recess, at new hanover upper fredrick elementary, but something just didn't taste right. >> it just didn't taste too good though, like a normal cookie. >> reporter: statement from the superintendent, confirms to cbs-3 that about 75, fourth graders were handed those treats during recess. the statement goes on to say, quote our research on the product indicates that the treats ingredient would not be harmful to people with the exception of those individuals, with specific food allergies. >> i don't know what possessed her to do something like this. >> reporter: hanover mom, lynn says she was a lunch aid at the cool for four years. >> we weren't allowed to hand anything else to the kids. >> reporter: district officials say no illnesses have been reported and they are investigating but kids like lynn's fifth grade son say that they know difference between right and wrong and this, was wrong. >> like, children dog treats. >> reporter: more from that

statement to cbs-3, the superintendent saying quote there have have been no health outcomes at this point, administration has also contacted the local authorities, and placed the employee on administrative leave pending, finalizing the investigation, end quote, part of that, of course be will be determining what reasoning the aid would have to to any of this in the first place. we are live from the sat center, i'm steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> steve, thank you. there is developing news right now a doctor from bucks county is under arrest, charged with owning and distributing, child pornography. under cover sting operation on the internet, led to the arrest of 36 year-old quinton parker of bristol township. police say that they found videos and images on his computer of young girls engaged in sexual acts. tonight, parker is being held on $150,000 bail. and this weekend get ready for a traffic jam around i495, chopper three is live right now over one of the alternate

routes, this is i-95, southbound, north of wilmington, you can see that the the backup caused by the bridge closure at this point. now the bridge has been closed since its pillars were found to be tilting. road is closed in both direction from his 12th street to terminal avenue. drivers are diverted to i-95. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao is live there tonight where many drivers are still trying to head down to delaware and maryland beaches, jan. >> reporter: natasha, dell dot has said that time and time again it is working as quickly as possible to get this bridge back opened, with safety in mind, they have been working around the clock. the problem, not only visible below but even more apparent from above, the north and southbound decks of i495, in wilmington, 18 inches apart. >> those two surfaces were at the same elevation until the movement. >> reporter: tilting has stretched this material, thin and patients even thinner when

it comes to the commute. >> i think it is probably 45 minutes to an hour when it should take me 20. >> reporter: traffic could get worse as tri-state heads south to the delaware and maryland beaches. >> we are running out and keeping an eye on i-95, we are monitoring the situation closely. >> reporter: triple a mid-atlantic recommend do you the same by checking dell dot traffic cams and by planning an alternate route. >> i think if you you are looking at route 13, that runs south, or north to get to the delaware beaches or maybe to the jersey shore that is fine. you can go east through new jersey and cross delaware memorial bridge. if you are west of here you can take possibly 202 to route 41, down to a route 13. >> reporter: back on site visit from u.s. senator chris coons on friday, this is while dell dot crews work 24/7 to assist a private contractor to move its dirt and engineers continue their subsurface investigation. >> we need to fully understand the ground movement before we can get all of the possible

solutions, work out. >> reporter: we're told a fix could possibly not being in place for weeks. maybe even months, in the meantime dell dot is busy inspecting bridges similar to this one. we are told that is now complete in new castle county. reporting live, jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you very much. in weather it has been a gorgeous start to the weekend, will it last? let's hope so. the lets go outside to meteorologist kathy orr is live in olde city philadelphia for first friday, kathy? it is buzzing out here, chris, what a day, indeed, with plenty of sunshine, lots of people on the sidewalk, everyone is bringing their wears outside and it is going to be a beautiful evening. take a look at our temperature here in olde city at 74 degrees. wind speeds at 12 miles an hour. so it is very, very comfortable. look at those temperatures around the region because believe it or not, it has gotten warmer late this afternoon.

in philadelphia our temperature is 76 degrees. as we look elsewhere through trenton, allentown, and reading, 74. atlantic city 76. down the shore, really nice and cape may 73. north in ocean city 74. beach haven 7o our first forecast goes like this, this evening, sunny at 7:00 p.m. at 72. and then by 9:00 o'clock clear, star lit looking at 70 degrees. by 11:00 p.m. it will be beautiful with a temperature of 67 degrees. back here live is there one person you can depend on every first friday in olde city philadelphia and that is eight year-old max. he is an artist, okay, max accounts do your work. i'm his subject. coming up we will take a look at max's work and also kate will have your forecast, i'll see you later in the broadcast. go, max. >> kate, thanks very much. a bizarre story now in northeast philadelphia, authorities are searching for suspects in the explosion of a soda machine, take a look here at the aftermath on mcgee

avenue in mayfair. police are looking at surveillance video which shows someone last night driving up to that machine outside of the plumbing business and putting something inside of it. the car then drove away. >> damage was severe, the explosion was tremendous. >> force was so powerful that it sent debris a hundred feet away. police rush to the north philadelphia high school after a student apparently used pepper spray in the school's hallway. chopper three over dobbins high school on westerly high avenue around 10:00 o'clock this morning. police say that a male student ran from the area, after a dispersing that pep per sprays. six students reported burning in their eyes and they had received treatment at the scene. so far no arrests have been made. well, three high school freshman in delaware face charges after a photo surfaced on line reportedly showing one of the students with a pull it gun inside the school. this all happened wednesday at william penn high school in

new castle delaware. police say a second student was found to be in possession of the unloaded handgun, and a third student, had two magazines, one of which was loaded with bullets. well, the superintendent of the colonial school district has released this statement, it reads in part it is disheartening to know that these three students made such poor choices especially at a time when majority of the students at william penn are doing the right thing and don't deserve the black eye that this incident will bring. dozens of senior citizens could be looking for a new place to live, gloucester county nursing home placed on a federal watch list is threatening to layoff staff and also relocate patients. "eyewitness news", new jersey reporter cleve bryan is live in sewell, with the very latest, cleve. >> reporter: natasha, 70 out of the roughly 90 residents that are here at gloucester manor nursing home will to have find a new you place to live if medicare and medicaid

decides if the track report of problems here has gone on long enough. >> we've got our notifications, we have until august 1st. >> reporter: end may be near for gloucester manor nursing home this week they gave layoff notices to 130 employees. reason is that medicare and medicaid could stop paying for patients here since facility remain on the list of the lowest performing nursing homes in the country for 36 months. >> it tells you they are not doing anything to make themselves better. >> reporter: attorney saul grubber specializes in elderly care and handled several complaints against gloucester manor. >> already this morning once this story started to break we have had multiple phone calls from children who have said things such as i'm really mad because my in mother always said to me no one would ever answer the call bell when they would ring. >> reporter: long waits for call bells were some of the complaints we found in inspections on line. one patient complaining about being stuck for days in briefs too small and leaky. the quote residents here felt depressed because he or she

know when they leak, they felt depressed because he or she were staff dependent. we asked management about the the reports. >> know that what we do here is on any given day very good care, there is not a nursing home that is hundred percent every day. >> reporter: former nurse ago cysttent guillen a parker said she was not the aware that the last year she work here facility was under scrutiny for poor performance. >> it just all came about but i have never experienced nothing of the sort. it hurts because these resident are like my family. >> reporter: gloucester manor said they have not received final word if medicare and medicaid will take away their funding but they have began the process of talking with families about transporting their loved won. we are live from sewell, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". all right cleve thanks very much. people around the world are remembering d-day, on its 70th anniversary. the president joined american veterans in commemorating the anniversary in normandy

france. d-day invasion liberated france from nazi germany. president obama and president of the france laid a wreath at american cemetery honoring the sacrifice of more than 150,000 allied troops who stormed the beaches of normandy. >> these men wage wars so that we might know peace, they sacrificed so that we might be free, they for the in hopes of a day when we no longer need to fight. >> more than 9,000 american soldiers, buried at american cemetery in omaha beach, the largest of five beaches allied beaches stormed 70 years ago. well, still to come here at 5:30 tonight we will introduce you to leslie cruz who traveled to normandy all the way from horsham to montgomery county. cruz jumped with the eighty-second airborne behind enemy lines and 70 years later he is completing one final mission. well, coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" tragedy strikes twice for a south jersey familiar willly all in one week, first a fatal car

crash, and then a house fire, and police say victims are brothers. also ahead a quiet drive turns terrifying for a couple when truck they are in is hit by lightening, we will show it to you as it happens. you graduated but now what as a new class faces huge student loan debt, three on your side jim donovan has ways to have grads wisely manage their college debt that is coming up next, stay with us.

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welcome back, on capitol hill this week, lawmakers are looking at the looming crisis of student loan debt. >> with the new graduating class facing their tabs, three on your side, consumer reporter where i am donovan looks at ways to manage college debt wisely. >> reporter: graduation sees on has put u.s. student loan debt back in the spotlight, even on capitol hill. >> treasury secretary remarked student debt is hampering our economy across multiple sectors of society, and the federal reserve identified student debt as a risk to household spending. >> reporter: according to the pew research study 37 percent of young u.s. households carry student debt and in a uncertain job market pressure to pay back can be overwhelming. brittany jones told her story to a senate committee. >> the numbers did not add up. i work three jobs as once just to make my monthly payment. >> reporter: the in the tough financial situations skipping

payments may seem like the only option but that short term decision can have long term consequences. >> one of the mistakes made, the default rate on student loans is as high as 30 percent. don't ever think that loan isn't going to impact your credit score. >> reporter: poor credit score can dash hopes of buying a home, a car, and even a chance at certain jobs. often lenners can work out a plan that allows for smaller monthly payments. >> the problem here is you are paying more money in interest over the life of the loan. you are trading short term relief for long term pain. if you cannot afford inly payments this might be your only option. >> reporter: so graduates have loans with grace periods, they should use it to research every option, from repayment plans to federal loan forgiveness for certain professions like teaching and public service. to be fair when most arise. >> very well. >> yes. >> knowledge is power, the

more you know. >> exactly. >> thanks, jim. student loans, that just depressed me as much as traffic right new because if you are traveling on the schuylkill, 676, i-95, we are seeing rush hour and that shore volume, impact the commute right now. as we go to the schuylkill expressway it is a depressing scene. the it don't matter when are traveling east or westbound. this shot we are experiencing a slow down. forty-two freeway southbound not awful but it is heavy coming up and over the walt whitman bridge. to be mindful of that speed sensors are indicating the teens all over on i-95, schuylkill expressway. 476 and pennsylvania turnpike. watch out for delays around mid county tolls. in west philadelphia we have an accident at forty-second and girard avenue. this is affecting the the ten, 15 trolleys so experience delays there. in major problems however at the airport, chris and jessica. >> vittoria, thanks very much. still ahead a hollywood power couple calls it quits

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from a fishing net is causing a huge fish kill. chopper three over cape may point in front of the sunset grill. that is where eyewitnesses say bunker fish have washed up on the beach. right now crews are working to clean up the shore, officials say that the majority of the dead fish, will be, washed out with the tides. look at the the picture perfect day, to be on the beach, or anywhere outside. >> absolutely cape may point is a quaint little town here, all of our shore towns enjoying a gorgeous day and great weekend as well whether in the city, down the shore or poconos. we will look at all three coming up in the forecast, we will like the weekend for all of those spots. speaking of the shore lets go outside and take a look down the shore right now. i would love to be there right now. look at those folks walking in the surf taking a nice evening stroll, on the beach there, it looks absolute thely fantastic. waves are rolling in ocean city, cape may county looking perfect on this friday evening. little bit cool for today, at least sitting on the beach or

doing swimming in the ocean water in the mid 60's but still a beautiful day and it will warm up throughout the the weekend. lets go out to storm scan three live which is not showing a whole lot of anything. you can see that ripple effect of the clouds. i always talk about that. that is an indication of cool air in the up are atmosphere. that kept us cool and comfortable today a lot of dry air, northwest wind, drying flow for us, and got to 76 degrees at the airport. seventy-six wilmington. seventy-four in millville. beautiful friday if you like it warmer if you have shore plans or pool plans for upcoming weekend weather will not disappoint. we will jump 10 degrees right into tomorrow, high pressure plants overhead. it will inch further east on unday. we will get into a return flow when wind coming from the south and west around a retreating area of high pressure but showers lurk in the distance. by monday an unsettled stretch of weather will begin and it could last for much of next week. as far as the shore is concerned sunny skies, nice day for your saturday at seven

56789 uv index at nine. sunday another great 178 and mostly sunny. heading to the mountains, again weather will not disappoint. look at these upper 70's with sunshine saturday and sunday. things go downhill on monday with scattered showers and chance for a then are storm. for your friday night out and about in the city, suburbs, down the shore mainly clear, comfortable and cool. nice night to leave windows crack and let breeze blow in and keep you comfortable. save on the air conditioning bill as well. saturday sunny beautiful great day 85 degrees the day time high. here is you're witness weather three day forecast and cher cast beautiful 85 saturday. eighty-seven sunday. mild down the shore as well. we will turn unsettled on monday, coming up with the seven day forecast we will show you that unsettled stretch may last longer then we'd like, we will

the year-old colt is trying to tame the raise of those who crush the dreams of so many contenders. cbs report's lexus christopheris has more on the build up to the race and horses sinned rel back story. >> reporter: california chrome, paused for pictures. then horse racing latest superstar took an early morning jog around the belmont track. the three-year old colt is just a day away from the biggest race of his life. the the final leg of the triple crown. >> it is my cinderella story. >> reporter: co-owner steve coburn bread his horse for a bargain $10,000 watched him runaway with the kentucky derby and preakness steaks with the jockey victores opinion knows a the at reigns. if california chrome wins at belmont he will be first triple crown champion since affirmed in 1978. coburn has strict instruction from his art sherman to be at saturday's race in exactly the same hat and booths.

>> he said don't change nothing. i will wear the same outfit i war at kentucky derby, preakness and i will wear it at belmont steaks. >> reporter: if history is made this is where california chrome will collect his trophy, alongside the great 1973 champion, secretary at. it would be a win for both the the horse, and the sport. >> he is probably going to attract some people, who might have been on the fence about coming to the race track to come out to the race track and that is great. >> reporter: mcgee's came all the way from illinois. >> just to be exciting to say that we were part of history. >> reporter: belmont is expecting more than a hundred thousand people, saturday, to cheer california chrome, across the finish line. alexis christopherus for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, 11 horses have tried to win the triple crown since affirmed and all have come up short. coming up new at 6:00 remembering smarty jones, smarty was philadelphia's hero, poised to be the first triple crown winner since

1978. we talk to smarty's train shore says smarty's story is very similar to that of california chrome, who goes for the illusive title tomorrow. so difficult to accomplish, we will see if he can get it done. still to come in this next half an hour, tragedy strikes twice for a local family in just one week. a man is killed in the house fire, just days after his brother is buried. a d-day veteran from our area is in normandy, this week to mark 70 years since the allied invasion, leslie cruz traveled all the way from horsham montgomery county to complete a mission, we will have his story coming up.

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i'm chris may, here is a look at some of the day's top stories, part-time keeping aid is on leave after allegedly giving dog treats to student, at new hanover upper fredrick elementary school in montgomery county. about 75, fourth graders, ate those treats. well, authorities are searching for suspects in an explosion of a soda machine in northeast philadelphia. police believe that someone placed something in that machine on mcgee avenue. debris flew up to hundred feet away. and the ride to delaware, and maryland beaches could be a real nightmare this weekend, of course, a portion of the i495 bridge in wilmington remains closed as dell dot works around the clock to

repair the support of that bridge which have been tilting, kathy? well, chris, it is a beautiful night in olde city philadelphia, it is first friday, independent artists are showing their wears on the streets. it is going to stay picture perfect as well. here is a look at our headlines. it will be a pleasant evening with a partly cloudy sky and comfortable temperatures. we are looking at the a beautiful weekend as it will get even warmer, but guess what, by next week the storms return, we will have more on that coming up with the seven day forecast, later in the broadcast, natasha. >> thanks, kathy. tragic loss meantime for a camden county family. relatives are mourning the death of the beloved man died in the house fire earlier this morning. it broke out on the 300 block of south egg harbor road in winslow township, as "eyewitness news" reporter jen bernstein tells us it has been a very difficult week already for his family. >> reporter: lee lease and

fire officials surrounded this home after an early morning fire. despite fire fighters best efforts to rescue a man inside, he was pronounced dead at the hospital. family members who talked with us off camera identified the man as 81 year-old eddie liberto, his niece says they have overcome by shock and grief. she described him as healthy and active. liberto grew up on this farmland, old homestead as his niece referred to it, land has been since sold off but their family still lives in the area we're told he was one of seven siblings from a familiar willly of farmers. he was also a hunter. he loved his family dearly. fire officials said they were called at 1:45 this morning. >> they did affect wait a rescue and did find one person in the home. >> reporter: liberto was in the right front room, fire fighters pulled him out of the house. a fire fighter who helped with the initial rescue was taken to virtua berlin hospital as a precaution but is expect to be okay. liberto's niece says their family has had a tough time.

she said eddie's wife died last year. just on tuesday family buried eddie's brother rodolph liberto who was 85 years old. he wases struck by a car crossing route 73 and week and a half ago. incident is under investigation and so far there have been no arrest. liberto is survived by his daughter and other family members. as of now the camden county fire marshall is investigating the fire. that is very latest from winslow township, jen bernstein for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". we now know identity of the men who opened fire on the campus of sat pal civic university killing one person and injuring two others last night. twenty-six year-old erin ubara is accused of opening fire at otto miller hall. a 19 year-old man was killed, two other young people were injured. a 22-year old man working as a building monitor pepper sprayed and tackled ubara likely saving many lives. some new jersey lawmakers want to raise minimum smoking age to 21. right now it is 19.

new bill would raise minimum age for buying all tobacco products and e cigarettes. sponsors say the legislation might stop teens from picking up the bad habit. bill cleared the senate health committee yesterday and similar legislation has been introduced in the assembly. this has been a hotly debated topic on our facebook page, marry bet writes you become an adult at 18. that is when the world is waiting for to you make your own decisions. beyond than jacobs says the military has banned smoking on bases at this point and won't recruit smokers. wake up people. so what do you think about this issue. share your thoughts on the cws philly facebook page or tweet us at cbs philly. our coverage continues now with the 70th anniversary of d-day, deadly battle that liberated france from nazi germany. for remaining survivors on have that invasion some now you in their 90's this has been a week for one final reunion and for veteran leslie cruz from horsham, montgomery

county one final mission. cbs news correspondent mark phillips has his story. >> reporter: two old war horses got back together for this commemoration and there has never been a d-day reunion like it. leslie cruz, now 90, who jumped with the eighth second airborne behind enemy lines the night before the the invasion and whiskey seven the airplane that he jumped from. >> on the ground, wow. >> reporter: both are back in normandy, both with unfinish stories. >> do you you still see it as a drop zone from 70 years ago. >> sometimes, yes. >> reporter: leslie cruz has return before the to the d-day drop zones around st. mary's where he landed 70 years ago but it has taken him this long to finally confront a ghost from his past. >> next thing you know, guys, all around me. >> reporter: the ghosts of richard vargas a fellow

paratrooper killed by an artillery shell as they both took cover during a german barrage. >> his body was right next to me body to body. his head was right about here. shell landed right beside him and tore him apart on the right leg. i always figured that was for me. >> reporter: as families request richard vargas was buried not in normandy but in another american war cemetery in eastern france next to his brother, also a veteran. it took leslie cruz this long to find a day. >> this day is a day of remembrance, of something that happened 70 years ago on june 7th. perhaps now i can set it aside and go on, without it but i doubt it. >> reporter: whiskey seven it turns out is a tough old bird too.

she has been refitted in her d-day liberty and flown back here from a new york state new seem. once again she's dropping jumpers over normandy. >> it looks like the plane. >> that is same plane that is hard to believe. >> history come full circle and finally put to rest. >> it is somewhat closure. >> reporter: make your feel better to close the chapter. >> yes, sure. >> reporter: another mission to normandy for both of them, finally accomplished. mark phillips, for cbs news, st. mary's normandy. >> well, tonight at 6:00 o'clock he says he was just trying to survived. our walt hunter talks with the local veteran a paratrooper who stormed normandy, what message he wants to send 70 years after the deadliest and most destructive of wars. stories just give me the chills. good evening, everyone. if you are traveling out and

about maybe heading back home or heading down the shore, still up with the tand. take a lot at roosevelt boulevard. if you are commuting in the the northbound direction you are delayed from the schuylkill out through that broad street exit. would i not be surprised if that sol followed you out towards ninth street. give yourself more time, southbound side looks fine. traveling on the ben franklin bridge we do have delays if you are commuting, both eastbound and westbound construction project holding you back and folks heading in to new jersey to hit south jersey shore point. you will fine that as well. traveling on i-95 your average speed is 5 miles per hour, construction zones not helping. traveling on the schuylkill eastbound your heaviest between 202 down towards gladwynn and again 495 still closed will be for a long time between 12th and terminal avenue. i-95 is your best bet, expect heavy volume with anyone trying to head to the delaware shore beaches as well. in major problems for mass transit. now back to the desk. still to come on "eyewitness news" hollywood power couple together for 18

years calls it quits. lightening strikes a pick up and amazingly it is all caught on camera. kathy? the best art we have to offer, across the delaware valley, you can see local artists work from jewelry, recycled materials, a whole diverse section, even artwork, we will be here from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on this first friday in olde city and we will have the forecast coming up from the city to the shore as "eyewitnes

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a big hollywood break up melony griffith and antonio banderas are calling it quits. couple ending their 18 year marriage, griffith filed for divorce, today, in l.a., citing irreconcilable differences. the the two actors were married in may of 1996, and they shared a 17 year-old daughter. well, national lemonade daises this weekend. >> alex's lemonade stands are popping up all around the country raising money to fight childhood cancer. children's hospital of philadelphia opened up its lemonade stand today, the the the hospital honored oncology study coordinator barbara base

win this years picture of hope award. all of it comes on the heels of our annual stan for hope phone bank yesterday, millions of dollars were raised to help the children that alex scott wanted to help more than ten years ago, with lemonade stands. >> if you want a kid who didn't dream so big then it wouldn't happen, it is just amazing and never ceases to amaze me how great the city of philadelphia and people from the philadelphia region are. >> alex's lemonade foundation supporters bailey, madison and mario carpino took this cbs-3 selfie to spread the word about the stand for hope on social media. you can learn more and donate cbs philly.com/stand for hope. thanks to all of our partners and sponsors and, of course, most importantly thanks to you our viewers. together, the grand total raised is $2,010,461. thanks so much. we are back in a moment.

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a couple people in canada survived a terrifying ride when lightening hit their

truck. you can see this truck driving outside of edmond ton when that bolt appears from the sky. the impact melted part of the truck's body, it deployed air bags inside, and trapped the couple inside as well. police officer just happened to be driving by, at the time, and was able to i have them. >> it sounded like a sonic boom, it was just that loud, it is an awful feeling to have. i saw our lives, flashing in front of my eyes. >> that is incredible. the couple is not seriously injured and they are now happy to be celebrating their forty-seventh wedding anniversary. okay. a gorgeous day in the delaware valley today, weekend is shaping up to be nice. >> that is good news. >> lets check in with meteorologist kathy are or, she's live in olde city tonight with all of the action there, kathy. >> you never know who you are going to meet on first fridays in olde city. we are right under the arden

theater on corner of filbert and second, and look who i found, six boys from philadelphia who are an acapella group and they call themselves after the bar. they hope to be here every friday night in olde city tonight, come check them out. >> ♪ >> all right, guys. thanks so much. a little weather background tonight for weather. lets go to storm scan three and we will show you what is going on. we will zoom into our location on second. you can see our temperature in philadelphia is 76 degrees. very comfortable with low humidity. high today 77. normal 8o the record is 100 degrees setback in 19 256789 lets look at that surface map. high pressure dominate our weather for the next couple days. to the north it will bring in a northerly flow and that means more comfortable conditions and you will see that blue sky with relative low humidity. it looks great with temperatures in the 80es a. same for sunday. next system moves from the

west to bring us a chance of showers by monday. now lets look at the uv index over course of the weekend here in the city, in the maryland rate to high range for both saturday and sunday. by monday with the rain and clouds, a little bit lower in the moderate to low range. back here live early in the broadcast we met matt. he is an eight year-old artist and you drew a picture of me, tell me what you drew here. >> i drew her playing tennis. >> and he is here every friday first friday, eight years old a lot of talent what do you think, kate, is this a likeness or what. >> my gosh, that is amazing. >> i love it, i love the tennis racket. you look fantastic in the pictures and real life out there, thanks very much, kathy. he has a future in caricatures, paintings, anything. what is amazing is the day. the sunnies still shining. this is a gorgeous shot from campbell's feel, ben franklin bridge, look at sun rays

coming down big puffy fair weather clouds drifting by it is a gorgeous evening try to get outside, a great evening to get some dinner perhaps in the city or any suburbs. lots of first fridays scattered around as well. good night for that. lets look at our live neighborhood network site this is time lapse of the village charter school in trenton. kids were out earlier. few clouds, drifting through but then sun won battle to day. those clouds really cause by that cooler air aloft, we talk about earlier. and, we have sun shining, clouds like this bubble up in the afternoon. and fair weather clouds, and satellite radar shows clouds dissipate ago cross the the region this evening. it is a clear, cool, comfortable night. temps right new feeling nice as well. we are at 76 at the airport. seventy-four allentown. seventy-four in reading. just cooler in the poconos. look at the warmth to the south where we are looking at 80's in nashville, raleigh-durham, charleston they will make a come back as high pressure gains a foot hole in the weekend. one thing we are watching is down in the gulf of mexico

this area have disturb weather with the national hurricane center with 70 percent chance of development. it could be a tropical depression. we will keep you posted on. that lets talk about the poconos 400 this weekend, boy, beautiful for race fans. temperatures in the upper 70's with sunshine both saturday and sunday. we have talk about the jersey shore and poconos last time lets go down to the delaware beach where it will be a gorgeous weekend. seventy-seven on saturday. eighty on sunday. monday, a little cooler, 57 with a chance for shower or thunderstorm. back home in philadelphia a beautiful saturday night, mainly clear, comfortable and cool. saturday, sunny, comfortable and beautiful. 85 degrees. unless you have to work inside in which case in the the best case, 87 with sunshine mostly sunny. you're witness weather seven day forecast and shore cast does show an unsettled pattern starting next week. we are looking at highs in the the lower 80's monday, tuesday, and wednesday with a few showers and that pattern could last right through

friday so enjoy it. the chris and in a cash a. thanks very much. every day in the u.s. about seven teenagers die in car crashes and many times alcohol is involve. >> american auto maker is giving kids a chance to experience what it is like to drive under the influence. cbs correspondent allison harmlen had a first hand look. >> crazy. >> reporter: ford is trying to prevent teens from drinking and driving in the u.s. and europe. >> let go of me. >> reporter: by showing kids how it feels to drive drunk. ford is offering classes, that lets kids drive with the pair of goggles that blur their vision. i got a chance to try them all. >> i can mountain see much of anything. >> put them in gear. >> reporter: try to navigate a driving course. >> that is not good. >> reporter: statistics show teens are 17 times more likely to die in a car accident when intoxicated. >> teens shouldn't be drinking but reality is they do. >> reporter: is there a sobriety test that they wear

bands and weights to restrict, movement. every step was difficult, and they quickly drifted from the line. mckenzie, recently went through the program. >> it is a real eye opener for people. >> reporter: after seeing the effects alcohol can have, testers and other kids in the class india pledge to never drink and drive. allison harm len for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> stay with us, still ahead on "eyewitness news" sci-fi action thriller and break out the tissues for heart breaking romance. >> hi everybody i'm nancy odell this week tom cruise faces aliens in the edge of tomorrow and the stars come to life in the big screen all coming up.

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we have a big weekend at the movies, action packed sci-fi thriller with a big star or two and a romance, that is based on a best selling book, that the kids apparently will love. >> it is hugely popular, nancy odell has a preview what is new in theater. this week shalene woodly loses her hair to play a young

cancer patient in the fault in our stars. tom cruise loses track of time in edge of tomorrow. tom was working with stunt men and key sign tore make them look as real as possible. >> i showed up early before we started principal photography to r and d the the suit. i had to figure out a work out, training program, that the stunt guys coordinate. i was test dummy for a lot of it. >> all right. >> tom is not only one taking on a tough role at the the box office this week, shealen woodly put her all into portraying a cancer patient. >> i read the book and pretty much decided i would do anything i could to be part of this movie.

>> oh , my god. >> reporter: shealen cut her own hair to play a young cancer patient finds love in the fault in our stars based on the best selling teen novel. >> she embraces it instead of sitting here 24/7 and income her sadness. >> reporter: she's a normal girl doing normal girl things, meeting a guy for the first time. >> reporter: for entertainment tonight i'm nancy odell, and back to you in the studio. >> catch all of the latest entertainment news on every week night at 7:00 o'clock right here on cbs-3. >> that will do it for "eyewitness news" at 5:00.

it is fun and a lot of good food. coming up, we will have the forecast from the city to the shore. he got a purple heart after hitting the beach of normandy, 70 years later he remembers the bullets, the bravery and the bodies. i'll have a story of the members of the greatest generation, coming up. and parent, outraged, after fourth graders, are fed dog treats at school. it is an "eyewitness news" exclusive and it is next. pack your patients, as you head to the beach , i495 in wilmington with big problems today, it is jammed thanks to that bridge that has been closed and then we can end traffic. but there are alternate routes to get you around them this afternoon. good evening i'm chris may. i'm natasha brown, guess case off. the busy highway is closed in

both direction from his 12th street to terminal avenue. drivers are diverted now to i-95. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao is live tonight as many drivers are just trying to get down to delaware and the maryland beaches at this point. jane. >> that is right, natasha and no doubt, the the commute throughout the workweek is down right painful. these crews are trying to fix in place and that is still weeks away. but it looks like summer is off to a slow start. >> i cannot imagine all summer long trying to to this every day. >> reporter: this weeks commute around the twisted tilting i495 bridge in wilmington has been trying to say the least. >> it will take meehan hour an a half. >> it usually takes. >> thirty minutes. >> reporter: for the first time since this bridge closed on monday, tri-state beach goers heading to south maryland, to pack their patients. >> keeping an eye on i-95. we can see