lots of people celebrating our nation here in the birth place of freedom. the philly pops had a patriots i can performance that inspired a crowd. we'll show it to you. from independence mall to the parkway, live look at final preparations underway for tonight's big concert and fireworks display. >> and here is a live look at storm scan3, we track the holiday forecast. will the weather cooperate or will mother nature provide her own fireworks? i hope not, today is monday, july 4, good morning, i'm brooke thomas. >> i'm joe hold never for jim done. getting your day start wad check on weather and traffic with katie and meisha. >> good morning, guys, actually wacking up to sad

news in the world of traffic. we have fatal crash in mt. laurel i'll get to, all lanes block on 295. >> unfortunate to hear that. at least things now are pretty quiet. tranquil weather to report, eventually rain starts to move in for the area, right on out to storm scan, starting signs of life, far off to the south. moisture starting to creep ever closer through new castle county might have quick little shower moving in. when we put things into motion here, just starting to see the atmosphere begin to moisten up. a lot of what you see is not actually verifying at the grounds level just yet. that is going to change with time, how much, as the rain starts to build in from south to north. we have been talking about this now from last week, time something everything, flight we can handle some clouds. but if the rain comes in it could certainly lead to damn inning of your outdoor plans here today. so 68 is the current temperature at philadelphia international airport. sixty-six in wilmington, mid 60s generally across all of southern new jersey little cooler by comparison up at mount pocono. outlying suburbs, also in the

50's, it does at this point still feel pretty darn comfortable most locations, dew points still relatively low, starting to see the clouds start to bill owe n generally what you can expect here today. mostly cloudy skies, later today, especially tonight, not only some showers, and periods of rain, but also some embedded thunder and lightning. we are going to track the timing of all of this. get a sense where it is moving in, does it actually affect the timing of the fireworks, get all of those details coming up a bit later in the show, meisha. >> wonderful, thank you so much. good morning, guys, looking outside, i'll get to the crash in mt. laurel in just a moment. construction 202 northbound between route 30, route 401, vine open last night, vine you are looking pretty good. we look at route one, headlights moving in the south direction at fox street basically what you are looking a do have early risers on our holiday today. make note it might get just little busy, not as it normally would, could get busy today regardless.

now, this is where we do have the fatal accident in noter mt. laurel, 295 southbound, route 73, all northbound lanes blocked in the northbound side, your alternate probably route 70 west marlton pike. make note. i'll be tweeting this out as know, i'll let you know as soon as the investigation gets wrapped up. that's what's going on in this area right now, brooke, joe, right over to you. >> july 4th special meeting here if philadelphia. it is after all america's birth place. >> there are a bunch of event taking place to celebrate and "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo live along the parkway where thousands will turn out for one of them, jan, good morning. >> reporter: joe, brooke, good morning, no better flies celebrate america's birth place than the birth place of america here if philadelphia, all culminates tonight in a grand celebration, talking concert, fireworks show here on the ben franklin parkway, eakin's oval. you can see behind me this morning the stage is set, the axe will soon be getting ready, all we need are a few

thousand party goers, the concert starts at 5:00 p.m. tonight. and will feature act including leslie oath em, jr., from the hit musical hamilton, brotherly love, o.j.'s, philly pops, many, many more. after the concert the fantastic fireworks show. this year, that starts at ten tonight. it will be a fitting way to cap off the fourth of july holiday, nearly 10,000 people already got into the patriots i can spirit last night, as the philly pops played outside independence hall. the crowd enjoyed the patriots i can music in the shadow of the birth place of america, the concert also followed full day of events on the mall, including, a gigantic block party. it was abut full day for families who came out for the first time, for those who make the trip a tradition. >> it is not enough patriotism in this country today, and to see people say hey, i want to go out and see this, i'll enjoy the celebration of our country's birth, i think that's terrific.

>> and again, if you missed the philly pops last night, they are playing in this free concert here on eakin's oval tonight coming up at 5:00 we'll breakdown all of the event from independence hall here to the ben franklin parkway. it is a full list starting at 10:00 this morning. you don't want to miss it, stay with us. for now, live on the ben franklin parkway, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news", brooke, joe, back into you. >> thanks, jan. >> some towns celebrated the fourth a little early. >> including mt. holly. >> "eyewitness news" was in iron works parkas families from around the area took to seat on the field to watch the bombs bursting in air. the fireworks display capped off evening of family friendly activity, we hear plenty of fun, food, and music. for a list of all of the nearby fireworks shows and events this holiday weekends you can head to on where site cbsphilly.com. >> if you ride septa's regional rail line to work get ready for commuter nightmare. rail line has pulled 120

silver liner five cars out of service after an inspector found one of them leaning. later engineers discovered cracks in the train's main suspension system. septa says it won't and problem on weekends and holidays, but tomorrow, and every other weekday, will be a headache. >> this is an all hands on deck situation for septa, we understand the profound weighs in which this will adversely affect our loyal riders. >> so the 120 cars make up about one third of septa's regional rail fleet. it is working with the train's manufacturer on affix which may not be completed until august. >> septa says the silver liner five cars arrived between 2010 and 2013. with those cars out of service, september happen will now rely heavily on it silver liner four fleet, in use for 40 years. >> our coverage continues on line, you can watch the entire news conference at cbsphilly.com. justin finch will also have more on the impact on commuters coming up at 5:00.

>> this morning, teenager dead after overnight shooting in grays ferry. this happened near the corner of moore and 31st streets around 12:30 this morning. a 16 year old boy was with a group of people in a backyard when shots were fired. he was transported to children's hospital, western he was pronounced dead. police have not yet released a description of the shooter or says what may have led up to the violence. oakland police are investigating a collision involving a car and a pedestrian. it happened early this morning, on the 800 block of the white horse pike. no word how the person who was hit is doing. >> right now, investigators are looking into possible arson spree in south camden. seven firefighters were hurt battling those fires, 12 times broker out over the course of the weekends, mostly in empty buildings. one of the fires even rose to two alarms. they all happened quickly which took its toll on the firefighters call to get them under control. >> some of them were because they were physically exhausted, from going from one

fire to the next. most of the fires went one right behind the other. >> and arson aoun sit now looking into those fires, investigators are asking anyone who may have seen something suspicious to give them a call. >> learning new details about a water craft crash that killed a man and his young son at the jersey shore. investigators say the boy who family friends tell us was just nine years old was sitting closest to the jet ski's controls. they're now looking into whether that may have played a factor in the crash. this all happened saturday afternoon, just before 5:00 in the patcongress creek. witnesses say two jet skis collided, the man on that other water craft was taken to shore memorial hospital. police say a homemade fire work likely caused a blast in new york city central park on sunday. it seriously injured a man who step on it, investigators do not believe the injured 19 year old or his friends took part in constructing the explosive. they are asking anyone with information to come forward. officials say the injured man underwent surgery on his left

foot. >> still ahead, find out why young musician frost across the country were in philadelphia this weekend? also ahead, a day in baghdad, several blasts have left hundreds of people dead. we'll tell you who is taking credit for the carnage. >> here at home, we're keeping an eye on the sky, hoping the weather holds out for fireworks displays. katie is here with the holiday forecast there we come back.

welcome back, at least 140 people are dead after a truck bok explodes in baghdad, more than 200 others are hurt. >> is a.m. lake state claiming responsibility. then as correspondent wendy gillette tells us, the suicide bomber targeted busy shopping area just before the end of the muslim holiday, ramidan. >> flames inside a shopping mall lit up a dark baghdad neighborhood after a bomb in the back of a pick-up truck exploded early sunday. the carnage was substantial. more than 100 dead, including

at least 15 children, ten women, and six police officers. almost 200 other were injured. hours later, in daylight, crowds gathered to see the burned out building where most of the victims died. the suicide bomber struck just after midnight. in a popular commercial area lined with stores, and restaurants, in the downtown area. this man says after the bomb went off, people couldn't recognize their relatives because they were engulfed in fire. pope francis offered prayers for the victims, as well as for those killed and injured in the bangledesh attack friday. the islamic state has claimed responsibility for both and for an attack at istanbul's airport last week. >> this was the deadliest bombing in baghdad since also july. wendy gillette, for cbs news. >> for that young musicians from across the country joined the philadelphia orchestra from special performance

sunday. "eyewitness news" was right there at the 23rd street armory in rittenhouse square. the 14 to 17 year old, are part of the national youth orchestra. they are working with the philadelphia orchestra to fine tune their skills as part of the two week, intense i have summer training program. i think that's pretty neat. >> fine tuning, they're there. that's awesome. >> well, it is 4:43. >> sure is. katie is here with another check on your forecast, katie? >> yes, enjoying my nice little three day weaken here, now back at it foreign dependence day, mother nature's own fireworks very likely to start rolling in here, with, un for the lip, less than ideal timing. so we walk you through hour by hour, step-by-step, start things off with live view, very tranquil right now, out across spring garden and the broad street intersection, taken live from our very own station headquarters in the spring garden section of the city. but very tranquil right now, although clouds are starting to build in, and you see it waiting off in the wings here,

moisture starting to lift in from the southwest, as it fills in i think later on this afternoon likely be just spotty shower out there. see that in future weather. really the heaviest stuff looks like it waits until tonight, into the early morning hours of tomorrow. soap, here's what's going on, you have got warmfront lifting north. when this really lift north, not only is it bringing back the moisture content of the atmosphere, but in turn, the humidity and it turns awfully steamy the next couple of days, wait until you see the seven day it, get hot. some spots start out with plenty of sunshine for the first half of the day. but as the day progress, 8:00 a.m., nine, ten, 11, charts store rebuild, by say 3:00 some of could you pick up quick shower, through the state of delaware. then start to see the fireworks displays taking place, depending where you are, you may not have anything for good portion of the display, but right over philadelphia, right at 9:00 p.m., we've got some

steadier rain pushing in. again, this is model, not goes pell, but good guidance specially this close to the event. and the heavier rain will continue to push through looks like into the early morning hours of tomorrow. so you will need the umbrellas, headed back to work or making the late trip back from the shore to evening out what's left of your holiday weekends, look at the heat though guys. low 90s, for the majority of the seven day forecast. so you want summertime, brooke, here you go. heat, humidity, really building. >> good morning, love those nine's, all right, you guys, looking outside, still very dark, still very early on our independence day. forty-two northbound creek road new jersey, usually more headlights this, even still in the 4:00, vine expressway at 24th it, not shutdown, vine open both moving in the westbound and only side. very serious accident here, fatal crash in mt. laurel. 295 northbound at route 73. all northbound lanes are blocked right now. you will have to use an

alternate around this. route 707 is probably going to be your best bet until that investigation is all lock up and done for us. so i'll let you know when it clears out of the way. right now that's out there this early morning, it has been busy. construction here as women, 295 both directions between route 42 freeway, route 168. roving crews out there, have some lane shifts out there. also, more construction here, route 42 freeway both directions between 544 and 295. and again, you'll have lane shifts in that area as well. pull your attention to this, as well, set a regional rails running mod fight septa schedule, rush hour service running 30 minute intervals, this is until further notice. and this is because of rail car defect. i'll be tweeting this information. just make sure to check those schedules on line. you will need do so. joe, brooke, back over to you. >> meisha, thank you. still ahead: protecting yourself from the sun. >> we have advice for keeping yourself safe. >> protecting yourself from

the sun is a must. how do you choose the best sunscreen? i'm marlie hall in new york with that story coming

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don't wait. call now. >> welcome back. >> picking the right protection can be challenging. marlie hall talks to a dermatologist who answers some common questions. >> taylor marsh uses sun protection daily. when choosing sunscreen she looks at the spf level first. >> i discovered something really hi, that's clean, hyper al allergen i can and fragrance free. >> from creams, to lotions, to sprays. teratologist darryl regal says the 11 is the one you'll actually use. >> praise are the most common type of sunscreen. the issue with spray, sometimes hard to know where you miss. so-so we recommend you put two coats on. >> american ahmaddiya add any of dermatology, says look for

spf broad spectrum of 30 or higher. most last about three years. >> sunscreen is not required to is expiration dates on it, but what breaks sunscreen down is extreme heat. so if you live it in your car. that will break the sunscreen down. >> most people don't use enough sunscreen, and don't reply as often as they should. experts say, a shot glass full will cover the whole body. and row apply every two hours. even if you have darker skin, you're still at risk for skin cancer. and it is never too late to protect yourself, even if you got too much sun as a kid. >> the damage you get from the sun is cumulative. there is sort after meter running on your skin. that really never goes backward, but if you can slow the meter down. >> you could improve your risk later on. marlie hall, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> coming up after the break, we'll get another check on weather and traffic. >> katie has the fireworks forecast. stay with us.

>> we will eventually see wet weather overtake the region over the fourth of july. you hate to be the bearer of bad news, but looks like unfortunate timing for the fireworks displays, look what's happening first and for most, the moisture just beginning to build into the atmosphere, a lot of what you are finding out there, that's coming in in terms of the green speckles that you see on the radar, not actually verifying at the ground level yet. what it does show you the atmosphere is starting to moisten up, eventually will probably see little fine mist floating through portions of the delmarva pen inches last up by i95, clouds overtake the region and the rain does begin to do the same. so, as we look ahead to the fireworks forecast here, talking for philadelphia specifically low 70s at best here, for say the 9:00, 10:00 show here. thundershowers are going to be developing, how much, and placement is everything. looks like it won't be just a wall of rain that pushes in, rather scattered variety, but not looking ideal at the moment. so, the radar is going to be monitored for sure.

ben, timing is looking like it will be pretty much spot-on. meanwhile temperatures hit 08 this afternoon with clouds starting to build back n likely start off with some nice sunshine, very pretty sunrise, but going to be pretty much just waning as the day goes on with clouds taking over from south to north. eighty-eight by tomorrow. starting to really heat up. notice the humidity left over rain in the morning before we start to gradually clear then just string of 90 plus degree days coming our way thursday, friday, saturday, haven't had a string every days like this recently so expect that certainly wednesday will be a fantastic pool day here, meisha, a but it will be awfully humid outside. >> yes, then speaking of tonight, katie, a lot of people watching the fireworks, will be glued to see if the rain comes through. all right, thank you so much for. that will good morning, everyone, happy fourth of july to you. blue route southbound approaching the mcdade boulevard, what you are looking at, you can see headlight basically anywhere we look this morning, seeing some early risers out there, so not quite sure how the

traffic flow will go, into the 6:00, 7:00. right now certainly are out there. 422 headlights westbound at trooper what you are looking at, there looking okay, but i want to pull your attention to this area. if you are in mt. laurel listen up, fatal accident. 259 at route 73. all northbound lanes are blocked right now. you will have to tuesday alternate around this route 70 west marlton pike, it will be your best bet. so again, very sad news this morning, coming out of mt. laurel, also we have some construction this morning, so 295 both directions between route 42 freeway and route 168. we do have a traffic shift in place, make note of that for those of you in and around that area. also take a look, we have some event closures because of the festivities today. outer drive of the ben franklin parkway is closed both directions, between art museum circle and 20th street from 5:00 a.m. today, until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. so you will have to use alternate, girard avenue, the vine, jfk boulevard or market street will be your best bet, and i'll be of course tweeting this information out as well, joe, back to you. >> thank you very much.

philadelphia's mother bethel ame church is celebrating major milestone. >> members mark the church's 200 anniversary during special service sunday morning in society hill. mother bethel is also unveiling a statue of church founder richard allen which you can see at six and lombard. >> richard allen was a revolutionary, an activist, a site for justice and social action, way before we got popular. >> it is fantastic. and it is a beautiful thing to live to see. and it makes you feel so happy to be a part of it. >> the celebration continues today with the unveiling after richard allen mural at first district plaza. coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news", we'll have the latest on septa's regional rail problems, and what they could mean for morning commuters tomorrow. >> then it is a big day in space. we'll tell but a mission five years in the making and big pay off today.

>> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. celebrating the fourth of july from where it all started. from independence mall to the party on the parkway to your fireworks in your own neighborhood. philadelphia, the place to be this independence day. >> we're just hoping mother nature cooperates with our plans for today. here is a live look at storm scan3, and katie has your holiday forecast. >> and we are expecting commuter chaos tomorrow, as septa takes one third of its cars off the tracks. today is monday, july 4th, good morning, i'm brooke thomas. >> and i'm joe holden in for jim donovan. katie and meisha are keeping an eye on things this morning. it is a holiday. >> sure is. indeed it is, morning. captain obvious.

>> the proclamation. >> oh, good morning, you guys, i have to say it is busy in the world of traffic, and we have some sad news coming out of mt. laurel, too, we have fatal crash on 295, all northbound lanes are block, i'll get to more of that in just a moment. >> so unfortunate to hear, starting the morning off. as you guys mentioned, things starting to shift in terms of the weather pattern here, so we start things offer by looking at storm scan3, take you out to the radar, things are definitely starting to moisten up in the atmosphere. a lot of times what you see not what you get when it comes to radarment sometimes you won't see anything, and it is actually raining at the ground level, sometimes you will see stuff that's not actually hitting the ground. that's what we're finding some of this out there. little hint every moisture granted, but maybe fine mist at worse at this point. that's as the clouds are starting build in across our area, as well, vinyl of things to come. zoom it out further, see steadier rain pockets beginning to creep up in, just approaching the west virginia border at this point, eventually will all lift in our