finch granted the change of white. out of 66 potential jurors.. 41 were disqualified. finch told the court that 20 jurors had either fixed couldn't be impartial. 11 had been active on social media regarding noah thomas and the case against his mom.. ashley white. six personally knew noah.. or had helped search for him last year. and eight felt that white should be charged with murder.. not just child abuse.. or that she should be required to prove her innocence. however.. after this decision.. the prosecution asked for a bench trial rather than a jury trial elsewhere. in a move that surprised some.. the defense agreed to this. we spoke to a criminal justice expert at radford university who says judge finch's decision to change the venue could have influenced the defense's choice to let him decide white's fate. jack call, radford university 1:08- 1:11 "one of the reasons the defense might be willing to attorney perceives judge finch as a very fair-minded person. if she had a different judge, she might not perceive it that way and may not be willing to give up the jury r

finch said this was a disaster waiting to happen. white admitted leaving her five year old noah thomas and her infant alone for up to 50 minutes while she took her boyfriend to work - proving negligence, finch said. testimony revealed an abundance of smoke was present in the home too the day noah went missing. some investigators had to wear masks when they searched the home. investigators also found weed inside the home and a closet in her infant's room where white said weed was grown two years before the baby was born. finch said pictures submitted as evidence showed a filthy home in a deplorable condition. white said on the stand she first lied that morning she reported noah missing wanting the focus to be on finding noah and not on her. she told investigators she left to take her boyfriend, 22nd with noah and her baby inside the car. she said "i was lying the whole time." on the stand white said her baby was asleep and sick on that day and she didn't want to wake her up. she said she left noah in charge who shut and locked the doo

caused judge bradley finch to make a rare decision. jack call, radford university - :26-:29 saying the same kind of thing, he decided that he wasn't going to be able to get 12 impartial jurors in pulaski county." finch granted the change of venue request from the defense.. something attorneys say has only happened in pulaski county twice in the last 50 years. roughly 60 percent of the potential jurors questioned were disqualified. finch said after hearing comments from jurors like "we've all heard about it" and "this case is common knowledge" .. he felt a jury trial should happen elsewhere. but just moments later.. the prosecution withdrew its request for a jury trial.. and asked for a bench trial. that means judge finch would decide white's fate rather than a jury. the defense agreed with that proposal. criminal justice expert jack call says he is surprised the defense said yes. jack call, radford university - when there is a jury, all the defense has to do is convince one juror that there is not proof beyond a reasonable doubt. now,

finch explained that 20 jurors had fixed opinions already.. or knew they couldn't be impartial. 11 had been active on social media regarding the case. six personally knew noah.. or had helped search for him last year. eight felt that white should be charged with murder.. not just child abuse.. or that she should be required to prove her innocence. however.. after this decision.. the prosecution asked for a rather than a jury trial elsewhere. in a move that surprised some.. the defense agreed to this. we spoke to a criminal justice expert at radford university who says judge finch's initial decision to change the venue could have influenced the defense's choice to let him ultimately decide white's fate. jack call, radford university - "one of the reasons the defense might be willing to dispense with the jury is because the defense attorney perceives judge finch as a very fair-minded person. if she had a different judge, she might not perceive it that way and may not be willing to give up the jury right." white's bench trial will start thursday

how about finch's? well, actually it's a drugstore but they have all kinds of gifts and you don't have to cross any streets to get there. i'll tell you how to get there. you just go right down to the next corner, turn right, go down another block, turn right again. gee, that sure sounds a long ways off. yeah. my mom cries if i get lost. and if i get lost, my mom won't have any birthday at all. all you do is turn two corners. how in the world could you possibly get lost? real easy. it's up to you, dennis. although it seems to me, i have seen you at finch's many times with your mother. hey, is that the one with the yellow front to it, mr. wilson? yes. that's the one. oh, sure. i know how to get there. all you do is climb over to mr. wilson's fence then you go down the alley, then you go through margaret's yard-- yeah. and then you go through that lady's yard that has all them goofy cats. yeah. and then you go through that man's driveway that always yells at kids-- and that's where the store is. gee, thank

the movie addresses racial injustice of the 1930's through the eyes of finch's young daughter, scout. these characters were first brought to life by famed author, harper lee, in a novel that would become a classic for all generations.nelle 28th, 1926 3 in the small town of monroeville, alabama.lee's father was a lawyer and served as inspiration for her book's civil rights hero.following in her father's footsteps, lee studied law at the university of alabama and became editor of the school's humorous and literary magazine.but by age 23 - she'd abandoned law and moved to new york to become a writer.there, lee reunited with her childhood friend and fellow writer, truman capote, assisting him in the research that led to his famous novel, "in cold blood."their unique friendship played out on the big screen in the award- winning movie, "capote."nats - (from sony pictures classics) "you're the only one i know with the qualifications to be both a research assistant and a personal body guard."lee's first novel, to kill a mockingbird, was published in 1960 and received the pulitzer prize.in 200

, finch's young daughter, a unique friendship played out in a fill "capote." in 2007 george w. bush presented lee with a medal of freedom. most of her life was out of the spot light. in 2015 the literary world was stunned by the discovery of a second harper lee book, "go set a watchman." completed in 1957, written before "to kill a mocking bird." and features scout and at ks 20 years later-- atticus 20 years later. >> to have another book, we are charmed. >> many fans were disappointed in the portrayal of finch as a racist. the book became a best seller, harper lee remained quiet but forever remembered for inspiring the world through written word. >> she was 89 years old. family members said she requested a private funeral. florida today, the state general's update declared one in miami-dade county and one in orange county. 10 counties have been infected, totaling up to 26 cases in the state. with 10 in miami-dade and 4 in broward. all confirmed cases are travel related and none involve pregnant women. >> we rur talking about the dolphin chanceer kalg and i fo

elise finch has a look at the forecast. >> hi, cindy. it was a warm one. 62 today. central park 60 as forecast. j.f.k. 58. bridgeport 55 and islip 523 -- 53. it was inventory credible belly mild forecast. temperatures today, as you can see the 60-degree, that is the normal high for april 12th. that's the kind of weather we had. hopefully you had a chance to enjoy it. 59 in central park. 57 sparta and belmar. 56 white plains. 38 in the hamptons. we are seeing things cool down a bit. i will have more coming up because we have more of this spring-like weather on the way. cindy? >> thank you. >>> new trouble for the cruise ship that got tossed in a bad storm. anthem of the seas is heading back to bayonne amid concerns of another storm and a possible norovirus outbreak. the anthem of the seas made headlines after traveling into 30-foot waves in high winds rocking passengers for hours. late saturday, royal caribbean tweeted the ship is returning a passenger said the captain made announcements about the norovirus. it's not clear how many were affected. >>> new at 6:30, a g

a driver shown doing doughnuts on the upper stec. >>> elise finch with your exclusive cbs2 forecast. what a day. and i put my winter coat on because i am clueless. >> right. >> and you didn't need it at all. i know, this was a good one. and you love to see it on a saturday when so many people can enjoy it. this was a great day. let's check in with our weather watchers. see what kind of temperatures we have right now. it hasn't cooled down too much. a number of locations that have 59-degree readings. elaina in brooklyn 59 on the nose. she says loving this weather. can't wait till it's like this every day. bring on spring. i know. this was a nice one. lots of temperatures in the upper 50s. one of the coolest temperatures i can find is 55 degrees from brian. he is in long beach. he says, i guess spring's a little early this year. what a beautiful day. some people love winter. they love it cold. love it snowy. it was warm but beautifully sunny. nice and clear out there. we have got a mild evening on 59 degrees is what we are with 'sitting at right now temperature-wise. wind out of the so

vo after an hour and a half of consideration, judge bradley finch decided there was too much prejudice in pulaski county to give white a fair trial. he said 60 percent of the potential jurors were disqualified, and that is quote an extremely large percentage for any jury trial. then, the prosecution immediately withdrew its request for a jury trial, which it made last year, and requested a bench trial. the defense ultimately agreed with that. at just after 8:30 tuesday night, it was determined that judge finch will decide the bench trial will begin thursday morning at 9 o'clock. the prosecution says it believes facts are facts, that judge finch will give both sides a fair trial, and that holding a jury trial in a different place would likely cost millions of dollars. in pulaski bethany teague wsls 10. a search is underway tonight in rocky mount for a suspect police say .. robbed a family pharmacy in the schewels plaza. police say the suspect -- 26- year-old joshua cundiff came into the pharmacy a little after five p-m.. pulled out a gun.. and demanded narcotics. a warrant has been issu

mildred finch to the physics-math-astronomy division chair. i just want you to know i'm willing to go to bat for you with dr. finch. oh, thanks, charlie. ...means that she speaks your languages. all of them. i give you... dr. mildred finch. (applause) thank you. thank you. i am delighted to be back home with you all. if she has any sense, she'll make u tenure-track. well, she already has. already? tenure? with a higher salary. ...and we will attract young, brilliant minds. we're going to reinvigorate this division, hmm? (applause) now, one of the advantages of having worked here for so long, is that i know where all the bodies are buried, so... (laughter, scattered applause) oh... change is good. where did dr. fleinhardt get to? oh, he recalled an obligation. congratulations. honestly. do you know how wonderful it is to have a chair conversant in math, physics and cosmology? i mean... well, i intend to encourage a more collaborative spirit among the departments. you know what, i like that. i do. yeah, and collaborationtakes time, charlie, your

means judge finch will now decide white's fate. legal experts say both sides could view this as a victory.. but the lack of a jury most likely benefits the defense more. jack call / radford university if, under the law, the parents are not legally responsible, then obviously the right outcome should be that they would be acquitted, and that might be an easier judgement for a judge to make than it would for jurors. the commonwealth's attorney says he believes the facts are the facts.. and he has confidence judge finch will give both sides a fair trial. the father of 13- year-old nicole lovell opens up to doctor phil about his daughter's social media activity and struggles with bullying.. david lovell told doctor phil.. the last time he saw his daughter nicole was december 19-th. she disappeared nearly six weeks later on january 27-th. lovell told doctor phil.. he puts a lot of blame on himself and speculated on any possible motives suspects david eisenhauer and natalie keepers david lovell, nicole lovell's father - "a girl with self

finch said this was a disaster waiting to happen. white admitted leaving her five year old noah thomas and her infant alone for up to 50 minutes while she took her boyfriend to work - proving negligence, finch said. testimony revealed an abundance of smoke was present in the home too the day noah went missing. some investigators had to wear masks when they searched the home. investigators also found weed inside the home and a closet in her infant's room where white said weed was grown two years before the baby was born. finch said pictures submitted as evidence condition. white said on the stand she first lied that morning she reported noah missing wanting the focus to be on finding noah and not on her. she told investigators she left to take her boyfriend, paul thomas to work the morning of march 22nd with noah and her baby inside the car. she said "i was lying the whole time." on the stand white said her baby was asleep and sick on that day and she didn't want to wake her up. she said she left noah in charge who shut and locked the

jim, erika, back over to you. >> justin finch, thank you. right now to jut jersey. i snow snow starting to cover the roads out there. >> jan carabeo in the cbs-3 mobile weather lab in mt. holly. what are the roads look being like there, jan? >> seeing changing conditions, this is high street, mt. holly, burlington county, where you can see the road is covered with snow right now. just over the last half hour, we saw that slush, now, turned into completely snow covered road on this one specific street in south jersey. now, of course it will look different depending where you wake up and head out the door this morning, but just a look in mt. holly. so, cars are moving very slowly now. we see couple of tire tracks in the roads, is what we're seeing. and we have seen a a lot of salt trucks around, so crews are out here trying to keep these roads in the best condition as possible but you can see with the lights there, how heavy the wet heavy snow is falling right now, how steadily it is falling, and it is accumulating here on the main roads keep that in mind, build in ex

the movie addresses racial injustice of the 1930's through the eyes of finch's young daughter, scout. these characters were first brought to life by famed author, harper lee, in a novel that would become a classic for all generations. nelle harper lee was born on april 28th, 1926 lee's father was a lawyer and served as inspiration for her book's civil rights hero. following in her father's footsteps, lee studied law at the university of alabama and became editor of the school's humorous and literary magazine. but by age 23 - she'd abandoned law and moved to new york to become a writer. there, lee reunited with her childhood friend and fellow writer, truman capote, assisting him in the research that led to his famous novel, "in cold blood." their unique friendship played out on the big screen in the award- winning movie, "capote." nats - "you're the only one i know with the qualifications to be both a research assistant and a personal body guard." lee's first novel, to kill a mockingbird, was published in 1960 and received the pulitzer prize. in 2007, president george w. bush presented

as "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch tells us 21st century technology is helping authorities this noon in their investigation. >> the 300 block of south 52nd street. >> early leads have focused murder investigation inside the cobbs creek club, as police commissioner richard ross. >> one of the incidents that we've seen time and time again, things that start in a bar or liquor establishment. >> homicide detective are searching for the man they say ambushed and shot and killed a 31 year old man, after he parked his suv outside the club, about 11:00 last night. >> it appears that this individual was the intended target. >> city crime camera and network of other likely caught more glimpse of the crime and the perpetrator who fled. police say after those shots were fired, the suspect took off running here north on 52nd, then west on delancey, that's where the trail runs cold. >> our shooter who walk up on the victim, this 31 year old victim, just parked hits suv, the victim, exited the driver door, and when he walked on to the curb the shooter walked up, within feet, and fired at least

elise finch has more. >> we are seeing light rain across portions of the area. not everybody is seeing rain tonight. a lot of our northern suburbs didn't see a thing. you can see the lighter rain pushing across long island. we've seen moderate and heavier showers moving offshore. we'll have more chances for rain into the work week and i'll have the details coming up in your full forecast >> a woman pulled out of the water with seconds to spare. everyone got out of this burning bus alive. also ahead, serious fans at webster hall, a star performer why witnesses are calling him a victim. and then later, a warning for married couples. a new study reveals why husbands are making their wives feel tired >> and the yankees new ticket policy, and why it should matter to you. spring training is getting into shape. otis livingston will have more on the hill. >> and they weren't the only without you even knowing it. in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, and the lowest taxes in

even decades after its publication her hero atticus finch spires every reader. >>> pregnancy can be one of the most stressful times in a woman's life. >> coming up we will pass along a few tips to lessen the stress. healthy. news at five on kmeg 14, with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris 3 3 3 iowa has reported its first confirmed case of the zika virus. virus has >>> iowa has reported its first confirmed case of the zika virus. state health officials say the virus has been found in a woman between the ages of 61 and 80 who recently returned from a trip to central america. health officials say there is minimal risk to the general public and why a because the mosquitoes that carry the virus don't live here. but anyone who has traveled or has plans to travel to latin america and the caribbean should take re to protect themselves from mosquito bites. the iowa case comes after two women in nebraska diagnosed earlier this month. >> pregnancy can be stressful for some women. >> suzanne hendrix explains how >>reporter: stress i

finch in the weather center. >> check out the record lows. 6 below in bridgeport. one below in central park. zero in islip. zero in newark. tied a record j.f.k. laguardia you tied a record with one degree. this was incredibly cold. for so many locations the coldest valentine's day every recorded. as far as high temperatures, they never got out of the teens. central park made it to 15 degrees. a high temperature of just 13 degrees. one below was the official temperature in central park. the last time we hit one below as an actual temperature was christmas day 1980. right now we are looking at temperatures, single digits monticello 3 degrees. hamptons 8. everybody else in the teens. factor in the winds and feels like single digits. 6 below in monticello. in spite of the cold it's warmer than it was last night. tonight 12 in the city. singles in the suburbs. temperatures will rise rapidly. tomorrow we get snow and i will have those details in a bit. >> thank you. >>> cbs 2's hazel sanchez is live in bryant park with how people are trying to stay warm. hazel? >> report

or any weapon, the best thing to do is just give up your possessions. >> in queen ville and, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> two shows in fishtown will go on as planned tonight, despite serious damage to one of the venues doors. police say a driver slammed into the building, just before 2:00 this morning. that person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and tested for driving under the influence. >>> some new video surfaces of lesean mccoy out and about just days after he was allegedly involved in a night club brawl in old city. sean brace, of philly influencer. com shot this video and claims that mccoy said he made a mistake. but the audio is a bit muffled. mccoy and three other men could face charges in the fight that injured two off-duty philadelphia police officers. one officer suffered broken ribs, a broken nose, and other injuries. the other officer has a possible skull fracture. >>> still ahead this noon: as it going to the oscars wasn't exciting enough, wait until bee show you the goody bag. it is worth more than $200,000. you heard that right. we'll tell you

our justin finch shows us the damage. >> the view of 22, 22, sunday night, some aboard the dc to new york train heard it break. >> giant boom. >> speak to go new york sister station, passenger, taylor, said she sat a few seats from that damaged window. then posted photos on twitter and tweeting: uhhh, someone just shot our amtrak car and slows up the billion dollars hole. >> my god, something hit the train. and immediately everybody looked at it and said my god it is a gunshot. >> not yet known if bullets caused this, but amtrak police did investigate soon after. in a statement, amtrak says, they and local authorities are investigating the incident, including the type of objects hitting the train. also recalled something she heard the conductor said. >> he said that it look like something like that had happened before. >> not far from where amtrak 2222 reports being hit in the bridesburg area. back in may, conductor brandon bostian at the helm of amtrak 188 as it sped onto a curve and derailed at frankford junction. in northeast philadelphia, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch picks up the story live outside the courthouse, justin? >> reporter: jim, good morning, that's right, catherine knotts was last back in court in december, when she was found guilty of four misdemeanor charges for her role in that september 2014 attack. later today, she will return here to the cjc where she is set to be sentenced. let's take you now to video, knotts was last seen leaving court back in december, after a three days of jury deliberation, found guilty of conspiracy, simple assault, two count of wreckless endangerment, and saw two felony and one misdemeanor charge thrown out. knotts, age 25, of southampton, bucks county, was part of center city brawl back in september 2014, and in which two gay men, a couple, badly beaten on chancellor street. a fight reportedly prompted and fueled by homophobic remarks. witnesses not with larger group also seen in surveillance video from the area. among that group, two men, philip williams, and kevin hair gone, both also of bucks county, they pleaded guilty and took plea deals for probation and

finch... good idea? mildred... good. mil... have a good class. millie! hi, handsome. hey. what are you doing here? ah! oh, i'm sorry. is it wednesday already? did i miss our lunch? forgive me. it's monday. oh. all right. okay, i'll see you later. hey, i just wanted to have a conversation. no lunch, no dinner. is this the use of the wild card? i think i should get to use the wild card okay. i was thinking you should come and stay with me. oh, no. oh, no, no,no, no! my god, no. that would just be untenable. charlitold me you were staying in a hotel. i have an extra room. no. that would be a serious breach of the protocol that we've so carefully and thoughtfully established, and... what? oh, that's just my... my floss. no, no. i think that would mark the end before we've even really begun." i'm not going to be there. oh... i have to go stay with a witness for a couple of days. you can use the space and sort out your life which is a friendly offer with no strings attached. have you a bathtub? why? don: so, any luck? not yet. when we get the ecific chemical makeup of each barre

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch brings us more on the the fire fight and customers reaction. >> just to walk over here and see it, it is definite remarkable. >> reporter: germantown's house of jin is house a ruin. ravage by a ferocious fire that passers by showed photos to police. >> that is the restaurant. >> reporter: 1:00 a a.m. two hours after jin's closing time philadelphia fire fighters were called to the 200 block of west chelten, flames were seen bursting from the rooftop and moving about the building. crew launched lad tours douse the blaze from above and within one hour brought that fire under control. the flames now out and the sunnies up. you can see damage that this this fire left behind, the roof complete thely collapsing on to the dining area below. >> we always get the lomain. >> good food and very nice. >> reporter: customers tell cbs-3 the chinese and japanese food restaurant has been a fan favorite for as long as they can remember. >> long time, 20 or 30 years. >> they always treated us like family. >> they were very nice people. >> reporter: owners decline

erika, back over to you. >> justin continue finch, thanks for that update. >>> fbi is investigating a altercation between powerful union boss john dougherty and non-union contractor, joshua keysee. dougherty is the man with the white hair. it the happened in south philadelphia a on january 21st. the video shows the man being pulled down the sidewalk by another worker as dougherty and three other men a approached him on third street. keysee claimed he was punched by dougherty. video shows a scuffle but it is not clear who is involved and no where is dougherty seen striking anyone. dougherty confirms he was involved in the brief physical altercation but says he was not the aggressor. >>> dover police corporal caught on camera kicking a black man in the head has resigned from the force. corporal thomas webster was acquitted in the fell will any assault case dating back to august, 2013. he was found not guilty on all charges last year and was, on track to return to active duty. however, dover residents and being very wrist were fighting his reinstate. the to the force. >>> no surprise fro

and we are live here outside chester crozer, justin finch, "eyewitness news", erika, back over to you. >> justin, thank you for the update. >> two fire fight remembers recovering from injuries they suffered in a burlington county house fire. that call came in yesterday afternoon to this home on 15 wilson avenue in bordentown. their injuries are considered minor. cause of the fire is under investigation. >> investigators are also trying to pinpoint the cause after fatal accident in gloucester township, new jersey, a car struck and killed a woman on the 600 block of college drive last night. the driver stayed at the scene, and is cooperating with police. >> camille cosby will have to give a deposition today in a lawsuit against her husband. a judge denied a request to delay it. she's scheduled to answer questions under oath in a lawsuit brought against her husband, by seven women who say he sexually assaulted them decades ago. her lawyers said camille cosby's deposition should be delayed, because she, quote, has had no involvement with the facts oral gazes underlying this case. >>> also

home including downed trees and branches, one of that he is places is abington, that's where justin finch joins us with the damage there. justin? >> reporter: erika, good morning, we're here on meeting house road near greenwood avenue. as you can see the shut down behind barrier is closed all the way down to fox chase, where a freeh tree fell. crews moments ago got the tree cleaned up. the area is still closed awaiting peco crews to do some restoration work. less show you what else this storm did do last night we have multiple reports of downed trees and branches across our area, this is if cheltenham where this tree fell on to a house about 9:00 last night. this is near new 2nd street and east church road. two people were inside the home at the time and none were injured. there is, of course, though heavy structural damage and they will see just how severe that damage was later on today. let's move you over to lawncrest here. that's where a strong wind gust blew down this burger king sign along rising sun avenue. it was a scare for workers and customers who were inside. sp feared that si

we are live outside police headquarters i'm justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you for that. >>> meanwhile bill cosby will be back in court next month after a judge ruled his criminal sex assault case can move forward. a montgomery county judge yesterday reject cosby's motion to dismiss the charges. the 78 year-old is charged with sexually assaulting former temple employee andrea constand. during the two day hearing cosby's legal team argued he had an immunity deal with former district attorney bruce castor but the why decided the agreement did not stand. the cosby left the courtroom after the ruling thanking supporters outside. >> he is a big icon, so, you you know, he is,. >> cosby's attorneys will appeal the ruling. preliminary hearing in that case is scheduled for march 8th. >>> cosby case moves forward, stay with "eyewitness news" for all of the updates on tv and on line at cbs philly to the come. >>> bernie sanders and hillary clinton are scheduled to face off in tonight's democratic debate in new hampshire. last night the 29 appeared separately at a forum

justin finch joins us at 30th street station with more reaction for passengers. justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, still no word on what hit that train, but we do have an idea of just where this train was hit right here in the philly area as that train passed through the bridesburg section. let's take you now to some video from our partners up at cbs2 in new york city. >> this inches depth was called in just before 7:00 last night. the passenger aboard also shared photos of cracked windows, cracked window, with our sister station cbs2 in new york, and just before 7:00 last night, officials say, that object was thrown at acela 2222. it was bound for new york city from washington, d.c., and of course passed through the philadelphia area with 200 passengers on board. the train was stopped at new jersey's metro park station, where amtrak police came aboard to investigate. early on officials were able to pinpoint the emergency call came in about this train as it did travel through the bridesburg area. let's take you now to video. because it is also ties

in bergen county, elise finch, cbs 2 news. >>> frigid temperatures to look forward to this coming weekend! today you maxed out at 39 degrees, all right? just about where you should be. average is 41. 10 degrees colder tomorrow. real cold for the weekend. >> also ahead, big sister to the rescue. her baby brother stopped breathing and she knew what to do. >> he's almost one year old. >> what is going on with him? >> he can't breathe or nothing. >> how a little girl's quick thinking paid off. >> and coming up on the "cbs evening news," scott pelley sits down with bernie sanders fresh off his win last night. scott. >> after the win last night, maurice, bernie sanders met us in his boyhood neighborhood in brooklyn. and hearst a little bit of what he had to -- here's a little bit of what he had to say. but new hampshire largely white. >> yeah. >> reporter: a more liberal population than the states that you're headed to next, south carolina, nevada, you're going to be facing african- american voters, latino voters. do you have a chance in those places? >> oh, i think we have a very strong chance

in hoboken, elise finch, cbs 2 news. >> and if approved the washington street redesign in hoboken complete with bike lanes would cost about $15 >>> we want to take you love to juarez, mexico, where pope francis will soon be saying mass near the u.s./mexico border. thousands lined the street to catch a glimpse. tonight will highlight the plight of immigrants. cattily, parishes on both sides of the border received tickets to assist at mass which cull minutes natures his five-day trip to mexico. >>> around here most unholy situation. we have new information on the turkey trouble in a new jersey town. we first told but it last night. wild turkeys on the attack in hillsdale. the mail carrier was trapped by a group of birds. the postmaster had to call the police to rescue him. >> okay. you're not going to believe this but i got a carrier that's being attacked by wild turkeys won't let him deliver the mail. this is going on. it's crazy. they are attacking, biting, they chase the trucks, everything. >> wow. >> almost sounded apologetic. scene they sounded a siren and that caused the birds to scatt

we want the latest from "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch at the scene for us now in norristown, justin, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning, here on scene, the red cross tells us some 15 people are now displaced, they're now being housed in a hotel, and fire officials say in these cold temperatures, that it was a true fight to knock back those flames. norristown fire was called to the rowhouse on the 1200 block of powell, just after 11:30, sunday night, red cross says the home has three apartment units inside, and initial reports had people trapped inside the house. they later found the fire victims were table escape by an exit point from the back of the home's third floor onto a second floor roof. in the sub-freezing temperatures, firefighters used streams of water to yell the blaze, that was not easy with temps dipping into the teens, they did have some issues with the water supply freezing but able to overcome them out sad the forced out by the fire huddled under blankets to stay warm as firefighters finished offer this fire. and now, as the work begins to figure

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us live at lehigh valley hospital. we understand that officer is recovering this morning. good morning, justin. >> reporter: good morning. overnight police confirmed that officer is in stable condition and is recovering, that suspect is recovering, as well. allentown police tell us that an officer was wounded as he and emergency response team served an arrest warrant to that suspect last night. scene was an apartment on the 600 block of north godfrey street around 9:45 p.m., they report april officer was shot the by a man inside the residents. law enforce development fire back strike ago this suspect no word on where he was shot or the the extent of his wound. there are reports that male officer was shot in his left arm, and then brought here to lehigh valley hospital, meantime a swat style operation was closing in on that suspect. we are toll that neighbors were evacuated and bystanders report police using at least one flash bang as they cornered the building some one saw a robot dispatched in the unit before authorit

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us at the scene with the latest details for us, good morning. >> good morning, reports of this fire came in a firefighters about 2:00 this morning, roughly, two hours after closing time, and when crews arrived, they found house here already taking heavy fire. ladders were launched on hi, so hoses could hit this fire, and they did so for hours. on the ground, flames were seen scorching the glassen cased outer dining area, house of jin serves chinese and japanese food along 200 block of west chelten. fire could be seen hugging rooftops and ledges, and inside we are told that blaze gutted almost all of the house of jin from the kitchen out to the dining area. the fire was brought under control about 2:00 this morning, about an hour after the first report. now, crews have replanned on scene, stamping out hot spots, but smoke was still seen rising earlier, from the burned out building. i want to take you back out live for you. see the hoses, still aimed on the back area of this building. i am told the kitchen is in that area, no word at this time wh

he was not one shot finch. but in terms of integrity and his understanding of children, he is atticus finch. he was out there in terms of his opposition to the claim that there is a local newspaper, they're having a marched on the street one day and he came off the porch and told them to get out of the street. no one gave them a parade permit. and when they gave him guff about it he said he would write an editorial about it. he was not typical of his age, he was a thoughtful man in a compassionate man. a leader in his local church. believe me the elements of atticus are there. >> they're all buried in the family plot. it's all there in town. just across from the church. it everything is close together. there is a walking tour you could take you could do the walking in 15 minutes. >> so blue was very next to his father and they kept him in the house. he died very young of the tuberculosis it and has not been out in 20 years. he would come out at nine sit on the porch or sit in the back. it started out as groundi

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us from jefferson university hospital. hopefully that cabdriver is okay, justin. >> reporter: erika, good morning. that cabdriver is doing just fine. he is out of the e walking and talking. the his cabbies still here right behind this police cruiser. the it is being held by police because it is now a crime scene. we will take you to that driver held up in penn so we can see he is okay. thirty lease were called just after 1:00 a.m. and back here working on the hand of that cabdriver, he is 51 year-old and was stabbed twice in one of his hand n a struggle with the a knife and a man in the back of his cab. he said he could not find his cell phone at the time so he could not call 911 leaving him to fight. the driver says around midnight he pick up the man at fourth and south streets, the man says at first drive-in to fourth and castor and then, changed his mind to fourth and green. the driver said as they approached, fourth and catherine that is when the driver said the man told him, to give him all of his money. >> when i get

erika, back to you. >> justin finch for us, thanks so much. and with more rain in the nor cast today, it is great time to make sure you have the cbs philly weather app on your phone, check the radar around the clock and get the most updates, to up date forecast, download the app now on itunes and google play. >> right now, 6:05. back to our developing story, search on for mask gunman who nearly killed a man walking into the heart of center city. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joining us now at the scene with more on what police believe is behind the motive behind the shooting. >> reporter: erika, good morning, here in a very busy part of center city this morning, an unusual area police say for something like this to happen. they say robbery the post motive for this shooting this morning. this all unfolded right behind mere here at 15th and locust streets. police are now busy interviewing number of eyewitnesses. who saw everything that happened here, overnight, again, an unusual part of the city, no, not for crime, but for restaurants,

elise finch has a look at the forecast. >> this is round one. the next round is more of a soaker but take a look at this camera behind me. light rain in the city and snow north and west. 36 degrees currently is our temperature. visibility reduced down to two miles in white plains so fog remains an issue in addition to the wet weather that we have for this evening commute. 32 in sparta down to freezing. monticello already at 28. so you are below freezing. wind gusts, teen wind gusts from monticello to edison, 30- mile-an-hour gusts in new york city, 23 in the hamptons, 26 greenwich, 31 in babylon. here's your vortex satellite and radar. snow in northern new jersey. everybody else seeing rain. rain in long island. the lower hudson valley into the snow. but take a look. we have a huge break here into sullivan county and ulster county. we have dry air moving in. this is system 1. this is system 2. this system is going to move in, it's going to give us a soaking rain for wednesday into thursday and i'll have more details about this system and the tim

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us from central detectives with more on what mccoy's lawyers said during that meeting, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning. mccoy's lawyer is keeping quiet. mccoy himself is too. likely did most of his talking in that closed door meeting on tuesday with his lawyers, and investigators from central detectives about that violent night now more than two weeks ago. we do have video from last night, "eyewitness news" crew was present at the ex-eagle was seen exiting the central city high rise where his lawyer keeps an office and mccoy with his lawyers met with investigators from central detectives. a assistant prosecutors. now d.a. seth williams was in the present. that meeting came as cbs-3 obtain images of one of the officers involve. this is officer darnell jesse with stitches to his face. he is one of the two officers reported injured in that brawl after recess lounge at olde city on super bowl sunday morning at 2:45 that day. all a trigger over the ownership of the bottle of champagne. police report that mccoy and three other men got

fosh now i turn it over to justin finch coming to us live from penndot salt yard in south jersey with conditions there, good morning, justin. >> seeing steady snow trucks. penndot salt yards here, presumably, about to go out at any time to start treating those roadways, one, two, three, four trucks here, and tractor here, as well. since we've been out here, we can tell you that the conditions out here in terms of the visibility have gotten soupy. out toward 95, a lot more visible earlier in the morning. the conditions, as precipitation changes, perhaps our visibility now also changing too if you look toward the traffic light, blustery, winter mix there, moving in the win there, that will impact your visibility conditions, as you are driving on the roadways this morning. looking at how this stuff is falling on the ground here, i can tell you, it is not sticking, take a look there, we have wet pavement here, some ponding here, and, there however, even in conditions like there is do you want to be safe because you never know what can happen when the roads are slick and the way that they

we want to check in with justin finch at the scene for just germantown with more of that destruction. justin, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning, the cause of this fire is still under investigation this morning. as you can see hine me here, hours later crews are still here stamping out hot spots here at the house of jin. now those lad remembers lands every so crews could use host toss soak the widespread fire at ground high. grounds level, scorched. grounds level scorched, glassen cased dining area, the fire was called in at about 1:00 this morning, some two hours after closing time. when crews arrived, they found the house of jin taking heavy fire. house of jin serves chinese and japanese food here along the 200 block every west chelten. the fire could be seen riding rooftops and dancing along ledges, inside we're told that flames gutted almost all of the house of jin from the kitchen out to the dining area, about 2:00 this morning, the fire was brought under control about an hour after the first report. now, crews again remain on scene, making sure this fire has no chanc

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joining us now in merchantville where the mayor is really trying to calm residents' fears this morning. lot of concern for their safety, justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, merchantville mayor ted brennan took to the borough facebook page last night to address monday fatal shooting. post that for now the shooting seems isolated to the suspects and the male victim. let's take you now to video from last night. this was multi agency response at the multi avenue, where the man was found shot. this is russell just off chapel avenue. south of may he will avenue. merchantville police and police from nearby pennsauken closed off the avenues to launch the investigation, which now involves the camden county prosecutor's office, the victim was pronounced dead at 9:07 monday night at kennedy hospital, he has not yet been identified by authorities. now, this casino of crime is not common. rather, is come on, rather, is not common for merchantville, quiet borough just under 4,000 people. mayor brennan called this reminder for all to report suspiciou

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us now at 30th street station, justin, i understand this happened during the same general area as the may crash, right? >> that's right. luckily, no injuries to report in that incident. however, amtrak has said they know something hit acela 2222 as they travel through the bridesburg second zero section about 7:00 sunday night not far from amtrak 188 derailed back in may. today as amtrak continues, one investigation, it appears to be beginning another. >> up close look at a smashed window of amtrak acela 2222 sunday night. passengers on the washington dc to new york sit bound train had no idea what caused the crack. >> there is giant boom. almost sounded like a tray table had dropped, like really hard and strong. >> taylor tells our sister station cbs2 that she sat just few seats down from that damaged window. posting these photos on twitter and tweeting someone just shot our amtrak car. and: close up of the bullet hole. >> oh, my god. you know, something hit the train. and immediately everybody looked at it and said oh, my gosh, it is a gun

justin finch is joining us in montgomery county. let's go out to jan carabeo in our satellite center checking out a possible tornado in lancaster county. a lot of damage, jan. >> reporter: good morning, that is exactly what the national weather service will be trying to determine today. if, indeed, it was a tornado that touched down in lancaster county. so they're going to be sending out a number of crews to the hardest hit areas of that county to assess the damage. what is certainly today is that there is a whole lot of damage to clean up. after that severe weather passed through overnight. >> a school house torn apart. a child's desk, a handwriting chart. other school supplies scattered in the dark. also in gap, this barn battered by rain and ripped apart by a strong storm that barreleded through lancaster county wednesday night. the hardest hit areas in the eastern part of the county. a number of buildings collapsed. roofs were torn off. trees destroyed and power cut for thousands. >> a lot of wind whipping. we could see gaps fro

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us with the very latest on the search for this suspect and your heart goes out to these kids, justin, good morning. >>> good morning, indeed, witnesses did spend last night and overnight, speaking with homicide detectives. they tell police there were children inside that home when the shooter opened up the door, shot inside and seemed to be able at the aiming at the man who was kill. lets take to you video from overnight. fifteenth district police were called to a report of shots fired about 10:30 last night on the 1800 block of east fillmore street in the frankford section. the crime scene unit was on scene and found two shell casings near the front porch. witnesses tell police that the shooter walk up to that home, opened up the front door and began shooting and seemed to take aim at the victim a 30 year-old man. he did suffer at least one gunshot to the head and was pronounced dead in that living room at 10:40 last night. police say he was visiting that home where police say there were also six young adults and four children also prese

erika, back over to you. >> justin finch for us, thank you. happening today, it is back to classes at ursinus college in montgomery county after stomach illness shut down the school last week. roughly 200 student have reported symptoms since late tuesday night. there is still no word on why those student got sick. crews cleaned and disinfected the college. ursinus working with jefferson university hospital to provide student with free video visits with doctors. >>> police are looking for a woman who stabbed and slashed another woman's throat inside a mayfair bar. it happened sunday morning, at fiddler's green tavern on the 7300 block of frankford avenue. police say that the 37 year old victim was dance wag patron when another woman she new approached her and hit her on the head with a beer bottle shards of glass sliced the woman's face and next. "eyewitness news" captured the moments when the woman was returned from the bar to the hospital for emergency surgery. neighbors say they're fed up with violence and disruptions from this bar. >> to be

we were also on -- >> sore bye, that we lost our justin finch out watching those roads for you. we'll check in, but good reminder today is a great time to get your cbs philly app on your phone, check the radar, updated forecast any time you like. you can download it on itunes and google play. >> if you went to bed early last night and missed grammys here on cbs-3, don't worry, we've got you covered. show filled with explosive performance cents emotional tributes to music legends. hip hop phenom, kendrick lamar walked away with the most gram its, taylor swift pick up few of her own. terry okita joins just los angeles, with all of those highlights, terry, good morning. >> good morning, sure did get a few. taylor swift is the first woman ever to win two albumn of the year award. she shared the big night with big wins with her musical collaborators and friends, ed sheeran, kendrick lamar. >> pop queen taylor swift ruled the show wing the top prize. swift's 1989 earned the singer her second career grammy for albumn of the year. she urged young women to not let nay sayers get in their

racial injustice through the eyes of finch's daughter, scout.ht to life in a novel by harper lee, in a classic for all generations. nell harper lee was born april 28, 1926, in a small town of monroeville, alabama. her father was a lawyer and served as inspiration for her book "civil rights hero," she studied law at the university of alabama and became editor of the school's humorous and literary magazines. by age 23 she abandoned law and moved to new york to become a writer. there lee ee united with her childhood friend and fellow friend, capote, and helped him in the research for his book. it's played out on the big screen in "capote" lee's first novel "to kill a mockingbird" was published in 1960 and received the pulitzer prize. >> all of us are filled with admiration for a great american and a lovely lady named harper lee. >> reporter: but for most of her life, she stayed out of the spotlight. in one of the few interviews lee ever granted, she offered a glimpse into her thoughts saying, i want to do the best i can with the talent god gave me.

which means judge finch will now decide white's fate. legal experts say both sides could view this as a victory.. but the lack of a jury most likely benefits the defense. jack call / radford university if, under the law, the parents are not legally responsible, then obviously the right outcome should be that they would be acquitted, and that might be an easier judgement for a judge to make than it would for jurors. the commonwealth's attorney says he believes the facts are the facts.. and he has both sides a fair trial. # prosecutors will call more murdered waynesboro reserve police officer. they're trying to prove six people are guilty of a gang conspiracy, kevin quick's murder. wednesday's testimony centered largely around an s-u-v murder. anthony davis testified that he saw one of the suspects after the killing. we learned in court that items inside had fingerprints from several of the suspects. so far the prosecution has introduced around 300 pieces of evidence. ### new this morning... police are investigating two attempted armed rob

but corey finch always tries. >> happy birthday to you. >> reporter: to fix what hurts with harmony. >> because all of me, loves all of you. >> he sings all day everyday. >> it makes it easy to calm a patient. and it calms me. >> reporter: he got his voice from his mother who forced him now at his northwest clinic, madison and melody haven't stopped. >> having that little extra touch kind of helped. >> reporter: she saw that the first time she brought young victor in. >> he started singing a cuna matata. >> >> reporter: at times it is not perfect. >> reporter: but there is always a passion. >> and it starts off with a hum and a hum turns into a song and some times you get them singing with you. >> now, those swooners and crooners out there make you go back to high school. [ laughter ] >> reporter: finch said his you didn't even flinch. >> reporter: he stayed in medical school after being offered a recording contract full-time. >> it was a hard decision but i decided to do the one that was more solid. >> reporter: and at times just as soulful as the doctor promotes health and happines