we're live norristown justin finch cbs3 eyewitness news. jim, brook back to you. >> stay with eyewitness news as we stay up to date on the case. cbs philly.com. >> an update in northeast

i'm justin finch more on that perhaps a star witness.re on that coming up. >> enough already mother nature we're waking up to more rain. >> i see blue skies out there now. but the day could end up the way it started. wet. >> katie times it out for us. >> choked up looking at that. >> good morning, everyone, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brook thomas. it's 6:30 time to get you caught up here's what you need to know today in the morning minutes. >> one man is dead and another man is on the run hit-and-run happened 12:30 outside the roosevelt mall bustleton and cottman and police say once the driver hit the pedestrian he got out of the car and saw victim on the ground and then walked away. bill cosby is supposed to return to montgomery county courtroom this morning to learn if a judge will send a criminal sexual assault case to trial. >> cosby is expected to show and the question has been will accuser also be here as >> that ball is smoked. another home run. high fly ball deep to left field. guidele is back and that one is done. >> that is drille

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch bravely accepted the assignment to go on a thrill ride of hisife and ready for the launch right now. >> okay. >> he is getting ready just like they do. >> we heard him during the break, you could not hear that but he sounded nervous. >> i her beeping but you that was just a truck in the background. i was joking it was paramedics >> yes. >> he didn't eat anything, didn't drink anything. i would have a heart attack. >> not only is this scary but he is about to do it on live tv. >> yes. >> justin, can you hear us. >> i have my ear piece in, it takes a lieutenant to do this. i have to get mixed up, i have to face a camera waiting for my friend to join me, tim. >> any second thoughts. >> we're about to get in right now and it last about 15 seconds, tim is sit to go my right. it is kind of hectic but we are about to start this thing. we will go straight up, and pull down. >> yeah, pull that down. >> that is important. >> i have ever seen that desk around a your neck. >> she's right jim. >> you seem a little shaky. >> we're about to start. >> i can fee

but our justin finch shows us one suggestion that could move things along a little faster. >> is the new normal in air travel, long lines at airports across the us, and in phoenix thursday, thousands of bags baking in the sun, the result of tsa computer glitch which stopped screenings. >> you want to keep passengers moving, but keep passengers safe. >> this philadelphia passenger simmering. he and his family blaming long check in lines and over booking for missing their frontier flight home. >> i'm very concerned, because i do a lot of flying and travel. i got a car that's parked, been parked since this saturday. >> with peak summer travel approaching and tsa staffing down, this suggestion from new york senator chuck assumer. >> when you have a passenger screening, k9, it is like pre-check, where you don't have to take off your code or your belt or your shoes, because they can smell any explosives. >> over thanksgiving, philadelphia international rolled out similar k9 program with success. >> we've come around, sniff around your feet, your ankles, but they won't be too inch trues dis

at the airport, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> philadelphia's department of licenses and inspections is expected to tear down home in west philly today that some neighbors call more than a nuisance. take a look at this cell phone video from cbs-3 viewer, group of turkey vol yours has made themselves at home in a vacant property on north 50th street. neighbors who lives across the street says the birds tear up trash, and even try to attack people. >> when i come out my door, i look both ways before i come off my porch, and i look up to see if they're around. so it bothers me. >> this specific type of result your is protected species, meaning, they can't be harmed or killed. neighbors say they just hope the birds go away once the home gets demolished. >>> on the weather front, getting warm and sunny break today. >> word of warning, enjoy while it lasts, let's get first look at the forecast with katie, out on the skydeck. >> real good way of putting it, guys, yes, finally seeing the clouds break through for some sunshine and skies, we cannot get used to it, although we'll ex

in frankford, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> justin, that's awful. philadelphia police are planning an update at 1:00 p.m. on their investigation. so stay with cbs-3 "eyewitness news" for updates today at 5:00 and 6:00. search continues this noon for cause of memorial day fire at northeast philadelphia american legion post. this fire broke out just before 3:00 yesterday afternoon, on orthodox street bridesburg, veterans and families were there to observe memorial day, firefighter suffered a wrist injury, but no one else was hurt, all the same, it was a frightening scene. >> windows came out, they had to move us back, back further down, from where we were, so it was horrible. >> the fire eventually reached four alarm, two nearby homes were evacuated during the fire, but no damage to the houses. >>> sad news this afternoon, as the flyers announce one of their all time greats has passed away. >> team announced this morning that rick mccleesh died yesterday, he spent part of the 12 seasons with the flyers, including playing on both stanley cup winning te

. >> well, still ahead on "eyewitness news": cbs-3's justin finch takes on the joker. >> this is nice. go on up here. >> it is great adventure's newest ride. see what makes this roller coaster stand out from the rest. hey, katy? >> justin was such a good sport about this. so looking ahead my friend to the more summer like heat, but building humidity, the chance for little bit of wet weather and of course the holiday weekend is coming up. so coming up i'll time everything out for you, give you a sense how your picnic plans are looking whether we come back. i am totally blind. i lost my sight in afghanistan. if you're totally blind, you may also be struggling with non-24. calling 844-844-2424. or visit my24info.com. >> dangerous weather destroyed several homes in kansas yet. correspondent omar villafranca with a look at some of the damage in the hardest hit areas. >> rumbling out of control. a second round of massive tornados slashed its way through northern kansas wednesday. >> large tornado. >> at least one twister spot in the and lean it, made its way across interstate 70, forcing ca

our justin finch shows us officials are considering a later start to the school day for middle and high schoolers. >> could more z's mean more a's for new jersey middle and high school students? some wish that question was being asked when they were in school. >> i hated getting up early for high school. so i would say yes, it does make sense to me. >> the american academy of pediatrics recommends at least a 8:30 a.m. school start, which new jersey's department of education is now considering. >> like we start later, we get more sleep, and that means better performance in schools. >> on average the national sleep foundation finds many teens and tweens moving seven hours of sleep or less a night. just below the nine and one quarter hours recommended, a later start could help catch them up. lack of sleep, experts say, not only impact academics, but also, general decision-making skills. though, no matter when school starts, this newly required camden teacher says, student must first learn to discard their distractions. >> if they don't get enough sleep, they don't put down the video games,

we're live norristown justin finch cbs3 eyewitness news. jim, brook back to you. >> stay with eyewitness news as we stay up to date on the case. cbs philly.com. >> an update in northeast philadelphia hit-and-run driver leaving a man dead. police say the victim was struck while waiting for a bus at bustleton and cottman. eyewitnesses say the driver of the lexus got out and looked at the victim and ran away. police have not yet identified the victim. >> it is now 5:36 business news this morning get readied to find out who dairy queen is going after with latest products on the menu. >> and fit bit doesn't trust a new critical study. live from the new york stock exchange. jill. >> good morning, brook, jim, slow start to trading week so far. dow fell points yesterday and nasdaq dropped three and futures pointing to on today. toyota recalling 1.6 million because of faulty tack at aair bags including toyota, scion and lexus models. the air bags explode with too much force and linked to 11 deaths. >> dairy queen wants to take on starbucks and dunki

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch has more on what people from both sides had to say. >> perhaps you see those tv ads, outside lobby, staking claims on that proposed tax on sweet drinks. though, not yet approved, many business owners are already fearful. >> we're losing customer overnight, and the sugar tax happened, we're going to lose more business. >> forecast of a lost due to the tax proposal by mayor jim kenney, 3 cents per ounce charge on sugary drinks at the mayor's officer estimates could raise some $400 million. >> and the mayor has said the mondayly go directly to pay for expanded pre-k services, rebuilding parks and libraries and rec centers, community schools, a whole lot of things that matter, a great deal, to the future of our city. >> future depending on city council support, inside council chambers wednesday, both sides weighed in, and in the public hearing. though, those against siting costs. >> i'm here to speak out, though, against in outrageous and discriminatory tax. >> knows four siting gains, such as the prospect of city children having access to free unive

. >> well, our justin finch shows us a south philly coffee shop that uses science to make the perfect cup of joe. >> at the corner of tenth and car pen per streets, an experiment. >> zeroing the refractometer. magic totally disolved coffee, key, engaging coffee flavor. >> 15 grams of dry coffee going in. >> the daily grinds, research, then record, then over time we can keep track of how the coffee -- >> sample. >> yes, not bad. >> and repeat. it is part whatever makes ross and megan's new coffee house stand out. , a cork that comes from ross' penn engineering backgrounds. >> as a scientist i basically always see the value in numbers and the value in measuring everything. >> their coffee, hand picked from roasters who source the worlds' best beans, then functions fine tune grinding and brewing, maximize z the natural fruit i flavor that you will actually taste. >> i did. >> should be very smooth, not any bitterness. >> yes, i can taste it, almost tastes like there is already sugar it in it. >> about a year ago they were across the pond where ross was teaching, dreamed up opening their

we are live outside east detective, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news", jim, brooke, back into you>> thank you for that update. >> bill comes bye will be in montgomery county room and could come face to taste with one of the women accusing him of sexual as all. tomorrow's hearing could determine if cosby's criminal sexual assault case go to try. it dates back to 2005 when andrea, accused cosby every drugging and sexually assaulting her. cosby was arrested last december, when his deaf significance in the case became public. >> well we'll bring you all of the details of tomorrow's hearings on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", you can get the story any time of course on our website cbsphilly.com. >> time now 5:36. in business news this morning, good news for your memorial day picnic. >> and twitter's ceo, big plans to boost company more all. money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the new york stock exchange. jill? >> reporter: good morning, brooke, jim, the markets will open this morning after mixed week, the dow jumped six appoints friday, but overall, finished the week lower for the fo

. >> justin finch is live in pennsauken, new jersey with more on what is shined the proposal. justin? >> good morning, health and performance of student taking center stage why they're considering 8:30 a.m. start time or later for new jersey student, now, last month, they did send out education officials surveys to all of their school district, and now, they are holding public meetings, and one is set for tonight here in camden county. now there is comes about almost a year after state lawmakers passed a law to consider these later start times. that time being no earlier than 8:30 a.m. for schools across the state. now, that is a recommendation by the american academy of pediatrics, and that proposed change would impact middle and high school student. now, the national sweet foundation rec adolescent get as much as nine hours of sleep per night. the agency now estimate, only getting seven hours or less. and that deficit they warn can impact the decision-making skills in the classrooms happen outside, as women, also impacts the development of their still growing minds. now this

live here in frankford, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news", jim, brooke, back into you. >> new this morning, police are looking for three suspect wanted for home invasion in delaware county. "eyewitness news" was in prospect park where police say three robbers armed with a shotgun broke into a home on the 200 block of lafayette avenue. the homeowner suffered minor injuries, no details yet, on what was taken. >>> investigators are trying to pinpoint what sparked a fire at american legion post in northeast philadelphia. the four alarm fire started yesterday afternoon, at the legion hall on orthodox street in bridesburg. veterans and families were there to observe memorial day. firefighters got to the scene within minute, everyone got out okay. firefighter suffered minor wrist injury. >>> the smoke was so big and the flames, just, when we pulled up the windows came out, they had to move us back, back further down, from where we were. so it was horrible. >> philadelphia fire commissioner adam teal says it took two and a half hours to get the flames un control. >> now let's talk about wi

we are live, justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, justin. >>> canadian prime minister is apologizing after being caught in the the center of a scuffle in the house of commons. justin drew dough says he was trying to help a member through the crowd but member of the parliament said he elbowed her out of the way. he was also, seen arguing, nose to nose with an opposition leader. it it was over rights to die legislation. >>> look at this police car was set on fire in paris during an anti cop, hatred protest. around 15 protesters broke out car windows forcing two officers outside the cruiser, the police say they threw molotov cocktails inside. protesters in paris say police have instigated the violence during a series of demonstration as begins a controversial labor reform. >>> coming up, george zimmerman causing more controversy this morning, hear what he has to say about trayvon martin's parents. >>> plus a local neighborhood is under attack by bird. we will show you the problem, neighbors think is attracting the birds and is what being done today to get rid of them. how

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is liver at the scene to bring us to up date. justin, what do we know? >> jim, brooke, good morning, police are remaining on the scene this morning, and soon with a warrant will search the pratt street home at the center of this investigation, inside that home, a mother was found badly beaten, a daughter said she was raped, and a suspect is now on the loose. now, police say, a man was seen running naked from this home on the 1900 block of pratt, just after 12:30 or so this morning, 15th district police arrived and may have found an answer as to why. a 13 year old girl wrapped in a blanket outside the home complaining that she was raped in her basement by a male family member. when officers knocked on the front door, there was no answer. a first search for a suspect led police to next-door vantage point from which they saw through a second floor window the girl's 38 year old mother bleeding heavily from her head. investigators say she suffered severe blunt force trauma to her face, left bleed nag bed with several teeth missing. a

i'm justin finch, what is being done to stop these long lines before the high summer travel season. > and it is turning out to be a busy morning indeed, major interstates are heating up and report of an accident next time i'll have updates coming up but first we will take a quick break and stay right where you pat toomey started his career as an investment banker. then, a wall street wheeler-dealer overseeing stock trades in new york, london and tokyo. next, toomey moved to hong kong to work with wealthy chinese investors. in the senate, it's no surprise toomey's been siding with wall street. voting to allow banks to continue making the risky investments that wrecked our economy. afscme people is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> guess what, we are going to see the sun today. >> the sun, i was going to buy a special lights, seasonal disorder lights. we are warming up. katie will let us know how long our break from the dreary weather will last. good morning, i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm brooke thomas. 6:30. time to get you caught up. >> here's what you need to know today in your

i'm justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". nicole, brooke, back into you. >> new this morning, a man is recovering after he was robbed and then shot in the hip at temple university. police say the 45 year old victim had his cell phone and wallet with cash inside taken from him there is happened just before 12 30 this morning at 13 and westmoreland street. that victim is in stable condition. police are hoping nearby surveillance cameras help them catch the suspect. >> get those grills and bathing suits ready. memorial day weekends kicks off today. many in our region will be headed down to the shore for the unofficial start of summer, our pat gallen is headed down early, too, live in wildwood in the next hour with a look at all this weekend's excitement. >> from the city to the shore for a full list of things to do this memorial memorial day ws log on to our website cbsphilly.com. smoking on jersey shore beaches may soon be a thing of the past. that's if new jersey lawmakers get their way. the legislature just sent smoking ban b

we are live here at blackwood, new jersey i'm justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". jim and brooke. >> thanks, justin. >>> host committee for democratic national convention in philadelphia says that it has more than enough volunteers. the committee has recruited 16,000 volunteers for the convention. it starts july 25th at wells fargo center. the commit thee was anticipating 10,000. >> well, you know i have been here since december and our team has been on the ground for almost a year. i'm in the really surprised. the philadelphia community has been so opened and so warm of their embrace of the convention that i'm in the surprised that philadelphians want to be engaged and want to be involved. i think it is fabulous. >> volunteers will undergo training usually a day and they will undergo background checks. >>> a terrible scene in the massachusetts shopping mall when a man goes on a deadly stabbing rampage tuesday night. police say 28 year-old arthur derosa crashed his car in the macy's the the mall in taunt on just south of boston and then stabbed four people inside a

i'm justin finch, more on the man who was shot and why police will likely return to hunting park lot>> thanks, justin, and we have an incident on 95 causing some backups, accident norristown and changes to mass transit. all of the details coming up. first we take quick break, so state rye where you are, cbs-3 "eyewitness news" will be right ♪ ♪ they go ooh ooh. ♪ hey! ♪ they go oh-ooh-ooooh. ♪ sitting, watching, waiting, wishing. ♪ ♪ i tell you one thing, you never knew it. ♪ ♪ at the back of the bus ♪ there is so much to give, so dream big. ♪ ♪ yeah. ♪ and when they screaming get out, get out. ♪ ♪ all i wanna hear is get down, get down. ♪ ♪ yeah. ♪ and when they screaming get out, get out. ♪ ♪ all i wanna hear is get down, get down. ♪ ♪ get down, get down. >>> a beautiful sunrise down the shore, but could be a bit of a soggy start to the work week. there is a chance of showers. >> will conditions improve in time for the upcoming holiday weekend? katie tracking lots of changes in the forecast. good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas. 6:30 on the dot, here's what you need

we are live here at city hall, i'm justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> time is 5:36. in business news this morning an unusual recall in the ice cream aisle. >> apple is going to start helping you car pool karaoke singers. money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the insuring stock exchange. >> reporter: good morning, brooke and jim. another down day on wall street. dow jones fell 99-point on wednesday, nasdaq fell 37. blue bell is recalling more ice cream, this time it is not because of listeria, some at cream was mislabeled. rocky road packages and cookies and cream that flavor is showing which is not the listed on the the box. consumers with allergies could be a at risk. company says no illnesses have been reported. you tube could be working on a paid subscription tv service. it will be called unplug, and offer customers bundled cable channel streams over the internet and expected to start as soon as next year. >>> get ready to sing along to apple music. apple is retooling its music streaming service, one change karaoke style lyrics. apple is working with music

now social media went to town on this confession calling them selfish and childish and finch fired backn instagram saying a mother should not be made to feel she are not doing stuff when they are safe and loved and only a mother knows what is best. that post is liked more than 4,000 times, really good discussion on this on my facebook page right now. >>> you can call this happily ever after. there is a princess, snow white and prince, jack from north carolina. and the setting is not more perfect. little jack was recently diagnosed with autism. his mom amanda says he is normally quiet and does not do well with strangers no less costume characters until he met his leading ladies. mom says his eyes lit up and he went in for a big old hug even resting on his lap. look at her laughing, he is smitten and she is happy too. mom says he had never seen snow white before, so this is really love at first sight and they are grateful to the actress and this tender smile from his little guy is viewed a million times go watch it on our website and facebook page right now. >> adorable. >> and snow white

these two here, adrian finch and her boyfriend david are talking about things guys wish girls knew.you want something, say it. >> come on. since the beginning of time. >> none of the beating around the bush. tell us what you want. guys like to be hit in the head with it. >> i've been telling you to shut up since i got here and you ain't listening yet. [ laughter ] >> you don't have to wear two clothes. >> what? you don't have to wear any clothes in bed. >> yeah. if you have the girl that needs to get dressed up for bed. >> you should order anything on the menu. guys don't judge. >> it doesn't cross our mind. >> never been a concern of mine. i eat whatever i want. >> we hate you for that. you do eat whatever the heck you want. >> conversation will never end with a girl saying "whatever" and "okay." if a guy cares he'll say okay what? >> never let a conversation end with "whatever." you know you're still in trouble. >> and finally -- >> i'm sure your ex-boyfriend was a great guy, but i do not want to hear about him. >> oh, no! captain insecure. talk about him all you want. i'm way bet

justin finch live near the scene, justin? >> brooke, jim, ongoing investigation, just behind us here, the 1900 block of pratt, the house at the center of it all. >> girl raped upstairs, found her mother badly beaten, and police say a suspect was seen running naked from that home overnight. >> pratt street home that was in many ways, a "house of horrors" overnight. >> we believe two crimes were commit in the this house. a sexual assault, 13 year old female, and aggravated as all the at of 38 year old female. >> 911 calls dispatched 15th district officers to the scene, where they met that teen victim. covered in only a blanket, she told police a male family member raped her in her home's basement. >> she gave us a name. and she pointed out where she lived and where it happened. >> police went to knock and got no answer. they saw more once climb to rooftop and peer into second floor window. >> where they saw another feel may lake in the second floor front bedroom and the female was bleeding heavily from her face and her head. an

live at phl, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news", jim, brooke, back into you. >> thank you, justine happening today opening statements set to begin in the trial of chaka fattah, accused of excepting bribes and misusing campaign funds and federal grants. fattah continues to maintain his innocence and says the fbi unfairly targeted him. >> contender making final push in kentucky and oregon. democrat hillary clinton is hoping to upset rival bernie sanders. and hena daniels reports, donald trump is still facing a challenge, getting republicans to unite behind him. veteran pennsylvania congressman, chaka fattah. will step foot in a courtroom today to face charges in his federal corruption trial. the 59 year old is accused of excepting bribes, and misusing campaign funds, and federal grants, to enrich his family and friends. the indictment alleges fattah took illegal $1 million campaign loan for his failed 2007 mayoral campaign, and misused federal funds to pay it back. fattah has maintained his innocence, speaking with "eyewitness news" on number of occasions, and has said the fbi unfai

i said lynn a, i don't know that many people. >> reporter: justin finch for >>> this time next week will be a different tune. >> i'm hoping, it looks like that as far as temperatures go. tomorrow morning will be colder. this time you may need heavier jacket. temperatures in the 30's in a lot of the suburbs. even in the city drops to 42 degrees for monday morning and then, it will get slowly warmer from there. there you go check out seven day forecast 61 degrees for our high today, 15 degrees below average and a lot of locations. sixty-six tomorrow even with the the sun here comes some more rain, tuesday into wednesday but thursday, next weekend, so far so good we have sunshine mid 70's, so that is good. >> it has not had enough of that. >> seriously won't let up. >> well, that is "eyewitness news" for now. we may be signing off on tv but we are always on line, cbs philly.com, sunday morning is next, have a great day. ♪ captioning made possible by johnson & johnson, where quality products for the american family have been a tradition for generations >> osgood: good morning. i'm charles os

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live with more on what people from both sides had toey there, brooke. many did agree that the it is youth education and public services like parks, recreational enters do need more funding. the disagreement came as to how to pay for them which mayor kenney has viewed as a new tax. the perhaps you have seen those tv ads outside lobbyist staking their claims on that proposed tax on sweet drinks but in the yet approved many are already fearful. >> we are losing customers overnight and that sugar tax happened we will lose more business. >> reporter: due to that tax proposal by mayor jim kenney 3 cents ounce charge on sugary drinks that the mayor's offices mates could raise some 400 million-dollar. >> the mayor said the money will go to pay for expanded prepaid services. and, a whole lot of things that matter, a great deal, to the the future of our city. >> future depending on support. inside council chambers yesterday both side weighed in the public hearing, those begins sighting costs i'm here to speak out against this outrageous tax. >> t

we are live here in blackwood i'm justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". jim and brooke, back inside to you. >>> is there still time to register for new jersey primary, you can do to it by next tuesday may 17th, the primary is tuesday june 7th. >>> police are trying to figure out what led to the deadly stabbing rampage at a mall in massachusetts. this morning two people and suspects are dead. police say it started with 28 year-old arthur derosa stabbing two women in the a nearby home. one died at a hospital, and then drove to the mall in taunton and crash his car through front of the macy's store. >> the car just dove right in. >> they had guns drawn out, k-9 aes were out. >> we all heard a loud noise and people were running and state police had us lock the kids in the store and locked down. >> there was four people inside a restaurant killing one before an off-duty officer fatally shot him. there is no word on what sparked the violence. >>> in other news, an attorney for 16 year-old howard high school student facing negligent homicide charges in the death

now, "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at function coffee labs.been there a few hours and he's talking faster and faster and faster. good morning, justin. >> i just might have been, i've had couple of shots after all, jim, brooke, and of course special recognition to meisha. we're here with ross, starting today's first big brew, as he does that you want to note that his fiancee and co-founder megan mccusker is out sick today. however, that will not stop us from showing you more of what they do here. ross is starting the day's first big brew. and i think it is that readiment let's show you more of function coffee's last story. >> at the corner of so and carpenter streets an experiment. >> we're zeroing the re fact women at the. >> measures total cyst solve coffee solids. >> 15 grams of dry coffee going in. >> the daily grinds at function coffee labs research then record -- >> then over time we can keep track of how the coffee is tasting. >> sample. >> yes, not bad. >> and repeat. >> it is part whatever makes ross, and megan's new coffee house stand

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us live from the cbs-3 sat center with more on that. and what we know about the flight's final moments. justin? >> reporter: jim, egyptian media now reporting plane debris has been found 180 miles north of alexandria. say the egyptian navy searching for 804 black box recorder when they found the debris field which includes passengers' belongings. as investigators from france and air buys arrive in cairo this morning, effort to locate wreckage belonging to flight 804 have so far turned up empty. airline officials were forced to retract claims that debris including life jacket found near the greek island of carpassos belonged to the doomed flight. debra hersman says crews now bracing against time. >> first 24 hours, really focused on search and rescue or recovery trying to really nail down all of the perishable evidence. >> greek defense minister said the plane traveling par toys cairo veered wildly in the air before crashing into the mediterranian sea. as crews focus south of crete, what brought the plane down is unclear. >> egyptian avi

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch shows us a south jersey coffee shop that uses science to makeerfect cup of joe. >> reporter: at corner of tenth and carpenter street a experiment. >> we're zeroing the refract meter. >> reporter: that gaming it measures totallal dissolved coffee style and key in gauging coffee flavor. >> 15 grams have of dry coffee going in. >> the daily grind, at function coffee labs, researched and record. >> overtime we can keep track of how coffee is tasting. >> sample. >> it is not bad. >> reporter: and repeat. it is part of what makes ross snickerson at new coffee house stand out. of course that comes from ross's penn engineering background. >> as a scientists i basically always see value in numbers and values in measuring everything. >> reporter: their coffee hand picked from roasters who stores the best beans and functioning fine tune finding and brewing, maximize the natural fruity flavor that you will taste. i did. >> it should be pretty smooth, not any bitterness. >> yes, i can taste it. it almost takes like great coffee. >> reporter: months and reaga

i'm justin finch, live at the airport, coming up. tell you what tsa plans to do to get to your flight faster and also why one lawmakers all we have to do is hire good dogs. more on that coming up. >> plus whether mean prank or all in good fun. that player explains why he played attributing on philly fans not once but twice. katy? >> oh, no. well, folks, it is cold outside. we have freeze warnings, frost advisories, more rain to track. full details coming up. we're out ink.nk. not ink. getting ink doesn't have to be painful. staples just cut ink and toner prices. add in our 110% price match guarantee and our prices are unbeatable. staples. make more happen. >> a lot. frustrated flyers are fed up with the long lines at the airport. tsa, what they're doing to ease the back up headed into the busy travel season. >> i'm brooke thomas. >> i'm jim donovan. how long this chill sticks around? first, here's what you need to know to start your day in the morning

our own justin finch is taking it for a ride. check this out 49d style ride flips forward, backward while traveling 12 stories in the air before dipping low. meisha, why don't you do this and we told her no. justin is strapped in and we have a camera capturing his every motion and move. >> two people who that would never do that. >> exactly we are staying here. >> still ahead we will tell you why a nine bedroom mansion in the nation's capitol is subject of the a lot of rumors this morning. >>> violent weather just continues to move through the nation's heart land we will have latest on the damage leftend in kansas after two days in tornadoes. >>> man scales a landmark and it wasn't just a news cameras that were rolling see message he posted to social media from high atop the hollywood sign when we come right here's something you don't see every day a man climbing the iconic hollywood sign and it was president just news helicopters documenting it. >> hollywood, baby. i climbed the sign what now. >> you tube prankster actually post

our own justin finch will have more on the preliminary hearing in the next half hour. >> a brave teenager thinks fast when he noticed burglars inside his house when alonech the 15-year-old boy hid in the basement and called 911 once he realized what was happening. eyewitness news reporter report from better behind, new jersey with more on how the suspects were caught. >> 911 what is the emergency. >> berlin police say an understandably panicked 15-year-old called 911 when he heard strange noises coming from upstairs. >> did you see them come in? >> no, i heard them break the window. >> okay. stay on the line with me. where are you at now. >> in my basement. >> police say james clarkin jr. and alexis diamond broke into the boy's home while his parents were gone. >> you don't hear anything in the basement with you right? >> no. >> i want to you step out of the closet in the basement and look around okay? >> okay. >> as a police officer and as parents i cannot have been more pleased with how this young man reactd according to police by the time officers arrived alexis diamond was sitting ins

education officials want to hear from you, the question is should schools start later, i'm justin finchoming up. we'll ask you rather tell you why they're asking and who will be impacted. >> by the way i like being pace i. anyway, plus, time to remember special moment for one runner after she crossed the finish line of the broad street run. katy? >> such a sewing broad street run at that. but now, things are at least a little quieter, the thing is more wet weather in for nor cast for many days to come. i'll tell if you there are any bright spot, how much, coming up look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. mmmm, yoplait. if you have allergy congestion muddling through your morning is nothing new. introducing rhinocort® allergy spray from the makers of zyrtec®. powerful relief from nasal allergy symptoms, all day and all night. try new rhinocort® allergy spray. >> sleepy students could get to spend a little more time in bed. we'll let you know how you can way in on a plan to start classes later i

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. >> justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> cheering squad, and linda has a jammed pack window her 33rd wedding anniversary is tomorrow. >> sunday she's phillies bat girl. phillies playing red but in doubt, linda will be the star. >> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at ten on our sister station the cw philly and we are back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. >>> up next, "cbs evening news" from new york here's scott pelley. take care. >> pelley: airport lines get longer and longer. >> this is still just the beginning. >> pelley: the t.s.a. promises to hire and hire. >> we are expediting the hiring of additional t.s.o.s. >> pelley: also, listen closely. >> he's living with marla and has three other girlfriends. >> pelley: that donald trump pretending to be someone else? mark zuckerberg responds to charges that facebook is politically biased. and steve hartman with the braiding bunch. >> it's like wrapping a rubber band anderson an extension cable. >> pelley: dads on the front lines of styles. >> my dad has a motto-- it's not about the bun it's about the bond. capti

called joker but as you can see riders don't laugh once it takes off, "eyewitness news" reporter justin finchht new with the preview. he is still in one piece. good morning, justin. >> reporter: jim, brooke, good morning. i don't get nervous until you guys start talking bit and make it seem scary. i'm looking at this as being a fun experience. many people who come out, starting today, and throughout the week well find this same experience. i have kristin here from six flags. i think you have been on this ride one time is that right. >> yes. >> and you're still here. >> i am, i am, it is incredible and really unique. fact it is 4-d, free flying coaster means people have in the seen anything lick this before. incredible flipping, each ride is totally different. you can flip three times, six or seven times and it is all about your weight distribution. it is just for flu true game of chance, depending upon who is in the car, the way the car distribution is. but what has been the reaction including your own once you get on the coaster and finish the ride. >> chaotic seems to be the word people kee

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live in the cbs-3 sat center. justin, good morning. >> brooke, good morning, just learning at this moment that egypt tv in that state reporting they've found passengers belongings floating in the sea just coming into the news room here. there are many unknown's that remain this morning. that will likely remain until data recorders and other key pieces of debris are found. though, some egyptian officials suspect terrorism, expert say no hard evidence yesterday yet. >> as investigators from france and airbus arrive in cairo this morning, efforts to locate wreckage belonging to egypt air flight 804 have so far turned up empty. airline officials are forced to retract claims that debris, including life jackets, found near the greek islands, belong to the doomed flight. former ntsb chair debra says crews now racing against time. >> the first 24 hours, really focused on search and rescue or recovery, trying to really nail down all of the perishable evidence. >> greek defense minister said the train part from par toys cai

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch has more amazing images to come out of the midwest, justin. >> reporter: in the middle will of those severe storms many got out their cameras and cell fence to document damage in real time. there are dozens of report of tornado touchdowns in oklahoma and kansas. heavy rains in flooding and arkansas and two are injured this morning and several homes are damaged. >> is there three tornadoes on the ground at the same time. good night. >> reporter: on the ground look at tornadoes, twisting, tearing across the plains. more than 30 tornadoes sightings were reported yesterday. >> hitting a building. >> reporter: storm chasers captured at least one twister ripping a building near dock city, kansas. >> there is a structure hit, power lines. >> reporter: this crew came across overturn propane tank spewing gaza long the highway. >> just gasoline every where. >> it was are dangerous. >> reporter: national weather service says a at least one tornado touched down outside of bristol oklahoma ripping roofs off of houses and knocking down trees. telephone emerge

our justin finch will have more on the campaign trail in 30 minutes. >>> three doctors are indicted for selling dangerous prescription drugs for cash. >> prosecutors say that the multi million-dollar, business was operating out of their south philadelphia clinic. our natasha brown tells us how these doctors allegedly prayed on the people, they were supposed to be helping. >> reporter: the office in south philadelphia looks non-descript and easily forgettable but federal prosecutors alleged what was happening inside was far from the normal. doctor alan somers with two other doctors, allegedly ran a prescription pill mill, racking up five million-dollar in an illegal cash business. court documents reveal that the defendants sold drugs to thousands of customers a month. >> instead of helping people, they are basically contributing to the drug abuse crisis in our culture. they are distributing drugs to drug users, people who are addicted to drugs. >> reporter: we caught up with 78 year-old somers at the his ambler home after initially agreeing to tell us his side of the story. he eventually

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch live in the cbs-3 stat center more on the heroes who helped save carly. good morning, justin, this is a great store. >> i good morning, great story indeed, overwhelming sense of relief in eastern tennessee, law enforcement now there confirming nine year old carly trent was found alive thursday afternoon, her mother now by her side. and this morning, we're hearing from the two men who found her and her accused kidnapper. >> now the tennessee bureau of investigations thanking the two men who made the big find. donnie lawson, franklin, searched their own property which includes remote roads and woods for carly marie trent and her accused kidnapper, her uncle, gary simpson. the tv -- said one held at simpson at gunpoint as the other called 911. on their alter answer vehicles they found carly and her 57 year old uncle nel hard to reach swat of woods dotted with abandon cab continues, he said his intuition helped find trent. >> you know, each one of us has been praying, you know, everyday, to help to find this little girl. and so finally, you know, answe

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live in the cbs-3 sat center with what sources are saying about the finding. justin? >> jim, good morning, the investigation has been ongoing for about a year now. and today we learn more once hearings begin later this morning. but already, cbs news sources are reporting that the likely cause will focus on the engineer. may 12th, 2015, this indelible site in port richmond, amtrak 188's engine and seven cars, derailing off frankford junction tracks. engineer brandon bostian at the helm. later this morning the national transportation safety board probed delve deeper into the likely cause identified by cbs news sources, as a, quote, loss of situation al awareness. former ntsb chair, mark rosener. >> kind of like me driving down the belt way and you are in deep thought or listening to something and you are supposed to get off on an exit and you missed it. you really don't realize where you are at that moment. >> minutes before the crash, bostian reportedly heard radio traffic between dispatcher and septa commuter train. he told investigators the

justin finch with new idea it may help passengers board faster. >> brooke, jim, good morning, here at terminal d and so far the lines are moving here pretty quickly, however, that will likely change when summer travel hits its peak. to that ends, tsa is rowing out ten-point plan to get you to your flight faster, but new york senator also calling for plan of his own, to call in more k9's to sift you out through security, something we've seen here in philadelphia before. into you normal and air travel n phoenix thursday, thousands of bags baking in the sun. the result of tsa computer glitch which stopped screening. >> you want to keep passengers moving, but we want to keep passengers safe. >> i missed my plane. i was hear 45 an hour before my flight. >> with peak summer travel approaching, tsa staffing down, this suggestion from new york senator chuck shooker. >> when you have a passenger screening k9 it is like pre check, where you don't have to take off your coat, belt, or shoes, they can smell any explosives. >> over thanksgiving, philadelphia international airport rolled out similar

it could be reality if a new policy is passed tonight, "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is liven the boardwalk with the details, good morning, justin. >> reporter: jim and brooke, good morning. that vote is set for this evening at 5:00 p.m. and the thought is that alcohol on the boardwalk could actually help foot traffic out here. measure still needs a council vote before a test run this summer. lets take to you video here. this plan would allow those 21 or older to walk part of the boardwalk with one alcoholic drink in an opened plastic container. so no double fist continuing here. that drink must be bought from a their by licensed business, that container or cup must bear the name or logo of that business, and a proposed opened container zone is confined between albany and metropolitan avenues. second approval after this test run was then put the alcohol measure into the books. now supporters say that this policy would distinguish atlantic city and encourage tourism but those against argued that extra will alcohol sales in the the wrong hand could encourage bad behavior. now,

the debate moved from the streets inside city a hall, justin finch has details in just a moment but firstat you need to know to start your day in our morning minute. >> it is madness, lots of police activity in the neighborhood. >> manhunt for escaped prisoner in new jersey continues in the third day. >> you are going to be apprehended, my suggestion to you is to surrender to law enforcement. >> supporters and opponents came out in force, to voice their opinion on mayor kenney's proposal to tax sugary drinks. >> if we pass this tax you will see the greatest bootleg operation since prohibition. >> as i suspend my campaign today ivory nude faith, deeper faith, that the lord will show me the way forward. >> the ohio governor pulled plug on his presidential run on wednesday, a new poll shows hillary clinton hold is a a three-point lead over trum in a head to head contest. clinton says she's gearing up for a nasty race. >>> god, why did you let donald trump be the republican nominee. >> what the? shut the front door.

>> and jan, here in trenton we do have winner of the powerball weekend drawing, i'm justin finch.oming up we'll speak with clerk who thinks he sold the winning ticket. and also hear who he thinks the mystery win is her. katy? >> and justin, i know it wasn't me. but we are looking ahead here, finally, my friends, to some sunshine. i'll tell you how long it lasts in the forecast, and also, a nice warming trend. that's underway. all of the dough tails are straight ahead, guys? >> meisha, watching the roads, will let you know about the early for the monday morning commute. stay with us. your ceiling fan.allsaid he couldn't. and that one time ron said another chili dog was a good idea. yeah, it wasn't. so when ron said you'd never afford a john deere tractor, you knew better. now ron does too. the e series. legendary john deere quality. unexpected low price. e series compact tractors come with an industry-best, six-year, no-cost powertrain warranty. >> manhunt in ocean county for this inmate on the run. the key clue that caused police positive swarm this rest area. >> katie also has yo

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live from the sat center with the latest from the campaign trail. good morning, justin. >> reporter: big day for trump in the republican party. ranking republicans and presumptive nominee will hold a series of meetings to cover unifying the g.o.p. rank and file and raising campaign cash and, of course, defeating hillary clinton. donald trump, the presumptive republican nominee head to washington today, to build bonds with g.o.p. leaders unsure of his candidacy. that includes house speaker paul ryan. last week he hinted that he was not ready to endorse trump. then yesterday,. >> we just need to get to know each other. will goal, to unify the party among common prince. >> reporter: at the top of the agenda fund raising accounting to he can self fun his campaign. sources tell cbs news that the billion air is working on a fund raising deal with the republican national committee. a potential joint effort to help raise nearly $1 billion for the general election. >> i have a lot of respect for paul ryan f we make a deal that would be great f we don'

meisha seems excited, but justin finch will try it the out live tomorrow on the air, hopefully he skipsakfast before hopping on the coaster. >>> weather is improving, time to get you ready to get new shape and with afternoon temperatures topping out in the 80's, good idea to get your work out in early. our pat gallen is at the art museum where fit academy works out every morning, patrick. good morning. great beautiful morning. it is really early before 6:00 f people raring to go. why not. time for summer and get those beach bodies in tack. here, he runs fit contacted my. look at this guy he is in shape. we have to get in shape as well. so do all these people getting ready for summer. >> yeah. >> this is a perfect place to do it, why not. >> looking around you, scenic place, people get the best work out in the city. we have big crowd today. nice dynamic warm up. make you have a lot of fun and sweat. >> why outside the art museum, this is pretty unique to be out here working out. >> historic rocky steps. when it comes to fitness this is premiere. minus kelly drive, you have a lot of peopl

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is in the cbs-3 sat center to explain just what happened in the last 24 hours. i woke up to a shocker, justin. >> reporter: indeed, brooke. waters seems to be calming in the g.o.p. race as donald trump sets his sight on the white house with his overwhelming delegate count but for democrats it is still a fight to the finish. >> ♪ >> reporter: after indiana a donald trump seems focused on a november race and hillary clinton. >> she will not be a great president, she will not be a good president, she will be a poor president. >> reporter: word of the republican party now likely nominee, if national committee heads of the republican party tweeted a call for unity naming trump the presumptive nominee. it came after his vocal opponent ted cruz bowed out. >> we gave it everything that we got, but the voters chose another path. >> reporter: although he trails trump by nearly 900 delegates john kasich remains in the race. ohio governor released in a statement reading in part our strategy has been and continues to be, one that involves winning the nominatio