no problems at the moment. couple of high clouds have work their way through southeastern pa for the most part nice clear sky and mild. look at these temperatures. we were flirting with 60 already here in reading. in philly, 54, the current temperature, hovering between 53, 54 degrees, 52, but now, we are just shy of when the sun will be coming up, and with time of course these temperatures will begin to rebound. and rebound they will. take a look. even by lunchtime, already flirting with 70. we should have no problems hitting 72 degrees, this afternoon, with some sunshine. and to be perfectly frank, there is a chance that i may even have to up that daytime high. see how we do here, looking at the area headlines for the seven day, we mention this a moment ago. potent frontal boundary expected to rumble saturday. i'll time it out little later in the show t does yield to much cooler weather on sunday, and then we've got another storm system next week, so the pattern does remain pretty active, meisha? >> katie, thank you. we are loving these seven's, and take a look at this gorgeous shot, schuylkill eastbound at spring garden, just still dark outside, you can see the colors of the browns, the lights, the blues, absolutely stunning pictures, making your way eastbound into center city there. so good morning, and tgif to you. ben franklin bridge, looking good as well. push in the westbound direction, center city, you can see, starting to heat up just ever so slightly. but for a friday i have to tell this is actually heating upment just now cracking the 6:00 hour. and the ben franklin bridge, one of those areas that we typically see doesn't heat up until much later, especially on a friday. so, you know, some of your neighbors jumping out there early. boulevard same story here pushing in the southbound direction, once you jump on to the schuylkill westbound at the boulevard then pushing onto city avenue it is looking a lot like. >> this so again the boulevard starting to heat up as well. any of the areas i would say, probably, lever little not earlier this morning, but certainly leave when you normally o don't wait out there. because it is heating up ever so slightly. accident i was talking about in king of prussia. route 23, river road, third street, intersection block. you can see, green moving all over the place here. still traveling at posted speeds, so just heads up. talking about some new schedules in the worlds of septa coming up in the next ten to 15 minutes. >> updating breaking news this morning, flames race through south jersey hotel, leaving guests dangling from windows. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo live at the ramada inn in vineland, you have an update from the fire chief. what's he saying? >> reporter: rahel, jim, good morning there is was a dramatic fire fight. fire crews arrived here on the scene just after 2:00 this morning. they saw heavy smoke and flames shooting from a second floor room. they also saw a couple of guests dangling from a window, so they sprang into action. they made the rescue, and then they made their way through the build to go make sure all of the guests had gotten out safely. you can see live on the scene here this morning, fire crews remain on the scene. they're making sure none every these hot spots spark back up. they're also conducting the cause investigation. you're also take ac look at viewer video on your screen right now, the dramatic scene, that fire crews arrived to overnight. this was big fire. it made its way to two alarm, and two people were hurt. now, one of the people hurt was a woman who was staying in the room where the fire started. she got out of her room on her own and south ems. she is being treated at crozer right now, after suffering burns, and smoke inhalation. the other person injured was a police officer. that officer suffered some smoke inhalation after getting people out of the building. now the fire started here, around 2:00 this morning at the ramada inn2200 block every west landsis road. we're told there are more than 30 rooms inside this two story building. fortunately everyone is accounted for this morning. but it was no easy fire fight. take a listen. >> they were able to initially contain the fire to the hallway and the fire unit. then we had fire extend into the attic space. and it basically running from the rear of the building up to the fire wall about six unit up. we were able to contain it in the attic space above those six units. >> certainly more people could have been hurt. fortunately, no one was killed. you can see, just how much damage this fire did here overnight. the people who were staying here at the ramada inn now at neighboring hotels. in the meantime, firefighters do remain on the scene, again, they are looking for a cause. at this point, they can't say what caused this fire. we did speak to a resident who lives here, who said that there are number of smoking rooms on the back side of this building near where the fire started. the fire chief could not comment on that. the chief is also looking into whether the fire alarms were sounding inside of the building. but he does tell us that fire crews were dispatched to this location because of an activated fire alarm. we will keep you it up dayton the situation. for now, live in vineland, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," rahel, jim, back to you. >> thank you. update on hit-and-run that left a man fighting for his life in kensington. >> overnight police found the car they think was involved. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do is live at the police accident and investigation division. so trang it, looks like they found the car. but any word on the driver of that car? >> rahel, jim, no sign of the driver just yet. but again, police did locate that car overnight. abandoned on the 300 block of martha street port richmond. investigators are now processing the car for evidence that will hopefully lead them to this driver take a look at the video from the scene in kensington there is accident happened just before 7:30 near em rand and clearfield streets. man lying unconscious in the street with severe head trauma and two broken legs, police say the man was crossing clearfield, after leaving a corner store. he was only feet away from his front door, when he was struck by this car. now, the force of the man's body cracked the windshield. he was launched into the air. but that driver just kept going. neighbors meanwhile are distraut. >> he said to be real nice guy who when the weather gets nice, he sits outside, and he cooks for the people of the neighborhood. so a lot of the neighbors are really upset to hear that this 43 year old victim was hit by the car and he's in such bad shape. >> there were several witnesses to this accident and police were able to obtain surveillance video of the entire thing, from a corner store near where the accident happened. meanwhile the gentleman is in critical condition at hahnemann hospital. for now, live from the accident investigation district, i'm trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you, trang, for that report. >> and new this morning, police in chester are searching for a suspect after a man is shot and killed in front every his girlfriend. police say the victim was picking up his girlfriend at her house, here on the 2600 block every boil street, just after 10:30 last night. well when she stemmed outside to see her boyfriends being robbed, she then witnessed the suspect shoot him in the head. that suspect then ran off. >> meanwhile, in montgomery county, former police officer is facing a slew of charges after a road rage incident. now, this happened saturday night on the 1900 block of second street in upper gwenned. that's where police seo end farmer fired three shots into a bmw, after a stepdaughter allegedly had altercation with someone in the car. inside the bmw was a mother, father, and their 15 year old daughter, one of those shot injured the 15 year old. farmer is charged with assault and wreckless endangerment. he was a member of the again he had, upper gwenned police department from 2,000 through 2009. >> attempted sexual assault at brandywine park. woman out for a run when attacked at 73:00, pushed to the grounds by a man, but was able to fight off the attacker. suspect ran from the scene. fortunately the woman was not seriously hurt. >> and, in gloucester township police there release sketch of man wanted for attempted kidnapping. accused of trying to pull a woman into his suv on may apple road monday night when she screamed he let her go. officers think he's driving possibly a new model white suv possibly a bmwx1 or x3. well, the suspect in a shooting of 2dc police officers has died after also being shot. both officers in washington dc are in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. the shooting happened before 11:00 last night, where the officers were patrolling in the city's northeast section. city councilman is calling for more solutions to the city's gun violence. >> no community should have to live like this. this gun violence, it is a scourage on our city. my thoughts are with the officer. we need to put in place solutions to stop it violence. it is just unacceptable. >> now the shooting comes hours after four men were shot in three separate shootings, in southeast dc. the new jersey pinelands commission will vote this morning on controversial natural gas pipeline proposal. the proposal by south jersey industries calls for 22-mile natural gas pipeline. commercial township to the bl glands power plant in beastly point. now part of the plan to convert the plant from oil and coal to cleaner burning natural gas. group siting environmental concerns have been fighting the pipeline for years, but it does however have the support of governor christie and zombies groups. >> well up next in the health watch: a high tech new way to screen for concussions. >> plus, it wasn't tampa bay buccaneers quarterback jamison winston's finest moment. hear what he told a group of elementary scoop student now parking uproar on social media. >> and lesson in what not to do if you're ever pulled over by police. what happened after this girl did a few cart wheels in front after officer next. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> it is friday. >> good morning. >> it is going to be in the 70s. >> and it is friday. >> meisha is dancing. katie is dancing. we're all dancing. it isn't payday, but what the henge? we're still going with it. >> we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> so many scary moments out of southern california firefighters rush eight year old girl away from a swarm of bees. >> really sad. the beast attacked her, two other people and a dog. listen to. >> this the dog was stunning 300 times. and did not survive. firefighters had to use hose lines filled with foam to knock down the swarm every over a thousand beels, they also had to use foam to fill out the hollowed out tree so the bees cannot return. >> dwi suspect uses sobriety test as a chance to show off her gymnasic skills. >> take a look at this. >> that direction, with your full body. we're in the doing yoga i don't know what you're doing, put your hands down. >> yoga pants but no yoga bleigh he will marcia seen sleeping in a car last friday night after having a hard time standing up straight, the officer as we just heard there tries to have her walk in a straight line. something she clearly has a hard time doing. she did, however, manage to pull off a cart wheel. the officer gave her one more chance to walk in a straight line. how much, she did another cart wheel, and placed under arrest. >> my understanding, though, if you can do a cart wheel, how can't you walk in a straight line? >> and i'm also confused because she was sleeping in the car. she wasn't driving the car. more investigation, katie? >> listen, katie, after the week we've all had, collectively? i'll cart wheel out the door at 12:31. >> oh, do that on social media. >> because everybody else will want to see that. >> i'm with you, man, this has been an interesting week and certainly even in the weather department. yesterday ended up a beautiful afternoon, all stuck in the fog literally and figure tiffly probably. but regardless, now, we are still feeling little damp outside. >> sigh the sheen on the snow pack, the snow starting to melt away. i think a lot of people will still get up to the ski resorts with this kind of forecast. but, keep in mind, it may get, you know, your ski clothes, could get little wet when dealing with the kind of temperatures we expect in the poconos today. but ski report, nonetheless, almost all of the trails are open say for blue mountain, 36 to 39 trails. really good solid base despite this warmth. the magic of man-made snow. that's all i can say. outside we go, to beautiful shot. yes, this is a spot out kutztown area middle school, got socked? in with fog, essentially clear as a bell, promising to be pretty sunrise, great news. we shouldn't have the visibility problems today. tomorrow, we still hit 70. but that's when potent cold front comes through, between about four p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with some gusty thunderstorms, then knocks it back to the upper 40's, all it be for one day, dose of reality, meisha. >> sure is. all right, katie, thank you for that. so loving the 70s today while we have them. looking outside, speaking of, take a look at the gorgeous sunrise. look at that sky coming out. oh, man. you look at a picture like this, it just makes you feel so good. so even if you're still home, having that cup of coffee, get on the balcony or whatever you have and enjoy it. all right, we have disable vehicle here, 422 eastbound, before trooper. pulled off to the side. see it there. not causing too many slow downs. but you can also see how busy it is around there already. we've been talking about this really all morning long, how busy it is, 202, taillights northbound direction, approaching king of prussia. busy around that area as well. i want to pull your attention, accident in king of prussia. route 23, river road, third street. the intersection blocked there. so heads up on that. wasn't causing same problems as before. could be now. we have another accident in conshohocken, we will be get to go in a moment. maple at westbound street. jim, rahel, over to you. >> meisha, thank you. in this morning's health watch, new research what could be increasing our risk every stroke. >> new study says that vape electronic cigarette puts you at greater risk than regular cigarettes. >> cut glucose corks lead to more serious neurological damage in the case after stroke. >> this new device could be break through for concussion screening. reflection prototype made its debut at the 2017 consumer electronic show. its inventors say the screen is portable and expensive and effective. matt the ceo of reflection, confident in his team's invention. >> by testing every athlete, after every game, only takes 30 seconds, you can determine mild concussion occurred, that nobody recognize. if you can catch concussions, almost everyone can recover 100%. but actually 80% of secondary concussions in sports occur within ten days of a prior concussion. >> very interesting. he's hoping the device can help doctors make the call faster, if an athlete is good to return to play. >> tampa bay buccaneers, james written stone edger praise to give back to his community. >> his latest speech is raising some eyebrows. >> okay, all my boys, just tell me one time. i can do anything i put my minds to. >> i can put anything i put my mind to. >> boys aren't spoke dollars to be soft spoken. one day you will have a deep voice like. >> this now you all are talking like there is but one day you will have a very, very deep voice. but the laid he is they're supposed to be silent, polite, gentle. but my men now, my men supposed to be strong. >> okay. well, winston said he just made a bad choice every words, trying get the kids to pay attention, but critics say winston's comments perpetuate harmful stereotypes. >> i feel like i get what he meant. >> i don't think it came from a bad point. >> we have to stop judging so with like this miniscule type of thing. hills heart was in the right place. he was having fun with his students. give him a break. great speech. it is all right. >> i'm is the hooking where three women. so i'm not saying anything. i agree to whatever you want. >> i agree to that, just -- but whatever you go with, i'm going with you. >> ya, well, jim doesn't like to be -- >> well, everyone needs to be polite now. >> ancestory dna test something becoming more popular than ever with the availability and affordability of tests these days. >> tonight at 11:00 our natasha brown goes on john which students at west chester university. they discover more about their heritage than they ever new. >> would love to be able to open myself to more experiences, and broader view of the world than my very singular narrative that i have right now. >> we're there with students as they begin their ancestory. com process, and our natasha brown learns more about her own history, as well, from surprises revealed tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11. >> i tried that test twice. came back nothing. >> well, you know? didn't get accurate sample. just spit in the tube. i followed the instructions. >> we just found out yesterday that one of my grade school teachers and you may come from the same family in ireland. who knew? >> just through a conversation. still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning: tigers on the hunt, this dramatic chase was caught on camera. finds out what they were after, and it wasn't lunch. >> i'm intrigued. and, meisha, she's takin take un dream drive to the smallest town she's been to yet. that's coming up a little later. stay with us. >> mercury. phoenixville man, says the battery inside his laptop exploded causing a fire in his kitchen. bob was taking a nap when he said he heard three pops, and found the lithium ion battery inside his hp laptop exploded while charging on his kitchen count. >> i chester city mayor thaddeus kirk lands has called on assistance of local county and state law enforcement agencies to combat the city's staggering homicide rates. mayor who also happens to be baptist minister says the city in spiritual state of emergency. >> and the burlington county times, moorestown, has completed infrastructure improvements to the north church street water treatment plant. bringing one of its wells back on line this week. the $1.2 million improvement, temporary fix at the plant, which has come under fire since high levels of chemicals were found in two of its wells. >> that's a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >> coming up: update on breaking news, a hotel fire, in south jersey. >> also, caitlin jenner has message for president trump, find out why she wants him to call her. >> we'll be right back. that has more ski mountains to choose from than any other in the country. ♪ and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. you can find it all, only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your winter getaway at iloveny.com good morning, just about 6:30, what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute. >> flames engulfing a hotel in south jersey. >> in all, two people were injured. >> we had occupants, they were attempt to go jump from the second floor aoun glitz our whole room gone, everything burnt. >> new information right now on hit-and-run that left a man fighting for his life. still no sign that far driver. but again, officers did locate that abandoned car. >> everything human being has a right to rest in peace. >> as police continue their search for those responsible for vandalizing a jewish cemetery, a muslim man from philadelphia, is sending a big check to help with repairs. >> youtube temporarily pulled new york zoo's live stream of a giraffe giving birth after some users complain it was sexually explicit. who watches a giraffe give birth anyway? what's that like? oh, i see a head coming out. now, now the neck. a neck. >> i saw this the other day. it was like yesterday morning or something on line. and at last check the giraffe is still in labor. so if you're interested, it is back streaming liver on youtube. >> poor giraffe. >> it is nature. >> again, lots of less offensive things to watch. mild start to the day. >> yes, already in the 50's, and we're already, you know, on pace to easily climb to what we expect today, which is may-like warmth, and temperatures into the low 70s here today. so very, very mild day on tap. much like yesterday. minus the fog though. you can actually see the city skyline behind me. it is not shrouded in fog like it was yesterday. but, regardless, we are still on pace to end up with very warm air. let's take a look what's happening on storm scan, not much. we have frontal boundery will come through tomorrow which we will discuss in more depth here later in the show. let me get you out the door. low mid 50's from mount pocono through philly and down near atlantic city. and generally speaking, south to southwest wind flow. it is very light wind. it hasn't been enough light wind to allow too much fog to form. i really haven't seen much in the field cameras. let alone the visibility readings. that's good. but we are expecting to even, look at this, in the poconos, flirt with 70. february 24th, guys, that's what it says on the calendar, it is just unbelievable the kind of warmth we're expecting here today. flirting with 70 at the shore. low 70s expected in the city. it is just going to be a very, very warm day. and with partly to mostly sunny skies all day, talk about great excuse to get outside and maybe if you're lucky enough to have some time off this afternoon, get out of work little extra early, why not? good excuse to dine alfresco at lunchtime, too. >> that sounds like good idea to me, thank you so much, katie. good morning, everyone, i have to say for friday morning, for beautiful weather out there, nice driving conditions, we have had a busy morning in the world of travel. so, right now, what we are being looking at, disable vehicle, 309 north near the turnpike pulled off to the shoulder. this is one of those things that i'm not actually too concerned with at all. in fact, you can see on 309, moving in the north or southbound direction, you're looking just fine, just want to bring it to your attention, also another disable vehicle we were seeing in this camera, 422 eastbound before trooper, that doesn't look like you can see it, but i will say that as we push in the eastbound direction, on 422, starting to tap the brakes, going less than posted speeds, just heads up for that disable vehicle out there as well. then we also have an accident here in king of prussia. this is going to start slowing you down right about now. route 23, river road, third street. that intersection is blocked for those every in you that neck of the woods. and then we have another accident, out there, as well, conshohocken. maple street at west bound street. i think with the string of activity that we're seeing right now, and i can't really tell you why, our driving conditions are looking really good. i would just say pack those sunglasses, maybe leave your homes little early, then we also have some changes in the world of septa that i will be talking about coming up in the next ten minutes. jim, over to you. >> thank you, meisha. updating breaking news, massive fire engulfs a hotel in vineland as firefighters work tirelessly overnight to conquer the flames. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo is live at the ramada inn, where the firefighters had to rescue people hanging from windows? good morning. >> reporter: rahel, jim, good morning, this was most certainly a dramatic fire fight here in vineland overnight. you mentioned firefighters had to rescue guests here. they also arrived to heavy smoke and flame at the end of it all two people had to be taken to the hospital. one of those people was a police officer, who was going door-to-door inside to make sure everyone got out safely. the officer suffered smoke inhalation, the other person injured, a woman actually inside of the room where this fire started. she was able to get herself out this morning, and find a mess, but not before she suffered smoke inhalation, and burns, she was taken to crozer for treatment this morning. you can see, liver here on the scene, that firefighters remain here, keeping an eye out on those hot spots. still, dousing this building with water this morning. they're also conducting the cause investigation. but i just spoke to the fire chief. and he says it is still too early to determine a cause. this was a very big fire. this was a two alarm err, when firefighters arrived here, to the ramada inn on 29200 block every west landsis avenue in vineland, they saw heavy flames, smoke, they new there were people in here that had to get out. but before that, they actually arrived to a couple of people dangling out of the second floor window. take a listen. >> they were hanging out the window, throwing their belongings out the window, our initial arriving crews through ground ladders to the second floor window and helped, helped them over, and down to the ground. >> went to the store about 20 minute, came back, and there is just flames coming from this the top. right bop our room. whole room gone, everything burnt, everything i own is in there. >> chopper three live over the scene. you can see how much damage is done. now that we have a little bit more light in this area. this is the back side of the ramada inn where you can see this hotel has dozens every rooms, and lot of them now are completely damaged. and destroyed. so what's happening here, you can see firefighters still dousing this bill, still too early to say what caused this fire. one of the guests i spoke to said that the back side of this building had a lot of smoking rooms. the fire chief could not make a comment on that. he's also looking into whether the fire alarms were sounding inside of the building. there is a bit of confusion there, because some of the guests we spoke to say they didn't wake to up hearing fire alarms. they woke to up police officers, and firefighters, banking on their doors. however, the fire chief does say that they were first dispatched to this scene after a notification of an active fire alarm. so, we have to sort that out. but the good news here this morning, that no one was killed in this huge fire. two people, how much, taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation, one woman was burned. rahel, jim, back into you. >> jan, thank you. >> progress is made overnight in a hit-and-run case in kensington, "eyewitness news" has learned that police have found this car suspected of being involved. however, they're still looking for the driver. this all happened here on the 2,000 block of east clearfield street around 7:30 last night. the victim walked out after corner store when he was hit, just feet from his front door. he said to be in critical condition. this morning, president trump will speak at the annual conservative political action conference, also known as c pack, gathering of the conservative republicans. mike pence spoke last night, urged to take advantage of what they say could be once in a lifetime opportunity to help the president push his conservative agenda forward. meantime, white house receiving push-back after reversing policy meant to protect transgender student. celebrities like caitlin jenner already publicized and publicly criticized the move. cbs news reporter hena daniels, learned how lgbtq add vaux cats are now responding to the news. >> reporter: standing in the shadow of the iconic stone wall inn, site of the 1969 riots that launched the gay rights movement in new york city, hundreds came out to protest president trump's role- roll-back of transgender protections in public schools. transgender teens also denounced the decision. >> we're not harmful. we're not dangerous. we're not criminals. we're just human beings. >> trump supporter, and former olympic champion, caitlin jenner, reveals her identity as trans woman in 2015, posted this video on twitter thursday. >> from one republican to another, this is a disaster. >> let me just say that this issue was a very huge example of the obama administration's over reach. >> president trump's education secretary, says, the issue should be dealt with on the state level. >> hena daniels, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> well, up next: tiger's on the hunt. wait until you see what they're after. >> oh, boy. plus, meisha takes us on another dream drive-thru a very small town, and we do mean very small. this place has entertained generations, you will not believe how many tiny people live here. >> just as the oscars do for hollywood, the gallen's due for philly sport. gentlemen, the seconds annual gallen awards are just ahead. see who is so excited to achieve such a special accomplishment. this race is consequential. it's all about being able to look your kid in the eye... and say, honey, it's gonna be okay. and this woman understands it in her gut. she gets it. stephanie hansen understands what people need. this election is very, very important to middle class people to live the life they deserve. don't ask yourself the morning after the election "why didn't i vote?" >> "eyewitness news" was at judges of are he d sharp elementary school in cherry hill, ambassadors from google announced allison cong the winner of the dad he will for google competition, her classmates cheered, and they unveiled her artwork. >> i thought of this idea because for christmas my brother got a drone, and when the trot came into my head, i saw this for the future. >> okay, as the state's winner won android tablet. nine year old also now in the running for the grab prize, which is a 30,000 college grant, 50,000 for her elementary school, her doodle on the home page. good luck, allison inch. >> deed. this morning, getting great look at spectacular siberian tigers in their natural habitat. >> something very unnatural there, too, video of the big cat in northeast cheney. take a look, when the drone used got little too close, the tigers, started playing with it, the tigers backed off when the drone did start to smoke. >> i would dot same thing. you know me and drones? >> ya. you know me and drones? >> listen, they're watching us, kate. >> i they're watching us. >> my goodness, yes. you're convinced i know you'll get conked in the head with a gallon of milling? >> when it goes delivery. >> the martians yesterday. the drones today. >> again,'s afraid every things in the sky, hitting him until the head i know i hear you. it is a worthy fear. >> let's take a look outside, guys. awesome video. let's take look here, weaver temperatures from the eyewitness weather watchers low and mid 50's, almost region-wide. just couple of spots where you're currently in the four's, for example, delores down in delaware where it is 42, but solid 10 degrees miler than in wilmington. where lisa is reporting more than anything just sunny skies, 52 degrees, her comment: comfortable, mostly clear certainly, very light breeze, and she is going what we're all saying, tgif everyone. up next we go to some of the pictures, got couple coming in from ed, nice calm winds, therefore, old glory, not actually moving at all in what is a very, very light breeze. this is outside chesterfield, nothing but clear at the moment. we also will great shot of the moon, the crescent out here, from phil this morning, beautiful shot for us on nice clear friday morning. let's take a look though back at the graphics here. and yesterday was a record challenging day. it ended up actually being record breaking day forehand full of spots. mount pocono, seeded old records by three solid degrees. single degree for wilmington, allentown, all spots landing low to mid 70s, just unbelievable. now you can see some signs of life here, thunderstorms even just down wind every lake ontario right now. this is a sign next storm system starting to get its act together. this will bypass energy off to the northeast, but the trailing fronts with it, see the combination of it, right over illinois right now. that's going to cross through tomorrow. mainly into the second half of the day. i would say the window is about four, 8:00 p.m., from west to east, those showers and very gusty thunderstorms will rumble in. we will still have enough time to climb to 70 meantime. and then big drop by 20 plus degrees from one day to the next, the sun comes back on sunday, but you will notice that breeze, and certainly will feel not only more like it should but heck of a lot chillier. meisha? >> katie, thank you for. that will good morning, everyone, so take a look at this, we have vehicle fire right there, yikes, you can see it, what's going to happen right now, this is by the way 309 northbound bethlehem pike. what's going to happen, all of these vehicles starting to come up here. yes, they're moving over to the far left lane. but also going to start putting on their brakes, start to get gaper delay. not only are you going to get gaper delay on this side northbound side but also take a look what's happening right here. also going to start getting gaper delay moving in the southbound direction, this will start to slow you down. northbound, southbound side as womenment yikes. looks like the fire is still going right nowment you can see the drivers of the vehicles outside walking around. you can see the ambulance on site right there. we have more vehicles coming. so, this is going to, like i said, pose some problems for you. heads up on that if you can avoid this area at all costs, you certainly want to do so. so again, vehicle fire 309 northbound, avoid the area if you k59 south at the betsy ross bridge, push in the southbound direction, looking a little busy. just snow starting to travel less than posted speeds. but i guess we can expect that as we push toward the 7:00 hour. however that being said, i can tell that you for a friday morning, this is actually been pretty darn busy. so if you're home right now thinking of headed out give yourself a couple of extra minutes. >> this week i guess your dream drive is taking us to a true roadside attraction? >> i think this one will take you back, so started in the 1930's. it is a vision everyone man and his love for, well, just take a look. >> i have something real unique for you. we're on our way right now to the greatest miniature village anywhere. right off i78, roadside america in berks county, will gave you a whole new view of america. ruth has work here for more than 35 years. >> got to go see it. the detail, mag enough send. >> lauren inspired by the view from a mountain. he started building miniatures as a boy in the early 19 hundreds. in the 1930's, friends encouraged him to display them. nan 1953, it moved into it very own building. >> walked in the doors, tan just hits them, wow, you know? 7,450 square foot miniature display. >> john jordan is the village supervisor. there are more than 300 miniature structures, 10,000 trees, and 4,000 villagers. >> it literally looks like i'm in a ann player, and that's a real town. >> if you look at the buildings, minute details are absolutely amazing. >> this village is always on the move. more than 2200 feet of railroad track. >> we have caves you can go down into. >> with a press after button, you can animate part of it, yourself. >> what do you like about it? >> that big house, the trees. >> i'm looking right here on the stretch of street. i see ambulance. someone's being carried out of their house on a stretcher with police officers around. i comma little bit farther down and i see almost edward scissor hand type of neighborhood where the lawns are perfectly manicured. kids are playing outside. you also see people on motorcycles, people on bikes. i see all of these dogs surrounding a fire hydrant. i wonder what they're doing there? >> we have kids come through the first time. they just, you know, minds blown. we have people that come in saying oh, i haven't been here in 50 years. whatever. you know? i came here when i was a kid. now bringing my grandchildren. >> what i really love, too, i don't see the schuylkill, which i really like. >> the team here is dedicate today keeping the trains running. with luck, maybe for another 80 years. >> obviously great place to check out when you're headed that way. i have to ask, did you guys used to play with miniatures? >> no. >> like little fisher price? >> no, i think i was just just too clumsy. >> i just lover this thing, though, actually filling the potholes. sends them our way. >> i was going to say, i didn't see one pothole. >> did you see the little pothole repair crew out there? >> i can honestly tell you, i think i thought a lit bit of everything, but not the potholes. but everything your minds can stretch to. >> of course i love how the artist put the dogs around the hydrant. and one was lifting its leg, which i thought was kind of funny. that attention to detail. >> on that note thank you, meisha. peak every award season upon us, preparations in high gear for the a acme awards this weekend. >> crews already rolled out the red carpet at the dole bee theatre in hollywood. the workers will secure sections topping, so nervous nominees don't trip. >> perhaps they can calm their nerves in the green room, couches, plenty every tv's to watch the ceremonies. forget the oscars, today we have something even more exciting. >> yes, this is something we we've all been waiting for, it is the gallen awards. here's pat. >> thank you, and women come to the second annual gallen awards, where we celebrate the very best in philadelphia sports. it took us a while, but we finally had a winner again. almost as long as leo dicaprio, right? anyway, let's get to our winners this year, starting with best director. and under his direction, the last few years have been incredible for the villanova wildcat. the gallen award for best director goes to jay wright of the defending champion villanova wildcats. >> this is quite an honor. i appreciate it, pat, very much. to have my first gallen award, great accomplishment. put this on trophy case with the national championship drove glee congrats, jay. we look forwards to another fantastic run in the ncaa tournament. next awards, best foreign athlete, man come from overseas, and one that was a mystery for several years before joining the philadelphia 76ers. but, in a short span, he has become one of the best, six men in the nba. our gallen award for best foreign athlete goes to: dario, from the 76ers. >> like best guy, from me, means a lot. specially, you know, baseball, american football, hockey, you know, international player, and to be best of them, is a nice thing. >> thank you, dario. up next, the award for best score. it was the play that made the most beautiful sound. and made a tune that will play in our hearts forever. our winner for best score goes to chris jenkins of the villanova wildcats. >> because ryan arcidiacono made a great pass, i was able to catch the ball, and make a good shot. but my job was easy, easier than arch. >> oh, i get chills. finally the gallen award for best athlete in philadelphia. it goes to a player who has been as steady as a rock. and when he gets on the tracks, you better watch out for the train. the gallen award for best athlete goes to wayne simmons of the philadelphia flyers. >> and takes a look, the shot, scores! >> the flyers are in pittsburgh for the stadium series game. so winston unable to except this award, but i'll give it to you jim on his behalf. >> why jim? >> or rahel, sure. >> telling you, she is crazed today. >> i do love dario, nice. >> the a award. >> villanova really cleaning up this year. >> right. jay wright, chris jenkins, thank you, guys. >> and we will be right back with three to go. stay with us. >> new jersey pinelands commission votes on natural gas pipeline through a protected area. governor christie supports the pipeline. environmentalist groups don't. >> president trump attends the conservative action conference, gathering of conservative republicans outside washington dc. >> and that's three to go. let's get last check on weather and traffic. >> beautiful sunrise. thankfully no where near the fog issues that we had, you might see little patch here and there. overall it is clear start to the day. so, sun glare becomes the issue, rather than visibility problems. but, moving forward, look at this, two more days every 70 plus degrees. and before cold front comes along, that's going to knock the temperatures back on sunday, so kind of half and half forecast this weekend, saturday, i would give it the window between four p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the thunderstorms to rumble on in. >> katie thank you so much for. that will you guys take a look at this vehicle fire, 309 northbound past north towns road, pulled off to the shoulder, blocking as well the right lanes. down to one driveable lane there getting a ton of slow-downs and gaper delay as you pass by here. avoid the area if you k also, an accident, 95 south before girard. >> thank you, meisha. and one of the most famous us-born panda's settling into new home in china. >> say bao-bao will join a chain east breeding program. the cutie, after her 16 hour flight from washington national zoo. bao-bao was on loan from china and returned this week. it has helped get pandas offer the international endangered list. >> bye bye bao-bao. >> did you ever tell you my whom sky mascot was a panda. >> i think you have. >> how six year old golf prodigy with one arm found a way to beat the pros. >> have a great and wonderful weekends. here-here! >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ good morning, it is friday, february 24th, 2017, welcome to cbs this morning. president trump speaks to a conservative activist group he refused to address last year in rare public remarks. chief strategist steve bannon trumpeted the president's agenda for nationalism. cbs news is on the front lines on the battle to secure the u.s. mexico border when a man crosses into arizona illegally and taken into custody. top country music star fights back. eric church tells how he cancelled 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