came over, i guess maybe to help him and then his sister was shock. >> reporter: peco workers were at ladder where kids were shocked at 1:15 today, o'connor cool at 26th and south will be closed indefinitely. >> draining it, refilling this pool will not be opened until we find out what the cause of this incident were today. >> reporter: parks and recreation department says workers were out earlier working on the the motor of the pump, this woman's children say they were shock that the same lad inner june. >> we were climbing up the latter and it shocked us. it was a little shock. it was like if you were a foot away you could still feel it. >> reporter: mom did not report incident. >> i didn't because i thought they were crazy. they weren't holding on to the ladder. they were just swimming in the the water. >> reporter: there were a total of 12 children swimming in the pool here at the time, as for three kids who were shock, again they were rushed to children's hospital where they were last listed in

stable condition and we are being told that they should be just fine. reporting live at 26th and south streets, todd quinones, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, todd, thank you. now to breaking news just a short time ago both pennsylvania and new jersey announced their first human cases of west nile virus this year, both of those sickened are from our area. >> three on your side health reporter stephanie stahl is with us right now and what have you learn so far. >> reporter: we have more information, new information, 49 year-old resident of gloucester county new jersey was hospitalized and is now recovering from west nile virus. the the pennsylvania case here in philadelphia, was a man who was also hospitalized, and he has since recovered. it is height of the mosquito season and many are tested positive for west nile virus. >> the the number of infected mosquito pools that we have collected that are infected with west nile virus is actually rather high this year and it is continuing to increase. >> reporter: doctor caroline johnson with the philadelphia

health department says risk of getting virus is expected to increase over the next few weeks, mainly because there are so many infect mosquitoes in the area. most people infected with west nile virus don't get sick, about 20 percent have symptoms. >> it can be a very serious infection. it tends to affect the elderly most often and vulnerable persons who do not have some healthy immune system. the symptoms are neurologic, and so people develop headache, high fever, confusion. >> reporter: health departments continue to spray to control mosquitoes but there are steps to take to protect against them. >> wear mosquito repellant when you go outside and they are usually active in the early morning and dusk and early evening. those are best times to stay inside. >> reporter: and health officials are also urging residents to get rid of any standing water that is where mosquitoes breed. we have more information on this virus, everything you need to know to protect

yourself, cbs philly.com, click on health. >> doing a few simple things can make a huge difference. >> absolutely. we are learning more about the family tragedy in delaware county. # young children every orphaned after police witness a father kill their mother in front have of them and took his own life. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers is live from upper darby and you talked with the victim's aunt earlier today. >> reporter: jessica, we did and initial shock of yesterday's crime is turning into a grim new reality for family members left behind. in the wake of the brutal crime, is there so much confusion, over how it could have happened. >> he was not a monster, he was good to chrissy and he was good to the kids. >> reporter: but that change thursday morning in drexel hill, and police say keith belajonas shot and stabbed his wife christine an inside their home killing her in front of their two small children. >> shocked, disbelief, and just fear for the children. >> reporter: two brothers just

four and five years old who their dad took with them after the murder as he sped toward staten island. he left them at cvs pharmacy, drove a few blocks and took his own life. >> they are young, they are aware of of what happened, how much they actually comprehend. >> reporter: family says they are not sure yet, they are not ensure, how they can comprehend any of this themselves but in the meantime they will remember. >> she was a lovely young woman she was working hard trying to make the best that she could for the best of their kids, for their jobs. >> reporter: two boys that will likely live with their grandparents facing a future their family hope won't be haunted by their past. >> kids need all of the prayers they can get. >> reporter: on line fun has been set up for those two children. we have posted that web site on cbs philly.com. live from upper darby, matt rivers, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> math the math, thank you. right now community is gathering to remember another

mother, keisha williams died exactly almost two weeks after carjacking and crash killed three of her children. thirty-four year-old died last night. she was in critical condition after she was struck by a stolen car at germantown and allegheny avenue july 21st. crash injured two other people, authorities now say that the suspect jonathan rosa and cornelius crawford will face four counts of second degree murder and conspiracy. the united states today launched air strikes in northern iraq's kurdish region to stop advancement have of islam i can extremist. u.s. war planes hit artillery belonging to the group known as isis leaving some of those militants dead. president obama authorized the air strikes last night to protect u.s. personnel who are working with the region and safe guard thousands of religious minorities who have been trapped on a mountain there, isis has threatened to kill anyone who comes down off of that mountain. tonight we are hearing from a kurdish exchange student in philadelphia studying at temple university, his heart, mind are half a

world away with his family in iraq. tonight he speaks with "eyewitness news" reporter charlotte huffman. >> reporter: fair of fa18 fighter jets dropped bombs on artillery positions of the islamic extremist group known as isis near city of erbill. >> that is really terrible. it is very catastrophic. >> reporter: this is a kurdish iraqi, his family lives just 100 miles southwest of erbill, he is an exchange student studying at temple and while he is a world away his thoughts are back at home. >> every day i get up here in philadelphia, the first thing i do in the morning i want to call my family and make sure they are safe because they are in a desperate situation. >> reporter: kurdish fighters trying to protect erbill are overwhelmed at sectarian violence escalating. >> to stop the advance on erbill i have direct our military to take targeted strikes against terrorist convoys should they move

towards the city. >> reporter: while president obama authored air strikes and humanitarian aid he stopped short of putting more boots on the ground. five u.s. military aircraft dropped enough food and water for about 8,000 people, many of them, christians and people who are earned ised biasis fighters including thousands trapped on a hundred tane in northern iraq. >> i want the american people to know that there is a potential for humanitarian crisis, whether it is against a small religious group or an entire population of iraqi kurds, i want them to know that this crisis and we all have to step up and do something for it. >> reporter: since u.s. troops left in 2011, isis militants taken over key cities across iraq, earlier this year the president sent 800 troops to help protect erbill in baghdad. char lieutenant huffman for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> charlotte, thank you.

"cbs evening news" with scott pelley will have much more on today's developments in iraq at 6:30 right here after "eyewitness news" at 6:00. new information, tonight, in the murder of a jogger near penny pack park and northeast philadelphia reward for information leading to connie maclean murray's killer is up to $50,000. the philadelphia parking authority and district council 21 added a combined $50,000 today. maclean murray's brother was a long time parking authority employees, and the group felt they needed to do something with the investigation. >> we have gotten a lot of tips, and we are running on those tips. none of and out yesterday but we will continue to work. >> reporter: maclean murray was found dead tuesday morning and police say she was strangled. so far police have no suspects, few leads and they are in need of the public's help. suspect in the deadly shooting at mercy fitzgerald wellness center in darby is behind bars tonight. richard plots, was released from the hospital of the

university of pennsylvania, on thursday and transferred to delaware county prison. plot is charged with the murder of his social worker teresa hunt two weeks ago and attempted murder of his psychiatrist doctor lee silver man. silver man suffered a grazed wound but return fire, with his own gun striking plots. caught on camera tonight a woman is rob while withdrawing money from an atm. this is surveillance video police are searching for that man who came up from behind that 64 year-old woman, attacked her, and then stole her money this happened in a wells fargo branch on frankford avenue last sunday, the victim was treated at a local hospital following that attack but she's recovering tonight. well, a cabdriver is dead after crashing his taxi into the cobbs creek section of the city this happened this morning along cobbs creek parkway near spruce street. the the 67 year-old driver was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

and the cause of this apartment fire in montgomery county is also unknown tonight, fire broke out overnight, in the 700 block of lincoln drive-in upper dublin township. woman who was there did suffer some minor injuries and several residents have been displaced but they are being helped by the red cross. well, tonight a spotlight is shining on one of the largest outdoor music festivals in the region but not just because of the great music there. >> next up what city leaders in bethlehem are reviewing security at music fest and promising big change. big hit with locals and visitors alike and now one of philadelphia's new hang outs gets international attention, we will tell you about it, kathy? so far so good for weekend but we are depending on high pressure to the north to keep clouds and rain away, how long will that last, we will look at that with the seven day forecast, hi beesley. he wasn't here for long but fans loved and respected roy dock halladay, phillies will honor him tonight.

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tonight investigators in delaware are trying to figure out why this plane crash landed. this happened near the jenkins airport at the town of wyoming, and authorities say that the pilot landed the single engine piper on the glassy runway but then the plane continued across the road before coming to a stop in an empty yard. pilot and passenger on board were not hurt. security concerns are growing, at the annual music fest in the lehigh valley. as "eyewitness news" reporter knoll mcclaren tells us organizers and officials are looking at how to keep things safer in the wake of two nearby shootings. >> reporter: striking up the bands for 31 years, bethlehem's music fest has grown from a small town celebration of opening acts, to a musical main event attracting a million visitors from across the country.

dave and france spencer came as far as california for a week of free music. >> my sister in law always goes to music fess so we are here today. >> reporter: as festival grows now in the fourth year over at the south side, security concerns, have have grown, as well. police have responded to two shootings, in the last five days, just blocks from music fest stages. >> it gets bigger every year, crazy every year. >> reporter: mayor robert doncsecz vowed to ramp up security. he said recent incidents that occurred downtown will not go unanswered. festival organizers echoed the mayor. >> we have our community police, county emergency management department, state police, we have the state, lancaster and bethlehem police on horse forces throughout the community, and even the presence of the fbi. >> reporter: despite added violence nearby the fans, play

on. >> we didn't let it hold us back because usually we feel very safe here. >> reporter: crowds have yet to be deterred as the festival nears its close at the end of the week n bethlehem noel mcclaren for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". philadelphia's new park is receiving international recognition. >> spruce street harbor park has been recognized as within of the world's best urban beaches by huffing ton post. in the piece the park is celebrated for its best feature, a traditional wooden boardwalk lined with street food stalls and arcade games. if you want to check it the out you better hurry the park closes for the season at the end of this month. i like what that guy was doing there just kicking back, relaxing. >> that is what the park is all about. >> perfect weekend for that, lot of hanging around that is what i will do you may see me in and out of town just hanging around. why not. skies will be sunny, the the beaches are going to be beautiful as well, no more rip current risks. we are looking at a very nice

stretch of weather. outside we are looking good down the shore, isn't this an interesting sight. go cart race track in atlantic city and underneath it the actual pier with the waves coming in but great night to be anywhere down the shore as well. storm scan three we are watching a few clouds to the south through sent rail and southern delaware, eastern shore, even through baltimore and washington associated with a frontal boundary to the the south and we are relying on a fair weather high pressure system to keep that to the the south over the course of the weekend and right now, it looks pretty good. right now in philadelphia, trenton, wilmington right along i-95 corridor a string of 81-degree temperature, reading 81. will allentown 81. air is bone dry making it feel very comfortable. barnegat light it is 75. look at ocean city, stone harbor, cape may, 78, 77, ocean water temperatures in the mid 70's. very comfortable. here that is area of high pressure i was telling but flow around it clockwise we will get northerly influence

of dry, comfortable air, temperatures in the 80's for your saturday and that will hold those showers and clouds to the south. we will watch this area of low pressure skirt to the east, and stay out of our region for sunday so it looks dry, pleasant, more humidity sneak nothing on monday as high moves off shore as well as storm to the south, all eyes will be on the front, it will bring showers and maybe a few thunderstorms on tuesday and that could stick around into wednesday. i want to show you latest on tropical stomach iselle 130 miles to the west of the big island still bringing very heavy rain to the rest of the island chain. it will continue to move further away, and not be a threat, of course to any other land parts. we are looking at the latest on it and also the statistics on this storm. it was first tropical storm in 22 years to hit hawaii made land fall on the big island at # 30:00, hawaii time. 60 miles an hour wind, flooding rains, mountainous terrain and mud slides and widespread power outages.

as that storm moves away, a second storm will go to the north, and not have have a great impact on the island. locally we will have clear skies, low of 64, during the day saturday a gorgeous day high of 86 and, of course, great weather for the super moon. that will happen sunday night and you are going to see the moon occur much brighter and much bigger. it will be 14 percent, closer, it will be 30 percent brighter. don't miss it, on the exclusive eyewitness weather, seven day forecast, and monday looking great, next chance of shower and storm coming on tuesday, and unsettled on wednesday and thursday and friday, we dry it out and high temperatures in the 80's and plenty of sunshine. getting into a very nice pattern with dry weather. something that we have a, much of the summer. we want more. kathy, thanks. >> we don't want anymore, of these traveling on route one, we have had three accidents to

minnesota, traveling around, neshaminy. well, this is the most recent accident, out of the three. if they are traveling southbound on route one approaching area of 413 we are dealing with this accident, closing all lanes, now. before you get to this point, you're dealing with an overturn vehicle accident, and, before you are dealing with that we are dealing with another incident behind that. three incidents together traveling southbound on route one, and, give yourself more time, that will set you back, a bit. as we continue, we will move to the 42 freeway heading down the shore southbound expect high delays, starting to i-95 up and over walt all the waste down through to 55 and delays on the atlantic city expressway. still expect rush hour all over traveling on the schuylkill eastbound definitely your worst spot there and 95 traveling around the stadium so another place to give yourself more time brace yourself for the worst, chris and jessica. >> thanks very much. "cbs evening news" is just a couple minutes away. >> scott pelley joins with us a look ahead, scott.

>> hi chris and jessica, great to be with you here in philadelphia as you have been reporting america is back in battle, the president ordering u.s. war planes to attack sunni muslim stream is in iraq. our holy williams is in one of of the cities that the united states is now trying to defend. also the truce in gaza is over, rocket attacks have resume and we will have a report from claire ward inside gas, all that and rest of the world news ahead on the "cbs we are born makers. we make surprising things... things that push limits and shift perceptions... we make things that go farther... ...and exceed expectations. the all-new chrysler 200. america's import

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>> pelley: tonight, back in battle. the president orders u.s. warplanes to attack sunni muslim extremists in northern iraq to stop a campaign of terror. but he makes americans this promise: >> i will not allow the united states to be dragged into fighting another war in iraq. >> pelley: reports from david martin, holly williams, and major garrett. the truce is over in gaza. the rocket attacks resume and the death toll mounts. clarissa ward is in gaza. jeff pegues on g.m. recalling more than potentially dangerous vehicles. why the company says you shouldn't park this s.u.v. in your garage. and "on the road." what's behind that sign? a success story told by steve hartman. >> reporter: this is a $3.5 million company now? >> that is correct, yes. >> reporter: how much of the