and time them out coming up, bob. good morning, 5:00 o'clock we are picking up last of the cones here on i-95 northbound, in delaware county. we will check out rest of the construction project and mass transit coming up next, ukee, good morning john kerry flies in israel's main airport. kerry is expect to hold a day long meeting with israel's prime minister, palestinian president and u.n. chief. the state department says today's meeting will continue kerry's efforts to get hamas and israel to declare a truce after more than two weeks of fighting in the gaza strip. more than 600 palestinians and 29 israelis have died in the most recent conflict. meanwhile faa could lift its ban on u.s. flights to tel aviv as early as this afternoon. >> government impose aid restriction after hamas rocket exploded a mile from the airport. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us from philadelphia international

with how this will impact our local travelers, jane, good morning. >> reporter: erika and ukee, local travelers are left scrambling for other options to get to israel, happening today, we could learn new updates from the faa about this travel ban. happening this morning is what supposed to be a flight here to philadelphia international airport from tel aviv, supposed to land at 5:20. that won't be happening. philadelphia area travelers with trips booked to israel are left scrambling after the federal aviation administration pro hib its u.s. airlines from flying to that country for at least 24 hours. >> we have had plans for a while to go to israel, we're supposed to leave sunday night. we generally go every summer on a vacation. >> reporter: even a temporary ban won't stop nathan and his two kids who are already in israel. he says his plan vacation will now turn into something else. >> obviously we're concern about what is going on there and we want to show solidarity with the israelis. we definitely did not even consider changing our plans.

>> reporter: he is one of whom disagrees with the flight restrictions saying there are concession to hamas militants. former new york city mayor michael bloomberg hopped on a plane to tel aviv on tuesday saying flying to israel remainsafe. he took israeli airline etal. >> this is probably the most safe airport in the whole world, safer than any airport we have. >> israelis are saying we are safe to fly, et allies one of the most security airlines out there if it wasn't safe to fly they would not be flying. >> reporter: after a rocket fired from the gaza strip landed near israel's main airport outside tel aviv, u.s. airlines took action, some suspending service between u.s. and israel indefinitely. the faa issued its own 24 hour ban. again, happening today, we should learn more about the faa, they have a scheduled update around midday today about this temporary ban. reporting live from philadelphia international airport, jane carabao, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you.

also this morning the netherland is observing a national day of morning as first bodies of the victims from the down malaysia flies 17 arrive from the country. let's show you any video of the plane leaving ukraine heading for the netherlands. 298 people were killed when that plane was shut down over eastern ukraine last week. most on the victims were dutch nationals. investigators say humane remains are still scattered monk the wreckage. experts say some of the evidence has been tampered with, or taken from that scene. pro russian separatist deny shooting down the the aircraft. you're looking right now at a live picture as cost a concord a is being scrapping. that cruise ship was car his thousand passengers when it struck a reeve and capsized off the coast of the tuscan island on january 13th, 2012. thirty-two people died in the disaster. operation to remove the liner is expected to cost a total of $2 billion. right now, 5:03.

time for traffic and weather together. katie, good morning. >> good morning, everybody. happy wednesday to you. midway through the the week. we have our latest frontal boundary to track. the this is one that doesn't necessarily bring in potential of severe weather but it will potentially mess with your outdoor plans. all dependent on timing. timing is everything, isn't it president the lets start off by taking you outside and show you what is going on here first and foremost with storm scan three. we will start off with sky scan three. we will go out first and foremost to ocean city where a hint of haze out there on the boardwalk but it is quiet. you do have a clear sky overhead. not just in cape may county but up and down the shoreline and inland as well. storm scan three as we go there next shows very readily a thin veil of cloud cover rolled through here overnight and that has long since retreated. you can see by movement of the cloud cover that our flow continues to move from southwest, basically to northeast and that is going to continue to build up humidity factor for our area there is a frontal boundary nearby off to

the north and west but it is not here. so we are, again, just building up moisture content in the air. we have talk about dew point an awful lot this time of the year. today's highest dew point hit low to mid 70's which makes it feel awfully oppressive. this is going to be a rough day for follow thanks don't necessarily do well in the heat and humidity, there are no air quality alerts issued but just to extra care if you have to be outside for long period of time, work in landscaping, follow thanks work in contracting, that kind of thing there they necessity all about this. be smart, take care. 72 degrees at the airport. off to a mild start. we will put on a good 20 on before that day time high. shooting for 92. i would say by 3:00 p.m. we will see signs of life on radar as that next front makes its slow approach. couple showers and storms to dodge but i think heavier stuff comes in later towards tonight. >> ukee has me scheduled to trim rose bushes today, i'm canceling all outdoor activities. >> yes. >> i'll get to it next week.

>> 5:05. lets go outside and say good morning to an a wednesday morning. we have a dust cloud on i-95. it is all because of that overnight construction they have been milling the roadway and paving i-95 north between ridley heading up toward the airport. they have just pick up the cones. now vehicles have an opportunity to drive for the first time from the overnight, on that milled road surface. it will look, and smell like you are going through a dust cloud coming north on i-95 this morning. let's go out to a stretch of route 202, in the king of prussia interchange, no problems or delays at all as you work your way in and out of king of prussia we have overnight construction on the northeast extension, lansdale on ramp to come south, 15 minute stoppage, with overnight work and they are also working eastbound on the pennsy turnpike near bensalem interchange, ukee, back over to you. now, new this morning a man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times, in the face and chest. it happened around 10:30 race night on the 4900 block of

thompson street in west philadelphia police say the 41 year-old victim was shot riding his bike. investigators are still searching for shoot they are morning. terrifying moments for two homeowners after a home invasion in upper merion. this morning that suspect is awaiting to be a rain on several charges. here's cell phone video of arrest. the suspect rode septa into gulph mills on tuesday morning. it started as a burglary but turn into a home invasion after suspect found the couple in the home, their doors unlock, and that is where authorities say he he terrorize that had couple in their own home. >> the female victim is tied up, and the male victim is taken against his will out of the house, and to get more money from an atm machine. >> police are looking at the same suspect for a rash of similar daytime robberies. a south jersey high school teacher is under arrest accuse of sexually assaulting a student and possessing child pornography. police say

after 11:00 a.m. the man seen right here attempt todd lure a teenage female in the small black car that happened on providence road near strathmere court. the subject is described as a white male about 30, with short, dirty blonde hair, and a mustache. we're told he was wearing a maroon shirt. if you have any information on who this is you are asked to contact the police. speed limit on a portion of the pennsylvania turnpike goes up to day, drivers using the turnpike between morgan town and blue mountain interchanges can drive up to

70 miles an hour in mess sections, but drivers should note there will be curves along the hundred mile stretch where lower speed limits will be posted. pennsylvania is not alone, 34 or states have maximum speed limits of 70 miles an hour or higher. >> these speed limits were proposed as a way to get people and goods to their destinations faster. >> now later this morning officials will announce other sections where the speed limit will increase. and reminder to drivers, state police will be stepping up enforcement with the new posted speed limits. time right now 5:09. mystery on the brooklyn bridge, two american flags are replaced with what that, white flags but in n one saw this happen. that is next. plus. it was like two storms coming together and then colliding and then there was multiple lightening strikes. day at the beachend in tragedy when lightening strikes three people and kills one of them. katie. tough to hear about that. we are looking at stormy

weather, ourselves but we are timing things out for you here. i think you could get in a beach day if you wanted to. our next cold front is slowly heading our way. we will have details on when it hits, coming up. we will get new word of a new mosquito virus infecting people in our area we will show you how to use your even if to repel those mosquitoes, coming up, we will ♪watching everybody eating ♪what they want all day ♪oh this tasteless cardboard

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we're following breaking news right now in center city where evacuations are underway at sheraton hotel. this is brand new video from that hotel on north 17th street. "eyewitness news" has learned a circuit breaker blew in the basement and that caused smokey conditions in the small area of the hotel. as a precaution guests and employees' vac waited that hotel but this turns out to be

a circuit breaker and not an actual fire as reported by other media outlets. there is an unsolved mystery in new york, authorities are working to find out who put what appears to be a whitewashed american flag atop the brooklyn bridge. now police are investigating security breach to see how someone scaled the bridge getting past security. surveillance video shows light by the the flag flickering before it goes out, aluminum covers where those lights used to be but then getting to the top of the bridge could not be easy. access is only possible through a locked gate and quarter mile climb on a foot wide cable high above the east river. >> there is some indication of some good deal of preoperational planning, perhaps some indication that they have experience climbing in construction or in bridgework. >> new york city has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to secure its landmarks since 9/11 but someone managed to put 20-foot white flags on top of the bridge in this latest security

breach. 5:13. here's traffic and weather together. the katie? >> good morning, everybody. we will start off on a very quiet note but may not finish off as quiet as we started off here, that will come courtesy of the next approaching cold front which will come through here. i don't think with severe weather but we could see strong wind rolling through here as well as heavier downpours at times. but we like to start this segment off with your pollen report. let start there first. grasses, plantain and nettle are three issues of the day and pollen is creeping up here as we continue through the the season. we will approach the fall season. the we're still halfway through the summer season right now but you start to see these predominant pollens changing and they can be a little bit more aggravating. 6.2 is your expect predominant pollen issue here today with the grasses, plantain and nettle, they will drop off tomorrow with the cold front moving through. lets look next at storm scan three which continues to be on

active side through ohio and indiana. for us no problems just yet. this will be the frontal boundary that triggers showers and thunderstorms that we expect in the the forecast later today. in the meanwhile, outside rehoboth and boardwalk plaza a couple folks walking through late last night but things are very calm, quiet to start off the morning as you stan in the lower 70's with a very, very light wind. predominantly out of the south/southwest. when we have that southwest breeze, that means not only will we heat up here with sunshine initially but humidity creeps in. then eventually the storms do the same thing. it is mainly later this afternoon, that we will really start to see activity getting here but it is especially tonight that storms are widespread. lingering showers in the morning tomorrow and skies will start to clear, bob, over to you. good morning 5:15 on a wednesday. we are off to a good start, lot of the overnight construction in the process of picking up the cones and heading on home. lets look live look downtown philadelphia, the vine street expressway, headlights coming across town that tractor

trailer heading toward i-95. roads are dry right now, and light volume so far this morning. live look at 476 out of the mid county southbound towards the the schuylkill, good to go down towards i-95. now overnight work still with us, for the gang, entering the turnpike from the lansdale interchange, they are doing construction, at that interchange, itself. so there is 15 minute stoppages until 5:30 or 6:00 o'clock or so. overnight work still with us on 295 northbound right here at that 42 freeway in bellmawr. again a project until about 6:00 o'clock. and then, watch for midday work coming our way on the schuylkill expressway, today, penndot will be working 9:00 to 3:00. anyone coming from south philadelphia heading in towards philadelphia, center city watch for construction delays down to one lane beginning at 9:00 o'clock, erika, back to you. a lightening strike kills one person and injures two others in fort myers, florida. authorities say a sudden rain

storm hit yesterday afternoon. crowds were seen running to seek shelter when three people were struck by a bolt of lightening. those who lived on the island for years, say that they never experienced lightening like what they saw, yesterday. just terrible. breaking news right now leads our look at today's headlines. secretary of state john kerry is in tel aviv despite a ban on all flights after bombings near the airport. faa is prohibited flights to israel including those from philadelphia. kerry is trying to negotiate a cease-fire. remains of victims of the malaysia airline tragedy will be soon on their way home. bodies will be flown from the ukraine to the netherland. more than half of the victims were dutch citizens. cell phone video here those the at rest of the home invasion suspect on the main line. that suspect faces formal arraignment today. prosecutors say that he terrorized a couple after barge nothing their upper merion home. our time 5:17. using your smart phone as mosquito repellant?

>> is that how it works. >> we will show you how, next. >> we will see people take their coffee with cream or sugar but what about butter. it is a popular new trend and it could help you lose weight. we will explain, coming up.

updating breaking news this is a live picture outside sheraton hotel on north 17th street where a blown circuit breaker has forced evacuation of approximately 1,000 guests and employees. "eyewitness news" has learn that circuit breaker blue in the basement causing some smoking conditions and a small area of the hotel and as a precaution, all guests and employees, evacuate that had building. a health warning about a new mosquito born virus called chicken gunea, there are 20 cases of the virus, reported in new jersey and seven in pennsylvania. four of the pennsylvania cases were infected after traveling

to the caribbean. common symptoms of the virus infection, are fever and joint pain. so what more can do you to help avoid those pesky mosquitoes. >> turn tour smart phone. there are a few apps designed to repel these buzzing biters. c net kara suboy has what you need to know in this morning's tech minute. >> reporter: deet, we all keep mosquitoes away. next time you are in the wild just pull out your, smart phone, android users can down load free repellant app. it runs in the background and emits a high frequency sound that mosquitoes hate. you whoever probably won't hear anything especially in the buzz in the mosquitoes in your ear. it gives you control over strength and claims to not drain your battery. ieven if users can try anti mosquitoes repeller, another free app that works in the exact same way. it doesn't guarantee 100 percent success but worth a shot in addition to other methods you are trying.

finally track bugs in your area by looking on to m tracker a down load for android phones. report what the mosquitoes are like in your area and see where maps where bugs are at their worst this summer. kara. is uboy for c net.com for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> there is an app for that. >> and it will keep them away. that is the the worst. you get those by the. >> i know. >> well, many of you were probably in bed by the time phillies wrapped up their game with the giants last niight. it took 14 innings. that is next up in sports. >> also best in boardwalk food, several shore towns made the list, see who has bragging rights, that is coming u

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idea. we have benefit of climate control in the studio thank goodness because humidity is ramping up on us. dew points may get in the 70's and in the 70's talking dew points, that is really steamy. storm scan three is in the clear though we have a couple clouds, out there. there is a good beach day talking about heat and humidity, right. lots of sunshine but that sand will be hot, get your flip-flops ready to go as we go across the sand. we are expecting though highs to hit low 90's in philadelphia, hot, sticky and showers and storms will move in later on today, bob, over to you. >> erika -- erika, good morning, katie. >> i know. >> one, yes. >> route 100, hello downingtown right here near pennsylvania turnpike, light volume this morning. roads are dry. we are off to a good start there. downtown philadelphia, 17th street is blocked this morning between race and vine as we just told thaw blown transformer, has everyone

evacuating the sheraton outside on the 17th street. is there a detour there in center city this morning, erika, back over to you. there is a brand new lawsuit in the continuing saga of the los angeles clippers and donald sterling. sterling is now suing his estrange wife, shelley, the nba and its commissioner for fraud and attempting to sell the team. sterling says he is the the clippers only owner and that his wife deceived him into getting mental evaluations. he claims the association is depriving him of his rights as owner. aj burnnet gets the ball tonight as phillies take on the giants again. let's hope he eats some innings. both teams will be short on players after last night's marathon. no doubt about that. phillies were ahead in the ninth five-four but jonathan papelbon served up his first home run of the season to buster pose i and they were heading to extra innings. phillies blew several chances to win it and san francisco took advantage of the bases loaded double by brandon

crawford was the big hit and san francisco's four run, 14th inning. six her game. phillies lose a late one, nine-six is your final score. trade deadline is july 31st and scouts were getting a look at phillies last night. papelbon chase utley, marlon byrd, chase utley and jimmy rollins are contend. fans are calling for action. general manager ruben amaro, junior responded yesterday on our sister radio station sports radio 94 wip. >> we don't have have any untouchables on this club, we don't have any, necessarily expectations, after what we will do. we have have an open mind of trying to improve the club and we will do it in anyway we can. >> it will be an interesting next few days, for sure. >> right now 5:27. coming up on "eyewitness news" we have new developments for you in the middle east crisis, jane. >> reporter: philadelphia area travelers are left scrambling after the faa issued a travel

ban to israel, i'm jane carabao at philadelphia international airport coming up we will take a look at how they are weighing their options. a manhunt is underway for brazen bandits robbed caesars in atlantic city and got away with $200,000. bob and katie return and got your traffic and weather together on the three's as we look live at center city. war back in two min

secrety of state john kerry flies to tel aviv despite a faa ban on all commercial flights into israel. we are live at philadelphia international airport where we will learn later today whether that ban will be lifted. >> good morning, also this morning before you pour your first cup of coffee, let's tell but a hot new trend, instead of using cream or sugar, how about butter, it could boost your energy, and maybe even help you lose weigwe