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we begin this noon with breaking news in delaware county. the fbi has joined local authorities in the search for this young boy, he is 11 years old and he is from folcroft. the child was last seen riding his bike on monday afternoon. good afternoon everyone, i'm pat ciarrocchi. >> i'm erika von tiehl. right out to todd quinones near the scene with the intense search. >> reporter: right here, this is a copy of the flyer that's been handed out here throughout folcroft. right now intense search underway, and the fbi is getting concerned that this may not be just a simple run
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away case. the fbi looking for this young man, 11 year old laquan hat more, hasn't been seen or heard from since 3:00 monday afternoon, about 5-foot 3 inches tall weighing 125 pounds. he was last seen riding his gold spray painted mountain bike, at around king avenue, and chester pike, he was riding his bike with friends. today we caught up with his cousin, his legal guardian, we also spoke with the fbi, now the fbi tells us that he left his cell phone at home, and that his social media accounts have not been recently updated. pi point the fbi has no evidence suggesting any kind of foul play. and his family is just praying things won't change. >> so i'm praying, just trusting and believing in my lord jesus christ, and just knowing that he is going to bring him home. i'm not thinking no negative thoughts, i'm thinking positivity, even though i'm hurting and i'm breaking down,
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crying, off and on, i'm still believing in god. >> the sense of urgency increases as time goes on, even for a run away, at 11 years old, tip inningly going to make contact with someone, we wouldn't expect them to kind of be out on their own for this long. so, you know, we do get more concerned as more time goes on. we obviously want to find him safe. you know, we don't have any real solid leads right now on a direction he might have gone in. >> well police say he has ridden his bike into southwest philadelphia before with friends to go to parks and also to see family. but so far searches there have turned up nothing. and we're being told the 11 year old boy does not have a history hereof running away from home. now in the meantime if anyone has seen this little boy or knows anything about him, where he might be, they are being asked to contact this number: one-800-the-lost, number for missing and exploited children that
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number: (800)843-5678. reporting this afternoon in folcroft, delaware county, todd quinones, "eyewitness news". todd, thank you very much. first look at the forecast with meteorologist, katie fehlinger on the cbs-3 skydeck. >> breeze feels so good. when you get on the skydeck, with the lip gloss, no fun. >> thankfully i have matte lipstick on, but do you have think about these things, seeing temperatures climb, pat, erika, they are climbing in a comfortable way for a change, we are currently finding temperatures topping off in the mid 80s most locations, little cooler as go into the north and west most suburbs as you would expect, some of the more remote counties, even at the shore smidge cooler by comparison, however, we don't have the humidity. that's the big difference maker, and we are going to come awfully close to heatwave today. we'll see how we do. but we're forecasting to come just shy of it. and we're shooting for 89 degrees. meanwhile, storm scan3, has completely emptied out. had some early morning clouds, those have since thinned.
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what i want you to notice across north central pennsylvania, see couple of the clouds starting to buckle up out that way, could lead to quick sprinkle for folks across the pocono region later today. not huge deal, however, we are expecting more than anything region wide here in the delaware valley sunshine, light winds, low humidity, enough it feels real comfortable outside. so this is one of the days you never complain about skydeck duty. just so pleasant outside. and we will keep it going for you even as we head into tomorrow. we send it back into you guys. >> katie, thank you very much. we are 52 days away from pope francis arriving here in philadelphia. organizers are expected to hold a news conference at 2:00 to discuss vehicle restrictions within the city limit. we're going to be stream tag live for you on cbsphilly.com. in the meantime, help is wanted for crowd control during the big event. a job fair was held this morning, at the pa career link center in center city. job seekers interviewed on the spot to secure one of up to
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100 security guard positions, the jobs which pay between eight and $10 per hour last three weeks, but could lead to permanent positions. >> and papal rail pass winners should know as early as tomorrow if they scored passes in this week's septa lottery. septa will notify winners of regional rail passes starting thursday, through sunday, septa focusing on the next lottery for three lines, from 69th street terminal. they are including the norristown high-speed line, charlie's route -- trolley route 101 to media, trolley route sharon hill. >> happening today, the philadelphia housing authority begins it new smoking ban. the ban prohibit lighting up inside pha owned homes, allows smoking only in designated outdoor areas. this new policy affect about 80,000 tenants. lease holders could face evictions from new buildings after a fourth violation. however, violators annex
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innings g buildings have toy attends counselling, instead. man fast asleep inside this home. >> jan carabeo shows us camden authorities looking into the possibility that this fire was intentionally set. >> up in flames, nearly an entire block of row homes catches fire in camden early wednesday morning. i'm looking at the news, in my room, and i see 1137 sheridan street row homes on fire. and of course it didn't click right away, because i couldn't believe it. >> doris has lived in the blue house on the corner for decades, fortunately, she was staying the night at a nearby hotel while her home is under repair. her son, though, was asleep inside as the flames lept from one home to the next. >> all i heard was doorbell ringing, banking on the door get out because the house is on fire. >> the carney home only home here on the 1100 block of sheridan street spared. two alarm err sprang quickly, three vacant homes were destroyed, fourth damaged.
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thankfully no loss of life. >> don't have any firefighter injuries, any civilian injuries. >> the fire marshall's office is investigating the exact cause of this fire. but neighbors in this area are convinced, that a group of kids spotted on the street early this morning, could be to blame. this man woke up around 5:00 a.m. to loud noises outside his home. he saw at least two dozen teenagers running up and down sheridan street, some of them arguing. >> some lady she said don't did it. then 15 minute, we had the fire. the lady called the cops. >> there are several surveillance cameras in the area that neighbors hope will help the investigation. doris is just grateful that after 40 years, she can still call this house home. >> i thank god first, and the camden fire department second. >> in camden, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> one person was returned to a hospital after this truck fire in furlong, bucks county. ups truck caught fire near
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york and sugar bottom roads around 2:00 this morning. the roads are expected to be open before long. the cause of the fire is under investigation. but the truck may have hit a construction barrier in that area. dozens of people were forced from their homes by a fire that seriously damaged apartments in schil inning ton, berks county. chopper three over the schil inning ton commons on community drive. the fire started outside the building around 1:00 this morning. eleven units were occupied and all 11 sustained smoke, fire, or water damage. no one was injured. and the cause is under investigation. and chopper three is also over a home last night. this is on trap lane in middletown township bucks county. a 26 year old man is in police custody after he allegedly stabbed his father to death during a argument yesterday afternoon. their identities have not yet been released. >> and a bus accident in wilmington sends seven people to area hospitalization. it happened near 22nd and walnut st. about 11:00. four adult, three young people
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were injured. the driver of the suv was trapped and crews used rescue tools to free that victim. officials called all of the injuries non-life threatening. the intersection will remain closed for the police investigation. well, the line up is set for tomorrow night's first prime time republican debate. candidates made the cut, the rest will take part in a separate debate earlier in the evening. craig boswell with the details for you in you from washington, d.c. >> fox news unveiled who earned a spot in tomorrow's prime time debate. >> in the first spot, directly center stage, businessman, billionaire, donald trump. >> joining trump will be jeb bush, scott walker, mike huckabee, ben carson, ted cruz, marco rubio, and rand paul. governors chris christie and john kasich narrowly made the cut. governors bobby jindal, rick perry, among those left out. they'll join the remaining candidates for debate earlier in the evening. the split was based on pole numbers. rick santorum ended up in the
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second tear, they called it incredibly flawed adding national polls are meaningless in august. republican national committee chairman says the candidates have to make every second count. >> i think every candidate will have to bring their a game, and it has to be done quickly and concisely. >> the big question is whether donald trump will continue his war of words with some of his fellow candidates. he promise in the recent interviewed to tone things down on stage. >> i'm not look to go hurt anybody. i'm not looking to embarrass anybody. >> he says he will just go out there and be himself. craig boswell, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". well, coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" it was a warm welcome for jimmy rollins last night at citizens bank park, we will hear from him coming up. also, we have some new details on on deflate gate as tom brady's testimony is released. we'll have that for
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and the majority were rated as cleared or minimal at 12 weeks. stelara® helps keep my skin clearer. ask your doctor about stelara®. >> special night at the ballpark, jimmy rollins returned to citizens bank park with the dodgers. the fans showing their appreciation, was over 402nd standing ovation.
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there he was, letting hads home, such gracious guy. after the game, rollins spoke about the loving reception from phillies fans. >> greatly appreciate it. >> i thought, you know, they came out, clap, nodded, acknowledged them, got in the box, they kept going. geez, you have game to play, but, you know, it was a great moment. >> to the game, the phillies franco with big hit, ricky sensation hit grand-slam homer, talk about seventh inning stretch. phillies beat the dodgers six-two last night. >> and the eagles will get the day off today after yesterday's open practice at lincoln financial field, more than 20,000 fans turned out for training camp despite the heat. we're less than two weeks from the eagles first pre-season game. >> tom brady denied tampering with footballs in his testimony about deflate gate.
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>> in the transcript just released brady told nfl commissioner roger goodel that under oath, that he did not discuss air levels with the ball boys. he also testified that he was never told about withholding his cell phone, potentially being used against him. brady has taken the fight to appeal his four-game suspension to federal court. well, still ahead here on "eyewitness news", another holly weight power couple is calling it quits. >> find out what's behind the biggest break up you might say since brad pitt and jennifer aniston, remember that one, katy? >> how could you forget it? well, we are looking ahead, my friends, to another beautiful afternoon, just not as humid as it has been in recent dates, but there is cool down that's headed our way, and it starts tomorrow. we'll have the full details and your
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neighborhoods around the country came together for national night out, annual event against crime. enjoying time outside, this is at strawberry mansion, events also head in other philadelphia neighborhoods and in the suburbs. matter of fact, the first-ever national night out event was held in ardmore, in 1984. >> so toasty night for it. >> in fact, beautiful night at the ballpark. >> really special. so, hard time proof on that. >> but or four cast at least little better. >> definitely, yes, keeping the sunshine around for you the rest of the day today, lower humidity for one thing, nice light breeze out there, enough that it was giving me that wind swept, you know. >> looked good. you made it work, katie. >> i'll keep telling myself that. but, overall, still real nice
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afternoon, unfolding for us out there. we will keep the theme going right into tonight, nice and comfortable, you want to turn that air conditioner off for a night, maybe save on the energy bill. i think you can get away without. that will however, it is still warm outside. don't get me wrong. i want to go back in time here, we will show you couple of different cities, mid-atlantic region, how many 90 degrees days have we seen so far? here is the average, in boston, typically have 12, new york 17, 21 here in philadelphia. it get little higher the further south go as you might imagine. already exceeded average here, as of yesterday, when we did top off into the 90's once more, so, even though i don't think we will quite see necessarily any more 90 agree days for few more days, we have already exceeded the average. so just interesting little tid-bit for you. we head right back out to storm scan3, we continue at this point to track just quiet weather. we mention the sprinkle chance across the poconos, nothing more than that. next system to look ahead to, right now bringing with it some heavier rain, this is starting to blossom built
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more, making some pretty decent forward progression in movement. as this continues to not only, a, blossom, but b, track east, we will eventually end up with the possibility of wet weather. soap, we put cooler in quotes. again, still talking upper 80s today. but we are expecting to feel anywhere near the humidity as we have had in recent days. still mid 80s tomorrow, nice day, clouds eventually rebuilding then this disturbance comes in over night thursday leading into friday. current model guidance keeps it through the mid-atlantic region, right on the edge of it, that means track is very, very important here. and as long as it stays far enough south, we can say that basically your best chance for wet weather goes from philadelphia, on south, further north you go, you probably ends up with a dry day. that's at least the current prognosis there. saturday, skies clear out and the weekend overall looks pretty good. to cut town area middle school, soccer field in the front ends, things looking just beautiful, real nice afternoon. westerly component to the winds flow here in kutztown,
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generally just comfortable breeze, since we have the drier air in place, phillies are back at it again tonight. mostly sunny skies, for, that this will be good excuse to pick up a ticket if you haven't yet. eight a degrees, pleasantly warm for you, hey, if you are headed to the shore this weekend, just mention the weekends looks pretty good. start with clouds at the shore on saturday, but eventually break for some sun, sunday, topping off around 80 degrees, and then taking a look at the eyewitness weather seven day forecast, you won't finds 90 degrees day in this one. eighty-nine is our expectation today. so we won't quite make that heatwave extended here. but we really cool down to noticeable levels, especially by friday, with that disturbance overhead. only 79, the forecast. >> you will notice that. >> thank you. time right now to check your philadelphia job market report. >> cbs news business analyst jill schlessenger here is here with more. >> hearns are americans receive the least paid vacation time in the wormed. while employees in other countries enjoy as many as 40 days off a year, the average american worker, with five to
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eight years of experience, gets just over two weeks, or 11 days, of paid vacation annually. if your summer respit has you pining for more time off, some industries reward their employees with both pay and vacation. top of the list, according to pay scale. com is civil edge nears, they earn average of only $79,000 a year, and get 3.2 weeks of vacation. civil engineers design, construct and supervise large construction projects and systems, including roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, bridges, and systems for water supply and sewage treatment. civil engineers need bachelor's bachelors did he agree, and practice location where they provide services, to learn more about the rules here if the philadelphia area, go to the american society of civil engineers website at scce.org, organized regionally. i'm jill schlessinger for cbs-3, "eyewitness
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>> o'hare airport, gone to the animals, loads, donkeys, graze the fields on the other side of the fence just few feet from the busy runways. they've replaced lawn mowers, and keep the grass neat and
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trim. the animals are the landscaping alternative to humans, because they can go where the mow ers can't go. and that results in fewer rodent, and fewer birds, which of course you don't want near airports. >> indeed. so, a long standing pour couple in hollywood is calling it quit, so sad to tell you this, after 40 years together, miss piggy and kermit the frog have split. the couple broke the news in joint statement on facebook, according to published reports, today, it was miss piggy, who initiated the split, kermit said it is a day-by-day moment by moment process, but kermit is already rumored to be dating >> miss piggy probably had cause. so, we know, that's "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. and the y
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[ thunder crashes ] >> mariah: this is very creepy. >> kevin: the blackout is still, well, black and out. but, hey, no more rain. >> mariah: but, hey, there's a guy following us, and, hey, he looks like the drug lord, possible three-time murderer marco annicelli. >> kevin: he's probably just one of the plain clothes that harding put on us. okay? [ gasps ] geez! really? >> summer: what did you want me to do? yell, "kevin, mariah, don't be scared! it's just me"? >> mariah: what are you doing walking alone in the park in the middle of a blackout? >> summer: i don't know. there's a guy right behind me. >> kevin: he's probably just a cop... even though he doesn't look familiar. >> summer: yeah, that's 'cause he's not a cop. >> jack: your concern for my safety is quite touching. too bad it didn't apply when i was chained to a bed with a deranged woman standing over me. >> victor: may that poor, derangan

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