are faced with reviewing safety measures for their churches. we will look at how religious leaders are preparing for this weekend, kate. we have flooding concerns heading in the first week end of summer, summer begins on sunday and fathers day and we have remnants of bill moving through and i will tell you when heavier rains will hit right now at 6:00 o'clock. >> we're here in rehoboth beach where renters could soon be banned from using, swimming pools, i'm alexandria hoff and i'll explain coming up. we will begin with a shock photo, atlantic county worker found this noose hanging inside his truck. tonight an investigation is underway but one local politician says it took too long to get to that point. well, good evening i'm chris may. i'm jessica dean. tonight we are hearing from that work shore said that he

is now living in fear. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan has the store friday egg harbor township, new jersey. with all of the stuff in south carolina this stuff is serious. >> reporter: scott henry is thinking about getting a new job after finding a noose2 weeks ago. >> i felt threaten. i felt like somebody was tarring me. black guy that goes open up a truck and see noose there. that is nothing fun bye that. >> reporter: henry's bosses say they are taking matter another justly and launched an internal investigation immediately but they didn't contact the police until 15 days later after county leaders pressured them to make the call y didn't the utility authority call the police right away. >> because at first it wasn't seen as a hate crime scott henry didn't identify it as a hate crime at that time. it was an unfortunate incident that appalled us. we were going to follow-up and get some information. >> reporter: henry's frustrated with how his bosses handled the noose situation and ernest coursey

who urged henry to speak out says it was the wrong decision not to get police involved from the start. >> this is something you just don't roll over and act like it doesn't exist. we are in 2015. we have some deranged people, living among us. >> reporter: egg harbor township police are now investigating the noose but say it is too preliminary to say it was a hate crime that could have been a direct threat on my life. i feared for mize life. >> reporter: scott henry has been working here for last ten years but today it is his last day and taking off six to ten weeks because of stress. in egg harbor township i'm cleve bryan cbs-3 "eyewitness news". our entire region will be under a flood watch this weekend. tropical depression bill, it is expected to bring us drenching rain. kate bilo is in for cat i orr tracking when rain arrives and also kate, you've got some concerns about the flooding you want to share. >> we are tracking some of that heavy rain moving in the area as we head into sunday morning especially saturday night into sunday morning when heavier rain will occur.

it will be a quick hitting system. it can dump inches of rain in a short period of time. in the near term we have one strong thunderstorm over portions of ocean county. here it is at the moment. you can see red, very heavy rainfall associated with this around 206 between tabernacle and shamong with the precipitation rate of 2.21 inches per hour. these are big ringers. anything that pops up tonight will pre dues local liz heavy downpours. off to the west we have circulation with tropical depression bill. circulation hanging on with this system and really clearly see here moving in portion s of southern illinois, kentucky and portions of indiana as well. all this will be drifting our way, as we head into the second half of the weekend. late saturday night into sunday morning is the time to watch. lets talk about a near term first of all, we will start with temperatures right now and temperatures have warm up quite nicely after a cool day only in the mid 70's. today we got to mid to upper 80's. eighty-six at the airport. eighty-two down in wildwood.

seventy-four in mount pocono. if you are out and about maybe heading down to the phillies game maybe a stray shower that should start to have move out and fizzle once the sun goes down. partly cloudy at 9:00. 80 degrees. 11:00 p.m. partly cloudy at 78. here's the flood watch that goes into effect late tomorrow evening, staying in effect until 8:00 p.m. on sunday. that is the entire region. thinks the flash flood watch for cities like baltimore and d.c. how much rain are we talking about? watch for rain, three plus inches and south and west of philadelphia and to the north as that moisture starts to left we could see two to 3 inches of rain, lead together risk of flooding. we will time this out more precisely and let you know if you can salvage any outdoor time this weekend. >> kate, thanks very much. man who has been charged with murdering nine people inside a south carolina church went before a judge for the first time today. dylann roof a appeared via closed circuit tv in a charleston courtroom. his bond on weapons charges

was set at one million-dollar there was no bond on murder charges, so there is no doubt he will stay behind bars. at today's hearing judge allowed family members of the victims of this crime to address the accused killer. >> unaudible. but i forgive you. >> we welcomed you wednesday night in our bible study with open arms. you have killed some of the most beautiful people that i have known. >> the governor of south carolina is nicki haley and she says death penalty should be persued in this case, after today's hearing the prosecutor in charleston, spoke to reporters. >> my primary obligation is to these victim families. they deserve to know the facts first. they deserve to be involved in any conversations regarding the death penalty. but now is not the time to have this conversation with them.

they need the time and space. >> by the way during that hearing to take one family member of a victim fighting back tears told roof that she forgave him for shooting her son and that she wished god's mercy upon him. our coverage of the charleston church massacre continues now. the tragedy raising questions about security in local churches. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones joining us from society hill with more, todd. >> reporter: chris when a church opened its doors for services is there a level of trust involve and now that trust is being tested. >> the nature of the christianity in and of itself is opened. >> reporter: reverend mark tyler admits shooting at historic african-american ame church has left some in the congregation here at its sister church mother bethel ame feeling vullable. >> it is a shame you cannot come into a place that is a sanctuary, close your eye in

prayer and in the fear someone will hurt you while your eyes are closed. >> reporter: there are security cameras inside the church at sixth and lombard and when there is no service front doors are lock. to enter you have to be buzzed in the side door. at thursday night's interest are faith prayer vigil armed security was on hand but reverend remained cautious when asked about other security details. >> in light of the just where things are i would rather not comment. >> we have had weapons but it is not something that i constantly walk around with that i have a gone on. >> reporter: roger runs a germantown based security firm that provides armed security for seven philadelphia area churches. >> we read peoples body language. if they come and they talk to the pastor, we have the right to say well what is it, how may we help you. >> reporter: while reverend tyler say padding down parishioners or making them walk through metal detectors says it is going too far, he has a different take. >> are we there yet as a society? that is something that we have address and look at.

>> reporter: do you think we are. >> yes. >> reporter: and he says, typically the most dangerous situation he deals with, normally involving people, mentally ill or couples who are dealing with domestic violence. reporting from society hill, todd quinones, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> todd, thanks very much. stay with "eyewitness news", we will have continuing coverage of the south carolina church massacre we will bring you updates on tv and around the clock at cbs philly.com. "cbs evening news" with scott pelley will have much more coverage of the church massacre ahead including what investigators are learning about the suspect's intentions. the evening news at 6:30 right here after "eyewitness news" at 6:00. some businessness nicetown could be closed for several more days as clean up continues from a massive water main break. crews are using a network of dehumidifiers to dry out baker center plaza officials say 7 million gallons of water gushed in the center's parking lot and stores on thursday,

water main break left behind a crater several feet deep. >> when you have pressure built up, you have that ton of pressure. >> age may have played a factor. the infrastructure in philadelphia, is aging but we are working to replace it. >> that being said still no word on exactly what caused the 48-inch water main to rupture. meantime chopper three over the 2200 block of fitzwater street in south philadelphia where fire dispatch says a man was shocked by down wires. crews responded around 11:30 and it is not clear how they came down. we do know that 29 year-old victim was taken to presbyterian hospital but there is in word on his condition. today boy south philadelphia chapter approved a new you policy that a allow gay adult to serve as scout master they long sought a policy of inclusion. nearly a month ago the boy scouts of america president robert gates, says the organization's ban on gay

adult scout leaders needed to end. following those remarks, local chapters were allowed to adopt their own policies. it is going to be slow go for travelers in center city philadelphia this weekend whether you are driving your car or walking around. >> because crews are getting ready to shut down several streets in the heart of the city, we will tell you where and why it is being done, kate. it will be slow going on the roads as well as locally heavy rain moving into the area just in time for the weekend, we will talk about the remnants of this, what was once tropical storm bill, i will tell you when heavier rains move through coming up. plus you can now try on an astronaut suit and head to the international space station without ever leaving the planet, we will tell but this experience out of this world. beasley. flares general manager ron hextall will tell you what he hopes to accomplish in next weeks nhl draft. phillies go for two in a row, but without cole hamels on the mound due to injure.

we will hear from hamels ahead in sports.

imagine renting a shore place with the pool but being told you cannot swim in it.

that is direction some people say rehoboth beach is heading? "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live in rehoboth tonight with more on the pool problems there alex. >> reporter: good evening guess contact commissioners here are scheduled to vote on the issue tonight but as you can see plenty of people out here to rally against it. these homeowners say that banning the use of their pools and hot tubs that is a a violation of their property rights, but supporters of the ordinance say that the noise created by pools violates their. rehoboth beach is rich with sea side charm and with charm, comes growth. the sound have of new construction, has taken a back seat, to this. she rents out her home, and knows a pool is a a selling point. without it. >> our investment would be compromised we would have to reduce rental of our weekly rental by one to $2,000. >> reporter: that could be the case by 2018, if new pool regulation is approved. in an amendment to annoys

ordinance offered by the mayor, it states, quote, pools used in conjunction with vacation rental have and will diminish the quality of life. it reads that the influx of renters using pools and hot tubs promotes noise and ruckus behavior but realtor fred gene does in the believe it business teenagers partying, he said one recent complain involved a pool and music. >> unfortunately people sitting there were people in their 80's. and then there were people in their 50's, with kids, and the swimming pool. >> reporter: during the vacancies on, the city grows by almost 30,000 people, and that puts the burden on full-time residents. still, kelly believes, it comes water try. >> we bought this house knowing that it was in the beach community so of course there will be noise. we expect it. >> rehoboth for years has rented but tradition of rehoboth has not been a problem. it is only with the combination of these mega houses being built combined with pools that make it intolerable to live in the

neighborhood. >> reporter: that man told me he and his wife had to repeatedly talk to people, call police and start all over when a new batch of renters come in the next week. i'm told there is a possibility that this vote could be stayed tonight. these people are not very happen bye that but we will not know if that will happen until the meeting starts and that will be at 7:00. report aring live from rehoboth beach alexandria hoff cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> very orderly crowd thank you. street closures will make i tough to get around center city fail tomorrow morning. >> oh, boy streets near the old pnb build will be closed to allow hell cooperate tore remove an old air conditioning unit from the top one south broad street. crews will install support system for new ac unit. so here's what this means for you, the driver. streets from 11th to 16th street near market street will be closed, around city hall from 6:00a m to 4:00 p.m. that is a pretty much the whole day. give yourself extra time to get around if you have to be in that area, tomorrow or bet are yet, i don't know if would

i go there. >> we were talking about the last couple of weeks it has been a nightmare getting around center city. that will not help anybody come tomorrow morning. >> no. >> saturday morning shore traffic, people trying to get out of the city and head down the shore. >> keep that in the back of your mind. >> yes. >> weekend is here. we have that to look forward to. >> i do, i wish we had better news a lot of folks heading down the shore. it is fathers day. it will not be the best weekend, i'll leave with you that but we will have sometime all weekend both days to get outside. the problem is this deluge that we're expecting on sunday morning and thanks to the remnant moisture from what was once tropical storm bill which is a tropical depression but still packing quite a punch. a flood watch is in effect for most of the area, starting tomorrow evening. let's start with the near term what is happening right now we have some dark billowing cloud here as we look at our go pro cam, on the rooftop of the cbs-3 studios. this is skies cam three. we can see dark cloud. we are not seeing too much rain in the city but a few spots are picking up downpours this evening.

they are few and far between but they come through quickly they will leave a brief, batch of heavy rainfall and then they will move out. out and about for baseball games, anything like that this evening, those dark cloud come in you can see they already did and we had heavy rain in the city. take a look at storm scan 36789 you can see where showers and storms are. a few spotty showers in chester and berks county. heavier showers is over ocean county, in the she monk area are getting hit i will hit up my buddy mike sneaker a and see if you are getting any rain. he is my shamong representative. i will retweet him. if you have photos from the heavy rain let me necessity what you are seeing, heavier rain right now over ocean county. so, that system, moves away, we will dry out once the sun goes down tonight but again tomorrow we have got a couple of spotty showers, that is the leading edge of this system. you can see showers over west virginia and ohio right now that is what we will see tomorrow afternoon but the heavier of the rain, tomorrow night, into sunday morning. so, flood watch goes into effect tomorrow evening it continues throughout the day sunday. right smack in the middle of our first weekend of summer,

kind of half spring/half summer weekend here. we will time it out. drying out tonight. tomorrow more cloud then sun. a few leading edge showers popping up in the afternoon and evening and then it is around ten or 11:00 that the we have letter crane getting. mainly west of the city. then this pushes through. 1:00 a.m. heavy rain, 2:00 a.m. more heavy rain this continues until about 4:00 a.m. this particular model tries to clear it out and sunday at 2:00 p.m. we could have some sunshine but talking about two to 3 inches of rain over the course of maybe four to six hours, we are talk about the threat for flooding. so tropical downpours on sunday, one to 2 inches of rain locally as much as 3 inches, i think most likely spot to get 3 inches, plus would be south and west of philadelphia, into portions of maryland into, possibly, portions of delaware as well. heavier rain will be in the morning and then watch out for flooding especially on area roads and those smaller creeks and streams, in the heaviest bull's eye out to the south and west where some spots could see two to 3-inch total. for tonight pretty quiet.

partly cloudy. warm overnight. 07 degrees. tomorrow cloud and sun with isolated thunderstorm in the afternoon and then at night that is when things start to get really dicey as that heavy rain comes n down the shore tomorrow watch out for those showers. we will see a few breaks of sun throughout the course of the day. sunday morning rain, chance for an afternoon thunderstorm but possibly, hopefully some sun, just in time to fire up the grill for dad for an hour or so. monday 89 degrees, first full day of summer. tuesday nice and warm as well and much of next week looks okay, it is not too hot, we have a chance for a couple of showers here and there next week but we will start off summer on a nice note a lot happening this weekend. stay one step ahead of the forecast with our cbs philly weather app track that live radar. get weather alerts and much more free and available now on itunes and google play, so you can definitely necessity when rain is about to hit with you that app. >> great tool especially on a weekend like this. >> kate, thanks. >> sure. nasa land in philadelphia with an out of this world exhibit. this is destination station's

campaign, to stop by the franklin institute today all to educate public about space science. visitors interact with nasa scientists and engineers and they could try on a actual space suit. astronaut gave a presentation on what it was like to be on the international space station. this exhibit is on the move, catch it tomorrow at the macy's in center city.

well, the phillies hosting the cardinals this weekend at citizens bank park, phillies are awe machines will take the mound in place of cole hamels. adam morgan will start sunday in place of jerome williams. here is hamels pregame. yesterday he was in the feeling great. he will skip tonight's start. he is expected to make his next start next week with the yankees. jurist a right hamstring strain and hamels wants to be smart bit. >> to me it felt like a cramp.

you just have to have play it by ear and make sure that everything is going to come out okay, everything is being red properly from the trainers. i just want to make them aware and make sure we're all on the same page. for this it is more precaution then anything. >> the flyers in the news today and surprise move new head coach dave hacks stahl decided to retain all of the flyers assistant coaches. they still need a goalie coach. hextall was asked about hex stop's decision to keep the staff intact. >> okay dave here's three assistant coaches. that is not fair. but the comfort level for him with the guys that we had in place was at a high level. he had to make me comfortable that this is the right way to go. >> meanwhile, this saturday, he will be getting led i for nhl draft. after the flyers bad season a couple trades they will have seven picks in the first 100 selections and ten picks overall in a very deep draft.

hextall is hoping to stockpile the pharmacist tell. >> this is a very critical draft for us, one of the more critical drafts in years and we have to hit here. we have a lot of picks and we have some holes to fill and we need to keep young players coming. so this is a critical point for us, for sure. >> all right hockey draft in the very exciting. they draft them and then we see them, five years later. >> yes. >> it is a very important

thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at ten on the cw philly and back here at 11:00. "cbs evening news" is next tonight. comprehensive coverage of the tragedy in charleston, south carolina, scott pelley reports tonight from new york.

>> pelley: the alleged dpun man in the charleston church shooting is charged with nine count of murder, and in court he hears from the families of the victims. also tonight new calls to confine the confederate flag to history, not the present. at least 10 major wildfires are burning in the west, fed by drought and triple-digit heat. and steve hartman "on the road" takes a turn down memory lane. >> reporter: you recognize any of these? >> i sure do. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today, we witnessed an extraordinary moment in a charleston courtroom. in south carolina, victims are allowed to speak in bail hearings, and as dylann roof made his first