a deadly night in philadelphia, three people are killed in three separate shootings overnight. we are live with the very latest on the rash of gun violence. dresser danger a piece of furniture topples overkilling a chester county boy what is being done to keep other children safe. senator lindsey graham with the demonstration on how to destroy your cell phone after donald trump gives out your personal number. so taking it on the chin. >> yes. >> a little bit. >> yes. >> good morning, it is, thursday july 23rd i'm erika von tiehl. i'm nicole brewer. our stretch of nice weather continues. we get started with weather and traffic. good morning. >> good morning.

>> and, my gosh, kate, i know yesterday was so beautiful outside at the game, i cannot even tell you. if today is anything like yesterday, perfect. >> yes it just keeps on going, guys this weather pattern looks like it will stick through the better part of the weekend in less. we've got a nice long string of days to enjoy sunshine, to enjoy low humidity you just don't see this that often in late july. we need to take advantage while we've got it. thankfully we will have multiple opportunities to take advantage because we are looking at more than just one day, more of this beautiful weather. this is center sit friday our cbs-3 studios object top of the roof here in center city overlooking the the liberty place, comcast building, everything is looking nice and clear and all lit up beautifully were not just sky cam three clear as a bell but storm scan. we have speckles of green. don't worry about that. ground clutter being pick up by the radar site but we have high pressure on our side. couple high cloud nothing

more and very, very comfortable air. for standard of this time of the year we just don't see it that often. currently at 70 degrees in philadelphia let get through the day planner. we are talking mid 80's. eighty-five or so forte time high under full sunshine with low humidity. make an excuse to get outside maybe just do an errand or so at lunchtime or eat outside it would be a great excuse for it. so make outdoor plans is the bottom line, moral of the story, meisha a over to you. >> no excuse needed, i will be outside as soon as i am done right here. the lets look outside. road are looking great. i-95 southbound at cottman we had problems here yesterday. this is looking great. it is still early. taking a look the the a a the the schuylkill, it has been a slow morning so as you can see a few headlights out there, taillights as well. this is moving in the eastbound direction. we have a road closed, complete investigation going on police activity in and closed at unright and kit man

street. use caution here. everything is still moving at posted speed so no worries so give yourself a couple extra minutes when we have police on the site. ninety-five northbound at betsy ross bridge, two lanes are block. again here give yourself a couple extra minutes crossing the bridge, ben franklin bridge is looking great. i-95 northbound at route 20, bartram avenue, the the right lane is block so give yourself some extra time, guys, there over to you. a busy night in philadelphia. police were investigating several deadly shootings. >> "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live on the double shooting scene justin. >> reporter: nicole and erika as you mentioned by the numbers and very busy night for i police here in philadelphia a5 people shot, three fatally and in total four crime scenes across the city this morning. i'll step out of the way and show you most recent crime scene in tacony on the 4600 block of unruh where police found a 21 year-old man dead.

we were told he was shot in the head and neck. a second man about 28 years old was taken to aria torresdale by police. he was shot in the back. last check he was in surgery. his condition was unknown. and in fair hill, at 10:45 about quarter to 11:00 a at west clear field and north howard street a 20 year-old man was found fatally shot six times he was shot, twice he was in the head. he was outside with a woman when he was approached by a male shooter the shooter got away. the victim was later pronounced officially dead at temple university hospital. in north philadelphia, two scenes here on the 100 block of colognea a man was found dead and believed to be between 25 abe 30 years old and he was found just after 1:00 a.m. nearby on the 100 block of susquehanna a car was found shot, also police found a 15 year-old boy was graced in his arm likely by a stray bullet. he was taken to st. christopher's and we did speak

to police about this busy night for officers and detectives and here's what they have to say this morning lets take a listen. >> at this time the philadelphia police are investigating this as three separate shootings, 100 block of west susquehanna black, 100 block of colona street and 22 hundred block of harris street. there were multiple cameras at west susquehanna but we don't know if they have captured the incident. >> reporter: looking at this latest scene here in tacony, police still have the corner of unruh under heavy surveillance looking for surveillance video as well as gun casing is here on the scene. that is where a man was found dead this morning and a second man was found severely wounded. he was taken to aria torresdale and at last check was in surgery n all five people shot. three of them fatally. tonight if you have any tips from police they are looking to hear from you. we are life from tacony, i'm

justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thanks for the update. a prison guard is recovering after he was stabbed by a inmate, that prompted a a lock down yesterday at curran-fromhold correctional facility in northeast philadelphia. that guard is in stable condition at aria torresdale hospital. authorities haven't said yet just what led to that stabbing, this is the same prison pope francis will visit during his stay in philadelphia. a philadelphia police officer is out of the hospital after he is shot in the line of duty. police say the officer was attempted to arrest the the suspect yesterday morning at north brook apartment complex on woodhaven road. investigators say that devon gushard shot the officer. police return fire and killed him. he was wanted in the killing of the pregnant woman last year. special swat team body arm or saved that officer's life. >> this particular vest has an extra flap that also down and that is what caught the round. had he been a regular patrol officer he might not have been

as lucky. >> reporter: the officer who has been on the force for 17 years was treated for a bruce near his stomach. the cbs-3 i team has been doing some digging in the suspect's background. devon gushard was no strange tore law enforcement he was arrested in 2006, and 2012 on criminal charges. he was considered a fugitive from justice as, megan doto last september. for ten months authorities were on the hunt for him. a search that came to that violence event. no word were police could not track him down previously. yesterday ikea issued a safety warning for 27 million dressers and chests after tipped over furniture made by that retailer kills two children. one of those children were colin of west chester. he died in february 2014 when an ikea dresser tipped over and killed him. his family is now suing the furniture giant but their attorney says too little, too late. >> a problem a concern that is well known and it is well

past the time when companies like ikea address this problem. >> ikea ace specifically warning customers about small your dressers. companyes not accepting returns but distributing free kits to help anchor the furniture to the wall. yesterday ikea released this statement which reads in part at ikea we are committed to help raise awareness of this serious home safety issue and continue to provide consumers with the tools and knowledge they need to prevent these accidents. for more information about ikea safety warnings just head to our web site at cbs philly.com. we have pest teddy tails about how to get that free kit to anchor those dressers. a postal worker is in trouble for allegedly not delivering more than 22,000 pieces of mail. investigators say that they found them in patrick ambrose ohio's car and garage in his northeast philadelphia home. the prosecutors say that he nailed to deliver everything from letters to treasury checks between may 2014 and

january of this year. at rest his has provoke outrage in tacony where the mail was supposed to go. >> that is a lot have of mail. >> if convicted he faces up to six months in prison and a fine. authorities have requested a second autopsy of sandra bland, woman who died in the texas jail cell because they say that the first autopsy was defective. meanwhile evidence shows guard new bland was a suicide risk. a jail in take form shows bland check yesterday when asked if she tried to kill herself in the last year. twenty-eight year old was found dead in her jail cell last week. she used a trash bag to hang herself. it happened days after she was arrested during a traffic stop for a lane change violation. blank's family says the video proves the at rest was unnecessary. >> there was very little reason that can be seen from

the dash cam why sandy had to be thrown to the ground. >> reporter: surveillance video from that jail shows guard violated policy by not doing an in person check on bland hourly. the d.a. is reviewing all of the evident and is treating this as a homicide investigation. donald trump is taking his presidential campaign to texas. he plans to hold a news conference at mexican/american board tore highlight his stand on immigration. trump's campaign says he also plans to meet with law enforcement officers. trump rekindled the debate on immigration when he referred to mexican immigrants as rapist and drug dealers. do you remember when donald trump made lindsey graham's personal cell phone number public? in this video from ij review, graham is taking his frustrations out on his phone blender, crushing it and he find several ways to destroy

his phone. south carolina republican, running for president this is nice, he is getting a new phone one would presume with a new number. but what a way to take a frustrating situation and having fun. >> he is playing this up. >> it is pretty good. >> 4:41. will ben franklin bridge, i like this music behind us, very nice, will ben franklin bridge close when pope francis

welcome back. president obama signed a disaster declaration in the parts of the south jersey in the wake of last months powerful storms. federal funding ace available to that state as well as local governmentness atlantic, burlington camden and gloucester counties.

strong storms rolled through june 23rd causing a a lot of damage there. governor christie requested the federal assistance last week. just 4:43. nice day of nice weather. >> another day of this weather. >> so perfect. >> yes. >> it was so nice, and it just keeps going. when can we say this at the end of july. >> never. >> you know, these are the dog days normally so steamy outside, we just don't have that going on. enjoy it. savior it. make as many excuses to be outside as you possibly can. >> good advice. >> that is best advice that we can offer up at this point is enjoy the weather for a change. you will not dodge showers and thunderstorms anytime soon at least at the earliest we will be talking about that by sunday. what day is it? it is thursday. so you have at least three more days of gorgeous weather. you just cannot say it that often. i'm loving this pattern.

high pressure in place. that is where it is coming from. couple high clouds rolling through, that is it. it is clear it is beautiful outside, nice and comfortable. and as we look at storm scan three there is not a heck of a lot going on elsewhere here in the eastern seaboard. high pressure is dominating scene for us. what is happening with that area of high pressure sinking in and setting up shop it is suppressing the worst of the heat and humidity well off to the south. this is not something we have to bother with for next couple of days. let's doo-doo point current dew .53 degrees. even in the early morning hours on a summer day you might find those dew points higher but not this morning. it is a great hair day with low humidity for one thing and then light wind. so do it up, right. have some style going on today. great excuse for it. that erika that means it is an awesome comfort index. >> awesome.

>> round of applause. >> awesome. >> feels so nice, enjoy it. beautiful weather. lots of sunshine. how many ways can you you say. that 85. we will drop down to the pair of six's tonight. another good excuse to leave the ac off if you want to for go energy bill, leave windows crack. we are in the mid to upper 80's and right through the weekend our next shots for shower or storm doesn't even come until sunday. nicole back to you. katie, thank you. our time 4:46. we are coming right back with your money watch report. >> but first here's what is coming up tonight on cbs-3.

a new poll shows at travel ratings of pope fran cyst in the u.s. is dropping. it is now at 59 percent, down from 76 percent in early 2014. that drop is driven by a

decline among catholics and conservatives, however pope francis is seen as more favorable then his predecessor pope bendik. new jersey officials are revealing some information about the massive security efforts taking place for the pope's upcoming visit to our area this week we have learned that the ben franklin bridge could possibly close during the pope's visit. many commuters are curious to find out if that indeed will happen. a lot of folks. in camden county officials discuss that had topic but stress no final decision has been made. >> i think it would be reckless to speculate about that, and potentially put information out into the public consciousness that wouldn't be right. right now we're being careful to disseminate only information that we know is going to be accurate and stay accurate. >> delaware river port authority officials say final call to close ben franklin bridge lies in the hands of the united states secret service and they say that they expect to have an answer

sometime soon. and when it comes to the pope's visit you can now say is there an app for. that organizers announced the the go philadelphia mobile app. it offers visitors a within stop shop to keep up with the papal festivities and visitors looking for something else to do in the the city, they can check out the site. it connects them to that information. so much to sianni do here in philadelphia. >> people will need that information, busy time. >> 4:50. time for a check of business news. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us from the new york stock exchange. big day on wall street. what are investors watching today, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erika and nicole. today is all about earnings, cat pillar and mcdonald's will give their financial report. weaker than expect earnings from microsoft and microsoft have dragged down the the market. investors are still wondering about apple's watch they want to know how much watches apple sold in the first few weeks of the launch and apple is still not giving details erika and nicole.

>> we are talking footwear though, we are hearing that the classic chuck taylor converse will be more comfortable. >> hey. >> reporter: yes, converse is unveiling a new version of the 98 year-old chuck taylor, it has the same exterior but inside soul will have more cushion, engineered by converse parent company nike. it will weigh less than the original, but it has been on the market for nearly a 100 years. i have two pairs right now in my closet, what but guys. >> i've got one pair. >> i have one but i'm working on that. >> a hundred years with the same shoe. >> i marveled with the fact that rocky balboa could chain because they are not that comfortable. maybe that is an improvement. >> they were designed for nba players, basketball players would wear them. >> i never got that. >> they complained a couple hours of shopping. >> yes.

>> thanks, jill. >> you have feet starts to hurt. >> thanks, good morning. 4:51. coming up after the break we will get another check of our

we will get the latest on the roads with meisha, pretty quiet, meisha. >> good morning everybody good morning to all at home if you are just waking up with us good morning and here's a live lot at vine street expressway. westbound toward the schuylkill there is hardly any activity out there eastbound in center city, it is a very nice drive, on the vine street expressway and schuylkill. this is eastbound direction past 202, approaching the conshohocken, you can see just tarkness. we will see that sunrise. the right now looking good. ninety-five northbound at betsy ross bridge two lanes block give yourself a couple extra minutes, but it is a smooth drive and we are clear

northbound i-95, 320 to bartram avenue. no worries there katie how is the weather looking. >> it is looking clear as the traffic right now. >> good. >> yeah. so we are off to a great start. you mentioned the sunlight n an hour we will see light of day popping up over the horizon, so eventually sun glare becomes an issue because we just have a clear sky. we have got a couple higher clouds granted but it will be a bright start and start to the day and certainly the entire day looks just as bright. we are seeing temperatures back in the mid 80's today with the low humidity continuing. it is looking like a phenomenal afternoon. the just shy of seasonal with daytime highs of 58 degrees. your head lines this looks like a stretch of weather that will last us right into the weekend, however eventually new system does to have move in and it will take a couple days and by the time it does we will deal with steamy conditions guys, over to you. kate, thank you. u.s. soccer star carli lloyd continues her world wind victory tour. she received a special honor at evesham township rec

center, the same court where she trained and honed her skills that made her part of the world cup champion soccer team. court has been renamed carli lloyd court. she thought the kid there to work hard and dream big. >> i want to be a good role model, i want to be an inspiration to them and teach them that hard work pays off and you have to keep grinding away. >> soccer teams from across evesham came to hear lloyd speak and posed for pictures, that is great and we are excited. but that photo is getting framed and every single one of those kid bedrooms. >> it means so much, to have someone local that they can look up to. >> yeah, gives back. >> love her. coming up next on "eyewitness news"er with live as police search for clues in three overnight murders. bizarre burglary, hear what police say this guy did after break nothing to a new jersey home. woman risks her life to save her dog from an alligator's jaws. see exactly how

developing right now three murders at three different scenes and another victim is fighting for his life. it has been a very violent night in the city. we are live with the search for shooters. also this morning a furniture fix from ikea after the deaths of two children including a boy from west chester. the important safety issue that need to be fix on millions of dressers. and, governor christie be forced out of office? move coming from democrats to try to get the governor to resign. it is thursday, july 23rd i'm erika ron tiehl. i'm nicole brewer. but first katie and meisha are keeping an eye on things this morning. good morning katie. >> i took your advice and i got out to see the phillies ballgame. beautiful by the way.

it was like ferris buehler weather, everybody is out there just making excuses. >> no kidding. >> toys day the same? >> is there ever a betader toy play hooky? i have another day for you. i'm not going to sign your excuse note for your boss but i will conn down that you have perfect weather to take advantage of it today. maybe you can, snag just a half take at work or something like that. why not. this kind of weather does not come around that often for late july standard. so beautiful weather today and even heading in the upcoming weekend. we are just getting spoiled here. let's enjoy it and be grateful. let me take you outside first and foremost here. live neighborhood shot nice and clear. few high cloud nothing more but river is nice and calm overlooking delaware river from palmyra cove nature park looking at storm scan three that too remaining nice and quiet with nothing more than a couple cloud overhead. here's where we stand temperature wise. air temperatures in the late 50's. it just does not