pottstown, through her in the water like a piece of trash. now, we were on scene after her body was discovered in east coventry township, pigeon creek specifically, in about 4 feet of water. >> this happened on monday memorial day. the district attorney says there were people swimming in that area sunday afternoon, and did not obviously see any signs of a body in that 4 feet of water. so he believes this happened sometime between sunday and early monday. today was the day the identification was made, we're told that miss benjamin lived in rochester, new york, she was pre k teacher at warwick childcare incorporated in pottstown, and family member came down from rochester, already on their way back to rochester, but had to identify her. here is what the district attorney had to say and he is furious. >> there is someone out there right now who knows exactly what he did. he tide a cinder block to a young woman's leg, and dumped her into a pond. he knows that we're coming for him.

every minute that goes by, he looks worse. he looks more guilty. best thing for him to do right now is to come forward. come to authorities. tell us what happened. >> all right, there is no official cause of death but you notice the da kept saying he, he knows what he it, he knows what he d i asked him specifically if they know if it is a he, he said they're not 100% sure, but they have some signs now pointing to the fact that it might be a man, right now they are work to go try to piece together her weekends to see exactly what happened before she was tragically killed. we'll stay on this story have, more tonight coming up cbs-3 at 11:00. reporting live in west chester, david spunt, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> all right, talk to you then david, thank you. the opioid addiction crisis has affected communities all over this country is taking another devastating turn. we have learned the rise in opioid related deaths is pushing local morgues to capacity. "eyewitness news" reporter alex tree a hoff in the cbs-3

sat center more on this. >> reporter: the related deaths have almost doubled in the past two decades, for loved ones it is a lost that leaves a gaping hole. but as we learned today, the issue also takes up a lot of space. >> when i'm not using, i feel like i don't really fit in. >> but he is starting to, more than decade ago anthony's prescription pill abuse progression intoed full blown heroin addiction, it is a common start, with a unlikely outcome. he's now eight months clean. >> i love my job and, you know, life can be frustrating here sometimes, but i realize that the alternative is really death. >> i play ice hockey. i ballroom dance. >> a collection every hobbies and hawaiian shirts keep doctor gerald positive, necessity, because he doesn't meet people like anthony. >> i don't hear about the ones that survive. i only get the ones that don't, i'm medical examiner. >> between gloucester, salem, and camden counties he's seen

79 drug deaths this year. almost all heroin. it is a steady increase that's left many local morgues crowded. thus, refrigerated buildings like this, newly purchased, additional storage, able to hold about 55 bodies. >> we have that for the future and hopefully we won't need it. >> over the bridge governor tom wolf spent the day announcing his request for additional funds to go fight pennsylvania's plaguing opioid crisis. >> we need to address it for the rightly and head-on as the medical problem that it is. >> at 31, anthony says, a lot of his friends have wound up in refrigerated spaces, like this. and every day, he makes the decision, not to. >> in a lot of ways i feel like i'm sort of caring their memory with my success. >> now the use of narcan has become more widespread. it is a powerful overdose reversal tool, so it has yet to offset the steep and steady increase in drug users. reporting live in sat center, alexandria hoff, cbs-3, "eyewitness news".

>> wow, alex, thanks so much. as alex mentioned we know legendary music star prince died of accidental drug overdose of the opioid painkiller fentanyl. newly-released autopsy report revealed the singer administered that drug to himself. the 57 year old found unresponsive inside an elevator at his suburban minneapolis mansion april 21. prescription drugs were found in his home and investigators have been trying to determine whether a doctor was prescribing them to prince in the weeks before his death. the cbs evening news with scott pelle will have much more on the accidental overdose death of prince. that's coming up at 6:30. right after "eyewitness news". well the month of june is off to a sunny and pleasant start. it is hard to find anything negative about this weather. let's finds out how long it will be around. meteorologist, lauren casey out on the skydeck tonight. >> thanks, ukee, feels great out here, getting break from the humidity, break from the hot temperatures, we contends dollars with yesterday. we topped at 90 yesterday. today, little closer to average in philadelphia, so

feeling a bit more comfortable, our high temperature 83 degrees, our average high for today's date is 79 degrees. topped at 83 allentown, little cooler down the shore, especially with that sea breeze kicking in, that's creating temperature gradient right now across the area. still, 80 in the city, 08 in the lehigh valley, but temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees right now down the shore. also, have some foggy conditions, along the immediate coastline. otherwise, a mix of sun and clouds for philly and surrounding counties. but few showers trying to work themselves into the poconos, and into the lehigh valley. we will start to see the cloud deck increasing, especially, as we head into the second half of the evening. but if you are headed out tonight citizens bank park, catching the phils, 78 degrees, partly sunny conditions. very nice, but tomorrow, you're going have to break out that umbrella again, showers, storms, in the forecast. and in the forecast for p the upcoming weekends. i'll let you know what to expect in your full forecast coming up. >> lauren, thank you so much. long standing tradition is coming to an end at one local high school.

prayers will not be part of the program at this year's graduation ceremony. the controversial change is happening at pottsgrove high school in montgomery county. "eyewitness news" reporter joel holden tells us what's behind the decision. >> reporter: a heated debate has broken out over formal prayer at the high school graduation, call it ben diction, inch vocation, happening for 20 years, as part of the program. >> everybody should be afforded the opportunity to have the best possible graduation without a fence. >> wants the formal prayer gone. he fears it could be offensive to people of other religions. he admits that he was the one who objected after he says what happened at last year's graduation. >> went little overboard with some of the words toward a particular religion. >> so last fall the pair was pulled after the school lawyers determined it wasn't legal. but were told nobody new that until recently. >> they should be up to the students. >> patty grim also a school board member, she says any question of balance, should be

directed to graduating seniors. >> is there another way that it can be done? >> i'm sure there is other ways that it can be done. but then again, i would like the student -- >> we are told the district isn't restricting students speech, but has conclude philadelphia can't and formal part of the program. on those grounds, the compromise could be in the works. >> while the district cannot endorse a prayer of any sort, the students have that right to freedom of speech. and we cannot censor their speeches or anything they might choose to say. >> there was enough discussion over this entire prayer controversy that a special school board meeting has been called for next week. what remains unclear, if the board will call a vote on the issue. >> outside pottsgrove high school, joe holden, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> the search is on for vandal caught on camera slashing tires in philadelphia's mayfair neighborhood. check out this surveillance video, authorities say the vandal damaged 11 cars along tyson avenue thursday night. it happened between batters

bee and crispin streets and anyone with information is asked to call police. >> no arrests made in the deadly hit-and-run after edison high school student. surveillance video shows the driver of a stolen prius never stopped after hitting 18 year old kevin mal donato of olds york road. investigators found the pre is abandoned few blocks away and the driver witnesses say ran away from the scene. >> still have stock that someone can do something, just need someone in the middle of the road, you know, we're grieving. >> police say they are looking for a heavyset black woman, wearing a white floral print dress, who was last seen running west on pike street. take a look at this photo of a water main break near the king of prussia mall. this was on mall boulevard. chopper three over the mess left behind by all of that water, crews continue to make repairs. the bj danson shared this video of another water main break there is one sent geiser of water rushing down busy center city street. it happened just before noon

on 18th near arch. now, authorities say, a contractor hit a main while working in the air. no customers lost water service, but we're told 18th street was closed for a few hours. while crews had to clean it all up. well, still ahead at 6:00 tonight, one of comic con's most popular events, makes a stop right in philadelphia. >> we are talking about wizards world, finds out some of the big names that will be there to help you bring out your inner superhero. plus this. >> it is a sing that flushes. i'm greg argos here in chestnut hill with the award winning invention by 13 and 14 year old, and how it could keep from getting sick. i'm don bell coming to you live from citizens bank park. the eagles swing for the fences, literally, we'll tell but that, and also, how can the philadelphia phillies break that six game losing streak? what can a manager do? we'll hear from pete mccann on when we

>> the mark nam constitution center names congressman john lewis as this year's recipient of the liberty medal. congressman lewis one of the last surviving leaders, he currently reps george's fifth district, the awards will honor him for his dedication in civil rights and the constitution. the ceremony takes place september 19th. superheros are coming to life in philadelphia. >> wizard world comic con kicked offer at the pennsylvania convention center today. this is the convention 16th trip to philadelphia. fans get to meet the actors and artists behind their favorite superheros.

sean patrick flannery from boone dock saints and dexter signed autographs today, and wizards worlds runs through sunday. you think you know what your own voice sounds like, until you hear a recording of it. and some of us don't necessarily like what we hear. "eyewitness news" viewer steven stein wants to know why does our voice sounds so different on tape? that's a good question. nicole brewer will get the answer tonight at 11:00. well, the sun is shining, the air is warm, this is baseball wetter. >> got that right. sport director don bell thinks so, as well, down in south philly near broad and pattison, where the phillies take on the brew crew in a little bit. >> you guys call it baseball weather. i call it get out of the studio weather. picking up what i am putting down. yeah, guys, big game, game one of four game series against the milwaukee brewers, all know the phillies are really struggling at this point, jarrod get the start, and the last time he played against the squad back in april, he had his last, and i should say, worse start of the season giving up several runs.

phillies lost six straight, lost ten out of 12, during that streak, i should say, batting 223, scoring two and a half runs per game which is awful. i asked the skip is it time to give an r ahrah speech to these guys? >> not a lot of people see that i bring if guys here, talk to them personally. i like to do it that way preferably rather than have the rah-rah speech. there comes a time do you have yell and scream, sometimes pat them on the back and give them little boost. but i haven't been there yet. i'll probably have two, three meetings before the season's over. >> now while pete mccann on and the phils have some work to do, eagles coach doug peterson and the guys are enjoying their day, pretty much, a bunch of guys taking batting practice including vinny logan, chase daniel, but all about tightened zach ertz, he did all of the damage, crouds the team's batting champion asked to be at the words of wisdom. >> words of wisdom i don't think i have any. mine, these guys out here

watching us, i hope they didn't watch too intentionally by the end of the day we're all out here to have fun, at the end of the day that what we did. >> i got to watch a little bit of that. it was fun. playing football. >> all right, so to the ice here, at this hour we will close it out, pittsburgh penguins hosting san jose sharks, memorable inning of game two the stanley cup finals in over time. connor shear i, with the game winner for the fans afterward he said, it was surreal, after all, he started the season in the minor leagues. so it is two-nothing pens as they get ready for game three saturday night in san hoe says say. meanwhile, back here, getting set to take down the batting cage. game time clock zero, a highlights tonight at 11:00 it is the phillies and the milwaukee brewers. that's the story here from the bank, don bell, back to you guys in the studio. >> cameron looks like he can put on some pads. >> don was like he's pretty happy out there. i feel what you're throwing down, so you know, we're on to you. good work. >> the weather is great

outside, really nice. >> good for anything. getting a break from the heat and humidity, you know, once we hit 08 last month, it took forever, until the 24th, but ever since then mother nature like all right. >> here you go, temperatures up into well into the 80s, we hit 09 degrees yesterday. today little closer to average, but really nice conditions, especially, if you are lucky enough to be at the beach right now. check out live look at rehoboth beach right now. beach pretty pack for a thursday. people strolling along the board walk, some nice sunshine in the scene there. a lot of umbrellas in the scene, as well. and temperatures, today, climb into the 80s in philadelphia, our high temperature, at 83 degrees. so about 4 degrees above our average. but getting a break from that kind of intense heat we had yesterday. sunshine with some clouds, mixed in, and just a little bit after heat index right now, feeling more like 81 degrees. and temperatures, 80 degrees right now in the lehigh valley, some low 70s in the poconos, but big temperature gradient, as we head down the

shore, that sea breeze kicking in pulling in ocean air, ocean temperature 36 degrees, at 67 in ac, even cooler in ocean city at 64 degrees. where low clouds have been lingering through much of the day. sixty-six right now in cape may. but dew points, they tell us about that sticky factor, they tell us about the moisture content at the surface, and they are down a bit specially in philadelphia, and points northward, down around the 60 degrees mark, down into the 50's, in trenton, so feeling a bit more comfortable. and that will be the trends for the evening hours. but, as we head into the day tomorrow, humid factor, coming into the upcoming weaken, down right steamy conditions as we head into sunday, with a storm chance, as well, but for overnight tonight pretty quiet conditions, some areas of fog, 65 degrees, so mild tonight, and isolated shower is possible. and then for the day tomorrow, have that umbrella on hand with hit or miss showers with thunderstorms possible, both in the morning and in the afternoon. our high temperature right around average at 79 degrees.

>> storm scan3 showing us pretty quiet conditions, more sunshine up and down the i95 corridor, few showers trying to work into the poconos, in the lehigh valley, and we do have some shower activity just around mount pocono, and point south, but very light in intensity at this point. shower activity moving eastbound right now. do have slow moving cold front, so generating much more action to our west, showers, thunderstorms across parts of virginia and central pennsylvania, but those won't be bothering us until the day thomas that cold front makes closer approach. also, off to our south, bonnie, remember that system, has regained tropical characteristics, and now is once again a tropical depression, so national hurricane center is re-ish ewing advisories on bonnie, but it is not going to be a problem. winds speeds right now at only around 35 miles per hour, restrengthening, and likely as bonnie moves off to the east, over warmer waters of the atlantic, and bonnily continue moving eastbound, not present ago problem for the eastern seaboard. future weather showing us

headed into the evening hours, pretty quiet conditions, chance of isolated shower overnight tonight. better chance of few hit or miss showers and storms, now that's tomorrow morning, and tomorrow afternoon, as well, we will see some breaks of sunshine, but do watch out for the storm chance, especially later in the day, then as we head into the evening hours, once the sunsets, that rain chance will really start to diminish. so do you have friday night plans looking pretty good. on saturday, 84, muggy conditions, sunday the wet day of the weekends, thunderstorms looking like lick specially seconds half of the day into the evening hours, and few of the storms could be on the stronger side, so keep an eye to the sky. as we head into monday, a breezy day, then by tuesday, we will get another break from the humidity looking pretty good-bye then. >> keep your eye to the sky. thanks, appreciate t still ahead tonight, award winning inventions by local seventh graders. we'll take a look at their thoughtful -- >> plus healthy choices, healthier living. local stores mak

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the president. >> cbs-3 tonight at 11:00. >> tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11:00 it is taste with tori. >> i actually start in the here at eight years old, cutting lemons, counting pretzels. >> and he hasn't stopped. and meet the family buying three generations of one of philly's coolest foods. vittoria woodill has the scoop, tonight at 11:00. finally tonight, student from school in our area recognize for their scientific efforts. >> as our greg argos reports, their hard work centers around removing bacteria. >> the cdc has investigated over 20 e-coli outbreaks since 2007. >> you don't have to search long to hear about cases of food-born illness. >> closed after an e.coli outbreak. >> expect to see more cases. >> now, an invention by a group of local seventh graders could help cut back on those

deadly outbreaks. >> someone wrote down toilet bowl sing. >> sounds gross, but the toilet bowl sing these 13 and 14 year old kids create the is meant to wash away any type of bacteria left behind during food prep. >> on a larger scale, it would make places where people wash their food, their fruits and vegetable, but also like thawing their chickens a lot cleaner. >> the team submitted their idea and were awarded first place state-wide in a us army east cyber competition. >> i was really happy, just so happy how much they had to work together and collaborate and really self direct their own learning that had real potential, real world meaning to it. >> and sports equipment, other team here, also being honored. >> we tested basketballs to see if they had a lot of bacteria on them. >> the goal for this team, finds the most economical cleaning treatment for sports equipment.

>> so we wanted to come up with like a way for every day, and like regular people to clean their sports equipment. >> and so after test ago simple water solution, clorox wipes, and uv rays, this second group from the same school determined clorox cleaned the best. >> we did it on ten different basketballs. >> and their research earned them ' two place fin english our teacher told us we got second place in the state. we oh, my gosh, like we totally didn't expect it to happen. >> the student earn us savings bonds and and knowing their knowledge can be used to help save lives. chestnut hill, greg argos, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thirteen and 14 years old, that's great, that's great. thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we're back at 10:00 on the "cw philly" and back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. up next the cbs evening news, tonight closer look at the opiat drugs that took the life of prince. also, jim axelrod visits the state with the most over yacht overdoses in the united states. here now from new york is

scott pelle. take care, family, see you tonight. >> pelley: clinton's dire warning about trump. >> this is not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes because it's not hard to imagine donald trump leading us into a war just because somebody got under his very thin skin. >> pelley: also tonight... ♪ pirple rain, purple rain ♪ . >> pelley: he o.d.'d on pain killers. prince, now the highest profile casualty yet of the opioid epidemic. the u.c.l.a. gunman had a kill list. now he's linked to another murder, and there might have been more. >> the list had three names on it. >> pelley: the government cracks down on payday ler