the reason, school officials say the test scores were lowest among all the charter schools in camden. the decision leaves nearly 700 students in limbo. >> for me to start another place and school it's you know i'm not happy about that. >> i don't know for nobody else but they give good report cards every month in perry. for them to close the school i don't know what's going over there. >> camden community charter schools plans to fight the decision calling it extremely disappointing and completely unwarranted. >> and well the plot thickens for the os ar flub heard roun the world. >> last night we told you the two accountant responsible for the mix-up will never work accord my again and ahead at 11 how the families are mixed up. >> and you go to the gym to stay in shape. are you practicing goodet cat. nicole brewer with the dos and don't and never, evers. >> and also, fire up the ovens in south jersey. why hundreds of women are making holla at the same time. taste with torrey and tradition that dates back century sfwlz and live look at the poconos, meteorologist kate bilo is tracking s

and how much you'll be charged >> breaking news, live look from camden county, crews battle three alarm fire at apartment complex, flames broke out at the lakeview apartment on the 500 block of lower landing road, in gloucester township. just before 10:00 tonight. so far, no word on any injuries or a cause. but again, that battle is still underway, trying to get that fire under control in this brutally cold night out there. >> back now on "eyewitness news" again little reminder for you as well starting tomorrow if you are traveling on the pennsylvania turnpike you will be paying a little bit more. 6% increase will go into effect for both cash and e-zpass payments. the hike was approved last july to pay for rebuilding and widening of the turnpike. so you will have to dish out little more cash looks like we're still a man short. not anymore. gus! the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania. let's hit the ice. whoaaa! take the shot! (buzzer) that shot was one in a million. so's this. all the money millionaire edition, new from the pennsylvania lottery. with five top prizes of a millio

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. >>> more than 100 middle school students meantime in camden county they put their technical skills to use in a competition today to win the title of grand champion. the groups of four teams from that different schools worked together to build hot dog launchers at the camden county technical school's gloucester campus. the day long event is part of national technical education month. students learned to read blueprints, use power tools and assemble the parts themselves. they rotated firing them. >> students are learning math science technology all the things they'll need that are very important not just at our school and in our county but throughout the country. >> folsom middle school walked away with first place and second place anne mullen middle school. third place raymond kershaw middle school. congratulations to all of the winners. >>> we're updating our top story. severe storms raced across the region earlier today. some of them were damaging especially to the west of us. let's take a look out there in lancaster county where the storms toppled trees blew over buildings even a

this is the suspect camden county metro police detective rafael martinez jr.. martinez impression napt the teenager. authorities say he admitted to fathering the child and signed birth certificate. martinez allegedly had sex with the girl at his house in gloucester township offer a period of about a year. and he has been suspended without pay. >> and tonight, hurricane maria is drenching dominican republic with heavy rain and high winds. take a look at punt acan a. there's been damage and some parts of that nation experienced flooding. maria was carrying us is 125eu7bd winds of 120 as it moved by the country. officials say it will take sometime to restore power. >>> much of puerto rico is a staingter in maria's wake. they fanned out across the territory to save lives. somewhere trapped by the storm surge. flooding is widespread. electricity non existent and 155 mile an hour winds destroyed power grid and it could be months before the power is back on. president trump approved a federal staingter for puerto rico. here in philly a group has come together to suppo

camden county offices will be closed due to the winter storm. new jersey state offices will also be closed for nonessential employees. >>> the impending snow causing travel trouble. philadelphia carrier american cancelled many flights tomorrow at philadelphia international airport. >> we will try to keep at least one of our two-lane runways open but there will be emmanuel cancelations unfortunately and those flights will probably be delayed >> if you're traveling, you're urged to call the airline, check online to check your flight status. be sure to join "eyewitness news" extra early tomorrow morning, team will have you covered with the latest snow forecast road conditions and school closings will be going on the air half hour early at 4:00 a.m. >>> other news, details in a crash, learning more about the naked man accused of stealing a cab and turn, it into a weapon of destruction. "eyewitness news" david spunt is in rittenhouse square with the new information tonight. david? >> reporter: i was here on monday about an hour after this happened. i

camden county. alexandria hoff cbs3 eyewitness eyewitness. >>> developing police in montgomery county are looking for one of two cars that hit a person tonight in pottstown. chopper 3 over the scene at route 100 and shoemaker road. the victim died. the driver stayed on the scene is cooperating. the other driver kept going. >>> a man shot in the ear and the school bus with kids on board is hit by bullets in logan. "eyewitness news" is the scene on north 19th. a 57-year-old man was shot in his left ear and taken to the hospital. eight shots to the nearby school bus as the driver and two kids aboard. they were not injured. police are investigating. >>> tonight some pennsylvania senate democrats are still locked out of their computers after a cyber attack on the computer network. jay said the hacker is demanding an unspecified amount of of money to unlock. >> a former journalist fired for allegedly making a detailed news stories is accused of threatening at least eight jewish community centers nationwid

in camden county for the family friendly event. nope for socks and'sry tell a special sale alfestival to celebrate autumn and cooler warm. do the only. >> keep your feet warm good i you this shgop out there. >> sprinkles. you this shgop out there. >> sprinkles. we'll be right back. t comes to cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, she's coming for the multimodal therapy where the specialists form a treatment plan together. we were looking for a cancer team that would help us decide the best course of action. we have so many tools at our center. this is what attracted amy all the way from new york. these were people who were experts in their field. and for us that was the best choice. learn more about our breast center at cancercenter.com slash philadelphia. >> that's going to do it for us tonight. we're normally taking it's 12:05. we're always on. we're happeneding it over to cbs3 sports zone. it's all the about that. cbs3 sports zone. it's all the about that. >> coming up. fullys look to send off pete mccannon on a h

patrick's day tradition in camden county. the parade travels down monmouth street, a residential area, and folks can watch from their sidewalks front lawns while enjoying several string bands. >>> have you spent any time at all outside today? then you know it was certainly chilly but clear. at least it was sunny. a warmup may be coming. let's check in with justin staying up late. >> they're going to start moving back tomorrow. you're going to feel the difference. by the middle of the week, we're bringing back spring like numbers, temperatures still up and down that's the pattern. the low this morning, 15 if you were outside felt like 0 when you factor in the winds, that was the coldest night we had since january 10th. you had to go back early january where we hit 14. these were the highs today. we should be close to 50, 49 is or a our average, 11 below average. get to 40 in wilmington, that's 39 degrees tomorrow good shot at reaching 50 across lots of the delaware valley. freezing right now in philadelphia, 17 in millville. t

similar scene in collingswood camden county today shovels getting a workout there. a lot of snow melted as it hit the pavement and traffic was light along had done avenue and many did not have to head to work today. concern tonight is melted snow could refreeze. chopper 3 flying over the boulevard and comly road where people say the slick conditions caused a three-car crash there. no one was seriously hurt. >>> now ice as we mentioned is a concern throughout the night and into the morning with temperatures. meteorologist kate bilo sharing with us how cold it will get. this is like the fallout after the storm. >> what a drop from yesterday temperatures into the mid 60s and temperatures in the teens tonight and that means it's well cold enough for everything to freeze solid all across the area. the storm is out of here. little lingering snow in northern maine all that's left for massive storm that brought heavy snow especially to new york city and boston and we're on the tail end of it and in philadelphia because of rain and sleet we lost a lot of heaviest precipitati

. >>> a judge in camden county sentenced david creato junior to ten years for causing the death of his toddler son. he plead guilty to manslaughter as part of a plea deal. prosecutors were unable to get a guilty verdict on murder charges. that trial ended in a hung jury. the ten year sentence creato received could be reduced to eight and a half if he makes parole and the time served the 24-year-old could be released by the time he's 30. >>> community leaders are demanding amtrak abide by federal law and rename 30th street station after late pennsylvania congressman bill gray. senator casey and. they passed a law to honor gray in 2014 but amtrak yet to change the name. dr. gray rose to be the first black man majority whip in congress. money should not be an issue >> we have said that had the family, friends and legacies of dr. gray is willing to step up to the plate. and help deal with the costs associated with renaming the train station. >> in a statement, amtrak said it looks forward to working with the family on how to honor and fund the recognition. >>> we're excited to debut a bran

sentencing is scheduled for september 29th here in camden. reporting live, david spunt be cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> thank you >>> a $35,000 reward is being offered to held solve a cold case on the mainline. 62-year-old was found dead inside her home in tredyffrin township in june of last year, the cause of death blunt force trauma. crime commission announced the reward for anyone with information that lead to an arrest and conviction. her family wants justice. >> probably my best friend there's not many siblings that can say that, we lost a tremendously good person, it's just not right >> anyone who may have information on her death is asked contact citizens crime commission >>> president trump spent date in reno talking to a crowd of veteran. he said their examples of the national unity he's trying to create. the president signed a bill making it easier for veterans to appeal decisions on their disability claims. signing ceremony came after a speech to veterans at the american legion convention. president trump asked all american s to come

. >>> a camden county jury is dismissed after failing to reach a verdict in the trial of david creato junior. jurors deliberated four days but could not come to a unanimous decision. he was accused of killing his three-year-old son. prosecutors say they plan to try the case. in the meantime creato's attorney says he will ask tore a bail reduction so his client can be released from jail >> he wanted to go home today. he wanted to be with his family. he hasn't seen his family in person other than in the courtroom for a year and a half. and it's hard breaking for all of them >> a status hearing is set for july 5th to discuss a possible retrial. >>> the trial of 53-year-old lee kaplan continues tomorrow in bucks county. he's the feastedville man accused of sexual assaulting six sisters. investigators found 11 girls in kaplan's home last summer, including a 17-year-old allegedly gifted to him. by her parents. the mother of the girls testified today, saying she believes kaplan is a profit. and that she still loved and respects him. >>> police release dashcam video of tiger woods arrest in j

"eyewitness news" was at the camden county veterans cemetery at harley on haddon avenue in camden. volunteers there placed hundreds of american flags on graves. >> makes me feel great. it shows the people still care. and these -- these people who we're honoring today have passed and there's no better homage that you can pay to our fallen brothers and sisters than to respect them on this day. >> this cemetery is the final resting place for hundreds of veterans including more than 300 who served the country in the civil war. patriotic music filled independence mall this afternoon. the united states army old fife and drum corp entertained large crowds. the old fife and drum core is the official ceremonial unit and escort to the president of the united states. their goal is to inspire. >> i'm really glad to see a good turnout and i'm -- it really makes me -- makes me very happy to know that people still care about the history and they still want to come out and actually experience it firsthand. >> the men and women of the corp are proudly carrying on traditions that accompany the birth

the camden cam father accused of killing his three-year-old son. i want. the jury got the case and deliberated about 20 minutes' they said david creato was grieving parent. the prosecution argued creato wanted to save his relationship with his teenager girlfriend who did not want to be around his young son, brandon. >>> 11 jurors have been chosen for the sexual assault trial and the jury selection process will continue tomorrow. these are sketchs from inside the courtroom today in pittsburgh. where jury selection is taking place. lawyers for cosby accused prosecutors of trying to keep african-americans off the jury. of the 11 people chosen so far, one is black. cosby is accused of drugging and molesting andrea constand at his home in 2004. >>> in glassboro, the fraternity is offered a $2,000 reward leading to the arsonist that torched their house. three people escaped the flames. police say a wooden fence down the street was set on fire. >>> president trump will travel to the vatican tomorrow to meet with pope francis as his first international trip contin

authorities are investigating the discovery of a woman's body in a camden cam lake. chopper 3 over the scene at knoll drive. it's too early to tell if foul play was involved. >>> a married couple is citizensed to up to seven years behind bars for gifting their daughters to a man later convicted of sexually bruising the girls. shay appeared before a bucks county judge on child endangerment. they told authorities they gave their oldest daughter to 52-year-old lee kaplan in exchange for financial help >> the sentence was appropriate based on what she did and even though obviously, lee kaplan is the worst person in the situation, they were these children's parents and as a parent i don't know how you can do that to your child. >> kaplan, who was convicted last month will be sentenced in september. >>> tomorrow, a panel of judges will select a temporary replacement for former philadelphia district attorney seth williams. of 13 candidates interviewed at city hall today. the opponentee will serve until january. they face off in the november general election. seth williams i

reject racial bigotry, antisemitism and hatred, among the ceos who resigned was denise morrison of camden based campbell soup. she had been serving on the manufacturing jobs council. in statement morrison said, racism and murder are unequivocally reply he hencible and not morally equivalent to anything else that happened in charlottesville. i believe the president should have been and still needs to be unambiguous on that point. >>> a large crowd gathered in charlottesville to honor the life of 32-year-old heather heyer. a sea of candles waved in her home town as participants held the vigil. earlier hundreds of people packed the theater to memorize her. mourners were asked to wear purple. her favorite color, killed while protesting against a white supremacist rally when a car slammed into a crowd of demonstrators. today, her parents spoke about taking action. of and rejecting hate. >>> i'd rather have my child, by golly if i got to give her up, we'll make it count. >> she loved people. she wanted equality. and in this issue of the day of her passing, she wanted to put down hate. >> presid

. >>> now in camden county, today, more than 250 artists exhibited their arts and crafts at the 25th annual arts and crafts festival. displayed hand made ceramics, glass jewelry paintings, a little bit of everything out there. the two-day outdoor festival attracted more than 100,000 people throughout the weekend. >>> stay with us, ahead on "eyewitness news" hit-and-run, a near tragedy all of it captured on camera. we'll tell you who's responsible for smashing into this cyclist before taking off >> the wind is blowing and you hope there's not the spark that starts something like this >> fire on the west coast fueling flames in several states. straight ahead, force be people to flee homes. chelsea. >>> heat, humidity and chances for storms, work week forecast next. >>> a school bus is taking her duties up a notch. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faste

. >>> police are investigating a deadly accident in oakland camden county. two vehicles collided head on on route 30. one person killed. four others injured. no word on their conditions. >>> battered and bruised. police are investigating a hockey brawl involving local students, we're hearing from one of the two players injured. alexandria hoff is in ridley township with what students and parents are saying about the fight. alex? >> reporter: we've been here in ridley talking to residents and students all evening. there were a few people who told us they saw this as nothing more than kids playing dirty on the ice but a vast majority saw it as an uncalled for assault. >> you'd be hard pressed to find any local hockey fan who hasn't seen the disturbing footage >> wow, like that actually happened. >> it's sad. people in the stands cheering on the players to go after us >> in a profanity video shared on social media, four hockey players with ridley township are seen swinging at their opponents who out scored them 7-1 in the final period in the playoff game >> i a

census data recorded bite american housing survey shows 18 percent of homes throughout the philadelphia camden and wilmington metro area reported seeing mice or rats, the most of any city studied. >> the fact that philly is the worst, yeah, bad. >> that's kind of disturbing and i'm wondering why here and what's causing it. >> got emergency calls. >> rich foreman a technician for dynamite pest control would know. his family run business has been removing pest from homes in the tri-state area for nearly 50 years. he says new construction stirring up the road dent population under ground. >> 33 need somewhere to go so they come up above ground and they go into our homes and facilities. >> oh really? okay. >> you're disturbing their homes, building places where we hadn't before. >> with philly tops on the list followed by boston new york and d.c., foreman says colder climates could be a factor. >> that's why they're finding our households to bury themselves in. >> then there's the issue of sanitation. >> trash is a problem in that a congested area like the city. >> what can we do. >> empty the tra

and how much you'll be >> breaking news, live look from camden county, crews battle three alarm fire at apartment complex, flames broke out at the lakeview apartment on the 500 block of lower landing road, in gloucester township. just before 10:00 tonight. so far, no word on any injuries or a cause. but again, that battle is still underway, trying to get that fire under control in this brutally cold night out there. >> back now on "eyewitness news" again little reminder for you as well starting tomorrow if you are traveling on the pennsylvania turnpike you will be paying a little bit more. 6% increase will go into effect for both cash and e-zpass payments. the hike was approved last july to pay for rebuilding and widening of the turnpike. so you will have to dish out little more cash eve >> well it is that time again, to reclaim your living room space, but don't put that christmas tree on the curb. tree cycle, everyone. trees were recycled all day today in northern liberties. recycle tree chips will be used at mulch. don't worry if you missed your opportunity to bring the trees to th

the 38th annual super sunday phonethon is reaching out to donors in camden, burlington and gloucester counties. last year over $1 million was raised. benefiting jewish communities. lauren casey is back with a last check on your work week forecast. a little snow in there did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. new year, time to get rid of stuff. simplify, declutter, unplug, purge, or even quit cold turkey. i raise turkeys without growth-promoting antibiotics, hormones, or steroids. if you're looking for little ways to simplify life, feeling good about what your family eats is a pretty simple place to start. my name is tammy plumlee, and i raise honest, simple turkey for shady brook farms. >>> white tiger caused panic in italy after es

prom closet of new jersey thirds annual prom fashion shopping experience in voorhees, camden county, local high school students? need purchased gently used designer prom dresses and accessories at a fraction of the cost. eastern high school hosed the big event. and take a look, baby hippo here, born prematurely at the cincinnati zoo making strides tonight. you can almost stands on her own. she is getting there. the calf was born tuesday, almost six weeks early, she already gained almost 4 pounds, since then, but still under wait. the calf receives 24 hour day care, and including -- so cute. >> adorable. lauren, what's going on with our forecast? >> actually used to be hippo trainer. baby hippo trainer. >> ice sculpture, now the hippo day care going. >> and lion tame err. for tomorrow, 42 degrees, morning light snow to look for specially in the morning, 36 degrees, then february begins wednesday, still chilly all week long, high temperature of 39 for the groundhog, finally sunny day by thursday. >> are you aground hog trainer, too? >> yes, she does it all. >> unbelievable. >> see, all

. >> on behalf of the boys and girls clubs of camden county and the salvation army, thank you cbs3 and philadelphia. >> god bless you, happy holidays. >> bye everybody! merry christmas. >> that was great. >> by the way, last year we collected around 6,000 toys i believe it was and we are told we are expected to surpass that this year. we don't have a final count yet but we're well on track. >> it looked like it. they brought a bigger truck and it was filled to the raft ters. >> it was great. >> i like to think about all the kids opening them up christmas morning. >> yes. and little chloe with her body washington -- wash. you saw her i got to pick this out. >> it was beautiful out. >> mild, comfortable, you didn't need to wear the heavy coat. people were out there all day long. of course the salvation army employees that were there helping us out. everything was very, very nice for them. their fingertips weren't freezing off like they were last year. it was a beautiful day it's nice outside right now. let's take a peek at what's going on outside. we'll take you out to look at center cit

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you can get the latest on our website, cbsphilly.com >>> officers are on the scene of a stabbing in camden county that happened earlier this morning. police cordoned off a sidewalk near 45th street and jackson avenue in pennsauken. they say multiple people were stabbed here around 9:00 this morning. two people were taken to the hospital in unknown condition, no word on arrests or what caused this violence. >>> an officers have cleared the scene of what they say was a large fight today in upper darby, delaware county. police say a man was stabbed in the ear during this altercation. he was taken to the hospital in unknown condition. no word yet on what caused the violence to break out in that community. >>> a 58-year-old man said he fell into a sink hole in strawberry mansion neighborhood. rescue crews confirm that the man was rescued by philadelphia fire crews just after midnight while the hole isn't causing any further problems at this point on the street, this man says that he had reported the sink hole several times >> rallying in margate. >> basically the government has come in and trie

. >> conway, a native of atco camden county is the point person for the white house on the opioid crisis. >> next month the new jersey gubernatorial candidates will face off on a debate. i'll be taking part in it. before we get to that we want to hear from you. what issues matter most to you and your family. what questions would you like the candidates to answer. you can be part of that conversation tomorrow. ware having a virtual town hall it's happening on the cbs philly facebook page and it gets started at 7:00 p.m. >> think before you ink. for the first time ever health experts are issuing guidelines for young adults getting tattoos and piercings. the american academy of pediatrics says teens and parents need to do their homework to avoid risks like infection. make sure to choose a salon that's regulated by the state. also get up to date information on immunizations and ask for information about how to care for tattoos and piercings. >>> it's that time of year when you see pumpkin spice everything. from lattes to cereal to doughnuts. but is it addictive? according to an assistant pro

reporting live in camden county, alexandria hoff, cbs news. >> a south jersey school closed for mold will reopen. classes will resume at white hall elementary school on january 2nd. district officials say the cleanup at the school will be complete by then. for now students will continue to attend class in a section of williams town middle school. holly glen elementary which is also in the monroe township district remains closed for mold. it's unclear when holly glen will reopen. >> lawyers are once again calling for the judge who sentenced him to step aside pointing to what they call an fbi investigation into her conduct in the case. it comes after the judge denise brinkly denied a bail request for mill today. the entertainer's legal team urged her to reconsider a two-to-four year sentence she handed down last month for probation violations. today the judge called mill a danger to himself and the community because of what she says is a history of continued drug use. she also claims he is an increased flight risk. mill remains behind bars in chester. >>> seth will yaments has been mov

. >>> a pitbull goes on a rampage in camden biting one woman and attacking two students on a school bus. "eyewitness news" caught up with vanessa as she returned from the hospital. she was the dog's first victim saturday ran to a neighbor's door but not before being bitten repeatedly. she now is rattled by that unprovoked attack. >> when i get ready to go out the door i say dogs out there, i be looking out told them look outside before i even come out the door, i ain't coming out no doors >> after biting her the dog made way to woodrow wilson high school where police say it jumped on a school bus carrying the women's varsity basketball team and attack todd players. both were treated the dog is now in quarantine. >>> gustings brought down treeses and power lines. "eyewitness news" in mountain airy the wind were strong enough to send this tree crashing down on to a parked car. it happened at. it toppled two townhomes under construction in warrington bucks county. the roof came crumbling down in the 1,000 block of admiral lane. crews have quite a clean-up operation. the wind are dying down