as "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos finds, there is one place where the restriction will not be enforced. >> reporter: the city is looking to band smoking, people who want to light up on the boardwalk >> not only onlily boardwalk but the rams. >> reporter: mayor said the bill is headed for a full city council vote. if passed, smoking would be out allowed starting in summer of 2018 >> seems to be the time to do it. smoke has become a little less accepted >> i think it's a good idea >> i hate cigarettes >> why some awesome >> you don't have to breathe in smoke. >> reporter: it applies to anyone on the wildwood boardwalk but you can smoke on the beach. >> why enforce or law or enact one that you can't enforce, you'd stereo put a an army of police officers or inspectors down here. >> reporter: taking a draw is prohibited on certain sections. but with a health concern >> our department goes out routinely. >> reporter: the mayor says it's time to apply it across all 38 boardwalk blocks. >> watch the tram car, please >> smokers agree >> i wouldn't be happy about it, but for the boardwa

. >>> i'm greg argos, natasha brown is off. tonight, we know that are a woman and two children were killed early this morning when that philadelphia home went up in flames. hours later, damage to the building is a somber reminder of what happened there. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh spoke with witnesses and neighbors who watched the fire burn. >> i look out the window and saw a big ball of fire. >> reporter: around 4:40, neighbors woke to had a home engulfed in flames in north philadelphia. >> like, an oil rig was burning or something. like huge flumes of smoke. >> two parents inside jumped to safety. >> fire officials have confirm three people have died in this blaze including one adult and two young children. >> sad. >> reporter: 30 philadelphia fire department vehicles and about 100 firefighters raced to the scene. >> when our companies arrived, there was fire coming out of every window. >> reporter: firefighters have been able to rescue one of the kids from the home but he died at hahnemann university hospital >> we s

as "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos finds, there is one place where the restriction will not be enforced. >> reporter: the city is looking to band smoking, people who want to light up on the boardwalk >> not only onlily boardwalk but the rams. >> reporter: mayor said the bill is headed for a full city council vote. if passed, smoking would be out allowed starting in summer of 2018 >> seems to be the time to do it. smoke has become a little less accepted >> i think it's a good idea >> i hate cigarettes >> why some awesome >> you don't have to breathe in smoke. >> reporter: it applies to anyone on the wildwood boardwalk but you can smoke on the beach. >> why enforce or law or enact one that you can't enforce, you'd stereo put a an army of police officers or inspectors down here. >> reporter: taking a draw is prohibited on certain sections. but with a health concern >> our department goes out routinely. >> reporter: the mayor says it's time to apply it across all 38 boardwalk blocks. >> watch the tram car, please >> smokers agree >> i wouldn't be happy about it, but for the boardwa

we are live from doyletown i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, greg, thank you. >>> seven year-old girl is in life support and her brother in custody after she was found with the plastic bag over her head. this began early this morning on the 5500 block of north american street when the mother reported her car stolen while officials were on the scene mother then discovered her daughter in the basement of their olney home. later this morning authorities were able to locate the 18 year-old brother. >> he was located in the back of the police car inside the 35th district and apparently lock himself in the back of the police car there. he said did he something stupid. >> reporter: they are charged with attempted murder robbery and investigators still piecing together a time line of events. >>> southwest fail father is behind bars tonight. thirty-one year-old omar cooper is facing murder and related charges in connection with the death of his infant son. investigators responded to his home on willows avenue last friday after doctors pronounced his six week old son oma

i'm greg argos. a grandmother did not survive the fire, >> i looked out the window and saw a bill ball of fire. >> reporter: around 4:40 neighbors aawoke to the home at a home engulfed. >> like an oil rig was burning, huge flumes of smoke. it was like an inferno. >> they jumped to safety >> fire officials confirmed three people have died including one adult and two young children. >>> 30 philadelphia fire department vehicles and about 100 firefighters raced to the scene according to adam teal, fire commissioner. >>> firefighters have been able to rescue one of the kids but he died at hahnemann. to account for missing family member, commissioner keel said his crews had to conduct a dangerous operation to get into the unstable building >> this is what we do and we're going to do our best >> after two weekends in a row of devastating fatal fires in philadelphia, keel is urging the community to be vigilant about fire safety. >> we really are imploring everybody to take charge of your safety. check out th

"eyewitness news" reporter greg argos talked to those who track sharks to find out why they do it. >> reporter: unofficial start to summer means, many are heading down the shore, taking a dip in the ocean, and like most americans, being concerned about one particular sea dweller. one thing you are most fearful of in the ocean. >> sharks. >> bitten by a shark, man. >> sharks. >> definitely got to be sharks >> reporter: off the coast of delaware or new jersey this weekend you may be sharing the water with mary lee a 50 year-old great white shark. >> i definitely try to keep my eye out. >> tracking mary lee over four years. >> reporter: chris fisher is founding chairman of o search which tags and tracks great white sharks like mary lee. >> mary lee is size of the minivan. >> really, oh, wow we need to stay away. >> reporter: mary lee has been joined biopsies co a smaller male last spotted off the coast of delaware. >> good sign your eco system there is in good shape. these are balance keepers of the ocean. >> it is important that they are there but at the same time it is not important to

as "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos discovered, there is one place where wildwood won't enforce the restriction restrictions. >> the city of wildwood is looking to ban smoking. butting/those who want to light up on the boardwalk. >> not only on the boardwalk, ramps leading to the board walk, steps leading to the beach. >> says the bill would just pass first is now headed for city council vote f passed smoking would be outlawed starting in summer of 2018. >> let me ask why are you doing it? just seems to be the time to do it. smoking has become a little less accepted. >> i think it is a good idea. >> that would be perfect for me. >> awesome. >> why is it awesome? >> don't have to breath in other people's smoke. >> applies to anyone here on the wildwood boardwalk, but you can still smoke on the beach. >> why enforce a law or enact a law you can't enforce, and the fact our beach is so big, would you have to put an army of police officers or inspectors down here. >> taking a draw is already prohibited on certain sections of the wildwood boardwalk. but with the health concerns, and e

"eyewitness news" reporter greg argos talked to those who track the sharks to find out why they dit. >> reporter: unofficial start to summer mean many taking a dip in the ocean, heading down the shore and like most americans being concerned about one particular sea dwell er. one thing you are most fearful in the ocean. >> shark. >> bitten by a shark, man. >> reporter: sharks. >> yes, definitely, sharks. >> reporter: if you are off the coast of delaware, new jersey this weekend you may be sharing what ther with mary lee, a 50 year-old great white shark. >> i definitely am keeping my eye out for her. >> tracking mary lee for four years. >> reporter: chris fisher is founding chairman of o search which tracks shacks like marry lee. >> she's the size of the minivan. >> we need to stay away from sharks. >> reporter: mary lee has been joined biopsies co a smaller male last spotted off the coast of delaware good sign your eco system is in good shape. these are balance keepers of the ocean. >> it is important that they are there but at the same time in the important to me, you know to be in t

. >>> greg argos is here to tell us where it is. >> reporter: this area has seen ups and downs now seen more than 1.5 billion dollars in vs and construction. it's all just feet from city hall. >>> move over new york's 5th avenue. good-bye san francisco union square. when it comes to the most desirable reality according to court documents, one philly neighborhood tops the list >> old city, kensington, fishtown >> market east is upcoming. >> my second guess >> the research film j l l factored and found market east to be most desirable reality hub in the country. >> this is market and the turn of the century in the 1900s >> charles crow the executive director and ceo of the philadelphia history museum said east of market street was the hub of activity more than two centuries >> there was a market literally in the middle of the streets >> the city began to expand >> as growth happened, the areas in the east market began to decay a little bit. >> that decay became apparent in the past three decades as stores began to close >> the reality corridor became walnut street >> there have been revit

the first nonstop flight arrives a philadelphia international airport earlier this evening and greg argos was there. >> reporter: a lot of fun, philadelphia is actually iceland air's 34th nonstop international destination. a trip to iceland may not be on your bucket list this new direct flight and its current round trip cost may mean some are adding an extra trip to summer plans. when you think vacation you may think white sand and crashing waves >> last time i went to jamaica, i also wanted to go to figi. >> but there's a new direct route being unveiled and celebrated. iceland gate to gate in six hours 30 minutes. >> i would have never thought iceland, we also think of caribbean, blue rivers >> the first flight arrived tuesday evening with a grand welcome. left shortly after 8:00 >> you can get on a flight, stay three, four days, then fly to 25 different sites, cities around europe >> mayor kenney said the cost isn't that high. the airline is offering a round trip ticket direct for a buck less than $400. >> it is both convenient and affordable. >> $400 round trip direct from philly. >> t

. >>> greg argos is here to tell us where it is. >> reporter: this area has seen ups and downs now seen more than 1.5 billion dollars in vs and construction. it's all just feet from city hall. >>> move over new york's 5th avenue. good-bye san francisco union square. when it comes to the most desirable reality according to court documents, one philly neighborhood tops the list >> old city, kensington, fishtown >> market east is upcoming. >> my second guess >> the research film j l l factored and found market east to be most desirable reality hub in the country. >> this is market and the turn of the century in the 1900s >> charles crow the executive director and ceo of the philadelphia history museum said east of market street was the hub of activity more than two centuries >> there was a market literally in the middle of the streets >> the city began to expand >> as growth happened, the areas in the east market began to decay a little bit. >> that decay became apparent in the past three decades as stores began to close >> the reality corridor became walnut street >> there have been revit

. >> our greg argos tells us what city has taken the spot. >> you can consider this another loss for philadelphia especially now that a major city in the southwest can technically say they're bigger than us. >> it's close but we're getting bumppied. >> how is that possible. really? >> that's crazy and unexpecte unexpected. >> when it comes to population the city of brotherly love is getting out shipd by the valley of the sun. phoenix, arizona. >> i don't mean that though. >> nothing good about phoenix i know it's hot. >> census data shows phoenix has 1,615,017 resident. >> we are behind 32,000. >> bigger you are the more problems you have. >> i don't think of it as a big city. >> in terms of physical size phoenix is philadelphia spans -- phoenix is four times as large if placed over philly would take up most of our county and chunks of bucks, montgomery and delaware counties. >> i don't think it's app toll apple comparison. >> ask yang yang tourism and tallty management being over taken by phoenix population is not necessarily a bad things. >> we'll feel a little dispointed at first

the first nonstop flight arrives a philadelphia international airport earlier this evening and greg argoswas there. >> reporter: a lot of fun, philadelphia is actually iceland air's 34th nonstop international destination. a trip to iceland may not be on your bucket list this new direct flight and its current round trip cost may mean some are adding an extra trip to summer plans. when you think vacation you may think white sand and crashing waves >> last time i went to jamaica, i also wanted to go to figi. >> but there's a new direct route being unveiled and celebrated. iceland gate to gate in six hours 30 minutes. >> i would have never thought iceland, we also think of caribbean, blue rivers >> the first flight arrived tuesday evening with a grand welcome. left shortly after 8:00 >> you can get on a flight, stay three, four days, then fly to 25 different sites, cities around europe >> mayor kenney said the cost isn't that high. the airline is offering a round trip ticket direct for a buck less than $400. >> it is both convenient and affordable. >> $400 round trip direct from philly. >> th

we now know crews started working on it the beginning of the week >> we sent greg argos to find out what this is and why it's here in philly. >> it really is a site to see on the banks of the schuylkill, a wooden and metal structure, 40 feet tall, yards from the schuylkill river, actually a piece of artwork, but what it looks like is up for interpretation. along kelly drive, purged on the banks of the schuylkill river is something distracting joggers slowing bikers and causing many to pull out their cameras and ask, what do you think that is? >> i have no idea. >> it's actually a 40 foot public art sculpture newly installed just north of the girard avenue bridge and looks like -- beginning on who you ask >> a dog >> elephant, horse >> giraffe? >> definitely open to your imagination. >> reporter: caitlin is with the association for public art and said this is coming from new york, where it sat in madison square park surrounded by skyscrapers >> it's an interesting contrast where it was installed in new york along the river, in fairmount park >> question is why did philadelphia buy it >> p

. >> our greg argos tells us what city has taken the spot. >> you can consider this another loss for philadelphia especially now that a major city in the southwest can technically say they're bigger than us. >> it's close but we're getting bumppied. >> how is that possible. really? >> that's crazy and unexpecte unexpected. >> when it comes to population the city of brotherly love is getting out shipd by the valley of the sun. phoenix, arizona. >> i don't mean that though. >> nothing good about phoenix i know it's hot. >> census data shows phoenix has 1,615,017 resident. >> we are behind 32,000. >> bigger you are the more problems you have. >> i don't think of it as a big city. >> in terms of physical size phoenix is philadelphia spans -- phoenix is four times as large if placed over philly would take up most of our county and chunks of bucks, montgomery and delaware counties. >> i don't think it's app toll apple comparison. >> ask yang yang tourism and tallty management being over taken by phoenix population is not necessarily a bad things. >> we'll feel a little dispointed at first

our greg argos is here with a look at why. >> why? >> more time at the office. >> experts say we all need to take time off of work. but last year, 34% of americans more than 1 in 3 did not take any vacation. we learned it's partially due to cost and commitment to the jobs. >> buy those tickets and pack your bags and don't forget the suncreen. we're headed to summer and that means it's time for vacation. >> when is your next vacation. >> or does it? >> i'm not sure. >> i don't think i'm taking vacation any time soon. >> you have nothing planned. >> i have a bachelorette party in mexico. >> there you go. >> you forgot that. >> sorry maggie. >> 34%, more than 1 in 3 americans did not take a vacation at all last year. more than half took fewer than five days off. >> i'm surprised by that. that's a lot. >> vacations or breaks or time off is extremely important. >> dr. george james therapist for council for relationships says he's not surprised by how few americans take a break from work. >> there's a way if we think if we stop working we'r

we now know crews started working on it the beginning of the week >> we sent greg argos to find out what this is and why it's here in philly. >> it really is a site to see on the banks of the schuylkill, a wooden and metal structure, 40 feet tall, yards from the schuylkill river, actually a piece of artwork, but what it looks like is up for interpretation. along kelly drive, purged on the banks of the schuylkill river is something distracting joggers slowing bikers and causing many to pull out their cameras and ask, what do you think that is? >> i have no idea. >> it's actually a 40 foot public art sculpture newly installed just north of the girard avenue bridge and looks like -- beginning on who you ask >> a dog >> elephant, horse >> giraffe? >> definitely open to your imagination. >> reporter: caitlin is with the association for public art and said this is coming from new york, where it sat in madison square park surrounded by skyscrapers >> it's an interesting contrast where it was installed in new york along the river, in fairmount park >> question is why did philadelphia buy it >> p

our greg argos will have more on the first day of trial, including testimony, from the girl's mother that is coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> philadelphia police have what appears to be a complicated investigation on their hand. a seven year-old girl was discovered wye her mother in the basement of her olney home with the bag over her head. as we await a briefing from police momentarily our joe holden has been working on this story all day and he is live with what we know right now, joe. >> reporter: jessica, we are awaiting special victims unit officers and captain here to give us some insight on the type of investigation, they are working. very early on this was described to be really a toss up, was this a crime, was this perhaps an accident? that remains to be seen. however, right now we know according to our sources in sv u that this seven year-old has suffer, significant brain damage. what began as a call for stolen car escalated to overs frantically trying to save the life of the seven year-old child. >> the cops were giving little girl cpr. >> reporter: after the gi

board walk, the pros poe as would expands the ban to all 38 blocks, as "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos discovered, there is one place where wildwood won't enforce the restriction restrictions. >> the sit of wildwood is looking to ban smoking butting out those who want to light up on the board walk. >> wildwood mayor ernie says the bill would just pass first reading, now headed for a full city council vote. if passed, smoking would be outlawed, starting in summer, of 2018. >> i ask why are you doing it, seems to be the time to do it, smoking has become a little less accepted. >> good idea. >> i hate cigarette, that would be perfect for me. >> awesome. >> why? >> then you don't have to breathe in other people's smoke. >> smoking ban applies to anyone here on the wildwood boardwalk, but you can still smoke on the beach. >> why enforce a law, a law that you can't enforce, the fact our beach is so big, would you have to put an army of police officers or inspectors down there. >> talking a draw is already prohibited on certain sections of the wildwood boards walk, but with the health concern