between west point pike and berks road. sumneytown pike probably your best bet. any time you have downed pole and wires it will slow you down, just heads up, that's out there, and also of course talking about that overturned tanker truck it, actually happened yesterday about 1:00 p.m. spilling thousands of gallons of fuel. so you can imagine the clean up, and what's been taking place since then, so this is your update. a.c. expressway eastbound near route 54 hammonton, the trains ramps are closed before it was all the lanes closed clearly as crews were out there cloning it up. now just entrance ramps closed. two lanes however are going to be closed starting in the eastbound direction at 8:00 a.m. for repairs. that is going to slow you down if you are moving in the eastbound direction. on the westbound side, probably get little gaper delay. talking about this and reminding you as we push through the morning, jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you, comedian bill cosby is said to a per in montgomery county courtroom today. >> prosecutors want the judge to admit evidence that they say is crucial to the case against cosby, trang do, liver at the montgomery county courthouse in norristown, trang, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rahel, jim. prosecutors say cosby's own words point that to the fact that he has long been familiar with date rape drugs, point to 2005 deposition as well as ex perps from his 1991 childhood where he references spanish fly. they want all of that evidence to be included in court will does bye charged with drugging and assaulting former temple university employee andrea constand, at his font almost montgomery county home n court filing thursday, prosecutors ask the judge to allow the jury to see sealed document where cosby admitted to giving constand an other women quaaludes. that document is a deposition he gave in 2,005 after constant sued him for defamation and sexual battery. the suit was eventually settled out of court. the prosecution would also like to show excerpts from cosby's book childhood where he talks about using a drug called spanish fly, as a boy to get girls interested in him. on the other hand, cosby's lawyers want no mention. quaaludes, spanish fly or his conduct with other women during the trial. they also want to exclude information about constand's civil settlement from this criminal case. and the hearing set to begin at 9:30, before judge steven o'neil. judge o'neil most recently that of all of the accuse that's have come forward, just one of them will be allowed to testify at this trial. but for now, live from the montgomery county courthouse, trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> trang, thank you. trial begins this morning for the three teenage girls accused in the fatal beating of 16 year old amy joyner francis, it happened almost a year ago, at howard high school of technology in wilmington, delaware. the school bathroom was recorded on cell phone video, all three defendants will be trade in family court. >> and, police are investigating the brutal sexual assault of 13 year old girl in philadelphia's juniata section. this happened in this abandon row hoe, 1300 block of west butler street. they say the victim was walking down the street snort have i before 5:00 p.m. that's when three teenage boys pulled her inside the home. residents say the property has become a problem. >> you got a group of young kids, i don't know where most of them probably don't even live around here, but they're constantly in that building instead of being in school. this is a during the day situation. >> neighbors say the boarded up property is a known hang out for teens. so far no arrest haves been made. >> the cause of faith al fire in philadelphia's fernrock neighborhood remains under investigation this morning the fire happened about 4:00 yesterday afternoon, 6300 block of north tenth street. firefighters fought the flames for about 20 minute, before bringing the blaze under control. one unidentified victim was discovered and was pronounced dead at the scene. >> drivers may start to notice a jump in prices at the gas pump as summer gets closer, all thanks to the summer blend switch-over. national average sit at 2.32 per gallon. some is more expensive than others, supposed to be better for the environment. time to switch from winter to summer blend varies from state to state. >> at the capitol senate judiciary committee scheduled to vote today on the confirmation of supreme court nominee kneel gorsuch. all other senators are expected to cast their vote later this week. the democratic leadership says it plans to filibuster the nomination, but, three senate democrats will vote yes for gorsuch, including. >> purr full storm system continues to rumble through the southern united state this morning. a mother and her three year old daughter killed in louisianna yesterday. as cbs correspondent hena daniels tell us the severe weather threat isn't over just yet. >> in vicks berg, mississippi, families were rescued in the middle of the night after being trapped in their homes. residents carried out their pets, and whatever else they could. >> oh, my gosh. that's it. >> severe weather across the south has been raging for more than a day. at least ten tornados, reported in the last 24 hours. heavy rains, high winds, hail, struck from texas to tennessee. louisianna was hit the hardes hardest. >> i heard it. >> in saint martin parish a woman and her three jerold daughter killed when their mobile home was demolished by a tornado. >> she was so happy the baby, she loved animals, she was always smiling severe thunderstorm threat moving east, and they warn people in the storm's path to stay alert. >> here is the timing through monday morning, monday afternoon, storm system marches across mississippi, toward the florida panhandle. >> flood watches and warnings are up for part of the south through machine day afternoon. hena daniels, for cbs-3, 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with his owners in morning, after a frightening fall into a well in california. >> well lucy fell 30 feet down a well in malibu. she was trapped down therefore four hours before rescuers could reach her. emergency crews took care of pulling lucy out of the well. >> got a strap there is yellow strap that i have. and got it around her legs, and was able just to pick her up. i just carried nerve my arms, but i had a strapped around her in case. >> lucy's owner said she wasn't on a letter when she fell down the well. fortunately, lucy was not seriously injured. good story there. well, one local animal shelter is compete willing in the march madness style tournament, of kale. >> the competition gives folks like you the chance to support rescues like igor. currently at philly's own morris animal rescue of washington square. pet plan pet insurance is making donation to every shelter participating and will award the shelter with the most votes with $5,000. today is the last day. so get on line and vote. >> i think i actually already re-tweet that. >> i did, as well. yes. >> sounds familiar. so certainly. get on line. >> i haven't done it yet but i will. >> definitely. >> so wacking outside today i was like oh, okay. this is my style weather. >> i heard the birds chirping. >> how about it? they're waking up all happy this morning. yesterday such a gorgeous day, but the whole neighborhood was out, you snow so, so pleasant outside. now today actually still quite mild, dry through at least the daylight hours, but doesn't last, so, we get you out, there storm system eventually will make its way in, all is calm, though, the winds very light at the moment, turning more south letterly. >> bethlehem, main street, in the foreground here in historic bethlehem. so beautiful start to the morning, do you have few more clouds out there certainly but it is quiet. doesn't stay that way, but it is quiet for now. so the weather on our side at least. meanwhile, storm scan is also locally not looking all that bad see the moisture, yes, you got a monster storm really brewing ruth now across mississippi and alabama at this point. >> this storm will bring in the next round every rain, thunderstorms but doesn't get here until the earliest late tonight. you more of evening nan view, especially for early morning travelers if you maybe make the commute up to new york city tomorrow morning may be little dicey. but through the rest of this morning, and even the afternoon drive here locally, we are looking good. not until later tonight, notice, 10:00 p.m., maybe as early as 8:00 p.m., few speckles showing up on the radarment generally late tonight the rain starts to build in. it does look like there is going to be really heavy rounds that comes in. but it just misses us to the northeast, really developing. so, that does bode well. at least for our travels. we death get a glancing blow. tomorrow will feature showers, few thunderstorms, kind of off and on throughout the day. dow think the strongest storms will come along in the afternoon as we get any peaks every sunday shine through the clouds, i would just keep the umbrella ready to go. not talking wash out status like we had on friday. meanwhile wednesday does clear out for some sunshine. outside we go to another camera. nice quiet start to the morning here too, pleasant valley up at the middle and high school campuses here in brodheadsville, virtually no winds to talk about, out of the west northwest at the moment it, will turn more southerly with time. not talking about windy day either. but the wind flow turns southerly to allow us to moderate up to 66 degrees, for the clouds beginning to build. now later tonight we drop down to 53, again the rain will be arriving as we mentioned, it lingers into tomorrow, scattered fashion, pretty much any time, but really warm day. look at that 72 degrees, not shabby, but back to the 60s even for wednesday and thursday. that's when the next system comes along, and lingering shower is still out there we think for the phillies home opener friday. meisha? >> well hello april. i'm glad march is out of here. aren't you excited? happy monday. looking outside. things are actually looking pretty good. the schuylkill near spring garden, want to gave you a quick peak, headlights moving in the eastbound direction here, both moving in the eastbound direction on the schuylkill, we are looking good. going to get busy on the schuylkill so we know that, factor that into your plans, blue route, head light moving in the southbound direction at ridge pike, what we are looking at here. down here 95 south at girard, you can see the headlight push be in the southbound direction. interstate 95, moving in the southbound direction, the one i primarily have my eyes on right now, it seems to be heating up the quickest, so just hit up for those of you taking 95 specially pushing in the southbound direction, might want to give yourself couple of extra minutes. then also talking about the overturned tanker truck that actually happened yesterday at about 1:00 p.m. so where are we now with this? well after spilling thousands of gallons of fuel, on the roadways, crews have been out there cleaning it up. no you down this, a.c. expressway eastbound near route 54 hammonton, entrance ramps are closed but starting 8:00 a.m., repairs will start to be done, so two lanes out of four are going to be closed. so that's going to slow you down as you push in the eastbound direction. westbound side might be little gaper delay, might get that, but really the eastbound side you're going to start to slow down at 8:00 a.m. that's going to linger through until they're done. so, heads up, starting 8:00 a.m., i would say, if you have to head out on the a.c. expressway i would definitely give yourself extra time. plus accident montgomery count which downed pole and wires. heads up on this. morris road now closed. this is closed between west point pike and berks road. you will have to use alternate. sumneytown pike will be your best bet. heads up on that, plus also talking about construction, busy monday morning, as you can see, pa turnpike westbound between ft. washington and norristown, construction on the schuylkill, as well, westbound on university ave., left lane block, block between seven a.m. and 3:00 p.m. rahel, back over to you. >> from the delaware county times, middletown township child porn important suspect now charged with child rape. fifty-six year old michael, a former county prison guard, is currently awaiting trial on separate child pornography charges following arrest in december. >> and the trentonian, bill that would offer a thousand dollars tax credit to organ donors facing some opposition. just told you about this. national org began transplant, 19 states provide either tax credit or deduction for expenses related to living organ donations, some, how much, worry the tax breaks could drive donors from neighboring states that don't offer financial incentives. >> on the cover of the bucks county couriers times, schooled administrators say council rock would save $61.6 million by closing he will henry school. that far amount 48.5 million saved in not having to do major renovations or mine owe repair project that richboro middle school, rolling hills elementary and wrightstown elementary. and that's a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. well, a routine plumbing advice knit ohio reunite a woman with her long lost wedding ring. >> called the pilomotor fix his sewer. he didn't expect anything unusual, right? we don't normally? but as the plumber got to work he doing up something very special, his daughter's we wedding ring, apparently lost it eight years ago while preparing for a friends' wedding. >> she was here. she was getting ready to go. she put her engagement ring and wedding ring on the side of the sink. not good idea. >> he was pretty happy. he actually got his daughter on the phone, face timed, and showed her the ring. >> awesome. >> the dime ring was accustom made wedding band given to his daughter by her uncle who is also a jeweler. >> that is good news. my mom lost her wedding ring years ago. she thinks it is somewhere in the house, fortunately, she is one of those people like oh, i will ' figure it out. your father knows he's married to me, i'm like okay. >> talking about diamonds, rahel and i last week, because we were saying that diamonds are becoming more after thing of the past, and doing more like man-made crystals. and i was saying would you rather have the real thing, just maybe smaller, or the man-made crystal type. >> the role thing. >> i was going to say. my television wife, i can answer that for her. uh-huh. >> i get that. >> good for them. >> being as good as the un c tar heels prepare to face the gonzaga, the south carolina's woman's basketball team already has their prove. >> the big moment from their take down of mississippi state. and how their 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row and not made the playoffs unfortunately the flyers the first to do it after losing to the rangers. rookie anthony got the start in goal for the flyers, his first start since december, second period, no score, jordan wheel forces the turn over, passes the puck. >> in the second, game tide on delayed penalty, rangers, goes in, beat, and the blue shirts then take the lead. then in the third, the rangers strike again. off the michael delsato. michael lindberg scores, no post-season for the flyers. the rangers win this 14 to three. >> the 6ers have day off back in action at the center gets the nets, last night north of the border to face the raptors. saric on 24 minute restriction due to sore left heal. third quarter, 6ers down seven, dario drivers into the paint, hit the jump hawk, five of 13 shooting in the a lot 14 minutes. then off the field, tlc drivers to the basket and scores. he had a career high 23-point, and the sixers cut the lead to three. that's as close as they'll get. comes down, nails the jumper, the sixers lose their third straight 113-105. and start the 2017 season, phils, hellickson on the mound for the phils. ncaa national championship game between gone salah and north carolina coverage starts at 8: 30. that's all for sports. i'm lesley van arsdall. have a great day. >> women's national championship is decided and phillies own dawn staley celebrating her first ever national championship. stilesi south carolina, got 23 points from asia wilson, beat the mississippi saint bull dose last night. coach staley by the way a lot of people talking about this on social media. grew up in philadelphia, was high school player of the year at dobbins, but staley said she is doing it home in south carolina. >> our town is a sports town. they love their sports. and certainly the fans are painted a picture of what a national champion looks like. and they take care of home. and i can't thank them enough. and i can't wait to get home to sharing this moment with them. >> staley proud, also went to the final four, three times as a player, with virginia and went to the final two years ago as coach of south carolina. i read so interesting she felt defeated apparently after she lost in college, so to be able to win now as a coach. >> redemption. >> what accomplishment, right? >> coming up in "eyewitness news" this morning, bill cosby headed back it court today. >> prosecute letters try to use cosby's own words against him during his trin his book, that prosecutors want the jury to see. >> scary scene, manhole explodes in downtown boston. what crews s bme. katie? >> well, jim, already looking ahead to this upcoming weekends, right now, i think, we will actually see some improvement through the course of the weekends as more and more sunshine will peak through the clouds. and it will be on the cool side to start things off. we also moderate nicely by sunday, too. so all good things, only gets better with time. stay there, coming right prodders, 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