region with the exception of the eastern part of the south jersey. as we zoom in you can see what we expect here. on storm scan three we will see showers and then are storms through central part of the pennsylvania another line forming through baltimore and washington but look at the length of real estate we are talking about with severe weather watches and warnings from atlanta through philadelphia over 700 miles. this is all moving toward east/north east. as cold front gets close their severe weather threat will continue to grow. you can see one fell over reading, berks county moving north. heavy downpour associatable with that. more along chesapeake. we have the few here, the warming water, moist air. i do anticipate more of these storms coming through chester county, northern new castle and into philadelphia as the evening wears on. once again that tornado watch in effect until 10:00 o'clock tonight. these are the threats. big threat of scattered down powers heavy rain inch an hour, large hail and possibility of severe storms. that would be an inch in diameter damaging wind in the

severe cell, 60-mile an hour gusts or greater and once again isolated tornado is possible in that watch area our team coverage continues right new with meteorologist kate bilo on the cbs-3 sky deck for more on this tornado watch and ingredients of why this is all happening good evening, kate. >> reporter: good evening, kathy. even though threat for tornadoes is isolated and localized across our area tonight as we kick off severe weather season this is a reminder you want a plan in place if a tornado warning is issued for your area do you know where you aring accounts basement interior room good exercise to prepare if the risk is generally low at least for tonight. still cannot rule that out across the area lets talk about why. as we know sun came out, it is warm and steamy outside. still 74 at the airport. 75 degrees in dover. further north allentown in the lower 60's and notice cool's long the coast as well. we have marine air mass keeping things cooler a and that is more stable along the

the shore points. that is why the shore is not included in the tornado watch. you can see how warm around d.c. slightly rain cooled now at 72 degrees. richmond up to 77 degrees. due points are high as well. to points tell us how much moisture is not at months fear. when we have to points in the 60's that is a a moist air mass. 61 degrees at the the airport and 64-degree dew point in dover. what you want to look for as far as areas in the risk zone for severe weather high dew points warmer temperatures and more during the the course of the day. we have heat, moisture especially west and southwest of philadelphia, with those warm temperatures and those high dew points. we have a lifting mechanism. warm front is still draped back across portions of central new jersey and northeastern pennsylvania. meanwhile cold front starts to move in. that will lift up that air. i talk about that back wind that is producing threat for low level wind sheer and we have a veering wind in the upper atmosphere. win direction changes from the the surface as you head

upward in the atmosphere and aloft and that creates rotation, wind series number one ingredient we will look for, we need speed sheer and directional sheer to get tornadoes to form and we have those ingredients tonight. while risk remains generally low we cannot rule it out greatest risk for us damaging straight line wind gusts in excess of 60 miles an hour and heavy rain that could create some quick ponding on the roadways. if you are out and about and see those dark cloud you want to take shelter immediately. we will keep you posted throughout the the night as threat for severe weather continues to move closer to our area reporting from the sky deck i'm meteorologist kate bilo now back inside to you. a daring water rescue from the roof of the submerged car in montgomery county month. man and her dogs were stranded in rising flood waters brought on by this morning's heavy rain. our walt hunter has exclusive new pictures and video from the dramatic rescue from lower moreland township. >> reporter: sophie and ivy probably wondered what all of the fuss was about, minutes

after eyewitness video shows them along with their owner being rescued from this karen gulf by rising what the's long philmont avenue at mid-morning. >> we saw her car getting in to the ditch and water was raising and she was really upset. >> reporter: as police, fire rescue units raced to the scene here eyewitnesses say they were more and more concerned as water surrounding the car continued to rise. >> she started out saying it is on the my knees, waist and chest. >> reporter: as the driver was pulled to safety unhurt christine margot who works at world of animals veterinary hospital nearby rushed to assist rescue workers carrying the wet, shaken, but otherwise, unhurt pets to safety. >> they were definitely shaking and scared and very wet but they are doing okay. i think they want to see their owner. >> reporter: police and eyewitnesses believe the vehicle wound up in the drainage ditch after the ditch was concealed by flood waters

making it appear to be part of the nearby parking lot. hours later sophie and ivy were heading home, everyone grateful that thanks to caring rescuers in one was hurt. in lower more land walt hunter cbs-3 "eyewitness news". amazing. you can get forecast any time right at your fingertips, down load cbs philly weather app on your smart phone and tablet available for freon i thetunes and google play. it is official, former heisman trophy winner tim tebow is a philadelphia eagles. the bird tweeted out this picture of tebow signing his one-year contract with the organization. he last played in 2013 for patriots in preseason but he is not suited up for a regular nfl game since he was with the jets back in 2012. love this move or hate it there is no denying that tebow manias has arrived. former heisman winner almost more of the celebrity sports

star these days but we will see what he can do on the field. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff joins us live from lincoln financial field exploring the celebrity that is tim tebow and alex there is no denying he is a star in denying at all. we are here at the home of the t dogs, one of the names being thrown out on social media. if you think you have had your fill on tim tebow mania wait until you cho down on one of these. it was around noon when joe walk in the philly pretzel factory and ordered a tebow. >> i said can i get one. >> i said i will wait. >> reporter: so, replicas of the left-handed quarterback in the signature pose were dish out for a dollar. >> our ceo heard that tebow may be signing. he said let's make sure we make pretzels tomorrow welcoming tim tebow to the city. >> i think it is like having a statue erect for new philadelphia. >> reporter: it takes more than mustard to win this town over. >> i got to be honest, i have been a huge fan of all chip

kelly's moves in his tenure here in philadelphia, this is first one that has my skeptical. >> reporter: that is because there hasn't been much to show of any improvement on tebow's part since his departure in 2013. add to it eagles acquisition of sam bradford and crowd of quarterbacks that tebow will be joining in the off season fans are all over the map. >> i love his heart. i know he is not a first string quarterback but i think chip kelly is all about culture. >> reporter: philadelphia has had its share of come back kid but before the verdict is in eagles fans are still hungry for someone anyone to put their faith in. >> philly is a fanatical town whether it is pretzels, i's sure t-shirts will start popping up, people tebowing around love park and the art museum, it will take on a life of its own for sure. that is entertaining at least. >> speaking to tim tebow's strong faith i did speak with several local leaders who say they have reached out to tebow through social media offering

him a place to worship. reporting live from lincoln financial field alexandria hoff for "eyewitness news". this news blew up last night on social media and that has continued throughout the the daze with eagles fans, striking again, that iconic tebow pose after a touchdown, colby showing us his version of tebowing and then fan, 1988 doing the same, doing one better with his eagles t-shirt on as well as tebow is an eagle. but perhaps moment was captured best by our open ice tweeting eagles fans react to the tebow signing and he has the picture of bobby demere owe from silver lining play book in the bill bergie jersey. always skeptical superstitious eagles fans believing something bad was happening to the bird. let's hope deniero is not right in this case. let us know what you think? connect with us on facebook and on twitter use that hash tag cbs-3 chat and we might share your comments right here

on "eyewitness news". students at st. joes prep return without one of their classmates. fifteen year-old ryan gillyard indict while doing off season conditioning work with the football team. he collapsed on the field and was taken to temple hospital where he later died. it could take several months before an official cause of death is revealed but experts say screenings and medical history play a role in these types of situations. >> sudden cardiac a arrest and if is there any warning sign or any historical data, absolutely the person need an electric cardio gram. >> reporter: pi double a is opening up its own investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death and the nature of the work out. the police respond to a so-called swatting incident in north jersey, is captured live on line. this man who identified himself own as fist pump with live streaming video when heavily armed police officers arrived at his monmouth county home yesterday. police say they received a

anonymous call claiming a man was holding hostages there and stabbed his girlfriend. after checking things out they determined that the call was a hoax. monmouth county prosecutor is now investigating. new at 6:00 pennsylvania senator bob casey wants action when it comes to the va. the democratic senator is calling for indicted of 35 recommendation from his a report that found serious problems at the the philadelphia va. >> we have to make sure that this report doesn't just go on to a shelf somewhere, that the recommendations, and the calls for change that are set the for the in this report, in fact, get implemented. >> at the philadelphia va that report found excessive weight times for care and evidence that dates were changed to cover up wait times. today is last day pennsylvanians can register to vote in next month primary election. the it is deadline to change party affiliations. pennsylvania may 19th election voters will cast ballots for county, local offices and seats on the pennsylvania

supreme court superior court and commonwealth court. what states give you the most bang for your buck when it comes to school. still to come a new survey puts together rankings and number one is in our area we will tell you which one is making the grade, kathy. severe weather threat continues right through ten tonight with the tornado watch in effect, we will see storms popping up along the i-95 corridor and expect these to move north east and more through allentown and reading right towards route 8o we will track storm and show what you to expect tonight coming up. also ahead tonight honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice a camden county community remembers two officers killed in the line of duty, two decade ago.

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and delaware, that watch is in effect right now and it runs until 10:00 o'clock tonight. meteorologist kathy orr is here and she will join news about one minute with an update. somber anniversary in haddon heights today that marks 20 years since a shooting that claimed lives of two law enforcement officers. >> ♪ on this date in 1995 john mclaughlin of the camden county prosecutor's office, and john norcross of the haddon heights police department were killed while serving a warrant. today the memorial clock which was recently, refurbish was dedicated in their honor. the brother, of office are norcross brother richard who was also shot back on that day in 1995, spoke at today's ceremony. >> today we remember the men whose names on this beautiful memorial clock, it is important to our society that we never forget peace, security safety in our homes and communities is obtained

and insured by people willing to lie down their lives in the service of others. >> well, law enforcement officers from across the region turned out for today's ceremony. new study found new jersey has the best school system in the country. study examine taxpayer return on investment and with the exception of the kansas the top five best school systems are on the east coast. researchers used data from public and private institutions for their fine goes and, according to this data mississippi has the worst school system in the country. okay. once again we have an eye on the storm tonight. >> that is right a tornado watch in effect for our area we will go to kathy orr with the latest. >> we are talking about a warm, moist atmosphere which is ripe for development of severe storms and enough spin in the atmosphere to create an isolated tornado right through this evening. that watch is in effect until 10:00 o'clock tonight. here's other eyewitness weather watcher observations

and see where it is warm. temperatures in the 70's. bill is saying 76. relative humidity 62 percent, very high, cloud moving from the the west and that is the direction our cold front is moving in. that will create enough lift to set off storms tonight. allison reporting in a temperature of 76 in cherry hill. she said sunnies still out there. lets take a a look at pictures across the region because we have had a few. we had a beautiful picture of the cherry blossoms but, look at this morning, plenty of rain in yardley. you could in the see outside your windshield. the bad news is we could see more torrential downpours in these storms this evening. take a look, we are looking at conditions that are quiet but look at this numbers. rain in philadelphia set a record already, 1.8 inches of rain for the day previous record, one point 71, we have to go back to 1874, to be anywhere close to this record. storm scan three you can see storms firing up keeping an

eye on this batch right here moving right up the the chesapeake. we have warm moist air this is our moisture source and i do expect to it move right along new castle county i-95 and possibly into chester and delaware, philadelphia counties. right now this is not severe but heavy downpours associated with these storms. that is the big threat this evening and we could see other factors as well. this cell dumping an inch and a half of rain an hour with lightening associated with it. that moving north and east through reading berks county heading toward poconos and right now that is all we are seeing on storm scan three but more ahead as that front approaches from the west. warm humid philadelphia still seven 46789 rain cooled in allentown and reading in the 60's. millville 72 degrees is current temperature. dew point or moisture in the at months fear is highest specially through philadelphia area another threat damaging wind in excess of 65 miles an hour if the severe storm. the possibility of hail and of course isolated tornado in the delaware valley as far as risk

is concerned. in the wake of the front we will see drying conditions, tomorrow we will feel much more like fall, with temperatures only in the 60's, sunny, breezy, and then it gets even cooler. wednesday a few showers, and then reenforcing shot of much cooler air from the northwest we're talking about highs in the 50's for thursday even friday, in the weekend temperatures are going to be well below average about 15 degrees below normal for this time of the year. throughout the evening, strong storms are possible, we will continue to track them here in the weather center on line and twitter and facebook. we will break into programming if a tornado should form. overnight low temperature with clearing skies 57. high for your tuesday, 68 degrees. mostly sunny and breezy. catch a break. plan your day morning commute looks dry and cool, 63. sixty-six after school and then any evening activity look for moon lit skies and temperatures in the 60's. the on the exclusive eyewitness weather seven day

forecast it the gets cool and stays cool right through next monday. look at that, thursday friday saturday, sunday, monday. the only good parties it is comfortable and you do not to have worry about severe weather. >> i like that. that is true. so long 70's for a little bit. >> big time good kathy thanks. good evening everyone. bring go ahead and address is what behind me just know traveling on i-95, vine street expressway, 476, pennsylvania turnpike eastbound every where you usually fine rush hour volume you will find that tonight. the as we look at the schuylkill westbound traveling in and around south philadelphia specifically at vare we are dealing with an accident which is compromising the off ramp. looking at the actual schuylkill it does not look that awful but do not be deceived, it is. traveling from south philadelphia a to the vine street expressway it is a squeeze and fine more delays approaching city avenue continuing throughout your western suburbs.

eastbound we have volume making your way toward center city and approaching 676. than mine full of this accident 76 westbound at vare. as we continue we will go elsewhere to 95 which seems to be improving. throughout the the construction zones at cottman and girard we will have slow downs. but we are getting better, stay with us, for cbs-3 "eyewitness

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well, we still have in idea how chip kelly plans to utilize his new football weapon tim tebow. he may not be an nfl caliber passing but his overall football skills are limitless. tebow sign his one year agreement today. in the past he insisted on playing quarterback but after missing seasons he may have agreed to allow chip more

flexibility. he is a tremendous run inner short yardage and goal line situations. jets used him on punt coverage with self successful fake punts. nfl is considering a change in the extra point rules and tebow is so big and physical, he could excel in two-point plays. evan mathis is no show at teams phase one off season volunteer training sessions. the bird have asked two time pro bowler twice to rework his contract and he told him no. eagles can save over 9 million in cap space if mathis is traded or released. phillies have the the night off they return to it is sense bank park to face marlins. fit is coming off a terrible one-six road trip that ended yesterday in washington with the four-one loss. flyers need a coach and san jose and todd mcclellan made a mutual parting of the ways. the reports say general manager ron hextall is interested in claude julian and mike bobcock if they become available. he is sharks all time leader in coaching victories at 311.

former sixer lou williams won nba sixth man of the year a war, sweet lou we called him. averaged career high 15.5. off the bench for front owe. williams led or tied for team lead in scoring, 18 teams, off the bench, that is second mess for a reserve in the league. lou was a second round pick by the 76ers in 2005. we will be right back.

thanks for watching at "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we are back at ten and we're back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. the the "cbs evening news" is next tonight. tornado watch necessary effect as severe weather batters the east coast including right here in our area from new york here's scott pelley with the "cbs evening news".

ñç >> pelley: a suspect suffers a fatal spinal injury after his arrest in baltimore, but how did it happen? six officers have been suspended. also tonight dangerous weather. also tonight, dangerous weather. tornado watches are up for mine states from florida to new jersey. 700 are feared dead after a shipload of desperate refugees capsizes at sea. and there was no bigger winner in boston today than rebekah gregory. >> when i crossed the finish line, i took my life back today. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today six police officers were suspended in baltimore after a suspect in custody suffered a broken neck. last week somewhere between