All five employees here, will not work. I will do some between 35 to 4,000. Reporter it is all in an effort to show how important the immigrant community is to the local and National Economy with the the hope of getting President Trumps attention. We want to let them know that we are not criminals. We are workers. We support our country. Reporter not everyone is supporting this movement. Albert, a cuban immigrant herself says the day is miss guided. It is confusing the topic of illegal immigration. Reporter she believes protest should be over immigration reform. I think the movement should be to reform government as far as the immigration system itself because that is really what the issue is. Reporter now some Larger Companies are also, supporting tomorrows movement, jose garces, an ecuador immigrant himself and owner of the so many top restaurants here in philadelphia, new york, d. C. , chicago, release aid statement in part we support right for Hospitality Industry employees to have their voices heard. We are in close communication with any employees who plan to participate thursday and we are doing our best to mitigate against any potential impacts to our guests experience. We will not take any adverse action within any employee who choose toss participate. Once again at least 800 immigrants expect not the to show up for work tomorrow. We are live from south philadelphia, im greg argos for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Thanks, greg. By the way we polled our cbs3 viewers on twitter and facebook asking if they would be participating in tomorrows day without immigrants. 80 percent say they will not be attending tomorrow and in our facebook poll 79 percent of participants said they will not be taking part in the demonstration. Take a poll on our twitter and facebook pages and then toll us just search for at cbs philly on twitter and cbs philly on facebook to weigh in on this story. In washington andrew budd inner withdrew his nomination late this afternoon there were growing questions about fast food ceo Business Record and personal life. Several republicans said they would not vote to confirm him. Meanwhile, President Trump welcome israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the white house today. Old trends talked about how to move toward with the middle east peace deal. President trump signalled he is opened to changing hearn policy which centers upon a two state solution, that creates an independent palestinian state. So im looking at two state , and one state, a like the one that both parties like the two prerequisites of peace recognition of the jewish state and israels security needs west of the jordan they remain pertinent. Reporter Palestinian Liberation Organization said in a statement if the Trump Administration rejects its policy it would be destroying the chances for peace, and under mining American Interest , standing and credibility abroad. Tonight questions continue to swirl over the white house ties to russia and amid new reports that members of the President Trumps team made contact with russia, on numerous occasions before the election. Political experts here at home , want to know more. Eyewitness News Reporter joe holden is live in center city to explain why they are concerned, joe. Reporter good evening. A number of u. S. Senators, calling for, and investigation , based on, National Security concerns, and those political experts, some of them, at least believe , there are too many coincidence for comfort. Political experts say washington d. C. Is in a state of crisis and you should be paying attention. I havent seen anything this serious since water gade. Reporter doctor Michael Boyle of Lasalle University Political Science department put it to scale for us. He says revelations of trump confidents having reported regular contact with russia intelligence and the scandal involving ousted natalie security advisor michael thin are cause for an immediate investigation. You talk to a Foreign Government but talk to a National Security sensitive issue useful for Foreign Intelligence Services and misrepresenting your own view. Reporter experts are raising concerns if members of the Trump Campaign includedded with russian powers to torpedo the Clinton Campaign. If you encourage hacking of the Clinton Campaign or slow drip of information on the Clinton Campaign that is something average american should be concerned about. Because that is the electoral process. Reporter president dismissed claims and blamed the rest for reporting on leaks. Still, u. S. National security is in a un10able position, according to experts. What is very clear is that the u. S. Government isnt operating with a coherent strong foreign policy. Is this a stumble or a gaff , how to you characterize this hoff by the administration. I would say this is a crisis. Reporter according to some political experts they believe that only by the appointment of a special prosecutor, would an investigation be able to bias, significant partisan red tape. We are live from center city, joe holden for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Catholic schoolteacher in is facing charges tonight accused of sexually assaulting a threeyear old girl. This is suspect Michael Barbie a teacher at relevant i Learning Center program of Saint Frances of assisi parish philadelphia archdiocese says barbie is on administrative leave. He is facing 16 counts including involuntary deviant sexual intercourse. Search is on for suspects who gunned down a teen in philadelphias point breeze section. Eyewitness news in the 1500 block of bancroft street where police say a 17 yearold boy was shot twice in the back, and shortly before noon time today. Victim was rush to the hospital, where he later died. Right now police have no suspects. A crash involving a car and two people on bike is under investigation in Franklin Township gloucester county. The pair of bike riders was hit around 2 00 this afternoon on the 1200 block of delsea drive. Both were rushed to cooper hospital for treatment and the driver of the car that hit them stayed at the scene. A grim statistic today from transportation researchers, more people are dying in traffic accidents, nationwide. Health reporter Stephanie Stahl talked to researchers today and she has more on how our region faired in this study. More than 40,000 people were killed, in Motor Vehicle crashes last year, that is the highest number in nine years and the death rate is rising in one state, in our region. Traffic trend are going in the wrong direction. Reporter National Safety councils ken, says that despite stronger laws against distract driving, an increased Safety Equipment this cars, traffic deaths are up 6 percent, nationwide, in the last year. We see pedestrian deaths going up 9 percent, we see deaths involving Young Drivers going up nearly 10 percent. Reporter it is second year of a troubling trend, many states saw traffic deaths shoot up this is last two years, including new jersey, where Motor Vehicle deaths are up 8 percent since 2014. Researchers say they are seeing more alcoholrelated death and a disturbing trend in distract driving. About five years ago we were most concerned with cell phone conversations. Since then we have seen a shift, from drivers, shifting away from cell phone conversations which were dangerous enough to even more dangerous activity, by test age and using it behind the wheel. Reporter he says younger drivers are taking some of the biggest risks. Nearly 5 percent of the Young Drivers at any given daylight or moment are doing other activities with their phone. We have to be very defensive when were behind the wheel. Reporter good News Delaware and pennsylvania are bucking the trend in those states, Motor Vehicle deaths are falling. Researchers say fatal car crashes tend to increase the economy, is strong, and gas prices are low, luring more drivers out on to the roads. So the expected traffic does go up after the recession, however, they cannot slain why deaths have gone up as much as they have. People dont realize, how dangerous it is potentially and how serious it is when you go out and drive your car. Youre driving a very large vehicle and it the takes, that amount of time. I wonder how much gps equip ment that we are all using now to get around i wand fur people are distract by that sometime. Hey be. Thanks, stephanie. When we come back recollect thighsing a need and taking action. Take a holistic approach and educate entire student, meet their needs so they can do the west they can. Local university that is helping the homeless and hungry, and the advising plan that sparks the response, kate a cold blustery evening and cold day tomorrow, even a few snow showers out there but as we head in the weekend we will spring fling on the way and ill tell you when it will climb in the mid 60s and how long at above average temperatures will last. And big winners only Eyewitness News speaks to the new jersey Couple Holding a multi milliondollar lottery ticket, what they plan to to with the money, leslie. We are live with the phillies this off season they added two veteran hitters. So coming up we will introduce you to the south jersey couple spent their valentines day in shock after receiving this surprise of the lifetime and they spoke exclusively to Eyewitness News. Sam and kathy won mondays pick six jackpot of 5. 2 milliondollar. The numbers that they pick their grandchildrens bit the days and the number five. Now sam, who served in the marines during vietnam and kathy, a retired power plant employee, do not plan to be extravagant with their winning s. We will take care of our kids first, make sure that we pay off any bills, make them debt free, and, you know, make sure their homes are paid for. It is all about timing. Couple purchased their Winning Ticket at pennsville and they are not the first to win from the deli, in may of 2013, michael fish are won one milliondollar, by five numbers on the power ball drawing. Well, more and more students on College Campus are dealing with food inn security and local institutions are stepping up to help. Reporter cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio visited a university in Chester County to check out their efforts to help students in need. Reporter this is west Chester University, it is located in one of the pennsylvanias wealthiest counties. Yet, it has this place for the many students who are struggling. So all this is donation. So all this is donations on this side. Reporter the Resource Center opened up this fall to provide free personal products , school supplies, clothing, and lots of food. To any student, who needs it. We have a lot of food, tuna , water, students seem to like that. Reporter this Study Released in october released 3700 students in 12 states and found that 20 percent of students at four year institutions and 25 percent at two year colleges, lack reliable access to affordable food. So this place, came right on time. West Chester University is not only four year college, stepping up to deal with student food needs, Rutgers New Brunswick and cab rena university opened panaries and Rowan University has one coming next year. Number of students who self identify as missing a meal, was another surprise to us all reporter rich, directs Student Housing and said that they got their first surprise one years ago when they discovered dozens of west chester students are also homeless. The thought of sending them back to a homeless shelter or couch surf when they have got then far seemed like a setback reporter wcu offers free summer housing to students without a permanent home. They dont to have take a class. They dont to have buy a meal plan. Reporter now with the the pantry, they dont to have worry, where they will be getting their next meal. In west chester, cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs3 Eyewitness News. I would like to sees that. Yes. Isnt it the though . Kate bilo with our forecast right now, counties down young lady, count down to these long temperatures. We have two shore days, of chilly air before we really reap benefits of a nice winter warm up. It is still winter, it will still go back to colder wet ther but it does look like overall, over the next couple of weeks temperatures will average above the normas they have for much of the the month of february, so far, and very, very farrah above average, this weekend especially on sunday. Heres a look what is going on right now. It is a beautiful looking evening. We have some light in the sky at 6 17 p. M. Another indication that we are heading toward syringe, and the daylight, getting a little longer each day, and then it is less than a month now, until the start of the daylight savings time. So that will be, a nice extension to the daylight in the afternoon. So lets take a look at storm scan three and you can see some scattered snow showers, and rain showers, actually moving through the area what im concerned about is this one over bucks county. It has briefly intensified right between richland and hilltown. You can see dark purple. That is an indication that they is coming down good there and it could lead to low visibility in this area if you are this upper bucks or even in Lower Bucks County where we are seeing lighter flakes there will be some slow downs on the the roads there. It is all part of the larger system, two pieces of energy joining forces and they start to ramp up tonight and tomorrow, over portions of northern new england. That gets hiked hit hardest. Around the back edge the wind have pick up and will increase as we go through the overnight hours and into your thursday. And temperatures right now still not too bad, 42 in philadelphia, 41 in millville. Thirtynine in trenton. But you can see that brisk wind gusty off the coast and reason is you sees that red right there . That is the front that came through just a couple of hours ago and it knock the wind up in philadelphia, and in lancaster we had a win gusts of 40 miles an hour. Atlantic city as well. Now the strongest wind are off the coast but were still seeing sustain wind in the 20 to 25 miles an hour range, and it the is all around the back edge of this low, thinks northwesterly wind impacting much of the state of pennsylvania here, this evening, and then tonight. So, this evening, wind, increasing, overnight, windy, it will feel no better than the teens. For thursday we will see sun but it will be a blustery daze being that storm continues to intensify over the canadian hard time province. Pressure gradient much like hon but not as strong creating those strong gusty wind. Into friday High Pressure really plants itself overhead and we will see that warm up creeping in just off to the west, we will feel it as we head in the weekend. Feeling like the teens tomorrow. During the daze tomorrow feeling no better than 20s but big changes are on the way leave heavy coat. Put ate waste for a little while. Overnight 29 degrees. The partly cloudy, windy. Thursday, blustery cold. High of 43. Feeling in better than up 20s youre witness whenner seven day forecast take a look at this warm up. Fortythree thursday. The seasonable 44 on friday and then 57 saturday. Sixtyfour for sun take. Monday we will see back to around 60 but well above average right through mid week im choked up. I was just go to say. Yes. Good one. All right, thanks, kate. All right, dons up next with sports. Guys, new faces in the the outfield we will introduce to you how east, michael and then an old face, back this is line up, sixers plan, with jahlil okafor. We will hear from him next in prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. Farm, crate, and store. Were focusing on fresh. So you dont have to guess. My giant. All right, don, spring training is continuing, more and more people from our area like hey, we can get a trip down there. Making their way. Yes, making their way over to the phillies as well. Phillies hung a help wanted sign and added a couple helping hand. Leslie van arsdal is with the team, she joins us now live from clearwater beach, florida with more, leslie . Hi there don. You can hear music in the back ground. The phillies scored 610 runs last season. Thirtynine fewer then any other team in the major league s. So something had to give. Enter Howie Kendrick and michael saunders. Both bring with them a winning mentality. Last couple years, i really think you have to learn how to win. What i mean by that is when you are down late in the the ballgame or from the first inning doing Little Things right to give your team a lead im this is here to yell at guys or anything like that. The these guys have laid the game. I have place against franco, herrera, even hernandez the second base they have had great years. Try to come in, build on that and play the game the right way. Reporter gm matt klentak says this will be a team that will be a lot of fun to much was. Other the course of the 162 games we will see veterans showing why they have been in the league for 10 years and why these guys have hade money , and won rings and done all of the things we have done we will get to watch young kid , you know, show us why were so hopeful for their future. I think we have technical issues with leslies shot. Thank you. Appreciate it. Good seeing you. Moving on flyers start a three game road trip in calgary, allstar mvp Wayne Simmonds said every single thing we do on this road trip will be huge for us. Highlights it this at 11 00. Lets talk hoops. Jahlil oak for is frustrating, sea saw season continued tonight in boston. Sixers big hand will be in uniform when they take on celtics. Big ja was reeve justly taken out while team worked on a trade. Now, he is back. Head coach brett brown explains. Trade talks were advanced, i chose, we chose not to play him to complicate things. The trade talks tell down. He will get the on a plane and be with me in an hour and a half and i will put him in the game. We will go in the game with that admitly sort of strange entry back into our team. Yep, strange. Very strange. How do you get a guy in the rhythm if he is laying, in the the laying, in the line up. I know. It is not good. Yes. Cbs evening news just a few minutes a bay. Scott pelley has a look ahead, scott. Hi, ukee, jessica great to be with you in philadelphia heres cbs evening news tonight, President Trump blames blind hatred of the media for the fall of his natalie security advisor. Heating with the israeli leader mr. Trump says peace does not necessarily heene an independent palestinian state. The head of the u. S. Special forces, says natalie u. S. Government thinks quote unbelievable turmoil. And we will go to remote antarctica for mystery of the missing penguins, all that just ahead on the cbs evening if youin a palace of ice,winter theres only one place to go. And thats not the only thing you can only find in new york state. You can find it all, only in new york. New york. Its all here. Its only here. Plan your winter getaway at iloveny. Com the love statue is on the the hoff, iconic sculpture left dilworth park today. Not to worry, it will be back after a make over. Workers carefully removed sculpture and pedestal and it will be repainted same red, blue and green. It was last refurbish in 1998. When it returns the statue will be layed in its original location, jfk plaza also known as, love park. Well, thanks for watching Eyewitness News at 6 00 we are back at 10 on our sister station cw philly and we are back here on cbs3 at 11 00. Up next, cbs evening news, tonight Mark Phillips in antarctica with more from his climate tiery series. Find out what is causing penguins to disappear. There new york heres scott pelley take care family see you tonight. Captioning sponsored by cbs pelley dont blame flynn and dont blame him. The president says the demise of his National Security adviser is the fault of illegal leaks. Very, very unfair. Pelley clint supporters. And people are trying to cover up for a terrible loss. Pelley and. The fake media. Pelley also tonight, the president takes his first plunge into middle east policy. Id like to see you hold back on settlements for a little bit. Well work something out. Pelley whats driving a big increase in highway fatalities . It was so preventable. Pelley and whats become of the penguins at the bottom of the world. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley
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