responders were honored near the site of the tragedy in port richmond. ♪ >> mourners gathered to remember one of the people who died in the crash bob gildersleeve. awake was held in his hometown of red bank, new jersey. gildersleeve's body was the last to be pulled from the wreckage. meantime the widow another victim jim gains is speaking out about her husband. she says he was kind, humble an family man. >> i sit and talk with him all the time, and i can hear him guide me and um, i don't know. i don't know how i'm going to deal with it. i don't know. but i feel his presence. >> jim gains work for the associateed press jacqueline isn't looking for explanations right now about the derailment. stay with "eyewitness news" for the very latest on the amtrak tragedy. we'll bring updates as new information becomes available. hear on television and on our website cbsphilly.com. now a meeting between rival

bike gangs in texas turns deadly a shoot out erupt tad crowded restaurant leaving nine people dead and nearly 20 others injured. gabriel row haws from our sister staying joins us live from waco with the latest. gabriel. >> reporter: natasha investigators have blocked off a massive space surrounding the twin peaks rest aunt where this all began. you can see there's still a very large police presence not only here but across the area because officers believe more gang members could still show up. >> nearly 35 years of law enforcement experience, that this is the most violent and most gruesome scene that i have dealt with. >> reporter: waco police sergeant said his department feared something like this could happen. for the last two months officers have responded to the twin peaks restaurants to break up fights involving motorcycle gangs. five separate groups converged with close to would hundred members in one place.

it may have been an argument over sparking spot that starter it all. >> started in the bathroom with most like al push or should have or somebody looking at somebody wrong. >> reporter: because police anticipated the violence, members of the a swat team were already monitoring the restaurant and quickly moved in when they heard gunshots. sergeant swanson says it isn't clear yet if any of the dead were hit by officers or rival gang members. >> we have been getting reports throughout the day that bikers from out the state are headed this way. we would encourage them not to because we have mentee space in our country jail to put them there. >> reporter: sergeant swan wouldn't says is a amazeed no innocent civilians were hurt in all this. he credits having officers in place in ants paying of the violence. live in waco ghraib bee yell row house. thank you very much natasha back to you. >> thanks so much for joining us tonight. we appreciate that. also tonight the investigation it is underway into this early morning fire that destroyed a montgomery county building. flames ripped through the warehouse on coal caldwell lane

in plymouth township. sherri from our sister staying cues news radio has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: residents from this quiet block woke up around thee 30:00 this morning to crack bling fire at a nearby warehouse warehouse. >> it was horrific. it was -- it was nightmare like looking. >> reporter: 50-foot flames billowing smoke and explosions met firefighters as they arrived at the american flooring and zen tech building here on caldwell lane. >> had multiple collapses of walls, structural walls inside and outside the building including the roof. >> reporter: fire chief michael burton said a major challenge was getting water to the fire which ripped through the building thanks to petroleum based chemicals that accelerated the burning. >> we believe we have a variety of chemicals that were used -- that's used in the flooring business that were involved in this fire. we do have some issue with potential run off that the dep and montgomery county montgomery counsel hazmat

team are assisting. >> reporter: the water pressure meant firefighters had to lay hundreds of feet of hoses and the large area of the building forced the volunteers to stand on ladders for hours to douse the flames. although nothing was damaged except the two businesses housed in this should you shell of a warehouse homes are just a few hundred feet away. and without the quick action of those firefighters, this out come could have been tragic. >> i was happy that it wasn't windy. because i figure the trees would catch fire. >> reporter: carla lives a few hundred feet from the flames and says she is grateful to the firefighters. >> i feel safe, yeah. knowing i have them. >> in conshohocken sherri greg kyw news radio for cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> summer like temperatures are stick aig round fours you may want to keep that umbrella handy for the start of the woke week at least. meteorologist justin drabick joins us now with the first look at the forecast. second look justin. we're already into the -- it's

11:40. >> we're on late much what's going on now. >> not a whole lot going on. you did mention to have the umbrella around much that's good advice it won't ab all day washout next couple of days. keep in find there could be a scattered shower that could pom up each afternoon monday and tuesday. storm scan3 nice and quiet. isolated showers earlier this evening have dip minute initiate as we lost the heating of the day now just some clouds. we'll keep things dry through the overnight into the start of your monday but it's warm. still 75 this hour at philadelphia international airport. upper 60s in parts of south jersey but even near the shore line it's pretty mild this hour. down to jersey shore. 68 in doylestown. mt. holly 66 degrees the cool spot in quicker town. a lot of humidity feels like summer. dew point temperatures this is usually what we see in the middle of summer. 60s to around 70 degrees. very steamy outside. here your morning temperatures. very mild. we'll be in the mid and pup per 60s for the start of your day. then afternoon highs getting close to 80 degrees again watch out for the afternoon shower little bit cooler at the shore

some sunshine a breeze off the water and still a mild day with a shower in the poconos temperatures in the mid 70s. it does get cooler later this week. i'll scholl you the seven day forecast in just a few minutes. natasha. >> justin, thank you. severe weather meantime continues to batter the midwest as another round of storms hit the planes over the weekend. cbs news correspondent henna daniels has look at all the damage. >> reporter: powerful storm in kansas picked up this train tossed around the cars and left cargo everywhere. in iowa another train knocked right off the tracks leaving 80 cars lying on their sides. strong downpours dumped nearly a half foot of rain op north texas texas. stranding people inside their homes turning roads into rivers. national guard sent a helicopter to this house to pull people to safety. tornadoes blew through the planes along with heavy rain and hail createing treacherous conditions near wichita kansas. you can see this windshield getting smashed as the driver

tries to stay on the roads. in missouri winds for through buildings, brought down trees and left this vehicle upside down. flooding in this missouri neighborhood forced about 200 people to evacuate. the flood warning for the area continues through monday night. henna daniels for cbs3 "eyewitness news". president obama is comeing to camden tomorrow on his itinerary is a visit to the newly established police depth. he'll be highlighting community policeing efforts and is expected to meet with young people in the area. camden was recently designated a promise zone meaning it gets federal funding to improve the city. stay with "eyewitness news" for complete coverage of the president's visit tomorrow. ♪ and we are just two days away now from the primary election for the past month "eyewitness news" has profiled every candidate for philadelphia mayor. last night we brought you three profiles and tonight we'll bring

you three more. first a familiar face, jim kenny kenny. he serve as member of city council since 1992. jessica dean sat down with him to talk about his vision for the city of physical. >> reporter: why do you want to run for mayor now? why is the time specifically right for now? >> i think the first time i was thinking about it i really didn't believe i was old enough or mature enough. i've gotten to the point in my career where i was finished with what i was trying to do in council and wanted to take the next step. >> he grew up in south philadelphia the oldest of four children born to firefighter father and stay at home mother. he's lived in philadelphia his whole life. and his entire career has been in public service. >> you've seen the mistakes you've seen things that have been done right and wrong. >> kenny cease the way forward as universal pre k the end of stop and frisk and equality for all philadelphian glass my goal every family nowhere they live in the city, no matter what their ethic or racial background no matter what their

economic status has a chance to have better lives and that they're parents. >> when we asked philadelphia i don't know what is mattered most to them. >> how do you real his tick klee consider with the current budget is fix our public school system? >> i don't think fix the schools schools. we fix the schools. harrisburg has had a constitutional responsibility to fully fund education in pennsylvania, in many ways they haven't done it. we need to continue to engage them to get a fair funding formula and immediate toll get reimbursement for charter schools. >> over the years kenny has acquired of reputation for speaking his mind. a reputation amplified by his twitter feed. remember that tweet at new jersey governor chris christie after the governor celebrated a dallas coys boy win with team owner jerry jones. >> well, in south philadelphia fat ass -- is not a slur. people call that you in terms endearment i'm didn't mean terms of endearment at the time. >> kenny says shows dates of tweeting his mind are probably

over. >> look if you want to take that next step and become mayor there's certain ways you have to conduct yourself because it's an important position and you're the leader of the city. >> it's a lesson learned. one he hopes will lead him to the mayor's office. jessica dean cbs3 cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> stay with "eyewitness news" for continueing coverage for the race for mayor. still ahead we profile lynne abraham. also ahead on "eyewitness news", a moving ceremony in saint peters square as pope franciscan nonuses two nuns. and justin is back with your complete work week forecast. it's 11:46. stay with us, everyone.

>> dozens turn out at one world trade center today for the first ever tunnel to tower stare climb climb. it was a grueling 90 floor climb witness proceeds going toward high tech homes for injured veterans. today's run was organized by a group named in honor of 21st responders who died on 9/11. while trying to get people out of the world trade center. pope franciscan nonuses two nuns during a ceremony in saint peters square. miriam and marie alfonzi became saints recognized for their work in the poor. they were born in the late 19th zen teen the first palestinian nuns to be cannon knifed. it comes days after the vatican formally recognized palestinian state hood. ♪ well now our philadelphia mayoral candidate profiles continue tonight.

we catch up with lynne abraham. philadelphia's long-time da has her sights set on the city's top job. and our own chris may recently sat down with abraham at her campaign headquarters in center city. >> reporter: she's spent more than 40 years shattering glass ceilings in physical politic at the redevelopment authority as a municipal court judge then for five terms as district attorney. and now lynne abraham wants to do it again. >> you have legitimate shot at becoming the first woman ever to be elected mayor of the city of philadelphia. what do you think that would mean to this city? >> i'm running for mayor because i'm the best ceo and the best trusted and proven leader and i also happen to be woman. >> a powerful woman. long associated with law enforcement. it's a mantle she's not fray afraid to carry even in the aftermath of ferguson and baltimore. abraham says as mayor she would tackle philadelphia's own problems with racism and race separation by making sure

everyone's concerns are heard. >> i will go back out to every community as i always have done every week and sit at some community table and listen to whoever wants to speak because they have a voice in my administration. >> she believes the wage tax is too high. that current business taxes make the city less attractive. and that pension reform is unavoidable. and while she opposes mayor nutter's property tax hike to provide more money for schools she says education spending has to go up. >> it is a disgrace. that our schools do not have librarians we don't have janitors we don't have nurses, we don't have counselors, so any taxes that are directed to the schools is superb and a good move. >> reporter: most importantly she says she's ready at 74 to be an active and engaged mayor. everyone saw that moment during the debate where you collapsed on stage. all right, ladies and gentlemen we'll pause for a quick break. >> should there will be any lingering questions in voters

minds about your health. >> if i thought i was unfit i would say look this is not for me. i think you can see by everything that you're looking at today and what you're viewers are looking at that this woman is ready to lead. ready to lead. >> chris may cbs3 "eyewitness news". ♪ stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the race for mayor. still ahead we profile anthony williams. all right. justin drabick checking our forecast fours. we might need the umbrella in the morning or tomorrow. >> good vice just in case. it will be that scattered type deal in the afternoon kind of typical what you see for the middle of summer. not all day washout. nobody everybody sees it at least we're quite right now. we'll start off monday okay with dry conditions. let's take you down to rehoboth beach right now. it's very mild. southerly breeze not getting the nouns of the chilly ocean this hour. colonel temperature 74 degrees at the boardwalk plaza hotel in rehoboth beach all s quiet. saw a couple people walking on

the boards. inland our warmest spots. low and fit 70s still his hour. atlantic city 73 degrees. we can't beat skate in wildwood right along the shore line. really all across northeast mid atlantic still very mild sitting in that steamy air mass. it's warm, it's humid the showers we had earlier today have now diminished for the nighttime but it looks like bite afternoon tomorrow we'll see them pop up against again maybe a strong thunderstorm partly cloudy skies expected through the overnight into the start of your monday. so we'll get a weak front that kind of slides on thee from the north tomorrow. so this pushes more of an easterly wind through. eastern new jersey you'll get a breeze off the water your temperatures come down. once you get west of philadelphia very warm temperatures there should be in the 80-degree range. then we see a better chance for scattered showers and storms on tuesday as our next cold front moves in once again highs back into the mid 80s but once that cold front passes by, it lives up to its name.

we start to shift our winds out of the northwest that's a cooler drier flow from canada bring the temperatures back in the 70s get rid of the humidity it stays very pleasant for the second half of the um coming week. here's 8am tomorrow morning. you can seely clouds over the region a few peeks of sunshine but mainly dry conditions. here we go into the afternoon. just isolated showers maybe few thunderstorms popping up. again not everyone cease it. thing start to quiet down a little bit in the evening but still during the evening hours i think areas north and west of the city best shot still see wet weather and we'll do it all over again on tuesday. there's that approach of the cold front. you can see some more showers breaking out during the afternoon and perhaps even a thunderstorm. all right. notice the wind direction the arrows are now pointing to the west that means easterly wind for monday afternoon. that's why we cool it down a little bit especially areas east of philadelphia. but here we go right back at it on tuesday. more of a southwest to west wind that brings back the heat for tuesday afternoon. so tomorrow morning waking up with temperatures in the 60s to

around 70. should make it to near 80 for philadelphia. again even up into the lehigh valley the farther north and west you are away from the ocean you're even warmer. so kutztown, reading and berks county will be in the lower 80s. you get closer to philadelphia little bit cooler. upper -- uppero near 80 degrees. chilly right along the immediate coastline with that breeze right off the water temperatures drop into the 60s possibly by mid to late another afternoon on monday. big ridge in the jet stream continues that's why we're warm and humid once again for monday and tuesday. but watch what happens wednesday. you see that jet kind of sagging south. allowing that cooler air to move in fort end of the week. as we start off memorial day weekend it looks like temperature stay below average. overnight partly cloudy slight chance for shower 67 for the low. shower or storm is possible monday afternoon under partly sunny skies. warming back up to the 80s tuesday with afternoon shower or storm. wednesday and thursday humidity is gone. low to mid 70s. you see the beach ball that means orr at the shore begins

this thursday and memorial day weekend starts off dry with sunshine with highs in the 70s. stay with us.

♪ welcome back everyone. our third mayoral candidate profiled for the night is on anthony william. jessica dean sat down with the state senator who says after years of working in harrisburg, he's ready to lead the city of philadelphia. >> reporter: in the final weeks of the mayoral democratic primary race anthony hardy

williams grabbed the headlines with one comment. >> the person who unfortunately is the person who uses stop and frisk the most the current commissioner would be changeed. we have to change commissioner in philadelphia. >> those words ellis sis the strong reaction from the current mayor. >> one of the smart test things that i've done is to ask charles ramsay to come and be the police commissioner steve philadelphia. anyone who is not smart enough to at least ask him to stay is probably not smart enough to run this city. >> at a press conference following that comment from mayor nutter william said he would not engage in what he called name calling. instead he said this was about ending stop and frisk. >> i do respect commissioner ramsay. i think he's a good person. i think he was charged -- now people have negative perspective perspective. >> when i sat down with him before all of this he told me about other changes he wanted to

make to the philadelphia police depth. in when we negotiate with the fop for the neck time, there should be a character clause no hate speech allowed. that means we discover your homophobic or sexist racist we come out your mouth went fine out about it i don't care what the circumstances are you should get fired. >> williams began his career in business but inspired by his father the honorable hardy williams he soon entered public service first as a state representative, then as a state knitand politics from my legislative experience but i recognize the next of mayor will be dependent in terms of harrisburg specifically around public schools. other resources that are important to the steve physical. >> he wants to see neighborhood schools 35. >> that requires change in the building and change how it operates. >> reporter: it's the dual will the of philadelphia full of halves and have nots that williams says pushes him to make those changes. >> it drives you in ways to find answers that you would not normally find answers. unconventional answers to unconventional issues.

>> jessica dean cbs3 "eyewitness news". ♪ >> stay with "eyewitness news" for complete coverage of the race for mayor and primary day. you can fine the profiles of each mayoral candidate online at cbsphilly.com. we'll be right

♪ that's "eyewitness news" tonight. for justin, lesley all of us here i'm natasha brown.

thank you so much for joining us and staying up late wise. "eyewitness news" continues at 4:30 with our friends ukee washington and erika von tiehl and we're always on cbsphilly.com. have a great day everyone. take care. ♪

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