Transcripts For KYW Eyewitness News At 6 20171205

But as you mentioned one couple took it upon themselves to turn the table on a would be thief. And it is really a shame thaw cannot trust what you put on your porch. After getting something stolen after their steps in manayunk jen and her boyfriend hatch a plan. The package has a fishing line attached to a beer can on the other side of the door, so , if someone were to pull it , hear the beer can rattle. Reporter that deterred a thief from jens home on monday afternoon. Surveillance video caught a man attempting to steel a decoy package filled with rocks. They believe the same man caught on camera stole a lost christmas other than from their important respect last wecht. It was clear as day somebody walk up to our, on to our porch and stole the package without really even thinking twice bit. Reporter after realizing he wont be successful the man quickly walks away but in separate incidents others have not been so lucky. I had a base guitar shipped to my friend in montana, stolen. He sent it as a surprise. Reporter nicholas now gets his deliveries shipped elsewhere but he says it is a package that is forcing neighbors to seek out places to pick up their items. It is an invasion among privacy. Reporter now an estimated 23 million americans will get their packages stole then year Pennsylvania State Police Released some tips for neighbors, including requiring a signature upon delivery and using mailbox lockers all across the city. For now we are live, im anita oh for cbs3 Eyewitness News well, our Weather Department is tracking rain in our area tonight and behind it , a big chill. We will get to kate and what can we expect when this rain moves through. Once this rain moves through expect not to see 60s like we had today for quite sometime this will usher in a major pattern change and feel difference starting tomorrow. Right now still mild but here comes the rain, streaming from southwest to north east all across the region tonight creeping in our western suburbs. Even a few showers near the city but steadier rain in the poconos and Lehigh Valley and it will only get heavier before it clears out, tonight. So rest of this evening looking wet all across the area and behind this system the cold air lurks up across the great lakes and that is heading in starting tomorrow. Timing this out next couple of hours it looks like steady rain here in the city between seven and midnight, you can see sun coming through with steady downpours around 8 00 around the city, shift nothing to south jersey by nine or 10, and then along the coast by midnight before clearing out, during the overnight hours but not before leaving a pretty decent slug of rainfall in this wake. As we head through overnight hours some spots may see well over a half inch of rain, probably as much as threequarters of an inch around the city, up toward trenton and North Western suburbs where that line of showers could get intense for a while or a rumble of thunder with the warm air in place. Once this front goes through we will switch to talking about cold and even yes, the chance to see a few snowflakes coming up we will tell but a couple different chances to see snow in our forecast, ukee see you then. Hectic morning at a philadelphia day care after fire breaks out, chopper three over the scene at kiddie cottage in the germantown section of the city. Fire fighters arrived around 11 30 this morning and had it under control a short time later and no one was hurt. Police in delaware made two arrestness connection with the theft of a disable childs walker. These are suspects 51 yearold Leland Watson and 49 yearold donald kail. The girls mother accidentally left that waker in the front yard of the familys wilmington home on thursday. Suspects were allegedly seen on Surveillance Video putting walker in the white truck and driving away but both are now out, on bail. Meek mill make earring request for bail, lawyers filed their lates peel with pennsylvanias superior court. Yesterday the philadelphia judge, who originally jailed mill, denied a similar request , and mills lawyers have been trying to get judge removed from the case alleged misconduct. Last month meek mill was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violating probation on a decades old gun and drug case. Do you recognize that box truck at the top of your screen . That is wanted for a brazen, hit and run, that happened this morning in the parking lot of the Franklin Township police department. The truck hit a park detective vehicle and drove away. Police are asking for publics help to track down the driver, it is described as a possibly late model i sushi with black writing on the door. Pennsylvania pennsylvania turn general josh shapiro and richard ross say they are against legislation that would how people to care concealed handguns in any state as long as the gun owner is licensed in their home state. I think my responsibility to protect peoples Second Amendment rights very, very seriously. I also take very seriously public safety. This federal bill under mines both. It posts some problems for Police Officers on the streets in their attempts to validate the many different permits that they may come across in the country. The consumer carry reciprocity act could be up for a vote later this week in the house. Change of plans Upper Perkiomen School District Board halts construction on a controversial new middle school, so far taxpayers have spent 10 milliondollar on a project along montgomery avenue in pennsburg. New majority on the board made the decision after being sworn in last night. This project had split the communities, some say the school is needed to ease overcrowding but others, they want to reinvest money in to academics and other area. We thought we were solving the wrong problems and we think we could solve the right problems. We will be spending, 20, 30 , 40, milliondollar for a big hole in the ground. Cunningham and three other School Board Members ran on a platform of stopping the school construction. Philadelphias mayor jim kenney talk about the cities bid to lure amazons Second Headquarters today saying that despite competition the opportunity was just too much to pass up. People say why, why are you going after amazon . They are a big company. It really is too big in the to go after, 50 you this jobs over 15 years, 5 billion in investment is just too much to ignore. I know we will have a number of successful, impact good and bad on people and their businesses. The mayor also said that the process of submitting the bid to amazon was healthy because it forced stake hold tours examine the many assets our region has to offer, and the mayor made remarks today to pidc a Public Private Economic Development corporation. Today was a big day for some local Law Enforcement k9 s. John mcdevitt from kyw news radio was at their graduation. Reporter six k9 officers had their human partners were recognized for complete pag troll training at networking dog center in grays ferry including kilo of the septa trains police force, k9 and his partner officer will go back to the center periodically for reenforcement training. Has he ever apprehended. Not yet now that he pays troll trainee can. Before he was only doing narcotics. Reporter k9 officers like jerry here, from the Norristown Police Department Already has his difficult prom a today he gets it in, pennsylvania troll. This is the long time Law Enforcement training coordinator. They will goat out as patrol dogs for their department, several departments that were here today that graduated. Mess of them are dual purpose dogs. Solve been trained for narcotics or explosives. Some will be trained by septa transit for explosives. But they will be all, back working, their regular streets duties within a couple days. Reporter since working dog center opened in 2012 there have been more than 70 graduates. Thinks fourth graduating class in patrol training, and there have been, three scent detection training graduating classes. It is a bond like in other. I never had a bond this big before. Reporter jon mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs3 Eyewitness News. All right. Still to come, some creations that are uniquely philly, just in time for the holidays, Philadelphia School students create an ornament with some philadelphia flare, our greg argos reveals what it is and how you can get it. And reason to celebrate in camden the way the community is honoring a local basketball legend. Leslie. L. A. Coliseum may sound like lincoln financial field west on sunday when bird play the rams, fans traveled very well, we know that and is Doug Pederson concerned after the loss of the sea hawks, ill have his thoughts when i see you later in running a Small Business is demanding. 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We dont want to know, but we have such a great time. They have become world renowned philadelphia boys choir and mans carol and im happy to be part of it, this time of the year is just so special to all of us, who wore that red blazer and everybody in the tristate area. Certainly is. People across the area getting ready for the holidays including some local high school students, our greg argos, checking in with them in a unique, philadelphia ornament. Reporter this West Philadelphia Public High School is unlike any other when you walk inside you dont see classrooms but you see workshops and it is through this store over here where a very special philadelphia only project is underway. Were at the Workshop School. We put kid in direct contact with the real world. Reporter from painting a used car, repairing a broken axle, or crafting a new radiator cover what do we say is measurement. Reporter students at philadelphia School District Workshop School are definitely a little bit more hands on. Put tonight an actual application, and in a real world setting. Reporter sure there are typical course is. Math, english, science, spanish. Reporter but each morning is devoted to technical training, and this time of the year the ninth through 12th graders inside this room sure are busy. When engineering room where we have our cutters. Reporter with even more famous what that laser is actually cutting. This ornament was brainchild of the student at the school four years ago. It is kind of like for a little children at first. Reporter now those in the schools entrepreneurial program, just cant seem to name enough of them. It is so popular that everybody would rather have juan. Of course, they love the love, snowflakes and reindeer but juan is back. Reporter beside the Christmas Ornament there are juan earrings and dont forget , they are all for sale by students who create them, market them and sell them to make a little extra cash for both the school and then themselves. It is one of our top sellers. Reporter in West Philadelphia, greg argos, for cbs3 Eyewitness News. All right, so i brought some gifts for ukee and guess contact thinks a juan ornament right here. Very nicey love it. Jessica, some love statue earrings. Look at this. Look at these guys, two, cbs3 custom made ornament and students at the school make these and they make them for four dollars. All that goes back to the school and students. It is a great thing. They are selling out, posted a lincoln our web site at cbs philly. Com and you can order those through our web site. Good little stocking stuff. It is. Fantastic. Thanks, sir, appreciate. Happy christmas. Lets go in the studio and check with caton our forecast, kate. That is amazing. Lets look outside right new and just take a look at road here in Center City Philadelphia you can see the sheen on them as rain started to move in. Heavier rain off to the west but started to come down in center city and it will get heavier tonight before it lets up at all. Lets look at is what going on out to storm scan three the big batch of green just lurk nothing our western suburbs, it is filling in though in the city, heaviest rain still off to the west. This is part and parcel of the larger cold front sweeping through tonight, Actual Center , frontal boundary is back here across western pennsylvania, sweeps through and we have plenty of hours to go before this rain clears the area almost dont want to it clear because today was so mild, temperatures in the 60s , still around 50 right now. Once this front clears we will have a big, swing weather pattern is much colder air will dive from the north west. You can see that here in our 24 hour temperature departure. Temperatures listen to eight to 18 degrees across the area since this time yesterday but behind the front look at the difference, departure is american 30 degrees colder then this time last night in chicago. 28 degrees colder in minneapolis and 25degree drop in the mercury in st. Louis in the past 24. Future weather shows steady rain in the city between 7 00 and midnight. This is 8 00 p. M. Steady rain shifts by 10 or 11 toward the coast still raining around 11 00. Lightening up in the city but heavy down the shore. At 3 00 a. M. Rain pushes off coast still lingering showers and we will clear it out and get sun back early tomorrow but you will feel difference. It will be brisk and chill. On friday system will work its way up the coast friday evening. Rain and snow showers will mix in there. Overnight friday night into saturday morning some spots from the city south ande could pick up snow and slushy coating here and there. Then that moves on out. So, system to watch late in the week chilly air in place, snow, rain likely south ande, of i95. Sunday it is an upper level low and some instability in the atmosphere another round of snowflakes possible, mainly just flurries or snow shower. Then we have to shift to next week, tuesday night into wednesday another chance for rain and snow showers. So tis season for cold air to move in and snow chances to invade the seven day forecast. For tonight rain, breezy, 40 degrees for your wednesday turning sunny once front clears but brisk and colder at 48. Youre witness weather seven day forecast dry thursday, cloud increase friday watch for snow, rain late friday especially along the coast lasting into saturday morning and as we head into sunday 39 degrees, and some sunshine, monday, chilly again and then we will keep an eye on tuesday , we will have sports when we come michael im thankful that im alive and have a second chance. James im thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. Darlene im thankful to be able to help people in crisis. Vanessa im thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. Christie new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. But if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know we are here for you. This holiday season, choose help. Call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj. Gov. That was just aight for me. Yo, checi mean,t dawg. You got the walk. You got the stance. But i wasnt really feeling it. You know what, im not buying this. You gotta come a little harder dawg. You gotta figure it out. Eh, i dont know. Shaky on the walk, carriage was off. Randy jackson judging a dog show. I dont know dawg. Surprising. Whats not surprising . How much money lisa saved by switching to geico. Wow performance of the night. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. We continue to follow breaking news. A car plunges in the Schuylkill River, and we have updated information tonight. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt is live at the scene in Fairmount Park with breaking details, david . Reporter ukee and jessica, unbelievable but 61 yearold driver ace live. She survived this after plunge herring car into the schuylkill. We dont know no specific details. Im between montgomery and Strawberry Mansion bridge, on mlk drive about the 2300 block , we have some video from chopper three. Owe police say at 5 30 police stay woman drove in the Schuylkill River. We dont know circumstances of why this happened but were told some rowers that happened to be in the exact same positions at that time were able to rescue her, bring her to safety, we know that her car right now is behind me still in the river, and the Philadelphia Police marine unit is behind me but were told that those roars at least one of those rowers played a huge part in helping keep this woman safe, making sure that she survived, she was taken to Presbyterian Hospital to be check out. We dont know her name, circumstances or why she went in the river but we know shes 61 and miraculously ukee and jessica she survived being in the Schuylkill River it is pitch black you cannot see 15 feet in front but these row ers were able to get this woman to safety. Reporting live, david spunt for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Amazing. Isnt that something. We will have more on air and on line. Leslie van arsdal is here with a look at sports. You know eagles fans will do anything for their team. Eagles nation will be traveling anywhere to see them step up reports a, 10 percent increase of sales in pennsylvania for eagles rams game sunday in sunday. Eagles looking rebound after last sundays 14point loss to seattle. Bird made costly mistake two turnovers one in the red zone and 64yard in penalties. Doug pederson, blames it on sloppy practices but he think he will turn things around on sunday. Listen were 10two. Still i good football team. Everything in our control. That is the beauty. Everything is still right in front of us. We just to have embrace that, understand that and, you know, prepare like we have, and get ready for the rams on sunday. And sports director don bellies winging it out west his live reports will start tomorrow right here on cbs3. Phillies manager gabe kapler continues to fill out his staff to day rob thompson was named bench coach. He has bench coach for yankees for three season and spent 28 seasons in their organization. To hockey last night flyers snapped a 10 game losing streak a 712th stretch in the Second Period broke the game wide opened for orange and black, michael rafl Wayne Simmonds score. Brian elliott had 43 saves. They won fivetwo. They will back in action in edmonton. Sixers off thursday night they will hoe lakers. Phoenix Dennis Booker went off scoring 46 points as sons beat sixers 115101. Last night steelers bengals, steel trailing and ben roethlisberger, bell goes down side line. Bengals just watch instead of knock him out of bounds. 35yard touchdown there, and check out the celebration. It is wwe wrestling pit. I am sure they are happy. Steelers win 2320. New one. They are now 10two, too, we have two, pennsylvania teams. Would i love to see those two teams in that last game. Yes, that last one. Thanks, leslie. When we come back camden basketball icon giving back so much to the community. Who it is and how that community decided to return the favor today up next. It is bears the name of nba play due juan wagner from camden. World b free was there for dedication ceremony along with the sixers dunk squad and, Camden School superintendent, superintendent. Well thanks for watching Eyewitness News at 6 00 we are back at 10 on our sister station cw philly. We are back here at 11 00. Up next, cbs evening news, tonight for seven decade he has capture the moments that shaped our time, jim axle rod introduces you to a legend behind the camera. From new york, here now is jeff glor. Take care family we will see you tonight. Captioning sponsored by cbs glore new wildfires break out. Tens of thousands have been forced to leave their homes in california. Reporter just a half hour ago, this neighborhood seemed fine. Now you can see this house fully engulfed in flames. Glore warnings to u. S. Citizens as President Trump prepares to declare jerusalem the capital of israel. Russia has been banned from the 2018 olympics over doping. 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