and john mcdevitt of our sister radio station sent us this shot near our station, massive lynn for septa spring garden subway is it stops. many lines died down, folks are likely home now watching us. blake robinson. blake and his lovely new bride, holding our sign cbsphilly. today they returned to the parkway a married couple and sent us this shot after mass. pope smiled at us in philadelphia, hope he'll bless our marriage in rome. >> now that the pope smiled at them. i can't imagine that's not going to happen. we got other poignant memories here. this is from diana rocco, who, as you will see was on the parkway. state police moving out crowds stopped to applaud them. this is a shot that is really memorable because we know how many law enforcement officials it took to make this historic day possible and we thank all of them for protecting all of us in this moment. ukee and jessica back to you. >> natasha thank you so much. >> they did such an amazing job. >>> you are watching a special hour-long edition of "eyewitness news" at 11:00. the pope in philadelphia. >> stay with us. there is mu

and john mcdevitt of our sister radio station sent us this shot near our station, massive lynn for septa spring garden subway is it stops. many lines died down, folks are likely home now watching us. blake robinson. blake and his lovely new bride, holding our sign cbsphilly. today they returned to the parkway a married couple and sent us this shot after mass. pope smiled at us in philadelphia, hope he'll bless our marriage in rome. >> now that the pope smiled at them. i can't imagine that's not going to happen. we got other poignant memories here. this is from diana rocco, who, as you will see was on the parkway. state police moving out crowds stopped to applaud them. this is a shot that is really memorable because we know how many law enforcement officials it took to make this historic day possible and we thank all of them for protecting all of us in this moment. ukee and jessica back to you. >> natasha thank you so much. >> they did such an amazing job. >>> you are watching a special hour-long edition of "eyewitness news" at 11:00. the pope in philadelphia. >> stay with us. there is mu

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> trend to go day a manatee freak out, see what happens here when a young spring breaker takes a dip in the florida waters. >> i feel for this girl. >> poor thing. >> that woman was difficulties frank when she was hit by that in the water. >> i can get it. >> she thought it was a shark. >> it is just a manatee and this looks scary. for the the record it is a plant eat are and they spend mess of the time but i ask you what would you do if you were swimming and saw that grazed past you. >> yes, try to tell someone they are plant eaters. >> hoist the person posting this video. >> haha. >> you had an experience like this. >> it was a shark it was sleeping. >> in one was filming and did not see my freak out. >> when sharks are a asleep they are hanging out. >> you cannot tell you will in the poke it. are you awake good good advice do in the poke a shark. new customers can save an average of $500 just by switching to progressive. so you'll be bringing home the bacon in no time. sorry. get a free quote at progressive.com. >>> it

. >> john mcdevitt the with our sister station kyw news radio tells you even animals looked like they were enjoying the spring weather. >> reporter: signs of the spring were evident all over the place with flowers, trees in bloom, the swann boats have been dust ted off and visitors are paddling around bird lake. animals spending more time outdoors, and, including boats, una and cindy having tons of fun, and munching on melons and splashing around in their pool. zoo keeper ellen, tells us about the popular residents. >> now they came here as within year-old. when they came they were only 500-pound. now they both the way way about 4,000-pound each. so, they grow pretty quickly. they are full grown, 4,000-pound, and in captivity, hippo can live into their 40's. so hopefully these girls have have a lot of happy, healthy years ahead of them here at the zoo. >> reporter: the food motivated animals are trained to come to a spot, open wide and get fed. >> come on over, girls. >> reporter: in addition to hey, the girls get 10-pound of lettuce each day. there you go. many visitors say there is

kyw news radio john mcdevitt will have more on 5:30. >>> taliban is claiming responsibility for a dead lay tack in have again stan's capitol city. suicide bomber blew up a truck full of explosives and afghan government security compound in cab he will today. at least 18 people were killed, more than 300 people were injured. afghan security forces, say that they shot and killed a second attacker after a two hour gun battle. >>> the white house has condemned the taliban attack and is urging the insurgent group to choose the path way of peace. >>> job seekers are ready to take their careers to new heights. "eyewitness news" at temple university's liacouras center for 2016phl job fair. more than 30 businesses and government agencies with operations at philadelphia a international the airport, are looking for candidates to fill hundreds of immediate openings. positions ranged from cashier, servicer to cosmetologist and bookkeepers. >>> welshing delaware has a state flower, state tree, and state fish and now it business to get the a state dog. we will tell you what it is when we come back. >

john mcdevitt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> so little. >> i want one. >> coming up on "eyewitness news" tonight wild video to show you, find out why these umbrellas took off and spun in circles over a beach. >>> plus this... >> here, you know. >> a teen find a way to bring memory of his late best friend to the prom with him, heart warming story coming up. >>> are you going on a trip soon? you don't want to over pack, especially with all of those outrageous baggage fees, three on your side with the checklist of things thaw can do to pass. eighty six million americans have prediabetes a serious condition that increases the risk for type 2 diabetes. you could be one of them. small lifestyle changes can help you avoid diabetes-related problems like heart attack, stroke, blindness, and kidney failure. ask your doctor about a simple blood test for prediabetes. sponsored by nacdd with support from the centers for disease control and prevention. visit cdc.gov/prediabetes >>> high drama a at a baltimore television station, gunfire rings out after a man wearing an animal costume and surgica

. >> john mcdevitt of kyw news radio visited a university city neighborhood where long time resident are feeding cats believed to be abandoned by college students who have since graduated. >> orange kitty rusty lives here with those students that lived here years ago. white cat lives across the street. >> reporter: they are not ferrell but friendly cats, stray that is once pets. seve take over pam wells stoop daily. when it is feeding time she knows they once belonged to students who abandoned them after graduation. >> when the students come into live they get a kitten. the the cats keep them company. when they graduate four or six or eight years later they turn the the cats out and put them in the street instead of the shelter. >> reporter: melissa levy is executive director of paws, philadelphia animal welfare society. >> most of the cats out there are friend there i. theyo liver up side with people. there are some that are truly ferrell that are not socialized and don't belong inside but most of the cats thaw see wandering the street we feel are adoptable and just looking for a fa

kyb news radio john mcdevitt caught up with a group of riders during their visit in philadelphia. >> reporter: more than 50 millville vets participated in the sold are ride, started at lincoln financial field, over to the art museum area and back to the link, 12-mile ride was organized by the wounded warrior project, the bikes are adopt todd meet specific need of the warriors, some missing limbs, dealing with chronic pain and others, battling a visible wound like post traumatic stress disorder among cyclist iraq war veteran john conway from pittsburgh. >> the solder ride, as they do, it is they motivated you to go complete a task and while you are completing that you are not thinking about the injuries, or, the mental block that you have. you are focused on your buddy in the front, buddy in the back, and at times you get that sense of peace. you don't feel no pain. >> reporter: one of the bikes used thinks bike, recumbent bike used by warriors with neck, arm and back injuries. dann, the director of the sold are ride said program held all over in europe helps him in so many ways. >> t

john mcdevitt from our sister station kyw news radio took a tour. >> snorkel tube, and medic 44b are back home. the fire department at fourth and arch went through major renovations abe upgrades after sustaining fire damage in september of last year. work cost $475,000. their new windows, floors, doors, air conditioning, and upgraded exhaust system where vent hoses hook up to exhaust pipes of the vehicles. philadelphia fire commissioner derrick sawyer. >> diesel emissions can cause cancer for the members and when a truck go in and out, although we didn't have the exhaust system this whole ceiling would be covered. >> reporter: commissioner says exhaust systems have been incorporated in all of the firehousees over past five years. olde city neighborhood was always protect when the the firehouse was closed with response times from nearby stations beating the national standards of five minutes or less. john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> new 59:30 delaware senator chris coons presents medals to the buffalo solder regimen. senator coons presented bronze star

. >> john mcdevitt from our sister station kyw news radio was there when public got its first look at the new addition. >> proud mom honey, philadelphia zoos 21 year-old western lowland gorilla was cradling her baby born last friday inside her exhibit. an important birth, species is considered critically endanger in the wild. >> i was expecting it to be bigger because, and, it is actually pretty small. >> we didn't want to look at anything else we wanted to come right here. >> reporter: primary gorilla keeper christian farrly rambo says gorillas are exhibiting textbook behavior. >> it is totally normal behavior. both from mom and dad. so she's carrying baby exactly how she should be. we call that try fetal walking using two legs and arms holding a baby when she walks and then the dad was just staying away, which is exactly what he is supposed to do. >> and, he is an expecting yet but zoo keepers say, she's taking notes and learning about mother hood about watching honey. >> days that come keepers discover if you are a boy or girl and it will get underway. more information on our web s

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> she doesn't look a day over 25, 20. >> right. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news" wedding pros pitch into throw a dream wedding and it is all for a couple facing a terminal illness. >> jessica was with the brother. >>> when the philadelphia wedding community, heard of a terminally ill man in his love story they had to help. >> i was there as couple exchange their vows today, surrounded by friends, family and faith that they will be together for many more years to come. >>> ♪ >> under bright blue skies, and a string group played melony gaskins walk in the new life with her groom pierre freeman. >> for now to be joined. >> moment is bitter sweet, 2008 pierre's doctors found an inoperable brain tumor. >> they told me i should have have been dead six years ago and they told me recently i got three months to a year to live. >> reporter: with all of the medical bills pierre and melony could not afford a wedding so these vendors are giving them a wedding free through non-profit wish upon a wedding a classical group, flowers,

i'm john mcdevitt coming i'm ukee washington and here are the top stories. a bakery owner is recovering after being shot in the neck outside her overbrook business earlier this morning. the police are investigating the case as a robbery gone bad, no arrests have been made. >>> kathleen kane will face a judge from the montgomery county detective boro. pennsylvania's top prosecutors will be arraigned on charge that he is she leaked grand jury information and then lied bit under oath. an attorney for kane said she plans to plead in the guilty. >>> camden county man is lost in the woods. sixty-one year-old james warden spent three days in the wood and was eventually found in berlin, kate. >>> ukee, it turned out to be a beautiful day across the the area cloud hung on for much of the area down the shore but good news is our weather headlines it is a gorgeous weekend for everyone. storms will return by early next week and temperatures hold near average through the weekend. i will tell but that next chance for storms coming up with the seven day forecast, jessica.

. >> john mcdevitt was there. >> reporter: birthday girl coldy locks is 35 years old. zoo visitors sang happy birthday and watched the polar bear in the country enjoy some trail mix and three tear peanut butter granola ice cake with raisins on top. timothy, of springfield, delaware county was there with his father, friend and big brother joe. >> happy birthday. >> whose birthday is it. >> the the bear. >> the the bear. >> reporter: coldy locks was born in new york and arrived when she was around one years old. for more than three decades she and her room made klondike who died in october at the age of 34 were ambassadors for wild polar bears and promoting what we all can do to help save them. curator kevin murphy. >> polar bear depend on ice load to hunt them and the shrinking ice in the north pole affect them dramatically and literally they are starving to death up in the arctic. so, turning off light switches helps save energy which reduces our current footprint in the world and slows down that ice flow reductions. >> reporter: murphy says typical life span for polar

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> netflix is hoping to help parents get their young won to bed at a decent time. for the fourth year in a row they are offering kid theme count downs to make anytime, feel like midnight. parents can log on and find featuring animated characters celebrating last 102nd of the year. according to netflix the peak viewing area for count down in the past two years was 8:00 p.m. on new years eve. pretty good. stay with "eyewitness news" we will be right >>> back/"eyewitness news" with what some are calling a christmas miracle. two men in ohio best friends for 60 years just found out they are actually brothers. walter mcfarland never knew his father, anal even robinson was adopted. curiosity about their family, lynn age led them to ancestry .com and it turns out that the life long friends shared the same birth mother. the two revealed discovery to friends and family on christmas eve. >>> minnesota couple got an un expect christmas gift this year and quite the story to go with it. hanna and her husband taylor were enjoying christmas

reporter john mcdevitt of our sister station kyw news radio has details from bryn mawr elementary school. >> reporter: using things like paper, paper clips, tape, pennies for cargo, 80 students from saint coleman john neuman school in bryn mawr were given has took design, build and test a glider. they were given tips from a structural analysis engineer matt palmer works on real planes for boeing. >> you have your wings, your center of gravity, weight distribution, you have your air flow over your wings, and a simple glider is a great demonstration of real life airplane. >> reporter: he says that activities like this helped put what they learn in the the classroom into practice. >> how far objects can go, even if they are like heavier, or lighter, even with like paper, and it could still go like further, because it has a load in it. >> so when i was a kid, i just get in trouble for throwing airplanes back in the classroom. you guys are getting points, that is pretty cool. many kid were finding it a bit tricky, distributing the weight of the cargo or penny and making their glider fly a goo

john john mcdevitt, cbs news >> a 21 year old accused of stabbing a young girl in the face. i'm anita o in collingdale watch led to this violent attack. >> address code controversy at a local college. ahead on "eyewitness news," the reason student in suits were turned away from a job fair. >> six a thousand dollars mystery where police are searching for missing 6-foot elk head. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm jan carabeo. we are on tap for couple every beautiful days here in the delaware valley, justin drabick on the cbs-3 skydeck this morning with eyewitness weather. justin, still little cold out there this morning, though, right? >> exactly, but we will get the taste every spring coming at us this afternoon and certainly tomorrow. >> the good thing, no winds, everybody pretty much calm. no nasty wind chills this morning, still cold air in place. february even talking 606-degree high temperatures on the way. so compared to this time yesterday, some locations actually colder, few degrees cold nerve millville, atlantic city, wildwood. few degrees cold nerve philadelphia, and

. >> reporter john mcdevitt of our sister station kyw news radio takes us into the food lab at drexel university, and, shows us the unique way that they are tackling one of the challenges. >> there is a lot of waste when it comes to preparing vegetables for meals, a good portion of the skin and leaves are discarded so students at drexel university are involved in the competition, coming up with ways of using a vegetable powder, our flower from the waist and making delicious creations. thinks drexel's food lab manager. >> it is hearty, nutritional, it is good, it is a binder, it can be a base, it can be made as a pasta. >> super versatile, tastes good, dessert, saferry food, everything. >> reporter: we're taking food waste they are drying it out, grinding it up and turning it into meals with great advertise. the company that is doing the vegetable powder is the foods where thomas mcclellan says the vegetable blend is very healthy. >> it is 13 percent protein. it contain high level of vitamin a, c, and ash, and it really becomes an excellent vegetable supplement particularly for people

. >>> i'm john mcdevitt, coming up we will tell you why there is a lot of clowning around, going on, at one south philadelphia charter school. >>> first weekend of the month and we may see a few snow flakes but it will not amount to much. we will start on a very cold note with sunshine on saturday but temperatures about five to 10 degrees below average across the area, and 35 degrees in the city, and then on sunday some sun early, watch for scattered rain and snow showers in the afternoon, and with little to no accumulation and temperatures about five or 6 degrees warme fios is not cable. we're wired differently. which means we can deliver equal uploads and downloads. welcome to 8 and a half maple street. it's half a house. and even though it only has half a kitchen, half the closet space and a half bath, it's a full house to the wilsons. because they have fios, the only 100% fiber optic network, with uploads as fast as downloads, their half house has full internet. cable only offers upload speeds that are a fraction of their downloads. now you might think it's a little odd that the

john mcdevitt from our sister station kyw news radio captured all of the fun. >> happy birthday to you. >> reporter: zoo visitors expressing well wishes to four black and white lim tours celebrate their one year birthday. maddie, quincy, all name after past presidents went around in their enclosure and enjoyed treats. marina haines is curator of pry hates. >> one of the important things when giving an hall enrichment you make things novel. big challenge to constantly come up with new idea to give them new things to explore and find. >> reporter: there was a celebration for the baby low land gorilla to see how well she's doing at six month-old. the 12-pound baby and her troop, enjoyed a special gifts >> now she's actually old enough to enjoy those gifts. before as an infant she was not ready for them but now she's starting to venture off of whom, exploring her world and it the is perfect, exactly what we want. >> reporter: starting sat take and sunday you can drop off toys and treats here to the birth take boys and girls at primate the reserve, a list on our web site at cbs philly.com b

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> john, thanks very much. >>> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> now at 6:00 we are following a develop story maced and rob "eyewitness news" cameras were there when police helped to rush a woman attacked in broad daylight. >>> also on trial for killing a with man with what police say was an illegal buttocks injection. the black madam takes the stand in her own defense today. we will tell what you she had to say in court kathy. >>> it is back to bit's cross the delaware valley, we will even february on a very cold note challenging record cold again, we will march see it any better? we will look at that with the seven day. >>> plus a new addition to the ben franklin bridge why extra security cameras have been added, "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. >>> well, developing right the now at 6:00 o'clock a woman attack in the middle of the afternoon. only "eyewitness news" cameras were there when police arrived to help that victim. police say the victim was maced and then robbed of her smart phone, good evening, i

as john mcdevitt shows us the tsa says travelers play a big role in helping things go smoothly at the security checkpoint. >> reporter: traveling by air remember whether you are carrying on you and in your bags when going through security checkpoints at airport, tsa agency prohibited items like knives, tools, and uncommon items too, as we hear from tsa spokesmen mike england. >> for example, this car battery, right here, produces electricity, and not only in the aircraft but this is tree pruner. somebody went to get to work as soon as they got off the plane. pool coup anything used as a weapon. not allowed on the plane. so, can't bring your pool coup unless you want to check it, of course. >> reporter: once you surrender items you will not see them again. >> when you get caught you are not presenting a problem for yourself you are presenting a problem for everybody, standing in line behind you. >> reporter: airport wants to remind you of the 311 rule, 3-point-ounce container or let , one bag, one per person. there are exceptions, to the carry on liquid rules including prescription med

john mcdevitt from kyw news radio caught up with him as he passed through philadelphia. >> reporter: day 31 on his hitchhiking adventure and paul jonas of cologne, germany is on track by making his way here to the city of brotherly love, he he started a off in vancouver where he was studying a and made his way west to san francisco and across the u.s. he is heading to new york city. >> very first day i learned to trust people, i was sleeping at a place i was than the sure if i could trust the people where i left my belongings. if i pull this trip off i need to trust people. so i trusted them. >> reporter: paul said it could be done at the no expense to him but by generosity of others. >> no money at all, not even for food. i cannot take money. only food. >> reporter: paul's hitchhiking trip is going on without a hitch unlike another high pre file rich hike shore made his way through olde city last summer. you may remember hitchbot the the robot whose journey around the world abruptly ended in olde city when vandals destroyed him. >> here we are, scene of the crime. how do you feel. >

reporter john mcdevitt from kyw news radio takes an inside look. >> reporter: some species can adore the cold weather like polar bears, they were stretching out by the outdoor pool. the the penguins were looking content too doing what penguins do. the the leopard found in northeast asia can stand frigid temperatures but despite that emma decided to enjoy on the slab of foe rock in her outdoor space that has a heating element inside. jason bellies the zoo curator. >> big cat fall has heated rocks for leopard, jaguars and heated cave. the otters themselves have heated pool so the pool stays nice like a hot tub, sauna. >> reporter: water in the giant river otters outdoor pool is warm to resemble waters of the south america. the four, seven month-old lion cubs ventured outside when their keepers sprayed a treat of milk through the fence. mom kept a watchful eye. dad stain i had side. >> some keeper give many their choice with they will go inside outside or splash around in the heated pool. john mcdevitt kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> that sound nice. >> living in the lap

john mcdevitt the for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> great to see. >> yes. >> great to see. >> we will see precipitation here shortly though. >> this has been a interesting storm. this storm has got more and more intense over the past several hours, as we have been seeing new guidance and it looks like this will be a major east coast snowstorm, traditional i-95 snowstorm on the way. >> significant accumulation. >> over 6 inches in some spots , and it has already been issued, that is in effect for areas north and west of philadelphia city not included in that watch as of yet. as we head within 24 hours of the storm, we will see if they issue a warning or put out an advisory at least we will be an advisory if not a warning ourselves here in philadelphia by the time we get into tomorrow. we will have a bet are idea of exactly how things will pan out. expect thursday morning, to be a gigantic mess with significant accumulations of snow, on the heels of a record warm day tomorrow. here's a look outside, we will start off town the shore where it is foggy this evening. clouds

. >> john mcdevitt of the kyw news radio was there for a special presentation of the knew artifacts, to go on display. >> ♪ >> reporter: special ceremony inside of the museum of the hearn revolution, the sword of the bringing dear general hugh mercer was presented to the museum. general mercer a friend of the george washington died on this very day in 1777. from several bay net wound he received during a battle of princeton and now named mercer county. mercer immigrated from scotland, a member of the charitable organization the saint andrews society that is still in existence today. society was in possession of the the sword for past 170 years and loaning it to the museum for long term display. >> mercer, under the major general john armstrong provided some protection for the settlers harassed by indians and the trench this western, western part of the state and for this service he he was awarded a medal and a sword. >> reporter: along for philadelphia museum museum battle of princeton painted by hugh mercer's son william mercer depicting battle which his father was mortally wounde

john mcdevitt from kyw news radio went in search of the great recipe. >> reporter: orange cafe, head cheveron silverberg whips up french toast that will make your mouth water using several types of day old bread and mix nothing a cuss tar. >> it is really nice to have a butter, and something. >> reporter: it taste more like bread pudding than eggs battered toast. >> it is fantastic, bread pudding, it is delicious. >> reporter: you have your eggs, butter, your milk, all ingredients to make french toast. so it is up to you to make it taste this good. the owner christie fox says you don't to have stick to a traditional recipe when making the comfort food. get creative. >> there is banana bread out there, is there a chocolate peanut butter, out there, there is fruit, raspberry beers out there. >> i overheard you guys talking about some special things to add to french toes batter, some beer recommendations, i think that is not a bad idea. >> reporter: john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> um, um, um. >> i'm starving. >> beats popping it up in the toaster and goi

john mcdevitt, kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> hopefully they enjoy it, back to school tomorrow probably. >>> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> breaking news next at 6:00 several people are injured after bricks fall through a roof of the store in center city. we have live with new details, walt. >> reporter: sources say top fire officials here may discipline as many as, a dozen members of the department. suspect of having sexual activities on duty with a female member. ill will's have the latest from fire department headquarters coming up the. >> digging out, while yesterday was not as bad as we anticipated, it pack a punch in many places. we are live from one of the hardest hit spots, kathy. >>> now looking ahead to the deep freeze as temperatures, tumble and wind chills dive. "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. >>> "eyewitness news" begins at 6:00 with breaking news. three people are hospitalized at this hour after a bricks came crashing through the roof of the center city philadelphia a store. it happened in the lulu lemon store at 1527 walnut street. >>

. >> john mcdevitt, from kyw news radio takes us to a new exhibit where live tarantula are star of the show. >> reporter: they are fast, hairy and some call them scary, tarantula as and there are 20 kinds on display at academy of natural sciences at drexel university exhibit called tarantula, a alive and up close. the it will be able to explore, pretend they are spiders by putting on costumes and shoving you in a specimen jar, may even learn some things like these kid from the fourth grade class of the russell byers charter school. big swann knows all about the tarantulas, process. >> the spider, it finds a safe place, to shed and it is real willly takes up to one hour and when the spider is done, then it has to find another safe place to hide. >> reporter: this is the rose haired tarantula, she's native to south america. she now calls the academy of natural sciences of drexel university home and you can come by to say hi here during the the exhibit. karen is a invert bray specialist with the academy. >> they are not deadly to humans, however, their venom is medicinally valuable. there

kyw news radio john mcdevitt takes us on a new exhibit opening today where live tarantula spiders are the stars of the show. >> reporter: they are fast, hairy, and some call them scary, tarantulas and there are nearly 20 kind on display at the academy of natural sciencees at drexel university exhibit called tarantulas, alive and up close. kid will be able to explore and pretend they are spiders by putting on customs and jumping in the specimen jar and maybe learn something like these kid from the the fourth grade class of the russell byers charter school. he knows all about tarantula malting process. >> this spied is to find a safe place to shed and it is really painful on the spider and it takes up to one hour and when the spider is done malting then it has to find another safe place to hide. >> reporter: thinks the rose haired tarantula, she's native to south america. she calls the academy of natural sciencees of drexel university home and you can come by here to say hi during the exhibit. karen is a invert bray specialist with the academy. >> tarantulas are in the deadly to humans

as kyw news radio's john mcdevitt tells you many people are lending each other a helping hand. >> reporter: clearing snow in these weather conditions is no easy task. seventy-nine year-old nick man tone who lives near fifth and oregon is taking it all in stride taking it slow and not packing shovel with heavy snow >> never considered hiring some kid or anything to do this. >> no, if they come around i always feel i do a better job. after i'm done with this i'll throw some rock salt. i'm from the old school. >> reporter: those who could not shovel for themselves neighbors were helping neighbors among them steve thomas chef sky. >> not everybody helps their neighbors out. >> it is sad, because, you know, we're speaksed to do it. all my neighbors they are all great people. even fit is a strange fur someone needed help, something like this i would. >> reporter: knight with the shiny shovel was quick to help two women whose car was plowed in honor gone avenue. >> is there techniques, mess people say they bend at the knees, scoop, down throw in the street. where do i put it. >> oops. >> reporter

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> looking out for philly a's finest and their families. >>> still a ahead on "eyewitness news" a game of thrones star, who is in search for missing sister in japan and discovered something terrifying in the forest. >> i'll give you behind the scenes look at the new horror movie that is getting a a lot of buzz, that is up next. the one with the high-strength military-grade,the f-150. aluminum-alloy body bolted to a high-strength steel frame. and guess what? it made the strongest statement any truck can make. it pulled a 5-star safety rating... on all sides... for every cab configuration. 'cuz when they say military-grade, they mean: "battle tested." this is the ford f-150. and every other truck is history. >>> remember what the movie jaw did his for beach goers way back when? a brand new film released tomorrow might do the same thing for campers or players that lose their golf balls. >> yes, film makers would love that, designed to be a fan filled super natural thriller based on real events. if you don't like spooky things.

. >> john mcdevitt from kyw news radio reports. >> reporter: volunteers were treated to performance from the uso show troop speaker after speak are thanked those gathered for their support for christmas in july care package s sent to military personnel overseas, tastykake and herrs potato chips among goodies being put into bags for troops. joe brooks is president of the uso of pennsylvania and south jersey. >> it was an idea been out of the fact that this is time we're recreating and having a good time, whether it is poconos, jersey shore, delaware beaches. when we have folks serving overseas that are not recreat ing, we wanted those young men and women to remember we have not forgotten them. >> reporter: she knows how it feels when receiving a care package she's an army reservists and received treats when deployed in gatar and afghanistan. >> it is a taste of home. when they come around, it is tastykake. everybody local knows tastykake are amazing. >> reporter: 1300 boxes will go to qatar, africa, south korea and they will be in the troop's hand in a matter of days. >> sugar house wants

the palm has been closed for nearly a year and a half for extensive renovations, john mcdevitt of sister station "kyw news radio" takes us inside. >> the palm philadelphia opened in the late 80s, it is known for steaks, seafood, decadent sides, and of course the charicatures, good customers and the famous. olds ones cut out of the wall before the remodel, give tone those who inspire them like former mayor and governor ed rendell getting sneak peak of the new place and making a reservation for next week. >> place where business people, particularly people who have developed their inner mink link, always a tradition the day after the election there is a big meeting of all of the political people, have lunch at the palm. >> paul sander the palm philadelphia's general manager. he said the menu is pretty much the same, it is the space that's changed. >> if you take a look around, i think there is a tremendous amount of eye appeal in what we presented here. >> final preparations are underway, the charge can i tours being painted on the wall, not all are new, take rocky over, there from the old

john mcdevitt of our sister station kyw news radio went shopping in olde city. >> reporter: souvenir shops in olde city near third and arch a street is there the expected pope memorabilia being sold, like mugs, t-shirts and key chains, but stuff like a pope francis bobble head has some folks shaking their head. >> it makes them seem like a cartoon, you know, having a bobble head, but i do get it that people fine those things, as a souvenir. >> reporter: forty bucks a pope. >> too much, too much. >> reporter: merchant jane le dianne is expected to be busy. >> t-shirt mug, bobble head, that is it, it will be hot. >> thank you. >> reporter: boy, i'm sit. bobble head, shot glass bumper stickers, t-shirts, many merchants say this is just the beginning. i can't wait to see is what coming up next. >> reporter: souvenir on arch street popular pope items include a solar pope and pope dolls that are rock out rocky balance bow pennsylvania doll sales a third replacement order just came n over at olde city t-shirt shot owner evan sharps has been filling custom orders. >> people can buy anything

you know this guy john mcdevitt from our sister radio station kyw news radio 106o great to see you. >> great to see you. >> i know you have a great incentive for food ease out there next person to donate $200 get a hundred dollars gift card to steven star. >> so many restaurants around city of philadelphia they are all great. >> beyond, i know you guys at kyw do so much charitable work. tell us about how important this effort is the fight against pediatric cancer is. >> pretty amazing speaking of the folks here, and the people that have just done so much, go through those who supported the charity and those who are going through this, i mean, we certainly, it pulls at our heart strings. >> we appreciate your help, and once again incentive for steven star. >> $200 right now you get a hundred dollar gift card. >> 1.844.977.cbs3. john, thanks very much. lets go over to pat ciarrocchi with more. pat. >> we have a really terrific long time sponsors here, td bank has joined us throughout the day and they have made a great contributions which we will get to in a second. we want to show you w

we will get more from reporter john mcdevitt of the our sister station kyw news radio. >> reporter: you can choose the office of cavern game, the doors locked behind you teammates explore the safe looking for objects, piecing together clues to solve the puzzle to escape. sixty minute count downtime and additional clues are displayed on the tv monitor supplied by a staffer watching and listening from the control room. her team from cherry hill found her way out with 15 minutes to spare. >> you just have to rely on other people, including you and just bouncing ideas off of each other. you cannot keep it to yourself. if you keep it yourself, you will never do it. >> reporter: mike mar teen owe is general manager. >> it is interesting to go see how dynamic of people will change. you have people that will second guess themselves, you'll see people kind of not working together as well. it is interesting to see that dynamic and it changes with every game good they did it in 45 minutes can you beat their time in john mcdevitt for kyw news radio, "eyewitness news". >>> you can find the room phil

. >> as john mcdevitt from sister station kyw news radio reports the playground itself is made from recycled materials. >> wow. >> ribbon was cut for new playground at this elementary school in willingboro, old tooth brushes, plastic, floss containers and toothpaste tubes among items repurposes todd make the playground. >> slide is really fun and the rock wall is really fun as well. >> reporter: was the whole thing worth it. >> yes. >> reporter: why? >> because it was, we recycled , we wouldn't this have playground. >> reporter: how thorn beat 200 schools in the recycle play ground challenge. recycling company, tara psycheddal monk sponsors of the challenge. >> colgate, shop rite partnered with us to run a recycling contest, for kid, to recycle as much oral care as they could, and also get their community to work with them. >> reporter: recycling is nothing new after lunch they line up and dispose of their waste putting items in to their property outlets. >> in addition to to recycling oral care products, tooth top pers, and, being turned into things like school bags. pencil cases and folder

. >>> i'm john mcdevitt we will take you/a hard hat tour of the museum of the revolution in olde city. we will tell you so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. >>> well, autopsy results of been released for the toddler killed by an alligator at walt disney world resort in florida. good evening i'm natasha brown. report revealed two-year old lane graves died as a result of the drowning and traumatic injury. >> i'm jessica dean. child's parents have yet to speak publicly about the incident but as marley hall reports the tragedy is on the mind of many disney park visitors. >> very tragic and very sad. >> reporter: earl, kept a close eye on his grandchildren while they visited disney world. >> we were in the swimming pools so we were safe. alligator are quick and sneaky. you have to be super careful. >> reporter: late tuesday an alligator dragged lane graves from shallow water in seven seas lah goon in the grand floridaian resorts. his father tried to save him but could. divers found the body 16 hours lat

. >> reporter john mcdevitt of the kyw news radio has details new from fairmount. >> reporter: eastern state penitentiary will be allowing visitors to take refreshment known as newt that loaf from state recipes for prison food week. each state has a different taste for a more palatable version, in idaho it resembles a breakfast to a bland pennsylvania version incorporating cooked rice, oatmeal and beans. so what can be a barely legal loaf with non-dairy seed and raisins that used to be served, to unrulely prisoners until they went to the department of corrections. >> department of corrections had to give them, so far the department of corrections has not updated their policy so it is on suspension in vermont. >> reporter: they are obligated to provide nutrition but nobody says, it has to be good. you will be able to take and make comfort food known as chichi where they mix things in trash bags, and share with friend. of course, weekend of june 6th, and seventh. john mcdevitt for kyw news radio kyw-3 "eyewitness news". >> we will get food that comes into the office. >> not in a trash ba

john mcdevitt of our sister station "kyw news radio" has the story of the two day fundraise -- fundraiser known as muck fest. >> muck fest ms, a 5k run with 18 oversized obstacles. oh, yes, and there is mud, plenty of it. john of drexel hill and his wife jessica are getting dirty for a good cause, 100% every fundraising dollars go to the national multiple sclerosis society. they'll bewaring a teal bandana indicating he is among participant living with ms. he says events like muck figures ms help raise awareness. >> no one likes to talk about it for whatever reason. i'm just more of the -- the more people can find out about the disease the more awareness there will be, and hopefully it will lead to finding a cure faster and quicker. >> the president of the delaware valley chant err of the national ms society. >> we have mower than 16,000 families affected by ms there are more than 2.5 million people in the world living with ms. the good news is because of events like this, raising funds for research, there are now 15fda approved medications. >> participants with ms cross the finish line, e

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> we were like, what. >> joey. >> wow. >> how do you know that. >> a philco, whatever. >> nicely done. >> great. >>> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> now at 6:00 he was supposed to be safe, in his home and tonight this five-year oldies in the hospital, struck by a bullet after a drive by shooting in chester. we are hearing from his outraged family about this, senseless violence. >>> and primary day in new jersey, and several other big states, this is as we may be getting a clearer picture in the race for the presidency. >>> plus police need your help tracking down the man in this sketch, what they say he did on a busy highway in our area to take. >>> also beer has been in bars for quite sometimes but you could start selling suds selling outside, the spots beer and wine could soon be hitting shelves in pennsylvania. >>> i'm on my way to the hospital. my boy got shot. and, you know, that is their grandmother. >> anger and outrage after a young boy is shot, in the safety of his own home. tonight, as that boy recovers p

independent mall and liberty bell center are among buildings opened, john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> we are finally hearing from the dad at center of that hilarious viral video that showed the challenges of working from home with children. >> yes, robert kelly's two kid busted in the room when he was in the middle of that interview live on the bbc. four year-old merion marched in first and really didn't march, followed by nine month-old james. then his wife runs in and tries to move kid while trying to stay out of the shot. american professor says it all happened, because he forgot to lock the door. >> my real life, sort of punched through the fake cover i had created for television, right. there i am in my suit delivering my talking points or whatever and then suddenly reality burst in. >> the marching just kills me every time. kelly says his wife need a medal for her efforts to carol children. by the way she just walks out backward and for those who were wondering yes, he was wearing pants, reason he didn't get up because he wanted to try to remain

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> violet, everybody a winner when you rescue a dog and cat, indeed. >>> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> now at 6:00 count down is on in buffalo, leslie? >> reporter: that is right we are getting ready for villanova/mount st. mary's is what team mind set heading in the big game. we will get into that, coming up. >>> a former know of player was one of the victims, items seized after a jewelry ring bust we are seeing sample of the thousands office pieces and confront a man accused in the ring. >>> plus, side of the storm remains, stubborn sleet and snow is hanging around what is frustrating drivers and pedestrians the most as they continue to deal with the aftermath. lauren? >>> yeah, sunshine and above freezing temperatures, finally melt ago this snow but snow melt is causing black ice concerns and we will have the concerns in your forecast, coming up, cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now . >>> three seconds gives to it jenkins for the champion ship ... >> dreaming of the repeat, a little less than a year

and come on, michelle. >> that is a good girl. >> reporter: john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> beautiful day to walk your chicken. >> yes, i just saw that. >> yes, walking a chicken, all right. very good. i love that. >>> right here on cbs-3 started with a new survivor game changers and criminal mind. >> then episode of criminal mind. >> maybe it is time to find a new liaison. >> this week jack garrett and international response team are called to south korea to investigate a case. our rahel solomon talk with actor gary sinise about what he enjoys most about playing this role. >> one of the most interesting aspects to me and i think for the rest of the cast and for the audience is the fact that every episode takes place in a different country. we have, you know you know, so far now we have shot 26 episode, that take place in 26 different countries. we shoot them all here in los angeles but you never would be able to tell. that really, really is fun to play. >> catch criminal mind beyond borders tonight at 10:00 o'clock, followed by "eyewitness news" at 1

. >> reporter john mcdevitt of our sister station kyw news radio has information on a 11 day exhibit that is telling the unique stories of the inmates. >> reporter: eastern state penitentiary opened in 1829, and continues to house inmates the until 1971. sports, leisure activities were very much a part of the prison life over the years so penitentiary wanted to do something different and show visitors that side. it climate controlled staff conference room in the pop up museum featuring things like poet theory, paintings, ceramics and movies from the late 20's showing sporting events. ann anderson is senior specialist for research and public programming. >> they play games and they have always been allowed exercise a couple times a day. exercise was an important social fabric of the prison. >> reporter: report there are photographs from the 1930's like these showcasing the talents of the inmates and their live kyw radio broadcast from inside the prison wall. >> kyw would come in and record the prisoner and their broadcast their music live over the air, and we know that prisoners got f

john mcdevitt with our sister station kyw news radio went to reading terminal for the unveiling of the ultimate birthday cake. >>> candles were lit and happy birthday was sung at reading terminal market for the first anniversary, hundreds lined up for a free slice of cake made by flying monkey bakery. ultimate multiple layers with several different flavors. >>> so there was a national survey, of the ten favorite birthday cake flavors. we took that list and we in reverse order, engineered this cake, so it went from, chocolate, to cheese cake, to marble, to vanilla, red velvet , car on the, lemon, fun feti and coconut. >>> most popular being. >>> chocolate. >> reporter: marlene fields was celebrating a milestone. >>> turning 60. it is the big one. >>> we have a big party here. we have a big giant cake, i mean multiple, tears and it is my birthday, right. >> reporter: one day of planning, two days of baking and less than 20 minutes, this crowd devoured the cake. >>> as marble and i don't know what this one is. >>> chocolate chip. >>> that is really good. >>> yes. >>and my friend donated i

john mcdevitt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> i was there over weekend. tigers were up above. you know, you are 15 feet below a tiger and looking down at you. >> it is a great experience all the way around. >> a great day to be at the zoo. >> yes. >> kathy is like, i don't know if i want tiger over you. >> he could be drooling all over you. >> we have some steamy, sticky, conditions over the weekend. the it will get warmer feeling more like summer but we're also talking about some showers, and some thunderstorms. we will time it out for you. if you want to see observations across the delaware valley check out our eyewitness weather watcher crawl at bottom of the screen. lets go outside where it has been a beautiful day in center city philadelphia and on the new jersey side, this is view from campbell's field across the bridge. everyone getting ready for the weekend. tgif. it will be a beauty. storm scan three, we have a few sprinkles that are moving across the the screen right now, and you could see a spotty shower this evening but no need to be alarmed. they will be few and f

. >>> i'm john mcdevitt at philadelphia zoo and a big birthday celebration, right, guys. >> yeah. >> and that is coming up. >>> and at 6:00 how things from this new jersey dump could end up in your front yard, and what the momma allegedly has to do with it, ♪ >>> revelations tonight for pennsylvania's auditor general who says that tens of thousands of phone calls to the state's child abuse hot line, are not being answered. >>> "eyewitness news" continues now at 5:30, hi everyone i'm's jessica dean. >>> i'm ukee washington. child line is pennsylvania's hot line for reported suspected child abuse and neglect but new report reveals that the state suddenly cannot keep up with the volume of phone calls. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff joins us now on the new findings, alex. >> reporter: good evening. following the jerry sandusky convictions, pennsylvania passed a law mandate ago this pretty much everyone who works closely with children must report any suspicions of abuse directly to the state, they do so, using child line which we now know has yet to meet the demand. an inter

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> what a treat, how about that. >> that is "eyewitness news", at 5:00. >> now at 6:00. >> he was hired to paint her house but instead allegedly stole, close to a million-dollar from an elderly woman. the important lesson that prosecutors hearsay that you should learn from this case. coming up. >> also tonight, search suspended, reason officers in ocean county of stopped looking for an escaped convict, still on the loose, kate? >>> and today was a dry but cloudy and cool day, and chilly tomorrow and we're tracking even more rain, we will time out your friday and tell you when cold, cloudy wet pattern finally breaks down. >>> and i don't know, i'm totally overwhelmed. >> reporter: heroes welcome for a man who spent his life, fighting for animal rights, and now as george bengal battles cancer he is telling "eyewitness news" his hope for the spca after he is gone. >>> you have tendency to trust people as worker. >> reporter: at 6:00 a main line theft, a painter a allegedly rips off a woman that hired him for a staggering sum. p

john mcdevitt, kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> on the health alert, a fashionable way to help prevent the flu, take a look at the scoff, a scarves that protect your mouth and nest principal hailing someone else's cough, sneeze and germs. it keeps from spreading your germs. pair of new york business partners created the scoff by putting a carbon filter mask inside scarves. >> it is a filter for your face this product can offer some protection begins an aerosol, but certainly not hundred percent. >> reporter: it cost between 49 and $69 the mask inside is good for three months. we have more information for you on cbs philly.com. >>> interesting idea. >> yes. >> still to come here on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 saving the most monday think holiday season. three on your side's jim donovan is here to help. he will tell us items we shaw avoid buying on black friday and big deals that we can find right now. leslie? >>> well, one eagle says he would not be in the nfl if it wasn't for his mom, a very special bond between a mother and son as we sit down with lunch with running back