♪ right now at 11:00, the battle against mosquitoes. summer means the bugs look biting and this year they carry an extra health concern. what's the best way to keep mosquitoes away from your home? good question. nicole brewer has the answer. whoa! >> a close call for new jersey police officer and it's all captured on camera. what saved the officer from being seriously injured.

and one year later, the pain is still fresh for the victims of the amtrak derailment in philadelphia. and tonight we hear from a father who lost his daughter in that crash. good evening, omega's dean. >> i'm ukee washington. hundreds gathered for a vigil tonight at the site of the crash in port richmond. our david spunt was there as the victims were honored. david? >> reporter: ukee a very difficult night for these victims and families of the victims some of the the actual victims showed up this bridge behind me goes over the track the actual accident sight just a few hundred feet behind me. tonight, though, was to remember those victims. ♪ >> reporter: richard fenn more and his wife cynthia walked quite toll place wreath down in his daughter's laura's memory. >> it's not a lot to say except she was wonderful daughter. she was just a delight. >> reporter: 47-year-old laura was one of eight who died on the train. 200 were injured. first responders and those who witnessed the crash came out to

pay respects just a few hundred feet from the crash site. >> we as community have found that the act of coming together to remember our fallen is often a healing experience. >> reporter: train 188 was traveling from philadelphia to new york and just moments after leaving 30th street station several cars derailed. a chaotic mass casualty scene was underway through most of the night. >> we in philadelphia police, fire, ems and many others got to meet you on what was most likely the worst night of your lives. >> reporter: the train's engineer brandon bostian has not said anything publicly since the crash. data from the national transportation safety board indicates the train was speeding at 106 miles an hour more than twice the posted speed limit in that area. the last recorded speed 102 miles an hour. ♪ >> reporter: but this night was to remember the victims and thank all first responders. richard fenn more says they are the real heroes. and he's grateful for

philadelphians who helped with the rescue. >> my wife is like delighted that this is being done. she feels loss terribly and when something like this happens, it makes it better for a little while. >> reporter: ukee and jessica, two separate investigations are going on. one the national tanks portation safety board will release final results next tuesday in washington at their headquarte headquarters. attorney general -- not attorney general district attorney seth williams here in philadelphia is also doing a separate investigation seeing if there's enough evidence for charges for criminal charges in this case. of course, we'll keep updated on both fronts. reporting 35 night in port richmond, david spunt, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you for that. coverage of the amtrak tragedy continues online. take a look at cbsphilly.com for more information including the latest on where rail safety stands one year later. huge fire tears through a string of garages in clifton heights, delaware county tonig

tonight. this is cell phone video of the smoke and flames on the 400 block of springfield road just before 7:00 o'clock. it took crews a little more than an hour to get those flames under control. no one was hurt. but several vehicles were damaged. the cause of that fire has yet to be determine. caught on camera, a very close call for a police officer in linwood, atlantic county. >> whoa! >> that's video from the officer's body camera. while stopping to helping a disable vehicle, a vehicle traveling north took off the door of the police cruiser nearly hitting the officer. but saving him from serious injury. police are searching for a silver or gray nissan altima or similar type of vehicle. if you have any information, contact linwood police. there will be no charges filed against four wilmington police officers in involved in the deadly shooting of a man who relied on the use of a wheelchair. a 31 page department of justice report concludes the officers were justified in shooting jeremy mcdole last september

because they believed deadly force was necessary to protect themselves. cell phone video showed mcdole carrying a gun and reaching toward his waist. when police opened fire. however, that report also conclude the officers were not properly prepared for that situation, and even said one officer exhibited quote extraordinarily poor police work and should not be a loud to carry a gun in public. berks county judge is rush to the hospital moments before he was to be arraigned on criminal charges. paramedic responded to district judge timothy dougherty's office in west reading today. he was in transported to reading hospital. no word on his condition tonig tonight. he was about to be arraigned on charges he stole more than $100,000 from the courts and the why oh miss sin sing volunteer fire department where he was treasure. >> donald trump took steps to unify the gop during a meeting with key republican leaders today. the presumptive republican nominee and house speaker paul ryan pledged to work together

for the sake of their party and to beat the democrats in november. trump tweeted he had a great day in d.c. and things are quote working out really well. but ryan says, he's still not ready to endorse trump. >> on the dem rat cat tick side frontrunner hillary clinton met with 19 hiv aids active visits in new york city today. they represent a coalition of more than 70 organizations that have asked the presidential candidates for their help with the continuing health crisis. clinton says u.s. must continue to lead the way in finding a cure for hiv aids. clip to's rival bernie sanders campaigned in south dakota tonight all he's behind in the delegate count, sanders says he's hoping for a couldn't testified democratic national convention right here in philadelphia. earlier, sanders took some time to tour mount rush more south dakota primary voting takes place on june 7th along with the state of new jersey. at the national constitution center today officials unveiled the tails about the non-partisan political fest coinciding with

the democratic national conference. seven locations across the city will play host to political fe fest. there will be multi media and interactive displaces as well as historical objects and even special guests appearances. online auction of the gun george zimmerman used to kill trayvon martin appears to be back on. today the pistol was removed from the gun broker.com website minutes after the auction was set to begin. zimmerman has moved the auction to another website united gun group empty com because of all the publicity. the starting bid is five thus san dollars. zimmerman says some of the proceeds will be used to fight violence against law enforcement officers. zimmerman was acquitted in martin's 1212 shooting death. trayvon martin case sparked protests and national debate about race relation. >> our natasha brown shows us how the teenager's final moments are taking center stage in controversial new play right here in physical. >> reporter: an audience captivated by dance and headlines that rallied the country.

a play inspired by the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin at the hands of george zimmerman four years ago. >> (gunfire). >> the ballad of trayvon martin. the balance -- freedom theater in north philadelphia presents the balance laughed trayvon martin directed by -- >> i hope that people are inspired to know that until rev true acknowledgment of our shared painful pasts we cannot reconciliation. >> reporter: the play intertwines the death of 14-year-old emmitt till back in 1955 in the segregated south with martin's death decades later it. >> connects the spirit of emma till who was killed in the '50's and trayvon martin just to show that it's still happening to our young men. >> reporter: lisa is bring are had he her 99-year-old daughter to the show. >> i'm very empathetic toward the family. i see the mom. i still see the sorrow and the family's, um, expression and

there's nothing i can do but the only thing i could do is just come out and support the family and come see the show. >> ♪ >> reporter: powerful play is brought to live by young philadelphia actors like 16-year-old amir randall who plays trayvon martin and christopher roach who embraced the role of george zimmerman. >> was this difficult character for to you step into? >> moments. moments. especially as i got to know my fellow cast mates. i can see some of the things that had to be said in the scene hurting them specifically, then because i knew them started to hurt me there were i would are to take a step back. >> i'm so relatable to him. he's my age. he was 17. he talked to girls. he played football. he does everything a teen does it's really easy to, you know, to feel his role but it's very challenging to have all that pressure of being trayvon mart martin. >> bailed of trayvon martin one of three plays featured here at

the new freedom theater thesis summer. this play runs through may 22nd inform north philadelphia, natasha brown cbs3 "eyewitness news". well, summer is almost here. trips to the shore, backyard cook outs and mosquitoes. >> not only are the bugs annoying, they can also act health hazard much what's the best way to protect your home from mosquitoes that's a good question and nicole brewer has the best ways to keep them away from your yard. kate? after beautiful day today, we're now tracking more rain as this front moves tore the area. coming up i'll time out when the rain gets in for your friday and again on saturday and a cool down lurks in the forecast. i'll physical when you you need to break out those coats again. ♪ italian food with a side of opera. taste of tori takes to you south philly restaurant that is truly entertaining. how this spot became part of

movie history. and a rare look inside the usmint in philadelphia. fine out how many coins are churned out in just one hour. we'll be back in a couple of minutes.

summer is right around the corner and when the temperatures heat up, the mosquitoes come out. >> um-hmm. insects are more than just a nuisance though they can also transmit dangerous diseases. >> so what's the best way to keep the bug away from your property? that's a good question and nicole brewer is here now with the answer. >> and ukee and jess there's been so much talk about the zika virus and it has a lot of people wanting to take the proper precautions including protecting your home and and family from these insects. so how do you protect your property from mosquitoes? it's a good question. as many of us spend more and more time outdoors. ♪ >> do you do entertaining outdoors. >> yes. >> what type of things do you do to prevent mosquitoes. >> warmer weather means more

mosquitoes much what's the best way to protect your property. >> burn sit tronell la candles. >> the best way to protect your home follow the 7p. >> george of the mosquito squad of mt. laurel the first few ts faux cut on,. >> tipping, turning over and removing tarps. >> if you're not really removing those and turning them over, you're going to have breeding. >> soda cap full of water room enough for 300 mosquito eggs which can survive up to seven years before hatching how long does it take mosquito to reach a billion decedents. >> i would say maybe a week. >> 10 minutes. >> probably pretty fast. >> less than a month. >> very busy mosquitoes. >> why it's important to toss everything from grass clippings and leaves to fire wood and leftover mulch. >> i didn't know that. >> this may also surprise you. only females mosquitoes bite. >> it has to be the women, right? >> maybe that's in more species

than just the mosquito. >> females need a blood mail in order to reproduce. they attack people. >> and property which is why the next t is for taking care of home maintenance needs. >> make sure your gutters are cleaned out. mack sure you're downspouts actually drain. if you're using the crinkle cut, make sure you're cleaning those out on a regular basis. >> then team up. >> got to be whole community thing. your neighbors are creating breeding grounds that can infect your property. >> the last t is for treat which is where these guys come in. >> now there are natural ways to keep mosquitoes from invading your spaces as well some say the combination of eucalytus and lemon oil can repel insects indoors same with mint and lavender if you don't mind the smell garlic is also used to keep the bugs at bay. >> i actually started itching just thinking about it. >> i hate mosquitoes and they always find me. >> you mute have sweet skin. >> i guess. >> is there something to that? i don't know. >> good question.

>> that's a good question. >> can you get to the bottom of that. >> thanks nicole. >> appreciate it what's your good question? log on to cbsphilly.com/good question to submit your question or tweet us using the hash tag cbs3 good question. >> and nicole will be here every night with the answer for you on cbs3 "eyewitness news" at 11:00. we have some breaking news to physical you about right now. chopper three live over the bass river burlington county where a forest fire is burning. crews are battling those flames right there remote area we're told 464 acres are involved and right now it is 60% contained. the officials are telling us. take look at that right there. no structures are affected at this time. cbsphilly.com we'll have the very latest throughout the nig night. many of us work hard every day to make money. but there are some people who who's job it is to actually make the money. "eyewitness news" got a rare behind the scenes look ennuied the u.s. mint right here in philadelphia. six artists are create agnew quarter commemorating harper's

ferris national park in west virginia. more than 1 million coins an hour are made at the u.s. mint. the coins are then inspected, bagged and sent off to federal reserve bank. music and great food are in the spotlight at a local restaurant where the staff that not only served but sing. >> enjoy pasta, meatballs and a side of sopranos. in tonight's taste with tori tori takes to us victor cafe recommended to us by viewer tom pierce. ♪ >> reporter: open wide for food so good you'll be belting on the opera. ♪ >> did you eat today. >> no, i waited all day for this. worth the wait victor cafe in south philly presents a sill symphony of succulent dishes. >> is slurping acceptable. >> absolutely. >> served by a staff of opera waiters at the bell.

♪ >> reporter:. >> there's the victor record shop. oh wow. >> rick general manager and grandson of john did you instead of fan know who selled in philadelphia in 1908. in 1918 with the love of opera he opened a gram mow phone shop. >> he sold rca victor records and vick roll las. people during the depression didn't have money to spend on records. he purchased liquor license and turned night cafe. >> cafe rick remembers as child watching customers who just couldn't help themselves. >> a customer would push his plate of pasta aside stand up and belt one out along with the great caruso or donna tell low in 1979 we hired a waiter who coincidentally was an opera student. so that whole thing the floor staff sings was an evolution. it was not done by design. >> singing wait staff may have been, but for the singers that work here it's not by chance.

>> ♪ >> under grad students also some people that work here who have their careers and are doing this, you know, supplemental income but tolls keep it coming. >> performances every 20 minutes that play the perfect accompaniment to dishes like spaghetti with homemade meatballs, sausage and broly? >> duet with beat salad with almonds and goat cheese. roast peppers glazed salmon. >> some more music and food and victor cafe coming back to make more memories. >> they're going at it. >> cheers to that. >> they're going at it. >> victor cafe also has a place in movie history transformed into adrian's for the sylvester stallone film rocky balance bow good and creed and probably creed two when they start on that.

>> i was just watching creed last weekend actually. >> just seeing it. >> so good. >> it is good. >> i recognized it immediately. >> there you go. >> kate is joining us now. a nice day today. >> it was. it was finally a nice day. >> perfect. >> nice break from what we've been seeing unfortunately that's going to change little bit. >> well -- >> well at least -- one day to hold us over. we can remember this day. tuck in it your back pocket and remember it. tomorrow again not a total washout, but especially through the midday hours we're going to see pockets of steady rain move through and another chance for thunderstorms this weekend. let's take look outside right now take you out to our roof cam where you can see some clouds are starting to move in. we had clearing skies especially this evening. blue sky outside. sunshine and nice breeze it was a perfect spring evening here in philadelphia. we got to the upper 70s outside today. tonight just some clouds watch for some pockets of fog we had this morning. pretty impressive time lapse video here on the live neighborhood network. set this into motion you can see how dense the fog was in kutztown this morning. sun comes up you still can't see anything and then finally the

fog mixes out and does give way to little bit more sunshine. 62 degrees there in kutztown right now. storm scan3 shows clear conditions at the moment. but notice there are a few sprinkles trying to pop up off to our west and our front is still well back to the west it will get here tomorrow during the midday hours. showers here over portions of west virginia and virginia could get in tomorrow morning. so really can't rule out a shower at any time but the extra front is way back here and then there's a secondary boundary that will swing through on saturday. that's what's really going to usher in the cool air and that one has better chance of produ producing a few locally strong thunderstorms. in the meantime temperatures 64 in philadelphia. it's still 68 right now in allentown. very mild night. 62 degrees in lancaster. again we got to 76 today so we had the dip in the mercury tuesday. that was our chilly day with clouds, wednesday yesterday we got to 66 and today all the way up to 76 it was also only our second dry day so far this month. today and of course on monday we've had two and a half plus inches of rain so far this

month. and we'll be adding to that total tomorrow. here's what it looks like. tomorrow midday between about noon and 4:00 o'clock that's when showers and possibly isolated thunderstorm crosses through the area. 6:00 p.m. we start to see it clear out that's good news. then we start saturday on a really nice note. sunshine when you wake up. right through the midday hours. its it looks good around four or 5:00 o'clock that's when another round of showers and storms moves through. so if you're trying to get outside through the weekend, here are your best bets. friday evening after 6:00 o'clock. saturday morning into the early afternoon until about two or three. and then any time on sunday but you got to dress warmly on sunday it's going to be much, much cooler. tonight mostly cloudy with a shower late against again watch for that midday rain and thunderstorm tomorrow. saturday looks nice until the afternoon and then a few scattered thunderstorms. it's much cooler sunday and monday only in the low 60s. and windy. it will feel very chilly out there sunday definitely make sure you dress in layers if you do outside but at least it's rain free. >> it's been noted. >> there it is.

>> thanks kate. >> lesley joins us now with sports. >> doesn't it feel like phillies have been away forever. >> final game on the road before finally coming back home and the future of the eagles signed on the dotted line. we're also going to take look at a future star from our area. a top prospect in the next mon month's mlb draft. sports is next.

>> phillies looking to take two out of three from the braves. vince have a lasques on the mound. problems for the phils. bases load thed. a double to center. that will clear the bases. four-three phillies. we have former phil jeff francoeur with a single to right. beckham comes in to score. will tie the game and we head no extras. phillies doing little damage in the tenth bases loaded for cameron rupp he clears them. that is a three-run double. the phillies go on to win seve seven-four.

>> yeah. >> carson wentz signed on the dotted line today. the eagles franchise quarterback signed a four year deal worth $27 million with a signing bonus of 17 million. eagles have all of their draft picks under contract just for the time of start of rookie camp tomorrow. your national champion villanova wildcats honored today by philadelphia city council. he that they passed a council resolution congratulating nova for that victory over north carolina in march. wildcats will be visiting the white house may 31st. and dug over ton has a new job the new head coach at lincoln university. the 11 year nba veteran was introduced at the press conference today he's been assistant coach in the college and the pros. mlb draft just aunt month away a few local players have a chance to go in the first round with the phillies picking first overall, they could go with barnegat high school jason groom or they might consider holy ghost prep's nolan jones.

here's nolan today in the preps game against lower more land. 6-foot four, 200 pounds. he hit two homeruns. he had four rbi's. holy ghost prep won this one, 12 to one. we talk to his coach about noland after his last home game today. >> once in a lifetime opportunity to be able to coach the kid. he's just an unbelievable talent on the feel. and what most people don't know he's an even better kid off of it. >> and since it was their last home game senior day. mom gets arose an hug. good luck to noland and holy guest prep for the rest of the season but how cool is that. >> 12-one. >> 12 to one. >> big guy. >> thanks lesley. >> appreciate it. >> up next honoring difference makers in our communities.

new tonight police athletic league's annual awards dinner.

>> "eyewitness news" at the sheraton philadelphia downtown for the festivities. pal honored three individuals who have made impact on thousands of lives in our community. and before tonight's dinner there was also a silent auction to raise funds for pal. ukee and i very proud to be there to show our support. >> indeed. love pal and all that stand for. ♪