. "eyewitness news" begins with some breaking news, a shooting in chester county sends at least one person to the hospital. >> it happened on the 500 block of south first avenue, south coatesville. we're hearing there may be additional victims as well. at this point no confirmation on the extent of injuries. also, no word on suspect or motive. our crew is just pulling up to the scene. so we do expect to get more information shortly. we'll have an update as soon as that information comes into us. it is friday august 15th good morning i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehl. other stories we're following today, it is decision day for philadelphia public schools. will they open on time or will the budget crisis force a delay and the loss of jobs? we're live. calm returns to ferguson missouri after armored tanks move out new law enforcement moves in. >> and the kids of summer,

phillies own taney dragons get ready for the big moment in williamsport. it is today 3:00 p.m. >> the kids every summer, feels like the kids of fall this morning. >> i know, how chilly it was. >> let's pump the brakes for a second. doesn't it feel so nice, though? >> it does feel nice. >> it doesn't feel like summer mornings. >> and i'm cool with that. no pun intended. it feels so nice outside. man, i slept like a baby last night, windows open, i actually had sweat pants on and i didn't sweat at all, it was great. but it looks as though this will ends up being the nicest day of the forecast, just absolutely beautiful weather. so if you are perhaps going to a watch party for our taney dragons, or you have any outdoor plans do something outside. it will be a really, really good excuse to find something to do outdoors today. you just don't want to let days like this go to ways. so talking about temperatures for one thing pattern settled in eventually new shot for showers, makes its way into

our forecast in time for the weekend. so all of those details and much more for you in the next couple of minutes. back to you. >> the clock is ticking for the philadelphia school district, it is in dire need, it might open schools on time, and keep employees. >> it face as $81 million budget deficit. "eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson is outside district headquarters right now with the very latest, as many teachers fear layoffs imminent, steve, good morning. >> good morning to you erika ukee well, in just a matter of about five and a half hours, we will learn a whole lot more about the philadelphia school district, and the direction of the current school year. will there be some 1300 job layoffs? will class sizes balloon to more than 40, will the start date of this school year be pushed back? if you can believe it, all of that expected to be announced this morning at about 10:00 during a press conference, but let's go back over the current situation. here is the situation. the district is facing a

$81 million budget gap. as you mentioned, without that guaranteed money. outlook, un for the lip is bleak. district officials were hoping the money would come from a $2 per pack cigarette tax since stalled out in the state legislature, by the way isn't back in session until september 15th, to talk about the issue that comes after school starts on september 8th. so earlier governor corbett advanced $265 million of money, but that money was already budgeted to the district, which of course does not solve the deficit issue. so, with all of that hanging in the balance we have been told over and over again that just about every major decision will be announced at some point, during a decisive day. well that day is today. >> earlier this week, we spoke to the superintendent about just how crucial this day truly is. >> i'm an educator. and i'm not a politician. but i am an educator. as an educator, really important for me to ensure that children are in schools

as soon as on the dates that they're scheduled to be in schools. and so everywhere we possibly can, in order to do, that but by the same token we still are facing $81 million revenue shortfall. >> we were told by the way that there was supposed to be school reform commission meeting at 9:00 and then the announcements would roll off after that. that's been cancelled in favor after press conference width superintendent, again, at 10:00 o'clock. we're not sure of the significance of that, but i'm sure we will find out at about ten clock in five hours. the late from school headquarters, steve patterson cbs-3, "eyewitness news" back to you. >> steve, thank you. just past 4:33, back to katie and low 60s right now? >> even cooler depending on location, in fact, this morning, temperatures had bottom out to the 50's in quite a few locations and dropping another agree or two in philadelphia before said and done. right over my little hip here, 61 degrees is the current temperature off of our own

personal observation station that we have here at our station headquarters, beautiful view, though, crystal clear no problems with visibility out there today, folks high pressure building in, nice singing air mass will help scour out any clouds. you know what happens, when the clouds scour out, it means temperatures can drop off readily. we did sort of have the shower that roll on through new jersey, chester county yesterday, still out to sea at this point, you can see it pulling away quickly. meanwhile perhaps you are driving out to williamsport today. they too are going to have some beautiful weather as the little league series continues on here today. 61 degrees the current temperature meanwhile at the airport, as well as here at our station headquarters. look at mount pocono, down right chilly for you guys. 49 degrees currently, 58 in trenton, as the day progresses looking ahead to nice bay day. you can't beat it at philadelphia, at the shore gorgeous conditions, dose of september, yes about i would say month early here on temperatures like this.

bob, over to you. >> that's okay to be early though. good morning 4:35, up bright, early, live look at the talcony palmyra bridge, back in business, had quick opening here in the last five, ten minutes or so, but we are good to go as you roll across the river, betsy ross bridge there in the background. going to south philly, live look where they've been paving on the overnight. construction guys love this casino of weather. right here, the schuylkill expressway, in toward philly, right at vare avenue. so if you are leaving south philly, or coming over the walt whitman into philadelphia, and headed into center city, we have this one lane traffic pattern, these guys probably have another hour or so to go, and they are out here, also, all night long along route 202 northbound side of 202 approaching the schuylkill expressway, with only that left lane open, little bit of dust cloud getting close to the schuylkill, as they chop up concrete. police activity here in coatesville, first avenue blocked at oak street. so we'll use route 82 out of the gate this morning pennsylvania turnpike, they are still working eastbound between ft. washington and willow grove.

and the trolley tunnel blitz continues through monday, where all of the subway surface trolleys are diverted at 40th and market. otherwise, mass transit running with no delays. ukee back to you. >> thank you. calm has returned to ferguson, missouri after change in police presence. >> last night there were no armored cars, no officers in riot gear, pro highway patrol have taken over security, led by ferguson native. >> we're going to look at this from a personal stands point. and if that was my son or that was my friend, how i would feel, what my emotions would be and whatever my voice was, i would want to have the right what that voice is, that's what we will do today and every day forward. >> missouri governor nicks zero nixon stripped police of their law enforcement authority after violent clashes. >> every 28 hours every 28 hours, the united states,

someone is killed -- >> back here at home, hundreds gathered in philadelphia's love park last night for a vigil in remembrance of mike brown. participants brought signs and wore red ribbons in a show of solidarity, then at 7:20 the group held candles in the air for one minute to observe a national moment of silence. >> just two have a moment to go to mourn and have a vigil for mike brown for his family and for others that had been lost and slain at the hands of law enforcement. >> peace vigils were held in 86 other cities all across the conori. philadelphia organizers say it is one of many more to come. five more arrests in connection with the casino highs in the a lan particular city investigators say it was an inside job. new jersey police say plumbers and evans entered side door and stole $180,000. plumber was ceasar's employee, however, he was fired a few weeks before the heist.

so far, eight suspect are behind bars. police have recovered most of the money in either cash, property or drugs. all right, it is 4:35. taney dragons are in williamsport for the first world series later today. they are the first team ever from philadelphia to get this far. the team had batting practice yesterday. and while the kids swung their parents look on including the parents of star pitcher mone davis. >> with her playing sports, a lot of driving putting off a lot of everything, work, vacations. >> i want them to show everybody, you know, how great they are and perform well, and have fun and enjoy the experience. >> everyone says of course the first goal is to have fun but these kids, they also want to win, too. the dragons make their little league world series debut playing tennessee today at 3:00 p.m. and if you are trying to find somewhere to watch. hey, you can show your support by cheering on the dragons

from philadelphia city hall later on today. a pep rally starts at 2:00. then broadcast on big screen in the city hall courtyard at 3:00. i know what i am ' doing today. >> look what i found under the desk, attain i t. >> and just your size. >> it is, and it is on my side of the desk, too, i'll share go taney indeed. much more to cover here on "eyewitness "eyewitness news", robin williams widow shares another health issue her husband was facing at the time of his death. >> how does nick foles plan to improve when the eagle take on the pay treats tonight? back in two minutes good morning.

updating breaking news, a shooting in chester county sends at least one person to the hospital. you are looking at unedited video just into our news room. it happened on the 500 block of south first avenue in south coatesville, we're hearing there may shall additional victims, as well. at this point no confirmation on the extent of the injuries.

also, no word on suspect or motive, of course, we'll continue to follow this throughout our morning broadcast. erika? >> next month emmy awards will include tribute to robin williams. the emmy and oscar winner found dead monday after apparent suicide. he was 63. williams' wife has revealed that the actor was also in the early stages of parkinson's disease, but he was not ready to share that diagnosis publicly. she says williams was also struggling with depression, and anxiety. pope francis is urging catholic use to renounce materialism and to reject what he calls inhuman economic systems. the leader of the catholic church received a boisterous welcome from tens of thousands of young asians as he celebrated his first public mass in south korea some say the visit could be practice for possible trip to philadelphia for the world meeting of families in september 2015. but, the philadelphia archdioces says it is still waiting for official confirmation. all right, just past 4:43,

man, waking up feeling like september. >> i love it. >> yes indeed. nice. >> i have to say, this is my personal favorite kind of a forecast. i like to call it the weather trifecta. >> let's hear it. >> so bright and sunny light winds, so good hair day and low humidity. >> there go. three for three exactly and just lovely outside. these are the kind of forecasts i always say i love to give specially on a friday, makes the day that much better, that it is the ends of the week, and we have nice weather, boom. all right, let's go out there. let's talk about just how average is this? really not. we are bea a full month ahead of schedule here. so i expect the daytime high in philadelphia anyway to flirt with 80, but probably not quite get there. so shooting for 79 degrees. normally we would be hitting the high of 79 on average between the days september 12th and 15th. so, it is about a three, four day stretch, there are is usual. so this is obviously today little atypical for our region as a whole. storm scan3 still showing the

same system brought in the rain earlier in the week, still well removed from our region, but starting to shift little bit more, starting to also to fall apart a little bit more here. but when we look ahead to the weekends zoom it way out. so we get nice day today. nice day tomorrow. then this disturbance currently over the planes starts to move our way and it will be a boundary that sets up and bridges us potential for showers especially sunday, so we have to worry about. that will for now just enjoy t hey, are you headed to the beach? 80 degrees sunshine, can't beat that. uv index will be very high, but the rip countries look remain low. so it will be good excuse to take a dip, latter on the sun block, i'm always going to ham their point home to you. you know me. by tomorrow 84 degrees more sunshine, so warmer but very similar day come sunday start to feel little bit more temperatures do spike, so noticeable change, and even though we do get some sunshine, we will also be dodging few showers or storm as well, guys back to you. >> kate any sports, eagles and patriots tonight in foxboro

ma cents mass, birds will be down couple receivers. white out jeremy maclin sat out practice again yesterday at the foxboro practice session. he has sore hamstring, listed as questionable. receiver riley cooper recuperating from injured foot. with both of those guys out tight ends, like zach, could be more involved in the chip kelly offense. >> he consistently caught the ball better through the training sessions, and then he displayed an ability to make a play the other night. we hit him on some passes down the field where he caught the ball and ran with it, so like i mentioned earlier, in the month here, i think he's developed in his total game. >> that's what we like to hear. hey, fans, looking for better outing from quarterback nick foles last week against the bears. through couple of interceptions, tonight, he will be throwing against one of the top cornerbacks in football pay treats. >> conceptually run the play, being smart with the football, can run their coverage, will

try to make place will try to lure me into things. that's why they're great. able to jump on football. able to entice quarterbacks, but trust going through the plays. >> practice game number two indeed, let's get it on. late start for the phillies tonight out west. game time against the giants, 10:15 from san francisco. cole hamels gets the start. game on 98.1, wogl, 12:10 a.m. wpht. phils lost five of their last six. don't forget taney dragons today at 3:00 p.m. still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, do you own a ford? well, a faulty part leads to a recall. >> first, here's what'ss coming un tonight on cbs-3.

>> 4:49. let's get a check on business news. >> wendy gillette, it is friday, weaver some nice

weather today. what's happening on wall street? >> well, ukee, erika few reports may move the markets today. the labor department reports on the changes and prices that firms receive for their goods and services, investors will also get information about industrial production, and foreign holdings of us debt. yesterday the dow jones gained 61 points, the nasdaq was up 18. ukee erika? >> wendy, another auto recall to tell us about this morning? >> we tell you about them all the time, right? this one is from ford, detroit auto maker recalling more than 83,000 vehicles, because of faulty parts could cause them to lose power or roll away when parked. the recall involves number of different models you can check them on the website. ukee, err dismay. >> wendy, thanks so much.h. appreciate t well, coming up after a short break, traffic and weather together. we of course will do it on the 3's, we'll be right

hey, just turned 4:53, how about that, bob? >> aren't we very punk youth this morning 4:53, i'm here. good morning everybody hello south philadelphia. they're still doing some paving here. they'll be out here for another maybe half hour or so. the westbound schuylkill leaving south philadelphia heading in toward downtown philly there only that one lane is open. route 896, accident out here, chester county, outside of kennett square, 896 at limestone road. also police activity in coatesville, first avenue is closed right at oaks. use route 82 out of the gate this morning otherwise good shape. roads little damp and wet from some of the rain we had last night. south on 95, no delays through the work zone. 202 looking good. look out on the schuylkill eastbound, the power grid is out, right near girard avenue. so you're driving in through the dark here, between girard avenue and center city, if you are coming into downtown, and a bridge opening set for 5:15. the time to beat on that

burlington bristol. otherwise, the other bridges look fine. mass transit looking good. katie, weekend forecast, all eyes on you. >> and, i think i can deliver man. overall, looking pretty good. we've actually got high pressure building in as we speak, so last night was just so comfortable, i hope you had a chance to maybe lever the windows open, just get that breath of fresh air. we really haven't had to use too much air-conditioning here this summer. just hasn't been that oppressive. certainly today, definitely a similar scenario. nothing oppressive about this forecast today. storm scan3 is quiet. bob mentioned rain, you can still see it pulling away, now long since removed from any of the land areas. dow want to jump to the weekends, see how things will shape up there outdoor plans saturday is a go. we've got dry weather once again, but by sunday we will start to see this next disturbance, next cold front drop in. it is not real potent one, bridges in few clouds, certainly couple of showers but far from a wash-out. hey what's up, taney? headed out to williamsport today, looks like another nice day.

granted clouds out there but we're rooting for you, first pitch, 74 degrees, about the time we'll be hitting the daytime high. very mod owes zero he is winds. wet letter not play a role in that game today. meanwhile here at home at philadelphia 79 degrees, are you kidding me more a dose of missed september. feels awesome outside. so nice. and as we look ahead to tomorrow yes little warmer, certainly little bit more seasonable, but just as nice with plenty of sunshine, then we spike on the thermometer sunday, that's when we will see the next shot as i mentioned for couple of showers, if not thunderstorm. guys, we send it back to you. >> thank you here is a look at stories "kyw news radio 1060" a.m., new jersey following new jersey kris at the talks about children of soon to be laid off casino workers. if you like taking pictures, well, bucks county's tourism agency wants to hear from you. and there is self-guided tour celebrating food in various cultures, at the pen museum. check in two three, four times a day, "kyw news radio 1060" on your a.m. dial.

>> i have to learn more about that music and food event? two of my favorite things in life. eat inside the museum in. >> do you have check it out. tune in two three, four times a day. >> i very to. 4:56. coming up this morning on "eyewitness news" will philadelphia's schools open on time? today is the day. they always said august 15th. we're live at 5:00 with the very latest. >> also, once the scene of unrest there is morning, there is progress in ferguson, missouri. we have live report for you. then we're hearing from philadelphia police, after their fallen fellow officers, how they hope to pay tribute to their friends later tonight. back at the top of the hour. good morning.

and we are following breaking news, let's show you video just in from overnight from chester county. we know at least one person has been shot on the 500 block of south first avenue in south coatesville. we're hearing second person may also have been shot. stay with "eyewitness news" all morning long for the latest on this breaking news story. >> also, this morning decision day for philadelphia's public schools and their workers. will they or won't they open on time? we're live. it is friday, august 15th good morning everyone, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehl. also there is morning today's finally the day looking forward to this for awhile. the taney dragons continue their quest for championship at the little league world series, how you can be a part of the action this afternoon. perfect day for a ball. >> i am. >> absolutely. here as well. if you have any outdoor plans they are a go. in fact, i would schedule some if you don't already have them. but eventually, the gorgeous

weather has to come to a close. we'll tell when you coming up. bob? >> tick-tock 5:00 o'clock on friday morning. looking live at the 42 freeway, where folks are coming in toward philadelphia, the headlights there headed to your left, but new traffic pattern, set for everyone that's going to be headed to the shore later on today. i'll have all of the details and we'll check mass transit coming up next. philadelphia schools are expected to open but school officials say if they do not fill in $81 million budget gaps, that might not happen. >> major announcement is expected later on this morning, as 1300 employees face layoffs. "eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson joins us now he is outside district headquarters with the latest information, steve, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, it is a desperate situation erika, ukee, not only talking about number of jobs, but class sizes and will schools start on time? that of course,