i'm jest did a dean. chris may is off tonight. the unofficial start of summer really feels like summer out there. we'll get right taught meteorologist, kate bilo, liver on the cbs-3 skydeck kate? >> jessica, you may have to drag me in offer the skydeck feels fantastic, when in the shade, especially with the nice breeze that's pick up this evening not too hot not too cool. it is a goldilocks afternoon it is just right. at least for now. but big changes are on the way as the heat and humidity continue to ramp up over the next few days. we take quick look out on storm scan3 and you can see nothing really happening here. we had been concerned last week that that warmfront you see there up across new england will stall little bit closer to us, bringing us increased risk for shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. but, since it lifted so far north, that has not been an issue, we've got clear skies barely even few clouds in the sky, just few high serous clouds at the moment. temperatures right now have dropped off little bit. we're at 86 last hour, now we've dropped to 83 at the airport, 79 at the atlantic city airport 84 degrees in trenton, 83 in reading. we take you hour by hour through the rest of this

evening. still going to be around 80 degrees at 7:00 p.m. of the so, if you are doing an evening dinner barbeque, you have got friends coming over, grill outside, it will be nice and warm, 80 degrees at 7:00. dropping off to the mid 70s by 9:00. and even at 11:00 p.m. temperatures still in the 70s so you can make that barbeque last well into the evening although we do have to head back to work tomorrow, most every us. thousand will feel over the next few days, humidity starts to climb. tomorrow, we are going to be in the steamy range wednesday, even more humid then thursday, friday, fall back just little bit t looks like wednesday will be the most oppressive day of the week also, we have the chance for showers thunderstorms pretty much each afternoon i'll break it down with the seven day forecast and "shorecast" when i join you inside. jessica? >> kate, thank you. more than 06 years after he went missing in korea a the remains after american army corporal have been identified through a dna match. robert higgins was declared mia in february 1951 after his unit was overrun. now, his status can be changed from missing in action, to

killed in action. today, he was honored in philadelphia and his neice was at the ceremony. >> every once in a while my dad would bring him up. we would talk about him. he said i guess i'll never know what happened to my brother. we were very happy, you know, that they were able to identify him. >> higgins' name and mia classification are etched in the granite of philadelphia's korean war memorial. it will now be noted he was killed in action. a special re-dedication ceremony at the philadelphia viet nam veterans memorial on penn's landing. the memorial just wrapped up two phases of renovations from weather-related damage and vandalism over the years. ralph gillati pow, keynote speaker today. he spent 14 months in captivity after his aircraft was shot down in 1972. >> the sites and sounds of the holiday were on full display in bucks county. >> ♪ ♪ members of the united

veterans of doylestown took part in today's parade. they marched 2 miles from cb west high school on port street. >> "eyewitness news" at another ceremony, this one in media. a wreath and american flags decorated the courthouse downtown there. that's also where the borough's memorial day parade wrapped up. several military veterans link their after taking part in the days events. >> and veterans, marching bands, and mummers, all took part in the parade in bridesburg. families lined up bright and early to make sure they got the best seats on richmond street. this event is build as philadelphia's oldest memorial day parade. it was founded by world war ii veteran edward duebeck in 1947. >> plenty every people took advantage of the gorgeous weather done the shower today. cleve bryan is live in ocean sit i -- ocean city, where local businesses cashed in. >> that's right, 6:00 in the evening, boards walk still

packed like it was at noon. people just don't want to go home. because the sun is shining, it is a little bit breezy, and in fact, the water is a little bit chilly. but that do not stop the crowds from coming to the jersey shore. >> ♪ ♪ (taps). >> another memorial day almost over. and what a weekends it was down the shore. >> amazing, the weather is great, the water is real cold but we're having lots of fun. >> reporter: teens soaked in the sun, while families dug holes, and played catch. billy's siblings decided to turn him into a human sand sculpture. >> what's this feel like? >> feels like a bunch of sands is being piled on your body. >> reporter: that's because that's what's happening. >> ya. >> reporter: atlantic city, down three casinos since this time last year, perfect weather is a case to showcase the board walk and beach. >> i'm going to the beach with my family and having lots of fun. >> just hang hanging out on the beach, maybe doing some

shopping at the outlets. >> just what they were looking for, tourism is the number one industry. >> you couldn't see through the board walk at some points. >> wendy separately swimwear clothing stores, three shore towns, she says business was really good this weekend and if the weather cooperates it, should continue strong all summer, thanks to low gas prices. >> i feel the gas is critical for us for our day trippers. so i think i feel like we're going have a better foot traffic out there with day trippers which we haven't seen for a few years. so it has been high. >> reporter: for all who couldn't make it to the shore this weekend the good news, is that summer's only just gun. >> you're missing out. you should have made it. >> reporter: people are packing up, leaving the beach right now for those who are staying, walking around on the board walk, there is a very simple solution how you can still enjoy this evening. sweatshirts, one of the hottest items selling today separately swimwear, what do you think jessica is this my color? do you have come down here and get one. >> for you the blue, orange?

>> cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> looks very good, cleve. i think it is definitely your color. thanks, so much. are you looking for something to do tonight? maybe before the holiday weekend comes to an end? you can head to cbsphilly.com where we post add list of events in towns across delaware valley. residents after philadelphia condo buildings are spending memorial day with no power and no water. and the outage is also affecting some local businesses. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria live in rittenhouse square with more details. alexandria? >> reporter: good evening, jessica. since about 11:00 a.m. yesterday, almost this entire block has been without power. that's expected hundreds of people who live here. did i speak with peco spokesperson, told me, they are right now installing a temporary line, that is above grounds. but the lights are still not expected to go back on until at least 11:00 p.m. tonight. >> we're vision the interesting atlanta we came in just about the time that the power went off. >> these out of towners

arrived to ten rittenhouse to find that they were among hundreds of residents without power, an issue for young kira. >> that's why we can't stay, because of the elevator were to go out then she would have took down 15 flights. >> one elevator did remain in service, but since the building's water is pumped electrically, that was out of service, too. >> water elevators anything electric even the water is pumped electrically. >> but it wasn't just residents. almost every business on the block, aside from barnes and noble, was forced to close. the lights have been out since busy sunday brunch. >> we are busy, and power went out. so people have to leave. >> according to peco spokesperson underground damage to a line held up repairs. for pro-active residents like ruth, that meant packing up the perishables spending the holiday with friends. >> has it been inch convenient for you? >> of course. there is no water. there is no air-conditioning. and now i have to take my whole freeze tow my friends'.

>> well, for peco, 49 of their customers have been affected, i've been toll, but that number does not include the 33 stories, and 161 individual unit that are inside ten rittenhouse square, reporting live from center city, alexandria, "eyewitness news". >> police are investigating a central assault in south philadelphia, a sexual assault. just after 5:00 this morning 35 year old woman woke to up see stranger standing over her bed. she says he plays dollars his hand over her mouth demanded money and then assault dollars her. neighbors say, this is normally a safe street. >> anything like this happen ever around here? >> no, not that i know of. and i been here like 17 years. i don't think so. >> reporter: the suspect took $10, plus the victim's car and house keys, and her roommates' id. >> police are also looking for gunman who opened fire on man in north philadelphia today. this happened on the corner of

28th and allegheny around noon. police say that victim was shot twice once in the head, and once in the arm. he's now in stable condition at temple hospital. police do have one person in custody, but do not believe he is the shooter. rutgers football player is jailed in florida on felony robbery charge. darian daily is a 19 year old defensive back. sarasota police say he and another suspect confronted biker with a gun on sunday morning, and demanded money. the victim reportedly gave police a license plate number. daily now charged with robbery with firearm. being held on $150,000 bail. memorial day has an extra special meaning for 49 new american citizens. they pledge their allegiance against the backdrop of one of the most decorated warships in history. the battleship new jersey. and we'll take to you that ceremony next. plus the beach isn't the only place to find lots of sands this memorial day weekends a giant sand castle

taking shape inside an area mall. kate? >> and jessica what a beautiful memorial day weekends it, has been, nothing but sunshine, from start to finish. so, can we hang on to the nice wet they are week? we'll heat things up. i'll have the forecast coming up. leslie? >> kate, national champion is crowned down at the linc, plus the phillies trying get back on the winning track against the mets. team that's handled them over the last two years all of the highlight coming up later in

>> the countdown to the pope visiting philadelphia. it will be a grato of knotts near the main cathedral. people will write their problems on ribbon, tie the ribbon to the exhibit. idea here to leave your troubles behind. it is based on a 18th century painting which inspired the pontiff as a young man rgt during a trip to germany. the pope, of course, will be here in september for the world meeting of families. welshing on this memorial day, 49 new americans pledge their loyalty to the country so many have died defending. it happened on the battleship new jersey. along camden waterfront, and pat ciarrocchi has the story.

>> reporter: on a sparkling memorial day the stars and stripes, waived against the steel gray of the battleship new jersey. >> we recall these lives given for liberty -- >> reporter: on deck, the wreath the honor guard and the salute. on the most decorated battleship in us navy history commission in the 1943, the message was powerful. honoring the sacrifice of american lives for the cause of freedom. >> i'm just glad to be an american. >> for rid off owe mexico, that pride is just minutes old. >> freedom to worship the freedom to do what you believe is right and this country gives that you opportunity. >> on the battleship, he and 48 other pledged their loyalty, to the united states, becoming citizens. >> we're all here today by choice. >> reporter: here from 30 nations from around the worlds

>> poland! >> all with a story. >> chin from decline, a her husband became a citizens five years ago. trevor and felix were born here. >> avenue family here. and i think i love this country. >> from south america, he called his 95 year old mother, right after the ceremony. >> my family, the last one to be a citizen i just called her and had her in tears. >> the united state of america. >> very excite to go have it on a day like today to celebrate people that because of the sacrifice we can be here today. and be free. >> jimenez calls it an important event at important place, on an important day. >> you are now united state citizens. >> reporter: pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". a dna lab in delaware is reportedly set to help identify the remains of people who died in the attack on pearl harbor. according to delaware on line, experts at the armed forces

dna identification laboratory, at dover air force base, will examine hundreds of bone fragments, recovered from the site of that attack. close to 2500 americans died when the japanese bombed pearl harbor on december 7th, 1941. turns out you don't have to go to the beach to see a sand castle. check out these sculptures, inside the hamilton mall in mays landing. this sculpture was designed by retired atlantic city firefighter, john glad i and his daughter. they spent the entire holiday weekend working on the 9-foot ton creation. award winning sand art hoist now lives in thely. the theme that far design right there you see it, a tribute to summer. >> another way to beat the heat take a dip in the pool. morton, delaware county, the aquatic swim club, popular place for cooling off, a long season ahead for a lot of these swimmers. >> kate perfect day to be in the pool, or down the shore

anywhere. >> just the right temperature. >> again, not too hot. not too cool. move in the shade out on a bike ride, nice, shaded, on the beach get the little breeze off the water that helps. just perfect day all across the region, i tell you it, will get a lot more humid and a lot hot they are week. so hopefully you enjoyed today. temperatures on their way up. right now things look fantastic. "skycam 3" looking at the ben franklin bridge, from campbell's field no problems, just few high serous clouds, it is a beautiful evening to sit outside, maybe throw the ribs or burgers on the grill and enjoy the last waning hours of your long weekend. back to school, back to work for most every us, tomorrow, and it will be a hot one. let's take a look one more spot. you can see still pretty crowded rehoboth beach. pretty pack on the beach here, a lot of people just wanting to extend this memorial day as long as they possibly can. 74 degrees south-southwest wind helping warm things up. now the boardwalk will get hopping at 10:00 and 11:00. it will be pretty crowded out there. the beach little empty in

margate. still few kids enjoying the evening. i love the evenings on the beach when you walk the surf and pick up the sands the shells, and the sand castles of course there for the viewing, as you walk with the kids. storm scan3 a-okay. clear skies across the region see warmfront off to the north, this area every rain here, and some pretty nasty storms in portions of the deep south today. but as far as we're concerned we're under ridge of high pressure, that will be overhead for the next couple of days, so whoop tap into the southwest winds, what will really heat things up. some moisture from the gulf of mexico, and we will be feeling that, quite a bit here, the next couple every days it will start to feel lilo press i have. 84 degrees in philadelphia, 84 trenton, 79 atlantic city, 83 reading. you can really, see where that front is, the warmfront to the north, that's the green shading where the cooler temperatures r but really the entire eastern half of the country is warm, on this memorial day, eight a st. louis, little cooler in nashville, birmingham, have the showers moving through that area, but it has been warm it, has been dry all weekend long.

heading into your tuesday temperatures ramp up the humidity does as well. 90 degrees will be high. wednesday same story. better chance for thunderstorms wednesday, but will take a while for this cool front to actually push through, nothing helping it along, so thursday, friday, still kind of stuck in the muck with temperature in the upper 80s uv indexes hi, nine eights 80s definately need to slatter on the sunscreen if you're out and b maybe sends the kids to school after recess. fifty-six, pretty comfortable. tomorrow dew point to the 60s. right now kind of in the not bad range. tomorrow we head towards the steamy range. holding toward oppressive wednesday. tomorrow afternoon showers thunderstorm activity will be spotty, maybe stray one by 7:00 p.m. on wednesday better chance for a thunderstorm. for overnight few clouds, mild breezy, 66, tomorrow partly sunny hot humid stray afternoon or evening thunderstorm. eyewitness weather seven day forecast and "shorecast" looks hot, 90 for the next two days, 88 thursday, 86 friday,

and then, looks like the start of next weekend okay. 88 degrees, still warm, but dry. then we start to cool things down better chance for thunderstorms sunday, monday, as the front finally pushes through. and we start off next week with temperatures little closer to where they should be. >> all right, going to get tacitly for awhile. >> absolutely. >> kate, thanks so much. >> the cbs evening news now just minutes away. jeff joins because look ahead. >> here is the cbs evening news dangerous weather this memorial day. tornados and more flooding in the planes. and scary scene on florida beach. we'll have the pictures. plus american special forces back in the saddle. we'll show you why america's original all terrain vehicle is making a come back. those stories tonight on the cbs evening

>> nice way to spend the long

weekends, maybe take in little baseball? >> phillies were on roll for little while. and, they're trying to get back on track. three-game sets this afternoon in new york. unfortunately, the mets play very well at city field going into the contest yes tough test for the fighting's. phillies down a run in the thirds. chase utley, delivers a two-run single, to right field. revere and gal vast will score thon one, chase went two for three in the game. so marino gonzalez got the start for the phils. mets use the the long ball. shot to right field, ties the game in the thirds. then, in the fourth, michael with the solo blast going to give the mets the lead. gonzalez went giving up three runs. tied up in the sixth. on the mound for the phils flores hits a three run homer so the met beat the phillies for the 19th time in the last two years six-three the final. phillies have dropped five out of seven after a six game winning streak. the cubs hosed the

nationals today at wrigley fieldment check out the great defense hereby michael taylor, making a diving catch in left to rob the pitcher after hit. nats beat the cubs two-one. the eagles will start organized team activities tomorrow so the rookies will get to practice with the veterans, shorts and t-shirts, the coaches will be able to work the field with the players, chip kelly will be speaking to the media on thursday. >> at the linc this afternoon almost 25,000 fans on hand, to seat ncaa lacrosse championship between maryland and denver. fourth ranked pioneers control the whole game. they are led by senior wesley bird, who scored five goals the denver offense just too much for maryland, the pioneers win their first national title, ten to five. >> and for the second time in three years williams has lost in the first round of the french open. fifteenth rang the venus beaten by fellow american sloan stevens, seven-six six-one, at 34, she is the oldest woman in the draw. wow.

>> which is hard to believe. >> isn't that crazy, at 34, considered old? my gosh. >> inch yesterday tonight see her career go, and we'll see what comes out of there. all right leslie, thanks. we'll be right back.

>> a lot of people trying to stretch out as much as they can this weekend time outside. still good weather ahead. >> next few hours, it will be fantastic. sit outside fire up the fire pit. may not need it. it will be nice and warm out there, look how warm it will be all week long, 09 for the next two days, near 09 thursday, still steamy, saturday looks okay, little cooler next week. shore it so nice all weekend? thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we're back at 10:00 on the "cw philly". back on cbs-3 at 11:00. up next the cbs evening news, tonight, wild weather a waterspout lifts a house in the air. see the dramatic pictures, from new york now the cbs

evening news. >> violent weather, a waterspout in florida takes a bounce house on a fritedening ride with children inside. also tonight raging flood waters in the southern plains, this is what awaits homeowners forced to evacuate. a traffic jam at the car dealership as worried drivers try to get potentially deadly air bags replaced. and talking the battle to extremists. how the u.s. is prepping to take the fight to the pound takens on horseback. >> this is captioning funded by cbs and ford "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> good evening, scott's off tonight, i'm jeff glor. we begin with the dangerous at times dead leweather to close this holiday weekend. texas and oklahoma dry for so long, have been ravaged by floodwaters. at least four people died 12 are missing, more than 1200 homes have been damaged or destroyed.