. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us from school district headquarters with that story, jan. >> reporter: as teacher union prepares to challenge in court what the src has done officials say don't plan on teachers going on strike. but that doesn't mean students aren't planning something of their own, they have been organizing a demonstration on facebook and they are asking philadelphia students not to go to class today instead stand outside in support of their teachers. now this demonstration comes just two days after the src suddenly and unilaterally canceled its labor contract with the teachers union and on monday the district announced it would force union members to pay into their health care benefits. the the change starting in december will amount to $55 to $150 a month based on the teachers salary. src says this will send 44 million-dollar back to school this year and two hub million-dollar over the next four years, a steady source of funning that the district desperately needs and move, now being back by the mayor. >> the the action unfortunately was necessary gi

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us from hallahan high with the latest on the police investigation, jane, good morning. >> good morning, erika. disturbing case of vandalism here at the this local high school, graffiti spray painted right on the front doors, there, of this girls catholic high school, a disturbing site that has since been cleaned off but still police are investigate to go find out who this was and why this all happened. an early morning clean up job formant naps here at john w hallahan catholic girls high school in center city scrubbing away at a racial slur scrolled in the middle of the front doors. this is what it looked like before maintenance arrived. we have blurred it out this racial slur was spotted just before 1:00 this morning. he tells us he was walking home. he tweeted a photo and alerted "eyewitness news". we called police this and number of detectives responded to take a look around. they have searched the building for more graffiti but they said this is all they found. investigators have searched grounds for any evidence left behind but pe

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us from the scene in hunting park where she spoke with one man who escape those flames from jumping out of the window jam. >> that is right, erika and ukee, good morning, very scary morning for people live on this block. we will hear more from him in a minute. in the meantime fire investigators remain on the scene looking for the cause of this fire. we are told a special k-9 unit is here with that. the causes undetermined at this moment but still we know that the fire spread quickly and damage five homes here on north park avenue. the deputy fire chief said it was porch construction that spread flames from one house to the next. there were no serious injuries. but 18 people, including six children now to have find a new place to stay. this is 3800 block have of north park avenue at hunting park. fire fighters have been here since 11:30 last night. when they arrived, heavy fire was scene in the first and second floors of the homes where the fire started. films were spotted on the first floor of the neighboring home as well. in all fiv

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us from pate state police barracks in king of prussia with more, jan. >> reporter: erika and ukee, good morning. police are still trying to figure out how this all happen. what we know that is four people were injured, one person was killed, police say all five of them were in a car that got into an accident with a tractor trailer and all are young adults. if you look at the video you can see where this accident happened. "eyewitness news" was there as emergency personnel transported the injured to the nearby hospitals. the the accident happened on the pennsylvania turnpike, westbound, between fort washington and norristown, in white marsh, montgomery county. police now say that five young adults were inside that car last night. somehow there was an accident involving a car and tractor trailer. a helicopter was requested but all were grounded due to the weather last night. four people were transported on the ground to abington hospital in serious condition. they remain there this morning. one person was taken to einstein, montgomery in critic

live from the state police barracks in king of prussia, jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> 4:33. we want to get our forecast for the day, katie. >> it will stay on the unsettled side for us, erika, good morning, everybody. sky cam three is looking hazy as we take you outside right on cue the a shaking begins on the field camera. wind is very much noticeable out this at this point and it will be a running theme throughout the day. we will keep it around tonight and into thomas we watched this area of low pressure we have been tracking for a couple will of days, start to gradually drift off to the northeast but lets go back in time here and talk a couple of stats. it was more like november. not only was it damp and chilly, daytime high only hit 50 but we had breeze making it feel cooler. normally we would hit a daytime high like this on november 10th. we are ahead of schedule in terms of. that here's your storm system. notice bulk of this. note thinks three hour loop. poor massachusetts they have been getting slammed with soaking rain for hours on a stretch here. so that is w

reporting live outside this high school in center city, jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> one person is dead and a dozen more displaced when a fire rips through a delaware count fey silt. flames broke out last night at elwyn facility on the 100 block of elwyn road in media. elwyn is a center and home for people with disabilities. fire officials tell thaws quick reaction by staff helped save others. >> we arrived on the location, five minutes after the initial dispatch and we found the staff's vac waiting, 38 people from the building, they had one person unaccounted for at that particular point in time and there is reason for the fire. >> fire officials say that fire was contain to the bedroom and causes under investigation. >>> right now coming up a at 5:03. we will get traffic and weather to go. better energy today. >> that within my advice if you have any plans you want to get outside, you know, this will be a good excuse to do that unless you are a duck and you like to run around this is rain. we have that on the way too here. lets take you out here and show you what is

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us at the scene at hunting park with more, jane, good morning. >> reporter: ukee and erika, good morning. fire investigators remain on the scene looking for the cause of this fire that is still undetermined this morning. what we do know is this fire explode very quickly jumping from one home to the next. in all as you mentionedded five

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao is live where this incident happened and she has the latest, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is a disturbing case of vandalism here at this girls catholic high school in center city. it was graffiti. to make matters worse it was a racial slur. now you can see student and staff start to arrive and worst part it was spray painted on the front doors there right in the middle will of two crosses. early morning clean up job for maintenance at john w hallahan catholic girls high school in center city scrubbing away at a racial slur. this is what it looked like before maintenance arrived. we have blurred video out. >> it was all paint. it was hard to get off but it is off. >> reporter: this racial slur was spottedded just before 1:00 this morning. tells us he was walking home. he tweeted a photo of what was written here and then alerted "eyewitness news". we have promptly called police. this and a number of detectives responded to take a look around. they have searched the building for more graffiti but say this one slurries all they fou

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao is at 69th street terminal where she spoke with riders who say they are caught in the middle, jan, good morning. >> reporter: ukee and erika, good morning. union officials have told us there is no time line on when the strike will happen at this point but they do say they will give riders 24 hours notice if they do decide to go on strike. they tell us that the two sides here are still very farrah part. septa passengers left on the edge of their seats, waiting to hear how long they will still have a a ride. as union leadership and septa officials continue to negotiate a new contract. some passengers, remember what an inconvenience last strike was and they are not looking forward to yet another. >> i went through it when i was teaching years ago and it was very hard to get around. >> riders are hoping it doesn't come to this they are keeping their fingers cross that had negotiations don't break down. every where i got to go i get on septa, this is a strike isn't too bad. >> reporter: members of the transit workers union local 234 are working withou

reporting live, jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> right now 6:33.s get traffic and weather together, katie. >> we have round of steady rain falling in portions of our region but not everyone is getting hit. this is a take where perhaps a neighbor, county or two away is getting slammed with soaking rain or just a couple of showers and you might not see anything. that is what we have going on right now in reading, in rain drops currently falling from the sky but you have got heavy pocket of rain and thunderstorms now out towards the jersey shore points. this is generally what we're finding for the next couple of hours as the day progresses. it may end up being breezy, damp, misty, drizzling but this will be a dreary day. 56 degrees already at philly international. we have not seen too much on the thermometer readings. that is in part due to the fact that we have a thick blanket of cloud cover but it also keeps us from moving throughout the day. low 60's at best down the shore, and in philadelphia, and there will be more clouds out there, the breeze st

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us at that scene in hunting park with more, good morning. >> reporter: erika and ukee, good morning. fire investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire that is unknown this morning but what we do know this was a fast moving fire, take a look at damage left behind, those homes are destroyed, completely gutted, in all five homes scorched by flames and 18 people are looking for a new place to stay. the good news is there were no serious injuries due in part to good samaritan. it took philadelphia fire crews an hurry to control flames on the 3800 block of north park avenue tuesday night. the fifer was quick to jump from house to house getting people to safety needed to be done even quicker. >> somebody was knocking on my door, i came to the door and there was a fire report report that was matthew flores who spotted the flames and went door to door making sure folks woke up and got out. >> my first thought was to go out there and get it. so, just did anything, anybody else would do. >> reporter: twelve adult and six children

to show support for teachers who had their contracts canceled. >>> "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao live at school district headquarters with the details, jane. >> reporter: well, scheduled to start in a half an hour, some students say they won't go to class today but instead stand outside their schools in support of their teachers. this demonstration has been organized on facebook and so far close to 250 people have pledged to participate. it is a demonstration that comes two days after src suddenly and unilaterally canceled its labor contract with the teachers union. on monday district announced it will force union members to pay their health care benefits. the change will start to $55 to $150 a month based on a teachers salary. src says this move will send 44 million-dollar back to school this year and 200 million-dollar over the next four years. steady funding. officials say the district desperately needs and it is a move now being back by the mayor. >> the action unfortunately was necessary given the fact that the system is broken, there is in more money to be had from anywhere

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us from central bucks in doylestown, jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ukee. a heated school board meeting last night at c.b. west where for the first time some of the suspended coaches on the jv and varsity football team spoke out with some of the parents who support them. also a first meeting last night was first time school district spoke about the hazing allegations since this story broke last week. school board members detailed fine goes of the schools internal investigation. they say mess serious of the hazing included a game called slap it, lick it and grab it during which rook writes made to slap another player, lick a player's face and grab a player's private parts while fully clothed. school board says this hazing happened during a post scrimmage picnic organized by parents in the summer. last night the head coach defended himself and his coaches saying this was within time incident they didn't learn about until october 15th. hensell goes on to say that the hazing happened in a locker room after most coaches left incl

. >> jane carabao is live at school district headquarters with that story, jane. >> reporter: good morning, natasha and erika. the teachers union is planning a challenge in court to the src's decision that happened early this week. they said don't expect a teachers strike but that doesn't mean students are in the planning something of their own. they have been organizing this on facebook and planning a strike of their own. organizers asking students not to go to class and instead stand outside of their school in support of their teachers this demonstration comes just two days after src suddenly and unilaterally canceled its labor contract with the teachers union and on monday district a announced would it force union members to pay into their health care benefits. the change starting in december will amount to $55 to $150 a month based on a teacher's salary. src says this ill with send 44 million-dollar back to school this year and 200 million-dollar over next four years a steady stream of fund ago this the district desperately needs. a move now being back by the mayor. >> the action unfor

reporting live, jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> right now 4:33. lets hear more about this forecast, nice start. >> absolutely nice and mild. we will take to you a different view from the rooftop here, i'll step on this side to get a location. you can see liberty place off in the distance, comcast building as we face south. very, very quiet, tranquil this morning. very mild when you walk outed door. doesn't feel too bad. lets go to storm scan three. my bad i want to take you back in time. lets talk about good news. we had nice conditions i should say yesterday. 76 degrees is where we topped off here. average high for that day was 63 degrees but 76, ended up being our daytime high. hopefully you enjoyed it. things where to start changing here. looking at storm scan three nice large front willal boundary but while it is very both end with cool air that is incoming our temperatures back it doesn't have a a lot have of juice with it as i like to say. we are looking at a shower later on today. you don't want to take an umbrella i say go for it you can g

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us now, she's going to have the story you won't see anywhere else, good morning. >> reporter: disturbing case of vandalism graffiti on a girls catholic high school in center city, a racial slur scrolled right on the front door a smack in the middle of two crosses. maintenance worker has since cleaned this up so that word isn't visible when kids arrive this morning. the this is john hall hand catholic high school at 19th and wood streets. racial slurs was spotted by a passerby just before 1:00 this morning. we have blurred that out but it was right in the middle of the front doors here. that passerby tells us he was walking home when he saw this, tweeted a photo of what was written here and then alerted "eyewitness news". we promptly called police and a number of detective have been on the scene here taking a look around. they have been searching building to see if there was more graffiti but they tell me this one slurries all they have found. investigators have been looking around ground for possibly any evidence left behind and perhaps, more i

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us from the state police barracks in king of prussia with more on that, good morning. >> reporter: erika and ukee, good morning, this is latest on this investigation, police say five people in all were inside a car that got in the accident with the tractor trailer late last night on the pennsylvania turnpike in montgomery county, police say four of those people were injured and one was killed and police say all five were young adults. taking a look at the the video you can see the scene of the accident, "eyewitness news" was there as emergency personnel transported injured to the nearby hospitals. the accident happened on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound between fort washington and norristown, police now say that five young adults were in side that car at 12:30 last night, somehow there was an accident involving a car and that tractor trailer, a helicopter was requested but all were grounded due to the weather last night. four people were transported on the ground on to abington hospital in serious condition they remain there this mo

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao is live at school district headquarters to explain this for us, jan. >> reporter: natasha and erika, good morning. teachers union says don't expect a teachers strike because of what the src has done but that doesn't mean students don't plan to take action of their own. they are organizing on line, facebook and they plan to have a strike of their own today. organizers are asking philadelphia students to printout flyers and not go to class instead stand outside in support of their teachers. >> minutes after school reform commission suddenly and unilaterally canceled its labor contract with the philadelphia federation of teachers outcry was heard from students, parent, union in members alike calling the move disrespectful and cowardly. >> it is like they can do whatever they want. >> just one more hit we have had to take, from a system that doesn't care about what we do. >> reporter: teachers were blind sided, on monday src announced it will force union members to pay into their health care benefits. it will amount to 55 to $150 a month based on a t

reporting live from upper darby jane carabao cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> new this morning a man tries to drive himself to the hospital after a shooting in north philadelphia police say someone with an assault rifle shot him at west tioga streets. police found the driver passed out after his suv hit a fire hydrant on the 3300 block of old york road. we're told he is in stable condition with the gunshot wound to the right thigh. >>> a chase that took philadelphia police from mayfair to torresdale end in a crash and the a alleged driver in jail. chase started last night at torresdale and ditman streets. police say they were investigating the man in connection with the abduction and assault on a woman that happened on monday but when officers approached his car police say he back up in to one of them and then took off. >> the operator of the vehicle backed up striking one of the officers and then pulled forward and drug one of the officers several feet. at this time the partner fired his weapon, one time, striking the rear of the toyota camry in the rear windshield. >> police ended up tas

reporting live at state police barracks in king of prussia, jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> right now 5:03. chilly start to the morning, katie. >> it is much like we saw yesterday, today bigger story we will notice more than anything is win kicking in. we have wet weather we have to discuss that is maybe tapered back by comparison to yesterday. it is still essentially the same forecast but there are factors that take more dominance in what we will notice out there today. it is because of this storm still churning away but starting to pull off to the northeast and moving off to the northeast here and poor massachusetts, that poor state has been getting pummeled. we are looking at a three hour loop but that has been going on for much longer then three hours. the soaking rain. strong winds. coastal flood potential for this part of the u.s. that frankly as a result means we were dealt a glancing blow out of this. yesterday was very dreary. today is very much the same but you'll have fewer showers. those will still be out there they are starting to taper off with time. genera

we are live from drexel hill, jane carabao, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> "eyewitness news" will stay on top of the out break on tv and on line. we have assembled a guide to keep you information. find it at cbs philly.com. >>> a little girl, whom police believe was inside a stolen suv in trenton new jersey was found safe. amber alert went out around 8:00 when 2007 ford escape was reported stolen and five-year old girl was believed to be inside. incident unfolded at brunswick avenue at race street. five-year old jania davis was found shortly before 11:30 last night asleep in the bedroom of her home. new trent than police are investigating the possibility that the child's mother filed a false police report. >>> a man quick of killing a baby and her grandmother is sentenced to death. jurors in montgomery county deliberated ragu yandamuri's fate for 3.5 hours last night. yandamuri stabbed 61 year-old grandmother, to death and then killed her ten month-old granddaughter back in 2012. he now faces lethal injection. a formal sentencing hearing is scheduled for next month. >>> happening today

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us at the scene at hunting park with more, jane, good morning. >> reporter: ukee and erika, good morning. fire investigators remain on the scene looking for the cause of this fire that is still undetermined this morning. what we do know is this fire explode very quickly jumping from one home to the next. in all as you mentionedded five homes were scorched by the flames and 18 people are now looking for a new place to stay. the good news is there were no serious injuries and that is due in part to the good samaritan. it took philadelphia fire crews an hour to control flames in the 3800 block of north park avenue tuesday night. the the fire was quick to jump from house to house getting people to safety needed to be done even quicker. >> somebody was knocking on my door, i came to the door and there was a fire report report that person was matthew flores, he spotted flames and went door to door making sure folks woke up and got out. >> my first thought was to get out of the house. i did anything anybody else would do. >> reporter: they made it out

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us from the sat center with that part of the story, jan, good morning. >> reporter: well, nurses across the country are understandably concerned about ebola because that second helpful care provider was just tested positive for the virus and now the nation's largest health care union, for registered nurses, well, they are demanding that the president the set mandates for protections for their workers. >> it seems like this, health care workers fighting ebola in africa and here at home are enough to frighten anyone and now imagine what it is like to be a nurse on the front line as the second health care provide inner dallas, texas has toasted positive for the virus. >> in liberia ebola is now called the nurse killer disease. so that gives me great cause for concern. >> reporter: kathy toomey is a nurse at crozer-chester medical center. she's one of the 11,000 health care workers demanding higher standards from hospitals. the nation's largest nurses union say, when it comes to ebola, standards are sub par or non-existent. >> we are the front

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao is live at school district headquarters to explain this for us, jane. >> reporter: good morning, in a cash a now the teachers union says that despite the src's action teachers don't plan on striking, however, students are planning a strike of their own, and they have been organizing this on line, facebook and right now there are close to 250 people pledged not to go to class and said stand outside in support of their teachers. new this demonstration comes two days after the src suddenly, and unilaterally canceled their labor contract with the teachers union and on monday it would force union members to pay into their health care benefits. the change, starting in december, will amount to $55 to $150 a month based on a teachers salary. src says this will send 44 million-dollar back to school this year and 200 million-dollar over the next four years. study funding officials say, the the district desperately needs and a move new back by the mayor. >> the the action unfortunately was necessary, given the fact that the system is broken. the there is in

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us at 69th street transportation center where we spoke with some riders, good morning. >> reporter: erika and ukee, good morning. contract negotiations, continue and at this point, there is no word about when a possible strike would happen or if it would happen. we might learn more about that in the coming days possibly as early as tomorrow, union leaders say two sides are still very farrah part. septa a passengers left on the edge of their seat, waiting to hear how licensing they will still have a ride, as union leadership and septa officials continue to negotiate a new contract. some passengers remember what a inconvenience last strike was and they are in the looking forward to yet another. >> i went through it when i was teaching, years ago, and it was very hard to get around. >> reporter: riders are hoping it doesn't come to this they are keeping their fingers cross that had negotiations don't break down. members of the transit workers union local 234 have been working without a contract since march. union is septa's largest represent

for now we are live from hunting park, jane carabao for "eyewitness news" at cw philly. >>> philadelphia police are investigating what caused a car to crash in the center city building. investigators say a driver lost control and slammed into a building at ninth and chestnut. the driver was taken to thomas jefferson university hospital, and no one inside the building was hurt. >>> coming up on 8:03. lets check in with katie, how is it looking. >> we have very gray skies out here on the sky deck here, erika and we will see additional rain drops falling here in center city. at least over our studios. we have got some rounds of rain that have continued to roll role through portions of our area and it looks like it will be a running theme for us today. lets take a look storm scan three wider zoom and i love the way this looks. it is an obvious indication that the storm system is still developing. we've got leading edge of it out over the the opened water, and from the lightening being reported right now and gusty nasty thunderstorms rumbling through ocean and monmouth county this morning but

reporting live from center city, jane carabao for "eyewitness news" at cw philly. >> jan, thank you. >>> also new you this morning an international manhunt for this man wanted for kidnapping a boy with ties to pennsylvania. investigators say jeffery hanson left seattle with his nine year-old son billy and they may be sailing to hawaii or another pacific island. boy was supposed to fly to his mother in pennsylvania last month but he never got on the plane. the fbi has not said exactly where in the states, he was going. >>> coming up at 5:03, time for traffic together and lets start off with katie, good morning. >> we have a nice day, erika, good morning everybody. it is all courtesy of high pressure. so often high pressure ushers in fair, very nice weather to the area and it is doing us a solid yet again today. when we take to you to the live neighborhood met work that high pressure pre duesed to us. temperatures dropped off more readily then they did yesterday when we were still dealing with some clearing skies, but the sky is is the have not been cleared for a while and that is over

are ship for transport workers union. >> workers have been without a contract since march. >> jane carabaominal where riders are bracing for a possible strike, jane, good morning. >> erika and ukee, good morning, with a possible strike still on the table, many people here are thinking of a backup plan should those trains, buses and trolleys stop rolling big concern for many people is how will they get to work and will school. many people here though are just hoping this won't happen, they are hoping that the contract negotiations do not break down. the two sides have pledged to continue to negotiate the terms of the new contract, members of the transit workers union local 234 have been without one since march. the union is septa's largest representing 5,000 bus drivers, subway and trolley operators and maintenance workers. they say main sticking points continue to be benefit increases and pay raises, on sunday, members authorized their leadership to strike if they deem it necessary and union leader ship show a decision to strike could come by weeks end and even tomorrow. we could get more

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao picks up that story. >> reporter: scenes like this health care workers fighting ebola in africa and here at home are enough to frighten anyone. now imagine what it is like to be a nurse on the front line especially at the second health care provide inner dallas, texas has tested positive for the virus. >> in liberia ebola is now called the nurse killer disease. so that gives me great cause for concern. >> reporter: kathy toomey is a nurse at crozer-chester medical center and she is just one of more than 11,000 health care workers now demanding higher standards from hospitals. the nation's largest nurses union says that when it comes toe bowl, protocol at most hospitals, it is sub par, or non-existent. >> we're the front line. we're the people that will be going in. if you don't have have the proper protocols in space, one mistake is all it takes. >> what i am afraid office people trying to short cut their protection and short cut this and ending. >> nurse's alleged, no specific protocol in place. thomas duncan they say was left in the public area

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao has this story. >> reporter: archdiocese of philadelphia, is calling it a senseless act of hate speech captured on video, you will only see here on "eyewitness news". a racial slur we have blurred out spray painted on the girls catholic high school in center city. >> there haven't been any racial incidents or anything like that so we were all taken back by it this morning. >> reporter: racist graffiti was spotted at john hall hallahan catholic high school by a passerby just before 1:00 thursday morning. he contacted "eyewitness news", as we alerted police. investigators spent the morning looking for evidence on 19th and wood streets. school maintenance, scrubbed the front door, that hateful words scrolled between two crosses. >> every once in a while we do get graffiti but never that type of graffiti. >> reporter: police are reviewing surveillance video including that camera from the front of the school, unfortunately it may not be very good because it seems like scaffolding below is obscuring the view of the entrance. there is another camera a

in drexel hill, jane carabao "eyewitness news". >>> a new supermarket is opened for business in camden. it is first new supermarket to open in the city in 40 years. our nicole blur has a look. >> good morning, welcome to price right. >> reporter: for veronica walker the grand opening of price right in camden is about more than fresh food but a fresh start. >> i'm loving it. >> i am loving it. >> reporter: she's one of camden residents employed by the warehouse style food market which marks the city's first grocery store in years. >> very clean. aisles very wide, that was good for a senior. prices so you can see them. >> reporter: and afford them. price right aims to offer same quality food at traditional super markets at half of the price. >> our advertising will be minimal, we will only have a circular once a month, instead of every week. we watch every single expense line very, very carefully. >> reporter: customers are encourage to bring their own bags or purchase this one for 10 cents. price right says that helps pack in the savings that ultimately, can be passed down to the custom

board meeting last night in doylestown and that is where we will find "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao this morning, jan, good morning. >> erika, good morning it was a heated discussion at that school board meeting last night at c.b. west high school. some suspended coaches spoke out for first time deeven ifing themselves and head coach and players parents spoke out as well backing them all up. facing cameras for the first time since allegations of hazing has hit his football team head coach brian hens el had one message for his supporters. >> i love my players, parents and i love my coaches. i'm grateful for them. >> reporter: hens el and rest of the jv and varsity coaching staff seven been suspendedded. central bucks police and county district attorney's office are looking into allegations of hazing by senior members of the team. >> his reputation was great. now it is tarnished again by a rush to judgment by an administration that wanted to cover their butts. >> reporter: on tuesday night in front of the packed house school board detailed findings of it internal investigation. they s

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao has more. >> reporter: lesson in free speech for philadelphia school students not in school but in front of it wednesday morning. a protest in the way only students at the creative and performing arts school could do it. >> for past few years they have cut our budgets and they have cut funding, and nurses, and health teachers, and the line really stops at our teachers. >> reporter: strong message from capa students in south philadelphia, they didn't go to school today, they were on strike to support their teachers who just two days earlier were taken by surprise when school reform commission suddenly ended their labor contract and imposed changes to the health care benefit. >> it is wrong what they did. it was shady. they have given teachers in warning. >> reporter: starting in december members of the philadelphia federation of teachers will to have pay in their health care premiums. it will save about 50 million-dollar a year, pft called the move disrespectful and one that equals a pay cut. >> they cannot strike so we are striking for for them.

investigators looked for a cause "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao shows us the damage. >> reporter: ruble and remains of the peoples lives all that was left as sun rose in hunting park. for those who called the 3800 block of north park avenue home are just relieved they are alive to see it. >> i just thank god you know that he spared my life. >> reporter: leroy irving lives here where fire started. he was asleep upstairs when he heard a shout from his brother-in-law. little did he know this is what his home looked like from the outside captured from this eyewitness video. >> i went downstairs and looked at the door and whole door whole front porch was urban. >> reporter: irving jumped to safety, and meanwhile the fire was spreading. >> because of the porch construction, the fire extended to the right of the original fire dwelling involving four more other homes. >> reporter: passerby noticed and started going door to door getting everyone out. >> my first thought was to go up and get it. i did anything anybody else would do. >> reporter: fire officials arrived minutes later and wor

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao shows us it was one frightening need. >> reporter: tight up,e gun is what roughly half a dozen temple university students experienced on north 18th street, sunday night. >> awful, scary. >> reporter: alexis segal lives here in the 1900 block. police say two men with guns made their way inside their neighbor's home tied up at least six people inside and robbed them at gunpoint. it has her and her roommates thinking about safety. >> i will get more locks on our doors and just keep practicing safe measures. >> reporter: temple university said home invasion and robbery may not have been random and that is still under investigation. police say two suspects followed one of the victims into his house and demanded contents of a locked box and pistol whipped him. six people were restrained as identified as temple student ranging from 18 to 20 years old. suspects got away with cash and electronic. a scary night for students, one that still has them talking to day about personal safety both on and off campus. >> if you are paying attention tour surroundin

in folcroft, jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> terminally ill woman admits she's having secondontroversial decision to end her life. twenty-nine year-old brittany maynard made that confession in a new videotape. released by an end on have life choice advocacy group. maynard does have have terminal brain cancer. she initially decided to end her life with the doctor's assistance. this the saturday, but now she says she's not quite sure. >> i still have enough to weigh and i still laugh, smile with my family and friends and that doesn't seem like the right time, right now, but it will come because i feel like myself is getting sicker. it is happening each week. >> maynard has moved to oregon that is one of three states that had has the death with dignity laws. >> apple ceo tim cook says he is proud to be gay. he made the announcement in an essay for bloomberg business week published today. deeply private executive says he has never denied his sexuality but never publicly acknowledged it until right now. cook says quote i consider being gay among the greatest gifts god has given me

jane carabao joins us from the sat center with more on that, good morning. >> good morning. nurses all across the country are understandably concerned about ebola and now the largest union for registered nurses in the entire country has sent a letter to the president demanding better protection for health care workers for possibly treating ebola patients. >> it is scenes lake this health care workers fighting ebola in africa and here at home, now imagine what it is like to be a nurse the front lines, and, as the the second health care provide inner dallas texas has now tested positive for the virus. >> in liberia that ebola is now called the nurse killer disease. and, it is a great cause for concern. >> reporter: kathy toomey is nurse at the chester medical center. she's just one of more than 11,000 health care workers demanding higher standard from hospitals. nation's largest nursing union says when it comes to ebola, and, and non-existent. >> that is it going in. >> we don't have have the proper protocol. >> and a, and protection and short cut this, and ending up like tall

reporting live outside school district headquarters, jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> coming up at 8:00 33, lets get traffic and weather together. >> good morning,er contact skies have cleared out nicely in the wake of the cold front whiz rumbled through with nasty thunderstorms, heavy rain for some of us and it is long gone. i want to she you storm scan three. not a heck of a lot on the this point. we have a beautiful blue sky in most spots. if you have handful of clouds don't worry, that is all you are left with at this point with a breeze. we are feeling that breeze that will last us all day but notice in the live neighborhood network, for example, outside whitefield elementary school that wind flow is southeasterly. if it were coming straight up out of the north from the cooler location, then it would be a chilly breeze but today it is just what we will call i a noticeable breeze. it is actually even despite passage of the cold front we will get to the mid 07's because we started off so mild and just the way timing worked out this turns out to be a press i pleasant day ov

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao is in the satellite center with that part of the story, jen. >> that is right, nurses all across the country are understandably concerned about ebola. now nation's largest nurses union has sent a letter to the president demand will that better protections being put in place for health care workers, have. >> it seems like this health care worker in africa are enough to deter any within now imagine what it is like to be on the nurse on the front line especially as a second health care provide inner dallas texas has now tested positive for the the virus. >> in liberia, the ebola is now called the nurse killer disease. so that gives me great cause for concern. >> reporter: kathy toomey is a nurse at crozer-chester medical center. she is injuries one of more than 11,000 health care worker demanding higher standards from hospitals. the nation's largest nurses union says when it comes toe bowl, protocol at most hospitals, it is sub par or non-existent. >> we're the front line. we are the people that will be going in, and if you don't have the proper p

reporting live at state police barracks in king of prussia, jane carabao for "eyewitness news" at cw philly. >>> coming up on, 8:01, lets get traffic and weather together. >> we are still tracking a storm system really pummeling new england right now. that is where we will turn our focus to start off. what we are looking at here is seeing through rain drops a few of fenway park in boston. obviously shut down for the day, 48 degrees with a pretty variable wind. we have just seen the wind into the 20's just a minor to ago but rain continues to fall in boston as well as much of the rest of massachusetts. and, the entire state, and, under the the gun, for this incredibly heavy rain for hours now. we have been seeing the same round of rain over the exact same placees. so this is a very significant storm for this part of the country. for us it is definitely been a big nuisance but thankfully that is all it has been. we are left with lingering showers out there right now, chill in the air, thermometer readings might climb another six or 7 degrees and that will be it. don't expect much more

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us at central bucks west in doylestown with the very latest information, jen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erika. it certainly was a heated discussion at c.b. west in doylestown during the school board meeting. for the very first time those suspended coaches decided to speak and so did their parents in support of them. facing cameras for the first time since allegations of hazing has hit his fat ball team head coach brian hensel had one message for his supporters. >> i love my players, i love the parents and i love the coaches. i'm grateful for them. >> reporter: hensel and rest of the vv and varsity coaching staff has been suspended. central bucks police and county district attorney's office every looking into allegations on have hazing by senior members of the team. >> his reputation is great. now it is tarnished by a rush to judgment, and,. >> reporter: pack house, will school board detailed for the public findings of this internal investigation. they say most serious of the hazing included a game called grab it and lick it. >>

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us from hallahan high with the latest on the police investigation, jane, good morning. >> good morning, erika. disturbing case of vandalism here at the this local high school, graffiti spray painted right on the front doors, there, of this girls catholic high school, a disturbing site that has since been cleaned off but still police are investigate to go find out who this was and why this all happened. an early morning clean up job formant naps here at john w hallahan catholic girls high school in center city scrubbing away at a racial slur scrolled in the middle of the front doors. this is what it looked like before maintenance arrived. we have blurred it out this racial slur was spotted just before 1:00 this morning. he tells us he was walking

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us from the 69th street transportation center in upper dash which reaction from riders, january. >> reporter: ukee, now no time line has been set, just yet about a possible strike but we could learn more about that over the next coming days, in the meantime, union leadership says the two parties are very farrah part. septa passengers left on the edge of their seats waiting to hear how long they will still have a ride, as union leadership and septa officials continue to negotiate a new contract. some passengers, no matter what a inconvenience, are in the looking forward to yet another strike. >> i went through it when i was teaching years ago and it was very hard to get around. >> reporter: riders are hoping it doesn't come to this they are keeping their fingers cross that had negotiations just don't break down. members of the transit the workers union local 234 have been working without a contract since march. union is septa a's largest representing 5,000 bus drivers, subway and trolley operators and maintenance workers. main sticking poi

reporting live outside state police barracks in king of prussia, jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness newsgood thank you. in other news protestness ferguson missouri are heating up after the autopsy report is leaked in the death of michael brown. unarmed teen was shot to death by a police officer in august. roughly 150 protesters gathered outside the ferguson police department met in riot gear. two people were detained after demonstrators threw water bottles at officers. both the the official autopsy and a private autopsy conduct by brown's family shows the teenager was shot at least six times, results of the third autopsy, ordered by federal officials have in the been revealed. grand jury is considering whether wilson should be charge. >>> the at 6:33. here's traffic and weather together, kate. >> one of the biggest impacts we saw with this storm system that started to bring its big impact with the wet weather yesterday was we saw these temperatures get held so far back from the normal. yesterday at best we only got to the upper 50's here which is much more typical of mid-november. so we'

we are live from drexel hill, jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> breaking news from north philadelphia, a shooting in olney. >> gunfire also shattered windows and cars and homes. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us at the police headquarters to tell us more, nicole. >> ukee and erika, police are hoping surveillance video will led them to the two men wanted in connection with the double shooting, as you mention that had left two men hospitalized, three homes and four vehicles, also struck by gunfire. an argument in olney resulted in a double shooting wednesday morning that police say could have been much worse, considering the number of shots fired in this residential area. we have found four parked unattended vehicles hit the by gun fire. we have found three homes on the south side of the 200 block of wellens street that was struck by gunfire. >> reporter: it all happened 12:30 near third and west wellens avenue when police responded to multiple 911 calls after a dispute in that area. >> from witnesses and there are multiple witnesses there was some sort of a

as "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao tells us the officer opened fire on a tractor trailer after police say it failed to stop after hitting several park cars. >> it is finish line for big rig but speeding down norristown street late thursday night, a truck driver, wild ride, halted here at the intersection of markly and west main street by police gunfire. >> operator originally raises his hand as if he will surrender but you for some reason puts his hand back on the steering wheel and tries to drive towards the police officers. >> reporter: that is when one officer opens fire three times hitting the driver once in the arm. forty-six year-old man from new jersey was a arrested and taken to the hospital but police say this started blocks away after a caller reported a truck driver speeding and crashing into parked cars on speed street. that is when police spotted the truck. >> driving right through a couple red lights without even touching the brake. >> reporter: police say they chased the driver on this deaden street where he crashed through a guardrail in an attempt to get away b

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao is over central bucks west with more on how parents are responding,jan good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ukee. parents decided to speak last night spoke in support of these coaches. it was a heated discussion at the school board meeting here at c.b. west high school: some of those suspend ed coaches were speaking for very first time. facing cameras for the first time since allegations of hazing has hit his football team head coach brian hensel had one message for his supporters. >> i love my players, i love the parents and i love the coaches and i'm grateful for him. >> reporter: he and the rest of the coaching staff has been suspended pending further investigation. central bucks police and county district attorney's office are looking in tollgations of hazing by senior members of the team. >> his reputation was great and now car nearby rush to judgment by an administration that wanted to cover that are butts. >> reporter: on tuesday night in front of the packed house school board detailed findings of its intention investigation. they say most

reporting live from drexel hill, jane carabao for "eyewitness news" at cw philly. >> thank you, jan. >>> breaking news from north philadelphia, shooting in olney wounds two men. gunfire hits cars and homes in the area "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer is at police headquarters to tell you all bit, nicole. >> reporter: and ukee, police are hoping that surveillance video helps them track down these two shooters, again wanted in connection with that double shooting that left two men hospitalized. also struck homes and vehicles, with gunfire. an argument in olney resulted in a double shooting wednesday morning that could have been much worse, considering the number of gunshots found. >> we found four parked unattended vehicles struck by gunfire. we also found three homes on the south side of the two turn block of wellens street, that were struck by fun fire. >> reporter: it all happened around 12:30 near third and west wellens avenue when police responded to multiple 911 calls after a reported dispute in that area. >> from witnesses, and there are multiple witnesses, there was som

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