Spoke tonight. I want to thank all the people of new Jersey Transit and our negotiator and the Union Representation for maintaining good faith negotiations throughout, all the talks and for averting what could have been a very difficult troublesome work stoppage. The agreement will now be voted on by the more than 4,000 members of the rail union. Two lanes i name were shut down tonight due to smoke drifting over on to the highway. Chopper he three over the brush fire this was the scene just south of levick street near the taconypalmyra bridge in the northeast earlier. That fire is now out. The cause is under clear. Tonight police are searching for a man wanted for a sex assault in northeast philadelphia. Take look at this sketch of the suspect. Police say a 22yearold woman was walking on rhawn at winchester wednesday night when the man approached her from behind, taped her mouth shut, cuffed her wrists to her ankles and forced her into the woods. If you recognize this man, call police. Chaos in chicago tonight. Republican president ial front runner donald trump was forced to postpone his rally in the windy city. Protesters overwhelmed the Campaign Rally at the university of illinois after it was canceled because of growing security concerns. Later, fights broke out as people confronted each other and at least one person stormed the stage. Protesters have been increasingly disruptive at trump events tonight marco rubio blasted the front runner. Donald needs to realize and stake responsibility for the fact some of the rhetoric he viewed could be contribute to go this violence. Donald trump has three rallies planned for tomorrow. A final farewell to nancy reagan. Hundreds of dignitaries and celebrities honored the life and legacy of the former first lady at a private Funeral Service in california. Nancy reagan planned much of that ceremony herself. And she was remembered for her fierce devotion to her husband and her country. I know that my redeemer liveth,ing. Prayer read for nan so reagan as her casket was carried outside the Ronald Reagan president ial library for her funeral. The former first ladys live and legacy seem inn prep say prabble from former president Ronald Reagan their love was clear in a president he wrote to her on they are first christmas its in the white house. Forge the for me there could be no life forme without you. First Lady Michelle obama paid her last respects as did former president george w. Bush and three former first ladies, the reagans children patti davis and ron reagan, jr. Reflected on their mothers devotion. When my father was shot and my mother rush to the hospital they at first wouldnt let her see him. I have to she said. You dont understand how it is with us. She will once again lay down the beside the man who was the love her life. The one she loved till end of her days. Nancy reagan will rest in peace inches from the former president on the librarys grounds. Relatives of every present dating back to john f. Kennedy attend the funeral along with hundreds of odd dignitaries, journalists and celebrities. The reagans hillside team faces west toward the pacific ocean. He served our country almost 50 yours ago in vietnam and tonight his friends, family and even some strangers came out to thank him with a therapy dog. Glassboro resident dan connelly says he suffers from post Traumatic Stress disorder for decades didnt night he joined forces with ike a ptsd therapy dog. The head chef at peteys diner presented connelly with thing. Im very grateful for what happened with this dog. So far hes been perfect. Head chef mark everly raised the money over the past it was months. Ebber system also a vet nan with ptsd. He said therapy dogs are becom becoming more popular in the military community. Way of coping is to raise money and to give back to someone that needs it. You can go to therapy and you can take everything they give you, but to me this helps me lot better. Eberle plans to help a different veteran with a therapy dog every year. The Philadelphia Police department is in the Community Working to improve relations between officers and young people. Our Natasha Brown shows us how they bonded tonight over a feature presentation. Reporter 12th District Police officers have transformed their role call room into a kid friendly entertainment center. Children ages five through 10 years old are getting the vip treatment equipped with red carpet entrance into a grand movie night experience. The movie theyre seeing tonight is minions. Everybody loves minions. So i love minions myself. So we thought the kids would really like to see it. This is the first time the 12th district has played host to Community Movie night. Its all part of a program called cops and kids. A monthly mentoring initiative meant to create bonds and trust between Police Officers and neighborhood children. This is something that were doing to break down barriers that the police and the community have. So this is something that the children will remember, you know, their years from now. Theyll drive by the district and say i saw the first movie there. Something we wanted to do as an extension of goodwill towards our community. Positive behavior how to do positive things. Stay out of fights. Stay out of trouble. Stay in school. Reporter between the popcorn and mcdonalds treats, the kids enjoyed the movie learning valuable lessons under the guidance of those meant to protect and serve. What do you think about the movie . Good. Reporter you think its good . Do you like the hip i dont know . I love it. Reporter what did you want to say to the Police Officers tonight . Thank you for everything taking time off and spending money on all of just for us. Reporter the cops and kids Program Takes place the last wednesday of every month. This is the first time theyve he have had a movie night here at the 12th District Police department. But theyre certainly hoping it wont be the last. In southwest philadelphia, Natasha Brown, cbs3 Eyewitness News. I love seeing that. Isnt that great. This weekend we spring forward when we set our clocks for Daylight Saving time. Its annual ritual that debts back decades. Why do we still do it. Nicole brewer joins us with the answer. This dates back to b when he suggested a change in sleep schedules to take advantage of the sunlight. The practice would be i policemenned in the us until until world war one as way to save fuel. Made law in 1966 and 50 years later Research Suggests it actually uses more energy. Why do we still do Daylight Saving time . Its a good question. Submitted by more than a dozen viewers as we prepare to spring forward. Any idea why we still spring forward . I guess to safe daylight and to save time. Its about to be springtime. I dont know. Farmers almanac. I guess to adapt to sunlight. I thought it still saved energy. Weve been trying for 100 years to squeeze a drop of oil out of our clocks and we havent managed it. Michael downing is a time zone expert and wrote the books spring forward the annual madness of Daylight Saving time. He says there are a couple of reasons we continue the practi practice. One is the simple romance of long late summer evenings extending that day as long as we can get it but the real reason we still do day late saving a small number of retailers profit enormously. We leave the house and go shopping for sportin sporting g, home repair others and other things that profit a number of people. You wont find that on the department of transportations website. The agency which drives the practice claims reduces energy, cuts down on the number of traffic accidents, and see creases crime. The people we spoke to had much simpler reasons. I need some more time and some more daylight in my days. You can enjoy the day more and it doesnt get dark until later. Keep springing forward . Absolutely. Definitely. Its great. Now i mentioned it was signed into law back in 1966 but did you know that states in territories is actually opt out of it . If you live in hawaii, guam, puerto rico the Virgin Islands or parts of arizona do you not observe Daylight Saving time and, yes, i said Daylight Saving time without an s the common mistake many people make. For years. Mice self included. For years. I need more daylight in my days too. Right. Pretty state forward. Thanks, nick. Very nice. Very nice. We want to know your were question. Log on to cbsphilly. Com good question to submit your question or tweet us using the hash tag cbs3 good question. Nicole will be here every night with the answer on cbs3 Eyewitness News at 11 00. Cant wait to hear your good question. Young womans life is changed in an instant. But shes not allowing a devastating injury to stop her from pursuing her dream. Our mantra is never give up and never give in. Corey beatties story grabbed the attention of a local restaurant. Still ahead well show you how her cookin cooking is helping os get back on their feet. Another major announce many from astronaut scott kelly. What he says hes going to do following his nearly year long stay in space. Kate . And we are looking at another nice start to the weekend and another nice day in this stretch of pleasant weather many take look at all this moisture down through the gulf coast. Thats eventually going to head our way and were not going to get out of the weekend rain free. Ill tell when you the rain moves and when to plane those Outdoor Activities over the next few days coming up with weather when we come back. This is cbs3 Eyewitness News with ukee washington, jessica dean, kate bilo and don bell. Astronaut scott kelly who just spent nearly a year in space is retiring from nasa at the end of the month. Kelly will continue to participate in tests related to his lengthy stay in orbit. Researchers are running tests on him and twin brother mark in record. He made apholate total of four round trips 520 days in space. A story of inspiration and hope its playing out signed a Delaware County kitchen. Vittoria woodill shows you how even against the odds one young womans determination is helping her live her dream. Ready to do some cooking. Well get it going nice and slow. Cooking dinner for your family could be something you might take for granted. But for Corey Beattie cooking is a dream come true. For her and her family who never thought they would see corey in the kitchen again. There you go. From the very first day when i walked to the er and saw her hooked up to everything, i made a decision at that moment that and i talked to you when you were unconscious and i said, okay, heres the deal. If you come out of this, well do everything we can to bring you back. And she came out of it. Corey beattie was a senior at Avon Grove High School aspirations of attending john season and wells culinary school. In objection of 2010 she was passenger in a car that was struck by another vehicle going 72 miles per hour. The accident happened only 1 mile from her home. Corey suffered a traumatic brain injury which forced her to relearn everything taking her a year just to wig get her toe. She remembers the wiggle pa part. Its been hard work for corey now 23. And its been a long slow Recovery Process. Hollywood gives you their version, you know, you have an injury, you lose your memory, you wake up and the end of the story well, real life is very different. But this family took a different approach to recovery. Not only woke up coreys senses but the attention of a local restaurant. She began a Recovery Process with using spices and flavors and smells and cooking for people in the community and i thought, wow, if she can do ahead and do Something Like that for her community we could definitely bring her into our house and give her the opportunity to cook a little b bit. Now corey is cooking in the kitchen of not your average joes in glenn mills. To raise money for the r of a house harness system that will allow corey to stand and walk on her own at home. As she does with a harness in therapy. One word to describe what this will do we think the harness as technology that picks you back up an louse you also to push the envelope. Progress shes made over five and a half years is incredible. This is all this kid has dreamt about. Youll be working thon one. You say youll never know your limits until you push yourself. And chef corey lives by that recipe. Coreys mom said she hasnt stood that long in five years. And not your average joes doubled their orders for average tuesday night. That night was such a success shes planning her next visit. Now your average joe ins glenn mills on the 22nd corey has been using the harness. Where is she using it . Well, at the go baby go cafe at the university of delaware and go baby go is an organization that helps people with disabilities be more mobile. But a powerful, powerful story tonight. No doubt about it. Tell corey to go baby go. Keep going. I love that. Never giving up. Thats right. Vittoria, thanks. Thanks guys. Changing philadelphia one tree at a time. Eyewitness news at Rittenhouse Square park. Beautiful weather for the 2016 tree philly kick off program which provides free trees to City Residents at a special bird to spread the message. Eagles linebacker connor barwin. You mentioned the good weather. It has certainly been amazing outside the last couple of days, kate. A lot of people with an eye toward the weekend wondering if it will last a little longer. The warm temperatures will last little longer. Still not going feel like early to mid march at all this weeke weekend. But the sunshine maybe going by the way side. A little bit as we head through the weekend. We have a few showers creeping in starting on sunday. So if you are making outdoor plans the first half of your saturday looks like the nicest part of the whole weekend get outside while you can. Lets take a look outside right now. Beautiful evening in philadelphia. Skies are clear. You can see almost looking like a clear black sky with some beautiful stars out there tonight. Youll be a toil see the moon tonight as well. Few cloud december nights. Not this one much it is lovely outside with a clear sky an light wind, those temperatures are dropping considerably and expect chilly start to your saturday morning. Heres a look at the time lapsed video from today. We started the day good deal of cloud cover thanks to that front that came through last night but once it cleared out it turn out to be sunny and beautiful afternoon. Whiskey cirrus clouds in the afternoon a great day all across the region. In fact even though the past two days were record breakers and today wasnt i think this was my favorite day of the week. Temperatures near 70 degrees. Sunshine, low humidity, and a comfortable breeze you just cant beat at this time of the year plus its friday. Storm scan3 shows everything is quiet across the northeast but this is what were watching. Center of the storm over portions of texas and you can see more rain for the gulf coast. The heaviest staying offshore for now but could drift on up into portions of alabama and mississippi through the overnight hours. Weve seen a lot of rain this week across portions of the deep south in fact louisiana especially hard hit. We talk earlier in the week about northern louisiana then last night into today the heaviest rain was over portions of eastern louisiana right around the this area if you can see that light pink shading up around the 20inch mark of rain. So devastating flooding and because nothing in the weather pattern has been moving. So weve been enjoying days upon days of mild dry weather. Where the rain has been coming down just in droves across portions of the deep south. Our highs today across our region 69 degrees in philadelphia. Pretty nice. 72 in wilmington. 71 in dover. 66 in allentown. We were roughly 20 degrees above normal today. Even though it wasnt a record breaker, 69 degrees in early march is a beautiful thing. Heres a look at what youll wake up to saturday morning again little cooler than recent mornings if youre out for that saturday morning jog or the bagel run youll need the light jacket. 41 degrees the morning low in philadelphia. 38 in trenton and 35 in allentown. Moving forward in time lets plan out your weekend here. Overnight tonight were dry and notice the first half of the day tomorrow looks good lots of sunshine at 9 00 a. M. But the clouds move by tomorrow afternoon at 4 00 p. M. It does turn out mainly cloudy. Its dry through saturday. Sunday morning just cloudy and then this first batch of showers come through sunday afternoon about 4 00 oclock. Heavier rain monday morning. Your monday morning commute does not look great. Cloudy and rainy then that clears out. Well have clouds monday afternoon before after round of showers comes in on tuesday morning. Your weekend forecast saturday is your better bet. Sunday not a wash out. Watch for afternoon showers. Naked a movie something along those lines. Save the indoor chores for sunday afternoon also set those clocks forward. Nicole just talk about it daylight light saving time starts this weekend that means sunset on sunday not until 70 00 sick. Mostly sunny and pleasant for saturday. The clouds increase in the afternoon. Sunday a few showers, monday is cloudy and damp and cooler. Still above average we jump back to the 60s tuesday and looks like were back to 70 on wednesday. Still no cold. Not even a little chill in the forecast. Its above average for the foreseeable future. Bring it. Bring it. Bring it. Thank you kate. Very nice. The foreseeable future. I got nothing after that. We are however talking about sports. Mark sanchez traded. The sixers look to snap their 13game losing streak and grit, drive determine nation the while cats look to win at all costs. Find out if villanova check out the fresh new look on Mcdonalds Mcpick 2 menu lemme get a mcpick 2 now, choose any 2 delicious mcdonalds classics for just 5 bucks. Mix n match share n savor 2 for 5 name your flavor pick any 2 iconic tastes a big mac made with 100 beef, flaky filetofish, seared on the grill quarter pounder with cheese or crispy 10piece chicken mcnuggets for just 5 bucks. Grab a friend today and pick your faves lemme get a mcpick 2 bada ba ba ba will come back. Bright lights, big city and even better talent for villanova. Wildcats looking for back to back big east tourney titles but first they have to get by providence in the semies. To msg we go. Jen kins on baseline getting nasty put it in reverse. Two of his 21 points. Nova up by 14. Now the friars later cutting the deficit to two. But Ryan Arcidiacono plays tenacious d and gets the steal and finds ochefu down low. Villanova wins 7668. Theyre going to the championship game. Im an old school guy. That was old school big east. That was fun, man. That was great game. Providence is a really tough team. I told that after the game. Theyll make a run. Theyre tough, man. All right. To the ice for the flyer. The sun dont shine in florida. They came into the night trying to snap a eight game losing streak. Second period flyers up one to nothing and on the power play matt read blasting a slap shot into the net. How about the lead there for the fly guys. Four minutes later buck falls to broaden don schenn. Flyers go up three to nothing at that point they cruise on to win it threeone your final score. The newly retired Peyton Manning is one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the inform fl. Mark sanchez not so much. But hes best the super bowl champs have right now because eagles traded the qb to denver today for conditional pick in 2017. Reportedly a seventh router. Heres why the deal is good for the eagles. They spent around 57 million total between sam bradford and chase daniel sheathe had to get rid of sanchez by trading him they save north of 4 million cap space and get that draft choice. Now the introductions continue for eagles today. Guard Brandon Brooks and linebacker nigel, meeting the press. Brooks a former houston texan and brand dam want totter play for schwartz again. They teched him and told him to join the birds. Bad news for the Sixers Okafor out for the rest of the season. Team says he has a small tear in the me nine cuss of his right near. Injury will require surgery which they say is minor. Sixers trying to snap a 13 game losing streak. Theyre hosting the nets nasty collision right here. Robert covington accidentally kicked in the face by teammate jeremy grant. He left the court on stretcher. The latest update, being evaluated tonight in center ci city. However, the shorthanded sixers within 9586 their first win since early february when they beat you guessed it the brooklyn nets. I guessed it. You did guess it. I did. Who call it . You call it. You did say. Tonight they win by sick. Up on sixers. Im out. Drop the mike. Just walk off. Well be right back. Mid90s showstopper. Youre right. Its time to set this bird free. Hot blooded, check it and see. Got a fever of 103. Feelin hungry . How bout a donut . Im hot blooded. Im hot blooded whether its 30years old or 30days old, carmax will appraise it in as little as 30 minutes. And then your only concern will be how to spend the cash. Rad. It is a huge tradition in our area. Maxwell club presented 79th annual awards gala in Atlantic City tonight. Eagles coach Doug Pederson was among the hundreds on hand to celebrate the 2015 football season. Derek henry of the university of alabama received the maxwell award for College Player of the year. Maxwell club offers programs which focus on player and coach development. Well be right back. Our morning team is back tomorrow from five to 7am. For kate, don everyone here im ukee washington. Im jessica dean. Were always on at cbsphilly. C cbsphilly. Com. The late show with Stephen Colbert is next with jeff daniels. Have a great weekend. Thank you for watching. Good night, family and sleep well. 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