ning i'm chris may. guess case off tonight. today marks the second an letters/of that deadly building collapse in center city philadelphia six people died that day, 14 more were injured when a vacant building being demolished collapsed on that salvation army store at 22nd and market. today, for the first time, the woman described as a miracle survivor, met her rescuers. our pat ciarrocchi was there as they embraced. >> i was the firemen who found you. >> yes. >> you're welcome. you are welcomed. >> reporter: moment felt sacred miracle survivor of the horrific building collapse meets a fire chief who heard her cries. >> i was so afraid nobody would find me, nobody would save me and i tried to scream, help. >> reporter: nearly 13 hours earlier maria plek an, native of ukraine walked in the salvation armored thrift shop at between the second and market. a wall collapsed on to the shop trapping and crushing maria.

it was 11:00 o'clock. fire chief john o'neill heard a faint voice in the quiet. >> when i first saw her move it scared me. >> reporter: within moments the extrication began maria's close friend translates her story. >> i realized that it was dark and light was very difficult to see. i was praying inside of myself, that they found me, they found me and i'm alive. >> reporter: maria's crushing injuries have been devastating, she has had to endure a bilateral amputation up to the pelvis complicated by infections. how does she feel. >> it is not that good, not very, very bad. >> reporter: initially chief o'neill a 26 year veteran of the department wondered whether not very, very bad was enough. >> what did i put her through you know did i give her quality of life back. i just struggled with, you know, would the other side of

the coin been better. >> reporter: he was asking, would death have been kinder for this once vibrant woman but on the first anniversary of the collapse maria had publicly expressed her gratitude to still be with her family, that changed everything for owe neil. >> sometimes, it is very difficult to deal with what i have to do but i'm thank full for my life and i'm able to enjoy my kid every day. i'm able to see my granddaughter, and i'm able to enjoy that. >> reporter: you cannot help but be moved by maria's courage. her medical bills topped eight million-dollar and cost of her lifetime care will be astronomical according to her attorney but for now you two people brought together by fate can be a at peace knowing that the wound that you cannot see are healing too. in the sat center, pat ciarrocchi cbs-3 "eyewitness

news". >> i will never forget that moment that night when they found a survivor, a true miracle and what a story this is. thank you very much. today another ceremony commemorated that tragic day in center city and honored victims who lost their lives. there are plans, underway to erect a permanent memorial at 22nd and market. today the city of philadelphia donated $300,000 toward that memorial. nancy winkler who lost her daughter ann in the collapse spoke at today's event. >> ann's death has left a terrible void in our family which can never be filled. i become very emotional when i speak about ann. i miss her so much. but still i love to talk about her because she was here. she mattered. >> nancy winkl er has led the all volunteer campaign to build a memorial honoring those victims. well hundreds of people gathered once again to say

good bye to the former delaware attorney general beau biden. a second viewing is getting underway in wilmington right now. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live outside the church with more, alex. >> reporter: just as we saw around 1:00 p.m. people have gathered and lining up down at the other end of the block. that is where that line is right now. it is growing. this is the the second opportunity of the day to pay respects to the open until 9:00 p.m. tonight. in the dreary morning hours vivid red white and blue, same colors worn by casket carrying former state attorney general, beau biden as he was in the company of the people of delaware and beyond for the last time. >> we have been here for 50 years in wilmington and we are with the family. >> our family, owes him a debt of gratitude. >> reporter: thousands waited for an hour or more to pay their respects during public

viewing, general brumel served with beau in the national guard. >> he would teach us all humility and patriotism and strong commitment to his nation. >> reporter: beau was forced to retreat from dreams of one day running for governor, so he he could focus on his family and health as he battled brain cancer. that battle ended saturday. beau was 46 and leaves behind a wife and two young children. many say they turnout as much for beau as they did for elder biden, in the because he was their senator or their current vice-president but because he is a father that has suffered too many losses. >> encourage him just like everybody else. hopefully he will understand how grateful the the people in this state are for his family. >> reporter: the vice-president did not make an appearance today. he was at yesterday's viewing. once again the doors of saint anthony's here in wilmington will be opened until 9:00 p.m. tonight. reporting live, alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness

news". funeral for beau biden is tomorrow morning at 10:30 at saint a anthony padua church in wilmington. president obama will deliver the eulogy. you can watch that mass live on cbs philly.com. in honor of the beau biden's leg ace toy protect children from sexual predators his family has started the beau biden foundation for the protection of children. we've got much more information on that and its goals on our web site at cbs philly.com. well, the sun has reappeared in the region after several days of cool temperatures and clouds. meteorologist kathy orr is outside soaking up sun on the cbs-3 sky deck and has more on what we can expect this weekend. >> boy does it feel good, chris. it seems like everyone is out and about getting a jump start on the weekend and why not. it is feeling much more like summer. we have got rid of the clouds and it is uncy and it will stay that way right in the evening hour. high temperatures soared late this afternoon. in allentown pretty decent in

the lower 70's. philadelphia is 75. you can see 66 in atlantic city where we have more cloud. coastal low is pushing the the cloud cover back into parts of the burlington county, ocean county and even atlantic county but slowly that is moving away. temperatures responding to sunshine mid 07's in philadelphia, 72 in wilmington. seventy-five in reading. you can see quite warm in the lehigh valley. we have a cold front approaching from the west and as it does, it will bring additional cloud cover tonight and maybe a few spotty showers tomorrow. here's the forecast, we will start off with some clouds tomorrow in philadelphia, and then give way to sun. the temperature 82 degrees. spotty shower possible down the shore 72, and poconos looking good, with plenty of sunshine and 74. it will be improving weekend only getting better, more on that with the the forecast from city to the shore coming up with the seven day later in the broadcast chris. >> we will see you then, kathy, thank you. there are new developments in the botched robbery of the northeast philadelphia pizza

shop. police identified andrew he willer bee as the man killed in a shoot-out with the customer who turned out to be an off-duty detective. as "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco tells us the the case is far from closed as police try a second suspect. >> reporter: two masked men walked in the rising sun pizza hospital in lawn dale thursday night and announced a robbery putting an gun to an off-duty police detective's head. what they didn't know is that the detective had just walked into pick up dinner. >> he took money from his hand ordered him to the ground, at that point in time, and they turned their direction away from him. he stood backup, pulled his firearm and he announced he was a police officer. once the suspect fired he fired back. >> reporter: detectives engaged the men in the gunfight hitting one in the torso. suspect dropped revolver as they ran. police say they were only blanks in the suspect's gun. a three three-year old man was found collapsed nearby shot in the torso. he died minutes later and was

identified by pizza shop employees as one of the robbers. the detective was not injured. >> we're very fortunate today that he is a alive and well and just speaks volumes about the dangers of this job. >> reporter: police are reviewing surveillance video looking for a second man. the entire incident was caught on camera inside and outside the pizza shop. >> the crime up here is gone up drastically. it is a shame. five years ago when we moved up here, it wasn't bad now this is nothing new. >> reporter: tonight the accident, the detectives are being hailed as heroic, police are still looking for that second suspect. outside police headquarters i'm diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". camden county police department need your help trying to identify suspect caught on video setting vehicles on fire. take a look at this from monday night that shows suspects breaking windows of the van and then using some kind of an accelerant to set it on fire. shortly after this happened in

camden there were two other vehicle fires in pennsauken and police say the same people are to blame. they want them off the streets before something even worse can happen. >> it could be someone in the vehicle, god forbid if they are not paying attention it is dark outside, somebody could be in the vehicle or fit is close to the house you can start a house fire. >> anyone with any information on those suspects is asked to contact the camden county police. four philadelphia men have been arrested in connecticut accused of trying to steel luxury suv from the car dealer. clockwise are anwar carter, ernest smith jasenton cobbs and victor strong. police say those men were caught outside a land rover dealership where there was a big hole, cut in the fence. men are accused of planning to steel three range rovers valued at more than $150,000. well, excitement continues to build over the pope's upcoming visit to philadelphia.

the the franklin institute plans to welcome the pontiff with a brand new exhibit. we will tell you all about vatican splenders. plus, it is where philadelphia's rich and famous kind for more than 30 years. the four seasons hotel in logan square will close its doors tomorrow, before it does though, we will stop by for a final deck dent dessert kathy? >> looks good. >> temperatures will be rebounding really quickly around here we will turn corner weather-wise and we will get rid of the rain, get rid of the clouds and warm air will be making a run at delaware valley, we will show you how significant this warm up is coming up. hi leslie. hi kathy just in time for phillies opening up at home tonight, plus... >> we talking about practice. we talking about practice. we ain't talking about the game. we talking about practice, man. >> so, was allen iverson drinking before this famous rant back in 20 on one. we have that coming up in sports.

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a special mural created by local high school students is unveiled at the man center for performing arts. you see nelson mandel, fredrick douglass and martin

luther king junior depicted on this mural created by the student at the collegiate academy, it is for liberty unplugged festival which focus owes the messages and historical movements led by those three men. visitors coming to philadelphia toe the pope will be able to view treasured art from the vatican. vatican splenders will open up september 19th at the franklin institute including art work by michael angelo, religious relics and bone fragments of the saints peter a and paul. that exhibit will be in philadelphia, through february the 15th. well, stay with cb is s news, we will have continuing coverage of the pope 's visit here on tv and also on line, updates for you anytime at cbs philly.com. well, after more than 30 years, the four seasons hotel on logan square closes its doors tomorrow. john mcdevitt of our sister station kyw news radio tells us long time customers were

back at the will luxury hotel saying one final good bye. >> reporter: it was a place where movers and shakers, rich and famous stayed and kind for more than three decade. many felt the need to stop by one last time like former mayoral candidate lynn abraham who was having breakfast. >> service is impeccable food always good and everything here first class. to not say good bye i'm coming back for lunch. >> reporter: laurie phillips has been a regular since it opened. >> for every special occasion i was here at the four seasons whether it was a birthday, or celebrating somebody buying a house. or something selling a house or my wedding. chocolate cake was always the topping on everything. >> reporter: she had to dig into that deck dent dessert one last time. >> four season's iconic chocolate soufet, bitter sweet, say good bye to a friend. four seasons is slate todd reopen in center city philadelphia in 2018 high atop

sky scraper under construction at 18th and arch streets. john mcdevitt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, when we shot our holiday promo is a at four seasons, they were always so kind to us. it is a landmark in philadelphia. >> i don't know if we can wait three years. >> i know, can't go three years without that. >> in the like that. >> we're looking at a very nice weekend to eat outdoors, take a look outside beautiful along boat house row scullers are out water looks inviting. that river temperature is 68 degrees. that is in the so bad. we will go down the shore where ocean water temperature is only 58 degrees but on the board it is busy, plenty of sunshine and everyone soaking it all in going for a saucer, a slice, why not it will be a nice weekend from the city to the poconos to the shore. live neighborhood network takes to us palmyra cove nature park where there is that much wind. temperature is sitting at

74 degrees. we are looking very nice there as well with a few fair weather clouds. on storm scan three you can see dry conditions, cloud trying to push back towards the shore. thinks a associated with area of low pressure moving away. we have cold front to the west with showers and thunderstorms ahead of it. in between though dry conditions and this will be the the weather for this evening. i do expect a few cloud to roll role back in tomorrow morning. right now in philadelphia 75. seventy-eight in allentown. seventy-four in lancaster. seventy in dover. cooler down the shore. suburbs very comfortable, maybe barbecuing outside tonight in quakertown. seventy-two. willow grove 71. doylestown a temperature of 70 degrees. we will watch an area of high pressure to the north and area of low pressure to the cold front approaching with the west. during the evening, we will see those clear skies some cloud role in during nighttime hours, our cold front approaches from the west and tomorrow morning we will have some clouds. more cloud then sun don't wake up and say oh, no what happened. by the afternoon the sun

builds backup with high pressure to the north trying things out and it will end up being another beautiful afternoon and gorgeous evening and that weather will continue into sunday. here comes the front clearing it out during the the day on saturday, cloud to sun is, beautiful by the afternoon. temperatures in the 80's. high pressure digs in object sunday. we will get another stellar day and cold front approaches by monday afternoon with snow, scattered showers and thunderstorms especially late in the day toward evening. we will hopefully squeak out a dry day with temperatures in the 80's. it will stay warm for rest of next week. overnight low of 62 with the cloud, clearing skies tomorrow from north to south temperature 82. hour by hour we will start off with the clouds but you can see increasing sun during day and warming temperatures by 6:00 p.m. near 80 and 9:00 we will have clear skies and 71. on the exclusive seven day forecast 78 on monday, monday 82. look at these numbers 85 on tuesday. wednesday 87.

thursday i think we will take it to 90, chris. it will be a hot day. 87 degrees on friday. we will be down the shore thursday for alex lemonade stand. it that is time of the year. we will be pleasant down there as well. >> can't wait, great day. >> we will see you later on. "cbs evening news" is a couple minutes away. scott pelley is off tonight. charlie rose joins with us a look ahead charlie. >> hi chris here at the "cbs evening news" is there a new turn in the case of dennis hastert we new know fbi interviewed more than one possible victim of sexual misconduct by former house speaker. plus new details on the major governmental data breach what were the hackers searching for. steve hartman goes on the road to a library full of kittens, those stories just ahead on the "cbs evening

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if you are looking for something to do head to the ballpark, great night out there. >> great night phillies start a three game series with the giants at sit cents bank park. jerome williams facing tim lincecum. san francisco coming in cold to philadelphia they have lost the last five straight games. hopefully phillies can get something going. know back djokovic cruising, but andy murray had a furious come back. the weather suspended the game with djokovic up to sets to one. the united states verse netherland in amsterdam, there was seven goals in the game. u.s. down three-one, stormed back for four-three win. four months ago the world cup final will be played at lincoln financial field july 26th. nba finals, a great game one between cavilers and warriors. it went in overtime.

khiry irving went down and broke a knee cab. he is out the rest of the series. that is a huge blow for cleveland as calves went cold golden state took over, warriors win 108-one hundred to take a one to nothing series lead. >> we gave ourselves a chance, man, you know, i mean it is a tough one but we have had so many opportunities, you know, to win this game, and we didn't. >> warriors had a long time fan in attendance last night this is sweety, she's 105 years old. she started the team years ago with her late husband and still watches every single game on tv. team need to get to the foul line more often and i think they are listening. warriors made 20 out of 22 free throws in game number one. no doubt everyone remembers allen iverson's famous, practice rant. howard eskin from our sister station sports radio wip says iverson had been drinking the

day of that press conference, steven a smith says he spoke to iverson that morning and iverson says it is not true. this all stems from a new iverson book which suggested that yes ai was drunk at the the time of that rant. >> practice. >> practice. >> a legendary moment. >> i can still see it, i mean it never gets old for me. >> a hear every word, unbelievable. >> we will be right back.

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well, we thank you for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at ten on our sister station wpsg the cw philly and right back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. "cbs evening news" is next steve hartman goes on the road to find a library full of kittens. don't miss that, charlie rose is in for scott pelley tonight with the "cbs evening news".

>> rose: a new turn in the case of dennis hastert. the f.b.i. learns of more allegations of sexual misconduct against the former house speaker. also tonight tornadoes destroy homes in colorado. denver digs out of a hailstorm. and there's more violent weather in the forecast. baby sisters joined at the abd men, surgeons perform a rare and risky operation to try to separate them. and a library with an unusual collection. steve hartman checks out the cat-a-logspp "on the road"." captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> announcer: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm charlie rose. the scandal surrounding dennis hastert is growing. there are more accusations of sexual abuse against the former