traffic center good morning, tgif. we all made t wouldn't even matter if it was 2:00 a.m. right now because it is friday, right? just nothing matters, everything goes. traffic, i'm going to have you dates in a second. but kyla, how are we looking outside. >> more like how am i feeling outside? i feel chill in the air this morning, i have to say, first time out here, that i walked out and went eww, little chilly. not complaining. it will be lovely day today. but you might feel that, too, when you walk out the door. in fact, let's take a look at the current temperatures right now, 64 degrees in philadelphia, look at mount pocono, 49, i have not seen that, since i've gotten here 40's there in the morning, about 57 atlantic city. so all starting offer very mild, a little bit after fresh kick in the air. we've got storm scan3 looking fantastic yet again today. expecting blue skies, and as you can see, it is just looking great. nice and clear, all along that eastern seaboard. all up and down the i95 corridor. we are going to see temperatures start to change, though, so this will be the last day that we will see that at or below average

temperature, which 84 would be the average, as you can see, once you get to saturday, sunday, even looking at monday and tuesday, heading well above average. so yes, things are about to change. you can see it as i show you the weekend forecast here, highs in the upper 80s on saturday and sunday. so a big difference, from what we've been feeling the past few days. we're also going to talk about tropical storm erika when i come back, i'll track that for you, gave you give you all of tt information. i show you the five day, the stretch of heat, little bit overwhelming forehead g into september. right? you think you are winding up the heat, meisha, when you get it at the ends of the august, but not in time. just kicking it up a northbound. >> just too good to be true, kyla, i don't know. >> it is gorgeous, yesterday was gorgeous, today will be gorgeous, it is just the philly weather, i tell you, just beautiful. here's some construction we're looking at. now, this is camera at woodhaven at bristol pike, the accident, the construction, rather, between the boulevard and 95. again, this is construction, so what you are seeing is vehicles trying to squeeze around one lane, this isn't

causing too many slow downs right now, because it is so early, but until they get the red cone zones out of the way, as we continue to pick up volume in the 5:00 hour there is could certainly cause some slow downs, but right now, you are doing okay. while they are still in place. shear look at 422 at oaks, as you are moving into the king of prussia area. look at this. no one is awake. no one is up. still camera. everyone traveling at posted speeds there. here is a look at the roosevelt boulevard as you approach the schuylkill. you can see, volume slowly starting to pick up here just little bit. again, everyone still traveling around at posted speeds. now, this is where we do have first accident of the morning in northeast, overturned vehicle, academy road closed adam at this road for those of in you that area. nicole, over to you. >> meisha, thank you. >> new this morning, police are on manhunt after a carjacking and crash in south philadelphia. police say it all began with a traffic stop overnight involving this mustang at 19th and camac street. now, instead of cooperating police say that driver took off and then crashed. with police right behind him, the suspect then carjacked

this nissan with two women inside. a short distance later the suspect abandoned the car and took off on foot. the women were not injured. police say they know who they are looking for, after finding a prison issued i.d. card at the scene. that gives it away. that's for sure. authorities are investigating a crash on route 206 in burlington county, that claimed two lives. chopper three over the scene in southampton here. police say a car heading southbound near garden street struck a pedestrian and then overturned. the pedestrian and passenger in the car were killed. the driver was returned to cooper university hospital. there is no word on the identities of those involved in the crash. >> a brazen jewelry store heist caught on camera in hamilton mercer county. the video shows two mask bandits breaking into trent jewelers through side glass window wednesday morning. now, once inside the quaker bridge road store, they smashed several displays there, and stole several thousands of dollars in jewelry. they got away in a dark colored four door vehicle parked across the street from that store. so, if you can identify the

suspect, you see here in this video, you are asked it call police. >> and we are now less than a month away from pope francis' arrival in philadelphia, quickly approaching. if you want to see the pope in person but our little worried about getting there, don't worry. there are still plenty of septa passes available. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live for us along the ben franklin parkway with more on that part of the story. justin? >> reporter: nicole, good morning. by septa's count there are still more than 100,000 papal passes for sale for that regional rail line. so there are still many chances for those who are on the fence about coming out to the city or to the parkway here, to see the pope in person to just pull the trigger and do it. let's take you now to video. so far, 50,000 passes have sold for september 26th, and 60,000 passes for september 27th. now, the plan was to sell 175,000 regional rail passes for both days for combined total of 350,000. now, that's a sharp turn from earlier this month, when

initial high demand shutdown septa's on line purchase page, it was later relaunched with lottery sales system for a ten-pass purchase cap. now, sales have since slumped, and septa is taking note. take a listen. >> we disappointed, i think our expectations were a little higher, but we are here to move massive people and, you know, again, we still have the month, and we hope people decide to come. >> they are hoping that many will also ride septa when they choose to come. more than a million people are forecast to be here on the parkway for the pope's visit. now, the passes are 10-dollar also good for the day. and this lag in sales jives with lower than forecast bookings for flights, airports. much more on that many coming up at 6:00. live from the parkway, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". justin, thanks for that update. we're also learning more about how people will see the pope during his visit. even if they can't get close to him.

giant video screens or jumbro-trons will be set up all across the city, up stage video in pottstown actually responsible for making sure that the 10-foot by 17-foot jumbro-trons will be in place and ready for crowd of about one and a half million. the team there is assembly, packing, preparing to transport nearly 40led display screens. >> from the papal, to the port i can owe, to north broad street, jumbro-trons will be begin programming saturday the 26th at 6:00 a.m. >> now, beyond the great visuals, the screens will also be able to reveal vital information to the crowd involving security, and weather warnings. >> so, in just a month, again, pope francis will be here in philadelphia for more information leading up to the historic event, go to the website cbsphilly.com. you'll find complete guide to the papal visit. >> all right, it is 5:06 right now. the death pole is four and could rise in landslides on the caribbean island of dominica, caused by tropical storm erika.

take a look. >> (screams heard). >> very scary images, nearly 15 inches every rain, soaked the mountain us island in more than a day. twenty people remain missing there. erika is bearing down on puerto rico as we speak. and meteorologist, kyla grogan, will have an update on the storm, also our forecast coming up in less than ten minute. that's just very disturbing to watch there. 5:07 right now. roanoke virginia community is remembering the news crew gunned down by former co-worker. dozens gathered for candlelight vigil last night. they sang, they prayed for wdbj reporter alison parker, and cameraman, adam ward. there was also a stop the violence rally outside the station's headquarters. >> now, earlier, police searched vester flanagan's apartment for clues into the former wdbj reporter's troubled past. flanagan, known on air as bryce williams, shot and killed the news crew, and wound add woman during a live interview on wednesday. he later killed himself. police also searched

flanagan's car and recovered a glock pistol, ammunition, briefcase with three license plates, a wig, a black hat, and a to-do list. alison parker's father vowed to fight gun violence. my mission now is i'm going to make, you know, her life better, as it were, and i'm going to do everything i can to try and strengthen gun control laws where crazy people don't get a gun. i mean, this guy, i mean, he was crazy. >> wdbj fired flanagan in 2013 for behavioral issues, he then filed discrimination lawsuit against the station, but it was dismissed. democratic presidential candidate, will address dnc members of the party's annual summer meeting in minneapolis today. one person who won't be in attendance, though, appears to be stealing the spotlight. cbs news correspondent hena daniels with the latest on the

campaign trail from new york. democratic voters will hear from hillary clinton today, at their summer meeting in minneapolis. at a campaign event, in ohio, thursday, she compared her republican rival to terrorists, for their views on women's issues, like abortion. >> extreme views about women, we expect that from some of the terrorist groups, but it is a little hard to take coming from republicans who want to be the president of the united state. >> gop candidate including jeb bush and john kasich comdemn the remarks, and republican national committee quickly called for clinton to apologize for her inflammatory rhetoric. clinton's terrorist remarks commas new quinnipiac university poll shows she may be in trouble. support for the current frontrunner has fallen by ten points in the last month. >> the same pole also shows vice president joe biden doing bet near match up against donald trump then clinton,

even though he hasn't even entered the race. >> if joe biden were on the fence, if one were advising him, though have to look at these numbers and say everybody else is not looking great and you look terrific. >> it is my hair. i swear. >> among republican voters polls show trump is beating out his competition by a large margin. trump's controversial stands on imitation has put him at odds with hispanic voters, whose vote will be vital in decide hog wins the election, hena daniels, cbs news. >> i'm glad he cleared up the topay rumors at least, that's good news. it is 5:10 right now. this coming weekends marks a decade since hurricane katrina. hard to believe. and president obama tours neighborhood in new orleans. coming up: how he brought a little cheer using his singing skills, yes, that's next. plus this. >> hurricane katrina not only forced people out of their homes, but animals had to find higher grounds, too. i'm in gulf shores alabama, that story coming up.

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>> president obama marks tenth anniversary of hurricane katrina with visit to new orleans, visit the the neighborhood meeting residents, even delivering some laughs. check it out, resident named waist iweezy. >> move it on up ♪ >> oh, yes. you heard that little ditty. the president promised new orleans better protection

against future storms. >> tenth just people who needed shelter from the storm, as hurricane katrina bared down on the gulf coast, it threatened animals, as well. correspondent week a jang this look at how an alabama zoo took dramatic steps to evacuate, and their ever to develop a plan for future storms. >> you wouldn't know by looking at the animals, at the alabama gulf coast zoo that many have lived through an extraordinary ordeal. >> we are the only zoo in recorded american history that has ever scaled a full-fledged evacuation for a natural disaster. >> just hours before hurricane katrina pushed 17 feet of water into the zoo, workers, volunteers, loaded up tractor-trailer, vans, trucks, with nearly 300 animals. >> there was really no choice. >> there was no choice. >> curators, said she could never leave a family member behind. >> we love them. it is just no other way to

explain t they are know different to me than my children. >> in was all underwater. >> zoo director, patty hall, brought the animals to her farm, 22 miles inland, a decade later, hall still worries about the next storm. >> every day, when we're watching that news, we have got a knott in our stomach. >> scientists closely monitoring this coastline and nearby wetlands. the more time that goes by, the more vulnerable the animals become. >> noah models show the land is subsiding and the see level is rising. >> that means, when a storm comes in, it will be that much more impact full in terms of flooding and damage. >> it is known as the little zoo that could. and the staff is now trying to raise $15 million to permanently move to safer location on higher ground. in gulf shore alabama. >> all right, 5:15, we send it over to kyla. a lot happening across the count rip shall here at home, pretty quiet, flight.

>> yes. quiet today but we do have heat coming our way this weekend. things are about to change. but this is the time of year when your minds goes to the tropics. we in hurricane season, peak of it, is about september 10th. so, we're right in the pocket of when we would see tropical activity. that is certainly what we're seeing right now. let's look at tropical storm erika. you can see, as we check in this morning, it actually just went up about 5 miles per hour that winds, sustained now at 50 miles per hour. and, you can see, it is moving west northwest at about 17 miles per hour, so traveling about the same rate of speed as it was yesterday. this is the path that's predict today take. as you can see it, has it casino every rolling right into the censor of florida, so obviously big concern therefore rain, and for good reason. just to show you, as women, that is casino of the predicted path as we go through here, see the models casino of get arrange of where they think could go. and that looks to be the best track. that's where all of the concensus is happening. obviously that's very concerning. because it takes it right into land, right into florida so we keep ion that. we could see heavy rainfall with it, storm surge, as

women. but we head back to philadelphia, 64 degrees, your temperatures right now, 59 in trenton, about 56 in millville, and reading. 60 degrees mark this morning, and if you zoom in little closer here, a two quakertown, # # five mt. holly, and palmyra coming in at 61 degrees. as we take you hour by hour, it will be another gorgeous day, sunshine, beautiful, in the 80s, and we will be nice and crisp and cool, too, as we head throughout the day. that's going to change as warm air comes, in as our jet stream moves to the north, over the next few days so those at or below average temperatures a thing of the past, over the next five days, we will be well above average. even 90's as we head into monday, and tuesday, a live look at storm scan3, shows you just how nice it is out there right now. and we are going to continue to see these 80s, as we head across the next few days, but that will change, as we get into monday. so, meisha, a some heat coming your way. >> all right, a lot of hair spray will be needed, thanks, kyla. good morning, everyone, tgif. it is friday. we made it to the end of the work week.

what you're looking at behind me, mobile three live shot. you can see, we see a vehicle there, but what's going on here? we do have an accident in northeast philly, overturned vehicle, the crash happened, adam at this road, academy road southbound closed, between chalfont drive and red lion road. amity road. right now the picture, all you can see, squad car, we do have some plisses evers he is out on foot. i saw some pedestrians out on foot, as well. make note it is there. you will need to know that as we hit up throughout the morning. >> here we go. here's where the construction is. woodhaven road eastbound at bristol pike. construction between the boulevard and 95. the left lane is closed. now, i am slowly starting to see more brake lights go off in this area. so just make note of that. give yourself couple of extra minutes as long as the construction is in play. here is a look at 95, before girard. looking good there. so just going to be probably kind after busy friday, nicole, over to you. >> meisha, thank you. now it is time to check your philadelphia job market

report. cbs news business analyst jill schlessinger has more. >> reporter: it is time to go back to school with your job search. whether you are look to go move positions within a company, or find something new, here in the philadelphia area, you need to prepare. you will need to brush up your resume on your linked in profile. hr pros recommends spending time on wrote ago compelling headline. make sure to list your top skills, and include a professional photo. next, make your job search part of your routine. career experts say you should spends anywhere from 15 to 40 hours per week applying for jobs. talk to your recruiters, attend social and professional networking activities, google alert for companies on your wish list, consider attending classes to enhance your skill set. finally just like kids who can be re lung and the, try not to be too glum about reviving your is her: reward may be great new job.

i'm jill schlessinger, cbs-3, "eyewitness news".

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one of the most iconic moments in the career of darryl dawkins, chocolate thunder, brought the house down, and the backboard of course with the rim wrecking slam back in 1979. wow. check that thing out. we're remembering the most famous native of the planet love tron, darryl dawkins, died yesterday at the age of 58. man, he is being remembered this morning, he was one after kind, that's for sure. eyewitness sports anchor pat gallon shows us a man he revered both on and off the court. >> the man known as chocolate thunder was more than just a thunderous dunker. he was a gentle man always seen with a smile on his face. philadelphia basketball legend, sonny hill, says he

was a big man, but the first of his kind. >> darryl dawkins was probably the first outward going center in the history of the nba. so much so, that he was shaquile o'neil, shack, before shack. >> was a connoisseur of nicknames, naming his dunk to spine chillers and the rim wrecker, famous nickname chocolate thunder was given to him by none other than stevie wonder. he was just that cool. sixers ceo scott o'neil put out statement that said in part, quote, we've lost a dear friends and iconic figure. we remember him fondly not only for his thunderous dunks, but more importantly, his powerful presence, and personality. hill says he would have fit in well even in today's game. >> he was big in his day. but he woulds have been bigger today because he had that kind of personality. he had the way to be able to rhyme. you know, we look at what's going on in the hip hop world now. well he was doing that before hip hop became hip hop.

>> and by the way that was pat gallon reporting. the phillies open a weekend series with the padres tonight, talking baseball now, they will be glad to see the mets leave town, i'm sure, the mets swept the phils with plays like this, check it out, off the pitcher to the first baseman, and back to the pitcher, covering first. it is good enough to get jeff frank or, five-nothing phillies lead, beat the home team nine to five in 13 innings. >> and hey, well the thing the eagles first team tomorrow night. they should get the most playing time against the packers in greenbay. it is the thirds game of the pre-season, usually when the regular kinds of get their rest in. coach kelly says, he isn't sure how much time quarterback sam bradford will see, but, that's yet to be seen. let's go eagles. you see bolt proving faster man in the worlds with a win at the world championship. how about this? but he can't get out of the way of some guy on a segway. check that outright there. happened last night in beijing. the man on the segway apparently cameraman, he says, he hit a bolt pertrude

interesting that rail around the track, no kidding, on that. bolt was not injured. so, oh, bad collision there, though, yikes. all right, coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news", there is a new millionaire in the philadelphia area. we'll show you where a winning powerball ticket was sold. also, some shocking dash cam video. police pull over child, out on joy ride. you won't believe what else was in the car. cellula? >> all right, nicole. of course, i'll update you on the weather coming up. our temperatures are about to take a turn for the toasty, we'll have all of the latest in your weekends forecast, when we come back, stay with us, "eyewitness news" returns in jus

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>> this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". no paychecks, by choice. teachers in one struggling school district ban together to start the school year without pay so student can get back to class on time. how about that? taking one for the team. good morning, today is friday, august 28th, i'm nicole brewer, we're glad you're here with us. also, coming up: sunbathe err thought he had a perfect place to catch some rays in peace until drone spots him high up in a unusual place. we're going to have more on. that will i don't know what that is all about, but we'll finds out. >> how can he get up there? >> i have no idea. worried about this. >> oh, drones.

>> let's talk about this weather. man, you have been brinking it lately. >> gorgeous, right? >> whatever you're doing, keep on doing it. >> i've been so popular this week. i don't think will last a whole lot longer because we have some heat coming. so if you like the heat, you're about to get a kick of it, as we head to saturday, sunday, even into next week. monday, tuesday, wednesday, talking 90 degrees heat. we're not there yet, though. so let's talk about where we are today. taking live look at the neighborhood network there, that's palmyra cove. you're looking at, actually, looking at fill fry palmyra cove, the nature park, there but kind of nice, clear this morning, little crisp, if you walk out, you'll feel t little difference in the airment temperatures right now 64 degrees in philadelphia, 54 in allentown, mount pocono still in the 40's there at 49, 59 down in wildwood, the shore, seeing 50's. storm scan3, say that three times fast, storm scan3 looking great today. we have all of the clear skies, just beautiful, and as we head across today, again, we will have another stellar day with all of the sunshine out there. high today in philadelphia,