we are live from center city, justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. >>> new at 6:00 encouraging the the entrepreneurial spirit. >> "eyewitness news" at franklin institute today where 14 students enrolled in entrepreneur ship course at philadelphia's science leadership academy. they pitched ideas for start up businesses and proposal were judged. winners received $500 to kick start their business or to support their other academic endeavors. >>> good grade are always worth celebrating cbs-3 at the the global leadership academy charter school in west philadelphia where students, in grade three through eight walk the red carpet and received award for their hard work on the pssa state test. it will be factored in the schools annual performance process. >>> we are looking at cold, conditions, during the overnight and, of course, we have snow squals, moving from the northwest toward the south east and, south jersey right now. courtesy of an arctic blast arctic front moving through and that is what is creating the problems across the delaware valley. our weather watc

> uber is about to get some competition here in philadelphia. >> as "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch tells us tonight a car sharing service called lift has rolled into town but not have been is happen that i they are there. >> reporter: days before it launches in philadelphia, some already know what lift is. >> it is just a uber more fun, little bit more youth oriented, i get it another glow stick mustache. >> reporter: this is video given to us from lift, starting friday, you may see cars with pink glow mustaches picking up fares through their smart phones. >> hi. >> reporter: philadelphia parking authority which oversees the city's taxi and limo industry won't be so welcoming. >> we will fine the drivers we will confiscate the vehicles. >> reporter: p pa says lift's ride service is against the the law because it isn't city regulated, although outside philadelphia it a has won provisional permanent mission to operate in the commonwealth. lift links drivers and riders using phone based app. they see each other faces so they know who they are dealing with but city's parking authority

we are live in upper darby justin finch cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you.et back to you. updating breaking news, fire tears through south philly row home. it started shortly before 3:00 this morning on the 2200 block every south lambert street. one person is in stable condition, at an area hospital, the red cross is also assisting four people this morning. >>> let's show you new surveillance video just in of one of the two suspect wanted for shooting two new york city police officers last night. you can see the man firing a gun in the bronx last night. the officers were shot while investigating a robbery in a grocery store. police think one of the suspect may have also been shot. both officers are expected to be okay. >> 6:36 right now. of course, january time for those what new years resolutions, new diet promises to go to the gym and of course -- also predictions for 2015. >> for a look what we expect in 2015, joined by cbs news business analyst jill schlessinger. good morning jill. >> reporter: good morning. >> so what's your expectation for the economy?

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch outside 69th street terminal right now, to kick off our coveragening ukee, yes the it began falling just about 6:30 this morning, as you can see still holding steady at this point. now penndot began it preps just after midnight. they have been continuing to stand at the red think morning ever since. now, septa has been working on the salting here, too they began salting early this morning, about 4:00 in the morning, paying special attention to the curves around here at the 69th street terminal. they also gave the bus wait here several salting. now, penndot as i mentioned earlier, got early early rather start as well. focusing on the 76, 676 and the 95 this morning. they also have some 200 trucks out, salt brining and plowing roads, as well. they'll also be watching the roads, and traffic cameras this morning looking for any trouble spots out there that might be caused by any slick roads this morning. >> if urena good driver, everything will be okay. take your time. don't rush. take your time, everything should be good. >> good that they're taking t

we are live in south philadelphia, justin finch cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. meanwhile, police need help finding a missing mother from delaware avenue her two young children were found several states away. investigators say that keisha hamilton and her two children were last seen at their smyrna delaware home on friday. authorities in indianna found those children with their father, keisha's husband he's now behind bars, waiting extradition. neighbors say they're happy the children are okay, but now they hope their mother will be found safe. >> have little kids myself. so i really, my hat goes to them, i pray, and i hope they are found safe and alive. >> investigators describe keisha -- keisha hamilton, 145 pawn, brown hair, brown eyes, any information on where she might be is asked to call police. >> friends and family gathered in bucks count toy hold a vigil for a missing teacher husband and father. "eyewitness news" was at guinea lane park in war wing last night. police say christopher tully last seen walking near the off ramp of 76 west toward silt line av

ess news" reporter justin finch begins our team three coverage, live from 69th street terminal, in upper darby, justin, good morning. >> waking to up snowfall, so good. except on the street here, we've seen cars go little faster than they should. and this morning penndot is warning all motorists here, to slow down. >> that familiar site, and that familiar sound. the crunch of snow salt, under food, at the 69th street terminal, and then, the feel of that cold. >> pretty colds. >> missed her fist bus to work, though she'll be driving later, she happier to see the salt out for her walk. >> it is good that they're taking time to make sure that it is safe. because, who wants to fall in this cold? i don't like to fall when it is hot. >> this morning if you're driving, there is a good chance penndot is keeping a close eye on your commute. traffic cameras, aimed on state road, so penndot knows where to focus its efforts. >> we're ready set go. we've been red. >> i district executive lesser says, more than 200 trucks will be out clearing streets, well into the afternoon. >> we urge motorists to b

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at temple and spoke to students who knew her, justin. >> reporter: jessica, those who knew rebecca kim are shock by her sudden death and at this time police say there are no signs of foul play. >> i just heard about it this morning. i heard her name. i said i have known her a long time. >> reporter: that name rebecca kim but newman has always known her as becca. >> in seventh grade we were in the same home rooinek room and in high school we had classes together. >> reporter: 26 been friend ever since graduating wissohickon high school last year and at temple university, they were side by side again. from their johnson hall dorm to their chemistry class. kim was studying prepharmacy. >> when i saw her in class we did work together and all that kind of stuff. >> i cane her having a really good future. she seemed like a smart girl. overall nice person. so sad to hear that happened to her. >> reporter: on thursday night police say kim fell eight floors from an art institute of philadelphia dorm room window. authorities say that she was there

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live in northern liberties with more justin. >> reporter: yes, an e-mail went out earlier telling staffers they would not be paid for the in of december. today should have been their payday but workers say their pay, benefits are now up in the air and they came out here this afternoon in this cold as a last resort for answers. nobody has given us any clue. >> answers as to why these 80 former staff of the now closed walter pal inner leadership learning charter have in the been paid. he stood in the cold hoping to hear something from front office staffers inside. ashley work for seven years in the school's community outreach office. he said workers were never paid for the the month of december. >> i have been here seven years and they have never wavered on a paycheck. >> reporter: in october letters went out with the word pay dates were changing. by last in month another letter saying workers wishing to cash their checks could only do so at one td bank branch. >> i was scared about being embarrassed at td bank that this check was not going to

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live with the very latest now justin. >> reporter: jessica, as you mention that had officer has new been released and man police say ran him over in strawberry mansion, he has now been caught. now new tonight, we are looking at him and his new list of charges. on the run no longer, dominic fallness seen in cuffs on chopper three's cameras just hours before fallins ran over a officer in the strawberry mansion traffic stop. >> carries stopped, guy is being invasive. he is no the giving right answers. it arouses suspicion from his on the outset. >> reporter: suspicion confirmed when joseph kochmer and his partner went back to the car to run the eye tag stopped at 32nd and susquehanna avenue. >> they asked him to exit the vehicle. instead of doing so the male tried to gun the vehicle, spun on some ice here. >> reporter: it was a start of the hasty get the away when kochmer in the cross hairs. police say he drew his weapon in an effort to free himself and then. >> it was like a gunshot. i heard a gunshot. i heard like a little car speed off. >> re

we are live in the sat center, justin finch cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> justin, thank you. right now it is 4:33, we want to get back to katie and hear more about our forecast. >> good morning happy monday to you. as we kick start a new week, a lot of kids head back to school, you are probably headed back to work, and certainly we expect to see some brighter skies than what the weekend brought. wasn't it a great excuse to make some grilled cheese and soup over the weekend? just so dreary outside. but, that whole system is now making its retreat. starting to clear out very nicely. the thing is it always comes with some other kind of trade off. the trade off this time is absolutely the windchill and the cold. that is going to follow in the wake of this system. soap here is storm scan. finally empty for a change, haven't seen that in a couple of days. still few lingering clouds. see how that's starting to break apart. zoom it out one more time. winds in effect helping to spend some of these lake end lanced snow showers. won't see any left over snow showers, we just start to bri

live in upper darby justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. well, now is the time to make sure you've had the cbs philly weather app on your tablet or smart phone track real time radar, also sends us pictures of the weather in your neighborhood. you can download that cbs philly weather app for freon itunes, and google play. >> some breaking news right now from south philly where a fire has damaged two story row home. firefighters got the call around 2:45 this morning to a fire on 29200 block of south lambert street. one person is awaiting transport to the hospital. firefighters got the flames under control in about a half hour. noise in the backyard woke one of the neighbors. >> i just woke up, looked out window seen all of these flames. that's all like a fire, just came out the house. >> live look now at the house from mobile three. the fire department had to call in salt trucks, after the area iced over. investigators are trying to pinpoint what sparked that blaze, the red cross is helping a family of four right now. >> also, breaking this m

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at the crime scene at 17th and californiae hill in spring garden with new details, justin. >> reporter: jessica, we know that victim is recovering she has been released from the hospital with bad wound to her face as for woodson he did face a why today, he is being held on in bail and neighbors here are happy to hear that. >> i never worried about my wife going across the street at anytime getting in her car or out of her car until yesterday. >> reporter: when that three three-year old woman was a attacked in this parking garage on the 1700 block of callowhill street, it was a scare for this woman too. she parks at a nearby garage and makes sure guard are on the look out. >> i park where i can and they can see me get in my car. >> reporter: the the garage where the attack took place is public but mainly serves the high rise across the street one franklin town and those security seen there today he and his wife are still shaken. >> she was scared, you know, she was scar. she want mood he to walk her to the car, you know, rightfully so. >> rep

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch at 19th and federal right now with the latest justin, good morning. >> good morning, yes driver trying get in the area of 19th and federal this morning you may finds some roadblocks out there. police have secured those areas, so water crews can come back out here this morning and fix that pipe that caused so many problems out here overnight. we know that pipe is about 12 inches long, and is underground, the age of the my we do not know with you we -- but we know before 1:00 this morning, that pipe did break and cause heavy leaking in the area water crews did respond out here, and they were able to shut off that water in the area that does affect about 30 or so residents in the area, however, at this point it does appear that service is shut off for the time being. now, back out live to show you where all this happened, just kind of right behind me here, see the large conveyance vehicle on top of it, lot of dirt and mud out here, that pipe has been since turnoff. the water flow to it crews will respond at some point back to check it out and ma

we are live from spring garden i'm justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. >>> police in delaware county are investigating an early morning shooting that left one man dead. officers responded to the scene on the 400 block of cohain street in chester around 1:00 a.m. victim's mother tells "eyewitness news" her 22-year old son was shot and killed trying to break up a fight. >> whoever took my son's life, you don't have to worry about me coming after you, you got to worry about god, because god will have his revenge on you. >> reporter: chester police have in the released victim's identity and that shooting remains under investigation. >>> meanwhile philadelphia police are searching for person responsible for the city's first homicide of 2015, investigators arrived at the scene on the 5800 block of north philip street around 5:00 this morning. the authorities say that the 19 year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene. no word on motive or description of the shooter. >>> "eyewitness news" has exclusive video this afternoon of a hospital patient at lankenau me

live in south philadelphia, i'm justin finch cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you.this morning how president obama intends to toughen cyber security. >> also how wall street wrapped up week number one of 2015. money watch's jill wagner joins us now up at the stock exchange in new york sit hey jill? >> morning. >> hey, good morning ukee, erika. the market finish the first full trading week of the year with a sell-off. on friday, the dow fell 170-point, the nasdaq fell 32. there is some more good news though, at the gas pump. prices fell 27 cents a gallon over the last three weeks. with the national average now 2.20 a gallon which is the lowest price in knife queers. analysts say more jobs are possible but probably not as steep. >> president obama is focusing on cyber security. the president is calling for a law that would require companies to inform customers who have been 30 days if their personal data has been hacked. meanwhile, crayola is apologize g after their facebook page was hack, there were several posts with inapropriate content especially for young faceboo

live in upper darby justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you for. that will important reminder for you at home you can turn to our website around the clock for the latest forecast and road conditions, the address of course cbsphilly.com. >>> following breaking news this morning fire rips through a home in south philadelphia. flames broke out on the 2200 block of south lambert street shortly before 3:00 this morning. at least one person is awaiting transport to a hospital we're told. the red cross is assisting four other people, this morning. "eyewitness news" spoke to a neighbor who says outdoor noises woke him up. >> i just woke up, looked out the window, i seen all of these flames. saw the fire, and just came out the house. >> here is a live look right now from mobile three of what's left of that home. the fire as you can tell is under control. but icy conditions force firefighters to salt the road. the fire marshall is on scene they are searching for a cause. >> also, we're following news this west oaklane where philadelphia police are looking fo

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us now at 19th and federal and justin we hear that crews were able to stop the flowing water after several hours, good morning. >> reporter: yes, good morning, erika. for now the flooding has been contained, just take a look out here. see it is pretty dry out here considering. but still work to do this morning, as residents in this area are waking to up little or no water service this morning. bubble up from below gallons upon gallons of water the steady flow soaked the corner every south 19th and federal street. about 12:45 this morning the water department says there appears to have been a break in the 12-inch un ground pipe near the intersection. to make repairs the city said its krause had to shut off water flow to the area, an effort that likely helps stem needing into nearby homes and businesses. the water department estimates the pipe break and water shut off affect at least 30 resident. and this morning we know that crews will be back out here to repair that water main break it appears to be somewhere in this area on 19th street thi

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us now inside the cbs-3 sat center with the latest information justin, good morning. >> good morning we can expect a long list every witnesses to be called by the prosecution this morning, a they seek to build their case against eric frein and move it to a jury trial. they will try to convince a judge that frein is behind that deadly ambush of state police last fall. we can also expect the defense to poke several holes in the tate of state's case. >> accused murderer eric frein returns to court monday where pike county prosecutors will level their case against him before a judge. they are seeking the death penalty. in his hearing we should learn more about the events leading to up and after his capture, back on october 30th. >> he has been stripped of his guns had i of his bombs and now his freedom. >> night of his capture he acknowledge he shot troopers because he want add change in government, statement that led to additional charges of terrorism. prosecutors note frein's statement was made after he was advised of his constitutional right to st

in center city justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> fans of the rocky movies got quite a treat on temple university's campus today. that is right sylvester stallone making an appearance. he is all over town right now. they are shooting scenes for the latest rocky movie called creed and that includes some said to take place in the italian market and north philadelphia hundreds of extras were on hand to take part in the movie to day, the movie is the the seventh in the rocky series that is set for a 2016 release. >>> in weather, a pleasant day, cloud have rolled in and now the snow showers are on their way. on this radar the bark is much worse than the bite. i will put it into triple scan mode and you can see snow showers through lancaster reporting in some light snow but some patches of snow here and we have the warmer air through south jersey, we have some sprinkles this radar will be filling in over the course of the next several hours and we will see some changes with some light snow showers. but this just basically a nuisance. our eyewitness weather watchers are saying we ar

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch was in the middle of the all of the action as he caught up with revellers as they geared up for 2015. >> a booming start to 2015 the flash and bang of fire works high in the sky. each burst brighter then before making moments that drove some along the delaware to hold each other a bit closer to watch. others reached for their cell phones aiming up to capture something social media worthy but eyewitnesses tell us that nothing topped seeing those flashing finishes in person. >> it is just so energizing. >> reporter: do you like it better at home with the heat on, on the tv or is it better out here in the cold. >> i think it is better out here. >> reporter: as for why to use fire works to kick off the new year these cousins say it is a way to burn off the old to make room for the new. >> i'm ready to get rid of this year and start next year already. >> me too i'm looking forward to a great 2015. >> reporter: for some couples a kiss at sunset on their wedding night might be fire works enough, that is unless you are soon to be mr. and mrs. heineken. >>

justin finch joins us nona over 69th street terminal. people bundled up while waiting for the trucks and buses. >> good morning, that's right the hoods are up, hats are on, so are hats gloves and scarf too, we know way too early closer to #. when the snow does fall, penndot says it will be ready. they have crews watching cameras, this morning, keeping an eye on your commute. looking out for potential trouble spots out there as well in all we know they have some 200 trucks out there salting and clearing streets even called in some reinforcements, some contractor trucks, the work began at midnight last night on 95, the 76, the 676 as well as roosevelt extension. and these below freezing temperatures have triggered code blue warnings in our area, in the counties of bucks, camden, philadelphia, montgomery as well as burlington. and with this snow set to fall very close to our morning commute peak, penndot says to take it very slowly out there this morning. take a listen. >> with certain vehicles, even though it is just one 2 inches, sometime

in media, aim justin finch cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> sure, it is cold out there but not as cold asweather watchers are showing us temperatures in the the 20's and 30's instead of the teens and 20's. the lets take a look to the north of philadelphia where the temperature is 29 degrees in doylestown. irwin says the wind right now at 7 miles an hour and pressure is rising. high pressure will build in. that means a cold night and chilly day tomorrow. right now the temperature is 31 degrees. the kathy says light wind, moon lit skies, it is a very pretty night out there lets look at our pictures. aj in moorestown, new jersey. you can see a few clouds in the sky. that is just about it. outside we are looking at conditions that will get colder but we like that in the poconos, that means more snow making. the busy at jack frost big boulder. if you are skiing make sure you wear face mask tomorrow because wind chills will only be in the single numbers in the mountains. remember you create your own wind chill when you ski and snow board. on storm scan three we are looking at a clear sky and th

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is in doylestown with new detailsism the jury had the case forey were nowhere near making a decision in the tollefson case. throughout deliberations they raised several questions their most recent centering on exact dates of eagles away games, witness testimony as well as financial records of certain victims in this case. for weeks these jurors watched tollefson defend himself against allegations that he fleeced his victims of 340 thousands. that money paid to his charities in exchange for sporting events benefiting children. the prosecution says most of those outings never happened and that he used that money to bank roll his own lifestyle. now, tollefson has admitted that he did do some wrongdoings in this case but he said he never set out to scheme anyone. and said that he's just a bad businessman. now, if he is convicted, will he face some 37 years in prison and deliberations resume at the courthouse on wednesday. at the bucks county courthouse i'm justin finch cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> the woman charged with murder for setting her newborn o

we're live in the sat center, justin finch cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you, we'll get back to you shortly. >> ohio buckeyes are celebrating this morning, they are college football's first ever playoff champions. elliot put the icing on the cake for the buckeyes for fourth touchdown of the game leading ohio state to the 42 to 20 win over oregon. the buckeyes won with their third string quarterback starting just his third game ever. more highlight from the championship game coming up in a little bit in sport. meanwhile, let's show you new video, the celebration in columbus getting little out of control overnight. this is not good. police fired pepper spray on some rowdy fans, who tried to sneak into ohio state stadium after the big win. people also said about 30, 40 fires, and trash cans, and dumpsters. you see it so often. why? >> but your team won? >> get out of hand, that's not good. >> 5:09 right now. three's on your side with an important warning for parent. how police say a man used a popular app to lure a young boy. >> also, commuter chaos smoke fills a metro train in

we are live in south philadelphia justin finch. >> justin, thank youment it is 7:37. us from the new york stork stock exchange, i think a loft russ concerned about your financial information on line, now it sound like president ebola pro poisoning new lays for privacy watch have you heard about this? >> good morning, ukee, err erika. the president wants to require conditions to inform customers within 30 days if their personal data has been hacked. the president will also propose a bill that would prevent companies from selling student data and from using information collected in schools for targeted advertising. he's expected to announce that plan laid err today. >> jill, the detroit auto show kicks off this week, and we hear convertibles are making a come back? >> that's right. auto automakers rolling out new convertible models, comes as consume remembers getting a lot more confident, gas prices at the lowest level in five years, economy's improving now, following the recession convertible sales did fall, but up about 8% in 2014, us, a.m. if a row mayo, b b- will al

we are live in south philadelphia, justin finch "eyewitness news" on the "cw philly". >> justin, thank you. >> meanwhile, philadelphia police need your help to find a missing delaware mother. take a look here, police say 35 year old keisha hamilton heist been missing since friday night, with her four year old daughter and four month old son. investigators found that the children were safe with their father cortez hamilton in indianna over the weekend. he is now in custody awaiting extradition back to delaware on three warrants. anyone who may have seen keisha is asked to call police. >> elsewhere in bucks county search continues this morning for missing teacher. "eyewitness news" is at vigil for christopher tully last night in warwick. tully disappeared last tuesday, walking near the off ramp of 76 west toward sit line avenue. married father of three has been teaching at the middle bucks institute of technology since 20026789 tully's brother-in-law addressed him directly. >> if you her this chris just contact somebody, let them know you are okay. again, the outpouring chris you don't e

live in the sat center, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. also today former philadelphia sportscaster, don tollefson, goes on trial. he is charged with stealing more than $300,000 through various sports charity schemes. last month tollefson withdrew his guilty plea and asked for a trial delay so he could find an attorney to represent him for free. bucks contagia is allowing an attorney to keep tollefson to defend himself. >> all right coming up on 6:03 katie watching the snow, good morning. >> good morning erika yes that's absolutely right. light rounds every snow headed our way for tomorrow, specifically, but we of course had storm that rolled through this weekend brought in mainely just rain for most of us anyway. started off we know with some sleet, some snow through the north and western half of the delaware valley, all long gone, folk, what comes in its wake is the chill, rude winter awakening in is here already. probably hear the microphone blowing or the winds blowing through the microphone, as i stand here on the skydeck and that's w

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at temple with reaction who knew this young woman, justin. >> reporter: her name is rebecca kim and on campus here those who knew her said that she was kind with a bright future ahead of her and they are said to hear that future has been cut short. friend of rebecca kim knew her as becca and at 18 it is hard for them to talk about her in the past tense. >> she was sweet very helpful, always smiling. she was a real positive person. >> reporter: kim was a freshman at temple university studying pharmacy. rayshell newman remembers seeing her familiar face in their chemistry class at the the start of the semester. >> when i saw her in chemistry class we work together and all that kind of stuff. >> reporter: the two graduated from wissohickon high but first met in middle school. >> i heard with it this morning because i was devastated. i heard her name. >> reporter: police are continuing to investigate kim's death thursday night officials say that she fell, from an eighth floor window of the art institute of philadelphia dorm near 16th and chestnu

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch live at the girard college one of the biggest service sites anywherethe the nation justin. >> reporter: that is right chris. today was a day on across the region from delaware to new jersey, here in pennsylvania organizers were bracing for 135,000 volunteers, and 5,000 of them gathered here at girard college today. at the girard college armory there were drums for those who wanted music and for those wanting dance, there was a beat. and for all there was a purpose, put forth by doctor martin luther king, junior whose legacy lives on as a national the day of public service. >> doctor king said everyone can be great bay anyone can serve. >> reporter: twenty year ago todd bernstein organized the king day of service for greater fail area with just about 1,000 volunteers. today, five times have filled the girard gym for some 150 events. a record number of 135,000 volunteers were expected to serve in some 1800 local events. >> we're making a difference and it is good we may get back to the community one day every year. >> reporter: those two decorated voting

justin finch is live there tonight, justin. >> reporter: jessica, that water was waist deep and parts over that hill behind us here. the as you can see layers of ice are melting, we are told that break was caused by days of cold weather, and at more than 12 hours it was not a quick nor an easy fix. from chopper three this wintry cities anotherly beautiful, on the ground it was a beast of a repair job for cities the water department. broken pipe is not for residential water but for emergency use specifically fires. and although difficult, crews knew how to fix it. >> remove broken section of service line cut it cap it, and then reload the mains in the a area to get service back to the hydrants. >> reporter: fire hydrants that survey next door fire center. they are back on line now but for hours they were shut off so workers could get closer to stopping this pipe break turned geyser. >> getting access to the immediate area was proving more and more difficult as water continued to come out. >> reporter: freezing flow iced this lot off blue grass road and grant avenue forcing crew toss ba

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at police headquarters with the latest justin. >> reporter: jessica, this afternoon police said they would find their man and now this evening it appears that they have. having tracked down a suspect driver and car they say he used to mow down that office they are afternoon in strawberry mansion. from the sky chopper three looking down on the man in cuffs, likely driver of this chevy impala police said was used as a weapon begins the the officer thursday morning. >> the male inside he was the only person inside. >> reporter: inside that impala, that the officer and his partner pulled off at corner of 32nd and susquehanna for a traffic stop at 11:30 a.m. police say. >> when they went to run the tag, it came back to another vehicle. >> reporter: driver gave vague a answers so they went back to that car to run the the ohio tag. the different car. the the officers then approached the impala with him near, the driver tried to speed away, and hearing safety the the officer reached for his weapon. >> the officer drew his weapon ordered him out and m

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us now in the cbs-3 sat center more on that justin, good morning. >> good morning, yes hearing set for 9:00 a.m. we could see the state call several witnesses before the judge. and also, present evidence, they say links frein to the deadly ambush on state troopers last fall. all of this an effort to move frein closer to a trial. accused murder err eric frein returns to court monday where pike county prosecute letters level their case against him before a judge. they are seeking the death penalty. in his hearing we should learn more about the events leading to up and after his capture, back on october 30th. >> he has been stripped every his guns, his bombs, and now his freedom. >> court documents allege that on the night of his capture frein acknowledged that he shot troopers because he wanted to make a change in government. a statement that reportedly led to additional charges of terrorism, prosecutors note frein's statement was made after he was advised of his constitutional right to stay silent and request a lawyer. now, at issue will fre

now the fbi want to know how they did t justin finch joins just our satellite center to tell us more. >> good morning they call themselves the cyber callhate, don't know much about them yet. they're under investigation this morning. >> back on line this morning the twitter page for us central command return to send brawl media calls it a cyber vandal attack. overnight tweeted we're back, hour after a group calling itself hijacked the site with this image and warning american soldiers we are coming, watch your back, isis. arm of islam i state militants. fbi is looking into that, the group also says its access military networks posting old rosters with names phone numbers, and emails of senior army generals. in a statement defense officials said it networks were not compromised. >> the fact is the threatened environment is getting worse there are actors out there looking to shoot at and get at us military personnel. >> the white house says, this social media take-down does not compare to the recent sony pictures hacking. >> pretty significant difference between what is a large data brea

. >> now the fbi wants to know how they did t "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins you now in our satellite center with more, justin? >> ukee, the group calls itself the sign err callahate went so far to brag about their attacks on line. though we don't know enough about them now we soon could now under investigation. this morning. >> twitter pain return to social media comes after what they call cyber vandal attack. overnight citcom tweeted we're back hour after a group calling itself the cyber callafate, image and warning american soldier we are coming, watch your back, isis. >> says it is an arm on islamic state millitant fbi looking into that group says attack zest military networks, with names phone numbers emails of senior army generals in a statement defense officials sauteed it network were not compromised. >> the fact is it is getting worse actors look to go shoot at and get at us military personnel. >> white house says this social media take down does not compare to the recent sony pictures hacking. >> pretty significant difference between what's a large data breach,

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justin finch cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> congratulations to them, justin happy new years to you. get a sense for everything going on around here the activity, the lights it is a beautiful place to be. but we know that penn's landing isn't the only place where they're celebrateing 2015 around the area tonight. >> that's right. the excitement of new year's eve spills out and kind of makes its way all across the area as people get ready to bring in the new year. and "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is actually live at the battleship new jersey in camden. he got to take a look at some of the celebrations all across the region today. david, sounds like a lot of fun. >> reporter: yeah a lot of fun. happy new year to you both. a lot of excitement on board behind me. people here insist they have the best view of the fireworks coming up in an hour but i spent some time going around south jersey to see how people are celebrateing. new jerseyans waited anxious toll welcome 2015. from the battleship to the suburbs. we found plenty of people excited to start the new year. ♪ >> reporter:

we are live justin finch, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> gorgeous, sunny day to take in a parade. "eyewitness news" along the mummers route today where onlookers braved chilly temperatures and a little bit of wind. more on the mummers in a moment but first lets get to meteorologist kathy orr with a cold start to 25 of 2015, hi kathy. >> it wasn't temperatures so much but it was the win. wind gusting to 30 miles an hour at times. we had a gust on the sky deck a few seconds ago. temperatures are seasonably cold on the first day of january. take a look at the delaware valley, 29 in the poconos 346789 in dover and reading. thirty-six in trenton. wind out of the southwest generally between ten and 15 miles an hour but higher gusts making it feel much colder. philadelphia feels like freezing, 26 in allentown. 28 degrees in dover. it feels like 18 in the poconos. what can we expect tonight? temperatures falling slowly through the 30's. wind helping to keep those temperatures up a bit until the overnight hours when that wind subside. coming up we will talk about the weekend and we have a

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins from our satellite center more on what we can expectearing. justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ukee, in just a few hours the bushed end will be on the prosecution, trying to get a jury trial for eric frein they'll make the case for one this morning before a judge and they'll have to prove a

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch was there to show you inspiring moments. >> reporter: booming start to 2015, a flash bang of fire works high in the sky. each burst brighter than before making moments that drove some along the dell will wear to hold each other a bit closer to watch. other reached for their cell phone aiming up to capture something social media worthy but eyewitnesses tell us nothing tops seeing those flashy finishes in person. >> it is just feeling exciting energizing. >> reporter: would you like it better at home with the heat on with the tv or is it bet are in the cold. >> i think it was better out here. >> reporter: as for why we use fire works to kick off the new year these cousins call it a way to burn off the old to make room for the new. >> i'm ready to get rid of this year and start next year. >> me too. i'm looking forward to a great 2015. >> reporter: for some couples a kiss at sunset on their wedding night might be fire works enough, that is unless you are the soon to be mr. and mrs. heniken. >> you could be anywhere in the city why here tonight. >>

we are live from spring garden i'm justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well, we are also eyeing a big change in the weather tonight, we're looking at a storm that will bring rain and chance of snow for parts of the area. meteorologist kathy orr is live outside on the sky deck with what we can expect and when kathy. >> it is pretty comfortable on the sky deck but as lie ahead and up i sigh high clouds streaming a ahead of this storm. warm front will be approaching but that warm air will ride over cold air in place and that means an icy mix for some. lets take a look at what to expect with this particular storm. we have a winter weather advisory in effect for poconos and that is for sleet and also for freezing rain and there will be a ice a accumulation, during the day tomorrow. so carbon and monroe counties we are talking about a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation possible and on those untreated roads it will be trick toy travel. so please ab wear of that. in the lehigh valley and also in northern and western suburbs will see a icy mix. here's the storm brewing to the south. do

live from atlantic city justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> everything from salt shovels, you name it, it is flying off the shelves at the store like this home depot in deptford, new jersey. the shoppers we talk to say they just wanted to make sure they have everything that they needed in case they get stuck inside for the next few days. >>> in delaware department have of transportation says that it is ready for whatever comes their because bye they remind you you have an important role to play in keeping roads safe. >> we will be plowing through the the night and dealing with things pretty much all day tomorrow and also dealing with drifting issues as we continue clean up. i would just encourage everyone if you don't to have be out there don't be driving. if you are out there keep your distance from one hour trucks, let our guys dot work. they are putting down salt, plowing giving us plenty of room. >> now a state of emergency generally does not take place in delaware, until road become impassable when for instance six to 8 inches of snow is on the ground. >>> well, as we wai

in ship bottom, justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> as we look north, new york city is backup and running at this hour. they got about six to 8 inches of snow in much of the city. subways and other public transportation were rolling again this morning after being shut down last night. it is a different story to the east though, long island got hit hard, some neighborhoods there saw nearly 2 feet of snow. now lets check on boston. this time lapse video, really says it all about 2 feet of snow reported in some areas. as it is continuing to fall throughout this day. that puts this storm among the most snowy of all time for the the city of boston. in connecticut travel bans were lifted around 2:00 o'clock this afternoon after plows got a chance to do their work as we have seen, elsewhere, areas in the northeastern part of the connecticut saw, the the highest snow totals. >>> philadelphia escaped the brunt of the storm, but city offices, schools and services were shut down. the the snow emergency declaration was lifted earlier this morning and the emergency operations center was de

we are live in the sat center, justin finch "eyewitness news" on the "cw philly". >> chill you outside ukee, good morning happy monday everybody. welcome back to work. welcome back to school. coming off nice long holiday week perhaps, starting to finds winter, making its surge in here. sin we were enjoying relatively milder air us a of late. showing signs every life, i have seen few flurries flying, few of the field cams, but really all looking ahead to today. we got to talk about what's coming tomorrow. notice time stamp future weather, 11:00 p.m. tonight still generally clear but the clouds will be thickening through the overnight and that's as our next clipper system starts to advance in. looks can be a lot worse than the actual bite of this thing. and it is going to be system that i think messes with us, generally, during the daylight hours of tomorrow, but not talking about much more than nuisance amounts although, i guarantee travel delays from it. that said, here's where we stand right now not bad right? this is not factoring in the windchill, however my friend. we in the mid 30

we are live here on the boardwalk, justin finch cbs-3, "eyewitness news" back to you. >> thank you we'llreciate it. if you're wondering what happened to the snow, well here it is right there. that's live picture levittown bucks county. katie, how much long kerr we expect the snow? our area? >> yes. we can expect i think continue to see that snow here guys through probably really just the next couple of hours. i would say generally through midday, you will continue to see it falling out there. so we do want to check in with our eyewitness weather watcher network. generally what we found temperatures into the 20's, we take new a couple of them, 28 from dolores, one of our gold star reporters early in the morning. she is actually just got clouds right now in newark, delaware, very cold, windy windchill of 23, and i love that, looks like we dodged a bullet. so it really depends who you talk to, what they thought of the way this forecast ended up banning out. 24 degrees sent in from bill, upper darby where there is still a modest northwest breeze, and he's just generally at this hour got some

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins you from atlantic city with update on the conditions. he being in the clear fleet clearing out the board wack, as well as major streets, 26 trucks, a thousand tons of salt 150 people work to go keep ac safe. the mayor telling us the sit at this self will be open for business very soon. says all of the casinos are open. also very big convene sean in town, he says he's happy 11,000 people will be able to enjoy ac and take a listen what towed say. >> it has passed us by casinos all open, which is something excite to go say atlantic city usually asks me about casinos closed, today i'm working authorities keep the casinos open. >> as well as government offices, set to open, at about 10:00 this morning, there are three warming centers set up here, as women, if you need those. live from the boards walk, justin fin. , "eyewitness news" on the "cw" fill. >> i justin, thanks so much. we'll get back to you when we rejoin the cw. right now we join katie in the weather center. >> good morning, everyone, aren't necessarily finding the big snows, little

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is at the place to be right now. t's can check in with him. justin i know you're looking forward to 2015 as much as we are. >> reporter: i certainly. , chris. there really is no bad spot whether you're by the river rink or up there at the chestnut street bridge or maybe you're at the waterfront here but every vantage point was amazing as kathy mentioned it was out of this world. crowds are making their way for the midnight show. pops of color against a new year's eve night sky. >> when everything explodes that's the best part. that's our favorite part. >> reporter: each burst brighter than before making moments that drove some along the delaware to hold each other a bit closer to watch. others reached for their cell phones aiming up to capture something social media worthy as eyewitnesses tell us nothing tops seeing those flashy finishes in person. >> i loved it. >> reporter: really. >> yes. >> reporter: what was your favorite part. >> the ending. >> so excited. i can't explain it. >> reporter: at the start of the 6:0

and we are live at the bucks county courthouse, i'm justin finch, "eyewitness news" on the cw philly right, justin, thank you. >>> serving charges against a bucks county man accused of inappropriately touching two girls at his daughter's sleep overs. david spunt is live in bensalem with more on what he's learned tonight. david. >> reporter: jessica, david hips is behind bars right now a $750,000 bail. detectives tell me this case is far from over and they're actively seeking out the public for any more alleged victims. 36-year-old david hips said nothing as bensalem police officers walked him to the back of a squad van. he's accused of inappropriately touching two 10-year-old girls at his daughter's sleepovers. >> it's very scare tree have that happen so close to home. ann-marie lives across the street from him right across from the house in which police say the alleged touching happened. on two separate occasions. >> my daughter's only four, she's not sleeping over anywhere yet. makes me make sure i want to know the parents well. "eyewitness news" spoke to another neighbor who asked

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch was in the middle of of all that action. he caught up with revellers as he geared up for 2015. >> reporter: booming start to 2015, the flash, bang of fire works high in the skies. each burst, brighter then before, making moments that trove some along the new. >> i'm ready to get rid of this year and start next year already. >> me too. i'm looking forward to a great 2015. >> reporter: for some couples a kiss at sunset might be fire works enough, that is unless you are soon to be mr. and mrs. heineken. you could be anywhere in the city obviously why here tonight. >> fire works. >> we love philly fire works, new years eve. >> reporter: have you ever her of a couple planning their wedding around new years eve fire works? well, they did and congratulations to them, and in a years time they could be back here celebrating their within year anniversary. at penns landing i'm just continue finch for "eyewitness news" at cw philly. >>> confetti fell and couples kissed as ball dropped in times square. 1 million revellers braved cold ago