also water main break in rhawnhurst northeast philadelphia, castor avenue at rhawn street. we had another break as well in delaware foulke road southbound that has been since cleared. we are looking good there. however, construction crews are hard at work, despite the fact it is really cold, 95 north and that right lane is compromised here and more construction in delaware as well, 295 ramp to 495 northbound that is also closed , jim, back over to you. >>> a young eagles fan battling cancer gets a surprise of a lifetime from his favorite player. >> i just want to let you know i'm praying for you, wishing you the best, thinking about you. >> eagles quarterback carson wentz recorded a video message for nine year-old danny felt well. the fourth grader from new jersey is battling non-whom kins limb foam a he was too sick to attend the game. >> did that make you happy? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> why did it make you happy? >> he is my favorite football player. >> i don't like to see him sick or in pain. just that little moment of happiness meant the world to me. >> danny's in desperate

we have a water main break out there in rhawnhurst northeast philadelphia so castor avenue at rhawn street maybe walking outside the door give yourself a couple extra minutes. construction crew is still out there in delaware in particular 295 ramp close todd 495 northbound so just a head up that might slow you down, a little bit, rahel, back over to you. >>> breaking news right now flames devoured a home in delaware county injuring at lee nine people our photographer just arrived, upper chichester looking live as fire fighters from multiple fire co battled the flames at rodney avenue it looks like there is still some smoke here , call went out just after 4:00 this morning we are still gathering details but again nine people taken to the hospital at this point no word on the extent of their injuries but we will keep you updated as morning progresses as soon as information comes into the news room. >>> in other news a college student from south jersey is in very hot water over her racist rant on social media. >> videos were posted over doctor martin luther king holiday and quickly went viral

another water main break in the great northeast, up here, in the rhawnhurst section, castor and rhawn, with some local detours, otherwise mass transit looking good for a thursday, karen, thomas, back over to you. >> thanks so much, bob. right now we have developing story. bullets flying in philadelphia's spring garden section, sending a 60 year old woman to the hospital. police say someone shot at least 18 bullets late last night, or couple of someone's, right there at seventh and green streets. this woman was hit in the hip. she was returned over to hahnemann. she is in stable condition. police think she is innocent and just caught in the crossfire. >>> this 60 year old female was waiting on the bus stop when she was struck by gunfire. we do not believe that she was the intended target. we believe that she was just waiting on the bus stop and got struck by a stray bullet. >> no arrest haves been made, and police do not have a motive at this hour. >> there is an alert out this morning for parents in camden county after frightening encounter for several young boys walking home from sch

and rhawn and frontnac streets. >> service will be unfortunately not back on until later tonight. it takes about eight hours to make a repair rorrer. >> reporter: consistent sub freezing temperatures are causing mains to break throughout the city according to water department officials. >> once water reaches 37, 38 degrees we see higher frequency of breaks and we are at that point where water temperature is so cold that we do see a substantial number of breaks happening right now. >> reporter: really has been brutally cold for so long throughout the region. we are seeing more and more, are hovered around a these fire back there that you can see trying to stay as warm as possible. we understand they will be working under 16 hour conditions, just trying to make sure that they get this main repaired as quickly as possible. that is very latest from now live from northeast philadelphia, natasha brown, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> that is tough, thank you very much. >>> temperatures are dropping. >> they are plumetting, and wind will stay with us. when you couple extreme cold with th

this isn't the first within but second one, second one cleared this one still out there castor at rhawn street, jim, back over to you. >>> thanks, meisha we are updating breaking news, in delaware county nine people have been rush to the hospital after a home goes up in flames in upper chichester, this is live picture we are told that multiple fire co battled the flames on rodney avenue and they are wrapping up at the scene right now but as you can see the home is a total loss. >>> here's what the fire looked like when crew is a arrived just after four, the aston fire company shared this picture on social media. we are told there were no fatalities but at lee nine people were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries >>> and turning new to sports we are counting down the nfc champion ship game at the linc is just three days away. >> while bird will be going head to head with the vikings, security will be on defense as well. "eyewitness news" reporter frank does live with more on how city beefed up security for the big game, good morning , trang do. >>> well, good morning, jim and rahe

castor avenue at rhawn street we have a water main break that's causing a problem this morning watch for crews on the scene on caster. let's take a live look outside, route 42 at route 55. heading toward the walt whitman bridge. kind of quiet slick spot or two, no precipitation today. any puddles or anything left from yesterday is going to be frozen over. 42 southbound we have two lanes blocked between 130 and 295. >> a fast-moving fire injured two people at a rooming house in the parkside section. firefighters arrived at 2:30 a.m. to find heavy smoke coming from the home on the 5300 block of girard avenue. two victims were treated at the scene. red cross was called in to assist any displaced>>> squabb. one pulled out a knife. commuters are concerned about the dangers on the rail during school dismissal time in particular. jeanette reyes is live at the 15th street station at city hall with more on this. jennette. >> reporter: this is far from a rare occurrence that's why over the last 3 years police have increased their presence at the station and this latest incidents proves why it'

water main break, in the northeast, at castor and rhawn.y little mini donuts can you eat? we are going to try, the dapper donut, breakfast spot today, right in the plymouth meeting mall right in front of leggo land there. look little mini donut they make them fresh then all hand made with all of the different toppings. yum. i'm getting hungry already. how about you? sue has the forecast in 15 seconds. >> 6:47. it is cold here in the philadelphia area. you coming over snow okay. all right. 19 degrees is the current temperature in philadelphia. 9 degrees is the actual temperature in mount pocono. 20 degrees in wildwood. we always say dress for the windchill this is what it feels like outside. 12 degrees in philadelphia, nine in wilmington, six in dover, you know how cold it is. here's where we're headed. may as well cut to the chase. 34 degrees, our high today. forty-three tomorrow. fifty-two on saturday, throw open the windows. well, maybe not. but it is a ten out of ten. 50 degrees on sunday. great for the game. mostly cloudy, then some rai

. >>> crews remain on the scene at rhawn and castor in the rhawnhurst section. "eyewitness news"orter natasha brownies there with the latest, natasha. >> reporter: good evening to you both. just to give you gravity of how cold it is at this point especially for these water department workers, take a look they have started a fire in that barrel that they are trying to whoever around and warm up to every now and again as they try to get to the bottom of fixing this water main. they will be out here for hours, and right new we can tell you throughout the night that dozens of customers and several businesses, will certainly be affected. water flowed like a river along rhawn and castor street, mixing with the falling snow, a 16-inch main broke thursday afternoon sending water gushing on to streets and into their by businesses. >> in this location there are actually customers connected to this 16-inch main so we have approximately 70 customers shut off right now. >> shut dunn for a couple days >> reporter: this cafe took the brunt of the hit flooding the basement of t

and then at rhawn and castor, watch for a water main break, so we have local detours through the morning rush hour. karen and thomas being back over to you. >> bob, thank you. we want to get right to this woman now in the hospital after being shot. there were more than dozen shots fired in spring garden. the victim is 60 years old. she was just waiting for a bus, when all the of a sudden some people started having a gun battle while around her, right at seventh and green streets, 18 shots were fired in all. one of those hit her right in the hip. they think that she was caught in the crossfire and an innocent victim, now in stable condition. no arrest haves been made. >>> never want to get the phonecall or, there is a preditor on the loose, there is alert out this morning, to parent in camden county after frightening end count for for several young boys walking home from school. let's get to jenny joyce live in gloucester township this morning, good morning to you, jen. >> i good morning, thomas, and it all happened in a high traffic area, we are just off the main drag here, right across

castor avenue at rhawn street, watch for those issues. >> breaking news, a fast-moving house fire injured athletes one person in delaware county. the broke out on the 3100 block of rodney street in upper chichester less than two hours ago. firefighters arrived to find flames shooting from the second floor of the home. when the action cam was there, smoke was pouring out. so far no word on the condition of the injured person. fire crews remain on the scene. >>> also breaking, two people were treated for injuries at this fire in the parkside section. the began in the bedroom of a boarding house on girard avenue at 2:30 a.m. some of the water cruise to douse the flames iced up on the house posing an added danger to fire crews. >>> two teens face charges for a brawl on septa line. transit police say violence is a growing problem and it has to stop. jeanette reyes is live a the city hall with the reaction to the troubling trend. good morning, jennette. >> reporter: good morning, matt, this is anything but a rare occurrence at septa stations. it is the reason why septa police have beefed up the

the man yells, asked if anyone is inside, this is on the 1300 block of rhawn street. firefighters returned here just after 11:30 p.m. last night, were able to get the flames under control 20 minute later. we do know paramedics returned one person to state clint toys err hospital. homeowners who were here just short time ago tell me that that person is their 17 year old son, but they add that he's doing okay, he's expected to recover. his injuries are minor. again, at this hour, police are saying that they do believe this fire is suspicious. we will bring you more information just as soon as we get it, but for now live in frankford, anita oh, cbs-3 " eyewitness news." >> and eat, a thank you. breaking news now out of north philadelphia. a fire has damaged a row home on the 1800 block of north 24th street. firefighters there rushed to the two story house right around 4:15 this morning. they had those flames under control in just about 45 minutes. fortunately, there are no reports of any injuries there. >> new this morning, a three car collision in bucks county has injur

representatives from the phillies stopped by to rhawn special assembly in the gym. in relay races that involved hula hoops and jump ropes. it was the students' reward for the performance in the phillies fitness program. >> just about as wet as the law allows. >> yeah and there's more rain on the way. in addition to the rain today we also had a lot of fog. the action cam was taking a look in trenton over the delaware where you get the warm moist air over the cold river, it creates condensation, creates the fog and we had plenty of rain today and double scan live showing that it's not over yet. there are more bands of rain that will be working up from the south as we head through the evening hours so if you're heading out for this friday night you definitely do need the rain gear. the accuweather highlights show yes, more rain is on the way tonight and then tomorrow very early in the morning an arctic front moves through. behind it temperatures will plunge and then the winds pick up. it's windy and it's cold for the eagles game and what a contrast from today. 61 degre

firefighters responded to the reports of flames shooting out of the home on the 1300 block of rhawn street in frankford about 11:30 friday night. family members tell "eyewitness news" that the 17-year-old injured in that blaze is recovering now at saint christopher's hospital. an uber driver in the area says he called 911. then shot cell phone video of the flames. >> it looked like it started from the porch maybe. that's where the fire was coming and then all of a sudden just the whole house started on fire and so i'm just praying to god that whoever was in the house got out. >> firefighters did finally get the blaze under control just before midnight. the cause is still under investigation at this hour. >>> and president trump meantime is condemning a car bombing attack in kabul afghanistan that killed 95 people today. authorities say a suicide bomber drove an ambulance filled with explosives past a police checkpoint and into a secure zone. the target is believed to have been an interior ministry building but many people were hit while walking. at least 158 people were wounded in this exp

crews got the call this morning to castor and rhawn streets. the philadelphia water department says at least two properties have water in their basements and now they're advising customers to make sure they have one thing in their home. >> unfortunately, all around the city we have -- we're having water main breaks right now. customers should at least, you know, get some bottled water. always have bolted water in the house in case of an emergency. certainly right now with water main breaks happening at the rate that they are, everyone should have at least case or so of bottled water so if there is a water main break they can get through the day drinking water and cooking and things like th that. >> that's good advice much the depth says that they expect service to be back up and running sometime later tonight. >>> moving to old city now the city of philadelphia already announcing that schools will be closed tomorrow. public schools and the archdiocese city government officials buildings also closed because of the he can treatment cold. while th

firefighters responded to reports of flames shooting out of the home on the 13th hundred block of rhawntreet in frankford around 11:30 friday morning. family tells "eyewitness news" that the 17-year-old injured in that blaze is recovering at saint christopher's hospital. an uber driver in the area says he called 911. then shot cell phone video of the flames. >> it looked like it started from the porch maybe. that's where the fires were coming and then all of a sudden just the whole house started on fire. so, i'm just praying to god whoever was in the house got out. >> firefighters got the blaze under control just before midnight and there are no other injuries reported. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> meantime president trump is back at the white house this weekend. he has returned home from his overseas trip to protests. this comes as new details emerge in the russia investigation. cbs news correspondent henna doba has more. >> this is what democracy looks like. >> reporter: hundreds of protesters hit the streets of washington saturday many demanding the impeach

the brake at rhawn and castor left dozens of residents and businesses there without water for hours. italian bakery took the brunt of the hit. water flooded the basement of the small family-owned bits. >>> a controversial new book that's critical of the president and his first year in office is going on sale today. a fire is hitting book stores four days early, made the decision after president trump 's attorney sent cease and desist letter to author michael wolf. it demands manned the book not be released because it is full of false statement, also contains quotes from former chief strategist, steve bannon , according to trump's lawyer, found none disclosure agreement with the trump campaign. >> big picture here picture of a white house that is chaotic of the president whose impulses whip saw the white house of a lot of back stabbing, front stabbing. >> now in a tweet last night the president bash wolf in part saying i never spoke to him for the book, full of lies , misrepresentation, and sources that don't exist. the president also referred to ban on as, quote, sloppy steve >> so f

the break at rhawn and castor left dozens of residents and businesses there without water for hours. italian bakery cost the took the brunt of the hit there. water flooded the basement of the small family-owned business. >>> and this is what the storm look like from space at the satellite image, spinning off the coast, the storm has moved on, but as cbs news correspondent hena doba, today must be the most hazardous. >> a woman in massachusetts being rescued by a front loader, the first floor of her home flooded, as if the snow and wind brought to the east coast by the so-called bomb cyclone weren't enough, boston and coastal areas nearby also experienced historic flooding. >> the sea wall, going above the telephone polls. >> nearly 500 national guard members called in to assist with flood emergencies in several state. most places, though, are still digging out from the snow. plymouth connecticut got caught off guard by almost a foot and a half. >> we thought we would get about 6 inches. >> the accumulation in maryland so bad in part that east these two snow plows got stuck n new york

now the fire started early this morning, on the 1300 block of rhawn street.bout 20 minute. seventeen year old is expected to recover from injuries. >>> now to the eyewitness weather forecast with meteorologist, chelsey n gram. hi, kelly. >> good morning, jan, good morning to you at home. beautiful spring like day setting up for us across the delaware valley this afternoon , here is a look at current temperatures, we are checking in, on the chilly side of things, right around 33 degrees in philadelphia, 37 in millville, 38 in dover. but, most areas are actually little bit warmer compared to where we were this time yesterday. we have a system located out to the west, that's going to be bringing us some rain, and that rain is not going to be arriving until we head into the overnight hours tonight into sunday. so saturday is the pick of the weekends to get outside. mild with increasing clouds, high of 56. fifty-four sunday. jan, back to you. >> all right, chelsey, thank you. our next update is at 8:57. we will see you then. have a great day. master of middle east

this is on the 1300 block of rhawn street.efighters returned here just after 11:30 last night, were able to get the flames under control about 20 minute later. we do know paramedics took one person to st. christopher hospital. i spoke to the homeowners who live here and who have been sifting through the rubble. they did not want to be on camera. they tell me that the person taken to the hospital is their 17 year old son, they also add that he's okay. again, at this hour, we have learned that police believe that this fire is suspicious, but that is all that we know about the possible cause at this time. of course as soon as we learn more information, we will bring that to you just as soon as we know it. for now live in frankford, anita o cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> anita keep us to up date. breaking news out of north philadelphia now. firefighters rush to burning row home on the 1800 block of north 24th street. the call came in around 4:15 this morning. firefighters had the flames there under control in just about 45 minute. f

this morning it burst at rhawn street and castor of a league 70 homes without water. philadelphia water department says water should be back on for customers later tonight. ♪ >> it's hank i'm at the air pot a lot of people in line caught in between flights between destinations. i'll tell you they're stories. hank's take coming up. >> you hear that wind? feel the cold yet? it is only going to get worse. forget single digits. we're going below zero. ♪ welcome back. that biting cold is moving into the delaware valley and we are talking about record cold coming this weekend. the forecast low for saturday is six. the record low is four. set back in 1896. for sunday the forecast low one below. the record is 4 degrees. we'll shatter that. what a way to kick off 2018, kathy. with bomb cyclone. east coast just getting hal whale lopped and high winds are making the task of clearing roads that much harder. plows clear the roads. strong winds bring it right ba back. jeff cole has more from wilmington. >> reporter: 95 north in pennsylvania on the border of delaware and a tractor t

firefighters responded to reports of flames shooting out of the home on the 1300 block of rhawn streetankford around 11:30 p.m. friday night family tells "eyewitness news" that the 17 year old injured in that fire is now recovering at st. christopher hospital. and uber driver in the area at the time says he called 911, then took cell phone video of the flames, take a look. >> it looks like it started from the porch maybe. that's where the fires were coming. then all the sudden just the whole house started on fire. so i'm just praying to god that who ever is in the house got out. >> firefighters got that fire under control just before midnight. the cause of the fire is still under vehicles. >>> well still to come this morning right here on cbs-3 " eyewitness news": the latest on the embattled casino mogel, steve win, and his role with republican national committee after sexual harrassment allegations surface. also ahead: millimeters away from death. the freak accident that sent a boy to the hospital with a screw piercing his skull. >>> plus the flu is hitting specially hard this year, a

the break at rhawn and castor left dozens every residents and businesses without water for hours. italian bakery, took the brunt of the hit. water flooded the basement there, of this small family- owned business. >>> and investigators are looking for the cause of last night's fire, at atlantic city apartment building. firefighters went floor to floor, to get tenant out of the jeffrey inlet tower on vermont avenue. now, everyone got out unhurt. but there is no word yet on damage. tenant were sheltered at the uptown school complex, and the inlet tower. >>> we now know at least eight homes have gone up in flames during a raging overnight fire in newark, new jersey, this is new video. firefighters had been battling the four alarm blaze all morning long. now one big problem they're encountering is that it is just 10 degrees right now. so the water is freezing, instantly, and encasing their equipment in solid ice. intense wind also fighting the flames. >> kids running down the street no shoes on. my gosh. just so sad. very unfortunate. we've been out here for more than 30 minute now. an

castor avenue in rhawn street the scene.kesperson with the philadelphia water department says at left two properties have water in their basement and with the spate of breaks the water department has a key piece of advice here. >> unfortunately, all around the ski we're having water main breaks right now. customers should at least, you know, get some bottled water, always have bottled water in the house in case of an emergency. certainly right now with water main breaks happening at the rate that they are, um, everyone should have at least a case or so of bottled water so if there is a water main break they can get through the day drinking water and cooking and things like that. >> words of wisdom much the depth says it expects to get service back up and running some time this evening. >>> now, a big part of the problem heading into the weekend is the bitter cold. let's take live look right now, of course, that's the ben franklin parkway. the city of philadelphia just announced the snow emergency is going to be gone as of 8:

there's a pile of debris outside this home here on the 1300 block of rhawn street.port was for a fire on the first floor of the home. 17-year-old was transported to saint christopher's hospital for smoke inhalation as fire crews unleashed the hoses and attacked the hot spots it was under control by 1:00 a.m. that's when the investigation began. right now we don't know where the fire started or who else aside from the victim ma have been home or in the area at the toot time of this fire. the hospitalized teen is expected to be okay. lauren? >> good news in all of that. jenny joyce, thank you also overnight fire crews were busy battling flames at a home in north philadelphia the fire broke out around 4:30 this morning. this one in the 1800 block of north 24th street. investigators still trying to figure out what caused the fire but luckily no one was hurt. and in bucks county, a serious accident sends at least two people to the hospital overnig overnight. it happened on u.s. one near pine street in langhorne. police tell us three cars were involved in the crash. all w