anywhere. senator menendez plans to fight a federal indictment. he helped to federal court this morning accused of corruption charges. menendez is charged with accepting close to a million-dollar in gifts and campaign contributions. >> good morning, everyone. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us from our satellite center to tell us in more bit. >> reporter: senator menendez faces 14 counts including conspiracy, bribery and making false statements but throughout this three-year investigation he has maintain his innocence and did he that last night to a fiery speech to reporters and support's like and pledged that this will not end his career. menendez with solomon melgen a florida eye doctor, were both indicted in connection with the bribery scheme. the justice department says that between january 2006 and january 2013 menendez accepted close to one million-dollar in lavish gifts and campaign contributions from melgen in exchange for using the power of his senate seat to influence medicare

billing disputes worth tens of millions to the doctor. investigators say among gifts were flights on melgen's private jets and vacations at melgen's villa in the the dominican republic. they alleged that menendez took steps to support tourist and student visa applications of three of melgen's girlfriend. menendez called them politically motivated and said prosecutors have twisted his friendship with melgen into something improper. meanwhile reaction powers in from his fellow lawmakers alike. >> it does president surprise me but i don't believe until i know the fact what really happen with menendez or not. >> it doesn't even surprise you anymore. just one of the who else has been doing it and has not gotten caught yet. >> i have conduct myself in accordance with the law. >> i'm angry and ready to fight. >> senator corry booker is standing by his senior senator and governor chris christie has made a statement in the the to prejudge anyone. we will continue to follow this still developing story but we are live from the sat center jan carabao for cbs-3

"eyewitness news". stay with "eyewitness news" as we follow the the menendez case. when you are not near a tv you can get the latest information on our web site at cbs philly.com. in other news this morning a row home catches fire in philadelphia's wissonoming neighborhood. fire broke out around 1:00 a.m. in the 5700 block of tackawanna street. the it didn't take fire fighters long to get fire fighters under control. no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is still being looked into. happening today the teenage suspect who delivered a sucker punch to a 60 year-old man is expect to turn himself into police. on monday a man was knock unconscious, at the 15th and market at that station there. septa tells us that tips and facial recognition software help them id their suspect and issue an arrest warrant. give you an update on our breaking news we have been following this morning a hostage standoff is underway at a university in eastern kenya. bbc reports that five masked gunman storm campus killing at

least 15 people. at least 60 others have been hurt, it is unclear who is responsible right now, kenya's north and eastern region near somalia border has experienced attacks blamed on al qaeda linked somalia group al-shabob. here's our traffic and weather together kate. >> it is a pretty nice take. we are starting off on a chilly note, light wind but both of those weather variables will change with time. we will heat up. we will see that wind kick in too. we will show you what is going on on storm scan. not a lot yet again. we have beautiful clear skies to work with. that is part of the reason that these temperatures are as chilly as they are. i want to show you current wind speeds. it is so calm that the lettering is just overlapping in locations here. but i do want to show you that those win directions are starting to turn certainly much more out of the south. it is not completely out of the south just yet just a little haphazard but that will

change with time. current temperatures readings as they stan at philly international we're already in the lower 40's and that goes for haddon heights, west chester checks in and hockessin lower 30's. in some of the more remote suburbs it will be chillier for to you start things off but look at where we end up, mid 60's in the city keep in mind that wind will start to pick up with time and mid to upper 50's the spectation, down along the shore points and up in the poconos as well. so it is going to warm up even up in the mountains today and with that stronger april sun angle, feeling pretty nice out there. a great excuse to get outside. vittoria. >> i love how you said april sun angle. >> ahh. >> doesn't that sound good. >> bring it on. >> oh, yeah it is already brought even. >> what? >> okay. >> all right. >> i think i'll take from it here katie, all right, bring it. the just kidding. good morning everyone. right now we have good news in regard to your commute.

some parts are still moving well like traveling the schuylkill expressway right around the stretch of 202. not awful. you will notice traveling east bound are the headlights, westbound taillights, they're looking pretty good going to and from this area, but it is in the all of a bright spot in your commute. if you are traveling on the schuylkill expressway, right around city avenue we're starting to build traffic same for i-95 southbound around cottman and girard. traveling on 476 no major delays around ridge pike and we are moving well in new jersey and delaware no major problems for mass transit ukee. well, dozens of airport workers are striking this morning at philly international the airport. they want higher wages and better working conditions. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finish is live with more justin good morning. >> reporter: good morning ukee. rally was set to begin at 6:00 this morning. it got started just a few minutes before that time as you can hear, they are very loud, they are circled up here chanting and they are fighting for what they say are their rights. these are wheelchair

attendants baggage handlers and aircraft cleaners striking for higher wages as well as health insurance and paid sick leave. rally is organized by local union. they have work with these workers in the past most recently as a member, as well as january. the these strikers, they are not unionized. they are employed by agencies which include prospect and prime flight those are agencies contracted by airlines like u.s. airways to provide services. these workers currently make $7.25 an hour. they make this wage almost a year after city voted to a have prove a new hourly wage. mayor nutter sign off on a 2-dollar hourly wage for city subcontracted workers. difficult ask how that works if the contract is with actually the city or airlines. it turns out they say that because this operation is on city property they are do you that $12 an hour. we did speak to a worker

striking and she tells us why, let's listen. >> we have been fighting. i will keep fighting until we win. i cannot live in povertity. i have four kids. i have a husband. i have car insurance mortgage. i have all kind of bills and living off $7.25 is not enough money at all. >> reporter: the the the strike is set to go through the the morning this morning. also, throughout the afternoon and the rally will move at some point rather into center city, and who knows how long this will go but workers say they will continue to do this until their demand are met and heard by their employers. we are live justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. we are getting a serious picture of a police involved shooting in mercer county. investigators say office's shot a man who a attack his parents in these apartments on notinghill rain in hamilton

township. when they arrived they found a man stabbing his father. officer told that man to drop the knife. they said when he didn't that is when he was shot. >> the officers met the the suspect, and, and while he was stabbing and the the officers and a and injury to the victim. and, the the father is in critical condition. two officers have been temporarily rhea sign while police continued their investigation. we are learning more details right now about a gruesome murder/suicide in montgomery county. the coroner says that chris pebbleman killed his wife nicole work a chain saw, before turning it on himself on tuesday. they both bled to death inside their lower moreland home. the couple leaves behind three children. ukee. 6:08 this morning we are here from a fire fight her

survived a frightening ordeal of being held hostage inside a montgomery county firehouse. jamal robinson says he has forgiven his former collogue paul jordan, take a look at robinson walking to safety after authorities say he and three others were held hostage inside of the lamott fire company in elkins park earlier this week. robinson is a proud u.s. marine and a said his battle instincts quickly kick into gear. >> they tell us don't pan nick certain situations and they show us how to look for certain things and at that time i really didn't panic. >> robinson also said that right before the swat teams moved in jordan motioned with his gun for robinson to get out. that is when he was able to escape to safety. robinson say jordan called from prison to apologize for the the incident. 6:09. a police officer risk his life to stop a wrong way driver see that heart stopping video on the road nicole. >> reporter: erika, a mother is accused of cheating her bucks county gymnastics club

out of tens of thousands of dollars. coming up we are live with the list of charges she faces this morning. also reinventing the the pier in atlantic city we will show you bold new plans down the shore that the developer promises just cannot fail. you won't need that heavy jacket this afternoon, so nice to hear right? feels like baseball season is almost here at the around the corner. katie will let you know about the warm and win i had day when we do traffic and weather together at three's a. it is almost time. we will be

is accused of stealing thousands oz have dollars from the children it benefits. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer is in the the news center with the very

latest,. >> therese foote spent 12 years as treasurer of her daughter's gymnastic club an organization she's accuse of cheating out of $160,000. the at ledge theft was discovered in december after foote was forced to resign. that is when her successor discovered a separate bank account and several unauthorized charges. parents say they could in the believe it. >> i feel bad for the parents, and the families that it affect. also for the owners because they are wonderful people here. >> they just seemed like a very well nice family organize gym and been here a long time. that is a tragedy i think. >> with no system of checks and balances in place court documents show foote was allowed to make purchases on her own. she provided treasury reports but very few details and never included bank record. foote is charged were four felonies including theft this morning she's freon hundred thousand dollars unsecured bail . live nicole brewer, cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

nicole, thank you. lets get to katie on this windy but warm day. >> not windy just yet but that is a running theme for us as day progresses. that win shifts more southerly. it the is already starting to do so but has not pick up yet. we have a cold but very light in terms of the windy start to the morning here. we have high pressure. we are tracking a warm and cold front. this is your class being mid latitude cyclone set up here. eventually that line will cross on through and that will happen for us tomorrow with the actual cold front passage. now temperatures as they stan right now we are off to a chilly start. we are flirting with 40 at philly international. look at the south and west here. yesterday that blue contouring color extended further south. sign of things to come. that warmth is getting shoved our way that will allow these temperatures to spike. nice dose of spring for us, as what he look ahead to the next couple months. temperatures are expect as well as precipitation to be

about average. that means april mid 60's, the general expectation mid 70's through may and lower 80's by june. doesn't that sound nice. now at least for next week and a half it does appear we will have pulses of warmth and also wet weather coming along but basically done with the snow potential at this point wouldn't you say. upper 50's at very minimum at this point. today though with that wind kicking in be careful with the cigarette butts and if you grill out be smart about it the but great excuse to get outside. upper 60's tomorrow but have your umbrella the who will take weekend while cooler is frankly pretty darn seasonal overall. up though it will be breezy we will get some sunshine for easter vittoria. >> good morning everyone. well we are starting to see rush now. it is out there. i-95 in the southbound direction travel around cottman avenue notice taillights here is that snaking situation down into center city philadelphia if you are planning to jump on

i-95 in the next 25 or 30 minutes this volume will double. anticipate delays from academy to the vine. that is usually what happens. today is in different. northbound we are moving fine throughout construction zone. we will go to 422, definitely not awful. we are not seeing any major problems here not too far from 202 but we usually see eastbound 422 delay build around oaks down to 202. it hasn't started yet. we are still waiting on it. it is still early. for this morning at 7:00 a.m. in less than 45 minutes fifth street tunnel will be closed between arch and callowhill as a result of construction. ongoing until 2:30. third or seventh is your best alternate, ukee. new york senator menendez is expect in the federal courtroom in newark new jersey facing corruption charges. menendez insists he is innocent. prosecutors say he accepted gifts and campaign contributions in exchange for political favors. meanwhile the teenage

suspect in an attack here caught on camera is expected to surrendered to authorities today. police say the teenager knock out a 60 year-old man in the center city septa platform on monday. masked gunman attack a college cam puts in north east kenya earlier today. opening fire in dormitories, killing at least 15 people and wounding, 29 others. officials say that the a attack game the hallmarks of a somalia islamic extremist group. we will be right back.

the flyers regular season is down to just a few games but they are giving the penguins, fits. still. the pens battling for playoff spot, and they took an early lead on sidney crosby's 300th career goal. that will do it for him. flyers got the a goal from vinny lacavalier and two from brayden schenn and beat penguins four- 16789 it took flyers seven straight win in pittsburgh. fly guys and hurricanes in carolina saturday afternoon. things didn't go as well for sixth isers. on the road in washington last night and wizard were showing off, bradley, with 20 points john wall and others chipped in double doubles big fellow had a good game. wizards win 106-93. sixers will try to end their four game losing streak saturday night in charlotte. erika, back to you. hey, over to the world of horse racing right now watch as a jockey on your screen

takes a tumble this race in somerset england right there. they flip. it looks like two or three times there 540-degree twist with the half twist. that 18 year-old lewis ferguson with just a headache. doctors say he is expect to be fine, except of course this new case of celebrity is hard to shake but incredible he survived, didn't hurt his neck. another horse didn't london him. wow. coming up this morning we have new reason to go to bed a little earlier tonight, the the health risk from staying up too late. also... >> cars will be soon able to drive themselves but there may be a major roadblock ahead

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is one and only factor that is less than ideal for you. we keep the the sun and warmth and we are starting off, chilly granted but we will surge on that thermometer and it with will feel nice later today. in the center of the country that is only the storm system. another fresh round for event rally with plains. we however can bank on full sunshine and that wind kick nothing. the mid 60's sunny and wind eventually getting underway. tomorrow have your rain gear ready, we will flirt with 70. there will be pockets the of intermittent rain that rel rel on through, probably a then are storm as well. easter sunday the festive graphic has to be tossed in here partly sunny and calling it breezy but not a bad holiday. your high, seasonal too at 58 degrees on sunday, vittoria. good morning everyone. we have some breaking news for anyone traveling on i-95. this is a live look at a vehicle fire and what it looks like a vehicle will carrier. if only penndot can zoom in on

this point but we are looking at i-95 at 420. these are exits for 420 at this point here. it is exit nine i believe it is. i can see it there. you will notice a very active vehicle fire situation, vehicle carrier, so that means there two levels of vehicles being pulled by a cart. if you are traveling here we can see potential closure of i-95 at 420. we are looking at a gaper delay as well. anyone traveling on the northbound side trying to make their way around that area heading towards philadelphia international airport we will have some big time volume to tiehl with. we will update you for that for sure. lets get to breaking news from upper darby delaware county. this is a live picture from chopper three as fire fighters contain a three alarm fire. flames broke out on the 500 block of bank road within the hour. there is in word on a cause of the fire and right now no reported injuries. we are not seeing any fire, in

flames, in smoke hopefully that means they have it knocked back. we will stay tup date and let you know more once we get it this fire in up are darby which does appear to be under control. coming up next half an her of "eyewitness news" a case that sent shock waves through new jersey and washington d.c. senator menendez is indicted on corruption charges. now he is going on offensive a as he gets ready to head to court today. mcdonald's promises a pay raise for tens of thousands of workers but not all of the workers are eligible for the raise. and vittoria and katie return with traffic ape weather together on the three's. >> we will do it after the break looking live at the the jersey shore a beautiful morning, good morning. jim kenney. son of a firefighter. first in his family to go to college.

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latest details. >> reporter: ukee and erika, throughout this three-year investigation senator menendez maintain his innocence. he did that again last night pledge ago this once this is all said and done this will not end his career he will than vindicated but he does face 14 kent including conspiracy, bribery and making false statements. menendez along with solomon melgen a florida eye doctor were both indicted yesterday in connection with the bribery scheme. justice department says that between january 2006 and january 2013 menendez accepted close to one million-dollar in lavish gifts and campaign contributions from melgen in exchange for using the the power of his senate office to influence medicare billing disputes worth tens of millions to the doctor. investigators say among gifts were flights on melgen's private jet and vacations at melgen's villa in the co minute can republican. they alleged that menendez took steps to support tourist and student visa applications of three of melgen's girlfriends. menendez has called these

charges politically motivated and said prosecutors have twisted his friendship with melgen into something improper. >> i am not going anywhere. i'm angry. i'm angry and ready to fight because today contradicts my public service career and my entire life. >> while he fights menendez has decided to temporarily step down from his role as top democrat on the senate foreign relations committee and reaction continues to come in this morning. governor chris christie said this in a statement. everybody deserves the presumption of innocence and there's no reason for me or anybody else to get out ahead of themselves. senator corry booker is also standing besides his senior senator and we will have much more on this story and reaction from constituents later in the broadcast. we are reporting live, from the sat center jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

cumberland county prosecutor's office is commenting about the investigation into the death of a man in vineland, police custody. family members say philip white was not armed when he died in police custody on tuesday. police are calling white's death an in custody non-shooting death. we know that there was a struggle between white and the officer on west grates street. now in a statement prosecutor's office ace quote events that transpired between the time of the officer's a arrival and white's trans port to the hospital are under investigation. an autopsy is pending. police officers in glassboro gloucester county are now equipped with the new body cameras. >> the cameras are designed to provide higher level of professionalism and accountability. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us from the studio with more on that, nicole. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. "eyewitness news" was there when the the department unveiled this new technology. as you mentioned all uniformed pennsylvania patrol officers in glassboro, new jersey will have one more access zestry to add to their uniform they were

carefully selected during a trial period and will be required for all officers moving forward. that means all contact with citizens including motor vehicle stopped and field interviews will be recorded. we spoke to office hours say it will benefit police work. >> i welcome it. it the will be a great advantage for us as police, you know to get rid of the he said/she said because it will be right there on video. the camera doesn't lie. >> reporter: there are to sit case wayses where body cameras may be turned off by the the officers including domestic assault and domestic violence investigations and medical emergencies. once again the department says that it is confident that these cameras will provide a higher level of professionalism and accountability while protecting officers against complaints and civil litigation erika. >> nicole, thank you. 6:33. the lets get over to katie and just a beautiful start to the day, good morning. >> we are in for a stellar sunrise, full sunshine, the spectation yet again, all daze today but the big difference is we have been looking forward to this. it is going to be so much

warmer for you outside. storm scan three is totally empty as you might imagine just a glimmer of sunrise popping over the the horizon. as an as that sun does pop, next hit i promise you i will bring you a sunrise shot. i have a feeling it will be so pretty. 39 degrees is the current temperature at philly international. we're at 36 degrees out in atlantic city. notice the calm wind right now but that wind is slow, especially in philadelphia. you can see, it is starting to shift more southerly and that is the story for to us day. as the win shift the the surge of warmth comes our way but you're also going to net that is win. i always call this the x factor that one weather variable of what it is overall a really nice day that one factor thaw will note that is may make it a little less than ideal. so the wind is with us. 66 degrees is our anticipated high. i want you to be careful here today if you take advantage of the nice warmth maybe grill out with the family or something like that be really careful with that. because of the wind elevated fire risk comes with the forecast today, vittoria, back

to you. >> you say wind is a problem at this moment. >> not the right now, it is very calm. it will pick up with time. >> thank you so much. >> right new we are dealing with the vehicle fire on i-95 and katie was talking about fire, grilling cigarette butts and so on and so forth. i want to give you latest up to the minute information about what else could affect this situation right now. we are taking a live look at chopper three over the scene. it is a vehicle car. as you can tell we are dealing with a vehicle will fire. this is on i-95 in the northbound direction at the 420. notice two rows of vehicles. emergency teams are on the scene. this is in the outer lanes of i-95 at the 420. if you were traveling on the northbound side of i-95 and exiting you can do that but if you are continuing from this area trying to get on the northbound side of i-95, this is the the situation now that we are at a ground view right up ahead. the it is compromising this lane here. if you are traveling on the northbound side of 95

anticipate possible closures but any one trying to head to the philadelphia international era port anticipate big time delays. we will continue to keep you updated on this and expect usual rush hour points to slow you down for sure. mass transit is in the clear. ukee. happening right now hundreds of non-union contracted wheelchair attendants baggage handlers and airplane cleaners are on strike. this is a live look at philadelphia international airport right now. they walk off the job in protest of low wages. over the past three years they have demanded higher wages and better treatment on the job. mcdonald's workers are loving it, the the fast food chain is raising pay for workers at its company owned restaurant in the u.s. is a dollar more than their local minimum wage. the rates effective july 1st effects 90,000 workers. they will get paid time off. mcdonald's has been facing protests over pay and labor practices at many of its restaurants. happening today a bankruptcy court why will once again consider the sale of

former revel casino in atlantic city toy a florida developer. the owner wants to sell the casino to glenn straub for 88 million-dollar. a why decline that sale last month. revel main lender wants the judge to approve the sale saying that new bidders are not serious. a possible economy boost to struggling atlantic city. philadelphia developer bart blatstein unveiled his vision for transforming the half empty peer shops at caesars into what is being called the play ground. it will feature new shops, restaurants, bowling alley and 14 music venues perfect for live entertainment. >> the pier is a symbol of how far atlantic city is going to become. >> first phase of the the playground is expect to be ready by the fourth of july very nice. right now 6:37. we have good news for consumers with shaky credit. fair isaac, creator of the mess widely use credit scores

is changing eighths approach for millions of people. >> cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger is joining us with important news about your money, good morning, jill. >> good morning. >> what is this new credit score and how does it differ from existing scores. >> reporter: well, since november fair isaac has tested a score that has calculated based on consumer's payment history with their utility companies and incorporates data which tracks how often people change addresses. the more you change your address might suggest less stability. remember traditional fi co score is calculated in information from the credit report from the three major credit reporting firms, equifax, and trans union. is what rational behind this new score. >> it is interesting, the company is developing the alternate score to sell to its clients. who are their clients? big lenders and big banks. those banks are trying to determine thousand make loans too and money from consumers

who otherwise wouldn't qualify and as a result of being shut out of main stream borrowing. the there is a vast market 53 million americans have credit scores that are simply unacceptable to lenders and already they look at their initial data, 15 million of them could be scored using the alternative score. fair isaac wants to capture that business and we are hoping to do it around years end. >> flip the the script what is down side of these scores. >> you know is there a down side and here it is, you know, you got shaky credit, right? chances are banks will charge you as a more risky borrower higher interest rates and a they will probably pile on some extra fees. a bared concern i have in that we have seen this movie before category, a lot of people are saying to me this kind of lending, to shaky borrowers, that is one of the factors that contributed to the

financial crisis. you know with an upside there is always a down side. >> very true. >> thanks, jill talk to you. police officer risk his own life to stop a wrong way driver see the split second decision to protect other drivers. >> really brave gesture. they are cars of the future but is there a roadblock for self driving vehicles. before you plan a shore getaway, we will let you know which local beaches were best beaches for families. want to continue to follow breaking news, vittoria just spoke about this a truck fire that is slowing down traffic on i-95. fire fighters just put that fire out a couple seconds ago we are looking live at that scene, a lot of smoke coming from the vehicle. we will get detour for with you vittoria when we do traffic and weather together on the three's. back in a moment.

good morning in. here's is what happening around the the the a area house fire in upper darby delaware county to tell but chopper three was over the 500 block of mill bank road within the the half an hour. there are no reports of injuries and that fire is under control. no word on the cause. new jersey senator robert menendez insist he is innocent of corruption charges. prosecutors say menendez received campaign contributions, and gifts from a florida friend in exchange for political favors. menendez says investigators are twisting a friendship into something improper. demonstrators are walking the the picket line at philly international airport, baggage

handlers and other workers are after higher pay and better working conditions. just past 6:43. here's traffic and weather. katie? >> good morning, ukee. we definitely have a fantastic sunrise. i had to bring you this shot, gorgeous right. such pretty colors. halo around that sun in atlantic city and every where else you will see this view. traveling east bound, sun glare becomes an issue. so keep that in mind here but man, this is basically the the nicest day we have had so far this year. the win will start to pick up here but for now it is chilly i'll give thaw but win is nice and light and we have beautiful views now that the sunnies coming up. we will go on a babies tour around our eyewitness weather watcher observations. julia has nice clear skies in allentown my old stumping ground. 33 degrees there. she's looking ahead to the nice warm upcoming our way. taking it further south to 27 degrees sent in from shelby. we'd love to see your profile picture whenever you get a chance to send that in.

clear skies. 27 degrees in royersford specifically. 32 degrees in phil, i hope i'm saying that one night but clear skies with 32 degrees in north wales. a new bee to the program. he has a comment that we will get to quickly calm frosty great point. you may need extra minor two to thaw out the windshield. as we, take you to storm scan. all calm and collect right now. light wind chilly start. the both of those weather variable change. win picks up and temperatures climb. the eventually this storm system will need its time to get on through. tomorrow, and early as late tonight you could see a shower but especially tomorrow we will need umbrellas for sure. it is still mild. it clears out for easter who will take weekend with temperatures back to the seasonal territory. it looks like a decent weekend. vittoria. >> thanks very much, good morning everyone. we are giving you an idea what we're dealing with on i-95 it is a vehicle fire that has been extinguished. erika was talking about this earlier, as one of our

breaking news store thinks morning. traveling on i-95 north bound it is ramp from 420. outer lanes of i-95. if you are traveling in those areas those outer lanes at one point was closed so make sure you stay on i-95, if you can and 291 is not the best alternate because they have closed, that bridge for emergency bridgework. so you will need to do maneuvering in and around this area we will keep you updated on that but the good news is they have finally extinguished this fire. notice it is a vehicle carrier in the the just a single vehicle but single vehicle on top of another vehicle or many. emergency teams still on the scene. let's get to the the ground view of what you are dealing with. so this is a really good de picks on of the delays we have in this area anyone heading to the airport we will be stuck in the northbound delay. there is, the ramp from 420 to 95. you will note that is is block by emergency teams. please give yourself some more time. you may be waiting a while. also if you are traveling route one southbound at neshaminy in bucks county we have a very serious accident here. another case where emergency

teams are on the scene. only one lane of traffic is get buying there as the the vehicle is off in the embankment and it looks like it has turned around on its hood. if you are traveling in and around this area will neat to give yourself some more time. erika. we have an example here of the risk taken by police officers every single day, in this case a tennessee officer puts his life on the line to save others. it is caught on dash cam video from his patrol car the the other night in the town of brentwood. this officer rams his car right here in the car going the wrong way on interstate 65. both officers and driver were treated for minor injuries. that driver is now facing charges but that was a brave move on the officer's part to stop that driver. he could have struck so many vehicles. >> in question about that. >> 6:47. experts believe we are just years away from having cars that drive themselves. >> there are some issues, however, that could put the brakes on the technology. cbs news correspondent lauren lister explains.

>> reporter: dell phi automotive suv a arrived the in the new york city area have a a 300-mile cross country journal that i started in san francisco, and for part of the trip, the car was driving itself. the vehicle uses gps sensors and cameras to steer through traffic and brake on its own. >> the car handled it extremely well. >> reporter: c-net wayne cunningham took a ride in the new car. >> when it saw other cars it slowed down, following lane lies too. >> reporter: they join several other auto makers and tech companies developing self driving a ton must vehicles that could be ready in five years. mercedes even created this futuristic concept car to show what a driverless vehicle a may look like down the road. some of the technology already exists, many vehicles on the market like this mercedes can vet down in traffic and take over steering if the driver veers off course but the path to total autonomy faces a a

major roadblock. the most states have yet to pass legislation that would let self driving cars on the road. in fact the delphi could only drive hands free in certain states that allow testing. >> the states will to have come up with their own laws governing these cars. >> reporter: there are questions about insurance coverage and self driving accident. those issues will need to be addressed before these cars, hit the open road. lauren lister cbs news, new york. >> i cannot wait. i know you are not a fan. >> i have to be in control i'm sorry. >> napping while being driven to work sound fantastic. 6:49. time to see is what coming up on cbs this morning. >> charlie rose has a preview. >> good morning erika and man in control. >> yes, i got to be in control. >> we have information on breaking news out of kenya gunman storm a university taking hostages plus crippling drive lead to an unprecedented

move. we will talk to a scientist about california's new mandatory water restrictions. how it impacts the the entire country. also mcdonald's is raising pay and adding benefits for some restaurant workers, only on cbs this morning the the change new ceo is in studio 57 and will tell us why the change does not go further. this he has fished everything from deadly stingray toss man eating piranha, jeremy way takes michelle miller fishing in the everglades, all that and more, the the news is back in the morning and we will see you a at 7:00. >> did you see teeth on that thing. >> yes, i did. >> thanks, charlie. >> talk to you later. >> fish fight back. >> thank you. >> all right, mr. control. >> that is me in driverless car for me i'm telling you. it is not happening. before you walk out the door lets check on traffic and weather together on the three's including latest on the truck fire on i-95. >> but first here's is what coming up tonight during evening prime time viewing right here on cbs-3.

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lets get over to vittoria with the latest on the i-95 situation, good morning. >> the the good news is as you will notice there is a lit built of smoke entering out of the vehicle here earlier engulfed in flames on the north bound side of i-95 right around 420. they have extinguished this quickly but take a look at the the slew of emergency teams on the scene and take a look at the slew of volume we have leading up to that incident. traveling on the northbound side of i-95 heading to the philadelphia international airport this will be no picnic at all. you can take stewart avenue to ridley that is an alternate but you have to do maneuvering. best thing to do is give yourself more time because this is what you have a head of you. 420 ramp to northbound i-95 is also closed. we will update you on. that the bright spot right now is the the weather katie. >> absolutely. speaking of bright, my gosh we have a nice sunrise underway right now, vittoria. chilly start with the light win. that has led to the extra effect of some frost which you

can see if you look closely in the foreground here on the grass outside kutztown middle school. we have 26 degrees. on the cross, frost will form but sunnies up and boy, will it do its part to warm us up. mid 60's later on today. by this holiday weekend temperatures get held back to the mid to upper 50's but not a bad who will take weekend guys, back over to you. katie, thank you. a local brewery becomes a household name, yuengling is now the top u.s. craft brewing company according to the brewers association. they released their annual list of top 50 craft and overall companies based on sales volume this year yuengling jump and head of sam adams. apparently a rule change made yuengling eligible as a craft beer maker. speaking of rankings you don't have to go too far to find some of the best beaches in the the entire country. >> family vacation critics named cape may beach one of the ten best beaches for family. they say it has a great combination of historic charm

and modern fun, they have free have movies every thursday night in july and august. rehoboth beach is the the only other local beach to earn a spot on that list for its classic boardwalk and today finally a nice day, has us thinking about the beach. >> indeed. >> it would be nice to get down there. >> it won't be long now. >> it won't be long. >> getting close to 7:00 o'clock. you have to come on back. come on back. >> that is right you are in control. >> that is right. airport workers are picketing demanding higher wages. we will have live report as "eyewitness news" continues on the cw philly. >> we are following latest developments in the the indictment of new jersey senator robert menendez expected onto turn himself in today. today it beginning of the rest of his life n a few hours this man will be getting life saving surgery. his organ donor is a big surprise. we will show you the moment he found out caught on camera. find us now on the cw philly on comcast xfinity channel 13 or 811. on verizon fios channel 16 or

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