Off the year. We will look ahead a few days in and first storm of 2015 is on tap. We will talk what that weekend system has up its sleeve and are we looking at snow . Ill have the answer coming up. Erika, back to you. More on breaking news from Burlington County Fire Fighters are battling a three alarm fire in mount holly. Eyewitness News Reporter jan carabao is on mobile three to bring you the very latest, jan . Reporter ukee and erika, good morning. Fire crews have been here all morning long battling heavy flames and smoke but it does look like these fire crews are gaining on this fire making some progress here in mount holly. Those orange flames not as noticeable but just a whole lot of smoke. Fire crews remain on the ground and air dousing this abandoned building with water. You can see ladder trucks shooting that the water down. On the right side of the building we have fire crews on the ground shooting through the windows. That is where we have been seeing flames pick up every no
Shot a few moments ago here. This is all one week after the grand jury declined to indict officer Darren Wilson in the death of mike brown. We have the protests here at the Justice Department last week and the last week protests at the white house on hughes street. Of course the blocking of traffic on 395 that weve seen the last few days. There certainly is a lot of anger and frustration as we heard from one protester here. Lets listen in. Bottom line is you can fool some of the people some of the time you can fool some of the people all of the time but you cant fool all of the people all of the time. Were not going to be hoodwinked by the sure charade that took place in ferguson. The skies opened up and it started pouring here in downtown dc but it doesnt appear have to affected the protesters. It looks like a Pretty Healthy crowd. The protests a half a block from our location here. Well update you later on the activities here. Reporting live in downtown dc. Protests in our area start
Cannot even see the building right the now there is so much smoke, icy conditions, in area road as well as a hose wind down in this area, some water gets on the road, very cold morning for fire crews be to be out here. Some homes have been evacuated as well just as a precaution and at the this point no word about any injuries. Still, obviously a very active scene. We will stay out here all morning to bring you updates but for now we are live, jan carabao cbs3 Eyewitness News. Our time 5 31. Truly unique philadelphia tradition rings in the new year happy new year, everyone, we are looking live there, on the right side of your screen and and string band oldest club will not perform, because of a fund raising problems. Are you going to the mummers or do you just need a refresher course, we have a complete guide to the mummers, just go to the web site at cbs philly. Com. Right new lets get that mummers forecast and a cool one, um, katie. Absolutely chilly start to the new year but ive got
This is the cbs morning news for friday, november 22nd, 2013. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, the senate has changed the way it does business. Senate democrats approved a historic rules change that all but ends the use of a filibuster to delay most president ial nominations. President obama welcomed the shift, but republicans are crying foul and warned that dangerous precedent has been set. Susan mcginnis is in washington with the details. Susan, good morning. Annemarie, good morning. This rule change is so controversial its known in washington as the nuclear option. It basically removes the ability of the Minority Party to block most president ial nominations. Now, democrats say republicans have used the filibuster to in a campaign of obstruction against president obama. Republicans say democrats have a hidden agenda. The ayes are 52, the nays are 48. With all but three of their members agreeing to the change, democrats have effectively killed the filibust
Senate democrats vote the nuclear option, they vote filibusters but it comes with a warning. My friends on the other side of the aisle, youll regret this. Youll regret it a lot sooner than you think. Phonefriendly skies. The government imposes new rules to let you use your cell phone during air flight. Apparently official. President kennedy died at 1 00 p. M. Central standard time. And on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of john f. Kennedy, a witness to the tragedy shares her story. I was the last film of the limousine before he got shot. Captioning funded by cbs this is the cbs morning news for friday, november 22nd, 2013. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, the senate has changed the way it does business. Senate democrats approved a historic rules change that all but ends the use of a filibuster to end most president nominations. President obama welcomed the shift but republicans are ward s precedent has been set. Susan mcginnis is in washington with