>> emergency crews on the scene, after gas leak, has prompted mandatory evacuations, these pictures from the township of hamilton police department. show the crews on the scene on route 40 and babcock road. right now no word on any injuries. >> this noon it is heating up, headed for heatwave number five this season, with temperatures expected to rise above 90 degrees, once again today. these children, in society hill, found a nice shady spot, though. to shoot some hoops.

certainly not cool start to the month of september. good afternoon everyone, i'm pat ciarrocchi. >> i'm erika von tiehl. we head outside to kyla out on the skydeck, 1 degrees away from the heatwave, right, cellula. >> 1 degrees, that's right. so the on official heatwave criteria that we use in the northeast is three days in a row of 09 degrees, and we had it sunday, we had it monday, today we are one agree shy of it, so i think we'll get there too. current temperatures, 89 degrees here in philadelphia, check out atlantic city, already at 88 degrees, and as you can see, allentown, 85. the poconos, the only ones in the 70s right now, coming in at about 77 degrees. dew points holding steady, in the mid 60s. so, the humidity is out there, it could be worse. but, you know, definitely could be worse, i'm glad to see those numbers kind of held up little bit there holding in the 60s, about 47% humidity. this is why we have been able to heat up so quickly, take a look at storm scan3, this live look here, just shows you, absolutely clear skies. no clouds, keeping any sun from getting in, absolutely

heating up quickly. so that's a big factor today. remember yesterday, we had the clouds, it casino every put lid on it for little while. today expecting 93 in the city that sunshine will stick with us as we head to the shore, 86 degrees, again, you can see some spots exceeded 86 degrees at the 88 down in atlantic city. the poconos about 84 degrees. so, even the poconos, are going to get warm. it is going to remain toasty, not just today, but also getting into wednesday and thursday. so, we've got real shot at september starting off very, very steamy, everybody. see the break coming as we head toward the weekends. i'll talk more about that, want to come back in just little bit with your seven day forecast, labor day weekend, looking pretty good. i'll give you details, pat, erika, back to you. >> kyla, thank you. with less than month to go before pope francis arrives in philadelphia, the pope says that he will now allow priests to on solve people from the sin of abortion. vatican officials are saying that pope francis is not changing church doctrine, but rather, extending mercy to those who seek god's

forgiveness. pope francis said the solution will be part of the upcoming year of mercy, local catholics reacted to that news. >> against the catholic religion, you know, beliefs and all, but it is also the catholic way, christian way, to forgive. >> kept saying thank god bringing everybody together. lord willing. >> for now vatican spokesperson saying the change will only apply during the holy year which begins in december. the pope's letter did not mention people who perform abortions, more reaction on this story coming up today on "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >> developing right now, a kentucky county clerk who refuses to issue same sex marriage licenses despite a ruling from the u.s. supreme court, he's now being called to federal hearing this thursday. the defiant clerk is caught on camera refuse to go budget.

>> why are you not issuing marriage licenses today. >> i am not. >> kim davis, christian, could foys charges. craig boswell with more on the story from the supreme court. >> tempers flared, in kentucky, after the county clerk kim davis once again refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. >> under whose authority are you not issuing licenses in. >> under god's authority. >> davis said she will not go against her religious beliefs. >> you do not understanded what you are doing to people. >> gay couple were denied a license tuesday morning. this is the fourth time davis has turned them away. >> we are talking about the law now. this isn't about belief any more. i have beliefs, too. but i would never impose my beliefs on somebody else's right. >> outside, davis' supporters cheered her on. >> god's law precedes man's law. >> monday evening the supreme court declined to intervene in the case. says kim division in kentucky had any legal grounds to deny

licenses. >> it is still an emotional issue, but there is no legal issue involved, once the supreme court has spoken? kim davis could face jail time for refuse to go comply with the law. davis says she is aware of the consequences. craig boswell, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". police say two children are in surgery, and their mother's condition is improving after they were struck by a car last night in lakewood. chopper three over route nine right here. eyewitness tells the asbury park press, the mother was pushing the two small children in a stroller, when a car hit them. we have close look at that scene, from the lakewood scoop. you can see the stroller there on the road in the middle. the driver stayed on the scene, police towed his car. so far, no charges have been filed. >> police have released mugshot of 22 year old mikhail cologne. cologne surrendered yesterday in connection with deadly kensington hit-and-run. two year old david was killed, his 19 year old mother, josephine riviera, was

injured. cologne is facing several charges, including homicide by vehicle. >> well, new child passenger safety law in new jersey is now in effect, the new rules are some of the most restrictive in the country, when it comes to how children should be buckled up. governor chris christie signed that legislation in may, but what does it mean for you? so let's break it down. from birth to age two, a child under 30 pounds must be in a rear facing carseat, with a five-point harness. from four to eight years of age, children must stay in a carseat or booster seat in the back seat, until they are at least eight years of age, or 57 inches tall. >> fines are also going up, ranking from 50 to $75. a funeral will be held today for the virginia tv news cameraman, who along with a reporter was shot to death on live television. wdbj cameraman adam ward, and reporter alison parker, were in the middle of a live interview last wednesday, when a former co-worker walked up,

and began shooting. wards will be laid to rest in hometown of roanoke, virginia. being interviewed, also, shot, she though is recovering in the hospital. >> and services for late sixers star darryl dawkins, church in lehigh county, a public viewing begins at 4:00 after a private family viewing, a private funeral is slated for tomorrow, and nicknamed the chocolate thunder. dawkins was fan favorite for seven seasons with the 76ers. he died last week, of a heart attack at the age of 58. >> coming up on "eyewitness news" at noon, more emails released. the state department reveals nearly 7,000 pages of emails from hillary clinton from that private server. but it is the ones that we can't see that have people talking today. >> also, walking with a purpose. three veterans begin a special walk to new york city. why they are tracking 100 miles when "eyewitness news" at noon returns.

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>> not seeing all of hillary clinton's emails. 150 of the pages have been sent to protect classified information. cbs correspondent brook has the latest. >> reporter: most notable emails in the lead dispatch from hillary clinton's private servers are the ones the state department couldn't fully release. as many as 150 sensored ahead of their release monday, because they contained classified information. the former secretary every

state, has maintained that the messages were not seen as sensitive at the time. even if they are now. >> change the facts that did i not send or receive material marked classified. >> the emails show clinton working on serious issues, like haiti disaster relief, but, also, dealing with requests from friends, unsolicited advice, and trouble with technology. in one e-mail, she asks assistant to pick up skim milk and find out when the good wife airs. republican seized on the fact so many of the emails needed sensoring, are ryan wrote: hill's growing e-mail scandal shows she cannot be trusted with the white house. e-mail questions are likely to persist as the state department screens and releases more messages, e month. brook, cbs news. a group of soldiers set out today on 100-mile john toy honor their fallen brothers. >> the sold remembers walking from philadelphia, to new york

city completing their john any time for the 9/11 anniversary. three marines and service dogs set on their trek at 8:00 from the liberty bell. good place to start. they will travel to the freedom tower in lower manhattan in honor of two of their fellow marines killed in action. >> walking approximately 12 miles a day, the marines plan to arrive in the big apple on or before september 10th. >> we're giving this to raise money for two foundations of fallen marines, but also to raise awareness for veterans of ptsd, the fact that just because you have ptsd doesn't mean you're broken, three of russ surviving, with ptsd, in public safety jobs. >> really honorable mission here. the group of marines made up of new jersey police officer and two philadelphia firefighters, are crediting their service dogs for helping them cope with their ptsd. once in new york, the marines will participate in various 9/11 ceremonies with members of the new york fire department that lost so many people on 9/11, so many years

ago. >> as making this, hosed there at firehouses so really everyone coming together to help them. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news", the pre-season is turning heads, especially in vegas? may not believe their odds to win this year's superbowl. kyla? >> all right, well, i'll tell you the odds of us hit that heatwave mark of 90 degrees today. pretty hi, pretty up there, everybody. we have a lot of heat to talk b what does it mean for your labor day weekend? i'll tell you, when we come back. "eyewitness news" at noon will be right

>> little style on the campus after local university last night. >> we want toeshoe you -- show you harry stilts, one of the emergency of one direction, pose withing fans at campus

corner last night, popular pizza shop on villanova university's campus. styles was apparently quite hungry, too, for some cheese steaks. pizza shop on twitter right there, includes multiple cheese steaks, totaling about $70, must have been hungry. >> good deal. >> 1d, as the cool kids call them, will hit the stage at the linc, later on tonight. >> david letterman makes a rare appearance, since leaving the late show. >> this is the funny man, take a look, sporting new beard. kind of handsome there. walked the red carpet in san francisco to celebrate indy car series championship. letter co-owns one of the teams involved. well, asked if he'll be watching the new late show with stiviano end cobert, he said yes, in fact, he'll be in the front row his family. we have just learned about more guests on steven co-belt, jake will visit colbert on september the 15th, kevin spacey and carol burnette, you know a lot of laughs there, will be the guests on the next day, and then, oscar winning

actress, lupita helps colbert wrap up first full week on the air september 18th. fun all starts in seven days. don't miss the late show with steven comb bert, dancing and all, right here on cbs-3 following "eyewitness news" at 11. >> we call that colbert spin. >> i like it. wise snazzy, i think we can do that. >> hard to believe september is many coming, counting down. >> oh, my gosh, starting this warm. i mean, wow. when you are outside, go oh, no. it is not just today, the next two days, as well, little rough ride today. for those of how might have some health problems, be careful today. >> first, look at the clear skies, this is picture from the campbell's field camera looking over center city from the jersey side, all blue skies out, there not a lot of clouds today. that's why we have been heating up so quickly.

when we heat up quickly like this the air can have effect on it, and certainly it can be a problem for those of you who might have few health issues. so look at this. air quality alert today, if you have asthma, respiratory problems, be careful. pollen level very high today. uv index you bet with all of the sunshine, that's hi, extreme caution also today, for the heat index, so right now at 89 degrees in philadelphia. you can see, 88 in atlantic city, check it out. eighty-four in reading. about 85 in lancaster. everybody heating up. if we look at the region, check out washington dc already in the 90s, see pit burying, cleveland, not just us, everybody heating up, clear skies, storm scan3, that means, the sunshine just comes right on in. so that's why we're going see such hot day. yesterday high was 90 degrees, average this time of year about 83 we beat that today. if we make it to 990, only 1

degree away, that's a heatwave. three days of 90's, potentially wednesday and thursday, that we could also see some 90's. so that could be a run about five days. if you want to cool down, normally i would say go to the beach. live look at the neighborhood network of margate. where you can see people out there. i have to tell you they are in the upper 80s, too. even the ocean little warm. look at this, just hit 08 degrees here, so ocean little bit toasty, too, although i'm sure it will feel pretty nice if it is 88 at the beach. poconos also warming up, little cooler than everywhere else, expecting 484 degrees today. look what happens on wednesday. already up to 87. so it is pretty much hot no matter where go. ninety-three for the city today, mostly sunny hot and humid. winds, not much of it out of the north there, about 5 miles per hour, bit clear tonight, muggy overnight low, 7 degrees. seven day forecast, talk about the break that's coming in this heat. that would be friday. so we get through those 90's, and friday you can see, high of 86. we head toward your labor day

weekend, pretty nice, sunshine, and 80s, not bad at all, even monday looking good. take good look at it there. everybody wants to make their plans, i think we will stay nice and dry, we head across the weekends. okay, so, we want to head over to erika now, she will give us tips how to stay healthy. erika? >> staying healthy, eating right, constant want lment sometimes so hard for us to keep track what foods are healthy, what foods aren't, how much should you have. joining us now, jessica, emotional eating coach, and weight loss expert, and founder of laugh yourself skinny. she here to talk about healthy foods but the trick is you have to eat or drink just the right amount. because you go little overboard they certainly make it unhealthy. good to see you. >> you too, thank you for having me. >> our pleasure. we want to start with everyone's favorite. how much chocolate? you never know just how much after bar that is. let's start with that one. >> dove chocolate is great to reduce low blood pressure, just get really good antioxidants, into you.

but, how many people can really stick to just a couple of squares? what you are really supposed to have, just couple of squares. but a lot of people who are seeking comfort, or help with those sugar cravings, it can be really easy to just finish off a whole bar, and then be like what did i do? maybe stick with the individually wrapped ones? >> that's easier so you are not tempted to, but also being real conscious, when you are eating. >> right. >> so you're not just kind of eating and being my gosh, i ate the whole thing. >> where did it go? >> right. moving ton red wine, you always hear about the health benefits, mediterranian diet, red wine. these balloon glasses can be sneaky? >> so deceiving. this is 6 ounces, this is 12 ounces. but you wouldn't really be able to tell. and 12 ounces is almost half of a bottle. in just one glass. >> in just one glass. and the problem, so a lot of research has come out that red wine is great for your heart. >> right. >> but on the flip side,

couple of glasses and hurting your liver and your waistline. you have to be careful. >> all right, well, something that's at least non-alcoholic, more caffeine focused, coffee, starting our day with a cup of coffee. but then that can turn into cup of coffee with your snack, and with lunch in the afternoon. where should you try to keep your coffee portion? >> i recommend sticking to just standard cup. >> okay. >> when you start to get into multiple cups, and particularly throughout the day, into the afternoon, the evening, it can really affect your sleep patterns. and that can make you more caffeine dependent, just creates this ever lasting cycle of coffee, coffee, coffee. >> catch 22. >> yes. >> always hearing nut are so good for your health. who, who is really counting out how many nuts you should eat? >> that's the tricky part. because we can -- it is casino of like this mindless eat that happens when it comes with nuts. specially if they're in a package of trail mix, with other items in there, then it is just like oh, my goodness,

what have i eaten? >> this tub here, over 1700 calories in just that tub, which is about mcdonald's big mac. >> my gosh. big mac or entire thing of almond, watch your portions. >> watch your portions. be curbs when you are eating. >> last but not least, few seconds left, we put butter out because compared to margarine, better to have the butter but not a lot? >> not a l just a little. if you are flavoring your veggies, little bit goes long way to get get the healthy faith. >> counseled out almond in the break here, have little snack. good to see you, thank you so much. we'll be right back.

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j1 pre-season game left for the eagle, right now odds makers say only three teams have a better shot at the superbowl. >> hard to believe. quarterback sam bradford and the eagles are ten to one to win it all. only seattle, agree bay, indianapolis have shorter odds and the eagles beat both the packers and the comes in this season do, we dare say get ready for parade. >> one pre-season game lets, playing the jets thursday night in north jersey. and that's "eyewitness news" at noon, i'm pat ciarrocchi. >> i'm erika von tiehl. for kai last all of us here, thanks for watching. >> and the news does continue at 5:00. always on line at cbsphilly.com. >> the young and the restless is next. >> ♪

>> victor: well, send me your deal points, and i'll give you my opinion. well, my goodness. >> nikki: hi. >> victor: all dressed up? don't you look pretty? >> nikki: listen. have you heard from your p.i.? i was tossing and turning all night about this. was neil's alibi correct? was it solid? >> victor: why are you concerned with other people's problems when you have your own to deal with? >> nikki: well, neil isn't just "other people." he's one of our oldest and dearest friends. i am concerned about him. victor, you should have heard him go on and on with this revenge talk. it was frightening. i mean, he truly wanted devon and hilary to suffer. that is not the neil winters that you and i know. >> victor: not the neil winters who gave a speech at his son's wedding when he talked about forgiveness and wishing them well? >>ki