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Found 16 packets inside a School Bathroom specifically a toilet. Crack cocaine was very addictive in nature. Cocaine, these are young kid. Reporter lieutenant john walker with the Philadelphia Police say the the 13 yearold gave an eight yearold a packet and told him to hold on to it until after school and wow pay him 7. The student broad the drugs to two other, eight yearold, one of them sniffed the cocaine according to police. Three, eight yearold and 13 yearold who brought the cocaine in the building went to the hospital as a precaution. I cant imagine how if it was my child od or was snorting or whatever they were doing with it. Reporter parent and dwayne evans said he is worried about what todays discovery means for the the future. We will be drug testing Elementary School kid. The it is just sad. Reporter police say all four kid are supposed to be okay and expect to be okay. I should say no word on charges of the students or any of the parents. Police continue their questioning, tonight. The we are live from southWest Philadelphia, david spunt for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Well, two Philadelphia Police officers fine themselves on the wrong side of the law both charged with assault after Surveillance Video allegedly captured them beating a man. The iteam broke this story last night and our Investigative Reporter walt hunter joins us live at Philadelphia Police headquarters with more walt. Reporter are officers awaiting arraignment after surrendering this morning but District Attorney Seth Williams says it is a scary thing about this case is if it hadnt been for Surveillance Video that was uncovered by the girl friend of the alleged victim, none of the evidence found by the grand jury might ever have been found at all. What they did was totally inappropriate and improper and in violation of any policy training or anything period. Reporter Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey condemn at alleged actions of 25th district Police Officers Kevin Robinson and sean mcknight, now accused of beating an innocent man, 23 yearold najee riveria have after he sped away on his motor scooter when they stopped him near sixth and lehigh in may 2013. They hit him in the head. He fell off his scooter. He was arriving in pain. They began beating him. Reporter in,ly riveria was arrested for assaulting the officer. But Surveillance Video from the block uncovered by riverias girlfriend, led a grand jury to conclude that the officer did the attacking. It was wrong. Even if he had been the devil himself they could not have done what they did to him when they stopped him. It is unfortunate that a well respected veteran of the Philadelphia Police kept is now facing criminal charges for simply doing his job. Reporter Defense Attorneys for the office are claim they have impeccable record and acted properly in this world when people flee and they try to keep themselves from getting a rested sometimes officers using for create injuries. It is them doing business. Reporter now the the Police Commissioner who has had department experimenting with office are wearing body cameras said in this case body cameras were worn the evidence that took more than a year and a half to come to light, might have come to light, immediately. And, much of this would have been found out, much sooner. Live at Police Headquarters im walt hunter, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Walt, thank you. Sources tell Eyewitness News that seven male Fire Fighters being investigated for on duty sex with the female member have been notified by top officials, that they violated Department Policy and will face disciplinary action. The iteam first broke this story. An attorney for the the female member who is not under investigation decline comment. Fire Fighters Union has scheduled a press conference for tomorrow morning to talk about this investigation which was conduct by the philadelphia inspector generals office. Sources say that the Seven Members cited for righting Department Policies now have the option of accepting discipline or requesting administrative hearings. Cold weather returns as an arctic blaze invade the region. Eyewitness news in Center City Philadelphia where folks bundle up to to whatever they could to keep warm. That wind is making things feel a lot colder then it really is. Meteorologist kathy orr is feeling that wind for herself outside on the cbs3 skies deck with the big drop in temperatures kathy. Those temperatures will be falling fast tonight chris. Wind will relax overnight but with clear skies it is going to be frigid. We do actually have have a wind advisory, a wind chill advisory ine fact for poconos for those wind chills going well below zero. Take a look at storm scan three we have clear skies and that will help these temperature fall current wind sustained in philadelphia at 23 miles an hour. We have 21 miles an hour sustain wind in wilmington, dover, millville and wildwood. That is a cold wind for us. Thes are wild. Trenton, millville, at plant sick city a and dover. Nine below and, as temperatures fall in the 20s and teens. This is what it would feel like. By nine four. In the city by 11 00 p. M. It will only be two. We will talk about what we will make up to on our frigid friday, mild break saturday before our storm moves in sunday w more on that and coming up with new information on the Weather Center for now we will send it back to you. Thank you very much. Make sure cbs philly weather app is on your smart phone or pad pad. Check radar around the clock get updated forecast anytime you like, great app free, available on itunes and google will play. Delaware state police say they have shut down a met lab in sussex county. Offices rested the three suspects on the 21,000 block of hickman lane. They executed a search warrant, wednesday. They found ingredient and equipment to make that drug. All three now face several drug charges. New information tonight about this deadly shooting at Cobbs Creek Park in upper darby. The victim for the back turning the tables and shooting a suspect dead. Eyewitness News Reporter cleve bryan has the the latest on the investigation. He didnt go out for a walk and say i will shoot somebody. Reporter Michael Chitwood says he has had several conversations with the 67 yearold man who turned the tables and killed an attempted robber, in Cobbs Creek Park. He was very are remorseful and wish it hadnt have happened. I think myself and other detective told him you did nothing wrong. Reporter police say 18 year old Tyler Williams from West Philadelphia tried to rob the victim using a metal pellet gun that looked like a semiautomatic pistol. After struggling with williams the 67 yearold took out his own 38 caliber and shot williams in the the hit. Chitwood says the man has a concealed weapon permit and he has no problem with more law abiding citizens doing the same. I think in this day and age you, as an individual should make that decision as long as you do it appropriately, if you want to do that i support that hundred percent. Reporter christine whose family lives next to Cobbs Creek Park says wednesdays sit the ways makes a strong case for conceal weapons. Im not against it, im for it. Some people cannot defend themselves except for a gun. Reporter sixtyseven yearold victim did not want to speak on camera. He lives near Cobbs Creek Park and still afraid for his safety. Williams family decline to speak. In upper darby, cleve bryan, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Cleve, thank you. Authorities made an arrest in the burglary spree in montgomery and delaware counties. Megan gallwell ryan nelson kevin, were all arraigned today. Investigators say they sold copper piping and other items from at least ten unoccupied homes. Fires were also set in some of those homes. These suspects are now being held on a milliondollar bail each. A Philadelphia City councilman wants bars and other places serving alcohol to be required to have a exterior surveillance cameras in order to help authorities. Councilman curtis jones, junior plans to introduce that legislation next thursday and in response to the the disappearance and death of West Chester University student Shane Montgomery last november. Jones says that Karen Montgomery montgomerys mom reached out to suggest that legislation, in order to help authorities if a patron goes missing. We want to try to look at how we can connect in a volume will try matter, but, in cases where, businesses have violations even mandate cameras outside of the business, so that people dont have to go through what miss montgomery went through. Kildares irish pub that bar where montgomery was last seen alive did not have working cameras outside the night montgomery disappeared. Kildares had no comment on the the new proposed legislation. Other bars in manayunk like goats beard have already embraced cameras. They make for a responsible establishment as far as im concern. Eyewitness news reached out to the Montgomery Family for comment but we have not heard back. Still ahead here we are getting new information bay visit from pope plan cyst Historic Dress he plans to make when he is in the the you had and more information on his trip to philadelphia. Kathy. Bit ter chill settles in across the Delaware Valley, clear skies overnight, and all eyes on a developing storm for weekend, more on that with the seven day. Group of Elementary School student got a chance to get hand on with robots more on what the students learn about using robots in surgery. Mone davis, says basketball is a favorite sport, get to see her in action next week even and flyers playoff finally over, they will take on the islanders ill have a this School Principal got a bogus inn royce for textbooks he never ordered. Im deeply disappoint that had someone would do this this to us. So did hundreds of other schools across the country and many of them paid up. Federal say this man is responsible. I wanted to talk to you burr company can i ask you about the. Bleep, bleep, bleep. Reporter im Investigative Reporter Charlotte Huffman and ill explain how taxpayers money ended up in the wrong hand tonight on cbs3 Eyewitness News at 11 00. It is official this September Pope francis will make history in the u. S. He will be the first pope to address a joint session of the congress. Our Pat Ciarrocchi has more. Reporter with arms outstretched across an aisle at the vatican, pope francis is certain to find himself in that same position, come september the 24th. House Speaker John Boehner confirmed that when francis makes his first u. S. Trip he will make history. That take his holiness will be the first pope in our history to address a joint session of congress. Were humled that the holy father has accepted our invitation and certainly will look forward to receiving his message on behalf of the american people. You have been a god of compassion justice, and liberation. Reporter leading an invocation at president s National Prayer service to day in washington was philadelphias sister marry skullion, as co founder of project home the nations break through program for the homeless sister mary tells me that she has her own wish list of what shed like the pope to say. We can, and must, take care of the least of those among us and we can and we must end and prevent homelessness and hunger in our communities. I do believe that the pope is going to visit the joint sessions of congress to urge those leaders to action. There is just so much that they can do. Reporter sister mary intend to publish a legislative a gend to to make her own call on the polite of the call. In the meantime boehners announcement now provides a clear picture of the papal visit. We have known that the pope will wrap up his visit on september 26th and 27th in philadelphia at the world meeting of families and now with that washington visit on the 24th that places new york as his first stop. Most likely with an address to the u. N. In the sat center, Pat Ciarrocchi cbs3 Eyewitness News. Plans coming together, a path path thanks very much. Education was focus of a Community Gathering in camden. Eyewitness knees atwood row Wilson High School where Camden School superintendent, delivered a Progress Report on schools. According to that report the Graduation Rate in the district went up, and more student feel safer in their schools. The district Officials Say there is more work to be done including dedicating more time to reading and math. Some middle School Students in philadelphia got to play surgeon, meanwhile today. It was part of the Temple University hospitals annual robotic career day and fifth graders from Germantown Academy got hand on experience, they have learned what it is like to be at control of surgical robot. You never know. Those could be future surgeons hand we are looking at right there. When you send your kid off to school tomorrow, make sure they are bundled up because recess might be chilly. I dont know if they will go out it the will be so cold but at the bus stop for sure, were talking about a frigid friday. We are looking at outside where wind chills are already below zero at jack frost big boulder and we have a wind chill advisory for the poconos, tomorrow morning and on storm scan three the skies are clear, and that means, temperatures will plunge, the wind will slowly relax overnight tonight, and those temperatures will be, falling further because of that wind lightening up. Our eyewitness weather watchers are saying it is cold, look at the 20s more 20s then 30s around the Delaware Valley right the now. We will take a look, at lawrenceville, it is saying 21. Steven says in robbinsville new jersey, 21. Tom in la hans hiska 19. Hatboro, 20. Twentytwo report by phil in chestnut hill. Alex says in mays landing 22. Look at this, upper black eddie, pa, paul is saying a temperature of 18 degrees. So cold and getting even colder. Take a look at this were looking at temperatures that will be plunging tonight, during those Early Morning hours. Heres philadelphia at 7 00 oclock 23. We will dip down to a low of 11. We will right up through the teens at 21 degrees by 10 00 a. M. In the city 24. Eight in the poconos. When you have win it feels much colder. The heres cold coming overnight tonight in the great lakes, chicago, wind chillies three below and cleveland feels like zero. In the city of philadelphia we will be there during tomorrow morning. That wind chill advisory for poconos for wind chills between five a and 15, below zero. And elsewhere in the the Lehigh Valley below zero, zero to five below philadelphia zero to five along the i95 corridor even in south jersey and delaware, five to 10 degrees. Feels like reading tomorrow morning. By the afternoon temperatures in the 20s, wind chills, of course in the teens during the afternoon. We will catch a break saturday with High Pressure to the south, temperatures rebound in the 40s. Real nice day to get outside, go for a run, maybe take the the dog out for a walk. Here comes another blast of cold late saturday into sunday. We are watching low pressure giving south rain and then wintry mix and then some snow by monday. But our exuder models are saying light snow, possibly a couple inches in philadelphia. Our storm system lifting north and these computer models with the heavier snow through northeastern pennsylvania into interior parts have of new england. We will continue to keep an eye on it but it looks like a nuisance for us sunday into monday. Overnight low temperature 11. Wind chills around zero. During the day tomorrow high of only 29. On the exclusive eyewitness weather seven day forecast saturday a real nice take. Im looking forward to saturday. Sunday morning looks g by the afternoon rain moves n the little bit of the icy mix. Of course grammy need, good night to hunker down watch cb. 36789 monday we will see light snow tuesday, wednesday, cold, windy thursday but i like 42. That is looking good to me. That is looking good indeed. The kathy thanks. We had an earlier accident cleared out of the way just moments ago on i95 a approaching girard avenue but leaving small residual delays. You can see brake lights here, north bound lanes, previously was taking out part of the lefthand lane all lanes opened and everyone squeezing by with volume there. Elsewhere in conshohocken still an accident on the blue route taking out right hand shoulder a partially blocking the next righthand lane over. Cars southbound approaching broomall slowly right by that accident scene with Police Activity on the scene there as well. In wilmington newark Regional Rail line for septa they are dealing with delays due to switching problems. That is actually from newark up into temple. Additionally septa Regional Rails all in philadelphia delays due to signal problems there. As well. Now some accidents out in delaware route 202, which is concord pike southbound, augusteen cut off an accident push to the shoulder there. Over on the schuylkill expressway, ease wound from the blue route to the vine street expressway a real heavy trip heading eastbound in problems on 202 southbound. Stay there we will be right back with more news on good morning, usher hey did you know bees communicate through dance . Me too. Were practically twins hello im a kid. And us kids have an Important Message for our grown ups. Three grams daily of betaglucan. A soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower cholesterol. And where can you find betaglucan . In oats. And, theyre yummy im going back to being a kid now. Thank you flyers back in action after a four day layoff a against a struggling Islanders Team that has lost three in a row. Orange and blank won four straight with the victory tonight they will be over 500 for the First Time Since november. Two or three times, we have been even and we have not been able to break the barrier. Plus, all i remember is seven and five. That was a long time ago were all looking ahead. It is a big game for us. Divisional opponent. We have to keep pushing, war big our games. Obviously one is tonight. We will get two points and get us to 500. Flyers will have scott lot on back in the line up who has been out with the concussion after taking this hit against washington a month ago. It has been lots of fun this week. I have been going stir crazy back at home and not being able to help the guys. We have been rolling so far. It will be a really big test for us. Sixers are off until tomorrow when they play sell particular. Today they signed guard tim frasier to a ten day contract. He is lions all time assist leader. And mone davis will be in new york next week even showing off her basketball skills at nba allstar weekend. She will play in the celebrity game and mone says basketball is her favorite sport. Last summer she became a National Star when she first girl to earn a win and pitch a shut out in the Little League world series. Who could forget that. Seeing what shess doing with all this is so great to watch her grow. See her on the hoops, that within great. Leslie, thanks. We i love my shows, but i cant just sit around all day. Thats why i have xfinity. Their cloud based dvr lets me take everything i recorded, anywhere i go. 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