>> from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> now at 11:00 a search for answers after woman went for a run and was later found dead. now a neighborhood is on edge and in mourning. we have new details tonight in this still developing case. good evening, i'm jessica dean. >> i'm chris may. police are warning women in northeast philadelphia tonight to be especially cautious. that woman's body was found near

cemetery at holme and convent avenues in crispin gardens. our diane in rocco is live at police headquarters tonight with new details on what happened. diana. >> reporter: chris, this has simply sent shock waves through this northeast community. to night as hmm side detectives begin their investigation a grieving family is looking for answers. family and friends layed flowers by the spot where the body of 46 year old connie mclane muro was found tuesday morning. hours later, homicide detectives talked to possible witnesses and officers on motorcycles searched the popular northeast park. >> i'm back here all the time. i think this area real well. it's just real sad that something like this happened here. >> reporter: police arrived. he look after the home crispin cemetery. witnesses saw the woman behind these benches wearing running shorts an sports bra.

>> someone very sick and derr rangeranged had to do somethinge that. i hope they catch him. >> reporter: sources tell "eyewitness news" she was choked and beaten. there were signs of a struggle indicating she tried to fight back. police are also investigating the possibility she was sexually assaulassaulted. murray had gone running around 9:00 o'clock monday night when she didn't return by midnight her hub reported her missing. a neighbor heard commotion but at the time didn't think much of it. >> i just heard screaming at 9:29. about 9:27 actually. >> friends flood mclean murray's page book pitch with sympathy and outrage. off camera friends say she's the nicest woman she's ever known. >> it's really close to home, and i -- we're raising our kids here, you know, so it's just little bit frightening. >> mclean murray was wife and a mother of two daughters. police are still awaiting an official medical examiner's report to determine her cause of death.

we're live outside police headquarters tonight, diana rocco cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> diana, thank you. we are tracking our next chance for storms come our way tomorrow. there's also concern tonight about the remnants of tropical storm bertha and what it could do down the shore. meteorologist kathy orr has her eye on all of it. kathy? >> we're watch something clouds and some convection associated with berthas it continues to accelerate toward the north and the east and some clouds moving our way across the delaware valley night. but all of this is really being guide by a stationary front offshore it will can't to move our storm further away from the mainland u.s. right now bertha packing a 50 miles an hour wind. it's moving toward the northeast as tropical storm at 23 miles an hour and and will act set rate toward the north and be well off the coast of halifax by tomorrow evening. so it's going to be rather quick but even though the storm will be hundreds of miles away it will impact our weather. especially tomorrow bertha will bring us a high risk of rip currents all this water piling

toward the injuries seashore and the delaware beaches having no placing to be pulling out little bit slower and that creates that rip current risk. now locally we have a few scattered showers during the overnight. and another threat during the day tomorrow. coming up we'll talk more about our next chance of storms and also the unusual stretch that comes after that i'll have that later in the broadcast with the seven day. >> jessica. >> new information tonight were you a near drowning down the shore. a woman pulled under by a rep current in the waters off atlantic city is now in intensive care. last night police said that woman died after cpr at the soon was not successful but we learned late today she was revised after she was transpd some say that a it loans miraculous. but she still has challenges ahead as she reported suffered brain damage. >> new developments to night in the murder of a woman found in a wooded area of atlantic county. 27 year old steven stallworth of pleasantville facing charges in the death of tara rogers alicia. the body of the 30 year old

woman from monroeville was found seven months ago by a hunter off broadway avenue in egg harbor township. she had been strangled. >> the son of a pennsylvania congressman is now free on bail tonight. federal prosecutors have charged chaka fattah, jr., with long list of crimes including fraud and tax evasion. they 11 fattah, jr., was involved in fake bang loan applications and that he fraudulently billed the philadelphia school district. outside of court today, fattah, jr., proclaimed his innocence and promised to clear his name. >> i will say that i'm innocent, and i look forward to my day in court. >> over reach is an example of what's wrong when people have power and all they care about is the opportunity for advancement and other things and don't care about people's lives. >> chaka fattah, jr., is free on 50,000 dollars bail tonight. he's scheduled to be arraigned next thursday. congressman chaka fattah

released a statement it read in part "we have now moved from speculation to specific allegations. this will bring the matter closer to a day in which my son can defend himself in court and i am confident the facts will clear his name. i have full confidence in my son, i love him and stand by him today and every day ". >> high-ranking army officer is dead tonight after an tack in a military camp in afghan statue. major general harold green died when gunman dressed as an afghan soldier opened fire at a camp near kabul. 15 people were wounded in all. smell were american. major general green is the highest ranking american officer killed in combat since 1970. just a few hours ago, the cdc gave the all clear at jfk airport in new york after a possible ebola scare. a sick passenger was having seizures on plane en route from abu dahbi. that determined the person is not affect infected the virus.

the second american aid worker with ebola is under going treatment in atlanta. 59 year old nancy white bowl was wheeled in on stretcher to emory university hospital this afternoon. her hub says she's weak but showing science of improve. >> there are no new reports of any confirmed ebola cases anywhere in this country but hospitals including many here in the philadelphia area are preparing just in case. tonight health reporter stephanie stahl gives us a first hand look at these emergency precautions. >> reporter: the protective gear is ready to go. it starts with gloves here in the emergency department at hahnemann university hospital. this is a demonstration of how hospital workers would protect themselves if they get a patient suspected of having ebola. the uniform includes a mask and face shield to guard against coming into contact with any body fluids. >> any saliva, urine, blood what the concern is. >> dr. eric stander in the emergency department at hahnemann says, hospitals have been getting these daily health

alerts outlining facts about the virus and measures to guard against it being spread like what if someone walks into the er with symptoms. >> ? it requires a close contact. so just rolling by somebody is not dangerous. >> reporter: you're not overly concerned? >> not overly, no. i just want to be correctly concern. >> reporter: he says the most important measure is to find out if someone with flu-like symptoms has been to west africa or in contact with someone who has. >> we've alerted the staff educated the staff to look for the signs and symptoms of ebola and more important toll accident questions. >> reporter: if there's a suspected case the parent would be immediately taken to an isolation room, called iso. this is where other contagious illnesses are treated things like meningitis and tuberculosis. it has a special filter >> most isolation rooms are outfitted with that special ventilation not really that important for e bella. because it is not spread through

the air the way the flu is. i'm stephanie stahl cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> now chaos in times square. two double decker tour buses collided there today injuring 14 people. it happened at 47th street and seventh of a right in front of a popular booth that sells broadway tickets. the accident also brought down the light pole and closed part of seventh avenue for several hours. there were injuries. but none of them was life threatening. >> neighbors are coming together across the region and the country tonight to fight crime. >> it is national night out the evesham township police department hosted free activities for the family. "eyewitness news" at the municipal building where members of the k9 department showed off their skills. >> meantime in camden, young people with hope works in camden used art to get their crime prevention message across. "eyewitness news" at the esperanza community garden at sixth and grant. the photography team there snapped pictures that will be used to create an art exhibit in

an effort to help camden heat. >> a band entertaining the crowd at lower merion township's national night out festivities. "eyewitness news" at suburban square in ardmore where children enjoyed carnival rides. >> it is an unthinkable act of animal abuse. what happened to this kitten is something prosecutors say they've never seen before. and there was one split second decision that probably saved his life. >> kathy? >> coming up we have a threat of another shower or storm in our forecast. and then an unusual stretch of weather that hasn't happened in while. i'll explain that in the seven day. >> then a checkup at the checkout. thing in time you're in the store you can get bread, milk and a mental health exam. beasley? >> a couple of big stories coming up in sports. one bad news one ground-breaking first. flyers defensiv defenseman kimmn may have a career ending

condition. he's dealt with it in the past and i've got the late tough a first for woman in sports. the nba announces the highering a full-time assistant coach and she'll be working with the

>> new at 11-dollar stunning case of animal cruelty and it's one local prosecutor's say they've never seen before. tonight todd quinones has more on the disturbing details of what happened and the quick thinking action that is saved the cat's life. >> reporter: with broken teeth from being beaten or dragged from car, this little kitten was nearly a goner when it was brought to an animal hospital for help. >> for his sake, maybe putting hip down may have been the best decision. >> police say the 24 year old was found in his car here in the middle of an isolated street at 4:00 sunday morning in west chester. according to investigators the

eight to 10 week old kitten had a rope tight around its neck and was hanging underneath myers car. but that's not all the officer found. >> he had 22 bags of heroin on him inside the car we found hundreds of empty bags of heroin and over 40 needles. >> reporter: when they learned there was heroin in the car the staff decided to give the kitten narcan. it's a drug often given to heroin addicts who overdose. >> the kitten just like a human coming back from the heroin overdose suddenly bounced back up. >> chester county district attorney tom hogan says myers is a heroin user who decided to give his kitten her row went. >> i've never seen an animal abused by giving it heroin. >> the kitten expected that make full recovery. no one answered the door at myers home in west chester. when we tried to reach his family for comment. myers is locked up on $25,000 bail. as for the kitten he may

eventually be put up for adoption pending the out come of the criminal case. reporting in west white land township, chester county, todd quinones cbs-3 "eyewitness new news". >> update on that big snake on the loose in lower township cape may county. police have now release add better description. this particular snake is a red tailed boa pockily 6 feet long and 8 pounds. the owner says the reptile is a afraid of humans the public does not have to be worried. the snake was last scene on the 200 block of arbor road last week. if you happen to see the snake you're asked to call police. >> new at 11:00 tonight the donald is suing to get his name air raced from atlantic skyline. donald trump what happened his name stripped from the top ma hal and the plaza which is closing next month. trump has filed a lawsuit against the casino owner trump entertainment resorts. he claims the poor condition of the casinos hurts his personal brand. donald trump is not run or

controlled trump entertainment resorts. it simply uses his name for licensing purposes. on the health watch tonight, a checkup at the the checkout. there's new kiosk in place at the shop rite on fox street in north philadelphia. it is a way for people to screen themselves for mental hell issues like depression, anxiety and substance abuse. people answer a series of questions and the kiosk then does an instant assessment. if necessary, the machine offers recommendations of specialists that that person can see. >> well there is a great video going viral tonight of what some call a birds eye view. >> right. take closer look at this toucan caught on a traffic camera in brazil. it's large orange beak suddenly and appeared on filled the screen. it was taped on christmas. it's just now making the rounds

online. he tried to nibble on it before flying away. >> pair of english surfers got quite the surprise when baby seal crashed their surfing lesson much this is video from an on board camera. it shows that seal pup trying to catch wave before he slides back into the ocean. then tried out the other surfboard for bit. the surfers say the baby seal hung out with them for about an hour or so. they called the close encounter a once in lifetime experience. >> very fun. >> kathy we've got some great weather to experience ahead of. >> we do. we have a very nice stretch of unusual weather. it's going to be quiet. it will be sunny and it's going to be very pleasant. right now we're looking at a partly cloudy sky. skies are moonlit. some clouds will be rolling through overnight tonight. and then another threat of a shower or storm. take look outside. but it's just a nice evening to be outside. even at this late hour. still some folks walking the

boards in ocean city, cape may county, never get tired of that picture. especially knowing what's coming our way this winter. storm scan3 looking at a few clouds. we're looking at dry conditions as well a few sprinkles in southern lancaster county and showers heading toward baltimore and washington but they will not be impacting our weather. 76. allen 70. 64 in the poconos. 69 in partly cloudy skies being reported in millville. and to the west 60s were clear skies. state college 64. pittsburgh 67. we will get there eventually but not tonight. still hanging out in the 70s. future weather starts off tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. we'll have partly sunny sky. during the afternoon, still with a mix of sun and clouds. and cold front proves during the day some spotty showers and afternoon thunderstorms other than in that. it will be very decent day. i think right now we're calling eight chance of a scattered shower or thunderstorm. not a lot of instability in the

atmosphere when this front passes through that's why temperatures will be in the 80s for your wednesday. thursday the front moves offshore we get into a northerly wind with high pressure over the great lakes. that means deep blue skies, low humidity and lower temperatures. below average. that will continue through friday, even into the day on saturday. we have an unusual occurrence going on in eastern pacific. we have hurricane us sell and tropical storm hewell low. we have a local resident of burlington county stephanie that zen that this eyewitness cam picture this is what it look liked waikiki beach today in hawaii with breezy conditions and high clouds. in the going to stay locate that because the storm is going to be moving toward that part of the island. is sell right now 100 miles an hour winds moving quickly to the west it will be moving over the big island of hawaii by thursday evening. as tropical storm and the good news is, julio will go to the north of the islands a near miss

but very rare occurrence for hawaii. it will be partly cloudy overnight and mild. the lower 71. for your wednesday some sun. chance of afternoon shower or a scattered thunderstorm the high 86. once that front passes, much improved weather for the end of the week. if you're down the shore wednesday, it will ab great beach day, no problems but the rip current risk will be high. it actually will peak in the morning and still stay at least moderate during the afternoon so listen to the gua will be mostle high temperature 80 degrees. on the exclusive "eyewitness weather" seven day forecast and shore cast, thursday 84. friday and saturday look great. sunday partly sunday isolated sprinkle possible and even monday looks good. the high 84. the average high this time of year is 87 degrees so eighths dry, sunny, below average stretch. we don't usually see in the month of august. >> you can get updated forecasts any time with a new cbs philly weather app if you're down the shore in the mountains or just out for walk. share pictures, take severe

weather photos or check out your alerts download the app now on i tunes. >> this is the kind of unexpected weather we welcome. yes. >> this is fine. >> we like it. >> no complaints. >> kathy, thanks. >> a lot of can't around the city to it in for a guy whose been a tremendous flyer. >> kimmo timonen could be head to go retirement because of a health condition i'll tell you about. great guy. he's been a great guy here in town. we'll talk about it. phillies go into extra innings with the astros. i'll have the highlights from tonight's game at citizens bank park. that's coming u

>> phillies return home to citizens bank park to kick off three game series again the houston astros. here we go. kyle cep trick been struggling lately but that was not the case tonight. six scoreless innings allowing five hits. ryan howard was a big help. bottom second solo homerun to put the phillies on the board first. one to nothing now. houston finally getting offense in the seventh john singleton

with a shot to the gap that sends one reason are in home and the ballgame tied. that's where we are right now. we go into extra innings and the game is still tied the top of the 13th inning of play. all right. history made today in the nba san antonio spurs hired becky ham mon as their new assistant coach making her the first full-time female coach ever in the league. hammond played 16 years in the w in. ba but she's excited about her new role on the court. >> i think i've always had bit of coaching in me. naturally i'm just thrilled for the opportunity to coach these, um, unbelievable athletes and from what i've known unbelievable people. >> hammond is six time all star. and 2011 she was named one of the best players in wnba histo history. all right. fan favorite and one of flyers top defenseman but there's good chance kimmo timonen may have played his last game in the

pros. earlier this afternoon the team nouned he's suffering from blood clots in both of his lungs and his right leg. poe tennessee shallly life threatening conditions he's being treated for in his home country of fin land. >> here's gm hextall. >> kimmo was having pain in his one calf. he said something to his buddy who is a doctor. he told him he better get to the hospital. so he went to the hospital. and they thankfully they found the clot. i can tell you as an organization we're going to plan. he'll be out for while. which we don't have definitive time period. >> had trouble withed when clots before. missed for games of the eastern conference finals in 2008 because of a small clot in his foot. >> the eagles training camp the younger guys getting a few more practices in before real game time in chicago on friday. a lot of anticipation by rookie wide receivers jordan matthews. he's quickly proving that he can be a big part of the offense.

>> been a lot of talk about draft with wide receivers. i'm real confident with this one. it's still early. going to through the season and see how he does. he looks amazing. >> other news from the receiving core jeremy maclin had a light pack that is because of general soreness. he says he should be 100 purse by friday. more news when we come

>> cat from australia taking the world by storm. >> this particular feel line is a i was tube sensation now. his owner has taught him to skateboard. he's kind of the tony hawk of the feel line world i guess. he has learned some other tricks as well and racked up more than 14 million hits online. we do love cats.

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