straight and talk to any of the. >> reporter: at first shock and outrage in this northeast philadelphia neighborhood after learning that police have now officially ruled 46 year-old connie maclean murray's death a homicide. >> the medical examiner just finished the autopsy, and has ruled this a homicide, manner of death, strangulation. >> reporter: police have also determined that the 46 year-old was not sexually assaulted nor is there any indication of an attempted sexual assault. they say murray was out for her daily jog monday night when someone killed her in penny pack park near holmes and convent avenues. wednesday, police searched for her headphones and cell phone which are still missing. >> we don't have a suspect right now. we don't have a motive right now. hopefully we will get those questions answered very soon. >> reporter: police have obtained surveillance video of the area and asking for public's help. they are also warning folks not to run alone at night. >> unless you are with a group of people, or, you know, carrying pepper spray or something i would not recommend is specially inside

woods or around the woods. >> reporter: police have received a number of tips, and they'd like more. they are still investigating. at this point they say that this women's death is not linked to any other opened cases but that is still under investigation. they say they will send the dna that is collected in this case to a national date base and look for a suspect that way as well. reporting live outside police headquarters, jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> a lot of questions still to be answered there. in weather today we are tracking showers across parts of the area and at the shore those rip currents are still a real danger tonight. lets go outside to meteorologist kathy orr on the cbs-3 skies deck with the first forecast, kathy. >> it is ending up being a beautiful day. we will start off with clouds. there is still a few showers lurking but it will be an improving evening, something to look forward to. take a look at storm scan three we have a front moving through the region but with the few showers earlier, that is knocked out instability and those showers are moving off shore, and skies are slowly clearing. the the atmosphere is drying

out. right now in philadelphia, 79, 81 in trenton. eighty in millville. eighty-three allentown with more sunshine during the afternoon but i think with sunny skies now in philadelphia our high may come a little late this afternoon. our first forecast, takes us through the the evening, skies will be, mostly clear, right through the the evening period by 9:00p m75. by 11:00 o'clock clear skies and temperature of 72. coming up we will have a bit of the fall preview in the seven day forecast and a super sunday, that is nothing to do with the weather. i'll explain, that, this event is out of this world. i'll see you later in the broadcast with the forecast. >> all right kathy, thanks very much. pennsylvania governor tom corbett authorized a big advance for cash strapped philadelphia school district. while early release is welcomed by the school superintendent, doctor hite says it does not guarantee that the schools can open on time in the fall. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers has more. >> reporter: summer is coming to the close and frustration a

bounds over moving from one education crisis to the next. >> yet, we are a year later in the vortex of legislative and political hell, going back and forth about whether or the not the local citizens here should be able to fund their own schools with their own tax dollars. >> reporter: he's talking about philadelphia's $2 per pack cigarette tax state legislators chose not to vote on the proposal last week taking away tens of millions in funding the school district was funding on. so today governor corbett took his own action. >> i'm authorizing today, 265 million-dollar in advance payments to the philadelphia will school district. >> reporter: to be clear this isn't new money, funding that has been allocated just made available sooner. think getting an advance on your paycheck. funding certainly does provide some flexibility in the short term allowing district to avoid a few million in borrowing cost bus in the long term it does nothing to address the current 81 million-dollar budget deficit. that gap has to be closed, one way or another which likely

means more cuts. >> include a variety of things, they include a shortened school year whether or not we open on time, whether or not we take, we reduce work force or reduce significant programs. >> reporter: some say passing the cigarette tax though isn't enough. democrat for governor tom wolf says philly should not to have rely on cash advances and cigarette taxes real problem is lack of consistent state funding. corbett wants to address a fair funding formula next year but you in the meantime he called for legislators to reconvene and vote on the cigarette tax to help solve this years crisis. matt rivers, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". of course, stay with "eyewitness news" for particular coverage of the school budget crisis and remember you can get latest anytime at cbs philly.com. a man wanted in connection with the death of an upper darby woman is in police custody tonight in florida. massako griffin was found strangled in an upper darby home sunday morning. police now say that deshea lowery is being held in jacksonville on dui charges.

now lowery was reportedly charged with attempted murder, after stabbing griffin's son, back in 2008. and philadelphia police want your help to catch a suspect wanted for multiple convenient store robberies, take a look here at this surveillance video, police say suspect hit a 7-eleven and a wawa, back to back early on sunday. the the wawa is on frankford after knew and morell park. he didn't get any monday there i so suspect hit the wawa on state road in torresdale n each case the suspect pulled a knife on the clerk. more surveillance video now, philadelphia police are also looking for a suspect who stole from a wal-mart on sunday. this happened around 9:00 sunday night at the store on the franklin mills mall. suspect went in the safe, taking cash, luckily, no one was injured. the world health organization is out with new numbers on the ebola out break in west africa. they say 932 people have died from that virus, saudi arabia has announced the death of one

person there with ebola-like symptoms. cbs news correspondent other mar villafranca has latest from atlanta where two american aid workers are making progress. >> reporter: the the husband of the ebola patient nancy wrightbol says she's weak but showing signs of improvement. fifty-nine year-old aid worker and her collogue doctor kent brantly are being treated in a secure containment unit the at emery university hospital. doctors say virus can cause fatal complications. >> they can have have kidney failure, they can have liver failure, they can have lung failure. >> reporter: before leaving africa brantly and wrightbol received an experimental drug that showed promise with monkeys but never been tested on people. >> apparently there is positive effect. there was good effect in the animal studies that anti seeded, that is being put into humans. >> reporter: the patients are totally isolated in emery, they can speak to family members through a window. brantly and wrightbol were infect while working in liberia one of four western

african nations dealing with the worse out break in history. u.s. costumes agents are watching travelers closely for symptoms. she passed through three checkpoints which she flew from liberia to connecticut on monday. >> all on your body, they checked you, they allow to you get in. >> reporter: the cdc says out break in the u.s. is high liz unlikely because virus only spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids. other mar villafranca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". the world health organization will convene panel of medical experts next week to explore the use of experimental treatment for ebola. keep it right here on "eyewitness news", we will have continuing coverage of the out break, you can get latest anytime at cbs philly.com. well, one day after being indicted on fraud and tax evasion charges chaka fattah junior goes on our sister station talk radio 1210 wpht to clear his name. son of the pennsylvania congressman chaka fattah told dom giordano that the federal

investigation has been politically motivated. >> they are extending what normally happens in political investigations which is that they can do anything, go after anybody, threaten anybody, and now they are extending to it somebody who is not involved in politics. >> chaka fattah junior is accused of lying about his income to obtain loans and cheating the philadelphia school district by inflating invoices. well, is there much more to come here on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 today russian hackers have stolen more than a billion pass words and that is just the beginning. >> then incredible video in a subway station, why all of these commuters are trying to lift up a train. >> also, both hurricane, and a tropical storm are barreling towards hawaii, we will tell you what residents and travelers are doing to prepare for a direct hit. and a one thing researchers now saying that may double your risk of alzheimer's, health reporter stephanie stahl is on your side with very important

some incredible video here out of australia, dozens of people helped a man who had become trapped between this train and the platform. the man was actually board ago this train in the western city of perth when he slipped, and then jammed his leg in the gap. well, look at this commuters and railway staff, joined forces, they rocked that train back and forth, and eventually the man was lifted to safety.

paramedics checked him out on the scene but he was able to board the next train. well, on the cbs-3 healthwatch not getting enough vitamin d could increase risk for developing alzheimer's disease. that is according to the largest study of its kind. >> three on your side health reporter stephanie stahl has more on the brand new research. >> reporter: joe and bester knows the the devastation of alzheimer's disease. her beloved uncle robert has it. >> to see him decline because of his memory has been painful for him and painful for all of us. >> reporter: joe and is in her early 50's recently started to take vitamin d supplements hoping it will help keep her mind sharp. new research says seniors with lower levels of the vitamin d have a 53 percent increased risk of developing dementia and nearly a 70 percent higher risk of developing alzheimer's disease. >> vitamin d receptors may help, boost memory, and it can also have have an effect in reducing inflammation report

report greatest source of vitamin d is sun exposure that is found in foods like salmon and milk. doctors say it isn't clear if low levels actually cause cognitive loss or if it is the other way around. >> people with early memory problems, early undiagnosed alzheimer's disease may be less likely to go out and be exposed to the sun. >> i want to do whatever i can to stop it from happening because it is important for us to have our mind and our memories. >> reporter: now, researchers say their findings suggests more studies need to be done to see if eating foods rich in vitamin d such as fish or taking vitamin d supplements can actually delay or even prevent the on set of dimension a we will keep you posted on that. this new study was done in britain and covered 1600 people. >> okay. very interesting. see where that goes. >> thank you, stephanie. good evening, everyone. we definitely have delays out there, a lot of it is just rush hour volume but if you

are traveling in west norriton township we are dealing with the water main break traveling on egypt road, affecting both sides of the egypt road right around trooper. traveling through this area may be a squeeze, we will definitely let you know when that does clear out of the way. as we take to you 95, this is southbound 95, we had an earlier accident approaching area of the walt whitman bridge, that has been since cleared. we are looking at disable vehicle on the vehicle and that residual traffic has spun out in a bit. with the phillies game this will pick backup closer to game time. as we look at our wide, speed sensors all over are indicating that have of a rush, 14 is your average on the schuylkill, high volume eastbound making your way to the rine street expressway, westbound just as heavy. pennsylvania turnpike jammed in the eastbound direction, practically between the the valley forge interchange all the way through to willow grove. twenty-two on i-95 through construction zone, high volume there and on 476, your averaging 40 miles an hour, in the southbound direction but would i say you are traveling

lower than that as awe approach the the area of media swarthmore so just keep that in mind. as we move new we will look in plymouth township this was an earlier accident involving a vehicle that had knocked down a telephone pole or at least electrical pole of some sort and cause aid local power outage. alan wood road is closed at ridge. your best alternate to take colwell lane traveling in this area again something we will let you know when it toss clear out of the way. now lets head back to the desk. >> well, still ahead on "eyewitness news" a midnight surprise for katie perry fans when the the star visits rocky steps. find out where the star plans to visit, beasley. are you a fan of the kelly green eagles uniform? eagles would like to bring the color back in play but there is a catch, the nfl has a rule and eagles president will tell you about the process coming up in sports.

pair of storms bear down on hawaii resident are making sure that they are ready, rat warehouse stores like costco customers packed their carts with everything from paper towels, to batteries, and canned goods. workers are restocking shelves as fast as they can but many stores are already out of the essential items. >> we're mainly looking for water and since the bottled water was out. >> we are out of water and we might not get ship. for that until thursday or friday. >> reporter: hurricane iselle and julio are churning towards the island tonight.

iselle is expected land fall on thursday but could weaken. julio will affect hawaii on sunday night. some serious weather there. something that they are not used to at all. >> not the pacific, but pacific season, busy atlantic season so far. >> good news is nothing has come that close to us, right? we have more information on those storms that are going to hit hawaii, a rare event, better news from the national hurricane center that it is going to have a better view of these storms and they will move slightly, off the previous forecast, bringing very good news to hawaii. lets take a look we have them on satellite. it is iselle that is one hurricane and one following very quickly behind is julio, heading very quickly towards hawaii but look at the track, right now hurricane iselle with a category one storm with a maximum sustain wind have of 90 miles an hour will be moving toward the west, with you good news it will move to the south of the big island of hawaii kicking up surf bringing up some rain but this is a better forecast then a

direct hit of earlier. then here is julio's track to the north of the hawaii island picking up surf for surfers of course and bringing some gusty winds. so that may bode better for the the folks in hawaii over the next several days. storm scan three locally shows, clearing skies, and, drying conditions, and, this will be our forecast for the next several days, looking very nice, rip current risk will continue will be moderate during the day tomorrow, high risk earlier today, tomorrow moderate, even though berta is long gone moving off the coast of nova scotia. all that high surf has created some issues even though berta is very far away. this is a view of our eyewitness cam in tony from ocean city who shows us what high tides did in ocean city this afternoon. this is a a pool of water with sand in between. so all this water rush inland on the beach and kids are playing in this pool, that is far away from the ocean. this happened with arthur as well, because of those high

swells. it will be calming down tomorrow, and, of course, during the day on friday. in philadelphia 79. eighty-two in wilmington. still in the 80's south and east. to the west temperatures in the 70's. we're cooler. little fall preview across the region. for thursday sunny and nice with high pressure to the north and west bringing down canadian influence with dry conditions and low humidity friday looks the same with plenty of sunshine. saturday looks great. area have of low pressure will stay to the south courtesy of the high and that means we will stay dry, sat the day, even into the day on sunday. so a really nice forecast shaping up. tonight, clear skies and comfortable conditions with lows in the 60's. thursday sunny and pleasant with the nice breeze out of the northwest 84. heading down the shore rip current risk will be moderate for thursday. high of 81. then it will be low by friday, things getting back to normal high temperature down the shore 78. on the exclusive eyewitness weather three day forecast friday 86.

saturday 84 and not a drop of rain in the forecast. that is very latest. we want to remind you orr at the shore will be live in wildwood for "eyewitness news" at 5:00 and 6:00 tomorrow don't miss it or stop by or say hi we will be near the convention center. we will be back with sports and beasley after this. what's it like paying for internet rated 6th out of 7 in customer satisfaction? umm, i don't like it. we showed people a survey that stacked fios up against comcast. i'm with comcast right now. in the muckety muck. in the muckety muck down here. are you happy with next to last? no, that's not fun. that's not so bad, you're not dead last. it would be great to be up here. just squint at the chart and see if that makes a difference. you know i still kind of know i'm at the bottom. if verizon fios gets the gold medal, what does comcast get?

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eagles and thousands of fans would like to see old school kelly greenback in service on the eagles uniform but there is a catch, the nfl put in a new rule that says helmet can the not be change, imagine, kelly green jersey topped by midnight green helmet, a clear fashion fopa. eagles president don smolenski talk about the possibility of the return of kelly green on the wip morning show. >> we have talk about it, and, you know, there is some rules with the nfl that provide some restrictions that we're trying to work through, but that is going to take sometime, you

know, and you know, so it is there and it is something that we do talk about. >> and we got reaction from fans on our facebook page, miles feather says no, no, no. the the best move was to shed the kelly green. the current colors are more intimidating. lynn baylor jenkins sure i can dig my old shirts out of the the closet and they will be right in style. denise wallace howard, whatever the color, just win. you too can connect with us, on this and any other topic by logging on to cbs philly.com. >> whatever colors the winning color. >> yes. >> that is the one. >> i love the kelly green. >> yes, bring it on, it would be nice. >> seeing that video from a couple years ago where they wore it for a few games. >> thanks very much. still to come in the next half an hour it is time to change that pass word. a russian gang has reportedly stolen 1.2 billion user name and pass words, so is your information safe? we will tell you what you need

to know. then menu tricks to get to you spend more money, three on your side jim donovan crack the code, for your next restaurant visit does not break the bank. >> new at 6:00 a champion power boat racer disappeared was evict tim of the boating accident, or did he fake his death? man who witnessed the accident reacts to a new twist in the

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i'm chris may, here are the top stories for you, there is breaking news tonight, philadelphia police are investigating the death of this jogger in the northeast as a homicide. police say that connie maclean murray, whose body was found near a cemetery, was strangled. well, governor tom corbett okayed an advance of the 265 million-dollar for the philadelphia school district. superintendent william hite thanked the governor today but stressed without new funds, he is not sure he can open up on time or if the district can avoid layoffs. 932 people have now died from the ebola out break in west africa according to the world health organization, two american aid workers infect with the virus though are making progress at a hospital in atlanta. kathy? >> chris, we are in for drying conditions across the delaware valley, sunny stretch to

follow, and we are in for an extra super moon bonanza this weekend. we will talk more about these coming up with that seven day forecast, natasha. >> we will see you soon, thank you. more than 1 billion people may have had their personal information stolen by a team of hackers. cbs correspondent tara marginner is in washington d.c. with details about this unprecedented security breach. >> reporter: russian hackers targeted all kinds of web sites big and small to pull off largest known on line data theft to date. hold security, based in milwaukee says the cyber thieves stoled 1.2 billion user name and pass word combinations, they have collect 524 million e-mail addresses from all over the world, breaching 420,000 different web sites. >> we don't know which sites have been accessed, 420,000 have been exposed which is concerning. >> reporter: fewer than a dozen men all in their 20's pulled off the heist. the gang is based in central

russia, a country now known as a breeding ground for cyber criminals. >> they have a really talented base. they have grade schools. they don't after lot of jobs. >> reporter: jim lewis is a cyber security expert for form, csis and tracks cyber criminals around the world and said foreign governments often turn a blind eye. >> golden rule for hackers in russia and in other countries like china is if you don't go overseas you are not going to get arrested. >> reporter: he expects to see more large scale data breaches but says only a small fraction on of those was stolen with information will lose money as a result. tara marginner for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, experts say that the best way to protect your information is to change your pass word, to make it more complicated, and stay away from web sites that you do not recognize. there are now in the second day of the three day cease-fire in gaza, hamas and israeli forces still largely standing down. today members of the hamas

allied group called the islamic jihad held a funeral for their military commander who died monday in an israeli air strike. meanwhile egyptian mediators are meeting with delegations from the two sides hoping to forge a long term truce. well, afghan solder who shot and killed a two star u.s. general at a military training camp yesterday, hid in a bathroom just prior to the attack. it all happened yesterday morning at camp just west of kabul. u.s. official says gunman fired from the window and more than a dozen people gathered outside, including major general harold green. eight other u.s. soldiers were wounded, security forces returned fire, and killed that gunman. well, hillary clinton is beating new jersey governor chris christie on his own turf, according to a new quinnipiac university poll. 50 percent of new jersey voters say they would vote for clinton over christie, if the presidential election was held today. 42 percent of voters said they

would pick the new jersey governor, clinton a democrat, christie a republican, are considered likely presidential candidates. young people are soluting philadelphia police officers and fire fighters. today is police and fire fight's appreciation day. at the at contacted my of natural sciences. "eyewitness news" at 19th and parkway in center city philadelphia, mcgruff the crime dog and justice the legal eagle took picture with the kids. philadelphia police showed off their swat team vehicle called the bear. well, scientific mind are working right new to improve the quality of water in the delaware river. >> well, they are trying to get a more solid idea of the flows in the river to bet's dress storm run off and pollutants. meteorologist carol erickson is live in pens land to go explain exactly what is happening, carol? >> reporter: well, natasha and chris, if it is as healthy a delaware river as it has been in years but there is still more that can be done and experts are doing it right now. they are studying how the

pollution moves around and gets into the delaware river. on a picturesque philadelphia cobblestone street two coffee cups waiting for a little push in the storm train and trip right in the delaware river. multi tasking delaware river, it takes our work, our play, and our bodily needs. we drink it in, we flush it out, the delaware river water that comes into say a society hill apartment is treated first and then that waste water almost 100 percent treated gets sent back into the river, with that crucial water loop. >> we hud do our best to protect the river you air part of. >> reporter: that is were doctor joseph cardos and his philadelphia water department team are studying the the tides using green tye that disappears to the eye but in the to the instrument. they are checking. >> how pollutants move in the river. >> reporter: info will update delaware river computer model how twice daily high and low tides go so go the the pollutants, most of which come right out of the city's

3,000 miles of storm drainpipes. >> plastic bottles, toys, have gotten in the river because they have been left on the ground and washed off. >> reporter: end game of this research to keep the delaware from ever turning into an algae zest peel like lake erie or own bad past in the 07's which toxin river water could peel both paint. today's clean up delaware should get cleaner and smarter were on water tidal studies and on land awareness, of that tossed coffee cup. when the results of the dye test they have been doing over last couple have days are in at the end of the year water department and environmentalist will be able to make any changes they need to to the the water treatment plants around here and to locate, more green spaces, throughout the city so that any of this storm water, stays there and never makes it out to the delaware river which is so vital to all of us. reporting from penns landing, live, carol erickson, cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

good evening, everyone, take a look at the sun glare bouncing off of the windshields traveling west norriton township what you are looking at here is scene of the the water main break out here for quite a while affecting both sides of the east wind road right around trooper road. traveling through this section you you will be delayed in the only because of the water main, rush hour and sun glare. we will keep you posted when this toss clear out of the way but it is holding up rush hour, a lot i would say in that area. you know what else is holding up rush hour the schuylkill. traveling on 76, heading eastbound you are jammed between 202 and gladwynn, very short break around the the area of belmont and as soon as you approach that stretch of the roosevelt boulevard you run in the delays here. westbound side you catch a break between the area of the vine and boulevard but approaching city avenue is another tough spot making your way towards western suburbs and approaching vine street expressway is another tough spot itself, speed sensors averaging in the teens, on the schuylkill expressway and high volume on the eastbound side

of the pa turnpike between 202 and willow grove. watch out for that. twenty-two is your average on 95 north and southbound delayed between northeast philadelphia and center city. we have a phillies game tonight. you know what that means. traveling around south philadelphia high volume no major delays for mass transit, broad street line looks just great, chris and natasha, back to you. >> vittoria, thanks very much. still to come on "eyewitness news" new details about the anxiously awaited iphone six. >> and sneaky way restaurants get dine tours spend more money, consumer reporter jim donovan is on your side with how to sidestep those tricks on the menu, plus. can we have your attention and your desire to marry my daughter. >> yes, sure. >> boy is it proposing on its own isn't nerve racking enough, see what happens when a military dad gets involved. i'm nervous just watching that. kathy? >> wow, i thought my dad was bad. weather-wise we are looking at improving conditions across the delaware valley and wait

until you see weather for weekend we will take a look at that in the wake of the showers as "eyewitness

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yes. >> yes. >> you can call this extreme sip lining here, much of the russias it would be to go from end of the 2,000-foot line to the other. the longest line in an urban setting, this group of thrill seekers in panama city decided to detach in midair and parachute to the drop zone. >> wow. >> it is so intriguing you might see this stunt in an action movie. that looks like a movie, a crying baby meantime, pop song and equals an internet goal, check this out. >> ♪ >> this video, it is just racking up the views on u tube, a baby girl is shown in her car seat kicking her legs as she tried her frustration but look at that face once someone turns on dark horse by katie perry, she stops and gets in the groove. she is even moving her hands. quite snapping. >> i think i have the the same

reaction to that song. >> it is a good song. >> speaking obfuscate i -- of, katie perry she has been in philadelphia playing a few shows down at the wells fargo center. >> right. >> her last show was last night, and she apparently told her fans during the show that she was going to head to the art museum steps. after the concert and, guess what happened.

european space probe called roseta has become first spacecraft to orbit a comet, previous probes have only performed, fly by and roseta will follow its target for more than a year, mapping and measuring how the comet is affected by energy, from the sun. it has turned out to be a lovely day across the delaware valley with high temperatures coming late this afternoon with that afternoon sunshine. here is beautiful view though of the beach in atlantic city, atlantic county, new jersey. folks getting close to the water but remember we are still under the high risk of rip currents, so stay out of the the water because the guards are off-duty. you can see just a few folks walking along the edge there. temperatures across the region have been warming up significantly, our live neighborhood network takes to us pope beyond paul high school in royersford where temperature has made it to 79 late this afternoon with the

northeasterly breeze, the skies, slowly clearing in the wake of the front and few scattered showers and right now we are seeing just a mainly clear, mostly sunny afternoon. on storm scan three the the front moves through with the clouds and a few spotty showers, a few sprinkles through central pennsylvania, but they will be dying out, when we lose that day time heating. philadelphia is 79. eighty-one in trenton. eighty-two wilmington. eighty-two in millville. eighty-three in allentown where we had sunshine earlier in the day. down the shore looking great with sunny skies. ocean city, stone harbor, cape may in the letter 80's. barnegat lied 81. ocean water temperature 74 degrees already. in the wake of the front high pressure builds from the great lakes. flow around this is clockwise so we will drag down that northerly influence from canada and upstate new york, it will be dry, pleasant, little bit breezy for your thursday, feeling more like fall. temperatures still in the 80's for friday with sunshine. this area have have of low pressure still stays to the south for sat the day, and

high pressure dominates right through sunday which will be another beautiful day, and a great evening, to be viewing the super moon, this is going to be extra super, because the the full moon actually occurs on sunday, within the same hour that the moon is at its closest approach to the earth and orbit and that will be around 1:44. it will appear at least 14 percent closer and 30 percent brighter so you do not want to miss this celestial event and skies will be clear and perfect for it. tonight look for clearing skies and comfortable conditions, low of 65. during the day tomorrow 84 with nice breeze out of the northwest and as you look at poconos it looks perfect, temperatures in the 70's, plenty of sunshine, just great weather to enjoy the outdoors, you won't even break a sweat. on the exclusive seven day forecast and shore cast friday, saturday and sunday and machine stay dry, probably the driest, most pleasant stretch we have seen this summer, tuesday a chance of the late day shower or storm, that thunderstorm chance will

link inner to wednesday. well, showers wouldn't dare rain at the phillies ballpark tonight, we are cheering on our kate bilo. she's suiting up and playing to win. the she's in the middle of the action, in south philadelphia for our great cause, hi kate. >> hi kathy we are here at citizens bank park for pal celebrity softball game. before the phillies game tonight. already people filtering in the stands. my team out on the field right now. we are in the doing so well. we are losing one to nothing probably because i have not gotten up to bat yet. i volunteered to sit the bench so i could talk to you guys. what a beautiful night. let me step outside of the way and let me show you action we have had right now. there is a descrepancy going on. they are taking things seriously out here tonight. tonight, it is radio verse tv news and radio is now winning. lets look at footage from earlier. when we got here we were practicing throwing balls back and forth. spoke to the astros players on the field who wished me good luck but it has turned out to be a good night and great

cause for police athletic league. the long time. i'm thrilled to be part of it tonight. not sure if i have any natural athletic abilities to speak of but it looks like i may be coming up this evening so you never know. maybe i'll get lucky. lets look at your phillies forecast here tonight. coming down to the game, things turned out souch nicer then they were, just a couple of hours ago. we have got temperatures in the upper 70's at the the start of the game in the mid 70's by midway through the game and leaving the the game it will be cooling off quite nicely with a mainly clear, sky. so again, back here live we're at citizens bank park out on the field. this is a dream come true for little 12 year-old me who sat the the bench on her softball team in phoenixville. i may get to bat in the same spot phillies do and maybe get to run bases. my first at bat is coming up in a few minutes. i will head over back to the team, and, at 6:15 tonight at citizens bank park. the reporting live meteorologist kate bilo for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

kate is being modest she is willie mayes of "eyewitness news". we wish her luck out there. sum are nights and summer vacations are certainly ideal times for dining out but, if you are not careful those costs can add up. >> yeah, three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan shows us some ways restaurants get dine tours spend more money and offers advice on how you can save money. >> reporter: recent stud friday cornell university analyzed more than 200 menus and selections of more than 300 diners. the research found that items with bold, highlighted, colored text or items set apart from the rest of the menu in the text box attracted more attention and made diners more likely to order them. few extra words in the description of the menu item translate todd 28 percent more sales. when a sea food filet for example became a succulent italian sea food filet, diners were willing to pay an average of 12 percent more for that

meal. e more on a menu. different cornell study found diners tend to spend more money if the price of the dish is listed without a doll or sign or the word dollors. diners should also ask about portion sizes. sometimes appetizers may be enough for a meal at a lower cost while entrees may simply be too much food especially for travelers on the road who cannot take left overs with them. also be sure to keep an eye opened for local restaurant weeks looking to save when dining out. diners can sample new places with special fixed priced menus and restaurants can fill up tables with customers. i can make a whole meal out of appetizers. >> i like little plates. >> that is always nice. >> but i do fall for succulent sea food. >> what is better than a succulent dish. >> it is all about the description. >> couple extra bucks for something succulent. >> $12. >> maybe not that succulent. >> yes.

>> appetizers. >> yes. >> jim, thanks very much. still ahead on "eyewitness news" pop star katie per difficult what all tourist did when visiting philadelphia, chris. >> yes, she climbed rocky steps and her fans were there they were delighted with the impromptu meet and greet, we will have more up next.

well, pop star katie perry proves she can keep a promise. >> after her sold out show at wells fargo center last night she went to the art museum to climb the rocky steps. "eyewitness news" reporter noel mcclaren has more. >> reporter: the art museum steps became stairs to an

impromptu katie perry meet and greet. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: yep, that is her fresh off the concert stage at wells fargo center donning a pepperoni pepperoni pizza hoodie. fires up fans were only a arms length away from the superstar snapping selfies and catching the frenzy all on their smart phones. >> i was like that is katie perry. >> ♪ >> reporter: hot when she performs, perry kept her cool while she greeted more than 200 fans the on the rocky steps. >> take pictures with everybody. >> reporter: at one point she calmy instructs the crowd to take turns. >> take your turn so another person can come. >> i have never seen anything like it. >> reporter: hugh e dylan says after two sold out concerts in our city she wanted to show her appreciation. >> i mean she didn't to have do that. she could have just where ever she was staying she could have gone to work and left and

whatever, but instead she gave something back to the fans. >> reporter: and fans tell us that they are grateful, even ones like riveria who were too busy capturing the moment to get close enough for a selfie. >> if you missed katee at art museum insiders say she will hang around town enjoying the city for a little while and she did mention at her concert the other night that she wants to visit the mudder museum at some point before she leaves. in center city noel mcclaren for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". she was wearing a pepperoni pizza hood i around town you will necessity who that is. >> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. at 6:00 new information in the death investigation of the jogger found dead in northeast philadelphia, and now a plea to the public for any information, that might help them find her killer. kathy? we are looking at an improving forecast and a stretch that will be memorable in that seven day, we will take a look coming up. pennsylvania governor tom corbett makes a move to help

out financially strapped philadelphia school district but is it enough? we will tell you why the start of the school year is still up in the air. questions surround the the disappearance of the new jersey boater was it a boating accident stage? an eyewitness react to these new developments, "eyewitness news" start right now. developing news right now a search for a killer, we now know what happened to a woman killed while jogging near penny pack park but the big question remains, who did it, and why? tonight, police are remaining are reminding everyone, in that neighborhood to be vigilant. good evening i'm chris may. i'm natasha brown in for jessica dean. investigators spent the day scouring for clues that could ultimately lead them to connie murray's killer. her body was found near a cemetery home at convent

avenue in the the crispin garden sections of northeast philadelphia. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao is live with to daze's new developments, jane. >> reporter: natasha, shock and outrage from a northeast philadelphia community now dealing with the death of this married mother of two, this investigation is continuing and tonight, more questions then answers especially about a suspect and a motive. but in the meantime police have at least identified the cause of death. they say this 46 year-old woman was strangled. >> i was so shocked i could not believe it. >> reporter: a northeast philadelphia community still reeling after a woman, a jogger was found dead here at penny pack park near holmes and convent avenues and a community that remains vigilant while police search for her killer. >> i various said let me know when you get there, so they know i'm walk ago long the route of what happened. >> reporter: wednesday nearly a dozen philadelphia homicide detectives searched the area where 46 year-old