this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. we have highlights of the kick off of the republican national convention plus controversy surrounding melania speech, that she plaguerized. >> what the man did next here that has him facing even more charges. >> heard big bang, some whistling wind, but didn't think i was going to walk out to this. >> community cleaning up after severe weather moves through the delaware valley. we'll take you to the areas hardest hit, hear from the family who narrowly escaped getting hurt. >> good morning, today is tuesday, july 19, i'm jim

donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas. justin is here in for katie and meisha keeping an eye on the roads. >> looking good. what can i say? >> construction. >> a lot of it this morning, guys, the good news is the vine is just open for those of house are stopped by the construction on the vine in the morning, just now clearing. >> at least the weather won't impact the roads, feeling difference in the humidity it, dropping, so it will feel better today. check it out, full moon, right now a lot of moonlight. before sunrise, looking live from the roof camera right there, nice cool shot there, full moon, current temperature, 74 degrees, south wind coming in at about 3 miles per hour, but much lower already than this time yesterday. the actual air temperatures, suburbs dropping to the upper 60s at this hour, 68 in allentown and reading, upper

60s pottstown quakertown, dropping few degrees before sunrise, dew point temperatures tells us the humidity right now back down to the mid 60s, that's not bad compared to yesterday when they were in the 70s, these numbers will continue to drop to the afternoon. so it will be more comfortable later today. few clouds over us right now, but all of the rain showers have now moved off to the south and east, so we keep things nice and dry today, little warm day, but not hot. 88 degrees, pretty much close to average this time of year, mid 80s at the shore, 70s feeling nice in the poconos, good stretch of some mid july weather coming at us, talk about when the heat and humidity returns in the forecast. let's hit the construction zones? >> thank you so much for that. good morning, everyone, happy tuesday, let's talk a little construction, should we, good news? vine, closed both directions between the schuylkill, that's since cleared, so westbound side looking good, eastbound side looking really good. still looking nice and quiet in the 4:00 hour, that's what

we want to see. approaching girard also looking nice and quiet construction, onramp from route 23, right lane still compromised because of the construction, see crews, flashing lights, not going to slow you down, too early for that. accident this morning speaking of 422 westbound near route 23, accident has since been cleared, looking good, there more construction, 42 southbound to 295, ramp closed should be re-opening around 5:00 a.m. so in about 30 minute or so, more construction, northeast he can tension between lansdale, mid-county, northbound, left lane block, southbound side the right lane blocked, more coming up in about ten minutes, brooke, over to you. >> thank you, meisha a day two of the republican national convention in cleveland. live look of the quite end loans arena where the action continues later today. donald trump made special appearance yesterday, three days before he is expected to except the nomination. >> he is hoping delegates and

viewers at home will get to know him little better. craig boswell reports from the quicken loans arena in cleveland. >> presumptive nominee donald trump made his appearance at the republican national convention tonight deuce his third wife, melania. >> the next first lady of the united states, my wife. >> he used this to share more personal side of the billionaire mogel. >> he's tough when he has to be, but he's also kind and fair and caring. >> finding the connection with the audience. >> trump's family will be featured in a concerted effort to soften. what was seen was security, one of the featured speakers, whose son zaun was killed in the benghazi attack. >> i blame hillary clinton personally for death of my son

, perfectly. >> said trump would be the president who can keep america safe. >> he will not hesitate to destroy those that wish to harm our great nation. >> earlier there was chaos on the floor, some delegates tried to force role call vote. it was rejected. tomorrow is the vote to officially make trump the party's nominee. craig boswell, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> welshing there is controversy this morning over mellen ya's trump's speech. a lot of people thought it sounds add whole lot like michelle obama's speech at the democratic convention in 2008. seems like many are accusing mrs. trump of plagiarism. trump camp released say she wrote most of the speech by herself. justin is following this story, a comparison of the

speeches coming up in the next hour. as we head into day two of the rnc jessica dean headed to cleveland, have live report right here on "eyewitness news" starting today. >> on the countdown to the democratic national convention here in philadelphia it, all starts in less than a week now. >> hillary clinton is campaigning in las vegas today. she is expected to announce her vice presidential candidate by the end of the week. the presumptive democratic nominee attended the naacp annual convention yesterday in cincinnati. she condemned the killings of recent police officers in dallas and baton rouge saying it is to make progress toward criminal justice reform. also reminded the crowd trump was the first presumptive gop nominee to turn down the organization foreign have i takes to speak in 20 years. >> let us know forget the first time donald trump was quoted in the new york times was in 1973, when the justice

department went after his company for refusing to rent ants to african-americans. >> afterward clinton rallied with supporters at the university of cincinnati. stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of campaign 2016, on radio kyw "kyw news radio" and 1210, and on line at cbsphilly.com, and cbs news of course your "eyewitness news" team right here on cbs36789. >> this morning, more than 2,000 customers delaware county have no power. more than 3,000 new castle resident are also in the dark. that's after strong storms moved through the area last night. over in havertown, one family had two trees crash into their home. moments before the crash, decided to leave her son's nursery and seek shelter in a safer part of the house. >> i could tell the wind was picking up, so i went down the basement with my son, the dog, and heard a big bang, and some

whistling wind, but didn't think this was what i was going to walk out to. >> about an hour away, members of swiss farms, it brought down 40-foot wooden silo, had a has been a landmark for the last 40 years. this manhattan in jail after this, coatesville police say he threw a rock at an officer's car shattering the windshield, whole thing caught on dash cam video. happened yesterday afternoon around 2:00 in the 500 block of east lincoln highway. when the officer stopped his car, investigators say the man tried to hit the officer in the head with the same rock. police say he was assisted until back up arrived, another officer hurt during the arrest, police arrested him, 29 year old watson, charged with aggravated assault on an officer, vandalism, and resisting arrest. >> police say, they're trying to figure out who paint add swastika on burlington county condo. mt. laurel couple told officer

they found the symbol of hate next to their front door. there was tribute flag and other pro-police symbols after the murder of five dallas police officers. the woman asked not to be identified out of for for her safety. >> a threat against my family, my husband is jewish, we have a tribute flag for fallen officers displayed outside of our condo. is this a threat against a mt. laurel police. >> the case now under investigation as a hate crime. if you have any information call mt. laurel police. you can remain anonymous. well, happening today, airport workers rally for higher wages at philadelphia international airport. 1,000 employees voted to walk off their jobs next week during the democratic national convention. chandler, cabin cleaners, wheelchair attendants, will demanding 15-dollar per hour starting wage and union representation. they hope arriving dnc delegates will embrace their cause should they walk out.

>> a chaotic scene unfolded overnight outside a philadelphia restaurant when carbon monoxide alarms. >> caused apartments to be evacuated. we'll tell you where the carbon monoxide was coming from, where the people who live in those apartments are now. >> plus, man walk into a cell phone store planning to rob the place. but what he did not expect was the person behind the counter. we'll show you the way she stopped this. we're back in two minute.

>> firefighters on the scene after carbon monday identification identify leak. it happened in the 1700 block of cecil b. moore avenue at a hook a lounge. several amounts are low date kate dollars above the lounge and in the billing next-door. one person was home at the time of the leak and had to leave while the building airs out. firefighters believe the leak started in the balesment. people who live in the apartment will be allowed back in.

>> a man walk into a new york sell phone store planning to rob the case but was not ready to deal with the clerk. surveillance video shows him coming in, pulls out a silver handgun, tells the laid toy remain quiet and give him the car. she started screaming and throwing stuff at him including a trash can. the manna parentally got frustrated so walked out without taking anything but he still has not been caught. >> welshing monsoon season arrived in parts of arizona and parts of phoenix were hit hard. check out this helicopter footage, man soon season usually lasting from mid june to late september. , extreme weather conditions, in phoenix trees came crashing down, winds speeds reached more than 60 miles per hour, heavy rain caused street flooding and some residents in the area are still without power. >> well, the time now 4:43, it was a hot day yesterday, today may not feel as bad. >> justin will tell us the reason behind the relief?

>> good morning, guys, did have strong storms yesterday. heavy rain, strong wind gusts and damage, but, that cool front that's brinking in some cooler air, around zero certainly drier air mass, good stretch of some 90 agree temperatures, and average high temperature this time of year, so yesterday we did hit the mid 90s, we'll get cooler today than 90 degrees, but little closer to average, upper eight's, but the big change is the drop in the humidity. you can feel the difference, it is warm though still. low mid 70s, southern new jersey, 73 in dover, delaware at this hour. and you head up toward the city, similar numbers, 57 mullica hill, 70 up in chalfont, cooler suburbs, upper 60s in reading and 61 degrees, comfortable up in mount pocono. nice and dry today. all of the showers and storms in the off to the south and east, few bands of clouds over us right now, we will see decent amount of sunshine, heads up maybe little bit of fog, very early this morning, but, this is a good thing, didn't like the humidity, today, we call it humid, but these levels continue to drop through the afternoon. tomorrow, obviously going to

be the best day of the week, going to feel real nice by mid july. humidity will increase, wait until you see the seven day forecast. today, sunny skies, keep it quiet, tomorrow morning, no problems, maybe few clouds around, but we will be in a sunny stretch, so no big chances for any rain any time soon. so, we're still dealing with dry conditions across the region. so sunny, less humid today, 88 degrees for the high, comfortable tonight, 66 for the city, little cooler in the suburbs, under the clear skies, it is seven day forecast enjoy the lower humidity today, really through thursday, mid upper 80s, 90's returning, by the weekends, potential upper 90s, 97, 98, that will make it the hottest day of the summer, we factor in humidity, meisha will feel like 100 degrees. >> wow. >> for the ladies and their hair, that will be an issue. >> ya, we're on to you. good morning, everyone, happy

tuesday, all right. well, today it sound like it will be gorgeous, right now things looking pretty darn good. take a look schuylkill moving in the eastbound direction past king of prussia looking good both the eastbound of course and the westbound side looking real nice as well. in new jersey, 42 northbound at creek road, take it to 295, what you are being looking at there. looking fairly typical for how many risers, construction here 422 westbound, this is the onramp from route 23, that right lane compromised, see the flashing lights, also construction out there this morning, 42 southbound the off ramp to 295. that ramp closed until around 5:00 a.m. another ten minute or so on that construction there, construction, as well, northeast construction between lansdale, mid-county, northbound side left lane blocked. southbound side, the right lane blocked, make note. not going to cause any problems, could in a little while. septa just reminder, five lines running new interim schedule starting yesterday, starting here, and also cynwyd line still shuttle bussingment back to you. >> thank you, still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, new app design to

help restaurant fight hunger during the dnc. >> later check on today's hot forecast with justin. stay with us.

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welcome back, if you are headed out the door stay updated with justin's forecast on our sister station "kyw news radio" 1060. also, plans are in the work to expand local daily newspaper into up and coming neighborhoods in the city. non-profit are developing a new app to help restaurants with extra food during the dnc to pant trist and shelterings. organizers are preparing a public crawl for pokemon go players. it never ends. check in two, three, four times a day on "kyw news radio" 1060 on your a.m. dial. >> well the time now 4:49. time for check on business news. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us live this morning from the new york stock exchange, good morning, jill. yahoo dealing with bad news this morning, right? >> well, that's right. lost also mounting at yahoo, revenue saw 19% in the last

quarter compared to the same period last year. and it could be on a report as independent company. yahoo for sale, final bids reported yesterday. brooke, jim? >> now, i know, jill, netflix increased it prices, i stayed with them, but i guess impacting subscriber growth? >> yes, more than expected. national shares are plunging in pre market trading, on word that subscriber growth is slowing. the streaming service added just 160,000 customers, in the united states are, just a fraction whatever netflix and wall street expected, comes after netflix raised prices at $2 a month, brooke, jim. >> i still do love my netflix. i got rid of cable, that's why, so i saved the money for that it, so the benjamin's. >> still a pretty good deal. we'll check in with you next hour, thanks, jill.

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>> big different in the humidity levels, so good stretch of mid summer weather coming at us. the good news we're dry, as well, all of the showers and storms have exited the region. storm scan3, quiet. few clouds out there. but you can see the full moon, is providing a lot of moonlight this morning. watch out for little bit of fog, especially north and west of the city, up into berks county, visibility down to 1 mile in reading. keep that in mine when driving very early this morning, should quickly dissipate. temperatures still on the warm side, in the 70s, basically from the city on south and east, 60s now showing up to the north and wells. soap, this afternoon, lots of sunshine, but humidity levels continue to drop. still warm, but that's typically average for the time of year, upper 80s this

afternoon, then tonight clear, comfortable, 66, 60s in the suburbs, maybe open up the windows, enjoy some nice fresh air. it stays comfortable tomorrow, even little cooler, 85 in the sunshine, low humidity, but the heat starts to return by the end of the week, talking upper 90s by the weekend, maybe a shower, storm, later on saturday, and monday did a, meisha, what's happening on the roads? >> roads looking real nice. they're looking basically how we would expect for early, just creeping on the 5:00 hour now. so st. joseph's villanova area, southbound direction, route 30, see that beautiful sky, just starting to light up little bit. overall traffic looking great in this area. ben franklin bridge, looking good. looking really nice and quiet, for those every you coming from jerseyment construction, 422 westbound, onramp from route 23, right lane is still compromising, see the crews out there, make note that's out there. not going to slow you down too much, especially not right now. construction 495, between 12th and edgemore, lane block until around 5:00 a.m. on

monday for those every how take that stretch, northeast extension between lansdale, mid-county, take a look, northbound going to get blocked, southbound lane, that's blocked between there, as well, more construction route 42 southbound off ramp to 295 ramp closed again until 5:00 a.m. should be lifting just about now, just reminder, these five lines are running new interim schedule starting yesterday, and also the cynwyd line still shuttle bussing, jim, over to you. >> south jersey soccer team from our area is getting ready to head west and they couldn't be more excited. >> mt. laurel united girls soccer team had their final practice last night before traveling to denver, colorado to compete in the national ton: the team 17 year old from various local high schoolings, played in a series every regional games. now they move onto their biggest tournament yet. >> for these girls, an accumulation of everything that they've work for over the last several years. so, now they are getting a chance to showcase their skills on a national level.

>> the team will be flying out of philadelphia international airport early wednesday morning, so the tournament which begins friday in denver. >> coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news", live in havertown, where residents are cleaning up after yesterday's storms. >> also ahead, we go live to cleveland, day two of the republican national convention is about to get under. >> i authorities release new details into the ambush murder of police officers in baton rouge. back at the top of the hour.

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>> donald trump makes surprise appearance at the republican national convention, but hads his wife mellen yahoos speech is getting ought of the attention this morning, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas. day two of the republican convention gets another early start 5:30 this afternoon. the role call for the president a.m. nomination scheduled. now, last night as jim mentioned, donald trump made appearance three days before he plans to except the nomination. he introduced his wife melania, once again, speech is causing a stir. weijia jiang live inside the quicken loans arena.

weijia? >> reporter: good morning, brooke, jim, melania trump delivered a passionate speech about why her husband is the perfect man to unite a divided country, but today she is under fire because some of her words sounded strangely familiar. >> present the next first lady of the united state, my wife. >> donald trump's wife melania stole the show on the opening night of the republican national convention. >> my husband is ready to lead this great nation. >> mrs. trump's speech was well received among party members. >> i think we just saw -- >> but twitter exploited provided with backlash and accusation that is mrs. trump speech included two passages plagiarize dollars from first lady michelle obama's speech at the 2008 democratic convention. >> we want our children and all children in this nation to know that t