is looking better, roads are nice and dry. >> and i was the debbie downer of the group here, in trafficking as every yesterday, but i can report much, much nicer conditions with time. every passing hour is only going to get better from here, if you haven't yet seen that rain come to a close, yes, you have still got activity going on behind me here on storm scan3. what better place to start. let's go there now. we will show you what's going on, mainly new jersey, guys, see the sort of fuzzy green haze that's over the delmarva, and up toward portions of really toward say mercer county. don't worry about. that will that's not necessarily anything we are talking about that. your eye gets drawn to the shore points, still very heavy rain clocking you around ocean and monmouth county, we do still have flood advisory posted there until 8:30 this morning. so we put things back into motion, though, this is three hour loop. storms are not necessarily booking it, but moving right along, and brunt of the really heavy storms that rumbled through cape may county have thankfully at this point gun to not only taper off, but

move out to sea. so, still flashflood warning until 7:15 this morning, specific to cape may county. just mention the advisory up through ocean, monmouth counties. keep ion. that will meantime, though, it does get better from here, as i mentioned. here's how it feels at the moment. see the very discontinuing contour line that gets drawn basically from i95 on west. air mass starting to get more comfortable. see how the cold front crossed through, even to the deep south, oklahoma sit, wichita, for example, has seen the front clear out. look at the wind direction. that's critical here, right? so as you have more of northwest component to the wind flow, it starts to bring in a drier, less moisturize dollars air mass, if you will, skies clearing for everyone, just only going to get better from here. actually head to nice weaken overall, too. >> just feels like a friday, doesn't it? always the best. all good news. >> no rain, all good news, thanks, good morning, everyone. tgif to you. it is friday, happy to be here with you. here is a live look outside at

the ben franklin bridge, for those of you coming over from jersey looking great. i love to show the shot in the morning. because it is absolutely breathtaking. i still love it. i don't think that i am ever going to get used to that shot, so pretty. blue route northbound past route one looking great. see some headlight, tail light, early risers just starting to hit the roadway, maybe getting jump start to the weekends, look good in that area. ninety-five southbound at cottman for those of you headed into center city right now looking real nice here. this is one of those areas that i will be keeping my eye on, specially even as we head into the 5:00 hour, even though it is a friday, we tip he cannily see it casino of a quick rush, if you will. mass transit, we have some delays here, 20 minute delays because of some signal power issues on these four lines. so, let me just step out the way here for those of you taking mass transit so you can see where the delays are, make note of that, and also, tonight chris brown concert for those of how still follow him. 7:00 p.m. friday. eagles verse the ravens, tomorrow, saturday night at the linc, second pre-season game, awesome. girls, back over to you.

>> new this morning, shooting in the talcony section of philadelphia leaves one man dead. police say a man was shot at least dozen times in the 4400 block of longshore avenue. police believe he was in the car at the time as he was found lying outside of it. still no word on his identity, or a motive. >> turning to campaign 2016, and donald trump planning to fill a 40,000 seat football stadium for pep rally and town hall ventilator on tonight. trump hopes to gain more ground over republican rival jeb bush. the former florida governor is defending his use of a term to describe immigrant children, born in the u.s. correspondent brook report. >> usually hoses college football, but the friday night light this week will shine on donald trump. >> went to room that held 2,000 people and they heard

that wasn't big enough. they went to the convention center, they heard that went big enough. will end up being 30 to 40,000 people in alabama. >> earlier this week the gop frontrunner offered up his plans for immigration calling for the deportation every undocumented workers, and questioning the birth right, citizenship of their children, calling them anchor baby. republican rival, jeb bush, bashed trump's plan. >> we are a differs country. we have -- that's a virtue. that's a strength of our country. >> bush is also used the term anchor baby in the past, and defended using it. >> i don't, i don't -- >> you don't regret it it? >> no, you give me a better tell and i'll use it. >> other republicans aimed their criticism at hillary clinton, with bobby gentle defending former secretary every state would be guilty of perjury if she hasn't turned overall her emails. >> i mean, folks, she is one e-mail a which from going to jail. do you understand that? >> and when florida senator

marco rubio suffered brief power outage during campaign event in michigan, he blames clinton. >> that was the democrats. that will was hillary. that was hillary clinton server. >> the clinton campaign has insisted she did not send or receive any emails marked classified on her personal server. >> and stay with "eyewitness news" for complete coverage of campaign 2016. we'll have the latest on air and on line at cbsphilly.com. >> two bridgeton new jersey police officers will not face criminal charges for their use of deadly force. cumberland county prosecutors announce the grand jury decision yesterday. now, the officer shot and killed jeremy reid during traffic stop last december, which was all captured on police dash cram video. it quickly escalated when one officer yelled he saw a gun. the officer told reid not to move, but he forced his way out of the vehicle, and the officer opened fire. >> our contention has been from the out start that we have no fate, and trust, in

the camden county prosecutor office to hole their own accountable. and they proved us right. >> civil rights leaders plan to ask the justice department to investigate this. the cumberland county prosecutor removed herself from the investigation, because she new one of the officers. coast guards rescue at sea caught on camera. 34 year old manna board commercial fishing boat suffered a puncture wound, 35 miles off the coast of fenwick island delaware. first coast guard cutter arrived to help. well then chopper from atlantic city was brought in, and the man hoisted aboard. the injured man was taken to atlantic care regional medical center where he was treated. happening today, graduation for the first two women to pass the army's elite and grueling ranger school in for the pending, george a captain kristin, and first lieutenant shaye, will be allow to wear that on their uniform, will not be allowed to is her in combat. that could change though.

they were part of a test program to see how women perform in the intense physical and mental course. >> i do hope that with our performance in ranger school we've been able to inform that decision as to what they can expect from women in the military, that we can handle things physically, mentally, on same level as men. >> the military has until october 1st to present their findings of the analysis to the pentagon, and just so many of us just cheering them on. >> i mean, it is really such a huge step forward. well done. 5:07 right now. >> learning new details about the case against former subway spokesman, jared fogel. >> this morning hearing from a woman who wore a wire for the fbi. also ahead, new this morning, an explosion in a los angeles high-rise leaves several people injured. we'll have the details from overnight. >> check this out. incredible view from space, you know what that is right there? that's hurricane danny. katie has the latest on it path when we come right back.

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>> katie is getting a lot of this on pregnancy, about 35 weeks pregnant with twin girls, received unfortunately just nasty comment lately about her person. but she did not just take it as criticizing herself, felt it was also an attack on all pregnant ladies? so katie responded what she called message for the haters writing on facebook, quote, even during the most uncomfortable and let's face it less than glamorous

symptoms of pregnancy, what women go you there to bring their precious children into the worlds is simply put amazing and you should be loud dollars. she goes on to say, frankly, i don't care how terrible or inapropriate anyone thinks i look, ill gladly gain 50 pounds and suffer sleepless, uncomfortable nights if it means upping my chances to deliver two healthy baby girls. well, now she is hearing from people all across the country, supporting her with more than i think over 30,000 likes. >> over 30,000 likes right now. >> so a lot of positive reaction to this. >> so we asked to see your beautiful baby bump pictures, sends them to us using #cbs3, you might see them right here on air. we want to show you a couple we've gotten so far. you see kate bilo right there, next to katie. that will was her last day on the air, and folks, really from around the country, have been responding to there is it touches so many lives. people pregnant out there, so hurtful, inapropriate. >> even if people don't

intends to be this way, i felt like it is almost always unwelcome for to you comment about a pregnant woman's appearance, maybe say congratulations and move on. but tell us more specifically, how do you feel about all of this? >> so really what ended up happening for me was that i just felt a need to get something off my chest. you know, like i wanted a moment, because for the most part, everyone out there, all of our viewers, have been so incredibly supportive. i am so grateful for. that will i really thank you for. that will but it is just a couple of people that can make those nasty camden. and it really is hurtful. i think sometime people forget that there is something behind a computer screen that's reading all of this. it makes it just, you know, one of those things you can't forget about. and it sticks in the back of your head. so i wanted to just put it out there and say hey you know, what if you don't have anything nice to say, this is what mom taught us, right? >> he can actually. >> to say nothing at all. >> if you see bamm bye, right? >> and keep it to yourself. >> and katie you look so gorgeous, by the way, so

stunning. >> we all agree. >> truly. >> but this is like even if you are, everybody get to go this size, no matter what she looks like. >> that's right. >> absolutely. >> and because this is such a relating topic, every person out there came from a mom who went to this exact experience. so, that said, you know, just i had something to say, and i was trying to stands up for all of the moms out there. >> thank you for sending it in. >> girl power. >> but at some point, stand up. you know? take a stand. >> did you. >> i'm so grateful that this turned into such a positive thing. >> sure has. >> all so proud of you, hon. >> thank you. >> girls will have a good mom. >> indeed. >> and also great forecast. >> absolutely, these kids will never walk out the door with the wrong attire. because i will always be able to set them straight. hat, no, need your hats, it will be colds outside. yep, we are at least looking at very warm wet their will keep ongoing for us here for the next couple of days, but

the weather err, that's clearing out thank goodness, so let's go ahead, start things off by taking you outside. what's up with storm scan3, still tracking frontal boundary. frontal boundary starting to make its full retreat. we did have very heavy rain that continue across portions of new jersey the last few hours, still few flood advisories, still flashflood warnings posted specific to cape may county. we are clearing out. that's definitely some good news. let's touch quickly on the tropics. hurricane danny, out there right now, just spinning away in the open waters of the atlantic. so because it is so far away, we are still days away from knowing whether this is going to actually end up being any kind of us concern. but, let me show you where the most up-to-date track takes this. so, it is currently a category one hurricane. it does have dry dusty air to contend with as well as eventually stronger winds shear. but that said, it is still got enough um. if it likely maintains tropical storm status. by early next week, we may see this be crossing right over, say, saint john or st. lucia.

so the lesser antilles are kind of in the i path of this right in you, eventually maybe portions every his pan old, a as well. have to keep close watch on t stateside, things looking good. might start off with little fog in the morning. gradually skies clear for more sunshine, high up to 87. we go into the overnight, under generally just couple of clouds, so much more comfortable as skies start to not only clear out more, the humidity drops off, we get you to 67. looking forward in the eyewitness weather seven day forecast, mid 80s the expectation through the weekends, looks lies nice one, and monday night might have frontal boundery to track. generally this is quiet seven day, and see evan flow on the thermometer, but it is good stuff, it is summertime. we can hand it will. >> absolutely we k great forecast, especially through the weekends, it is friday, thanks, good morning everyone. tgif to you. if you are up earl which us, so happy you're here. looking at the ben franklin bridge, for those every outside of jersey in center city still looking great.

just look at this shot 20 minute ago, really maintaining steady as we push now into our 5:00 hour. we will see levels change in the ben franklin bridge, but friday will be pretty good day overall. 202 southbound at route 252, see just few early risers out there, headlight, tail light, looking good anywhere you travel on 202. ninety-five southbound cottman, you can see coming into center city looking pretty good. looking real nice actually in the red cone zone. coming in there, we had some construction northbound lanes of 95, but looking great there. mass transit you can see, 20 minute delays, because of signal power, she is on these four lines. so for those every out having to take the mass transit you can see that as your checklist, looking pretty great there. chris brown concert tonight, 7:00 p.m., susquehanna bank center for those every you still following him. also the eagles versus ravens, 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. our second pre-season game. i went to the first one, had a ball. i'm sure the one is going to be just spectacular again tomorrow. my fink remembers certainly crossed. ladies, over to you. >> meisha, thank you so much. >> we want to check in right

now with our justin finch. he's out for us collecting report for us this morning. justin, where are you at right now? >> reporter: erika, good morning, talking about the dangers of high water here, when the rain comes down, as quickly as it k we saw that earlier this morning, the rain has since slack up now. but we do know of at least two people who were spared the dangers every rising flood water. let's take you now to the video from earlier. this happened in the area of west high street and college drive here in montgomery county, in the pottstown area. we had two cars here stall in high water. a woman was able to escape here, and leave in a separate vehicle. she even had to ditch her car in the middle of the road, a male driver though he was stuck, he was in much deeper trouble. he required rescue from the north end fire company. that's we are right here. as you might imagine, he was quite happy when help did

arrive whether it did. >> i was like you know what thank goodness. i was appreciative. they do good work. pretty awe awe so some. >> -- awesome. >> when the summertime happens, these storms moved in, and move out with great speed. the rain can come down quickly, and perhaps the areas you see in your car look passable, and it turns out that they may not be. when you see the high water, it is just safer to steer clear and go somewhere else and take a different route. that guy there was able to tell you his story. he escaped safely. sometimes, the stories and the endings much different, erika, nicole. live for now from pottstown, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. new this morning, an explosion rocks downtown los angeles. this happened at the base after highrise building on west will shire avenue, busy commercial strip. firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in the building. five people were j the explosion also reportedly caused power outages,

including briefly nearby staple center where shanae's twaine was performing. the cause is under investigation. >> also, three people are injured after a gas line explosion in new york city. this happened during construction at a high school in the bronx last night. police say crews were working on a gas line when the explosion occurred. those injuries are said to be not life threatening. >> lightning is being blamed for spark ago massive fire at texas oil refinery. take a look here at some video we have. it happened in galveston, texas, residents forced to flee, forced for house because of the blaze. authority say the same wet their caused the fire helped fight it. heavy rains helped keep the flames from damaging nearby homes. >> a group of florida treasure hunters gets very lucky when they make a big discovery underwater worth millions. it all started in the 1700s when violent storms sang a fleet of spanish ships, and scattered hundreds every gold coins, all along the florida coast. well, now exactly 300 years

later, the salvage crew has fawn nearly 300 of those coins worth, get this, $4.5 million. >> you're looking at it, you are trying to wrap your brain around it, and it is just surreal. >> the crew believes about $400 million worth of sunken treasure still lies beneath that ocean, they say, they're giving 20% of what they found to state museums. man, knowing all of that money may be underneath there, i think a loft folks will have those little machines out. beep, beep, beep, beep. >> diving deep, yes. >> incredible. right now 5:20. >> in case you don't have a sunken treasure, time to check our philadelphia job market report. >> jill schlessinger explains which college classes this is helpful are most likely to help you land a job. >> student with degrees, in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, can earn higher wages, than those with liberal arts diplomas. that's why computer science classes are now seen almost as

pre-requisites for most jobs. recruiters say, employers also expect college graduates to have completed some course work in finance, accounting, economics, and businessman andment, as well as communication, because of the practical skills these classes teach. >> other courses that can help student prepare for their carreers include sociology, history, art history, and religion, all every which can provide insight and understanding and to behavior and cultures that are foreign to you. finally, whether you are going to school in the philadelphia area, or out of town, you will be happen that i you took a writing competency class, to help communicate your ideas clearly, in any industry. i'm jill schlessinger for cbs-3, "eyewitness news".

>> phillies take on the marlins in south florida with jared, making his major league debut for the phils. right-hander acquired in the cole hamels trade. now, speaking. major league debuts, new philly darnell sweeney made his last night, he popped out as a pinch hitter. he was part of a chase utley trade. now if the game, it was all marlins early. they scored eight runs in the first two innings, and hung onto beat the phils nine to seven. erika? >> basketball season still couple of months away, but one fan making sure that we know just how much he loves the game. check it out. marching tatoos every michael jordan, kobe bryant, the back of someone's calves. >> oh, my. >> really. apparently is a legitimate tatoo. no word on exactly hot person is who got at that time too is, who the tatoo artist; but clearly quite the basketball fan. and i would hope that they are very pleased with the with a too, because they will have it for a very, very, very long time. >> i can't imagine liking basketball or kobe bryant or

michael jordan that much. >> someone does. >> sponsorship or something for all of that free tieing? >> yes, or just a little like ttsk, tsk, tsk. >> investigators show up at the home after famous rocker, why searching jean simmons house. >> city of philadelphia releases more information hoping to ease concerns about the pope's visit. we'll have the details. >> also, cbs-3, we have skydeck, katie's favorite, we all know, but check out this sky pool? imagine ten stories up taking a dip in that? little nicer than the skydeck? >> see, i can get behind that. that could be cool, yes. just go do hit out on the sky pool. >> okay. no problem. don't twist my armor anything. tell you what, guys, great pool weather coming up in this forecast. only get better here. full detail on what promises to be some nicer weather coming up. nicole? >> meisha has the latest on the morning commute. so far so goody think. we'll have more on thatly wons

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>> cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we made it, good morning to you, it is friday, august 2; i'm nicole brewer. >> i'm erika von tiehl. we have details for you on the city plan about the pope's visit next month if you are trying to get around, want to hear this, that's ahead. >> also, take a look at your

screen, hear from the new jersey family who found a family of theirs in their swimming pool. something you see every day. >> therefore like an hour or two. >> that doesn't even look real. >> six bears? and the one with the raft? >> may. >> kids in the pool, common. >> at some point when there are six bears, why not ten or 20? >> that's craze. >> i like where is the mom? she has to be -- >> bear waiting. >> oh, right now, friday, looking like beautiful day outside. yep, i mean, definately off to rough start in some spot. still exactly minor flooding left over, all receding because things are starting to clear out nicely. as the day goes on, gets nicer and less humid from here. so we go ahead. get you right on outside. show you what's happening here first and for most outside. just the window first and for most, you can actually see center city off in the distance, may still be hint of left over fog in a couple of spots, should quickly start to thin out. now that our northwesterly component to the wind flow is beginning to move in. so, whatt