millionaires, but higher taxes on working families. no wonder he's gotten millions from wall street. pat toomey. right for wall street. wrong for pennsylvania. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> firefighters desperately try to get into a philadelphia row whom. inside a world war ii veterans trapped by the flames. good afternoon, everyone, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas, firefighters scat recall to get the upper hand on a raging fire but unable to save the elderly victim. justin finch was there as the drama out on point breeze. >> just after 2:00 this

morning, the point breeze row home on the 1700 block of south taylor was fully ablaze. >> the arriving companies, fast, aggressive attack. >> philadelphia firefighters racing against time, to douse flames and rescue elderly man reported trapped on the home's second floor. >> it was a laid nay car going by and kept saying oh, my god the house is on fire. >> ruth heard screams and then -- >> let me look out my window. the shade up there, i seen the flames. >> hours later sad to learn firefighters were unable to rescue her long time neighbor, whom she says, lived in that house for decades. the man she tells us was a loving father, and a world war ii veteran by the name of benjamin boone. >> very nice person. >> firefighters say, the victim was found on the first floor of the home, he would not survive. >> this fire ultimately brought 11 fire companies, and more than 40 firefighters and

medics, other fire department personnel to the scene. again, every fire death is a tragedy. >> official say one key part of their probe will focus on the whether or not there were working smoke alarms in the home, they say it may have given the victim time to escape. once the fire was out, the fire marshall's office began searching for a cause, search set to continue until officials learn where and how the blaze began. in point breeze, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> woman accused of killing her son two children with a bed sheet, in fort lauderdale, police got call for help. arrested 40 year old sophia heinz, police say she confessed but gave no explanation. she and the children were visit ago relative who was not home at the time. >> police in berks county hoping you can help them catch bad neighbors already caught on camera. check this out. reading police hope you recognize these suspects who pull into an alley on the 400

block of north ninth street last sunday, once there, they unload heaps of trash out of their car. call police if you have any information. your tip will be kept anonymous. in campaign 2016 bernie sanders is at the white house. the democratic presidential candidate is meeting with president obama, sanders has been under pressure to drop out and back presumptive nominee, hillary clinton. insiders say clinton fresh off her big night tuesday will soon get formal endorsement from senator elizabeth warren popular with the party's left wing, warren's endorsement could bring sanders supporters to clinton's side. >> meanwhile, donald trump is meeting with donors in new york city today, building his war chest for the general election, the presumptive republican nominee plans a major speech about the clinton's next week. despite weeks of contentious hearings and protest, philadelphia sugary drink tax is moving forward. city council committee voted wednesday to tax sugary and diet soda, all every these

drinks, 1.5 cents per ounce. they hope the task will raise $91 million a year for pre k, parks, and the city's general funds. the final vote is schedule for june 16th. the muscle and prayer service honoring the laid muhammad ali is underway, the service in kentucky open to always, but a chance for muslims to bid farewell to a man considered a hero of his fate. ali died hat week at 74, his funeral is tomorrow. >> very big day here at cbs-3, our tenth annual alex scott a stand for hope telethon. >> and we are so happy to have our good friends, pat ciarrocchi, here, my new friend, worked closely with alex's lemonade stand foundation for years, she is with jay and liz scott right now. >> high, brooke, jim. this is such a thrill to be here, ten years, what a great marker for all of us, don't you think? >> yes, yes, just really special.

>> and we've made such progress, i mean, tell me about diagnosis and treatment and really how it has improved in a lot of ways because of alex, jay? >> literally treatments available now that weren't vale within alex was diagnosed and we just funds add new project where they are actually taking the tumor, they are doing testing on it, so they can actually pay for treatment for each individual kid who has relapsed when neuro -- neuroblastoma. >> so you have seed monday that i goes to young investigators, then even to accelerate investigations. how has alex's played a part in all of that, liz? >> so we funds everything from very early discovery science all the way through to clinical trials like the one jay talked about, and the important thing to know about that is we're filling all of those gaps that prevent kids, prevented kids like alex from getting the treatments they need to save their lives. so a lot of our funding goes toward relapse, and very high risk and hard to treat childhood cancers, and that's how we will change things, that's how we are making a difference for kids. >> do you think in the next

five to ten years, i mean, can we even say possibly we can find more cures for individual types of pediatric cancers? >> definitely, i mean, we are finding new cures all the time, i think we're really close, but not one magic bullet. it will be a bunch of treatment that help small sets of kids. >> and so you're working closely with the families, and they're so inspired, when they talk about alex and when they talk to you. so it would be traditional for me to tear up as i talk. alex would have been 20 years old this year. and so when you think about that, liz, what are your thoughts? >> you know, it is hard to think of her as 20, because she is always eight, in my mind, but i think she would be really proud and as she should be, and just happy to see the progress that we're making every single day, and that's what she wanted. so for that i'm very grateful. >> so really it has been a stand for hope all these years, and we continue to take

that stand today. >> stand for hope together, 1 dollar at a time. >> exactly, one cup of lemonade at a time, how wonderful is that? really great to be with both of you. >> great to see you. >> so, as i once again tear up just a little, because you can't help it, you know, you look at that sweet face and you see the hand made sign shy made herself, important work that still needs to be done, and you can be part of it, all you need to do is call (844)977-2273. make a stand for hope with all of us. make it in the name of alex. make it in the name after child in your life. make it in the name after child who may be today has cancer, but tomorrow will be cured. we'll be back right after this.

welcome back, we are continuing the legacy of alex scott, she held a lemonade stand, i love how it awe started, to raise money for her doctors, she wanted to try hard to find a cure for childhood cancer, so, her friends wouldn't have to suffer. >> well, and we need to you help now to carry on that legacy. we need donations. that's why we're here today for our tenth annual telethon. you can call us right now the number is on your screen: one

844-977-cbs3. again, (844)977-2273. when you call be sure to ask about the incentives that we're giving away at this hour. >> okay, and you know what goes bet war cheese steak? because we're in philly. we start with the cheese steak, nice big cup of lemonade. nothing, right, nothing. our pat gallen live at pat's steaks where they are holds ago lemonade stand today. pat, we have pat here, too. it is a great day. hey, pat. >> reporter: guys, perfect combination, passyunk avenue outside pat's steaks. >> this guy might look familiar, duane from multi flow wearing a lemon costume with a bucketful of money. got to love it. >> absolutely, down here enjoying the great weather raising a lot of money for a great cause. >> everyone generous? >> everyone's doing great. >> the way that it should be. let's go over here, we got a special friend over here that we want to talk to. this is andrew, and his dad,

anthony, andrew, he is a fighter. >> yes, he is. >> and you're his dad. >> yes. >> tell us about his story. >> he was diagnosed at nine months old, went through treatment, surgery, everything, and, you know, he is one of the lucky ones, he came out of it, so we got involved with alex's lemonade stands years ago. and it was just our way of giving back. and just a great organization, and, you know, we do it every single year. i can't say enough about it. then to know i am doing it with franky today, you know, an honor. unfortunately i've known him for a long time. >> these guys over here, hey, high five, dude. doing awesome. this is what we are looking at right now, the beautiful, different looking cheese steak right there. >> little different. i don'ti don't know if anybody thought they would done kale down here at pat's, he's done it once before, but lemon pepper steak, sun roasted, topped with cheat wiz, if you like onions, the option today

is shallot lemon comfy. i can't pronounce it but i will definitely eat it. come on down, get one, help support alex's lemonade. guys, we throw it back into you. >> great pat, thank you so very much. again, our phone lines are open, they've been open since 6:00 this morning, the number to call again 844-977-cbs3. we've got our good friends, hey, guys, how are you doing? >> awesome. how are you guys doing? >> doing really well. giving a loft incentives away at this hour. look at this. what have you got? explain the incentives. >> demi lavato a and nick jonas touring together, our incentive tickets to see them when they come to philly. >> i'll let you get the phone. >> $250, that's the donation, tiff written down, the dayton the 14th, bb and t. that will open you up to get into the nick and demi tickets, one of the hottest shows, if you have kids, they'll go insane. >> you guys have a big following, so we ask that your followers, your listeners,

give a call right now again the number (844)977-5377. and we will be back.

with toothpaste or plain water.an their dentures and even though their dentures look clean, in reality they're not. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists on the denture, and that bacteria multiplies very rapidly. that's why dentists recommend cleaning with polident everyday. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture every day. good afternoon everyone, we will start things off by taking a look at a beautiful shot to get this weather forecast underway. i mean, this is pretty much perfection, save for the winds. that's one thing that you will notice out there today, that maybe somewhat of a blemish on the forecast, but overall, bright, sunny here on "skycam 3", as we overlook from hotel bethlehem moravian college, beautiful main street in bethlehem. let's take you down the shore, as well, there is one loan beach chair out here, at beach patrol headquarters, i'm

thinking the breeze might be little too much for a loft folks, but regardless nothing but blue skies out there, that will continue for us for the rest of the day, and actually for the rest of this work week, now, we got off to pretty cool start, early this morning we hit 53 degrees under the nice clear sky, we were very far away from even flirting with record low territory, but it was the coldest it's been since may 22nd, so, if it felt chilly to you this morning, understandable, it was. and certainly for the standards, as women, looking at storm scan3, nice, clear sky, i mean, clear as a bell, you have nothing more than few whispy clouds here and there, generally speaking that will be the story for us right through the end of this work week. but as we zoom it all the way out, nationwide, next system underway, or starting to get its act together as i like to say here across the canadian border into the canadian prairie, that will be dropping southeast with time, tan eventually arrives here, by saturday. so, meantime, nothing but sunshine, i love this graphic it, puts smile on your face, bright, sunny, mother nature on our side here for alex

lemonade stand cbs-3 stands for hope this afternoon, with that sunshine again little breezy, and little cooler than average at 76 degrees, but, it is definitely some good stuff. meanwhile looking ahead to tomorrow, my personal favorite of the next seven days, 79 degrees, with lighter winds for one thing, but also, still that low humidity, what a picturesque day that will be. by the time we hit the weekends, next system will move in, that will bring the potential for shower if not even locally strong thunderstorm late in the day on saturday. jim, brooke, we send it back out to you. >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ >> thanks, katie, you know, this is the cbs-3 alex scott a stand for hope, tenth telethon, really big day. i have some stats for you. did you know 36 children are diagnosed with cancer every day in the united states? that's a huge number. that will means a lot of families affected, a lot of these kids are babies, your call can make a huge difference, already talked earlier about how big after

difference it has made at a local hospital, and hospital all around. so it is a big deal, any amount of money you can give, helps. it is a really good thing to do. the number call 844-977-cbs3. we want to thank our volunteers, red robin, 98.1wogl, 96.5-amp radio and the philadelphia 76ers, and speaking of the philadelphia 76ers, joining me now brianna and jessica from the sixers dance team. you guys have pretty cool incentive, as well? >> we do. >> a really cool, really cool. tell me about it. >> so we are offering four club box seats and autographed team photo if you can donate $500 to this awesome cause. >> people are going to love it. >> absolutely, of course. who wouldn't love a sixers game. >> and the team photo, keepsake. >> of course. it absolutely is. >> and we're so excited to be here. >> we're glad to have you, thank you so much. i toss it over to pat. >> all right, brooke, thank you very much. you know, not every day that you get an opportunity to meet

a warrier princess, and i have one who is so adorable sitting next to me, i would like to you meet claire. this is also next to her, her very handsome dad, patrick. it is really great to have you with us, and we called awe warrier princess. why are we calling you that? what makes awe warrier princess? >> it is because that i was fighting cancer and i fought it. >> and you fought cancer. okay, so claire had a very unusual condition. she had a tumor in her right arm. so show everybody what you have there? you have a scar. it is the mark after warrier on her right arm. patrick, underneath that sweet arm is what? >> there is a titanium prosthetic extends from her shoulder to her elbow, and really replaced her right humerous bone. >> amazing, so what actually happened to claire? when was she diagnosed in. >> christmas day 2012 my son pick her up and probably broke

her arm because of the damage, the tumor had done, so we went to the hospital the next day and she started treatment early in january 2013. >> and so it is amazing, so if this had happened even way before that, she very well may not have her right arm, is that correct? >> yes. >> so, you're very involved in alex's, actually have your own lemonade stand in sicklerville? >> yes. >> tell me about it. tell us a little bit about your lemonade stand. are you getting ready for it, claire? >> we're probably going to, if my dad get home early tomorrow, we're probably going to set it up and put it in the backyard, and then we will take it out front the next day. >> beautiful. so you are going to build it in the back and then put it out and you're street? >> ten chevy chase road sicklerville. >> so claire will be there, and you'll be pouring lemonade and encouraging people to make a contribution to alex's lemonade stand found days. patrick, really, when you look at her, what do you think?

>> she is just amazing, and throughout it all, you know, as we went through the battle, she really shines the whole time in terms of, you know, her willingness and resolve to just fight like other children that have to go through this. >> right. fight the princess warrier that you are, with her most fantastic pink boots. you look beautiful. i wish you well, i hope that everything really goes great over the weekends at your own lemonade stand. >> thank you. >> and continued good health, claire. patrick, thank you so much. so once again we are taking a stand for hope. so we are making some extra money today to be able to help children like claire and to other children, as well. all you need to do is pick up the phone so you can be part of this, taking this most important stand for hope. jim? >> thank you so much, pat. and again, the number to call: 844-977-cbs3. alex started that lemonade stand, starts with one glass of lemonade at a time, 1 dollar at a time donations

keep them coming. we do have big donation to announce, this is ira of trios, healthcare logistics company, and you have big check here. >> yes, we are very proud and honored to be part of and support this awesome organization and this cause. so on behalf of all of our employees and their hard work and serving our hospital clients, this is what's possible. thank you. >> let's get a close up of this here. $42,000. thank you so very much. >> your welcome. thank you. >> now, liz, this money, obviously, large check like this, what is this used for? >> so the money we raise today and all year long goes to help children with cancer. we fund research. we have some family programs, we just want to help kids. we want to finish what l ex started which is curing this disease, closing up our lemonade stand. >> ten years, today is tenth anniversary of this telethon. could you imagine this ten years ago? >> no, i couldn't imagine any of it, honestly. thankfully alex, i guess, had more vision than i did. but just happy to be a part of

it. >> we appreciate it, again, the number to call: 844-977-cbs3. and give us a call, pretty soon we will have incentive, hall and oats, i didn't even know they still exited. we'll get tickets for you, give us a call now or i'll sing a hall and oats song.

>> welcome back, joining me now, wogl98.1. thank you very much from the breakfast club, val have i knight and frank lewis, you come out every year. why do you keep coming out year after year? >> you know, katie, i don't know how you couldn't come out here to help. we've been helping childhood cancer for a long, long time, because that far we're here to help you, you help us, just a community thing that makes us all feel really good and help the kids. >> yes. >> you said the words, community, that really is what it is all about, and such fantastic cause for all of it. you guys have wonderful incentive to share today. >> excellent incentive, two tickets to see hall and oats for wogl summer concert july 10th at the bb and c pavilion, camden, new jersey, two tickets, hauling and oats for 250-dollar donation. >> i can go for that. oh, oh. oh, i did it. nailed it. >> i love it. we could go on 844-977-cbs3 is

the number to call. pat, brooke, jim, we send it back over to you. >> thank you so very much, katie. just one step away from you here, i'm going to start singing hall and oats. >> again, we've had amazing volunteers here answering the phones all day, we've had every group and organization, even company class bakery cherry hill, new jersey, made a birthday cake, 21st birthday cake for one of our volunteers alley little earlier. all about the money, donations again today 844-977-cbs3. >> let's have drum roll. this is what we've raised so far. $2,342,000. >> that's amazing! >> and that is just the beginning. don't forget, everybody, taking a stand for hope today against pediatric cancer. >> we are still here for jim, katie, pat, pat, and me, thank you!

you scratch my back, i'll scratch yours. you know what it means. so does pat toomey. toomey got rich working on wall street. then he got elected and kept working, for wall street. voting to let banks continue their risky practices. and supporting huge tax breaks for millionaires,

but higher taxes on working families. no wonder he's gotten millions from wall street. pat toomey. right for wall street. wrong for pennsylvania. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising.

>> victoria: nick, did you follow me here? >> nick: i'm here because you shouldn't be. >> victoria: what? do you even hear yourself? i'm a grown woman. if i want to dance, i'm going to dance without you glaring at me. >> nick: let's get out of here so we can talk somewhere else. >> victoria: we have nothing to talk about. you're crossing a line. >> travis: who are you, anyway? >> nick: i'm her brother. who the hell are you? [ cellphone rings ] >> luca: hey, summer. where are you? i thought we were meeting for drinks. savannah? when did you -- yeah, of course. if -- if your brother needs help organizing his art show. but -- but what about your work?