amy, stormy, stretch continues tonight and storm scan three is tracking pop up showers, and thunderstorms all across the region but once these move out changes will move in and we think you will a's like them. good evening thanks for being with us, i'm chris may. i'm jessica dean. lets get out to meteorologist kathy orr. it has been a busy day in the weather center. we have a lot of element working to day. >> we do we have a lot of instability in the atmosphere ahead of the cold front heat and humidity the atmosphere is prime, like a sponge, so when that front comes through it will ring itself out. any storms, or showers are going to come down pretty hard. drenching rain expect. take a look at storm scan three you can see the line that we're talking about that is forming through lehigh valley and heading in our northern/northern suburbs and there are a few spotty downpours out there, one in montgomery county as we zoom in, we can see this one with heavy rain, and that is moving toward the south east, along 276, and also, in wyndmoor a

heavy shower moving closer to the city and in south jersey near union mill road in burlington county, new jersey, vincentown, heavy rain. so these spotty, storms, and downpours will be coming down as well, but a line, a little bit later this evening. storm reports in estelle manor, upper township, trees and wires down, atlantic city ocean city high wind gusts due to severe cell from earlier this afternoon. so for the rest of the afternoon into the evening those scattered thunderstorms and thunder showers some downpours, poor drainage flooding where we do see heavy rain and gusty wind. through this evening temperatures will stay quite warm here's what it feels like. it feels like 100 in millville, 97 in dover. temperatures will fall through 80's this evening and feels like reading will fall from 91 at 7:00 p.m. to 87 at 9:00 to 84 at 11:00. then we will watch tropical storm bill and its remnants which could impact our weather

this weekend. more on that coming up later in the broadcast. >> we will see you then. it certainly was in the a good day for air conditioning to stop working. atlantic city closed public safety building after experiencing issues with the cooling and ventilation systems there. chopper three over the building on the 2700 block of atlantic avenue. that building houses the police station and municipal court. police are still on call responding to emergencies as crews make repairs and the building is expect to reopen tomorrow. new at 6:00 o'clock tonight fighting crime with science. authorities have a new unique tool to track down stolen valuables. "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan is live in blackwood camden count which more, cleve. >> reporter: chris i'm at camden county mergecy train center where i have been learning about this dna marking kit. authorities want everyone to have. just like you and i have our own unique dna that than contact be used to identify us now you can put dna on

your valuables so if they are stolen, there is a better chance you can get your stuff back. >> i can look anywhere in the house, zoom in. >> reporter: lou has multiple security systems in his pine hill home, april 3rd his family cam home to find burglars cleaned them out. >> they rummaged through every room just emptying out cabinets turning drawers upside down. >> police have not retrieved any valuables but authorities in camden county are hoping new technology can help victims like this. >> small maker on it and small drop and a blush on an item. >> reporter: officers are training on identifying items mark with the dna solution, the a seeks in washington campaign to get home and business owners to buy a dna asset marking kit. from their port inner technology company applied dna sciences. >> marking of valuables with plant based dna is simply modern version of the engraving treasured items with the owners initials or other personal identifiers.

>> reporter: each kit comes with liquid you brush on your valuables like a nail polish. it containing plant dna invisible without a special uv light. police can scan and recover item in less than 48 hours. >> when you get a kit that kit's dna's signature is yours. >> reporter: each cost $07 and intended to markup to a hundred valuables. if you break that down it is a a dollar per item, far less than cost to replace your things especially if they hold sentimental value. >> my daughter had a pen dent i bought her when she was a kid, i was waiting for her to get old enough not to lose it and it is lost. >> reporter: he's interested in dna marking and police hope you will be too. now part of this is to be a deterrent against theft in your kit you will get stick tours put on your home or on the glass of your car so that thieves know thaw are protect and that your items are marked with dna. if you want to find out how to get this kit we have it on our web site at cbs philly.com. reporting live, cleve bryan

cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you very much, cleve. suspect made off with prescription drugs in this robbery of the haddonfield rite aide. reportedly pulled a gun inside the store on haddon avenue knew and ran in the parking lot where he carjack a bystander. that suspect then abandoned the car and ran off on foot. the suspect is described as a white male, 6-foot two and weighs 200-pound. three suspects in the broomall home invasion are in police custody tonight jermaine wallace and his brother, sterling, appeared in court this afternoon. the third suspect is a juvenile a fourth is on the run. police say that those four broke into a home on old cedar grove road, pistol whipped a teenager and then raided the family's safe. officers believed those homeowners were targeted, they own a business in upper darby. if you plan to be in philadelphia for the papal vice it this fall organizers say you should prior to do a lot of walking.

"eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is live at city hall to explain why, todd. >> reporter: jessica, rush hour traffic on the schuylkill expressway will be a walk in the park, compared to what is expected to be like for anyone who drives into center city when the pope is in town. >> be prepared to walk, at the least a few miles or more. private vehicles will really not be a viable option. >> reporter: when pope frances arrived there will be plenty of road closures as an estimated one to 2 million people will be in center city to greet him. how do they all get here is presenting an unprecedented log california test for a mass transit system. >> in less than a hundred days the world will be on our doorstep. >> reporter: for some commuters the pope 's visit still seems far off. >> i haven't really thought about it but i work down here every day. i will tough it out i guess. >> reporter: world meeting of families starts december 22nd

and then pope visits the weekend on the 26th and 27th. it will be unlike philadelphia has ever seen before with crowds expected to be much bigger than when pope john paul the second came here in 1979. >> we will put as many trains that we have, out on the system and quick turning them will enable us to more than double our capacity. >> that weekend septa says only these 31 stations mark by blue dots, out of the 282 regional rails el, broad street and high speed lines will be opened. >> trains will operate express-type pick up services only. >> reporter: the world meeting of families is in the process of creating two guides accounts one call know before you go and another for locals called papal visit play book. and both of those guide should be made available to the public, in just a couple weeks. reporting live tonight from center city, todd quinones for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> this will be quite an event todd, thanks very much.

details are still being ironed out but you you can take a look at those mass transit plans todd was just talking about. we have posted links on our web site at cbs philly.com, click on papal visit. mayor will be among the delegation head ing to the vatican to finalize plans surrounding the papal visit. i will travel with them and look for my reports from the vatican beginning next monday right here on "eyewitness news". philadelphia police are searching for a man who they say stole ten taxi cabs in a little over a week. they believe those stolen cabs are used to commit other crimes. "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry is live at southwest detectives with an update on this case, syma? >> reporter: chris police say they have never seen a string of cab thefts like this one and now they are concerned for the public safety. this man may look like a cabdriver but police are calling him a craft i thief southwest detectives, say that he is responsible for a string of cab thefts that started last sunday. >> it is just bizarre. we have had five cabs stolen.

we have ten cabs stole men nine days. thinks first time this has happened. >> reporter: also stolen vehicles are 2007 through 2009 ford crown victorias that were once used as police cars. >> with the use of keys overtime, the dishes get warn out. so any key of a ford product will work in any ignition. >> reporter: six of the cabs had to second 15 get a cab logo or suspect or suspects seemed to necessity in and out of the cabs. >> they have been disable shortly after the theft and parking authority is monitoring that for us. >> reporter: in the video the thief pulls out of the parking spot and does in the stop at this stop sign but police believe he is doing more than just violating traffic rules. just last week police responded to a shooting at palm and ogden street in west philadelphia police say the suspect was a passenger in a cab. early monday morning a stolen taxi was used in a robbery on the 4,000 block of west minister avenue. >> you don't pay a attention to cabs there to transport people not realizing is there actors in that car that can

hurt or harm you. >> reporter: so far five of the ten stolen cabs have have been recovered. police are word i the man will be a actual cabdriver and pick up unsuspecting cabdrivers. >> the public is clearly at risk at this point. >> reporter: police urge the public to check two forms of id when getting inside a cab one form of id is rear facing card and a driver's certificate. right now police are not sure if this man is act ago loan, with stealing cabs or other suspects involved. if you have any information you are asked to contact the police. we are live outside southwest detectives syma chowdhry for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> same, thanks very much. an investigation is underway in the cause of the fire that damaged a three story building in downtown west chester. it took more than 140 fire fighters to battle that three alarm blaze that happened at ten north church street building last night. it housed dnb bank in the first floor and apartments on the upper levels. we are told no one was hurt in that fire.

a threat prompts evacuation of the two military facilities in philadelphia. naval offices at philadelphia navy yard were evacuated and most staffers were sent home early. workers in stores and offices were told not to leave employees of the naval support activities facility in lawncrest were also sent home. after 90 minutes federal officials gave a stand down order explaining the threat was not credible. our hot steamy weather is fueling storms in much of the region. >> meteorologist kathy orr is keeping a close eye on radar tonight. >> chris and jessica we are watching a line form in the northern and western suburbs that is the cold front behind it, dryer less humid air with what we call the comfort zone. we will look at that plus what is in store for weekend as remnants of the tropical storm bill get closer. >> ♪ >> plus, one last rehearsal before the big show, student musicianness philadelphia getting ready to embark on a once in a lifetime trip

abroad, we will tell you where they will be showing off their talents, leslie. former flyers defenseman and fan favorite kimmo timonen finally wins the stanley cup. eagles opening up a three day mini camp but all of the talk about the player that wasn't there. chip kelly tell us yes let evan mathis walk, later

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and well spent trombone player are passionate about the opportunity to bring their music to italy. five italian cities for an experience of a lifetime. >> you are in a room. >> it is an experience of another culture. >> reporter: thinks all city orchestra a collection of 115 students alumni musicians from across philadelphia's school district. don has been their conductor for a decade. when he is not performing as the leader of the philadelphia orchestra. >> the effort to put your ego aside and play the music is going to raise their level of music making, beyond what it has ever been. >> reporter: repertoire is an orchestral mix from verde to movie theme composer, marconni. it does not escape high school junior phenias. >> it makes it so intense and

music is intense, interesting and provocative. >> reporter: he graduated masterman earlier today. >> music has always been a part of my life. this is what i want to do with my career. it is an life changing moment. >> i think everyone is a little nervous. >> reporter: despite financial strive within the philadelphia school district music being created by these students with their eyes on italy is sweet. and well supported. >> a lot of people who gave very generously to this and really believed in the idea of supporting the youth in the city. so that gives me hope. >> reporter: if you want to experience the music all city orchestra will perform a free farewell concert on thursday night at 7:30 at the kimmel center. then it is wheels up on saturday. i'm pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". that will be great. >> bone voyage, great trip should be terrific. walking outside today was an experience, my goodness,

kathy, the humidity, thick air is something else. >> it felt like summer good how about that. >> summer begins on sunday. we have had one hot june, so far and it doesn't look like it will change. we have had some spotty showers and thunderstorms but a line is forming with our cold front main events once we get that past us, it will be much more comfortable. take a look outside, a cruise from our go pro cam here in cbs-3 studios looking at center city sky line with blue peak nothing between those cloud. down the shore we had a heavy thrust of rain, earlier today with the severe then are storms that has moved well off shore and new we are looking at some sunny conditions but still balmy and sticky, down the shore as well. on storm scan three you can see this line of showers and heavy downpours forming. this is our frontal boundary. this is moving quickly toward south east so you can see bucks county, montgomery county getting in on this. new jersey side as well, but our immediate future shows a

storm, downpour, fairly close to the city of philadelphia, this is west manayunk. you can see along 23, montgomery avenue, merion along the main line, route 30, east falls 76, kelly drive so this is fairly large and this system has heavy rain associated witt. when you zoo he that red color we are talking about high rain rates associated with this particular cell. not a lot of lightening but we are just seeing heavy rain. a as we widen out you can see through south jersey scattered showers, lighter rain right here through burlington county and heavy cell, lets zoom in here, to see parts of the bucks and montgomery county where we have had pockets of heavy rain. this is part of the line moving through with our front. steady heavy rain in tinicum township, through bedminster, rich land, hyman moving toward south east and buckingham and places like ivy land and richboro if you see skies getting dark you know heavier rain is moving your way. today's high impressive.

atlantic city airport highest number 92. philadelphia 91. wilmington at present 90. allentown topping off at 88 degrees. so heat and humidity are going to be here for next couple hours and then we will see cooler air moving in. ninety in the city. ninety-two wilmington. down the shore land breeze ocean city 80. eighty-nine in sea isle. rehoboth beach has been dry. 92 degrees. oppressive humidity today pleasant tomorrow. we will watch high pressure build in behind this front. tomorrow we will see clear skies, lots of blue skies and then this warm front brings us a chance of some showers heavier rain early thursday morning that lifts through then we will catch a break thursday afternoon. friday morning showers possible, dry in the afternoon and then watching remnant of bilker bill is a tropical storm right now you with a 50-mile an hour wind, made land fall earlier today along coast of texas and remnants moving toward us, over the

next several days. we will keep you updated on. that overnight tonight low 69 in the wake of the spotty downpours. eighty-four during the day tomorrow. looking ahead, we will be seeing temperatures quite hot seven day forecast, 86 friday, saturday 85. look at that sunday for fathers day monday and tuesday in the 90's. heat wave. we will be right back with leslie a

well eagles back together again. >> before we know it we will be back. >> yes, playing football. >> everyone there account for but everyone wanted to talk about the guy not there. they started a three day mini camp at novacare complex. chip kelly spoke for first time since team released pro bowl guard evan mathis who want aid new contract. bird wouldn't do it. eagles did not get any trade offers for him.

chip kelly says his agent asked for evan to be released and we granted it. >> he didn't want to be here. i wanted to get whatever he could get. he was great for us in the two years we had him. i like evan a lot. he wanted to get released to see what we could get better and we released him. >> phillies hoping to avoid making history in baltimore with the loss tonight his first win less red trip of the eight games or longer in franchise history. chase utley will be playing first base for the first time since zero on eight jerome williams will start for phillies. story bookending for former flyer and fan favorite kimmo timonen. last night he got to hold stanley cup as chicago beat tampa for third championship in six years. the career of the 17 year vet came to an end best way possible skating holding the the stanley cup. >> it has been a long journey so many emotions going through

my head but i'm ready to leave. i'm really happy. appreciate i'm leaving as a stanley cup champion. i can't ask for more than that. >> kimmo says he and his family loves the area, he will be contacting the flyers about possibly a coaching job with the team. we will be right back.

thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we are back at ten on the cw philly and again at 11:00 on cbs-3. >> the "cbs evening news" is next. dan?

>> pelley: a birthday celebration turns deadly when a california apartment balcony suddenly collapses. also tonight, tropical storm bill makes landfall. it could bring half a foot of rain and a new round of flooding to the hard-hit plains. the donald sounds the trumpets and blows his own horn. >> i'm really rich. >> pelley: and american astronaut terry burts shows us the wonders of the world. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with scott captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: a shrine is growing tonight in berkeley, california, at the scene of a terrible tragedy. six young people were killed, seven seriously injured when an apartment balcony collapsed. the dead were college students from ireland and john blackstone has the latest. >>