tone day. heavier rain has shifted to the south and east and you can see heavy rain and thunderstorms moving over portions of eastern maryland. we will zoom in on that in a moment. but first let's show you light showers moving to the pocono region and strong thunderstorms back in the western half of the state, as well and all of this still has to push through, tonight, before we can get this system out of here. so zooming in an area i'm seeing how help put this skies hearing and kent county, delaware. as this line develops in eastern maryland it continues to move east. it is intensifying quite a bit as there is heat and humidity here. watch out for strong storms especially in southern kent county and portions of sussex county, delaware later this evening. the rest of the region is seeing heavy rain right here near dover at the moment and it is also, just poised to move into southern cape may county. in cape may, stone harbor, avalon, get ready for heavier rain to start up here this evening. maybe time for some seafood take out down the shore this evening. not, a great beach daze today. we have had heavy rain. but what we have not had is severe weather. even though one of these

storms is especially in southern delaware, could turn strong this evening. most of us will be dealing with rain. heavy rain, still through tonight, southern new jersey, especially and then we will watch for those storms to get in through overnight hours. cool and cloudy we are looking at a rumble of thunder or flash of lightening. 8:00 o'clock tomorrow morning we will see it drying out, and then cloud begin to clear by noon and then sun returns. but through myth most of the area is seeing 3 inches in spots. over two in new castle county. poor drainage flooding, ponding on the roads. watch for reduced visibility in the heavier rain and thunder and lightening still possible tonight. much better news in the seven day forecast, i will that have for you coming up in a bit, jessica. >> kate, thanks. it is easy to get the latest forecast even when we're not on the air. just follow the "eyewitness news" team of meteorologists on facebook and twitter, you can also down load the cbs-3 philly weather app. big news came earlier this morning from atlantic city, revel casino hotel will close its doors in less than a movement this latest blow has

city officials and casino workers wondering about their future. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao is live in ac tonight, and jane, revel will close september 10th, what then. >> reporter: well, chris, then revel goes into foreclosure, and then it goes up for auction where it will be likely sold at a bargain basement price, and then it is up to the new own tore decide what happens next to this building. regardless thinks a huge blow for atlantic city because when revel closes its doors for good it gets rid of more than 3,000 jobs. for tourist, watching revel close will be a disappointment. >> it is the jewel of the boardwalk. >> reporter: but for 3100 employees who will be out of the job next month the closure is devastating. >> trying to find another job so that we can maintain our bills. >> reporter: after two years and filing for bankruptcy twice $29.4 billion casino that never turn a profit was unable to find a qualified buyer in bankruptcy court. company officials released a

statement today that reads in mart while we continue to hope for a sale have of revel through some form through the pend ing bankruptcy process, revel cannot avoid an ordinarily wind down of business. >> i love that place. i hope it stays opened. >> reporter: officials say casino and hotel will seized operation no, sir later than september 10th. it is the third out of four closing this year behind the atlantic club and show boat. trump plaza is scheduled to close in mid-september. experts are not surprised to hear of yet another closure here in atlantic city, some are surprised it is revel. >> revel is, you know, a real modern casino with the bells and which is also that modern casinos need. >> reporter: but publisher of global gaming magazine robert gross doesn't expect the building to be issue for long. >> for example the energy bill is three million-dollar a month, so, you can you have to figure out how to pay that. >> reporter: once revel is sold, grow says it could be home to another casino, condos or more. >> it could be a successful

resort. >> reporter: now work all of these casinos, do go through with their plan closures, then they say, gross says that atlantic city will have a manageable number of casinos but it is at a painful price. these closures go along witt, nearly 8,000 jobs and that is just a third of the atlantic city's entire work force. reporting live, i'm jane car bay or, cb136789 "eyewitness news". in west deptford tonight, police are reviewing this grain i surveillance video that they

or know anything that could help in the investigation, you are asked to give vineland police a call. just a couple hours ago we have learned new details about the death of robin williams. the six three-year old actor hanged himself in his home near san francisco. authorities say that williams wife had left the house in the morning thinking her husband was still asleep. it wasn't until williams personal assistant got in to to that room that his body was discovered. >> the personal assistant was able to gain access to mr. williams bedroom and entered the bedroom to find mr. williams clothed in a seated position unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the belt wedged between the clothes closet door and the door frame. >> reporter: investigators say williams was struggling with severe depression and had a history of drug and alcohol abuse. one of the robin williams most memorable rolls was as an unorthodox english teacher in dead poet's society.

that movie was shot largely in delaware. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson tonight on the lasting memories, williams left behind in middletown bunch of guys reading poetry. >> no. >> reporter: ground breaking, generation defining, 1989 film dead poets society earning robin williams an oscar nomination and is considered, required watching for this message. be different. seized the day. >> we're fuel for inspiration. >> reporter: it was all filmed here saint andrews boarding cool in middletown, delaware. our tour guide science teacher eric, who had just started teaching here while williams was filming. >> my most vive it memory is sort of a dual memory. one of them in a circle of young actors giving them a stick. they were rolling with laughter. the other side of that was watching him sort of standing off by himself for an extended period of time. >> reporter: camera showed us some familiar places you might

recognize from the film, including this iconic scene. >> if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper leg ace toy you. >> reporter: he is walking behind them and whispering... >> reporter: oh, captain my captain, right. well, sort of. although mess of the shots were taken around the the campus, most of the inside stuff, including that iconic scene and many shots from the classrooms were down in the sound stage in wilmington, despite that, the legacy from the filming and message from the movie, well, that is all around. >> asiana alumni, dead poets society has a special meaning for us. >> reporter: will robinson says saint andrews is nothing like the stuffy prep school it portrays. half of the 300 kids receives financial aid and you might guess what it is now known for. >> we always like to say our most famous graduates are teachers. >> reporter: well, on the 25th anniversary of dead poet society, its legacy and character in these walls forever. in at 6:30.

this year the federal government expects 60,000 undocumented child immigrants to enter school district around the the country, double the number from last year. some will be coming to philadelphia, but how can a city handle them. our iteam reporter charlotte huffman has this "eyewitness news" exclusive. >> reporter: iteam cameras were allowed to video these children as long as we don't though their faces. they are immigrants from central america who have left their families behind this year and crossed the border. now in the hands of the federal government, they will attend philadelphia schools this fall. >> philadelphia. >> reporter: they say that they like it here, much better then the gang violence ridden streets many of them left behind. >> part of the challenges that they face here after lot to do with what they faced before they left their home countries. >> reporter: kathy tillman runs a philadelphia non-profit that provides counseling to undocumented child immigrants. >> often times they come with very disruptive education or

no education at all. so when they come here they are coming with pretty big bags of challenges. >> reporter: these children will require extra counseling, and english as a second language programs, and not all parents are happen bye it. >> i definitely think that it should not happen and i don't think my child should have to be on the pole. >> reporter: pennsylvania schools will to have make room for almost 400 undocumented immigrants this fall. in delaware that number is more than a hundred. and in new jersey, more than 1500. in all, that is enough to fill 70 classrooms, just like this one. despite budget cuts and a 81 million-dollar short fall, philadelphia school district spokesperson ferdinand go guyard says 230 teaches devoted to helping teachers like these won't change. >> we have not cut the budget for teachers in the last three years. so our services continue to be the same for students. >> we asked education officialness new jersey and in

delaware how they will handle the increase this undocumented students. jersey officials declined to comment. delaware officials said it will be a challenge but said that they will work with non-profit and the federal government to ensure basic needs are met. live from the news center i'm charlotte huffman for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, charlotte, thanks very much. an 800-foot turtle rescued off the coast of brigantine? we will see it happen, next. plus take a ride on the country's first indoor spinning glow roller coaster coming soon to an area theme park. and kennedy clan did it, so can you, so what is behind this ice challenge. chris, my brother tagged me today, so stay tuned for the video. we are tracking storms here today, especially across delaware and southern new jersey, heavy rain lift go into the shore points, we will track it and let you know when it tries out coming up next, beasley. well, taney dragons issued

a challenge to one of the best teams in baseball as her team prepares for little league world series, clayton kerrshaw respond, that is ahead. eagles in new england enjoying practices with the patriots.

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competitors which includes brooklyn, columbus, birmingham, and phoenix. well, on the cbs-3 healthwatch tonight, the ice bucket challenge, it is a social media sensation at this point. the video have have led to the surge in donation for als research. als being lou gehrig's disease. >> three on your side health reporter stephanie stahl is joining us with why this is so important to researchers in the area. >> reporter: it is fun but is there a serious side to this. lou gehrig's disease also known as als is a neuro degenerative disease that effects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, eventually, leading to paralysis, and death. there is no effective treatment. but the local researchers are trying to change that, along with joining in, this latest, social media, trend. >> here we go. >> wow. >> reporter: one by one researchers at thomas jefferson university weinberg unit for als research participated in the ice bucket challenge.

>> it is very cold, and very terrible but it is for a good cause. >> very refreshing i'd say. >> it is cold but it is awesome. >> reporter: it is a simple idea take bucket of ice, take a bucket of it record it and post the video on social media, challenging another group of people to to the same within 24 hours. either do it or donate $10 to als research or don't do it and donate $100 to the cause. >> today, we challenged the entire jefferson community to rally, around us to bring awareness of als and to really, put the name of als out there. >> reporter: thinks a fun outdoor challenge, inside the lobbies a more serious, important challenge. >> it is very important, that this disease has no cure. we need to keep doing research to help these patient was this disease, to get towards a cure. >> reporter: researchers are currently trying to get a better understanding of the very complicated, fatal disease in hopes of developing targeted therapy, the ice bucket challenge will help pay for their research.

>> this is an under funded study, so if we can do that and if we can share, it is nothing compared to what the patients go through. >> reporter: now over the past two weeks the als association has received, $4 million in donations, compared to just over a million dollars, during the same time period last year. this challenge, where did it come from, right? well, it was started by a person living with als to help raise awareness. >> wow. >> how he thought of a bucket of ice over the head but it has caught up and raise add lot have of money. we have more information on cbs philly.com and click on health. >> fun and a great cause. >> stephanie, thanks. is there a unique new indoor roller coaster coming to hershey park next spring. thinks virtual video have the ride called laugh track, and, the roller coaster will spin them through fun house that includes colorful character, haul off mirrors and house of card. construction on the new ride is set to begin the day after

labor kay. getting a little motion sickness just watching video there lets look at storm scan three where we're speaking of buckets we have buckes of rain coming down across portion office delaware, raining heavily there since early this morning and bright red and orange shading, continuing to fall here over portions of northern kent county and now lift nothing to southern cape may county we are seeing heavy rain there right along that lewis cape may ferry root, seeing heavy rain over delaware bay and thinks lift nothing to south jersey a as we go through the remainder of the evening. thinks where we're seeing heavier rain right around the dover area, at the moment. we're looking at rain amounts, so far of up to two and a half inches. glass co, delaware 2.46. newark at just over an inch and a half. salem 1.16. lesser amounts in haddonfield. furlong at .35 inches. we are going to see this clear out tonight, we do still have a need advisory for portions of new castle county especially red lion, middletown and townsend and smyrna. be safe seeing standing or

rushing water on the roads. look at how warm in southern delaware. still in the 80's. as these storms come through i wouldn't be surprised of seeing reports of thunder or lightening. difference is staggering. we will be in the 60's, mulika, voorhees, 66 in woodstown and further north 67 in ambler and 66 in lafayette hill. a lot of clouds and rain have kept it cool today. 7:00 o'clock we will see heavy rain moving into south jersey and it will continue through the overnight hours. here's 2:00 a.m. heavy rain across central new jersey. showers and storms back to the west. by seven or 8:00 o'clock tomorrow morning things will start to clear out for greg on twit shore asked me about t team at 8:00 o'clock tomorrow morning in allentown. he should be okay but ground will be soggy. not as bad for portions of delaware and south jersey. tomorrow at 4:00 o'clock we are free and clear. the the sun will be shining. much nicer weather in the wake of this storm. high pressure overhead for tomorrow, breezy, and mostly sunny on thursday, things looking pretty good and then on friday a taste of ought one highs only in the upper 70's. very comfortable. if you are heading down the

shore watch for that morning rain tomorrow but the sun comes out in the afternoon, better conditions there, for the atlantic city air show by afternoon. eighty-two the high down the shore. overnight in the city period of rain, heavy at times, maybe a rumble of thunder or flash of lightening. tomorrow a shower in the morning, breeze which afternoon sun returning at 84 for the high. here's you're witness weather seven day forecast. we will get much better weather by it the end of the week. friday 79 and sunny and beautiful. weekend warms up. another great weekend on the way. mid 80's, sunshine both saturday and sunday with a chance for,heat and humidity and storms to return next week. overall, can't complain about a rainy day during the week. we will get it out of the and another nice weekend. >> thanks, kate. good evening, everyone, rainy day is causing a rush us. look at the schuylkill expressway heading eastbound, or the vine street expressway you are jammed and then hit more volume in the western suburbs. give yourself more time. you have usual delays on 95,

vine and 476. so rush hour is not, slowing down just yet. we have delays in new jersey as well. northbound 55, both sides of 73 and then south on the 42, that is primarily if you are traveling up and over the the walt whitman bridge. watch out for an accident in delaware on the northbound side of 495, right here near edgemore road, center lane is block, stay with us we w

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eagles thankful for quality competition. >> it is grating against another team to see different look, jersey and feel. it is fun to be out there we have beening ago begins our defense but it is nice switch up for us and our defense. >> it is good to come out and respond to what we did last season begins those guys, and, last year and we definitely wanted to be ready for that. i thought we had a great practice. an opportunity for to us build on. >> the the phillies start a five game california road trip, tonight, against the angels and millville new jersey native mike trout. the taney dragons first game in the lidle league world series is friday afternoon against south nashville, the dragons are led by 13 year-old ace pitch er monet davis. she's the 13th girl to play in the little league world series and today she challenge los angeles dodgers pitcher clayton kershaw to a pitch off. >> congratulations on making it to williamsport. that is awesome. such a cool thing to do such a

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thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at ten on our sister station wpsg the cw fill and we are back here at 11:00. "cbs evening news" is next. they will have new details on the life and death of robin williams plus remembering the ledgend in his own words. here new from new york is scott pelley.

>> death was asphyxia due to hanging. his battle with depression and an outpouring of affection for the act expor median. new unrest in missouri after the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man. >> what would you say to this police officer. >> chip read on record rainful and flooding in the midwest and the east. and robin williams in his own word.