but comfortable 71 degrees. in the muggy at all. through these suburbs we are in the mid to lower 60's, if not 50's. how often do you really see this as the end of july. just doesn't happen very often. mid to upper 60's down the shore. we have off shore wind flow too. this system will be a beautiful beach day too. you're witness weather health report looking good overall one and only issue is sun glare and the sun issues that you'll face, if you don't put on sun block. air quality good. pollen levels back to low and medium. uv index is much like what we saw yesterday in the full forecast, full sunshine. that will be at a nine here today. eyewitness weather day planner looks beautiful. we have sunshine. very comfortable. no air conditioning required, guys you can leave those windows cracked open enjoy nice light breeze and with full sunshine we are expecting a high to hit about 85 degrees later on today. 3:00 p.m. we will be at 83 degrees.

but shooting for 85. not bad at all meisha, over to you. >> thanks very much. bearer of good news she was today and like yesterday. i went to the ballgame. it was stunningly beautiful. let me tell you. just the sound the music the stadium, beautiful thing. here's a live look outside traveling out of new jersey into center city and philadelphia looking really nice here, this is just a nice steady flow, i have been watching this earlier this morning ben franklin bridge and it is looking great. on the betsy ross bridge earlier we were looking at that because you were down to two lanes on i-95. over betsy ross. so benjamin franklin bridge is looking great as you make your way out of new jersey. also the schuylkill expressway as you can see just free flowing this morning. this is exactly what we want to see. we will see levels build as we move into that 6:00 o'clock hour even plow gressing in the 5:00 o'clock hour. levels start to build as we meet up, but right now enjoy this while you can because schuylkill expressway right new in both directions is

actually looking pretty good. in another traffic cam coming up in a little bit i will tell but construction we have on the vine street expressway. i've got that in just a moment. guys back over to you. >> meisha, thank you. busy night the for philadelphia police looking into several deadly shooting. "eyewitness news" at 2200 block of howard street in fair hill where a 20 year-old man was shot and killed. also nearby, on colona street police say a man was shot in the head and killed. a 15 year-old boy was caught in the cross fire and grazed in the arm. >> at this time philadelphia police are investigating this as three separate shootings there are multiple cameras at 100 block of west susquehanna street and we do not the know at this time if they captured anything. >> in tacony a 21 year-old man was shot and killed on the 4600 block of unruh avenue overnight. a 28 year old man was also shot and taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound in the back.

and take a good look at these surveillance pictures here those two men are wanted for break nothing to several cars early yesterday morning in the merry brook development, in upper gwynedd township. police tell us that the thieves targeted cars that were unlock. it is a good reminder to of course always lock your doors erika. will ben franklin bridge close when pope francis comes to philadelphia? the secret service and other agencies are definitely talking bit. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is live at the foot of the ben franklin bridge to tell us more about that. jan, good morning. >> reporter: nicole, good morning. whether it is ben franklin bridge remains opened to vehicle will traffic during pope francis visit in september, that remains to be scene. the ultimate decision actually lies with the secret service and that decision could be still weeks away. in the meantime new jersey transportation safety officials are of course, planning ahead and they say the best betties just to be prepared to wear your walking shoes. if you plan on crossing ben franklin bridge to visit the

pope in philadelphia you may have to leave your cars behind. >> this event is being described as a pilgrimage which means expect to walk. >> reporter: delaware river port authority officials still don't know if the bennie will close to vehicle traffic when pope francis visits in september, they are waiting on word from the secret service. the here's the issue it is still unclear if the roads streets on the philadelphia side of the span will be shut down. >> we're in the right new thinking about closing the bridge for any particular reason but we are waiting to see what the plans are. >> reporter: many travelers are waiting to find out instead, they are planning on taking patco which started selling special papal passes earlier this week. patco will run services westbound into center sit friday over four stations: lindenwald wood crest, ferry avenue and broadway and tickets need to be purchased in advance. annmarie mcmullen is in a group of ten relying on mass transit. >> we are determined, we're going. >> reporter: meanwhile a new poll shows numbers are

dropping for pope francis in the u.s. although he is seen more favorable, his approval rating is at 59 percent, down from 76 percent in 2014. some in philadelphia simply say they with rather avoid traffic headache he will likely bring with his visit. >> the amount of people showing up here is pretty crazy, i will just try to stay away from it all. >> reporter: word is be prepared to walk a couple of miles at least. remember if you plan to take patco you have to buy those tickets ahead of time. those tickets will in the be sold on the weekend of september 26th and 27th. so plan ahead. patco warns that parking will be extremely limited so best betties to just get trooped off at one of those four operating stations. we are reporting live at ben franklin bridge, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> good heads up, thank you. of course, if you have questions about the the papal visit, and let's be honest we seem to all of questions at this point anyway, organizers offered a go philadelphia

mobile app. it offers one stop shop to keep up with the papal festivities. if visitors are looking for something to do around the city and check out the the sites, the app connects users with that information as well. right now 5:36. in business news this morning some troubles for social security. >> and more black friday-like bargains in july, i like the sound of that. money watch's jill wagner joins us live from insuring stock exchange with that information, jill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. investors are watching as more companies like mcdonald's and caterpillar will give their financial reports to wall street today. weaker than expect earnings from apple and microsoft dragged down the market. dow jones lost 68 points, nasdaq finished 36 points lower. doctors are calling out the pharmaceutical industry over the soaring price of cancer drugs. more than 100 oncologists from across the country public an editorial in the mayo clinic medical journal. they say patient was insurance face out of pocket costs averaging $30,000 a year.

pharmaceutical companies say research and development cost money. social security disability fund is expected to run out of money next year. program trustees says unless congress makes changes people that get social security disability could face steep benefits cuts by 19 percent or $193 a month. and best buoys related retailer offering black friday deals in july. look for steep discounts on electronics and appliances and, they went head to head, last week, wal-mart and amazon to bring in big business during the usually slow summer season erika and nicole. >> but no gift card for $15 worth a hundred. >> no, unfortunately not. >> there will be some more computer glitches, right. >> yes. >> thanks very much. >> thanks, jill. right now we will tell but president obama, he is leaving for kenya for a visit to his

father's home country. president will head line a business summit with african leaders starting tomorrow from there the president will head to ethiopia, first time sitting president has visited either within of those countries. donald trump is taking his presidential campaign to the mexican border. today he will go to texas to highlight his stand on immigration. trump will meet with the union representing u.s. customs and board patrol agents. his comments on some mexican immigrants has drawn fire from his rival g.o.p. presidential hopefuls. a few days after donald trump made senator lindsey graham's private cell phone number he found a way to get his anger out. >> ♪ >> oh, my. >> a meat cleaver a blender video from ij review, south carolina republican shows various ways to destroy his old flip phone. graham, who is also running for president presumably will

get a new number with his new phone. new that it is completely destroyed but nicely done. >> also, we have said destroy. >> i necessity. >> case of the mondays. >> rough situation everybody having your cell even if number. >> i was surprised he still had a flip phone. >> it could be a old school phone. >> yes. >> before you walk out the door we will update top stories including latest on a violent night the in the city. >> i was than the thinking it was dumbest most brave thing i have ever done. >> the dumbest bravest thing she has ever done, wow woman risks her life to save her dog from an alligator's jaw. see how she saved her pet. honoring a home town hero latest tribute to world cup champion carli lloyd.

he has quite a run at the world cup and new she's making her way back home, make ago experiences left and right. she will show us secrets for success, as she returns back to south jersey. we will have more on carli lloyd coming up when we return.

dozens of young girls are feeling inspired this morning after meeting their hometown hero world cup soccer mvp carli lloyd. >> so exciting, carli's home in south jersey after her world cup heroics and she has received a special honor. >> world cup hero carli lloyd. >> reporter: cheers were nearly deafening training course that felt the sweat of an inspired athlete now bears her name. >> welcome to carli lloyd court. >> carli lloyd world cup mvp returned to evesham township recollect center to inspire kids at summer cam top work hard and dream big. >> i look at the difficult times that i have gone through and those are the times that help shape me.

>> lloyd scores. >> reporter: greater part has shaped her too in a sport where the world is finally taking notice. >> i want to be a good role model, i want to be an inspiration to them and teach them that hard work pays off but you have to grind away. >> reporter: girls soccer teams came across evesham to hear her words posed for pictures and absorb the inspiration that might carry them to big victories not just on the soccer field but in life too. >> she always go for it. she's not afraid to take risks. half court shot she just went for it. she's bright, kind, and nice to everyone that she meets. the she's always happy and smiling. >> it was a nation. my hearties just like this, i'm shaking. >> reporter: over 12 years carli train amid shifting sands of self doubt. she told me her mental, physical preparation helped her overcome obstacles. >> i want to continue to do this. i have set the bar really high. turf keep grind ago way and get better and better because

there is a lot of room for improvement. >> reporter: humbly i asked the champion for a little bit of coaching. how did you kick the goal from mid field? it is all in the place. of the foot, pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". i loved that, pat has the most fancy sneakers ever. >> little red shoes. >> so cute. >> carli lloyd she's probably getting tired wants to go home but so gracious and is such a role model. >> those girls will never forget that. >> in kidding. >> they think i can do it. >> they can. >> love that. >> harrison township, gloucester county all-star girls softball team, they are your new jersey state champion. grace girls here. they have been to the state championship three times before but this time they won. >> all right girls. >> eleven and 12 years old are heading to bristol connecticut for tomorrow's soft bauer little league world series regional. the girls are ready to bring home that trophy. >> we're in this for good and we dent want to get down losing.

>> we work as a team and we work very good together and we practice very hard. i knew we were going to win the state championship. >> that is what it is all about. >> not winning but working together. but the girls are very smart, and they play smart softball. harrison township team, good luck in connecticut. we will be cheering for you girls. >> oh, yeah. 5:46. federal difficult a as ter fund are on the way to south jersey following last month's damaging storms there. president obama signed the declaration yesterday money is now available to the state and local government in atlantic burlington, camden and gloucester county. katie, in storms in our forecast today. it is pretty much the opposite. >> it is absolutely beautiful. so comfortable for you. we had to show you the gorgeous shot that is being taken right now. check this out, if you are in the looking at your screen just run to the tv and check this out. it is so picturesque right now in atlantic city with the casinos and overshadowed by that gorgeous, sunrise, so so

many pretty colors coming into play here. just because you have a couple cloud overhead. that is where that is coming from. it is so phenomenal outside not just with the comfort but with the color you are finding outside there. i want to show you the eyewitness weather watcher network and at the moment they are reporting tranquil conditions as well. we are checking in at 55 degrees, for late july, morning here from john jenkins in perkasie and he has nothing more than a few cloud. always great to have a repeat of the day as often as yesterday was absolutely true, we will go to 64 next coming from margot, she's just dealing with no wind at all. very still where she is. that is the story all day to day. very light wind with the low humidity and sunshine it will be phenomenal. in middletown jason checks in at 64. we will take a look at the nice wide zoom and see is what happening at the pattern. we have a front that is draped well off to the south high pressure suppressing that. we will keep things so

comfortable here but we want to take you back in time and talk about climate talk here, from this past june, just came out in a a report that june specifically was very, very warm. it was the warmest june that we have ever recorded on earth, since record began so part of that came from a el nino unusual warmth in the ocean. not just in the pacific but in the atlantic, and the temperature was at 61.2 degrees which is above 20th century averages. in the meantime u.s. saw its 33rd warmest june on record, here in philadelphia, we were kind of on par. we had a couple days above average, couple days below average but nothing all that terribly extreme for our area. it doesn't mean that the rest of the world is dealing with the exact same thing. looking forward in the eyewitness weather seven day forecast notice consistency was these temperatures. these stay typical for the most part right through monday. by sunday a sure or storm but up until that point

meisha, it is all good, just nice weather. >> katie you are a breath of fresh air today. >> thanks. >> thank you so much for that. >> good morning happy thursday to you. we are pushing through our workweek right now almost to friday. i will have you necessity we have police activity in route on site, police investigation if you will in, northeast philadelphia, unright avenue is closed at devon avenue. you can take an ultimate nate like that gee and knor street but maneuver around. that i have been keeping my eye on. that still in play. definitely use an alternate there. we have construction on the the vine street spend 95 and askew kill expressway. right lane moving in the westbound direction will be close today between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. that is vine street expressway. we know it will be busy. that is between 9:00 a.m. pain p.m. that will definitely cause slow downs. give yourself extra minutes there. ninety-five at cottman we had some problems there yesterday but take a look at this even around those red cones we are

looking good at with the man avenue making your way in to center city. overall things are looking good, all things considered, erika, back to you. here's your head lines this morning, three murders in philadelphia neighborhood overnight this one happened at fair hill where someone approached man and woman and started arguing with the man and shot and killed him. idea ace offering a free kit to help with your chest and dress tours walls. this comes a year after two children died after dressers tipped over. family of the 23 in old curran calis of west chester is suing the furniture chain. secret service is thinking of closing ben franklin bridge to cars and trucks when pope francis visits in september. delaware river port authority says it is possible but no final decision. 5:50 right now. a florida woman risk her life to save her dog from an alligator. laurie, says that she heard her dog screaming and then saw an alligator taking the dog in the pond. that is when she rushed over and jumped in the water

grabbing the tail of the 7-foot long gator. >> i'm just grabbing it and that was right there and i just kept pulling in saying you are not getting out there because i knew what he had in mind. >> she's hard core. >> she's a tough laidy hope is recovering from the a attack and getting back to normal. that is good news. this is her third brush with death, believe it or not. she was adopted were she was supposed to be put down and then she survived getting hit by a car. this poor thing has been through it. >> yes. >> keep an eye on hope the pup but way to go after the gator. she did everything that she could in that situation. >> smart gators, leave her alone. you grab my tail, happy dog. >> can you imagine seeing the the gator and just go for the tail. >> then on the business end. >> that is true. >> we will be right back.

you can save over 500 bucks when you switch to progressive. that's a fact. but this whole "blondes have more fun" thing... ♪ ♪ standing by for fun. ♪ ♪ a pennsylvania home owner says it was an accident that could have been prevented. a truck drove off the back corner of the house yesterday in peters township franklin county. jacqueline, says that she had warned authorities that increased truck traffic in the area might lead to something like this.

>> one year ago i said somebody is going to get killed here or there is a truck that will go through my house. that is exactly what i told them. >> well, new she says she will stay with her son for the time being. that truck driver has had minor injuries in the crash. >> wow. >> meanwhile, two massachusetts police officers are thanking their lucky stars after a ford explorer narrowly missed running them over. surveillance shows the officers in a cleanly mark crosswalk. officers jumped in their car and pulled that driver over. they say the woman was on her phone, too busy text go to see them. >> we looked over and we saw the vehicle, right there and we just kind of just, maneuver to get out of the line of fire. >> i saw two text messages right around that same time period. >> driver, almost hit those officers were cited for

failure to yield and find $200 but wow it could have been much worse. can you you imagine if she struck those officers. >> so scary. >> always see example is his of people texting and driving. >> that is something you should not do. new crew arrives at the international space station the space capsules carrying a russian, american and japanese dock smoothly with the international space station last nights. the a arrival of the latest crew members brings the space station back to the full six member crew for first time 2346 weeks. they will spend five months aboard that station. we will be right back.

a violent night in philadelphia, police are investigating three murders a at three different scenes. another victim is fighting for his life. we are live with this developing story. and it has been two weeks since sandra bland was arrested following a traffic stop and later found dead in her jail cell. an investigation is underway and now we are hearing her voice from the grave a voice mail she allegedly left for a friend. if you live in philadelphia and think you are missing some mail, it could be because it was just never delivered. feds say postal worker is charged after more than 20,000 pieces of mail before found in

his car and garage. >> it is not just you. >> a lot of mail. >> good morning it is thursday july 23rd i'm erika von tiehl. i'm nicole brewer. we have your day started with with a check of weather and traffic with meisha and katie. >> good morning good morning. maybe that weather might have something to do with traffic looking so good right now katie. >> anytime you have a damp road it will slow you down out there but for now things are completely quiet in the weather department. i have to tell you i love bringing you forecast is like this it means i can sit back and wednesday will my thumbs a few minutes rather than be tracking storms. that is good too. nice break for everybody right. looking at storm scan three, quiet as can be say for a couple of high clouds out there and that has led to some gorgeous sunrise as we were able to bring you one in the last hour here, about 15 minutes ago. atlantic city was lit up just looking, so, so, beautiful. sixty-five is current temperature in that location in fact, at the airport. we're at 69 in philadelphia. sixty-six by