, and you can see that he writes, welcome to bethlehem. we pray that secretary of state, mr. baker, will succeed in helping us to have peace tween -- between palestinians and israelis. it is stated 1991. -- dated 1991. the clinton administration, extreme violence broke out. gasp, if itlast were, of the cold war. the americans were very much involved in the peace process in dane ohio, the dayton accords. but the region was very much still on the focus of the administration. it was a hotspot. secretary of state madeleine albright was very much aware of what was going on in the region. >> she was. she managed the response in coordination with some of her foreign minister counterparts, and she held an almost daily conference call with the foreign ministers, and she later termed it conference call diplomacy to help manage the conflict. they coordinated and worked quite well together. at the end of secretary albright's tenure in january 2001, she and her conference call diplomacy counterparts together for dinner in paris to celebrate the end of

a gift from the mayor of bethlehem. alison: bethlehem is in palestinian territory, considered to be a very important, ancient city. diplomatic relations with the arab world have been extremely strained after the creation of israel. during the 19 60's and 1970's, verycan presidency were preoccupied with negotiating between egypt and israel, which was eventually solved during the carter administration. when ronald reagan became president and his successor, george h.w. bush, they were focused on the palestinian conflict. this was very important, that not only was it given in bethlehem, in palestinian territory, it was an important shift in thinking about american foreign-policy and thinking about how they could mediate this settlement between the israelis and the palestinians. katie: so this particular box came with a personalized note to secretary baker, and it is from the mayor of bethlehem. you can see that he writes "welcome to bethlehem. we pray that secretary of state mr. baker will succeed in helping us to have peac

accident on lime street at bethlehem pike. schuylkill expressway is moving nicely, we have eastbound construction that was shutting down all lanes. that's cleared. cruise begin again tonight at 9:00 p.m. they will shut down the schuylkill expressway eastbound once again. >>> we have breaking news in north philadelphia, a house fire trapped a man and woman inside a home killing them both. let's go over to jeanette reyes on toronto street with the details. >> reporter: good morning, tam, police officers just cleared the scene a few minutes ago, it's still taped offment street here. it's a house on the left of your screen, the fire broke out around 12:30 a.m. fire crews arrived in two minutes, but it proved to be too late for the occupants inside. once fire crews arrived along the 1300 block of west toronto street in north philadelphia they found flames shooting out of the of the first floor of the row home. it spread quickly. it took 20 minutes to get the blaze under control. once inside the home, a woman was found dead. a man i

we'll take a peak at bethlehem looking a liquid soggy, you can see bethlehem, you got a little bit of damp conditions out there tonight. showers rolling through, for the most part, the thunderstorm threat passed. there could be a rumble. as temperatures are still above average, there's a lot of moisture but first and foremost we're seeing a few scattered showers. the front will hang out. the system moving in you can see where it is, pretty steady downpours here, some flood risks portions of the mississippi valley, the ice and snow on the back edge and few spots in our area, possibly the poconos may pick up sleet or freezing rain tomorrow, cold air arrives at the same time as the system arrives. right now it's just rain, light showers here there and from the poconos into berks county and towards the philadelphia area, as we zoom in, not a lot in the city. our high today, again a record 77 look at the morning lows, 46. that was above what our average high should be this time of year, 45 is our average high. 61. it's 53 in allentown, this is headed our way tomorrow. it's going to feel mu

we'll take a peak at bethlehem looking a liquid soggy, you can see bethlehem, you got a little bit of damp conditions out there tonight. showers rolling through, for the most part, the thunderstorm threat passed. there could be a rumble. as temperatures are still above average, there's a lot of moisture but first and foremost we're seeing a few scattered showers. the front will hang out. the system moving in you can see where it is, pretty steady downpours here, some flood risks portions of the mississippi valley, the ice and snow on the back edge and few spots in our area, possibly the poconos may pick up sleet or freezing rain tomorrow, cold air arrives at the same time as the system arrives. right now it's just rain, light showers here there and from the poconos into berks county and towards the philadelphia area, as we zoom in, not a lot in the city. our high today, again a record 77 look at the morning lows, 46. that was above what our average high should be this time of year, 45 is our average high. 61. it's 53 in allentown, this is headed our way tomorrow. it's going to feel mu

also watching the crash in montgomeryville on bethlehem pike at north line street. there might be police activity. for the most part, traffic moving by the scene. i'll end on 95, moving through delaware, a ten-minute trip on the northbound side from 295 to 495. speeds there also into the 60s. >> thank you. >>> ahead, so superstitious. >> the mayor of philadelphia taking no chances as the birds get ready for the big game. his must-see rituals ahead of super bowl lii. >> reporter: so super cold at the super bowl that this t-shirt here that's frozen solid. and we actually can break it. and this is the only one we could find to break. of course it's going to be a patriots t-shirt. details coming up. >>> 5:15. super bowl schiffer. it is downright -- shifter. it is downright cold in minneapolis. currently 3 degrees where we are. the feels-like temperatures, and we'll only see a high of 6 today. if you can't beat the cold, why not use it to have a little football-themed fun? >> one minnesota man is putting a super bowl spin on cold weather experiments. meteorologist britne

to the afternoon northa northampton con bethlehem we overlook main street. the traffic moving kind of slow. i would not be shocked if that's due to the rain moving that was here. take look at the radar in a second let's go back in time and recall what that warmth was all about yesterday. now this is not just daily records we're talking about but allentown reading and trenton you had all time record warmth for the month of february. in all three cities the numbers orange was hit yesterday. 82 degrees in reading pa yesterday. again, that's a new one for the books. for all time record warmth in the month. now, here's that hurts to look at difference in the last 24 hours at least 20 degrees but even more than that out towards reading, up to where you were in to the 80s yesterday. wire not coming anywhere close to that at this pope these are actual temperatures. 39 from 82 degrees. tough stuff. but that temperature likely to om drop off simply because we're still waiting for the really cold air to come in here many you're still at 50 degrees in millville as the c

. >>> a live look at main street in bethlehem. a warm night, and fog is a concern for the early morning. kate is tracking what comes after the blast of may-like weather. >>> the late show is back with an all new episode at 11:35 right after "eyewitness news." >>> cbs3 "eyewitness news" with ukee washington, jessica dean, kate bilo, nicole brewer, and john bell. >>> the cinnamark chain of movie theaters are banning large bags. theater is making an exception for medical equipment bags and diaper bags. they said the new rules are to keep movie goers and employees safe. the company also said it will not have an area for people to check bags. and that it reserves the right to inspect bags. >>> groups that send care packages to troops overseas are concerned post al price hike. yellow ribbon in marlton packs up nearly 2000 care packages and sends them to servicemen and women overseas, they cost about $30 a box in post itch. >> without our knowledge or anyone communicating to us, they doubled 100% increase >> this is something impacting u

roads are wet in bethlehem and mainly city north as we look at the boardwalk plaza. boards are dry. you can see where the rain is now as we showed you a bit ag ago. it's extending back to portions of mid west and this is just going to keep on coming. heaviest rain will be through the next several hours through the overnight hours until 4, 5 a.m. and then just scattered showers mainly through friday. again you can see heavy rain along the schuylkill expressway headed for center city as we speak. and that is is certainly slowing things down out. there and we got to 65 degrees today. more than 20 above average. and the normal is 44. we were less than 10 degrees away from record of 74 and look how warm it still sl throughout with the south flo flow. temps still in the 60s wildwood and dover and 55 philly and 56 millville and 55 degrees in allentown. so, you need the unl umbrella awhat you don't need is the coat out there tonight and you may by day. so here comes the rain flew the day tomorrow. you'll see it all day long and as we head into tomorrow evening, 4, 5:00 rain comes to end and

look at main street in bethlehem, a live look from hotel bethlehem but notice instability is pretty darn good, all things considered you can see all of the lights across the mountain there in the distance and we do have wet weather rolling through but i would dare say that your visibility is going to end up being better then it was the last two mornings, if you don't have fog issues. our cold front starting to sweep through. temperatures are going on a serious, nose dive, we hit 77 degrees, yesterday, and i continue, all afternoon, just marvel at how warm it was in february. i necessity you did too. 35 degrees, however, just shave right off of that thermometer, in 24 her span here. so come this afternoon you are held down to 42 degrees, so, much, much cooler. the reason is a cold front starting to bring in some showers across northern most counties. looking closely though behind storm scan, you see some pink beginning to show up, eventually there will be enough cold air in the northern counties, poconos, lehigh valley to see some icing mixed in out there whether it is a freezing rain or

. >>> a live look at main street in bethlehem. a warm night, and fog is a concern for the early morning. kate is tracking what comes after the blast of may-like weather. >>> the late show is back with an all new episode at 11:35 right after "eyewitness news." in the state with more ski mountains than any other, family fun reaches a new peak. so whether you're a speed demon or more of a snow angel, your winter chariot awaits. pick the best peak for your family getaway at iloveny.com new york state. it's all here. it's only here. >>> cbs3 "eyewitness news" with ukee washington, jessica dean, kate bilo, nicole brewer, and john bell. >>> the cinnamark chain of movie theaters are banning large bags. theater is making an exception for medical equipment bags and diaper bags. they said the new rules are to keep movie goers and employees safe. the company also said it will not have an area for people to check bags. and that it reserves the right to inspect bags. >>> groups that send care packages to troops overseas are concerned post al pr

roads are wet in bethlehem and mainly city north as we look at the boardwalk plaza. boards are dry. you can see where the rain is now as we showed you a bit ag ago. it's extending back to portions of mid west and this is just going to keep on coming. heaviest rain will be through the next several hours through the overnight hours until 4, 5 a.m. and then just scattered showers mainly through friday. again you can see heavy rain along the schuylkill expressway headed for center city as we speak. and that is is certainly slowing things down out. there and we got to 65 degrees today. more than 20 above average. and the normal is 44. we were less than 10 degrees away from record of 74 and look how warm it still sl throughout with the south flo flow. temps still in the 60s wildwood and dover and 55 philly and 56 millville and 55 degrees in allentown. so, you need the unl umbrella awhat you don't need is the coat out there tonight and you may by day. so here comes the rain flew the day tomorrow. you'll see it all day long and as we head into tomorrow evening, 4, 5:00 rain comes to end and

go up to the bethlehem camera being take friend hotel bethlehem along main street ment looks a little slick. and i wouldn't be shock if it is. we saw pictures still marginal freezing in most location action, i would caution you if you had decent snow over the weekend most of the northern counties did, like next-door in allentown you ended up with over 8 inches every snow. that's where the sweet spot ended up hitting, there could definitely be travel issues for you out there. but nice clearview. even out to the mountain there , and throughout the day, we will see the clouds build. but it is later in the day, that we will eventually see some showers. now quickly checking in with the weather watchers, those, too, finding them until the northern most counties same issue here. tanks not guys up in bath bath , charles still said he had 4 inches of snow on the ground, 27 coming in from keith this morning, getting a check on the conditions for travel, he did say again it is not terribly cold, it is february, nothing too atypical but with the temperatures below freezing there are icy patches i

moving south to bethlehem you can see just rain at least for now but temperatures are in the mid 30's and that cold air working its way in the upper levels of the atmosphere. you cannot see up close with the little rain snow particles but would i bet you are getting a mix there in bethlehem. then we will head down to rehoboth beach as we continue southward and it is completely dry. the rain has not made its way in there just yet. still dry just barely through delaware beach and cape may county, rest of us dealing with rain and notice see purple starting to mix over with some snow as cold air filters in behind that front especially because it is through overnight. the question is how much change over can we get before this front gets out of here. pretty fast moving front producing snow right back into central pennsylvania. taking you through next few hours we are seeing that mix in the far north and western suburbs right now, as we go through two or 3:00 a.m. we will see more mix line diving in the north and western suburbs. by 3:00 a.m. mix line over philadelphia, quick hitting band o

we have sheen on the road surface in bethlehem on main street, this is a shopping taken from hotel bethlehem facing south, so in time we will see that pick up, at the moment, mess of the weather watchers in the network are still dry, we will move into and zero on a handfull of these, get to the north first they we are at 47 at john jenkins house, he too is still dry at this point but already at 47 degrees, and change is clearly getting underway for him with the temperature beginning to drop off. to the south we will get to southwestern most new jersey where michael's reporting more winds then anything but still at 54 degrees, that is other thing wind flow is shifting more northwesterly to north allowing, thankfully no fog to form and so that should not be an issue. there is rain to the north that could impact your travels this morning and only drops south as the day goes on. now let's just, save your what we saw yesterday for a brief second if we could, actual high in philadelphia was 77 degrees, but we have a couple all time february record that is were smash let alone a hit yesterday, look

moving south to bethlehem you can see just rain at least for now but temperatures are in the mid 30's and that cold air working its way in the upper levels of the atmosphere. you cannot see up close with the little rain snow particles but would i bet you are getting a mix there in bethlehem. then we will head down to rehoboth beach as we continue southward and it is completely dry. the rain has not made its way in there just yet. still dry just barely through delaware beach and cape may county, rest of us dealing with rain and notice see purple starting to mix over with some snow as cold air filters in behind that front especially because it is through overnight. the question is how much change over can we get before this front gets out of here. pretty fast moving front producing snow right back into central pennsylvania. taking you through next few hours we are seeing that mix in the far north and western suburbs right now, as we go through two or 3:00 a.m. we will see more mix line diving in the north and western suburbs. by 3:00 a.m. mix line over philadelphia, quick hitting band o

. >> messy mix moving in, live look at main street at bethlehem you can see it is pretty quiet now but she will have the latest timing on what to expect for the rest of the day when we come right back. thisthis is, too.elly. and so is this. at happy family, we're on a mission to keep them that way. it's why our delicious organic yogurt is made without any added sweeteners. because that adorable belly is sweet enough already. introducing happy baby & happy tot whole milk yogurt with probiotics. because happy starts on the inside. you don't even want to know protection detergent alone doesn't kill bacteria but adding new lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of bacteria with 0% bleach. lysol. what it takes to protect. welcome back as we overlook a very quiet center city philadelphia from central parkway library overlooking logan square, basilica there off in the distance and nothing to speak of yet when it comes to precipitation but this is your warning, your head up, trying to beat the rain, the ice, the snow, hit the road, get on out of there, hit the road now and try to get ahead of it

. >> because people in the northern parts of the region like here in bethlehem that may need to break out shovels while folks to the south could see rain, katie has more on the timing of the storm coming up. >>> we are covering latest preparations as fill gets ready for one of the biggest parade is it has ever seen we have everything you need to know about honoring these super bowl champions. >>> today is wednesday, februaryth good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. this is a special earl a digs getting you ready for wintry mix to affect your morning commute. >> we have several school closings and delays that information is at bottom of the screen. and we also have that information on cbs philly.com. >> for now lets check weather and traffic with katie and meisha. >> very good. >> that was a very good one, good morning, everybody, happy hump day. things are looking okay but we know that this will absolutely , affect your commute, so we will hopefully needed a warning and set the alarms early. >> fur typical morning drive takes place new we have got good timing and you wil

we're looking at the temperatures 31 in bethlehem. 26 in quakertown, 27 in coatsville, 33 in million -- malvern. 29 in browns mills, below freezing in hammonton, vineland, claymont, delaware, 29 degrees. storm tracker 6 live double scan, we can see the showers from the southwest. we're talking about the chance for showers and warmup that's something of a treat coming up in just a few minutes. >> booted from a boat, a family gets cikdz off -- concluded off a cruise ship for an all out brawl. >>> facebook is going old school using snail mail for the new initiative. sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. give you an another update on the fire that burned out this ambulance company in salem county. our chopper 6 hd over the scene. you can see

erupted in several west bank cities israeli soldiers fired tear gas on palestinians hurling stones into bethlehem there has been spikes in violence since u.s. president donald trump recognized as israel's capital in december. and u.s. president donald trump has signed a bill into law increasing the federal budget and in a brief government shutdown the senate and the house of representatives have previously passed the bill it will fund the government through march twenty third and increase overall spending limits over the next two years i want to. brazil's world famous carnival has kicked off in rio de janeiro as the city's government palace the mayor handed the symbolic keys to the city to the fictional king momo lord of misrule for the next week cities around the country will host parades watched by millions of visitors. well brags that opponents of the u.k. have launched a campaign aiming to persuade britain's that a second referendum on e.u. membership is needed campaigners argue that there should be a final vote on the deal with brussels this time voters would know what a future outside of th

below freezing in quakertown, 29 degrees. 31 in beth let -- bethlehem. above in warminster, and 38 in center city. a little closer to the freezing mark, but above it in hammonton, 35 degrees in smyrna, delaware. we have rain and the changeove atthould be happening as temperatures drop and it might get a little slick in spots. we're not seeing any widespread problems it doesn't look like a big deal. the sun returns later today, but windy and cold high of 29. >> is a shooting in southwest philadelphia sent apital. the gunfire erupted on the 7000 block of wheeler street. the victim is in critical condition. police are searching for a suspect and motive. >>> a 12-year-old girl faces negligence charges for an accidents shooting in her los angeles middle school. she told the authorities that an she dropped her bag yesterday. one is criticallyers are injure. it is not cle how she obtained the>>> deliberations in the trl of edward archer lasted less than 3 hours. archer told police he acted out of religious inspiration and pledged his allegiance to isis. >>> cam

lake harmony, freezing, 32 degrees, 36 in bethlehem. 35 in quakertown. less of an issue there. the winter weather add -- advisory is for the poconos. we're in the upper 30s in center city. in south jersey and delaware in the upper 30s and 40s, matt and tam. >> thanks, karen. >>> new witness video shows flames filling a connecticut hospital emergency room as firefighters arrive on the scene. police say a driver purposely drove his car into the hospital in the middletown and then set himself on fire. the car contained multiple containers of gas, the driver 27 stephen alan was flown to a burn center for treatment. the security guard was treated for smoke. >>> gun contr rages calling for stricter measures. nra leaders spoke to the conservative committee they delivered an i am am -- impassioned statement. mass media love mass shootings. i'm not saying that you love the tragedy, but i am saying that you love the ratings. crying white mothers are ratings gold. >> loesch was part of a town hall in florida after she defended the guns. she said gun control advocates are the violent ones

keystone remedies of bethlehem started filling precipitations s today. pennsylvania's medical marijuana can't be smoked, but it's made into oils, pills ointments and inhalers. >> looking live at the ben franklin bridge the way way on the southern side will be shut down for more than a year to undergo structural renovations, including replacing a new ramp. the walkway will remain open. it will be closed next thursday for the 14 month stretch. >> time to choose to the troubleshooters and a family's quest to move their mother's final resting place. nydia han has the story of this emotional journey. >> she lived everyday loving and helping people. she is greatly missed. >> irma alan passed away two years ago. her dad wa death was difficult h to cope with but it was more difficult when she couldn't be laid to rest with their father. >> it was devastating. we had a lot of friends and family help us get through this. it wasn't easy. >> irma and william allen paid in full for a double kreft at the river edge memorial center. william was interred there ten years

e're talking rain this evening, bethlehem. roads damp. not a ton of rain, but imbedded batch of rain, it will be here about the n offshore to most of this coming through and most people are tucked snug there co spots if your heading out this evening, as we take a look at orrough. it has not yet made it to the shore points be it's mainly over the the north and west suburbs. you can see it moving over ph back over chester county starting to creep into chester and montgomery county so tl goi down with the downpours moving through. the good news isulished their valentine's day dinner plans, home, itything is quieter now as is a school night. 46 in philadelphia right now, 46 in in dover, very averag, they were today, we got up to the 50's today, and toni n 50, 46 will be the overnight low, cloudy and mild withhe rai moves out quickly tomorrow morning willwatch out for low v. 65 will feel like a spring. allentown will reach 62. 53 in mount pocono, 65 in philly, possibly to 70 across p delaware. but before you settle in and were he got changes o

how about the temperatures as you head out. 43 in bethlehem. 47 in pottstown. we're in the 50s in center city. temperatures are already dropping after yesterday's late spring or summer-like temperatures we'll feel a difference today, 55 in hammonton. 56 in dover, delaware. testers will continually drop through the day into the low 40s this afternoon, rain and drizzle at times, matt and tam. kind of dreary. >> police say a bucks county medic thought he was meeting a 14-year-old girl for sex, officers were their waiting to arrest him. 46-year-old charles ammer of warminster was communicating with an under cover officer. he was still in his uniform when he traveled to pennsauken new jersey. he has been charged with luring. >>> people were stranded on avoid island in australia after freak storm smashed their boat into rocks. they spelled out the word help in the sand. they were stuck for 8 hours on the island before rescue crews airlifted them to safety. >>> sixers are the 7 seed in the eastern conference. >>> eagles wide receiver, alshon jeffrey could miss part of

you're blowing freezing in bethlehem and quakertown. at the freezing mark in pottstown, 34 in malvern. 37 in center city. the suburbs of new jersey, close to the freezing mark in browns mills and ewing everybody else above it. >> new this morning, a shooting in southwest philadelphia sent a 34-year-old woman to the hospital. the gunfire erupted on the 7000 block of wheeler street. the victim is in critical condition. the police are searching for a suspect and motive. >>> a 12-year-old girl faces negligence charges for accidental shooting in her los angeles middle school. she told authorities a gun she had in her bag went off when she dropped the bag yesterday. the shooting left a teenager critically wounded three others injured. it is unclear how the student obtained the gun. >>> police in montg county have obtained skimming devices in aldi grocery stores. cameras captured the two installation them in creditar readers. recommending you check your statements and reach out to your bank for help. but their nutritional needs remain instinct

white hall at 39, bethlehem 39. the numbers should be steady or go up a little bit. how dense the fog is, and in our area, a half mile. that is fairly dense fog. philly international, two miles. some delays at the airports tonight and tomorrow morning. otherwise the visibilities are just enough to make it uncomfortable. one area of run moving through. we don't have any rain nearby, a couple showers back to the midwest. we won't add a lot, but it will be damp. this system will arrive right along the jet stream and right along at us. the temperatures gradually going up a little bit overnight. not much rain this evening, and tomorrow morning, here comes some rain. temperatures going up a bit tomorrow. maybe actually into the 50s. but tomorrow night and into sunday morning, that is when we see a steady and heavy rain. it will move out, it is a big difference is. all at the same time, so it depends on where you are for how mild it will be. then the rain totals, that's not a whole lot of rain. generally less than an inch, closer to an inch, up in the allen town area, and w

so the question i want to ask and it's really inspired from a refugee in bethlehem, is to what extent will the palestinian government continue to coordinate with the united states and what aspects of the relation will stop? >> this is a very important question. so people realize that we distinguish very clearly between the bilateral relationship -- let me clarify. the u.s./palestinian relationship has three dimensions. the first is the bilateral relationship. the relationship between the people of america and people of palestine. this has nothing to do with the peace process and nothing to do with israel or nothing to do with peace plans. the much the israelis for the last to fix it. the third dimension is multilateral, america's contribution, america voting on the u.n. security council, not voting and vetoing. these are the three dimensions. what we are saying is since the announcement, america has self inflicted on it self, the try lateral relationship. america is disqualified. you can't be mediator if you forego the rules and principles you are presented with. and you have single h

i was on the waze app, happy harry was talking about icy roads in perkiomen. 32 in bethlehem. only 26 in quakertown. 35 in pottstown, 28 in coatsville. 31 long wood. sitting around the freezing mark in malvern and media, above 30 itself in the city. 31 in glassboro, and vineland. it's a cold start, and we have slick spots. >> new video was released of the florida school shooting suspect, this is niklas cruz in the moment following the rampage. he stopped for a drink and something to eat after 17 people were shot and killed. he confessed, but since invoked his right to remain silent. he remains on suicide watch in solitary confinement. >> students are planning marchs on gun control and culminating on a march in washington this month. >>> emotions ran high in coral springs yesterday. survivors are criticizing the president trump for a tweet over the weekend he linked the failure of the fbi and the shooter, white house plans to hold a listening session with students on westbound side. >>> a small plane was forced to lands on the median of a california highway. cell phone video sh

the lehigh valley are using girl scout cookies to create culinary masterpieces at the steel stacks in bethlehem. karen rogers has a preview. >> reporter: lucy is 11 years old an avid girl scout and two time winner of children's chop. >> 15 different restaurants make amazing dishes both sweet and savory. >> reporter: rich is making french toast stuffed with carmel delight. you're going up against the girl scouts. >> reporter: lucy created cheese change. >> reporter: the girl scout cookie program is the largest girl led business in the world. the scouts will direct their portion of the proceeds to underserved communities where girls couldn't otherwise afford to participate. >> these girls are changing the world. >> reporter: one delicious box of cookies at a time. >> i'm karen rogers for "fyi philly." >> i would like to remind you, you can see "fyi philly" tonight on 6abc. did you see chris sowers in there, where is our food. we want some. >> reporter: it was very, very good, they came into the weather office we were doing our work, they were like due guys want girl scout cookies, we were like gi

bethlehem, 42 degrees right now. pick up 8 inches of snow. warminster 42. center city 42. vineland 44. cinnaminson 43. lots of mid to low 40's across south jersey, delaware and a ton of sunshine. you can see it here all the way through mostly sunny sky. the call for today lots of sunshine a few clouds mixed in , mild afternoon highs around 48. nydia. >> chris, thank you. >>> we will continue to follow developing news out of the olde city section of philadelphia, more than 100 fire fighters responded to a four alarm blaze, that forced many people to evacuate during early morning hours. "action news" reporter bob brooks live at the scene with what we are learning about the fire, and bob, what is the latest. >>> nydia, very unfortunate, this fire was very intense, a lot of people unfortunately had been forced out of their homes who their belongings this morning. they are certainly our thoughts and prayers with them behind me here in the fire department still, hard at work , this building is still smoking, you can see several houses are directed right into the building that ca

it will get freezing everywhere. 38, 37 and 38 in bethlehem and in easton. a chilly night compared to what we've seen over the weekend and compared to what we will see later this week and next week as well. if you don't like cold weather, you will probably like the forecast. here we go, during the day tomorrow, start off with sunshine, clouds increase late in the day, wednesday, valentine's day, it's getting warmer and also getting cloudier. there's a chance, could be a little bit of rain later on valentine's day evening. an early dinner, dry, stay out later, you might get a little wet. then it gets wet for early thursday morning. another area of rain coming in thursday night and into friday. look at that area of rain. that's not very pretty. here's friday night and it's still raining. but it looks like it is going to be moving out by the weekend. valentine's day itself, temperatures above normal. dry during the daytime hours, and jersey shore, 40 degrees. you won't necessarily need a coat on valentine's day evening with 51 degrees at 7:00. there could be ra

we're talking rain this evening, and you can see it's wet in bethlehem. roads damp. not a ton of rain, but steadier downpours imbedded within this batch of rain, it will be here about the next four, five hours and move offshore to most of this coming through and most people are tucked snug in their beds but there could be slick spots if your heading out this evening, as we take a look at stormscan 3 you can see the rain moving through. it has not yet made it to the shore points be it's mainly over the city right now in the north and west suburbs. you can see it moving over philadelphia with the heaviest back over chester county starting to creep into chester and montgomery county so travel is on 76 here going to be slow down with the downpours moving through. the good news is hopefully most people have finished their valentine's day dinner plans, and everything is quieter now as everyone starts to head home, it is a school night. 46 in philadelphia right now, 46 in wilmington, 46 in dover, very warm air flooding in from the south, temperatures well above average, the

rain caused problems in flourtown, montgomery county forcing a fuel tank up and out of the ground on bethlehem pike. heavy rains may be to blame for toppling thi in springfield montgomery county blocking a walking path. nobody wnjas iured. >>> police are trying to figure out who place add explosive device on a person's car that went off resulting in damages on the hood and windshield. the bomb squad towed the car to a garage for further examination. >>> red cross is helping a family that was burned out of a home in colwyn, delaware with c. two adults and multiple pets escaped the flames on south front street. firefighters arrived there was heavy smoke and flames coming from the home. the cause is under investigation. >>> happening today, the white house will unveil it's long awaited $1.5 trillion plan to overhaul the nation's infrastructure. 2 billion doors for infrastruck if you are an $3 billion for border enforcement. president and members of his cabinet will tour the country to point out where they find construction is crumbling and in need of repair. trump will meet with republican and de

let me take you right now to a live look at bethlehem. there are the wet roads, we have some slush on the side. there could be some slick spots. temperatures north and west of philadelphia are below freezing right now in some spot. so just be minds full of that. then taking live look at spring garden, just dealing with the wet roads here in the city. so a not too much in the way of slick spot, expected across the city, but just be minds full and take the extra time this morning. let me take you right now to live look at storm scan3. you can see the snow has moved on out. this is following up in places like boston, not even going to last there too much longer as we see increasing sunshine throughout the day. 35 degrees right now in philadelphia. it is 34 in trenton, but see the areas north and west, reading is right around 32, 32 allentown, so those are some spots where we can see slick areas, that also includes chester right now checking in at 30 degrees, even pottstown below freezing this morning, so give yourself little extra time on th

is 30.12 and windchill at 15 21 tore slatington and cute town and media 24 steer 28ns for lake har bethlehem. and 30 in tuckahoe and brigantine 29 and claymont 4. the windchill feels like the teens in philade digits to the north and west and poconos minus 5 and cape may 22. and there is that frontal t moves through late last night and this morning. and with the strong northwesterly wins you snow showers currently blowing in and those depart and the clouds start to break for some late day peeks of sun and the rest of today it's windy and cold and dropping down to 29 for the high temperature and they continue to fall through the rest of the afternoon. and overnight brisk and cold and we fall down to 17 in philadelphia with that northwesterly wind at 8 to 17 miles per hour. and fast forward into sunday saturday dry and cold and sunday the temperatures warm up and an area of low pressure to the north and at the onset here in philadelphia. light snow showers and a couple of flakes and snow to the north n and westhes over rain io sunon into sunday evening. what to expect super bowl sun. o 4 inches

we will go outside to bethlehem where it is in the looking too pretty outside. we have had some snow over weekend. a lot of that has melted already. yesterday's son and above average temperatures, melt that snow quickly but you can see roads are wet, more showers lifting to the north so break out rain jacket in bethlehem we are good to go this evening and up in the poconos it is foggy, damp, glummy, ugly. tomorrow morning will look a lot like that but afternoon will get better and that is where warmth will come. eyewitness weather watchers checking in bringing us observations. start off here at 51. check with kennett martin in willingboro, cloudy but 51 not too bad. fifty as we head further south to allen's house in delran and i do to have show this we have to include our weather watchers live events, alan welcome yet another grand baby in the world. harper molly. she's beautiful, alan. he says just doesn't get better than this this picture says it all congratulations to alan on his new granddaughter. 45 degrees as we check with david michigan until norristown,

three days ago was a group of activists disrupting an official meeting at the chamber of commerce in bethlehem, which by the way is a nonviolent popular resistance, which indicates continued engagement -- so, the question i want to ask, and it is inspired from a refugee in bethlehem, is to what extent will the palestinian government continue to coordinate with united states and what aspects of the relation will stop? husam: this is a very important question. so people realize that we distinguish very clearly between the bilateral relationship -- let me clarify. the u.s. palestinian relationship has three dimensions. the dimension is the bilateral first relationship, the relationship between the people of america and palestine. this has nothing to do with the peace process. this has nothing to do with the peace plans. the second i mentioned is the bilateral relationship. the third and the last dimension is the multilateral diamond chain, america's contribution, voting on the security council, or not voting, what have you. these are the three dimensions. what we have been saying is that since th

the wind started to pick up a little bit again in bethlehem you can see the flags flying and on stormscan 3 we have a couple of snow showers to try to pick up across the poconos along the same warm front, those have since moved on out and most of us not seeing much of anything. the larger picture you can see the snow up across new england the cold front extends right on back here cold front is what's bringing those colder temperatures to minneapolis tomorrow. today was not too bad. temperatures were at least near freezing. tomorrow single digits temps behind the front and this is coming for us tomorrow night. temperatures, rising a degree. last hour at 10:00, 31. now it's 32. 32 in millville, 33 in dover, tomorrow, actually a milder day, but the cold front will come quickly and that will knock the temperature down again. mostly cloudy overnight with a cold breeze at 29, tomorrow, 47 milder. mostly cloudy maybe a few breaks of blue sky and light rain will develop in the afternoon. tomorrow clouds maybe a little sun, by, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 light shower it's and it will gain steam tomorrow nig

and bethlehem is 20. a cold start and cold enough for snow. this is live view. showing some high clouds starting to move in. that's the beginning of clouds that are going to take over the area today. so that beautiful sunshine we had for the parade yesterday, not happening. not repeating today. no, in fact, there's a chance of some of these snowflakes making it into the lehigh valley. more likely to see a little light snow in the poconos mountains. really just flurries there. the rest of the area will get clouds. the temperatures will be moving up, though, in spite of the clouds. you see a bit of a southerly breeze develop up to 33 degrees at 11:00 in philadelphia. from the teens into the middle 30s this afternoon. for the suburbs, it's going to be dry here. by 3:00 in the afternoon the live just cloudy and 32 degrees. delaware cold to start with. up to 20 degrees at 11:00 and after a bit of sunshine this morning turning mostly cloudy at 11 dln and under cloudy skies but dry for new jersey. up to 37 degrees, and the shore will get a bit more sunshine before the

white hall township down to 39 degrees while bethlehem is 42. a little bit of fog in easton this morning, but it will clear as temperature climbs. and we'll see a warmup a little bit this morning. sunshine if you're looking for it. that happens this afternoon. pushes us about 10 degrees above normal. in some neighborhoods up to 55 degrees. we do have lots of clouds, but there's no wet weather here. but the rain is staying to our south. it's out of the picture for today. and look at how nice and dry it is to our west. the next system that is going to affect us by the end of the week is coming in from the west coast. but it doesn't look like it's going to get here before the end of the month. so we will end february on a warm and dry note. philadelphia, the three day outlook look at these temperatures. near 60 degrees tomorrow and 60s on wednesday. you'll see considerably warmer than normal temperatures for the suburbs and lehigh valley in the upper 50s wednesday afternoon. brilliant sunshine late this afternoon and for tomorrow. new jersey you'll

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the wind started to pick up a little bit again in bethlehem you can see the flags flying and on stormscan 3 we have a couple of snow showers to try to pick up across the poconos along the same warm front, those have since moved on out and most of us not seeing much of anything. the larger picture you can see the snow up across new england the cold front extends right on back here cold front is what's bringing those colder temperatures to minneapolis tomorrow. today was not too bad. temperatures were at least near freezing. tomorrow single digits temps behind the front and this is coming for us tomorrow night. temperatures, rising a degree. last hour at 10:00, 31. now it's 32. 32 in millville, 33 in dover, tomorrow, actually a milder day, but the cold front will come quickly and that will knock the temperature down again. mostly cloudy overnight with a cold breeze at 29, tomorrow, 47 milder. mostly cloudy maybe a few breaks of blue sky and light rain will develop in the afternoon. tomorrow clouds maybe a little sun, by, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 light shower it's and it will gain steam tomorrow nig

we're around the freezing mark in warminster, quakertown and bethlehem. 32 in vineland, hammonton, 33. it could be slick in a few spots, matt and tam. >> "action news" reporter, bob brooks is live at the modell's in south philadelphia which just opened its doors a couple of minutes ago. bob last night when we went to the one in our neighborhood it was packed to the gills. what is it like this morning? >> reporter: i'll tell you what, we got an initial rush of people. it just opened at 5:00 a.m. there was a small line of people out waiting to get in. they showed up at 4:30 a.m. nonetheless and her excited as they were last night as they are this morning. the demand will be huge for the super bowl victory win gear. what you will see is dick's out in king of prussia you walked into the storement line was huge. there had to be hundreds ever people in there, they were doing eagles cheers, people were dancing to music total elation, the super bowl celebration was going on inside of dicks. the people wanted to make sure they had their victory gear before anything sells out. >> we're philly w

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numbers north and west of town, 20 in lake harmony and 22 in bethlehem and kutztown 27 and 31 in pottstown and media we are at the freezing mark. 34 for browns mills. and cinnaminson 35 and tuckahoe 38 and upper 30s for smyrna and dover. satellite 6 along with action radar showing you we have a mostly cloudy sky because of the snow stretching back to the great lakes and midwest where the area of low pressure is centered to the south of chicago and that makes its way eastward and a lot of this moisture rides to the north, we tap into a southwest wind flow and milder tomorrow and we track moisture in the form of rain. for the rest of today increasing clouds and chilly. high temperature coming in at 39, typically should be closer to 42 and it's southerly wind 6 to 12 miles per hour. and clouds are around and dipping down to 36 degrees. for the start of our weekend at 6:00 in the evening lots of rain across the delaware and lehigh valleys. and continuing on and off through saturday night with the heaviest now, setting up to the south of the city there across dover. as we get into sun morning y

you're right around the freezing mark in bethlehem quakertown pottstown coatesville even malvern 34. 33 in warminster. a little better in center city at 36 degrees. in the suburbs in new jersey, you're right around the freezing mark, a little bit above in it hammonton glassboro and cinnaminson at 34. 34 in smyrna. not as cold as yesterday morning. the afternoon is going to feel great with 53 for your high. nice and mild tam. >> thank you, karen. the army national guard was called in to rescue several climbers from mount hood in oregon. one of the hikers later died. they were taken off the mountain. the last person was a woman transported by a sled because she couldn't move. her condition has not yet been released. the climber who died fell between 700 and a thousand feet. it's believed the sunny warm day softened the snow and that led to ice and rock sliding. >> three applebee's workers who stand accused of racial profiling are now out of a job. customer alexis brison posted video of a confrontation in missouri. she sounds shaken and upset while speaking to a police officer. he appro