"eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer is at the scene right now and you spoke to the family member was also a deputy commissioner of the philadelphia streets department, tell us more,. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. donald carlton is the nephew of the deceased couple. he tells me the the family understandably shaken, desperate for answers after they found 2b loved relatives, dead inside of their home with no official cause of death. inside this strawberry mansion home a daughter makes a horrifying discovery, finding both of her parents dead on the living room floor. >> at this time, there is no obvious cause of death, there are no obvious signs of trauma, to either the 66 year-old female or the 79

year-old husband. >> reporter: we're that could al gladys and roofus perry lived in their home for 40 years in constant touch with relatives and in good health. with no sign of forced entry or trauma, family members say they are shocked. >> she was the matriarch of the family. she was older in the entire family of 12. i'm the oldest grand. it is rough. she was the person that everyone lean on. >> reporter: witnesses and family members have been taken in for questioning as medical examiner's office prepares to conduct an autopsy. >> right now unknown cause of death, but husband and wife were bet found dead together, both pronounced at the same time. >> the real issue is trying to be there for their daughter who again was the only child and our main goalies to do what we can for her. >> reporter: we should mention that carbon machine

oxide has been ruled out but foul play has not, an autopsy, currently being performed which should provide much needed information, in this very tragic mystery. that is very latest live from strawberry mansion, nicole brewer, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". president obama visits tilting bridge on i495 in delaware. we have a live look at that bridge. it has been closed since last month after several support columns started to lean. the president will check out the repair project and talk bin investigating in transportation projects. "eyewitness news" will be there and we will have complete coverage of the president's visit all day licensing plus bob has details on how to avoid traffic turmoil. a philadelphia man faces murder charges in the deaths of the art school graduate laura araujo. jeremiah jackson is accused of beating a strangling the young woman and putting her body in a duffle bag and dumping tonight kensington. they were neighbors at this west philadelphia boarding home. we're told 29 two-year old man

confessed to authorities. >> robbery, and it is believed, mr. jack somebody believed, that she had some monday which her, large amount have cash. >> police also say araujo had a earlier run in with jackson that left her so shaken she was planning to move out of the boarding house after only a week of living there. here's traffic and weather together. katie. >> good morning, ukee. i come bearing much nicer weather news out there, you probably already noticed how much more comfortable it feels outside even since yesterday, mostly getting in on the dryer air mass. you can see it over my shoulder. lets go there right now and take it full screen. this front is still visible off the radar. at least back edge. skies continue to clear. we will continue to end up with more and more comfort as humidity drops, the wind dies down, it comes out of the northwest. but just a gem of the day

unfolding here. and even as we take a look at lower merion high school not too much right new but certainly a clear sky, brighter sky, 63 degrees currently. it is a cool, comfortable temperature to start off the morning out there. but as we go forward in the forecast we will have beautiful weather, wall to wall sunshine throughout the day. i cannot rule out isolate sprinkle across the poconos with lingering instability but that is the exception rather than the normal. lets look to the weekend, sweet digs. >> wow. >> nice outfit, buddy. >> looking pretty good. >> yes, maybe golfing is in your plan this weekend, but problem is, bob, hole is the other way you are facing the other way. >> yeah. >> i was wondering why. >> this isn't what i pictured for outfit to look like. >> that is best look you will ever have. >> i look good there. >> major props to our wonderful weather producer jeff for coming up with that one. we are showing that next. weekend looks pretty good here, a few minister clouds,

keeping it seasonal in the mid 80's. i have no word, bob, back over to you. >> i was wondering why i was going in the opposite direction of the golf carts. >> your belt even matches, your shoes. >> i will look good, i may not play good but i'll be the best dressed out there. 6:05. good morning, on a thursday, lets the get that rush hour party started, late running work crew on i-95, they quickly packed up. we cut off their coffee and doughnut supplies that got them out of there getting them back to norman on i-95 into and through south philadelphia. presidential visit on tap today during lunchtime hour. president obama will touchdown at new castle airport and make motorcade ride into that 495 bridge construction closure point. so 12:00 o'clock watch for closures of i-95 and grid lock and delays and for that return trip wheels up at air force one by 3:15. so 12:00 to 3:00 is when we will have that watchful eye

all south of wilmington, and that will set the tone for the afternoon rush hour. 422, and 202 at the moment, light volume, so far as you work your way in towards king of prussia and a new speed limit in place today on the platt bridge, got to get used to it down to 35 miles an hour, erika, back over to you. we have some breaking news right now in the mid east, hamas has reportedly fired three mortars from gaza into israel, this happened about two and a half hours into a five hour human tear yan cease-fire. as susan mcginnes reports this follows a week of attacks and death toll in the hundreds. >> reporter: smoke filled the sky over gaza this morning, hours before the scheduled start of the five hours, cease-fire. israel's and hamas militants, agreed to the pause in fight to go allow humanitarian aid in the region. u.n. requested the cease-fire, so palestinians could restock

necessities like food and water. on wednesday israel pounded gaza striking dozens of targets including the homes of top hamas leaders. one of the explosions hit this beach, killing four young boys. hamas answered backfiring rockets into israel. in washington, president obama showed support for both israelis and palestinians. >> the israeli people and the palestinian people don't want to live like this. they deserve to live in peace and security free from fear. >> reporter: president is pushing for greater diplomacy in the region but as a news conference wednesday, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country will continue to do what it need to do to restore peace in the jewish state. >> israel has to take action toss tea even if its citizens as any normal country would begins terrorist who are committing double war crimes. >> reporter: many fear when the cease-fire end, israel will begin a ground invasion of gas a in washington, susan

mcginnes for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". here's a look at other news events happening today, another of the new jersey governor chris christie's aids testifies about the george washington bridge scandal. governor christie is in iowa for a republican fundraiser. there is a preliminary hearing for jeffery chandler accused of attempted murder and other charges. police say he took part in gunpoint robberies outside of philadelphia gun ranges last in. is there also a court appearance for philadelphia police officer edward sowicki the third. he threatened a man after a fender bend inner south philadelphia last october. well, developing right now a raging wild fire is growing large they are morning and leading to a new threat, also this. >> listen to that, something out of the movies, police get the in a wild gun battle with bank robbery suspects, and see more of this terrifying standoff ahead. it is unbreakable bond between a boy and his dog how

you that dog turn into a hero, at just right >> ♪ oh, after the storms we have had earlier this week that little sliver of sunshine, what a welcoming site, soak it up today, it will be a nice one. >> one of my facebook friend say they were sitting on the porch watching paper be delivered dog was barking down the street, yes, good morning family glad you are with us, we will be right back.

five people are dead after a helicopter crashed in the urban area in south korea see the the explosion just after the crash. helicopter was carrying fire fighter and rescue personnel in support of the fuel ferry search mission. there is no word on what cause that had chopper to go down. three suspect bank robbers lead police in northern california, on a high speed chase, that end in a hail of gunfire. listen to that, two suspects and a his stage are dead after this violent confrontation with police, that unfolded yesterday afternoon in stockton. police say men were wielding assault rifles when they took three women from inside the bank hostage. >> it is not something you want to hear in the middle of the day. you don't wake up or go to your job thinking like something like this will happen to you, or happen at all. >> police say two of the hostages were shot and thrown

from the moving car, during the pursuit. they are expect to survive. a third suspect is being treated at the hospital. well, developing right now gusty wind and high temperatures are helping a wild fire spread through central washington. the fast moving fire threatened more than 800 homes this morning, mandatory evacuations have been ordered some major roads are closed as a safety precaution. fire has already burned more than 500 acres of land. 6:13. this is your traffic and weather together, katie. >> good morning, ukee. we are dealing with cooler air then they are dealing without west, and that is simply because of the way jet stream has been flowing here ape it allowed for much more substantial drop off even off to the west. here at home we are evening up with clearing skies, frontal boundary responsible for two days straight of severe weather potential is becoming a memory thank goodness. even at wider zoom it is still visible, still close by buzz basically out to sea for eastern sea board.

we have got high pressure to thank for what looks like a beautiful day. moving forward at future weather we are generally looking clear. i think this is overdone but there is a possibility that some spots to the north and west of the city could pick up a sprinkle. this makes it look worse then it will be. you don't need umbrella. mostly with more sun then anything. i wanted to make mention of, don't be surprised if you feel a rain drop up toward lehigh valley and poconos. it will be more of an exception rather than the normal. mostly we have a beautiful day unfolding here. temperatures taking a hit. not a substantial difference but enough to make mention obviously. we have dropped 10 degrees from one more than have morning to the next and we have dropped off in terms of the humidity. it feels so much better. temperatures aside a beautiful day, high of 84. couple degrees where we should be. normal high is 87. usually our max average all year long, mainly clear and comfortable tonight dipping down to 64 with the wind becoming calm and you can

forgo that air conditioning for another night the if you want to save on the energy bill. tomorrow looks nice too. by the weekend we will see a few more clouds we will stay dry with some sun, as we go right through sunday, bob, over to you. good morning, everybody. 6:15. live look at an accident here northbound lanes of route one in bucks county, right at the route three on ramp here, three or four cars all bunched up trying to get them hook up to the toast truck and off to the shoulder but thinks all northbound one at 13, so this would be centered above that turnpike interchange at philly, bensalem. as we go to the maps now we have a new speed limit on tap on the platt bridge from 45, down to 35 miles an hour, and no signs went up yesterday, so watch gas pedal for anybody with the led foot there heading over platt bridge between southwest philadelphia and airport. they will be looking for you, route 42, southbound side, heading in towards new jersey, construction, until about 2:00 o'clock today. not that bad just yet on the

schuylkill expressway as we go for a ride inbound looking good between city avenue and center city, ukee, back to you. breaking news in the look at breaking news in the head lines. death of the elderly husband and wife is under investigation on spangler street in strawberry mansion. couple is related to philadelphia deputy streets commissioner donald carlton. live picture of i49 five the bridge closed since last month because of its tilting. president obama will visit the bridge in wilmington later today. cease-fire designed to how palestinians to resupply their homes, disappeared within the hour when rocket were fired at israel according to israeli police. shells have been fired back and for the for ten days now. be rightht back.

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hey, just turned 6:23. lets get traffic and weather together. good news keep on coming. >> stars air lining, look at that we have a nice forecast today as this sluggish, frontal boundary which you can still see over my shoulder continues its retreat. let start off by taking you outside to a gorgeous view. nice bright blue skies as we face west you can see sunlight is helping just brighten everything up for us, crystal clear skies off to the west, maybe a few clouds we are still seeing heading through new jersey but generally speaking to storm scan three it is clear as a bell. don't be fooled as they fire up on the tail even of the loop there nothing more than ground clutter. lah where wind speed is. wind is light, but it that is north westerly flow is our best friend in a situation lake this because it means humidity drops and we will end up with sinking air which means sunshine. beautiful take.

high of 81. lower 80's generally speaking. uv index as a result is high. put on the sun block. water temperature is creeping up, in the low to mid 60's up and down the jersey shore points. mid 80's through tomorrow and the sunshine. we are wrapping up with somewhat of a, bit of a, you know, rough week here with a nice big bow, beautiful day today and tomorrow and weekend looks good too. bob, over to you. 6:24. good morning. live look bucks county north bound lanes of route one a little crash here off to the shoulder now right here near route 213 but there is new traffic patterns here on i-95, heading down toward the airport. take a look here do you see where old lines were located, they have basically rub them out and put in new white lines. this is i-95, heading south down toward the airport area everybody is push over to the three right lanes on the left and then there is a new pattern, also on that north bound side.

i-95 through south philadelphia, pay attention today with new patterns in both directions. watch the time here president obama coming to town in wilmington today, will touchdown around noon time and then motorcade to the 495 construction zone and then back to the airport. so 12:00 to 3:00 is crunch time from wilmington on south, just watch for those delays and then in the afternoon rush hour, we will probably begin early with the grid lock starting at 3:00 through wilmington, so allow extra time there throughout the midday. otherwise mass transit looking good with no delays, erika, back to you. this is a great story. a dog rescues a little boy from the house fire proving why they are called man's best friend h this pit bull became an instant hero on wednesday. thirteen year-old nick lamb is legally deaf. he was sleeping in his second floor bedroom without his hearing aids when a fire broke out. he was starred, stranded that is until ace the family dog came to his rescue. >> so i took a deep breath and

i went downstairs with ace and whole house is covered in smoke and fire. >> there is more to this story, fire fighters were able to rescue the family's cat the who was still inside that home when they arrived on the scene. >> how about that. >> great story. >> they know to go up, make sure shall goes up. >> it looks like my boy blue, too. >> he does. >> great animal, indeed. coming up on "eyewitness news" a beauty queen fights back after being stripped of her crown, nicole. >> reporter:r: ukee, a tragic mystery here in strawberry mansion after a doubt are find her elderly parents dead inside their home, we are live with the latest coming up. >> i was so, fearful that somebody pinched me. >> that pennsylvania girl is shocked that she survive after being swept away down a drain pipe hear how she survived that rushing water. bob and katie return with traffic and weather together

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good morning, we're following breaking news, a woman find her parents dead in their strawberry mansion home. >> philadelphia per less say there were in signs of trauma or forced entry. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us on the

scene and we are hearing that police are await ago this coroner's report, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. that is exactly right, hopefully, that report will provide some much needed information, surrounding this tragic, mystery, you can see, police still on the scene here out in stray bring mansion. meanwhile that couple has been identified by family as 66 year-old al gladys perry, retired hahnemann hospital nurse, and her husband 79 year-old roofus perry. according to relatives they were in good health and constant touch with family. you can imagine how shocking this news is for them and how devastating it must have been for their daughter who discovered both of their bodies on the living room floor inside that home. the lets roll video and set the scene. it all happened here on the 2500 block of north spangler street in strawberry mansion, neighbors heard that daughter screaming and called 911 just before 1:00. when police arrived they found that perry's unresponsive and

unconscious but you with no signs of trauma or forced entry in the home. carbon monoxide has been rule out but foul play has not. medical examiner's office will conduct an autopsy, and in the meantime, family members say they are overwhelmed by what happened. >> they are taking the it well because she was matriarch of the family. she was oldest of the entire family of 12, and again, i'm the oldest grand and it is pretty rough. she was the person that everyone leaned on in the family and again they lived in this house for over 40 years. >> reporter: by the what the i that nephew you just heard from is donald carlton, the deputy commissioner of the philadelphia streets department. he and other family members were here for much of the night just trying to figure out what went wrong here and also trying to get some information from investigators on the scene, for now, we are live from strawberry mansion, nicole brewer, cbs-3

"eyewitness news". we have new video where a police officer was hit and killed by a truck this morning. this is in bergen county. we are told officer chris girdle was checking for speeding drivers in an unmark car when the tractor trailer rear ended him. so far the driver is not facing any charges, erika. police say murder of the art school grad at hand of her neighbor all stem from his perception of her wealth. 22-year old jeremiah jackson allegedly confessed to attacking laura araujo in the west philadelphia boarding home on monday. investigators say jackson beat and strangled her in an tempt to get her banking information. he then stuffed her body in the duffle bag and dumped it in kensington. man found body of the laura araujo is speaking out, he told his side of the story exclusively to "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers. he asked to us conceal his identity, he says that he was on third street early monday morning looking for scrap metal and what he thought was

a pile of crash, but instead he made the grisry discovery of the duffle bag. >> i moved the duffle bag and i seen the bag. the man says he wanted to talk to us because he wants araujo's family all of the fact surrounding that case. right now 6:33. time to get our forecast, katie, good morning. >> good morning everybody. we are thankfully looking at a nice day, quiet for a change. we have high pressure taking the lead to settle in for a couple have days and keep control even right through the weekend despite a little bit of the change beginning to take place by that point , i still think we will have a nice quiet pattern for a couple of days. it is a good trade off, i guess from what we have been dealt with over the last few days. let me take you through july so far and tell you where we stand in terms of the averaging. temperatures have been above the normal by 2.5 degrees which doesn't sound like a lot, but that is substantial,

high temperature we hit was 96. we have had most 90-degree days in the last couple of weeks that we have had so far this entire season. the lowest temperature was 64 and we will hit 64 again here tonight, and then precipitation has been above average, simply because, we have had, so much more in moisture built up in the atmosphere. at the moment our front is out to sea. we are clearing out, drying out too so that beautiful blue sky is with us all day, notice wind direction out of the north, it will be north or northwestern. in other words a good hair day. we will get you in the low to mid 80's here today still with the full sunshine overhead. keeping it clear even into tonight, so the comfort will continue. that does mean that for the second night in the row in you wanted to leave air conditioning off and head to bed with the windows opened you could absolutely do that. it should be a really comfortable night for us once again, bob, over to you. >> sound good. 6:34. good morning. we will begin our thursday morning with some great sun glare out there no complaints,

everybody, all right. lets look live at the schuylkill expressway, westbound delays from the boulevard out through belmont avenue. sun glare open up the sun roof this morning put your hand out the window, no problems at all on the eastbound side but any minute that sun will rise above and hit us with sun glare inbound on around that conshohocken curve. splashed with some sun. only three lanes opened coming into philadelphia around 7:30 or 8:00 is when we will see the backups occur. expect big backups in wilmington. presidential visit on the agenda, 12 to 3:00. the president will touchdown the 12:00 at new castle airport and take motorcade in the 495 construction zone. this whole stretch here, be on the alert for shut down and motorcade delays and those delays will be there at the beginning of our afternoon rush hour, along i-95, through wilmington. you are in the north east. twenty-one minute trip in,

through downtown. in problems on 422. mass transit running with no delays. ukee, back to you. thanks, bob. general motors ceo mar y barra is going back to capitol hill. senate subcommittee wants to know the about the company's delayed recall of the millions of defective small cars a defect with ignition switches that is tied onto 13 deaths. barra will under combo questioning about how she's changing corporate culture to allow the switches to go uncheck. 6:36. it is not only easy to focus on your finances during the summer but cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger has perfect trick so you don't forget burr money. >> jill joins us from new york with her summer kit for our money, good evening month, jill. >> good morning. >> so what is kiss. >> keep it simple, stupid. perfect mantra for the summer. streamline your financial life by using direct deposit. it is safe, easier, certainly more convenient then paper

checks. automate recurring bills to reduce chance of incurring a late payment fee. i know you have been resistant but time to bank on line. that will keep down account errors and allow to you check on balances on demand. pick just two credit cards, and only use those two. do not close the the other accounts, that could negative liz impact your credit score but just use those two. finally improve your savings and investment plans. put it on auto pilot. put ago way 50 bucks a in month bump it up to 60. automatic 20 percent increase. >> any recommendations for savings and investing. >> reporter: most importantly we always have accounts all over the place. you want to consolidate your accounts that can simplify your finances. it helps avoid fees. it may help you get better deals. combining accounts also can make it easier to monitor your entire portfolio and ensure your money is properly diversified. finally i know we have talk

about this lots of retirement plans have an option to auto rebalance. that will keep youral case in line, without you having to do a thing. >> l out of time, any other advice, jill. >> sometimes it means just don't do anything, stop playing with your portfolio, stop yourself from spending money and stop hording stuff cluttering your files. i have the ultimate post for those drowning in documents, i will tell what you to shred and keep. >> you got it. >> double kiss good bye. >> little kiss good bye. >> take care. >> see you later. 6:38. woman stripped of her miss delaware crown for being too oldies firing back in court now. amanda longacre filed suit against the state pageant officials and miss america organization. she wants her miss delaware title back and chance to compete at miss america. she's also seeking three million-dollar in damages. pageant officials say contestants must be between 17

and 24, and long acre will turn 25 in october. suit contends pageant officials knowingly recruit candidates too old to boost participation and fun raising only to disqualifies them later on. your time, 6:39. this sounds like a sci-fi thriller. huge hole opens in the ground. >> this is enormous. you have to see this mysterious crater about as wide as a football field. hear they are business what create that had monster hole. >> dozens of children die when they are left in over heated cars, i'm omar villafranca in dallas and coming up i'll have

crater discover. helicopter pilot and passengers took this video of the massive hole, in the peninsula it is estimated to be 262 feet wide. not clear how deep it goes. look at how dark down there. an pud digs is planned for today. girl is recovering after being swept in the storm drain in pennsylvania. twelve year-old taylor russell had bumps and bruises. she and some friend went to check out flash flooding in their neighborhood when taylor got too close to a drain, and got sweat away. >> i didn't know there was a

drop in the ground there. i went under, and was trying to get up, and my friends trying to help me and they could not help me. >> they tell us she came out of the pipe downstream, grab hold of some roxanne was able to get to dry land. it is amazing she only had bumps and bruises. >> it really is. 6:43, katie. >> flooding can be so dangerous. so happy that she's okay. let's start off with the pollen report. as we can imagine levels are low. we had stormy weather earlier in the week. washed away pol then was out there but now starting to creep up ever so slightly. we are looking at a quiet pattern. grasses, plantain, they are your issues but we are at worse to a low to medium range here heading in the weekend. it does look like weekend right through next four days things will stay quiet high pressure generally taking lead and keeping control. you can see skies clearing. here's is what left of the front. it is still visible within a couple hundred miles from the

shoreline. so, this thing was just, that slow. and, it is still retreating but now we are officially in the clear as well. let look at what it meant for dew points. to point measures moisture contend in the air. lower it is, more comfortable it feels. when you are below 65 it gets nice are and nicer. fact that we are in the 50's means it will feel crisp and comfortable when you walk out this morning. bob said it, this is great take your convertible to work day or sun roof opened kind of a day. it will be sunny, warm but not humid, beautiful. high hits 84. this is a gem thaw will want to take advantage of. mainly clear. if you want to leave ac off, and we will look forward to the forecast. more of the same. mid 80's right through tomorrow, saturday, sunday and monday but would i say at this point our next shot for shower does not come until monday. we are looking good for a four day stretch and we deserve the break, don't you think. it looks like it should abe good day for orr at the shore. poor kathy has been dealing

with wet weather for her segment. she will head to ocean city toy show off beach games down there today on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 and 6:00 so stop by and say hi. or, watch it right here on "eyewitness news". bob, over to you. i don't have a convertible so i will call and take ukee's convertible to work day. live look at 30 bypass, downingtown, interchange, we are looking at some sun glare this morning and let's enjoy it. i don't want to hear any complaints. we have not seen it all week during the morning rush hour. we will see delays heading up in towards frazier interchange. 422, starting to see slow downs near oaks interchange. there is an accident on 422, eastbound at arm and hammer outside of the pottstown interchange, a crash on the eastbound pennsylvania turnpike, at downingtown. coming out of the reading heading east towards valley forge watch for a delay at downingtown. philmont avenue at pine road a crash. otherwise delays, kind of a normal. cottman down through girard. host up with those with the

lead foot, new speed limit in play here at platt bridge. they knock it from 45 down to 35. the signs went up yesterday. i'll bet they will be enforcing that 35 miles an hour beginning today. don't forget throughout the weekend, every day, 24/7 stay up to date with our new app titled your drive, down load app for iphone android devices by going to cbs philly.com/your drive. ukee, back to you. is there breaking news at the top of the headlines, an investigation is underway in the death of an elderly husband and wife inside their strawberry mansion home. the couple was related to philadelphia deputy streets commissioner donald carlton. lets give you a live look at wilmington i495 bridge where president obama is expect to visit to day, tilting bridge has been closed since last month. a police officer from the community ofberger county was killed earlier today while running a radar for speeding operation. police say his car was rear ended by a tractor trailer,

that driver has in the been charged. a priest schooler with special needs is doing okay this morning after a driver is accused of leading that child in the hot van for hours. four year-old boy was supposed to be dropped off at friendship circle center in croyden on tuesday. that boy stayed in the van and was not noticed for two and a half hours until the driver return to head back to the school. that driver is suspended with the intent to fire after this incident. an average 38 children die each year after being left unattended in a hot car. now, safety experts are pushing to prevent future tragedies, using high tech solutions and common sense guidelines. omar villafranca has more from dallas. >> we will go. >> reporter: and a marie lynn stays busy as a realtor and a mom to two boys. she gets tired but said she would never forget the kids. >> how can you not remember them being in the car with you, the whole time, i'm sorry. >> reporter: in fact, 17 children have died so far this

year, left unattended in hot cars. >> to show how fast the temperature rises inside of a car we will put this thermometer behind the front seat where a child would be strapped in. with the windows closed the temperature went from 88 to 100 degrees in ten minutes and kept climbing. they make a smart suit that sends parent in messages but experts want a broad's approach. sue oriapple works in kids in cars.org. they want federal g to fund research on new technology. >> truly the way to solve the problem is to address tonight all vehicles which why is we are looking to the u.s. government to address the issue. >> experts stress common sense solutions. put your hand bag or brief case behind driver's seat which forces you to look in the back. keep a stuffed animal up front as a visual reminder and ask your day care provide tore call you if your child doesn't show up.

most important don't be complacent. >> the truth is that is biggest mistake a parent can make is thinking it can't happen to them. >> reporter: safety experts hope by getting word out they can avoid future tragedies. omar villafranca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". lets see is what coming up on cbs this morning. >> charlie rose has your preview from new york, charlie, good morning. >> good morning ukee and erika a head we are monitoring the the california bank robbery that led to the high speed chase. the death of a hostage, but dan crawford takes a closer look at why russian spies may be heading back to the cold war era base in cleve are cuba we are on the water off miami looking to save a carol reeve from a new threat, that and more, the news is back in the morning, and we will see new ten minutes. >> have a great show, talk too you. coming up we will have one last check of your traffic and weather together on the

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club to the final public cons inert 1966. it reportly has full support of the sir paul mccartney, ringo star and widows of john lenon and george harrison. is singer adele releasing a new album, they say yes. the awards show tweeted adele confirmed a 2015 tour after release of her third album called 25. the singer did hint about some new music on her birthday last may but representative tells the magazine there is in truth to the rumor. you just to have wait and see. i love adele though. >> no doubt. >> 6:53 lets get a last check of traffic and weather together. you are inning ising praises of the forecast, katie. >> i hope everybody will sing my praises too, and, i am just messenger i always accept cash gifts, i'm kidding. bought full day. we are looking ahead to a nice afternoon. within of the gems you want to take advantage of, comfortable, sunny, bright, and nice and warm too. owe storm scan three nice wide

zoom, to show you retreat, thank goodness and good ridding toss that guy, it is new gone completely. 66 degrees is your current temperature and comfortable the at the the airport, cooler by comparison to the outlying suburbs or in the 50's in quakertown and pottstown. most remet suburbs may in the want to think about a fleece or light jacket but we will warm up nicely, up in the poconos expect ago this high to hit 73. we cannot rule out a spring bull that is exception rather than the normal, mostly we have a nice wig bright ball of sunshine all day and nice warm era to go witt. but it is not too hot, too cool, it is just right just like goldie lox style. >> thinking the same thing. 6:54. good morning. that bright sunshine here we go we have it for you on the blue route. good morning take your convertible to work day. in problems at all. we are seeing volume here and we will have sun glare delays unlike we had to deal with last couple of days. disable tractor trailer on the

northbound 295 ramp to head north on the freeway, coming in towards philadelphia watch for delays coming up from the south woodbury there, accident on the pennsy turnpike eastbound near downingtown interchange. don't forget presidential visit noon to three is time you want to avoid wilmington on south. so he will touchdown and motorcade in the 495 bridge construction zone and then a return trip wheels up at 3:15 and then out of here. that will cause a delay up and down i-95 when motorcade is on the move and shut down traffic. that will set tone for that evening rush hour, ukee and erika, back to you. racing can be a very tiring thing to do. >> but folks in fort wayne, indiana had to figure out how to make it relaxing. good plan. more than 100 people sprinted through block of downtown fort wayne pushing a bed in the three rivers festival bed races. twenty-two teams signed up to competent for bragging rides

and prizes. gives new meaning to the phrase three sheets to the wind. >> i guess lightes person has to be in the bed but that is place to be. >> yes, flip a coin, take turns. >> yeah. >> extra fluffy mattress there, yes. >> that within fun. >> good way to spend an afternoon. coming up in a couple minutes we will bring you more local news weather traffic and sports on the sister station cw philly. up next why the rockies asking the new jersey governor, governor christie to remove an on line video. >> also, we're celebrating nationalize cream month. >> what? >> yes, come on. >> what? >> i think we have ice cream. >> we have unusual flavors too. >> really. >> yes. >> avocado lime ice cream and more traditional stuff too we will tell you how to make ate home. >> i cannot wait. >> bring it. >> you can find the cw philly on these channels.

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good morning. it is thursday, july 17th, 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." a terrifying gun battle tears through a california city. three are dead after bank