as trang mentioned, trang said the snow there is nice to play in, not quite nice to worm in or drive in. >> okay? got her on the records. >> absolutely. you're warning "eyewitness news" this morning. we will be right back. >> we are seeing the worse of this nor'easter, and now we are in the thick every things. this is snapshot view. heavy rain across the southern portions of new jersey, and delaware, so this is good heavy snow that continues across southeastern p a and some sleet now beginning to mix in along portions at least of i95. zooming it way out, show you the storm in its entirety, massive it, spans anything from even florida all the way up to the canadian border, so this has really turned into an impressive storm system, but quite a monster as, you know, certainly relates to any kind of problem that you may have scheduled. so, if you cannot or if you can manage to stay home, i really want you to do that. current visibilities, up in allentown, where it snow is coming down heavily, and the winds is whipping. you're at half mile visibility, you can barely see your hand if front

but i send it back to you guys in the studio. >> trang, don't be modest. just saw a lot of people out there working very hard including you. >> ya. >> your eyelashes haven't frozen yet have he? that's when i know it is a big storm, when trang's eyelashes start to freeze. (laughing). >> no, they're holding on for dear life. >> as are all of we. >> love you, trang. my favorite. >> she like array of sunshine. >> for those of you at home, when she walks into the news room the whole news room lights up. >> she has a beautiful smile indeed. >> love her. well, it is only 4:45. >> and let's get another check of the forecast, katie, already apparently? >> are there special lights in here? >> just the ray of sunshine that trang sent our way. >> having a seizure? >> everybody saying that, that's what you're wearing, jim, that vest. >> storm scan, nice showing this storm in its entirety, monster, essentially at this point, frank end stein's monster has woken up here. we are are dealing with a entire day essentially of very treacherous conditions. so, you know, all kid

. >> i let's look at some of the snow, eyewitness just reporter trang do live in allentown, trang, we can see the snow. >> there goes. okay, all right. >> poor training, always to the farthest reaches. >> the wait is over, as you can see. the snow is really coming down, more of a wintery mix, the snowfall, that is coming down, is kind of like in the middle. not really small so flakes. not really big. but you can actually definitely see them. as i mentioned, kind of a damp snowfall. seeing that on the roadways. take a look over here. you can see it slick, and over offer in the distance that's 222. you can see that things are moving just fine therefore now. just started, just minute ago. and so we're just getting into the beginning of the morning rush here. so, interestingly, we were able to find a school bus driver in the parking lot here at wawa. getting ready for her day. she had some very cool thoughts about this wintery come-back, so take a listen. >> it is is too coal for me. >> not a fan? >> no, i have never been a fan of cold weather. i have a little bit of -- i have fate in my

trang?reporter: it is a beautiful winter wonder land here in allentown, i'm trang do live in the lehigh valley with a look at conditions. meisha? >> and as you know, trang, the snow is coming down, and it is dangerous, problem after problem out on the roadways, and all of those problem spot coming up. first we'll take a quick break, stay right where you are. >>> welcome to your health with joan lunden presented by the centers for disease control and prevention. hi, i'm joan lunden. diabetes is an epidemic that is sweeping our country and sadly it is not just affecting adults. it's also affecting our children. we are pleased to be joined by dr. ann albright director of the cdc's division of diabetes translation who is here to shed some light on this really alarming subject. how serious is this? >> type 1 diabetes is still the most common form in youth but we are seeing alarming growth in the number of kids with type 2 diabetes. it's certainly related to the rise in obesity. unfortunately, man

, and only on the air for an hour. >> thanks, trang. >> that trang, so clever. and everything you need to know about the snow is also available on our website. cbsphilly.com. you can check lauren's updated forecast, track it with meisha, and school closings or delays, you can also watch our live coverage on line. >> now switching to other news this morning, the pennsylvania mother accused in the gruesome murder of her teenage daughter will appear in a bucks county courtroom today. forty-one year old sarah pack is her facing a slew of charges after investigators say that she and her boyfriend, 44 year old jacob sullivan, conspired and killed her 14 year old daughter grace packer back in july. officials describe the disturbing murder as a sick fantasy thought up by the two. if convicted both could face the death penalty. >> meanwhile jury selection continues in the eric frein murder trial. he appeared in a chester county court yesterday. frein accused every killing one pennsylvania state trooper and wounding another at the bloom inning grove barracks in pike count

question, trang, is it snowing there? >> reporter: hey, good morning, rahel, jim. i don't know if i'm getting dill ear just because of the morning show hours but i swear we're seeing a few little snowflakes coming down. you can't really tell right now, but if you're here, it is just really really fine, like almost can't even see them. but they are coming down. now, what i have noticed, is that the temperature did drop from the last time you saw it, about a half hour ago. still, noticeably colder. i might run in the car and get my earmuffs. but take a look here, northeast extension, and, you know, looks pretty good right now. not affecting the commute obviously, so very fine, very occasional, snowflakes that we're seeing out here, but yes, penndot is ready, we were just at the salt yard, plenty of salt, lot of plows on stands by, we saw a few on our way up here, not to the level that we saw about a month ago, remember that storm, where we got about 6 inches in the allentown area. we are seeing in the bridge smaller respons

"eyewitness news" reporter trang do is live in penns grove where a manhunt is underway, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rahel and jim. police are still looking for that man who ran off abandoning his car and four passengers inside that car. thankfully in one inside the house or car was seriously hurt but take a look at damage done here, police say he went through that first fence you see here, he drove through yard, went through second fence and then hit this side of the home. now this happened just after 1:00 a.m. neare line ande union streets in penns grove. police say an officer was attempting to pull over a driver but driver refused to stop. he then who control around a curve, jumped the curve, crashed in the two fence as he hit the home. then took off in foot. couple in the 70's lives in the home. their son says they are both okay. he had a message for driver and anyone else who tried to do anything. >> there is no need to run. just pull over, they are lucky they didn't get killed. >> reporter: there were four passengers in the car in addition to the driver, three were w

trang, good morning, i think this is dejavu, weren't you doing this friday? >> reporter: yes, here we go again, rahel, jim. penndot began retreat the roads last night, that work will continue this morning, but take a look here, plenty of salt as we mentioned on friday. after very mild winter, we haven't seen whole lot in terms of the snowfall this winter, meanwhile people across our region are preparing for a snow day. and over the weekends, shopping frenzy kicked off at the acme in bala cynwyd. lots of people buying up milk, bread and eggs as expected. many stores like acme had to restock items, like salt, shovels, because they packed it all away for next winter. with forecasters predicting as much as a foot of snow for the philly region overnight monday into all day tuesday, all of the products had to come back out on the floor. >> we actually put the rock salt and snow shovel out of the sales force last thursday. so we just welcomed them back, selling milk, eggs, juice, soda, what they are buick the most right now. >> interestingly, the the last march snow

. >> trang do live in west philadelphia this morning, good morning, trang. >> good morning, jim, rahel. though this father is in critical condition, police say eggs expected to survive. officers are actually patrolling around this area when they heard the gunshots and they returned here to investigate on this corner here. but take a look at video of the scene overnight. >> this shooting happened on the 6100 block of market street around 2:00 a.m. police say 15 year old boy went home and told his father someone robbed him of $40 near 62nd and market just after midnight. the 37 year old father then reportedly went to the intersection to confront the robber. that is when police say the man pulled out gun and shot him twice in the face. officers then rushed the man to presbyterian hospital. the shooter then ran off. >> the robbery victim notified his family member, this 37 year old male, about the robbery, this 37 year old male went to the location to confront the individuals that robbed family member. and that's when the perpetrator pulled a gun. >> and police cameras captured the shooter

trang? >> reporter: penndot is ready, are you?ng do, live in south philly with how crews and your neighbors are preparing for the snow. >> jan, jim, you're in rare form today, and that's saying is a lot. march madness is back, so is villanova. we'll talk to another coach that's been there. meisha? >> rahel, talking about the calm before the storm in the world of travel today. snow coming in to disrupt our morning commute tomorrow. so today enjoy the dry roadways, still a few accident and disable vehicle, all of the updates coming up. first, taking a break, stay right where you i got it. i gotcha baby. (vo) it's being there when you're needed most. love is knowing... he's the one. (vo)...it was meant to be. and love always keeps you safe. we're fine. (vo) love is why we built a car you can trust. now and for a long time to come. the all-new subaru impreza sedan and five-door. a car you can love no matter what road you're on. the subaru impreza. more than a car, it's a subaru. >> well, look now, wait until this time tomorrow. most o

trang do is live on independent mall with more details on which sites are closed, good morning, trango >> reporter: good morning, jim and rahel. biggest sites like independent mall and liberty center are opened to visitors but tourist who want to see smaller lesser known sites but historically significant will to have come back for another visit. on top of the snow, ice on the ground, a different type of freeze has taken over, independent mall, a government hiring freeze is keeping several iconic sites closed, within the national historic park. ben franklin print shop on market street is one of them. >> we do not have enough staff to open buildings and maintain safety for those buildings. >> reporter: david fitzpatrick, president of the american federation of the government employees local 2058 says is there just in the enough people to operate park normally. he said maintenance staff alone is down 40 percent, with no one to clean them, set of rest rooms at fifth and chestnut is now lock. huge inconvenience for mike movie friday wilkes barre who uses a kaine to get around. >> if you a

but for now live in allentown, trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> trang, go girl. if you got to be out there, be at the wawa. >> a man's station for any good reporter. i did see few flakes, though, okay, it is coming. we woke up early for a reason, okay. you can track the severe weather as it heads our way, download the cbs philly weather app. it is freon itunes or google play. >> time 5:36. in business news the price of oil continues to drop. >> mine watch's hena danielles joins us liver from the stock exchanges and so much more. good morning, hena. >> reporter: good morning, guys, happy friday. here on wall street investors keeping an eye on today's employment numbers with likely rise in interest rates on tap for next week. yesterday was quiet. stocks barely moved. the dow jones gained two points, and the nasdaq finished one point higher. >> the price of oil continues to drop. oil is now trading at it lowest price since november. the golf reported huge build up in fuel stockpiles. agreed reduce production, so far it hasn't stopped price wise. yesterday b

"eyewitness news" reporter trang do is live with the update, good morning, trang. >> reporter: good morning, rahel and jim. at this point police do not have any leads but that reward money stands at $15,000. in the meantime a community effort is underway to not only fix damage here but make sure it does not happen again. some have family buried in mount carmel cemetery. >> it was impossible not to come. >> reporter: others share the jewish faith. >> it is utterly disgusting that somebody, this is not just one person but a group of people, that people could do this. this is outrageous. >> reporter: many came to undue work of the vandals who damaged more than 100 headstones over weekend had no link, at all. >> it seems like the right thing to do at the time. >> reporter: other than a desire to help their fellow man. by noon time the cemetery was teaming with people, including a group of school children seen firsthand that love try ums over hate. >> when i heard of it, it was heart breaking. i didn't know what to say or think. then a rabbi asked us to help it was just i thought it was just the

i'm trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jim, jan, back to you. >> thank you, trang. >> a laudromat own war license to carry takes matters into his own hands when he's robbed in north philadelphia. police say the suspect entered launder center on the 2800 block every north fifth street just after 4:00 p.m. armed with a knife. he tossed the carbon to the sidewalk as the owner gave chase. the owner then shot the suspect, twice in the chest. >> the suspect took the money, which is about $2,000, according to the owner, and basically tossed it in the air. so as the owner is still chasing the suspects, and he fired at him, the neighborhood i guess bystanders or people that were out here basically swarmed in on money. so all of the money that was thrown in the air was scooped up by the people in the area. >> now the suspect is in critical condition, and faces several charges. no word yet if police will also charge the owner, who also shot an innocent woman in the hand. >> fire marshals are investigating what caused smokey fire in downtown wilmington, delaware. the fire started at a sporting go

. >> and also ahead, trang do live with the arrest made after huge septa brawl. trang?ll captured on camera. i'm trang do, with the change in septa's making as a result of the brawl. >>> kind of started turning purple, blue, we kind of not right. >> well that's when his friend strange into action. how the student new exactly what to do to save his fellow classmate from choking, a video in a we've been talking about earlier this morning, we'll have it for in you full detail when we come back. meisha? >> fatal crash on the schuylkill this morning, that's going to leave you with some major backups this morning. also, we're talking about two other accidents and a lot of construction. more on that coming up. first we'll take a quick break, stay right where you >> it is 6:30, what you need to know in your morning minute. >> fatal crash, that has happened on the schuylkill westbound. >> the off ramp to the northbound boulevard, the ramp is closed. you want to avoid this area, at all costs. >>> investigators aren't releasing much about what happened here at this maple shed apar

, trang do. >> that's right. i know, we're friend on twitter. >> see? oh, the cbs family. >> thank you. >> take care. >> runners out there, half marathon coming around, i'm training for a half march monday. >> i know, you tell us every day. you make me feel like i'm slug sitting next to you. i go to the gym every once in a while. >> training is going well for everyone. >> okay, i didn't ask. well, we will check in with pat gallen for update on the where the snow is. >> this is live look now at the lehigh valley. i love you, jim f high atop the hotel bethlehem. this is one of the areas under a blizzard warning. >> blizzard. >> say it again. >> blizzard. >> yes, until 6:00. stay with us, getting through it. we will be right back. kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. whatever. >> good morning, to you, we have coverage of our snowstorm. >> bucks county, chris gallen has continued his travels, mechanicsville road in bensalem. >> patrick. >> hey, pat. >> guys i want to know how warm

i'm trang do live with the behaviors driving this disturbing trend. >> and trang, as the rain is comingis making for mercy commute. overturned vehicle, disable bus and whole lot of other issues to get through. first, stay where you are, did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. >> good morning, i'm >> i'm rahel solomon. it is 6:30. here's what you need to know today in your morning minute. >> there is a lot of moisture laden in this storm system. >> can you take a boat to work? if you can, that would be awesome. >> this individual would stalk women. he would terrorize women. >> he's actually already admitted to raping and assaulting at least nine women, and he told investigators, he's done th

"eyewitness news" reporter trang do is live in penns grove where a manhunt is underway, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rahel and jim. home owner's son tells me this isn't first time that car has plowed through his parent's yard n this case police are still looking for that driver who ran off abandoning his car and four passengers inside that car, thankfully no one inside the house or inside the car was seriously hurt but take a look you can really see the damage caused here now that it is starting to get lighter out, the car plowed through that front fence, went through the side, and then hit the corner of the house here, and this happened just after 1:00 a.m. neare line ande union street in penns grove. police say an officer was attempting to pull over when driver refused to stop. driver who control around a curve, jumped the curve and crashed through two fences and hit the house. he then took off on foot. couple in their 70's lives in the home their son tells thaws they are both okay, and he had a message for the driver, and anyone else who tried to allude police. >> never

> trang, thank you. >> finds the snow, trang, find the snow. >> poor thing. >> we always sends her out, i mean, quakertown isn't that far. >> she is a trooper. >> don't forget you can track the snow as it heads our way, just download cbs philly weather app freon itunes or google play. >> well, string of paint ball attacks leaves two victims injured in northwest philadelphia. >> five people attack in a 24 hour period tuesday into wednesday, four people were shot in roxborough, another in germantown. teen boy was shot in the stomach, one man needed six stitches to the eye. "eyewitness news" caught up with residents, say something like this is very alarming. >> leave gigantic bruce on you, specially if you get hit in the eye or face? go to a paint ball camp. do it there. >> people don't understand, not in your neighborhood or community. >> fifteen to 20 years old aim interesting them from white dodge chrysler with tinted windows. if you recognize this vehicle, please call philadelphia police. >> and this morning, the manhunt is on for a knife wielding robbery suspect in northern liberties

good morning, trang. >> reporter: good morning, jim, rahel. other ten suspects with rounded up at school and at home throughout the day yesterday. the majority of the teenagers attends ben franklin high school. eleven teenagers now facing felony charges after a violent brawl at septa's race vine station on march 16. a bystander captured part of the mayhem on her cell phone. showing a group of teens kicking and punching others to the grounds. riders say they see fight between kids all the time. >> they would be in groups and packs like on buses, like fighting. i mean, i don't want to say it is silly, but it happens here a lot. >> this isn't a septa problem. this is a philadelphia problem with our youth. >> septa police chief thomas says this video and others help police identify the suspects. thursday officers served seven warrants at benjamin franklin high school, one at franklin learning center and two other outside every school. the oldest suspect, a 18 year old man, turned himself into police. >> school dismissal time has become a period fo

but for now live at chop, i'm trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> trang, thank you. jury selection for the man charged with ambushing two troopers outside after pennsylvania state barracks will begin in chester county today. eric frein is accused of shooting and killing corporate ryan dickson and wounding trooper alex douglas in pike county before leading police on 48 day manhunt back in september of 2014. the trial will include chester county jurors, but will take place next month in pike county. >> a strike at delaware county memorial hospital continues now into its second day. that's after 370 nurses and text walked offer the job over what they call unfair labor practices. >> why what do we want? >> whether do we want it? >> the protest began yesterday morning, hospital and union officials have reportedly met 21 times over the last year to try to work things out. emergency meeting on friday to prevent the strike was unsuccessful. hospital leaders say they staff national average, but nurses say staffing is inadequate. >> we used to have five patients to

do is live, in wissonoming with more , good morning, trang do. >> reporter: good morning, rahel and jim, rained all day, hampered crews efforts but they still managed to restore 25 headstones, today they are working and continues over next two weeks, weather permitting. about a month after a man visiting loved won discovered upward of 100 headstones broken or knocked over, in mount carmel jewish cemetery, craftsman began repairing damage that was done. >> our hope is to over the next couple of weeks, be able to restore a few hundred grave stones. >> reporter: response to the vandalism has been swift, in the days, weeks, following the discovery, some 300 people rolled up their sleeves to clean up the cemetery. jewish federation of the greater philadelphia went on to raise 220 you this dollars to fund restoration. >> it has been a incredible outpouring by the whole community of love, generosity and we have had a lot of people coming out and lend their hand to help us, clean, and mass this cemetery. >> let's go, they were down, they were knocked over by vandals. >> reporter: conservati

jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you, trang. meisha and i are already planning, because we live down in that area, all set and rahel's going to join us, we'll have like picnic on bench somewhere. you can join us, please. >> just five more years. for more information on the upcoming penn's landing park, to see more rendering, meisha, jim, check out the website cbsphilly.com. >> headed there right now. time 5:36. in business news this morning, we now know what led to a huge outage in amazon's cloud. >> also money watch's jill wagner joins us live this morning from the new york stock exchange, where jill, ipo was major success, good morning. >> yes, good morning, jim, rahel. right now futures are flying little lower open. stocks pulled back yesterday from their record highs, the dow fell 112 points, but it does still open today, above 21,000. the nasdaq dropped 42. wild success, fares jumped 40% on the first day of trading, that bridges snap's market value to about $33 billion. is more than macy's, could encourage companies like ub

with us yet. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do in allentown, her future home. how are you holding up, trang? >> reporter: jim, rahel, i'll need a waffle delivery as well. take a look, the starbucks here, on seventh street, remains closed. now, if that's in addition to schools here as well as city offices, all for great reasons. but as you can see, it is just me and the snow plows out here, me and the snow plows. it is very quiet, until the snow plows come through. they're doing excellent job. about 50 of them going throughout the city but mainly focusing around this area, because this is downtown may street of the artery allentown my future home, right? >> what we're seeing, really fine misty kind of snow, and you guys, really is accumulating at this point, it has been coming down for about six, seven hours now. so we're seeing lots and lot of snow accumulations, kind of hard to figure out totals at this point. because it is so light and fine, the winds really blowing it around, so i've been trying to get different measurements, but it is just kind of like, you

we are live from the northeast i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". to you. >>> more than 47 million people watched president trump 's first address to congress tuesday night. by comparison about 53 million tuned in for president obama's first address, in the 2009. numbers calculated from all 10 networks that aired presidents remarks which did receive overwhelming support from viewers, cbs news poll 76 percent of people polled approved of the speech. >>> well, wall street is cheering president's speech with new record highs, yesterday, dow jones soared above 21,000 gaining 303 points, nasdaq jumped 78 points approaching 6,000. excuse me. s and p climbs 32 points. we will see fit breaks records during trade to go day. >> so what is propelling market? is it likely to continue? cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger joins us live from new york, good morning, jill. >> reporter: good morning. >> dow jones close add above 21,000, how important is it to break through a round number like this. >> you know, when we achieve milestones it gives us some sense

trang do live in center sit which video of the mob. trang, good morning. >> reporter: well good morning, rahel, jim. that will mayhem started around city hall and ended here at 20th and market. septa police chief tweeted last night the kids often get into fights after being dismiss from the school, but yesterday's chaos was the worse he's ever seen. a video posted on twitter shows dozens every teens outside city hall. hands full of them appear to be beating and kicking someone on the ground, during the height of the evening rush hour. about two blocks away, cell phone video shot outside the westin hotel shows droves of teenagers running through center city. quickly followed by philadelphia police officers on bikes. philadelphia police say about 150 kids eventually gathered and the area of 20th and market. before the night was over, philadelphia police officers took 20 kids into custody. meanwhile, septa's transit police reported ten arrests for dis or educationally conduct, what was very busy night for police in the city. and in respon

. >> our trang do has been there all morning long, and in the thick of the storm, trang, what are things looking like now? >> reporter: rahel, jim, you guys know this area got pretty much wallopped by the storm. as you can see, it is still smoke here. team of crews out here all night. and they've quite the job ahead of them. >> the first flakes began falling in allentown around 9:00 monday night. the storm picked up around 2:00 a.m. to a steady light accumulating snowfall. by the typical morning rush, snow was falling at a rate of two-4 inches per hour, blizzard conditions, making travel extremely difficult. that was followed by a period of sleet and eventually back to snow. allentown mayor, ed, says his crew of 50 trucks have been working ought night, still have quite the job ahead of them. >> secondary streets -- streets, the alice, it will take some time to get to them probably until later this afternoon. just be patient. again, there is really nothing we can do. it is real a blizzard condition. nothing to go out tonight so i would just warn people to use caution, stay at home, and, y

i'm trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." jim, rahel, back to you. >> trang, thank you. >>> in other news, president trump is taking his case for healthcare overhaul to capitol hill today. >> he is meeting behind closed doors with house republicans. as hena daniels reports, the president has been pushing for the overhaul at a campaign style rally. >> i am thrilled to be here in the great state of kentucky. >> president trump held a campaign style event monday night. addressing healthcare, but making no mention of the federal investigation. possible solution between associates of mr. trump, and russia. >> thursday is our chance to ends obamacare. >> fbi director james comey confirmed the probe during yesterday's five-hour house hearing into russian involvement in a 2016 election. >> they want to mess with our election, secretary clinton, want to harm her, and help mr. trump. >> while director comey would not comment on the specifics, cbs news has learned that those under scrutiny include former national security advisor, micha

but nor now, live in center city, trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> trang, thank you. meanwhile, caught on camera, day care work nerve upper darby delaware county shoved a little girl down a flight of stairs. a newly installed camera captured the moments she pushed the four year old down the steps at the childcare of the future day care center in clifton heights. another employee who was monitoring the camera saw the frightening incident unfold. >> i went and confronted her at the bottom of the stairsment you can see me on camera. what are you doing? we don't do this. you know what that means? >> fortunately, the little girl was not seriously injured. told she only worked at the day care center for about a year but reportedly has 25 years of experience in the day care business. she is currently facing several charges including simple assault, and recklessly endangering the welfare of a child. she is now out on $20,000 bail. >>> we are getting reaction this morning after senator pat toomey held social media conversation right here at the cbs-3 studios, and l

airy i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". back to you. >>> well, in new jersey, a man is dead after getting into a fight with toms river police officer. this happened around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. two officers were following up on a report of a man in need of mental help. >> shortly after they arrived to the man's ocean county apartment a fight broke out. one officer fired a gun and killed the man. we are awaiting autopsy results from that office. >>> this delaware with man is out on bond after being charged with making a false police report. police say 23 year-old brenda aidan lied about being attacked outside cristina mill apartment in newark. detectives uncovered inconsistencies in her story and residents have been on edge because of the serial kidnapper on the loose there. >>> well, white house is responding this morning after parts of the president trump's 2005 tax return are leaked. we will hear from the report her broke the story. >>> then they are not digging out they are bailing out, we will tell you hardest hit

trang do live in allentown with a look at things out there. hey, trang?ee me? seeing total white-out conditions here in allentown. now this is the worse of the storm that we've seen out here yet. you know we've been out here all morning long, and this is really picking up. look at these wind. you can barely even see, up in front of you. take a look, big snow piles working and working, they've been all morning long, but they just can't keep up with the storm. as it is now. if you look down the street here, i mean, just completely covered with several inches of snow. from what we've been able to see, at least foot already here in the lehigh valley. but for now, i'm going to send it back too in the studio, rahel? >> you can see the winds out there, trang, thank you. now checking the forecast with meteorologist, katie with what the people are dealing with. >> mixed bag of precipitation. granted very big storm system with heavy precipitation everywhere. but what kind of precipitation? that's the question. that's strictly a location based issue. >> sleet and fr

"eyewitness news" reporter trang do live on market street where, trang, ice has actually been falling becomes. that can't be good. good morning. >> well good morning, rahel, jim. it didn't take very long for our cameras yesterday to capture ice falling from buildings, police had to close off this portion of market street behind me in front of the loews hotel as a precaution to protect pedestrians from falling ice. >> look out, look out. >> people walking around center city have to worry about ice on the ground, and from above. >> so there was couple of pieces that dropped about a minute ago and they came down with a crash. >> bill from jenkintown chose to walk this is the street to avoid the walking ice. >> found dollars like it would break windows. >> melted some whatever had frozen onto buildings and rooftops, after tuesday's snowfall. sending chunks every ice crashing on to the sidewalk below. >> about a 10 pounds piece every ice fall about 600 feet. that's been happening like that over the last couple of days. >> cbs-3 viewer also shared what could happen whether people do not cle

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do is live at penns grove where trang, you expect to a home owner's son. good morning. what can you tell us. >> reporter: good morning, rahel and jim. police are still looking foreman who cracked into this house and ran off abandoning his car and four passenger inside. no one inside the house or car were seriously hurt but take a look at the damage to this property here. you can see that massive hole. that is where came came through first fence and then came through side fence and then plowed into this house. this happened, just after 1:00 e union street in penns grove. police say an officer was attempting to pull over a car when driver refused to stop. driver will controlled around a curve, jumped it, and crashed two fences and hit that house. he then took off on foot. a couple in their 70's lives in their home, their son tells us they are both okay. this isn't the first time that something like this has happened. >> my first thought was the front of the house. buy we have had people run the curb and you know, hit the pole, missed the cars but we hav

for now, i'm trang do for cbs news in allentown, pennsylvania. >> trang, thank you. >>> meteorologistric fisher from our boston station wb zz is tracking the massive storm. >> a major storm and major nor'easter is under way. we've got blizzard warnings all the way up from pennsylvania to maine. a combination of really strong winds and heavy snow are going to make for a strettreacherous on the roads. that rain/snow line on the i-95 corridor, throughout the course of the day a very wet snow ahead of it. all of this wrapping up as we head into the overnight by wednesday morning tapering off to snow showers. we're looking at impressive totals at some spots, perhaps the biggest march storm on record when in comes to snowfall. biggest amounts will be just north and west of i-95. inland areas away from the big cities with significant snowstorms in philly, through new york and certainly isn't hartford. and into boston, 6 to 12 inches and snow there with rain and mix. a lot of wind. coming on shore winds will top up to 60 miles an hour. and power outages with snow wet and heavy and power lines

"eyewitness news" reporter trang do is live with more on the hearings, good morning, trang. >> good morning. the senate hearing is expect to last all day, broken up into two panels, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. committee is examining whether voters in key swing states like here in pennsylvania were served up russian generated fake news and propaganda to influence their votes. >> this investigation scope will go where ever intelligence lead it. >> reporter: leamittders o are exploring the role russia the 2016 presidential effectively fe in thate committee inves review presiden. >> week >> we n campaign includedded up, be on the watch election. >> of the 20 jared forcan see na lower open, yjoesterds fell 42 q was up about 22 points. lulu lemon shares are plunging after retailer posted disappointing earnings for last quarter, lulu said fewer people shopped in the stores and on line, company's ceo blames poor presentation on the web site meaning it showed products like yoga pts better lighting. >>> lyft wants to give people a ride to workithey are testingn francisco and chicago

thanks, trang. >> well, some good news for many living in new jersey and delaware. atlantic city electric and delmarva power says restored power to all cans storm ers, crews from as far away from chicago helped. >> 5:36. in business news this morning, how says they'll work with a company that uses real fur. >> interesting. what the unemployment rate tells us about 2017 so far. money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the new york stock exchanges, good morning again jill. >> reporter: good morning, jim, rahel. futures right now pointing to little bit of lower open. yesterday down day here, the dow fell 15-point, nasdaq flat. good news about jobs. the labor department says number of americans filing for unemployment benefit dropped by 2,000 last week. a sign companies are hanging onto workers. the unemployment rate is now 4.7%. the luxury jacket maker canada goose published yesterday, here new york stock ex chance and also canada main stock exchange, shares topped 25% on day one of trading. peta protesting outside the exchange, because canada goose uses real fur.

"eyewitness news", reporter frank does live from the far northeast with the details, good morning, trang do. >> good morning. up to 100 jobs on the chopping block at pepsi. the union representing these workers say more layoffs are expected at companies because of this tax. pepsi's reporting a 40 percent drop in fail business since the cities sweet beverage tax went into effect january 1st. >> i don't buy soda in the city, i buy it in the suburbs. >> i'm in northeast philadelphia, i can go right over there and get something cheaper, and not affect my city or my neighbor. >> reporter: now company has no other choice but to layoff 80 to 100 workers at its philadelphia plant which employs 423 people. teamsters local 830 which represents those workers condemned layoffs and the tax. >> eventually this would catch up with us, that the loss in sales dictates a loss in jobs and company evidently feel like they can in longer sustain losses that they are getting. >> reporter: teamsters union says coca cola is planning a similarly bleak announcement in the near future but mayor's office is firing ba

, trang do, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rahel and jim.nnounced early last month he would not seek a third term after being slapped with the record fine from the philadelphia board of ethics. now eight people are competing to be the change here at the d.a.'s office. crowded field of seven democrats and one republican are vying to be elected philadelphia's next district attorney. they will be taking over an office in turmoil as current d.a. seth williams faces federal bribery and extortion charges. reaction from the candidates was swift. >> i expected some of the bribery and pay to play and corruption stuff but stuff about the nursing home fraud was really disturbing. to defraud a family member and take money for your own personal use. >> reporter: fellow democratic candidate michael untermeyer said seth williams ran on reforming the criminal justice system. though there has been some movement in that direction, philadelphia has one of the most dysfunctional criminal justice systems in the country beth grossman a sole republican in the race

. >> trang do looking into what is causing the spike in numbers. she's live in center city this morning. good morning, trang, what can you tell us? >> good morning, jim, rahel. philadelphia was recently named the fourth most walkable city, with more and more cities striving to become more walkable, pedestrian deaths are just souring. 2016 saw the highest number, in 20 years. >> it is a heavy thing to be alive when your child is dead. >> casey feldman's dreams of becoming a reporter were cut tragically short by a distracted driver in 2009. the 21 year old from springfield, delaware county, was hit and killed in a crosswalk on her way to a waitressing job on the ocean city boardwalk. >> it is incomprehensible to me sometimes to think that other families are going through what we're going through. there are thousands and thousands of families doing that. >> since her death the number of pedestrians dying has sky rocketed, 22% in just the last few years. 2016 the highest number in decade at nearly 6,000. >> people have forgot tone look both ways, they'

crash, good morning, trang. >> reporter: good morning, rahel and jim. police are still looking for that driver who crashed in the house, abandoned the car and four passengers inside but i will take you right over to this damage. thankfully in one inside the house or car was seriously hurt but police say he went through this first fence here, drove through the yard and then went through second fence and then took out the corner of the home, over here. now this happened just after 1:00 a.m. neare line ande union street in penns grove, penns grove police say an officer was attempting to pull over a car but driver refused to stop. he who control around a curve, jumped the curve, crashed true two fences and then hit the house. he then took off on foot. couple in their 70's lives in the home. their son tells us that they are both okay, fortunately and there were four passengers again in that car. all but one of those women refused treatment. she was taken to the local hospital with a minor injuries , and that car involved here was pretty much totaled, we are

reactions, good morning trang. >> reporter: good morning, jim and rahel. seth williams announced wow not seek a third term after being slapped with the record fine with the philadelphia board of ethics. now with this federal indictment these eight candidates are hoping to be the change in the d.a.'s office. crowded field of seven democrats and one republican are vying to be elected philadelphia's next district attorney. they will take over an office in turmoil as current d.a. seth williams faces bribery and extortion charges. reaction from the candidates was swift. >> i expected some of the bribery and pay to play and corruption stuff but stuff about the nursing home fraud was really disturbing. to defraud a family member and take money for your own personal use. >> reporter: fellow democratic candidate michael untermayor said seth williams ran on reform the criminal justice system. philadelphia still has one of the most dysfunctional criminal justice systems in the country. beth grossman says change in political party could be the solution. >> when you ha

good morning, trang. >> well, good morning, jim, rahel.er, just five short years ago, but thanks to major inches infusion, this entire area here, will be transformed into a dramatic park, elevated over the roadway here. >> penn's landing is getting a 225 million-dollar overhaul next to riverfront to the rest of the city. >> we believe it will be truely transformed. >> delaware river waterfront is spanning the 11-acre park which president tomorrow corriveau and says will expand over columbus boulevard, between chestnut and walnut. >> i think it will be an amazing place, public space, that will be 4-acre cap over the highway, that will have all times of activities, and then 7-acre beautifully landscaped park down to the river. >> it will also change with the seasons. a skating rink in the water and more green spares in the summer. people who live in the area like jena epstein are thrilled. >> i'm excited. i think it will be good for the city, good for the community. i think it will be good for the kids and families it, will give them somethi

. >>> plus a violent home invasion overnight, trang do?> reporter: new born baby was hurt because of it, how that baby is doing and what the robbers got away with coming up. >>> today lawmakers are expected to begin debate on the g.o.p. plan to replace obama care, meanwhile white house is defending president trump's wiretap claims, i'm hen adan qualifications in new york with more coming up. >>> we are looking outside, been a busy morning in the world of the travel we have more accidents, down wires, updates to the fire at peco substation and more to cover, all those updates coming up but first we will take a quick break, stay right where you with an open floor plan, you need to separate it with furniture. it's perfect for our family. ♪ we buy any car ♪ any make, any model, any age, any price ♪ ♪ from 50 bucks to 100 grand ♪ we buy any car ♪ any, any, any, any at webuyanycar.com, the gimmicks stop with our ads. trading in our selling your car is hassle-free in just three easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, drive to your l

do. >> reporter: just disappointing news for tourist in the independent mall area i'm trang do withhat historical sites are now closed. >>> and trang do looking outside, icy conditions, leaving with us some problem areas on the roadways and plus we have falling ice down pole and wires all that updates to come but first a quick break. >>> welcome to your health with joan lunden, presented by the centers for disease control and prevention. >> hi. i'm joan lunden. diabetes is a growing epidemic in the united states affecting more than 29 million people in our country. but even more alarming is that 25% of those people don't even know they have it. today we are joined by dr. ann albright, director of cdc division of diabetes translation to discuss this dangerous trend in american health. it's good to have you here. >> thank you. >> why are medical experts really concerned about this trend? >> diabetes is a serious disease and it can lead to serious complications; blindness, amputation, kidney disease, heart attack and stroke. >> let's break it down so people understand the basics. there

good morning, trang.re slated toow testify today but one has been named publicly senior white house trump's son in law jared kushner. they are examining whether voters in key strved up russian generated fake news and propaganda >> investigation, scope will get where ever intelligence lead it. >> reporter: leaders of the intelligenhi as they explore role russia may have played in influeg the 2016 presidential election. >> an outside foreign ad effectively sought to hijack our most critical democratic process the in that process decided to favor one candidate over another. >> reporter: different story of house, whose own intelligence committee investigation has been stalled by calls for republican week, nunez met with thetep secret source to review classified material on white house ground. democrats say that makes him too close to the president. >> reporter: while he avoided questions, nunez did say his committee will conduct their week. >> we will not get into witnesses that the point. call 20ter: senate

for now live in park wood, trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> trang, thank you. >> meanwhile additional breaking news, police investigating two separate fatal shootings in philadelphia's log and section. the most recent happened here at old york road and ruscomb street. medics found the victim on the sidewalk earlier this morning with a gunshot wound to the back of his head. police have not yet identified the victim or a motive. detectives did find surveillance cameras in the area. they hope that those cameras will provide more answers in this crime. >> just 1 mile from there, another deadly shooting eight hours earlier. police say man shot twice around 7:30 last night on the 1900 block of roberts avenue. police returned the victim to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. so far no arrest haves been made. if you have any information please contact philadelphia police. >> and more breaking news this morning, fatal car accident in wynnefield height after a driver loses control and strikes an ooh at this at this pole. rushed to the 4400 block of overbrook

. >> trang do live with more what police is a is happening more often, good morning, trang. >> reporter: good morning, rahel, jim. that mayhem started around city hall and ended here at 20th and market. septa police chief tweeted that kids often get into kids getting off from school pretty much every day other day, but yesterday's chaos the worse he's ever seen. video posted on twitter shows dozens of teens outside city hall. hands full appear to be beating and kicking someone on the ground during the height of the evening rush hour. about two blocks away, cell phone video shot outside the westin hotel shows droves of teenagers running through center city. quickly followed by philadelphia police officers on bikes. philadelphia police say about 150 kids eventually gathered around the area of 20th and market. before the night was over, philadelphia police officers took 20 kids into custody. meanwhile, septa transit police reported ten arrests for dis offered errly conduct. what was very busy night for police in the city. and in response to the chaotic night, septa police chief thomas twee

but for now, live from chop, i'm trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> trang, thank you. meanwhile happening today, jury selection begins in chester county for the trial after man charged with killing a pennsylvania state trooper and wounding another. eric frein is accused of shooting and killing brian dixon, corporal and wounding alex douglas outside the booming -- blooming grove barracks, they'll be brought to pike county for the trial expected to start april 3rd. >> nurses and techs at delaware memorial hospital will strike, upset over what they call unfair labor practices. some of the employees walk off the job yesterday morning, protesting what they say is a staffing problem. hostile leaders say that they staff the national average and nurses are paid fairly. nurses stay is not about money. this is about safe staffing levels. >> we used to have five patient to one nurse on the floors, now they are giving us up to seven and eight. >> i always wanted to be a nurse, and i can't believe that i work for a company that has no respect for their patients or their

"eyewitness news" reporter trang do shows us the protest in kensington. >> what do we want? >> contract. >> whether do we want it? >> now. >> on this day without woman about two dozen people picketed, to speak out about the teachers lack of a contract for the past five years. >> the best has to be made clear. >> philadelphia federation of teachers says it is an issue that affect thousands of women. >> we need to prove that we are a big part of this economy, and we're big part of our nation. >> 75% of pse's members are women. working without a contract, teachers say, they've been subject today a pay freeze, and have lost out on tens of thousand of dollars in raises they were promised. >> people are out like ten, $15,000, and they're leaving the city, leaving the district for other district. >> working all night, working all weekend. >> karen toll, codeine of students, said she had to take up seconds job. >> i can barely afford my bills, so took to driving uber, been using it to supplement my income so i can use it for the kids. >> the mayor wants a contract, i want a contract

"eyewitness news" reporter trang do tells you why the offers he's alleged attacker is also responsible for another crime in the neighborhood. >> a wild morning in northeast philadelphia, ended with a 20 year veteran police officer in the hospital, in a 17 year old boy under arrest for assault. >> pretty insane. >> police received 911 call from the park wood shopping center on academy road just after 4:00 a.m. someone reported seeing a man in the parking lot with a gun. police say a eighth district officer responded and attempted to frisk the teen. >> violent struggle. the suspect ended up throwing the officer to the ground, very hard, and the officer hit his head. and he has a laceration injury to the back of his head. the suspect then fled on foot. >> employees at the philly pretzel factory say police found the teenager hiding in the alley behind their store. >> thank god the back door is lock, we didn't hear anything, you know, unusual, so, you know, we good. but he is right there. >> chief inspector scott small says investigators are looking into the possibility that the scene also