we begin this noon, a body found, discovered this morning, our joe holden is live near the scene with breaking details on the investigation. >> reporter: brooke, nicole, good afternoon, police and homicide detective continue to work the scene behind me trying to find clues connected

to the discovery of this body that was made by a passerby, a guy who told us just short time ago he was driving by this area around 8:30 this morning, and now, here is the very latest on what woe know, the victim is a woman in her 20's, stabbed multiple times, according to police, she had also been handcuffed. what police have not said is if they believe the victim was killed here in this location or if she was placed here, at last check they had not recovered a weapon. >> this area is popular spot for bikers and joggers, there is also a picnic area very close to where the body was found, we spoke to one man who comes here often, he said, he usually bridges his children with him. >> sad, sad, you know, young woman handcuffed, stabbed, scary, very scary. you know, don't know what to make of it, think of it, can't even sit at a park any more. >> reporter: now, staff from the medical examiners office did leave without making a comment. it is unclear if police were

able to recover any i.d. on this woman, again, just found right at the edge of the brush behind me, count on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" for the latest on this story starting at 5:00. live in fairmount park, joe holden, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> joe, thanks so much. also, this noon, we're hearing from the hospitalized victims of the orlando massacre, while the death toll at the pulse night club shoot something shocking and heart breaking experts say it could have been worse if a level one trauma center was not nearby. don champion reports on what surgeons and survivors had to say within the hour at orlando regional medical center. >> everyone applauded when the medical staff at orlando regional medical center arrived to answer questions about caring for the night club massacre victims. angel cologne was treated at the medical center, he was shot three times, in the leg, and trampled over, before the shooter circled back. >> he shoot the gun next to me and i'm just there laying down

thinking i'm next, i'm dead. >> colon, one of 44 patients brought here. >> we quickly got about five patients, and that was a lot for us, and we thought maybe that was going to be it, as they were being dropped off in truckloads, and then ambulance loads. >> surgeons have performed more than 30 operations so far with eight more planned today. >> the names of the 49 victims who lost their lives have been released. among them, cory connell, who went to pulse with his girlfriend, paula blanco, to learn latin dancing. she survived. >> shane tomlinson's bands made, moralez, endured an agonizing wait. >> so many friends, family asking hey, are you okay, have you heard any news. >> six patients remain in critical condition, colon credits the doctors at orlando regional with saving his life. >> i would love you guys forever for doing that for me. >> don champion, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> investigators in orlando are still concentrating on the

shooter in the orlando massacre. kennel craig shows us they want to know if owe armat even visit the the pulse night club before sunday's deadly shooting. >> investigators still on the scene of sunday shooting massacre this morning. behind the scenes, they are also looking into un confirm reports from club goers, that orlando shooter, omar mateen, visited the gay night club before he decided to open fire there. a law enforcement official tells cbs news that investigators have confiscated tapes from surveillance cameras located around the club. law enforcement sources also say there is evidence he may have also researched walt disney world as the target before ultimately chatting the pulse night club. mateen's estranged wife returned to their home in fort pierce late last night to pick up some belongings, she needed a lock smith to help her get inside. >> there are also questions about the fbi's two prior investigations into the 29 year old shooter. he was cleared in both cases. fbi director james cuomo said

they interviewed him twice during the first investigation. he said he hoped that law enforcement would raid his apartment and assault his wife and child so that he could marter himself. while the investigation continues, dozens of victims are on their long road to recovery, many of them were taken to the medical center just blocks away. >> i was shot about three times in my leg. >> survivor angel colon recounted his harrowing experience while thinking hospital staff at tuesday news conference. >> i couldn't walk at all. all coy do was just lay down there while everyone was running on top of me. >> sea of thousands gathered at a massive candlelight vigil in orlando last night. where a church bell rang 49 times, one, for each victim. kenneth craig, cbs news, orlando. cbs-3's greg argos is in orlando right now, was at today's news conference where we heard from survivor whose partner is from wildwood, new jersey, he is just part of our

continuing coverage coming up tonight on "eyewitness news" starting at 5:00 and on cbsphilly.com. >> and turning to weather, right now, we are enjoying just that gorgeous june afternoon, it was a crisp and clear start to the day, "eyewitness news" here in westville, gloucester county, where it was just perfect for maybe walking your dog or walking your kids to school. let's get first look at the forecast right now with meteorologist, katie frail ill, really you have the good gig today out on the skydeck. >> no kidding, yes. really is just so comfortable outside, nicole, beautiful june afternoon, as you mention, we will continue to see the temperatures climb a handful of degrees, but right now, it feels so good outside. let's take a look what's happening with the pattern here, high pressure basically to thank for this beautiful weather, storm scan, well, certainly devoid of any storms right now. as our tri-state sweep is made, it is casino of working over time, not picking up on a heck of a lot right now. that will be the story through the rest of the day and night as well as into tomorrow morning, looking at the area temperatures, just cracking the 70 degrees mark in a lot of spots. we were actually off to little

bit of cool start, up in the poconos, were you in the 40's, this morning, and now you're building back into more comfort here with temperatures in the low 60s, but again, generally speaking you're talking low 70s, this hour, although, it is flag day, we are expecting with the sunshine, very minimal winds to below those flags around here today. it is just going to be a nice afternoon, 08 degrees, in the sunshine, than will continue again to be a theme the rest of the day. now, as we look forward, this can only last so long, of course, right? the next frontal boundery that wait in the wings will be actually moving in from the south. as it nudges north, that leads to an up tick in humidity, and the return of some rain, very likely some thunderstorms, as well. so coming up later in the broadcast, i'll tell when you to expect to need the umbrella, and how your fathers day weekend forecast is shaping up right now, guys, we send it back into you. >> katie, thank so much. philadelphia police officer, fires his weapon at a dog this morning, in the city's fairhill section. now, officials tell us the officer responding to report

of burglary at home on the 3100 block of heart sell street. on arrival the dog charged the officer. unclear if the dog was hit it, ran away, has not been located t appears police also removed several puppies from that home. philadelphia police could have more details when they hold a press conference later today on last night's deadly hit-and-run in lawncrest. our jan carabeo shows us police are searching for the driver right now, and for the identity of the victim. >> evidence of a powerful crash on the boulevard at adams avenue in the lawncrest section of philadelphia. police say a young woman in her late teens, early 20's, was crossing here late last night when driver hit her and kept going. >> she was hit with such impact, it caused her body to travel about 200 feet north after being struck. >> the crash happened around 11:30, witnesses tell police the victim was in the outer northbound lanes, walking in the crosswalk, with the green light. she was on her telephone at

the time. when police say a mini-van struck her traveling northeast on adams, her body, rolled on to the hood of the vehicle. >> when she got hit, the impact caused her to come out of her footwear, both of her slippers are still on the highway. her cell phone, which she had in her hand, is broken, and also on the scene. and the earrings she was wearing were actually torn from her ears. >> witnesses say the vehicle was traveling faster than the 40-mile per hour speed limit. they describe it as a white or silver van, probably ten, 15 years old, and likely was front ends damage, and windshield damage. police say it is only matter of time before they catch up with the driver. >> they have to turn themselves in. because they are going to get caught. we have a description of the vehicle, we have some physical evidence on the scene. weaver witness. >> looks like the pedestrian did everything right here, her body taken to the medical examiners office for an autopsy. the accident investigation district is doing a complete

investigation. in lawncrest, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". a car accident on south street sends four pedestrians to the hospital, three men and woman suffered minor injuries when a car jumped a curb and hit hoagie shop near third and south about 1:00 this morning, police interviewing the 21 year old driver and her passenger, but they say it does not appear drugs or alcohol played a role. >> coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", a day in court for the local student accused of throwing a bottle at phillies first baseman ryan howard. >> we are live for the announcement of the merion anderson

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>> the man accused at throwing beer bottle at ryan howards is scheduled to appear before a judge this afternoon. philadelphia police say 21 year old sydney smith, of wilmington, surrendered to detectives friday, over the june 4th incident. the university of delaware student was issued a citation, for disorderly conduct. the summary offense could result in a fine of up to $300. >> 12:13, and still ahead on "eyewitness news", going out in style vaguest style, bringing down the house next. >> looking ahead here to frankly some pretty nice fireworks weather here the rest of the day, however, eventually, mother nature's fireworks in the form of some thunderstorms and showers headed our way, we will time those out for you, coming up.

>> this is a cbs news special report. i'm elaine quijano reporting from cbs news headquarters in new york. good day. president obama is about to give us an update on the investigation of the orlando massacre and the battle against the international terror group

known variously as isis, isil and the islamic state. the gunman who killed 49 people sunday morning before the police kill him had pledged allegiance to isis, and isis claimed responsibility for the attack, but there is no evidence the terror group planned it, ordered it or knew about it in advance. the president just wrapped up a meeting with his national security team at the treasury department, and this is where he will be speaking to us. in addition to the 49 people killed, the gunmen wounded 53. 32 remain in the hospital. six are in critical condition. but all are expected to survive. homeland security correspondent jeff pegues is following the investigation. he is in our washington bureau. jeff, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, elaine,, a key question for investigators: who was mateen contacting, in contact with, what was he reading online? you may know by now this is a man who was married, had a small child. you may have seen video of his

father being interviewed on tv. investigators are trying to track down people he was in cntact with. what they're trying to find out is was there someone else who knew he was in the planning stages of this mass shooting? that's an important question for them. also there is still this search for information about whether there are direct ties to any sort of terrorist organization. you heard yesterday from f.b.i. director james comey that there is sort of a muddled picture of what type of radical ideology he may have bought into. was it hezbollah? was it al qaeda, isis, al-nusra front? so there was a muddled picture in terms of his radicalization. they believe this is someone who was radicalized over time going back years, and, of course, you're now aware of these investigations, at least one in 2013 conducted by f.b.i. into his statements, his activities. this was a ten-month investigation during which there

was no evidence to continue. so he was cleared. then there was a subsequent enquiry by the f.b.i. because mateen's name came up in an investigation into an american suicide bomber. they have a lot of questions they're still trying to answer. >> and here is the president. let's listen in. >> i just met with my national security council as part of our regular effort to review and intensify our campaign to destroy the terrorist group isil. our meeting was planned before the terrible attack in orlando, but obviously that tragedy, the awful losses of life, shaped much of our work today. in all of our efforts, foremost in our minds is the loss and the grief of the people of orlando. those who died, those who are still recovering, the families who have seen their loved ones

harmed, the friends of ours who are lesbian and gay and bisexual and transden who were targeted. i want to remind them that they are not alone. the american people and our allies and friends all over the world stand with you, and are thinking about you and are praying for you. as director comey has said, we currently do not have any information to indicate that a foreign terrorist group directed the attack in orlando. it is increasingly clear, however, that the killer took in extremist information and propaganda over the internet. he appears to have been an angry, disturbed, unstable young

man who became radicalized. as we know all too well, terrorist groups like isil have called on people around the world and here in the united states to attack innocent civilians. their propaganda, their videos, their postings are pervasive, and more easily accessible than we want. this individual appears to have absorbed some of that, an during his killing spree, the shooter in orlando pledged allegiance to isil. as i've said before, these lone actors or small cells of terrorists are very hard to detect and very hard to prevent, but across our government, at every level, federal, state, an local, military and civilian, we are doing everything in our power to stop these kinds of

attacks. we work to succeed 100% of the time. an attacker, as we saw in orlando, only has to succeed once. our extraordinary personnel, our intelligence, our military, our homeland security, our law enforcement have prevented many attacks and saved many lives, and we can never thank them enough. but we are all sobered by the fact that despite the extraordinary hardwork something like orlando can occur. in our meeting today, director comey updated us on the investigation in orlando. secretary johnson reviewed the measures we continue to take on behalf of our homeland security. secretary carter and chairman dunford reviewed the military campaign against isil, and i want to thank secretary lew and his team here at treasury for hosting us and for their tireless efforts to cut off the money that isil release on to fund its terror network.

at the outset i want the reiterate our objective in this fight. our mission is to destroy isil. since i last updated the american on our campaign two months ago, we see this continues to be a difficult fight, but we're making significant progress. i've authorized a series of steps to ratchet up our fight against isil. additional personnel including special forces in syria to assist local forces battling isil there, additional advisers to work more closely with iraqi security forces and additional assets, including attack helicopters. and additional support for local forces in northern iraq. our aircraft continued to launch from the u.s.s. harry truman, now in the mediterranean. our b-52 bombers are hitting isil with precision strikes. targets are being identified and hit even more quickly. so far 13,000 air strikes.

this campaign at this stage is firing on all cylinders. and as a result, isil is under more pressure than ever before. ites -- isil continues to lead key leaders, this includes a senior military leader in mosul, the man who plotted exterior attacks, isil's military leader in the anbar province, and the top isil commander in fallujah. so far we've taken out more than 120 top isil leaders and commanders. and our message is clear: if you target america and our allies, you will not be safe. you will never be safe. isil continues to lose ground in iraq. in the past two months, local forces in iraq with coalition support have liberated the western town of rugba and pushed up the euphrates valley and

breaking the isil siege of haditha. iraqi forces have surrounded fallujah and begun the move into the city. meanwhile, in the north iraqi forces push up the tigris river valley making gains around macmor and preparing to tighten the noose on isil in mosul. all told isil have lost nearly half of the populated territory it once controlled in iraq and it will lose more. isil continues to lose ground in syria, as well. assisted by special places forces, the coalition of local forces is now pressuring the key town on monditch, which means the noose is tightening around isil in raqqa, as well. in short our coalition continues to be on offense. isil is on defense. and it's now been a full year since isil has been able to mount a major successful offensive operation in either syria or iraq. as isil continues to lose territory, it also continues to

lose the money that it -- that is its lifeblood. as a result of our strikes against the oil infrastructure and supply lines, we believe we've cut isil's revenue from oil by millions of dollars per month. in destroying the storage sites where they keep their cash, we've deprived isil of many millions more. thanks to the great work of secretary lew and many others here today and working with nations and financial institutions around the word, isil is now effectively cut off from the international financial system. cutting off isil's money may not be as dramatic as military strikes, but it is critically important, and we're seeing the results. isil's cash reserves are down. it has had to cut salaries for its fighters. it's resorting to more extortion of those trapped in its grip, and by isil's own admission, some of its own leaders have been caught stealing cash and gold. once again, isil's true nature has been revealed. these are not religious warriors. they are thugs and they are thieves.

in continuing to push on this front, i want to mention that it is critical for our friends in the senate to confirm adam zubin, my nominee for under secretary of terrorism and financial intelligence. adam has served in democratic and republican administrations. everyone agrees he's eminently qualified. he has been working on these kinds of issues for years. it's now been more than a year since i nominated him. more than 420 day, and he still has not been give an full vote. there is no good reason for it. it is inexcusable. so it's time for the senate to do its job, put our national security first, and have a vet on adam zubin that can lead our financial fight against isil and help keep our country safe. isil's ranks are shrinking, as well. their morale is sinking. as one defechtor said, isil is

not bringing islam to the world and people need to know that. thanks to international efforts, the flow of foreign fighters, including from america to syria and iraq, has plummeted. in fact, our intelligence community now accesses that the ranks of isil fighters has been reduced to the lowest levels in more than two and a half years. even as we continue to destroy isil militarily, we're addressing the larger forces that have allowed these terrorists to gain traction in parts of the world. with regard to iraq, this means helping iraqis stabilize liberated communities and promote inclusive governance so isil cannot return. with regard to syria, it means our continued support for the fragile cessation of hostilities there. this cessation of hostilities has not stopped all or even most of the hardship on the syrian people.

the hardship on civilians. and the assad regime has been the principle culprit in violating the cessation of hostilities. isil and al-nusra, which is al qaeda's affiliate in syria, also continue to terrorize syrians. but as fragile and incomplete as the cessation is, it has saved lives and it has allowed the delivery of some life-saving aid the syrians who are in desperate need. and as difficult as it is, we will continue to push for a political process that can end the civil war and result in a transition away from assad. beyond syrian and iraq, isil's also losing ground in libya. forces of the libyan unity government are going after isil in their stronghold in sert and will continue to assist the new libyan government as it works to secure its country.

lastly, here at home, if we really want to help law enforcement protect americans from home-grown extremists, the kind of tragedies that occurred at san bernardino and that now have occurred in orlando, there is a meaningful way to do that. we have to make it harder for people who want to kill americans to get their hands on weapons of war that let them kill dozens of innocents. it is absolutely true, we cannot prevent every tragedy. but we know that consistent with the second amendment, there are common sense steps that could reduce gun violence and could reduce the lethality of somebody who intends to do other people

harm. we should give a.t.f. the resources they need to enforce the gun laws that we already have. people with possible ties to terrorism who aren't allowed on a plane should not be allowed to buy a gun. i'm not talking about actually being tough on terrorism. actually be tough on terrorism. stop making it easy for terrorists to buy assault weapons. reinstate the assault weapons ban. make it harder for terrorists to use these weapons to kill us. otherwise, despite extraordinary efforts across our government we local law enforcement, by our intelligence agencies, by our military, despite all the sacrifices that folks make, these kinds of events are going to keep on hap