we now know, the name of the alleged gunman who opened fire inside of a movie theater in lieu san, authorities are telling us that john russell houser, was a drifter and a estrange from his family. good afternoon i'm erika von tiehl. i'm pat ciarrocchi. federal investigators are helping or hoping -- rather helping the powe louise san

a police to help the man opened fire inside a movie theater last night. two people were killed before the gun man took his own life. correspondent omarvilleafranca shows us the early stage of the investigation. >> right now the fbi and bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms are helping louisiana police find out more about the man who opened fire in the lafayette movie theater last night. two people were killed, nine others were hurt before he turn his gun on himself. >> our shooter is john russell houser, and he is a white male, 59 years of age. >> reporter: police say houser was a drift shore was staying at a local motel. the investigators raided his room overnight. >> we found, wigs, and glasses, and disguisees, basically in his room. his vehicle had a switch, license tag on it. it is apparent that he was intent on shooting and then escaping.

>> reporter: police say houser fired 13 shots inside of the theater. they say he tried to leave his crowd when the crowd ran out but turned back when he saw police. victims include macy bro jillian johnson was 33 years old, she died at a nearby hospital. investigators remained at the crime scene looking for clues and a motive. >> why would you come here and do something like this? and, so, just like the the victims, we're searching for answers to. >> reporter: police are asking the public for help. omarvillea franca, cbs news, louisiana. defense attorneys are fighting for the life of james holmes, man convicted in the colorado movie theater shooting. jurors decided unanimously the attack was cruel enough to decide the death penalty. holmes was convicted of killing 12 people and wounding dozens of others in the july 2012 massacre. and, a stolen profession earlier today for victims of

the last weeks shooting at a chattanuga military recruiting office. police from around delaware escorted bodies of the two marines and one sailor from dover air force base. their remains were taken to philadelphia international airport and then on to their final rest continue places. five service members were killed in that rampage, the gun man was killed by police. we now know the name of the philadelphia swat officer shot earlier this week, in a deadly gun battle with the suspect . officer frances whalen took a shot, to his bullet-proof vest on wednesday while executing a search warrant. authorities are saying that murder suspect devon guisherd was killed in a shoot-out with police in a northeast philadelphia apartment. officer whalen was check out at the hospital for a contusion to his stomach and released that same day. a delaware man is under arrest for murder of the woman whose body was discovered at a wilmington playground. police are telling us they picked up 34 year-old gary perkins last night perkins awaits a arraignment on

charges that he killed his girlfriend jamie murphy. would the man was found unresponsive on a piece of playground equipment at candy park yesterday. there are only maybe or injuries but a big mess in the new jersey turnpike, after a truck carrying, wood, flipped over in burlington county. chopper three over man'sfield township in the north bound outer lanes. lumber was scattered all over the highway and there are some guardrail damage too. this happened just before ten this morning. there are lane restrictions right the now but traffic is getting by. well, it is a die machine of the friday and great way to start the weekend. let get our first look at the forecast with meteorologist katie fehlinger on the cbs-3 sky deck. beautiful day to day katie. >> absolutely gorgeous afternoon, again for our area. more of the same with the low humidity with the full sunshine comfortable warmth, we have it all going for us for yet another day and it will keep going into the weekend but that is when we will see some changes finally in this weather pattern. we will discuss that throughout the show.

lets start off by taking things out to storm scan three where it is devoid of storminess. we have nothing but clear skies out there and we've got again just beautiful weather that always tend to bode well for your eyewitness weather health report, air quality is fantastic, pollen levels remain low. we have uv index up at a high level. that makes this obviously if you have bright sunshine blue skies you have to have sun block ready to go. heat index values though even though it falls into what the national weather service will call the caution range it is not all that humid. your heat index values might warm up in the upper 80's but that is worst of your worries. it is what you expect, it is summer. around the region we will go, we have beautiful weather all across the board. no the just here in philadelphia but every where else expect that full sunshine upper 70's in the mountains. lower 80's down the shore perfect, perfect beach weather for you here and it looks like we will keep that theme going yet another day tomorrow. as i mentioned there are changes coming our way that will come courtesy of an

approaching frontal boundary that moves in by sunday. we will talk about what the impact will be there but regardless here's a hint it is turning hotter and hazier, in other word, more steamy, as we look ahead to next week. so more details on that in your seven day forecast but for now, we will enjoy this sunshine and send it back to you guys. >> thanks, katie. right now search continues for a suspect who attack a woman in the southwest philadelphia hotel. that man sexually assaulted a woman at microt el in tinicum boulevard tuesday morning. he also tied her arms using a telephone cord and then stole $500. they are also investigate to go see if the gunman is connect to two other robberies at the hotel this month. and police want you to take a look at this sketch right here, a 12 year old girl said that man inappropriately touched her on the beach in atlantic city earlier this movement she told police it happened while she was swimming near annapolis avenue. police say the suspect was last seen walking along the

beach toward vent are in. part of the camden sky line for 50 years is coming down this weekend. the congress building was built in 1965 and hailed as a sign of camden's progress at the time. tomorrow demolition begins, the property at broadway and federal streets will be turned into a parking lot. you can specific traffic restrictions around that area for about two weeks. well, flying out of philadelphia, may feel like a hassle but there is a new reason to be frustrated when you head to the airport. philadelphia international airport was just ranked the fifth worst airport for cell phone data speed. it takes much longer to connect to the web or down load videos while waiting for your flight compared to other airports. atlanta's airport was ranked number one. well, pope frances is not in philadelphia yet but those souvenirs are. >> with 64 days to go keepsakes of the upcoming visit is already in, local stores. we have john mcdevitt of our sister station kyw news radio and he found a few pieces of

memorabilia in olde city. >> reporter: souvenir shops in olde city near third and arch streets is there the expected pope memorabilia being sold, like mugs, t-shirts and key chains, but stuff like a pope frances bobble head has some will folks shaking their head. >> it makes him seem like a cartoon having a bobble head of the pope but i do get it that people will buy those kind of things. it is a souvenir, but... >> forty bucks a pop. >> too much, too much. >> reporter: merchant jane le diane is expect to be busy. >> t-shirt, mugs, bobble head, those are the three things, that we have. >> thank you. >> reporter: i'm set bobble heads, shot glass bumper stickers t-shirts, many merchants saying this is just the beginning. i can't wait to see is what coming up next. souvenir on arch street popular pope items including a solar pope and pope dolls which are already knocking out rocky balboa doll sales a third replacement order just came in. over in olde city t-shirt shop

evan sharp has been filling custom order. >> people can buy anything from t-shirts, sweat shirts, polo shirts, is there so many products that we have access to that ultimately somebody can say hey, you know what, i want a pillowcase and i want the pope's image on it. >> reporter: there is no snoozing, folks are getting the the head start to be the first to own the unusual pope momentoes. john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". yes, indeed. our coverage of the papal visit continues on our web site, you can go to cbs philly.com/papal visit for everything you need to plan for the big weekend coming up in september. i know it is a little irreverent to have a bobble head but i do have one on my desk. >> it is with love, admiration. >> just to keep it focused. >> coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at noon, we could have wine country, we have the latest on the wild fire fight in the napa area. and security is tight in kenya as president barack obama makes his way to the

country of his late father. details ahead when "eyewitness news" returns.

the world wrestling foundation has severed ties with its biggest star, in entertainment, as hulk hogan.

pro wrestler's image has been removed from the web site along with all reference to merchandise that he has endorsed. the wwe says it is terminated his contract. web site gawker says it is because of sealed transcripts quoted by national inquirer in which hogan used the n word and admits to being a racist. fire fighters managed to slow the spread of the wild fire that is burning in california's wine country. that prompted officials to allow some evacuated residents to return home. windy conditions helped push the blaze through thousands of acres of dry brush. authorities are saying that a car crash earlier this week, may have sparked that fire. and president obama is expect to a arrive in kenya that is the home land of his late father. he a arrives later tonight. the the president will meet the president of kenya with whom he has had differences of opinion. security is tight in niece robe i ahead of the presidential visit including u.s. military aircraft. there have been islamic state attacks in that country president obama will attend a

business summit and attend human rights and democracy on sunday he will be visiting ethiopia. this could be earth's bigger, older cousin you might say, the nasa scientists using the space telescope found the planet keptler 452b, about 1.5 billion years older than earth circling a star very similar to our sun. 452b has a 385 day orbit not too far from ours but do not expect any up close pictures anytime soon, it is 1400 light years away. okay, imagine this, maybe they saw us, discovering them and there is a newscast right at this very point that is telling the world that 1400 light years away there is a place we call earth. >> sound like a great movie let's get on that. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news", we are a philadelphia job market report, and we have advice formillennials looking for work.

and we have the return of the tall ships but with a bit of the twist, we will explain. good afternoon guys, we have are looking at a pleasant weekend but there are significant changes with this forecast especially as it comes to the humidity. we have enjoyed very low humidity lately but that will change.

we may have missed the world's largest rubber duck, at the tall ships festival after it was punctured and deflated last month. >> but pat, have you heard there is another rubber duck in town. the the small ships festival kick off last night for its weekend at independence sea port museum on penns landing. it features that little guy as apparently the world's smallest rubber duck. you don't need a magnifying

glass to see it but look at how tiny. that is a little bit more reliable then the larger big brother of the deflated, as you mentioned duck on the delaware. >> this one shows up on time, shows up inflated and go see it. >> it was so disappointed. >> people turned out wanting to see the big duck. >> i know. >> we were so excited. but back to the pool maybe katie. >> absolutely, do you think he will be ready to go. >> yes. >> i sure will be. >> absolutely, i can't wait for that. that is a blast. right now it is still looking perfect if you wanted to float in the waiting pool or take a nice long dip in the ocean. it is just so pleasant outside. that low humidity continuing to be a running theme for us here and that is that clincher of what makes it so nice outside. we have seen sunny days in the mid to upper 80's all the time this time of the year but do you see days without the humidity? that is more rare. this is making for some picturesque weather again today. we will start off by taking you outside to show you the

view gorgeous, very clear shot no less of our live neighborhood network shot from palmyra cove nature shot. a couple crew members dianne and mike, they realize how clear it looks because, so often, you have water vapor from the delaware river that kind of of excuse it and makes it look steamy, when it isn't necessarily steamy but we have that much dry air. so that is why it is such a clear view for us right now of philadelphia from across the river in palmyra. storm scan three it is empty and will stay that way for an entire additional at least 36 hour window here. off to the south you can see moisture. that is most organized front. this is a stalled frontal boundary drifting off to the south and basically suppressed by high pressure keeping our weather pattern so gorgeous here. another full afternoon of sunshine and low humidity, another nice night to leave that window open, turn ac off and it is still gorgeous tomorrow as well. now, off in the distance waiting in the wings is our next frontal boundary. this front will be fizzling

with time but what it does do is usher in a pattern change. i think you will a's see shower or thunderstorm around on sunday and monday too skat nerd nature. that is more than anything going to usher in more humidity for our area. in the meantime let's jump back to that stalled frontal boundary. here's the tropical satellite and yes tropical satellite is an important issue you here, because, as this front gets stalled out do you see a lot of times this time of the year during hurricane season, an area of low pressure so much moisture to work with and all of the warm water that this is stuck over, could actually help trigger tropical development into next week. so we will keep a very close watch on this. i can tell you there is one mod that he will might want to bring something at least close to the east coast. no guaranties. but it is something that we're watching. in the meantime it will be a lot about wind sheer, how much do we have, how much is available to, rip any storms apart if they develop. something worth monitoring it wouldn't be an issue until

beginning or middle part of next week. long way away and a lot can change. we are in the low to mid 80's, generally around the board perfect, perfect beach day unfolding in the in mid to low 80's in most locations right now. at jersey shore and delaware beaches and we're talking low to mid 80's, give or take a degree or two. it isn't your exclusive high up and down the shoreline. uv index is up there with rip current risk, that is another great excuse to hit the waves and, again i'll say it again have your sun block ready to go. quick check on how the rest of the day looks for philadelphia, we are up to 86 degrees. dropping back down in the upper 60's tonight and still comfortable right through tomorrow but then look at what happens. couple 90-degree days and it looks like it is turning quite steamy as early as sunday. >> okay, so get the exercise in while we can perfect. >> perfect excuse right now and tomorrow. >> yes, do it while it is not humid. >> right. >> thanks, katie. >> time to check your philadelphia job market

report cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger has advice for millennials looking for work. >> 75 million americans age 18 to 34 are referred to as millennials, they are also the largest generation the in the u.s. work force. millennials have have suffered through the worst recession since the the depression but the tied could soon be turning. according to the report by career cast.com, businesses are realizing that millennials are key to their success and they have stepped up the paces of hiring from this group. employers are looking to hire younger workers as social media managers, organizations seeking to connect with consumers in social media know that millennials can help them sell more products via sites like instagram tumbler twitter, snap chat and facebook. social media managers are earning a median salary of just over $46,000 with a strong project growth outlook. top cogs such as social

advantage and others are hiring in the philadelphia area for some millennials snagging this job could get paid for something that they already do. i'm jill schlesinger for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

well, a lot of baseball players are men for their routine when they go to bat every time. >> now that is true. now is there a japanese high school baseball player who turned a game into must see tv thanks to his antics in the batters box.

take a look. very unique, hopping around, kicks his feet up twirls his bat like a sword all before the pitcher throws the ball. there it goes, really impressive, all that axis wasted because he ended up hitting a ground ball. >> i love the catcher in the video, going all right guys, finish up. he does that with every pitch. waiting, waiting, twirl your bat. >> yes. >> all of that. >> yes. >> that is "eyewitness news" at noon i'm pat ciarrocchi. i'm erika von tiehl. for katie and all of us here thanks for watching. >> "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00. we are always on line cbs philly.com. >> the young and the restless is next.

>> ashley: it's true. you're awake. i came back as soon as i got the call from the hospital, and i came here, and you were fast sleep. >> jack: i apologize for my rudeness. >> ashley: this one never left your side, only when it was absolutely necessary. and by that, i mean when she had to kick somebody's butt. [ laughs ] >> phyllis: your sister's right. she doesn't lie. >> jack: i know. i heard. i went in and out of, i don't know what you call it, awareness. but i didn't hear everything. i heard a lot. >> phyllis: i knew you were in there. >> ashley: she tried everything she could to get information out of you. you know, anything about what happened that night in the park. [ door opens ] what do you think? are you strong enough to let us know what happened with victor? >> paul: this is just the question i was going to ask. welcome back, jack. a lot of people were worried about you. >> phyllis: that's absolutely true, but i want to take it easy on jack right now. >> jack: it's okay, red.