but again, the end goal is the old city, and by all accounts that will be the toughest part of this battle for mosul, and it has yet to begin. recapturing that part of the city will be extremely difficult because of the number of civilians who are still in there. reporter: exactly. accordingf thousands to observers and residents who have described for us what the very narrowks like, alleys, making it difficult to navigate and maneuver heavy equipment through there. it's going to be close combat and the presence of those civilians will highly complicate the task of those iraqi troops who will have to avoid what military personnel call collateral damage as much as possible. that's probably going to take the aircraft operations out of the equation. they will still be able to monitor activity with drones and aircraft, but those aerial equipment or the aerial support is not going to be able to bomb targets as it has been doing up until now because of the layouts of the land. it will be much too dangerous for those civilians that will because in a crossfire between iraqi troops and the jihadists

forces. 0ur middle east editorjeremy bowen and cameraman nick milard have been to the edge of the old citythis report. gunfire the rule of the jihadists who call themselves islamic state, has brought fire, destruction and death down on mosul, iraq's second city. this is where the fight is now concentrated, in the narrow alleys of the old city, too tightly packed for armoured vehicles. it's a classic urban battlefield, a place where jihadis who pray that they will die fighting have managed in the last few days to stall on offensive by far more powerful iraqi forces. the iraqi troops took us to a building about 100m from the isjihadis. to one of dozens of sniper positions... the threat from is has managed to recreate some unity in a country that's been torn to pieces by war. iraq is a very divided country. at the moment they have a common enemy, the fear is that when they beat the islamic state here in mosul, they may turn on each other. violence has infested politics and become the route to money, power and territory. war is iraq's tragedy, curse and its normality. translation: ten minutes

this is where the fight is now concentrated, in the narrow alice of the old city, too tightly packed for armoured vehicles. it's a classic urban battlefield, a place wherejihadis it's a classic urban battlefield, a place where jihadis who pray that they will die fighting have managed in the last few days to install a defence past the iraqi forces. the iraqi troops took us to a and the positions. —— to one of dozens and the positions. —— to one of d oze ns of and the positions. —— to one of dozens of sniper positions. the threat from is has managed to recreate some unity in a country torn to pieces by war. iraq is a very divided country. at the moment, they have a common enemy. the fear is that when they beat islamic state here in mosul, they may turn on each other. violence has infested politics and become the route to money, power and territory. war is iraq's tragedy, curse, and its normality. ten minutes ago, he says, i killed one of them near the mosque. the men fighting now were children when america and britain invaded in 2003. they grew up during the sectarian civil war the inv

. >>> historical experts are combing through a construction site in olde city philadelphia after discovery of human remains and coffins. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live on arch street where construction has now ground to a halt, anita. >> reporter: nicole, contractor first discovered these remains back in november , this is future home of the 116 unit apartment complex but today construction stopped as crews dug up at lee 30 remains that are century's old, we have learn that this used to be a burial ground for first baptist church of philadelphia. in an apartment complex project is now in a brief hold after construction crews found dozens of coffins in this former parking lot near second and arch street in olde city on thursday. >> we are finding some intact coffins and we are finding remains, coffin is a loft them are in poor condition and deteriorating. >> reporter: archaeologists thought all remains, those of both children and adults have been moved to mount mariah cemetery in southwest philadelphia in 1860 but on thursday crews discovered even more. >> we really want to kee

here's is what happening, looking at trenton, philadelphia airport, olde city and also atlantic city.t example it just depend where you live. wake up looking outside some parts you are seeing rain down the shore, seeing sleet here in philadelphia and further north, you know, lehigh we are seeingom

behind me old city philadelphia. the high was 68. it's still 65 degrees.orrow morning a wet slushy snow. like we saw about a month ago. didn't materialize to a lot in the city but more to the normal and west. 41 in the poconos. 59 in allentown. 58 in pottstown and 62 degrees in wilmington. as you look at ultimate doppler here's our arctic front with moisture and what's going to be happening is the cold is going to be moving in and area of low pressure develops along the front and will intensify off the coast. that's how we'll be seeing the snow. tonight we will see the rain, changing over to snow very quickly in the region. skies mostly cloudy and getting down into the mid 30s. as we go hour by hour, the snow moves in during the early morning hours two, 3:00 a.m. through the lehigh valley make it down to philadelphia by about six, 7am in the morning. slower now see temperatures pretty much borderline along the i-95 corridor but allentown 31. the poconos 27. that's sticking. then we see some slushy snow through south jersey not accumulating to much maybe on

last november at this construction site for an old city apartment tower.nd several 300-year-old could have phipps were unearthed february 21st. but tuesday morning came the mother load. more than 30 coffins dating back to colonial philadelphia were discovered as neighbors looked on in amazement. >> surprising but i'm not really this neighborhood so much history and who knows what was there prior. probably was a cemetery. >> reporter: in fact this was a baptist church cemetery dating to 1707. 1859, the cemetery was moved but clearly not all the bodies made the trip. now, remains of more than 50 men, women and children are paying stakingly being dug up by archaeologists anthropologists from the mutter institute and rutgers camden. >> the goal is to learn something. i mean this is a wonderful opportunity to really have a window into some of the earliest citizens of philadelphia. who they were. what their lives were like. >> reporter: among the most heartbreaking finds, this tiny coffin no doubt built for a toddler or even an infant. >> it's sad certainly, but

live in old city, i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. it was a similar scene today in trenton, roads and sidewalks around the city's chambersburg neighborhood were covered in snow and ice and that did not stop people from digging out and marking their spots with folding chairs, restoring power was a major concern in delaware, this was it's scene on tulip street. during yesterday's storm which people were working to fix today. >> crews in new jersey and delaware are getting help from peco, the utility dispatched 50 contractors to help ac electric restoration yesterday and another 50 today. other peco energy employees are assisting del have a power in delaware. >>> the fbi says that two fugitives wanted for murder in california may be hiding out in the delaware valley. they have been connected to a deadly shooting during a drug transaction in october. two people died a third person was injured. both suspects are from philadelphia with ties to new jersey. the sonoma county sheriff's office is offering a $2500 for an arrest. if you have infor

so we will get a wasn't dollars go all of the different wines here at pan ram or in old city. and we will get you ready for a big week. here, we'l >> if you're a fan of the big bang theory i have some good news, looks like the show's produce verse struck a deal. long running comedy running even longer. warner brother tv announced the new deal, for two more scenes ons of the show. fans will have more with leonard, and the rest of their friends. a lot of people like that show. >> after woody harl on comes clean about giving up pot a year ago, he revealed, he said, he just simply partied too hard for solid 30 years. al though he may not be, ya, that's a partying real hard, although he may not be partake g any more he said h he said hel a strong supporter of marijuana. >> also going to tell you about the premiere for the boss. i'm personally pretty excited to see. >> this ac alec baldwin and lisa cud roo, for their upcoming could comedy. stars baldwin as tie wearing infant who difficult for his big brother, with his family already a shows confident in bringing the character to lif

snowblowers as well but it is just nasty, stepping outdoors here, in olde city.want to check in and see what is happening with mike jerrick. he loves the snow, he is here, in spirit. we have got alex holley. what will you put something on him. >> some people have been complaining they are saying you can have mike naked on tv. it is cold out here what would make wear on a day like today. >> a sweater, of course, so we found a way because this is mike on a stick to put this together. charles was nice enough. original stick was broken several times. can we get some snow up here. we put mike at the top here and we dress him. will this work. >> how does he look right now. >> he looks great. >> although, you know mike would be complaining about the shininess, all that rain hitting him, he would be concerned. >> you are right, like little pellets hitting you. so we will get back inside. >> mike with a red sweater on. >> we will check back with mike and check back in thomas with this weather situation coming up. >> all right, thanks, scott and alex and mike out there. >>

"eyewitness news" reporter a leach a nieves is live outside mexican consul in old city where that consul is now in high demand, alycia. >> reporter: mexican consul inside this building said it has gone from seeing 200 mexican nationals a day to 400 many of those people worried about what the president's immigration plan means for them and that is really the reason why mexico decided to open up these centers of defenses today. as reality of a border wall draws closer and president donald trump continues his tough talk on plans for expedited deportation of un documented immigrants, mexico has now put in place the program, to help its people here. >> we are letting them know all of their rights. we are making immigration screening so that in case by case we can let them know what could happen with them. >> reporter: all 50 mexican consul is a cross the country including this one here in philadelphia has opened up centers for defense, providing legal advice and guidance to worried mexican nationals. people like this woman who did not want to us use her name and spoke through a translator >>

eyewitness news gets exclusive glimpse of artifacts uncovered at centur century-old burial ground in old city. >> and paying a premium is dog food worth the extra money. what you should be look fog when shopping for your pet. but first. >> and it was the worst absolutely the worst thing to ever see as a mom. >> and a mother watches the video helplessly. her 17-year-old son attacked at a subway septa station. we're hearing from the teenager and what he says led to this violent brawl. >> i'm jessica dean. >> i'm nicole brewer in for ukee washington and that happened in center city race and vine. >> alexandra hof is live with the one victim's story. >> first of all no arrests have been maids but police are extremely close to identifying each and every suspect involve involved. >> snowballs thrown on the street after school thursday snowballed into a violent underground brawl. >> my one friend said stop throwing snow. >> the string theory charter student who asked he not show his face said he and classmates attempted to flee confrontation by headed down to the race vine on septa broad street line

philadelphia's old city also took a stand against hate. hundreds of people of all ages and race and faith flooded independence mall. the toppling of more than 100 headstones at the mount caramel cemetery along the with bomb threats against jewish community centers brought them together. >> as they debt in that building behind us, we stand up to intolerance. we continue the work that was done on this mall and in that hall. >> the reward for information leading to whoever desecrated the mt. carmel cemetery stands at $69,000. >>> skyfox over a fire at a senior living center in south jersey you can see a lot of activity right outside of ivy stone senior living that's right off of route 130 in pennsauken township. authorities say the fire broke out right around 6:00 tonight. the flames never did make it out of the boiler room. thank goodness. because nobody is hurt. >>> on your radar is it winter, is it finally winter is it winter finally moving in? live look at -- is that trenton there? gusty winds blue through our area today and now some no i

so now those iraqi forces must push into the old city.treets are particularly narrow. but they're not on their own. these are american troops on the ground, just 500 metres from the front line. and it is possible that with so much fire power, soon to be concentrated on the old city, some islamic state fighters may try to escape. our top story this lunchtime: a bbc investigation reveals facebook‘s failings when it comes to removing sexualised images of children. coming up: why one of the best paid cricketers in english history will never play a test match for his country. coming up in sport at half—psat: australia collapse to 112 all out in bangaluru, as india's cricketers dramatically level the four—match test sseries to one—apiece. snr the chancellor will be putting finishes touches to his budget tomorrow, so what can you expect to hear? more money from schools as we have been hearing, perhaps. john maguire has been to pontypool to find out what they are expecting to hear. spring has sprung in south wales. time to take stock and time to

in control and there are concerns for thousands of civilians trapped in particular those in the old cityour correspondent and cameramen close to the front line have sent this report. escaping the battleground and the terrors of the caliphate. fleeing western mosul on foot during a lull in the battle. countless numbers are likely to follow, their life reduced to a few bundles. streets, now liberated, but deserted, many didn't leave until the fight came right to their door, like abdul razsack. at 76, forced to leave home for the first time in his life. he told us a mortar landed nearby, just moments before. his ten—year—old grandson, and name sake, clutching his school bag though his only lessons here were in war. "i'd like to go back to school right this minute", he said. so—called islamic state stopped him going years ago. now back in iraqi hands, for what it's worth, several more neighbourhoods. troops remain watchful. the militants are about a mile away. explosion. they were driven from here just four days ago. this is the engineering department of mosul university. on the is curriculu

"eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is in old city with more, anita? >> reporter: ukee and jessica this is supposed, or ukee and nicole i should say this should be a 10 story apartment complex but right now construction work is on hold, as crews work to excavate this site. all this after crews found more than 30 remains at this former burial ground, first baptist church of philadelphia before building up, they had to dig down. but what construction crews found in this former parking lot near second and arch in olde city on thursday brought this apartment complex, project to a halt. >> we are finding some intact, coffins, and we're also finding some remains, coffin, a lot of them are in poor condition and deteriorating. >> reporter: new foundry mains both of children and adults are in addition to first discovered here by pnc property group contractor in november 2016. on thursday, chopper three showed cranes lifting more coffins out of the dirt and archaeologists bagging remains >> keep the integrity of each of these individual coffin and it can be chal

some of the hardest fighting may be ahead in the narrow streets of the old city. move on foot. beneath a sky lit only by embers of battle. on the pitch back streets, few signs of life, but hundreds of thousands remain in western mosul. running low on food and water. this lady and her family are sheltering in an abandoned house because theirs was destroyed. three of her loved ones are in hospital, victims of a mortar attack. we got oui’ victims of a mortar attack. we got our freedom, victims of a mortar attack. we got ourfreedom, she says. but victims of a mortar attack. we got our freedom, she says. but it cost us our freedom, she says. but it cost usa our freedom, she says. but it cost us a lot. i lost my house, and my children were injured. her beloved mosul will never recover, she believes, not even in 30 years. what future for a broken city in a fractured nation, even after the extremists are pushed out? there are fears that when iraq is finish writing is, they may begin fighting each other. —— finish writing is. let's stay in the region because the turkish mi

made progress in the last 24 hours taking this government complex which is just adjacent to the old citys believed many of the isis fighters have retreated to. among the buildings they took was central bank and museum of mosul until isis took over the city. it was full of treasures going back 5,000 years. in february of 2015, isis members went in with sledgehammers and power drills and destroyed many of the priceless artifacts that are there and it is believed those that they could, they sold on the black market for antiquities. as far as iraqi reaction to the country's removal from the executive travel ban, executive order, iraqis yesterday expressed satisfaction and relief that the country is no longer banned from traveling to the united states. it seems that 24 hours later, they refocused attention on mosul. this morning, i had a look at the front pages of the baghdad newspapers and not a single mention of the travel ban. >> interesting. thank you so much, ben wedeman. >>> dialogue about north korea at highest levels following the missile launches. the prime minister and acting presid

. >> following breaking news at this hour, several graves uncovered at construction site in old city philadelphia, the coffins being dug up on arch street near the betsy ross house between second and third street, right to anita oh, on the grounds in old city, what can you tell us so far? >> while not clear exactly how many graves are here, i'm told it could number in the hundreds, you can see behind me the construction site that has been stopped. you can't see through. but right to video from chopper three, that was over the scene, which clearly shows workers digging up several coffins here, we also saw them sifting through dirt, and putting some items into gallon size zip lock bags, unclear what those items were. and i am told that a 12 to 13-story apartment complex will be built here at this construction site. now, back here on the scene, you can see that these contractors are working to put up this fencing, again, this view is obstructed now and the site manager has declined all comment, although, i have reached out to the historical commission here in the city for more answers,

finally, we will return to the old city of the capital, damascus. escaped the worst of the fighting but nearby areas are in a rebel hands and the fighting is going on sporadically in the city's old town. we spoke to some younger people affected. asi as i said earlier, if you want background information on the syria conflict how it started and developed some of the situation is now, you can find out online from bbc news. let us turn to outside source sport. ivanka trump has said how do we allocate places in the next world cup. they'll be 48 teens compared to the 32 we currently see. —— teens. dragon is rubbish. compared to the 32 we currently see. -- teens. dragon is rubbish. that means -- teens. dragon is rubbish. that m ea ns two -- teens. dragon is rubbish. that means two teens go through to make up means two teens go through to make up that 48. they will go to a play—off system and over five confederations. five out of the six will be in there. if it was brazil in the last tournament, south america would then get two team is going through in thos

. >> if old city construction crews uncovered human remains as old as three centuries and it has capture the attention of folks walking on by archeologically experts alike. our bruce gordon is standing by and bruce, this most definitely puts the old in old city. >> reporter: it sure d this is 218 arch street right behind me, and if all goes according to plan in year or so it will be chock full of apartment dwellers tonight it's the centerpiece of subterranean history mystery. >> human bones had already been found last november at the at this construction site for an old city apartment tower and several 300-year-old coffins unearthed february 21st. but tuesday morning came the mother load. more than 30 coffins dating back to colonial philadelphia were discovered as neighbors looked on in amusement. >> surprising but i'm not really for this neighborhood. there's so much history and who knows what was there prior. probably was a cemetery. >> reporter: in fact this was a baptist church cemetery dating to 1707. 1859, the cemetery was moved but clearly not all the bodies made the trip. now rem

our middle east editorjeremy bowen and cameraman nick milard have been to the edge of the old city andwho call themselves islamic state, has brought fire, destruction and death down on mosul, iraq's second city. this is where the fight is now concentrated, in the narrow alleys of the old city, too tightly packed for armoured vehicles. it's a classic urban battlefield, a place where jihadis who pray that they will die fighting have managed in the last few days to install a defence past the iraqi forces. the iraqi troops took us to a building about 100m from the isjihadis. to one of dozens of sniper positions... the threat from is has managed to recreate some unity in a country that's been torn to pieces by war. iraq is a very divided country. at the moment they have a common enemy, the fear is that when they beat the islamic state here in mosul, they may turn on each other. violence has infested politics and become the route to money, power and territory. war is iraq's tragedy curse and its normality. translation: ten minutes ago, i killed one of them near the mosque. the men fighting n

the muslim quarter holds over half of the old city's population. exploring its busy pedestrian lanes and market stalls, you feel like you could be anywhere in the arab world. we visited just before a holy day. the shops were jammed, and the energy was exhilarating. experiences are often edible and tasty. just for you. [speaks indistinctly] while complete muslim control of jerusalem is unrealistic, many arabs envision an independent palestinian state with this part of jerusalem -- east jerusalem -- as their capital. it's a very contentious issue, and israel seems determined to keep jerusalem whole and in its control. in fact, while wandering the heart of the muslim quarter, you may see houses fortified and festooned with israeli flags. these are the homes of jewish families staking out this bit of the old city for their community. [ muezzin calling adhan ] >> explore new wororlds and new ideas through programs like this made available for everyone through contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm paula kerger, presid

eyewitness news gets exclusive glimpse of artifacts uncovered at centur century-old burial ground in old city. >> and paying a premium is dog food worth the extra money. what you should be look fog when shopping for your pet. but first. >> and it was the worst absolutely the worst thing to ever see as a mom. >> and a mother watches the video helplessly. her 17-year-old son attacked at a subway septa station. we're hearing from the teenager and what he says led to this violent brawl. >> i'm jessica dean. >> i'm nicole brewer in for ukee washington and that happened in center city race and vine. >> alexandra hof is live with the one victim's story. >> first of all no arrests have been maids but police are extremely close to identifying each and every suspect involve involved. >> snowballs thrown on the street after school thursday snowballed into a violent underground brawl. >> my one friend said stop throwing snow. >> the string theory charter student who asked he not show his face said he and classmates attempted to flee confrontation by headed down to the race vine on septa broad street line

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for now live in old city, anita oh, cbs-3 "eyewitness news." >> all right, anita, thank you.dent trump continues to criticize the way the media handled his advice width german chancellor angela merkel. saturday morning he tweeted: despite what you may have heard from the fake news, i've had a great meeting with german chancellor angela merkel. must be paid with powerful and very expensive defense it provides to germany. during the visit, two leaders did not shake hands for pictures as is customary. vice president pence focus his saturday, delivering a speech in jacksonville. >> the truth is, florida can't afford obamacare any more. >> florida has the most obamacare enroll east compared to any other state, almost 1.3 million new enroll east for 2017, the house of representatives is scheduled to vote on the new healthcare bill, this thursday. >>> president trump wants a husband of white house counselor, kellyanne conway, for a key job. the wall street journal reports george conway is the president's choice to head the civil division of the justice department. if confirmed, woe

the old city of homs in rebel hands. besieged and bombarded for two years. old. one of the most traumatised children i'd seen in this war. and what do you want to do now? look at her now. a wish come true. three years on. back in school. back in her old neighbourhood. baraha is now one of the oldest in her class. war forced her out of school. now she's catching up. a crowded classroom. these eager kids know learning matters. so many syrian children aren't in school. you know, in some ways of course this is terrific to see, children just being children here in syria, in a place which has seen some of the worst fighting of the war. and now an ordinary day with children going to school and having fun. i walk with baraha to her home. through the alleyways of the old city, now in government hands. the last time i was here it looked like this. looted. and a mortar hit the kitchen. killing her brother. decapitating her mother. later a mortar almost hit baraha and her sister. you 0k? somethings landed, 0k. so i met you three years ago and now you are almost 12. so ho

it is now currently in the old city. it is now currently in the old city.o the area. we have our middle eastern editorjeremy bowen there, who has been speaking to civilians who has been speaking to civilians who have been trying to get out of west mosul. they have confirmed there are ongoing s strikes in the area. they also continue to be used assumed shields by ias fighters in the area. —— as human shields by icas fighters. the front line renewing to move makes it difficult for us to verify and report on the ongoing situation in west mosul. —— continuing to move. thank you very much will stop time for the headlines. scotland yard says the westminster attacker khalid masood acted alone and there is no information to assume further attacks were planned. the family of the murdered pc keith palmer has thanked those who fought to save his life and say they are thankful he was not alone. more than 30 people have been injured, two seriously, after a suspected gas explosion on merseyside. sport now, and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning, man

through the alleyways of the old city now in government hands.ast time i was here, it looked like this, looted. and a mortar hit the kitchen, killing her brother, and decapitating her mother. later, a mortar almost hit her and her sister. >> are you ok? something has landed, ok. reporter: i met you three years ago, now you're almost 12. how has the city changed? >> i'm much happier now. we are back in our house. reporter: you are sleeping at night? you don't have bad memories? >> thank god i forgot everything. when i go to bed, i remember school, with i did during the day, it is all good stuff. no bad memories. reporter: hard for her father to forget now bringing up for doctors on his own. heading into future, his little girl has already been through so much. it is the same for all of them, children all across this country. their fate lies in syria's hand. anchor: a little earlier she joined me from the city. you covered this war from the start. where you are now once with the symbol of the revolution, but now is back in the president's hands? >>

the iraqi forces are advancing toward the old city center. iraqi forces captured a bridge that leads to the old city center. the iraqi forces capture the -- after 100 days of fighting and lawn muched their attack two week ago. >> 4:22. new york governor andrew cuomo is heading back to the u.s. after a 15-hour visit to israel. yesterday, he laid a wreath at the holocaust memorial. one in seven events he took part in in eight hours. a wave of anti-semitism here in the thaws included dozens of bomb threats and jewish centers. several attacks took place in new york state. >> we must live by the rule this an abuse to one, an affront to one, is an affront to all and large fires start as small fires. and we must have zero tolerance for any abuse for any human being. >> role of the trip show his support in the fight against anti-semitism and also to promote business with israel. >>> police are looking for a gunman is what is now being called a hate crime. a u.s. citizen in seattle was shot. the man is expected to recover from his injuries. >> to thin

vernon odom is live in olde city tonight with the new details.non. >> reporter: are good good aften rick and monica. scientists have now wrapped up their work looking into the treasure trove of activities artifacts and skeletal remains they and found at this olde city construction site. it has yielded a treasure trove of artifacts and skeletal remains that open up yet another window into philadelphia's lifestyle of centuries ago. late today anthropologists and archaeologists uncovered the remaining few a bodies. this lot is in the 200 block of arch street. it was once the cemetery for historic first baptist church from 1703 to 1859. the experts just keep finding gems in the dirt as a real estate developer clears the way for an apartment building. >> this is one of the handles. this is some coffin hardware and it's this sort of artifacts that is associated with a particular individual that we can clean up and it will help give us a date as to when that person was buried. >> the mountain of skeletal remains are being sorted in the science building

"eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live in old city this morning.rganizers have picked a timely theme this year, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jan they have. the theme this year is st. patrick, guide and protect our police officers, as we know, independence hall is birthplace a lot of history but actually st. patrick's day celebrations began here in philadelphia, even before that this is a long standing tradition and we will see that in a few hours. take a look at video we shot from last years parade, just fun all the way around. while it is extremely cold outside right now, unless a blizzard hits, this parade will continue on today. call can expect to see 20,000 participants including irish mummers, dancers, schools, band, this year organizers say they chose this theme to honor police officers, especially amid recent violence against officers here in philadelphia, and across the country. we spoke with the parade's president bill ivers who said they started to parade six months ago and there is a new parade route this year. listen to what

. >>> coffins uncovered in old city. construction crews are digging at an old cemetery along art street near the betsy ross house. they thought all the bodies had been removed more than a century ago. today we found out two dozen of some of the first people who ever lived in philadelphia, they were left behind. nbc 10's deanna durante is joining us. this all started as a small find and it got more significant as the day wore on? >> reporter: those crews have just left the site within the last couple of minutes. they tell us that today, construction stopped here in order to be able to lift a lot of the heavy dirt out of the way. they say that they are working now to put those people where they should have been placed, more than a century ago. some have been buried here since before the signing of the declaration of independence. this is the view we saw today. a skull, bones and coffins. all once part of the first baptist cemetery. it was supposedly moved in 1859, 1860. so this cemetery was not something that we were expect

so now those iraqi forces must push into the old city.re particularly narrow. but they're not on their own. these are american troops on the ground, just 500 metres from the front line. and it is possible that with so much fire power soon to be concentrated on the old city, some islamic state fighters may try to escape. the energy giant e.on says it will increase prices for gas and electricity customers by an average of 8.8% from next month. households who only use electricity will see a rise of 13.8% on average from the 26th april. e.on says it's the first such rise in three years and blamed the hike on government social and environmental schemes. they might not have the best of reputations, but could pigeons help us to understand air pollution? researchers at the university of birmingham have created specialised meteorological sensors for the birds who, unlike drones, can fly unrestricted in city skies. as part of our series on tackling air pollution, called so i can breathe, our correspondent graham satchell reports on their research.

still a lot every snow out here, kind of dangerous, especially for the senior citizens. >> here in old cityeeing some of the snow beginning to melt, but there are still piles of snow specially crosswalks, careful headed out this morning, also if you do have a request for the city to clear snow, you can call 311-6789 now live in old city, anita oh, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> good reminder, thanks, and eat a last chance to see the philadelphia flower show, it comes to an end today. >> children can bring favorite stuffed bear for afternoon tea party. tickets needed for that event. the flower show is taking place at the pennsylvania convention center, open from 8:00 this morning until 6:00 tonight proceeds are going to the pennsylvania horticultural society. >> vice president mike pence continues to make the case for the gop new healthcare plan. he spoke to business leaders in jacksonville, florida about the effort to repeal and replace obamacare. kitchen hutchinson reports, the bill still has a long way to go in gaining support. >> owe bar a -- obamacare nightmare is about to end. >> this ti

yeah old city philadelphia seeing the snow.just yet but temperatures are still above freezing. this is what we expect. the mother load of snow goes to the poconos lehigh valley. poconos 16 to 24 get the skis and snow boards ready lesser accumulations in philadelphia. 16 to ten we'll mix with sleet and maybe a little rain. >> all right. timing is everything. right? >> tomorrow morning is the peak. >> and here's the thing. because we do have a higher sun angle that means that even though it's going to be colder it could help some of the melt, right. >> i think that's going to happen obviously in the days oh come. but i still think it will be mainly wind event. down the injuries seashore and north and west of philadelphia very heavy snow and maybe power outage heavy snow weighing on the tree limbs and power lines. >> we're back here 3:30am for "good day philadelphia". sue serio and bob kelly will be busy they got you covered tracking the storm. ♪ harvey: this is the big story today. no bracket. and barkley is pissed at trump. >> h

government forces responded ofjobar, around two kilometres east of the old city walls. y airport in paris on saturday had taken drugs and alcohol. 39—year—old zayed ben belgacem was killed after he put a gun to a soldier's head saying he wanted to die for allah. the man's father told french radio his son had never been a terrorist. the socialist candidate for the french presidency benoit hamoh has told supporters at a rally that everything begins today in an effort to boost his campaign. in two weeks. since he won the socialist primary injanuary, the 49—year—old has failed to unite the party behind him. brazil's president michel temer has tried to reassure foreign countries about the scandal engulfing the meat industry. mr temer told ambassadors that his government is confident about the quality of brazilian meat, despite allegations that three major meat—packing firms had been selling rotten produce for many years. earlier our americas editor leonardo rosha gave me more details about the situation. they heard about it on friday morning in brazil when federal police, mor

but also because it is in the old city. these troops are now very, very close to fully recapturing mosul, although, they are also keenly aware that this last phase of this battle for mosul will be the most dangerous for them, because the layout of the alleys,y narrow which makes it difficult to navigate and maneuver but also because of the presence of civilians, but there is really the sense in and amongst iraqi troops that genuine progress has been made and that a full victory is quite near at this point. although, as you mentioned, there still is a very fierce resistance being put out by the jihadists, many of whom are natives of mosul. they know the city very well, and they are using every weapon in their arsenals to try to push back as much as possible. although at this point, this seems more than likely for them, given the kinds of things we have been seeing played out throughout the city. andt's a last stand battle a battle with an enemy that has very little to lose. an awful jihadists and lot of innocent people trapp

so now those iraqi forces must push into the old city.on their own. these are american troops on the ground, just 500 metres from the front line. and it is possible that with so much fire power soon to be concentrated on the old city, some islamic state fighters may try to escape. the new owner of vauxhall and opel has been speaking to the bbc from the geneva motor show about the future of the plants in the uk. carlos tavres, the boss of psa says that plants are unlikely to close because they are busy. vauxhall is operating at 82% capacity. our business editor simon jack caught up with him earlier today. we're not talking about shutting it down because our capacity rate is 98%, much lower at vauxhall. it's 82%. first it's not a dramatic number. 82% is not a dramatic number but second, for many, many years, vauxhall could not export cars outside of europe. that was something general motors did not wa nt something general motors did not want them to do. psa is going to unleash this potential and open the gates as soon as the vauxhall models

but that is what is happening now in old city and behind our studio.ou guys inside, alex and thomas. >> thank you so much. yes, crazy seeing that go down. >> it doesn't look like a lot but it weighs down. especially on the power lines. the crews are trying to get one step ahead. >> and mixture with the ice doing it. >> let's check in with steve. he's getting snow in bethlehem. it's still piling up? >> what's scott talked about happening philly had hours earlier happened here. i showed you big snowflakes before a couple breaks ago. suddenly we have an ice storm here. i took off my blue jacket to show new the black i have ice bouncing off me everywhere. i'm in the truck and like what is hitting the truck? it's ice storm now. this the makes it more treacherous if you drive or if you worried about keeping power on. if this stuff starts coating trees and those trees are above power lines there goes all the power outages everybody was redistricting up here. so at 9:40 we hit 9.4" of snow from weather service. what a coincidence that s now you got 10" of snow

fox 29's dawn timmeney is live in old city, dawn, this affected one of the people's who's job it is to keep us safe from ice in the city. >> reporter: yeah, believe it or not the director of communications for licenses and inspections slipped on a slick sidewalk and then there's this. big chunks of ice falling on to the sidewalks from tall buildings. signs warning people are all across the city right now. >> i'm watching it fall down and it's like zooming through the air and then when it hits the ground it's like all over. it's real dangerous. >> reporter: nadin tucker keeping a close eye to the sky as she tries to avoid the chunks of ice flying off philadelphia's high rises. >> one lady and her husband were walking passed right there, and they had to run from it a big piece came down and almost hit them. >> reporter: that's exactly why licenses and inspections along with the streets department are out surveying any site that is could be problematic. l and i issued a directive to the owners of tall buildings to address any icing that could turn to trouble. >> we're asking business owne

in olde city, cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> all right. some history there. >> yes. >> kate's joining us now talk about the first day of spring and we have a little sunshine earlier. >> yes, you cannot complain about today. we have had a lot of weather to complain about in the pennsylvania couple weeks but today was not one of those days. beautiful day. we're on the cool side. temperatures close to where we need to be. we have had good deal of sun. cloud have rolled in but sunshine, budd on the trees and then also this sign of the spring as rita's handed out free water ice today. here's eyewitness nice at 15th and spruce where people clam toward get their favorite flavor, the 25th year now, quarter century rita has given out free treats and they say more than 1 million people across the country will partake in the give away i can remember a few first days in the spring pennsylvania where it was a little too cold to indulge if that free water ice but today was a perfect day for it, even for our fury friend there great day to get outside, st

. >>> crewness olde city are covering a construction site where dozens of coffins were discovered. we were first to tell you about the discovery yesterday. now researchers are analyzing human remains found. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live at rutgers camden where he got a exclusive tour of the forensic lab, david. >> reporter: this was quite a story they reese mains were supposed to be removed from olde city by 1860 to another part of philadelphia, someone obviously didn't do their job, now folks here at rutgers are picking up the slack and they expect to be doing so for the next few weeks, at least. these phones are -- bones are at lee 200 years old and in a locked lab in rutgers camden. despite cold snap and morning snow dusting archaeologist where is back as sun rose, digging up more from the mid 1700's. >> weather will get war next week so we want to make sure that we, see while it is still workable that we are trying to finish up this project. >> reporter: kimberly moran is forensic archaeologist with rutgers university and met us at snowy site of the first bapti

deep blue sky in old city philadelphia today with a high temperature of 54. that is seasonal for this time of year. we'll take it. it's been chilly month. temperature right now is 52. elsewhere fief degrees in wilmington. 51 in wrightstown but in reading and lancaster cooler with temperatures in the mid 40s down the shore 53 in cape may and woodbine 57. not bad. mays landing in atlantic city atlantic county mid 50s as you head towards wrightstown in seaside park a little cooler with upper four toss lower 50s. we're looking at 45 degrees in perkasie and pottstown and upper montco frick degrees doylestown reporting in at 49 this afternoon. the northeast in the chill with 40s. 50s along the coastal plane but look at this. through oklahoma and dallas, a surge of heat. 90-degree temperatures. so we're talking serious spring there. we will be warming up. but it's going take until the weekend to tap into that southern air. we'll see primarily a northerly wind flow that will keep it cool around here. high pressure to the south an area of low pressure to disturbance t

when you come up, you can watch the parade as it moves through center city and old city. as just as cold for the st. patrick's day parade in wilmington. the emerald city pipe band was there and they'll also be here today. they talked about how cold it was yesterday, just trying to play their instruments. we might see more of the same later today as the folks here play those instruments and make their ways through those parade floats trying to get through this cold weather. you have all the people on the sidelines watching. this parade might go down as one of the coldest in recent memory. like in wilmington, conshohocken held their parade yesterday as well. >> i've never played a parade this cold before ever. >> it's too cold, too cold. i was hoping for 60-degree weather like we had the other day. >> another live look at fifth and market. you see the gentleman with the dogs here, the dogs are bundled up. that one dog right there definitely not liking this cold weather. it is a little brisk. you have to break out the heavy coats this morning. you see fifth and market here ag

damp here in olde city. 50 degrees with poor visibility at airport, mile or less, sunrise time 6:51. may be a while but before we see sunshine 5 miles an hour out of the northe. our other temperatures range from 46 in the mountains to 60 down in dover, delaware and we think we will, kind of average out to 62 for a high where we were yesterday, with a possibility of pop up showers and thunderstorms, so don't forget umbrella and take your time bob kelly, it is foggy out there. >> definitely take your time, foggy, bad hair day. 6:02. here's a live look what it looks like up and over ben franklin bridge, poor visibility across all of the area bridges. we have light my, drizzle, roads are wet. wipers once or twice coming out of the driveway this morning. live look at i-95 northeast philadelphia, road wet working your way south from cottman avenue in through girard avenue. otherwise, no major problems, to speak up of the schuylkill expressway. we have a problem on the roosevelt boulevard southbound , right at southampton road, that is right where armory comes into play, the inner drive is

through the alleyways of the old city, now in government hands.it looked like this. looted. and a mortar hit the kitchen. killing her brother. decapitating her mother. she was there. later a mortar almost hit baraha and her sister. you 0k? something's landed, 0k. so i met you three years ago and now you are almost 12. so how has baraha changed? translation: i am much happier now. we are back in our house. you are ok, you are sleeping at night, you don't have bad memories? translation: thank god i forget everything. when i go to bed i remember when i had a part in a play, i remember school, what i did during the day. it's all good stuff. no bad memories. hard for her father to forget, now bringing up four daughters on his own. translation: god help me. the girls make it easy. when they are in the house safe, i try to find work in the neighbourhood. if my daughters have a good future, i am the winner. heading into herfuture, this little girl has already been through so much. it's the same for all of them, children all across this country. their fate

newly rediscovered graves has stopped construction project in old city philadelphia. forensic crews from rutgers university preserving the remains, working on an apartment milled g, more than 100 graves and coffins under a former parking lot thought of the buffer yore grail established in 1707. supposed to be moved to another cemetery by 1806. >> we want to keep the inch telling are the i -- integrity it, can be challenging when they're fall apart in your hands. >> the property group con instructing the new apartment building making sure the remains are laid to rest at mount morae a cemetery. hoping to find any living descents ends if that's possible. >> president trump continues to push republican law makers to support the gop plane to repeal and repair the affordable care act. it comes as the administration faces a looming court challenge over its new travel ban. >> mr. trump meets today with house committee chairs to discuss advance in the gop healthcare bill. vice president mike pence will meet with abortion right opponents to make it clear the bill would de fund