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Details in the next few minutes. Guys, back to you for now. Thank you, airbag thieves strike again. This time, in the Queen Village neighborhood of philadelphia. Monday we told but several care breakins in the rhawnhurst neighborhood, now thieves have struck again. Eyewitness News Reporter jan carabeo joins just Queen Village with more on these theft. January, two days in a row. Good morning. Reporter good morning, it is a scene becoming all too familiar all over philadelphia. You mention rhawnhurst, yesterday and earlier this month, now here in Queen Village. Drivers are coming taught their car to look much like there is window smashed, in airbags taken from the seeing wheel. Take a look at the video. Out of the 20 cars this happened to in Queen Village this weekend, 17 of them were hondas, only three were acuras, half dozen them were discovered on saturday morning here on the 700 block of south front street. Police then reported other airbags stolen out of Carson Monroe Fitzwater Christian Catherine streets again, 20 in total here in Queen Village saturday alone. Experts say it tax just minutes for thieves to breakin and take an airbag, and theyll get couple of hundred bucks for each one on the black market. On the flip side, it is a costly repair for car owners who often have to do a lot more than just replace the airbag. Take a listen. Well have to get your door repaired, might have to get it replaced then you slight to get it painted sanded, thats a lot of money. I had no idea. Now that i know ill definitely take the right precaution, and hopefully deters any more thefts. This is changing the way people think about protecting their cars. That man you just heard from says hes going to use a club, in hopes of at least deterring the thieves maybe just slowing them down, because they could saw through the club. Police of course are still investigating, all of these thefts, they have no arrests at this point, if you have any information, give police a call. We are reporting live in Queen Village, jan carabeo cbs3 Eyewitness News. The search is on for the sus neglect robbery that ended in a hitandrun. Police in upper chichester say a man pulled out a large knife and demanded money at shell station on Market Street yesterday morning. He took off with about 150. Then ran down a man who came out of the store to try to stop him. Fortunately, the man who was hit by the car was not seriously injured. Police say the suspect may be driving black volvo. Philadelphia police are still looking for a gang of young people that attacked a manna long the broad street line. The attack on the walnut locust station platform last thursday afternoon was caught on camera. So were the suspect they continue to beat that victim even as he ran away. He was treated for minor injuries. If you recognize the faces you see on the video you are asked to call police. 4 33, back to katie for our forecast for the day. Forecast overall still pretty quiet. You might be little deterred when you take a look at storm scan in a second. We start things off with prep camera shot. Overlooking Atlantic City all lit up, looking good. No Poor Visibility issues in Atlantic County generally the story across the board. Lets go next to storm scan. Yes, you might be scared off by the fact that there is a little purple showing up here. The same disturbance if you were with us yesterday it brought in some really pretty significant snow. Now just fizz link away. You can really see that, even within the last couple of hours, see how it had little more u m. P. H. To it, then start today lose its steam. Seeing left over at this point most part not even hitting the gown. If you saw a few flakes across the turnpike headed inland, i give you that, thats it, otherwise looking at clouds today and certainly some sun along the way, too. Still off to chill start right now not as cold as yesterday was. Simply because we have few more clouds out there. But yes still flirting with or below the freezing mark, so still wanting a heavier coat when you walk out the door. As your eyewitness weather day planner continues that disturbance is going to fizzle away completely. Ends up with bit more sunshine, it will be chilly day. Remember, mid 50s, where we normally would top off. We dont even have chance to hit 50 today. It is chilly day by comparison, we expect the sun to break as skies continue to clear. Really quick check on your weather headlines. We eventually get this nice temperature surge but along with it the rain will return. We will detail all of that for you little later in the show. Morning, jess. Good morning, it 4 35, we start things off on 95 around bartrum avenue. The northbound lanes right here you can actually see blocking off that ramp due to construction, thats out there until about the end of march so this ramp is completely closed. Take island avenue to get on by for the time being. Out on the ben franklin bridge, no problems here. All lanes open. You can see all lanes getting by smoothly westbound into the city from new jersey. No problems headed into new jersey as well. We are scheduled for an opening for the tacpal. That will will be at 4 45 to 5 00 a. M. So in the next 15, 20 minutes we can expect residual delays in the area. You want to take the betsy if you get on by. Out in Ewing Township new jersey, pennington road at ewing ville road. All lanes are being blocked due to both directions, take so much road to get on by. And for the rest of the pa turnpike, northeast extension southbound right past lansdale, right lane block due to construction, back to you. Thank you, new this morning, serious crash in blackwood, new jersey sends two people to the hospital. Just before 1 30 this morning car ran into a tree near the intersection evergreen tree road and bells lake drive. No word on what caused that crash or the conditions of the people involved. Well, penn state is calling for a task force this morning to take a closer look at greek life on campus. The review comes following the suspension of cap a delta row. That fraternity is accused of posting pictures every naked and incapacitated woman in compromising position toss a private facebook page. That will statement, penn state president eric baron says i ask for your understanding as due process proceed. At the same time i believe we also must embark on supplement are you action that will have a more longterm impact on the issues we face. Next week, he says, ill name a task force to look into fraternity and Sorority Life at penn state. Police in west chester want student to be on alert after three alleged assault authority say the incidents happened three days in a row last week on campus or just off of it. In two of the assaults, according to officials, the victims were approached on the street by several men who demanded money. The third incident was a reported Sexual Assault on campus residential facility. Officials say the victim and the suspect knee each other. When i take with my roommates, we definitely have these conversations, like why is this happening so much. Make sure were always around each other just in case anything go wrong. I always usually make sure i have friends with me, i dont like walking anywhere by myself or anything. The suspect description in the two alleged attempted robberies are unclear and not clear if theyre related. Update to story we brought you yesterday morning Charlottesville Police say there is no evidence that alleged began rape ever took place at the university of virginia. The four month investigation was spurred by a Rolling Stone Magazine Article about the attack. Rolling stone later apologized for the article after several discrepancies in the story were revealed. Police say the accuser was unwilling to cooperate during their investigation. New information this morning about the military hit list released on line. The pentagon says it is notifying the 100 military members whose names and addresses were posted on the internet by a terror Group Calling itself the Islamic State hacking division. Now, it is un near that group is associated with isis. The pentagon says there is no indication that the information was obtained through a Government Data breach. Well, a threat against president obamas neice prompts increased security princeton marm lands womens ncaa tournament game last night. Leslie robinson freshman on the tigers Womens Basketball team someone left phone message threatening robinson and the threat was taken seriously. The Justice Department has made close to 100 recommendations to improve the Philadelphia Police department. They come in a report requested by Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey following a series every policeinvolved shootings in 2013. The study found that 80 of the suspect in the policeinvolved shootings were black men. It recommends better training and policies and also, quipping more officers with nonlethal weapons. Study also recommends that shootings of unarmed suspect be investigated by independent agencies. 4 39 right now. The race for president is officially on with ted cruz announcing his candidacy. But will another potential contender announce soon, whether new Jersey Governor Chris Christie will run and his concerns about the presidency. Verbal doesnt feel like summer. Looks like we have warmer weather on the way talking the 60s one day this week. I like the way that sound. Katie has details coming up in your seven five candidates who want to be philadelphias next mayor are schedule appear at an Education Forum child school on wharton street, you can smith questions and attend by registering in advance just go to the website of forum sponser. Nicole and ted cruz made the a knowledgesment to run for president but is new jerseys christys announcement coming soon he . Said ill make a decision late spring, early summer, whether he is running on new jersey 101. 5 ask the governor he commented about the process hes going through and the challenge his kids might face. Sarah, freshman at notre dame, is not thrilled about the prospect of secret Service Protection while shes in college. I can understand that. And any College Student could understand why. 4 43, lets check in with katie for more on for the cast, and warming up later in the week . Definitely warm warming up, comes with a trade off as it so often does, but one of the trade office we will gladly take because my friends, we have a chance to flirt with 70 degrees. Coming up here, lets talk about it, now, first and for most, i want to address waist going on on storm scan. Remember yesterday, if you were with us, there was a disturbance, just tiny little, looks like little clipper system but dumping significant snow over illinois and wisconsin, all thats left of it now. See how it has fizzled so even if you saw a snowflake on i76, thats the worse of t like i really think that this is just going toned up being one of those days features more clouds than anything, continues to fizzle and retreat. High pressure overall is winning the overall battle here for our weather. Meanwhile, there are some, you know, some signs of life here as go back into the plants, and then the more northwestern united states, these will eventually sort of come together, turn into a much larger storm system, tomorrow, bringing us warmfront and then thursday bringing us cold front. Let me walk you through the pattern. Today into the 40s yet again chilly day certainly few more clouds for you out there just, you know, quiet but chilly. Thats kind of the story. Then wednesday bridges along the warmfront. It may be close enough with the bulk of its moisture to bring us a shower later in the day. Most the date features some sun, we moderate back to the 50s, but coy see shower specially toward night fall. Thursday is the warm day as we approach 70 well see how we do. Delaware maybe even has a shot to hit t but shooting for of the in philly. Sit in the warm sector, so it will be muggier day, do you have dodge showers and even few thunderstorms, and by friday temperatures knocked back to seasonable territory and skies will begin to clear though i could see maybe few lingering showers early on. Meantime today generally quiet but cool, high of 46 degrees, we gone it back down to 31 later tonight under generally clear sky. Warming trend begins, as we flirt with 70 by thursday, but it doesnt last very long. Temps get knocked right back down by the weekends, nicole, back to you. Thank you temple owls host the quarterfinals. Nit tomorrow night. Now we know who theyll face in that game. Louisianna tech and texas a m battling for the right to visit north broad streetment it was good night for louisianna techs alex hamilton. Led all scorers with 25 points and the bulldogs beat 84 to 726789 due least anna tech place temple for the second time this season. Owls won the first game. Well, the sixers look to bounce back from lost to the lakers when they continue their west coast swing tonight against the sacramento kings. The kings have won two in a row, tipoff 10 00 p. M. Our time. Well, there are rule changes under consideration at the nfl owners meetings in phoenix. Including a idea to move extra point from the 2yard line to the 15yard line. There is also an idea out of indianapolis about a scoring system for the preseason, where a team that scores a touchdown in the successful twopoint conversion would earn 50yard kick. That will could make the scores worth total of nine points. Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie talks to the press later today. Eagles coach chip kelly will talk tomorrow. Well, we now know the arrangements for the funeral of legendary eagles hall of famer budd nary i can. Funeral thursday, and again six to 9 00 p. M. At the connell funeral home in bethlehem. Private mass will be friday for family and friends. Bad in a bednarik passed away after brief illness, one of the greatest eagles players of all time. A member of the 1949 and 1960nfl champs. Still ahead this morning on Eyewitness News we thought the Net Neutrality debate was over, but thats the knot case. Debate now heads to court. We have details for you next in our money watch report. First though heres whats ahead tonight on cbs3. Were learning more about the rash of airbag thefts in philadelphia. This past saturday thieves targeted 20 vehicles for their airbags in philadelphias Queen Village neighborhood. Now, yesterday we told you about airbag thefts in rhawnhurst, and thefts march 1st in that same neighborhood. The search is on for this suspect who robbed a shell gas station. Upper chichester, delaware county, then ran down a man who tried to stop the get away. That man was not seriously injured, but police say the thief was armed with a knife and got away with about 150. Well, Philadelphia Police hope Surveillance Video can help them track down the young people who beat up a man last thursday. It happened at the walnut locust stop on the broad street subway. If you recognize the suspects, Contact Police right away. Well it, looks like a wawa might be moving into center city philadelphia. This is the proposed site on the corner every broad and walnut. Wawa says they have a contract for the space and that they are work to go obtain approvals before making an official announcement. The new location will reportedly occupy 5300 square feet and contain indoor seating. Thats a big wawa. Indoor seating and all love it. It is 4 50, time for a check on business news. Jill, just when we thought the whole Net Neutrality debate was over, it is now heading to court. What is this . Good morning erika nicole. Less than two weeks after the fcc voted for sweeping new internet traffic regulations broad band companies have filed two lawsuits against the agency saying that it violated federal law, and exceeded its authority. At t and verizon are among the members that far tell he come broad band group behind one of the of the lawsuits, so unfortunately, or fortunately we cannot put this to bed just yet. Erika, nicole . Good to know. Cable companies not exactly popular when it comes to Customer Service a lot of folks complain about. That will now comcast doing something about it . Reporter thats right, comcast is triple the number of social media agent who will talk directly with customers on platforms like twitter. Not only will they be able to help on the pr front but comcast says theyll get training, so they can also help solve service problems. Erika, nick snow. All right, good idea. Like the sound of that, thanks jill. 4 51. Coming up after the break traffic and weather together 4 53, checking things off with traffic and weather together with jessica. Quiet ride so far in the morning, 4 53, we start out on the schuylkill expressway city avenue in the westbound lanes, not a lot of volume heading in that area, toward king of prussia, no problems headed eastbound, as well. Over on the ben franklin bridge from the jersey side, all lanes open. Were still down to three here headed into the city but not a lot of volume real toy show there from the toll plaza on in. Problems headed no new jersey, as women. As well as for the tacpal bridge scheduled for opening about 4 52, next couple of minute, take the betsy ross bridge to get on by to avoid some residual delays there. Out in new jersey, Ewing Township, pennington road and ewing ville road, all lanes are blocked, in both directions, due to downed pole. You want to take scoff wrote to get on by. Road work in new jersey, it will be out there until about six armor so. 295 southbound between 168 and the route 42 freeway blogging out the righthand lane. Additionally, we have some construction on the pa turnpike westbound from willow grove into virginia drive, and currently no problems for mass transit. Definitely good thing. Septa, new Jersey Transit patco speed line all running on time with no reported delays. Now we send it over to katie over in the weather center. Good morning. Good morning, jess, things pretty quiet on my end as well. Even though you might look at the radar wake up, first things do you is check twitter and your cbs weather app looks as though wet weather moving in along the radar well address that in a second. Trust me we dont have to worry about wet weather here today. Outside in live Neighborhood Network temperatures hovering just below the freezing mark, we overlook the Delaware River with center city well offer in the distance, very, very modest wind flow right now and heres the radar i mentioned moment ago. Disturbance that has traversed basically the midwest and now it is here. But it is fizz link so much. High pressure still generally winning the battle of areas of pressure. Soap we dont have to worry about any precipitation out of this. You can see how it continues to fizzle away, that said. What it will brisses still little reinforce the chill for one thing but also more clouds, you will eventually get some sunshine, but may not have the most stellar sunrise weve ever seen. Then we have chance to start warming up here, as a warmfront lifts in tomorrow, back to the 50s, we flirt with 70 on thursday. It come with a trade off. Do you have dodge some showers, couple every thunderstorms looks like by thursday, with a potent cold front that will be crossing through. Erika, back to you. Thanks so much. Be sure to join cbs3 and the cw till for Ronald Mcdonald House Charity phone bank. Money you donate will help comfort Sick Children and their families. Ronald Mcdonald House provides home away from home while children get the medical attention they so desperately they need. Our phone bank starts six a. M. And runs until 8 00 p. M. We hope you will join us for this special day. Many doing up in the next hour of Eyewitness News Angelina Jolie drops big bomb overnight. More smash and grabs on city street. Where they are striking and the specific cars theyre targeting. George zimmerman says he has a grudge against president owe bamm a hear why he blames the president for some of his prob at perdue, we know fresh chicken. Well, not that kind of fresh. 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Also, developing right now a Good Samaritan risks his life to stop a gas station robbery suspect and ends up getting run over. See the man police are looking for this morning. Good morning, it is tuesday, march 24th, im erika von tiehl. Im Nicole Brewer in for ukee this morning also, new another shocking revelation from Angelina Jolie. The oscar winning actress opens up about a cancer scare. Katie . And nicole, today is another chilly but pretty quiet day here in the weather department. We are however, tracking a significant warm up. But it comes with a price. Ill explain coming up. Jess . Thanks, katie. Good morning everybody, on 95 right around bartrum avenue, dealing with ongoing construction here. Tying out this ramp, northbound lanes thats going to be there until about the end of march. You want to take island avenue to get on by. We will do major check on new jersey and whats going on there in just a minute. Erika, over you. New this morning, serious accident in south jersey a car slams into a tree sending two people to the hospital. Eyewitness news at the scene near the intersection of greentree road and bells lake drive. This is in blackwood, new jersey. No word on what cause that crash, or the condition of the people involved. Philadelphia police have a serious problem on their hands, airbag thieves are making lives miserable for car owners. Eyewitness News Reporter jan carabeo was in rhawnhurst yesterday morning, reporting on these thefts, now in Queen Village, where 20 car owners were ripped off. Jan, good morning. Reporter erika, good morning, thats right, number of these thefts targeting hondas primarily continues to