from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". ♪ >> now at 11:00 o'clock, a search is underway for the people caught on this surveillance video. employees say that they are responsible for a hate crime. a center city attack on a same sex couple. well, good evening, i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean. a combined $11,000 reward is

being offered tonight for information leading to those suspects. nearly a dozen people are accused in taking part in that brutal attack. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is live at central detectives with new information. todd. >> reporter: jessica, thanks to this crystal clear surveillance video that was release to do night detectives here inside are telling me right now they're getting a lot of tip calls from people who are trying to help identify these suspects. as you know there's an awful lot of outrage over these attacks and tonight the victims are urging everyone to not take justice into their own hands. >> police described the dozen or so men and women in their early 20's as clean cut and well dressed. one wearing an orange sweater vest. another a button down shirt. surprising group of suspects people we showed the video to. >> it's just also strange to see according to what you've shown me here it's people of my generation as well. >> what's everybody so mad abo

about? i don't get it. >> to the gay couple who was beaten as gay slurs were being yelled at them in center city thursday night, they contend looks can be deceiving. >> is this your f'ing boyfriend. yes, this is my f'ing boyfriend. they said so you're a dirty f'ing sleep. what if i am a dirty f'ing bleep,. >> three guys started pummeling me and knocked me to the ground and i hit the ground hard and i was out. >> the suspects were caught on a surveillance video camera minutes before the attack took place just before 11:00 on september 11th when the couple was attacked right at 16th street just south of walnut at chancellor. the 28 year old victim was beaten so badly he was hospitalized for more than three days. he has a large cut and bruises to his face and his jaw will be wired shut for the next eight weeks due to severe orbital fractures much his 26 year old boyfriend has bruises to his face. it was an tack people in the neighborhood find disturbing. >> us as a city we're trying to be more progressive and that is

absolute -- i can't even fathom the thought. >> reporter: and tonight the victims are also urging all of the suspects to go ahead and turn themselves in and the philadelphia police department says anyone seen on that surveillance video who perhaps did not throw a punch, they should immediately begin cooperating with police to try and get ahead of this whole thing before it's too late. reporting live tonight from central detectives todd quinones cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> it's only a matter of time. todd. thank you. >> developing news tonight he's considered armed and extremely dangerous. the manhunt has intensified tonight for survival list wanted in the dead many ambush of two pennsylvania state troopers. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco is live in the sat center. diana, investigators know exactly who they're looking for tonight. >> reporter: chris after countless tips from the public investigators are now looking for a man by the name of eric matthew freen described as a survival list and an excellent

marksman and tonight he could be anywhere. the manhunt has never stopped but police now know who they're looking for. pennsylvania state police say this man gunned down two state troopers friday night concealed in the woods outside the blooming grove barrack. >> what i want to emphasize to everyone is that this fella is extremely dangerous. we have no idea where he is in the community. he has been described as a survival list. he has a lot of training in particular area. he's made statements about wanting to kill law enforcement officers and also to commit mass acts of murder. >> reporter: police searched his home where he lives with his parents but he is still at large. inside they found shell casings matching that at the scene. law enforcement has been canvassing the area for days but the break came when a man walking his dog 2 miles from the barracks found a car partially submerged in a pond.

the vehicle is believed to be his. >> also, found in that vehicle, the defendant's social security card, a game commission range permit for the defendant. camouflage face pain. a flashlight. black hooded sweatshirts. two empty arrival cases. military gear. >> reporter: corporal brian dixon was killed and trooper alex douglas seriously wounded when he fired on them during a shift change. >> currently there's an intensive manhunt underway. we have this individual entered into the nci system with law enforcement in this area, across the state and across the country are now actively engaged in finding him and i'm confident we will. >> reporter: and services for corporal dixon are expected on friday. flags around the state will remain at half staff until that time. state police are still looking for tips from the public on his whereabouts. but they are warning he is extremely dangerous and to copy your distance. we're live in the satellite

center tonight, diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> diana, thank you very much. "eyewitness news" on adams avenue in frankford tonight. there is where candlelight vigil was held for meghan doto and her baby. she was shot to death sunday morning. her baby later delivered by c section also died. police believe the doto was the intended target of the gunfire. tonight investigators are searching for 27 year old devon gush shard in connection with the deaths of doto and her baby. enterovirus 68 that respiratory virus infecting children nationwide has now landed in philadelphia. children's hospital of philadelphia has confirmed four cases of enterovirus 68. those children who were treated at children's hospital have since been discharged. doctors say it is spreading quickly with kids back in scho school. >> children we've cared for that we know have this virus have the very kim typical picture of respiratory viral infection. so fever, cough, wheezing, um,

and, um, for some some of those that needed required hospitalization a bit of difficulty catching their breath. there is no specific treatment or cure for the virus. most children will recover on their own, but they may need to be hospitalized if they have trouble breathing. >> new at 11:00 o'clock night, the inform fl players association has now officially appealed the suspension of ray rice. rice was banned from the nfl indefinitely after video was released showing him assaulting his now wife janay palmer in the elevator of a revel casino hot hotel. rice was also released by the baltimore raven. now the players association cites what they call a lack of fair and impartial process in the league's decision. they have asked for an arbitrator to hear that case. well an investigation is underway now after a 12 year old girl told police that she was abducted while walking to school. this happened at west rogers and harrison streets in ridley park, delaware county.

the girl told police that a man pulled her into a van this morning. but she was able to escape and find a crossing guard who called police. tonight the girl's uncle explains to oy witness news how she got away. >> when they got approximately three to five minutes down the street, she realized that she was probably at a red light because the van was stopped for extended period of time. she was able to open up the back door of the van and exit the rear and take off running. >> the girl describes her abductor as a 6-foot tall black man wearing an orange shirt, blue jeans and driving a white van with a red ladder. central bucks band teacher is facing charge that is night. she's accused of having a sexual relationship with a 1484 old student. this is the suspect, bridget, she's been suspended from her job at central bucks high school south. according to police, she had inappropriate relations with a 1484 old male student back in

2012 when she work at len nap fee middle school in doylestown. she is pregnant with her second child. >> somebody who is mandated by law to roar this got a report of this and reported it and it came directly to us. >> she does live in philadelph philadelphia. she is married and has four year old child. the house could vote as early as tomorrow to approve training of syrian rebels in the fight against isis. at a congressional hearing on capitol hill today, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff discussed president obama's plan to defeat isis fighters in iraq and syria. general martin democracy told lawmakers he'll recommend the use of u.s. ground troops if air strikes fail. >> if we reach the point where i believe our advisers should accompany iraq troops on attacks against specific isol targets i'll recommend that to the president. >> anti war protesters frequently interrupted that hearing. the president has authorized sending 475 additional troops to iraq.

president obama says the ebola epidemic in west africa could threaten security around the world. the president traveled to atlantatland today where he vise cdc. he ordered three thus san military personnel to the region to help deal with that crisis. >> faced with this outbreak the world is looking to us, the united states. and it's a responsibility we embrace. we're prepared to take leadership on this to provide the kinds of capabilities that only america has and to mobilize the world in ways that only america can do. >> today the president also met with doctors at emory universi university. doctors kent brantly was treated for ebola. he met with the president at the white house before the president left for atlanta. >> trump plaza became the latest cass soon know to shut down in atlantic city today but eyewitness spoke with donald trump today and he says he may return to ac to try to save the casinos he once owned. closed sign went up on the front

door of the plaza today. back when it opened in 1984, donald trump call it the finest building in atlantic city. but by the end, the plaza was among the stow's lowest performing casinos. again when we spoke by phone with trump today, he talked about the possibility of returning to ac to buy his former properties. >> i've done great if atlantic city over the years and done tremendously well. i was there in the heyday of atlantic city when it was phenomenal when you couldn't keep the people out and now it's the exact opposite of that. it's tough. there's certainly a sent mentality about it but it's also business. we'll see if a deal can be made for the right price. >> trump plaza the fourth city to close this year. the taj mahal is expected to shut its doors in notify. >> a new change the fran lynn mills mall. it will be known as philadelphia mills.

renovations include modernizing the facade an new interior. that transformation is expected to be complete by next fall. >> the future of space travel is transforming how the us will be shut link astronauts to the international space station is changing. what the future holds and what it means for nasa. that's next. >> also ahead tonight a fire ball in the sky leads to hundreds of phone calls to authorities and it was visible right here in pennsylvania. we'll show you more of the vid video. >> kathy? cool and getting even cool cooler. but before actually summer ends, we will see one more really warm day. that's coming up with the seven day. >> a warning tonight about a drug trend that can leave your property in flames even if you're not involved. what you need to know about this fiery danger when "eyewitness news" returns.

♪ >> city emergency team finds itself in need of help when their medic union catches fire.

this is all that remains now of medic 50. "eyewitness news" at aramingo avenue in east cumberland street in kensington as officials surveyed the damage. the good news here is no one was hurt. well across the country emergency responders are warning people about a dangerous drug trend. hash oil is made from a destructive recipe. marijuana leaves and extremely flammable butane. it can cause explosions and fires damaging property even if you are not involved. firefighters race to an apartment building engulfed in flames much the disastrous end of cooking hash oil. >> keep it right there. >> hob all called hahn 93 oil is a concentrated form of marijua marijuana. >> the drug is nothing now. but authorities say it's surging in popularity. instructions spread on youtube. hash oil made by dissolving marijuana leaves in liquid butane and cooking it. it hard dense into a thick weak

dose of thc the active inn agreed gradient in marran. when heated the vapor emitted can be stronger than marijuana much users call it dabbing. some use electronic zig vets. >> four or five drops and i think i took four or five puffs off of it, and i was gone. >> others butane torch. >> but a build um of butane gas can explode. >> like her skin was like hanging off of her arm. like and her face. she was was like. you couldn't touch anything. she was lawsuit -- on her back. >> so horrible. >> hash hoyle explosions have been reported in at least eight states. in colorado where marijuana is legal there have been more than a dozen fires and explosions since the beginning of the year. >> i heard this loud explosion. it shook my house, and it almost felt like a gas line explode. >> single canister of butane produces quite a lot of gas. >> reporter: major christopher

eckhart work in the state fire marshals office in new jersey. >> many times the people that do this are um barred by the drugs themselves. >> he adds that something that can potentially put anyone in jeopardy. >> you don't know what your neighbor is doing. you don know what's going on until, you know, the walls come tumbling down. >> fortunate film have been no reports hash oil fires here but emergency responders warn that a butane hash oil lab can be as dangerous as a meth lab. nasa officially announced today that future trips to the international space station will be through private companies. boeing and space x will now take over manned space flights. nasa says this move will allow it to focus on more ambitious missions and deep space and manned missions to mars. us has relied on russia ferry american astronauts to and from the space station. the u.s. retire its manned space program in 2011. a strange sight in the sky. a fire ball from sky caught on

tape. >> two individuals showing the meteor falling to earth as a flash of light streaking across the sky. this sparked more than 250 reports to authorities. one of these videos from central pennsylvania shows how bright the sky became just as the meteor fell this is it. we've froze season it for you. things like this really aren't unusual. but they are potentially damage russ. >> something about this size say the size of about four or five football social security really quite heavy. this whats over 400 pounds and an object this size could really cause a lot of damage in neighborhood. >> yes, it could. the good news most objects desintegrate before they reach the surface of the earth but not all of them. you might remember this scene from russia last year. it was a 60-foot wide meteor that impacted its impact rather injured more than 1500 people and damaged hundreds of buildings. wow! >> breath taking. >> when he picks up that thing you just realize that's hurling at you. >> at a high rate of speed. >> gosh. >> not pretty.

>> much smoother sales ahead for us. >> we're in the looking at meteors or space junk or anything falling from the sky. in the even rain for the near future. we are just looking at clearing skies and dry conditions really perfect weather for the fall. fall does begin next monday. i know. hard to say goodbye to summer. take look outside where we have a clearing sky in center city philadelphia. this is the view from our skycam3. we are looking at clear skies, light winds and temperatures falling fast on storm scan3 not much to talk about tonight. no weather woes to speak of. temperatures will be below average. we started the week off that way and it is going to stay that way. the average high this time of year is 78. we will be well below that really bottoming out by friday. before we see things rebound for the weekend. right now in the pock notice 44 degrees going down into the 30s tonight. allentown, 51. philadelphia 65. millville wildwood and dover even trenton in the 50's at this hour. we will watch high pressure build in during the day on

wednesday. temperatures will row bound nicely. that high is going to keep this front and rain to the south. that is the good news. that fare weather continues through thursday. and we'll watch this front that will try to sneak through it could bring few extra clouds maybe a sprinkle that would be just about it. behind that front there's another area of high pressure that will be coming down from canada. into the northern plains and the great lakes. by friday we're going to be ta talking about the coolest day of the week with temperatures struggling in the 60s and many locations trying to get to 70 in philadelphia. temperatures averaging between about eight and 10 degrees below normal friday. and then things do begin to improve. overnight just clearing skies and pretty cool night. the low 57 in the city. but much cooler in our suburbs. here's a look at what you'll wake up to. in the poconos, lower elevations in the 40s. higher elevations in the 30s. allentown 49. philadelphia 57. philadelphia south and east mainly in the 50s. but it is going to be a morning

chill. temperatures bouncing back very quickly though with that sunshine. the high temperature 75. with a northwesterly wind. on the exclusive "eyewitness weather" seven day forecast. thursday 76. friday 70. saturday 76. boo sunday, up to 80 degrees. that is the last taste of summer on the last day of summer and then monday, fall begins. doesn't feel like it knowledge quite yet. that will wait till the first full day of fall which will be tuesday because fall begins monday in it. >> how about it? >> looks locate fall for sure. >> um-hmm. >> okay. >> kathy, thanks. >> you bet. >> leslie is here now with big night of soccer in town. >> that's right. the union playing its biggest match in franchise history against the top team in major league soccer, and the eagles one won last night butthead coach chip kelly does not weren't to make a habit out of come back

>> the eagles will get back to work tomorrow after that huge come from behind within again the colt last night. they are the first team in ffl history to fall behind by 14 points in each of the two games and open the series at two-zero. darrin sproles scored the touchdown to tie the game at 20 as par of the eagles come back much cody parkey's 36-yard field goal to win this one. coach kelly says the whole team needs to play better. >> no one should be patting themselves on the back anywhere. we're forge in the to be two two-zero. we've done a great job of coming back in both games but there's a lot of work in every as spec of the group we need to work on. >> thursday night means football right here on cbs-3. great matchup this week between the beckoners and the falcons. coverage begins at 7:30 from atlanta. start your week of football with us here on cbs-3. >> game of the week on the friday football frenzy. where should beasley go upper merion at pli morning whitemar

whitemarsh. chichester at radnor or cheltenham at upper dublin. go to orad yo road show app and vote. >> the phillies continue their west coast road trip with the padres after losing last night. fills losing two hiv one in the fourth. philadelphia union in action down at ppl park. going for their first us open cup title. they do go up one to nothing on this maurice goal right here but after that it was all founders. 47th minute of the game off the quarter kick chad barrett with the header will tie the game at one. what does he do. shushes the crowd. the game goes into overtime. a familiar name to all soccer fans clint dem is he with the goal and the union lose three-one. >> entire flyers roster hit the golf course today trading in hockey sticks for clubs for a little team bonding for a great cause. they played trump national golf club in pine hill new jersey and it ohing benefits the ed snider

youth hockey foundation. you know flyers season is getting close when they start getting the ice ready. crews working on the ice at the wells fargo center today pain painting on logos and knew red line. first home regular season game is against the devils objection ninth. >> and california chrome won the first two legs at the triple crown. he will be taking part in the pennsylvania derby september 20th. so very nice to have california chrome involved in the race in town. >> legend in racing. no doubt. >> all right. lesley, thank you very much. >> we'll be right back. ♪

♪ >> new at 11:00 tonight a great dinner to benefit the ronald mc house charities of philadelphia. jessica and it had the pleasure of dining with marshall hatfield his why and friends in center city.

this was one of the auction items from this year's ronald mc fundraiser and they play the winning bid. the gang is all from haddon heights. we had a great time. great food, great company for great cause as well. move over new york. your fashion week is over now it's time to turn to celebrate fashion right here in philadelphia. >> mayor nutter was among hundreds who turned out for kick off party celebrating what's call the philadelphia collection. it's a week long series of fashion events across the city. we're talking runway, trunk shows as well as panel discussions with fashion exper experts. guests enjoyed live music and of course some models sporting some great stills. >> we'll be right back. ♪

>> thank you for watching cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 11:00 o'clock. "eyewitness news" is back in the morning at 4:30 with ukee washington natasha brown. for lesley, kathy and everyone here at it witness news i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean. you can always find us at cbsphilly.com. up next the late show with david letterman ton in it's guest upper darby's own tinaey