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KYW Eyewitness News At 7 January 8, 2017

Not quite as cold, high of 20, we are going to reach 25 but coldest day since that and coldest night tonight, but we will battle brutal wind chills. Cover up exposed skin. It will in the help things much, black ice to deal with throughout the day and tomorrow morning as well because we will get a little melting in the snow, in expos ed areas but once sun goes down temperatures will tropical like a rock. We will stay below freezing until at least the afternoon hours, on tuesday, so extended period, of some cold air to the delaware valley. Thighs sunrise this morning we have clear skies, typical behind the storm system, fresh snow on the ground, temperatures really dropping but clear conditions, 16 at the airport right now, west wind at four, feeling like two on exposed skin for philadelphia we will see cloud building up today but that is it, stray flurry. 5 degrees in mount pocono. Fourteen in allentown. Thirteen Atlantic City. Everybody is hanging out the in the low to mid teens with the current temperatures but doesnt even feel like that. Five would feel nice, and then feeling more lake zero. We are dealing with these wind sustained at 15 miles an hour out of the west and they will increase a bit. The gusts up to 30 miles an hour this afternoon. Right now feels like behind us ten, in mount pocono. Zero in allentown, reading, dover, delaware. Below zero in millville and Atlantic City. The these wind chills will fluctuate below zero at times, to at least morning hours, maybe getting up to ten above, by the afternoon. Quiet on storm scan three, you can see snow showers off shore maybe a flurry or two in the poconos today but that is it. It is just a cold day. Good 15 degrees below average, average 25 for philadelphia, and 20s at the shore and teens in the poconos. And, then the cold, wait a few more days. We will bring back air mass with some several rain chances in the the forecast, in that seven day in a few minutes, rahel, back to you. New this morning a man is behind bars for the gruesome murder of the abington girl. The suspect was arraigned overnight, prosecutors say jake on sullivan conspired with his girlfriend to rape and kill grace packer. Cherri gregg from kyw news radio is live from the cbs3 news center with the very latest, on the investigation, cherri, good morning, what can you tell us. Reporter fortyfour yearold Jacob Sullivan was charged with kidnapping, rape, murder, conspiracy and or crimes in what the d. A. Called a twisted fantasy as sullivan and sarah packer graces mother began planning months before they brutally killed young grace. Hours and days leading up to her murder were probably mess horrible, traumatic this any person should ever have had to experience. Reporter bucks County District attorney, laid out the gruesome details, of the murder of 14 yearold grace packer. The d. A. Says that 44 yearold jake on patrick sullivan, conspired were 41 yearold sarah packer, graces mother to kidnap, rape and murder the teen, as part of the sick, rape murder fantasy. She was raped, she the defendant also prior to this committed an involuntary deviant sexual intercourse on her, and then she was poisoned , with medication, and left for dead. Reporter only she did not die, after leaving the scene investigators say sullivan and sarah packer found young grace alive, and sullivan, choked her to death. Unfortunately grace packer was a disposable child to these people. Reporter according to the criminal complaint sullivan and sarah packer began planning murder in the fall of 2015, they executed the plan july 8th, and graces mother reported her missing the next day. Her later actions raised suspicions of investigators. A break in the case came december 30th when sullivan attempted to suicide. After days in the hospital, he confessed to the staff, and police. The question becomes who will remember grace packer . Who will now speak for grace packer . We will. Reporter sarah acker has officially been named a suspect and authorities hope to lee solve that part of the case soon. D. A. Says this case could be considered for capital murder charges which is a mandatory life, without parole sentence. Live from the news center, cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Cherri, thank you. New this morning a man is dead following a shooting in philadelphias feltonville neighborhood. Police tell us a man was shot around 11 00 in the 4200 block of cherri gregg California Store street. He was rush to the hospital where he died there his injuries. Shooting happened near the the venue nightclub, investigators are now interviewing eyewitnesses and checking outside surveillance cameras, in tea tails on the suspect at the this time. And in gloucester township , new jersey, flames broke out around 10 00 last night at lake View Apartments on the 500 block of lower landing road. It took Fire Fighters around three hours to get the fire under control, in details on how many units were damaged but thankfully all residents made it out safely. Eyewitness news confirms that one of the five People Killed in the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting is from south jersey. Terry andres grew up in hill villain alexandria hoff talk exclusively with his children. Reporter his family spoke with his millville home because they did not want story of terrys tragic death to over shadow, history mend us life. As soon as it touches you, actually personally. Reporter it has taken Richard Andres a day and a half to talk about his nephew, terry without breaking down but he wants to. He says terry lived the kind of life that should be talk about. He is just a wonderful kid. Reporter richard has been following incident unfolding at Fort Lauderdale hollywood airport when he received a call to his millville home from his niece and aunt, his nephews terry of 40 years. I could in the believe what she was saying. Reporter this that tone call richard learned that his 62 yearold nephew was one of the five victims shot and killed in the airports baggage claim area, and was there but was not harm. I cannot imagine her being there, and went through all this, and the kid, i cant imagine how it is going to happen. Reporter terry was raised in millville and relocated to the Virginia Beach area, before meeting his wife, the the couple looks this florida in route on the caribbean cruise. Loving father of two girl and proud grand father to three terry was 1972 graduate have Millville High School and always made it a point to attend class reunions just as he always made it a point to call his unk toll check in. We just talked to him, christmastime, and calls all the time, and almost like one of my kid. Andres worked for Norfolk Naval shipyard but back in his millville teen years helped out at his uncles contracting company. I cannot say enough, i loved the kid, every time we got off the phone, say uncle dick i love you. Reporter wow always say the same back. To the nephew with the bright smile and loving family who always felt shore, like a son. Terry andres would have turned 63 later this month. Reporting from millville, numbering, alexandria hoff for cbs3 Eyewitness News. A federal prosecutors plan to seek the the Death Penalty for the accused gunman in the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting. Esteban santiago is scheduled to make his First Court Appearance tomorrow, craig bos well has the story of one mans survival. Reporter first bags arrived at terminal two baggage claim since the deadly shooting inside Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International airport. Black curtains blocked the arriving passengers from entering restricted area that were still being cleaned. It is kind of scary. Reporter steve frani ther came facetoface with the shooter, esteban santiago, he says that he felt pinch in his back but didnt realize until later that a bullet had pierced his apple computer. It was the lap top of the plastic casing, and type of backpack that i had, the best thank you gift every got in my life. Reporter police say army veteran used a 9 million heater gun, for more to shoot passengers. Charging documents showed he confessed to planning the attack but typically at this airport, he believes he fired 15 round before being arrested five people were killed, including, olga waltering, her family says she was celebrating her husbands 90th birthday, long lines, snaked around the airport as airlines cleared backlog of travelers. Im just, i just wanting to home, to canada. Reporter federal investigators say santiago was not on the no fly list but they still dont know why he fixed this airport to car it out mass shooting. Craig boswell for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Shooting has lawmakers calling on congress to make changes that will protect people at airports. Florida Congress Woman Debbie Wasserman shut is debating why firearms are allowed in checked luggage. We most definitely and i will go back to washington and start work on this we need to review the procedures not only the question of whether or not you should be allowed on check a firearm if you should travel at all rather than ship it or transport it in some other way but we need to, more minutely examine the question of if you are going to continue to allow that, in what way will we re unite you with your firearm. Stay with Eyewitness News as we continue to follow investigation into the deadly airport shooting in Fort Lauderdale, our coverage continues on line at cbs philly. Com. Is there much more to come on cbs3 Eyewitness News, digging out, south jersey deals with the worst of the latest brush with winter. Southern discomfort a drone shows mess that the storm leaves in other parts of the country. And, now that the storm has moved out when will the winter chills move out with it Justin Drabicks eyewitness weather just minutes several inches of snow is history but now comes the dig out. New jersey shore got the worst of it. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt was in sea isle city, an area getting around yesterday was not so easy. White capped waves, crashed into the shore in sea isle city. Otherwise popular boardwalk, empty. New not a visas temperatures were in the high teens. The most snow in new jersey to the south and east of the state, the wind picked up and never calmed down. It is cold. It is snowy. And, it looks like it will in the stop anytime soon. Reporter teno ferrari is in town to visit family. Even though he could have picked a better weekend, his family back at home is also seeing some snow. You cannot escape it. It is hitting everybody at some point across the east coast. We will not getaway from it. You cannot hide from it. Reporter majority saw about 8 inches of snow. It is a beautiful take other than snow. Reporter the mayor says that crews started plowing early, black ice, remained a major concern. The black isis very, very dangerous and it is something that, you know, that causes many, many problems for everybody. Reporter snow in sea isle city, and other parts of the Cape May County ended 6 30 at night. I spoke with other officials, and said in major problems to report on the roads. Reporting there sees aisle city in Cape May County, im david spunt for cbs3 Eyewitness News. And, just a few miles north of there heavy snow created low visibility along west avenue in ocean city. You might remember it was treeing out there but apparently this guy still wanted to wear his shorts. They are clearing snow there store parking lot because storm could not keep people off the road. In Gloucester County people cleared several inches of snow off their car. It is a law this new jersey and pennsylvania to clear they off your car before you drive it. Washington township looking like a Christmas Card thereafter the snow fell. Very pretty. Same storm that made driving treacherous in the philadelphia area also created problems in the the south. Plow trucks were crisscrossing highways in georgia, officials report more than 200 weather related incidents involving motorist including one fatality. And take a look at this video there north carolina, this is cool from a drone that city blanketed with snow as well. Officials hut down road and highway, across the region. This is the same system that all across the east coast yes, parts of the Virginia Beach over a foot have of snow , blizzard warnings yesterday for norfolk area, Virginia Beach. So pretty impressive storm. Coastal areas got the most snow, up to 10 inches in south jersey. Even up in Lehigh Valley berks county, we got half inch in some spots. Coating the grass here. You can see some on the where kid were sledding down the hail from the kutztown area middle school. 10 degrees. West wind at seven. The nice sunrise. Clear skies. We will see cloud building up. As i mentioned up to 10 inches cumberland county, port norris at ten. Parts of the extreme southern delaware Sussex County near bethenny beach, shelbyville over a foot of snow yesterday. Estelle manor Atlantic County 8. 7. Seven in wood side delaware, mount laurel, new jersey coming in at 7 inches and officially at Philadelphia Airport 3 inches of snow. That fluffy dry powdery snow easy to clean off, easy to blow around a little bit. We will get sunshine today helping melt that snow in expose aired uses but temperatures below freezing. Everything retreesing tonight. Watch out for black ice. Highs in the 20s next couple days. Morning lows in the teens, even some Single Digits. Today wind chills down around zero even below zero at times and we are staying below freezing for actual air temperature probably until sometime tuesday afternoon. So an extended period of some cold air. Fourteen right now in allentown. Thirteen in reading. Five in mount pocono. That is actual air temperatures. Cold air in lays, great lakes, chicago 3 degrees, negative four this minneapolis. Cold air will get kick out by middle of the week but we are battling wind today. Wind chill value are pretty brutal. Feeling like zero in allentown , reading, two in wilmington. Below zero in millville and Atlantic City. The it will stay like that, even into the afternoon. Quiet the on storm scan three you can see clear skies over the region, cloud will build up later today with just that cold air lost in the atmosphere. Lake effect snow showers, a few flurries in the pocono region, later this morning in the afternoon. Overall, we are setting up to see dry pattern for next few days, High Pressure over midatlantic tomorrow, locks in the cold air so it is still chilly on monday, even with the sunshine, and that high, moves off shore, and then we will see our next storm system approaching tuesday, and then maybe a enough cold air in place by the time storm gets here tuesday night to maybe bring some flurries. Maybe a little freezing drizzle, before we get warm and and then we will see plane rain in the second half of the week. Future wind chills down in the Single Digits through the morning and afternoon below zero at times, but by mid afternoon still feeling about nine to 10 degrees, for the actual wind chill value around philadelphia, surrounding suburbs, and then tonight, still very cold, below zero, at times, tomorrow, a little bit better because wind relax es but wind chills in the morning in the single digit by the afternoon, and, feeling like the teens this is arctic air in place, temperatures below treeing in the areas shaded here this is blue and pink, look at the cold air still in place during the day on monday, always in the deep south. We are still below treeing, throughout the entire damon, finally tuesday that cold air starts to move northward, and is there warmer air that will try to push northward. We will see how far north it does get. It looks like a good shot of reaching 50s by end of the week. Five today. Windy, feeling colder with that wind, very cold tonight, coldest night of the season 14 for city, clear skies, and then again those wind chills will be an issue. Tomorrow, 30 if were lucky. That is generous here for philadelphia. With some sunshine. Cloud build up later this is day. Tuesday mainly dry, could be some syringe also or treeing drizzle late tuesday evening, 38 degrees for the high and then 50s for end of the week, close to 60 by friday and some showers, wednesday, thursday and sat the day, rahel, back to you what a difference a week makes. Thank you. 7 19. Lets see if this winter wet ther conditions conditions on the roads. Let go to amanda muhler in the cbs3 Traffic Center. Good morning. Surprisingly we are almost all clear out there despite icy spots on the roadways throughout the area earlier incident that had been causing some tied ups on route 129 in new jersey due to a disable tractor trailer is now complete thely cleared. Thirty he lease just left the scene moments ago and road is completely reopened there shifting mass transit market frankford line is experiencing delays of up to ten minutes in both directions, that is due to earlier Police Activity, and also the route ten trolley will have tea tore, westbound at 40th and filbert from 11 until 4 00 this afternoon due to construction. Taking a look at 42 freeway, beautiful sunrise, most of your majors are cleared but slow down be ready for left over ice patches on your off ramps and bridges, most major bridges and

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