The first half of our saturday looking fantastic. But when does that forecast change . Lets get over to meteorologist, justin dray brick, with eyewitness weather. Good saturday morning, justin. So tracking possibly some strong storms later today . Yes, how about that . Dont say that too far often in february, but it has been a while. First half of the day no problems, not as much sun as yesterday, clouds in here watch out for strong storms, winds gusting 6 Miles Per Hour, that bridges the change n second half of the weekends bridges the temperatures back down, so if you arent a fan of the spring wet they are early back to average tomorrow. That will doesnt even last. See another warm upcoming at us for the middle of next week. This morning all quiet. Everywhere across the region just some clouds, some breaks in the clouds right now through the Delaware Valley. Few areas of patchy fog. Fiftyseven right now at the airport in philadelphia, south breeze at 3 Miles Per Hour, thats going to pick up later lr this morning into the afternoon. Keep the warmth around. Sixtyone allentown, zero six reading, 55 dover, delaware, cooler along the coast, ocean water mid 40s, south winds will keep the air temperatures down along the immediate shore lines, almost zero six this hour in quakertown and doylestown. Storm scan3, you can see, quiet conditions, just patchy clouds over us right now, showers still well to the west. Up toward pittsburgh, eastern ohio, that will be headed our bay over the next few hours, still dry through the Morning Hours so al good. Again about 2 00, 3 00. Some of the showers should return to the far western edges of our viewing area patchy dense fog, down less than mile for visible, right now wilmington, everybody else pretty much in good shape, exception Atlantic City airport just over mile visibility at this hour. So keep that in mind early this morning, so for this afternoon between 3 00 and 7 00 best chance to see strong to severe thunderstorms, some gusty winds maybe six off Miles Per Hour, maybe even some small hail. High of 72 for philadelphia. Not a record. Seventynine is the records. Low 60s at the shore. And the poconos. Talk about that cooler air, for sunday, and then warming up again next week, show you the seven day in a few minutes, jan, back to you. Thank you, justin. Time now 6 03, and time to get a check on the roads, to Amanda Mueller at the cbs3 traffic center, good morning, amanda. Good morning, jan. Couple things to talk about on the roadways this morning, starting with the accident here east ridge pike, conshohocken road, police are on the scene there, so be ready for some delays in that area. And moving onto bryn mawr, weaver water main break at morris avenue between new gulph road and cab err sham road. Just to avoid that area altogether. If youre traveling through new jersey, be aware the ramp to 295 northbound for route 42 freeway is going through some construction, thats closed, the good news that should open up for you around 7 00 a. M. And moving back to philadelphia now, 21st and 22nd street in the city will be closed for bridge demolition all day. That closure started last night, it is set to continue until 6 00 a. M. Monday morning. So, if you are traveling to that area this weekend you will be detoured between arch and market street. And now here is a live look at the boulevard, everything is running in the cbs3 traffic center. I am Amanda Mueller, back to you. New this morning, Philadelphia Police are looking for a car and a driver after a hitandrun. Investigators say, a car hit a pedestrian on wyoming avenue, near fifth street in feltonville. She now in critical condition. Police are looking for a white nissan, with a broken windshield. Police willing vest investigating a the shoeing. G street and East Allegheny avenue early this morning. The victim is reportedly in stable condition. With a gunshot wound to the hand. A Burlington County community is trying to track down a serial flasher, the latest incident happened near wood lake and kings grant drive in the kings grant section at evesham township. As Eyewitness News reporter alexandria hoff tells us, police say the man has been spotted at least seven times in that same area. Account nine officers spent hours come egg through the wooded trails surrounding the kings grant section of evesham township. We know obviously he is getting some kind of gratification by exposing himself to women. We dont know where he will take this next. Thursday before 5 00 p. M. , police say, that this man, dressed in a dark hooded sweatshirt, and jogging pants, exposed himself to three women near wood lake drive, then began performing a leud act on himself. I dont know what is going on around here. But kind of on scene. This marked seven confirmed incidents, involving the same suspect description since july. Everything has pointed to the fact that this person as on foot, and obviously very familiar with the trails behind each of the locations. Police believe there is a chance this suspect lives in the immediate area. You know, i take walks at night with the dog. So im alert, bring a flashlight. Very nervous. Specially for the younger kids that live in the neighborhood. Yes, thats him. Following up on assuming last month, we spoke with this eight year old who with his mother explained that he and friends were approached by the same suspect over the summer. It is always concern of ours, any time there is children present. Witnesses in this most recent case told police the suspect fled on foot through the woods near richard rice elementary school. On that trail, police seek to ensure that the suspects next encounter is with this guy. In terms of a pattern, police say, that this man seems to be acting in the early evening hours on days when the weather is mild. Reporting in evesham township, alexandria hoff, cbs3, Eyewitness News. A federal judge sentences the owners of popular ocean sit pizza restaurant chain, manco manco, Marion Charles bengle quickly left court in camden friday. The judge sentenced mr. Bang he will to 50 months in prison for evading 92,000 in taxes. Mrs. Bang he will will serve three years of probation, for lying to the irs about her finances. The future every manco manco is unclear. Plans for natural gas pipeline through new jerseys pinelands. Now has a green light from the states pinelands commission. The vote did not please most people who packed a meeting in cherry hill. Eyewitness News Reporter cleve bryan, was there. Hundreds of attends add new Jersey Pinelands Commission meeting friday, mostly against the 22mile gas pipeline through some of the protected forest. South jersey gas applied for the project which they say would provide a back up gas supply to the jersey shore, and allow for the bl glands to convert from burning oil and coal to natural gas. Listening to a gas company that is concerned about their profits. The debate pits environmentalists against those who want jobs and economic growth. We support the pipeline. It is going to create a lot of jobs. It is the cleanest technology thats available to us now in a demanding need for energy. When it was time to decide you couldnt hear the voting over the persistent chants, but as the crowd learned the tally was nine in favor of the pipeline, five against, one abstention, anger was unmistakable. Most shameful episode in 40 years in history. Environmental groups including the pinelands preservation lines plan to file a lawsuit next week. We will be appealing on the merit of the decision today, on the merit whether this project meets the pinelands regulations which we think it very clearly does not. After the vote south jersey gas praised the commission saying in a statement we will be able to support Energy Reliability for cape may and atlantic counties while continuing to responsibly it, there is no time line right now on breaking grounds, and opponent hope to stall until after governor christie leaves office n cherry hill, cleve bryan, cbs3, Eyewitness News. Bill cosby about not have to face more than dozen a deuce ers at his Sexual Assault trial. Montgomery count gentlemen decided only one other accuse kerr testify during cosbys trial in june. Cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home back in 2004. Were still waiting for one more big ruling before the trial though. The judge has to decide if the trial should be moved out of Montgomery County or if jurors will be broad in from outside the area. There is a hearing for that on machine day. Cbs news confirms the fbi is now looking into whether president trumps associates record coordinating with russian officials during the campaign. Craig boswell reports, the news comes as the president was going on the attack, at conservative conference. The white house denied a cnn report that chief of staff, rice prive us, tried to pressure the fb time publicly deny news stories that Trump Campaign aides were in contact with russian intelligence officials, spokesman sean spicer, said priebus to re but inaccurate reports, about contact with russia before the election. In a off camera briefing, that some news organizations were barred from, spicer said the fb icon tact dollars the white house first. I find this, a lot of there is offensive. When you talk about us pushing back on something that doesnt exist, at some point answer the opposite, which is what were we supposed to do when presented by information by them . Sit back and do nothing . The fbi has not commented. President trump had busy day at the white house. He signed an executive order rolling back restrictions on business, welcomed perus president , met with john kasich. The Ohio Governor said he harbors no i will after bitter campaign. It is is sort of like being on an airplane, you want to root for the pilot. Earlier the president continued his tirade against the news media and a gathering of conservative activist action. They are the enemy of defeat. Because they have no sources, they just make them up, when there are none. And he repeated the same promises he made as a candidate. We will promote our values. We will bring back our jobs, and our dreams. The president even wrapped up his appearance with the same music he used on the campaign trail. Craig boswell, for cbs3, Eyewitness News. And still ahead, right here on cbs3 Eyewitness News this saturday morning. Are you looking to do some Home Remodeling . Welshing weaver three tips on what to do before you hire a contractor. And, engineering is one of the hottest carreers right now. There is a place in philly where you can learn to code in just ten weeks, called launch academy, helping student lawn of their new carreers as programers. Pat gallen takes us to class coming up. A look at some things to know so you can avoid a home repair horror store. I be aware the Home Improvement and Construction Industry ranked second highest in consumer complaints. Thats according to a 2016 survey of Consumer Protection agencies. Home improvement Horror Stories are, unfortunately, a real thing. But, you can find great contractors, you just need to be sure that you watch out for red flags. Such as prices that are too good to be true. Whether youre spending several thousand dollars, or tens every thousands, research is the best way to make sure your money is well spent. If youre going to tackle a remodel project this year the first thing you want to do is research your contractors. This is an important decision, and you want to make a good one. You can start your research on line, but it is a good idea to get at least three written estimates for your project, so you can compare prices. Also, dont discount the importance of being comfortable with contractor you choose, and make it a point to communicate early, and often. My three best tips for hiring a contractor, overall payment. Make sure payment are staggered over the course of the project. Dont pay 100 up front. And only back 10 percent until the job is completely done to your satisfaction. Also make sure your contract lays out everything that will be done, and it includes completion date. For more advice from angie on hiring a contractor, visit cbsphilly. Com angies list. Im jim donovan. And justin, the first half of our day looks like a pretty good day to get out there and do some Home Improvement. I cleaned out my garage the other day, swept it out, throughout a lot of stuff, took advantage of the nice weather. We will get that today, really throughout the entire day stays warm. Heads up. Mid afternoon we will see the risk for some showers, maybe some strong to even severe thunderstorms almost like summer like day where we start off the morning quiet, little bit of sunshine around with some clouds. And then late in the afternoon we will see line of some showers and storms approach. Strong cold front. Will bring change for the second half of the weekend. Put ends to these maylike conditions. This morning, still very mild. A lot of 50s, showing up right now, to new jersey right now, cooler in allentown, here in delran, ooh youve got 52 degrees under mostly clear skies, depends on where you are. Seeing the breaks in the clouds, up to the north, even warm nerve northampton county. Check it out, charles in bath, northampton county, 61 degrees, mostly cloudy skies, hit record high yesterday, mid 50s, to the south we go here, john carols house in mullica hill, new jersey, the closer to the coast you get, the colder it is, check it out. 49 degrees at William Powells house in woodbine. And again the reason south wind and that Atlantic Ocean chill think time of year low 40s. That will keep the air temperatures down, but the recent warmth, may have seen some of the spring flowers trying to show up. This is allen, delran, saying, daphodils starting to show up here, and the ground, will they last . Well see colder air returning, at least through the first half of the month of march. I think we will get the temperatures back down to 30s, possibly close to lease freeze being, at least for few nights. Up north to berks county, pretty cool shot there. Getting ready for nice sunrise. About a half hour or so. Starting to see some nice colors showing up, breaks in those clouds, current 58 degrees in kutztown. Southwest wind at 6 Miles Per Hour, wind will kick up more this afternoon, keep the warmth around. So, kind of split weekend. Today, still warm. Afternoon showers, thunderstorms, between 3 00 and 7 00. Best chance to see those tomorrow back to mostly sunny skies, but we will bring it back to average. Temperatures back to the mid and even upper fours, which is typical for late february. But that doesnt even last. Ill show you the seven day. We warm it up again. Line of the showers and storms strong cold front in eastern ohio, western pennsylvania, right now. Take some time to get herement like i said about 2 00, 3 00 our far northwestern suburbs may start to see some of the showers. Cold air behind the system. See snow flying in the upper great lakes near chicago wont see any snow here, will bring the colder air. How about this . Slight risk for severe storms in the areas in yellow. So the interior sections every Delaware Valley up through the poconos could see some severe storms today. Still the threat for some stronger storms, even along the coastline, less after chance to be severe there, just because of the air will be little cooler more stable. But still potential for thunderstorms anywhere throughout the region today. So 2 00 start it see showers moving in, berks county, lehigh vai valley, poconos, 5 00 could have pockets of heavy rain, some strong to possibly severe thunderstorms, move into south jersey by around 6 00, 7 00. Then off shore by 8 00. Fast moving system, we clear the skies out tonight. Mostly Clear Conditions through the overnight. A lot of sunshine sunday. Noticeably colderment temperatures today well to the 60s. I think we hit low 70s in some spots with some sunshine. By 5 00 with the showers rolling on through start to get the colder air returning, by 9 00 in the fours, even 30s, in some locations. A chilly start to sunday. We get to up about the mid and upper 40s, and thats typically average for this time of year. Nice ridge in the jet stream, still over us today. That keeps us warm. Here is the pocket of cooler air building in for sunday. But then that lift back to the north for tuesday and wednesday. So we see return to some milder temperatures, but then another shot of colder air returns in for the second half of next week, temps all over the place next few weeks, that is so typical for this time of year for the pattern. 72 degrees for the high today. Afternoon showers and storms will clear it out tonight at 38. Tomorrow, back to average, at 48. 60s tuesday, wednesday, with some rain, fours return by friday. Jan, back to you. Justin, thanks. Here in philadelphia, the business landscape is booming. 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