be perfectly frank i'm here today trying to head off a fleecing of the region's taxpayers by dan snider and the washington football team -- >> reporter: the legislators acknowledge a tough road ahead. virginia governor terry mcauliffe actively is pursuing the team for loudoun county and no significant public opposition how soon emerged in that state. >> i know they're also looking at maryland, d.c., as they should. >> reporter: in the district, every mayor since tony williams has sought to bring the team back to a new facility at rfk. even a new $500 million plan to redevelop the rfk area will retail space, parks and ball fields also includes space for a 70,000-seat stadium. veteran councilmember jack evans supports a team-paid stadium at its out, the multi-billion dollar business belongs in d.c. >> we don't want to lose the opportunity to have the team in

frank, i'm here today because i'm trying to head off a fleecing of the region's taxpayers by dan snider and the washington football team. >> reporter: the legislators acknowledge a tough road ahead. virginia governor terry mcauliffe is actively pursuing the team. ght a new facility at rfk.or has even a plan to redevelop the rfk area. council member jack evans supports a team paid stadium at rfk. he says the name issue will work itself out. the multibillion business belongs in d.c. >> we don't want to lose the opportunity to have the team in the city and have it go somewhere else and then the name

students who take part in the ed snider youth hockey program are eligible for those scholarships. >>>dents from the quaker school at horsham hit the ice in warminster today for good time but also a good cause. with each lap the youngsters are earning money to help children living in a south african orphanage. students at the quaker schoolwork to overcome learning disabilities. organizers say this event teaches them that they have the ability to help others. >>> they are called the young gentlemen and today they took their pledge top lead responsible and productive lives. it happened in south philadelphia. "action news" reporter katherine scott was right there. >> ♪ >> reporter: meet the newest yg's, the young gentlemen. >> ♪ >> reporter: 155 boys stood shoulder to shoulder as they filmed the public service announcement at the philadelphia club of jazz performs arts in south philadelphia. the young gentlemen's program through the community alliance for progressive positive action was designed to inspire at-risk youth. >> some of these are my friends. some of them are from other schools

there is an accident deep creek road at snider road, crews are on the scene there and may be there so be ready for residual delays in that area mass transit looking good this morning but just a heads up for folks need to go rely object septa city buses, trolley routes operating on a modified weekday schedule. river line in new jersey will operate, during the holiday. here's a live look the at i-95 in delaware, very little volume and everybody running at normal speed. in the cbs-3 traffic center i'm's amanda muhler new back to you. >>> it is a story of love and gratitude i bus driver in the grips of death thought only of his wife. here's health reporter stephanie stahl with the important message the septa drive is now helping to get out the this a unique way. >> reporter: it is not every day a septa driver has his picture on the back of his bus >> now i'm so-called celebrity of the depot. >> reporter: celebrity who came back, from the brink of death. >> absolutely lucky, and fortunate to be here. i necessity that the odds were against me. >> reporter: donald payton is back in the drive

two checks totaling $500,000 were presented to the university on behalf of the ed snider youth hockeyn the give something back foundation a national char r students who participated in the hockey program can apply for the scholarships starting this spring. the youth hockey foundation was created by the late philadelphia flyers chairman ed snider who died last april. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast as we eye the weekend. >> yes, meteorologist adam joseph says might want to keep the umbrella handy this weekend, hm. >> yeah, the second half of the weekend but we're not going to need the winter gear as temperatures are going to go back above normal saturday and sunday and as we take a live look right now you see that glistening off atlantic ocean. high clouds burning in but this will set up for some pretty spectacular sunset pictures here this evening 'cause the cirrus clouds are made of ice crystals which those longer wave lengths can bounce and refract off of them. if you catch something great this evening share it on one of my social media pages and sometimes i share th

the ed snider you'll hockey foundation and give something back organization today presenting two checksotaling $500,000 for the university. the foundation say it's all due to make sure that academically motivated students excel despite financial challenges. ♪ >> septa says it is added more cars to its market frankford fleet following an early week announcement that dozens of cars were out of service because of cracks found in structural beams. septa says it now has 21, six car trains available for service which is allowing for trips every five minutes during peak periods. septa also stopping the bus service along market frankford route. >>> in tonight' hang's take the tattoo convention is in town. and one business is doing something a little bit different this year. they're offering to pay for tattoo of their logo. to anyone who is willing to get ink but that's not the only reward. here's hank with more. >> it doesn't hurt more like irritating feeling. >> reporter: first time for everything for tra veigh anderson thomas time for her to get her first tattoo. a small black ampersand. >> i

meanwhile meteorologist bonnie snider is following a new snow threat in the nation's mid-section. the weather is a little whack they time of year. what's going on? >> we had record highs all week long. things are changing. snow moving into wyoming, south dakota and nebraska at this hour. this is just the beginning. winter storm advisories and even a blizzard watch posted for some areas as this storm system will really ramp up later tonight and especially on friday. we'll watch for the storms to work their way further to the east bringing some heavy snow even to minneapolis. that's a look at >>> warm air is pushing into the area and causing widespread fog this morning. dense fog for philadelphia that extends into delaware and south jersey. but it's also mild. right now, 48 degrees. >>> all right, bill, here's a look at what we're working on for "nbc 10 news today" -- >> we're following breaking news in philadelphia's kreelder brook neighborhood. police say people broke into a home. >>> police in lehigh valley say a man was stabbing family members in a car but paramedics happened to

owner of john's roast pork says burglars broke into his snider avenue business through exhaust system on the have roof. he told "eyewitness news" he took thousands of dollars of cash and money ear mark for charity. >> they took $1,500 that was ear mark for the foundation, where we raise money for that because that is where we got marrow for my bone marrow transplant. >> reporter: frank oliveri, the owner of pat's cheese steaks heard what happened and dropped off a check to replace stolen money intended for charity. >>> it is still chilly outside but a taste of spring awaits us this weekend. tonight we will have team three coverage. we will check with kate bilo in a moment but we will start with cleve bryan live in sea isle city and a big weekend down the shore. >> reporter: jessica, whether you like to jump in the freezing ocean, or you want to walk alongside children with special need, polar bear weekend in sea isle city, it is the place to be. party tenth, check. chilly ocean, check. polar bear plungers, you know it. >> the place will be packed. we will love it. >> reporter: organiz

the story continues town fold at ninth and snider. the car was stolen around 5:30 investigators continue to gather details. there was a child in the car but the child has been found, unharmed, we will stay on top of this still breaking story. >>> february is heart month and we usually think of older people having heart disease, but it is something that also strikes, millions of children. >> health reporter stephanie stahl has the story of a philadelphia doctor who is getting a special heart award and how he helped save a little boy from glenside. >> where is your scarf, right there. >> reporter: colin has had two open heart surgeries right after he was born with congenital heart disease and there has been a series of procedures. >> it is rough. it is all we know. we keep going forward. we let him to what he wants to do acts like a normal three-year old. >> reporter: karen says colin 's twin brother andrew also has aid heart problem but it is much less severe. she remembers when the family first found out. >> we probably cried for thre

company behind the plant is owned by the children of the the late ed snider, founder of the philadelphia flyers. >>> well, spring isn't too far away and neither is annual philadelphia flower show. >> we have a sneak peak of the theme for this years show, it is holland: flowering the world. the show runs from march 11th, to the 19th, at pennsylvania convention center, for ticket you can, head to the flower show's web site the through our web site at cbs philly.com >>> would i like to go to that with my mother. have you ever been, jim. >> it is pack. wall to wall people. >> okay. >> be prepared. >> but it is great. >> south jersey couple waking up happier this couple and a lot richer, they are five million-dollar richer to be exact and they are talking about their experience only with cbs-3 "eyewitness news". hear from them next. >>> also good news for fans of the movie, love actually we will tell but plans to bring the characters back, but it is not, at the box office. >> i love, love actually. >>> and inventor of selfie stick has a new idea in mind see how his you this invention , up ahe

company behind the plant is owned by children of the the late ed snider, founder of the philadelphia flyers. >>> well, no one ace above the law not even philadelphia commissioner richard ross. ross was ticketed after parking his car in the rush hour lane of the bellevue hotel in center city. stopping in that lane was prohibited at the time. he was at the bellevue for a speaking engagement. philadelphia parking authority tells cbs-3 natalie commissioner paid the ticket right away. >>> well, people in boston were celebrating their super bowl win in the the streets, a man took advantage of the festivity, to steel some artwork. >>> man was seen on cameras swiping, priceless artwork by artists like rembrandt, picasso, we will tell you how some of the partyers were able to put a stop to the heist. >>> seventy-one year-old woman tonight's special: longhorn favorites. get our outlaw ribeye, the longhorn salmon, or the parmesan crusted chicken. and for lunch, try our steakhouse burger, or any steakhouse lunch combo. you can't fake steak. at ikea, we believe that everything, from your lamp to

meanwhile meteorologist bonnie snider is following a new snow threat in the nation's mid-section. the weather is a little whack they time of year. what's going on? >> we had record highs all week long. things are changing. snow moving into wyoming, south ta hour. this is just the beginning. winter storm advisories and even a blizzard watch posted for some areas as this storm system will really ramp up later tonight and especially on friday. we'll watch for the storms to work their way further to the east bringing some heavy snow even to minneapolis. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. now here's a closer look at the day ahead. much colder in wyoming with that storm coming through. temperatures only in the 20s. it will also turn cooler in the midwest. still warm in the southeast with highs in the 70s. record-breaking numbers again. so while much of the nation is feeling record warm temperatures, we're still going to be dealing with winter. it's just not over yet. g gigi. >> very with the national panda bao bao in china arriving after a 16-hour journey in a special fo

frank, i'm here today because i'm trying to head off a fleecing of the region's taxpayers by dan snider and the washington football team. >> reporter: the legislators acknowledge a tough road ahead. virginia governor terry mcauliffe is actively pursuing the team. ght a new facility at rfk.or has even a plan to redevelop the rfk area. council member jack evans supports a team paid stadium at rfk. he says the name issue will work itself out. the multibillion business belongs in d.c. >> we don't want to lose the opportunity to have the team in the city and have it go somewhere else and then the name changes. that would be ridiculous. >>> coming up the top ten metro stations for crime. we tell you why metro says it has to slash hundreds of jobs. >>> more problems with the lit yu lithium batteries. the latestfire caught creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dom

perfectly frank, i'm here today because i'm trying to head off a policing by the taxpayers by dan sniderhe washington football team. >> virginia governor is openly lobbying to bring the team to loudoun county. several officials would welcome a return to the site of rfk stadium in d.c. >>> right now, mark warner, tim kaine, those senators from our representing all parts of the on capitol hill. you're looking at live pictures here. they are saying why they believe betsy devos should not be the next secretary of education. the senate is deadlocked 50/50 and the vote is set for noon today. we'll have some of the strong words we're hearing from the senate floor coming up a little over ten minutes now. >>> state senators in virginia passed a bill yesterday that would let victims sue so called sanctuary cities for crimes done by undocumented immigrants. >>> president trump's controversial immigration order is headed to a federal appeals court today. >> a three-judge panel will hear arguments over whether to restore the travel ban after a judge temporarily stopped it. what is going to happen tod

let's bring in meteorologist bonnie snider for more on that. . >> we're dealing with milder temperatures a little bit of snow. lake-effect snow. parts of new england. when you look at the winter as a whole, we have not seen a a lot of snow at all. remember over 100 inches of snow in boston in 2015. this yore nothing like it. on average 11 snow days, but so far this winter only 8. it's even more dramatic when you head to chicago. . typically a snowy city with an average of 11. not even half that much so far this winter. why? temperatures are just too mild. look at the jet stream all the way to the north bringing spring-like temperatures far north as well. these aren't just 5 or 10 degrees above normal. some numbers are 30 degrees above normal. so really warm weather up into minneapolis, st. louis, nashville, much of the south as well feeling much more like april or may. as we look towards the weekend in the northeast, warm temperatures into the 60s in new york city. but contrast, it's looking stormy across much of california and we're watching the dam situation. any rain coming in had can

the ed snider youth hockey foundation and the gift something back organization today presenting checksly $500,000 to the university. west chester university. it will allow 25 student athletes to go to college for four years without paying a dime. the foundation said it's all to make sure academically motivated students excel despite financial challenges. >>> pretty impressive. philadelphia's next rising sports star. what the flyers wayne simmons says is one of the hardest parts about playing in the nhl and it doesn't have anything to do with the game. >> garbage collectors hear something in the back of their truck. what was it that had them emptying out all the trash. >>> and she was still mourning the loss of her husband then her mail carrier pointed something out that led to devastating discovery. why she says letters to her husband just stopped coming to their home. ♪ that has more ski mountains to choose from than any other in the country. ♪ and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. you can find it all, only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only h

he heat the with the seller at the tenth and snider. when he gave the money to the man he realized the phone was fake and guy threatened him at gunpoint and kicked him and ran away. police are still searching for that suspect. >>> a case of the alleged road rage, on the new jersey turnpike has land that had guy behind bars. the state police say there was a driver that called 911 saying another driver pulled up next to him and flashed a gun. troopers were able to catch up with the suspect, 42 year-old brett landis from virginia 20 miles down the turnpike. they say he had a semiautomatic handgun and cocaine, but no one was injury >>> a couple walk in the pennsylvania spca office this hunting park last night and walked out, with a new pet, i think you are probably thinking this happens all the time, right if well, it does, but this puppies different. i met the her last week. adorable. family who took her home, they are special as well. our bruce gordon went to the spca pennsylvania to watch a family grow. >>> for just this moment near anvi

he met with the seller at tenth and snider. when he gives the guy the money he realized the phonies a fake, and then that is when the guy who is buying from threatened him at gunpoint, kicked him and ran away. police are still looking for that suspect. >>> state police say a driver called 911 saying another driver pulled up next to him and flashed a gun. troopers were able to catch up with that suspect 42 year old brett landis from virginia 20 miles down the turnpike. they say he did have a semiautomatic handgun and cocaine, in one was hurt. >>> time right now 5:20. couple walks in the pennsylvania spca office in hunting park last night and walked out a little will adorable girl right there. probably think, well, this happens all the time. at toppings process, right. but this puppies very different and the people who adopted her, they are special as well. our bruce gordon went to the spca to watch a family grow. >>> they drove from hirsch i for just this moment. >> what do you think. >> ahh, i love her. >> they were here to ado

the company behind the plant is owned by the the children of the late ed snider, founder of the philadelphia flyers. >>> well this morning president trump is looking for a new nominee for labor secretary. andrew puzder with drew his announcement yesterday. it came ahead the of the confirmation hearing scheduled for today. the republicans have raised concerns over his failure to pay taxes for five years on a former house keep shore was not authorized to work in the u.s. >>> well, you would have plenty of money to invest if you hit the lottery. >> it is being the operative word. jackpot will be worth more than 310 million-dollar when numbers are drawn again saturday night. oh, boy. just because in one hit last night's jackpot does not mean you didn't win something, something like maybe a million-dollar. winning power ball numbers are five, 28, 33, 38, and 42, and the power ball is 19. see numbers anytime at cbs philly.com. >>> still ahead in this morning's healthwatch a vitamin that can fight against the flu. >>> also, is this really cool. i think so, head, allows blind people to see we will s

john's roast park resumed serving customers on snider avenue.ly friday burglars broke in the business through the exhaust system in the roof. the owner tells "eyewitness news" that thieves took thousands of dollars in cash and money ear mark for charity , customers had been helping to replenish the money >>> well, the mummers have kick off mardi gras season in manayunk. >> ♪ >> sixteen string bands and costumes strutted down main street, the mummers also performed in stores, restaurant and bars in the neighborhood, and it is an annual tradition, this is now in the third year, congressman bob brady was this years grand marshall, the mummers also collect donations from spectators, proceeds are going to the mummers string band association. >>> we still have have a lot more to come on cbs-3 eye witt these news, space x halts count town just second to go why they stopped and when it could launch. >>> villanova makes history as they go after seton hall straight ahead in "eyewitness sports". >>> and one warm day deserves another, doesn't it what about

our governor, governor snider is a business man by background. he got the economics of it. in fact, he said after the law was passed even amidst all of the rhetoric about how terrible the law was, he said if it had been up to him he would have created an exchange independent of the federal law because he understood that it would make health insurance easier for consumers and he wanted to make the market work better dpoormz. he and his administration always approached the health insurance exchange market from that standpoint. in a similar way they approached the medicaid expansion from that stand point. it was controversial with the lettingure. passed by only one vote and that was a vote that switched from a no vote to a yes vote after three hours of forced trading but we did get the medicaid expansion which was implemented in april of 2014 so there was a little bit of a gap but mostly early on. we were one of the early -- certainly one of the first republican states to go for the medicaid expansion and again it was a very pragmatic decision based upon the economics. there w