Charges. Did he that again last night. Take a look, menendez with solomon melgen, a florida eye doctor, were both indicted wednesday in connection with the bribery scheme. Justice Department Says between january 20, 2006 and january, 2013, menendez accepted close to one milliondollar in lavish gift and Campaign Contributions from melgen in exchange for using the the power of his Senate Office to influence medicare billing disputes worth tens of millions to the doctor. Investigators say among the gifts were flights on melgens private jet and vacations at melgens villa in the dominican republic. They alleged menendez took steps to support the tourist and student visa applications of three of melgens girlfriend. Menendez called the charges politically motivated and prosecutors twisted his friendship with melgen into something improper. Reaction from constituents start to power in. It doesnt surprise me but i dont know if i believe until i see the facts. It doesnt surprise you. It is him and who else had has been doing it. I have always conduct myself in accordance with the law. Im angry and ready to fight. Reporter he said this will not end his career. Were going to hear from his fellow lawmakers coming up later in the the show. We are live from the sat center jan carabao for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Please stay with Eyewitness News as we follow menendez case through the legal system. The our coverage continues on line as well at cbs philly. Com. New this morning a row home is engulfed in flames in philadelphias wissonoming neighborhood. The the the fire broke out around 1 00a m in the 5700 block of tack want a street. It it did not take Fire Fighters long to get that fire under control no one was injured. That fire is now under investigation. Septa police tell us that the teenage suspect want for this assault on a platform is expect to turn himself in today. On monday a 60 yearold man was knocked unconscious at the the 15th and market station. Septa test us that tips and facial Recognition Software helped them id their suspect and issue an arrest warrant. 5 03. Heres traffic and weather together. Weve got the some good stuff today, ukee. We expect toe that sunshine last yet another day. We expect temperatures to start rebounding very nicely. Storm scan three hey that is totally empty. We are off to a cool start yet again, guys but High Pressure is on our side and we are seeing a southerly wind flow kicks in. That lead to one and only x factor with our forecast. While most of the the day looks awesome you will start to see these gusty southwest wind and they can peak as high as 25 miles an hour. With the low humidity and rapidly drying grass and brush i want you to be careful with cigarette butts if you plan to use this Beautiful Day to grill out with the family be smart about that stuff, okay. Right now our temperature readings are in the bad, they are chilly but without that wind to make it feel colder, it is not terrible. It is quite seasonal at 38 degrees at the airport. Those temperatures will not only spike but so will the wind flow. Expect that. Meanwhile every where it is milder then it was mid to upper 50s expectation at shore points and poconos in philadelphia though we are shooting for a nice warm 66degree high. Sounds good to me, vittoria. Sound the best katie thank you. Good morning. Right now youre not traveling the best if you are on i95 southbound. I was caught coming in the studio. We have construction compromising at least the left lane on the outbound side of i95. We have crews out there an active Construction Zone only allowing one lane to go by and just before katie was doing her report i was checking out cameras. Penndot running this camera around. Delay that lies behind this is severe and growing. This will definitely not the make a fun rush hour commute this morning. It looks like they are starting to pick up those cones. That is an indication that they will be opening up these lanes soon but i want to for warn you they are doing this now when there is a delay there and rush hour will soon come in. We will update you, the rest of the majors like 42 you are in the clear, ukee. We have breaking news coming from kenya where gunman have attack a university. The latest reports say two people are dead, 29 others are wounded. Police sane the military have surrounded the building at the university and college. Kenyas a northern and Eastern Region near somalia border have experienced attacks blamed on Al Qaeda LinkedSomalia Islamic group alshabob. Happening today, dozens of airport workers at Philadelphia International airport will hit the picket line today. They are walking off the job in protest of low wages. Eyewitness News Reporter justin finch joins us at the airport with the the very latest on this justin good morning. Reporter erika, good morning. Hundreds are expect to include wheelchair attendants baggage hand letters and aircraft cleaners. They are picketing for higher wages, Health Insurance and paid sick leave. They have rallied here before most recently in november and january these rallies are planned by local seiu32bj. These strikers are not unionized they are employed by agencies that are subcontracted by airlines like u. S. Airways at the airport, workers say they currently make 7. 25 an an hour. This is almost a year after they say the city voted to a have prove a 10. 88 cents hourly wage for city workers. They point to mayor nutter just last year signing off on a 12 hourly wage for city subcontracted workers and back out here live, they are setting up as we speak to to march at 6 00 oclock and go well in the afternoon and evening. Is there a rally set the for 2 00 p. M. At city hall in center city. We are live at the airport im justin finch for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Police in Hamilton TownshipMercer County of shot a man who attacked his parents. The it happened at the Village Apartment on notinghill lane. The officer got the call around 5 30 late yesterday afternoon. Investigators say they found a man who was stabbing his father. They told him to drop the knife. Police say when he did not, he was shot. He to not drop the knife. The officers used force to prevent any further injury to the victim. All three are in the hospital, the the father is in critical condition. Hamilton town hip police have temporarily reassigned two officers while the investigation, continues. We are learning new details about a gruesome murder suicide in Montgomery County. Coroner said chris pebbleman killed his wife nicole with the chain saw before turning it on himself on tuesday. They both bled to death inside their lower moreland home. The couple leaves behind three children erika. Ukee, the Montgomery County firehouse that was scene of the tense hostage standoff is back in services this morning. One of the Fire Fighters held hostage inside Lamott Fire Company in elkins park is talking now about this ordeal. Jamal a robinson says he was justing about his business Tuesday Morning when his former collogue paul jordan walk in with a gun. He had pretty much no emotion. He he didnt look like he was there and i knew that wasnt the paul jordan i met a year ago. Robinson said jordan called from prison to a apologize for that incident. Robinson add he has forgiven him and has no ill will toward jordan ukee. A fiery scene in the gulf of mexico when oil platform burst into flames. We will have the latest on the injuries suffered by the workers, nicole. A Washington Crossing woman is charged were four felonies after police say she stoled 160,000 from her daughters gymnastics club. We are live with that story coming up next. Reinventing the pier in Atlantic City, we will show you bold new plans down the shore that the developer promises cannot fail. You wont need your heavy jackets this afternoon katie will let you know about the warm windy day when we do traffic and weather together on the threes and we will do it the when we come brookside chocolate now has a crunch. Brookside crunchy clusters crispy multigrains and sweet fruitflavored pieces dipped in rich dark chocolate. Discover brookside crunchy clusters. A long time treasurer of a Gymnastic Club is accused of stealing thousands on have do dollars from the children it benefited. Eyewitness news Nicole Brewer joins us with the latest on this, good morning. Reporter she served as treasurer for 12 years and in that time police say she stole more than 160,000 from the children it benefited including her own daughter. Police launched an investigation in the alleged theft after she was forced to resign back in december. That is when a successor discovered a separate bank account at the clubs president found several unauthorized charges. I feel bad for parents and families that it affected and also for the owners because they are wonderful people here. The gym needs money. They seem like a nice family oriented gym. Been here a long time. Real tragedy i think. Reporter Court Document show the the organization had no system of checks and balances allowing foote to make purchases on her own. She provided treasurer reports but they lacked details. For now foote is charged were four felonies including theft. The shes freon hundred thousand dollars unsecured bail. That is latest from the cbs3 news center, Nicole Brewer cbs3, Eyewitness News. A fiery scene in the gulf of mexico, four workers are killed and 16 more hurt after this fire breaks out on a an oil platform in the gulf of mexico. Now other workers jumped into the the the water to escape this massive fireball. The oil company tweeted that the fire is out now and that no oil spilled in the gulf. They are still trying to figure out what sparked this huge fire. Take a look at this chaos outside a courtroom in syracuse, new york when a brawl erupts in the hallway. It all started with a hearing for a man accused of killing an 18 monthold girl. Girls mother and one of the suspect relatives lost their cool in the hallway. An officer was hurt trying to break up the fight and both women were ticketed for disorderly conduct. 5 13. Heres traffic and weather together. Good morning everyone this end up being a pretty nice day as temperatures surge in the mid 60s and along witt the wind flow turns much more southerly and that wind flow will be noticeable with time it will start to kick in. Nothing now we have nothing more than a goose egg outside palmyra cove nature park. Here on the palmyra cove nature park completely clear and chilly. We are starting off at 36 degrees here at the this observation site and there are spots that are colder then that and even in the 20s through the higher terrains. It is a chilly start. We dont have any wind to deal with just yet. But as this wind shifts again we will see that warmth move in and it will set our temperatures on a nice uphill climb. Heres beginning of the next storm system. It has moisture but it will wait until tomorrow before it gets here. Im jumping all the way to late tonight when we may see a shower rolling through. Most of the night is just cloudy but they do build with time and eventually here it comes. Tomorrow you will want that rain gear on stand by. It will be intermittent showers, pockets of steady rain cloudy break too but that rain could have fallen anytime and as we get in the the overnight or the evening at least it may come down steadily. There will be a embedded thunderstorm as well. Into Early Saturday Morning this particular model tries to get wet weather out of here early on and that is the spectation generally. I want to allow for rain Early Saturday Morning until skies clear. In the meantime today turning windy but sunny and warmer for you. Tomorrow is warmest but it is also the wetest day. By easter weekend temperatures take a hit. We are back to seasonal territory. It looks like an okay weekend for the the holiday, vittoria. Good morning everyone. If you are travel on our majors at least it is just one pesky major is already causing a problem and it is i95. I know you are used to hearing that every single morning in regard to construction but crews have just taken a few cones off the the roadway. They block a few lanes north and southbound as a result of construction right within the usual construction spots at girard avenue. If you are traveling right new at girard avenue you you will notice this incident this is completely different. Those cones are up. They have reopened the lanes. It is still a squeeze and now we have a disable vehicle compromising the righthand lane before you hit Construction Zone. Anyone making their way in to Center City Philadelphia you will hit a snag. You wont get there for next 25, 30 or 40 minutes you will be stuck in heavier rush hour. Plan a accordingly for that this morning. Elsewhere we are doing okay if you are traveling on i95 in and around Delaware County we are moving fine in delays around the airport or mass transit, ukee. Updating our breaking news from kenya the the death toll is climbing after an attack at a college. At least 15 people are dead after gunman attacked the campus this morning. Owe far in one has claimed responsibility the attack. Obviously a developing story which we will follow all morning long. 5 16. New jersey senator Robert Menendez is expect in federal court in newark this morning to answer corruption charges. Menendez is a democrat, he is charged with accepting nearly a milliondollar in gifts and contributions from a long time friend in exchange for political favors. The teenager a accused of assaulting a 60 yearold man on the center city septa platform is expect to surround tore authorities today. Eyewitnesses and facial Recognition Software helped Police Identify that suspect. Workers at Philadelphia International airport say they will strike over wages and working conditions. The protesters work for a contractor who supplied Property Service work tours airlines in philadelphia and elsewhere. As we continue this morning does the warmer weather have you thinking about the shore. We will let you know which local beaches were named the best in the whole country for families, that is coming up. Also this. This isnt important enough for me. You are not important enough. He lost his cool with the uber driver in a rant that went viral. New that new york city detective has another reason to be very angry this morning we will tell you about it on the other side, we will be. A Bankruptcy Court judge will consider the sale of former revel casino in Atlantic City toy a florida developer. Owner want to sell the casino to glenn straub for 82 milliondollar. A judge declined that sale last month. Revels main lender wants the the judge to approve the sale saying that the purported new bidders are are not serious. A rally today in expert of Stockton Universitys island campus in Atlantic City is i. Stockton students, workers and Atlantic City resident are all expected to take part. They are protesting karl eye cans refusal to how Stockton University to open up a campus on the site of the former show boat casino. New project is revealed that could be a game changer for struggling Atlantic City. Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein unveiled his vision for transforming the half empty peer shops at caesars into the playground it will be called. It the will feature new shops restaurants, Bowling Alley and 14 music venues perfect for live entertainment. The pier is a symbol, it is a symbol of what Atlantic City is going to become. The first phase of the playground is expect to be ready by the the fourth of july. Perfect timing. Great. Still ahead, my gosh talk about a rough day on the job for one jockey you will be stunned when you on he this frightening fall and the tumble he takes and he walks away from it. Mcdonalds promises a pay raise for tens of thousands of workers. Why not all of the fast foot chain workers are eligible for the raise . We have been looking forward to this day since last week katie. How often have we said just wait until thursday. Just wait until thursday. Here it is. We have been off to a chilly start, still will light wind. Both of those things will change. As we go out to the live Neighborhood Network a snapshot at Pleasant Valley high school, any snow from yesterday has long since melted but we are off to a cold start. The eventually these temperatures do rebound and with just four short days the phillies home opener is here. So all of these signs of spring finally getting underway in terms of the weather, definitely when it comes to temperatures today. Mid 60s with sunshine. You will note that is wind. Flirting with 07 tomorrow. That is the warmest day of the pack but also the most wet. Keep your umbrella on stand byebye saturday and easter weekend skies are starting to clear. It is cooler. It will be breezy. Generally speaking we have got decent days coming up for that holiday weekend, vittoria. Good morning everyone. Well, traveling right now would i say for the most part we are doing okay. Ninetyfive is still just a little bit of the problem but were improving ever so slightly. However, im just kind of concerned because give this another 35 minutes or so, were going to see rush hour delays but right the now i95 southbound around cottman avenue seems to be moving well. We have good amount a of space between vehicles able only a few taillights we are seeing. Girard, traveling around that area of i95 you are still slow because they just picked up a Construction Zone. We are not the severely delayed but you may need a few extra moments on i95 if you get there within the next 15 minutes or so. Remember 35 minutes you will need a lot more time. Ben franklin bridge and rest of the bridges moving well. Traveling in new jersey and delaware you are in the the clear and in delays for mass transit, ukee. Torey, thank you. Flyers the on the road and their success against the penguins continues. Only goal the penguins, for the penguins that they managed last night was a milestone one for captain sidney crosby. He has had a wonderful, wonderful career but after that all fly guys Vinny Lacavalier had a goal, Brayden Schenn had a pair of them and flyers win fourone. Flyers and hurricanes in rally North Carolina coming up at day afternoon. Sixers struggled on the road against the wizards. Bradley beal had 20 points john wall had 13 and 15 assist goes. He had 23 points big fellow did also have 14 row bound and sixers win 10693. Sixers lost four straight. They play hornets in charlotte saturday night. We see resilience of the human body during a wild accident at a british horse race. Watch it, one of the jockeys, keep watching there, look at that, flies over the the barrier at this race at 18 yearold lewis ferguson, he walked away from this. Incredible he does not get crushed. It is a 540degree flip. Said afterward, just walking away from his back he had a little headache but was check out and he is okay. My goodness. That is amazing. Coming up next we are learning new information about the man who died in Police Custody in cumberland county. Also, on the offensive, new jersey senator Robert Menendez has a message for the prosecutor who just charged him for corruption as he gets ready to head to court today. Desperate times call for Desperate Measures in california, the drastic move for the drought stricken state. Vittoria and katie return with traffic and weather together on the the threes blue moon, if you cannot look at your screen, a beautiful moon outside. We are back in two minutes. Im confident at the end of the day, i will be vindicated. New jersey senator Robert Menendez fights back after he is indicted on corruption charges. The senator is due in court in newark later today, hear what else he says about these charge that he is could send him to prison for more than a hundred years. Good morning. It will start feeling like baseball weather pretty soon but Citizens Bank park yeah, could get wet before the phillies return to town but wont be long. We will be hearing it very very soon. Katie, you are looking at some rain. Eventually, not to day at least. By tomorrow we will to have dodge that wet weather yet again and next week it is looking on the unsettled side but it looks like for all of the big events coming up the next few days generally speaking the weather will cooperate. We will have details on the warmth today, sun behind today and wet weather that is on the way. Sound like a poem, vittoria. I feel so warm and fusain side. Good morning. Traveling on the vine street expressway it is w