>> wicked winds, drenching downpours from the first hurricane of the season are making it a miserable morning down south. we'll be live for you where arthur heads next. and taking live look down the shore, stormy start to the holiday weekend, affecting some plans, several communities rescheduling their fireworks shows because of the weather. we're there live, as well, where the ocean could get, yes, little rough later on. tens every thousands of people are waking up in the dark this morning, after last night's strong storms. they packed quite a punch. we'll show you some of the worse damage that was left behind. and, the parkway is quiet right now, but that is all going to change in just a few hours. what to expect if you are headed to today's big welcome america concert. and the star who had to pull out at the last minute. all of that coming up. erika? >> also, talking about it all morning, weather with big impact on holiday plans.

everyone waking up, what's happening with hurricane arthur, what's happening with our forecast, so many outdoor plans today. >> still whole weekends, of course, does look like it gets better with time. tracking hurricane after all. at least getting indirect impacts out of it. you can see, storm scan3 there is storm continues to really churn away right now. and it did, in fact, move a little bit further inland, than originally anticipated stowe did officially make landfall in north carolina. through the last couple of hours here. but it, will continue to basically just roll out to the northeast, we've also got our cold front here, and that's also going to help push it essentially out to sea as it starts to weaken and zip up the coast. so would we at least got that going for us, meantime, very heavy rain continues to fall across portions. north and western suburbs, see the leading edge of arthur starting to roll into sussex county, delaware as we speak, so we get glancing blow out of this storm, thank goodness, but we are still going to be feeling the impact out of t now here's where we stands currently tracking arthur,

category two hurricane, max sustained winds speeds at 100 miles per hour, but see how quickly it zips out. you know, even by early tomorrow morning, already up toward atlantic canada. this will be really, really picking up its forwards speed. but it still means we end one gusty winds, ends up with some dangerous rip current, rush of surround -- rough surf, and that in tandem with the cold front that got to cross through the region yet. seventy-three the current temperature meanwhile at the airport in at the mid and upper 60s right now in reading, allentown, little cooler from the rain that's been falling, and still into the the seven's down at the shore points, but i have to tell you very cloudy sort of dreary start to the morning, where you don't have the rain falling right now. pair of six areas currently in quakertown, how does the rest of the day fair? i got to tell if you gets better with time. we start off with that rain lingering around, till potential for some thunderstorms, as well, high as a result does stay little cooler, at best shooting for 82 degrees. still warm, not as hot as it has been. meanwhile only gets better from here.

later tonight the breezes still probably issue specially for fireworks festivities, may have to see how we do there. but the weekends looks gorgeous. sunny skies, perfect conditions, if you have got plans to be outside. so maybe if you were thinking about perhaps postponing that big barbeque for today, it wouldn't be the worse idea. because it only gets better from here. and again, saturday, sunday, look awesome. so if you can wait it out, i certainly would. ukee, back over to you. >> sounds good. thank you, katie. you saw the first hurricane of the atlantic season has made landfall on the north carolina coast. arthur packing heavy winds, a loft rain, also knocking out power in locations, also forced thousands of vacationers to scrap their fourth of july holiday plans. susan macinnis reports. >> police in vare county north carolina told people here to stay indoors, as hurricane arthur came ashore thursday night dumping heavy rain and unleashing 100-mile per hour winds. the first named storm of the season made landfall as a

category two storm before midnight near the southern end of the state's outer banks. ahead of the storm, north carolina governor pat motorcycle cory put more than two dozens counties under states of emergency. >> we might not know how extensive the damage might be until mid-morning, or even later. >> arthur is pounding the north carolina coastline, and washing out july 4th holiday plans for residents and vacationers here, many of whom did evacuate, some did stay to ride out the storm. >> police took door-to-door to take note who stayed hine. vacationing in nags head from north virginia, they decided to pack it in. >> we saw the state trooper on the road. we asked him. he said that is mandatory evacuation. that's when we decided to leave little early. >> the impact is felt far beyond north carolina. boston moved its independence day festivities up a day, putting on annual boston pop concert and fireworks show last night. arthur expected to arrive there today, as weaker storm,

as it continues its path northwards. you can see how the winds and the rain have died down, as this storm moves from the outer banks off shore. many people have taken refuge in shelters, we found about 180 folks at local elementary school, most of them tourists, uke eastbound. >> susan, thank you, the crew be safe. we'll be back to you throughout the morning, thank you. >> arthur sure taking up rough surround every down the shore, taking precautions in ocean city to ensure beach-goers stay safe if they do decide to venture out in the water. we find "eyewitness news" reporter jen bernstein this morning, joins us on the boardwalk where things don't look typical for fourth every july holiday. jen? >> good morning, erika, yes, not the start to the july 4th that would you hope for. not going to be picture perfect beach day, at least in the morning here, but nonetheless, not raining, just incredibly hazy and foggy out. you can see the beach here, the fog has cleared a little bit since about half hour ago. you can hardly see the ocean,

but you can tell that we do have some rough surf out there which they did predict hurricane arthur, see the effect, being felt all the way up here, on the jersey shore. now, also, there is concern about rip tides. specially on that rock jet i out here. we know that a long rock jetties you can have rough surf. now the ocean city beach patrol wants everyone to be safe. do you have follow rules if you do want to go in the ocean today. >> the ocean city boardwalk was alive with visitors, already for the july 4th holiday. >> we love it. we come every year. we have a house in margate. >> while everyone hoping for picture perfect beach day, visitors can expect rough surround every and big waves on this holiday. thanks to hurricane arthur. the ocean city beach patrol says they'll be on alert. >> looking at by 4:00 to 5:00 for the next 12 hours, might bump up to six plus feet. >> and plenty of rip current. >> for that reason, beach-goers will see restrictions, if they want to

take a dip in the water. >> not allowing any type of raft in at all. probably tomorrow at all. then trying to keep everyone in waist deep water. >> few people out on the board walk, running, getting the morning jog in. now, there is little a little bit every disappoint n ocean sit because the fireworks have been rescheduled to saturday across the way in atlantic city. also those fireworks, the display, postponed until sunday. and really, here in ocean city the reason the fireworks are postponed because the fireworks go off on ocean barges, worried about the safety of people who made that fire display happen. that's the latest from ocean sit, jen bernstein, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". jen, thank you for. that will now we switch over to "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer, on independence mall right now, where philadelphia is celebrating the fourth, with the second in command. not too long. nicole, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning, to you, ukee, happy fourth of july. you know, we call it the cradle of lib liberty, birth place of america, today the place to be to celebrate the fourth of july of course, talking about the independence hall right here behind me, see the stage is set for vice president joe biden, he is set to appear around 10:00 this morning as part of the celebration of freedom. again, the stage is, there the secret service is here, and they're preparing for sweep, i believe, of this area, just to get ready make some final prep. meantime, other preps being made, across the city, for this historic event, from 11:00 to 12:30, there will be a parade throughout historic philadelphia, that steps off at fifth and chestnut. then there is the tapping of the liberty bell, the let freedom ring celebration from 1:00 to 2:00. across town, from noon to 7:00 we are partying on the parkway as we always do, from 20th street to aikins oval, crews have been setting up for blocks and blocks every things like exciting activities, games, entertainment, music,

more. so much to so, of course, all leads up to the fourth of july jams. and that fireworks display, it is all happening from 7:00 to 11:00 on the parkway, and it is also known as the largest free concert in america. this is real he, really cool. featuring the roots, nicki minaj, vicky martinez, just to name a few, and of course the fireworks we mentioned that we have, to it is the fourth of july, and that is when things end with a bang, thanks to that amazing display over the art museum, but back here live, at independence hall, where once again vice president joe biden the second in command is set to appear around 10:00 this morning, the celebration of freedom happening here in historic philadelphia. no better place to celebrate, ukee, it is the fourth of july in the birth place of america. we send it back to you in the studio. >> oh, ya, you got that right. indeed. that stage look, big time. >> no kidding, lights show and real show. >> did a great job put that together. one star who will not be singing on the parkway

tonight, aerianna grande. the problem the singer pulled out at the last minute because of a family emergency. grande tweeted yesterday: new york i'm sorry you saw less of me this trip off to grandparents, g-parents in florida, they need me. now i got to be there. love you and thank you for understanded g. check out plans for the fourth. check first on our website cbsphilly.com. it is the best place to get the latest on any last minute changes. new this morning, a double shooting in philadelphia's frankford section, leaves one man dead. it happened late last night, on the 5200 block of akron street. police say a 25 year old man shot in the chest died at the hospital. another 25 year old man was shot in the leg. homicide detectives are investigating, there is no word right now on if any arrests were made. well, strong storms pacca punch in the tri-state area. >> we'll show you some of the worse damages many people wake up in the dark this morning.

>> scary, shocking, incredible. >> you know what? incredible doesn't even begin to describe it, after that car fell in a sinkhole and then got run over by a truck. hear how the people in the car cheated death. >> and, if you are headed to the shore today, you can hear the updated forecast from "kyw news radio" six times an hour, and hey, check it out, inside shot. kate zip dating your forecast on the radio right now. must have caught her at a commercial break. let's let her get back to work. she has your traffic on the 3's coming up and wetter. >> first, some of the fireworks shows happening around town tonight. you can find the complete list at cbs philly. com.

>> jibbing update on hurricane arthur, looking live at the waves in nags head, north carolina starting to move off shore we're told and away from the outer banks. now, arthur strength ends to category two storm, with winds of 100 miles an hour. we will of course track the storm throughout the morning, right here, on "eyewitness news". meanwhile, clean up jobs are underway in philadelphia, and the western suburbs. our outages are reported across the region, and chester county was hit the hardest, they had more than 26,000 people without power. lightning, downpours, and downed trees, were par for the course. northeast philadelphia was one of the hardest hit areas. check it out. tree came crashing into a house, then crushed a car. the homeowner could not even get in to see the damage.

i heard the winds first, trying to close the window, and the storm came up. very scary. my first time to see something like that, and to hear something like that. >> oh, scary indeed. now, few miles away, another tree crashed down into vacant house, on could cottman avenue. >> right now, actually, 6:15, your fourth of july holiday, dating standing to the side which means we have something need to look at. >> boathouse row video, shot last night, but or maybe that's, what's this from? this morning? all lit up in the red white and blue for you out there. so happy fourth everybody. showing our patriotism out here this morning, and all day long, unfortunately, does look being like the wet letter mess at least little bit with your holiday forecast, but go ahead, talking tropics, where we start. because i think arthur is the buzz word of the morning for us out there. and it is still a category two hurricane. you can see that really just defined and distinct rotation

going on here, with our tropical satellite. let's go to the radar, bring it little more localized. you can see the leading edge of those outer rain bands, starting to creep north in through sussex county dealing with heavy rain, embedded thunder, but haven't too much in the way of lightning strikes with this yet. that may change, we'll let you know if it does. meantime squeeze play, cold front nearby, will slowly cross as the day progresses, but i have it on good authority thankfully arthur still expected to stay out to sea, now, update to flashflood watch situation, despite the rain continues to come down relatively steadily back to the north and west, national weather service just minimized the coverage zone of the flashflood watch. now it actually is lasting us until 4:00 p.m. i'll update this. yes, through central southern new jersey in delaware, until 4:00 this afternoon, flashflood watch will stay in effect for you here. now, through the rest of the day, we gradually see skies clear. only can get better with time here guys. breeze does kick in as we see high pressure try to take the

place of very low pressure, then looking forward to the weekends, high pressure in place overall. so beautiful day on tap. saturday and sunday, mid to upper 80s expected it is hot, humid monday, and our next rounds of showers and storms likely comes by tuesday. ukee, back to you. >> katie, thank you. here is a look at today's headlines, on your fourth of july. live look at independence mall, joe biden? participate in the celebration of freedom to kick off philadelphia's independence day activity. the celebration includes, reading of excerpts from the declaration every independence beginning 10:00 this morning. >> also, one man is dead, another wounded after a double shooting in frankford. police say that the shoototing broke out about midnight. it was along the 5200 block of akron street, around midnight. so far police have made no arrests, we'll be right back.

>> authorities believe they've recovered the body of a teen who disappeared, near the ninth street jet i in ocean city sunday night, they say the body found near the longport bridge around 12:30, yesterday afternoon. well, frightening story now from illinois. as mother drives her car into a sinkhole, with her young daughter, with her delivering newspapers. >> is anybody injured? >> my son, he is very having problems breathing. >> that was a 911 call.

san juan eat a was driving when they drove right into the sinkhole. they were trapped in the car for about an hour. truck even drove them over, drove right over them, while they were in that hole. i remember hitting something, and then all the sudden i my car fell down, that was it. >> teenage son was badly all right in the accident. he suffered a fractured spine, broken ribs, a broken jaw, nose, arm, front teeth are missing. but they're all very lucky, just to be alive. >> not just sinkhole but then getting driven over on top that far? >> oh, my goodness. >> 6:21, are you looking for way to beat the heat this holiday weekend? well, chef ben set here. we havave a chef here showing you how to make some easy fourth of july inspired treats that will keep you cool. >> and this isn't how claude giroux plans to spends his offer season, now the flyers captain has message for fans after getting arrested in canada. we'll be back.

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>> happy fourth of july 1st and for most, of course dealing with some pretty significant weather-related issues out there today. thankfully, no direct impact, as a result of arthur, but you can see it already turning very closely nearby, and in sussex county, delaware, very heavy rain bands already associated with arthur rolling on in here. so folks in saulsbury maryland, row hope bet, off to the north that far we squeeze play with north front off to the north and west, spec to go see all of this get out of here as the day progresses, winds will kick in, but the rain may be done on dry land anyway, as early as this afternoon. and then we are just going to end one breeze and clearing sky, much more refreshing forecast for us here, as we go

to bed tonight probably leave the window open to if you wanted to for a change, weekend as whole looks beautiful, traditional weaken of saturday, sunday, sunday, mid upper 80s, start to turn on the steam maker here for monday more humidity with highs back into the 90s. , ukee, back to you. >> steam maker, okay, thanks. >> claude giroux says he's sorry for his airiness canada and his night in jail. >> giroux locked up for inappropriately grabbing a police officer in ottawa ontario canada day. informed giroux will not face charges, but did spends the night in custody. now giroux released a statement saying in part i regret my actions on canada day, sincerely apologize to my fans, teammates, and philadelphia flyers organization, for my miss-guided attempt at humor. baseball now, the phillies are in pittsburgh tonight, with game time, and early 5:05 start foreign dependence day,

came from behind to beat the marlins last night. jimmy rollins drove in tony gywnn junior ground in the ninth inning, then chase youly turn, his grounder is wicked by the marlins second baseman, ben revere would score. phils ended up winning this 15 to four, then their six-game losing streak. >> the tournament continues. erika, back to you. >> ukee, thank you, coming up in the second half hour, continuing to follow hurricane arthur's path, batters north carolina this morning. nicole? >> and, erika, the stage is set in the secret service here, coming up, liver from independence mall. where vice president joe biden is set to appear. >> and, how is your weather looking for today's big party on the parkway? katie returns and has your holiday forecast, that's coming up next. first, though, here's some more fireworks festivities

happening tonight. you can find that full list on cbsphilly.com. we'll be right back. ♪

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>> developing right now, new look at the huge waves from hurricane arthur, as the first storm of the season pounds the north carolina coast. katie is tracking where the hurricane is headed next. >> also, want to give you live look at the parkway, where a lot of people are hoping the weather does not ruin today's big welcome america's concert and fireworks. looking good right now at least. >> indeed, just part of the fourth of july festivities happening around the area today. happy fourth, everyone. >> they begin this morning with vice president biden taking part in the celebration of freedom. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us now on independence mall, the place to be to get your freedom on. right, nicole? >> it certainly is. if you want to get your freedom on, you certainly don't have to go far, guys, all mention here on the mall, the second in command, vice president joe biden look coming here to independence

hall, in fact, if you look over my right shoulder here, you will see the stage is set, the secret service is here, in fact, they're doing sweep here in this area, to make sure that everything is secure, and ready for the vp. again, it is ought pal of the celebration of freedom, beginning at 10:00 o'clock this morning, but we go ahead, roam some video, show you the preparations that have been underway all week long. in preparation for the fourth of july here in philly. we're talking about lots and lots of events from 11:00 to 12:30, will be parade throughout historic philadelphia, stems off fifth and chestnut streets. that's followed by the let freedom ring tapping of the liberty bell from 1:00 to 2:00. across town, from noon to 7:00. we're partying on the parkway as we always do, as part of welcome america, from 20th street, to aikins oval, crews have been setting up for blocks and blocks of things like activities, games, entertainment, and music. there is always lots to do, lots for the family. of course it all leads up to the fourth of july japan the fireworks display from 7:00 to

11:00 on the parkway, this is also known as the largest free concert in america. and we're talking about some big names here. everybody from the roots, to nicki minaj, ed sheeran, jennifer hudson, vicky man tinies, and of course we mention those fireworks it all ends with a bang, again, thanks to the amazing display over the philadelphia museum of art. so, if we come back here live, once again, jam packed schedule here in the city of brotherly love. but i can't think of a better place to celebrate the fourth of july, and apparently, vice president joe biden agrees with me, live on independence mall, nicole brewer, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". that he does, that he does. >> the place to be, nicole, thank you. hurricane arthur starting to move away from coastal north carolina as you can see right here, live picture, from carolina beach. you can see the reporter in front of the camera. move out of the way there. okay, you can see the motion there. waves crashing. now, too late for the fourth every july vacationers, forced to change their holiday plans.

arthur strengthened into a category two storm, with winds of 100 miles an hour, before hammering the southern end of the outer banks. that storm turned slightly west, increasing the threat to mainland communities, flooding, tornados, and intense winds. >> most people who have been concerned have been directly on the coast, now we've concerns about people inland who may be impacted by potential flooding and rivers going over their banks. >> before arthur took aim at north carolina, tourism officials anticipated tourists on the outer bank this weekend, but the storm moving, fortunately, not going to make landfall in our area, right, katie? i know you are tracking art you. >> absolutely true, you're right, does not look like the storm system will have any kind of direct land falling impact per say. but, this thing is churning. now, even as you look at the last three hour loop, you can tell this is making little bit of turn to the northeast now, right? so i still believe that we are

going to be basically delta glancing blow from this storm system, however, that's not the only thing we got going for us here. also tracking a cold front, and that needs to work its way through before we can say okay, we ' officially in the clear. meantime we're in squeeze play with moisture, clouds, heavy rain, which currently is falling right now through sussex county delaware, another band from the front back to the north and west suburbs. so philly while don't have any raindrops at the moment. that will very likely change. we take a look currently outside lower merion high school, couple of miles away, 68 degrees your current temperature with very modest breeze, turning little bit more northerly with time here, as we continue to track arthur and of course the cold front this morning, we are still watching for additional flashflood potential, but since we last came on the air, flashflood watches have actually been reduced, so now southeastern pa is no longer in that flashflood watch. central southern new jersey then through the entire state of delaware. but will still be gusty wind at the coast, rough surf, dangerous rip current day, please be smart about that if you are going to the shore.

in the meantime, it is little cooler, still warm obviously at 82 degrees, but the lingering rain is with us, eventually we do clear out, just give it time. the breeze will kick in, but by later tonight under clear sky that will be the only weather-related issue we have to deal with. guys, back to you. >> thank you, katie. although our area isn't expected once again to take direct hit from arthur, his impact is already health felt along the jersey shore. >> jen bernstein has been live all morning for just ocean sit, keep saying, it is not normal fourth of july looks right now, jen, good morning. >> good morning, you know, it is not so bad. the haze has finally lifted. getting better look at the ocean here. you can see behind me, we do have some rough surf here. you can see, it kind of going against the rocks. rough seas, and they're expecting that to include rip tide. we do not rip tides can be very strong by rock jetties like this one you are looking at right now, now the ocean city beach patrol wants people to have a loft fun today. if you are going into the water you will need to follow certain rules. yesterday the ocean city beach

patrol told us we could be looking at 6-foot swells today plenty of rip currents. lifeguards will be on alert, if people want to go in the water today even though it is not expected to be again your picture perfect beach day. you will want to stay by lifeguard. here are some of those restrictions. >> we're in the allowing any type of raft in at all. and then we are trying to keep everyone in waist deep water. we have extended hours here in ocean city until 10:00 o'clock, so we will always have people on the most crowded beaches. >> this guy over here has it, he is doing it the right way, look at the ocean, not going in. if we could actually pan over to the rock jetty1 more time, danger, ocean closed signs there, this is dangerous area, and again, those rip tides go out by the rocks, i actually just saw woman who walk pretty far out onto that. you don't want to do that, if you slipped and fell and got carried by the current, no lifeguard at this point to

come out and get you at that point. so just be really really safe. have great day today. again it is not so bad. you throw on your sweatshirt, come on down here for coffee, and it is actually quite pleasant. back to you guys. >> right. looks like t okay, jen, thanks so much. don't forget you can see how the weather will impact your fourth of july plans, with the new cbs philly weather app. you can check the hourly fireworks forecast, all day long, download it at the app store and right now they are working on an android app. that's coming soon. >> your time now 6:37. transportation officials in delaware are acknowledging an apparent oversight failure that ultimately closed the interstate 495 bridge. internal del dot investigation found key warning signs were over looked for weeks before the bridge actually closed. and inspector was called out to take closer look at a gap growing between the north and southbound decks. didn't report anything out of ordinary at first. >> we will be following up with them for the next week to just better understanded the

actions of their employees. it is very clear to me, that we did not take appropriate action. >> now, officials also say the bridge repairs will take a couple of more months, and they're confident, though it, will reopen by labor day. still ahead this morning, booking your next flight with frequent-flier miles, is about to get even tougher. it is tough enough already. >> sure it is. >> new rules that will ends up costing you. >> also the hotdog eating contest isn't the only all american holiday eating competition. wait until you hear how many burgers a mom downed in just ten minutes. >> also, speaking of food, we're going to satisfy your sweet tooth with some holiday inn spired desserts. you will want to add these to your menu today. trust me, smacking at those macaroons on the left side there. great further every july desserts, coming up. >> first though, here are more fireworks festivities happening tonight. you can find full list at cbsphilly.com. i'm still giggling about snacking on those macaroons. we'll be back.

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>> subaruu recalling more than 660,000 cars and suv's, recall affect the 2005 to 2009 models of the legacy and out back, 2008 to 2014 i am president a, and the forrester made between 2009 and 2013. road salt can make the brake lines russ and leak fluid, which could impact how long it takes to stop the vehicle. now, if you are hitting the road today for the holiday, get ready to pay more for gas. we found prices over $4, $4 a gallon, at this gas station, in center city. prices haven't been this high for the fourth of july holiday weekend in about six years. and triple a predict those prices will stay expensive for awhile. now here's what you can expect to pay, in new jersey, gallon of regular costs on average 3.54. prices in delaware, are about a dime higher, in pennsylvania drivers are paying the highest prices, with an average of 3.79 a gallon. well, it is not just gas that's getting more expensive, it is also getting harder and harder to finds a cheap flight.

many flyers are booking tickets frequent flyer miles. but cbs correspondent jill wagner found some airline changes could make it harder to cash in those hard-earned miles. mir lynn is flying from new york to salt lake city. she says she saved hundreds of dollars, by using frequent-flier miles. >> fares have gone up so much recently i've noticed, so using frequent-flier miles really helps. >> but now, some airlines are changing their rules, for frequent-flier tickets, and that will cost flyers. beginning next marble, united airlines travelers will earn points based on how much they paid for their flights. not on how many miles they traveled. united announced changes last month at the start of the summer travel season, delta made similar changes few months ago, and more airlines are expected to follow. >> the airlines are doing this to make more money, plane and simple. and now they're saying consumers need to use more miles for the same exact free ticket. >> brian kelly is the founder of the points guide.

com. his best vest, diversify. >> you don't want to put all of your miles in one basket, with one airline, even if you fly that airline, you want to have a credit card that gives you flexibility, so if one airline makes bad changes, you have still got plenty of other options out there the costs passing to passengers are starting to test the patience of frequent flyers, like magee. >> i don't appreciate all of the little things they keep tagging on, that's annoying. >> she said she has to live with the fees if she wants to keep on flying and keep getting free flights. jill wagner, cbs news, queens new york. your time 6:44. >> katie, good morning. >> good morning, guys, yes, quick check on your pollen report out there. starting off there with predominant pollen, still grass, thankfully levels are low. today, tomorrow, sunday, monday, starting to gradually creep up on us, simply because we're actually going to see high pressure take the lead at that point. it is not really going to take the lead just yet, how much. of course still tracking hurricane arthur, which is

still a category two hurricane at last check, 100-mile per hour sustained winds with it, what's good about this, though, really we are dealt glancing blow. still very heavy rain already beginning to move in through sussex county delaware just clipping cape may county then you have got cold front off to the north and west, and that's got to get through. so we're being dealt bathely -- basically two separate store which is our weather forecast here today. just sort of snapshot with storm scan3, and sweep being made around the tri-state area. heavy rain, through the north and west, heavy rain, to the extreme south and east, squeeze play inbetween, eventually the philadelphia region will get in on this. currently the wind aren't terrible. they're kind of haphazard, of course front nearby, arthur nearby, so the win direction isn't necessarily dominant from anyone location. but we're starting to see the winds speed picking up little bit here. so notice the breeze kicking in with time. the good news it is predominantly morning issue. art surround expected to stay out to sea, it will zip up the coast, real quickly, and then, high pressure takes the lead.

breeze will kick in, i give that you. but the weekend itself looks awesome. mid upper 80s, right where we should be, lots of sunshine, little steamier by monday, as many of us maybe have to head back to work, but look ahead to tuesday, will end up being the next best shot for more widespread showers and thunderstorms. so we will keep an eye on that. ukee, back over to you. >> kate, thank you. everyone has heard of the hotdog eating contest. well, the hamburger refuses to play second fiddle any longer. yesterday, there was a hamburger eating contest, in washington, d.c. and the winner was molly skyler of bellevue, february last a molly consumed, inhaled, an amazing 26 hamburgers, 26 burgers! >> in ten minutes, ukee? >> ten minutes. can you believe that? you probably remember she set record at this year's wing bowl. unbelievable. seven time champion joey chestnut will defends his title today at the annual

nathan's eating contest, timed the scale 205 pounds at yesterday's way in before the big event he won last year's contest with 70 hotdogs, in ten minutes. two times women champion sonia the black widow thomas weighed in at 100 pounds, she won the women's title last year, eating 45 hotdogs. >> oh, chew your food, family, chew your food. >> there is no chewing there, a lot of popping and drinking water to get it down. >> 6:47. after all of those burgers and hotdogs maybe just one or two for you not 70, you can't forget about the dessert watch better way to stay cool today, sweet frozen treat. chef robert bennett here to add easy recipes to your barbeque this week end. >> happy fourth, good to see you. >> i never thought to make my own sorbet, but not that hard? >> easy and even more healthful than water ice, you name it. >> okay, so peaches in season? >> just starting peach season, these are white peaches, jersey is about to have the

best peach season ever, because of our cold winter. so, this is one of my favorites. >> so sweet. >> so east. >> i okay. >> so you take your peaches, rinse them off. i don't even take the skin off. >> okay? leave it on? >> that's why this white porch sorbet has continuing to it. >> little pink. >> but has fiber, at the same time, when you pure a it, and you have to use a blender, be sure to blend it because it breaks down the particles, it gives you almost like a creamy consistency. >> oh, without having to add cream? >> that's it. so simply just peel up your peaches. >> okay. >> put them in your blender, then, what i do, simple syrup. one part sugar, one part water. bring to boil. take it off. that's it. >> so peaches? >> add that to the blender, the more you add, the softer, the less you add, more icy. so not bad thing if you with a want like water ice, real true water ice with real fruit. then just do it that way. >> real quickly what dolls we add?

>> that's it. >> that's it? okay. >> then? >> the pure a, you can put it into a pan, a freezer, stir it every once in a while to break down the ice crystal, will have very nice frozen feet. >> now, i want to also show this off. we have a twist on apple pie. feeling apple pie on fourth of july go, hand-in-hand. but you have new update? >> classic, classic cake, been making this for 20 something years. here it is, sour cream. sugar. >> yes. >> so sour cream, we got granulated sugar, brown sugar. >> all right. >> little flour for binding. >> nutmeg, cinnamon. >> you got it, your spice. >> throw it in the pan. >> then put it in the pan. and then for the instruments he will, i have butter, sugar. >> butter but ther. >> of course. >> flour for binding.

>> this is where it goes for making pie dough, as well. >> okay. >> so you dump it in here. you put that on top. >> feel free. >> thank youment and finish product over there, too? >> all right. oh, that's beautiful. we got slice right here. all right, let me try it, while i am eating this, what else do we have on the table? >> french mack reason, one of the specialties. >> macaroons? >> i've been saying it wrong apparently. >> coconut chewy ones, macaroons, we train our staff. >> very good. >> french vanilla white chocolate, strawberry, blueberry. >> i love it, got the cupcakes, than is delicious. love the crunchy topping. seeing you also on the "cw" filly? >> absolutely. >> see you 7:45, thank you, chef bennett. coming up, kately have your forecast for you, how is your holiday shaping up? we'll be right back.

morning, a look at today's headlines, hurricane arthur has made landfall, bringing high winds, flooding rain, to north carolina outer banks, the storm could impact independence day plans, all the way up the atlantic coast. >> speaking of the coast, live picture now from ocean city where we're not going to get exactly an ideal beach day,

but hey, won't be complete wash out either. there could be some scattered showers, also, dangerous rip currents, from hurricane arthur, so pay attention to the lifeguards if you are headed out to the shore. >> live picture from independence mall, where philadelphia's celebration of freedom begins at 10:00 o'clock this morning, vice president joe biden will participate in the kick-off of today's welcome america activities, which will conclude with tonight's big concert on the parkway. >> we want to get the forecast for tonight. let's check in now with kate. >> i yes, good morning, guys. of course, we still have very active weather to track, in the way of not just hurricane arthur but also cold front. those two pieces really dictate our forecast today. and as we speak, we have been really able to see arthur making what we've expected to happen. a northeast turn. look closely over the last few hours, see how it starts to pull away from the dry land here? so, that's some good news. we're going to continue to see this zip up, with its forward momentum, it is also going to weaken with time. but we are still in the midst of flashflood watches. they've been modified, to include just new jersey, at least central, southern new

jersey and all of the state of delaware, southeastern pa, although still likely to see additional rain, should generally not have to deal with as much in the way of the heavy rain with arthur not quite reaching that far inland. meanwhile going forward in the forecast, just really a waiting game. matter of time. now there is going to be some wind that kicks in here, it shouldn't be anything earth shattering, but it will be enough that you are going to notice the breeze, eventually will probably even get little bit of sunshine out there, as well, at least good news, if you are hitting the poconos this weekend, generally speaking today's the worse day of the next three. you can't get much better than saturday, sunday, beautiful days, mid upper 70s, lots of sunshine for you out, there high pressure takes the lead. anything that we've got out there now in the way of the rain should start to gradually fade and pull away with time here, again, the breeze will be noticeable of the the week tends self, traditional saturday, sunday, weekend really does look nice. >> we'll take it, thank you. not just celebrating the

fourth of july at the white house today, it is also malea obama's sweet 16. yep, the president's oldest daughter turns 16 today. sixteen already. >> growing up fast. >> that means she now old enough to get her drivers permit. no word yet when malea will get behind the wheel, but mrs. obama jokingly warned drivers all around the washington area, quote, look out. >> what all parents say. >> practicing in the white house limb snow. >> you know what singer's birthday? if i said use me grand ma's hands and ain't no sunshine. >> okay. >> i know this. >> of course it won't come to me now though. >> it is bill withers birthday, 76 years young. >> nice. >> coming up in just a couple every minutes, lore mole louse neater traffic and sports on our sister station the "cw philly". please keep in mind you can find the "cw philly" on comcast xfinity channel 13 or

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. good morning. it's friday, the fourth of july, 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." hurricane arthur slams into north carolina overnight. we're tracking torrential rain and damaging wind as the storm rolls up the east coast. new outrage over facebook's secret social experiment. and team usa comes to studio 57. two of america's emerging soccer stars on their world cup journey. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> we are just absolutely getting slammed right now. it is really, really bad here. >> hurricane arthur scores a direct hit. >> the category 2 storm hit