>> police say two gunmen stormed into this house. one suspect caring a shotgun. two invaders fled the scene leaving that shotgun and a bag, behind. cruisers with k9 units searched the area for brief time. those two suspect are still at large. also breaking, fire has damaged three vacant row homes in philadelphia strawberry mansion neighborhood. that call came in around 3:45 this morning to a couple every homes at north 29th and diamond streets. one of those homes partially collapsed in the back. we have live picture right now of the same scene you see firefighter at the very top of the ladder there. at least two homes sustained damage on the second and third floor. right now, there is no word on injuries. >> good morning everyone, also in the news, police are looking for a man who got into a south philadelphia home, and sexually assaulted a woman. >> they also want to know if there is a link to a similar

attack two month earlier. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo, joins us now at police headquarters to bring us up to date on the investigation, jan good morning. >> reporter: erika ukee, good morning. one clue could connect two cases. this is very serious and frightening situation that we have here. police say that a man broke into someone's home, in southwest philadelphia, this woman woke up, she saw him standing here, police say he then proceeded to sexually assault and rob her. they are still looking for her, looking for this suspect this morning and they say this could be connected to a similar, another different violent attack. >> it is here, in the 1800 block of rosewood street south philadelphia where 35 year old woman is startled awake at 5:30 monday morning. standing over her police say is a man in his late 20's, early 30's, who puts his hand over the victim's mouth and demands money. but, that's not all. police say the suspect then sexually assaults the woman. and before leaving he takes

the woman's cash, her car and house keys, and roommate's id. police say he also threatens the victim telling her not to go to police. it is a string of events, that has this neighborhood on high alert. >> i'm shocked yes. >> anything like this happen ever around smear. >> no, not that i know of. and i been here like 17 years. >> now, police are is her clinic for the suspect detectives are also trying to determine if this case is connected to a similar incident that happened two month ago in point breeze. police released this sketch after a man broke into a home on the 1700 block of south chadwick street, demanded money and assaulted the resident. he still wanted for attempted rape robbery. police say the suspect in this case, and in south philly case had on red gloves. folks on rosewood street say they're not taking any chances should the suspect be tempted to return. >> this is sad. because this street has never ever had any type of crime violence like that. now my daughter wants to put

in an alarm system. >> reporter: anyone with information should call police. reporting live outside of the rounds house, jan carabeo cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> jan, thank you. in texas, four people are now confirmed dead after a four day birrage of severe weather. a mix of heavy rain, flooding tornados descended on the region starting friday. in haze county the belong owe river rose -- blanco river rose 26 feet in just one hour. teams there have ended their search for survivors swept up by flood watt that's also destroyed hundreds of homes. texas governor, gregg abbott, toured the damage and compared it to that of a tsunami. >> can you not candy coat it. this absolutely is massive. >> yesterday police found the body of a 14 year old boy and his dog. they were reported missing sunday night. police say he was found in a storm drain near his home. he apparently had drowned.

right now, 5:33 we want to check in with katie looking at hotter and more humid day today? >> absolutely. few degrees from yesterday but also in addition to that, now the humidity is really going to become a lot more palpable for you out there. we start things offer quick view of the live neighborhood network. at the moment, there is barely even cloud in the sky. at 59 degrees currently, with a modest northerly breeze, but at the moment, it is primarily a southerly component to the wind flowment that's really what's going to help this humidity, and the warmth, get funneled into our area. so, at the moment, you have got temperatures in the low mid 60s around the region as a whole, not feeling terribly muggy just yet. that is going to change with time however. meanwhile, we take you little further into some of the northern communities quakertown doylestown, pottstown, all of the towns into the low 60s right now and you're in at 60 degrees currently at mt. holly. meanwhile, walking you through eyewitness weather day planner, expect the sunshine region wide today. i would say toward evening

north and west most counties might start to see spotty shower, thunderstorm fire up. but i really doubt that's an issue for the city of philadelphia. and i do expect that we will have just make real easy run here toward 90 degrees with no problem. just going to be that hot. your area headlines, all about summertime really. mid week does start it turn little more active for us, we watch sluggish front, creep ever closer with every passing day. but, this is a prolonged taste of summertime for us. temperatures are not going to go anywhere out you know, basically just staying well above average for the next seven days here. and meantime today is still the hottest day that we are projecting yet in 2015. again, 09 degrees, with heat, humidity and sunshine. justin, we send it over to you. >> good mornings katie. little rain coming for the mid week, been a while since we had good rain across the delaware valley. sun coming up at 5:38 this morning, seeing a lot of bright skies. battling some sun glare this is the boulevard at fox street. looking northbound, or the

taillights again both directions, no problems this morning. so coming offer the long holiday weekend maybe some people playing hooky one more day. i don't blame you. specially with the forecast. maybe some people headed home from the shore early this morning. and again looking at 42 northbound headlight good, no problems, good speeds this morning, both northbound and southbound. we do have some construction zones for later tonight. again 95 southbound, in delaware, the ramp to route 141 southbound will be closed between 9:00 p.m. tonight and 5:00 a.m. on wednesday morning. also, 95 north the ramp to church man's road will be closed from eight tonight until 5:30. that runs from tonight all the way through friday. something to keep in mind. also 59 north onramp from delaware avenue still stays closed until 4:00 june 2nd that's a look at your ride this morning ukee, back to you. >> thank you today california officials hope to remove broken section of fuel pipeline that released more than 100,000 gallons every oil into the pacific ocean. that broken section could help investigators determine what

caused the pipeline to breach one week ago off the coast of santa barbara. officials say one sea lion, nine pelicans, and untold numbers of fish have been killed. time right now 5:37. in business news this morning the soup nazi, remember him from seinfeld, apparently has big business plan. >> how the fed is affecting market. jill wagner up in new york right now. good morning. >> good morning, ukee, erika see if the markets can bounce back after the long holiday weekend on friday. dow fell about 53 points, the nasdaq dropped about one point. the markets really lost momentum after fed chair janet yellen said the fed would be raising interest rates by the ends of the year as long as job market and economy keep improving. charter communications is nearing a deal to buy time warner cable for about $55 billion. announcement could commas early as this morning. charter wanted to buy time warner months ago but time warner chose to except comcast bid instead.

that deal fell through because regulators concerned the merger company would be too big, ultimately bringing higher prices for customers. and the soup nazi is going mobile. soup man incorporated will open a soup mobile food truck here in new york financial district. there are plans to expand to other parts of the country. seinfeld helped the soup myfoxdc.com is he rise to fame, one of the citcom characters on the real life new york city restaurant owner. i guess we'll have to start practicing or ordering, ukee, erika. >> hey, know what you want. have your cash. >> that's right. he came through here, what, for talk philly. >> jill, thanks a lot. organizers for this year's welcome america festival plan to announce more details about philly's birthday bash for the usa. this morning they'll reveal the talent line up for the fourth of july concert. they hint it just may include some grammy winning entertainers. the welcome america festival starts on june 27th, with the big concert on the parkway, on

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you can catch the talk every weekday at 2:00 right here on cbs-3, we wish her well. our time 5:43, let's get our traffic and weather together. here's kate. >> i good morning everybody we can expect to see some very warm air in place here today. also a lot steamier, as the day progresses, so if you are lucky enough to have maybe nice extended holiday weekends pulling out every final hour you can finally get at the shore there is would be great excuse to do it. start things off at 63 degrees, sent in to us from sandra full sunshine out in burlington, and she's loving the cool mornings, the warm afternoons. but, i think for a lot of people, later today will get little too humid for comfort here. 59 degrees, sent in to us from, if we can get it, there we go, from mark, he again has full sunshine to start things off here sent within the last half hour. 59 degrees, even though it is cool, he said, humidity very obvious for him. again it will become very obvious for everyone, as the day progresses, william sent in that full sun as well, out in woodbine where you can see that arrow i mean, that's it,

it is a southwesterly flow. and that's where so much of this steamy necessary is going to be coming from. so as we look at the satellite and radar composite here, you have got clear sky right now. all is looking prep good here this morning. you are going have sun glare issues certainly if you are traveling eastbound here today. but you can see obviously a lot of activity sort of trailing around, a large dome of high pressure. that is where this has all been coming from. so with high pressure now starting nudge out to sea allowing more of the southerly component, and eventually, allows the front to start to cross our area. meantime, the uv index it is up there. i mean, this is classic summertime heat and humidity for you. at least at eight on the uv index in philadelphia, the next few days. but we are going to start to see bit more activity in this pattern, especially by tomorrow. far north and west suburbs you might see shower, storm toward evening but most every russ dry today. and it is hot. at 90 degrees, mid or upper 80s, generally the story then

into the upcoming weekends, basically every day especially tomorrow, and thursday, will feature some showers and storms out there. justin? >> good morning, everyone, that uv index is cranking over the next few days, make sure to lay on the unblock between ten a.m. and 4:00 p.m. the strongest rays. the sun is up as of 5:38ment looking at 422 eastbound at the turnpike, both directions east and westbound looking okay at that location. also the blue route in good shape this morning. this is southbound, the taillights approaching route one. again, both directions, no problems. the area speeds shows it as well as traffic flow. a loft green that means we're moving at this hour. that speed limit on 95, on the boulevard, no problems, 76, looks good into new jersey, same deal, 42, 55, 295 the turnpike looking okay. different story down at the shore. maybe headed back this morning, garden state parkway northbound, we have accident just past the stone harbor boulevard exit. that center lane blocked so just keep that in mind as still some left over people hanging out down at the shore

headed home this morning. back into the city, strawberry mansion fire continues diamond street stays closed between 29th and 30th, 29th street blocked at diamond. police are on the scene directing traffic. now, don't forget when on the road, you can get updated information about traffic backups, with the new cbs philly traffic app download the app now on itunes or in google play. >> breaking news right now home invasion along the 2100 block every tyson avenue in northeast philly. two mask men barged into the home about 3:00 this morning. investigators say, the men left behind a large bag and a shotgun. police are using dogs to try and track down those suspects. also, want to give you live look right here at the aftermath of an early morning row home fire in strawberry mansion. firefighters are still putting out hot spots after three homes were damaged. we're work to go find out about any injuries. and the death toll in the texas flooding is now four. teams are searching for 12 people missing after flooding carried their homes right off

the foundations. evacuations are underway around austin, and flashflood emergencies are in place around the city of houston. 5:47 right now. popular clothing store is under fire for what some shop remembers calling an anti-patriots i can t-shirt. it was sold over the memorial day weekend? crystal cruz from los angeles shows you the shirt and what the store is doing about it now. the american flagg is printed on bikini, hats, you name it, but this black and white upside down flag t-shirt sold at pack sun this memorial day weekend has some shoppers like monica calling the shirt disrespectful. >> so many people fought for this country tonight defy our flag this that way doesn't make sense. we are part of this count retirement you should respect it in anyway we can. >> one social media user posted onto pack sun's facebook page: keep it, it is not disrespectful or un patriotic. the upside down flagg is traditionally a sign of distress can anyone argue our

country is not in distress? another supporter posted: i'm disappointed they took it down. you shouldn't give into terrorists. >> not right. not right at all. that's not being american. so -- >> pack sun based out of orange county posted statement on line monday that reads in part: out of respect for those who have put their lives on the line for our country we have decided to stop selling the licensed flag t-shirt and are removing it from our stores and website immediately. >> on the shirt if it is on the share, you should be able to tell it is not right. you should be able to see that, you know, it will be disrespectful to a lot of people that lives in the united states. and that was crystal cruz reporting. by the way similar shirt is still for sale on pack sun's website. but his one has the flag facing in the right direction. >> certainly a lot of people have opinions on that on social media. >> oh, and will continue to, yes. >> emotional wedding photo of us marine and his future bride. this picture has gone viral. the photo shows corporal caleb

earwood when he wanted to pray for their marriage together before saturday's ceremony, and keep the tradition every not seeing his bride maggie before they walk down the aisle. so the two decided to take that moment together with the doorway between them, to block the view. >> you can really feel everything. if you would have been there would you have known like it was special. >> that note he has been shared more than 50,000 combined likes on the photographer's facebook page. i was wondering saw the picture yesterday, i knew they were praying but i couldn't figure out why they were standing like that. >> beautiful shot, beautiful moment. >> that's terrific. you know he just couldn't wait to turn around and see what she looked like. before you walk out the door, katie has another check on the steamy forecast, we do traffic and weather together coming up on 39's. >> and the surprising admission from pope francis. find out what he says he has not done since 1990. and something you probably do every day.

see you in a bit.

i saw a commercial that said you can save $500 by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] >> hot and steamy day. the sun will be shining brightly for everyone, generally find more sun than anything. few clouds along the way. meanwhile, temperatures as they stand right now mid 60s across most of the board 63 degrees from reading out to allentown out to trenton down to millville, out to the a.c. airport, kind of the magic number in a couple of spots here. also the case in avalon. see the winds direction just by indication of those arrows. it is all basically out of the south or southwest here today. that winds flow, it will be a breezy day but i wouldn't call it a refreshing breeze,

unfortunately. as we hit 09 degrees, with more humidity it, does feel kind of oppressive out there. upper 80s the he can peck takes for the next few days, by this point seymour widespread showers and thunderstorms. justin? >> good morning, good news, weaver some rain coming up in the forecast, this is not good news, disable vehicle, 95 north, upside on the girard point bridge. again, it is off into the shoulder. so moving by. as we approach the heart of rush hour again if this is still going on, you know you will get the gaper delay things will start to back up head toward the airport hopely get that rolling shortly. we take you to the boulevard northbound, the taillights here at fox street, look at that, battling sun glare this morning, grab your shades, before you leave the house. the fire continues strawberry main sean diamond street stays closed between 29 to 30th. twenty-ninth is blocked at diamond, police are directing traffic there. so just expect some delays and closures. down the garden state parkway northbound, past stone harbor, we have an accident. stay there we'll be right

it is hard to believe but pope francis said he has not watched television in 25 years. he told an up in in argentine at last time he turned on the tv was july 15th 1990. boy, think about all of the shows he's missed since then. the pope also admits he misses going out for slice of pizza you know, few good places he can grab one when he comes to philadelphia in september that is for sure. how about that? july 15th, 19 -- i wonder what he watched? >> what season finale would have that been, series finale was he hook on? >> i know, interesting to find out. >> so telling though most of us watch it. >> v every day in some capacity. >> that's right. >> good for him. learning reading, ought talking to people. >> back in the day tv used to off at midnight, with the

american flag, then snow, back in the day. >> no more. >> those days are over. coming up in the next hour of "eyewitness news" this morning, weaver crew head today breaking news for this morning. a fire that's damaged at least three row homes in strawberry mansion. >> also, catostrophic flooding in texas dozens every counties are declared disaster areas. crews are also searching for several people still missing this morning. >> and the top three things new college graduates need to know in order to take financial control of their lives. that and more, we start again at the top of the hour. be right back, good

>> oh, the heat is on, temperatures are raising to the 90s. >> katie, no jacket means it has to be at least 56 degrees, right? >> pretty much. usually my benchmark right? but it is definitely warm across the board already this morning. and that warmth is going to help us easily speak later today. plus, the fact, we've got this just funneling in right now around high pressure, very warm very steamy air. so i have to tell you doesn't feel terribly humid out here on the skydeck just yet. that's going to change, storm scan3, clear right now i want to zoom it out just one time though show you what's happening here across the ohio and pa border, into western pennsylvania. there are few little showers that have been firing up here. most