reporting live from somerton, real solomon for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, thanks very much. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news". >> could snow days be a thing of the past for local students? why some area schools are thinking of getting rid of them and how they plan to do it, don. >>> another reminder that you have to crawl before you ball, sam bradford playing in his first real game since 2013, hear what the eagles quarterback had to say about knocking off the rustt later in sports. >>> but for some area children, snow days, are becoming a thing of the past. >> um-hmm. >> and "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff shows south local districts are trying to weather the storm when it comes to all of those make up days. >> reporter: the leaves are barely brown, students at holy rosery regional catholic school in plymouth meeting are busy down loading an app that will get them through winter. >> we can see the first six children that get on which is hilarious. i say we will be able to see you so clean up your bedrooms. >> reporter: they have in the had a traditional snow

. >> in a special surprise announcement at saint christopher's parish in somerton, bernadette and herpresent all families of the archdiocese and greet pope francis when he lands in philadelphia in two weeks. >> i couldn't think of a better family to represent the archdiocese ton represent the people of the area. they're just wonderful people. >> father joseph garvin shows the bows have faced shard hardship and empathy for others. he's a former philly police officer shot wounded seven years ago much his officer patrick mcdonnell was killed. >> i knew we got our miracle and we're so blessed. i knew got would get us threw everything and it was rough. it was rough on all of them. >> i think about him every day. there's not a day that goes that i don't think about him. >> the bows just endured another loss beg your pardon in a debt's mom passed away suddenly. >> i would loved to have been able to tell my mom and my dad. she would have been gleaming. >> 12-year-old matthew, 11-year-old riley and nine-year-old gabrielle are just as excited as mom and dad. i hope he enjoys his stay. >> they'l

christopher's par niche somerton bernadette bows and her family of five chosen to represent all familiesf the archdiocese and greet pope francis when he lands in philadelphia in two weeks. >> i could not think of the better family to represent the archdiocese, and to represent the people of the area. they are just wonderful people. >> reporter: father joseph garvin ways the bows have faced hardship with love, empathy for others. richard bows is a former philadelphia police officer shot and wounded in the line of duty, seven years ago. the his partner, officer patrick mcdonald was killed. >> i knew it was a miracle. we're so blessed. i knew god would get us through everything. it was rough on all of them. >> there is not a day that goes by that i don't think bit. >> reporter: bows enjoyed another loss this week when brandon's mother passed away suddenly. >> i just would have loved to be able to tell her and my dad the children are just as excited as mom and dad. >> unought aible. >> reporter: bows will join arch bush of charles chaput when pope land in philadelphia saturday september 26th

the announcement was made at saint christopher was a church in somerton. officer bows was shot responding to the shooting took the life of another officer in 2008. even though he was injured bows returned fire killing the suspect. >>> we're posting everything you need to know about the papal visit including information about parking in center city. follow the special twitter account at 6abc pope. >>> in other news police are investigating what caused a driver to flip her car on kelly drive. the accident happened at 1:30 a.m. hunting park avenue in fairmont, park. she was able to get out of the vehicle and was treated at the scene. >>> service has been restored after an amtrak train struck a person. the acela train was involved in the incident in prospect park. amtrak and septa trains were both delayed. >>> philadelphia sports fans are mourning the death of sixers legends moses malone. hotel security found him in his room after he did not show up for the start of a charity golf tournament. he led the sixers to an nba championship in 1983. he led the nba in

the the surprise announcement was made at end of mass at saint christopher's church in the somerton section the of the city. >> just completely overwhelmed right now and so blessed and humled and very grateful. >> we're the not worthy. >> honestly, i don't feel like we're worth/have this caliber. >> reporter: officer richard bows was shot responding to a shooting that took a life of another officer in 2008. even though he was injury, he was able to return fire killing the suspect. >>> we have set up a special section on our web site with everything that you need to know about the papal vice from it a list of events, parking restrictions, transportation options, and a lot of special features there as well. just go to six abc.com/pope. >>> in other news tonight a 17 year-old was killed during an overnight crash in bucks county. it happened at 1:00 this morning, on the 700 block of north limekiln pike in new britain township. investigators say the teenager was driving a pickup truck when he lost control and drove into a ditch causing the the truck to flip over. he was pronounced dead at the sc

. >>> police are also investigating the appearance of vandalism at neighborhood playground in somerton. "eyewitness news" at boil playground on stevens road where the vandals spray painted and vandalized playground equipment. so far police have no suspects. the boil rec center and playgrounds is named for philadelphia police officer, daniel boil, killed in the line of duty in 1991. >> coming up here on "eyewitness news" at noon: hands sanitizers of course keep us healthy. they can also be dangerous. why parent and teachers need to keep a close eye on kids when they use them. also, millions and millions of americans play fantasy football, and growing number of those players are women. we'll look at this growing trend, when we come we value sticking with things. when something works, people stick with it. more people stick with humana medicare advantage. because we stick with them. humana medicare advantage. the plan people stick with. >> in less than an hour, eagles head coach chip kelly face the media after that disappointing start to the football season. the birds came up short on the

. >> somerton civic president said kaplan says that police are new reviewing surveillance camera videoinside the play ground. police do not have any suspects. >>> if you are looking for work for the holidays, there will not be quite as many opportunities at toys-r-us. retailer plans to hire 40,000 workers this holiday season which business 5,000 fewer then last year. most of the jobs are part-time and company will start interviewing applicants later this month. >>> all right. 5:18. time to check your philadelphia jobs market report. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger looks at a a growing field in medicine. >> affordable care act has put health care cost in focus as the government doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies try to squeeze more productivity out of each step of the process. that is why the the field of medical group mr. management is expected to grow by 23 percent by 2022. much faster then the average for other jobs. people in this field are tasked with keeping health care offices and hospitals running like well oiled machines. they organize, manage medical inform

christopher's church in the cities somerton section. >> just completely overwhelmed right now, and solessed, and humled and very grateful. >> not worthy. >> honestly just don't feel like we're worthy enough for something of this caliber. >> officers bows was shot while responding to a shooting that took the life to another officer in 2008. even though he was injured bows was able to return fire killing the suspect. >>> it is time to sign and go let's clear the air. there are no limits on the amount of carbon pollution power plants can... release. and our senator, pat toomey, led the fight to keep it that way. carbon pollution, a major cause of climate change, leads to more asthma attacks in children. over a million pennsylvanians now suffer from asthma. and senator toomey took over a million dollars from polluters. tell senator toomey: it's time to clear the air. vote for the clean power plan. i'd like to put in my 15-years notice.ration you're quitting!? technically retiring, sir. with a little help from my state farm agent, i plan to retire in 15 years. wow! you're totally blindsidi

that took place at danny boyle playground in somerton last month. police say holland broke in the storage shed, stole paint and sprayed graffiti. >>> fbi is mounting a major new effort to solve heart breaking disappearance of richard pet ron and danielle imbo decades ago. billboards are flashing information and reward offers from maine to florida. pet ron's the mother tells "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter that she hopes national exposure will at last bring answers. >> what happened to him, you know, happened to my son? where is my son. >> reporter: ten years after her son richard petrone and his girlfriend danielle imbo vanished along with their pick up, leaving a south street restaurant, the the pain for richard's mother marge, never fades. >> i would like to say it is easier walt but it doesn't. it gets hearter to live with every day neglect that someone is still out there that did this. >> reporter: now hoping to catch those who abduct and murdered the couple, the fbi will be using billboard like this one from maine to florida, a major nat

the family learned the big news during yesterday's morning mass at saint christopher's parish in somerton. now bows, who knew earlier, was sworn to secrecy. >> i think pope francis is a great welcome to go our fate, and he's making great changes, and very welcome changes, and this is a once-in-a-lifetime. we're just so grateful for it, really are. >> forward thinker, being the bicker of of god, probably the greatest pope ever, i believe. >> the bo's family will join chaput when the pope arrived saturday, september 26. what a great honor. still ahead this morning, wild fire destroys a northern california town. we have more on the massive effort to contain that blaze. >> also, miss georgia was crouds miss america last night in atlantic city. but the big moment wasn't the crowning, more on the apology that was given for an incident that happened decades ago. we'll be right back. >> this is what is left of northern california town after a fast moving wild fire. mandatory evacuation also in place in lake county north of san francisco. authorities say that fire killed at least one person and de

officials say someone sprayed the slide and other parts of the officer danny boil playground in somerton monday night. it was built to remember officer boil who was killed during a traffic stop in 1991 just months on the job. neighbors are outraged but they do not think vandals were targeting police. >> i'm sure whoever did that wasn't thinking about that. >> it just really hurts. it hurts very badly g there's lot of activity it's that take place here from community days to various fun raisers to also dance classes so the playground and the program as a whole are big part of the community. >> we are told maintenance crew will be cleaning up the graffiti tomorrow. >>> captured on camera in south jersey building goes up in names following an explosion likely caused by natural gas. eyewitness shared this video of firefighters trying to get the flames under control. a smoldering pile of rubble all that's left for the building along the 100 block of broadway in pennsville. officials say there was work going on at the time of the explosion and that workers realized they hit a gas line and the

the announcement was made at saint christopher's church in somerton. officer richard bows was shot responding to the shooting that took the life of another officer in 2008. even though he was injured bows was able to return fire. you can get updates by following 6abc.com/pope on twitter. >> it is now 6:06. we're working to get more information on a deadly crash in bucks county. the action cam was on the scene swamp road at doylestown at the intersection of cold spring road. we confirmed one person was killed. another person was ejected from the vehicle. they are now in the hospital with serious injuries. buckingham township police reopened the intersection just a little bit after midnight. >> philadelphia sports fans are mourning the loss of a true legend. moses malone has died. he was a towering center for the sixers and helped lead them to a chip. >> he passed away at 60 afternoon parent heart attack. malone was the first player to go pro after graduating high school. his nickname was chairman of the board and voted among the league's greatest 50 pla

vandals sprayed the slide and other parts of the officer daniel boyle playground in somerton monday night was built to honor boyle shot and killed during a traffic stop in 1991. neighbors are outraged, but they don't think that the vandals were targeting police. >> i'm sure whoever did that wasn't thinking about that. >> it hurts real badly. >> there is a lot of activity that take place here from community days, to fundraisers, to also there is dance classes, so, the playground and the program as a whole are a big part of the community. >> no one is in custody at this point, police have been asking for surveillance camera video from inside that play ground. >>> also. 6:21. bad behavior on the football field, see what a high school player from new jersey did to his opponent coming up next. >>> also this ace i neat story a local school prepares to welcome hundreds of students from jesuit schools across the the country but this is in vacation, we are live with the details of their papal pilgrimage. >>> and really cannot ask for better weather, can we, justin. >> no, we are looked in the dry,

christopher's in somerton. >> yes. >> good luck saturday. >> thank you so much. >> i'm nervous for themht. >> 8:21. the big emmy win for amy schumer, what she won. >> but you won't believe the gift waiting for her in the hotel room. jennifer lawrence and her best budd, they are bestties. >> but first it is a reunion in the works? it has been almost ten years since destiny child had their last big hit but we may not to have wait much longer, the big hint this morning, there may be a come back. >> jay-z. >> no. i was about to head to thecheck. bank, but out of nowhere it just started to rain. like really rain. [clap of thunder] i did not want to go out. [clap of thunder] but then i was like duh, just use your phone. mobile-deposit-techno-thingy to the rescue. i'm rayna. and i bank human at td bank. and we still have no limits on carbon pollution which can lead to more asthma attacks in children but senator toomey has voted repeatedly to let polluters keep releasing unlimited carbon pollution into the air. and took more than one million dollars from the polluters. tell senator toomey to vo

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