As a result of some of the things that hes saying to us, we should be a able to make a rests very shortly. Homicide captain james clark told us jenkins put up a fight and thats likely why she was shot. He says jenkins was not attacked because she was transgender but because she had money. Clark told Eyewitness News the attack is not considered a hate crime. Authorities say jenkins may have been working as a prostitute when she was attacked. Anybody that engages in sex work is a human being. And they theyre life is not less. They do not deserve to be beaten down, gunned down and he can cuted in our streets. Reporter Eyewitness News reached out to keishas family but they were too upset to speak on camera. Strangers stopped to honor the 22yearold with a vigil near the crime scene. Thats somebodys child regardless. Its sad. That shouldnt happen to anybo anybody. Reporter detectives say that pedro reading a tacked a transgender victim a few years back. That victim did not show up in court s
Today, and tomorrow, so enjoy it, if you have outdoor plans, and there is that election day forecast, again, cant blame it on the weather 8 00 tell tears near 50 in the sun, noontime looks great, 67, even into the evening keeping things nice and dry and clear, 63. Today no brainer for the school day forecast, grading wise thats aplus all the way. Full sunshine, 70 by 3 00. Mostly sunny conditions. Again, thats no complaints. Seventyone today for the official high for philadelphia, 69 to the shore, 67 in the poconos, and did it gets even warmer as we head into wednesday. We will have the details in the full forecast in a few minutes, but lets get a check on the morning ride with meisha. Good morning. Justin, feeling good. You gave aplus. Had to. Thats what we like to hear, good morning, everyone, happy tuesday to you. All right, so 95, headlights moving in the southbound direction, off ram top street road was closed just little bit ago. Now since cleared. Looking good there, still early
Temperatures well into the 70s. Winds kicking up little bit. These are sustained winds, 15 Miles Per Hour out of the southwest here, in philadelphia. So thats what we will be dealing with today. Little breezy at times. Few clouds will roll through specially across the Northern Tier of the region. Specially in the poconos and the Lehigh Valley. Otherwise just mostly sunny sky today. Here is the school day forecast, again, little wind think morning at the bus stop. Temperatures in the upper 40s. 3 00 numbers mid 60s, well have sun and clouds, give it a minus today because of few clouds and the breeze today. Sixtyeight for the high for philadelphia, mid 60s at the shore, even the poconos make it to 60 degrees. Then talking about mid 70s, in the seven day forecast, we will break down the details no few minute, all right, meisha, a whats the latest on the roads . Of course you gave it a minus. Of course, wouldnt have it any other way. Not imagine anything else. Thanks, justin, good morning,
Interview was he wanted to teach his children a lesson that this kind of thing could happen. Reporter ultimately though police say it is, le drew hoist getting a lesson as he has been charged with filing a false police report. Now police also tell me that le drew claimed that he bit into the candy bar before finding that needle. We will have much more on this story as well as new updates from the other incident coming up new tonight the the at 6 00. For now, reporting live, rahel solomon for cbs3 Eyewitness News. We will sue then, thank you. Chopper three over a crash involving a september bus in northeast philadelphia a it happened around 12 30, on the 7,000 block of oxford avenue in fox chase. Route 17 double bus collided with a truck hauling heavy equipment. Both slamming in the front of the two businesses. Eyewitnesses say that the truck had a Police Escort as bus made a wide turn at the corner. I just saw a giant white truck, stuck into the side of my building, the corner of my bu
Seventyfour at 3 00. Were on our way to 76 degrees this afternoon. Were talking about warmest november temperatures in about ten years. Not record territory. Record are around 80 degrees. Even at the shore it is still beach weather in early november. Look at that sunshine with a high of 73 degrees. You cant beat it, meisha. You certainly cant. I will be outside today for sure. We have an accident near malvern route 202 southbound past route 30. It was on the shoulder. It looks like both southbound lanes and westbound lanes are being compromised just a bit because of the flashing lights, crews are outside on the scene and they are outside on foot trying to move a vehicle that went off in the median as well. Make note of that. It doesnt look like too many slow downs but still very early out there but with that kind of volume, people outside on the roadways, with those flashing lights it is causing slow downs for you. I95 south at cottman we are seeing volume levels rise as well as we do