good morning, guys. >> good morning, certainly does, doesn't it, justin? so quiet. >> yes, little depressing thinking about summer coming to an end. you know what? it is still officially summer for at least another two and a half weeks. >> there you go. >> so dealing with summer weather, too. it is not going away any time soon. enjoy it if you like the heat and humidity. outside, we go across the river, in palmyra, new jersey, palmyra cove nature park, looking at center city, see the buildings and light. humidity not that bad just yet. but that will be changing over the next 12-24 hours. temperature wise, looking pretty good at the airport, 07 degrees, but the suburbs cooling off nicely, mid 50's, up in allentown, berks county, quakertown coming in at 55 degrees, palmyra itself at 67. visibility, looking pretty good, few areas of patchy fog, especially near the coastline, down to 7-mile visibility in dover, delaware, overall that's pretty good. so travel is looking okay. storm scan3, nice and quiet. and that's how it will stay for this labor day, breakdown hour by hour, mid 70s by 9:00.

lunchtime, well to the 80s, topping off right around 90 degrees with the sunshine. we have hot seven day forecast, we will get to that in just a bit. checking on the traffic with meisha. good morning. >> good morning, hard to imagine the summer coming to ends when we're hearing 89 to 90 degrees. wow that's nice weather. this is where we have an accident this morning, 59 southbound at cottman two, right lanes blocked, since cleared. now you're left with some ghosttown, couple of headlights, couple of taillights, that's about it, right? i'm trying to be like somewhat dramatic for to you like hype end it up. i know we all need to wake up, get our coffee here. the vine to and from the schuylkill. here is another accident we had, tenth street, south street, no delays here whatsoever, and also we have new fall schedule, let me just back out of the way here, septa, new jersey transit, the new schedule started yesterday, patco has a special schedule for today. so make sure to check all of your local listings, and also,

the made in america concert had all of the festival had all of the road closures, just know all of the closures will last until tomorrow. erika, over to you. >> speak egg of the music festival, meisha, a another made in america festival closes out the sumner philadelphia. tens of thousands crowded the ben franklin parkway, and now crews, they're in clean-up mode. we check in with justin finch he joins us now where they are hard at work this labor day. good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning, we're kind of watching another concert going on here, a concert, clean up here, behind this here crews breaking down the stage, piece by piece, and then just over here behind me, to my left here, we've got crews on good old-fashioned broom and trash patrol. let's take you now to video, workers are spread across eakin's oval and along the parkway all the way down to the 20th street, because every year, made in america takes on casino of mission impossible restoring the parkway to its free concert glory, as quickly as possible. it is a very tall task, given that this year's two day

festival brought tens of thousands to the parkway, as many as 70,000 perhaps per day, and of course, these big crowds leave behind big messes, the largest crowds we saw were on saturday night, for beyonce, and on sunday night for rapper j coal. in all, some 60 plus acts spread across five stages over two days and one by newcomber jidena who vows he will be back. take a listen. >> ♪ >> made in america, this year, man, i haven't come before, but i will be here again either as a performer or as a fan. >> reporter: or maybe even as a clean up volunteer. the workers here are paid but as you can see there is lots of work to be done. this is just phase one of the trash pick up we are told. these workers say they got here about midnight. they will be here until this job is done. which they think will be well into the afternoon. so if you are look to go get around the parkway by car it, will likely not happen. there are still lots of

traffic going on here, trucks moving out goods, trash, what have you. so you can probably walk here at some point today. you will not be able to drive around the parkway on this labor day. we are live from the parkway, i'm justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". erika? >> hopefully people are not driving at all, just kicking their feet up, enjoying this nice holiday. thanks, justin. >> turning to campaign 2016, and big shake up in the democratic presidential pole numbers. new survey shows that vermont senator bernie saunders now pulled ahead of hillary clinton in new hampshire. don champion has that story. >> reporter: bernie saunders travels to manchester, new hampshire today, riding a wave of good news. a new pole shows he surged ahead of hillary clinton therefore the first time. it is presidential election held today, saunders would beat clinton 41% to 32%. if vice president joe biden was in the race, the same

survey shows him in third place with 16%. in iowa, clinton's 24-point lead in july has been cut more than half to just 11. clinton has been dogged by constant questions about her private e-mail server, while she was secretary of state. she won the 2008 new hampshire primary and campaigned there saturday. >> i've always thought this was going to be a competitive primary. and i welcome that. >> saunders has spent the past several days campaigning in iowa, and said saturday -- >> i think that the secretary's people are getting very nervous about the energy, entheusiasm, the campaign is bringing for the. >> clinton has more event than iowa today. vice president biden still mulling over whether he wants to join the race, his aids say, he'll make a decision by month's end. don champion, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". and stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the 2016 campaign. when we're in the on tv,

always find update and more about the candidate any time cbsphilly.com. >> we're just talking about vice president biden happening today. he's now pushing labor riots when in pittsburgh, supposed to march in the labor day parade with afl-cio president. vice president will deliver remarks at the kick off, biden considering a run for the democratic presidential nomination. >> meanwhile, president obama plans to address an union alan breakfast in boston today. he also plans to sign an executive order, requiring paid sick leave for employees of federal contractors. right now, some 300,000 workers for federal contractors received no paid sick leave. >> las vegas police say they've arrest add man suspected of shooting and wounding one of their own. the officer was ambushed while waiting at a red light around noon sunday. police say the suspect used a semiautomatic gun and was able to shoot the officer in his hand. the officer is expected to

survive. authorities right now searching for a motive. thousands of people are expected to attend the funeral of fox lake illinois police lieutenant joseph glenn wits. he was shot to death last tuesday, as he was chasing three suspects on foot. police continue their search for those suspects. the funeral is scheduled to be held at his old school later this morning. >> 5:07 right now. we now know the name of the teenage girl who died while attending a sleep over with her soccer teammates at a south new jersey home. authority say 14 year old ka died in her sleep. she and her teammates have spent the night outside in a tent at sewell home. the teen was found unresponsive saturday morning. she was pronounced dead at the scene. she was a member of the eastern regional high school girls soccer and lacrosse teams. no details right now on what caused her death. an autopsy is pending but investigators do not suspect foul play. >> we are learning more right now about the condition of the

woman who was also shot in a ambush that killed a news reporter and her photographer. new pictures are posted of vicky garner sitting up and smiling. these are posted on her facebook recovery pages. gardner was shot during live interview with reporter alison parker and photographer, adam ward. the shooting happened last month, in roanoke, virginia. parker and ward died during the attack. gardner is expected to be released from the hospital soon. >> kim davis, the kentucky clerk jailed for refuse to go issue same sex marriage licenses, continuing her fight from behind bars. davis is now appealing a judge's decision that found her in contempt of court. davis object to same sex marriage on religious grounds. she stopped issuing all marriage licenses after the supreme court legalized gay marriage in june. now, davis is an elected official, so she can't be fired. also, her attorneys say that she has no plans to resign. 5:08 this morning. and the minnesota dentist at the center of the cecil the

lion controversy, he's now breaking his silence. what he says about the situation, and when he plans to return to work. then, a holiday tragedy at a maryland beach, when young swimmer drowned in a -- drowns in a rip current. more on the danger facing swimmers this holiday weekends. and gas prices, how about them? they continue to fall. it has been more than decade since they were this low on labor day. we'll tell you what you can expect to spend if you're filling up at the pump today. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> oh, hopefully you're not working 9:00 to 5:00 like these great guys, doug, joe, and vince, maybe, maybe sleeping in little bit? having cup cup of coffee?

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smoker your wack to school pictures, we love them all. many student heading back to school tomorrow. so sends in your back to school picture tomorrow morning, get the big smiling face on camera. and then post it, just make sure to use the #cbs3, so we can find it and put it on tv for you. well, as children head back to school, some parents may be trying to decide if it is time to get their children a smart phone. brian web, has more on what the experts had to say. computers and ipads not hard to find at the home, but mom, johanna, draws the line at smart phones, for ten year old jack, and six year old charles. >> they have enough electronics, inside to play with. that they don't need to sit outside on their cell phones. >> so how does a parent know a child is ready for a smart phone? pediatrician, core inch cross says it depends on the maturity of the child, but that many families make the decision around middle school.

>> think about and why it is you want to get them the phone. do you want them to get them the phone for safety, so they can communicate with their friends, and then make sure they are ready to handle the responsibility you are giving them. >> doctor cross says set limit, such as charging the phone overnight in a common area, and no texting at the dinner table. parents also need to discuss the dangers of cyber bullying. >> parents should be up front with their children if they plan to check their texts, emails, phonecalls. >> i have a look to see if you are sending inapropriate texts. >> jack says many of his friends have smart phones, but he is okay with just his ipad for now. >> so text something my best friend, like about mine craft. >> they hope they can put off getting jack a smart phone, for a few more years. brian web, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". and, since heading back to school this week got a free haircut at the west

philadelphia ymca. the group bashers who care offered their service, roughly 200 boys attended the free haircut event, they got more than just a trim. every child also got a fro book. >> we cleaned up with philadelphia free library, and the read by four initiative. every boy that gets a haircut will leave with a reading book, also give away book bags, as well as school smiles, as well. >> just terrific. event at the ymca also hosed different activities for the young boys throughout the day. >> rip current are ralph averaging, delmarva coastline, and they had lifeguards on high alert this weekend. sat date rough surround every turned tragic for one family in ocean city maryland. officials have now confirmed a seven year old girl, drowned, at the southern inlet. they say the child was swept away by waves, sometime after 5:30 p.m., when lifeguards were not on duty. the incident now has some parent keeping a closer ion their children in the surf. >> well, actually, when we

first got here today, she was very upset with me because i said you're not going in. sorry, not happening. please, mom, please, there is other people in there. i'm like no, most of them are adults, they're not kids. kids are staying on the shore. >> life saving experts suggest as always you should swim near a lifeguard. and, rip tides, also creating big problems on the west coast too. lifeguards in manhattan beach and southern california, they're logging around three, four rescues per hour. while on duty. how about that? extra lifeguards have been stationed on busier beaches and bay watch boats helped by patrolling on the water. some beaches have been outright closed. dangerous conditions are expected to continue today. but justin, three, four rescues an hour? nuts. good morning. >> pretty crazy, tough for the lifeguards. it was rough at our area beaches over the weekends, things looking better. i will show you that in just a bit. waking up to quiet conditions outside. actually pretty comfortable start to the labor day, check it out, looking at the ben franklin bridge. nice and quiet, clear skies,

no big areas of fog to deal with this morning. that's good news if you happen to be traveling out. why waste your time sitting in a car today? because we are dealing with a slot of sunshine, there are the headlights -- headlines, sunny skies, more humid over the next few days, then looking at some rain in the forecast, been a while since we had measurable rain at the airport, but look at some of the temperatures, you get away from the city. pretty nice, 56 in allentown, 58 mount pocono, lower 60s in south jersey near the shore point. 59 degrees in cape may. rehoboth beach, delaware, coming in at 65. that comfort index right around the city, dew point temperature shall how much moisture is in the air, kind of high now. back up to 65. yesterday we were upper 4040's, so starting to feel steamy in the city. these dew point may get up to around 70 later in the week. storm scan3, nice and quiet, throughout new england. the mid-atlantic, every now and then you may run into cloud or two. but it is great if you have outdoor plans today or maybe extending your holiday weekends one more day for tuesday, it will be hot,

though, and the humidity starts to build tomorrow. then wednesday, still dry, talking low 90s, a lot of heat, humidity around, and here is the front, that limb pact us thursday with some needed rain chances. all right, i mention, better conditions out on the ocean. if you are going to plan to do some swimming over the weaken un, off shore buoy heights running seven, 8 feet, now down to two, 3 feet. so calmer conditions. so we have low risk for strong rip current, but however, they can happen any time across new jersey and delaware beaches, so best bet make sure the lifeguards is on the stand before you enter the water. forecast high around 90 degrees for the inland supports, cooler along the coast, will be muggy, mostly clear skies, 71 degrees, here is the extended forecast, potentially sixth heatwave of the season, the needed rain chance, showers, thunderstorms, thursday into friday. cooler back to the low 80s for the weekend. here is meisha with a check of the traffic. good morning. >> good morning, yes, looks like the kids will have warm first day of school for those little ones start tomorrow. how exciting for them? here is a look at 95 at

girard. you can see, we do have some volume. just 15 minutes ago, when i looked, it was literally nothing out there. now we're seeing little bit of movement. i mean, there are going to be some people that maybe do have to go into work today. me, i'm one every them. it will be more of you out there, i know it, so i'll keep a look on the roads, see what's going on, the boulevard looking nice, quiet, the schuylkill, i was taking a peak at some of those cameras, those are looking good, as well. for those of you thinking about maybe grabbing your coffee, hitting the roadway, in real good company. i can tell you that much right now. we do have accident, downed pole, wires, conshohocken she, all lanes blocked. use alternate like monument, why would you use monument road. that would be my suggestion for this morning. erika, over to you. >> thank you, the minnesota dentist who killed cecil the lion plans to resume his practice tomorrow. doctor walter palmer tells the associated press he believes he acted legally in killing the lion, he said he was stunned to find out his hunting party had killed one

of zimbabwe's treasured animals. doctor has not been charged spent more than a month out of site after the target of protests and threats. 5:20. new england patriots quarterback tom brady speaking out first time since the deflate gate scandal broke. hear from his next in sports. for the second time in mother of days, trend cashes at major sporting event. we have the details whether we come right back.

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>> phils game behind the braves in the nl east. the braves have lost 12 straight games. >> after day of row leasing tim tebow, eagles signed steven morris as their third string quarterback. morris signed with the jaguires last season as rookie free agent. he's never played in a nfl game. he'll back up sam bradford and mark sanchez. birds open the season on the road this sunday in atlanta. >> now that the regular roster

is complete. birds have assemble their practice squad. on the list, few names you may know here including defensive ends brian, running back, raheem, safety ed reynolds, linebacker, skinner. meanwhile, we are hearing from patriots quarterback tom brady, spoke out for the first time since the four game suspension was lifted. brady thanked everyone for their support and says now he just wants to move on. >> out ' be excited to run out there thursday night, obviously bank long seven months for everybody. but i think now the goal is to focus on what my job is, and what i need to go out there and do, that's help our team win. >> patriots play the steelers this their season opener. thursday night football right here on cbs-3. check this out two. high school football players suspended because of this play. watch right there. this happened friday night in san antonio, texas. the youtube video here shows player from john j high school, apparently targeting referee. then another player, piles on,

after the river went down. two players on that team were ejected before. >> this the referee wants to press charges. john jay wounds up losing that game. the stage is now set for historic us open match tomorrow at the billie jean king tennis center. williams sisters will face-off for their 27th time in their carreers. serena advanced to the quarterfinals after straight set win over madison keys. serena has won the last four tennis major tournaments could win all four in a single calendar year if she goes all the way in the open. meanwhile venus also won her match yesterday in straight sets and in less than an hour, too. the trip to the quarterfinals is venus' first since 2010. and this may be the best sport video all day, little fan there interrupted one of the woman's doubles during the matches yesterday. squirrel dashed into court number five during a set. ran around, provided little comic relief for everyone, scampered on out. oh, always fun to see.

first told you about a drone crash, last week, during the us open. now there has been another crash, at spent g event. over the university of kentucky, stands were packed with fans, wait to go seat wildcats opener. university spokesman says, the drone crashed into the pressbox, before kick off. the drone operator was questioned by police. no one was injured. there was no damage to the stadium. good to see everyone was okay. coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news", police commissioner ramsey is weighing in on the black life matter movement. plus, what he says about the state of policing. and, have you heard about this? bed bugs on board? septa's responding to social media post, claiming to show bed bugs on a bus. we have the details. >> then, we are counting down to colbert, getting ready for the new late show premiere tomorrow one day and counting. justin, good morning. >> good morning, everyone, the forecast remains quiet on this labor day. we will be cranking up the heat and humidity.

i'll show you the seven day forecast whether we come back.

from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". good morning, today is monday, september 7th happy labor day, i'm erika von tiehl. >> we're hearing from septa officials after images on line appear to show bed bugs on a

bus. we'll tell you how they responded. , will the marquis ready to stage, stage is set, stephen colbert, talking about his debut tomorrow night right here on cbs36789 i remember months ago, remember, thinking, oh, september 8th, the end of summer, it will take forever. now, almost here. >> yes. >> can you believe it? >> no. >> school starting tomorrow. hope those schools have air-conditioning. it will be hot. >> and humid today? >> starting to bring the humidity back. great to hang out at the pool or shore. no problems there. again, we are talking about comfortable conditions, the morning, and then little bit more humid this afternoon. but let's talk about the temperatures right now, like i said, around the suburbs, it is pretty nice. in the 50's right now. fifty-six in allentown, 59 reading, 70 degrees, warm spot right now at philadelphia international airport. even south jersey looking okay in the low 60s. nice and quiet on storm scan3, this is how we want it for a holiday. maybe just hang out at home, no problems, we will be in the