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the heat and humidity we've been dealing with all week will lead to a stormy midweek. we go right to meteorologist kate bilo who has more on the typing of the rain and the areas most likely to see the storms. kate. >> we've been talking all week about how it was going to be stormy me and steamy all week long. the week has lived up to the hype. the storms were off to the northly you can see line of heavy thunderstorm they are weakening now but a lot of severe weather in western and central pennsylvania earlier tonight. this is all along the same front that will push through our area tomorrow. bringing us the risk for some locally heavy thunderstorms. you can see the heavy rain um weed here northwest of the william port still have lightning reported with that cluster of storms as well and this is some of the heavy rain that will come through for us during the day tomorrow. mainly through the afternoon but the clouds will start to move in even in the morning and that could actually limit the threat for severe weather for us if we manage to stay cooler and a bit cloudier without the heating of the day and the sun the threat for severe weather will diminish diminish. we're not actually in a risk yet.
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the storm prediction center not put us in a slight or marginal risk for severe weather. we'll update if you that happens. in the meantime it is very warm and very steamy. 81 degrees right now at the airport. 77 in trenton still 76 degrees right now in allentown. and let's time this out as we move through tonight and into tomorrow. you can see midnight we're still clear but watch how quickly these clouds get in. by 9:00 a.m. it is cloudy with a couple of showers here and there. maybe a little more sundown the shore. and then the storms start to ramp up two or 3:00 o'clock they are scatter this is not an organized line of severe weather but you can see the heavy downpours imbedded with these storms and down the shore there could be a little bulls eye of heavier rain later tomorrow evening as those storms continue to push through. now we clear out tomorrow night. only to repeat the entire process on thursday. as another line of heavy rain and thunderstorms comes through mainly late thursday evening. good news is, once we get into friday some drier air starts to push in and it look like we'll have nice weather into our weekend so again clouds building on wednesday watch for storms wednesday afternoon and again on thursday. i'll have the full seven day
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forecast in just a few minutes. jessica, back over to you. >> kate, thank you. it's been two weeks now since strong storms cause damage all across our region and one of the hardest hit areas was washington township, gloucester county. frustration there is mounting as the cleanup still continues. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live now with more. david? >> reporter: jessica the people here in washington township don't even want to think about the word storm they've been paying attention to the forecast crossing their fingers. i want to back out of the way and show you this pile of debris is in the street. this is not only one pile. we spotted these all over washington township. the mayor here says put it in median or get it out of here. for the last two weeks with many days full of punishing heat, this man spent time making fire wood thanks to the storm. >> the storm came and we had the trees that came from my neighbor's yard landed right on the roof. >> reporter: trees crash on to homes and into the street.
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some people lost power for almost a week. >> we are working. we're not sitting back. >> reporter: washington township mayor barbara wallace lived in town for almost 50 years. >> this is far far greater than any storm we've ever seen. >> reporter: now that downed trees are leaving yards they're finding their way into the street a big problem according to the mayor. >> it becomes a safety issue that becomes a problem for emergency vehicles. report roar this is where tree debris should go. the median. but cluttered streets like this are all over washington township township. in many cases storm drains continue to clog. >> we have a 17-year-old whose driving around and it's hard for him to get through. we're still getting -- the car gets scratched by all the debris in the street. >> reporter: mayor wallace says the township contracted with smaller companies but they are clearing the roads -- they aren't clearing the roads quick enough putting residents if a difficult position. >> where else are you going to put it? i'm in the same place as other people. i had to put it in the street, too. >> reporter: i made a few calls and found out the smaller private companies will be back out tomorrow to try to get that
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debris off the street. meanwhile if you happen to see that debris is yours make sure to get it off the street so people can drive sale. put it thon median until it can get out of here. reporting live in washington township david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> david, thanks so much. bill cosby could face criminal charges after his bombshell admission under oath after decades of dodging rape allegations cosby admitted he obtained drains witness intention of giving them to women he wanted to have sex with. the details are from unsealed testimony in a 2005 sexual assault lawsuit brought by andrea couldn't stan former temple university employee. former montgomery county attorney bruce castor said he didn't feel charges at the time because the evidence was weak but castor who is running again for da says if cosby lied under oath he could charge him with perjury. >> if in fact i am the da in january, what i would do is i would get those depositions i'd have our people tear them apart word for word and try to
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disprove all the facts in there that were material. >> the case was settled in 2006 and since then more than two dozen women have accuse the philadelphia icon of sexual assault. subway has ended its relationship with spokesman injury read fogle after fbi agents raided his home today. fogle was seen leaving his zionsville end inn home this morning. police tell cbs news he is a suspect in a child porn investigation. the raid is believed to be connected to a former employee of fogle's foundation who was arrested in may on child porn charge. agents were seen taking electronic out of that home. fogle has not been arrested or charged. he became subway's pitch man after he lost more than 200 pounds while eating their sandwiches and exercising. >> private school principal is arrested for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a student. 62-year-old george simmons was head of the concept school in
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thornbury township, chester county. that alleged inappropriate relationship reportedly started last spring and continueed until winter. the student was between 14 and 15 years old at the time. simmons had been fired. the concept school is cooperating with the investigation. tonight former eagles quarterback donovan mcnabb is facing new legal trouble following a dui arrest in arizona. the gilbert police department released his mug shot today and they say mcnabb was impaired by alcohol and rear ended another vehicle stopped at a red light. that alleged incident happened june 28th. no word if anyone was injured. mcnabb was also arrested for dui back in 2013. tonight the atlantic county prosecutor's office is investigating a deadly police shooting in atlantic city. sources say a 29-year-old employee at cedar market was stabbed to death by a man in his mid 30 who's walk into the store on pennsylvania of a this morning. when police arrived at that scene, the suspect allegedly
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tried attacking officers with a knife and that's when an officer shot and kill the suspect. store owners tell "eyewitness news" the suspect was a regular. >> according to my employees he just came in and went crazy. there is no rationale to that, you know. sometimes -- i don't know. i don't know. >> it was just the second day on the job for that employee who was killed. a young boy is taken to the hospital after getting stuck in a well in buckingham township, bucks county. fire crews rescued the five-year-old just before 5:00 p.m. on swamp road. that little boy's grandfather tells "eyewitness news" there had been a piece of wood covering the well of the home's backyard. extent of his injuries is not known at this time. five year anniversary of the deadly duck boat crash on the delaware, a lawsuit has been filed in another accident involving ride the ducks. in may a woman was hit and killed by a duck boat while crossing the street at 11 many
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and arch. she was killed with her husband just steps away. lawyers say several blind spots prevented in duck boat driver from seeing the woman as she was crossing. >> why didn't he see her? was he distracted and he didn't look or was it more likely she was in the blind spot caused by the design of the deadly duck boat? >> ride the ducks did release a statement. it reads in part "our equipment is regularly inspected to ensure a safe operation on land and water and our drivers are trained annually on safe driving procedures". that suit also named the city for not having a pedestrian traffic light at that intersection where the accident occurred. the city had no comment. new tonight a bug battle. an extremely destructive pest is lurking in local trees. tonight officials are trying to stop it before it spreads and causes some significant damage. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers has details. >> reporter: this beetle the emerald ash boursier the size of a penny.
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it's small but it's a killer of ash trees. >> easily tens of millions of trees. you know, upwards to 250 million. >> reporter: the invasive species originally from asian done most of its damage so far in the midwest but it's working its way into new jersey. they bore their way into ash trees and lay egg. larva eat tree from the inside out leaving distinct groves behind. >> insects feeding it's cutting off all the transport of nutrients and water going up. >> reporter: the last emailed ash bore are sighting came two weeks ago here in west windsor mercer county. but for every tree that's discovered likely others have already been infected. this beetle can fly up to 10 miles at one time meaning if he canning the rest of the state doesn't take much. to date impact here has been small but experts say the bug spread can't be stopped only managed so they set up traps like this one in chesterfield, burlington county to keep track of the inn second's movements.
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>> we're looking for that leading edge so we know and we can help, you know, municipalities plan. >> reporter: there's two reasons why you should care. first, forests in our area stay healthy when lots of trees species 35. destroy the ash trees and forest may not be far behind. the second is just about cost. many lawns in this state are dotted with ash trees. infected trees die and must be removed. and that cost falls on homeowners. if you happen to own an ash tree look for yellowing leaves and small v scraped shaped holes like these. if you see either one give the department of agriculture a call. we'll have information how to do so on our website cbs cbsphilly.com. >> your commute on the pennsylvania turnpike is about to get more expensive. tolls are on the rise. we'll tell you how much more you'll be paying much that's coming up. >> carbohydrates as diet food? for years we've been told starches like a no no for weight
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loss. potatoes and corn may be the key to slimming down. we'll have the skinny on the new research. kate does we're looking as some more storms as we head into the day tomorrow. you can see they are firing up in western pennsylvania now. the heat and humidity in place is going to be around for a few days. i'll tell when you it may break and when the storms move out coming up. >> and celebrating the champs. fans pack the streets of los angeles to welcome home the us's woman's soccer team. why the party
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>> f16 fighter jet and cessna collide over south carolina killing two people. the mid air collision north of charleston scattered wreckage across marshes and rice fields. two people aboard the cessna were killed. the pilot of the f16 identified as major aaron johnson ejected and was not injured. the national transportation safety board is now investigating. a popular hiking destination in washington state became a
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death trap when chunks of ice fell on people inside a frozen cave. 34-year-old woman died monday after show was buried under ice and rocks. four others were injured. officials say warm weather has made those caves unstable this season. still hikers have continued to go inside the caves despite warnings from authorities. tonight we learned new york city will host a ticker tape parade for the women's world come champions on friday. team us celebrated with fans during a big party in los angeles this afternoon. of course on sunday the team won the first us woman's world cup since 1999. delran, new jersey carli lloyd the star of that game scoring three goals in just the first 16 minutes. >> i want to thank you guys for all your support. it really felt like we were playing for the u.s. it was an unbelievable. it's great to be here in la we look forward to traveling all over the us new york city in a few days. we thank you. you're the best fans in the
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world. >> team u.s. a defeated japan five to two. tolls on the pennsylvania turnpike are going up. the turnpike commission has approved a 6% increase for both cash and o see pass customers this increase will take effect january 3rd. o seat pass customers will continue to see a roughly 40% discount over those who use cash. by the way this is the eighth consecutive year turnpike tolls have gone up. on the cbs3 health watch tonight, carbohydrates aren't typically thought of as diet friendly but brand new research shows eating a certain kind of carbs can actually help you lose weight. health reporter stephanie stahl has more now on the skinny cash that's being hailed as a fast burning break through. >> after decades in the doghouse doghouse, potatoes are back on the menu even for dieters. >> this is good news for those who have unfairly avoided the potatoes. >> and good news for other starches like corn and rice which have also received a bad
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rap in recent years. >> when you typically hear the word starch you think weight gain bad. we're really hearing starch in a positive light. >> plan tans bananas yams, barley and beans are typically frowned upon when it comes to losing weight. increasing research shows they may actually help aid weight loss. because they contain unique kind of fiber called resistance starch. >> resistance starch is a form of carbohydrate that is goes undie jeffed in the stomach. >> which means the body is absorbing less of the foods calories says registered dietician stephanie middle burg. resistant starch aids in digestion, boosts metabolism reduces hunger and improves blood sugar control according to dozens of recent studies have helped create quite a buzz about the latest nutrition trend on the internet g what is the resistant starch diet and does it actually work?
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>> this lifestyle really changed my life. it's unbelievable. >> this stuff is amazing. it's called resistant starch. >> now growing number of food manufacturers are making breads bagels even pastas with resistant starch flour. made from corn and even potatoes potatoes. but just like anything else, experts worn moderations key. >> the way i would map out the day have banana in the morning and add a cup of -- half a cup beans to lunch and cooled baked potato with dinner. >> experts say it's important to keep resistant starch foods cool after cooking so they retain that are benefit and it's also best not to reheat them. i'm stephanie stahl cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> i do love cash. i don't know about the cold factor here but -- >> cold potato for dinner -- >> i would try it. >> try it once. >> cold potato is better than no potato. >> how are the storms looking. >> storms are off at the west
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for now which is good news. we're tracking the storms the threat for more storms that will get right in here and bring us the threat for heavy rain tomorrow and again on thursday. but we've also got some beautiful things happening outside. i want to show you this great video we had earlier tonight much this is a time lapse shout out to justin for rolling on this camera for and the sunset looked beautiful over the ben franklin bridge tonight from our campbell's field camera over across the river on skycam3. looked beautiful now you can see the darkening sky and it was a pretty quiet evening in the city of philadelphia. most of the showers missed us to the north. they were over the poconos. now things are looking pretty nice outside at the moment and you can see we're tracking again not a whole lot just the heat and humidity at the moment but this is a live lock at center city on skycam3 and again we're all lit up. we're looking good. no problems out there right now. storm scan3 shows the showers and thunderstorms that are going to impact us tomorrow. here's our front. our boundary which is producing showers and storms. we've had severe thunderstorm warnings popping up across western pennsylvania through
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much of this evening. this is all lifting to the north and these storms should fizzle out overnight tomorrow we're going to get our fair share of it. you can see heavy rain imbedded with that cluster of storms north and west of williamsport. what to expect as we move through the rest of the evening. we'll take you to towns we don't visit all that much. chester at 78 degrees. deerfield at 78. tuckerton pennsylvania, berks county 77. cape may right now sitting at 75 degrees. but the dew point and the heat are going to really continue through tomorrow. today's high was 91. that's about 4 degrees above average. this is the hottest part of the year by the way the record 103 we were nowhere near that. you remember that year. 2010 but you can see oreide dew point right now is 69. that puts us right toward that oppressive range when you get a dew point near 70 it does not feel nice out there. very very steamy. not a great night for sleeping. certainly not with the windows open you want the air-conditioner and again just make sure you dress in those loose fitting light colored clothes drink plenty of water if you have to work outside tomorrow it will be steamy. here's a look at the storms that
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will come through tomorrow. the same line we're seeing in western pennsylvania tonight moves across our area tomorrow. 5:00 p.m. you can see bulls eye of merrier rain down the shore. that clears out pretty quickly but another little impulse is going to track through on thursday. thursday starts with clouds, little bit of sun but then more heavy rain thursday evening. this between about six and 8:00 p.m. so two commutes could be impacted by heavy storms here for the next two days. the good news comes on friday as we clear things out. after cloudy start it will turn sunny and friday looks gorgeous we've got lots of sunshine through the day and the humidity will be dropping as well. which is the best news this time of the year. overnight tonight it's partly cloudy still steamy at 76 degrees. and for tomorrow, again partly sunny clouds will come in quickly and watch for those heavy storms in the afternoon they're scatter the but heavy rain will be the biggest threat with those storm. 89 degrees the high for your went it will feel more like 95 at times when you factor in the humidity. thursday clouds and again another round of those heavy thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. friday though clouds in the
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morning then it turns sunny and the humidity starts to drop and i'll tell you saturday even though it's hot with a high near 90 humidity is pretty low. it will feel pretty nice for a summer weekend. i'm very excited. calling all kid casters joins me tomorrow at the kay yoel la experience in easton holding kid caster auditions from noon until 2:00 p.m. you can find more details at cbsphilly.com/kid caster. we love the kids to come out and try their hand at doing what i do every day. >> i love seeing what they come. really talented kids out there. >> they're great. >> future kate bilos. >> lesley is here. gout sixers news coming up. >> the sixers and jahlil okafor come to terms on a crack.
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>> phillies continuing their 10 game road trip again the dodgers. fightings waisted no time getting on the scoreboard. galvis off single off the
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pitchers glove. that scores ben revere. to the third jeff francoeur with a double to left centerfield drives in franco and darrin ruf. right now they lead the dodgers four-zero in the fifth. before the game phils gm i was men amaro jr. says cesar hernandez will be the every day second baseman when chase utley returns from the disable list. the regular second baseman for a decade batting .179 before going on the dl. to the sixers they signed rookie big mange little okafor to to four ye deal. he followed his 20-point performance with 13 points and nine boards against the celtic. the sixers led by a point at the half and pulled away in the second. jeremy grant hitting the floater scored 12 points and grabbed five boards. al today mirror chipping off with 11 points and showed off his thee point shot.
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14 boards. the sixers beat boston 76-62. the sixers rookies playing out west the newest flyers hit the ice at voorhees. general manager ron hextall and dave hakstol lots that's confusing checking out the newest flyers as they started a development camp. the flyers have overload on defense. they have seven defensemen on their roster. sick veterans under contract. >> talked about it for couple of years now to actually see the kids on the ice and the really good group of kids. not only a lot of young kids arc lot of young kids we're excited about our group like i said we've been talking about building and drafting and developing this is kind of -- this is the front end of it so it's exciting for us. to wimbledon cerrone in a williams fought from a set to win incredible quarter final. next up a semi final match against maria sharipova.
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>> serena will be tough beat. >> she's on roll. >> for
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philadelphia muslims and city leaders are celebrating the holy month of ramadan. muslims break during the daylight hours and break the fast at dinner. this is a spiritual time of reflection and renewal for the more than 30,000 muslims living in philadelphia. we want to thank you for watching white news at 11:00 tonight. for lesley, kate and everyone here i'm jessica dean. up next for you is blue bloods. have a good night. we'll see you tomorrow. ♪
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