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philadelphia, it has forced dozens every people out of their homes this morning we're live on the scene, with the latest on the investigation dangerous heat on the way find cool place to be temperatures expected to feel like they're in the triple digits today good morning, today is sunday, july 19th, i'm todd quinones in for nicole brewer. here's meteorologist justin drabick, when i stepped out at 4:00 this morning already hot, humid then. >> specially here in center city, at least sunday, people just kind of hang out stay cool chill out at the pool or maybe head to the shore. that's one way to beat the heat. and it will continue though into monday, un for the lip so we will be dealing with potential for dangerous heat this afternoon. again, take it easy, best advise, here we, are live look at ocean city right now. people hanging out on the boardwalk for the morning jog or bike ride warm down down there, nice breeze coming in off the atlantic ocean should bring some relief.
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excess sieve heat warnings goes in effect for noon todd, the areas in red. and then, the spots in orange, that will be a heat advisory which also kicks off at noon. nonetheless, whether warning or advisory, just down right hot, humid all areas will see heat indexes value of potentially over 100. so again air temps go in the mid 90s factor in the humidity will feel more like 100 degrees, so drink plenty of water today if you are outside. try to avoid strenuous activity. close to 08 degrees in philadelphia already. seventy-four mount pocono. seventy-seven milville and in dover, delaware, 81, palmyra new jersey, 77 degrees, this hour in mt. holly. here's what it feels like, with the humidity, already feeling like 83, in philadelphia. , 82 millville, 76 reading low seven's allentown. not much after breeze right now. and calm to maybe 5 miles per hour, so just blowing the hot air around. just few clouds around this morning. we keep things nice and dry on storm scan3 there could be stray shower, storm there is
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afternoon, but look at the temperatures, by noontime, already heating up to 90, topping off at 95 degrees, for the middle of the afternoon. i'll show you the seven day forecast, when we finally get relief coming up in a few minute todd, back to you. >> quite the day, thank you very much. developing right now there is morning, police are investigating a suspicious fire in south philadelphia. a 3-story home under construction caught fire, forcing entire block to evacuate. cherri gregg from sister station "kyw news radio" 1060 is live on the scene with the latest on investigation. good morning,. >> reporter: good morning, todd yes the fire may be extinguished here, but the investigation just getting started a person of interest was seen fleeing the scene now being questioned by atf officials watch we know is fire officials arrived on the scene around 3:30 a.m. to find this vacant 3-story building engulfed in flames, heat, was
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so dangerous, that the fire quickly grew to three alarm damaging, and forcing firefighters sent more than dozen people to local shelter and evacuate, an entire block here, 1300 block of snyder avenue. i spoke with eyewitness who says he was here just moments before before the fire began saw man in a hood up, another man go inside of the building few minute later both ran away, and then an explosion and here's what towed say. >> i ran around called 911. >> what was going through your mind when you saw this, when you heard the explosion? >> i was shock, first of all i never seen a fire like this in my life. and, you know, it was very really hot. coy feel it down the end of the block. >> investigators say they're pulling surveillance video from the area. you can see fire officials still on the scene working
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now, i spoke with again sergeant miller, he said it is fair it say this fire is suspicious. but it is unclear at this point whether or not it could be called an arson at this point. again, more than dozen up to 17 people sent to local shelter. and an entire block evacuated, it is unclear at this point when resident will be allowed back into their homes n south philadelphia, cherri gregg, "kyw news radio" cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> one person returned to the hospital after car slams into home in bucks county. it happened just before 2:00 in the 5,000 block of bensalem boulevard. investigators tell us, the person injured was inside that car, no details on their conditions, a woman was inside the home at the time, but of the crash but not injured. the cause that far crash remains under investigation this morning. new developments in the murder after drexel graduate found dead in her apartment.
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>> steve patterson with more on the investigation. among other memorial items scattered along the stoop where she lived and died, the sign says, believe there is good in the world. neighbors say since thursday, that is tough to ask. >> she was love and peace. okay? outwent say it? she was love and peace. that's how i knew her. >> the way neighbor new her the way most seem to have known her. words like kind, smart quiet come up. making the desire for justice here stronger. >> i hope that the detective are doing their job. whatever tips out there hope they pan out. investigators say that's happening as we speak. saturday night police announce they're questioning a person of interest, now in police custody. more than 48 hours earlier wright recent masters graduate from drexel university, was found beaten and strangled to death in the corner bedroom of her own
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apartment. police sent, say there was no forced entry leading investigators to believe the murder err may have been someone she new. little comfort for family, neighbors. >> why, who, how they did it, i don't know all i know we are miss ago dear neighbor who was very, very kind. >> again the news from saturday night police announcing they have a person of interest in custody police have not identified that person and they have not announced airiness this case. reporting from philadelphia police headquarters, i'm steve patterson, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". two of the four suspect caught on camera during attempted home invasion in west mt. airy are now under arrest. alonso wallace, reggie read are charged with burglary and other charges, the crime happened on the 500 block of bern ham avenue tuesday night. police say the victim opened his front door after hearing a
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knock then quickly shot it when he saw a suspect with a shotgun. search continues for two other suspect. mother bethel ame church in north philadelphia hold g solidarity rally and prayer walk for sandra brand. the rally begins inside the church's lecture hall at 11:00 this morning with prayer walk immediately following. meanwhile, the investigation into her death continues authorities in tech as say she hanged herself with plastic bag, three days after being pulled over by mrs. officer for traffic violation, then arrested for allegedly kicking an officer during that stop. demand for just continues continues following violent arrest of drug suspect that was caught on camera, in east germantown. family and friend of tyree carol marched along locust avenue. they say philadelphia police officers used excessive force back in april and want carol released and the officers
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punishment police say carol fought with officers, an investigation into that arrest; underway. >> and, a shocking admission during a deposition taken a decade ago. bill cosby admits to paying women after sex to keep affairs from his wife. the new details revealed in yesterday's new york times according to the article cosby was testifying under oath in a lawsuit by a former temple university employee andre owe a constand, who says he molested her. cosby offered to pay for constand education and he paid other women after they had sex with hill. he also admits to funneling money to some of the women through his agent. >> well, more tragedy from last week's shooting rampage in chattanooga tennessee fifth victim died saturday, he was a navy sailor that was shot during the attacks at two military facilities. kenneth craig has more on the service member and new details on what investigators have
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discovered about the gunman. >> the show of grief in chattanooga only grew saturday, as randall smith's name was add today that of four others killed in the military attacks. the navy sailors succombed to his injuries overnight after he was shot at the recruitment center thursday, his step grandmother told cbs news radio, he was a father of three. >> he was very passionate, loving young man loved his family, and obviously he loved his country. >> smith and four marines at navy marine reserve center killed during the rampage. cbs news is also learning new details about the 24 year old gunman who died in the shoot-out with police. law enforcement sources say co-workers told investigators muhammad use self abdulazeez recently visited shooting rage where he fired rifles and other weapons as recently last last month. investigators believe he traveled four times to jordan,
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but they've no information whether the trips were connected to any extremist activities. >> as hundreds of people gathered outside of the recruiting center saturday to honor the fallen servicemen, the fbi continued to comb the scene for the third day. >> cried this morning i cried this morning because it is so sad, it is just so useless so sad. >> kenneth craig for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> firefighters continue to battle several wild fires burning out of control across drought stricken california. hundreds of campers had to run yesterday, when a fast-moving wild fire closed in on campgrounds in the angeles national forest. that is where the fire broke out, near bear, right wood friday night some of those forced out fear they have lost everything. >> different, my wife and i, and there is a couple of other, we live up at the camp, where permanent residents up there t so ...
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>> and 700 homes in the past of the path wild fire are now in danger, friday, the fire jumped a busy freeway and torched some 20 vehicles. luckily, those so far no one has been seriously injured. a bachelorette outing in new york's wine country ends in tragedy. a limo and a pick-up truck collided leaving four members after bridal party dead. the women were all leaving a winery when the truck t-bonds the limo they were riding in. the bride and two other bridesmaid survived the crash. the pick up struck driver is in the hospital. but under arrest, for suspicion of dwi. >> and back here in our area, four people on septa paratransit bus were injured when it collided with a car and flipped over in philadelphia's overbrook neighborhood. the crash happened at sixo and lansdowne, at around 7:00 saturday morning. septa says, the bus driver, and three passengers, suffered
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minor injuries. eyewitnesses helped them out of the vehicle. >> i jumped into the vehicle. and went straight to the front of the vehicle it remove the driver. >> trying to help all the of the people get out of there make sure they was okay, started leaking from the truck but it was just oil a loft people nervous thinking it was gas. >> tow truck flipped a bus back onto it wheels, and the intersection was reopened. the cause that far crash is under investigation. >> well, technology like you have never seen before. coming up next, the exclusive story on how this tech challenge is paying off for delaware county mother and son. >> and senior citizen is providing -- proving that age is just a number. the high flying adventure she is crossing off her bucket list. we'll be right back.
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ing. >> hang now, despite the brutal heat, tour de shore underway, record breaking, 2300 cyclists, are now on their way to atlantic city, the six a-mile bike ride will raise money for the children of fallen police officers, and firefighters. this year, organize remembers hoping to raise some $800,000, and certainly that's great cause, i mean, we wish them all the best, but certainly if you are going to be outside today, you have got to take precautions, do you have drink, you have to do all every those things. stay in air-conditioning, your best bet today. actually overdue for some 90 agree days, only had two so far this month. so, been a while. so yes hot time of year. deal with the humidity, but one place to cool off maybe
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up in the mountains, take advantage of jack frost big boulder, nice shot of the lake maybe do some swimming, kayaking, boating, comfortable conditions there still on the humid side, overall, dealing with heatwave here. day one temperatures surging into the mid 90s our hottest day so far this summer, has been 95. >> closer to average again some relief in site. really today machine day the worse of the days a far as the humidity goesment then we certainly do see the improvement. finally by the middle of the week. seventy-nine for the official air temperature right now at the airport in philadelphia, wilmington, atlantic city airport into the upper 70s with the humidity it, will feel insufferable today. little bit better on monday still call it oppressive. stay indoors. still on the steamy side tuesday, but it does get
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better certainly on wednesday. you will notice, big difference. nice and quiet on storm scan3 if you brave the outdoors today, looks pretty good. there could be stray shower in the afternoon but don't cancel the outdoor plans with the heat and humidity around. you have to throw that chance in both today and tomorrow, we give it about 20% chance. tuesday, looks like 30% chance with some showers and storms, as another cold front moves through will push out heat humidity mostly sunny stray shower, storm done, possible, head into the overnight hours tonight. still can't rule owl shower or storm specially in the poconos, tomorrow afternoon kind of the same deal, we see another flare up of some showers and storms with all of the heat and humidity around. factor in the humidity, inland spots, upper 90s to low one hundreds, that's what it will feel like for the heat index values and same situation for monday. so again next couple of days pretty rough out there. if you don't like the hot and humid conditions. here's your shore forecast,
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ocean looking nice at 73 degrees, good news for the rip countries being stays low. make sure the lifeguards are on stand before you enter the ocean. win out of the south at about 10 miles per hour. so, for today mostly sunny schools, very hot humid inland locations with high of 95 degrees, west wind, really won't cool you off at 10 miles per hour. no relief tonight at best down to about 78 degrees. for the low temperature. but stays so muggy it, will feel a lot hotter than that, chance for thunderstorm, mainly after midnight. here we go, the extended forecast, look at the low 90s still monday. isolated shower, storm. tuesday, still at 90 degrees still chance for showers storms, cold front moves through, for wednesday, less humid, still warm 88 degrees, then comfortable by thursday, friday, highs in the mid 80s todd we send it back to you. >> thanks, time to check the roads, we go out to ann evans at the cbs-3 traffic center. good morning ann. >> good morning todd, ben
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franklin bridge open for business again. the tour de shore charity bike race just past on it way to atlantic city ben franklin bridge open in both directions. and it is doing fine actually, does have some construction in the westbound lanes headed into philadelphia toward the left of your screen. two lanes closed but right now not i am became impacting any traffic. >> airport, gorgeous shot of i95 at the airport, if you are headed to the airport dropping someone off should encounter -- shouldn't encounter in i delays yet. disable vehicle off to the shoulder, not impacting traffic any. moving the traffic cam one more time to the schuylkill at the vine street expressway. suing at the vine street expressway gaining volume, but moving without any delay through philadelphia, or it suburbs. if you are taking mass transit, mass transit on or close to schedule. that's the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center. i'm ann evans todd, back to you. >> thank you very much. technology that takes us to far away planets is also
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i saw a commercial that said you can save $500 by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] >> this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". today is sunday, july 19th good morning i'm todd quinones in for nicole brewer. it is setting up to be summer scorcher today. and starting today at noon, the philadelphia corporation for the aging has a hotline in place, for nip one who has questions about this heat. city health department, nurses, can answer questions about how to take pro cautions, and detecting signs of heat stress. the hotline is for all ages,
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and the number there on your screen, it is (215)765-9040. if you have any questions, if you are having issues, be sure to give them a call. they are there to help. >> here's meteorologist justin drabick with eyewitness weather, clearly wet their do you have take pre cautions, have to take seriously today. >> and haven't this whole lot this summer, only two 09 degrees days in the month of july, yes not used to it, hitting you hard. not talking record temperatures, but may feel like. that will hottest temperatures so far, this summer, has been 95. so we may challenge that today. again it will feel like over 100 degrees, with the humidity out there. good place to be down at the shore, we take to you neighborhood network. looking at margate live. in the sunshine, few people out running on the beach right now, nice and open space grab your spot on the beach. it will certainly get packed later this morning. excessive heat warning goes in effect philadelphia surrounding suburbs at noontime today. those are the areas in red.
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the areas in orange will be heat advisory, also, kicking off at noon. it will be going until 8:00 monday night. so prolonged periods of heat, humidity no matter where you are it will feel like over 100 with the humidity. 80 degrees already now at the airport in philadelphia, 79 in wilmington, 73 allentown, the suburbs, lower 80s palmyra new jersey, billion owe grove collection in at 76. factor until the humid it, what it feels like, 58 for philadelphia. lower 80s south jersey, wilmington delaware, you feel like 83 degrees, quiet on storm scan3, just some clouds around this morning. decent amount of sunshine corks see stray shower this afternoon, but most areas stay dry. so what to expected to? heat warnings, lot of sunshine, high humidity, the trend really over the next couple every days, look at the temperatures by noontime up around 90 degrees, and then our afternoon high 95 for philadelphia upper old's both at the shore and the poconos. i'll let you know there is relief when i show you the seven day forecast in a few minutes, todd? >> thank you very much. developing right now police are investigating a suspicious
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fire in south philadelphia. 3-story home under construction caught fire forcing dozens out of their homes. live on the scene with the late good morning. meyer may be extinguished, but the investigation just getting started as you can see fire officials, are still on the scene here, at juniper and snyder avenue, after spending nearly two hours getting this three alarm fire under control. person of it was caught fleeing the scene, earlier this morning now being questioned. what we know, fire officials arrive on the scene around 3:30 a.m., to finds the vacant three stormy building under construction to be building eight apartment, and it was engulfed in flames, and the heat was so dangerous the
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fire quickly grew to three alarm, spoke to eyewitness, and here, is what he had to say. >> i was across the street from the scene of the fire. i seen a gentleman with a black hoodie, first i heard broken glass then seen him enter the building which caught on fire. i seen another gentleman on the roof, right next where the fire took place, and i don't know, it was weirds, like maybe five minute later the guy came running out. he ran east down snyder avenue. about two minute after he came out of the property, there was huge explosion. >> as you can see people are still wait to go get back inside of their homes, four homes were evacuated, four home damaged excuse me, more than dozen people evacuated. unclear at this point when
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folk get knack their home, folks sent to area shelter at philadelphia high school for performing arts, excuse me there is entire block had been evacuated. it is unclear at this point. when residents are allowed back in their homes as the investigation into this suspicious fire continues. cherricherry craig cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you very much. quite a day for people there in south philadelphia. well, developing right now, authorities say they're questioning a person of interest for the murder after recent drexel graduate. twenty-seven year old jasmine wright found dead inside her apartment on 50th street. autopsy results are pending but police say it a poster she was beaten and strangled. last month wright graduated with masters agree from drexel university. navy petty officer died in chattanooga from his injuries. identified the officer as
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randall smith. he's now the fifth victim of thursday's attack. muhammad use of abdulazeez opened fire at two military locations, he shot seven people including four marines who died that day. the gunman was shot and killed by police, a marine recruiter who was shot in the leg and a police officer shot in the ankle are recovering this morning. and now on the campaign 2016 republican presidential candidate, donald trump controversial comments in the past may have helped him in the polls. but his recent comment against czar zone a senator john mccain creating quite the backlash among his fellow candidate. meg oliver has the story. >> donald trump starts with franklin over senator john mccain. >> he is not a war hero. >> 's war hero. >> 's war hero. he is a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't
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captured. okay, i hate to tell you. >> trump didn't stop there. he also questioned mccain's intelligence. >> i said he graduated last or second to last. he seconded last in his class annapolis. he was upset. why, for telling the truth? see you are not supposed to say that somebody graduated last or second to last in their class because you are supposed to be frank, very nice. >> reaction exploded on social media. out of the 14gop hole fulls, 13 jumped mccain's defense. jeb bush tweeted enough with the slanderous attacks. senator john mccain and all of our veterans particularly pow's have earned respect and admiration. senator lindsey gram tweeted: if there was ever any doubt that he should not be gop standard bearer, his growing mountain of stupid statements should ends all doubt. gop candidates scott walker didn't hesitate to call out trump. >> he needs to apologize to senator mccain and all of the other men and women who wore the uniform. >> at press conference later in the day trump went on the
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defensive over his deferment during the viet nam war. >> because i was going to college, student deferments, long time ago, and ultimately had a medical deferment because of my feet. aid bone spur. >> less than two hours after leaving the stage trump tweeted: captured or not all our sold remembers heroes. just before that, mccain's daughter inning and tweeted: i can't believe what i am reading this morning. horrified, discussed, there are no words. meg oliver, cbs news, new york fashion the nation coming your way little later this morning at 10:30 right here on cbs-3 joining us now, with a preview live in washington, moderator, cbs news political director, john dickerson john, good morning. >> good morning, talking about the deal with secretary john kerry, ernest moan east, then talk to a top critics of the deal, prime minister benjamin netanyahu of israel, then the shooting in chattanooga with
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senator diane fine stein of california. and then we will return to trump, talk to pollster franklins in conversation with donald trump his campaign ran off the rales there. and then we'll have political panel to discuss. that will and other news of the week, as women todd? >> thank you so much. we'll be watching. in the meantime, president obama spent the day in new york city taking a leisurely stroll with his daughter through central park. also along for the trip, his sister and brother-in-law, the president is on vacation in the big apple. the first family also caught a mass inch a of the hip hop musical hamilton. so stay with us irks still much more to come on "eyewitness news" this morning including this "3 on your side" report. >> from shirts to shoes, jeans to handbags. your favorite clothes and accessories seen better days but can't bear to throw them out? i'm jim donovan. coming up "3 on your side" shows you how companies that made them may be able it make them look new
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do you have shoes, colts shirts, even purses or wallets showing signs of wear and tear, but just can't bear to throw them out? well, you may not have tonight "3 on your side" consumer reporter jim donovan explains why. >> john's favorite pair of shoes appear shiny and new now. but just few months ago they looked worn, and scuffed up. >> my wife said you know, honey, when you kneel down in church the people in the pew behind can you see your souls have worn through. >> then told about re crafting. >> i said re crafting? i don't even know what that word is. >> all john had to do was go on line, fill out a shipping label, and mail his ten year old shoes back to the allen edmonds factory where workers re craft or rebuild shoes, from the inside out. new foot beds, souls and heals. and the number of retailers offering fix it services is increasing. >> this is a way to keep them in the p brand keep them oiled, not lose them to another brand whether they go out and look for replacement progging. >> true religion will fix wear
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and tear on it jeans for free, customers just pay for shipping f something from brooks brothers needs shipping bring the ate team store, cost depends on the repair. kate spade has a repair shop for it bags and shoes. just mail in the item and you'll get quote for the touch up. reduce, reuse, re soul, llb answer mantra, company offers repairs for its popular bean boot, and patagonia national campaign saying if it is broke, fick it, offering re crafting and even a guide for doing it yourself repairs to encourage customers make their clothe last a lifetimement and for john it, even made financial sense to have cherished shoes refurbished. >> they look like a brand new pair of shoes, they are about one thirds the price, and i am not having to throw away a beautiful pair of shoes that can be rebuilt. >> allen edmonds standard re crafting packages, $125, with a couple of touch ups some shoes, ends up lasting 40 years. now, experts say, if you have something you love, that could use little tlc call or stop
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into the store see if they offer re crafting, or repair options. i posted details on the company's mentioned in the report on cbsphilly.com. and on facebook and twitter. recording for three on your side i'm jim donovan. >> sounds like pretty good deal. still to come this morning beautiful looking start to the day, but if you step outside oh boy. in a second you will feel it is hot out there already. tan could fowl like it is even up to 100 degrees today. meteorologist, justin bring brick, back with what you need to know. plus it is national ice cream day. speaking of good timing. we'll tell but some of the sweet deals that are out there in toward celebrate this food holiday whether we come right ba
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big bolt of lightning that hit. i guess somewhere near the power washer. and, i was holding the wand, tan blew it out of my hand. all i saw was this big like white, blue, like in my face, and down by my leg. >> charlie was check out of the hospital. doctors fortunately given her the all-clear. >> and here is a scene out of the wild. captured on eyewitness cam in wildwood. kristin mark, from lan dale, was vacationing with her family when she spotted it coyote, running through the street. this is right at stanton road passive irk avenue in wildwood crest thursday morning, mark says, she talked to police, and that she was told the coyote lives in the marsh at the south end of the island, and that there is no cause for alarm. they say that the coyotes are native to that area. look at that video wow. >> and check this out. cool way to beat the heat. 1,000-foot water slide keeping kids of all ages cool in illinois.
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the huge slip and slide is set up to re-use water throughout the day so it wastes as little water as possible, about 2,000 people showed up for it, on friday. >> and also, happening today it is national ice cream day it count have certainly come at better time. supposed to feel like 100 degrees out, there and to celebrate the day several shops are offering some deals and here is a look at some of the deals. carvel buy one get one free soft serve any size, any flavor cold so many creamery, my cold stone club can get free ice cream creation, with purchase of one. and at friendly's, they'll gave you a free scoop of ice cream, in a cup or cone when you buy one for just a dollar 99. >> and also, today, at the shore, you can head over to lynnewood for the fifth annual sundays on sunday ice cream festival. you can enjoy some food, crafter, and also petting zoo. the money all goes to the
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outcove center for grieving children and families, ice cream festival is from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. you can go to cbsphilly.com for more information about that great event. >> well, it is a good day to eat some ice cream. i don't know about you, but i can eat it any day even 0 degrees out. far from zero today. obviously talking about some dangerous heat on the way to the delaware valleyment check in with weather watch that's morning, already seeing some 8 degrees temperatures, breaking out cathy in winona, new jersey, she has 80 degrees right now with some haze around. and even some clouds. farther to the north in ed connor's house chesterfield, 78 degrees, and similar temperatures, around philadelphia, right now as we check out phil's house at 78 with some haze, as well. sent in pretty cool picture from this morning the sun coming up through the trees and some mid to high level clouds and that's going to be the trends this afternoon generally mostly sunny skies just down right hot and humid.
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let's tack you outsidement looking at the ben franklin bridge. with hazy conditions, tough to see some of the building here, in center city, so, hazy, hot humid sunday, all across the delaware valley. temperatures right now surging up to 08 degrees this hour at philadelphia international airport, 74 mount pocono, 18 degrees in wildwood, new jersey, tropical air mass in place how do we though that? we look at the dew point temperature, this is really high. you don't see mid 70s too often, even upper 70s in dover right now indicate ago lot of moisture in the air. you can feel it, just step outside for few minutes already start to sweat. >> stay out of direct sunlight, drink plenty of water, the beverage of choice, wear light colored clothing, avoid strenuous activity, try to go to cool places, it is a sunday afternoon, hang out maybe hit the movie theater or just stay inside air-conditioning, or try to go
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to a pool. remember, park car can heat up in a matter every minute. you can surge from 08 to 120 degrees in five to ten minute with the windows shut. keep that in mind. storm scan3 pretty quiet over the mid-atlantic right now. just some clouds rolling on through, couple of showers across northern new england ohio vale, so mainly dry today. will feel like more than 100 degrees today and monday, cold front that comes through monday, could touch off another shower or storm into the afternoon, second front there will bring us some relief later tuesday night into wednesday. hot humid day tuesday afternoon storm chances. today mostly sunny conditions, pop up shower, storm future weather model especially east of the city. overnight, we have some clouds come through little disturbance could be few showers and storms up around the poconos here comes the front through our region,
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monday, that's the first front, maybe some scattered showers, storm chances best shot will be south and east of the city. heat index values, upper 90s, probably going to be over 100 degrees, maybe some spots feeling like 105 today. >> and, same deal tomorrow. look at the 101 for philadelphia, 101 in part of south jersey, even on monday afternoon, rip countries being, stays low for the delaware beaches and the jersey shore points. maybe thinking about hitting the shore today? looks pretty good for swim, ocean water temperature nice at 73. today, mostly sunny, holt humid, high of 95. tonight not much relief. seventy-eight warm muggy extended forecast, first get the phillies forecast, 92 degrees, at first pitch 135 against the marlins here's your seven day, low 90s through tuesday finally by the end of the week some relief temperatures back to the mid 80s back to you. >> brutal start to the week. get betterment time to check the roads we go out to ann evans one last time to cbs-3 center. hi, ann. >> hello todd, 422 westbound
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ex west of observation, see pretty quiet highway. 422 doing fine this morning if you are head today oaks, you shouldn't have any problems. we move the traffic cam here, to the schuylkill expressway. the schuylkill expressway out in king of prussia right near the king of prussia exit, no delays or problems on the portion of the schuylkill, it is in fine shape so far. and no delays on the schuylkill through philadelphia, as well. and moving the traffic cam one more time to the mid-county tolls, the pa turnpike, mid-county tolls are in fine shapement if you are taking northeast extention keep in mind road construction, left lane closed northbound between exit 31, lansdale, annulet high valley exit, exit 56. and there are delays there. if you are taking mass transit, on or close to schedule. that's the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center. i'm inch avenue, todd, back to you. >> all right, ann ann, thank you so much. starting tomorrow, new member of our morning team joins us right here on cbs-3, misha johnson will have your time safer traffic from 4:30 to 7:00. she's been getting out and meeting people in her new hometown. if you want to give her shout
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>> justin i know my wife eight months pregnant, so today she will be keeping it, you know, in the ac. >> right. >> today no day to really mess around. >> no, especially vulnerable in anyway. >> serious situation we talk about it, it is middle of summer, expect this heat, but a lot of humidity out there. so not quite used to it, hasn't been that hot so far this summer. as far as the humidity goes, so just take it easy today. try to stay inside, stay hydrated, drink plenty of water. excessive heat warning goes into effect at noon today areas in red that's philadelphia adjacent suburbs, everybody else, in the orange, there that's heat advisory also, kicks off at noon t goes until 8:00 monday
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so will feel more like 100 degrees, above today even tomorrow so this afternoon 95 degrees, our hottest day so far of the summer. but, again that's the humid that i will make it feel hotter than that. no relief tonight. 78 degrees, warm muggy keep it in the low 90s once again monday and tuesday finally some relief by wednesday. >> drink plenty of water. >> for sure. >> thank you so much. that's cbs-3 "eyewitness news" for now, signing off on tv but always on line at cbsphilly.com. sunday morning is next. have a great day. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ one day a rider made a decision. the decision to ride on and save money.
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