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KYW Eyewitness News At 5 April 10, 2015

Fog and showers this morning and then thunderstorms later on today. Vittoria, we sent it over to you. Thank you so much katie. We have a lot going on in regard to the weather so, lets just jump right outside because we have an overturned vehicle on kelly drive. Will set you back this morning, i know it is 5 01, usually dont see too much after rush hour. How much as we look at 76, we are experiencing a squeeze, only the left lane of traffic is allowed to get on by. This is right around gladwynn. Again traveling on the westbound side. It is slick out there. And very slippery. As a result of that, kelly drive is an area that i would usually just always advise to avoid. Because it causes incidents like this, even in the lightest rain. It is an overturned vehicle on the westbound side of kelly drive, right at sedgley, not too far away from just about the start of boathouse row. So you will want to give yourselves more time traveling in and around the area. I would advise you to avoid it completely, and use Martin Luther king drive or the schuylkill expressway, as an alternate. We also have fire location, it was earlier dumpster fire. Ukee was talking about this not too long ago on walnut between 39th and 40th. So your best alternates in this area would be market or spruce. No major delays for mass transit. Ukee . Student in University City evacuated earlier this morning because of the dumpster fire. Fire sent smoke into the highrise. No reported injuries. That fire once again is under control. Also, this morning, a house fire in philadelphias frankford neighborhood to tell you b Eyewitness News at the scene on the 1700 block of Bridge Street, one firefighter suffered minor injuries, five people inside did make it out safely. Now, officials tell us smoke detectors alerted the resident to the fire in their kitchen. There is no word right now on a cause. Developing right now, a Security Guard shot at the Census Bureau headquarters in maryland has died. Authorities say that guard id as 59 year old Laurence Buchner was shot after he was approaching a car and matched description of kidnapped vehicle. A kidnapped suspects vehicle rather. The shooter then led police on chase through maryland and washington d. C. Police eventually cornered that gunman, and wounded him in a shootout. Well, this morning we are getting a look at how the deadly encounter between South Carolina Police Officer Michael Slager and walter scott began. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt takes a closer look. Saturday morning in North Charleston, South Carolina, 50 year old walter scott satin side his car after being stopped by officer Michael Slager who pulled scott over for a broken tail light. Scott then told officer slager he didnt have the proper insurance paperwork because he was getting ready to buy the car two days later. Scott told slager the insurance card was with his friend. My car is down. Officer slager told scott to wait in the car. Almost 452nd later walter scott opened his door and began running. Officer slager started running after him. His microphone recorded the officer use the word taser three times. Taser taser, tazer. This leads to the next piece of video. This cell phone video where slager pulled out his gun and fired eight times toward walter scott. Slagers mother spoke to cbs news. I grieve for them. I grieve for us. Because this is such a life changer. And it is hard. It is very hard. Ron who is coused to head up the fbi criminal investigation division. To shoot this victim in the back multiple times while he is merely trying to flee from a nonviolent crime is deeply troubling. An officer Eyewitness News has learned grew up in mt. Laurel and graduated from Lenape High School in medford in 2001. Eyewitness news spoke to officer slagers former classmates. If i was weak in a subject he would be right there to help me. Never would have thought that he had any Violence Toward anyone. But it is these actions on videotape that could put Michael Slager away for the rest of his life. Give then set of circumstances, i think a strong case could be made that thats murder. Walter scotts family said that he fled the scene from officer slager because he was behind on some Child Support payment, and worried about getting arrested. Officer Michael Slager behind bars, if he is convicted coface 30 years to life, possibly, the death penalty. David spunt cbs3 Eyewitness News. Well, today members of the clergy in vineland, new jersey, are hosting prayer gathering, hope to bring the Community Together after a man died in police custody. Thirtytwo year old Phillip White died after going into respiratory distress following his arrest on march 31. His friends say Police Used Excessive force. Religious leaders hope the gathering will offer support to the victims family. The Vineland Police as well as the legal process. Lets get back to the breaking news right now. Several storms that are severe spawned this devastating tornado that you can see right here. This happened in Northern Illinois. At least one person is dead, several more are hurt, and there is damage to an entire town. Don champion joins us up in new york where he is tracking the latest Development Don good morning. Good morning err came the tornado that hit Northern Illinois was spawned by a super cell thunderstorm. As one witness said, the tornado tore everything out of its path. Sirens warned people to take cover in Northern Illinois thursday evening after at least one large tornado touched down. Overnight, crews try assessing the damage in the hard hit towns of rochelle and fair dale, which are about 80 miles west of chicago. When it hit definitely we new it hit. We didnt know how bad. In rochelle, Raymond Kramer and hills wife road out the storm in the balesment after restaurant, the tornado all but destroyed the building. Firefighters rescued the couple, and about ten other people, an hour after the tornado plowed through. We told them here, ran inside, got couple of pictures of the tornado right across the street from us here, and the minute we went down in the basement. Not far away in fair dale at least one person was killed, homes and buildings in the town are now barely recognizeable. Furniture and other belongings are scattered everywhere. Officers have been going doortodoor helping survivors. Tim very scared. The tornado was just one that touched down thursday it, as the powerful line of Severe Weather moved across the midwest. Other tornados were reported in eye zero with a and missouri. Now, with daylight arriving soon, crews will be able to take a better look at the damage there in Northern Illinois Officials Say they do not believe that anyone is missing at this hour. But, fire officials and Police Officers will be going around today just to make sure. Were live in new york, don champion cbs3, Eyewitness News. Don, thank you. Violent attack now on teenage sisters at local park is caught on video. The suspect have been id and arrests should follow. Eyewitness News Reporter Nicole Brewer joins us now in our Satellite Center more on this disturbing video. Nicole, good morning. Really is. Good morning to you erika. Pretty hard to watch. But the video did help Police Identify those involved in that violent clash at gregg grant park in trenton. Now, as you mentioned Police Expect to move forward with those arrests. Punched, kicked hair pulled out disturbing images, caught on tape, during a city park scuffle, that left two teenage sisters in trenton fearing for their lives. Could have got killed out there, like stomping on our heads, like grown women stomping on our heads. We are only teenagers. Anything could have happened out there. Destiny said she was rough house withing another girl when her sister intervened. I was standing there oneonone, then her sister hit my sister. So i was like no. Then her mom hit mement and her cousin hit me. Plenty stepped to up fight but no one stepped in to stop it. Now, she has 15 stitches in her ear. Oh, theyre getting bus. I incident was recorded on cell phone video so was the voice after man egging them on. Youre just as guilty. Because you sat there and you recorded it and you new my daughter. The attackers have been identified and Police Expect to start making arrests following a melee, city leaders describe as sickening. Now, those two teenagers and their mother say they are not happy with police, who they claim were slow to respond to their report. It is a complaint the mayor every trenton is personally looking into. Live from the cbs3 Satellite Center Nicole Brewer, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Nicole, thank you for that. Well, a local bus driver arrested after a limb girl never makes it to school. Hear how the driver explains the mistake. Also ahead one of the worse kept secrets in washington. Now were getting a better idea of when Hillary Clinton will officially launch her campaign for president. And, it is quiet outside right now little meals i, but the weekends will get off to a stormy start. Katie is looking at a storm system well do traffic and weather together on the 3s when we come back. A Chester County School Bus Driver facing criminal charges, accused of leaving a child unattended on his bus for hours. Rose hand picked the seven Year Old Girl up from home last week, the only passenger on the van. She never made it to school. Investigators say, roseland drove right past that school and then park the van at the craft bus lot. Leaving that girl all alone. Court documents say that roseland was drowsy after taking over the counter Cold Medicine and medication, for adhd. Luckily for us she was fine. But if this had been a month ago, given the weather, she have frozen to death. If this would have been a month from now given the weather, she could have died from heat exposure. So we were this close it a tragedy happening. In a statement the craft School Bus Company said with regard to the kenneth student left on the bus the matter is under investigation and we are working closely with the kenneth area school district, and the local authorities. Roseland has been fired. Right now 5 13, we want our forecast, as we get through today. We have good news, right katy . Absolutely nice three day stretch of great werth. Remember the past week for easter and the past monday for opening day . Basically looking at repeat performance there. And weve got to get through some wet weather before. That will almost like were on repeat. Basically here with the weather pattern timing works out well generally speaking, if you have outdoor plans this weekend, we start things off with quick view here the last three hour loop on storm scan, there have been pockets of steady rain even thunderstorms already rumbling on through here but we are watching a warmfront lift through. So you will be dodging some areas of fog along the way too, eventually this line has to cross through. It will take little longer to get here. So by about say the window every opportunity as i would say three to maybe 6 00 p. M. Or so. Another line every thunderstorms starts to move in. That does produce big changes for us. Weve come off now of some very, very chilly weather the last couple of days, as warmfront lift through. That will certainly send our temperatures on skyrocketing you know climb here, back to the mid 70s but there will be gusty storms to deal with later today specially delaware, southern most new jersey say the couple, three four counties in the southern most tear of the state. Youre at most risk for anything to turn locally strong or severe with the storms. They come primarily this afternoon and evening many come tomorrow, held back mid 60s, still smidge above average. Well take it, northwest breeze, and sunday just calm, beautiful, looks like we keep that theme going monday, too. Meanwhile outside we go to the live neighborhood network, off in the distance you see center city. You cant make it out with the low clouds in place but wind flow is starting to shift. It is out of the north wells at that location, and becoming more and more southwesterly with time. That is where the 73 degrees will come f meanwhile the weekend again all things looking better from here. We keep that going on monday. Then by tuesday new round of april showers could be rolling through. Vittoria . Thank you so much katie. Good morning everyone, so right now this weather is causing some pretty serious accidents out and about on the roadways including overturned turned vehicle kelly drive. First talking about an accident on the schuylkill expressway. This is 76 westbound, at gladwynn blocking the right lane notice, the lights flashing here, that sort of activity, thats the accident scene. It has been out here for i would say over 35 minutes or so. Considering it is 5 15, usually rush hour comes into play around 6 00, 15 00, i hope this clears out of the way by the time rush hour hits. It is single file right now. We definitely dont need that this morning. But we will continue to keep you updated. If you are traveling on kelly drive, i usually always suggest avoiding kelly drive in weather like there is because even sprinkle makes itself early slippery. And right now dealing with an overturned vehicle accident, traveling on kelly drive notice the activity here. But it is westbound kelly drive right around sedgley. It is actually just about the start of boathouse row. So, your best alternate would be to take martin Martin Luther king drive or the schuylkill expressway, definately use some more caution this morning, or take mass transit because that looks fine. Breaking news right now at least one person was killed and seven others injured when tornado touches down in illinois. Officials say every building in that town of fair dale was either flattened or damaged. That same storm system now heading our way. One fire firefighter taken to the hospital earlier this morning after fire on the 1700 block of Bridge Street in frankford. Five people inside the home did get out safely. And some dash cam video here released of events lead to go last weekends Deadly Police involved shooting in North Charleston South Carolina. Former officer Michael Thomas slager is charged with murder for allegedly shooting a motorist after a traffic stop. And straight ahead this morning, philadelphia finishes near the top after list no one wants to be on after several security breaches. But changes says the airport needs to make. Also Mark Zuckerberg nearly causes international an incident, see what happened when he accidentally walked into a private meeting between two president s. Well be back. Thirteen people died and 32 others were hurt when Army Psychiatrist nadal has hasan opened fire. Several others, who are not in the military, will receive the defensive freedom medal. That is the civilian equivalent to the purple heart. Time now to check your philadelphia job market report. Heres cbs News Business analyst jill schlessinger. Reporter now might be a good time for to you enter the healthcare industry. As more americans gain access to insurance, providers will need to add staff to meet increased demand. The government project that healthcare will add 5 million new positions by 2022. And you dont always need a lengthy educational background to get into the industry. Job search site career cast assembled a list of the ten best healthcare jobs for 2015. It is found that medical technologies jobs are expected to grow 22 by the year 202. They perform lab analysis for diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Most technologists receive training through a certificate or associates agree program. And the median wage in the philadelphia area comes in at 59,400. A big bonus to the industry. Medical technologists have a high quality of life. Im jill schlessinger, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Five this 23. Going to see nice weather by the weaning end definately one of those days that features a lot of different things. Weve got fog initially showers, even couple of rumbles every thunder throughout on the radar right now. See the line forming back across the ohio river valley, then extending south into kentucky, tennessee, thats whats got to cross. Thats the clash in the atmosphere thats already led to so much in the way of Severe Weather across the central portion of the united state. So we do have the potential too, especially through delaware, southern most new jersey for locally gusty or strong thunderstorms. I would same your biggest concern, just strictly the w

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