Has cancer. Good evening everyone, im natasha brown. Thanks so much for joining us. The boscov family name, it has graced the side of Department Stores throughout the eastern United States for generations. Eyewitness News Reporter alexandria hoff paid a visit to reading pennsylvania today where the first boscovs store opened up in the early 19 hundreds. Reporter Albert Boscov liked his circular ads big and sometimes whimsical. Its one of the first ways he got his family store on the map and grew it employing over 7,000. Lease sap was one of those employees. He knew everyone. He walked around and that is the type of man he is. Reporter albert known as albie passed away days after announcing his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 87. That news brought o her to teams. The story of the nations longest running family owned Department Store begins with solomon boscov a russian jewish immigrant who arrived to the u. S. In 1911 attempting unsuccessfully to sell lemons. A peddler with just o
Of snow blanketed the region and our team of first alert meteorologists has the most accurate Weather Forecast in town. Lets get right to erika martin with word on another cooldown coming to parts of our area . Thats right, we have a cooldown on pt way but today as you mentioned a great day, we topped out at 56 degrees and 47 in philadelphia and winds are pretty calm right now. Be sure you look at the bottom of the screen for the local neighborhood 7day forecast, really important because as denise mentioned a real roller coaster ride. Satellite and radar image plenty of clouds moving in as the system dips from the northwest. Ill take you hour by hour starting at 6 00 p. M. A few pause points and we see rain moving in after midnight and see a changeover by early tomorrow morning. Were seeing pinks one of my bigger concern for bucks and upper montgomery, youll see sleet and freezing rain. Well go through this in detail in just a bit. Ill see you in the full forecast. Thank you. Dualing p
On tuesday, delaware governor is expected to they mean who he hopes will leave the independent review of the prison incident. In the stat center, cleve bryan cbs3 Eyewitness News thank you. Also tonight, the community gathered for a candle vigil of winnie harris. Shot and killed in her holly street home last week. Harris was the executive director at uc green, a nonprofit. So far police have not made arrests. Harris funeral will be at Christ Community church in University City on monday. Also tonight, we remember a local retail legend, Albert Boscov died less than two weeks after announcing he had cancer. The family decided Department Schools generations hoff. Reporter big and sometimes whimsy ankle. He got his familys store on to a map and grew it employing over seven how to. Lisa was one of those employees. He knew everyone. Walked around and that is the type of man he is. Albert known passed away just days after announcing his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was y. That news broug
On tuesday, delaware governor is expected to they mean who he hopes will leave the independent review of the prison incident. In the stat center, cleve bryan cbs3 Eyewitness News thank you. Also tonight, the community gathered for a candle vigil of winnie harris. Shot and killed in her holly street home last week. Harris was the executive director at uc green, a nonprofit. So far police have not made arrests. Harris funeral will be at Christ Community church in University City on monday. Also tonight, we remember a local retail legend, Albert Boscov died less than two weeks after announcing he had cancer. The family decided Department Schools generations hoff. Reporter big and sometimes whimsy ankle. He got his familys store on to a map and grew it employing over seven how to. Lisa was one of those employees. He knew everyone. Walked around and that is the type of man he is. Albert known passed away just days after announcing his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was y. That news broug
Skversky, Sarah Bloomquist and walter perez. The flags along the ben franklin parkway are already whipping in the wind but this is nothing compared to what we will see in a few hours a high wind warning in effect starting tonight and that means wind gusts could top 50 Miles Per Hour, sunday night and the big story on action news tonight is a windy start to the workweek. The forecast is already prompted the city of philadelphia to issue a warning metrologist Melissa Magee is tracking the situation and she has the first check of the accuweather forecast melissa. Walter and sarah big changes ahead for the start of our workweek, the weekend ended with a wet and dreary finish and now we have those winds out of the westerly direction so its chilling down in philadelphia to 37 degrees, 33 in allentown, 35 in bloomington and a westerly wind and wind chills right now are in the upper 20s in philadelphia. Sustained winds certainly are not bad right now at 3 Miles Per Hour in wilmington but as hi