>> and good news for thousands of people hitting the road to the jersey shore this holiday weekend. you will not, not, be paying more for gas in the garden state. find out why the gas tax is a no go. today is friday, july 1st, good morning, joe hold never for jim donovan. >> lauren, meisha are here keeping an eye on things, holding it down for katie off today, as well. >> good morning, guys. >> good morning, guys. roads looking pretty good, would do have three accident out there, more vehicles get out, we are kind of running into some problems, but not your wide, roadways and the traffic coming up in a bit. >> already thunderstorm activity along the coast, things quieted down. but hid dollars into the afternoon hours, storms will be firing up once again, live look out over spring garden street, the sun is up, in philadelphia. right now looking forwards to when our friday concludes, and temperatures right now, we do have bit of grading across the area, 70 degrees right now, in

philly, low 70s down the shore, but cooler to the north and west, and 60s in allentown, and even some 50's this morning, in the poconos. dew point on the rise big time over the last 24 hours, and what's that mean? steamy day as we head into the second half of the day. dew points climbing up into the middle 60s, even potentially near 07 degrees. so steamy to oppressive comfort index for our friday, and storm scan3 showing us those storms that have since rolled off shore, that did impact part of cape may at atlantic county earlier in the day. clouds across most of the area, the trends the first half of the day, 82 degrees by the lunch hour, steam factor in full effect specially headed into the afternoon, by the 3:00 hour, meisha, see scattered storms, starting to fire up, and in a few of those could be on the stronger side, slight risk of severe weather across the delaware valley today. i'll talk poor about the timing on those storms coming up in just a couple of minute.

>> lauren, great to know for this friday. everyone just cutting on the end of their seat want to go know about monday the fourth of july, great, thank you so much. roadway looking pretty good, do have three accident, get to go those in just a moment, first disable trucks, pulled all the way off to the right shoulder, now, you can see the travelers passing by, with pretty good ease, i would have to say, say that it is slowing down little bit on other part of the blue route, but right here, actually, looking pretty good. the schuylkill eastbound at montgomery, what you are looking at, both moving in the eastbound and westbound side. still looking good, still holding at posted speeds exactly where we want to keep you specially on a friday and specially cracking into the 6:00 hour. ninety-five south at cottman coming around the s curve looking great. great company with all of your neighbors out there, overturned vehicle, 295 southbound at route 206 pulled off to the shoulder, another accident here possible injuries, pa turnpike actually this is baltimore pike between

wawa road, and then another one here pa turnpike northeast extension southbound near 202, one lane block here, than is the one with possible injuries whenever we have possible injuries, that means, we'll have a loft flashing lights of course the gaper delay and slow downs. joe and brooke back over to you. >> meisha, thank you very much. breaking news right now, a strike is underway in atlantic sit. >> i workers at the trump taj mahal have walk off the job as of 6:00 this morning, just a few minute ago. jan carabeo there with more on what went wrong during negotiations, jan? >> brooke, joe, good morning, these folks have their striped t-shirts on, bullhorns out, these casino workers are officially on strike. they are fighting for better wages and better benefits nearly thousand cooks, servers, bell men, house keep letters walk off the job at trump taj mahal today. see dozen already outside the front door. and this strike, you know, what comes at atlantic city heads into the july 4th holiday weekends among the busiest of the year, for casino workers, here.

now, the city's main casino workers union, that's local 54, 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 deals with bally's ceasar's, harrah's being tropicana. now the taj mahal owned by carl icon. he kept the taj mahal afloat during bankruptcy in march, repeatedly however threatened to take away financial sport and allowed the casino to close, forced to restore health and ben sean benefits, union has been trying to recoup some of the give-backs, it handed casinos, in past negotiations with financial conditions were worse here, four out every atlantic city 12 casinos set down in 2014, less competition, so bottom line, have started it stabilize, and workers hearsay they deserve better. >> this taj mahal did not recognize substantial contributions that the workers

in this city make to the hospitality industry, the way that the four other properties negotiated with and settled contract with did. now, have managers work or temporary workers will be brought in to replace these folks, but the casino tells us, this will not affect gambling. the last time this union went on strike was in 2,004. that walk out lasted for more than a month. these folks are willing to stand around in order to get that better health benefits and wages, we're going to continue to follow this story. but this strike officially started as of 6:00 a.m. reporting live in atlantic city, jan carabeo, cb is three "eyewitness news" back to you. >> thank, jan. new this morning new jersey governor chris christie ordering transportation project in the state, be shutdown. that's after the state senate decided to hold off on voting on a plan to increase the gas tax by 23 sent yesterday. the move would have meant that most of those project could have gone forward, however not

clear when the senate belt $0 billion spends be ma'am late last night, hours before the deadline. >> thousand this morning, four people in police custody, police shut down the carnival after the fight broke out around 10:30 last night at saint michael the arc inning he will in tullytown. three people were stabbed during the fight. eyewitnesses say dozen of people were involved. police scrambled to maintain order. >> casino of difficult for the police to take care of it. there are some cars, so many variables, and just like looks like something that you can't police. >> somebody grab me and say stay here, so i just stood there. and it went crazy from there. people started pushing. >> the extent of the victim's injuries isn't known right now. also not clear what started the fight. this morning, two teens are charged after a 13 jerold

boy is shot in the face and i died short time later. fifteen year old boy is charged with involuntary murder after investigators say he fired the gun. and 17 year old boy charged with recklessly endangering another person. loaded and handled that gun, people gathered remember christopher mackee last night, among them. his sister. >> here is a warning to families in levittown, bucks county, be on alert, because there has been a report of attempted luring. steven johnson says he took his one and four year old sons for a walk along edgley road, and saw a red pick-up truck pass by twice, when the four year old fell few feet behind to pick up sticks, the truck came back around, and the driver yelled something about a puppy to his son. >> i ran toward him with my one year old in the stroller, as did i that, pick up, sped off, got to edgley, made a right, without even stopping. i think the intent was thereto

try and do something. >> police looking for older model redford ford pick-up truck with peeling paint, white stripes along the doors. they describe the driver as white man, with dark hair, in his 40's. >> women who walk or run in wilmington brandywine park can rest little easier this morning, police say they have the man wanted in a brazen sex assault near the river. thirty-one year old rodriques has been arrested, he confessed to attacking the woman along south park drive tuesday morning, rodriguez faces list of charges including rape, possession of deadly weapon. >> as turkey is trusting ahead with its investigation in the istanbul attack, security forces, the master behind behind earlier suicide bombing appears to be one armed chechen terrorist who trained russian speaking militants, long history of supporting terror. in the meantime, investigators have determined that the three suicide bomb heres carried out this week's attacks were from central asia. cbs news sources, authority

believe the men trained and fought on the battlefield in syria and possibly iraq. the death toll in the attack stands at 44. >> security is on the minds of local hop day travelers in the wake of the turkey terror attack, security more visible at philadelphia international airport. "eyewitness news" could see officers checking out unsecured areas of the airport, domestic passengers are asked it arrive at least two hours before their flight. it is three hours for international travelers. triple a project 3.3 million people will fly this fourth every july weekend. >> trans gender sewed ers can now serve openly in the military thanks to newland mark decision from the pentagon. obama administration lifted ban on transgender women and men serving in the military t means service members can no long longer be discharged for ac trans gender manor women k use barracks, bathrooms, showers, assigned to their gender. and the military will cover the cost of gender reassignment surgery if a doctor determines it medically necessary.

the changes will be face in the over the next year then transgender men and women will be able to enlist. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, flashflooding in las vegas, tracks two people in rising water. see how group of good samaritans race to their rescue. >> watch this. police officer jumped into action when he made a disturbing discovery inside this car. the whole thing caught on this body cam. see what forced him to break the window. plus this. >> there is new fall out after impromptu meeting between attorney general lore eight lynch and bill clinton. aim hena daniels in new york, with the latest coming

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>> goods samaritans spring into action, eventually, coming to their rescue. now, take a look at this. this was the scene yesterday afternoon, the two people were completely surrounded by water. neighbors grabbed the rope, made knotts, and through the rope, as firefighters got there to finish the rescue. >> in florida, police officer does not hesitate to break a window when he hears a pup any distress. this happened in pensicolla in the state's panhandle. now the officer was walking in the mall parking lot when he hears the barking. when his sergeant gives him the green light, over the radio, he smashes the window with his baton. the owner was fined $150. >> of course that's a very important reminder in the summer months. never leave your chin, your pets in the cars. >> never. >> absolutely not. do you have watch out for the pavement, as well. >> bring them inside.

>> yes, bring them inside, watch out for the pavement, blacktop can be much much hotter than our air temperature specially with the sun beating down, so be careful of your little guys' feet, they're sensitivement storm scan3 showing he is pretty quiet conditions. did have some rumblers move across the coast, roadways might be slick in some areas across cape may, atlantic counties due to the thunderstorm activity, but do have more thunderstorms well to the south and west right now, over part of virginia, but as a warmfront lift, across the delaware valley, we will see storm breaking out specially as we head into the afternoon hours. so pack that umbrella along, scattered storms developing, second half of the dai-ichi, steamy temperatures, then tonight, storms coming to ends pretty early, could see lingering shower up until about midnight. otherwise gradual clearing, becoming less humid after our steamy day today, 67 degrees, our overnight low. and it is a mild start to the day, especially, down the shore. low 70s, right now, we're at 70 in the city but cooler to the north and west, six 60s,

even some 50's in the poconos. but yes, the mild spot this morning is along the coats, 72 degrees in ocean city. we're at 74 degrees already in rehoboth beach. >> visibility are reduce in the some areas. specially along the coast down to 5-mile visible, because we're seeing this increase in moisture at the surface, and really feeling that, as soon as you step outside in the afternoon, will be specially humid. future weather showing us the warmfront passes through, and we have that moisture in place, see some showers breaking out by midday along the coast, then scattered shower and under this many storm activity as we head into the afternoon hours. rolling it way eastbound in association with the frontal boundery but as we head into the fourth of july weekends, looking much better mainly dry conditions during the daytime hours, we'll have to watch out for an evening thunderstorm, in the city, very isolated in nature but again that could be timing with the fireworks so something we have to keep an eye on, on the four, no problems in the poconos, just tons of sunshine and storms

don't roll in down the shore on the fourth until nighttime. >> sounds great. good morning, so glass you're here. disable truck, 59 south at the airport, so many of my friends are truckers, i just love you out there and love to tap on your window and go hey, what you doing? disable truck blue route southbound where we did clear, near mcdade boulevard, looking really good in both directions right now. sun up, nice and bright, hazy, 452, take the northbound it the airport you what looking at, looking good, volume levels holding steady here works hope that keeps until around the 7:00 hour, our main hour of the rush. 295, overturned vehicle, past route 206. it is pulled all the way off to the shoulder, might get little gaper delay, nothing too serious, pa turnpike, accident here, northeast extention southbound near 202, now since been cleared. great news for those of you, another accident on baltimore

pike, i'll be getting all of this in just a minute. first we'll take a quick break, stay right where you are. cbs-3 "eyewitness ne

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but, sanders would not confirm those comments. the vermont senator wants clinton to back his top agenda item before he makes a an endorse: by the way, we are counting down just 24 days away from the democratic national convention. beginning here, in philadelphia. week before the dnc, convention, where the it will formally announce his runningmate. it appears new jersey governor chris christie is on the short list to be donald trump's vp pick. sources familiar with the betting process tells cnn christie received the official paper work. gotch nor already leading trump's transition team. >> coming up. ment popular tv show filming here, and the roads shutting down because of it. >> how about this? you don't have to go far to enjoy a beautiful farm. meisha tells you where to go in this week's dream drive. >> do have steamy and stormy day ahead of us today, but conditions are going to improve.

just in time for the holiday weekend. and i'll have all of the details on that forecast coming up just after this.

>> establishing 29 year old kyle wireman facing involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of 30 year old justin. police say thought i was buying heroin, but it was actually phentinol. >> the times reports police sergeant kiefer retired after 28 years, norristown resident stat dollars his 40 plus year career in policing as a dispatch nerve upper merion. >> he says he only wanted to be a police officer. congratulates. >> on the front page of the mercury, the first ever, lazer days underway, blazer foundation sponsoring a carnival at daniel boone high school, in order to raise money for school programs, the carnival runs through saturday. >> and that's a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >> keep europe eyes open, there may be some celebrity hanging naught center city today. >> the stars may bewaring shades. because, it is always sunny in philadelphia. >> the group from the hoe will be shooting scenes in philly today. there will be parking

restrictions around 12th and locust, some other areas, watch out for. that will complete list on your website cbsphilly.com. of course one star of the show motorcycle end hen i, st. joe's grad, and he has special guesses, right there, that's anya wolf in the middle of the picture, remember, she was kick out of her prom in harrisburg for wearing tuxedo to the dance. so robin cite dollars her to appear on the show. >> very, very cool. "eyewitness news" was also on the set and spoke to anya about her chance to be on his tv show. we'll have that when you tune in next week. >> when we come back, we continue to follow breaking news in atlantic city, jan? >> jan carabeo recording liver, we'll show you what they're fighting for here in atlantic sit. >> i fireworks, summer tradition, but it can also put you at risk, coming up live with a warning experts want

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live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. it is friday. and for many of you, it is a long weekend. >> so, all eyes are on the holiday forecast, lawyer len have that in just a moment. >> good morning, i'm joe hole end. >> i'm brooke thomas, it is 6:30 on the dot. time to get you caught up this friday morning, here's what you need to know today in your morning minute. >> the taj mahal did not recognize the substantial contribution that the workers in this city make. >> a strike is underway in atlantic sit. >> i these folks are willing to stand around in order to get that better health benefits and wages. >> cops were coming from everywhere. >> four people are in custody, three people are in hospitals after a fight at a parish carnival in lower bucks county.

>> the philadelphia district attorney's offers is investigating after a report that police breathalyzers were used with expired solutions for most of the year. >> the issue may affect a thousand dui cases. >> attorney general, loretta lynch, facing calls to recuse herself from the hillary clinton e-mail investigation following an impromptu meeting with bill clinton,. >> you are tarzan. you may not like who you were. you may have -- but you need to go home. >> and the box office is heating up, legend of tarzan one of the new movies opening this holiday weekends, lauren on the skydeck with a look ahead. hey, lauren? >> hey, guys, yes, today maybe about four day weekend, today's the day to hit the movie theater, because it will be a humid day, steamy day, then see some storms firing off as we head into the afternoon hours. temperatures right now, mild,

in the city, waking up already starting in the 70s, 07 degrees in philly, low 70s down the shore, but bit of temperature gradient as we move north and west, six's right now in allentown and 50's in the poconos, we already have had some rain on this friday, checking in live on the neighborhood network, check out the total from cape may county, .67 inches every rainfall isolated thunderstorms that rolled along the jersey coastline, late last night, and early this morning, producing some rumbles every thunder but now things have quieted down on storm scan3, some patchy clouds passing on through, but, storms will be firing up once again headed, but in the shore forecast, the place to be over the next couple every days, you have to keep an eye to the sky specially later today, high temperature every 08 degrees, otherwise tomorrow, kicking off the holiday weekends down the shore, beautiful. mostly sunny, much less humid, 81 degrees, and meisha, by sunday, that sea breeze will be kicking, sunshine, and 75. i think that is sure

perfection. >> that's glorious, thank you so much, lauren, yes, i have seen nothing but sun it, makes us all very happy specially on a friday and specially on a holiday weekends, as far as the roads are concerned, volume levels pretty much holding steady, looking pretty good, see penndot out there moving the camera around, around the airport, 59 south near the airport, we do have disable truck kind of pulled off into the median space. but, also on the northbound side, you already have a disable vehicle around there, not causing too many slow downs, in fact, you can see basically anywhere that we're looking this morning, so far, even though half past 6:00 looking really really nice out there. this was our wild cards. we didn't know if a lot of people would be jumping on the roadways, before maybe down the shore or to work to get off early or if people would take the day off it would be really light. i would say that traffic volume levels right now are really light. you're in great company if you head out now. one of the stretches that is starting to heat up now is in jersey, 42 freeway northbound, construction earlier that's now since been cleared. but not only is the northbound

side looking like it typically does, i would say right around this time, but also take a look at the southbound side. this is where i am keeping my eye for a lot of you going down the shore today, especially the holiday weekends, you can see, already we don't typically see it, quite this heavy, not specially moving in the southbound side, so good indicator going down the shore get out there little early. joe, brooke, back to you. >> meisha, thank you very much. >> breaking news this morning, strike is happening right now, as the trump taj mahal in atlantic sit. >> i workers union failed to reach a deal with the casino. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo is there right now, and spoke to some of those on strike. good morning. >> reporter: joe, brooke, good morning. these folks are fired up. they are fighting for better wages, and better benefits, they have been out here on the pick line since 6:00 this morning. nearly a thousand cooks, servers, bell men, housekeepers, hospitality workers, all walk off the job here at trump taj mahal. and their strike comes as atlantic city heads to the

busy holiday season, july 4th, big day for them, amongst the busiest of the year for casinos here. now, the city's main casino workers union local 54 of united hearsays it was unable to reach an agreement with taj mahal late last night. trump taj mahal is only one of five casinos here, that was able to reach a knee deal. thursday the union struck deals with bally's, ceasar's, bally's, tropicana. taj mahal owned by carl icahn. he took over in march, threatened though to take away financial support and allow the casino to close, health and pension benefits, union on the other hands has been trying to recoup some of the give backs, tax negotiation when is financial conditions were worse here, you can see, liver out here on scene, it is very loud, they're fired up, it is unclear if taj mahal will have managers work or if temporary workers will be brought in. but the casino tells us, this will not affect gambling. last time this union went on

strike was in 2004, and that walk off lasted more than a month. we'll continue to follow this story. for now back into you, brooke, joe? >> this morning traffic flowing normally around city hall after this, tractor-trailer got stuck on the southeast corner of the building yesterday night after hitting traffic barriers. crews had it call in special tow truck to have it removed, gone by 4:00 this morning when we passed by. >> july 4th holiday weaken here, many will be celebrating of course with fireworks. >> but thousands do go to the emergency room this time of year with fireworks injuries. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us now with more on that, justin, even sparklers can be dangerous. >> brooke, joe, even sparklers can be dangerous, burn 2,000 degrees there. fireworks are fun to watch but of course can be hazardous, last year, proof. eleven dead, some 12,000er visit due to fireworks accident, highest rate since 15 years. that's why each year the consumer product safety commission makes efforts to showcase that high risk.

using hankins, recreate real life fireworks mishaps, anyone can be a victim, though kids often r sparklers can burn as we said at temperatures of up to 2,000 degrees, so no surprise, hands injuries are most common. last year defensive ends defensive end lost two fingers and thumb due to fireworks blast. even the most careful are at risk. >> recalls the moment a fire work cost him his left eye. >> as soon as it hit me in the cheek, i knew i was in trouble. because everything went black. >> the cpsc says the most severe accidents happen when amateurs try making their own fireworks. the best advice experts say use common sense, leave professional grade fireworks to the pros. joe, brooke, that's what i do, i do not touch those things. they can be very dangerous. >> people of course like to head up their on displays, told to have water around, but bet don't get into it. >> don't boother. >> watch the pros do it. >> i like that. thanks, justin. >> the american red cross is

issuing an urgent plea for blood donations, the group says, the weeks surrounding july 4th holiday are typically high demand time. part of it is because donors are less available and on vacation. but also, as justin just told us, the risk of catostrophic injury rises around the holiday. >> loud noises from fireworks can leave many pets with trembling with anxiety, now, new drug could help dogs. veterinarian doctor gary yarnell says the drug silio can provide a calming effect without sedating your pet. >> not a tranqilizer per say. it actually works on the nervous system to inhibit the release of adrenyline or epinephrine. >> doctors with severe heart, liver, kidney problems should not take the drug, and suggesting owners try comforting their pets before turning to medication. >> new this morning, camden police have some fun at a block party. >> take a look. >> ♪

>> several officers were at a pop up block party yesterday afternoon. the officers played basketball, musical chairs, dance add little. it was all organized by the police about the board of freeholders in the sit. >> i still ahead this friday morning, meisha jumps in the car, taking a drive it a castle just for children. >> it is an all wooden playhouse, that makes kids feel like kings. finds out where it is coming up. hey, pat? >> good morning, guys. it is a big weekend for boaters. we need to learn boat safety, with the us sews guard, coming up, in, hey, guys, what's this red button do? don't touch it. okay, don't touch it. we'll be right back.

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>> who knows it better than our nation's coast guard. "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen live in cape may with some important advice, pat? >> i think you're asking the wrong guy, but that's why we're here in cape may, new jersey with the coast guard. to learn about it, a lot of people are it hadding the beaches. a lot of people are it hadding the water. we have to learn about boating safety. you have got to get out there be as safe as possible. so, better to answer some questions we have, and petty officer lance bowman, good morning, my friends, how are you? >> doing well. >> so, first, piece of advice, you would give a boater, to be safe out on the water, what would that be? >> to always wear life jackets, very important. >> just that simple? >> very. >> what's the first thing? >> first thing like i said, always wear life jackets, very important, make sure it is coast guard approved on the the inside. as well as having safety gear.

>> if we're further than off shore. >> pen ill flares, as well as another flare that has orange smoke and the red flare that goes for the night end. >> life vest important, what sells important for safe bothing? >> having marine bands radio, monitoring channel 16, reach the coast guard at this at any point. >> okay, so radio is important, life vest is important. the flares are important. >> so for you guys, your a often preaching this sort of thing, gets kind of tough, some people just don't abide by the rules, right?

>> correct. some people don't. that's why we're here, always here to help people, educate the boating you. >> what casino every boat are we on? >> 45-foot rb yes, ma'am, responsible medium. >> something would you take outright away if there was a call? >> to up 50 naught call miles off shore. >> what's the buttons do? >> the red buttons, emergency stops, obviously all new electronics in here, gbp, satellite, automatic ice system, all the things to get us to someone there safely and back here in case after emergency. >> life jacket, marine ban radio, always wear the life jacket at all times, always have your flares, on board, off shore, and that's about it. >> petty officer lance bowman bringing us the low down on safe bothing this weaken, i'll try that, i don't know if i'll go out, go out on my yacht sometimes, and i always do wear the vest. but the yacht, i think i will ' keep it, keep it in this

weekend, guys, is that cool with you, joe and brooke, is that all right? >> i mean, if you have to. >> i was going to say, taking a spin around the harbor. >> but when you have it like that -- >> i should, right? >> they won't let me drive this one. good thing they won't. >> thanks, pat. >> another shore town bragging rights in time for the long holiday weekend. >> ocean city was just named the best seats in new jersey according to the sea grant consortium. the thirds straight year ocean city has finished on top. wildwood crest came in second. >> vest nice. an of course a lot of people will be headed down the shore for the fourth. >> how does the holiday weekends look? >> place to be, as we head into the next cup old of days, be sure to pack along your sunscreen, as we head into the upcoming weekend, but for today, sunshine will see it at times, but the trends first, storms developing as we head into the second half of the afternoon. and also, the trends for that steamy factor, that's what our weather watchers are in the g

this morning, some of the reports, head down to delaware, 72 degrees right now, as reported by our weather watcher lisa in wilmington, delaware, partly sunny conditions, 72 degrees, and she says cloudy and humid morning, but hey, at least it is friday. focus on the positive, we are at friday. just had to get through the day, nice three day weekends ahead of us, current temperature in philadelphia, right now, cheerly hill, new jersey reported by lynn, 69 degrees, she has mostly sunny conditions noticing steam factor she said steam with a side of more steam. we are going to have humid conditions, all throughout our day today with those dew points on the rise, will decline, as soon as we head into our holiday weekends, thank you very much, mother nature. mostly sunny, on the holiday itself, mix of sun and clouds, and have to watch out for isolated chance of thundershower as we head into monday evening. center city philadelphia with the moisture moving in at the

surface, 07 degrees, our current temperature across the area cooler off to the north and west, 60s and 50's up toward the lehigh valley and into the poconos storm storm st3 shower and storm activity, earlier this morning, clouds starting to increase in the western counties go have the storms working through richmond, virginia right now, move off to the north and east, if the cluster can hold together it will impact parts of delaware as we head into the next couple of hours, maybe some travel plans for the holiday weekends, need to head on board a flight today, watching over some possible delays. >> and headed out to vegas, also, could you see some delays with some shower activity and thunderstorm activity in and around vaguest, but closer to home, stay dry over the next several hours before we get active as we head into the afternoon, future weather showing us scattered storms developing in the afternoon and evening, few could be on the stronger side before we taper off to night setting us up for beautiful

weekend, sun shy saturday, sunday, high temperatures middle 80s. >> look at all of that sunshine, thank you so much. good morning, you guys, happy friday. i want to pull your attention to this. we have live chopper three over an overturned vehicle went into the woods there is has just been confirmed fatal. this is in boards end town new jersey 295 southbound route 206. see the vehicle offer into the woods, see the officer pulled all the way off to the shoulder. so, if you are in and around this area, just make note that it is there, and soon enough probably more officers on the scene, they'll be taking care of this issue. that's been confirmed fatal. let's move along, disked truck, near yellow springs road, use your best discretion, because it is starting to slow down just a little bit. >> ft. washington, that right lane is block there. want to pull your attention to this, check your schedule on line, septa, patco, all of new

jersey transit running holiday schedule, through the weekends, so you want to like i said make sure to check your schedules on line. >> isn't causing too many slow downs. actually looking pretty darn good. overall in terms of volume levels this morning, things have been looking really nice. we know probably will change later in the morning, so our main rush, but overall, i would say that for a wild-card day actually looking pretty darn nice out there. today is friday, time for another dream drive. i highly recommend going before the fourth every july, inspired by none other than the french country side. take a look. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> this dream drive takes us

to doylestown township. but first, we're driving a little farther northeast, to mechanicsville. 35 acres of farmland. eight of which are pure lavender, and of course, they've got animals there. >> off street road, 18th century farm redesigned by co-owner nico cristo, he grew up in sign press. >> about 11 years ago, partner and i went to province, got inspired from the beautiful field of lavender. i planted few thousand plant here, and now we have 15,000. >> each variety of lavender is plant in the roseanne blooms in stages. >> so what exactly is this casino of lavender? >> english variety, and this is primarily used for cooking. >> see the lavender in bloom, just smells so wonderful. i love it. >> know make essential oils,

pot pour i, dry bunches. >> people come and walk around and they med tide, and take pictures. >> fields will continue to bloom through july, you can schedule a full tour for $10. but, taking a stroll and drinking it all in is absolutely free. >> we ordered children's playgrounds, this is a parent's dream. >> central park doylestown township, lives up to its name. designed with help from kids, and built in 1997, by 3,000 volunteers. i met joe, friends of kids castle committee president. >> so i had read somewhere that this is over 20,000 square feet. is that correct? >> yes. >> what's going on in there. >> it is amaze, actually created by children, who sat down, andrew all these little mazes. >> oh,. >> and these different secret

waves to get all the way to the top of the castle. >> that's so cool. >> so, well, few times. >> i'm watching it up there. there are double twist slides that you can come all the way down, all at at once limb fireman pole, you can stand on it, and there is pneumatic little spring, and it takes you all the way down. >> beside the playground, beautiful park. >> parks and rec director karen sweeney says she has seen kids from all over the worlds. >> we hear different things from time to time, i lost my child in the castle. how much, if you see the fence goes all the way around, only one entrance, one exit, kids are contained and safe in the area. >> new, more coming, paid for by donations looks like thee guys love it, too. >> here, i'll help you. i'll help you. >> oh, who doesn't love lavender? and for my parent who doesn't love a gigantic free park to

get everyone's energy out. two such great locations to vets, bye thanks for them in mechanicsville, and doylestown township, what a blast. >> when the camera turnoff, were you all over that equipment. >> ya, i know, i had address on, and it was winnie, and it was like whoo so i didn't want to show everything off. i had to keep it calm. >> very good. >> looks like you had fun, meisha. >> lot of fun. >> we'll be right back with three things you need to know before go. >> it is three to go and it is ♪ i don't want to lie down. i refuse to lie down. why suffer? stand up to chronic migraine... with botox®. botox® is the only treatment for chronic migraine shown to actually prevent headaches and migraines before they even start. botox® is for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month each lasting 4 hours or more. it's injected by a doctor once every 12 weeks.

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>> casino workers at the taj mahal have walk off the job, nearly a thousand cooks, servers, bell men, housekeepers say they want higher wages and better benefits. >> shutdown after lawmaker failed to vote on plan to increase the gas tax. >> four people in custody three others in the hospital after brawl broke out at bucks county. the victims were stabbed, during a fight at saint aloysius in tullytown. that's three to go. >> now last check on weather and traffic. >> all right. today watch out for storms specially later in the day, few could be on the stronger side, then beautiful conditions headed into the upcoming weekends, sunshine, saturday, sunday, and i'm

watching youth maybe for evening storm by the fourth of july evening. >> and when we look at 42 freeway northbound, this is the new jersey, you can see, headlight moving in the northbound direction, 295, looking good, southbound signed, we have our eye as well, for those every you going down the shore for the holiday weekends, looking pretty good, both moving in typical fashion. not a bad thing. all right, you guys, well, we all know that my good friends, brooke, has some style. and now she is being recognized for it rightfully so. philadelphia style magazine wrote an article on brooke, and you can read all about it in the latest issue. what brooke talks about, her beauty essentials, all of her five are you things about philly. this is a great article. >> meisha just loves me. >> i just love her. >> go buy it. >> it is great. >> very good. well, cbs this morning is next. >> have a great day and wonderful holiday weekend. captioning funded by cbs

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