mailed in or sent via post, but the threat, african-american museum here in philadelphia received that some of them would blow up the museum at dnc. we are awaiting more information as to exactly what happened, some officials, the president of the museum just arrived here seconds ago to give us more information but we can tell you that members of the home land security department and fbi did arrive here to the museum, museum staff did not have to east vac wait but, they met with those officials and once again we're expecting more information from the museum officialness just a few minutes. this threat coming in at 3:21 this afternoon. we will have much more information and pass it to you as soon as we get it. we are live at seventh and arch, i'm's greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> keep us updated, thank you. right now, trump/pence that is the ticket. >> a source tells cbs news that donald trump will select indiana mike pence to be his vice-presidential running mate. governor pence is a staunch

conservative and that pleases those republicans who war that i trump is too moderate on social issues. it means new jersey governor chris christie is once again a runner up, "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is live in cherry hill with reaction to trump's pick, cleve? >> reporter: publicly governor christie has said repeatedly he was not supporting donald trump because he wanted to be the vice-president. maybe that is what he reached secretly but it appears that wish will not come true. since dropping out of the presidential race, and becoming one of the donald trump's strongest allies, speculation swirled that new jersey governor chris christie could be tagged as trump's vice-presidential running mate. >> what they stand for, yes, they would have been a good match for each other. >> reporter: despite winning he reelection by wide margin in 2013, governor christie's approval ratings plumeted in one in four giving him the thumbs up. >> i don't believe that his policies actually benefit people other than the rich. >> reporter: now christie

won't be president or vice-president with cbs news confirming that trump will select indiana a governor mike pence and not the christie. >> we just saved the american people a lot of hassle, he doesn't do a good job for new jersey at all. >> that is fine. he didn't get picked. oh well. >> reporter: if trump does win, speculation will resume about christie wanting a cabinet position but for now he is governor and will stay governor. >> you the would be nice if governor christie finished what he started here in new jersey. >> reporter: governor christie's press office has not replied for our request for comment. he has said that if he is not a vice-president or some other cabinet position once he is donnas new jersey governor in a year and a half will go back to the private sector. reporting live, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and scott pelley and "cbs evening news" will have the latest on trump's vice-presidential decisions, see it right here on cbs-3 after "eyewitness news". republican national convention gets started monday. i will cover it live in cleveland. you can look for my reports

next week right here on "eyewitness news". well, civil rights leaders are rallying vote's head of the november general election. the philadelphia naacp is partnering with groups to form the voter empowerment coalition. leaders made that announcement in center city today. their goal here is to launch the cities largest get out the vote effort targeting black voters there has been a decline of black voter participation in the polls. >> today they are faced with another menace called apathy. if there is anything that will make us voiceless it is to be silent at the polls. >> civil rights leaders, believe the presidential election will be close and voters of color could make the difference. a day of dangerous heat and stifling humidity, all across our area, today lets get out the sky deck with meteorologist lauren casey to tell us what you can expect for the rest of the night, lauren. >> speaking offsetting up a kiddie pool out here, some kind of sprinkler system, it

is so stifling all across the delaware valley. we are dealing with the extreme heat and humidity combined. we have a heat advisory for the entire delaware valley and runs until 8:00 this evening. excessive heat warning trumps that for philadelphia and surrounding counties in effect until 8:00 o'clock tomorrow evening as we have another dose of this intense heat and humidity in store for our friday. so definitely want to stay indoors, spend sometime in the ac, 94 degrees your current temperature in philadelphia even in the 90's down the shore. nineteen in wildwood. but that heat index when you factor in the humidity feels like triple digits in wildwood, same in philly feeling like 103. down right brutal in dover, delaware. we are dealing with extensive heat. high temperatures in the 90's with elevated humidity levels. feels like temperatures could be in the upper 90's to low 100s. so definitely take it easy again tomorrow, of course, remember are pets and check on your elderly neighbors.

when will this heat break? will it be in time? we will talk about that in your full forecast coming up. >> thanks, lauren. how are people coping with the dangerous heat and humidity? cbs-3 news reporter alexandria hoff is live along the schuylkill river trail with more on that alex. >> reporter: we have a good breeze right now on the trail and running the gamut all day, people have been running, not afraid to break a sweat. others showing umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun. the as morning cloud gave way to sun, it also gave way to additional heat. >> it feels good out here. i'm in my all black. >> reporter: to be fair cornelius bennet moved from the sit friday atlanta last night. >> it was not cold. >> reporter: we found plenty of people keeping up their work outs sprinting through the stretch. >> it is also a clear sign of dehydration and cross fit trainers at fearless athletics are upping their emphasis on

staying hydrated. >> we're sweating. lost the energy with the fans, and the noise. >> reporter: ors are diving in for some relief, for the very young, elderly and those on certain medications, access to air conditioning is a must. if it ever felt colder, during the summer then in the winter, that actually makes sense. a body does a good job of adjusting. >> that is why doctor edward stoltz from the university of way suggest that homeowners resist the urge to drive their thermostats too low during excessive heat. the pet should be given time to cool off as dog days or perhaps donkey days of summer push on in philadelphia. now doctor stoltz says if you are healthy and brave enough on a day like you this can set your thermostat to around 80 degrees n2 weeks time all of this will feel quite comfortable. reporting live from schuylkill river trail i'mal sandra hoff

for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> i fight my husband for 70, 80 would be amazing. now, almost two weeks since septa was forced to pull its entire fleet of silver liner five cars off the track but getting a closer look at what actually cause that had problem. during the tour today septa officials used red dye to highlight the a crack spotted by an inspector after he noticed a silver liner five was leaning. >> in that location, it is incredibly difficult to see when looking at a spot about the size of the business card through a tube, an arms length away looking for a small shiny crack. >> officials say that little crack is dangerous and could have led to a derailment. one thing that still remains a mystery though is how the crack developed in the first place. a man wanted for a murder in new castle county delaware has been arrested in new york city. u.s. marshals took five two-year old gregory parker in custody yesterday. he killed a man back in late

january in the 500 block have of north du pont highway in new castle. he allegedly fled and was track down after a tip to the marshall's fugitive task force. he is a it wag extradition back to delaware. meanwhile a gloucester county man is facing charges of animal cruelty tonight. police say three two-year old timothy kane killed two of his ex-girlfriend's kittens with a bow and arrow. it happened yesterday in greenwich township. kane's bail has been set the at $7,500. you can now text 911 for help in camden county. camden county communications center has been testing, texts to 911, but now services are live making it one of the first in new jersey to accept text messages. texting is important, if a person is unable to speak on the phone but also say that phone calls should still be, the call of choice. still to come on "eyewitness news" concert complaints. >> why a country music show in

our area, has got fans very disappointed in how everybody involved is trying to make it right, torey. well, we're live. we're here. that is right, we're here at splash zone taking a break, coming up see me catch the flow, sam, go back to bed. don, back over to you. >> she's winning right now. villanova, for the win. not this time. wildcats got rejected in l.a. welcome to philly dario saric. sixers just added another lottery pick. hear from dario moments after he land in philadelphia, coming up next in sports.

well, a popular country music star hit a sour note with some fans at a concert down the shore, let take a look. >> ♪ >> trace atkins head lined a show in seaside heights last night and long time fans took to social media to complain about his performance. they said that he was in no condition to be on stage. >> he sits this and starts playing. but first word come out of his mouth, could not understand the word he said. music was off key. the sound was bad. i mean it was a mess. i have never seen him like that. >> we reached out to atkins management company, for comment, they did not directly address the fan's concerns but did say he had to end the show early, due to unforeseen circumstances and he will donate his appearance fee to saint jude's research hospital. >> that is a shame. >> ouch.

>> don, any sports news. >> let's talk about the the sixers. things are looking good. things are looking up. yet another player, speaking of looking up this guy is tall. >> the dream season continues. 014 lottery pick dario saric is joining the sixers. 's arrived at philly international shortly after 4:00. here's video of the 6-foot ten saric walking through the airport. hard to miss him. he will reportedly sign tomorrow. czarrish led his croatia national team to qualifying win for olympics. he is turning his full attention to the sixers. here's what saric had to say after touching down in philadelphia. >> of course, i'm excited to be here. this is my first time here. >> unaudible.

>> all right. welcome to philly, dario. 2016 british open in scotland, how about russell knox, with the approach shot on the 16th, par five. how about an eagle. miguel jimenes, on the same hole. we wouldn't show you this, unless, unless he did it too. an eagle as well, however phil mickelson is currently in the lead at eight under. v is forville know of, v is also for victory. talking about that wildcats did not experience that last night. the national champions were nominated forestpy's play of the year award but they lost but did they deserve to lose. twitter didn't think so. you be the judge, of the play. first, the champs, right, arcidiacono, pass toes chris jenkins, and ballgame, nova wins the national title at the buzzer. their first championship since 1985. have we over seen this yet.

>> no. >> we can keep watching it. >> over and over and over again. >> nice little pass right there. >> how about the play they lost, keep in mind, this is for national championship and this is the game winning play, ward winning play, packers/lions, a hail hail mary by aaron rodgers, it is caught, packers win. you see rodgers flipping off helmet. he is enjoying it. >> that is good. >> but steaks weren't as high. >> that is right. >> regular season. >> it was a national championship. >> no big deal. >> twitter went off, speaking of twitter former nova star ryan arcidiacono also unloaded on twitter. it is all right, big east and villanova always gets disrespected, probably lost that one because we proudly represent "fox sports" and didn't play on espn. so ryan new plays for san antonio spurs. he noise longer on campus. people are saying. >> fired off.

>> fired off. >> is it possible the nfl won out over college basketball. >> that is rough. they should have won that. >> all right, don, thanks. >> archie, shady, like it. >> we need some shade today. >> yes, yes. >> it is so steamy out there definitely t-shirt weather, tank top and sun screen weather as well. we have heat and intense humidity. at the shore is the place to be as we contend with this extreme heat that will extend into tomorrow as well, with our extreme heat warning, excessive heat warning for philadelphia and surrounding counties, not expiring until 8:00 o'clock tomorrow evening. but right now, it looks nice and it feels down right terrible. when you step outside your current air temperature 94 degrees. elevated humidity levels it feels like triple digits right now. at least we have a bit of the breeze under the southwest at 14 miles an hour. just moving around that hot and humid air, we do have

excessive heat warning in effect for large portion of the area, in effect right now and doesn't expire until 8:00 o'clock tomorrow evening. philadelphia and surrounding count business heat index likely to push backup in the hundred degree range as we head into tomorrow afternoon. air temperatures just themselves are down right brutal. 93 degrees in allentown. forty-nine in reading. even down the shore temperatures are elevated as well, a cooler spot, barnegat light house at 80. we are in the 90's in cape may and stone harbor. mid 90's in rehoboth beach. then on top of the heat we have that humidity, dew points at 07-degree mark and above that just oppressive, type humidity and insufferable. we had dew point is a around 75 degrees in philadelphia. earlier in the day just brutal humidity. tomorrow we will have dew points in the upper 60's to near 70 degrees, not as brutal but still very humid. feels like temperatures up in the triple digits, and many reporting sites feeling like

103 in dover. overnight tonight, you know the deal, it is not opened window weather. 76 degrees. ac running, partly cloudy, hot, humid, mostly sunny, another round of extreme heat up to 94 degrees with the heat indexes likely rising in the 100-degree range for portion of the afternoon so heat safety, of course, stay out of direct sunlight, drink fluids, wear light weight wait clothing a void strenuous activity. afternoon jogs. bad idea. dog park in the avenue bad idea as well. hang out in cool places. head to the pool. storm scan three is showing us cooling conditions after severe storms rolled through northampton county bringing down trees and power lines but really no storms in the forecast for tomorrow. just another round of extreme heat all across the region and in the upcoming weekend not as bad but still hot and humid. ninety on saturday with isolated afternoon storms. it may be a few late the day storms on sunday to cool us off, 88 degrees, less humid.

we are not expecting a big break from the humidity until mid week next week, that is wednesday and thursday. >> yes. >> all right. lauren, thank you. still to come on "eyewitness news", it is thursday and that means torey is down the shore. >> we will check with her live in wildwood. torey. >> who has the flow, show everybody who has the flow. give them a big wave you guys. we are live in wildwood down the shore and it is all down the flow rider, check it out, show them how it is done, lets see if i can be as good as jamie is. stay right there everybody we jamie is. stay right there everybody we will be right ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded suv of the century.

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best place to be today. >> it is so cool and fabulous. vittoria woodill is live with more, vittoria. >> ♪ >> that is right we are at splash zone having a ball all day. let me tell you the peace resistance is there right there look at flow rider making things happen. yeah, let's just see how that goes. less's break it down for you, watch this. >> yes. >> it is like a wave simulator, and it has 10,000 gallons of water and that 10,000 of water cycles through the machine four times in one minute traveling 4 miles an hour. >> you ever had flow rider on flow rider. >> we did actually have that scheduled to happen, but

unfortunately he went to the wrong water park and we didn't have him here. >> fortunately you have flow torey about to be flow rider and take it on. >> all right, let's do it. >> can you give me some tips. >> for body board when you ride keep your elbows on the board. keep your feet together and in the water. if you want, if you feel comfort you you can square up, stan up, all your weight in the back foot. >> what were my biggest mistakes. >> at first you are trying to get on your knees it takes you a while to get your hand in the water. once you put your hand in the water and you stayed up perfectly. >> all right guys, how do you think difficult out of ten. >> okay good okay. >> did you a a great job. >> just okay. >> ten. >> now we're talking. >> seven. >> seven. >> that hurts my feelings. >> ten. >> yeah. >> thank you. >> i feel pretty good. >> i think i can do better.

always room for improvement. i will give myself a nine. >> a ten. >> ten it is. >> well, there you go, i gave myself a nine but folks were thinking otherwise, splash zone a place to be in wildwood. we had a ball and i got the to get up there and do it again. bye-bye. >> have fun, stay cool. >> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we are back at ten on the cw philly and back here on cbs-3 a at 11:00. up next "cbs evening news", scott pelley, as he reports from new york.

>> pelley: breaking news in france. a truck has plowed into a crowd celebrating bastille day. also tonight, ending the surprise. donald trump chooses mike pence as his running mate as our new poll finds the presidential race in a dead heat. who is voting for trump? >>. >> reporter: you were a lifelong democrat? >> yes. >>. >> reporter: and you're wearing a trump shirt. >> pelley: d.w.a., driving while angry. in a newestudy, eight out of ten drivers admit doing it. >> this is the "cbs captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we begin with breaking news. in the south of france, police say that many are dead after a