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new video from the scene. police tell us it happened outside a bar louie just before 3:00. two suspects made off with victim's car, which has just been recovered in northeast philly. we're work to go learn more information on the victim's coition at this point. police still searching for the suspect at this hour. so we will stay on top of this throughout the morning. >> also, breaking police, police looking for gunman who held up a wawa in northeast philadelphia. happened shortly after 8:00 a.m., cottman avenue and fox chase. investigators say a thief walked in, and demanded cash, and he got a which about a thousand dollars. no one was hurt. and airline passenger's comment about ebola. it sparks up quite a scare in the air. >> all happened on board a us airways flight from philadelphia, to punta cana in the dominican republic, "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins you now at philadelphia international airport with more on this dramatic response, jan? >> reporter: erika, natasha, good morning. we want to emphasize that no one actually had ebola on this
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flight. it goes cents to show what one comment can do as this nation, and the entire world, worries about and tries to contain this deadly virus. >> by all accounts, us airways flight 845 from philadelphia to punta cana was routine. that is until landing in the dominican republic to this announcement. >> i want you to keep your wits about you, we have people coming on, please, stay out of their way, let them do their jobs. >> what followed was cents a dramatic response by local health officials. captured on video, bypass inning ers with cell phones. this youtube clip shows team in hazmat suits boarding the plane and headed to the back. according to the person who posted the video passengers told by flight attendants, there was a situation, and passenger supply been in africa and had ' bowl a she was certain it was a hoax, but didn't take any chances. eventually the team escorted an unidentified man from the plane and the airline confirmed the incident in a statement, reading in part:
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we are following the direction of and strictly adhering to, all centers for disease control and prevention guidelines in place for airlines in response to the ebola virus, the flight was check by officials and cleared. those in the medical community say they would have quickly learned if the case had been real. and that this incident should remind people of how serious ebola has become. >> from the medical perspective, it seems to be a hoax, a joke, that went badly. i would advise people to take this seriously because ebola is no joke. people are very anxious about it. >> now, these passengers were let off the plane after landing, after two hours, the airline goes on to say it apologizes for any inconvenience, but safety of its passengers and its employees is the number one priority. now starting tomorrow and next week, 5us airports, major airports in this country, will start stricter screening of people coming in from west africa, philadelphia, is not
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one of those airports. reporting live outside of philadelphia international airport, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". thank you, january. meanwhile, lawmakers hold a hearing today in dallas over the death of thomas eric duncan the first ebola pain don't die in the u.s. duncan was initially released from the hospital he he became ill. there is dallas, officials say sheriff's deputy who exhibited symptoms of ebola tested negative for the disease. that will deputy had been inside the dallas apartment shared by duncan. >> breaking news, the winners. nobel peace prize, the first mal yu, shot in the head by taliban militants in 2012, but, she survived, and is now a global advocate for children's education malala yousafzai. the other winner, kailash satyarthi of india, also a children's rights activist, who fought against child labor for decades. right now, 6:03. let's head outside to the skydeck and check with katie.
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no umbrella yet? >> i think for the better part of the day really guys, because we are just waiting at this point, forte rival of our next well for one thing frontal boundary, but area of low pressure riding along it, so this front, we start things offer quickly here with storm scan3, front actually stalling out, basically, sort of splitting across the maryland and pennsylvania state boards err, so you can already see some of the moisture that's creeping in. eventually it moves in for us, but generally for our better part of our viewing area, i don't think going to have to worry about anything other than clouds until at least later this afternoon. >> forty-one the current temperature at mount pocono, cool stop at philadelphia international, 56 degrees, 49 degrees in the atlantic city area, notice, cents as the day goes on, these temperatures aren't going have a chance to move very much. so mainly cloudy, and there may be a sprinkle as early as is 3:00 p.m. but again, the heaviest of the rainfall is not going to start to pick up for us until at
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least into tonight. so your main headlines are that it is as chilly and great friday, through the daylight hours, the rain does start to move in starting off as showers, turning over to steadier rain from southwest to northeast, throughout the second half of the day, so mainly it is after sunset, and then the weaken we split it in two for you here. the first half, especially the first half of saturday, looks like a wash out. gradually clear out saturday through the afternoon, but sunday looks just a lot nicer. vittoria? >> there is something to be said about like a cozy, rainy weekend. >> agreed. >> you know? jammies, tomato soup, sounds good, jig czar pulse. >> i jig saw, hasn't done one of those in a while. put that on my list. good morning, traveling out and becomes not dealing with anything major, but we are starting to feel a tad bit of the rush on this friday morning. we take a look at the roosevelt boulevard, notice in either direction, it seems to be moving real well. which it is. if you are traveling in the northbound direction, making your way into the northeast, or southbound headed toward the schuylkill, not really
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dealing with any major problems, but we are seeing definitely few more vehicles on the roadways. you will eventually see that southbound delay build bip franklin bridge looking good. speed censors still great in the 50's on the majors, even things in new jersey as well as delaware moving real well. no major delays however for mass transit. natasha? >> expect the back in montgomery county courtroom for the start of his penalty phase yesterday jury found him guilty of first degree murder for the death of ten month old sanvi and her grandmother. two the two killed in a botched kidnapping attempt. they say they're going for the maximum punishment with the bet penalty. >> the defendant has his mother to beg for his life, but that same opportunity was not given by the defendant for sanvivena's mother.
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>> given everything's been through, not evil person, and's not the worse of the worse, and, accordingly, he should not be put to death. >> well, if a jury does not sentence him to death, will be sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> also today, deitz and watson will break grounds on brand new warehouse in philadelphia. this comes more than a year after this massive fire destroyed everything inside the company's warehouse in burlington county, new jersey. city officials lured the company to move across the delaware river to this empty lot in talcony, the move is expected to bring in about 150 jobs to the area. and, also, philadelphia educators will be rallying in germantown, hoping to get their contracts back. the school reform commission canceled contract, monday, during surprise meeting. the rally starts at 8:00 and john b kelly elementary, 5100 block of pull as ski avenue. new this morning, police in university city are investigating a motorcycle accident that sent two people to the hospital.
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it happened around 12:30 this morning on the 500 block of university ave. police say a 26 year old man was thrown off that motorcycle when it collided with a car. he was not wearing a helmet. the other rider, female, was also treated for injuries. both remain in stable condition this morning. >> three suspect in custody this morning, police want people living in delaware county to stay alert after series of burglary scams in that area. take a look at this sketch right here, investigators, are looking foreman described as is about 5-foot seven, thin build, and a burn or scar on his right cheek. they say he's part of the group posing as utility workers, taking advantage of the elderly. >> they know what they're doing. it is pretty good. pretty organized, and they're professional. and they're targeting the elderly. >> utility companies say they won't never sends someone to your home without calling first. police also say there could be other victims out there, and if you think you're one of those victims, you're asked to
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call darby police. that the tash? >> police also asking now for the public's help to capture the thief they're calling the burqa bandit. suspect wears a burqa during the heist in south jersey. the burqa bandit struck once on market street in camden, and twice along the white horse pike in ought ooh bonn. "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan has exclusive video of the thief in action. report. >> i think it is wild. really disrespectful. >> reporter: some call it sack religious, serial bank robber wears a burqa has struck for the third time. first the susquehanna bank in camden on september 17th, then the audubon savings back on september 25th, and the latest happened wednesday, at the beneficial bank, also in audubon. >> also say few words to the tell, be calm, tough over the monday knit drawer, then actually takes the note, folds it up, puts back in his pocket. >> customers saying using a burqa asomugha mass social security disrespectful, but clever way to take advantage every religious tolerance. >> what are you supposed to
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do, say, take that off, let me see what's underneath that burqa? >> anything that will work for them it, is going to be religion that they hide behind, then -- >> what do youy? >> authorities have informed banks and local patrols to be on alert but don't want muslims to worry about being discriminated against. >> everybody kept saying he didn't just didn't look right. if you see something that doesn't look right, please call. >> should stand out in a crowd, a man 6 feet tall, wearing a burqa. if you see him please call police right away. audubon, cleve bryan, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". all right, first, target, and home depo, and now, another national change targeted if a data breach. what you need to know to keep your own personal information safe. plus, a "eyewitness news" exclusive, a bicyclist speaking out after confrontation with the university of pennsylvania police officer was caught on tape. >> and man's best friends, is at the center after growing number of divorce disputes. the couple's are often surprise today learn they can't get custody of their furry friends.
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g it, really looks like the better part of the day actually stays dry before the actual rain starts to move in. and it will move in obviously from southwest to northeast. and then, take over the region, through the overnight, so talking, you know, make wacking up to some rain pounding on the room tops through the overnight. because lot of people are off the roads by this point, thankfully, even saturday morning, you know, you might have a soccer match, that gets cancelled for the kids or something like, that but, other than saturday morning, really being kind after wash out, we should start to dry out here, and i would say even the earliest of tailgaters going out fortune and match will see things dry out. might be damp but the rain will have since round down. hokessing 51 degrees, and others like malvern, trenton, low 50's, little cooler out through the most outlying suburbs like ambler, but today don't expect too much movement on the thermometer. we struggle to hit 60. in fact, a lot of spots probably don't get there. expect showers to move in as we said late, first half of saturday is rainy, but doses eventually dry out for at least three quarters of your
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weekends. vittoria? >> thank you so much, katie. good morning, everyone, starting to see a little bit of the rush form in areas. but not seeing a lot. as we take a look at 95, this shot here nice aerial shot, you can see traffic mover just fine, good amount of space inbetween the vehicles, great news if you're traveling around here. traveling southbound on 95, little bit of different story approaching the area of the vine st. expressway, and primarily right in the construction zone at girard. that delay will only get bigger. traveling on the schuylkill, eastbound traffic headed down toward gulph mills, or westbound making your way out toward 202, no problems, in either direction, notice there are speed censors, that really the schuylkill looking great still within your western suburbs, and also, around downtown, but there is cents that drop on the southbound side of 95 where you're traveling about 35 miles per hour, things in new jersey for the most part are moving well. we do have construction on the sound bound side of the parkway between route 30 and the acx. right lane will be block until 7:00 a.m. so about 45 more minutes, erika? >> torrey, thank you. we expect to learn more today
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about the death of former saturday night live comedian, jan hooks. she passed away last night, after a long battle with an unspecified illness. the actress was a member of s&l from 1986 until 1991 when she joined the cast of designing women. most recently she was nominated for an emmy for her work on 30 rock. jan hooks just 57 years old. well, there is breaking news in today's headlines on cbs-3, police are searching for two suspects now who taze add employee outside of the neshaminy mall. the victim's car was stolen, but later recovered in northeast philadelphia. >> also, breaking right now, 17 year old malala yousafzai the winner of the nobel peace prize, called attention for calling for the rights of girls and winner. co-winner kailash satyarthi is also cents a children's activist. and officials believe the passenger escorts dollars off a flight in the dominican republic does not have ' bowl a the flight originated here in philadelphia, a passenger's remarks sparked the hazmat
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j big weekend for eagles fans to play in prime time against the new york giants. this big divisional match up, joining us live merrill reese the voice of the eagles, from sports radio wip. good morning, america. >> i morning, natasha. >> thanks for joining us.
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let's get right to t eagles had couple of tough injuries. what's up with mychal kendricks and damn even owe rights? >> i would doubt kendricks will be back before the bye. as far as damico ryans, did he take part on limited basis at practice yesterday. and, he's optimistic that he'll be able to go. we'll see. it is cents not 100%, but he believes he'll be playing. >> we hope so. we'll wait and see what happens there. so shady mccoy, really not racking up the yardage so far this season, not like last season. what's happening here? are teams onto him able to shut him down or what's going snob. >> well, that's one thing, they are playing tight at the line of scrimmage, putting a lot of people in the box, as they say. but it is also been injuries on the offensive line. but lane johnson, back, and todd herremans is back, over at the right guard spot. that was done for the first time, and i think it is cents a work in progress. i think there will be opportunities this week, and i look for shade toy rack up some yards, maybe break one
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for 40 yards or more. >> wow, all right, we'll wait and see what happens there, as well. now, we've got the giants coming up, big rivalry here. how will the eagles defends eli mangan the giants? >> well the biggest thing is to put pressure on eli manning. he has as lot of dangerous weapons including a rookie by the name of beckham, number one draft choice. but, everybody talks about the coverage. but all starts up front. they've got to put relentless pressure on eli manning, force him to throw early, and if they do that, i think they'll be fine. >> all right, can't wait for this game. thank you so much, merrill, for joining thus morning, and remember to turn down the sounds, get down with merrill and mike on 94wip. thanks so much. love that. >> i can't do it like ukee does, but i apply. no one can. >> i know, you just can't. >> right now 6:21, they say a diamond is forever, but can the size of your engagement ring actually determine whether or not you'll get divorced in that's coming up. >> that will be interesting to hear. halloween safety starts with a
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costume. three is on your side with some hidden dangers that you need to watch out for. that's coming up. stay with we had a free weekend. we all got together and we are having a great time. there is everything to do. you've got restaurants. you've got shopping, oh my gosh fabulous shopping. bars too, although i'm married and i don't know if my husband wants me in any bars. i don't think it is just for girls weekend. i think it's great for couples. it's great for families. i was also was talking to my girlfriends saying i would like to bring my husband back. it's a great weekend.
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>> see little active tiff just over my shoulders, combination every some signs of life on storm scan three but some time to kill before we have to deal with the rain. later this afternoon, the earliest it starts to fall, mainly tonight into tomorrow morning. which means skies are going to be clearing out little bit in time fortune and match down at ppl park, 57 degrees, maybe little damp on the pitch, there but it does look as though the seats will be drying out, which is good news. we head to the weekends, watch for the rain, tonight into tomorrow morning, we clear out for the second half of saturday, sunday, definitely the nicer of the two weekends days.
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vittoria? >> at least we ends on high note. >> exactly. >> good morning, everyone, traveling on 95, you will notice that construction zone volume building on top of the rush hour traffic. southbound 95 making your way through girard avenue, one of the biggest delays right now, but taking you elsewhere. this is will be 59 northbound approaching the platt bridge here. the northbound 95 ramp to the platt, that would be, we do have accident, which is blocking the left-hand lane. it does seem to be that traffic is just flying right by. i would definitely suggest slow down a bit. but if you are traveling in that area, just be minds full that far incident. schuylkill expressway, light volume building within your western suburbs, noticing the speed censors drop down on 76, there go, on 95, as well, so little bit more time needed those delays will grow, natasha? >> thanks so much, vet tore y who doesn't love good blizzard or sunday from dairy queen, right? well, that ice cream fix could have turned into attacker it for hackers. the fast cents food chain says hackers may have stolen customers credit and debit cards numbers, and almost 400 stores, they were targeted
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between august and october. the affected restaurants close toast philadelphia are in reading, dover, bear, delaware, as well. well, dogs may be man's best friend, but two often caught in the middle when human owners file for divorce. us attorneys say they've seen that 30% jump in pet disputes. according to the law, pets are not treated as members of the family, instead, viewed as property. one pet owner spent almost $11,000 in legal fees, to keep her dog sweet pea. >> letting go of a house, or retirement fund, or money, i could deal with. that will but letting go of my dog, i couldn't part with her. >> experts suggest trying to set tal dispute, the pet dispute outside of court to save money in the longrun, or you can consider adding a pet clause to your prenuptial agreement before you walk down the aisle. >> there is a thought. >> well, staying on topic here, talking about weddings, well, they say diamonds last forever, but it doesn't
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necessarily mean the marriage will. >> well, listen up, ladies and men. researchers at emory university suggest the bigger the diamond, the shorter the marriage. they looked at 3,000 adults, they found that weddings with a price tag of more than $20,000, are three times more likely to ends in divorce than smaller, more affordable weddings. >> that's an interesting study. >> all right. who knew? coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news", an in-flight joke causes cents quite the bit of havoc aboard a flight from philadelphia. jan? >> health officials and hazmat suits boards philly flight that lands in the dominican republic, i'm jan carabeo, coming up dramatic video of the response and what caused it. >> jan, thank you, details released in pail lynn family fight. why police had to get involved. >> and vittoria and katie return with your traffic and weather traffic and weather together on the 3's. back but his just two minutes.
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airline passenger comment about ebola sparks scare in the air. all happened on us airways flight from philadelphia to punta cana in the dominican republic, jan carabeo live, at philadelphia international airport this morning, to tell us about the dramatic response
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it has created, january? >> that the tasha, erika, good morning, we want to stress that no one on this flight actually had ebola, but a mere comment about it sparks a dramatic response. take a look at this video. this is the response aboard that plane, up loaded to youtube, this is us airways flight 845, whether it landed in punta cana. a flight attendant made announcement, she said people were coming on board, and asked passengers to please let them do their job. you can see world dollars the plane, walked to the back, person who up loaded it video says passages erring told by flight attendants there was a situation, and passenger may have been in africa and had ' bowl a she added she was certain it was cents a hoax, but did not want to take any chances. officials later took an un identified man off the plane, and afterward, the airline confirmed the incident and apologized foreign con reason
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genes. would have fast learned if this was indeed real, and they say the scenario shows how concerned health officials are about ' bowl a. >> homes, jokes, went badly, i would advise people to take this seriously, because ebola is no joke. people are very anxious about it. >> now, us airways released this statement, that reads in part: we are following the direction of and strictly adhering to all centers for disease control and prevention guidelines, in place, for airlines in response to the ebola virus. the flight was checked by officials, and cleared. those passengers were let off the plane about two hours after it landed, in punta cana in the dominican republic, airline goes on to say again that it is sorry for any inconvenience but the safety of its passengers/employees, the first priority. starting tomorrow and next week 5us airports will start stricter screening of passengers coming from west
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africa, philly, how much; not one of those airports. reporting live outside of philadelphia international airport, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". jan, thank you. meanwhile, ebola screenings are set to begin at five major us airports. starting tomorrow, passengers arriving from west africa will be questioned and examined at jfk in new york. next week, similar screenings begin in newark, dullos, o'hare, and heart field airport. new jersey governor chris christie spoke about the need to ramp up security to keep the deadly virus from spreading. >> of course we're concerned. but that concern is being moved into action up and ready to go from that perspective, we in charge that far aspect, of providing security at our airports. >> christy also said he was assured by the white house that the obama administration is moving as fast as possible. similar screening is already in place in west after a asia
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statement run news april is he reports former soviet president gotch who have is hospitalized, being monitored for undisclosed illness. says golf chore previously received treatment for severe form of diabetes. he reportedly told reporters he's determined to fight for his life. it is time for check of traffic and weather together on this friday. hey. >> good morning, everybody, overall not a terrible day at least during the daylight hours. even though it is going to stay little cool out there and the clouds will build in, generally speaking, the rain looks like it will hole off for us here, at least in widespread fashion or steadiness until toward late afternoon at the earliest really. now already, you can see, some signs of life here, right on the very tail end of the loop there. few little speckles of green across burlington county. my see little bit of fine drizzle coming in, but generally guys looks like dry day. and overall, a weather night by comparison. fifty-six the current temperature at the airport, 50 in millville, if you look
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closely, obviously you've got temperature or contour differences cents in the colors, the blue, sort of splitting the difference over the pa board near maryland with the green, basically where this cold front is lining up. stalling out. so the clouds are going to be thickening, even though some sunlight out there already, sun not officially up yet, light of day coming over the horizon, see cool day un fowl here with skies dunker grayer and grayer with time, at best into the low 60s, mid 60s down the shore, timing out the rain for you, cloudy, chilly, a little damp from now, until 9:00 p.m. or so. and it really does look as though the steadiest of the soaking rain picks up overnight. so the timing could be a lot worse than it is. and then we do start to gradually clear out by tomorrow afternoon. from northwest to southeast. vittoria? >> thank you so much, katie f you are traveling out and about, not going to have much to look forward to this morning. definitely starting to see the rush heat up. let's get outside. we also cents have incidents to go along with the rush. looking at 422 right around the area of trooper.
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eastbound traffic really hitting the brakes around this area here. making your way down toward 202. if you squint your eyes hear enough, notice this area right there. that's a disable vehicle on the eastbound side of 422, around trooper, which is adding to some of the traffic. bulk of it on the shoulder, bye still have gaper delay. traveling on 95 northbound, the ramp to the platt bridge, dealing with this incident right here. it is pushed on to the median as much as possible. traffic moving by. folks are still slowing down, seems to be is that is a tow truck coming this way? yes, seems to be tow truck finally here, so that's good news. no delays traveling from mass transit. natasha? >> after confrontation with the university of pennsylvania police officer, all captured on tape. >> sarah rodriguez, up office here pulled her over for
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riding through a red light. it happened wednesday morning, on 38th street near woodland walk. rodriguez did not stop right away, but when she did, she says thinks he is call ate dollars as bystander started recording. she claims another officer responded, and used homophobic slurs while asking the bystander stop recording. in the end, rodriguez was cited and says she accepts responsibility for going through the red light, but calls the officers' actions cents unnecessary. >> that's excessive force. >> pen police say it is in the middle of their share, the road campaign, and the officer simply enforcing the traffic laws. department says it is looking into the other allegations cents cents. texas prosecutors want running back adrian peterson lock up after they say he admitted to quote smoking a little weed. the 29 year old is out on bond, on child abuse charges. prosecutors say peterson made the ad mission during a urine
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test on wednesday. peterson arrested last month for allegedly beating his son with a switch. new information about jesse matthew, jr., the man implicated in the disappearance of two college students in virginia. sources confirm that matthew was working as a cab driver the night virginia tech student morgan harrington disappeared. harrington was found dead in early 2010, months after she left a concert and never got home. matthew never charge in the that case but has been arrested in the disappearance of university of virginia student hannah graham. she vanished last month. search for gram is ongoing. >> police in anchorage, no one will be charged in a brawl that involves sarah pail inch's family. the brawl happened at another family's house in september during a party. palin's daughter, bristol, and son trappe were were involved and appeared drunk. minor injuries but no one
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seriously hurt in the fight. still ahead in the health watch, major break through in diabetes research. >> plus shane's heroes. see how law enforcement from near and far boosting the spirits of this special little boy, as he takes on some tough health issues. and, you can help, too. you don't want to miss this heart-warming story. get your weaken do you have great start. >> and three is on your side as well with dangerous halloween costumes, that's coming up next. >> new kids on the block proof they still have the right stuff, prestigious honor they just received. that's coming up in the word. right now, let's just get down with a little nkotb. >> you guys are so excited! ♪
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>> is your child's costume me? >> good question. three on your side consumer jim donovan finds out just check ago label may not be enough. >> trick-or-treat. >> it was halloween 2,000. zoe smith was dressed asomugha princess. but when her costume came too close to a candle? >> i remember looking down and seeing fire all around me.
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>> flames to ball every fire was so fast that by the time i got to her, she was engulfed. >> the costume she was wearing was eventually recalled. but she still lives with the physical and emotional scars of what happened that night. >> i'm just hoping maybe we can help other people not have to learn the lesson the way we did. >> while halloween costumes must meet federal flammables standards, that doesn't mean they won't burn. watch as under writers laboratories, set several costumes on fire, using candles and lighters. this princess costume ignited right away, in 422nd the whole dress was engulfed in flames. the package had a big warning on the front, saying, choking hazards. but the words keep away from fire were small, and on the back. this army uniform packaging said it was flame retardant. but it still lit up and burned quickly. well the consumer product safety commission recommends parents look for costumes that say fire resistant, that doesn't mean those costumes
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are fireproof. so in addition to checking for any labels on the costume, about its flammables, and the materials it is made of, be sure choose well fitting costumes, not too big and bill owe i. above all else, keep them away from any open flame. reporting for three on your side, i'm jim donovan. >> all right, just past 6:43. how are we looking this friday? >> right now things pretty quiet. actually light of day popping over the horizon, may ends one decent sunrise, the problem is the sun doesn't last us very long. clouds will shroud over that. here is well defined frontal boundary, a lot of heavy rain right along it here, anywhere from kansas all the way out toward just west of the appalachians. this is what's all going to be eventually rolling our way. so as early as late this afternoon, rain will start to pick up generally southwest to northeast, but mainly overnight tonight into tomorrow morning that the heaviest will come through. pollen levels, incredibly low, ragweed still the predominant one, 59 degrees at best, cool day out, there again with showers starting to pick up eventually turning over to heavy rain tonight into early tomorrow morning, you got
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yourself a bit of a wash out for that stretch of time. second half of saturday, does start to clear out, how much. and we will ends up with a decent afternoon, sunday, so much nicer, than saturday. vittoria, over to you. >> thank you so much, katie. good morning, everyone, so what you are looking at behind me is an incident scene. if you are traveling on the northbound side of 95, approaching the platt bridge, state troopers on scene, aid to go this incident. the majority of it is right in the median, which is good news for you, but folks still flying on by. try to avoid it if you k as we continue, looking at 422 eastbound 422 at trooper, we have earlier disable vehicle, seems that's been cleared out of the way. but jammed, from approaching the area of trooper, then all the way down to 202, this long line that you see right here, westbound, 422, moving just fine. we do have accident, montgomery county horsham at welsh rd. at blair mill. so try to avoid that intersection if you k pretty busy. as we continue, in new jersey, weaver construction on the northbound side of 140 at 47. all lanes blocked. so your best alternate is to take broadway. quickly as we look at the
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wide, dropping down speed censors on the sound bought side of 59 into the sit and definitely on the schuylkill expressway. no delays, however, for mass transit. natasha? >> well, we have breaking news in today's headlines on cbs-3. police in lower bucks county, they are searching for two suspects, who tazed an employee, just outside the neshaminy mall. the suspect stole the victim's car but the car was recovered later in northeast philadelphia. also, breaking right now, a gunman robbed the wawa at cottman avenue in fox chase early this morning. that man got away on foot with about a thousand dollars. and more breaking news, 17 year old malala yousafzai is the youngest ever winner of the nobel peace prize. malala yousafzai raised awareness of the polite of women and girls in pakistan. a co-winner from india is also a children's rights activist. well, harvard researchers say they're closer than ever to finding a a cure for type one diabetes. using embryonic stem cells
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there is yes table produce cells in massive quantities, that make insulin. they hope to start testing the cells on people within a few years. a lot of little boys love seeing the flashing lights and hearing the sirens after police car on the road. >> and shane is no different. police officers, are here toast this very special little boy. but he has cents no idea that he's a hero to them, too. >> he want to be a police officer. he a doors his father. >> he really does. and whether he can be a police officer, i don't know, but aim not going to say no it i because the skies the limit. >> shane's john toy joining the force may and bit more difficult, though. it all goes back to his very first minutes of life. >> shane turned blue, his coloring was just blue. and the doctors said he was cents fine. >> but his mom colleen new something was wrong.
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after ten months, she eventually got referred to a neurologist at children's hospital. >> they did an mri. and he had a stroke. >> shane was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, what's followed is weekly physical therapy and numerous treatments. but that's not stopping him. >> he never gives up, the procedures, the surgery he goes trues, the physical, occupational, therapy, he goes through, three times a week, at children's hospital, the traveling, even hurts his legs, his arms, you know, and he goes through it with a smile. >> and mom and dad found out early on what makes him smile. >> when i graduated the police academy, my mom gave me a police offer's blanket. tan has a picture on it, and it looks like a patch. shane says i want to be like daddy, and pointed out my blanket that has the patch. he says i want to be like daddy and i want patches. >> i put the youtube video together and we got the
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patches. everyone is so supportive. >> every time woe open that envelope or open that letter, woe just smile. and it makes him feel good t makes him feel good that there is other people out there like daddy who support him on his bad days. >> with dozens of patches, some from as far away as germany, us a train ya, they turn to good friends to make a very special surprise for shane. >> now, i have to closure eyes. >> remember all of your snatches. >> oh, my gosh. >> now shane can take this with him to children's hospital, giving real meaning to a security blanket. >> this police blanket is my favorite and i like it. >> he does go through a lot of therapy. the ability to give him something comfortable, something that will, you know, be therefore him, is a safety net. his dad and the law enforcement around the country is his safety net. we're very blessed to be a part of it. >> he is he has cents a great personality, joyful kid. you know, even if necessary
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pain, he still continues with a smile. >> bit of ham, too? >> absolutely. no shy, no shy to life, no shy to the camera, of course. >> ya. >> but he is my smile. >> oh, a special family. >> he is a door job now as shane gross bigger and stronger gets more difficult for his mom to lift her in the van. they need wheelchair lift but costs about $10,000. there is a fundraising page linked to our website cbsphilly.com just click on links, numbers, right there at the top if you would like to make a donation it, would really help them out. but his is just one of those families you meet and just want to hug him. >> i love him just through the screen, nearly on the verge of tears here, great store. >> i we'll be right back. first a look at what's coming up tonight on cbs-3.
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this happened in blind, a guy tries to shoe the horse that walks into the police
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station. eventually he was escorted back home. you can see his head hanging bat to the pasture go. >> got to go. all right, it is time for traffic and weather together. good morning, kate. >> i i don't know how you follow that one? >> exactly. >> but i'll try tonight start off by taking outside to the live neighborhood network, sunshine, clearly cloud cover, as well. little cool start to the day, this is generally just going to be a cool day, with skies turning gray, as the day goes on, we want to jump you all the way to the eagles forecast, sunday looking good, great football weather, sweatshirt weather for sure with that cool breeze out there. 56 degrees, at kick off it, will gratedly be getting cooler obviously through the course of the four quarters. today, expect the rain to start to pick up as early as late this afternoon, but mainly it is cents into tonight and early tomorrow. second half of tomorrow actually starts to clear out from northwest to southeast. sun say die comparison so much nicer than the first half of the week end. >> thank you, good morning, everyone, traveling on the 42 freeway, definately noticing
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some of the northbound slow down. as you make your way approaching 295, then through to the walt whitman bridge, southbound on the 42, moving just fine, no delays there. as we move now to the schuylkill expressway, looks pretty wide open around the area of gulph mills. but if you are traveling on the schuylkill, westbound, build that pocket of traffic approaching city avenue out through to gladwynn, traveling on 95 southbound into the city also slow there. traveling elsewhere in new jersey, northbound 55, going to be slow there approaching the 42. be minds full of that. at cx in the clear. montgomery county accident in horsham, welsh rd. at blair mill road. so try to avoid that area if you can. it does definitely get pretty busy. throughout your morning, if you are traveling again on the schuylkill speeds are dropping down into the 20's, 14 on 95, still looking pretty good traveling on 476 in the northeast extension, no delays for mass transit. natasha? >> katy perry starting to
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prepare to perform. >> will perform during half time at the superbowl. perry reportedly shift listed by the nfl in august along with rihanna and cold play. league reportedly asked artists for a payment in exchange for performing at the half time gig. the last superbowl set record with over 111 million people tuning in to see performances by bruno mars and the red hot chilly peppers the last week perry told espn she would not pay to play at the superbowl. >> and new kids on the block, don't get too excited, erika, katie, the latest to get star on the hollywood walk of fame. all five members were hanging tough for the reveal. the new kids disband in 1994, but secretly reunited in 2007. last year the new kids co-headlined the package tour along with 98 degrees and boyz ii men, oh, my favorite. new kids have sold 80 million records worlds wide, making them one of the best selling groups of all time. >> twenty years late, finally got their star. >> exactly. fifteen bands are eligible for
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the rock-and-roll hall of game, among them, green day, joan jet, black hearts, and sting, and sting already in the hall of fame with the police, but now he's trying his luck as solo act. rap group nwa also on tap to be inducted. those winners will be announced in december. nice. absolutely. cbs this morning is coming up next, see how the latest on the ebola outbreak. hope you continue to watch us on sister station the "cw philly" right after this
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it is friday, october 10th, 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." the cdc director called for action to stop ebola from becoming the next aids. >> malala yousef sigh makes history overnight as she's the youngest person to win the nobel peace prize. the ceo said what about women? >> but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> we have to work so this is not the world's next aids. >> the call for action in the battle against ebola. >> at least 300 troops are on the ground in west