ukee? >> vittoria, thank you. we are learning more about a manna cured of trying to join isis and his ties to our area. few month ago abore lived at this apartment complex in dover, delaware. court records show management at the complex sued him in august for not paying rent. a source with the dover police department tells "eyewitness news" he worked at a cell phone kiosk inside the dover mall. a neighbor was shocked to learn he allegedly planned to join isis. >> he could have reached out to anybody, you know, if you're not -- if you're a troubled youth, or somebody looking to fit in somewhere you know, he could easily fall into the minds and the trap that they offer to be your friend, they offer to give awe better life, they over you something that you might be missing in your heart than can appeal to anybody. so we got to be careful about thing like that. >> now, records show he also operated the kiosk in philadelphia, but authorities have not said where. >> now the revelations commas we

brutal stuff ukee. >> katie, thank you. in sports, flyers continue their road trip friday night in columbus against the the blue jackets. the last night orange and black were on the road working overtime. fly guys jumped out to a one goal lead on the canadiens on matt read's first goal in 25 game. ray emery standing on his head between the pipes, turn away 39 shots in place of the injured steve mason but allowed the tying goal in the third period and canadiens got the game winner in overtime. flyers lose this 12-one. >>> self reports on steve mason says he had his knee scoped yesterday but flares are just saying the number one goalie will be out two to three weeks with that lower body injury. he left sunday's games with the caps and had to be helped to the locker room. one report says it is third operation may than has had on the same knee. >>> college hoops and temple owls get revenge on the cincinnati bear cuts who beat owls by 31 earlier in the season. senior will cummings to in the play in the loss but last night he led

jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika ukee, good morning. that's right lincoln drive has reopened, did so right around 4:00 this morning. police had said they wanted to get the road reopened before the morning rush. they have sends done that. city trucks were just out here putting down yet another layer of salt in hopes that this fixes this icing problem in this area once and for all. if you take a look at the video being you can get better look at the conditions down there, just short time ago. a lot of water a lot of ice those conditions at this location have been problematic since yesterday. road crews had to close lincoln drive last evening due to ice. police say the sure couldn't handle the run trough yesterday's snow rain, so water back up on to the road. lincoln drive did reopen for a short period last night but closed again after ice once again formed. with the temperatures so cold this morning, any water still standing causes this problem yesterday on sproles road radnor township a man was killed when wind and ice pulled a tree down

good morning ukee, erika. national highway safety traffic administration says automakers issued 803 recalls last year. that's that totals almost 64 million vehicles. and it is more than double the old record that was set a decade ago. gm had the most recalls about 84, which affect about 27 million vehicles and faulty airbags caused the most recalls of any auto part. ukee erika? >> and jill, valentine day is the day for sweethearts. that's coming up. now some companies are cashing in on all those folks who are anti-the holiday. >> anti-valentine. >> what do you know? >> apparent lip there are a lot of bitter and heart broken people out there. companies are cashing in for valentine's day. for people who are lonely, cuddle up to me, offers professional snuggle sessions for a dollar a minute. if you're feeling little more bitter the san francisco zoo will let you adopt a madagascar hissing cockroach. you can dedicate it to an ex if you so choose. one company dirty rotten flowers lets you sends bouquet of dead rose

here's traffic and weather together. >> good morning, ukee. hi everyone this will be a quiet day between sits tells here in the delaware valley. it is winter, it is chilly. do you need to bundle up. there is a hint of the breeze for us too that will make it feel slightly colder anytime too but it is a nice little break. the lets go to storm scan three which remains empty and will stay that way. couple cloud over central pennsylvania. they do roll in as well as the the day goes on but we will see more sun then anything. we will see a nice sunrise too we will write that video to you. 28 degrees at the airport. we're below freezing every where. it is coal. you need to bundle will up adequately. it is okay day, down the shore, in the mountains, in philadelphia you can expect that sunshine. it is still breezy especially near shore points pretty typical though but you can expect temperatures to even still be a little bit below their seasonal normal but down the road, we will be talking about two additional snow chances and two blasts of arctic air.

ukee. >> vittoria, thank you. lets update breaking news. deadly stab nothing mt. airy.ice say it may have started with an argument inside a bar inn seed stenton avenue and east johnson street. one man was killed and another man was injury. the suspect got away in the gray buick. >>> one person was injured in this fire. those flames started in the second floor apartment near levick street and torresdale avenue and then spread downstairs. there is in word on a cause. >>> city officials say they may demolish a building covered in ice on fifth second street in west philadelphia there are afraid that the building could collapse under the weight of that ice that formed after fire fighting efforts on monday. 6:46. a new jersey woman ace monk one of the hundred finalist vying for a one way trip to mars. >> one way. >> they are not coming home. >> it is brainchild of the dutch non-profit whose goal to start a new column will any on the red planet. our nicole brewer is here to tell us all bit. >> reporter: that local woman, sandra murphy, lives in middlesex county but may soon ca

ukee? >> vittoria, thank you. updating breaking news within the half hour crews have opened northbound and southbound lanes of interstate 495. the driver of the truck was injured in a serious accident, at 12th street very early this morning. >> also, police are searching for two men they say shot and killed a 51 year old man along south paxson street in kingsessing. the man was hit 17 times by gunfire. robbery may have been a motive. >> one person was rescued from this fire near 17th and delancey streets in center city. that will person was not injured. the flames broke out on the second floor about quarter after 1:00 this morning. sports coming up. be right back. >> little tired this morning getting up? just shake it off. we're getting you pumped for the grammies. taylor swift nominated for best song of the year. yes, taylor swift will present at the 2015 grammy awards berks county's own and she is nominated but she not performing this year. >> i wanted to hear her perform that. that would

do you not want to miss being how ukee hand unless one it gets much more excite willing ukee doing pleaae on cbs-3 this morning. it is pretty fantastic. >> oh,. >> such a trooper. >> do you have remember i got you by 20 years. you got to be light on the old man. >> 6:50, time to see what's coming up on cbs this morning. >> jeff joins just new york with your preview. jeff, good morning. >> your studio this morning sounds like fun. >> you want to be a part of this trust me. >> good morning south and midwest tracking ice storms that's threatening to commute for millions. plus new way to fight food allergies, gets a look inside the stanford clinic that's revolutionizing treatment and entertainment tonight's nancy odel joins us with all of the oscar highlights, plus biggest fashion trends including how men drag a lot of attention on the red carpet this year. news back in the morning guys, see in you just about ten minutes. >> rough commute, two people step-off train in just second later, they were swallowed by sinkhole. we're told both people only suffered minor injuries. but still how fright

thank you so much for joining us i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm quarter von tiehl. we have more breaking news a horrifying scene a deadly plane crash caught on dash cam video just an unbelievable sight. we will have latest on the desperate effort as death toll rise these morning. >>> investigators are trying to figure out why an suv was sitting on the train trackness new york causing the worst crash in metro north history we will have the latest on the disaster that left seven people dead. >>> those stories and much more coming up but lets start with the forecast. >> let's check with katie, good morning. >> we can expect to see light round of snow mountain the days ahead. there is already some light snow that we are fining here on storm scan three as we go full screen and yes, there is very light snow falling through lancaster county a along portions of the i-95 cover corridor. we will talk about that and the next round of accumulating snow coming up. guys back to you. >>> more on our breaking news fire fighters battling this multi alarm blaze in the montgomery coun

what are you seeing out there. >> reporter: erika and ukee, good morning. the fortunately for early risers and follow thanks get out before the sunrisees, right now roads look fantastic. that is because there are no flakes falling just yet. we are coming to you live from i476 in coopersberg this morning in route to allentown and you can see the road are bone dry right now. smooth sailing in this a area. we have seen trucks out here, salting and brining the road so road are prepared forstrom we will up up to date throughout the morning. wear live in coopersberg, jan carabao for cbs-3 eyewitness news. >>> developing right now a massive data breach in one of the country's largest health insurers. hackers have stolen personal information from tens of millions of anthem customers this includes names birthdays, social security numbers street addresses a and employment information. anthem the second largest health provider says there is in evidence that credit card or medical information was compromised, the company is offering free credit monitoring and identity

. >> erika ukee, good morning. the suspect beat up his exgirlfriend and took off with their little girl. they're searching for the 3-year-old believed to be you in imminent danger. look at their pictures. new castle county and new jersey state police both issued an amber alert in this case. last night before 7:00 police say 39-year-old michael trotta went to his exgirlfriend's home he assaulted the woman and bled with their daughter elinor with their daughter elinor trotta. he fled the scene in a vehicle like this 199 gray mazda 626 with delaware registration 247457 police also now say he could' ebbly be traveling with unknown woman in gray ford mustang on older model red ford explorer. take a look at their pictures please. trotta is 5' 8" and his daughter was wearing a purple puffy coat, frozen sneakers from the proofy and the suspect is possibly traveling through new jersey to new york city. anyone with information about these two people is asked to call 911. reporting live in newcastle this morning. jeannette by

so cuddle alert ukee. >> i like, that cuddle up, family cuddle up. in sports the 6ers have more than a week off for the nba all-star break. last night the youngest team in nba history played tough against the best in the association. the goal end state warriors. mo'ne davis in the house last night, hanging with golden state's curry. big fan of his. mo'ne quite the basketball playerment to the highlight of the night. kj mcdaniels on the 22nd birthday off the backboard on the big slam. happy birthday to me, kj sales. warriors just really good. that's former sixer andre iguodala with 13 off the bench for the warriors. goal end state wins this one pretty good game 89 to 84. >> i'm just so proud of our guys defensive improvement. their attention to defense they take pride in playing defense. they know that this is our identity, to hold a team that averages 1111 to 89 points, can't ask for any more. >> the building process continues. the flyers continue their playoff push and their road trip. tonight at montreal. goalie steve mason is here though in philly

ukee back to you. >> free money.gets your attention. >> yes. >> coming up, free money app that really wororks. >> lass head dr. jen here to. >> sometimes it takes long to see your dr. while you're in the waiting room and best time of ♪ ♪ wow something sounds sweet in here!!!! ♪ ♪ need a little honey in the bowl. yeah!!! badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! nicole: we all have different needs for our children and basing all of the childrens' needs on one test is not the right road to go down. and something's got to change. okaikor: and the ones who are taking the brunt of it are our children. all the other things that make you a great human being is not important anymore. what's more important is: can you answer a-b-c-d? gina: what am i going to learn for my child from this test that my teacher can't tell me right now? >> eyewitness news reporter arrived on the scene. what you have learned so far good morning. >> reporter: erika ukee, good morning, just got here a few moments ago. what we're looking at now is im

ukee erika? >> vittoria, thanks so much. time 5:35n business news this morning, do you eat dessert after dinner. >> little bit of dark chocolate, all right. also, what could apple have up its sleeve? money watch's jill wagner joins us now from the new york stock exchange, those stories and more, good morning. >> good morning ukee, erika. the countdown is on for apple's new watch. apple spent media the invitation to an event on march 9th, in san francisco and it is called spring for the, reference to time. apple's expected to show off the watch its features, give information on pricing. the news sent apple stocks higher overall though, mixed day on wall street, energy stocks took a dive which sent the dow ten-point lower the nasdaq finished 20 points higher which means, it is now in striking distance, of the 5,000 mark. >> friday's the new tuesday. at least when it comes to music. starting this summer friday will be the official release date for new songs anal bums. industry insiders say that having an unified release day red

>>> and today is thursday, february 19th, good morning i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm erika von tiehl. here are stories we are following today. developing right new we now know victims of the double stabbing we first told but yesterday morning, they are members of the crew for rapper nicki minaj. we are live this morning with more on the investigation and minaj's reaction. >>> four a arrested over the fate of dozens of charter schools we will tell but the time decision about the school reform commission. >>> get ready for dangerously cold weather, temperatures could feel below zero, we are walking out the door and there is a huge difference, is that the wind katie. >> it will be a very cold day to day out there. win picking up as we speak. we have sky cam three that is shaky out there. that wind beginning to pick up for us. it is not too terrible just yet but we will see wind chills take they're affect here by this evening. we have some spin, expanded to include the the entire delaware valley but they don't start until this evening. the outside we will go, here again in atlantic county

. >> reporter: erika and ukee, good morning. we're having some technical difficulties out here but if you can hear me, again we have gotten confirmed that there is one fatality involved in this overnight fire, three or people taken to the hospital just for minor injuries and that includes a fire fighter. fire fighters have a lot of work to do on the scene this morning and they have a lot of work to do. dozens of fire fighters remain on the scene now. we're toll that the fire is under control but fire is not out on the back side of the building. it is hard to see from our vantage point but fire fighters are working to put out hot spots. i see that throwing water on to the building as we speak but if you take a look at the fire you can see how big and intense it was early in the morning. the this is around 1:00 when fire call came in on the 600 block of sweet street here in norristown. this apartment building is call the norris. it has 30 units inside. fire units a had to work to get everybody out they went through this building m

ukee and erika. >> okay. jill, lots of couples who are about to get married register for things like china, silverware but now an electronics store wants a piece of the action. >> reporter: if you are getting married and more interested in flat screens then dish wear you can register at best buy. the nation's largest consumer electronics chain has launch its first wedding registry. best buy wants to because sales and make itself more relevant to younger shoppers in their 20's and 30's. i say brilliant. >> i was just going to say this day and age i can see that. >> how many days do you break out the the the nice china. >> let's watch the game. >> or silverware, who needs it. >>>> thanks, jill. >>> coming up a after a short break, traffic and weather together on the >>> let's get our traffic and weather together. good morning vittoria. >> good morning everyone. the just great news on the roads. really nothing to talk about. the it makes my job easier and your commute better. a as we look at 476, blue route arou

it is friday, february 20th good morning i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehl. all delaware public schools are closed today. there are even more closings for you at the bottom of our screen. you can check your child's school at cbsphilly.com. >> we have team three coverage of this dangerous cold, january car bay know south jersey where people are braving the bitter blast. katie, you start us off, good morning. >> good morning, guys, this will ends up being one of the coldest days we've had not just in a long time but certainly we may have ever seen. so it will be one of those really really just type of day that can actually be dangerous to be out in. it is understandable that some of the schools are already closing down because of the cold. but, that said, at least skies are quiet, don't have to worry about any stormy weather for now, moving forward, that's also going to be changing. so let's talk about it, let's get you on out there. storm scan3, all clear for now, seeing the tri-state sweep being made. just couple of clear skies for you at this point. as we mo

now lets head back to the desk ukee. >>> developing right now rapper nicki minaj says two men stabbed in the philadelphia area bar are members of her tour. one of them is dead. police are looking for his killer. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us from police headquarters to tell us about it, justin. >> reporter: ukee, police say they have been working around the clock on this case. they say in the area where the stabbing happened there were several surveillance cameras, one of them a city crime camera positioned a few feet from where that stabbing took place. they also have witness accounts but this morning they also say that they need more tips from the public. on social media, rapper nicki minaj broke the news identifying devon picket the man on the left as a worker on her crew who died have after being stabbed outside of a che bar and grill early wednesday morning. minaj says a second crew worker she calls eric was a second victim and he is still recovering. >> someone out there has some information, no matter how slight, it is if they tell the police that information

justin finch is living a dream in cherry hill. >> almost living the dream. >> reporter: erika and ukee, good morning. there is no one here yet. word has not gotten out you could be a millionaire very easily tonight. as you mentioned 485 million-dollar up for grabs up from 450 million-dollar just a few days ago. the cash take home would be 327 million-dollar. i, of course, would take that. that is grand prize. at this point your chances though of getting that those five numbers plus power ball to get that number one in 175 million. odd are not so much in your favor on that one. now your odd of getting a million-dollar would be one in 5 million, your best option today so far your highest chances of getting any money back, how about $4, one in 55 of getting that. your competition very steep 44 states, meeting including washington d.c. u.s. virgin island as well as puerto rico. in the last power ball, rather, 11 people became millionaires. if you are wondering about tonight, the drawing happens at the 10:59 tonight. your ticket could make you the the winner of that 327 million-dollar, and

ukee? >> vittoria, thank you. more on breaking news, interest truck accident injuries a driver and shuts down part of interstate 495 in new castle count. >> i crews trying to clear the recoinage time for your morning commute. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins you at the scene with the latest on that, good morning. >> erika, good morning, we have been watching the response to that crash throughout the morning being here, on the shoulder, just near the 12th street overpass here. that wreck just behind us here, as you can see perhaps now, the actual taj tore -- tractor being carried off the flatbed truck picking up other pieces across the highway there the tractor, rather, the dump portion still here on the grounds. this is the response right now to this rec that happened at about 2:40 this morning, we are told, that truck only vehicle involved in this crash, somehow lost control here. the driver inside, he was injured, the extent of his injuries unknown at this time. but right now

live look at storm scan three, i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm quarter von tiehl. lets get a look at our forecast with meteorologist katie fehlinger. that winter weather isn't letting up. >> it really isn't. i do see some milder air but it will come with the trade off of a new storm it looks like. we have that to discuss down the road but for here and new looking live in atlantic city it looks like there may be snow on the boardwalk here but generally speaking things have quieted down in between systems and as you said there is a new round of snow coming our way. i want to discuss why that is coming in what we will find out of it. i can tell you it is nothing like what we saw yesterday. storm scan three starts off nice and quiet. we will have a beautiful sunrise, beautiful sunlight initially but there are clouds starting to bilo off the alleghenies and those will move our way and then we will see a couple snow showers. we showed thaw wider zoom on storm scan. bark is worse than the bite on this one. this is all courtesy of another trough that is digging in arctic a

thanks jill. >> i expect it to be from ukee good no, my partner this time. >> mixing it up. >> 5:39. watch what you tweet keith olbermann is learning that the hard way after comments about penn state student leads to a suspension by espn. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us with more on this controversy good morning. >> yes, that controversy started monday after ol ber man responded about thon that raises millions of dollars for pediatric cancer. this is the tweet. let me show it to you sent to olbermann which simply says we are ape it included a link about the fun raising efforts. start of the popular psu chant we are. olbermann responded with one word. pitiful. the backlash began prompting the host to follow you will with the host saying would i like to thank students and alumni of penn state for proving my point about the mediocrity of their education and ethics. it wasn't until tuesday that keith olbermann tweeted this, i apologize for psu tweets. i was stupid, childish and way less mature than the students there who did such a great job fund raising. that same day

>> yes, that's right, good morning, ukee, erika. according to triple a, price haves climbed for 27 straight days. that's the longest streak of increases in over a year. so the national average for gallon of regular is about 2.29. triple a says it is normal to see prices increase this time of year because of refinery maintenance. things are little bit worse this year because work remembers staging the largest oil refinery strike in more than 30 years. started on february 1st, now one-fifth of us production capacity. ukee, err dismay. >> jill, word is target is double down on its push to go green? >> reporter: yes, the retailer will double its organic and sustainable products this year from about 100 products, to more than 200. last year, target debuted items like bleach, free diapers and non-aerosol air freshness some of the new products include nash usual children's soap, veggie pouches, with a full serving of spinach. i guess the challenge now get the kids to eat them. ukee err dismay. >> hey. >> got to eat your spinach. >> thanks,

ukee back to you. >> jess, thank you. information in. >> philadelphia public schools just learned are closed today we first heard two hour delay now philadelphia public schools are just closed for the day. >> and no word yet on archdioces schools but as soon as that comes in, stay tuned, we'll definitely let you know. philadelphia public schools closed today. time is 6:34, if you are non-essential employee for the state of new jersey you can sleep in a bit this morning. >> that's because governor christie delayed opening state offices until 11:00 a.m. essential work verse report on time 11 room hopefully get the roads cleared out in time. more with team three coverage, jan carabeo joins us from clementon, camden county, any improvement on that area? >> erika ukee, good morning slight improvement. not snowing quite as hard as it once was but roads though, don't look like they're improving at all. here to talk a little bit about the morning commute, my friends, erik johnson he said hello to me. i said, you know, you say hel

>> erika ukee, good morning.rip here, wasn't too bad. the highways are just really wet, some ponding issues, yes but doesn't look like the back roads and the side streets that's where you will see the most problems. we're coming to you live, just outside the exton square mall area. you can see, the street is slush-covered. that's because whatever snow fell overnight is now saturated with all of the rain that's now falling. if you take a look at the video, see the private employers out here earlier in the morning clearing offer the parking lot. they told me they were surprised they had to be called in to this area, it was just enough to give them toking do. meantime penndot crews are also ready also prepared, also out on the roads. this is the 11th time more than 300 trucks have been called in to deal with this storm. they've been pre-treating the roads ever since last week actually when those snow squawls moved through. they put down the salt, the brine, that's helping out in preparation for this storm. i was abl

ukee erika?jill, i don't know if you know but we have snack table friday here at cbbs3, junk food friday, we may have to add a new flavor of or yost to the table? >> exactly, first, it was all about the special edition red velvet oreo for valentine day. now, we hear, oreo is rolling out a smors flavor. >> wow. >> apparently in the sample phase it features gram cracker flavored cookie, a layer of marsh melone and layer of chocolate. now, oreo won't confirm or deny the report. cookie experts expect, yes very serious stuff here, cookie experts expect it will hit store shelves this summer just in time for camping season, i guess will it be called oreo smorsio? >> also, how does one become a being i -- cookie expert? >> i would like to get on that panel. >> oh, it sounds delicious. >> i may have coined it actually. >> oh, okay, all right. it is all good. >> it would probably and great job. >> and i might need to come up for that friday cookie table. >> you're always welcome. >> indeed, if there is any

ukee back over to you. >> jess, thank you. an autopsy will be perform today for millersville freshman karlie hall of chaddsford, delaware county. the 18 year old was found dead in her dorm room yesterday. her boyfriend faces aggravated assault charges investigators say, two had a physical altercation. >>> also, police in cobbs creek are searching for the gunman involved in a deadly triple shooting. one man was shot and killed inside a home on fern reed street around 11:00 last night. another man and woman are in stable condition with gunshot wounds. >>> montgomery county health officials say a suspected case of measles is a false alarm. lab tests were negative for a 15 year old boy who came into an emergency room on friday. >>> a connecticut woman is accusing bill cosby of behaving inapropriately years ago on the set of the cosby show. helen gumble claims the comedian made sexual advances and leud gestures toward her in his dressing room. but that she refused them. gumble made the allegations at a press conference in boston ye

ukee back over you. >> katie, thank you. shear check on stories our sister station "kyw news radio 1060" will be following for you today. right now landlords in philadelphia do not have to foot their smoking policies in writing but it could be about to change. a look into the affordable care act in our area now that open enrollment is over. and, a gloucester county 12 year old is getting plenty of attention for reaching the semifinals of television cooking show. check in two three, four times a day, "kyw news radio 1060" on your a.m. dial. err dismay. >> coming up in the next hour of "eyewitness news" latest on breaking news, natural gas explosion forces several people out into the cold overnight. >> it is dangerously cold outside if you're only outside for a few minutes now, katie is track once again as she just did snow tonight. >> and, talk about the will to finish. that runner crawls across the finish line. you have to hear where she ended up in the final standing. we're back at the top of the hour. >> several people fol

just such a loss chris. >> reporter: ukee and erika good morning. it is a loss and virginia sad day in the broadcast center. i wanted to share some stuff you probably don't know about bob simon. we know he was a fearless report her took our viewers in the heart of the conflict and did stories at the aim time that touched our hearts but some interesting things about bob the bulk of his reporting was done overseas. his voice mail said i'm out of the office and may be for months. he was the type of reporter when there was a story, he got the on the plane and went. one interesting thing he spent a long time in the middle east. he and his wife would play doubles ten business itsock ra thebin and he found when he left prime minister wynn back at his house, and he was getting information for a story, out of lose ago this tennis match. the key there was to lose so ultimately he could win just one of the many, many store we are sharing today about bob simon. >> i'm bob simon. >> reporter: it doesn't seem right a reporter who survived close calls in war zones

>> reporter: ukee, good morning. that's right lincoln drive here in east falls reopened right around 4:00 this morning. police had said they wanted to get this road reopened before the morning rush. they had certainly done that. city salt trucks were out here putting down yet another layer of salt in hopes this finally fix this icing problem here in the area. take a look at this video to get a bert look at the conditions a short time ago a lot of water and a lot of ice. those conditions at this location had been problematic since yesterday. road crews had to close lincoln drive last evening because of ice police say the sewer couldn't take the run trough yesterday's snow and rain, so water back up on to the road. lincoln drive did reopen for short period last night but closed again after ice once again formed. with the temperatures, so cold this morning any water still standing caused this problem. so penndot has about 50 trucks out right now salting and responding to any left over icy areas. and here in philadelphia

good morning jill. >> good morning ukee and erika. up investigators are watching on capitol hill today and will look for cues when the fed might raids interesting rates or record low levels. yes yesterday the do you packed off and that's zach up 5. >> mobile payment war between apple pay and google wallet heating up. google at&t and verizon wireless will preload the app on the phones sold by carrier this year. smart owners have to download the service and install themself. apple pay comes up bedded in apple mobile sovts ware. >> target is cutting on-line purchase price needed for free shipping from 50 to 25. this takes aim as competitors walmart and amazon. both higher minimum for standard purchases. >> if you have a sweet tooth head to krispy kreme and hurry. they're give ago way one glazed donut for first 1,000 customers in all participating locations. 1,000 shop by the way is located in kansas city. uric he, erika. >> i heard free donut that's what i took away. >> they look good. >> when they come out of the machine it was -- >> ou

watch out for accident in eagleville closing ridge pike, try to avoid this stretch if you can, ukee.>>> here's what is going on this morning. philadelphia a police are at three crime scenes after gunfire three people dead a fourth person is wounded. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us now with the latest on the investigation, jan. >> reporter: good morning. homicide detective hard at work, you mentioned, four people shot, three different scenes, three people dead most recent of these shootings is a double homicide both of the victims 23 year-old men. a violent overnight in philadelphia a, where crime scene markers, dotted the streets. four people shot at three different locations resulting in three deaths latest happened here in grays ferry a double homicide. three men were shot at 2700 block of latona street where police found nine shell casings. investigators also recovered a gun. >> at the hospital police found a revolver handgun in his pocket. >> reporter: first shooting happened late tuesday night around 11:30. police found a 34 year-old woman shot in the driver seat

ukee washington was there to emcee the even.is a collaborative effort for many local organizations. these kids spent the entire day at the kimmel practicing and rehearsing and it certainly paid off. well done. >>> we'll be right back. ♪ >> eye on the storm coverage continues in the morning at 4:00 o'clock. little bit early with ukee washington and erika von tiehl and meteorologist katie fehlinger. i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean. the late show with david letterman is next with matthew perry. have good night. we'll see you tomorrow. ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> it's the "late show" with david letterman! tonight, from "the odd plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra. i'm alan kalter. and now your cup of hot cocoa on a cold winter's night... david letterman! (cheers and applause)

. >> reporter: ukee, good morning. it is a very sad morning here at the cbs broadcast center. the the news came as a shock, bob simon was within of the best in the business. he was a fearless reporter for decade took our viewers in the heart of conflict and the stories that would touch our hearts. >> i'm bob simon. >> reporter: it doesn't seem right that a report shore survived close calls in war zones around the world even 40 days as a prisoner of war in iraq would go this way, a car accident in new york city. >> general call me a fool. >> reporter: bob simon was a legendary news man a gifted story teller honored with 27 emmy award full bright scholar and one time foreign service officer with that powerful voice of truth. >> soldiers and teenagers were playing catch with tear gas grenades. >> he looked so dashing he was the epitome of a foreign correspondent. he was brave. he would go places you would probably shouldn't have gone. >> reporter: simon came to cbs news in 1967, four years later he moved to saigon to cover the vietnam war. was on one of the last hell cooperate to

>>> today it is wednesday february 25th, good morning i'm ukee washington. >>> aim erika von tiehl. here are stories we are following today. look the at the after had math this morning of the natural gas explosion that leveled a stafford township home, right there. >>> maxima reen who in murdered chris kyle and another man is headed to prison. a full wrap up of the late night jury decision in the american snipper trial, coming up. >>> but first lets get a quick check of our forecast and already feeling chillier, temperature 21 degrees, yesterday we were at ten. >> even of the february is coming up, hi, katie. >> hi guys. today will be a break for us here. we have another coal front on the way but at least for to take we can expect to flirt with 40 degrees. i don't think we will quite get there but we can at least expect to ease up on the thermometer. we have that going for us. we will have much more tea tail on that here as we progress throughout the the show erika back over to you. >>> back to our top story, aftermath of this unbelievable explosion that leveled a home in ocean coun

we have a water main break at cheltenham ashmed and rollins so be careful of the interest ex-is, ukee. >>> vittoria, thank you. >>> developing right now search for a killer after a member of the nicki minaj's road crew is fatally stabbed in philadelphia. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us from police headquarters with an update the on the investigation and reaction from the pop star, justin. >> reporter: ukee, police say they are making headway in this case, luckily they say it happened in a spot with lots of surveillance camera and they have video to go through at this hour but they also still need, the help of the public. on the loose for a second day a club goer wanted for murder police urging anyone with tips to speak up. >> is one out there has some information, no matter how slight, if they tell pot 30 he lease that information is confidential. >> reporter: about 2:30 a.m. wednesday police say an argument erupted between three men outside che bar and grill in east mt. airy, two were part of the road crew for nicki minaj. a third man used a knife to stab two men sev

let's head over to ukee. ukee? >> thanks, vittoria. in sports together we build. not so fast sixers fans, raining rookie of the year is out of here. garden michael carter williams was sent packing at the trade deadline, now milwaukee buck, some senate prone to injury, but he is an exciting player, and he surprised to be leaving the city of brotherly love and sisterly affection carter williams tweeted after the deal quote i can't lie. i'm shocked. i wish philly nothing but the best. >> now another one of the sixers that generated some excitement this season mcdaniels, isiah from houston, and they also got two protected first round picks from the lakers and thunder and the second rounds pick from the rockets. now the sixers joe he will, who has been on the disable list all season, took the news pretty hard. his first tweet red. ment someone tell me what's going on, please, help. his second tweet was little less stressed out i guess somebody said yo, dude, chim out a little bit. it red: trust the process hashtag philly. hey, franklin, the sixers newest mascot is stil

>> reporter: erika and ukee good morning. the gas crews have been working around the clock here trying to get that service restore to that area we are being kept far from the scene this morning. you can see oak avenue just down there with those police lights. the they are keeping us off of that street, right now as gas employees continue to work. i was just able to talk to a police office shore says yes there are crew is still down there and crews hope to have gas restored in this area over the next hour. now the mayor of stafford township tells us that the the explosion yesterday was caused by a a 34 year-old main gas line here under oak avenue, 15 people as you mentioned were injured, two critically in the explosion but thankfully all are expected to recover and that is amazing when you look at this explosion this same video was captured around 10:30 tuesday morning on the police officer's dash cam. you see the the the fireball and then all of the debris. just about an hour and a half earlier several homes had been evacuate

>> reporter: ukee, that's right.rning, at this point it does not appear police have made contact with that suspect at this time. we're about 300 yards or so from the scene there at mike's gun shop. that's way right across the street here across the parkway from where we are at the 232 levittown pike, where that place is located there. now, at this point, that lock-down remains in place because there are so many unknowns at this time. we don't know if the man is armed, don't nobody if perhaps more than one suspect on the rooftop at this time. now, this all came in, this

no delays for mass transit, ukee. >>> as katie mentioned the shore could see the the most snow as this storm system push's credits our area. on the eye on the storm coverage continues with "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch on his way down the shore in the cbs-3 mobil weather lab hey justin good morning. >> reporter: ukee, yes right now on the 42 freeway approaching washington township. our eventual approach will be to atlantic city. i want to show you the road to see how it is looking. perhaps you can see brine marks on the road here. work has been done here in southern new jersey that is expecting the storm today, up to and between one and 4 inches of snow forecast for this area here. this is the time to get on you if you can, to get out early and beat that snowfall. traffic has been great this morning as vittoria has said. no cars on the road out here. as you can see road when you get out at this time you will have mostly to yourself out here this morning. again, the the forecast for the the snow is set to get at its highest during our rush hour between 6:00 and 10:00 this morn

ukee? >> well, it is exciting news for this great sit. philadelphia will play host to the 2016 democratic national convention. let's get right to them. i know it is cold out there. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us from the art museum where the convention committee took a tour before making their decision. good morning. >> good morning, ukee, thank you for your conscious. yes, tour of the art museum as well as our local political history really impressed democrats, however i'm also told lower cost of operation really puts over the top. compared to the competition, in ohio as well as brooklyn, new york. >> the dnc will host its 2016 democratic national convention, in the city of brotherly love, the wonderful city of philadelphia. >> first, there was the phonecall. then this video from dnc chair, debbie wasserman shultz showcasing cheese steak, official shout out to the city of brotherly love. so with a put philly over the top? officials say easy access to transportation resour

. >> reporter: ukee, good morning. yes, that victim is recovering and would be robber is dead by his victim's hand and this morning police are trying to fin their investigation into the the robbery tip that brought both of those men together, yesterday after noon. while out for a walk at cobbs creek park wednesday afternoon a 67 year-old man, came face-to-face with a a would be robber. >> here's somebody running behind him, and as he turns around he see a masked man with a gunpointed at him saying give it up, give me all you got the. >> reporter: armed with what turned out to be a fake gun, upper darby police say the the robber demanded the 60 something hand over his valuables or die. then a surprise twist the victim was armed too with a very real, 38 caliber handgun. he opened fire striking the the man he thought might take his life. >> it the is a shame somebody had to die but at the end of the the day the bad guy pulled a stick up and lost. >> reporter: victim has a concealed weapons permit and taken to the hospital

ukee? >> long time 60 minutes correspondent bob simon was not wearing a seatbelt when he died in a car crash. it happened wednesday night in new york sit. police say the car in which simon was riding hit another car that was stopped at a traffic light then slammed into metal traffic barriers. simon was 73, riding in the for-hire town car at the time. seatbelts are not required in those vehicles. >> new york times media columnist, david carp, died after collapsing at his office yesterday. two days ago carr appeared on cbs this morning to comment on brian williams and john stewart. carr wrote the media equation column for the times focusing on issues of media in relation to business and culture. david carr was 58. >> traffic and weather together. those whipping winds are brutal. >> that is the word for it, absolutely yes. just such a cold day for us out there. in is really just the beginning, too. we will be stuck with a couple every days worth of some pretty vicious wind as well as very cold

see you soon. >>> 63:00 36789 here's traffic ape weather together. >>> good morning ukee.ven up being a pretty decent day especially since we have an arctic frontal boundary crossing through and we have temperatures that will be easing up here. looking at storm scan three you can see retreat of one system now currently still bringing in snowfall to east maine but all across the great lakes you can see a very moisture starved disturbance. that is what it the is. we don't have much moisture with this front but it is still will a front and knocking us back in the 20's by tomorrow. in the meantime here's where we stan, no where near as harsh as yesterday but thinks cold air talking 16 at the airport. eleven in allentown and 12 in mount pocono. balmy by comparison but we have another fresh burst of chill on the way here and see what it has done to chi town and minneapolis analpena where we are seeing below zero temperature value. we expect to see more sun then anything. we will see more cloud too. we will ease up to 38 degrees. that is not too shabby, right. a as we look to tom

erika, ukee, back to you. >> thanks so much. man who walks 21 miles a day to and from work, is getting a whole lot of help this morning. >> yes, 56 year olds james robertson takes the bus part of the way. but he still winds up treking 7 miles to the factory and nearby rochester hills and he walks about 14 miles home. robertson though says he doesn't minds the commute. as he puts it, if someone wants to get something, they have to go through something. >> i can't imagine not working. you know? i didn't want to end up, you know ends up doing nothing. you know, did you know how long it took me to find this job? >> what an impressive person. robertson's story caught the attention of local college suit end, ever and lead i he started go fund me campaign to get robertson a car as of this morning raised more than $130,000. >> how about that? share the love. great job. >> he can get a great car. >> coming up this morning controversy at bryn sso! i can't believe i'm eating bacon and rich creamy cheese before my sister's wedding well it's

ukee? it is. >> no kidding which hospital. >> coming up neck, sixers shock her the team trades of two its promising young stars. >> also ahead this morning the oscars of course are the sunday. and we're take you behind the scenes to show you how crews are getting ready for hollywood's biggest night. that story coming up. >>> 6:23, right to kate toy talk about these freezing cold temperatures, kaley? >> more than anything, windchill values. we'll cover them, and where they stand right now. but aren't looks deceiving when you take a look out the window, or even just storm scan? nothing to see here, right? and the dead every winter, even though this is the time of year we start to see the worse of the chill beginning to subside. this is brutal stuff. this is how it feels outside my friend. seventeen below zero the current feels-like value at philadelphia international. nineteen below in atlantic city. nineteen below in millville. the worse every them all though definately goes to the poconos w

ukee? >> so as the volume picks up, you say you're seeing little more activity out there as far as folks are picking up in their speed as well, few folks? >> sure. it will only get worse as the morning drive goes on, and people will get out and look out the window and they think they can go where they need to go. but i'm doing 35 right now i probably shouldn't be going that quickly. >> a lot of speed restrictions out there on the roads and on the bridges mike, we'll check back with you appreciate it. >> your welcome. >> mike denardo, "kyw news radio 1060". >> let's get our forecast now here's kate. >> i guys, we've been getting great reports coming in all morning long from very early risers so grateful for. that will we take you on out first and for most to kim of pictures, little puppy in the snow, syd in any he has hit or she, ready to catch snowballs. which i think is adorable in egg harbor township coming in from bash a we have our yardsticks out folks 3 inches of snow measured 5:15 thi

. >> reporter: good morning, ukee and erika. big box stores going small. target will open up eight new express stores this year. they will be smaller and kate tore local demographic, they can go up against drugstores like cvs and wal-mart. while there are in definite plans in the works target is exploring the option of opening up an express store in philadelphia. >>> general motors is trying to put its recall problems in the rear-view mirror. so far so good. auto maker turned nearly $3 billion profit last year, even after spending billions on recall costs. drivers flocked to gm's newly redesign pickup trucks and large suv's as gas prices fell. >>> well, sprint's cut your bill in half promotion too good to be true? consumer reports says it is complicated. the promotion requires a credit check. if you are late on the payment you are out. plus once you upgrade your phone sprint will bounce you up to the higher regular rates. >>> star bucks is going tropical, at least for this milk. starting february 17th the coffee chain will be offering coconut milk for an e

. >> reporter: erika and ukee good morning. septa is focused on distracted commuting this morning. if you find yourself engrossed in your cell phone, texting, e-mails, you may have a conversation with a septa office tore day who wants to let you no he about the importance of staying aware of your surroundings. in london, the the phrase is mind the gap, here in philadelphia today you may hear septa remind to you stay back from the edge. the it is septa's recent safety blitz aimed at riders who get distracted and fine themselves too close to the yellow line. >> let's go, guys. >> reporter: this campaign comes as septa steps up police patrol due to recent violence. during peak hours after school when students flood the system septa doubled the number of officers hoping to prevent brawls like this one recently caught on cell phone video involving teenagers. >> kid being kid but we want to keep them going. because you let three or four stay, three or four turn into zero or 20. >> reporter: recently a 17 year-old female student was punched by a man on the trolley and police are still on