here was inside at the time. >> she said it sounded like a freight train coming at her so she just stayed in place. she didn't want to go outside. then she experienced a trailer, rock and being pick up and moved. >> reporter: dave mcillhenie's home and his barn and mobile home he rent out were all hit hard by the tornado. he says his tenant was trapped inside after the wind blew through. >> so local fire company was able to come and help and assist ter getting out. >> reporter: it is lucky the woman was not her. >> i seen a lady sitting in the car because she has copd and could hardly breathe. she was a nervous wreck. >> reporter: just down the road two barns owned by an amish family had part of the roofs blown off. neighbors came by volunteering their time to rip the rest of the roofs off and help build new ones. >> i'm's glad the lord took care of us and our neighbors are fine too. >> reporter: neighbors say weather change in a matter of minutes.

it was just after two tuesday afternoon when the tornado hit and cut through a mile and a half section of the township causing damage to five properties as the storm headed north. >> just a lot of rain and real, real dark and it was like an erie feeling. >> reporter: tornado cut through a fifth mile and a half long swat through honey brook township, fortunately no one was injured. live tonight from chester county, todd quinones, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> that is good news, thanks very much. national weather service is checking to see if the tornado touchdown in the lehigh valley, agencies say white hall township to survey damage thereafter yesterday's powerful storms. this marks the second tuesday in the row of wild weather for our area. ppl is working to restore power to 500 customers. for more on that tornado that touched down in chester county, lets go to meteorologist kate bilo live on the sky deck, kate. >> reporter: well yeah very

dangerous situation yesterday numerous tornado warnings, this was the first one that popped up just before 2:00 o'clock tornado warning right around honey brook and it turns out a tornado did touchdown. let look at the stats. you can see where honey brook is a rural area which is good news which means we have no injuries reported from this particular tornado. zooming in you can see the line of damage, stretch a mile and a half long, the width of damage 100-yard. this was ef1 tornado with, one 95 miles an hour wind with zero confirmed injuries. even a mile and a half on the ground. good news, no injuries were reported. we will wait to hear about another potential tornado touchdown in lehigh county around coplay and really nasty pictures there showing at least some rotation in the atmosphere if not a actual tornado touchdown. looking at june precipitation totals in addition to the severe weather it was a wet

june. look at those days with rain drops indicating rain fell down 8.88 inches of rain, our total in june, crazy eight's there, 5.45 average on the month, above average. now it is days to dry out. you cane storm scan three showing storms missed us to the north. they are over southern new england, severe weather happening there. in our area nothing can getting. we had heat and moisture but no energy and uplift to get storms rocking this afternoon. temperatures feeling comfortable 85 degrees at the airport. a average high 86. we did get there last hour. eighty in allentown. eighty-four the atlantic city airport. ocean water as well, 75-degree ocean water. it warm up considerably. temperatures in the 50's back in june and mid 70's, that is good news for anyone heading down the beach shore delaware beaches any spot for your upcoming weekend. i will have forecast for that when i join you inside.

jessica, back over to you. developing right now a possible drowning at a quarter any gloucester county, new jersey. chopper three was over that scene on jackson road in monroe township marine and dive units are there and we're told children swimming in the quarry reported one child dove in and disappeared. we are following this story and will have more information as it becomes available. policy change for philadelphia police, is spawning harsh criticism from the police union. "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry is live at police headquarters with the new rule stirring up debate, syma? >> reporter: well, jessica commissioner ramsey explained a new policy to his officers. in this memo obtained by "eyewitness news". in it it explains that officers who fired their guns in police involved shootings will have their names publicly released within three days of the incident and that has the police union concerned. police involved shootings have been making headlines across the country. philadelphia police are taking

a bold step when it comes to transparency. commissioner ramsey sent memo to his officers stating the department will release names of any officer who fires their gun at a suspect. names will be released within 72 hours of the shooting and new rule is effective immediately. >> the suspect fired upon, struck or missed. >> reporter: the announcement comes less than a month after police released names of the officers involve in the shooting of brandon tait brown who was kill during a traffic stop in december but the officers were cleared of wrongdoing. ramsey says movies not in response to that incident but rather a recommendation from the presidential task force which is led by ramsey. the names of the officers will be released as long as their lives or their families are not considered to be at risk. >> we have an obligation to the public but we have an obligation to our officers and fit is something where people are making threats then they can expect me not to release that kind of information. >> it is absolutely ridiculous.

there is no reason for it. >> reporter: fop police president john mcnesby says they were not given a chance to discuss recommendations. >> i don't like the fact that they didn't have the common courtesy to sit down and tell fop a dam thing bit. >> reporter: he says three daises too soon to release names especially if the officer was justified in the shooting if they have done something wrong you are posting their pictures and name is all over news and in the newspapers anyway. so on a good shooting you are putting officer's lives in danger. >> reporter: fop says they will try to overturn the recommendation. police union has already filed a charge to the state labor board and hopes of forcing a hearing on this issue. we are live at police headquarters syma chowdhry for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". case of animal abuse uncovered inside a philadelphia home. spca officials served a warrant at this house on the 6300 block of north lambert street in ogontz. inside this house they found five dogs tied up in the

basement, one of them dead, a pair of snakes. authorities tell us that those animals are all in bad shape. no arrests have been made. septa says it will meet federal deadline to improve rail safety by end of the year. septa demonstrated its positive train control system for pennsylvania congressional delegation in frazier chester county. positive train control can slow a train if it goes over the speed limit or even stop a train if an engineer ignores a signal to stop. lawmakers are pushing for more federal funding to pay for that technology. >> i don't believe congress should ever put any transit agency in the position of of having to choose between safety or on the other hand repairing infrastructure. >> government officials say positive train control technology could have prevented the deadly amtrak derailment back in may. pennsylvania governor tom wolf vetoed a republican back budget last night and this means state will start new fiscal year without a budge

net place. "eyewitness news" spoke to the governor and asked why he vetoed the bill. >> it doesn't address issues pennsylvanians care b they want to invest in education and reasonable tax to pay for it they want property tax relief. they want to us deal honestly with our budgeting. i didn't see either one of those things, anyone of those issues in this budget. i certainly didn't see the math. a arithmetic didn't work, issues weren't there i vetoed it. >> wolf said he met with republicans this afternoon and they will begin meet to go resolve those budget issues on monday. demolition is underway along the black horse pike. five motels are torn down and some people are excited about the changes. here's "eyewitness news", new jersey reporter, cleve bryan. >> reporter: it is end of an era many are happy to forget in the section of the egg harbor township known as west atlantic city. demolition began because empty motels along black horse pike. you may recall in 2006, four

procedures stutes were found dead behind one of these motels. >> the homicide of the four prostitutes, has never been solved ongoing investigation. >> reporter: for 25 years mayor sunny mccollough has been trying to tear down motels he describes as deplorable. >> we have had homicide out here, we have had narcotics problems out here, we have had, domestics out here. >> reporter: neighbors like this say good riddings. >> not the right thing going on in those motels. that is why we are glad they are going down. >> reporter: while egg harbor township is happy to tear down these five dilapidated motels there are six more they with like to level. however getting money for that is a challenge. the three million-dollar needed to purchase and demolish these properties came from the casino reinvestment development authority which under new state guidelines now only directs dollars within atlantic city. >> if there was ever a project that should have received full cr d.a. money it thinks

project. not only does it impact the neighboring town but it has a negative impact on the casino industry in atlantic city. >> reporter: the mayor mccull ace hopeful another state program candy polish more hotels and redevelop tonight to a attractive gateway into atlantic city n egg harbor township, cleve bryan cbs-3 "eyewitness news". still to come an inspiring store friday one most unlikely places pat. >> behind me you can see what is in any gym or school in philadelphia in fact, thinks at the olney women's correctional facility in philadelphia. i'm pat ciarrocchi. i'll have story of shining light coming up. ever wish breeze through airport security. we have travel tips from the experts about how to speed up your airport screenings, kate? jessica, we have a holiday forecast right around the corner what can you expect for your barbecue? it cleared out today lets hope it stays that way as we

head toward fourth of july, i'll have the seven day forecast in a few minutes leslie. free agency started today in basketball and hockey. i will tell how did what on day one. it has been a while since phillies pitcher aaron harang won a game. we wil

pope francis philadelphia itinerary includes a visit to curran-fromhold prison reaching out to those forgotten by society has been pivotal to the pope's mission and tonight pat ciarrocchi takes us inside, riverside correctional for women where young musicians on a mission of their own bring hope, who have felt hepp less. >> reporter: the music pounded, so did their feet. it didn't look like a prayer, but it was. >> all of the pain. >> reporter: stage, the instruments and the troop of 30 college students from across the country came to riverside correctional for women to shine a light. >> coming up here and saying we're broken. we have had difficult lives we have made bad choices but jesus has saved us. >> reporter: she studies dance with the famous studio in new york while her heart strings pull for the suffering. >> it remind your heart every time that these people are

forgotten. >> reporter: troop is call shining light a prison ministry, all for two weeks thinks where bashed wire swirls along the top offencees. as the music filled the gymnasium tracie howworth felt the beat. >> we all will get through trials traumas and tribulations and it is really important to find it within yourself to love yourself and feel and grow from there. it is so powerful how god is. >> reporter: for a amanda a cortez incarcerated for five years, she's moved by prospects of pope francis visiting the prison complex in september. >> it shows that people care. it is like, sometimes i feel like people might just do it for show but what you see have love and action, i know about the pope but it is just like when you see it in action and see people reaching out and

doing what other people won't do it is just like wow, you know. >> reporter: in a place like riverside the walls are more than symbolic but today through music dance love and genuine outreach, those walls gave out. alycia single try has been in custody for a year, pretrial. >> there is still a healing process, for me. i'm in the middle of the healing process. >> reporter: to allow the light to shine through cracks, it is spontaneous eruption of joy. a moment, to see the light and believe. pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and everything, you need to know about the papal visit is right there at cbs-3.com and click on papal visit with the latest information. and, take a trip to philadelphia. are you planning to get away this fourth of july weekend? tsa gave "eyewitness news" some tips to make sure your summer travels are easy, and you can go prepare.

they suggested getting ready before you enter security. passengers should have their liquidness a separate plastic bag, the lap tops need to be apart from other luggage and photo id accessible. they also told us about their my tsa april a april. >> down load before you come to the airport and on that app, it helps you locate your identification requirements, your 311 rules such as your bags, is what permitted and is what not permitted on the checkpoint and is what permitted and not permitted in your checked luggage. >> reporter: the my tsa app includes wait times flight delays and local weather conditions, and kate, we know weather can affect when you are flying, you have to keep an eye to the sky. >> people are heading out of town for fourth of july weekend. it looks okay as far as flight plans are concerned. we will to have watch for some showers here and there abe especially down the shore heading into tomorrow, planning on getting a jump on the long holiday weekend you may want to wait one more day. does not look like the best

beach day tomorrow. lets look at is what happening outside though. we will take you out to campbell's feel camera and it is looking nice. we have had a few clouds and filtered sunshine this afternoon. it is warm, more steam i then it has been but nice looking shot and great night to be out and b temperatures right where they should be for the first day of july. ben franklin bridge looking good, storm scan three is looking fine this evening and everything is clear. i am watching this one cell that popped up near d.c. across the bay and could hold together enough to maybe make it into delaware later this evening. my gut feeling is it may fizzle here moving over bay water but i will keep you posted on that. you can see worst of the weather tonight is over new england where a very strong line of storms have formed, a hook shape to those indicating threat for damaging wind up through portions of massachusetts, vermont and new hampshire. lets look at is what happening closer to home. we will start off with temperatures and sitting a at comfortable 85 at the airport. eighty in will allentown.

84 degrees down in dover. future weather clears us out quickly, clear skies around 3:00 a.m. heading into tomorrow morning. you can see few cloud start to creep from the south as system starts to send moisture our way. by 9:00 a.m. a stray shower in southern cape may county. by noon showers lining autopsy long shore points and they may get steady, couple showers could exit as far inland as city but this is mainly a south east shore phenomenon, showers tomorrow and then clearing eventually clouds will clear out throughout the day friday. friday looks like a better day across the board but still cannot rule out a chance for stray shower to the south. 20 percent chance of showers tomorrow, friday we are down to 10 percent chance but then saturday for fourth of july a slightly increased risk, 30 percent chance for rain in the form of scattered thunderstorms. sunday looks dry and beautiful. overnight tonight partly cloudy easenablely mild. 68 degrees for our low. for your thursday sun and showers to the south and east. keep that in mind if you have

plans to head down the shore. lets go to fourth of were you saturday planning fourth of july weekend plans in problems outside near 80 down the shore. just chance for thunderstorm, very typical summer day 84 in the city with a chance for afternoon storm. tomorrow looks good from the city north and west, showers to the south friday no problems with the sun and cloud. fourth of july looking good and sunday looks great as well with some sunshine, monday, nice and warm. 89 degrees. and as we head into next week we are looking typical summer, july pattern we're in which is okay by me. >> me too nice when weather pairs up nicely with the calendar. >> you wouldn't want it chilly on fourth of july. >> kate, thanks very much.

leslie is here now. phillies pushing through the season. >> they are hoping to finally turn things around. >> maybe, win a game. >> for sure. >> it continues between phillies and brewers in milwaukee. they love playing in philly. they have beaten fightins five straight. aaron harang looking for his

first win since may 14th. 6.05 era last phillies pitch tore lose seven in a row was omar dell in 2,000. pete mackanin says aaron has been hurt by his pitch location. >> he is not losing velocity, he has not lost velocity, it is just a matter of, just, location and location of your pitches on both side of the plate and keeping the ball down. it is tough to do and it takes ability and sometimes a guy goes through a period where he is not getting it done. >> chad billingsly will get start for phillies tomorrow coming off a 16 game dl recovering from a shoulder strain. he has not pitched much over the last two years recovering from elbow injuries. it has been tough or on them. >> it has been a grind, definitely. you still want to pitch and continue to do this for a while and it is fun just competing and trying to win baseball games good on the first day of free agency

flyers found steve mason's backup, 27 year-old michael new variety. he played with the islander last season and career record of 66-56 and 12, caldor cups with the hershey bears and was ahl playoff mvp back in 2009. now on the first day of the nba free agency, nothing so far from the sixers. they have lots of needs but don't expect too much this year from them. kevin love has decided to stay in cleveland. agreed to a five-year, 110 million-dollar deal, so kevin will be teaming up with lebron james once again. >> pretty good deal. >> pretty good deal. >> yes, you could say that. >> all right thanks, we will be right back. soccer.

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before we go kate has new information for us. >> take a look we had a tornado crew out assessing damage in lehigh county and we mentioned this earlier. they said this was not a tornado but down burst micro burst wind, straight line wind with wind speeds of 80 miles an hour, path lanes of 440-yard in white hall township. very devastating win event but not an official tornado touchdown there. >> all right interesting new information. kate thanks so much. thank you for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we are back at ten on the wpsg cw philly and back here at 11:00. up next, "cbs evening news", here now is scott pelley.

>> pelley: shipwreck-- violent weather brings destruction on the water, on the ground, and light up the sky on both side of the country. also tonight were major airlines on a collusion course? the government investigates a possible conspiracy to keep prices high. the f.b.i. is investigating a string of southern church fires after the massacre in charleston. team u.s.a. heads to the finals after the breaks go their way. and is this architect playing with a full deck? >> i mean, i am a little crazy but who wouldn't be for doing this right? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tonight, we are a nation of extremes. the east is cleaning up a