four years. >> reporter: shirley takes birth daze trip each year with their daughters to the show boat, the hat ladies as they call themselves took the news hard that the show boat is closing. >> very disappointed. i don't know what i will do next year. >> reporter: worst yet more than 2,000 show boat workers are wondering where they will find a new job. >> i have four kids, what will happen to my benefits. >> reporter: don guardian says show boat closing is part of the painful inevitable transition away the from the city relying on casinos. industry experts robert gross say the pain is far from over. >> it the is in pretty bad shape. it is over capacity. we have way too many slot machines and table games. we have too many casinos opened right now. >> reporter: with the atlantic club closing this year and revel filing for bankruptcy last week for second time in two years, atlantic city is trying to focus on conventions, retail and beach centered events. all positive but these plans can take a long time to compensate for thousands of jobs lost if more casinos

close. >> i have had people tell me they cannot see more than six casinos surviving here. i see a few more than that i see about eight but that means we have to eliminate two more before we get to the stable situation. >> reporter: here's a positive scenario this casino could be turned into a non-gaming, hotel if another buyer does come along. also customers could spread to the other casinos lifting up their revenues. in atlantic city, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> cleve, thank you. breaking news right now in camden county, chopper three over the scene of the stabbing. this is the parking lot of the shop rite supermarket on blackwood clementon road in clementon. the the suspect fled the scene we are working to get you more information. we will bring it to you as we get it. developing at 6:00 police released a new photo of the woman wanted in the brutal beating of a mother in salem new jersey. take a close look at le tea harris police are asking her

to turn herself in. investigators say she's caught on tape beating catherine ferreira in front of her two-year old son. if you have any information about harris you are asked to call police. new at 6:00, new jersey police officer is arrested and charged with sexual assault of the 17 year-old girl. buena bureau special officers shawn griffith is accused of doing this while holding a position of disciplinary power over the victim. tonight griffith is on hundred thousand dollars bail and will be arraigned on july 10th. well, we are certainly hoping weather we have right now will hold on throughout the the weekend, it was a great day for late afternoon walk, "eyewitness news" on the campus of temple university where things were looking great. meteorologist kathy orr live on the sky deck with the first look at the forecast and kathy, spectacular day. >> gorgeous. it started off cloudy though jessica but now just a gentle breeze, plenty of blue skies and that bodes well for the weekend. it will be clear this evening. just a great night to be outdoors. high temperatures today were

mainly in the 80's, allentown 85. philadelphia 84. atlantic city 80 degrees today with plenty of afternoon sunshine. temperatures are still holding out, mainly in the 80's in philadelphia and suburbs. allentown 85. reading 82. lancaster 81. seventy's to the south. millville at 78. wilmington 79. same in places like trenton. doylestown 79. eighty-two in northeast philadelphia and mount holly, home of the national weather service, 80 degrees. we are going to look at clear skies, right through this evening in the overnight that means sunshine tomorrow, and here's your saturday forecast. philadelphia 85. down the shore sea breeze but still comfortable. poconos looking good mostly sunny for your saturday 82. coming up heat and humidity makes a come back and summertime storms will be back, plus i will have the fourth of july forecast, it will be different this year. i'll show you why coming up. we also have to talk about

our weather app, coming to a phone near you. if you are on the go down the shore in the poconos, we have a new cbs philly app just go to itunes, go to the app store and down load it free and, of course, that android version is copping soon, jessica. >> kathy, thanks. state police say driver of the tractor trailer fell asleep at the wheel before crashing on i-95 in delaware, earlier today. that crash closed southbound lanes of and it is tying up, traffic for hours, and made a lot of people late for work. delaware state trooper shot and injured by a suspect on wednesday is out of the hospital and recovering at home tonight. lloyd mccann, was trying to pull over a vehicle when the the driver, dennis hicks, took off. the trooper chased hicks and hicks started to shoot, and, it was hit in the hand and face and still able to return fire killing hicks. the contractor facing

murder charges in the center city building collapse will stay behind bars until his trial. today a judge reject griffin campbell's motion to be released under house arrest but as "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter tells us it isn't just the suspect but victims waiting for justice system to move forward. >> when i look at people who are responsible for this, i look at them and say how are you supposed to live now. how it change my life now. >> reporter: maria plekam, her body amputated below the waist recently addressed those allegedly responsible as first anniversary of the building collapse that left her trapped for 13 hours, injuring 12 others and killing six approached, and now, a judge has ruled one of the accused contractor griffin campbell, must stay behind bars awaiting trial on murder charges a motion by his attorney to release him on house arrest, denied. >> my client is not the market street murderer. they are looking for, they are

looking for the boogie man and it is not griffin campbell. >> reporter: prosecutors say campbell and his employee, equipment operator shawn benschop who allegedly operated heavy equipment under influence of marijuana caused the deadly collapse. >> they knew the action these before doing were reckless because they were warned in separate ways prior to that date. >> reporter: campbell's attorney wants to know why his client and his employee are the the only two charged so far and when the grand jury, now into its second year will issue its final report on whether anyone else will be held responsible. >> why is this grand jury auto long? this is not a complicated case. >> reporter: e-mail response from the district attorney's office call the collapse a quota voidable tragedy, unquote, and compared it to investigationness to convicted abortion doctor kermit gosnell, and allegations of sexual abuse by priests. the investigation into kermit gosnell took almost two years,

investigation into charges against the archdiocese of philadelphia took over two years. this investigation will take as long as it takes. in this ruling the judge stated that the because campbell could face a mandatory, life sentence, if convicted on multiple counts of third degree murder, bail under pennsylvania state law, cannot be set under any circumstances. behind bars since november campbell most likely will to have wait between one and two years before his case comes to trial. live from the sat center, walt hunter, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> walt, thank you. former sportscaster don tollefson declined to face a why today. he waved his formal arraignment on fraud charges in bucks county and ordered held for trial. prosecutors say that witnesses would have told the judge they paid tollefson for sports packages but never received anything. tollefson ace accused of defrauding more than 150 victims out of a quarter million dollars. new at 6:00 a two time robber caught on camera holding up a pizza shop in

wynfield. robber pull the gun on the employees at north 54th street restaurant earlier this month and got away with some cash. an employee says this was same guy who robbed them back in february. philadelphia police are looking for the suspect who gunned down a 24 year-old man overnight in north philadelphia. police responded to the 3700 block of germantown avenue around 2:00 a.m. and there, they found victim unconscious with three gunshot wounds. that victim died at the hospital, two other men in that car were not injured. as we get closer to the fourth of july holiday area police forcers want you to know they are looking for drunk drivers. officials are looking to pass a lot of cut down honorary pete offenders. did you i checkpoints will be set up throughout montgomery and bucks counties over next two weekend. thinks all part of the state police safety initiative to keep you safe on the road. >> there was an accident this last week. we had 11 dui drivers.

>> officials in pennsylvania, and new jersey, want mandated personal breathalizer for drivers charged with the first dui offense but bill is having trouble getting passed. mayor michael nutter makes an emotional farewell to three members of the senior staff. today at city hall mayor announced departures of the susan miller. human service commissioner ann marie am rose and health commissioner donald schwartz. mayor choke up talking about schwartz tenure. >> the city is a better our children are safer because of don schwartz. >> all three will lead the administration next month. philadelphia's new fire commissioner, overseas his first promotion ceremony. "eyewitness news" at city hall, commissioner derrick

sawy era pointed ten fire fighters and officials, mayor nutter administered the oath. you can escape awe new park has opened in philadelphia but it is only here for a limited time. we will tell what you makes this urban oasis unique. also on the way at 6:00 a change in the air, what can soon be at new jersey beaches, kathy? we are looking a head to clear skies tonight and that bodes well for weekend, but then it gets steamy and stormy, plus the forecast for the fourth of july, i'll that have coming up. hi beasley. nhl draft begins tonight and it is being held right here in philadelphia, i'll tell how flyers may be looking at and nba draft is in the books. we will hear from the sixers gm about the team's future prospects. later in sports.

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new at 6:00 a bill to legalize medical marijuana in pennsylvania is taking a step forward. senate law and justice committee voted to make it legal for, seriously ill patient toss use marijuana to recommendations with their doctors. this is first time such legislation was considered in the state. bill now heads to the senate appropriations committee. new jersey is closer to snuffing out smoking in parks

and beaches. new jersey lawmakers passed a bill to limit smoking at most public beaches. they can set aside a small area for smokers, it outlaws smoking at state county and municipal parks. governor christie has not said when will sign that bill. a new attraction is drawing a large crowd on penns landing, the spruce street harbor park opened to the public today at 401, south boulevard. matt river is there live tonight and matt if you want to see this park you better move fast crowds are any indication organizers of this pop up park are going to be very happy. and gardens, got it. boardwalk, botchi ball and 15 multi colors hammocks a sure thing. all came out of no where. that is the idea. >> we're real exited to open

spruce street harbor park. >> jody works for delaware river park corporation or drwc, semi private agency that created the pop up park. it is temporary built over the last few months, designed to last through the the summer. officials say it is a river a destination. >> we have these on the weekend and nights but this park is seven days a week. >> organizers hope this park helps generate greater public interest and developing more of the waterfront as a whole, a task that historically has proven difficult. drwc master plan calls for a public space along the river every half mile or so, making that a reality will require significant funding and political support, hence need for public interest. >> we see this parkas a chance to kind of change the conversation about what people, think about their waterfront. >> so what does the the public

think. >> never been around this park before but this park brought me over, and, i'm happy it did. >> people going to olde city they can come here afterwards. great view, just more things to draw people. >> reporter: while others are weary of too much development. >> the way it is right now overall feel of it is acceptable. >> reporter: organizers hope you'll come check it out and decide for yourself. it looks like they have one happy customer so far. this place does look different, and, we were able too get a sneak preview, and, open to the public. there was a preview party, and, lighting display in the trees and on the water, and spend their evenings here along the river. back here live, in the spruce street park, if you are so inclined to come join us, do so every day now until august 31st, each day is opened until 1:00 a.m. live along the delaware river, matt rivers, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> fantastic use of that space and at night so dramatic,

pretty and nice night to be out there tonight. >> perfect night to be out there. during the evening, it does, it takes you away, anywhere in the world in that park, let's take awe way and show you some beautiful pictures across the delaware valley, sun glare, right now off of our camera here at campbell's feel. see it looking across the river on this beautiful afternoon. the lets go down the shore, where the beaches are still busy, thinks our camera, of course, down short in ocean city. it is affixed to the music pier, still busy on the beach. ocean city cape may county, the guards are off-duty so people not going too far in the water. our live neighborhood network takes us to boardwalk plaza rehoboth beach delaware where the the temperature right now is 70 degrees with the strong easterly win, 13 miles an hour, clouds earlier today, giving way to sunshine, and the boards, the beach, really bus think afternoon and see how nicely it clears out, in philadelphia 28 in philadelphia 85 in allentown.

seventy-nine in trenton. down the shore temperatures still in the 07's but persistent, easterly flow will keep temperatures lower than inland area but it is going to push that warmer ocean water, back towards the beach. so these numbers, will be going up, i think, over the weekend. because our wind will continue out of the east south east. high pressure diving down over us, over next couple days, originating to the north, air is dry and canada, and that humidity will go down and be very comfortable, tomorrow and enduring the day on sunday, temperatures in the mid 80's but you will not be feeling, much stickiness, or humidity in the air. as we work our way to monday, this moisture will get a little bit closer. temperatures bump up in the upper 80's, humidity does as well so it will not be as comfortable around here abe then things really change by mid period of next week. the jet stream lifts well to the north, and that heat and humidity in the deep south will be riding northward as far north as maine and we are going to be seeing sizzling

summertime heat and with that, with the humidity you know we're going to be seeing thunderstorms late next week. tonight a few clouds, seasonably comfortable low of 64. for your sat the day, deep blue skies, low humidity, it will look just like that over sit of philadelphia, high of 856789 down the shore comfortable with temperatures in the upper 70's. uv index at nine. don't be deceived when temperatures are in the 70's, it is still is going to be pretty hot down there, and look at that uv gannon sunday nine. very comfortable, saturday, sunday and monday temperatures in the poconos, around 80 degrees with low humidity, and on the exclusive eyewitness weather seven day forecast and shore cast, and, monday 88. tuesday, and wednesday, and lows in the steamy and stormy day, scattered showers and storms, in the afternoon, butter thursday, and, high of 86 degrees and sunshine, different this year. because right now it doesn't look like it will be stormy. sometimes mother nature has

her own plans for her own fire works. >> right, we will take the nice sunny day for fourth of july. >> excellent. >> thanks so much. >> you bet. all right. lets take a look at your traffic right now a live look at interstate i-95 at cottman avenue. you can see right there southbound jammed up from this point through delaware county. you're also going to see your average friday rush hour delays that are heading out of the city on 76 and 476, so heads up on that. also good to know an overturn tractor trailer on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound, on that off ramp from fort washington. be careful about delays, there as well. the "cbs evening news" is just minutes away scott pelley joins with us a look ahead, scott. >> hi jessica great to be with you here in philadelphia, air support has now been called into guard u.s. military advisors in baghdad, while the u.s. is pulled deeper into syria. we will have details. plus, it is friday, which means our on the road series, tonight four letters, spell

mystery, as steve hartman discovers who is sharing love in the big easy, all that just ahead on the "cbs evening news".

the sixers making several moves, last night in the nba draft, of course, big pick jell embiid at number three, general manager sam hinkie says today that the kansas star will be out, five to eight months, recovering from foot surgery. sixers fans showing their poise and intelligence today, judging by sports talk radio they understand that the team has a game plan that will take time. >> in the end we felt good, it is calculated risk, and that he is a remarkable talent. >> i have been here 13 months. i think we have been pretty consistent about what we have been affect used on during that time which is how do we add more and more talent to our team. >> the sixers draft and trade with orlando netted dario

saric. he will join the team until his contract in turkey expires. it could be two years. they have pick up a few power forwards and guards in the second round. the nhl draft kicks off tonight, and this is right here in philadelphia flyers coming in with the 17th overall pick. they have shown ninth left winger nick richie but he is expected took between seven and 12. if they want him they will to have trade up. >> each draft, it is different because of the players you're talking about, at the top of the draft, i think consensus, by the sound of it, it is that there is some players you wouldn't mind moving up to get but you have to be careful after that. >> we have such a great fan base here that any player that will be select by us will have to be in for a real treat. >> also today league commissioner gary betman helped unveil 30 new trees plant add long paterson avenue. they represent the the 30 clubs in the nhl, as part of the project to revitalize the neighborhood. the the phillies open up

four game series with the braves tonight. coming off that big win last night, chase utley with the walk off home run in the 14th inning for win, offence will look to keep things rolling, through the weekend, kyle kendrick gets the start, first pitch at 7:05. that was exciting stuff last night. good job by the guys. >> did you see carol is there fun outside too with the zip line. >> that is fun stuff. >> yes, fire works. >> fire works as well. >> beasl

thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we are back at ten on cw philly. up next, "cbs evening news". here now from new york is scott pelley.

>> pelley: tonight, late-breaking news. in a scathing report, the white house finds v.a. hospitals are bessette by poor management, poor communication, and a culture that retaliates against employees. wyatt andrews reports. air support is called in to guard u.s. military advisers, and the u.s. is being pulled deeper into syria. reports from david martin at the pentagon, charlie d'agata in baghdad, and bill plante at the white house. >> reporter: as a mother, how can you abandon your child? >> pelley: seth doane reports a program to rescue abandoned babies has been overwhelmed by the numbers. and four letters spell mystery. steve hartman "on the road "discovers who's sharing the love. >> the more you think it, the