conspiracy. >> under my public faith in government. >> reporter: allegations of political corruption surround congressman fattah, and four of his associates. a 29 count indictment stems from five alleged schemes circling around miss appropriating federal charitable and campaign fund. officials say one of the schemes happened during fattah's fail mayoral run back in 2007. the time states that the congressman borrowed a million dollars from a wealthy supporter, and paid some of it back using money and federal galant from a non-profit charity he controls f take is accused of giving campaign money to pay off his son's student loans totaling $23,000. but fattah and one of the co-defendants are charged with claiming, to host a non-existent annual education conference just to get a federal grant. another scheme alleged that he hid a bribe payment for personal gain. >> there is a mortgage in play

for vacation house up in the poconos, and then they create a sham transaction. >> reporter: fattah stepped down as chair of the house appropriations committee but plans to remain in office. he responded to the allegations outside of his d.c. office. >> this is not deflategate. this is a normal issue of which there are allegations after a very long running eight year investigation. >> reporter: mayor nutter has known fattah and his family for years. he said despite allegations fattah has done a lot of good for city. >> he has been a champion for this city a and across united states of america in terms of education. >> reporter: fattah's attorney tells me that they knew the nature of these allegations for some time now and they plan to fight the charges. we're live from overbrook syma chowdhry for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> same, thank you. we will have continuing coverage of the fattah indictment at 5:30 our pat ciarrocchi speaks with fattah's mother about the indictment. tonight at 6:00 we will take a

deeper look at the charges against the congressman. well, an excessive heat warning is in effect, it is dangerously hot outside, you don't want to be outdoors for long period of time and that is for your pets as well. kate's on the sky deck and give us a forecast and come right back inside. >> yeah, it is sweaty outside here for sure, ukee if you spend anytime outside you know just how unbearable it is. it is in the city, thanks to the urban heat island effect, we have blacktop and concrete in the city and it retains that heat and can't let go of it. overnight tonight some spots will have a hard time dropping down in the 70's, very uncomfortable night and another hot steamy day tomorrow. we have have a couple of showers that popped up off to the south this evening. take a look at storm scan three you can see we are dry and a few showers thunderstorms over kent, sussex counties in delaware, these have been producing heavy rain, barely missing the new jersey shore. it looks like they are staying away but in this area, we have a flood advisory until 8:15 that includes milford and

loues and row roast beach in delaware. here is your excessive heat warning that goes through tonight and right through 6:00 p.m. tomorrow have afternoon. heat index values once again tomorrow could approach 100 degrees, and right now we're not that far off the temperature at the a airport as of 5:00 p.m. it is 91. ninety-two reading. ninety-two in trenton. it feels like 98 degrees. i can attest to that. ninety-seven is what it feels like in wilmington. it feels like 92 in millville. ways to beat the heat. we say it, we will say it over and over again. you have to drink plenty of water even if you can the not drink anymore just double it. avoid strenuous activity. take breaks if you have to work outside. light colored loose fitting clothes and keep kids, and pets cool, they cannot do it for themselves. they need to us help them out. coming up i will tell you how long heat wave lasts a and when we will make it a break from the steamy stuff that is coming up when i join you inside ukee, back over to you. see new a bit. as we deal with the summer

scorcher extra precautions need to be taken for to regroup. our coverage continues with "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff hoist at city hall to tell us how some kid are beating the heat,al sandra. >> reporter: there are lots of creatures trying to beat the heat. there is something about extreme heat just like extreme cold that makes everyone feel like we are in it together. polar bears and rhinos included. from the comfort of an icy cold polar bear is just feeling it out there it is hot. for group of 75 with variety philadelphia a it is part of the annual event hosted by the philadelphia zoo. >> you learn like they are like every other kid in the world. even though they have special need they just want to have fun. >> reporter: during that fun counselors stay on their toes because like seniors kid don't always notice when their bodies are heating up. >> one of the things we push with our counselors is make sure they are pushing water because kid get excited and forget to drink. we have a full-time nursing

staff. our counselors are experienced. so they know the drill. >> reporter: so do these guys. you don't have to be an arctic animal to understand a cure for a hot day. >> we get out of the pool, go to the spray park, or you can turn the air on. >> reporter: how about getting in the poultry business. >> layer ice, layer product and layer of ice and layer of product and layer of ice. >> reporter: speaking of food there are typical summer swelter remedies. >> i'm getting ingredient to make about a gallon of salsa a. >> and not so typical. >> hot meal on a hot day. >> reporter: back at the zoo it is clear hot hot weather lovers are a special breed. for this fellow it helps philadelphia feel like home. now if you are not the a rhino, you do absolutely to have take precautions the city heat line will be opened midnight the tonight. as for that guy drinking his coffee, experts say that you should avoid caffeine and alcohol on a day like this. reporting live from center city alexandria hoff for

cbs-3 "eyewitness news". if you are looking for a way to beat the heat cbs philly.com is a great resource. they have a list of cooling centers and an updated forecast from the eyewitness weather team. delaware fixture for gambling and horse racing becomes a crime scene when a man is shot at the stables. it happened at delaware park race track in stanton. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is at the scene with the very latest information on an arrest, cleve. >> reporter: ukee, that is got news now, an arrest was made about an hour, within an hour after the incident and the victim here did not sustain a life threatening injury, from the gun shot wound. all this happened back in the stable area, somewhere you may not see very often at the delaware park. one employee here described what he saw as being somewhat chaotic. >> it is unheard of. >> reporter: troy bucket was hard at work at delaware park's stables when this started to go on around him a manhunt for a suspect gunman.

>> i heard helicopters. i said what is going on? that is when i heard. >> reporter: just before 9:00 a a.m. delaware state the police received a report of the shooting in the race track stable area. >> while in route they were advised an male victim had been shot and transported to christiana hospital in newark. they were advised that a male suspect had fled the area, and in a vehicle. >> reporter: using their helicopter state police located the suspect vehicle at nearby court apartments. as troopers in and new castle county police, swarmed the complex the man surrendered. >> right now we have the suspect in custody and he is here in troop two being questioned. >> reporter: police say victim and suspect both work at delaware park. shooter is a jockey and victim a trainer. they say jockey hit the trainer in the abdomen with the single shot the for what they were described in general terms as a personal dispute. soon after the arrest police recovered the gun near a street near stable. troy bucket says he has never seen any problems like this among the people that work with the horses at delaware

park. >> people here usually get along well. >> yeah. >> reporter: do tempers flare. >> everybody gets along everybody has their own thing. >> reporter: is there a sign right outside firearms not permitted, at delaware park property and state police tell us that right now they have not filed any charges and they are not releasing the name of the suspect. they suspect he will likely face some sort of firearms charges, but no word on anything more serious like aggravated assault or attempted murder. live from stanton delaware, cleve bryan cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> cleve, thank you. also tonight a suspect in the deadly hit and run of the child in southwest philadelphia turns herself into authorities this morning. only "eyewitness news" cameras were rolling as 27 year-old tameika mason of sharon hill walked out of the accident investigation division. a black suv struck them on the 1600 block of south 57th street. coming up tonight the at 6:00 "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones spoke

exclusively to the child's mother about these new development and he will have a live report. now to deflategate new england quarterback tom brady is defending himself after commissioner lodger goodell upheld his four game suspension. leslie van arsdal joins with us more on that. >> you didn't think this story would go a away quickly. >> no, not at all. >> four time super bowl champ took to social media to take his side of the story and on his facebook page, brady declared his innocence. he said i'm very disappointed by nfl decision to up hold 49 game suspension begins me. i did nothing wrong no one in the patriots organization did either. to suggest that idea steroid a phone to avoid giving the nfl information, it requested, is completely wrong. patriots owner bob kraft is standing by his quarterback. >> it is completely incomprehensible to me that the league continues to take steps disparage one of its all time great players and a man

for whom i have the utmost respect. personally this is very sad and disappointing to me. >> well, the players union plans to go to federal court to get an injunction and stop that suspension and police have been asked to keep an eye on commissioner goodell a's summer home fearful patriots fans could protest outside of his home. that hasn't happened but the the fans... they are a little crazy out there. >> thank you so much. it is a story that has people angry all over the world, coming up next animal activist and hollywood stars weigh in on cecil the african lion killed by a big game hunter in minute so the. amazing video of the wash out road a rescue worker gets the shock of his life searching for a missing driver. and take a look at this, a fun experiment in space find out what astronauts put inside this bubble to make such a spectacular picture. we will be right back.

a driver was killed after flood waters washed out a road in kentucky. authority found would the man's body trapped inside her car. storms stopped heavy rains on the area last night. first responder who helped search for a victim later learned that she was his own mother, when he found her. and an s suv landed upside down after being swept off the road by flood waters.

main an woman were inside but able to get out on their own. authorities say incident is a least miner for people to never drive through high the water. well, search continues for two teenage boys in florida who went missing while on a fishing trip coastguard and state officials to day visited the florida home of one of the two missing boaters. crews have been searching for perry co an and austin stephanos for six days. teen's boat was found sunday. crews searching from daytona beach up to the south carolina border. still ahead on "eyewitness news", have you ever been asked does this milk smell bad? scientists may help you avoid that with a new cap that checks the milk f

i'll tell you what, watch your pets, watch everyone, elderly, you know it, it is that type of weather out there. >> it is hot and so steamy, it feels like almost 100 degrees when you factor in the humidity. in the the city, it is worse. streets, blacktop, we all retain that heat and it is basically like an oveny got in my car it read 103 degrees because of the sun. >> yes, it is a very dangerous day and tomorrow, once again we have an excessive heat warning in effect through the the rest of today through tonight and tomorrow evening at 6:00 p.m. you may ask what happens tomorrow at 6:00 p.m.? cold front comes through. it won't give us relief from the 90's but it will give us relief from the insane

humidity. lets look outside and see how evening is shaping up. few cloud drifted in and that has limited the temperature a little bit outside. temperatures in the lower 90's at the airport. not too bad but feels very steamy. feels five to 10 degrees hotter then thermometer indicates this evening. kind of the cloudy, overcast evening at least here in philadelphia portions of the area still seeing full sunshine this afternoon and this evening but boy it is hot. we are tracking a couple showers and storms off to the south across portions of kent, sussex counties in delaware. the rest of the region is quiet. sprinkle popping up in lancaster county. they are drifting north to south. cannot rule out them making its way in south jersey. they have heavy rain associated with them. you can see dover down toward milford still seeing heavy rain and still a flood advisory for that region. here is our next weather maker a clearly define storm over central canada and this cold front associated with it pushing through great lakes state tonight. that will cross our area tomorrow and bring us threat

for gusty thunderstorms. right now 91 degrees at philadelphia international airport. eighty-eight in wilmington. ninety-two reading. feels hotter. feels like 98 in the city right now. feels like 95 in reading. feels like 93 in atlantic city this heat has swept in across the eastern half of the country and back in the deep south where we are looking at a real feel temperatures of 109 in little rock. 103 in dallas. overnight tonight a couple showers will pop up, little bit of fog waking up to humidity tomorrow morning and tomorrow evening at 5:00 p.m. these storms erupt. they will make it down the shore by 6:00. then we will clear it the out. we have a marginal threat for severe wet are north and west of philadelphia, downpours and gusty wind out there but you can see dew point mid 70's tomorrow and watch as this dry air sweeps in. we are talking about dew points in the 50's and 60's by friday and that takes us right back to the not bad range at least to finish out the week. overnight tonight 76 degrees with that isolated opening shower for your thursday, hot

humid with gusty evening thunderstorms at 93. you're witness weather three day information was kiehl keep the heat around all three days but these two days feel better than this one thanks to the drop in dew point. i'll have your full seven day forecast in the next half an hour. but for now stay right there we will be right back.

the the tragic, and senseless killing of the beloved african lie an cecil is making headlines all around the world becoming top trending story. the insider's debbie joins us from hollywood with more on that debbie. >> reporter: ukee, this story has everyone up in arms especially on social media. now hollywood is joining armored of animal advocates in the hunt for the lie an

huntsman. >> i'm doctor walt palmer and welcome. >> i heard somebody in south africa describe it in this country somebody shot lassie. >> reporter: in his hometown credit palmer portrays himself as a gentle, kind dentist. he is in hiding and his practice is closed in the wake of the being identified as the sleigher of the zimbabwe's cecil the lion. >> i don't think he is that classy. >> cecil, seen here in his protected wild life area, has been described as a ham to tourist cameras with people trying to get a glimpse n a statement palmer says he didn't know the lion was protected and quote i deeply regret that my pursuit of an activity i love and practice responsibly and legally resulted in the taking of this lion. >> you take aspirin, you kill the lion, you didn't take it. >> reporter: jimmy kimmel

became visibly emotional while attempting to talk about the situation. >> you want to make this into a positive, you could sorry okay. >> reporter: how is this ukee, a complete moratorium on trophy hunting around the park between 2005 through 2008 coincided with a 60 percent increase in the lion population there. now back to you. >> debbie, thank you. you can see the insider weeknights the at 7:30 p.m. right here on cbs-3. coming up in the next half an hour of "eyewitness news" shot and killed over a missing license plate. >> killing of another, that is what makes a murder. he purposely killed him. >> a police officer is charged after disturbing body camera video is released of a traffic stop gone bad a full report coming up next. hate waiting in line at your favorite stores? avoid the wait using a new feature from google. new at 6:00, the local guitar making that is striking

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i'm ukee washington and here are the top stories today: a mans shoddy at delaware park race track by

the the horse stables this morning. police say the suspect is a jockey and victim is a trainer. a suspect is in custody and victim remains in christiana hospital. this is exclusive video of tameika mason being led out of philadelphia police accident investigation division in handcuffs. she surrendered this morning in connection to the deadly hit and run of the four year-old boy in april. it has been another very very hot day excessive heat warning is now in effect for the area lets peak at your weather headlines. we have another warning right through tomorrow afternoon that warning goes until 6:00 o'clock tomorrow. gusty thunderstorms possible tomorrow afternoon. heat stretch continues. we will be in the 90's until next tuesday at least but good news, not all 90-degree days are created equal. we've got humidity relief on the way and that comes in friday in the weekend. i will have your full seven day forecast coming up, ukee. now at 5:30 we are continuing to learn more about the indictment handed down today against congressman chaka fattah.

twenty-nine count indictment describes four schemes, two involved efforts to pay down debt from fattah's failed philadelphia a mayoral bid. fattah has stepped down from his leadership post as top democrat on the house appropriations subcommittee. fattah has not been arrested and no court date has been set for his initial appearance. pat ciarrocchi joins us from our satellite center with more reaction from some people in his district, pat. >> reporter: the extensive nature of the congressman's indictments has brought reaction that is mixed both of sadness and surprise but among the heaviest hearts it comes from a reaction from his mother mrs. fattah, she has been a community activist who healed rival gangs back in the 1970's. i spoke to her about an hour after the indictments were announced and this is what she had to say to me. i have faith in my son and his innocence and i have faith in god. chaka fattah's political career has had him next to the powerful and needy. >> a good chapel many for the people that he had been in

political office all that time and it is a shame. >> there is speculation he was unnamed in the indictment about six months ago i think so i can't say that i'm all that surprised. >> reporter: the democrat's second district expands neighborhood that reflect wealthy and working class. deep in urban streets of west philadelphia, north to germantown and chestnut hill and west to gladwynn into montgomery county. >> as far as the family i have known them for many years and they are great people. >> reporter: chaka fattah's family and political interests grew out of west philadelphia where they founded the now closed house of e moja which brought unity among rival street gangs. >> i'm shock as a congressman for the youth and he has been in office i thought he was okay. i didn't hear anything negative. >> reporter: in mt. airy corner known as weaver's way bring community organizers together. pam is one of them. >> he has been on the right side of so many issues, it is

so painful to read about. you know, the cities long term reputation of content and corruption is disturbing and deeply embedded. it is sad. it is not too shocking. i hope it is not true. we will find outfit is. >> reporter: from washington congressman bob brady told me by phone he is saddened by today's developments and losing fattah as a ranking member of the appropriations committee. >> chaka after 18, 19 years there as being a experienced ranking member it does hurt the city of philadelphia dramatically. i feel badly for him his wife and his family and i hope things work out as best as they can. >> reporter: chaka fattah has served since 1995, before that he was in the pennsylvania state legislator. his legislative priorities have been education and more recently euro science. ukee. >> pat, thank you. we invite to you stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the charges against congressman fattah. we will have more tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 and

get more anytime at cbs philly.com. a university of cincinnati police officer who shot a driver during a traffic stop is now charged with murder. as cbs reporter marley hall tells us, prosecutors say the officer intentionally shot the man. >> reporter: university of cincinnati police officer ray tenton surrendered to authorities wednesday, he is being indicted for murder of four three-year old samuel duboise shot death on july 19th. >> this is, without question, a murder. >> reporter: the prosecutor released the officer's body camera video that shows him pulling him over for missing front license plate. dubois hands the officer a bottle of gin and says he does not have his driver license on him. he asked him to get out of the car. dubois restarts the vehicle. the officer ordered him to stop and fires one shot. >> people don't get shot for a

traffic stop unless they are violent toward the police officer, and he wasn't. >> reporter: the prosecutors say the officer's claim that the car dragged him is not true. dubois family says without the camera they wouldn't have an indictment. >> we knew the video was going to vindicate our brother. >> reporter: tenson's attorney says the officer broke down in tears when the indictment was announced. he will ab rained thursday morning. marley hall for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". also developing, u.s. officials are investigating reports that one of the america's long time enemies is dead. white house says reports of the taliban leader mullah omar's death were credible and the intelligence community is looking into them. correspondent jonathan vigilante reports from london. >> reporter: afghanistan's top intelligence agencies says country's illusive taliban leader mullah omar is dead. authorities say he died from natural cause necessary a pakistani hospital more than two years ago. but taliban spokesmen refutes

that telling british broadcaster sky news that as far as he knows omar is still alive and in charge. omar helped shelter osama bin laden while planning the 9/111 attacks. u.s. invaded afghanistan after omar refused to hand over the al qaeda chief. this is not the first time taliban leader has been declared dead. earlier this month he was reported to have died from pneumonia. tribe sources tell cbs that the taliban was trying to keep omar's death a secret to prevent the terror group from break ago part. jonathan syringe evente, cbs knew. upstate new york man has been arrested and charged for allegedly trying to join isis. the federal authorities say 44 year-old arafat naji traveled to turkey twice from lackawana county to support the terrorist organization. they were tipped off by a neighbor who heard naji talking about his jihadi believes. >> complaint alleged that naji

purchased numerous items of military combat gear, including night vision goggles, other items which can be used in the military or violent context. >> reporter: if convicted he faces up to 15 years in prison. a fire damaged home is at center of the investigation by city inn expecters and the fire marshall today. let's show you the scene this morning on the 300 block of ease tuscolumn street in kensington. fifer started at 5:00 a.m. and engulfed this two story home and destroyed the front. the only man inside escaped without injuries. the cause of the fire is still being looked into. a man was rush to the hospital overnight after he was hit by a csx freight train in bustleton. it happened just before 3:00 a.m. near grant avenue and welsh road. it took emergency crews two hours to free the 46 year-old man who subsequently, had his leg amputated. he is in stable condition we're told this evening. it is in the clear why the man was on the train tracks at that time.

well today's philadelphia office of emergency management teamed up with police and fire fighters to practice some response for a mass casualty incident. this was the scene at at&t station on the broad street line. the drill simulated a decontamination response if a chemical were to be released intentionally at the subway station. those who a appeared to be injured are all volunteer actors. emergency management director samantha phillips explains how critical these rehearsals are. >> it is really important that if this were to happen in the city of philadelphia that the public listen to first responders listen to the philadelphia fire department, listen to the philadelphia police department and follow actions. it is just all for the public safety. >> there were decontamination stations set up throughout the area as rehearsals lasted for multiple hours. about 1,501st responders and 75 volunteer actors participated in today's drill. new banner is hanging in advance of the pope francis

visit to philadelphia "eyewitness news" outside cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul in center city. banner unveiling was one of the series of events hosted by cathedral in advance of the pope and world meeting of families. we are now 59 days away from the arrival of pope francis to philadelphia stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the papal visit on television and on line at cbs philly.com. lemonade is a always a great choice on a hot day like today. "eyewitness news" at villanova university. students participating in the alex lemonade stand foundation leadership academy. they created their own lemonade stand. teams competed in a friendly match up to learn how to run a real event of their own and contribute to the fight against childhood cancer. nicely done. still to come on "eyewitness news" does this milk smell fun i you have probably been asked that? you can avoid to do the smell test or even worst taste test with a new smart milk cap?

hot cars in demonstration to show what can happen to a pet in a hot day like this? three on your side with more details, kate. >> heat is not going anywhere anytime soon. we're in the excessive heat warning right through tomorrow evening and we are tracking thunderstorms especially late tomorrow that could get a bit strong across the area, i will have the latest seven day forecast when we come right back.

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food, from your cell phone. and we all hate waiting in line but google may have solution for you google now has a feature that allows users to check out busiest times during date for business. you can check different days of the week to plan ahead it is called popular times and it was unveiled yesterday. feature is accessible from google search on all phones with an internet connection. more to come, tonight kate's updated forecast as she will have that for you coming up next. we will be right back.

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the globetrotters, two of the stars went to the top of the 150-foot ride at morey'spy inner wildwood, and then here it comes they make the basket. wow. the globetrotters tip off four games in wildwood, tonight through saturday. love the globetrotters over the years. fresh fruits and vegetables at the area farmers market and although it is a a hot day we sent vittoria woodill to the westmont farmers market in hammington township to check the produce torey? >> reporter: well, we don't have torey. we are trying to get that connection together but it is a hot day.

lets talk a little bit to kate bilo about this hot day. we have to watch out for it including our pets. >> well, lets take a look. we have showed you rooftop camera looking like a nice day, once in air conditioning looking outside the window but day we have to take care of yourself kid pets and everyone that may need help. if you have neighbors friend, elderly. >> people living alone give them a call. >> we have a problem in the city where the brick row homes absorbs heat and these row homes connected don't have air conditioning and ventilation and when you get a heat wave you get very dangerous conditions. check on anyone that may not get themselves out. >> that is why we are constantly reminding, we have to be. >> keep yourself hydrated. we will take you outside to the campbell's field camera. few cloud bubbling up but we have stayed pretty cool outside or pretty dry i should say. is there nothing cool bit. cool where showers have been. problem is where we get showers to pop up like southern delaware, you get

flood advisories because showers pop up and sit over an area for an extended period of time. we have a couple showers overnight and into certainly tomorrow afternoon but the ones from our afternoon should come through quickly along a cold front. let check with our weather watchers. we are seeing temperatures in the 90's. 94 degrees in chesterfield, new jersey. ed says lazy day hot but less humid this morning. we have talk about that last night as some models mix that dryer air down. not quite as humid out there now as it was earlier today but still pretty unbearable and still in the excessive heat warning in the city a and nearby suburbs because of the blacktop, brick, concrete that likes to absorb that heat. phil in chestnut hill is at 93. his afternoon temperatures on his weather station was 98. heat index at his house up to 108, dew point the at 73. that is definitely dangerous heat. heat index of 108 is nothing to mess around with. as we check with jim, in media, at 91 degrees, seeing

sunshine there at the moment. lets look at our spots outside, we will go to the live neighborhood network camera at beach patrol headquarters in margate. you can see we have people outside on the beach. we will head up to burnville the junior/senior school we are seeing sunshine as well. showers and thunderstorms over southern delaware for the most part. temperatures at the moment in the 90's at the the a airport. ninety-one in philadelphia. philadelphia a is hotter than orlando, st. louis and atlanta and hotter than charleston. 39 degrees. that is our high today. hotter then all of those southern cities. excessive heat warning until 6:00 tomorrow evening. we will talk about highs in the 90's for one more day at least highs in the mid 90's and then right around 90 with lower humidity on friday. it will feel a whole lot better. as far as tomorrow afternoon as those storms come through high risk of downpours and maryland rate risk of wind and lightening. watch out how dew points drop. it will feel wetter starting friday. still oppressive thursday.

still humid but in the quite as bad for friday and the weekend. as far as tonight is concern maybe stray shower. we are dry. warm muggy at 76. for your thursday hot, humid with gusty evening thunderstorms. here is you're witness weather seven day forecast, friday, saturday sunday still hot. not as humid. sunshine throughout the weekend. it looks like heat wave breaks by next wednesday ukee. kate, thank you. one of the best parts of the summer fresh fruits, vegetables and you can find them at area farmers market. although it is a hot day as kate mentioned we sent for toy west machines farmers market in haddon township. it looks like she's having a beverage there. we got gremlins out of the system. >> thanks, ukee, it is with this heat and how hot it is, i am drinking right now a water melon objecting was friska. you can get that at the farmers market. we are celebrating west machines farmers market here in had on township, new

jersey. i'm trying to cool off enjoying it so much, if we did not have doug kelly creator of the westmont farmers market. >> thank you. >> it would not be around. so why did this come about as a passion project for you. >> i have been a hairdresser for 32 years. we work on saturdays. i never make it to a saturday farmers market. the wednesday mid week might be a nice option this is rose robson, one of the best farmers. >> one of the best farmers here rose. >> i don't know about that. >> rose, tell us about your farm, the robson farm where are you located and why did you decide to come here to the westmont farmers market. >> we're in wrightstown new jersey, 45 minutes north of here but this is a really great area and they have great customers no brain tore come to this market good look at this beautiful produce. can we look at some of this stuff, tomatoes, peaches beautiful flowers. it is excellent. you can find all of this and more information on all of this at cbs philly.com but it is westmont farmers market. you'll find it every wednesday

until october 28th from 4:00 to 7:30 at haddon and stratford avenue in haddon township, new jersey. it is fun festive and farmers fresh. this is why we snead need smellovision and water melon aqua friska in your life. thanks doug, thanks rose. now back to you in the studio. >> that looks refreshing. thanks torey. leaving pets locked in cars is never safe but when temperatures sores like today it can be deadly. three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan joins us with more to tell us about that. >> on a cool day it is no the smart to leave a pet a alone in the car but when we're experiencing high temperatures leaving a dog in the car can cause organ damage and even death. melissa a cummings was walking in a parking lot when she noticed a dog inside a hot car. she notified security who contact police, and thankfully the talk was okay but cummings was still troubled. an animal lover herself she wanted to be able to give animals a voice. she sat in her park car

rolled up windows and started recording a cell phone video. >> i had a headache, i'm nauseous, light headed, i feel like i will throw upright now. >> reporter: cummings stayed in the car for an hour. >> i was sweating, feeling horrible. i can't imagine what that would be like if i had a fur coat on. >> reporter: cars windows act like a greenhouse trapping heat from the summer sun within minutes. >> sauna in there. >> reporter: one study shows on a 95-degree day in ten minutes the interior of the car reaches 114 degrees n30 minutes it is up to 129 degrees, and it hits 140 degrees in an hour. peter released a public surface announcement on you tube titled how long can this nfl player tough it out in a hot car? arizona cardinals tyrone matthews stepped up to the challenge, and showed just how bad it can get, becoming flushed, and pouring sweat as the temperatures soared. >> make your dog a part of your family. don't treat him like you

wouldn't treat someone you care about or love. >> reporter: even a humid day it is worse. animals pant to evaporate moisture from their lungs, if the humidity ties high they are unable to cool themselves and their temperature will sky rocket to dangerous levels very quickly. do not leave dogs in cars. >> i hear ya man. you do not want to see me. i have seen this happen, i use choice word in that parking lot. >> i would do, i have had three dogs and four cats, so i necessity where you are coming from. thanks sir appreciate it. it was christmas in july for a local man and woman in uniform. "eyewitness news" at sugar house casino where they celebrated the celebration of the 1400 care packages. those packages will be sent to pennsylvania, new jersey national guard troops, serving overseas. we thank you. we will be

we have breaking news a u.s. official now say debris found on a beach on a island in the inn yan ocean is from a boeing triple seven. officials say it is too early to tell if the debris is from malaysia a flight 370 which disappeared last year in route from kuala lumpur to beijing that flight was operate by a triple seven. as we learn new details we will bring them to you on television and cbs philly.com.

a local grocery store owner could have given money to charity but he wanted his gift to be more personal. in this weeks story of brotherly love i was there as a man surprised a family with a a very generous gift constance robert son of northeast philadelphia is raising three children including christian with a serious kidney condition requiring frequent hospitalizations. >> my grand kid, they know, i'll make the sacrifice. you first because you are the the future. >> reporter: a non-profit casey cares provides fund getaways for grandchildren and other kid. little did constance know more help was about to a arrive. andre mal kin immigrate todd philadelphia from 20 years ago. now he owns net cost market chains nine stores, two in philly, specializing in american and imported food. >> i understand how difficult it can be sometimes from my personal experience. >> reporter: he hooked up with casey cares to give a family a

years worth of groceries for free. >> so, we will pick the family and have the family see how it is, you know, making a difference. >> reporter: constance who goes by anna thought i was there to interview her about casey cares. and then an tray walk in. >> we select your family to be a recipient of a year of grocery for free. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: now the reaction. >> oh, bless you. oh my god. thank you so much. >> it just means such a great difference to my family. >> reporter: take your time. obviously moved. andre has helped many other families. what a wonderful gesture. congratulations. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 he is one of the most influential politicianness our area tonight chaka fattah is facing serious allegations. we will delve deeper in to

his indictment, kate. ukee, it is a very steamy night here in philadelphia and it will get more humid before we get relief. we are tracking strong storms, break nothing to that dangerous heat, we will tell if you that brings us relief coming up in weather. and the driver wanted in connection with the deadly hit and run turn herself in, tonight only "eyewitness news" speaks with the four year-old victim's mother as she breaks her silence. you can call him guitar guru, and he is pulling all of the right strings. how this philadelphia made guitarist earning, worldwide recognition. officials say he betrayed the public trust chaka fattah, one of the most prominent politicianness our area now facing charges for allege political corruption. tonight, we're learning more about his 29 count

indictment. u.s. representative fattah is denying any wrongdoing. good evening i'm ukee washington. we have team three coverage. iteam is digging deeper to the indictment. we will hear from charlotte hoffman in just a moment but first "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry is live in overbrook where fattah's local office is located syma. >> reporter: ukee, this 85 page indictment out lanes charges against congressman fattah and four associates. the accusations paint fattah as a man who would go through great lengths to personally profit off of campaign fund, and federal grants, and to use that money for himself and his family. >> engaging in a racketeering, conspiracy to further their political and finance interest. >> reporter: twenty-nine count indictment against congressman chaka fattah and four associates outlined allegations of political corruption. a federal investigation unveils five a alleged schemes that include miss appropriating, charitable, federal and campaign fund. officials say that in one of the