to the shoulder will, 18 on the schuylkill, 29 on nine, a but 55 on the blue route. looking good there. >> all right, meisha, a thank you. next on cbs this morning, something i know we're always paying attention to, sleep products and how they can work for you. reminder join us bright and early every morning starting 4:30, a.m. hope you have great d

let's begin with elise finch and that freezing forecast. we're getting down into the single digits. >> that's when it will feel like, kristine. 18 for edison. plains. 4 in belmar. 4 in babylon. monticello. this is what we have to face right now. into the morning. so this week, this is what we'll be dealing with. when you wake up, frigid cold temperatures. more of that cold air and gusty winds making it feel like it's about 5 degrees out there. for the coldest locations, it feels like it's 10 below. a chance for light snow wednesday night, and a new information on a late week possible snowstorm. we'll have information coming up in just a bit. >>> let's get to tracee carrasco now live in columbus circle, where i'm sure things are already brutal. >> reporter: brace yourself. tomorrow morning as you head out to work, send the kids off to school, it is going to be frigid. as she waits for her bus tonight, she knows standing outside tomorrow morning will >> maybe a scarf so that, you know, the whole thing will be covered. >> reporter: fortunately

highs around 52 in boston, 50 finch burke, 40s on the cape, 40s and much of northern new england even in the ski resorts in highs monday should be about 58 boston and bedford exit cooler on the south coast with the southwest wind as a sea breeze. a very warm monday. the big story will be the snowstorm a rep thing in the rocky mountains moving to the plains states across the upper mississippi valley to the north western great lakes. is that takes that inside track it will still bring warm air up the coastline with a batch of rain wednesday afternoon. tomorrow is january 30, 2001, numbers last year. 21 the high, 30, 31, 32. the corresponding date this year 52, 58, 46, 56. it looks like now it won't wednesday unless we really warm up late in the day in evening week ago 55-60 but an incredible seven day forecast for you. even on groundhog day still way above average. warm weather ahead, enjoy it while it lasts. colder, stormy weather might be here the 2nd half of the upcoming month. >>> coming up in sports one-on- one with college hockey is all- time winningest coach. >> what does winning

to kill a mockingbird classic coming-of-age tale and one of the main characters, atticus finch, is a justice seeking defense generation. released. the book was a prequel if you boston university english professor john will host a seminar on february 3. what was your reaction? john: like most readers, my reaction was mixed. i think that a vote in a lot of ways betrays itself as a first draft of a book that needed work in order to become a successful novel. there are long passages of flashbacks to childhood. the book does not seem to go anywhere. it becomes very explosive toward the end. there is a great argument between scout, now known as jean louise, and her father. the book ends abruptly. there is a lot of talking. from this standpoint, it is not karen: the book has been out several months now. you ask me before the program if i read it. i did not read it because i did not want my image of this character atticus finch to stray what i have been thinking all of these years. john: that is one of the foremost responses of the book. a few of the reviews that came out and the anticipatio

justin finch caught up with some hopefuls, who are dreaming. >> time for the favorite jackpot game, geteverybody. >> six numbers side line millions of powerball hopefuls wednesday night. no big winners, were called. rosa had nothing to lose. >> i'm not that good with the lottery, never played a day in my life. >> record breaking jackpot, could change her mind. last night, with no big winners, it jumped above the half billion dollar range are you playing. >> i played two bucks, didn't win. >> are you going back again. >> $2 between now and saturday willie plans to get the lottery one more go, despite the odds of winning the powerball, nearly one in 300 million holding on to the jackpot. >> not thinking clearly, not making fun as you're playing. that will get in you financial trouble. >> lure of luxury always looms, but in the city of brotherly love, and sisterly affection, giving back is the winning way. >> give back to the community and city of philadelphia as i would never see it again. >> last big powerball jackpot $656 million back in march of 2012. this time $20 million more odds ar

"doctor finch" runs an urgent care clinic but patients and coworkers say he's constantly signing in the office! he says his talents come in handy when he's trying to calm patients. dr. finch: "you start off with a hum- and hum turns into a song- sometimes they sing the family doctor says he turned down a record deal in med school, choosing to mix music and medicine instead. lots of people may be singing about this pleasant weekend. meteorologist lindsey anderson tells us even warmer temperatures arrive tomorrow. here is a look at the highs, lows and precipitation at the regional airports. we are back with the complete first alert break upwhat a gorgeous start to the day with the beautiful sunrise just enough clouds overhead to reflect the sunlight and make these cotton balls look alike up in the sky photo when you can see downtown roanoke they're in the distance the beautiful weather this afternoon fifty degrees outside help to melt a lot of the snow of course any of the snow mounds at home once or even snow in the shade still lingering but many must just picking up maybe one to three i

. >>> justin finch joins us now live, with the the story, justin, good morning. report or the no audio. >> reporter: a affected chichester and chester up land will resume classes today. the this is after a seven year-old chester high student, was taken into custody after a threatening campus shootings, as well, as, single out black students. lets take to you that post. the it was found on the if the the owe sharing site instagram, just before 7:00 o'clock p.m. yesterday. it threatening shootings at chester up land district schools, chester community charter, as well as chichester high school. the all caps post, featuringe maine gi images of guns, casket, a knife and horn face and closes with the phrase, quote all blacks must die. the fbi, teamed with chester, chichester and other agencies continue on investigate, meantime, school officials, weighed closing school today but moved to reopen now that the 17 year-old suspect and chester high student is in custody. on twitter, up land bureau police did indicate that they were also part of the investigation and that th

the justin finch joins us near that scene. lets talk about this first, justin, good morning. >> reporter: erika and nicole, good morning. we're right here near route 202 and limekiln pike. that areas closed all the way to bristol road we are told. police are on the scene and telling us that the conditions here are so icy that we cannot even go back there and show you the the wreck, nor can other traffic travel out there. i will step back here and you can see how dark. if were you unaware how tricky it can be, we know this happened around 5:00 this morning. roads are treated, but we have no idea is what going on there there are no word on injuries at this time. we know a ambulance was called and left the scene here, expect trouble around this area for some time. we are told it will be closed until this wreck is cleaned up and these road are treated. lets go out to horsham in that area near henry avenue and west county line. officials tell us that area will be closed for some time too. there are two poles we saw snap. other one

justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> heavy smoke from a cherry hill house fire. this is on the 400 block of chef field road. firefighters looked to have everything under control and there are no reported injuries. no word right now on a cause, but a lot of smoke there. >> and, you can expect some traffic delays later in the day if you are traveling on 422, in montgomery county. chopper three right here in pottstown, where some emergency repairs are taking place. there is some gaping holes left in the roadway from last weekends' storm at the construction zone near 422 and route 100 westbound. crews will take about four hours to patch it all up. wilmington police are searching for who ever stole an s.u.v. right from the driveway of senator -- delaware senator chris coons. told the senator's wife went to warm up the car in the morning, then headed back inside the home, when she came back outside, though, the black ford explorer was gone, someone took it. police say the s -- suv does have sticker on it that bears the senator's name. >> turning to the forecast, hey, n

elise finch cbs2 news. >>> breaking news right now at 6:00. a fire that broke out over an hour ago in a building with apartments and businesses has now spread. cbs2 reporter, live at the scene. give us an update, please. >> reporter: dana, take a look. you can see orange flames are still shooting out of the roof here and firefighters continue to douse twrt on the fire. the fire started at 4:45 this afternoon. take a look at some video. it's here on broadway between east 34th inside a three-story building with apartments on top and businesses on the ground floor. we're told the top portion of the building is a wood structure. several residents have been evacuated. there are no injuries at this and as you can see, crews working to contain this fire but the wind is making it very difficult. we'll bring you more information as we get it. we're live tonight, back to you. >> looks like quite a challenge. thank you. >> good no injuries so far. >>> opening statements in the trial of a man accused in the death of a nassau county police officer. on tria

john elliott is tracking possible elise finch. elise. >> reporter: mary, it's dangerously cold out here. there don't seem to be nearly as many people in columbus circle this noon as there would be on a sunny tuesday afternoon. one look at the back of the mobile weather lab and you'll see why. we're talking 25.5 degrees in this spot. about a 5 mile an hour wind with gusts to almost 15 miles per hour. it feels like it's about 11 or 12 degrees out here. i have to tell you, these bitterly cold conditions are a bitter pill for people to swallow. >> day two of the bitter blast has people struggling to stay >> it's really, really cold today. it's horrible. it's worse than yesterday. >> yesterday and today was pretty cold, especially in the morning. when you get to the afternoon i can handle it. >> things won't be warm by any means this afternoon. this arctic air and gusty winds will make it feel like it's between 10 and 15 degrees for most of the tri-state area. it will feel even colder for our northern and western suburbs. this construc

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch tells us, not one but two investigations are underway to get to the bottom of this court side controversy. >> caught on cell phone camera, the moment in question. after a foul call on his team on home court, neshaminy high varsity basketball coach jerry devine approaches the referees. >> coach devine gets close to one ref, then goes down. the coach comes off the court. >> no basket, offensive, and a technical. oh. >> but what caused the fall? what did physical contact a possible head butt? this this clip from wbc1490's live stream of tuesday night's pennsbury neshaminy boys basketball team, announcers way in. by wednesday morning, the neshaminy schools district released a statement. announcing that devine is on administrative leave from teaching and coaching duties as the mat is her investigated. though not called to the gym last night, based on the video, middletown township police on the case as well. >> we will do an investigation. we will reach out to anyone that might have witnessed it first-hand, you know, see what we can come up with, ju

finch. where' s that ambulance?! let' s go! now at chili's, unlimited enchiladas are just $9.99 for a limited time. hurry in for all-you-can-eat enchiladas filled with fresh flavors for just $9.99. got to get up if you want to get down get up fact. when emergency room doctors choose an otc pain reliever for their patients muscle, back and joint pain. the medicine in advil is their #1 choice. nothing is stronger on tough pain than advil. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. get ready! new superstar mascara by l'oreal. super dramatic lashes. one: primer thickens to the max! super-volumized! two: black fiber formula stretches to the max! super-extended! superstar... new superstar mascara by l'oreal makeup designer paris. what if one piece of kale could protect you from diabetes? what if one sit-up could prevent heart disease? one. wishful thinking, right? but there is one step you can take to help prevent another serious disease. pneumococcal pneumonia. if you are 50 or older, one dose of the prevnar 13 vaccine can help

our guy finch is a wreck. (breathes deeply) i'm sorry, i got to ask. what are you guys doing with him? i mean, you remember when you and me started training? it took you at least two weeks just get a handle on the breathing. you said i was gifted. yeah, you were. brian-- he's already doing joint locks and chokes that i didn't learn till my fifth year on the mat. it's like he absorbed a decade's worth of technique in a night. so either he's hiding the fact that he had training, or there's something else going on. he's a fast learner. mm. that's what everyone keeps saying. yeah. he learned about us. no. (elevator bell dings) i trust him. good night, casey. night, rebecca. brian: if you're watching this, that means you're me-- me on the pill. guy who's been telling me what to do. (sighs) and i know you remember all this, but i'm gonna say it anyway. just because you remember everything doesn't mean you know everything. we are not omniscient, or today would have gone very differently. and if putting myself first means being okay with what happened to chris

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch has the details. >> reporter: chester high students returnedo class wednesday morning still talking about the online threat that almost side lined school today. was there any part of you that felt today you'd be unnave school. >> no. >> reporter: perhaps safer now than a 70-year-old female chester high student is in police custody for the post that circulated on social media tuesday night. including photo sharing sites instagram. sources say the african-american teen confessed to make the threats at a friend's sleepover federal investigators say tracked her computer ip address to chester home and made the arrest. >> i kept seeing the stuff when the page was private i knew it was fake. >> reporter: what bother you the most? >> the faces on there and stuff. god me scared. >> reporter: the message replete with emojis of guns, horn faces and casket and 95 threatened shootings at chester upland schools. chester community charter and chichester high and concluded with the phrase, all blacks must die! >> i knew they was going to arresarrested because

elise finch is out there in the field. we're concerned with some slipping and some sliding. >> reporter: absolutely lonnie, we've seen that on this corner along 8th avenue, and 56th street. intersection itself, down to the black top, it has been plowed. the problem is, as people start to move across it, they're having a difficult time. what you can't see at the bottom of the snow is that we've got a lot of slush. a lot of it is the melted snow. of course, it's going to freeze overnight. as temperatures drop below the freezing mark here in manhattan. the issue becomes black ice on the roadways, yes, that's an issue for some drivers. but slush on the sidewalks, also, slippery, dangerous intersections. people need to be mindful of that as they head out. >> okay, elise. a big concern for some commuters. will the lirr be back up and running by morning? check out the boards at penn station today. showing suspended, as crews tracks. more on the restoration process. >> reporter: long island railroad service is still suspended at t

doctor corey finch walks around the office belting out songs like pharrel williams. >> [ singing ] . >> i need to get it right. >> doctor finch says he turned down a recording contract in medical school instead opting to go with a more solid career. >> just the words he has the tune right. >> one more look at the forecast very warm. >> as summer tuned for the next few days temperatures going into the 50s it will seem like the first week of april as opposed to the first week of february. enjoy while it last. degrees when we get there. >> we thank you for watching. >> have a great night lease a 2016 lincoln mkx only at your lincoln dealer. to the couple wondering what a good deal looks like... no. seriously? we'll give it a 6 for composition. scary. wow, what about just putting a fair, no haggle price on the window? not zany enough? sometimes the best deals

. >> that's right, elise finch is here with more. >> you're right. let's take a look at what was for the ball drop from 2015 into 16, 40 degrees feeling that's actually not bad when you consider the year before, right now we've got temperatures in the 20s and 30s, factor in the wind, it feels much colder. i'll tell you what that means for the forecast, your weekend going forward. >>> kidnapped in her own car. video of the gas station stop them have saved her life. >>> plus, lose money to sports betting online? why that cash to be back in your pocket. >>> a rare sight to start the new year, where hibert has taken up residence and why wildlife officials are letting him stay there. >>> it's heartbreaking to not be able to ski the slopes. >> skiers shout out with one that's coming up next. >>> caught on camera, a terrified woman makes a dramatic run to safety after being carjacked and kidnapped. police say the man stole the woman's car at a gas station in pennsylvania a few miles from the new jersey border wednesday while she was still inside. more than

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us with the the the latest information. justin, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning. chester's mayor kirkland a a announced a 17 year-old girl is in police custody cues of threatening several schools and thousands of students. the lets take to you that post that we found on line this was posted on the photo sharing site instagram, just before 7:00 p.m. yesterday. the it threatens shooting that chester up land district schools as well as chester community charter schools and chichester high school. the the post, which includes images of guns, a casket, a knife and closes with the phrase all blacks must die. that led to an alert across campuses and prompted school officials to weigh closing school will today after two days of weather cancellations. mayor kirkland has said all chester up land schools will be opened today, and, back out here live, the fbi did join chester and chichester authorities and nearby police in this investigation. again, a 17 year-old girl is in custody and overnight the up land boro police d

alease finch is live with more on the situation there. >> reporter: chris, i have to tell you there's certainly mountains of snow here on the corner of 68th road and 80th. we've also seen as you've mentioned a number of plows. in one, one just came down this road just a couple of minutes ago. in so many areas were people were complaining they couldn't get down the street we are looking at streets that are doesn't mean that people haven't gotten plowed in. it's going to be a very different scene today than it was yesterday when people were >> they're spinning their wheel and they're sick of it. vehicles stuck on 101st street and ozone park untouched by any city plow. >> horrendous. they haven't passed by to plow the streets. it's been already two days. it's horrible. >> it's ridiculous. this is the only street in queens that's like this. >> not exactly. sunday night our truck got street at 69th and 76th street. >> the mayor visited queens and heard firsthand from residents who feel the city left them out in the cold. >> help. don't forget us. >> wife >> life is not back to normal in so

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is liver at the clubhouse of the quaker city string band this morning in south philadelphia. how is it looking, justin, good morning, and happy new year. >> jan, nicole, hammy new year, good morning, that's right, they have to get ready for their long and fun day ahead here at quaker city. pretty much dark here but won't be for much longer. across the city everyone is busy, sneak at the peak at the fancy brigade, last minute things are underway. things will fall into place until the parade gears up until 9:00 this morning watch to expect for the 116th mummers parade, all of your favorite fancies, win chest, comics, string bands, fancy brigades, will be there, and the new philadelphia division this year welcoming differs participants including the second drill team, 10,000 participants, 40 plus bands, will strut down broad, plus, those fancy brigade shows at noon and 5:00. we spoke to fancy brigade club president bill berg, jr., he said after decades of parades and fancy brigades shows, the day of nerves never quite go away. >> if you're not exci

justin finch live in south philadelphia, where the quaker city string band is getting ready for the big day. good morning, justin. >> good morning, happy new year, lights are on, at the quaker city clubhouse, as they are across the city. band members waking up this morning, to a day they spent months prepping for. from set construction to costumes to choreography, mummers tell us their goal today is to have fun, and finish first. let's bring you now to a live look at the main area here, near city hall, where the parade jumps off at about 9:00 this morning. this is where some 40 bands plus will make their way through as they head down broad street here to washington avenue. let's take you now to the convention center nearby which was busy as a beehive. that's where hours of final touches were taking place for the parade. that will start at about 9:00 this morning. 2016 marking the 116th year of the mummers parade. and back again, are the fancies, the win chest, l could comics, string bands, fancy brigades, and introducing new, this year, the philadelphia defemation year, now, these are s

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us from evesham township police department with the the details. the parent want to hear more about this, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that is right evesham police are on alert looking for a couple who may have tried to use candy to laura way two boys. the lets take you now to video, this is the the dark sedan that the couple was seen riding back on january 16th. surveillance video shows that sedan driving through sanctuary development just before 5:00 p.m. back on that saturday. now, nearby there were two boys age ten and 11, playing near a home and evesham police say the couple approached those boys asking if they wanted to have some candy. the 11 year-old pulled out a cell phone and pretend todd call police and the couple drove off. eve ham police were called into carry out a search but did not find the the couple and no surprise, this incident has left that sanctuary a area on high alert. >> it is just not right. kid need to be left a alone. this is our neighborhood. we should feel safe where we are. we cannot trust our own

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch spoke to the police commissioner about the threat investigationswo weeks on the job and philadelphia police commissioner, richard rot, is heading the department stunned by the ambush shooting of officer jesse hartnett last thursday. now reports of a possible threat against other officers. >> the biggest thing is trying to see where this investigation will lead us, to ensure that no more officers are in jep art. >> i 30 year old recalled wards archer remains jailed charged with attempted murder of officer hartnett. meantime fbi has joined philadelphia police to investigate a disturbing tip that came in over the weekend. the source, woman, who told police, that archer quote is part of a group that consists of three others, that archer is not the most radical of the four, and that the threat to police is not over. the tipster also alleges that archer and the others may have been radicalized at west philadelphia area mosks. >> we're not aware of that, we're not aware that he was at all involved in any of our events. >> shot, bleeding heavily. >> late t

cbs 2's elise finch is live in clifton with more on what pedestrians are still facing. elise. >> reporter: we are live on main avenue near bride well place in clifton and you can see that this bus stop itself the landing has been cleared very nicely. so has the access point where people would step on or off the bus. the problem is that there are no pathways cleared to this point from either side. so people either have to walk in the street or through the snow. stops in northern new jersey is still a dangerous trek. >> actually crossed over from there and walked through the snow. a little hassle. >> reporter: tuesday night cbs 2 highlighted the scary path from the new jersey transit bus stop off route 3. today that walkway was cleared. others along busy roads like this highland bus stop on route 4 east in paramus still requires people to walk through deep snow or out in the street close to speeding cars. >> i usually walk around here and it's kind of more risky for me getting hit by a car now. >> reporter: a spokesman for the paramus shade tree and parks commission says

justin finch cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> fire destroyed a home in west philadelphia this morning.t happened just before 9:00 on the 1700 block of north linden wood street. no injuries were reported but we are told firefighters encounte encountered hoarding conditions inside that home making it more difficult. the cause of that fire is under investigation. >>> crews are still investigating what caused a fire that killed two children in wilmington. here's the scene from last night. 400 block of monroe street. when firefighters arrived, a mother was found outside that home with burns and a two-year-old was handed over by a good samaritan unharmed. however, when crews performed a search and rescues, a three-year-old and three month old were found. neither had survived. >> any time that we have a loss of life it's devastating. loss of life of children is even more so. you know, any time you hear a of child trapped, you step on that gas a little bit harder. you try get there a little bit faster. you go a little bit deeper and harder into a fully involved fire than you typically would an