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>> developing now, protester clash with police. violent protests erupt after unarmed teen is shot by police. now, getting new video of e path of destruction caused by those looters. >> also, that is clear uniform many start tort woke week, but beautiful weather i guess coming to an end. let's check in now with katie and get traffic and weather together. good morning, k fell. >> good morning, happy monday everybody, that's right. even though we are going to get one last full day, tacking a full day here of pretty nice weather, starting to heat up, feel the humidity on the rise, sign every change on the way, eventually pretty heavy rain
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will move n we'll time everything coming out in the next few. but there is a beautiful view of "skycam 3" for you. >> yes, it is. >> bob? >> 5:31 in the background, of course, monday mornings a loft folks like to head right from the shore right into the office. we see a lot of extra volume up and down the atlantic city expressway, parkway, eventually coming over the benny. but, right now look good. four lanes for your driving pleasure coming into downtown. we'll check the rest of the roads, and mass transit, coming up next. ukee, erika, good morning. >> thank you, bob. now new this morning, fire damages three row homes in strawberry mansion, now philadelphia fire investigators are trying to determine how it all started. the call came in just after 2:00 this morning, on the 2700 block of north 24th street. firefighters head it under control we're told in about a half hour. one person suffered minor injury, the red cross is helping to displace residents. a funeral scheduled it morning, for connie mcclane murray, week after her murder. meantime, philadelphia police have booked the suspect, her
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husband. "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry joins us now at police headquarters with the latest on the investigation. same, a good morning. >> reporter: good morning, police say the man who confessed to killing connie mcclane murray is someone that has been a person of interest since day one. police say connie mcclane murray's killer was her own husband, christopher murray. police brought him in for questioning saturday night. after failing a lie detector test, he confessed to murdering his wife. police say the couple was arguing monday night after connie went for a jog in pennypack park. her body was discovered tuesday morning. murray called police three hours after the attack to report her missing, but never called her family or friends. >> certain part every his story that just didn't add up. didn't seem, his story about his wife was missing, but contacted nobody, no friends, no family, to find out if she was with them. instead, immediately, went to hospitals, and went to the
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police station, it seemed almost a show, the concerned husband show. >> and the victim leaves behind two teenage daughters, her funeral will be held later this morning. live at police headquarters, syma chowdhry, cbs-3, "eyewitness news" >> good morning, things off to nice quiet start. high pressure in control for one final day for us out there. we are going to eventually notice the humidity climbing, than said, also start to see some wet weather moving in here. we go ahead, start things off by okay, show you "skycam 3" one more time here, eventually, seeing beautiful sunrise get underway here in atlantic city. go next to storm scan three, skies are still clear. again, with high pressure in place, again, seymour sun than anything throughout the day today. but there will eventually be clouds that build with time here. we zoom it out see it already starting to take place back through western pennsylvania, and as we go outside here in the western suburbs, it is all pretty calm right now.
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very light, modest wind generally out of the west, 65 degrees, the current temperature at whitt fields elementary school. kinds whatever you are finding around the board here at least through philadelphia, the immediate vicinity, talking mid 60s overall. outlying resort towns, like atlantic city or out toward mount pocono area, that is little bit cooler under the clear sky temperatures have actually dropped off easily into the 50's. but the winds again still pretty calm out there. so once again feels like fall. as the day progresses you can expect to see sunshine around the board here. upper 70s expected both at the shore and up in the poconos, warmth will continue for philadelphia, little bit hotter out there today, high of 87, as i said, with time, the humidity starts to become more and more noticeable. and i would say that specially by later on tonight, if you have gotten away without the air conditioner for the last finite, as many of us i'm sure have done, tonight may not be the case. with the humidity on the rise it will be bit more comfortable if you just turn on the air conditioner and save or rather start to bill up energy bill once again. bob, over to you.
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>> morning, everybody, 5:34. it is good to have the windows open over the weekend but back to work on monday morning, 5:35, going outside, live look at the benjamin franklin bridge coming into philadelphia. they did some work over the weekends, at times, that ben franklin down to one lana hot mess trying to get to the sit. back to normal here. actually looks like three lanes now headed in toward new jersey four lanes coming into philly, and all awe board the high-speed line running there, as well. out to route 309. live look, 309, right near the pennsylvania turnpike, no problems or delays at all. looking good this morning, keep in mind, we're going to see some unusual traffic patterns today. phillies playing some afternoon baseball at 1:05. that will will clog the schuylkill. and 95 around that lunchtime hour, looking at an accident on the roosevelt boulevard right now. this is southbound, route one, at seventh street. police have the inner drive blocked. and then a new project along the boulevard begins tonight for the next couple every
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months or so, will repave the stretch of the boulevard from ninth street up to the bucks county line, will leave uneven pavement for the next couple of months. work for the inner drive beginning later on today. mass transit looking good with no delays. >> developing, violence, looting outside every st. louis overnight. this is new video from the streets of ferguson missouri, where police have made several arrests. it all started as a protest in response to police involved shooting that left 18 year old michael brown dead saturday afternoon. several businesses and vehicles have also been destroyed. >> in business news this morning, who is complaining about all of those catalogues in the mail? >> and why college students are staying home with mom and dad. money watch's jill wagner joins us up it the stock exchange, hey, jill? >> morning. >> good morning, ukee, erika. important retail numbers come
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out this week. the market bounced back on friday, after big losses earlier in the week. the dow finished up 186 points, the nasdaq added 36. if you want to pre-order disney favorites, like captain america, the winter soldier, muppets most wanted, better not head to amazon.com. the on line retailers blocking pre-orders on disney dvd's. this site is in part, parts of amazon's efforts to demand better terms from its vendors, the company is in a similar dispute with the publisher, and streaming movies, though, but the move is expected to hurt dis nip. some more college kids are living with mom and dad. according to sallimae's latest report, 54% are choose to go live home to help make college more affordable, that's up from just 43 -- from 43%, excuse me, just four years ago, other strait edge to save money, get roommate, or speed up course work. of course living at home
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though not only saving rent money but also usually getting some other perks, like free food, and laundry. and, tired of getting massive catalogues delivered to your doorstep? there has been a backlash against restoration hardware 3300 page furniture spreads. first some ups workers hit social media to complain, then it was the customers, concerned about the environmental impact, in palto alto california, sole volunteers collected 2,000 pounds worth of catalogues, then piled them up in front of a restoration hardware store. certainly one way to get the message across. >> phone book practically. >> thank you. >> you know what i have an apartment and it literally fills up my whole mailbox. >> i can believe that. >> that's for sure. >> got to recycle that pup. >> i thanks, jill. right now, 5:38. and philadelphia's ready to welcome members of the
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democratic national can committee this week. they're hoping to host the 2016 convention. city leaders hope philadelphia's rich history will give them an edge. the city hosting conventions seven times before. most recently the republican national convention in 2,000. also, in contention, birmingham, bedroom alabama, brooklyn, new york, columbus ohio and phoenix. >> the obama administration taking new steps to fight islamic militants in iraq by directly arming kidder i shall fighters. us fighter jets dropped two, 500-pound lazer guided bombs in fourth air strikes targeting isis militants u.s. forces dropped 72 bundles every supplies including food and water to thousand of trapped kurds, australia announced today that they, too, will join the humanitarian relief effort. well, before you start a home improvement project, three's on your side with the one thing, one thing, you should do first. >> also, you probably have seen the video by now. police officer beating up a woman on the side of the road.
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flu for the first >> happy monday everybody, another nice day on tap for us out there. the problem is we do start eventually to see some wet weather moving our way. and we will track it for you time everything out so you know when up really need >> no problems for air rihanna grande. this hit landed her a couple of choice awards. the words on the other b big winners coming up. we'll be right back. male announcer: hit the road with our new maryguide and mapyways to explore all the beauty, history and culture along our 18 byways and other driving tours. order yours today at visitmaryland.org. land of wonder.
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visit starspangled200.com. presented by at&t. maryland. land of discovery. >> a developing story this morning, suburb of st. louis, teenager was shot and killed by a police officer this weekend. investigators say it started with a altercation between officers and some young men. also, one person suffered minor injuries in a fire on north 24th street in strawberry mansion. >> family lymph race driver kevin ward are asking for time to grieve afterward was killed at new york racetrack saturday night. on the track after wrecking his car when he was hit by driver tony stewart's car, bumped ward's car into the wall.
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today will he unharmed, a lightning blows holes in his play pen while sleeping. sent a surge through the family home scorch part of the wall, leaving two smoking hauls in his play pen. the boy's dad says it sounded like a gunshot. his mom grabbed the rest. family and got everyone out of the house. scary. 5:43, here is your traffic and weather together on the 3's. first take a look at the rare video from brooklyn, new york, what's known as a dust definitely. it is like a small tornado that forms when heated air quickly rises from the ground whipping up dust, and other debris. not to be confused about what bob use toss clean the house, the dust devil. see, that's amazing. >> i'm not sure he actually uses. that will you actually use the dust devil or does -- >> , no my kids cause the dust. >> your kids cause that? >> cause the dust, and you don't clean it up. all right, let's look what's going on on storm scan3, no worries for any dust devils or anything else, the severe
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variety, still un the influence right now, high pressure, nice, giant h, would make it a smiley face but we'll try to keep it classy here. meantime, off to the west, we do have some wet weather that will start to creep in here, and that comes courtesy of our next approaching storm system. which is brinking in what looks to be heavy rain at times. i want to time step this out for youment take a look at future weather starting off with 8:00 p.m. tonight. notice the time stamp. clouds building through the overnight. not philadelphia the early morning of tomorrow, talking say 5:00 a.m., some of the first round drops may start to fall here. and we will be dodging rounds of showers, perhaps, some embedded thunderstorms, kind of off and on throughout the day. now, does look like there will beort after slug of heavy rain that comes say 2:00 a.m. in the morning, so, it may end up being more after late night issue than anything, but do keep in mind, that there is going to be rain around, basically, any time tomorrow. i would keep umbrella ready to go. meantime, no umbrellas required on day like this, unless a patio umbrella, hot
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one, 87 degrees under the sunshine, good pool day, starting to feel that humidity on the rise here, as well, later tonight we drop down to 68. looking forward in the eyewitness weather seven day forecast, because of the clouds, and the rain, we barren get to 80 degrees tomorrow. only upper 70s, mid 80s return on wednesday, and it looks as though by the tail end of the week, high pressure will regain the lead, bring back nice weather, at this point keeping my fingers crossed thursday, friday, whole weekends look much the same, just real nice. bob, over to you. >> sounds good. 5:45, good morning, live like downtown philly vine expressway, coming up the tunnels, from columbus boulevard, pretty much south philly all the way these guys coming into downtown, but light volume so far this morning. roads are dry, going out to 422, good morning to collegeville, a live look as we start to pack the headlights here, up and over-the-hill, starting to see some volume pop headed in toward king every prussia. but for the most part good shape across the bore on all of the major roadways, going to south philly, fire location, with some local
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detours, seventh and snyder, and then septa's trolley tunnel blitz continues all the way through this weekend, where all of the subway surface trolleys are diverted at 40th and market, from there, the commuters hop on the market frankford line, to further their trip into downtown. monday morning, in the summertime, we always see a loft folks, like to stay down the shore, sunday night into monday. catch extra day on the beach there. so expect extra volume this morning, on 55, coming back, from, say, some of the back roads, like 47, 347. the expressway, the parkway looking good at the moment. mass transit running with no delays. don't forget, stay to up date with all of the traffic backups with new app titled your drive. down loaded app, by going to cbsphilly.com/your drive. ukee, back over to you. >> bob, thank youment california woman who was caught on camera being repeatedly punched by officer now breaking her silence. it was nearly month ago when we first showed you this video of 51 year old marlene pin okay being arrested by highway patrol trooper. the video quickly went viral, sparking outrage, among civil
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rights advocates. after several weeks of recovery, marlene is still looking for answers. >> he pulled me down, trying to beat me to death, banking me, take my life away, for no reason. did i nothing to him. i don't know why. >> marlene is still receiving treatment for her injuries. meanwhile, a spokesperson for the california highway patrol says the investigation into the incident is expected to be completed. >> why is he doing that for? >> now at 5:47. and are you considering a home renovation project? if so, before doing anything, you might need to get a permit. >> in this week's angie list report, jim donovan shows you how to determine whether or not you need one, and the risk you face if you skip that step. >> marks decided it is time to make some updates. >> there is electrical
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plumbing and structural work being done, and those all require permits. >> whether your home improvement project requires a permit, varies depending on where you live. but most laws require a permit any time you build significantly, alter, or add to a building. >> actually provides you important protection. for example, in some scenarios, a contractor must be licensed in order to get the permit, so it adds an extra layer of protection for you. >> also, watch out for red flags. like a contractor, asking to you pull the permit. it could mean they don't have the license or armed properly insured for the job. before getting the permit, make sure the job is well planned. >> planning is the most important part of the job. it is the planning is done, very well in the beginning, the rest of the job will run well. >> permit for a small project may range in the 100-dollar or less range of the while a bigger project like a home addition, can cost more than $900. and, if you think you can opt out of a permit to save some money, be warned, that could cost you more in the longrun.
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>> if you skip pulling your permit, you might ends up paying fines, it could stop the work that's being done, they might actually make you redo it, and, in some scenarios, comes down to electrical work, and the electrical work cause as fire, your homeowner insurance may not cover it. >> to determine if your home improvement job needs a permit, check with your local license and inspection department. for more on angie on getting permits, visit cbsphilly.com/angie's list, i'm jim donovan. >> all right, that's great, thank you. coming up this morning, we'll have traffic and weather together. >> stay with us, we'll be right back.
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megan fox, lea michelle, and kevin heart. and, speaking of the philly native, the award for best actor in a comedy, he beat out will ferrell, and adam sands letter. aurorean a grande the cards ash yan also walked away as big winners. >> how about it? could you a bunk a, that's what they say, you haven't seen the last of leonardo, michaelangelo, done a tello and raphael. teenage mutant ninja turtles, huge success, paramount has has already announce add sequel, highly anticipated film opened this weekend bringing in almost six a million dollars guardians dropped to the two spot, making more than $40 million to add to its massive total into the storm. the hundred foot journey and lucy round out the top five. >> right now, 5:53. we want trafficking. >> hey, good morning, everybody, happy monday to you, storm scan3, quiet, clear as a bell, still a little bit after view of that moon if you want to catch it before the sun completely on little rates
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the view, going throughout the day we can expect the sunshine, so we have that business person's special going on this afternoon, 84 degrees at first pitch for the phils, mostly sunny skies, pretty modest winds out there, and it will start to feel little muggier as time goes on. your eyewitness weather seven day forecast bridges in the rain thomas early as the morning, we've got showers, eventually heavier thunderstorms rumble through, but skies will gradually start to clear going into wednesday, thursday, friday, and right now the weekends, actually looking awesome. bob, over to you. >> apparently you could put receipts. >> so we have to -- >> we got to talk about that in the parking lot beforehand. 5:53, let's go outside. if you are coming back from the shore, after great weekends, a lot of extra volume here on the friday way, coming in toward philadelphia. we see this every mondayry on te bridges. we'll check in with mass transit when we come right
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(a lot of yelling at the annual husband and hog calling competition. (hog calling noises). >> look a car alarm? that was chris, retired hog farmer, so he would know how to holler there. he won his ninth tight this weekend. now, in the husband calling category, woman name cheryle won. she was lively and loud and produced some sounds that would no doubt get your attention. >> can we turn it up a little? oh, man, we'll do it again. >> i love the two categories, hog calling, and then husband calling. why are they so similar? >> having a good time. >> coming up in the next hour, woman found dead in pennypack park last week, will be laid to rest today. just one day after her husband was charged with her murder. we're liver with the latest
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>> a family preparing for a funeral this morning a week after the murder. >> police say they do have a confession from her husband. syma chowdhry joins us from police headquarters with the latest on the story, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, police say connie mcclane murray acesing was all an act. >> it seemed almost a show. the concerned husband show. >> like a show, a story would you see play out on tv. aan turn out the killer is a victim's husband. police have charged
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christopher murray -- murray murder, spent saturday night being questioned by police. >> after failing the lee detector test, he was then questioned by detective where he ultimately confess today strangling his wife in the park. >> police say the couple was arguing monday night when they made their way
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