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Everything in northern delaware. Trees toppled, power lines snapped, and crews around New Castle County working around the clock to restore electricity. For the first step it is to walk the whole thing down to identify what cast cause of the outage and what is damage we need to repair. Reporter then actual work, Shawn Kennedy is with peco but he with 200 other crews from as far away as chicago are helping del marva power linesman fix trouble spots. We can bring our own sister co in, doesnt cost customers money and we can use the strength to restore power in a more timely, quick manner. All the while, independent contractors are removing trees , many which snapped like twigs because of the ice, and wind. Were looking at the majority to get back on line by this evening. Reporter pal inner hopes his home is one of them. This is bad. I got no tv, no computer, that means i have to talk to my wife all day. Back here live in New Castle County delaware you can see what the situation is like here, all of this ice caking everything. This is frozen solid. Got news is that del marva power says that they hepp to have everyone restored by midnight tonight, if not sooner. Live from New Castle County delaware, im greg argos for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Greg, thanks very much. Eyewitness news in doyletown bucks county today where people used snowblowers to clear the snow and ice from the sidewalks. Also, the old fashion way with shovels. The heavy wet snow made for slow going. While residents continued the daunting task of digging out in philly at was back to school for Public School students. They were scheduled to return on time, and without a two hour delay, and that decision left some parents concerned. Eyewitness News Reporter joe holden is live in Northern Liberties with that part of the coverage, joe. Reporter hi, jessica lets tell you y chunks of ice, all over philadelphia streets and you can see what im walking through this is what people are pulling into and pulling out of in the morning, so, parents, were surprised, when there was, no delay, and a full school day, for philadelphia Public Schools children. People in philadelphia, continued, to dig out. In most cases shovels were useless, hardened slow and slush cocktail encased streets and cars that were not immediately cleared, after tuesdays noreaster. It is very hard, very icy, kind of hard to work with. Reporter surprised to many , Philadelphia School district operated on a normal schedule. Many parents believe that wasnt the most safe move. I was surprised when i got my text like 7 00 oclock last night, that there is School Tomorrow im like my gosh, look at this. Look at the ice. I will try to make it. I was expecting no school today. Reporter complaints made to cbs3 from parents via email indicated Road Conditions were treacherous, and that suggested that buses would have a difficult time. In many places cross the city large piles of snow, took out lanes, making for a tight squeeze. We have a statement from the Philadelphia School district, on the question why open today and i quote, our number one focus is to get children into schools ready to learn. We thank thousands of dedicated School District employees who pulled together to ensure our schools were open on time today. But i can tell you a few teachers i spoke to, even shared surprise, that it was a regular school day, they believed that was not the most safe move. Now, coming up on Eyewitness News at 6 00 how about the streets . We spoke to the citys streets commissioner you will see that interview in an hour. Reporting live from Northern Liberties, joe holden for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Joe, see you then, thank you. From the city to the shore what a difference a day makes. People were all bundled up today as light snow fell in Atlantic City, the weather was a vast difference from the rain that caused flooding in parts of the area during yesterdays noreaster. Well, in the storm aftermath frigid temperatures just will not allow snow and ice to melt. Meteorologist lauren casey in for kate today with some advisory in effect right now, lauren. Thanks, ukee, like yesterday was not enough more snow moving across the area today and we have a Winter Weather advisory north and west of the city until 8 00 p. M. This evening, for snow showers, snow squals and blowing snow, whole bunch of fun but check this out, in Northampton County a half inch of snowfall, in forks township in five minutes. These snow showers and snow squals mean business. Storm scan three showing uses specialry on i95 corridor and points south ande seeing most snowfall activity and we have seen those purple returns that is heavier snow, but when these snow showers move in and squalls they greatly reduce our visibility, on top of that we have a blowing snow, visibility down to a half mile in mount pocono, two and a half miles in allentown, visibility down to a mile in ac right now. We still do have these gusty wind, wind gusting in the 20s , 30 miles an hour range and we have a wind advisory, in effect until 8 00 p. M. , and , it is going to be a tough commute. Watch out for rapidly changing Road Conditions and weather conditions as snow showers move through. They can drop your visibility down to less than a quarter mile and because our temperatures are sub freezing, right now, that snow that falls is quickly going to freeze to the road, adding to the icy conditions and of course, we have the snow and ice there, as well. Also, dealing with areas of blowing snow, especially north and west of the city, and we will talk about, your commute, how it looks for tomorrow morning and when conditions will finally, improve, coming up in just a few minutes, jessica. Lauren, thanks. Authorities are investigating the cause of an Apartment Building fire that sent a family of four to the hospital. It broke out around 1 15 on the 7500 block of theron avenue in east mt. Airy. Fire started in the second floor corner apartment that has housed that family of four at lee one man was hurt and taken to Einstein Medical Center and red cross is assisting the displaced. And, talking about march madness, College Hoops business to take center stage. That is right, villanova faced off against mount st. Mary in the ncaa tournament and lets get over to sports director don bell live at the pennsylvaniaville beyond at nova campus with more on that game, don. Reporter it is about time, yeah, guys, we are coming to you live from the pavilion the epicenter of nova nation, and, now wildcats, and, on thursday night in buffalo. It will be mount st. Mary a small school in maryland and enrollment for under grad a thousand 700 students or so. So, when we say small we do mean a tiny school. Now, lets show you the scene earlier today, wildcats, practicing, in buffalo, of course, that is where they will play tomorrow night, the wildcats are the first reign ing champs to enter the tournament with 31 wins, senior class is one of the mens basketball history. They have done it by remaining , consist tenth. That is one thing about us, nothing ever changes. That was talked about repeating, this whole year. It was just about committing ourselves toville know of basketball, buying in and being the best team that we can be at the end of the year. I just take it one game, one day at a time and we really enjoyed being around each other and were looking forward to it tomorrow. Reporter tonight, we will get you ready for big dance, join us for a tournament preview, march to phoenix, ill go one on one with, wildcats head coach jay wright , also leslie van arsdal will join us live from buffalo , shes talking to broadcasters, players, and much more, that is tonight at 7 30, the march to phoenix, presented by acura. And, speaking of leslie, guys, she will join us later in the show, she has an interview with one of the all time great s of villanova basketball , that is story from the pavilion, back to you guys in the studio. All right, don, thanks. I have got until noon tomorrow to fill out my bracket. I will take every minute. Speaking of which coming up on Eyewitness News benefits of the bracket usually studies show march mad ness creates havoc and reduces Work Productivity but we are going to look at the positive effects, of big games in the work place. Tori. Reporter in cinnaminsons 32nd annual Invention Convention and you are going to see adventures of all ages with some unbelievable ideas to stop your problems. Like this one. That is next. The viral video that made the day of some high school students, what this superintendent was singing about, up next. And a live look at ocean city, new jersey, yesterdays storm was out, while the cold remains. Laurens updated have you filled out your march madness bracket . And, do you plan to follow the games closely, even at work. Well, you are not alone. That causes some concerns about loss of productivity, but as three on your side jim donovan points out there might be some benefits, in the work place. Reporter march madness has worked its way in to many offices, around the country, and, seem to enjoy it. According to the survey from the Staffing Firm office team, 66 percent of employees, say talking about or celebrating sporting events while on the job can help boost moral. It is a great opportunity for people to gather around in the kitchen, break room and learn more about people that you wouldnt normally talk to, all around, this big type of events like march madness. Reporter if you talk brackets on the office make sure you stay productive and professional. Not Everybody Loves to participate, so, while you can build comradery and include others, you know, certainly you want to ask them, whether or not they want to participate, and engage people that maybe are a little bit more shy or dont know much about sports but you also dont want to be a poor sport you have to maintain a level of professionalism. Reporter survey found most distracting or annoying coworker behaviors during the tournaments were were being poor sport or overly competitive. Turf keep that in mind. Dont take a look reporting for three on your side, im jim donovan. Im watching you, jim. Mother natures march mass necessary left millions across northeast digging out from snow and ice. Now people are dealing with freezing temperatures, making clean up more difficult. In hartford, connecticut people were out scraping their cars for more than an hour this morning, before they left for work. It was going to be this strong and i have never seen it this frozen before hey todd use a shovel to get the ice off the glass. Reporter wind gusts of up to 80 miles an hour pounded new england coastline leaving a 100foot wind turbine in rhode island, snapped in half. Check this out time lapse from new york, John Carberry shot this as snow piled up in his yard, yesterday. The noreaster dumped about 17 t contact. Wow, as yesterdays storm approached one School Superintendent in massachusetts decided to Cancel School in style. In snow like this we cannot halleluiah, halleluiah. School is out. That was critical. Aaron powe an ski of the old colony School District in rochester informed students of the closure to the tune of the bon jovis cover of the halleluiah and he had students to help him. He just happened to be nearby. Yes. That is my man, he loves his work. Yes, clearly having some fun. I like it. Yes, yes indeed. Lauren, i screamed when i looked out the window and i just went what. I know, winter, beware of the ides of march. That is right. Mother nature, she meant it she meant it. The snow, it looks pretty if you are able to hang inside by a fireplace. We had a few squals. Best place to be inside drinking hot chocolate but if you have to be out and about as most of us do, it is not making for fun on the roadways , but it is a pretty scene as we look live at Center City Philadelphia kind of the snow globey type snow, those nice light flakes flying by, temperature 29 degrees, so with the colder temperatures we are seeing more in the way of the fluffy flakes as opposed to wet flakes. Wind speed 16 miles an hour, feels more like 17 degrees. Storm scan three showing us trend over last couple of hours, that snow coming down, steady any nature over the same area, Center City Philadelphia, points south and e down to along the coast we have pockets of heavier snowfall so snow, coming down in philadelphia, stretching back into moorestown, evesham down into waterford as well and heading southe bound, galloway, mays landing, heavier pocket over egg harbor same case in sea isle city. As we head in the evening hours still some snow showers around, as we have sunset, we will move that quote unquote heating of the day and losing snow showers activity. Heading in the overnight period, wind will stay with us and temperatures will be dropping down in the teens, blustery, wind speed up to 10 to 20 miles per hour, wind chill values near the zero mark throughout the overnight period, yeah. Wind advisory until 8 00 p. M. This evening, i95 points south ande with the wind gusts and we have seen them whipping throughout the day, just add to that misery, wind gusting to 40 miles an hour in dover, Atlantic City, close to 40 in philadelphia we have elevated sustain wind speed as well up to 16, 26, 28 miles per hour, so with these temperatures, that havent even made it to freezing, so it feels, so bitterly cold. It is 29 degrees in philadelphia feeling more like 17, feeling like one above in mount pocono, feels like 14 in allentown, ebb feeling like teens along the coast. So for tomorrow, some improvement, a mixture of sun and cloud, still windy, unfortunately and still cold bye we will get above freezing mark so we will finally start to melt the snow that we did not do, through the daytoday future weather showing us as we head in the evening hours still some lingering snow showers especially along the coast but nine or 10 00 oclock hour some improvement, cloud deck break ing down and then no snow coming down for your thursday morning, commute, of course, we will deal with the re freezing of everything that is still on the ground, or the continued frozenness of everything that is on the ground for morning commute tomorrow but by st. Patricks day some more improvement, mostly sunny, 41 and then rain and snow showers develop as we head into friday night. But for tomorrow better conditions, still cold, windy upper 30s down the shore, mid 20s in the poconos with a mixture of cloud and sunshine. We have a gradual warming trend if you want to call that it meding in the upcoming weekend. Saturday 48 degrees with scattered rain showers, on sunday, that is our dry day of the weekend and then as we head into monday, spring, finally begins, mostly sunny, and 50 degrees, in the too bad , that is our warmest day of the next seven days. Ill take gradual. Ill take it. Yes. Thanks, lauren, appreciate it. Still ahead, on Eyewitness News history. Why several Historic Sites are shut down in olde city, we sent John Mcdevitt to find out why, leslie. You know Kerry Kittles is now assistant coach in princeton, coming up hear what he has to say about his former sweet, handsome. Lying in bed with me and super sweet. A very special visit for a little girl battling cancer and she certainly is not too ill to smile. Reason this surprise, at a philadelphia hospital, served a very important person, and the way that the meaning all came together, certainly dont miss this story, coming up tonight at 6 00 oclock. Well, tomorrow villanova wildcats will take on mount st. Mary in the first round of the ncaa tournament. Also playing tomorrow the princeton tigers, our leslie van arsdal caught up with villanova great Kerry Kittles who is now an assistant coach in princeton. Kerry kittles was a legend, now an assistant coach with princeton but he still is pulling for his wildcats. Kerry kittles says he loves the way villanova is playing right now and one player in particular. Josh hartist unbelievable. He is a tenacious player, relentless on the court. He is very aggressive. So, hopefully he wins player of the year. Reporter he currently hold s villanova record for most points scored with 2,243. I think, it will stand for a while. Reporter first time coaching and princeton heaven code Mitch Henderson is thrilled to have him. He has been through big moments, nba finals, top five player of the country when he graduated, first round pick, he has had these experiences and he can draw on them and he is an ago democrat nick heart. He had his masters at villanova. The guys love him. And, so do i. Im happy that he is with the team. Reporter big question, do you still wear one sock up, one sock down. Those days are long gone. Nba stopped that once i got there both socks are up. Yes. Let me tell you, he still looks like he can play. Villanova is preparing for mount st. Mary, so is what game plan . We will hear from them at 6 00 reporting from buffalo, leslie van arsdal eyewitness sports good to see kerry. Dont for get tonight we will get you ready for big dance, sports director don bell, will be live from villanovas campus, leslie in buffalo with the team and pat gallen is talking brackets, we will hear from the broadcasters, the players, and jay wright, it is the march to phoenix presented by acura at 7 30 right here on cbs3. Dont miss action tomorrow catch princeton and notre dame at noon here on cbs3 at 2 30 it is West Virginia taking on bucknell and in the night session villanova will begin their hunt for a title, coverage starts at 7 00, after that, wisconsin, and virginia tech. Lets get it on. Coming up next half an hour a russian connection to the major data breach that affected millions of americans plus this. Reporter a milliondollar heroin ring is difficulties mantled in bucks county im alycia nieves and ill tell you why authorities still need your help. Yes, i was wearing pants. You know that viral video, the professor video bombed by his kid during a live interview speaks for the first time about that video, what he forgot to do, that caused the creepy authorities in bucks county say that they have busted up a major heroin trafficking ring, they say the ring did more than one milliondollar a year in sales , and following drugs in the quakertown area more than a dozen people are now under arrest. The news continues at 5 30, hi everyone im jessica dean. Aim ukee washington. Eyewitness News Reporter alycia nieves live in doyletown where officials showed off some of the results of the sting operation, alycia reporter ukee and jessica a dozen people are being charged in connection with the heroin ring. Those people are facing some serious Drug Trafficking charges but also facing some serious bail, high is set at 15 milliondollar, the low is at 5 million. Authorities in bucks county believe that they have dismantled a major heroin trafficking ring. It is alleged that the people at the top of the pyramid, made upward of a milliondollar a year. Reporter ring dubbed as the mccarthey Drug Trafficking organization, was allegedly ran by three brothers, living out of their parents home near quakertown. Two of the brothers were arrested there this week. Kid could never getaway with it. This is, an absolute shock. I mean they have to be doing ate way from their home. Reporter neighbors who watched them grow up find it hard to believe that the brothers were involved in such an elaborate heroin operation one that authorities say, sold upward of 5,000 of these bags of heroin a week. When they would go to buy the heroin from their supplier , in philadelphia, they would take not one but two cars, the second car being a decoy car, in case the first car containing the heroin aroused Police Suspicion the decoy car who followed closely behind could then, violate the traffic laws in some way and draw or lure the police. Reporter mccarthey brothers and eight other people have been arrested, two people though remain at large. We need help with the per to locate and arrest antoine harris, and ryan mcrenchuck. Reporter people running this heroin ring were bringing in a milliondollar a year, during at rest, they have not been able to seized any drugs or any money, d. A. Admitting both of them will rely on witness testimony and that will make it a hard case to prove. Reporting live, alycia nieves for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Today Justice Department announced charge as begins four individual in connection with the massive hack involving 500 milliondollar yahoo incomes 2014. Two of the individual are russian spies with fsb russian intelligence service. Rather then do that type of work, they actually turned, sort of, against that type of work. The defendants targeted yahoo accounts of russian and u. S. Government officials including cyber, diplomatic and military personnel. The 2fsb officers were with a unit that is the fbis point of contact, on cyber crime. Yahoo ceo publicly thanked the Justice Department today. President trump hit the road this afternoon his administration is opening up a new front taking aim at environmental regulations. The president traveled to detroit, michigan where he visited a testing facility for self driving cars to announce a roll back on the environmental regulations. The Trump Administration wants to lower fuel efficiency standard, for vehicles. We are going to ensure that any regulations that we have protect and defend your jobs, your factories, were going to be fair. Short time ago the president arrived in nashville , tennessee for a Campaign Style rally where he is expected to talk about the Republican Health care plan while there. Meantime Congress Wants some answers, lawmakers are pressing fbi for more answers into the investigation into russia an medicine link in the president elect and President Trump is asking those same lawmakers to investigate his allegations of wiretapping at trump tower. The republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee says he still has not seen any evidence to support the president s claim that his predecessor wiretapped trump tower. President obama would not physically go over and wiretap trump tower. So you have to decide do you take the tweets literally and if you are then clearly the president was wrong. Reporter White House Press secretary tried to clarify allegation saying president was speaking about broader surveillance. The reality is, i dont think they have the most foggy idea of what was behind the president s claim except maybe something he watched on tv. Reporter house comments committee is looking at whether american citizens with communications detected on u. S. Surveillance that the russians had their names i am presently disclosed. On wednesday, lawmakers pressed, fbi director james comey for answers behind closed doors but next money will testify at the house committees public hearing. Was there a warrant issue by any courtney where in the you had. Reporter senators want to necessity if there ace paper trail supporting the president s claims . They also want more information about what led to the resignation of the National Security advisor michael flynn, and after it was revealed he had contact with the russian ambassador. There is no collusion here. Reporter long time Trump Advisor Roger stone admits he communicated with a russian linked hacker, he says he believes secret warrant uncovered those messages and they were illegally leaked. Several lawmakers want to talk to roger stone, he says he is willing to testify at a public hearing. Visitors and employees of the independent National Historical park are feeling impact of the governments hiring freeze with the closure of some Historic Sites. John mcdevitt with our sister station kyw news radio has more on what is affected. Reporter ben franklin bridge shop along Market Street in olde city has a close sign in the window. No other explanation. We do not have enough staff to open up the buildings and maintain safety for those buildings. Reporter David Fitzpatrick is president of the American Federation of the Government Employees 2058, he says there are not enough people to april rate, maintenance staff alone is down 40 percent with no preventive work being done. Another building closed to visitors Thomas Jefferson house where declaration of independent was written, Historic Building doors locked shut but windows wide opened. It is either heat or air conditioning this time of the year we give them full steam, so, security folks are up there they are too hot they open up the windows to regulate temperature in the building. Im in the proud of that but however, that is, we dont have the employees. Reporter among buildings shut down is the rest rooms here along independent mall, because it is a inconvenience for some visitors. Handicapped or something it is needed because it is a lot easier for me to walk into this facility here, closest. Our government has to cut back on things and this is one of the things that we have to sacrifice for a little while until we get it back together. Hopefully with trump we will. Reporter statement from the spokeswoman with independent National Park says National Park service continues to consult with the office of Personnel Management and office of management and budget on their guidance for implementing the hiring freeze as with previous hiring freeze s, the National Park service is working with the administration to ensure that we meet need of park visitors across the system. Independent mall and Liberty Bell Center are among buildings opened, John Mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs3 Eyewitness News. We are finally hearing from the dad at center of that hilarious viral video that showed the challenges of working from home with children. Yes, robert kellys two kid busted in the room when he was in the middle of that interview live on the bbc. Four yearold merion marched in first and really didnt march, followed by nine monthold james. Then his wife runs in and tries to move kid while trying to stay out of the shot. American professor says it all happened, because he forgot to lock the door. My real life, sort of punched through the fake cover i had created for television, right. There i am in my suit delivering my talking points or whatever and then suddenly reality burst in. The marching just kills me every time. Kelly says his wife need a medal for her efforts to carol children. By the way she just walks out backward and for those who were wondering yes, he was wearing pants, reason he didnt get up because he wanted to try to remain professional. She comes back for the door that is right, i made it, im here. Invention convention for children, still to come, on Eyewitness News wait until you see what local students come up with. It is kangaroo care a way to help babies born too early and new doctors say it goodies for more than just the baby. You heard of apple pay and samsung pay. Soon you might be able to make purchases with your sunglasses , lauren . Well, halfway through workweek so im focused on the weekend ahead, cold week so far, temperatures will warm up as we head in the upcoming weekend in the 40s but that is still below average. We should be in the lower 50s we have chance of rain and snow mainly friday night into Early Saturday Morning but on saturday we could still see rain showers, dry day of the weekend will be on sunday with high temperatures in the middle 40s. We will b well, Philadelphia Flower Show is now, in full bloom, and according to a new study, our Public Gardens are benefiting the region. Path Horticultural Society revealed the results at the flower show today. Eyewitness news at Pennsylvania Convention center where officials, says that with more than 30 Public Gardens and 30mile radius, philadelphia is americas garden capitol. According to the study, the combined Economic Impact of the gardens of greater philadelphia gardens is 56 milliondollar a year. Public gardens create jobs, they support local businesses, they increase Property Values and contribute to Overall Economic development and quality of life. There is still time to check out the Philadelphia Flower Show it runs through sunday. A new Pilot Program could allow customers to pay for items with their sunglasses. The payment enabled sunglasses look like regular shade but have a chip on the side, to pay you will simply take glasses off and tap them on a terminal. No card swiping necessary. Company is trying to determine if there is a market for the glasses. What will it think of next. We will all have chips soon , i know, in our fingers. I know, i know, fingerprint it is called kangaroo care and a way to take care of premature babies. Doctors say it goodies for more than just the the. The healing power of touch , especially for premature babies. Umhmm. Health reporter Stephanie Stahl has more on new Research Reporter this makes sense, if you think bit. First days and weeks of a premature baby are critical this new Study Released highlights importance of skin to skin contact, with those tiny babies. Lucas and theo had a traumatic start born at 31 weeks, twins spent their first weeks in the neonatal intensive care units. It was scare. We didnt really know. What was going to happen. Reporter their parents could not wait until we finally held them. Amazing, both for me and them, for me to connect to them to feel like i can really calm them down. Reporter many n icus encourage kangaroo care, premature babies get skin to skin contact with mom to dad and exclusive breastfeeding is recommended when possible. When they are close to the mother and father they are able to maintain normal temperatures which helps them regulate their bodies better. Reporter Research Find that close case having long lasting benefits, a study in the journal pediatrics shows babies with kangaroo care are thriving, 20 years later. Having better jobs, having higher functioning society, and making more money and having more normal behaviors. Reporter study suggest that families trained in kangaroo care are likely to Stay Together and be more protective and nurturing. I think this is my way of, bounding with them on a physical level because there is no berth feeling then just having them on your chest, that is amazing. Reporter boys are now three months old and growing each day and they are still getting plenty of snuggles at home. Doctors say that about 400,000 babies are born plea mature or low both weight each year in the you had and those are the babe hoist get special benefit from that kangaroo care. Called kangaroo, of course, because kangaroo carries their young in the pouch on the belly. Indeed. Skin to skin, it is just smart. Power of touch. Casey joins with us our, forecast and were watching this gradual slow warm up. It will be a while but it is coming. Today pretty brutal day. I saw a guy trying to clean off his car with the tennis racket. That is note i have. I had umbrella going last night. I was like, it could be on you tube. Whatever accessory, tennis racket, that snow was every where, any melt to go day, temperatures didnt make it, above freezing. So everything that fell yesterday is just hanging around, making for some very tricky travel conditions and tricky Walking Around as well, getting a live look from library cam from Center City Philadelphia snow on the scene , gray, overcast, conditions as we head into the day tomorrow we are going to see some sunshine breaking out and temperatures will actually surpass freezing mark but weather watchers, they are reporting Current Conditions right now, and temperatures are in the 20s across much of the region. So we will check out, what is going on, lets head down to the shore at 29 degrees at our weather watcher james house. 29 degrees, and snow showers, working through in ocean city and he said today makes yesterday, seem almost balmy, and that is definitely the case, wind whipping again today and temperatures that did not escape 20degree range across the area we will head up north and west where it is 23 degrees at davids house in norristown and he has a really cool profile picture. He says, that 23 degrees, cloudy, please be careful of the black ice on the road and the streets. That is certainly the case because things are frozen and they will stay froze men to this evening and throughout the overnight period and a very wintry looking seen right now as we look live on our Neighborhood Network camera broad headville Pleasant Valley snow every where, hard to believe it is midmarch, and certainly doesnt look very springy. We have a Winter Weather advisory for next couple hours north and west, right now because of these snow showers that continue to work across the area. They are mainly concentrated south ande of i95, and we are seeing heavier pockets and snow has been steady over last couple hours in the same place , seeing an heavier pocket right now delran in mount laurel, moorestown, fellowship, green tree, also heavier pocket of snow down the shore port republic, absecon, Atlantic City seeing flakes flying, and that is impacting visability. Toughening commute, two and a half miles in ac, 1 mile visibility in wildwood, half mile with some blowing snow in the poconos and we will get blowing snow because wind gusts are still hearty, wind gusting in the 20, 30 miles an hour range and unfortunately tonight those wind will not let up. Frosty, frigid down to 18, mostly clear, wind chills down in the single will digits and near zero north and west of the city, sub zero. For tomorrow improvement, mix of sun and cloud, we will see sunshine, still windy, 36 degrees, so we will above freezing mark and start to melt this off. Temperatures though lehigh valley, berks county, poconos that snow is staying with us, down the shore parts of the delaware temperatures will pass that freezing mark, and then as we head into next monday, it is so close yet so far away, first day of the spring is on march 20th when we will get vernal equinox and we will ring in the Spring Season, friday not too bad, 41 , still more than 10 degrees below average for st. Patrick s day. We will see rain, snow showers developing at night so keep that in mind if you have those st. Pattys day plans friday night. Of course, you do. Heading in the upcoming weekend more mild saturday with scattered rain showers, sunday is dry day of the weekend and monday, not looking too bad to kick off this Spring Season sunshine and 50 degrees, back to you at the desk. Lauren, thank you. They say kid said the darndest things but wait until you see the Creative Things local students have invented. There are Amazing Products at cinnaminson schools annual Invention Convention. So what is a munch met age, to ri will explain coming up. Yeah, i just saved a whole lot of money by swhuh. Ing to geico. We should take a closer look at geico. You know, geico insures way more than cars. Boats, motorcycles. Even rvs geico insures rvs . Whats an rv . Uh, the thing weve been stuck on for five years wait, im not a real moose . . Weve been over this, jeff. Were stickers im not a real moose . Give him some space. Deep breaths, jeff. Whats a sticker . . Take a closer look at geico. Great savings. And a whole lot more. The Public Schools of cinnaminson are trying to solve our problems one invention at a time. Cinnaminson township is celebrating its 32nd annual Invention Convention, and our Vittoria Woodill got to see Student Solutions firsthand, in todays Einstein Health care science center. Reporter report Memorial School in cinnaminson was filled with 70 impressive invention displays, made by kid inventors. From kind garden to eighth grade these students werent just expected to invent, they were expected to innovate, and make problem solving a priority. First grader Jamison Peacock worked on saving you, from a sled. I thought you wouldnt want to way all your your energy going up and down the ladder for your tools. Reporter eddie and sleigh meant leaving notes in your lunch box easier with a l cd writing pad. It is something that you can write on that you can just use magnetic shields to erase it and have 3,000 wipes. They go through a tremendous process, researching on the internet, going to stores, they come up with all of these amazing ideas, pet ideas, things for the house, safety ideas, and always unique. Reporter idea that these kid had were not only well throughout out but developed, in detailed. The problem that i wanted to have solved is having too much patients and being sad when you grow out of your tshirt and your memories are just gone. So my invention is for tshirts to come with springs on the bottom or on the side and then instead of buying a whole tshirt for every vacation you go honor a accomplishment you make, you can, buy a ribbon and tie a ribbon on the fringe, so that you dont have too much tshirts that you are a closet will never over flow. Was that just brilliant, shes the coolest. What is awesome about the convention is that this contest is unique, because the participation is voluntary. These guys are self motivated just wanting to help mankind on their own. And they are so thoughtful and so smart. Yes. You know what was cool, or toy interrupt but a lot of them were taking, looking at dad getting his tools or looking at mom mom or gram pop trying to use a walker, taking inspiration from them in life. We are looking at each other like, did you hear that . Yes. Wow. Great job. Thanks, tori. That is Eyewitness News at 5 00. Now at 6 00 day after the storm frigid temperatures and frozen conditions. Philadelphia officials break down difficult jobs of the clearing the streets in the city. Lauren . We are dealing with more snow and more wind today and we have a frigid night ahead we will talk about wind chill temperatures as we wake up tomorrow morning and when we will warm things up to melt some of the snow in your forecast. Police officers greatest fear here in the state of new jersey took over Atlantic City government has now come through. Im cleve bryan. What it means now that the state broken up unions contract for Public Safety as well as officers livelihoods. All of them right here down with me are my favorite. Surrounded by her favorite stuffed animals, but for this little girl battling cancer it is a real animal who had her smiling ear to ear, special surprise visit and the purpose , behind the meeting. It is 6 00 oclock. Heres is what happening. Digging out, day later the Winter Weather and frigid air that has followed, is making for a difficult, clean up all around the area and anyone that tried to shovel out knows firsthand it was not a easy task. Good evening, im ukee washington. Im jessica dean. Eyewitness News Reporter joe holden has been making his way around philadelphia snow, sleet covered side streets to get a look at challenges crews are facing and has more on what you need to do if your street is not cleared just yet , joe. Reporter jessica and ukee, we are in Northern Liberties right now on fourth street, you can tell, that for the most part, this has been passed by with the plows several time you can see the blacktop, there is still snow in the middle of the street. We went to manayunk not too bad considering the hills, south philadelphia, not bad as