>> good morning, it is thursday august 13th i'm quarter von tiehl. i'm nicole brewer. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things, are you up for a shopping trip, ladies. >> hoed trip. >> no begging needed, nicole. good morning, everyone. life is good but even better when we have good roadways and weather. is there just working like that, today, katie. >> great way to put that. we have high pressure in place at the this point. not only are you going to expect and the the low humidity to go with the sunshine, it is just looking like it is an absolutely fantastic day out there. hopefully traffic cooperates too but i can promise you that the weather will definitely dot same. lets start off with a quick check of one of my favorite live neighborhood network cameras. the as you can see off in the distance center city in the right-hand side of your screen here but no light of the day just yet. you are basically seeing things winding down with the best of what is the persaid meet your shower, maybe you were out and about check ago this out and checking with us

right now. skies are still clear for you. even though peak of that meteor shower starting to wayne at this point as light of the day starts to eventually climb over the horizon. storm scan empty w high pressure built in place we have fantastic weather going on for you here today. mid 80's the spectation. it will be warm. it will feel like summer. but you don't have that humidity to contend w very comfortable at lunchtime. why not have lunch outdoors. just a good excuse, by tomorrow, i say that is a good pool or beach day, but are we looking ahead to another heat wave. that is the the question, and i will answer that for you in the seven day forecast as the show progresses. meisha, over to you. any excuse to be outside. good morning, happy thursday, it just feels like this week is going so fast. i don't know about you but even they it is dark outside it is going right by. here's collegeville 422 eastbound past route 29, you can see taillights in the camera but overall everyone traveling around at posted speeds in this area similar

picture approaching downingtown 30 bypass eastbound past route 340, you can see headlights coming at us. everyone, it is still dark. traveling around posted speed. then the the schuylkill expressway one of the areas i look at early to see how it is looking. the eastbound at montgomery looking great here as well as anywhere i look is looking good. and then also we have a water main break earlier, lafayette hill, use an alternate, stenton avenue between joshua and thomas road. that area is closed just so you know. nicole, over to you. >> meisha, thank you. new you this morning a train strikes and kills a person near septa's glenn olden rail station. it happened just after 11:00 as that amtrak train was traveling from washington to new york. it was delayed for two hours during the investigation but train is back on its way and track is clear. police have released the victim's identity. also new a pedestrian hit by a car while crossing the street in folcroft

delaware county. it happened after midnight at intersection of chester pike and folcroft avenue. the driver did stop and is cooperating with the police, no details on the victim's condition. investigators are searching for a cause of the huge house fire along the delaware waterfront in sussex county. cbs-3 employee was on that scene and shot this video on the cell phone. that fire broke out 11:30 on cove red in the far from where coastal highway begins between ocean and cove bay. there is damage there but so far in reports of injuries. we are waiting up to news that will hit lieutenant of drivers in their wallets. higher tolls coming to two local bridges. >> burlington county bridge commission did approve the toll hikes late last night. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us live on the tacony palmyra bridge and that is one of two that will get more expensive, justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. for cash drivers the cost will double from two to $4. the high comes with the

fullbacking of the bridge commission and they say it is necessary, though many drivers may not agree. starting in mid-september these will be the new rates. cars, motorcycles and light trucks will soon pay $4 cash to cross over. e-z pass holders $3. the current tacony palmyra and burlington bristol rate is $2, that is that jump there as for where this money will go the burlington county bridge commission say the hike will pay for 110 million-dollar worth of capitol improvement. the is there major concern here that they want to address. it is safety and structural integrity of the both of the spans. commission voted three to zero in favor of the this rate. they say their last hike was in the year 2,000. also, point out their bridges here are more than 80 years old and take wear and tear every single day. drivers say this just rolls into their rising cost of living, listen. >> it is pretty ridiculous. everything is going up, gas, everything.

i'm not too fond of it. >> now, those toll rates rising too. now drivers and groups are, expressing concerns, as well as triple a says they do support the hike they would like to see this phased in over a period of time and not to have a severe jump doubling as they are right now. they say average rate for commuters could jump from five hundred dollars to more than a thousand dollars a year. this will go into effect, erika and nicole, here on september 15th so just more than a month away. we are live from the bridge, i'm's justin finch, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". justin, thank you. do you hear that? traffic is back to normal on the new jersey turnpike after this giant fireball, and thunder us explosions follow the collision of the two tractor trailer. one you can see engulfed in flames. this happened just before 8:00 d

lanes near east brunswick. crash brought north bound traffic to the halt, but amazingly both drivers suffered only minor injuries. 5:06. we have some breaking news from iraq this morning where a truck bombing in baghdad has kill at least 62 people. isis is claiming responsibility, for this. the group claims that it targeted a shiite gathering in the sadr city neighborhood that blast that wounded 125 others. developing right now, death toll from a massive blast in china has wrist tone 44 people while hundreds are injured. the blast originated from a warehouse for hazardous materials, in the port city of tiang, jin, it is about 90 miles south of beijing. a dozen of those killed killed in the blast were fire fighters. you can see devastating aftermath at cloud of smoke were rising.

that blast left more than 1,000 new cars charred in the nearby parking lot. we are told force shattered windows several miles away. it destroyed buildings nearby. more than 1,000 fire fighters were sent to fight that fire which was mostly under control by morning. the cause of the explosion is unknown. happening today, man left police on a wild two hour chase throughout pennsylvania and new jersey last month is due in court for a preliminary hearing. robert ritter is accused of stealing underwear at a shop rite. he is also accused of physically assaulting an employee on july 9th. during the the chase just a few weeks later police discovered warrants out for ritter's arrest. he is facing aggravated assault charges. 5:07. walk on the ben franklin bridge highlight an update on plans for pope francis trip to philadelphia new jersey transportation commissioner jamie fox and other transportation officials, they will cross the bridge from camden to philadelphia this morning.

officials are allowing only pedestrians on the bridge when the pope visits next month. and, speaking of which, count down is on, just 44 days before the pope arrives in philadelphia. as count down continues stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the city gets ready for papal visit, nicole. we have an extra reason to shop today as if you needed one. a brand new outlet mall is opening up in camden county. chopper three over the new gloucester premium outlets in blackwood, new jersey. 370,000 retail center officially opens up at 10:00 a.m. this morning. bargain hunters will have more than 90 stores to check out. pretty cool there. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is inside and will have a live preview in about 30 minutes. good gig if you can get it. >> 5:08. former president jimmy carter makes a major health announcement and says he has cancer. >> we have the latest on his treatment plans just ahead. more accusers coming forward accusing bill cosby of

drugging and assaulting them. one of them appeared with him on screen. we will tell how. surprise in seattle, wait until you see who led police on this chase. >> ♪ >> counting stars, kate told us all about that yet. those meteors showers are putting a show on the skies last night. you have within more shot tonight. katie has details coming up. per said.

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attorney gloria all red accompanied them during a press conference saying is there no statute of limitations on free speech. daniel nottingham has details from los angeles. >> reporter: former flight attendant and two former actresses recounted their experiences at the hand of bill cosby in the 1970's and 1980's. lindy ridgeway, asked attorney gloria all red to read the graphic part of her assault. >> i felt cosby's left hand gently grab my long hair behind my head. >> reporter: former flight attendant and cover girl colleen hughes said she met cosby on a flight and ended up drugged in a beverly hills hotel room. >> i have had to live my whole life with this terrible secret about bill cosby and what he did to me. >> reporter: former model and actress, said she had a small role and was harassed in cosby's dressing room.

>> he bark at back instantly don't say that, they all say that. >> cosby's attorney responded to the news conference saying quote, lawyers representing clients, resolve had matters in court, not debates. daniel nottingham for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". 54:00 right now. texas airport is hit with straight line wind causing nearly 500 you this dollars worth of damage. you can see planes are toppled over. it happened at how thorn field in harding county near beaumont. eight planes in all were damaged. parts of the hanger's roof were sent flying as well. we have a forecast here. katie, thinks your favorite day of the week. >> it is, it is so comfortable. the it is already comfortable. the nice clear conditions. light wind. for full sunshine. what more could ask you for i ask? probably not much. i mean you cannot say much about this forecast here today. we are eventually going to be not only spiking on the

thermometer but picking up more humidity too. my advice toys enjoy this. let start off by getting you out to storm scan three which remains empty under high pressure we have clear sky up and down the eastern seaboard. still some cloud pulling away from the shoreline well out to sea. it is nice, clear and will stay that way. meanwhile a lit built of meteorology 101 for you, we will talk about thermal peaks, in other word temperature peaks, solar radiation actually peaks in the month of june. think of this like boiling water on a stove. we will get heat coming from the stove, that is when peak of the solar radiation comes in june. by july, the landis having a chance to warm up more readily so by july your air temperature is speaking in the middle of july and basically middle of the season of summer. but water temperatures needs extra time. it is like boiling water. you need a few minutes for to it boil even though you have had heat on for a while. that is why you go into the

ocean, in the beginning of the summer and like why is it so cold, so hot outside. that is why. it is that lag that takes place. it will be the same thing as ocean starts to cool down as we get in the fall. meanwhile lets talk about what is going on here with the moisture content in our area. it is non-existent. dew points nice and low. ren your bench mark is about six 56789 we are well below. that good hair day. right now your temperatures in the upper 60's at philly international. we will walk you through today's forecast, more sunshine, fantastic weather, 84 degrees. make the most of it because we only get hotter from here. tomorrow another nice one but it is warmer and then we are expecting a new heat wave as we kick off second half of the weekend. meisha, over to you. zoning in on the weekend, thanks very much. thanks so much for the great news. good morning everyone. the thursday morning. it is early. we are happy you are with us. grab your coffee. it is looking great. this is blue route southbound

at mid county tolls and this is exactly what we want to see in the earl 5:00 o'clock hour. we will see this area change as we progress in the 6:00 o'clock hour but let's just energy those open roadways. just a moment ago i was looking at schuylkill expressway looking good there. we have had a water main break, but we also have emergency pothole repairs. fifteenth street between penn square and chestnut, one lane will be opened tonight, starting tonight at 7:00 p.m., thursday to friday afternoon just so you are aware. this is where we had that water main break lafayette hills flourtown road is closed so use that alternate of stenton avenue between josh and thomas road for those taking that area ladies, over to you. meisha, thank you. former president jimmy carter is battling cancer. thirty-ninth president is rearranging his schedule to undergo treatment in atlanta a as hanna daniels reports the carter family has a history of this disease. >> reporter: former president

jimmy carter will soon begin treatment at emery health care in atlanta to tackle cancer he says is now in other parts of his body. diagnosis came after recent surgery to remove a small mass from his liver. statement did not say whether carter's cancer began in the liver or spread there from another part of the body. the 90 year-old does have a family history of pancreatic cancer, his three siblings and father died from it. >> obviously we would be concerned about that family history, however, each situation has tab tone on its own merits. >> reporter: news came as a shock to those who respect and admire president carter including former ambassador andrew young. >> i cannot give him any advice because i don't know anybody who has mastered the din police in, his life any better than james earl carter, our president. >> reporter: since leaving office the 39th president has remain active and in the spot late through his charitable

work. >> it is real gratifying to me compared to when i was president i have had a blissful relationship with individual people. >> reporter: president obama a spoke with president carter on the phone last night wishing him a full, speedy recovery. hanna daniels for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". 5:19. seattle police are surprised when they realized the driver of the the car they are chasing is an 11 year-old boy. investigators say boy stole a subaru impress a after finding it. officers spotted the driving erratically and gave chase. police cruiser was damaged. the child is okay and back with his the mother. unclear if he is facing charges but you know he got an ear full the second his mom pick him up. >> he heard it from his mom. >> yes, charges or no charges. still to come, this morning chase utley trade talks are heating up. we will have details in sports. you might call you the deface gate, courtroom sketches of tom brady has

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talking sports right now phillies taking on the brewers tomorrow night in milwaukee to begin the final series of their nine game road trip. the phillies beat diamond backs in arizona yesterday afternoon seven-six. some good news there. phillies and san francisco giants are reportedly talking about a deal that would send long time phillies second base man chase utley to the west coast. chase has cleared wafers and phillies could trade him if chase waves his right to a deal. giants stand three games out of the top spot in the nl west and utley lives in the bay area during the off season. no word if that will impact his decision. sixers will open up their regular season in boston this year. game one is october 28th. first home game will be october 30th against utah jazz, november 2nd eastern conference champion cleveland cavilers come to the well and in january it is finals mvp andre iguodala and nba

champion golden state warriors. sixers wrap up the regular season on the road april 13th against the bulls in chicago. talking golf now, pga championship t's off in the wisconsin. it is the last major of the season. world number one rory mcilroy tries to defend his title this week after an ankle injury and he teams up with masters and u.s. open champ jordan spieth at 2:20 this afternoon. soccer in chester last night where union put out chicago fire one to nothing in the u.s. open cup, semi finals. sebastian le toux scored in the seventh fourth minute to send union to the finals for the second straight season to take on fordham kansas city in the finals at chester's ppl park on september 30th. hey, patriots quarterback tom brady was in a new york courthouse with settlement talks with roger goodell. >> we have braid a arriving for court but his artist version of the appearance that has people talking. some say brady looks like a

villain from scooby doo and that is supposed to be tom brady. the sketch artist jane rosenberg is respond together criticism. >> i a will guys for not making him look pretty enough to the world, and all of those fans of tom braid you bye i did a wide shot with a lot of people in it ape it is a big composition and tom brady is a tiny little head in that composition and it is very hard to get accurate when you walk tall f somebody else can do a better job let's see, go ahead, show me. >> i like it. i like her attitude. >> it is not the entire picture just one little part of it. >> yeah. >> she probably feels bad. >> and, again, we added that it is, tremendous pressure. she does it very quickly. there are in touch ups. >> and can you imagine, wait a

second, tom brady isn't pretty enough. >> yes. >> get over it. >> the the man is gorgeous >> 5:26 right now. >> police in montgomery county need your help locating a missing elderly man. >> that is coming up in the next half an her of "eyewitness news", jan? >> reporter: a night at the museum right now, except it is not museum but gloucester premium outlets in blackwood and i'm here before everyone ace loud in at 10:00 o'clock this morning. we will take a preview of the grand opening fun that is to come over the next four days. jan drawing a licensing straw for the at signment to day, that is for sure. i'll tell what you, weather looks even if mechanical if you want to hit on the you the door outlets around the area beautiful weather coming up, how long does it last? we will have the answer coming

good morning. it is thursday, august 13th i'm nicole brewer. i'm quarter von tiehl. our top story a pizza delivery man just trying to support his family is knock unconscious

and robbed. authorities hope that new surveillance video will help them find these suspects. we have details in just a moment. but first we have great news weather ape traffic wise, ladies. >> all the way around. >> traffic is looking great. we go hand and hand. when weather goodies, traffic is good and commute is looking great. >> so far anyway. >> let's keep our fingers crossed. >> yes. >> exactly. >> but, i can promise you this much the sun will shine all day licensing. we have low humidity. just phenomenal day unfolding here. this is one of the daisy highly suggest you take advantage of while you can. we do have people out there that i think love heat and humidity. they are out there they are few and far between. so while you can enjoy this low humidity and sunshine we will keep sun but they will start to steam things up with time and that is coming courtesy of high pressure moving east, more southwest flow kicks in. we will start off by taking you out to a beautiful