are dealing with downed pole, bun of of stuff, accident just cleared, antoine of construction, we'll get to that in just a moment. >> construction. >> yes, right now. >> headed into the afternoon, things will get busy, with isolated thunderstorm check out the rainfall total from the one storm, in cape may county picking up well over half inch of rainfall this morning, atlantic county picking up some rain, pomona picking up over quarter inch every rainfall, and atlantic city high school picking up just about five hundreds of an inch. in the storm scan3, isolated thunderstorms rolling across the coastline, rumble every thunder wake you up early on a friday morning, elsewhere, dealing with passing clouds, see some sunshine to start the day, and then as we head into the afternoon hours, clouds will start to increase and temperatures increasing as well, temperature change over the last 24 hours, up at most of the reporting site, little cooler in mount pocono, but

today will be warm, and a muggy day, 70 degrees right now, your current temperature in philadelphia, we're at 72 in wildwood, our cool spot in the poconos, down into the low 50's, and in your day planner today, mainly dry for most of us, for the first half of the day, a mix of sun and clouds, warming up to low 80s by lunchtime, you're really start to feel the steam factor specially headed into the afternoon hours as warmfront clears, the delaware valley, and due to the frontal boundery we will see some scattered storms, starting to fire up, in the afternoon and evening hours few could be on the severe side. full forecast coming up in a couple of minutes. >> that will be great to know. lauren, thank you so much. good morning to all of you, if you are just waking up with us, so glad you're here, it is friday morning, all in a good mood. out on the roadways, 202, headlights will be moving in the southbound direction at route 30, see what you are looking at, there looking good, looking nice and quiet, looking just as it should. ben franklin bridge, slow from

jersey in center city, same story here, beautiful shot here, just few early risers out, there we are going to start to see that grow just little bit coming into center city or for those of you coming down the shore, 42, coming up. 309 taillights moving in the southbound direction past the turnpike, see it moving in both directions, you are in great company with your neighbors, looking good there. this is where we have downed pole, route 130 gateway boulevard at highland, do have lanes blocked in this area. not going to slow you down too much right now, but will in a little bit if it doesn't get cleared out of the way, 42 freeway between route 130, 295, do you have some construction, see it way back in the camera, and also looking at 42 moving in the southbound direction for those every you going down the shore, we will keep an eye on that all morning long, let you know when the construction picks up in the area. pa turn peak between valley forge, ft. washington, right lane blocked in the area, also, route 896 northbound in jersey between glasco high school and old baltimore pike, right lane blocked until 5:30 a.m., i'll confirm when it all lift, brooke, over to you. >> thank, meisha a breaking news this morning, workers at

the trump taj mahal are going on strike in less than an hour. >> that's after their union failed to reach an agreement with the resort "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo live outside the trump taj mahal in atlantic sit which more on what this means for workers and guesses -- guests, jan, good morning. >> joe, brooke, good morning, nearly a thousand workers, those include cooks, bell hops, servers and housekeepers, are expected to walk off the job here at trump taj mahal in atlantic city right around 6:00 this morning. they will be going to strike over better wages, and benefits, and their strike comes as atlantic city heads into the july 4th holiday weekends, among the busiest of the year for casinos here. now, the city's main casino workers union, that's local 54 of united here, says it was unable to reach an agreement with trump taj mahal late last night. taj mahal is the only one of five casinos here that was unable to reach a new deal. on thursday the union struck a deal with bally's, ceasar's, harrah's, tropicana. the taj mahal was opened and

once run by donald trump. but he hasn't been involved with the company since 2009. the taj mahal is now owned by billionaire investors, carl icon, and he kept the taj mahal afloat during its bankruptcy and took over in march. meantime he has repeatedly threatened to take away financial resort, allowed it to close and restore health and pension benefits. the union on the other hand has been trying to recoup some of the give-backs that handed casinos in past negotiations when financial conditions were worse. after four of atlantic city's 12 casinos were shutdown in 2014, the bottom line here, how much, have started to stabilize. now, it is unclear if the taj mahal will have managers work or if temporary workers will be brought in, but we're told by the casino, this will not affect gambling. now, the last time this union, local 54, went on strike was in 2004. they walk off the job then, for more than a month, this strike is expected to start right around 6:00. of course, we will be here to cover it all, but for now live in atlantic city, jan carabeo,

cbs-3, "eyewitness news", brooke, joe, back into you. >> thank you for that live report. this morning, new jersey governor chris christie ordering transportation project in the state be shutdown. that is after the state senate decided to hold off on voting on plan to increase gas tax by 23 sent yesterday. the money from that would have gone toward those project. it is not clear when the senate will vote on the proposal. christie also signed the state's $34.5 billion spending plan late last night just hours before the deadline. >> new this morning, police in lower bucks county say three people were rushed to the hospital after stab wounds, after a fight, make that, at parish carnival. police closed tullytown saint michael after the fight about 10:30 last night, four people taken into custody, eyewitnesses say it was a chaotic scene. >> so, i had a group of kids that were like what do we do? what do we do? i just toll them you hear gunshots, hit the grounds, go down. >> then i saw at least 30, 40 people run to the front of the fair. all of the cops hopped out.

then cops just started saying everybody get out the fair, everybody get out the fair. >> this morning, there is no word on the extent every those victims' injuries, and also no word on what started the fight. >> right now the philadelphia district attorney's offers is investigating after a report that application breathalyzers were used with expired solutions for most of the year. philadelphia police discovered the issue wednesday after a lawyer brought it to their attention, they then took all of the breathalyzers out of service, replaced the solution and put them back into service, the problem a result of human error, did not have effect on breathalyzer readings but defense lawyers may argue the results should be thrown out. district attorney's offers now reviewing case frost january 17th to june 29th. the lawyer who brought this up says he estimates between 500 a thousand cases may be affected. >> attorney general loretta lynch is facing calls to recuse herself from the hillary clinton e-mail investigation following an impromptu meeting with bill clinton in phoenix on monday. >> the chat happened in the

middle of the investigation into clinton's private e-mail server, but hena daniels reports, lynch insists the topic never came up. >> at a facebook event in california thursday, attorney general, lore eight lynch, continued to deflect questions over her private meeting with bill clinton in phoenix. >> i was arriving. he was leaving. he came on to say hello. we spoke about number of things. not much more to it than that. >> the half hour encounter on board lynch's plane came as the nbi nears the ends every it investigation into hillary clinton's use of a private e-mail server during her time as secretary every state. >> he didn't raise anything. >> at least one democrat senator chris coons, says the meeting sent the wrong signal, but republican senator took it a step further. saying, a special council should take over the e-mail investigation. >> he would be such a bad president. >> presumptive republican

nominee donald trump saved his sharpest jabs for clinton herself. >> look at the calls made over the years. she has horrible judgement including the fact she voted for the war in iraq. >> clinton has faced questions about her judgement and trustworthiness, throughout her presidential campaign. but, this week, house committee found no new evidence of wrong-doing, and in her response to the 2012 benghazi attacks. >> i think it is pretty clear, it is time to move on. >> lynch is expected to have the final say over whether she will face any charges for using her private e-mail server. hena daniels, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> vice president joe biden says senator bernie sanders will eventually endorse hillary clinton for president, but sanders says not so fast. in a interview with ntr, biden said sanders assured him he would endorse the presumptive democratic presidential nominee. but, sanders would not confirm those comments in a interview yesterday, the vermont senator hillary clinton to back the a jen did a items before he makes an endorse.

ment by the way, now just 24 days away from the democratic national convention beginning here in philadelphia. >> the republican national convention in cleveland takes place this week before the dnc and it appears new jersey governor chris christie is on the short list to be donald trump's runningmate. sort cents familiar tell cnn christie has received the official paper work, governor already leading trump's transition team. still ahead, police say a pennsylvania woman was held captive for three days and beaten. >> hear from the business own here helped her to safety after she escaped. also, this morning, the discovery on board this anthem of the seas ship that forced it to turn back around, plus this. >> do fireworks set off your dog? i'm in rye, new york, with details after new drug that helps your dog with noise aver sean. >> ♪ >> ♪

>> loud noises, dogs, let's just hope this fourth every july, we'll show were you we come back.

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it's crunchy! juicy! and oh so tasty. kfc. it's extra crispy good. >> state department officials say the 13 year old girl stabbed to death in israel was u.s. citizen. aerial was stabbed in the bedroom of her west bank home. police say her 19 year old attacker also stabbed a security guard, before he was shot and killed. so far there is no word on motive for the violence.

and a eight year old boy is in critical condition after he was found unresponsive in a pool on board cruise ship off the coast of new jersey. it happened on royal caribbean anthem of the seas. officials say the boy was in the water for at least eight minutes, medics performed cpr as the ship returned to new york city. the boy was air lifted to help in staten island. the family who was from maryland are beside the boy's bedside. >> police investigating shocking crime out of northeastern pennsylvania, a woman is accused of holding another woman captive inside a pottsville apartment for three days. ly says 47 year old holy ann road beat the woman with chairs, fire extinguisher and even a bat until the victim made her run for it tuesday morning and escaped. the woman was naked and battered when she ran into a business pleading for help. >> thank god our big garage door was open, that's the way she came in. and thank god it was, because what if it wouldn't have been, maybe she wouldn't have gotten

away, you know? it is scary. >> road now behind bars on assault and unlawful restraint charges. >> the fourth every july weekend. so the fireworks will be booming around the country. but those loud noises leave many pets trembling with anxiety. edward laurence has details on new drug that could help dogs. >> zoe loves the outdoors. but loud noises, even thunderstorms, and specially fireworks, make her extremely afraid and anxious. >> her tail immediately is between her legs, body start shaking, she starts to pace, then she pants. >> zoe is among one third of pets who suffer with what's called noise aver sean, now, the food and drug administration has approved the first and only drug to help dogs with the problem. >> a gel that's administered in the mouth. >> veterinarian doctor gary yarnel says the dog seal yo can provide a calming effect without sedating your pet. >> it is not a tranqilizer per

say, it actually works on the nervous system to inhibit the release adrenyline or epi never rink. >> fireworks are big trigger, the jut fourth holiday one of the busiest times with so many spook pets running away. >> dogs with severe heart, breathing, liver, or kidney problems, should not take the drug. doctor yarnel is suggesting owners try comforting their pets before turning to medication. >> one thing i would recommend, if your dog has serious noise aver sean, tendencies, probably to stay with the animal, do not leave them at home alone. >> zoe's owner, arlene, is glad she has options. she plans to give zoe the drug before the fireworks start this holiday. in rye, new york, edward lauren, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> now, i think we can all seem pit eyes with dogs having issues with the fireworks. >> yes, we consideration totally. >> and thunder. >> yes. >> at least have a dog that would end up under the covers with you if there was thunderstorm. >> my dog just seems

frustrated, gets very anxious, and angry, pretty angry. >> lauren, no more thunder. >> right? my dog needs it, too, no fireworks, hate thunder, the worse weather dog ever. but got to love him. but yes, we will have the fireworks as we head into monday. and we do have a chance at isolated thundershower, pretty small chance, but it is still there. otherwise, the fourth of july weekend is looking awesome. check it out. mostly sunny, comfortable tomorrow, much lower humidity, after steamy day today, sunday looks great, mostly sunny, nice, as we head into the fourth. mix every sunday and clouds with the chance of isolated thunder shower. right now, getting live look at center city philadelphia, less than half hour away from sunrise, on our friday, yes, that's nice. temperatures 70 degrees right now, winds calm. so quiet start to the day. but it won't be quiet end. cool, allentown right now, 61 degrees. even cool in the poconos, might even need light jacket at 52 degrees, we're in the 70s down the shore, dew point are on the rise after comfortable day yesterday.

dew point are starting to creep up, especially to the south. our dew point at 7 degrees. right now, in dover, indicates humid conditions. and it is going to be a steamy day today. poolside if you are lucky enough to have the day off. already starting the holiday weekend have, to watch out for scatter thunderstorms headed into the afternoon, high temperature at 87 degrees. storm scan3, showing us, we've already had a bit of activity over the last several hours, isolated thunderstorm rolled it way, rainfall totals, elsewhere few more clouds, few clouds starting to roll into the western counties, we will see some sunshine this morning before clouding up specially as we head into the afternoon. another chance that a few showers for the morning hours mainly south and east of the city, and then as we head into the afternoon we will see some scattered storms developing. now, not everyone is going to see storm activity, because it will be scattered in nature. but, of these storms that do develop, later in the day today, they could be a little bit on the stronger, even potentially severe side. we do have a slight risk of severe weather today across much of the delaware valley,

as issued by the storm prediction center. so we will get through the storms today, early tonight, otherwise gradual clearing, and humidity dropping off. it will feel so much better as we wake up tomorrow morning. beautiful conditions for our saturday, meisha, sunshine, 84 degrees, sunny, beautiful again on sunday, watching out for the chance of a storm on monday, and then more storms as we head back to work on tuesday. >> lauren, that weekend looks awesome. thank you for that. good morning, everyone, happy friday. looking at the roads, route 100, taillights moving in the southbound direction. this is at fox street. you can see both moving in the southbound and northbound side. northbound side i would actually say looking little bit more hot than the southbound side. but overall things looking okay. we will hold steady here probably until about deeper into the 5:00 at least maybe into the 6:00 specially route 100. looking right there moving out of the schuylkill eastbound at spring garden, beautiful shot eastbound toward center city. looking really really nice. we know that it is going to be

kind after hit or miss situation today with our holiday weekends, but overall you're dry on the schuylkill, looking great. i've been looking at that time even in other part, around city avenue, parts like that, looking good. this is a look at 42 freeway, do have some construction being back out of the way, way back here, and when that construction is, 42 northbound, route 130 and 295, that right lane blocked until about right now. also, keep my eye on the southbound direction on 42, for those every you hitting the shore for example this weekend, probably going to heat up, 42 freeway moving in the southbound direction sometimes fairly quickly, construction here pa turnpike between valley forge and ft. washington that right lane is still blocked. overall, a lot of construction this morning, joe, over to you. >> meisha, thank you very much. it is time to take a look at newspaper headlines from throughout our area. >> front page of the daily times guilty. newspaper reports on the verdict in the murder trial of jimmy coons, found manager every southwest philadelphia strip club responsible for the 2,009 beating death. on the front page of the

mercury, school on the move. the paper report on planned to relocate saint aloysius school into the site of the former saint pius the tenth high school in lower pots grover. >> burlington county times reports funeral service for six veterans of world war ii, viet nam and korean wars. the remains went unclaimed for decades, but were honored at special ceremony at the brigade general william c doyle veterans cemeteriment that's a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >> and still ahead this morning, where you can go today to hear historic organ played for the first time in more than 40 years. >> also ahead, lucky to be alive. sky diver mid-air malfunction leaves them hurling towards the ground. hear from him when we come back. [♪...] >> woman: moving is so much of who we are. it's easy to take it for granted. multiple sclerosis stops people...

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there will be history making event today in atlantic it. >> i we'll hear a chamber organ for the first time in more than 40 years. >> pipe organ played today at noon. the largest musical instrument in the world. the so-called sonic mount rushmore was damaged in a hurricane in 1944. the show will be performed on part of the organ. experts say if the organ was row placed would cost $800 million. >> wow. in sport, freight is he opened in both the nb a and the nfl. sixers are allegedly hot for golden state forward harrison barn. now the flyers, they don't have a loft cash to spend, but they're look to go get deals done with their own restricted free agent, braydon schenn, and ryan white.

keep an eye on cbsphilly.com for the latest. >> flyers defenseman shane stopped by the folcroft police department yesterday to visit officer christopher dorman, as you'll recall, dorman was shot seven times last friday in the line every duty. he presented him with a jersey and talked about the example dorman set, of course, we want to wish him a good job. >> oh, and you won't believe this, a terrifying ordeal for oklahoma sky diver, and it was caught on camera. his parachute malfunction in the mid-air. fortunately he did survive to tell the story. daniel heardman has been professional sky diver for seven years, he was hired to do a demonstration jump when things took scary turn. the frightening moments were caught on his go pro camera. now his parachute opened, but he got tangled up in the cords. after struggling, daniel activated his reserve chute. >> as soon as i left the plane, everything was going good. and when it was time to open the parachute, i deployed it, it came out just spinning.

>> the frightening moments caught on his go go pro camera. >> daniel eventually landed at the stadium on safe grounds. during the jump, though, daniel lost his main parachute had in his bag. offering 100-dollar reward for anyone who finds the items. coming up in the next hour of "eyewitness news", the latest on attelet lan particular city casino strike. >> taj mahal workers set to walk off the job in just a few minutes, we'll have the latest on, that also ahead, why the feds are investigating the safety of test less model vehicle, details in a live report from wall street. lauren? >> and, the mugginess has returned to our atmosphere. we do have a steamy friday in store with a chance every some strong storms. but will those storms clear out in time for our holiday weekends? i'll have the answer in your eyewitness forecast coming up. >> thanks, lauren, and meisha will show you the latest traffic tie ups. coming right back. stay with us.

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>> i don't think it was gangs, i wish i hope not. >> four people are in custody, and three people are in hospitals at a fight at a parish hospital in lower bucks county. >> he did come over and say hello and speak to my husband and myself. >> a conversation between former president bill clinton and attorney general loretta lynch has caused ripple effect across washington, many as a conflict of interest. >> a lot of people are finding it hard to get excited for these two candidates. and nothing proves that more than this actual new pole with hillary clinton getting 43%, donald trump, with 38%, and this was an actual choice, a giant meteor hitting the earth got 13%. 38% for trump, 13% for meteor, that adds up to 51% of the people okay with the world coming to an end. >> i have to question the accuracy that far pole. really, what's going on here? >> he's