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Transcripts For KYW Eyewitness News At 7 20170402



before it all happened. >> today is sunday, it is april 2nd, good morning, i'm jan carabao. it is pick of the week with weather so lets get over to meteorologist justin drabick with the forecast, good sunday morning, justin. this is one of the two days, glorious this week. >> one is coming on the weekend, we can salvage that. yesterday was not that bad, glummy, but sunshine, cool, and today will be great, just typical early springtime weather which we're waiting for, the past few days, once we got rid of the storm system get outside, enjoy it. sunshine is upright now and skies are clear and sun will get to work rapidly this morning. chilly still at 41, it has dropped over the pennsylvania hour. northwest wind at 12. it feels like 34. battling a wind chill this morning in some spots, even down in the 20's in some locations. air temperatures ranging in the 30's to lower 40's. forty's the average low for this time of the year. so we're there. this is nothing terribly cold for this time of the year. thirty-six in quakertown. wind chills are really starting to feel like on exposed skin, still 29 in the millville, 32 atlantic city, mid 30's in philadelphia and suburbs. the storm scan three looks good, mostly clear skies, a few fair weather cloud today but overall just a gorgeous day with high pressure in control. yeah, i think we have to call it practically perfect today, i haven't used this in a long time. temperatures mild, low humidity, light wind, good day to get outside, traveling, in travel problems, out there, at lee weather-wise on the road. sixty-two for the high in philadelphia. fifty-three at the shore. near 50 in the poconos. we will warm it up this week but there will be two round of rain, so keep that umbrella around. we will legality you know in eyewitness weather. back over to you. breaking news this morning , a deadly shooting has a section of the roosevelt boulevard, shut down, as police investigate. it happened just before 6:00 near, somerdale avenue, in lawncrest. a man was shot inside his car while driving and then crossed several lanes of the boulevard before crashing into a fence on the other side. police say a cadillac was seen driving away from the scene. northbound outer lanes at the boulevard at adams avenue remain closed this morning, so far, no arrests. well to day's weather is looking good for this years donor dash. thousands are expected to take part and take to the streets in honor of the hundreds of thousands waiting for organ transplants. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live this morning where the race should be starting any minute now, hi there, anita. >> reporter: hi there, jan. when this event kicked off more than two decade ago there were only about 800 participants, this year they are expecting more than 10,000 people and right now, you can see tons of people, getting ready to kick off this race in just a few minutes. lets get to video from just last years run, these are the statistics from the gift of life donor program. there are more than one 19,000 people currently in the united states waiting for a life saving organ transplant. about 5400 of those are right here in our region. so those are our brothers, friend, sisters. that is what organizers hope this event will raise aware ness and money for. we have spoke to janet dennis a few moments ago. heart transplant survivor, at age 50. she truly got a second chance at life. eleven years later she's not letting it go to waste. >> when i got my heart at 50 i became a athlete. i started to go to the u.s. games and world games. since then i have 40 medals, and i gave most of my medals to my donor family but you cannot see it, i have gold. my hearties the gold. >> reporter: that is gold, indeed. another live look at the tons of people getting readied for this 10k which will kick off at 7:10 just a little bit later, 5k will kick off. guess what we ran into someone you will recognize our very own pat gallen. >> good morning. >> how are you doing. >> good. >> you have a personal connection, tell just are here >> this is the sixth or seventh run i have done, for the donor dash. a friend of mine, a good friend, younger brother died in a met or cycle accident in 2010, and he donated his organs and we have been here ever since. it is great. it is cold this morning but when you know what it is for it is definitely worth it. >> warm vibes, good luck to you. he is getting ready. he is all dressed. >> yes. >> see you guys. >> he is doing great. >> so these are just one of the so many stories that we are hearing, this morning, and a lot of people say this is not about death but about life and gift of giving it. keep up to date and bring you them throughout the morning but for now live at the art museum i'm anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> another great reminder of how important this causes. thank you. new this morning, a 23 year-old woman has died of her injuries following a car crash in roxborough that involved a deer. police responded to that car crash shortly after 1:00 on ha gy mill road and campno road the car hit a deer and then who control and then smashed in the pole. a man in that car was also injured and he is now in stable condition. police are investigating this car crash in philadelphia 's east falls neighborhood that injured a 51 year-old man. it happened around 4:45 on the 3900 block of henry avenue. you can see force of that crash split that pole in two, peco is on the scene. so far there are in reports of any outages. authorities have two suspects in custody in connection with the carjacking in west philadelphia. police tell us that just after 2:00 this morning that black ford explorer, was found in the middle of the street on the 900 block of north saint bernard street, we are still awaiting more details about what happened here, in one was hurt, the investigation, continues. well, city officials are still trying to figure out what caused a vacant row home in southwest philadelphia to collapse trapping a home less man beneath ruble there. it happened here on the 6100 block of yocome street just after 2:45 yesterday morning. officials from the cities licenses and inspections department, tell us that the recent rain could have played a role in the collapse, but they say that they felt uneasy about this property long before that. >> we were actually in the process. we had bid out the property for demolition, the owner went to court and stopped demolition work. owner had until april 5th to do the work himself and in the interim the building collapsed object its own. >> the man trapped beneath debris was rescued and suffered only minor injuries and he is now recovering in the hospital. a tour bus displaying anti transgender messages in philadelphia was met by protesters, dozens gathered for a pop up love party near city hall, this is cell phone video from twitter, party included a march down jfk boulevard, protesters goal was to show transgender pride. senate judiciary committee will vote on supreme court nominee neil gorsuch tomorrow setting up a vote by full senate but as wendy gilette reports what could follow may have long reaching consequences for congress and the supreme court. >> we will go forward together not one step back. >> reporter: more than a dozen small protests against supreme court nominee neil gorsuch were held around the country saturday including this one in washington. >> this is our fight. >> reporter: senate republicans hope to confirm gorsuch next week to the nation's highest court. president trump praised his nominee in his weekly address. >> with judge gorsuch on the supreme court america will be a more free, fair, and just nation for all of our citizens >> reporter: gorsuch faces growing opposition from democrats. >> judge gorsuch needed to convince me he would not joan the posse of republican appoint ease that has relentlessly stretched the law to benefit republican partisan s, and corporations, at the expense of everyone else. over and over again during his hearing he dodged, and ducked, and failed. >> reporter: senate vote could have substantial consequences, democrats are nearing the support they need to filibuster gorsuch delaying the vote, and if that happens republicans have threatened to change the rules in the senate ending the filibuster and allowing a simple majority vote for confirmation, vice-president pence addressed the potential showdown during a speech in columbus. >> we will overcome the obstructionist in the united states senate will confirm judge neil gorsuch, one way or the other. >> reporter: president trump supports the potential rule change in the senate, to get gorsuch confirmed. wendy gilette for cbs news. there is still much more to cover on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this sunday morning, flames tear through a high rise complex under construction in dubai, not far from the site of the sky scraper fire just a couple years ago. find out what building experts believe caused these fires. no pooling around, nature pulls a prank as season change but some like it cold and some like it warmer. if you air monk them you'll like justin's forecast today. "eyewitness news so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. more than 190 people feared dead after rivers burst their banks causing a massive landslide there making matters worse several bridgees were destroyed in the process hampering rescue efforts. hanna daniels has the latest. >> reporter: wall of rushing water, debris, mud, devoured the town of mccollough near columbia's boarder with ecuador. officials say that intense rain forced several rivers to overflow, and then cause the massive landslide. he says that the sound of the roxanne water was so heavy, that everyone was shocked. alarms sounded but many victims were sleeping and did not hear warnings. daylight showed magnitude of the destruction. trees were uprooted and dozens of homes were covered in several feet of mud. the fast moving current left this car sandwiched between what is left of the building and a tree. death toll, it is expected to rise as more bodies are believed to be buried underneath all that mud. doctors say local medical centers are running out of blood as they treat 300 injured. government has called up over 1100 soldiers and police to help dig through hundred tane of mud to find survivors. hanna daniels for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". investigators say a malfunctioningsing vent pipe from a pool heater caused a deadly carbon monoxide leak at a michigan hotel. workers at quality inn and suites called 911 saturday morning after seeing children unresponsive on the pool deck. a 13 year-old boy died, 14 other people went to local hospitals, including eight children between the age of 12 and 14. two responding officers were treated for carbon monoxide exposure as well and released. new this morning a large fire rages at a construction site near due by's largest shopping mall, the flames sent thick, gray smoke, over the bottom, and, heavily damaged on new years eve, 2014. there is no word on any, injuries this morning, dramatic fires has hit sky scrapers in recent years, building experts say a popular type of, covering on the buildings can be highly flammable. man suspect at starting a fire that collapsed part of the i-95 in atlanta is facing arson charges. a judge set bail at $200,000, for basil elerbee, police arrested him and two others after thursday's fire. prosecutors believe he set the fire, it will take months to fix the interstate. ideal conditions, for vermont ski resort. >> that is good news for him. >> that is a tough to shovel now. >> that is heart attack snow. >> can we get snow, in. 19 inches. april 3rd, 1915. to get 19 in the middle of winter is tough, in april, that is impossible. i don't know if we will see that again. latest date with an inch or more was april 19th that is impressive, 1983, and yesterday a trace of snow in may, may eighth, in 1947. we are not seeing any snow but just 60's and 70's. a lot of rain coming up. lets talk about the spring season, daylight length is longer and longer. sunset tonight 7:26. good sunset with the clear skies, finally. by end of the month we are at 7:54 and may 15th at 8:00 at 8:09. we we are gaining two minutes and 362nd of daylight each day as we get closer to the summer season. nice and quiet. we will enjoy that sunset where we saw nice sunrise this morning because of the high pressure over us. nothing happening over mid-atlantic. so, we will clear the skies out. is there next storm, we are seeing moisture return to the center of the country and that will organize over next 24 hours, bringing rain back in here monday night, into tuesday, but enjoy high pressure today, temperatures comfortable, 50's to the lower 60's. that high will move off cher tomorrow. tomorrow's mainly dry, but here comes the storm, it is tracking to the north and west in the ohio valley for monday, this puts us on the warm side of the system and this will be more warmer rain, compared to friday. that was just a chilly, nasty rain with temperatures in the 40's, about 50. sunny and mimed today, rain arrives late monday night. it looks like, mainly after 10:00 a majority of the monies okay, cloud thicken up. rain from west to east, after 10:00 o'clock tomorrow night, and then we will have rain at times on tuesday morning. maybe a thunderstorm in the afternoon, i think we will catch a break in the rain, by the afternoon hours. storm number two comes in late wednesday night into thursday. same deal. period of rain at times. some could be heavy this would be one will be a stronger storm, windy too and still a threat for thunderstorm especially on thursday. with the recent rain, this puts an end to the drought status for most locations, the exception is maybe far northwestern corner in berks county, lancaster county still in the level one drought status but areas in yellow is ab normally dry. that is not a drought. south jersey, delaware in good shape. with the rain it is a good thing. temperatures today they vary nice compared in the past few days, including in the lower 60's. cooler along the coast. this is a few degrees above average. let's break it down. to the north and west, lehigh veil, poconos, 50's to 60 degrees. good stuff outside, sunshine. philadelphia surrounding suburbs, burks county, mercer county, new jersey lower 60's. kind of the same deal for interior south jersey, central delaware, close to the delaware bay and ocean, we will be cooler in the 50's. so highs today a few degrees above average in the sun, 62, tonight not quite as cold, as this morning, clear skies, 47 for the low, for the city, colder in the suburbs tomorrow , and increasing cloud at 64, showers, thunderstorms with a high of 70 on tuesday. wednesday is awesome, sunny and 60 ace and that next storm coming in for thursday, a shower into friday. keep umbrellas around, jim, that is the trend,. >> yes, couple bright spots. 7:19. time to see how traffic is moving, here's amanda muhler in the cbs-3 traffic center, hi there, a manned. traffic is moving along, rather smoothly this morning, here's a live look at i-95, we have construction scheduled at cottman avenue. it is causing lane restrictions on the southbound side. if you were with us yesterday you know this caused significant backup, up to 30 minutes. so if you can avoid this area of 95, that might be best this morning. if you are heading to the art museum area today ben franklin parkway is closed for a race. so you will want to avoid the area between art museum circle and arch street. your alternate is 76 through girard. taking a live lot boulevard, it is running smoothly as well as your majors, however, we have some reports of police activity that has outer drive closed in a couple of spots. so be on the look out for those as you make your way out the door this morning. and in the cbs-3 traffic certainty i'm amanda muhler now back to you. paying down credit card debt, it can be difficult, especially when you are dealing with large fees and high interest rates. our jim donovan tells us that there may be a few things you can do to reduce your debt while keeping more of that money in your wallet. many credit card users assume a late payment means an automatic late fee but not necessarily. according to a credit card.com report, 87 percent of card hold shore ask for a late fee to be waved were successful. >> people have a lot more power in negotiating with their credit card issuers then they think they do. >> reporter: all you have to do is look at the back of the card and call that 800 number. it is in the just late fees, ask your credit card to lower interest rates, wave your annual fee our raise your credit limit. >> people would be stunned at how successful you can be, with these requests. for example about 90 percent of people who ask to have their credit limit raised, got that request granted. >> reporter: which can boost your credit score and end up saving you money. >> if you are nervous about making a call to the bank just remember the war thing that can happies they tell you no, but best thing that can happies that you get to keep some of that hard earned money in your pocket instead offhandedding it over to the credit card company in the form of fees and interest. >> check your credit report periodically, for mistakes. mistakes often result in people paying higher interest rates then they have to i have posted a link for to you check your credit report for free, just visit cbs philly.com. reporting for three on your (vfirst ingredient?g food's corn? wheat? in new purina one true instinct grain free with beef, real beef is number one. no corn, wheat or soy. support your dog's whole body health with purina one. welcome back. changing perception of blind ness is mission of the bucks county mom who has two blind children. "eyewitness news" health reporter stephanie stahl has the story of this extraordinary family and a unique honor. >> reporter: they have learned to play air hockey not by watching the puck by listening for it. mitchell and michael smedley are blind but that does not stop these bucks county brothers from playing. >> sight is not what should hold anyone back, it is just a minor inconvenience. >> reporter: mitchell is 13, his big brother is 17. they were both born with the rare inherited eye disease called lca. >> having two blind kid was most devastating news. >> reporter: devastation turned into amazement for christine smedley as she learned how well her boys could adapt and excel. michael's an accomplished musician and involved with school productions. >> pretty humerus, sometimes, they look at me and like you are blind kid running lights. >> yeah. is that the blind kit on the catwalk to hang stuff. >> reporter: is there nothing you can't do. >> no. >> stuff they do is unbelievable. >> reporter: kristin is writing a book called thriving blind that has a big following on facebook helping other families with blind children and she started a foundation called curing retinal blind ness to raise money for research. >> this is, all of the silent auction, live auction that we are doing at cocktails for the cure. >> reporter: she's organizing a fundraiser and putting finishing touches on the presentation she has been invited to give at a, event which, highlights, innovative ideas. >> it is like that dream come true moment. >> reporter: she's exited to share her message of conquering fear and understanding that blindness can be powerful lessons that she learned from her sons. >> their brains work at a higher level then ours too. my son michael will always say you are so distract. you sighted people are so distract by all of the stuff you see, focus mom, focus. it is amazing. >> reporter: at school and regular classes they use a brail note pad and has future of college and big careers. being blind isn't much of a consideration. >> i really don't think it is that big of an issue. >> you don't feel like you have a disability. >> no, i don't. >> reporter: ted x events are selective, prestigious and popular. kristin's message will be going to a big international audience. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". in the next half an hour, right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", uners and walkers raise money and aware ness to help save lives. we will go live to the donor dash. talk of a parking rate hike does not sit too well with people driving in philadelphia. how much more you can pay and how much more you can pay if you just don't feed the meter, justin. good morning everyone. enjoy the break, we have sunshine, milder temperatures but you'll need umbrellas. two more storm systems moving in the region this week. we will time it out in eyewitness weather. apparently, people think i'm too perky. so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. it is sunday april 2nd, good morning everyone i'm jan carabao. we are expecting a picture perfect day to day. meteorologist justin drabick is live on the cbs-3 sky deck with eyewitness weather and clear blue skies, justin, hooray. >> finally it has been a while we have storm system out, cloud gone, sun's up but chilly now but we will warm things up through the morning and afternoon. just a typical early april day across the delaware valley. seasonal temperatures. we are chilly right now 40 degrees in wilmington. forty-one in philadelphia still lower 30's in the mountains, suburbs hanging out in the mid 30's, and there is a bit of the breeze to bring wind chills down in the 20's in some spots. with those wind as direction coming out of the northwest at 10 to 15 miles an hour at times this morning but much lighter then yesterday morning , wind chills ranging from 21 in mount pocono, still 29 what it feels like on exposed skin in millville, new jersey, 35 through wind chill in dover delaware. but storm scan three nice and quiet, we are in between two storm system. friday's storm slowly moving out across canadian mar times and our next system developing over the deep south. that will bring rain back in the picture, late monday and tuesday. we have a bit of break. enjoy today. perfect early spring day, sunny, light wind, seasonal temperatures, highs in the 50 's and 60's. we will break it down through the region. sixty-two for philadelphia that is a few degrees above average. lower 50's at the shore. mostly sunny skies. a few more cloud in the poconos but still in good shape with a high of 50. we have 60's even 70 degrees coming up in the seven day but couple round of rain we will time it out in eyewitness weather in a few more minutes, jan, back to you. great weather as thousands have laced up their shoes for this years donor dash, a race to bring awareness to the hundreds of thousands waiting for organ transplants. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live in front of the art museum where race kicked off at the top of the hour, hi there, anita. >> reporter: yes, it is a chilly morning but so many warm stories to warm your heart this morning. the race, it started just a few minutes ago but i am here new with kobe minor and his grand nephew austin broccoli. toby you are a double lung transplant survivor, when did this happen and what does that mean to you. >> it was last day, last day of april, of this year will be six years ago and it was amazing actually. i tried to get in contact with the personally was fortunate to get lungs from but it made a world of the difference in me. i could not walk 30 feet without having to stop, i got tired of oxygen tanks. just an amazing program. i went to the university of penn. i had a great transplant doctor. he did an excellent job. my pulmonary person down there he got me into the program really. >> reporter: here you are six years later and without an oxygen tank and you plan to walk today. >> absolutely, i walk every day. just because i can, yep. >> reporter: amazing. here we are team toby, you have your shirts made, grand nephew here austin is also joining us what does this mean to be standing here to be standing here with toby this morning. >> it is a great honor. i think he was only guy having a rough time and whole family rally around him. great thing to do every year. we have done it every year since we started, this journey we just walk walk for him and just a great honor to be involved in this family like this. >> reporter: you divided to be an organ donor yourself. is there anything you want to tell the community about why they should think about getting involved. >> definitely get involved because it is a great thing. people every day are on lists who need these organs and it is a blessing, to come from one side, in a family that was recipient of a pair of lungs that were, you know, and those lungs are living in him and it is awesome. just a great thing to do. >> reporter: thanks very much. honor to meet you both. team toby will walk this morning. the race did just kick off. there is a kid race that will kick off shortly so we will bring you all of the latest throughout the morning, jan, so many amazing stories we are hearing this morning. it is chilly out here but just warms your heart to hear so many stories of survival. this is not about death but the gift of life, and giving that to others. for now we are live, anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> go team toby. you are right, so many inspiring stories, thank you. people who drive-in philadelphia are not happy about a potential parking rate hike. "eyewitness news" first told you about the plan friday night and now our own alycia nieves talked to drivers in olde city about what they are already paying to park in town >> reporter: if you thought you paid enough to park in philadelphia get ready because cities parking authority is planning to hike up the rates. >> crazy. just can't do it. >> reporter: on friday authority's board adopted a budget that assumes raised rates for parking meters and parking ticket fines. >> i think that this whole situation of parking is just keep getting worse and worse. >> reporter: alex bono works in olde city and pays $2.50 an hurry to park her car here and gotten a few tickets at $36 a pop and thinks that is just enough. >> i don't know what i will do parking garage can be just as much going to the parking garage. >> reporter: parking authority has not given a number for exactly how much the hike would be. city council will have to determine even if they approve the rates to park in philadelphia incentive for the city a raise in the parking rate is expected to generate about 10 million-dollar a year , money that would go to school districts, pension costs. but people like ines menendez believe the rate and hikes could have an opposite effect reducing revenue by deterring people from using on street parking. >> would rather pay $40 to park then take risking because you wind up with a ticket regardless. >> reporter: it is unclear when city council is expect to vote on the parking rate increase. there is a council meeting scheduled fun more but it does not appear on the agenda in olde city, alycia nieves for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". college students visited cbs-3 studios to learn more about careers in television and radio. event was organized by broadcast pioneers of philadelphia, retired "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter was a moderator. hi there, walt. students got advice from many members of the cbs philly team including yours truly and kyw news radio lauren lipton, a great day with a lot of inspiring students, good luck to them. crews are putting final touches on the new museum of the american revolution in olde city. they have installed two bronze panels on the outside of the museum at third and chestnut. images on the 20-foot by 40- foot panels depict iconic moments from the american revolution, each weighs 1500- pound, museum opens on april 19th. we still have so much more to cover on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", a snow slide comes dangerously close to the town in alaska. eyewitnesses talk about his brush with disaster. a flyers goalie, cared off the ice after collapsing. latest on how he is doing this morning straight ahead in "eyewitness sports". and a mild week ahead but keep those umbrellas handy, meteorologist justin drabick has the eyewitness forecast in just a few minutes. mound of snow fell from homes and businesses at a mountain there friday evening a whitewall of snow came plowing down that mountain, incredible , breaking up concrete as its moved along, many caught the terrifying, experience on video knowing they could not out run an avalanche even if it was barreling right toward them. >> it was crackling, crunching , ripping, tearing, slamming trees to the ground. i just jumped up immediately. >> he went outside, then to find a 30-foot wall of snow, has stopped just feet from his door. sixty-two homes, hotel, a small boat harbor all sit on the prime avalanche area. southe avalanche center, and, make sure things are evacuated ,. weather officials confirmed, and 50 miles outside this virginia beach, neighborhood. it was just one of the several twisters reported on friday damaged there, 12 country, justt for us. >> in the right now, it is that season where we have cold air leading up to the warm air , we will get severe weather and couple chances for thunderstorms around here this week, with active weather pattern continuing but not much happening today. we have good sunrise this morning, we will keep it sunny throughout the day. cold though but temperatures where they should be for this time of the year in the morning but some mid 30's in the coldest spots, perkasie john jenkins in the sunshine at 35 degrees. around philadelphia, 40 degrees, outer suburbs we will go to the west where fran , nottingham, chester county, mostly sunny skies at 40. same deal toward the coastline james in ocean city enjoying nice morning, sunny skies, 40 degrees, nice sunrise pictures coming in here, bill chapline here in philadelphia sun coming through trees, beautiful shot there with the clear skies. same deal picture perfect, peter, in williamstown, new jersey, in problems, now that is the trend through the day-to-day. lets go to center city looking at center city library camera all good. you can see clear skies. wind 10 to 15 miles an hour, we have the run going on here in the city, good conditions for a run, this morning. so here are headlines, sunny, mild today, with temperatures a few degrees above average. pa, continues which is typical for springtime. so every few days we will talk about some storm systems moving through but temperatures will be warmer in the 60's, maybe one day in the 70's for some spots. high pressure over mid-atlantic, north east blocking storms, we are in between two systems. snow we see over northeastern maine that is friday's storm for thaws brought rain, slowly moving out of here. next storm developing bringing moisture in the central u.s. that will track east, monday and tuesday, next shot, for steady rain. high pressure over us today not much happening a few fair weather cloud, tomorrow still good, so, okay start to the workweek. we will start off with some sun, cloud thicken up through the day. rain comes in late monday night into tuesday, and there could be pockets of heavier rain but these are different from friday this brings warmer air. we will make a run at 70 on tuesday with a threat for some rain. decent rain amounts, generally half inch or so, maybe more than that, possibly over an inch in the areas indicated by purple. thinks a model forecast so this will likely change. there called company be steady rain tuesday morning, impacting the morning commute. highs today, finally getting back in the 60's, a few degrees above average in the lehigh valley, letter 50's in the poconos. tonight not quite as cold, mid to upper 40's for most spots, colder in the suburbs, and tomorrow, probably a few degrees warmer then today, mid 60's even with some cloud rolling in. overall jet stream pattern pretty much stays ago i have. you can see flow in the wind around jet stream and bump in the jet developing over central u.s. that moves east, allowing warmer air to surge northward but storm systems riding in that jet stream. one comes through monday night , tuesday, we will have a ridge over us wednesday, it is another good day, and, mild, here comes another storm but this is a colder pocket of air by friday into next weekend we will knock temperatures down, at or slightly below average, for a few days but nothing too cold. sixty-two in the sunshine myself and mild tonight. not as cold, 47 for sit. colder in the suburbs. here's that extended forecast, increasing cloud tomorrow at 64. period of rain on tuesday, thunderstorm with a high of 7o wednesday, awesome stuff. sunny and 60's. more showers on thursday. cooler temperatures i was talking about, jan by next weekend upper 50's and 60, but nothing terrible. >> not too terrible. thanks, justin. 7:45. time to check road and highways. lets go to amanda muhler in the cbs-3 traffic center, good morning. >> good morning. speaking of highways we are looking at 42 freeway in new jersey, everything running smoothly there, in delays, maybe a bit of sun glare but it looks like a pleasant drive this morning. rest the majors are looking clear including the vine, 76, 202, 30 and turnpike. as we get donor dash kicked off this hour at ben franklin parkway, that is closed due to that race this morning. this effects road between art museum circle and arch street, your alternate is 76 through girard. we have been talking about this all morning, there are lane restrictions, caused by construction on 95 southbound at cottman avenue. it looks like traffic is moving just fine right now but this caused serious headaches for drivers yesterday. be ready for delays throughout the morning there in the cbs-3 traffic center i'm amanda muhler now back to you. a flyers goalie collapses on the ice and final 4b comes the final two, here is leslie van arsdal with "eyewitness sports". flyers are in new york where they will play rangers in garden. two pressing problems for orange and black, first they need to beat rangers who have any chance to make playoffs and who will be the goalie. steve mason missed last night 's game with the illness. michal neuvirth didn't make the trip after collapsing during last night's game. anthony dollars was called up, to backup michael, neuvirth, we will have more in a second. in score in the first. flyers on the power play claude giroux's shot wide but braid den schenn there to income in the rebound. flyers with the lead. then this happens, neuvirth collapses and falls into the crease. he was down for several minutes. team doctors checked him out. he was taken off ice on the stretcher awake and alert and taken to pennsylvania hospital for observation. later in the first, colin mc donald was also caught up in the phantoms skates in, corry snider was able to score on him, can't stop it. flyers with the two to nothing lead. to the second flyers will score again on the power play, jordan wheel knocks in the re wound off michael del zotto 's shot, flyers with the three goal lead. he stopped 23 shots for shut out flyers beat devils three to nothing but after the game, of course, everybody talking about neuvirth. >> we sent him over to the hospital for precautionary reasons. everything so far has been good. so things are positive. >> you know, it is still shocking. as we said, we're thinking about him. >> well, final four is set, gonzaga will take on north carolina for national championship monday night right here on cbs 36789 lets see how both of these teams advantage to the title game. in the first battle of 21st time teams in the final four south carolina and gone sag, south carolina sharing 14 in the half making a serious come back. pj doser scores to tie up the game but bulldogs out scored south carolina 12-eight in the last seven minutes to win by four, and advance to their first ever championship game. in the second game, north carolina facing oregon, ducks first final four appearance since 1939, first year of the tournament, tar heels trailed for most of the first, kennedy meets scores to give tar heels a lead late in the first half. three-point half time lead in the second. nate brit scores and gives carolina an eight-point lead. carolina held off the late oregon come back and they are headed back to the championship game beating the ducks by a point. women's final four mississippi state and u-conn game tied in overtime, minister again williams with the ball, shot is good and as buzzer sounded giving lady bulldogs a 66-64 win and snapping connecticut's 111 game winning streak, that is long necessary college basketball hits try. the nickname ity bity. they will play south carolina dawn staley tonight in the champion ship game. sixers back in action tonight, north of the border in toronto playing the raptors friday they will shut down jahlil okafor and robert covington with both knee injuries. back the two flyers, since they have to use anthony stola rsz they have founder i can sam game ski who filled in for blacks hairs when their goalie got sick. he got the call again. dave hakstol tried to put him in the final 242nd bye referees said nope, since was not hurt, crowd booed and rightfully so. two minute penalty on the referees. that is all for sports i'm leslie van arsdal have a great day. still to come right here on "eyewitness news", watch where you walk your dog, in this morning's pet project, animal advocate carroll erickson explains why those put also put your pet at risk. we are back in two carroll, good morning. >> good morning. >> gentlemen. >> jan, we are here with a lovely dog named adoptable at pennsylvania spca. i want to talk bay interesting study that came out. that is my dog marvin. i adopted him from the show, in november. marvin has had a rough life, in and out of shelters, in two different states for extended period of time. net is gray on his face. that is one of the topics, that there is a study that associates stress and anxiety in dogs, and impulse sift in dogs with a prematurely gray must will and they found dogs with fear of loud noises, wine , bark when owner is not home that they cringe or they cooer perhaps. that is anxiety. then their impulsive dogs that like to jump on people. marvin would like to greet by jumping on people. maybe they tug on a leash, that is impulse abe all of that has been significantly associated with an increased amount and early timing of a gray musell. watch for that. if you're finding your young pets are turning gray early between age of two and four, that is the time, that you go, any what, maybe i need to change the way i'm doing things. perhaps i get a pet sitter so doggies not stressed out, thunder shirt for loud noises. look at the correlation. >> two and four is too early. >> yes. >> there can be other reasons too, maybe they just have a genetic predisposition but they did find a significant increase in dogs that are anxious and stressed and gray, >> maybe you will get a gray one. >> not yet. >> not visiting us. >> other thing i want to talk about and thinks very important for people with dog parks and get to dog parks or go out in the wood there has been a increase, a ton of rain , well, guess who runs through the puddles? rats, squirrels, and, any urine in there can cause a problem, in your pets. that is a bacterial infection. it can easily be cured, by not even getting it started by having a vaccine thaw can get from your veterinarian. also don't let your dogs drink out of they are standing puddles because you don't necessity if there is a problem in there. there has been three dogs in north jersey that have died from this bacteria. >> no kidding, wow it seems earlier because of the milder winter and that possibly puts people out with their dogs walking in these dog parks. watch out for these puddles for possibility. ask your vet. check your dog's lifestyle. if you are in dog parks letting him have water out of the puddle. you won't to have give him a bat when they come home all muddy. >> that is right. >> they love to splash. you can do that then it is eye good idea to get that vaccine, and it is a yearly thing. i want to show you a couple of cats that we have got for adoption. >> yeah. >> hey, jude, do you want to sing it. one year-old black and white, short haired cat, friendly, social. doesn't like being picked up but isn't crazy about kid, you know, lot of people feel that way. but, he is due just great in anybody's home. report inn ace seven year-old white cat, very friendly, social but she does not like to be picked up. instead let her warm up to you when she can. we have a success story here bell a four-year old australian shepherd mix came in through cruelty case load, but she was adopted, and i would also like to point out that her medical care because she needed somewhats provided through the penn vet and the richard lick ter program, a very generous man that pull dogs with solvable medical problems and they are able to get them adopted and they fix the problems which is wonderful this one is crying for attention. >> this one is crying for attention but he also loves woman brought him here, jillian from the pennsylvania spca so he wants to see her. he is looking for her. he is also looking for a good home. he will bond request you. he is a wonderful dog. he has spent sometime at pennsylvania spca. he came in through a cruelty case, and, he is up in office and they believe he is probably house broken. he hasn't had any problems there. he have is a big, and wonderful, wonderful dog and will be, just happy to be in anybody's yard who can take them around, run around with them and, he is a dog that i would be watching for, possibly the pre mature gray ing of the nose. we see anxiety, whining and that lead us back to our topic >> so sweet. >> he is an absolute angel. >> he is wonderful. just some things to think about out with your pets. if you find your dog getting a little bye gray and think maybe i am changing up how i am handling my dog, maybe i need to be more calm with them and just watch out for those standing puddles. >> absolutely, keep them healthy. you can adopt any pet by visiting p spca erie avenue headquarters 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the weekend and one to 8:00 during the during the week. >> and he will be there. >> he deserves a forever home. >> thanks, carroll, appreciate it. that is "eyewitness news" at 7:00. here's what is coming up at 8:00. >> changing the world one cheese stake at a time, little restaurant with the big mission in this weeks taste with tori. sunshine to start your sunday but keep that umbrella on hand, this week, justin drabick tells you when you will need it again when "eyewitness news" this sunday morning will continue. we have breaking news this morning a busy section of roadway now a crime scene, after a man is shot behind the wheel. more on this deadly shooting, on the boulevard. thousands of runners and walkers lays up their sneakers , how donor darbies giving people a second chance at life. sun's out and skies are clear, for second half of our weekend, but more rain isn't too far

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before it all happened. >> today is sunday, it is april 2nd, good morning, i'm jan carabao. it is pick of the week with weather so lets get over to meteorologist justin drabick with the forecast, good sunday morning, justin. this is one of the two days, glorious this week. >> one is coming on the weekend, we can salvage that. yesterday was not that bad, glummy, but sunshine, cool, and today will be great, just typical early springtime weather which we're waiting for, the past few days, once we got rid of the storm system get outside, enjoy it. sunshine is upright now and skies are clear and sun will get to work rapidly this morning. chilly still at 41, it has dropped over the pennsylvania hour. northwest wind at 12. it feels like 34. battling a wind chill this morning in some spots, even down in the 20's in some locations. air temperatures ranging in the 30's to lower 40's. forty's the average low for this time of the year. so we're there. this is nothing terribly cold for this time of the year. thirty-six in quakertown. wind chills are really starting to feel like on exposed skin, still 29 in the millville, 32 atlantic city, mid 30's in philadelphia and suburbs. the storm scan three looks good, mostly clear skies, a few fair weather cloud today but overall just a gorgeous day with high pressure in control. yeah, i think we have to call it practically perfect today, i haven't used this in a long time. temperatures mild, low humidity, light wind, good day to get outside, traveling, in travel problems, out there, at lee weather-wise on the road. sixty-two for the high in philadelphia. fifty-three at the shore. near 50 in the poconos. we will warm it up this week but there will be two round of rain, so keep that umbrella around. we will legality you know in eyewitness weather. back over to you. breaking news this morning , a deadly shooting has a section of the roosevelt boulevard, shut down, as police investigate. it happened just before 6:00 near, somerdale avenue, in lawncrest. a man was shot inside his car while driving and then crossed several lanes of the boulevard before crashing into a fence on the other side. police say a cadillac was seen driving away from the scene. northbound outer lanes at the boulevard at adams avenue remain closed this morning, so far, no arrests. well to day's weather is looking good for this years donor dash. thousands are expected to take part and take to the streets in honor of the hundreds of thousands waiting for organ transplants. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live this morning where the race should be starting any minute now, hi there, anita. >> reporter: hi there, jan. when this event kicked off more than two decade ago there were only about 800 participants, this year they are expecting more than 10,000 people and right now, you can see tons of people, getting ready to kick off this race in just a few minutes. lets get to video from just last years run, these are the statistics from the gift of life donor program. there are more than one 19,000 people currently in the united states waiting for a life saving organ transplant. about 5400 of those are right here in our region. so those are our brothers, friend, sisters. that is what organizers hope this event will raise aware ness and money for. we have spoke to janet dennis a few moments ago. heart transplant survivor, at age 50. she truly got a second chance at life. eleven years later she's not letting it go to waste. >> when i got my heart at 50 i became a athlete. i started to go to the u.s. games and world games. since then i have 40 medals, and i gave most of my medals to my donor family but you cannot see it, i have gold. my hearties the gold. >> reporter: that is gold, indeed. another live look at the tons of people getting readied for this 10k which will kick off at 7:10 just a little bit later, 5k will kick off. guess what we ran into someone you will recognize our very own pat gallen. >> good morning. >> how are you doing. >> good. >> you have a personal connection, tell just are here >> this is the sixth or seventh run i have done, for the donor dash. a friend of mine, a good friend, younger brother died in a met or cycle accident in 2010, and he donated his organs and we have been here ever since. it is great. it is cold this morning but when you know what it is for it is definitely worth it. >> warm vibes, good luck to you. he is getting ready. he is all dressed. >> yes. >> see you guys. >> he is doing great. >> so these are just one of the so many stories that we are hearing, this morning, and a lot of people say this is not about death but about life and gift of giving it. keep up to date and bring you them throughout the morning but for now live at the art museum i'm anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> another great reminder of how important this causes. thank you. new this morning, a 23 year-old woman has died of her injuries following a car crash in roxborough that involved a deer. police responded to that car crash shortly after 1:00 on ha gy mill road and campno road the car hit a deer and then who control and then smashed in the pole. a man in that car was also injured and he is now in stable condition. police are investigating this car crash in philadelphia 's east falls neighborhood that injured a 51 year-old man. it happened around 4:45 on the 3900 block of henry avenue. you can see force of that crash split that pole in two, peco is on the scene. so far there are in reports of any outages. authorities have two suspects in custody in connection with the carjacking in west philadelphia. police tell us that just after 2:00 this morning that black ford explorer, was found in the middle of the street on the 900 block of north saint bernard street, we are still awaiting more details about what happened here, in one was hurt, the investigation, continues. well, city officials are still trying to figure out what caused a vacant row home in southwest philadelphia to collapse trapping a home less man beneath ruble there. it happened here on the 6100 block of yocome street just after 2:45 yesterday morning. officials from the cities licenses and inspections department, tell us that the recent rain could have played a role in the collapse, but they say that they felt uneasy about this property long before that. >> we were actually in the process. we had bid out the property for demolition, the owner went to court and stopped demolition work. owner had until april 5th to do the work himself and in the interim the building collapsed object its own. >> the man trapped beneath debris was rescued and suffered only minor injuries and he is now recovering in the hospital. a tour bus displaying anti transgender messages in philadelphia was met by protesters, dozens gathered for a pop up love party near city hall, this is cell phone video from twitter, party included a march down jfk boulevard, protesters goal was to show transgender pride. senate judiciary committee will vote on supreme court nominee neil gorsuch tomorrow setting up a vote by full senate but as wendy gilette reports what could follow may have long reaching consequences for congress and the supreme court. >> we will go forward together not one step back. >> reporter: more than a dozen small protests against supreme court nominee neil gorsuch were held around the country saturday including this one in washington. >> this is our fight. >> reporter: senate republicans hope to confirm gorsuch next week to the nation's highest court. president trump praised his nominee in his weekly address. >> with judge gorsuch on the supreme court america will be a more free, fair, and just nation for all of our citizens >> reporter: gorsuch faces growing opposition from democrats. >> judge gorsuch needed to convince me he would not joan the posse of republican appoint ease that has relentlessly stretched the law to benefit republican partisan s, and corporations, at the expense of everyone else. over and over again during his hearing he dodged, and ducked, and failed. >> reporter: senate vote could have substantial consequences, democrats are nearing the support they need to filibuster gorsuch delaying the vote, and if that happens republicans have threatened to change the rules in the senate ending the filibuster and allowing a simple majority vote for confirmation, vice-president pence addressed the potential showdown during a speech in columbus. >> we will overcome the obstructionist in the united states senate will confirm judge neil gorsuch, one way or the other. >> reporter: president trump supports the potential rule change in the senate, to get gorsuch confirmed. wendy gilette for cbs news. there is still much more to cover on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this sunday morning, flames tear through a high rise complex under construction in dubai, not far from the site of the sky scraper fire just a couple years ago. find out what building experts believe caused these fires. no pooling around, nature pulls a prank as season change but some like it cold and some like it warmer. if you air monk them you'll like justin's forecast today. "eyewitness news so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. more than 190 people feared dead after rivers burst their banks causing a massive landslide there making matters worse several bridgees were destroyed in the process hampering rescue efforts. hanna daniels has the latest. >> reporter: wall of rushing water, debris, mud, devoured the town of mccollough near columbia's boarder with ecuador. officials say that intense rain forced several rivers to overflow, and then cause the massive landslide. he says that the sound of the roxanne water was so heavy, that everyone was shocked. alarms sounded but many victims were sleeping and did not hear warnings. daylight showed magnitude of the destruction. trees were uprooted and dozens of homes were covered in several feet of mud. the fast moving current left this car sandwiched between what is left of the building and a tree. death toll, it is expected to rise as more bodies are believed to be buried underneath all that mud. doctors say local medical centers are running out of blood as they treat 300 injured. government has called up over 1100 soldiers and police to help dig through hundred tane of mud to find survivors. hanna daniels for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". investigators say a malfunctioningsing vent pipe from a pool heater caused a deadly carbon monoxide leak at a michigan hotel. workers at quality inn and suites called 911 saturday morning after seeing children unresponsive on the pool deck. a 13 year-old boy died, 14 other people went to local hospitals, including eight children between the age of 12 and 14. two responding officers were treated for carbon monoxide exposure as well and released. new this morning a large fire rages at a construction site near due by's largest shopping mall, the flames sent thick, gray smoke, over the bottom, and, heavily damaged on new years eve, 2014. there is no word on any, injuries this morning, dramatic fires has hit sky scrapers in recent years, building experts say a popular type of, covering on the buildings can be highly flammable. man suspect at starting a fire that collapsed part of the i-95 in atlanta is facing arson charges. a judge set bail at $200,000, for basil elerbee, police arrested him and two others after thursday's fire. prosecutors believe he set the fire, it will take months to fix the interstate. ideal conditions, for vermont ski resort. >> that is good news for him. >> that is a tough to shovel now. >> that is heart attack snow. >> can we get snow, in. 19 inches. april 3rd, 1915. to get 19 in the middle of winter is tough, in april, that is impossible. i don't know if we will see that again. latest date with an inch or more was april 19th that is impressive, 1983, and yesterday a trace of snow in may, may eighth, in 1947. we are not seeing any snow but just 60's and 70's. a lot of rain coming up. lets talk about the spring season, daylight length is longer and longer. sunset tonight 7:26. good sunset with the clear skies, finally. by end of the month we are at 7:54 and may 15th at 8:00 at 8:09. we we are gaining two minutes and 362nd of daylight each day as we get closer to the summer season. nice and quiet. we will enjoy that sunset where we saw nice sunrise this morning because of the high pressure over us. nothing happening over mid-atlantic. so, we will clear the skies out. is there next storm, we are seeing moisture return to the center of the country and that will organize over next 24 hours, bringing rain back in here monday night, into tuesday, but enjoy high pressure today, temperatures comfortable, 50's to the lower 60's. that high will move off cher tomorrow. tomorrow's mainly dry, but here comes the storm, it is tracking to the north and west in the ohio valley for monday, this puts us on the warm side of the system and this will be more warmer rain, compared to friday. that was just a chilly, nasty rain with temperatures in the 40's, about 50. sunny and mimed today, rain arrives late monday night. it looks like, mainly after 10:00 a majority of the monies okay, cloud thicken up. rain from west to east, after 10:00 o'clock tomorrow night, and then we will have rain at times on tuesday morning. maybe a thunderstorm in the afternoon, i think we will catch a break in the rain, by the afternoon hours. storm number two comes in late wednesday night into thursday. same deal. period of rain at times. some could be heavy this would be one will be a stronger storm, windy too and still a threat for thunderstorm especially on thursday. with the recent rain, this puts an end to the drought status for most locations, the exception is maybe far northwestern corner in berks county, lancaster county still in the level one drought status but areas in yellow is ab normally dry. that is not a drought. south jersey, delaware in good shape. with the rain it is a good thing. temperatures today they vary nice compared in the past few days, including in the lower 60's. cooler along the coast. this is a few degrees above average. let's break it down. to the north and west, lehigh veil, poconos, 50's to 60 degrees. good stuff outside, sunshine. philadelphia surrounding suburbs, burks county, mercer county, new jersey lower 60's. kind of the same deal for interior south jersey, central delaware, close to the delaware bay and ocean, we will be cooler in the 50's. so highs today a few degrees above average in the sun, 62, tonight not quite as cold, as this morning, clear skies, 47 for the low, for the city, colder in the suburbs tomorrow , and increasing cloud at 64, showers, thunderstorms with a high of 70 on tuesday. wednesday is awesome, sunny and 60 ace and that next storm coming in for thursday, a shower into friday. keep umbrellas around, jim, that is the trend,. >> yes, couple bright spots. 7:19. time to see how traffic is moving, here's amanda muhler in the cbs-3 traffic center, hi there, a manned. traffic is moving along, rather smoothly this morning, here's a live look at i-95, we have construction scheduled at cottman avenue. it is causing lane restrictions on the southbound side. if you were with us yesterday you know this caused significant backup, up to 30 minutes. so if you can avoid this area of 95, that might be best this morning. if you are heading to the art museum area today ben franklin parkway is closed for a race. so you will want to avoid the area between art museum circle and arch street. your alternate is 76 through girard. taking a live lot boulevard, it is running smoothly as well as your majors, however, we have some reports of police activity that has outer drive closed in a couple of spots. so be on the look out for those as you make your way out the door this morning. and in the cbs-3 traffic certainty i'm amanda muhler now back to you. paying down credit card debt, it can be difficult, especially when you are dealing with large fees and high interest rates. our jim donovan tells us that there may be a few things you can do to reduce your debt while keeping more of that money in your wallet. many credit card users assume a late payment means an automatic late fee but not necessarily. according to a credit card.com report, 87 percent of card hold shore ask for a late fee to be waved were successful. >> people have a lot more power in negotiating with their credit card issuers then they think they do. >> reporter: all you have to do is look at the back of the card and call that 800 number. it is in the just late fees, ask your credit card to lower interest rates, wave your annual fee our raise your credit limit. >> people would be stunned at how successful you can be, with these requests. for example about 90 percent of people who ask to have their credit limit raised, got that request granted. >> reporter: which can boost your credit score and end up saving you money. >> if you are nervous about making a call to the bank just remember the war thing that can happies they tell you no, but best thing that can happies that you get to keep some of that hard earned money in your pocket instead offhandedding it over to the credit card company in the form of fees and interest. >> check your credit report periodically, for mistakes. mistakes often result in people paying higher interest rates then they have to i have posted a link for to you check your credit report for free, just visit cbs philly.com. reporting for three on your (vfirst ingredient?g food's corn? wheat? in new purina one true instinct grain free with beef, real beef is number one. no corn, wheat or soy. support your dog's whole body health with purina one. welcome back. changing perception of blind ness is mission of the bucks county mom who has two blind children. "eyewitness news" health reporter stephanie stahl has the story of this extraordinary family and a unique honor. >> reporter: they have learned to play air hockey not by watching the puck by listening for it. mitchell and michael smedley are blind but that does not stop these bucks county brothers from playing. >> sight is not what should hold anyone back, it is just a minor inconvenience. >> reporter: mitchell is 13, his big brother is 17. they were both born with the rare inherited eye disease called lca. >> having two blind kid was most devastating news. >> reporter: devastation turned into amazement for christine smedley as she learned how well her boys could adapt and excel. michael's an accomplished musician and involved with school productions. >> pretty humerus, sometimes, they look at me and like you are blind kid running lights. >> yeah. is that the blind kit on the catwalk to hang stuff. >> reporter: is there nothing you can't do. >> no. >> stuff they do is unbelievable. >> reporter: kristin is writing a book called thriving blind that has a big following on facebook helping other families with blind children and she started a foundation called curing retinal blind ness to raise money for research. >> this is, all of the silent auction, live auction that we are doing at cocktails for the cure. >> reporter: she's organizing a fundraiser and putting finishing touches on the presentation she has been invited to give at a, event which, highlights, innovative ideas. >> it is like that dream come true moment. >> reporter: she's exited to share her message of conquering fear and understanding that blindness can be powerful lessons that she learned from her sons. >> their brains work at a higher level then ours too. my son michael will always say you are so distract. you sighted people are so distract by all of the stuff you see, focus mom, focus. it is amazing. >> reporter: at school and regular classes they use a brail note pad and has future of college and big careers. being blind isn't much of a consideration. >> i really don't think it is that big of an issue. >> you don't feel like you have a disability. >> no, i don't. >> reporter: ted x events are selective, prestigious and popular. kristin's message will be going to a big international audience. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". in the next half an hour, right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", uners and walkers raise money and aware ness to help save lives. we will go live to the donor dash. talk of a parking rate hike does not sit too well with people driving in philadelphia. how much more you can pay and how much more you can pay if you just don't feed the meter, justin. good morning everyone. enjoy the break, we have sunshine, milder temperatures but you'll need umbrellas. two more storm systems moving in the region this week. we will time it out in eyewitness weather. apparently, people think i'm too perky. so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. it is sunday april 2nd, good morning everyone i'm jan carabao. we are expecting a picture perfect day to day. meteorologist justin drabick is live on the cbs-3 sky deck with eyewitness weather and clear blue skies, justin, hooray. >> finally it has been a while we have storm system out, cloud gone, sun's up but chilly now but we will warm things up through the morning and afternoon. just a typical early april day across the delaware valley. seasonal temperatures. we are chilly right now 40 degrees in wilmington. forty-one in philadelphia still lower 30's in the mountains, suburbs hanging out in the mid 30's, and there is a bit of the breeze to bring wind chills down in the 20's in some spots. with those wind as direction coming out of the northwest at 10 to 15 miles an hour at times this morning but much lighter then yesterday morning , wind chills ranging from 21 in mount pocono, still 29 what it feels like on exposed skin in millville, new jersey, 35 through wind chill in dover delaware. but storm scan three nice and quiet, we are in between two storm system. friday's storm slowly moving out across canadian mar times and our next system developing over the deep south. that will bring rain back in the picture, late monday and tuesday. we have a bit of break. enjoy today. perfect early spring day, sunny, light wind, seasonal temperatures, highs in the 50 's and 60's. we will break it down through the region. sixty-two for philadelphia that is a few degrees above average. lower 50's at the shore. mostly sunny skies. a few more cloud in the poconos but still in good shape with a high of 50. we have 60's even 70 degrees coming up in the seven day but couple round of rain we will time it out in eyewitness weather in a few more minutes, jan, back to you. great weather as thousands have laced up their shoes for this years donor dash, a race to bring awareness to the hundreds of thousands waiting for organ transplants. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live in front of the art museum where race kicked off at the top of the hour, hi there, anita. >> reporter: yes, it is a chilly morning but so many warm stories to warm your heart this morning. the race, it started just a few minutes ago but i am here new with kobe minor and his grand nephew austin broccoli. toby you are a double lung transplant survivor, when did this happen and what does that mean to you. >> it was last day, last day of april, of this year will be six years ago and it was amazing actually. i tried to get in contact with the personally was fortunate to get lungs from but it made a world of the difference in me. i could not walk 30 feet without having to stop, i got tired of oxygen tanks. just an amazing program. i went to the university of penn. i had a great transplant doctor. he did an excellent job. my pulmonary person down there he got me into the program really. >> reporter: here you are six years later and without an oxygen tank and you plan to walk today. >> absolutely, i walk every day. just because i can, yep. >> reporter: amazing. here we are team toby, you have your shirts made, grand nephew here austin is also joining us what does this mean to be standing here to be standing here with toby this morning. >> it is a great honor. i think he was only guy having a rough time and whole family rally around him. great thing to do every year. we have done it every year since we started, this journey we just walk walk for him and just a great honor to be involved in this family like this. >> reporter: you divided to be an organ donor yourself. is there anything you want to tell the community about why they should think about getting involved. >> definitely get involved because it is a great thing. people every day are on lists who need these organs and it is a blessing, to come from one side, in a family that was recipient of a pair of lungs that were, you know, and those lungs are living in him and it is awesome. just a great thing to do. >> reporter: thanks very much. honor to meet you both. team toby will walk this morning. the race did just kick off. there is a kid race that will kick off shortly so we will bring you all of the latest throughout the morning, jan, so many amazing stories we are hearing this morning. it is chilly out here but just warms your heart to hear so many stories of survival. this is not about death but the gift of life, and giving that to others. for now we are live, anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> go team toby. you are right, so many inspiring stories, thank you. people who drive-in philadelphia are not happy about a potential parking rate hike. "eyewitness news" first told you about the plan friday night and now our own alycia nieves talked to drivers in olde city about what they are already paying to park in town >> reporter: if you thought you paid enough to park in philadelphia get ready because cities parking authority is planning to hike up the rates. >> crazy. just can't do it. >> reporter: on friday authority's board adopted a budget that assumes raised rates for parking meters and parking ticket fines. >> i think that this whole situation of parking is just keep getting worse and worse. >> reporter: alex bono works in olde city and pays $2.50 an hurry to park her car here and gotten a few tickets at $36 a pop and thinks that is just enough. >> i don't know what i will do parking garage can be just as much going to the parking garage. >> reporter: parking authority has not given a number for exactly how much the hike would be. city council will have to determine even if they approve the rates to park in philadelphia incentive for the city a raise in the parking rate is expected to generate about 10 million-dollar a year , money that would go to school districts, pension costs. but people like ines menendez believe the rate and hikes could have an opposite effect reducing revenue by deterring people from using on street parking. >> would rather pay $40 to park then take risking because you wind up with a ticket regardless. >> reporter: it is unclear when city council is expect to vote on the parking rate increase. there is a council meeting scheduled fun more but it does not appear on the agenda in olde city, alycia nieves for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". college students visited cbs-3 studios to learn more about careers in television and radio. event was organized by broadcast pioneers of philadelphia, retired "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter was a moderator. hi there, walt. students got advice from many members of the cbs philly team including yours truly and kyw news radio lauren lipton, a great day with a lot of inspiring students, good luck to them. crews are putting final touches on the new museum of the american revolution in olde city. they have installed two bronze panels on the outside of the museum at third and chestnut. images on the 20-foot by 40- foot panels depict iconic moments from the american revolution, each weighs 1500- pound, museum opens on april 19th. we still have so much more to cover on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", a snow slide comes dangerously close to the town in alaska. eyewitnesses talk about his brush with disaster. a flyers goalie, cared off the ice after collapsing. latest on how he is doing this morning straight ahead in "eyewitness sports". and a mild week ahead but keep those umbrellas handy, meteorologist justin drabick has the eyewitness forecast in just a few minutes. mound of snow fell from homes and businesses at a mountain there friday evening a whitewall of snow came plowing down that mountain, incredible , breaking up concrete as its moved along, many caught the terrifying, experience on video knowing they could not out run an avalanche even if it was barreling right toward them. >> it was crackling, crunching , ripping, tearing, slamming trees to the ground. i just jumped up immediately. >> he went outside, then to find a 30-foot wall of snow, has stopped just feet from his door. sixty-two homes, hotel, a small boat harbor all sit on the prime avalanche area. southe avalanche center, and, make sure things are evacuated ,. weather officials confirmed, and 50 miles outside this virginia beach, neighborhood. it was just one of the several twisters reported on friday damaged there, 12 country, justt for us. >> in the right now, it is that season where we have cold air leading up to the warm air , we will get severe weather and couple chances for thunderstorms around here this week, with active weather pattern continuing but not much happening today. we have good sunrise this morning, we will keep it sunny throughout the day. cold though but temperatures where they should be for this time of the year in the morning but some mid 30's in the coldest spots, perkasie john jenkins in the sunshine at 35 degrees. around philadelphia, 40 degrees, outer suburbs we will go to the west where fran , nottingham, chester county, mostly sunny skies at 40. same deal toward the coastline james in ocean city enjoying nice morning, sunny skies, 40 degrees, nice sunrise pictures coming in here, bill chapline here in philadelphia sun coming through trees, beautiful shot there with the clear skies. same deal picture perfect, peter, in williamstown, new jersey, in problems, now that is the trend through the day-to-day. lets go to center city looking at center city library camera all good. you can see clear skies. wind 10 to 15 miles an hour, we have the run going on here in the city, good conditions for a run, this morning. so here are headlines, sunny, mild today, with temperatures a few degrees above average. pa, continues which is typical for springtime. so every few days we will talk about some storm systems moving through but temperatures will be warmer in the 60's, maybe one day in the 70's for some spots. high pressure over mid-atlantic, north east blocking storms, we are in between two systems. snow we see over northeastern maine that is friday's storm for thaws brought rain, slowly moving out of here. next storm developing bringing moisture in the central u.s. that will track east, monday and tuesday, next shot, for steady rain. high pressure over us today not much happening a few fair weather cloud, tomorrow still good, so, okay start to the workweek. we will start off with some sun, cloud thicken up through the day. rain comes in late monday night into tuesday, and there could be pockets of heavier rain but these are different from friday this brings warmer air. we will make a run at 70 on tuesday with a threat for some rain. decent rain amounts, generally half inch or so, maybe more than that, possibly over an inch in the areas indicated by purple. thinks a model forecast so this will likely change. there called company be steady rain tuesday morning, impacting the morning commute. highs today, finally getting back in the 60's, a few degrees above average in the lehigh valley, letter 50's in the poconos. tonight not quite as cold, mid to upper 40's for most spots, colder in the suburbs, and tomorrow, probably a few degrees warmer then today, mid 60's even with some cloud rolling in. overall jet stream pattern pretty much stays ago i have. you can see flow in the wind around jet stream and bump in the jet developing over central u.s. that moves east, allowing warmer air to surge northward but storm systems riding in that jet stream. one comes through monday night , tuesday, we will have a ridge over us wednesday, it is another good day, and, mild, here comes another storm but this is a colder pocket of air by friday into next weekend we will knock temperatures down, at or slightly below average, for a few days but nothing too cold. sixty-two in the sunshine myself and mild tonight. not as cold, 47 for sit. colder in the suburbs. here's that extended forecast, increasing cloud tomorrow at 64. period of rain on tuesday, thunderstorm with a high of 7o wednesday, awesome stuff. sunny and 60's. more showers on thursday. cooler temperatures i was talking about, jan by next weekend upper 50's and 60, but nothing terrible. >> not too terrible. thanks, justin. 7:45. time to check road and highways. lets go to amanda muhler in the cbs-3 traffic center, good morning. >> good morning. speaking of highways we are looking at 42 freeway in new jersey, everything running smoothly there, in delays, maybe a bit of sun glare but it looks like a pleasant drive this morning. rest the majors are looking clear including the vine, 76, 202, 30 and turnpike. as we get donor dash kicked off this hour at ben franklin parkway, that is closed due to that race this morning. this effects road between art museum circle and arch street, your alternate is 76 through girard. we have been talking about this all morning, there are lane restrictions, caused by construction on 95 southbound at cottman avenue. it looks like traffic is moving just fine right now but this caused serious headaches for drivers yesterday. be ready for delays throughout the morning there in the cbs-3 traffic center i'm amanda muhler now back to you. a flyers goalie collapses on the ice and final 4b comes the final two, here is leslie van arsdal with "eyewitness sports". flyers are in new york where they will play rangers in garden. two pressing problems for orange and black, first they need to beat rangers who have any chance to make playoffs and who will be the goalie. steve mason missed last night 's game with the illness. michal neuvirth didn't make the trip after collapsing during last night's game. anthony dollars was called up, to backup michael, neuvirth, we will have more in a second. in score in the first. flyers on the power play claude giroux's shot wide but braid den schenn there to income in the rebound. flyers with the lead. then this happens, neuvirth collapses and falls into the crease. he was down for several minutes. team doctors checked him out. he was taken off ice on the stretcher awake and alert and taken to pennsylvania hospital for observation. later in the first, colin mc donald was also caught up in the phantoms skates in, corry snider was able to score on him, can't stop it. flyers with the two to nothing lead. to the second flyers will score again on the power play, jordan wheel knocks in the re wound off michael del zotto 's shot, flyers with the three goal lead. he stopped 23 shots for shut out flyers beat devils three to nothing but after the game, of course, everybody talking about neuvirth. >> we sent him over to the hospital for precautionary reasons. everything so far has been good. so things are positive. >> you know, it is still shocking. as we said, we're thinking about him. >> well, final four is set, gonzaga will take on north carolina for national championship monday night right here on cbs 36789 lets see how both of these teams advantage to the title game. in the first battle of 21st time teams in the final four south carolina and gone sag, south carolina sharing 14 in the half making a serious come back. pj doser scores to tie up the game but bulldogs out scored south carolina 12-eight in the last seven minutes to win by four, and advance to their first ever championship game. in the second game, north carolina facing oregon, ducks first final four appearance since 1939, first year of the tournament, tar heels trailed for most of the first, kennedy meets scores to give tar heels a lead late in the first half. three-point half time lead in the second. nate brit scores and gives carolina an eight-point lead. carolina held off the late oregon come back and they are headed back to the championship game beating the ducks by a point. women's final four mississippi state and u-conn game tied in overtime, minister again williams with the ball, shot is good and as buzzer sounded giving lady bulldogs a 66-64 win and snapping connecticut's 111 game winning streak, that is long necessary college basketball hits try. the nickname ity bity. they will play south carolina dawn staley tonight in the champion ship game. sixers back in action tonight, north of the border in toronto playing the raptors friday they will shut down jahlil okafor and robert covington with both knee injuries. back the two flyers, since they have to use anthony stola rsz they have founder i can sam game ski who filled in for blacks hairs when their goalie got sick. he got the call again. dave hakstol tried to put him in the final 242nd bye referees said nope, since was not hurt, crowd booed and rightfully so. two minute penalty on the referees. that is all for sports i'm leslie van arsdal have a great day. still to come right here on "eyewitness news", watch where you walk your dog, in this morning's pet project, animal advocate carroll erickson explains why those put also put your pet at risk. we are back in two carroll, good morning. >> good morning. >> gentlemen. >> jan, we are here with a lovely dog named adoptable at pennsylvania spca. i want to talk bay interesting study that came out. that is my dog marvin. i adopted him from the show, in november. marvin has had a rough life, in and out of shelters, in two different states for extended period of time. net is gray on his face. that is one of the topics, that there is a study that associates stress and anxiety in dogs, and impulse sift in dogs with a prematurely gray must will and they found dogs with fear of loud noises, wine , bark when owner is not home that they cringe or they cooer perhaps. that is anxiety. then their impulsive dogs that like to jump on people. marvin would like to greet by jumping on people. maybe they tug on a leash, that is impulse abe all of that has been significantly associated with an increased amount and early timing of a gray musell. watch for that. if you're finding your young pets are turning gray early between age of two and four, that is the time, that you go, any what, maybe i need to change the way i'm doing things. perhaps i get a pet sitter so doggies not stressed out, thunder shirt for loud noises. look at the correlation. >> two and four is too early. >> yes. >> there can be other reasons too, maybe they just have a genetic predisposition but they did find a significant increase in dogs that are anxious and stressed and gray, >> maybe you will get a gray one. >> not yet. >> not visiting us. >> other thing i want to talk about and thinks very important for people with dog parks and get to dog parks or go out in the wood there has been a increase, a ton of rain , well, guess who runs through the puddles? rats, squirrels, and, any urine in there can cause a problem, in your pets. that is a bacterial infection. it can easily be cured, by not even getting it started by having a vaccine thaw can get from your veterinarian. also don't let your dogs drink out of they are standing puddles because you don't necessity if there is a problem in there. there has been three dogs in north jersey that have died from this bacteria. >> no kidding, wow it seems earlier because of the milder winter and that possibly puts people out with their dogs walking in these dog parks. watch out for these puddles for possibility. ask your vet. check your dog's lifestyle. if you are in dog parks letting him have water out of the puddle. you won't to have give him a bat when they come home all muddy. >> that is right. >> they love to splash. you can do that then it is eye good idea to get that vaccine, and it is a yearly thing. i want to show you a couple of cats that we have got for adoption. >> yeah. >> hey, jude, do you want to sing it. one year-old black and white, short haired cat, friendly, social. doesn't like being picked up but isn't crazy about kid, you know, lot of people feel that way. but, he is due just great in anybody's home. report inn ace seven year-old white cat, very friendly, social but she does not like to be picked up. instead let her warm up to you when she can. we have a success story here bell a four-year old australian shepherd mix came in through cruelty case load, but she was adopted, and i would also like to point out that her medical care because she needed somewhats provided through the penn vet and the richard lick ter program, a very generous man that pull dogs with solvable medical problems and they are able to get them adopted and they fix the problems which is wonderful this one is crying for attention. >> this one is crying for attention but he also loves woman brought him here, jillian from the pennsylvania spca so he wants to see her. he is looking for her. he is also looking for a good home. he will bond request you. he is a wonderful dog. he has spent sometime at pennsylvania spca. he came in through a cruelty case, and, he is up in office and they believe he is probably house broken. he hasn't had any problems there. he have is a big, and wonderful, wonderful dog and will be, just happy to be in anybody's yard who can take them around, run around with them and, he is a dog that i would be watching for, possibly the pre mature gray ing of the nose. we see anxiety, whining and that lead us back to our topic >> so sweet. >> he is an absolute angel. >> he is wonderful. just some things to think about out with your pets. if you find your dog getting a little bye gray and think maybe i am changing up how i am handling my dog, maybe i need to be more calm with them and just watch out for those standing puddles. >> absolutely, keep them healthy. you can adopt any pet by visiting p spca erie avenue headquarters 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the weekend and one to 8:00 during the during the week. >> and he will be there. >> he deserves a forever home. >> thanks, carroll, appreciate it. that is "eyewitness news" at 7:00. here's what is coming up at 8:00. >> changing the world one cheese stake at a time, little restaurant with the big mission in this weeks taste with tori. sunshine to start your sunday but keep that umbrella on hand, this week, justin drabick tells you when you will need it again when "eyewitness news" this sunday morning will continue. we have breaking news this morning a busy section of roadway now a crime scene, after a man is shot behind the wheel. more on this deadly shooting, on the boulevard. thousands of runners and walkers lays up their sneakers , how donor darbies giving people a second chance at life. sun's out and skies are clear, for second half of our weekend, but more rain isn't too far

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