philadelphia police are mourning one of their own. this time, an off-duty officer is killed in a hit-and-run. hear how police caught up to the driver, to make an arrest. >> also, a security scare, at newark liberty international airport, forces pass inning tears evacuate one of the terminals. and, the last day of august, but oh, it feels more like the dog days of summer, another scorcher on tap for today. and we could be at the beginning after heatwave. kyla has the latest for you. good morning, it is monday, august 31, i'm erika von tiehl. also, some student heading back to school today, we have mower on that coming up in just a few minutes. first though, we want to check in with kyla and meisha, the latest on your forecast, and the roads, and already feeling warm out there. good morning, ladies? oh, warm, warm outside, and heating up on the roadways, most definitely good morning. >> good morning, everybody, it is a keep your air conditioners on kind of morning. i step out on this pad -- patio. i walk out of the air-conditioning, oh, okay, it is really, really moist air out here, this morning, you can feel it the moment you get outside. the humidity levels are going

up. we are going to feel lot of humidity and heat today. yes, we are in what i think will be heatwave, three days of 90's, that's what we usually call heatwave. >> this will be day two, if we make it to the 09 degrees mark, yes, i think we'll be there. let's talk about where we've been for the month every august. eleven days, of 90 degrees plus heat, 28 out of 30 days have been sunny. can't say we haven't had a loft sunshine it, has been nice. highest hi, 94, lowest temp, six of 3 degrees. so, we are going to wind it up toasty again. you can tell when you look at the map right now, look at the temperatures, you can see, 76 degrees already in philadelphia. seventy-four down in atlantic city, those 60s just lurking to the north there in mount pocono. you got to head up there if you want cooler air today, everybody. do have cloud cover, see few sprinkles, i don't expect a lot out of. that will the rain is to the south of us. we will keep our eyes out for a few sprinkles, possible, we could use some rain by the way, rain deficit for this month, as well. not expecting much of anything today though. the most you will feel,

moisture the humidity. high of 09 degrees today, what we are expecting in philadelphia at the shore, about 84, and in the poconos about 83, so, it is going to be warm one. and we will talk seven day forecast, back in a few moments, meisha, a because it is not just yesterday, today, or tomorrow, with the 90's, they'll keep on keeping on. how is the traffic looking? hot and bothered? >> yes, right. you saw the words out of my mouth with that one, kai l things looking real good out on the roadways, it will be real warm for those kiddos out at recess. a look at malvern, route 252, looking real nice in this area. and anywhere around the king of prussia area, as women, looking real nice. fifty-nine southbound at the betsy ross bridge, an area where we are starting to slowly see volume levels bill up. pretty typical for monday, specially now justin? to the 6:00 hour. but his is what you are seeing, plenty of headlights, taillights, seeing the same thing, 59 southbound at cottman. this is one of the areas that really heats up probably one of the quickest areas that we see, and certainly is. good news, everyone still

traveling at posted speeds. now, this is where we have our first accident of the morning. the northeast extension southbound, near lansdale. the right lane is blocked, in that area, erika, over to you. >> thank you, 6:03. and another off duty philadelphia police officer, is killed in a crash. this time at the hand of a hit-and-run driver. "eyewitness news" reporter just ten finch joins us turks 12th police district in southwest philadelphia where the officer was assigned. justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, police identify the deceased officer as lamar pool, age 42, serving his 19th year, with the force. he was based here, at the 12th district, and police say, it was witnesses who helped him find the driver who struck pool. let's take you now to video, from yesterday, alert bystanders, tracking down a silver toyota corolla, they say, was going east, on roosevelt boulevard, pool, they say, was on his hand did a motorcycle going west. now, it is believed, that corolla made left turn, and struck pool, at about

4:00 p.m. yesterday. and then spread away from the crash scene. but, there was alert tow truck driver on the heals of that corolla, which was later found near devereaux and bustleton avenue. meantime, the crash impact had ejected pool from his bike, pool was not wearing a helmet, and he was taken to aria-torresdale with head injuries where he was pronounced dead a short time later. over at the crash site, bystanders told police that the driver new he hit pool but still chose to leave the scene. take a listen. >> according to witnesses right after the crash, gets out for one minute, looks and sees what happens, then get back in his toyota corolla, north on the boulevard. stayed briefly and then took off. >> now, charges have not yet been announced for the driver involved in this hit-and-run crash. we do know that he's 58 years old, and police are also saying he was showing signs of dui at the time, his name, at this point, though, has in the yet been released. and we are live this morning,

in southwest philadelphia, i'm justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". justin, thank you for that. >> now, this is the second straight weekends an accident claimed the life after off duty philadelphia police officer. last saturday, 32 year old sergeant raphael ali was killed in roxborough, when his suv hit a tree on the 6,000 block of henry avenue. >> delaware county police officer recovering at home this morning, after being shot during a stand-off. police are responding to calls that an armed soup sidal man was barricaded inside a home yesterday morning, on the 600 block of mohawk avenue, in norwood. officer mark hanley was shot twice, trying to apprehend that suspect. we're told his bulletproof vest saved his life. the door opened up. they tried to deploy taze tear get the subject, at which time the subject fired two round through the door. >> thirty-six year old darryl burt surrendered to police, was treated at the hospital for gunshot wound to the em bo.

he was then charged with attempted murder. burt schedule for preliminary hearing on september 9th. >> new this morning, investigators are looking for the cause of this house fire, in kensington. the fire broke out overnight on the 3,000 block of ash or street. we're told that building was vacant. eyewitnesses, though, tell us that they saw several people, believed to be squatters, leaving that building overnight. >> a security breach shuts down busy terminal at newark liberty international airport. authorities say man enters the secure area at the airport last night setting off alarm inside terminal c. customs agents responded quickly, arrest that intruder. >> as he was being marched out of the terminal, he had a bick silly grin. he was kind of laughing to himself as the officers walk him out. >> we didn't really know where we were supposed to be headed, what gates were open, what terminals were open. a lot of people flustered and irritated obviously, but it has been exhausting.

>> passengers were allowed later back into the terminal. authority say the intruder was taken for a pschiatric evaluation. 6:07 right now. the school season officially starts today from some student in our area. and they are so excited, some have already arrived at our lady of port richmond regional catholic school. woke up so early for us, we wang to -- we want to thank them. no more trapper keepers or pencils, jen, only seeing ipads. good morning. >> reporter: it is a new day, erika, ipads, what's these kids are using, coming coming tu live from the sixth grade class at our lady of port richmond, classes actual don't start until 7:50 this morning, guys, give us nice smile, big wave. they are up really early to demonstrate what these quids are doing all year long, this is usually a class of 33. we have great group of kids, right here with us, to demonstrate the technology. melissa what are you looking forward to most this year? >> to do more spelling.

>> spelling, improvement on snelling. >> to get good grades. >> and to get good grades. what student wouldn't want to do that in great group of kids. you agree in they'll be joined by even more kids, up to 400 kids, from this school, right around 8:00 this morning. they've got really great attitudes. they just got some juice, some donuts, so all powered up for good first day of schoolment and they have something to say to you, erika. guys, on three, one, two, three: >> back to you, erika. >> oh, i love it. guys, that was terrific. all in unicent, too, guys, thank you so many. and thanks for waking up so early, jen, see you later this morning. still ahead this morning on "eyewitness news", tracking the tropics. florida still dealing with the renmant of care, a weighs we look ahead to another storm already strengthening in the atlantic. >> ♪ >> taylor swift, nicki minaj hilt the stage together at the

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>> remnants of tropical storm erika moving through florida could bring several inches of rain and prompting flashflood warnings. rip current are also possible, all the way up to the carolina's, cbs news correspondent don champion with the latest for from miami. report report even though erika has dissipated part of the southeast, are not out of the woods yet. remnants of the tropical storm are producing heavy rain, high winds, in florida, conditions that could last for several days. >> with that, a threat for some flashflooding, pretty widespread two, 4 inches, but locally, few spots see over 5 inches, that's where we would see the flashflooding concerns. >> over the weekend, erika's crashing waves beat away at the coast in palm beach leaving a three to 5-foot cliff. >> the errosion, i mean, unbelievable. i've never seen anything like it. >> erika's rains turned yards into lakes, and covered roads, in part of the state. the situation made it tricky for both drivers and bikers. >> i could barely pedal. it come up above my pedals.

that's how deep it gets. >> last week, tropical storm erika dumped more than 15 inches of rain in part of the caribbean, killing at least 20 people on the island of dominica. for now, emergency operations centers florida, are staying open around the clock, ready if the waters rise. don champion, cbs news, miami. of course we're also keeping an eye on erika, but also, hurricane fred, tropical storm fred, how strong is he? >> hurricane already. so, i want to show everybody a little bit about what's happening in florida, why they are there is still concern for flooding. future rain amounts, what they are expecting as we head over the next few days, see spots here, particularly in central florida, could see four even 5 inches like three, 5 inches every rain. obviously you get that much rain quickly it, becomes a problem. now we head over to the coast of after k cape verdict he is, hurricane fred kick up. where these things develop. they don't turn into hurricane that quackly. >> this one has, 08-mile per hour sustained winds. now the good news, it is expected to weaken, and it is

very far away from land. as you can see, head in the our direct, but, chances are, you know, anything could happen between now and then. so we head back home, where we are just keeping an eye on some clouds, few sprinkles, there, you can see, as we take a look at the radar. there is some rain to the south. not expecting a lot out of this. but again, we keep eye out for sprinkle or two. hey, we could use some rain. i don't see us getting much out of this today. we get heat everybody. already, in the mid 70s, in philadelphia, 76 degrees, 75, down at the shore. and if you are headed to the shore today, see high of about 84, casino every nice, when little warm at the shore, right? watch out, because the rip current are moderate risk today. uv index; about seven, we've got heat everybody. the jet stream heading to the north, that means, all of those warm temperatures are going to continue not just today, but, also, as we get into -- get into tomorrow, even as we head into thursday. today high of 09 degrees. sunny skies, relatively sunny. few clouds out there. as we get into tonight, over night low is in the 70s. that says something to you, when your overnight low is in the 70s.

it will be warm one. and this is a thing. we had 91 yesterday. we expect 90 today. we could see heatwave here that rolls all the way through thursday. no breaks coming as we head to the weekend. hey, remember when it was lovely and crisp and wonderful and sunny out and everybody loved me? remember that? >> we still love you. >> oh, thanks, ladies, just stepping outside, your hair will be crazy. >> it does it anyway. >> nutty out there? >> it is monday. so typically we start to see things start to kind of heat up. i would even say in the 5:00 hour. right now things looking good. you certainly will contends with some volume at this point. we do have one accident northeast extension. good news, all of the overnight construction project have lifted now dealing with typical monday morning volume. a look at the roosevelt boulevard, for those of you traveling towards the schuylkill any time soon. ill let you know that it is looking very busy on the schuylkill expressway. we typically see that at this hour. roosevelt boulevard, looking pretty good. here is a look at the blue route southbound at mid-county

toll plaza. looking really nice here. in fact, all morning long when i was looking at the blue route, casino of what you are looking at, even though in the 6:00 hour. blue route looking good. talking about the schuylkill just second ago, shear look at the schuylkill westbound at city avenue for those of you headed off the roosevelt on to the schuylkill for example. this is what you are looking amount. you are traveling less than posted speeds. just ever so slightlily on the schuylkill. of course we see that bill pushing specially toward the 7:00 hour. first accident of the morning northeast extension, southbound at lansdale. right lane block for those of you traveling around this area. back to you. >> right now 6:16. and, boring. one word never used to describe the m tv video music awards. kanye west, always making headlines. finds out what announced it time during his acceptance speech. and, another highlight for you, justin bieber ends his performance in templets he just breaks down. we have some complete wrap up

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from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". good morning, to you. well, hard to believe, last day of august, and summer still holding on. we could be in the middle of another heatwave. and, today, a lot of kids, i know, going back to school, and oh, you want to put them in those short sleeves, kicking them out to the curve. >> not ready for the fall clothes. what's your favorite heatwave song? >> ♪ having a heatwave ♪ ♪ tropical heatwave ♪ >> and what, we're in the middle whatever could be a four, day stretch? >> technically we say three days of 90 degrees day here or more, different part of the country actually have different cry tear crashes for us, this would be day two if we make it up to the 09 degrees mark. >> at least it feels like summer even headed back back to school. enjoy it still. it is nice this morning, event gotten the warm yet in kutztown, for instance, yes, looks good there.

they are not in the 70s yet. 67 degrees there. see the sun peaking up. there are some clouds out there, too. they are one of the spots, in our neighborhood network, under the 70 degrees markment looking at the temperatures, see, philadelphia 76, 74 millville. seventy-one lancaster, 74 atlantic city shall everybody starting offer little toasty. we do have moisture to the south. you see some rain down there in raleigh, not expecting a lot that far to make it up to us, if anything it, would be few sprinkles, in the south, but folk, we need rain. i don't think we'll get much of it today at all. what we are going to get is heat. take a look at your three day forecast, high of 09 degrees, today. that would be our second one in a row. see tuesday, and wednesday, even more, check out wednesday, that will likely be the peak of the heatwave. but it is not done on wednesday. i come back in just a few moment, meisha, a we are talk the seven day forecast, it is hot and steamy, hot and bothered, every hope everyone is nice and calm and -- >> we're all hot and bothered in the studio, thanks, kai l good morning, roads looking pretty good. couple of issues, i'll let you

know what's going on early monday morning, pushing toward the rush hour. here is reports every disable vehicle, you can see it pulled all the way out, blogging right lane. the boulevard southbound, before broad street. certainly, as you drive past this, some are, you know, tapping on their brakes. which, what casino of happenings with all of the flashing lights when you get there is you get the gaper delays, as well. so we have the volume, gaper delays, brake light going on there is will cause some slow downs for some of you on the boulevard. now, 422 eastbound before trooper road, one of the areas as you head toward king of prussia. looking pretty good. but just take a look at that string of vehicles, that starts to happen. that's just what happens, we push toward the 7:00. and the schuylkill, westbound, city avenue. after you get off the roosevelt boulevard, this is what you will be looking at, definitely brake lights starting to pop on your traveling less than posted speeds on the schuylkill in and around the area. so just give yourself couple of extra minute as we push toward the 7:00. erika, over to you. >> thank you, happening today, president obama secretary of

state john kerry make the battle against climb al change a priority. both will be in alaska to address state department conference on global leadership in the arctic. kerry says scientists are quote overwhelmingly unified in conclude that humans are contributing to global climate change. >> well, prior to his trip, president obama gave new identity to american landmark, administration has renamed north america's tallest peak dinali. show of solidarity with alaska natives that used to be mount mckinley named after president william mckinley's, america's 25th president. >> campaign 2016 in full swing right now. but the frontrunners are losing ground. both the democrats hillary clinton and the republicans, donald trump, still lead the packment andrew spencer shows us the numbers are changing. >> the clear front runners for the republican and democratic nominations may not be as clear as they once were.

democratic candidate, and senator, bernie sanders, continues to rise in the polls, as he focuses his attention on income, equality climate change and higher education. >> those are the issues i have been talking about. those are the issues that are generating enormous entheusiasm, from one end of this country to the other. >> has cut hillary clinton's lead in iowa to just seven points, according to bloomberg demon, of likely democratic voters in the early caucus state. may be less about clinton losing ground than it is about sanders gaining it. the pole is suggesting 96% of it supporters, are motivated by his candidacy, not desire to oppose hers. meanwhile, ben carson closing the gap against donald trump, his post of big surge has been specially strong in iowa where this weekend pole shows him now trailing trump by five percentage points. the polls margin of error is 4.9. andrew spencer, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". 6:34 right now. coming up next: the

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>> welcome back, many student up, headed back to school today in our region. student have started arriving at our lady of port richmond regional catholic school, got there so early for us, our jan

carabeo joins us for the first day of class, i think started around 5:00 a.m., jan. we want to say big thank to you those student and parent for getting up early. good morning. >> good morning, we've got mrs. beganly's sixth grade class, here almost as early as i was, their class doesn't start until 7:50. look at them, already working on their new ipad. give us smile and waiver. such a your classmates at home getting ready to come to school as well. i'm told they start to arrive right around 7:00. they'll have bunch of fun activities before school actually starts to speak little bit more about that. principal sister mary rip here, sister, tell me, what are the fun activities going on today? >> this morning, have our motivational beginning assembly begins with ribbon cutting, opening the new year, 2015-2016. then that will be followed by a blessing of the back packs by our pastor father, and then we will clap our student off to their homerooms. >> little excitement here this morning. >> absolutely. >> these kids are little

tired. but they are still smiling, they are still working and on ipads, this was pilot program last year, now expanded in grades five through eight, every kid will have ipad in class watch are the benefit you've already seen. >> wonderful benefits, you can see already, these children were ready to get up at 5:30 a.m., working on their ipads, working on it, so used to technology. snow is the way to go. we years ago shared ipads, just doesn't work. every child needs to have their own, so we're excited we can actually have them have their own this year. >> and they have special apps for different subjects, that help engage the kids, you know, and there is just so many options, meisha, a i understand they use flash cards last year as well. >> absolutely. our teachers so dedicated so creative that they have designed this innovative program for the styted end. they have purchased apps that fit with the curriculum, not just for rooting, writing, arithmetic, but also our

specials, our art teacher has done the same. music teacher, fist ed teacher, of course our technological teacher as well as our accelerated math teacher. >> not only exciting for the kids but faculty and staff as women. how are you feeling going into the first day of school in do you have any first day jetter? >> i have no jitters. i have so much excitement. so ready to welcome these student down in our lob any just a few minutes, to bring them in, to get start for the year. >> you're one of the early schools going back only august, not even, labor day yet. so what's the feeling behind that? >> the feeling is wonderful, if we had air-conditioning believe me we would have year around school. and ten weeks to work with, with breaks inbetween. >> wonderful, thank you sister mary. one quick question for damian, first day at new school. how are you feeling? i feel good. and i think it is good to meet new people. and i like the school so far. >> you might take my job, already handed the mike, right?

>> yes. >> yes. back to you guys it the studio. fun day ahead here. >> certainly. and i think i saw a lot of their heads perk up when the teacher said they have school all year around, what? no, no, no. oh, great first day back. thank you so much, and as your kids head back to school, we want to snap and share your photos with us, post your picks on instagram, twitter shall #cbs3, see the photos right here on tv. we love those back to school photos. kids with their lunch box it is they even still have lunch boxes. kyla, good morning to you, how are you looking out there? looking warm, sticky out, there we say good morning to eyewitness weather watchers. getting some reports of some 70s out there, and it is a little bit toasty in wilmington, already 72 degrees, lisa sent us this, she says, you know, she is getting ready for another sticky morning, with 89% humidity. it is just happy back to school day though. watch out for the kids, that's great advice, everybody, we'll have a loft little ones out there. be careful. 74 degrees head up to phil in

north wales today. he's got 74% humidity, and he says, back to closed windows and ac, missing last week's weather. i wish you could have had last week's weather, too, soon enough, fall like temperatures, and let's hit one more, 74 degrees from sharon there is one in gloucester township. 84% humidity so over the top humid weather, we're almost there, just got to hang in there. casino of hopeful this is going to be our last weather that is going to be the hot and humid kind. so, at least, steven, i don't know if you can click it over, we go to the current radar right now, if we can. and take a look at that. looks like it is not working so i head over to meisha, there you go, we have radar right now. okay, there you go, got little radar to show you, pretty clear, clouds out there. not too bad this morning. we don't expect much of anything, we could see few sprinkles, but that's about it. as we head to the south of us, rain right now temperatures mid 70s in philadelphia, 71,

in reading, 66 mount pocono, and about 74 atlantic city. if you look at the region entire i95 corridor, already in the 70s so there go. it is a little hot and sticky out there. >> yes, certainly is. although we'll enjoy the 70s until the 90's kick in later. sounds like a party. >> it is a monday morning, it will be busy, casino of big thing, our big story, disable vehicle, not too bad. pulled all the way off to the side. boulevard southbound, before broad street. what's going to happen is as the volume starts to pick up, we will get brake lights going off. gaper delays because of this, looks like they're clearing it out of the way soon. hopeful right lane black in the very near youth your -- future. southbound at girard, one of the hot spots so far this morning. definitely, traveling a little less than posted speeds on this stretch as you make your way into center city. so give yourself couple every extra minutes if you have to take 95 southbound between

cottman and girard, definitely seeing levels bill. for those of you coming in from jersey, 42 freeway, approaching 295, this is kind of what you are looking at, holding steady all morning long, so just give yourself couple of extra minutes this morning. >> happening today suspect in the fatal shooting after sheriff dispute any texas, appears for his arraignment. shannon miles is charged with shooting deputy darren goforth late fry night. investigators say that miles has a criminal record including convictions for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct with a firearm. >> in roanoke, virginia, time to heal, religious leaders, co-workers, families, gathered for multi fate memorial service in honor of alison parker and adam warm. disgruntled co-worker kill them last wednesday during live report then killed himself hours later ward's funeral is tomorrow in roanoke, there will be private memorial service for parker and his life at later date. another sign every strength

here. resolve from the staff at wdbj. the station just had old picture, trying to get that for you, it was of the morning team, lee allison along with adam, caption was, special, though it, said we love our morning family, we will get through this together with the hashtag we are wdbj7. >> right now, 6:46. public health officials say five more cases of legionnaire's disease are confirmed at illinois veterans home. bridges total to 28 there including two people who died last week. legionnaire's diseases severe form of pneumonia with lung inflammation usually caused by infection. it is not transmitted person to person. required disease transferred by contaminated water vapors, such as hot tubs, shower areas, or fountains. and in california, six san quinton inmates also contracted legionnaire's disease, another 51 inmate are under observation at the prison's medical unit.

cooking at that prison has just stopped outright, inmates right now being served box meals. portable toilet, bottled water and large water tanks, also being brought in to serve thousands of inmates and employees. >> on your health watch, new guidelines about whether to talk to kids about the danger of alcohol. pediatric group is suggesting parent and doctors should have that talk by, listen to this, age nine. new report finds up to 06% of high school student admit to binge drinking, that's three or more at drinks in a two-hour period for girls, four to five drinks for boys. doctors say binge drinking increases risk every death and serious injury from car crashes. also, speaking of alcohol, doctors in canada and the netherlands studying the science of hang overs, yep, really is a study, they found that no amount of food or water consumed during bouts of heavy drinking apparently can't provide any hang over relief. the only way they say to avoid

a hang over, is just to drink less. great video for you, young athlete take on some much more experienced ones, you might say there is weekend in tokyo yup folks face large task, as well, check it out, very big, champion sumo wrestlers there. the sumo wrestlers were making their first appearance in tokyo in 15 years. one fifth grader said the sumo wrestlers are very strong and difficult to beat. certainly an understatement. seeing the one guy, sumo wrestler trying to take him down. oh, god, what a great memory for those kids. 6:48. time to come upment want to check in with nora o'donnell. that preview for us, good morning. >> ahead, president obama renames north america's tallest, well, not everybody is happy about it. we are in alaska, ahead of his historic three day visit.

also former vice president dick cheney here with his daughter liz. plus only on cbs this morning, brad melter, helped save the life of one of his high school teachers. first woman to scale the wall of murder wall here in studio 57. news back in the morning. see you guys in about ten minutes. >> thank, looking forward to it. >> surfer in california is grateful to be back on lan after great white shark takes a bite out of her board. eleanor dempsey out on morrow straight beach, northwest of santa barbara. when 6-foot jew until shark bit her surf board, as she tried to get away people on the beach helped her safely make it to shore. >> helped me get in, one, because i was paddling, because usually i watch behind you. wave coming, hole on, i was glad he said, that i was just paddling, you know, and coy ride the wave in. >> oh, terrifying, though.

dempsey, also a cancer survivor, says she not sure if she will get back in the water any time soon. >> thank you very much. and welcome to the vma's. >> oh, miley, miley cyrus, there, hosting the 2015m tv video music award last night in los angeles, remember when she was hannah montana? hard to believe. as expected she rocked out with some over the top barely there outfit. that will one is covering the most that i've seen all morning, she changed nine times. the night did take serious turn when rapper nicki minaj took the stage for best hip hop video h criticized m tv in the past, and also last night, for not nominating the hit overall video because it got 19 million views on line, that's a lot of views.

>> but you know what? soar games, deal with it if you didn't get nominated. >> yes. but she also called out miley cyrus, apparently, miley cyrus had been talking about her in the press, remember of course taylor swift. yes. >> and it work. >> nicks i, did you it, all right. we also want to talk about other big moment last night, at the vma awards. kanye west, always, you say kanye. something colorful is coming. he was there, as well last night. and remember him with taylor swift. 2009, with him. >> but now it seems as though there is no bad blood between them. >> exactly. >> nice, my friend. actually was the one who presented him with the award that he received last night. we of course back in 2009. interrupted the speech. but in kanye fashion, he took the stage, you know, his ten minute speech left a lot of people just mouth gaped open.

>> yes, as you probably could have guessed by it moment i have decided in 2020 to run for president. >> i have to say i don't think anyone guess that. >> not one single one. you know what's coming up next. >> that's what's going to happen. clothing line or something? 2020. >> i mean, is he really going to? is that just a statement? >> we'll see. give it five years. we'll see. >> oh, kanye. justin bieber, m tv music video awards, five years, he was back, and apparently real emotional for him. >> the bieber got a little teary eyed. bad boy image, maybe he's rehashing it, emotional guy? >> last year, the bad press, egg tossing at his neighbor's house?

>> listen, still there and happen that i people care. usually he act like a jerk. >> exactly. >> i hope he get back to his music. >> he's still so young. >> yes. >> also sporting new look, i don't know if you guys noticed this last night, did i not catch it. on the left, that's justin bieber, on the right, actually, kate gosselin from eight plus -- comparison on twitter, it is like the bieber >> beiblynn? >> the kater maybe? >> justin bieber? i'm sure he's happy back for five years, not going to the award is her moan. >> i i hope he gets his act together. >> yes. >> heard it here first. we'll be right back, first, what's coming up tonight on cbs-3.

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welcome back, more on the off duty philadelphia police officer killed in a hit-and-run crash. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us now at the 12th police di district in southwest philly, justin, good morning. >> erika, good morning, charges are now pending against that hit-and-run driver. don't know much about him yet. we do know, that police officer lamar pool, age 42, and serving his 19th year with the force, before he died. we also know, he was most recently assign here to the 12th district on sunday, at about 4:00 p.m., police say, pool was struck on roosevelt boulevard near devereaux avenue. investigators say, pool was going west, on roosevelt, on his motorcycle, when a toyota corolla struck him, going east witness say the driver was making left turn when he struck pool. we do know the driver stopped, got out of the car, look at the crash, before speeding a which from that scene. driver has not yet been named at this time or identified, we do know, he is a 58 year old

man who police say was showing signs of dui, his charges at this point likely to include leaving the scene of deadly crash and also dui. and we will live this morning, from the 12th district, i'm justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news", erika? >> justin, thank you for. that will. >> we want to send big thank you to a very special school, that has been with us all morning, first day of school at our lady of portland regional school. classes don't start for another hour. they got up at the crack of dawn to be with us, smiles on the faces. >> so great. so thank you so much for that school. and not a bad day if you are headed back for the first day, kyla? >> no one wearing the sweaters at school today. listen, we got up to 91, specking 09 today, may get tuesday in the 90s, that would make it heatwave. it doesn't -- the heat continues, gets higher on wednesday, thursday, then hello to september little more calm feeling, but right now, it is a little hot out there.

>> we'll take it on the weaken. meisha, a how is it looking? >> certainly heating up pushing toward the rush hour, here is a look at the boulevard, just near broad street. we have disable vehicle blocking the right lane. use cubs there. starting to get gaper delays, look at this 95 southbound at girard, for those of you trying to make your way into center city certainly traveling west, quick look, seeing 50 miles per hour, 59 southbound, between cottman and girard, then as you maneuver into center city, so, you know, monday is typically very busy, and we're seeing that. >> that happens. coming up cbs this morning, author brad, helps his 11th grade teacher find kidney donor, nora mentioned this few minute ago, incredible how social media helped to have that special story. also, reminder to join us bright and early every weekday morning right here on cbs-3, starting at 4:30 a.m. >> do you hear that quiet roar, parent cheering?

>> dow. >> first great day back. good morning. it is monday, august 31st, 2015. welcome to "cbs this morning." hillary clinton sees a sharp slide in the polls in the key battleground states while donald trump defies expectations in america's heartland. president obama makes a historic trip to alaska where he's renaming the highest peak. why some in ohio are upset by the move. a woman who conquers the dangerous murder wall. she's in studio 57. but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 skojds. >> across florida, heavy