terrifying video shows four armed men trying to storm a west mt. airy home, we're live with the latest on the search for those suspects. health scare for our nation's oldest living former president, george hw bush is hospitalized after falling in his summer home. emotional moment for caitlin jenner as she accepts the the espy award for courage. hear her award for the night including an honor for philadelphia's own mo'ne davis. she's on fire. >> i love her outfit. >> fabulous. it is thursday, july 16th i'm erika von tiehl. i'm nicole brewer. we are getting a day started with the check on weather and traffic. rain is finally moving out. >> good morning. i'm still caught up on the the

the dress. >> yes. >> i know, the one sleeve. >> she's rocking. >> we have to process this for a second. >> well, you process the the view. >> yes. >> there you go. >> i can come bearing much nicer weather news my friend. we are not only seeing skies clear out but humidity getting out of here, it is so much more comfortable already it will stay that way both today and tomorrow but by the time we hit weekend we will heat things backup. let's enjoy it. breathe in that breath of fresh air over center city and all is clear and calm on sky cam three. we will end up with this nice clear skies for the next 48 hours at least. now storm scan as you might imagine is devoid of any activity as we like it. looking at a wider zoom you can see in the last three hour loop there is a hint of moisture but all that being swept away well out to sea at this point. we are really ridding ourselves of the worse of that heat and humidity we had to

tiehl with in recent days here and what has has ton done has allowed temperatures to drop off readily here to the north and western suburbs where you are almost 15 degrees colder then you were this same time yesterday. allentown for example 12 degrees will cooler. in mount pocono. as that translates to the thermometer you are at 53 currently in the mountains. pair of six's at philadelphia international but still feels comfortable outside. looking forward to the forecast, this is one of those days you don't want to let go to waste in mid-july. you are not often getting bright sunshine and low humidity. please enjoy it. by the time weekend comes steaminess is set to return and we could be looking at another heat wave. we will tell you when thermometer readings are expect to spike as the show goes on. vittoria, over to you. >> are you over your dress yet. >> no, i'm not. >> okay. >> i will tweet once i get back to the desk. seriously i'm all about that. i love her ruffle.

anyhow can you see that, hold on. >> that is the plan, folks. >> do you see. that. >> maybe she inspired me. anyhow good morning traveling out and about roads are very quiet. very serene outside. we are looking at 95. ninety-five traveling in either direction around cottman avenue which we are looking at here southbound a little bit of the road narrowing because of the construction that has been ongoing for quite sometime. we will hit this construction zone in i-95 and girard avenue, but since there is only a handful of vehicles, we are not dealing with any delays or problems. same thing for schuylkill expressway traveling on 76, you are great in and out of the center city but at spring garden you will notice you have the the ramp compromised because of construction but no delays for mass transit and things look great the at the airport. quick thinking home owner foils an attempted break in. >> now philadelphia police are sharing surveillance video hoping it will lead them to

suspects. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live to bring us up to date, good morning. >> reporter: nicole, erika good morning. victim here does two smart things he keeps those strangers outside and they keep surveillance camera working, giving police and public a very clear look at these would be home invaders. the let's show thaw video. time is tuesday 10:30 p.m. on the 500 block of burnham road. video shows a man knocking on the door and he even looks at the camera directly at one point. victim opens that door. a second man approaches with the shotgun. at this point it is two on one. victim slams the door and then two more arm men closed in. now still all four tries to get inside that home but do not, instead they fail and flee the scene and this crime comes as a shock to neighbors on this west mt. airy block who called their street very quiet. many saw the the aftermath scary. >> it was scary because i was sleeping down in my living

room last night because ac down there just to keep cool and i saw the cop cars coming out front and i had no idea what was going on. >> reporter: video again, very clear. police believe it is very likely someone out there recognized one or all of these men but if you do recognize them police ask that you don't approach but give them a call at 911. we are live from northwest detectives i'm justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". late night shooting in philadelphia's grays ferry section leaves a man in extremely critical condition. that shooting happened at 26th and dickinson streets. police found a shotgun at the scene and spent shell casings from a hand gun indicating that there were two shooters. the authorities say they are working to gather video from area surveillance cameras. also, fire forced the evacuation of the popular philadelphia restaurant. "eyewitness news" here on the 600 block of north broad street this is outside the restaurant around 9:00 last night.

fire broke out in the top floor apartment above the restaurant. three people had to be rescued from the department but no one was injury. former president george hw bush is in stable condition after a breaking of a bone in the neck during a fall. mr. bush fell in his home in kenney bunk port, maine. spokesmen says it is not life threatening. the forty-first president has a form of parkinson's disease to use a motorized scooter or wheelchair for me built. euro zone is working on a bail out plan for grease after the parliament approved an austerity bill that creditors demanded. it includes tax hikes and spending cuts out side parliament thousands protested the measures and some demonstrations turn violent. some people hurled gasoline bombs at police who responded with tear gas. president obama is making his case for congress to support the international nuclear deal with iran. the the president took questions from reporters during a white house news conference. republicans say that the deal does too much to help iran by

lifting economic sanctions without getting enough oversight in return. but president obama says that walking away from this deal which many countries support would unravel any sanctions. >> this is the the most veggies inspection and verification regime by far that has ever been negotiated. if we don't choose wisely, we will let this moment slip away. >> congress has 60 days to reveal that deal and whether or not to approve it. naacp wraps up its 106th annual convention in philadelphia with the u.s. attorney general loretta lynch. in her closing address she called for new reform to the criminal justice system. >> i believe that advancing liberty, and justice requires that we look critically at various advertise den own rules and responsibility. >> former president bill clinton addressed delegates there clinton conceded, the the december parity in

criminal justice is a problem he helped create while dealing with high crime rates 20 years ago. >> i signed a bill that made the problem worse. i want to admit it. so, we have to not only do this sentencing work, but we have to rebuild this law enforcement community trust at the neighborhood level if possible. >> president obama also discussed criminal justice reform at the convention on tuesday. 4:38. it was a celebration of gender, age and accomplishment at last night easespy. >> philly's own mo'ne davis pitcher for taney dragons was on hand, to accept best break through performance. we are looking at that dress torey. she thank her parents her coachers and her teammates the but it was caitlin jenner accepting the arthur ash courage a award that had people standing and applauding. she spoke about the issues facing transgendered people and about responsibility. >> to promote a very simple

idea accepting people for who they are. accepting people different from them. >> cincinnati bengals star and local athlete devon still accepted the jimmy v perveance award on behalf of his daughter lea, her battle at children's hospital has been well documented by social media. what a great night. >> how great caitlin looks. >> everybody looks fabulous. >> well done. is there much more to come on "eyewitness news" including death toll rising from flooding in kentucky. also what rescuers are doing to find several others still missing. and water problems of a different kind upsetting local residents where customers are sounding off over their record high bills, we will explain. we are back in two

authorities confirm a third body has been found after flood waters swept away homes on monday. that body was found underneath mobile homeless than a mile and a half where two other bodies were found. five people remain missing. rescue teams had been using cadaver dogs as they search through knee deep mud in miles of wreckage. >> so awful. >> here at home we are drying out this morning after torrential downpours left some streets in our region just complete thely under water on wednesday. >> police in brigantine atlantic county patrolled water logged streets looking for problems caused by the flooding. some kid did have some fun riding their bike through the flood waters. the despite flooding public works crews they are still out and about, they are picking up garbage, is there

kid having fun with the bikes but your driver still got picked up, still out doing their job but we are so happy katie that the rain seems to be out of here. >> there is a flood warning still posted for north central cumberland county. but it is specific to the maurice river and that area. that has gonna above the flood stage. if you travel around that area maurice river cumberland county, that is something else to watch out for. this is just a gem of the day we are really looking ahead to very, very pleasant conditions throughout the day here, let's start off with a look at that flood warning we were talking about, you have to zero in on this. it is this one tiny sliver of southwestern, new jersey. so north central cumberland county affect by this. specific to the river banks of the maurice river until 8:15 a.m. when we expect those flood waters will be receding.

so again if this is where you are traveling and it is a highly localized area we want to hone in on it here. we have to watch out for detours and issues with flooding. the here's the frontal boundary from yesterday this thing is long gone and in the wake high pressure rebuilt itself. we are seeing that northwest wind flow kick in. not a terribly breezy day but much more comfortable day and that is just a is in breath of fresh a air for us. i would advise you to enjoy it while you can because we will endly end up with more steaminess and more shots for showers and storm as we can even progresses. outside palmyra cove nature park i have not seen it this clear in a couple days. with the high pressure now gaining control we have got beautiful sunrise beautiful afternoon on tap and just really really comfortable conditions. 83 degrees is our expected high and below seasonal average. normal high 86, 87 degrees and clear night on tap. low of 64. moving forward in the

eyewitness weather seven day you will notice temperatures heat backup. shot for showers and storms returns and it will stay on the same side even on monday with three days straight of 90 or above that would be the next heat wave, nicole, back to you. in sports, looking at justin spieth during yesterday's practice round for the the 100 and forty-fourth open championship, formal willly known as british opened. spieth t's off at saint andrews at 9:33. has won the masters and also the u.s. open. defending champion rory mcilroy is out with the injury. tiger woods has won twice at saint andrews but he is in a terrible slump. i do have to quickly make a correction it is jordan spieth, my husband would kill me not justin, it is jordan he earn the right. sports illustrated is releasing its list of the most influential people in the nfl and chip kelly comes in at number three. si.com puts eagles head coach

a spot ahead of four time super bowl champion coach bill belichick. top two most influential have not been announced bird open up training camp. >> third is in the bad. >> that is pretty good. >> the first two haven't been announced. >> yes, in good company. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news", discount grocery chain is opening up new stores in the area. >> but first here's is what coming up on cbs-3. >> jordan spieth. >> say that again three times. >> jordan spieth.

alti is expanding opening hup new informs today. >> one of those stories here in the 2100 block of route 38 in cherry hill. that used to be a bottom dollar food store there are other stores opening in lumberton, coatsville and willow grove. aldi says it will open up 24 new stores in our area by the

end of the year. shoppers, listen up, center city philadelphia scores another major retailer. blooming dale's announced it will open up a a outlet store at the shops of the liberty place. the it will be the first blooming dale's outlet in the philadelphia region. 23,000 square foot stories set to open in november. i think i hear vittoria's ears ringing right now. >> i'm thinking blooming dale's outlet, even better. amazing. >> so close. >> time for a check of business news. >> jill wagner joins us. i hear people were cashing in on great deals amazon, wal-mart, was it a big success. >> well, it depend on how ask. amazon promised bigger discounts then during the holiday season. by 1:00 p.m. the speed of which customers were ordering surpassed 204's black friday. still some customers were disappointed. they took to social media say the discounts were not steep enough or didn't like types of products being marked down,

erika and nicole. >> okay, fair enough, jill. almost breakfast time for this crop of folks and we are hearing that people could be eating their eggs with a side of seaweed. >> um. >> do tell. >> go ahead and do tell. >> reporter: scientists at oregon state university of patented a new strain of sea we had they say it takes just like, bacon. the it is called a seaweed that grows on the pacific and atlantic coast. they are calling this a super food. it is pack with protein and antioxidants. >> i say i need proof that it tastes like bacon. >> does it claim to taste like bacon but it is not the bacon. >> a super food that taste like bacon it a has potential >> yes. >> this could be a whole new industry in oregon. there is a lot of promise. >> we will wait and see. >> taste testers. >> yes. >> we will see. >> thanks, jill. right now 4:50. residents in one new jersey

town they are outrage over rising water bills. a new rate increase has water and sewer customers in the the monroe township seeing record high water bills. angry residents packed the utility authority meeting yesterday, some brought their water bills with them. while the township new july rate was accidentally added in the may bill, many customers say that something is still not right. >> so there is something funny going on here and i want that noted i feel there is something funny going on here. >> they said i used 35,000 gallons of water in may and i don't understand how i would use 35,000 gallons of water. i don't have a pool. >> some resident believe power outages of a few weeks ago affect meter reading software causing to it put out higher usage members. board members will investigate. we will be right back.

four credit 53. lets get a check on traffic with torey. >> good morning,er contact good morning everyone. it is still very quiet outside. is there not too much to talk about. we have a disable vehicle traveling on 76 eastbound not too far from south street. you will note that is dv is being pick up by a tow truck. it should be out of here very soon. the it is semi compromising the left-hand lane here. with only a handfull of vehicles out there it is not too much of a problem. we will keep an eye on. that let's switch gears and take you elsewhere. if you are traveling right new on the the vine street expressway we are not seeing that construction project that we usually have, so traffic is free flowing between 76 and i-95. traveling on i-95, you do want to be mindful of the construction zones at cottman and girard. speed sensors are nice and high in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware and no delays for mass transit. how are we looking weather-wise. >> not bad at all things are looking so much more, for one

thing, comfortable and brighter as well as we will see sunshine. we are in for a gorgeous sunrise. i will bring you most views here if you stick with us on cbs-3. storm scan three remaining empty at the this point. in the last three hour loop things have been emptying out essentially here. we might have high cloud but that is really it as skies clear, we are going to end up with some beautiful weather here today. that means that the it is a perfect excuse to hit the shore points. lots of sunshine. very pleasant down there. rip current risk with the weight of the system retreating, that is still maryland rate. if you take a dip today make sure you do so near life guard and be extra cautious. if you get caught in the rip current swim parallel to the the shore and work your way out of the rip current and work your way back at an angle and again, with the life guard nearby they will help you out. always want to be safe with that kind of thing. meanwhile moving through friday, still beautiful weather, we will start to heat things up a and see that steaminess return by the

weekend, back to you. lets check the stories our sister station kyw news radio 1060 is following. a fundraiser is being held for an acclaimed philadelphia chef seriously injured in the may deadly amtrak train derailment. as muslims, prior to celebrate, a effort to make it a holiday for everyone. f.d.a. approved heart monitor is helping manage, congestive heart failure. check in two three, four times a day on kyw

good morning, take a a good look at this surveillance video right now a neighborhood is on edge after four armed men tried to force their way in the home. we're live with the clues police have about these men. also another house scare for former president george hw bush, he is waking up in the hospital after falling at his home. hear what doctors say about his condition. and, oh, what a difference a day makes. this time yesterday we were drenched with downpours so muggy out and now when was the last time you heard this a cool and comfortable start to your day. >> i like the way had sound. >> agreed. it is thursday, july 16th i'm erika von tiehl. i'm nicole brewer a lot nicer then it was yesterday feeling cool, comfortable.

katie and vittoria keeping an eye on things this morning. >> it looks nice on the road and good day for both of us, let's hope. >> here's hoping at least on my end, i know you have to deal with what is thrown at you, vittoria. but we know this much, beautiful weather is here and here to stay through the end of the workweek. i got to tell you it just feels so pleasant outside right now. maybe if you hat for site to open up windows and just waking up, you feel not a chill in the air necessarily but just how much more comfortable it is, it is like a taste of early fall, that is how comfortable it is outside. let start off with a quick view of storm scan three which you might imagine in the wake of the yesterday's system has completely emptied out as we like it. quick zoom out shows retreat of just cloud cover but moisture. get out of here. we don't want anymore. we are expect to go see high pressure regain control for the day and it will bring us beautifu