this one on i-95 at bottom base of the girard point bridge. we will talk about a few others that may affect your morning rush, let's head back to the desk. a new start to the east oak lane neighborhood a vacant building up at provident owned and wadsworth avenue. no one was injured and fire fighters placed the fire under control. that building was a former day care center, but has been unoccupied for two years now. the cause of the fire is still being looked into. other news this morning, a moment of silence today on the first day of school at council rock high school south, over the weekend three classmates were killed in a tragic accident. >> the 15 year-old girl behind the wheel will face charges. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao picks up the store friday bucks county, jane, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erika and ukee. sad day for these kids, the first day of classes will start with a moment of silence in honor of three teenagers,

three sophomores who won't return to class and sadly the start of the new school year coincides with the first of three funerals. considered lights in their community three council rock high school south sophomores were remembered tuesday night as outstanding student athletes with bright futures. >> there was always smiles on their faces and they were great kids to be around. >> reporter: friend, students of all ages, parents, teachers, 2,000 members of this community in all gathered at the high school one day before the official start of the school year. here to mourn deaths of the 15 year-olds ryan lesser and shamus digney and 16 year old cullen keffer. >> all three boys were great kids, smart in school, very athletic. >> reporter: teens died this weekend during a crash in the wayne county. the suv they were riding in overturned and rolled several times. ryan had brought three friends to his parent's house in the poconos. >> just playing with them a week age in the sieve is i can center. just laughing and having a good time talking about

soccer. >> reporter: on saturday police say a 16 year-old, unlicensed girl from west chester new york was behind the wheel. she and a friend had pick up the boys in her father's suburban without permission and drove off to breakfast. on the way back witnesses say they saw the. ur speeding just before the accident. the driver, her friend and another 15 year-old passenger survived but the death of these three teenagers who will now never graduate has left this community, even its leaders in disbelief. >> our kids about to go through something that we don't even know how to manage, three services in three days. >> reporter: district attorney is still considering charges but when charge this 15 year-old driver will be charge as a juvenile. in the meantime all evening activities have been either canceled or rescheduled to accommodate these services, and funerals. we are live, in holland jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and breaking news right now within the past hour u.s.

intelligence officials confirmed the authenticity of a video release by islamic state extremist showing execution of steven sotoloff. the american journalist went missing in syria last year. sat lauf freelanced for time and foreign policy magazines. miami native second man killed in retaliation for u. air strikes. >> if the video is genuine we are sickened by a brutal act taking the life of innocent american citizen. our hearts go out to the sat lauf family. >> that video has been authenticated. it chris a new threat against a british hostage named david haines. his fate is in the hand of the british and u.s. government. lets look live into as tone use where president obama landed earlier this morning. later today the president will meet with leaders to discuss russia's involvement in ukraine. the administration will pledge its support for nato member

states near the russian border. tomorrow the president and other leaders will travel to wales for the start of the nato sum is it. we will continue to follow this story all morning long. right now lets get traffic and weather together. here's katie. >> good mornings. first thing you will notice is depending on location, hey it feels a little bit more, you know, crisp outside. depending where you are it may still be muggy. we are still basically in transition mode as i like to call it. storm scan three i think it is understandable why. there has been wet weather we have been tracking out across cape may county, sussex county in delaware. we will zoom it out. at this point we are basically left with some clouds. our cold front has basically done its job, crossed through, it hasn't necessarily knocked the temperatures back all that much but it is going to wipe out the worst of the humidity even though we are starting off steamy, it will get more and more comfortable. throughout the day we still expect upper 80's. even by tomorrow we expect

upper 80's. not a cooler air mass settling in obviously but we do at least get a break from the humidity. by friday we will start to sees a renewed potential for shower or storm as well as a return to the humidity but in the meantime it is not too bad outside. currently in the lower 07's there trenton to ac and back across the the bay in the mid 70's in dover. seventy-five at the airport. cooler by comparison through north and western most suburbs and by comparison to folks in the great lakes where you did, obviously have that cold front crossing through first. the cooler and dryer air has already settled in for great lakes region. as for us we will eventually feel that higher amount of comfort out there. upper 70's expected in the poconos. that would be the brightest and most comfortable spot of them all, we will shoot for eight's in philadelphia still above average here but because it is more comfortable that heat is easier to handle. vittoria, now back into you. >> if you are traveling, out and about right now you will notice, pig i back off

obfuscate i for a second. she said not too bad in regards to weather n regards to traffic we can say the same. looking at i-95 right around, bartram avenue, i-95, in the southbound direction we have construction taking out, the the two left lanes here. not causing too much problem. any plans to head to the airport that should not set you back just yet. traveling on the ben franklin bridge westbound we have a few lanes taken out as a result of construction as well but overall, board looking good. you will notice map indicating speed sensors in the 50's on i-95, schuylkill, 476, pennsylvania turnpike, moving very well. if you are traveling, however 213, it has been reopened between route one and flowers mill road. it was an earlier accident there that had been cleared. again they have reopened. that peco has been called to the scene. we have a fire location at wadsworth avenue near temple road. be mindful of. that we will leave with you this more overnight construction on the roosevelt boulevard northbound at somerdale avenue until 6:00 a.m. mass transit looking good.

erika. new this morning in sign of the us peck or motive after a man is shot twice in south philadelphia. officers found the victim just before 11:00 at fifth and mcclellan streets suffering from gunshot wounds to the abdomen. at last check he was in critical condition. police are also looking for the gun man who grazed a young boy in the head in northeast philadelphia. shots were fired in broad daylight as a nine year-old walked with his mother near intersection of torresdale and knor in tacony. police say victim was leaving the library his family when those shots rang out. eyewitnesses described what they heard. >> while we he were there we heard pop, pop and we came out and seen little kid running across the street. next thing we heard he was shot, he is shot. >> good news is boy was treated and released from the hospital. investigators believe a group of people walking behind the boy may have been the intended target. new jersey governor chris christie flies to mexico today in a trip raising speculation about his presidential

ambition. the governor will spend next three days in mexico to promote trade and economic growth with the garden state. his visit also various a meeting with the country's president, pundits think he could use it to boost his foreign policy credentials if he decides to run for president in 2016. revel casino is officially dark this morning going down as the the biggest flop yet in atlantic city. "eyewitness news" was there yesterday as they closed the sit is is newest most expensive contact even owe for the last time. that leaves another 3,000 workers out of the job. those laid off workers along with former show boat employees can get some help today. resource center will be opened, through next wednesday at the atlantic city convention center from 9:00a in m to 5:00p m work stations will be set up to help people file claims and get other assistance. meanwhile state regulators have given trump plaza the final go ahead to shut down in less than two weeks. the the casino will close at

6:00 a.m. at september 16th that will be the fourth atlantic city casino to fold just this year. still to come this morning a scare at a laundromat find out how a young girl ended up stuck inside a washing machine. also this just happened again another midair melt down, confrontation between passengers that forced the plane to make an emerge islanding. a major move at cr; we will tell you about the big change happening today that will cost the huge drugstore chain billions of dollars, katie? ukee, today is shaping up to be a pretty dash nice day, we are in transition mode that means we are getting a lot nicer outside more sunshine, lower humidity about that heat will hang on we're talking

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is rushed to the hospital after a rather unfortunate incident. she got stuck inside of a washing machine. at this point in one is really sure how that girl became trapped inside a malfunctioning machine at laundromat but eyewitnesses say that she spun around several times until someone finally noticed her and set her free. it is unclear where the girls parents were at the time. that little girl is expect to be okay and police say she's very lucky. we know patients can wear thin when flying the friendly skies but sometimes you just got to chill. for third time in a week i u.s. flight is diverted bay of a passenger dispute over reclining seat. latest on monday night when delta flight from new york to west palm beach had to be rerouted to jacksonville. the airline issued a statement saying flight 2370 was diverted, quote due to safety reasons in regard to a passenger issue. >> this woman sitting next to me knitting tries to rekline her seat back month. man behind her started

screaming and swearing and then flight a tenant came over and that exacerbated what was going on and then she demanded that the flight land. >> she said, you know, something to the effect i don't care about the consequences put this plane down right now. >> passenger says once they planted in jacksonville the woman was escorted off the plane by police. people need to chill. >> just got to chill. >> we have traffic and weather together in a moment. but first we are not the only ones struck by strong storms last night. great picture of a lightening strike over washington d.c. those three prongs all at the same time looking like the letter m, just incredible. i'm impressed to capture these because you never necessity where lightening will strike. we have a lot of it here too. >> m for menacing because those storms came through and they meant business last night in quite a few locations. we did have severe then are storm watch boxes at least issued right next door to the

outskirts of our viewing area it was a close call for us, timing more than anything really helped us out here. we will start things off, yesterday at the noon time hour. we were going on the air with talk philly about that time and things were looking quiet. even down towards ac but we are going through next few hours and look at these bubbling up storm cells that just really clobbered the d.c. area overtime here. eventually this is what kept me awake this guy right here as it moved through philadelphia. then we will just keep seeing these additional round roll through d.c., baltimore and here is the the last one that has since moved through at 5:10 in the morning this is where it is on the radar, it is basically gone. we can officially at this point say all right, we're done with this frontal boundary and it is clearing out. so that means that the pollen isn't going to be as bad but it is still at least medium to medium high. ragweeds and grasses are still issue. gradual incline in terms of the pollen levels as well over next couple days. if you have plans to mow that

lawn you'll have decent weather over next few days to do it but if you suffer from grass or ragweed allergies make sure you are ready with some medications. we have a few clouds to start off. we will clear it out. cooler nice as we drop to a pair of 60's and over next few days it stays hot and will turn humid once again. saturday looks like our most widespread chance for showers and storms, vittoria. >> thanks, katie. still a very smooth ride. lets give you an idea what you are dealing w traveling on the schuylkill expressway we are in the dealing with much at all except an opened roadway on both sides. east and westbound of the schuylkill looking great around 202 and in the just here around sent iser city philadelphia maybe coming to and from the walt whitman bridge area looking great. i-95 still smooth this shot at the construction zone at cottman avenue is your southbound side, northbound headlights. further southbound talking about that overnight work at base of the girard point bridge over it a approaching bartram but still not causing

a problem but still blocking two left lanes. the western suburbs looking great, 422, 202, pennsylvania turnpike, in major problems. the inner drive is closed on the north bound side of the roosevelt boulevard at somerdale avenue until 6:00 a.m. as they are doing paving there. let's head back to the desk, torey, thank you. we are following breaking news. fire breaks out at a strip mall in east oak lane. building used to house a day care but it has been empty the last few years. also breaking news u.s. government just confirmed execution video of american journalist steven sotoloff is authentic. he is second journalist killed biasis militants in recent weeks. vigil at council rock high school south remembers three teenage victims of this weekend's deadly car crash, it happened in upstate pennsylvania. prosecutors in wayne county say a 15 year old girl was behind the wheel, she will be charged in this accident. your time is 5:17. get ready for big make over at one of septa's busiest stations. we will tell but the change

tomorrow. mo'ne davis gets star treatment in los angeles but dodgers have a few things they need to learn about the pitching phenom, we will

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with guaranteed low prices on mechanical pencils, it's definitely the dads. staples. make more happen for less. starting to day smokers looking for cigarettes will no longer fine them for sale at cvs. that chain's pulling all tobacco products to day. month earlier then cvs originally planned. cvs says it sells one and a half billion dollars worth of tobacco products every year. instead of cigars and cigarettes behind the counter shoppers will find nicotine gum and other items to help them kick the habit. now time to check philadelphia jobs report here's cbs correspondent steven greenburg. >> to see is what going on in the job market it helps to look away towards unemployment rate and two numbers, amount of workers hired and wage gain n last year 50 million americans have been hired. in the philadelphia area, employment actually increased

1 percent over the prior year and statewide employment in pennsylvania's private sector increased by 40,000 jobs. all of those opening add up but mostly headlines about jobs only show net numbers. think of it like this if you take number of people hired, subtract number of people were laid off or quit, that equals number of new jobs created. in july, it was 200,000 nationwide. the other number to keep in mind is zero, amount have have of real wage gain many workers have even in the past decade. that tells us workers are moving around trying to get ahead but many are just running in place. learning how to conduct a more effective job searching and developing new skills is important. upcoming reports we will try to help. with your philadelphia job market report, i'm

well, summer vacation is officially over for more students this morning. today is the first day back in class for many of philadelphia's archdiocese schools. >> we have been asking to you snap, share your back to school pictures on twitter and we have had so many great responses. thank you for this jill bloom heart sent thus picture of her sons heading to first and fourth grades at pine road elementary in lower moreland, check them out, got their shorts, t-shirts with their backpacks. i love it. jill, thanks for the picture. >> keep them pictures coming, tweet them using cbs-3 mornings and you might even see your picture right here on "eyewitness news". lets get your traffic and weather together at 5:23. katie. >> good morning, everybody. we are tracking a cold front and thankfully it is departure now of a cold front and it rumbled through with heavy thunderstorms last night, gusty winds, heavy rain for a time but it is a front that is making its retreat and this nice wide zoom shows that very well. still heavy rain, across the

atlantic canadian border from maine. that last little pocket you can see moving out to see sees and that means generally speaking we are in the clear despite road cover that will start the morning off with and maybe just humidity for especially the southeastern half of the delaware valley as we start the day. so, even despite a cold front we are still warming up easily here but key here is that it is so much more comfortable. more sunshine with time and again, lower humidity. tomorrow still hot, but again, with relatively lose humidity. bay friday that humidity will creep backup on us, vittoria. >> thanks, katie. good morning, traveling on the schuylkill expressway, i-95 still in great shape. this is 476 right above the schuylkill expressway in, delays north or southbound around 895, 76 or, mid county tolls. we are looking good. take a look more in toward our western suburbs, 422 looking great, 202, pennsylvania turnpike, northeast extension, really no major problems. just keep in mind that for

anyone traveling manayunk norristown regional rails a new schedule went into effect yesterday, ongoing until september 14th they are doing track work and this will affect where you board. keep that in mine. erika. >> all right, thanks torey. septa passengers will to have get used to the name change at one of the puts yes, sir stations. we have learned market east station in center city will be renamed jeff on station, tomorrow. you can see new name is covered up on the sign right there, that will be revealed soon. thomas jefferson university happies buying the naming rights. septa signed a similar deal with at&t a few years ago to rename patison station. in sport david buchanan gets the the start for fill hoist take at braves this afternoon at 12:10. phillies are going for a sweep in atlanta last night kyle kendrick pitched seven shut out innings at turner field as braves hitters continue to struggle. chooch, carlos ruiz had a home run and two runs batted in and

call up miguel franco knocks his first career run batted in, the phillies won this one your final score was, four to nothing. taney dragons superstar mo'ne davis is in los angeles taping an episode of the queen latifah show ape toss out first pitch of the dodgers stadium. curve ball for a strike there, yeah. mo'ne was on the left coast she signed autographs for dodgers stars, and dodgers broadcasters vin skully was a tad confused about mo'ne's hometown. >> she got a wonderful reception here, the 13 year-old from chicago. >> yes, someone probably fed him bad info, and staying with the graphics, they spelled mo'ne's name wrong. that is not cool. it is all okay. phillies home town hero is making an impact every where she goes. she still has that pitch off with clayton kerr shaw we will see what happens there.

eagles are back on the practice field as they get ready for sunday's season opener at lincoln financial field. you can see all of the week one action, jacksonville jaguars against your philadelphia eagles, right here on cbs-3. does it sound like i'm stretching so we can hear the music. i love it. >> we know you are getting pumped. >> 1:00 p.m. >> get your popcorn ready friday football frenzy returns this friday night, we need your help family to determine a game of the week, down load our audio road show app and click on the friday football frenzy's spot pole to vote this week your choices are conestoga at ridley, west catholic at north penn or abington at plymouth white marsh. we will have results tomorrow and sports director beasley reese will be live, friday night, erika. thank you. coming up next on "eyewitness news" a proposed name change ignites a controversy in a local community. plus why are some women having unnecessary operations?

the risky surgery that may in the increase your chance of survival. and vittoria and katie return with your traffic and weather together on the three's looking live right now at center city feeling better to day then dit this time of the day yesterday. we will be right back.

fire fighters put that fire under control. it was a former take care center but has been unoccupied. they are still looking at a cause of the fire. it is first day of school for students at council rock south as three classmates will be laid to rest this week. >> they were killed in the crash over the weekend in the poconos. today the the students will be remembered with a moment of silence. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is at