to get prepared. >> reporter: using we havery machinery to suck dirt and gunk out of the storm drains in connecticut crews are getting ready for what could be a very wet weekend. >> we're always hoping for the the best but breaker for the worst. >> reporter: many people along the east coast are starting the storm preps just in case. >> things can become missiles. anything that is not the nailed down has to be brought in if it continues to the path it is going. >> reporter: hurricane jack ken churning near bohamas strengthened to a major hurricane wednesday night with sustained wind of 110 miles an hour. threat of it hitting north carolina, some people are taking it in stride. >> it is what it is. you cannot do nothing about it. if it comes, it comes. if it don't, it don't. >> reporter: storm washed out this road in may and city officials worry another big storm could wash it out again. pennsylvania the red cross is already setting up shelters. >> what we're expecting here is to be on alert for flash floods, as well as power

outages, and so we're trying to get the word out to the community to think ahead to have a plan. >> reporter: residents are stocking up. >> preparation is the key. you have to prepare for everything. >> reporter: even if the storm is still a long way out. andrew spencer, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". and let's just go ahead and call this the calm before the storm. this is a live look at the atlantic city boardwalk and as the the hurricane moves up the coast this could be a very different picture by the weekend. they are bracing for chances of flooding from a different storm system. flooding to contend w lets hope this thing moves off, the coast, out to sea. >> at this point that european model where it goes straight east. >> i would love to say that will be the the case but i have to tell you the euro has not had a great track record. they used to call it the answer key but we have to keep an eye on all of them. more likely scenario is it hugs coastline that would be better than a direct hit.

>> but this rain has nothing to do with the the hurricane. >> this rain has everything to do with the cold front. >> there we go. >> lets start off with where hurricane is right now. very powerful. category three. sustained wind of 120 miles an her moving west southwest at 5 . it is no joke joaquin and expected to strengthen to a category four and then we are expecting to see it ramp down. this is latest model data and consensus would have it going right along the coast, weakening and as we get in the time frame of tuesday and in the overnight hours there that it would be skirting the companies but this is, kind of a combination of several models one saying it goes out to sea, other says it comes inland. what we do know is we have to keep an eye on this and we are likely to see a lot of win and rain from it. hurricane probability for win, tropical storm force wind about 30 percent here for philadelphia. so that is in itself can cause a lot of problems. because we have different models, gfs says we will get 4 .

euro says we get over an inch of rain. a big difference there let's new head to what we're talking about today which is that we have, stormy weather ahead of the cold front and that will track showers in for to us day, keeping us cool and we will see wind from that. is there our cold front spread across the east coast and that is what will make today cool, little windy and surery. 63 degrees in philadelphia. fifty-eight in reading. sixty-one in atlantic city. as we look at the wind it is 18 miles an her. we have a brisk breeze making it feel cooler as we head in the next few hours. we will see some rain start to kick up, some light showers as we get into thursday and our friday as well. so, thursday cloudy, breezy, rain. wind and rain on friday. saturday wind and rain. we are watching joaquin as we get into sunday. today a high of 63 degrees and chance of rain. get your seven day forecast, relatively cool as we head across next few days. well, before joaquin arrives make sure that the cbs philly

weather app is on your smart phone. track storm and get updated forecast, down load cbs philly weather app on itunes and google play so that you can stay ahead of it. i have it on my phone and it is good stuff. meisha, there you go, i set you up without crazy rain today but a lot more weather coming our way. >> thanks very much, kyla. if you are just waking up with us, good morning, my friend, it is thursday, almost to the weekend and guess what roadways are dry. this is a really good sign for this morning's commute. forty-two freeway north bound at creek road looking good but we are seeing levels build. you can see evidence by how much headlights are out there as what 5:30 in the morning and already looking like that. it might be an indication it might be busy like yesterday. i do understand yesterday it was even busier so that is a a good sign. here's where we have construction woodhaven road westbound between 95 and boulevard. you can see that left lane block by those cones not causing any slow downs right

now. still looking good right there on woodhaven road between 95 and boulevard. schuylkill eastbound between girard and vine, right lane is block due to construction. also phillies game tonight has been rescheduled from what was 7:05 to 12:05 due to weather and possible rain tonight. make note for those going to the baseball game. clean up still on the parkway. erika, over to you. >> still more to clean up, thanks, meisha. man accused of starting this destructive fire at this construction cities due in court. police arrested steven petaway yesterday and charged him with arson. detectives say he is man seen in surveillance pictures right here. authorities say he intentionally set that fire on south 13th street last month but they did not offer a motive. that building was under cop trucks and two adjacent buildings were also damage. two men are now charged with beating and robbing an elderly war hero in chester county. only "eyewitness news" was there as zachary hails was

brought into custody. the authorities say hail is a and john reid pushed their way in to the 81 year-old's home in west vincentown ship in july. authorities also say that hails was an appliance repairman and he had performed work at that home shortly before the robbery. >> they knew he was elderly. they knew he lived in the isolated area they knew he paid in cash. they knee he lived alone. defendant went through his drawers. the defendant took cash, prescription pain medicine, a lap top computer. even jewelry that belonged to his late wife. >> authorities say that the the two suspects used that money to buy heroin in kensington. testimony continues today in the center city building collapse murder trial. contractor griffin campbell is charged with six counts of the third degree murder. he was in charge of the demolishing a building at between the second and market streets when it crashed down on the salvation army store in june 2013 killing six people. prosecutors say that campbell cut corners on that project to

save money, defense lawyers called campbell a scape goat. 5:37n business news this morning where americans are getting their halloween customs this year. >> i love your idea this year. >> yes. >> very cute. >> millennials are could go after they move in together, money watch's jill wagner joins us. some juicy topics for us, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, nicole ander contact it is the first day of the fourth quarter and investors are hoping that the worst is behind them after a brutal third quarter. the markets did rally yesterday, dow jones 235 points, the nasdaq jumped 102. this week is all about jobs here on wall street, payroll processor adp says private sector added 300 jobs since september. it is considered healthy growth. increase from august. tomorrow though we will get a better idea of the overall job market when the government releases its big job report. first comes love and then comes joint checking. new census numbers say merge

finances before getting married. researchers believe merging is not the normal after moving in together when unmarried couples discuss a budget a and divide up their financial responsibilities. americans are bucking the on line shopping trend and everyone in the recent survey said they plan to buy their decorations, candy, customs in a store. most will be spending the same or more than last year. the mess popular costume this year, super heroes and princesses. i'm dying to know what was this costume you were talking about. >> it is very cute. >> i didn't want to spend money because i'm a cheap skate about halloween. we took a trip to hawaii. we thought why not be had hawaii tourist. >> my husband, me and the baby. >> i love that idea. >> isn't that cute. >> yes, it will be fun. >> i think i will to have rock the fan i pack. >> yes, the whole bit. >> i want a picture. >> oh, there will be pictures.

5:38. exciting day here in philadelphia, city is opening an iconic music venue. >> tonight is big grand opening of the fillmore which will feature performances from great rock and role hall of famers. "eyewitness news" reporter yan january carabao is live with us with the exciting details, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the fillmore is a beautiful mix between old and new, the the music hall here plays homage to its roots in san francisco and music scene in 1965 but it ties in a few locations here in philadelphia take a look at this, this is a great example from a far this is a re-creation of the betsy ross flag but up close, you can see it is made up of fillmore poster arts. they have played at fillmores all across the u.s. for tonight, opening night philadelphia's own hall and oathes takes the the stage here in fishtown. finishing touches are now in place a at the fillmore in fishtown, outside, the sign is

set, inside the lights checked, and sound system red toy rock. >> high frequency where you hear the voice and it is so crystal clear. then we have those sub energy and letter frequencies that is what you feel. >> reporter: but the stage and the music are just pieces on the much large are experience. >> it is to provide people a place to come, relax before the the show, see a great concert. after the show also have a great time relaxing, hanging out doing what they want to do. >> every time we open up a new location we can do better. i think on this within we did a lot better. >> reporter: fillmore philadelphia is the sixth nationwide, david forton of live nation showed us around before thursday's opening night. >> we have 700 people on this floor, 1800 people on the general admission floor. >> reporter: started in san francisco in 1965, the fillmore launched rock acts including jimmy hendricks, the doors and led zeppelin there were nods to that original music hall here. >> they connect sort of the

fabric of the fillmore is a cross the the country. beautiful ornate chandelier, the curtains which help with sound are another thing that you see in all of the fillmores. >> reporter: but as soons you step foot in this fillmore the space is distinctly philadelphia from live nation's take on the love statue to the wall art. >> fillmore poster wall which is a re-creation of the betsy ross flag a testament to the 13 original columnist in pennsylvania. >> reporter: upstairs we find a club within a club could foundry, a name a reference to the building's original purpose. this is after all the a jacks metal company now 125 years old. >> right here you can see incredible smoke stack that actually starts on the first floor and a jacks hall. >> reporter: this more interest math club will showcase local acts and national artists on the the rise reflect on the walls, once again, sons and daughters of fill will a who have taken the worldwide stage. this is the the entrance how

cool is this, the doors here open up at 5:00. the the concert starts at 8:00. the concert with hall and oathes has been sold out for months but fillmore has a packed schedule. take a lot at acts at cbs philly.com. for now we're reporting live from fishtown jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> i love to see the the art scene in philadelphia grow. >> so many people embracing witt a sold out show. >> fantastic, thank you. 5:42. if you have flown you have used to baggage fees but airlines aren't the only wonderful charging you. >> we will let you know who is jumping in today. >> there is a reason why they call this brave man's bridge. see what it looks like on this terrifying walk across the world's largest glass bottom bridge. >> no thank you. >> um-hmm. >> that and more when we come back.

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khusen akhmedov was convicted of third degree murder in july after police say he hit and killed a mother and three sons in july 2013 while drag racing in feltonville. right now 5:46. let check with kyla and our weather watchers. there is likely some rain today what do you think. >> little rain. much cooler temperatures g morning to our eyewitness weather watchers. we have seen a lot in the weather department. lets look at a couple observations, those waking up earl will toilet me know is what happening that would be john, in perkasie, good morning, john. you are looking at cloudy skies, right now and 57 degrees. so it is much cooler today, right, then it has been and certainly feeling that. margot good morning to you in buena vista township in new jersey and she too is looking at very cloudy skies and he says stay tune, prepared for the storm. you got it, had margot, better to be safe than sorry. filled the tub up, get fresh water. lets try one more here. fifty-nine, this is bill, good morning in cardington and he too looking at cloudy skies.

bill gets out and takes his walk this time of the morning. he said cloudy, breezy, dew point have of 52. we have a dew point and it is breezy, right. we will take a live look at storm scan three. this is independent of yak ken. this is weather ahead of the cold front. we will see that rain track in throughout our day to day and also into tomorrow. so those showers will be with us. we have a coastal flood concern here. we have got coastal flood advisories, a few watches and warnings up and down new jersey and delaware coastline. you have saturated ground. anymore additional rain can cause a problem. wind out there? you bet. out of the north east at 18 miles an hour. it is very breezy. temperatures are very cool. sixty-three in philadelphia. forty-nine in mount pocono. sixty-three in wildwood. fifty-six for those waking up in lancaster this morning. joaquin right now, is at a category three. as you can see we have no real major conn sense news these models. one takes it out to sea, another one inland and north carolina and truth will lie somewhere in between.

we do know it is strong hurricane, wind at 120 miles an hour, strength men to category four and expect to it skirt the coast if we take those models and put it together, it looks like it skirts the coast as a tropical storm. that is a better scenario then we thought yesterday. we have a good scenario on the roads. lets head over to meisha and she will check out our traffic, meisha. >> you know what i love. >> what do you love. >> i love you too, number one. number two i love dry roadways for morning commuters and we got that and that makes me happy. good morning. happy thursday. we are so happy you are here. this is an area i want to take and pay attention to, we have a blocked street kelly drive is block near fountain green drive, and make net of that. a lot of you take that in the morning. this is where we have construction, it looks like it is trying to get cleared out of the way. schuylkill eastbound between girard and vine that right lane is block. you can see a cone back out of the way, and i will a say that, when i look at that

cameras it is looking better then it was before more viewers starting to hit roadways. still looking good. here's construction woodhaven road westbound between 95 and boulevard. that far left lane is still block. you cane steady stream of traffic. slowly starting to build. mass transit, septa's media elwyn rail line starts shuttle will busing this weekend and every weekend from november 20th, until november 22nd, between media and elwyn station. i will update that in ten minutes. back over to you. talking sports, phillies take on the mets this afternoon. they have moved the game time up to 12:05 because of the threat of heavy rain. phillies have only four games left, if they win two of them, they will avoid a 100 loss season. let's hope so. to the finals of the u.s. open cup in chester union and sporting kc were tied at one after regulation and extra time, and it came down to a shoot-out. shoot-out was tied at six-six when kansas city wins it seven-six. you can see them jumping up and down. not good news for union.

union loses this in the open cup finals for second year in the row. lots of difficulties a a pint. there they will get back to mls action saturday in toronto. don't miss thursday night football here on cbs-3 with bitter rivals baltimore and pittsburgh. of course, baltimore and steelers. coverage starts at 7:30. erika. today is deadline for retail tours to make their big switch over to new terminals that read credit card with computer chips inside them. but many retailers say they are just in the ready yet. they will replace swiping with dipping, yeah. recent poll shows only 27 percent have of stores have that new card reader, and many shoppers say they are still waiting for those new chip cards. >> they will bear liability in case of credit card fraud and that is a big shift because in the past, banks have born most of that liability. so that is a big deal for merchants. >> retailers say customers who have not received chip card

will still swipe and they won't be penalized with any additional costs. airlines aren't the only ones charging passenger baggage fees. the start to go day amtrak is cracking down on passengers with too much luggage. right now we are allowed to bring two suitcases weighing 50-pound each and two personal items on the train. if you have more luggage then that, you will be asked to pay $20 per bag. new some video if you are brave, this could be for you, bridge giving new meaning to the word don't look down. >> don't do it. >> check out what residents are calling brave man's bridge. >> understandably. >> it is suspended 600 feet above a gorge in the hundredan province and engineers glass 24 millimeters thick, thank goodness. >> strong. >> thirty-five times stronger then normal glass. so very important, and by the way this glass bridge replaces, still very terrifying woodbridge that was there before it. >> eat are way a terrifying

experience. >> is that something you would do. >> i would peak out, and walk 3 feet out and look back and drive around. >> heights freak me out but view would be amazing. >> it would be stunning. >> something to think about. >> we will be right back.

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good morning, we are keeping a close eye on hurricane joaquin as new information comes in. it is currently a category three hurricane but it is gaining strength as it churns in the atlantic. >> people are already bracing for the worst at the jersey shore, they could be taking a double hit, first flooding rains today and tomorrow and more from joaquin as this weekend, kyla, watching both storms and justin finch live in atlantic city with all of the preparations. in this morning two families forced out of have their homes after a partial building collapse. details on that. it is thursday, october 1st, good morning, i'm nicole brewer. >> i'm erika von tiehl. lets get a quick check of traffic and a weather. we are watching hurricane joaquin that is not really affecting to us day. >> good morning. >> certainly not on the roadways. roadways are looking nice and dry. i'm curious, kyla, getting tweets, what will we do as we push through this morning commute. >> we will see some rain coming our way. in fact if you are at the coast you are