>> i humbly except your candidacy for president of the united states. >> and that's a rap. the republican convention is over in cleveland. searching for a gunman, the way investigators hope a school's cameras will help them find the person who shot and killed a man over night. plus there is a heatwave for the weekends. katie shows us the temps you can expect that are unlike any you have experienced so far this year. >> good morning everyone, today is friday, july 22. tgif.od morning everyone, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas. the heat is on. so let's get right to it with

a check on weather and traffic with katie and meisha. good morning. >> katie, welcome back. >> thank you to be back, feels good. >> good morning, guys, lots of construction out there for your friday commute. tree trimming going on on the turnpike. >> thankfully it is dry outside, and will stay that way all day. i see you wore your excessive heat dress brooke, it matches very well with the map i'm about to tell youment excessive heat watch, head into our saturday morning, so it will be a hot one, guys, as we mentioned, the kind of heat that we haven't actually seen in quite a while. essentially region wide, lancaster county, poconos, only counties not going to be involved in this excessive heat watch. at the moment just muggy outside. you have some clouds out there certainly, it is quiet at least initially, and it is going to stay that way, throughout the day. the big story again, continues just to be the heat. we're off to very mild start.

it is not hot necessarily, but it is uncomfortable, to start the day, sin we do have higher dew points, it is again muggy, humid outside, low mid 70s up and down i95, slightly cooler by comparison further inland you travel. going throughout the day temperatures heat up very efficiently, very easily, nice strong solar angle, plenty of sun to go along with it, turning slightly more humid as the day goes on, by 3:00 p.m. flirting with 90, in the sunshine, all day long, it means it will be a hot one, this is just precursor for the worse of the heat that wait in the wings as the weekend is upon us here, meisha. >> katie, thank you for. that will i never want to complain about the heat but we know when humidity will be the levels it is this weekend, it will be hot. guess what, it is friday, we made it, construction, 59 north off ramp to cottman, see the crease, hopefully it gets cleared out of the way within the next 30 minutes, it typically does. and then we're talking about some tree trimmingment i'll

back out of the way. see the crews out there, pa turnpike both directions onramp from bensalem, intermittent lane closures until 5:00 a.m. then also route one southbound at the turnpike, there is activity there. make note that far as you are waking up, jump on the turnpike this morning it, might slow you down ever so slightly. all let you know when it clears hopefully around the 5:00 mark. more construction 202 northbound, left lane block, southbound direction, between route 29 and route 30, two lanes blocked there. vine, the construction, there has been none this week because of canceled until after the dnc that we have going on next week. and also, construction delaware, 495 southbound, right lane closed before the ramp, as well, lot of construction this morning, brooke, over to you. >> thank, meisha a new this morning, deadly shooting in the cobbs creek section of philadelphia. it happened just after midnight on the 5700 block of locust. police say a 21 year old man was shot in the head at point blank range, and pronounced dead on the scene.

police are hoping surveillance cameras from nearby school will provide clues for their search for the gunman. >> republican national convention is a wrap. nominee donald trump officially accepted his nomination and delivered a speach lasting an hour and 15 minutes. >> it was a long one, "eyewitness news" anchor jessica dean shows us he touched on national security, and his opponent, hillary clinton. >> this year, the improbable became the unstoppable. >> i humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for the presidency of the united states. >> trump rattled off a litany of crime statistics and declared he was the man to make america safe. >> secure boarders and protection from terrorism, there can be no prosperity without law and order. >> true to form, trump

hammered the administration on illegal immigration. >> they are being released by the tens of thousands into our communities with no regard to the impact on public safety or resources. we are going to build a great border wall to stop illegal immigration, to stop the gangs and the violence. >> he directed the crowd to stap the woman he calls crooked hillary, saying she is in the hands of special interests. >> they are throwing money at her because they have total control over every single thing she does. she is their puppet. and they pull the strings. >> trump once again broke with convention tradition, his daughter ivanka, not his wife, i am deuce dollars her father, and shot back attack ooh sayings cents he's racist and sexist. >> he recognizes real

knowledge and skill when he finds it. he is color blind and gender neutral. he hires the best person for the job, period. >> trump delivered a full throat dollars promise of the catch phrase so many people voted for. >> the most important difference between our plan and that of our opponent is that our plan will put america first. (cheers). >> so that wraps things up here in cleveland for the republican national convention, of course, now things look ahead to the democratic national convention in philadelphia, we are headed back home to philadelphia. we'll have coverage of the dnc for you soon. in cleveland, jessica dean, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> now, fireworks show took place in cleveland after trump

wrapped up his nomination speech. it also marks the end of the republican national convention. now the rnc of this election season has been different than the ones in years past. in many ways, jessica dean talked with evening news anchor scott pelle and how the democratic national convention here in philadelphia will be different. >> this is the first convention that i've ever seen that was not highly scripted, timed right down to the minute, there have been surprises every day, and so the trump campaign not necessarily good surprises, the plagiarism with his wife, the ted cruz incident last night, everything is going to be different in philadelphia. that convention will be tightly scripted, tightly timed, the president of the united states will speak, the vice president will speak, former president will speak, all of the top officials of the democratic party will be there. and you're not going to have that kind of floor fight that you had on the first day of

this convention. >> now, the focus shifts to philadelphia. we're just three days away from the democratic national convention at the wells fargo center. presumptive democratic hillary clinton is expected to announce her runningmate today before it all start. she is campaigning later in tampa, florida. >> while clinton is finalizing her decision, virginia senator tim kane and ago subject tom billsack are rumored to be at the top of the vice presidential listment both as seen as having a lot of executive experience. >> hillary clinton has made indications most concerned about experience, she really want to double down on experience to contrast which what she as a lack of experience, lack of seriousness, quite seriously, in donald trump's presidency. >> cory booker and massachusetts senator elizabeth warren were also rumored to be under consideration. >> and final preparations are underway here in philadelphia. as delegates arrive for the dnc. there is a flurry of activity

outside the wells fargo center in south philadelphia. angelo perryman, with perryman building and construction has big role in transforming the venue. he's had six weeks to help construct everything from the scaffolding you see outside the center to the focal point of the event, the stage. >> the stage is really the center point. i think with every four years there is a big change to give it it the ooh- ahh. >> also final preparations for the dnc happening around fdr park, the art museum and independence mall. >> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of campaign 2016 on the radio with "kyw news radio" and 1210wpht. on line with cbsphilly.com. and on tv with cbs news and of course your "eyewitness news" team right here on cbs-3. >> there is something in the water in the colorado town this morning. >> the unbelievable discovery officials made that has the

community avoiding using their faucets and the showers. >> also, that historic church burned to the ground in north carolina. but we'll show you how the community is supporting the congregation after it lost. stay with us. longhorn's grilled tastes of summer. our new smoky pepper crusted filet. our new hawaiian salmon. and our famous outlaw ribeye. but hurry, summer doesn't last forever. only at longhorn steakhouse. you can't fake steak.

>> welcome back, a chicago police officer is expected to survive after being shot by a suspect. authorities say two officers were on bike patrol, when a person on the street told them there was a man behaving strangely. they say the officers approached the man, talking on the cell phone, and asked him to hang up so they could interview him. that's when the man pulled out a gun and fired at the officers shooting one of them in the thigh. both officers fired back, killing the suspect. >> well, colorado may be the home to recreational march juan, a but one town has found it in their drinking water. that's right, off initials

hugo, town southeast of denver, thc was found in the water supply. now, thc the psycho active ingredient in marijuana. officials have urged resident not to drink or bathe in the water, the fbi and local officials are investigating, how the water became contaminated. but, there appears to be some signs of tampering at one of the wells. >> so far no one has gotten sick. >> take a look at this chopper footage of a large church fire in mt. holly, north carolina. this was the scene yesterday as firefighters fought the massive flames shooting from the roof of the first baptist church. investigators have not determined how the 90 year old church caught fire. no one was hurt. several schools and other churches have volunteered their facilities for services come sunday. well, the time now is 4:43. >> that's right. and katie is here, with a check on our weather. is it a good weekend, katie, to spends the day indoors?

>> i would say so, as long as you have air-conditioning, that's very important, it will be really hot outside, guys, the kind of heat we haven't seen in quite a while. now, we've had couple of 990 plus degree days for sure, but this will be taking it to the next level basically. our excessive heat watch set to take effect as of tomorrow morning it, will linger into really just the rest of the weekends, so the heat is out there. certainly it will feel like it. high, meisha. it is all good. now, let's take you out to the maps, storm scan3, very quiet at the moment, you can totally adjust any time you feel like it, friends, storm scan totally quiet it, will stay that way throughout the day. frontal boundery going to eventually be bringing us couple of showers, very likely thunderstorm throughout the day. this could be bringing us shower, thunderstorm, as early as specially the afternoon, but generally toward evening, is when we will see anything that is we call quote un quod widespread fire up. we take you through future

weather to show it to you as of maybe 5:00, 6:00, again, little bands of showers or storms will likely be firing up, placement it, could be off to the north, but we'll see where it all ends up developing, but regardless, anyone is hoping to see shower or storm at some point here specially this evening, then we clear it out, by noon tomorrow, just baking in the sunshine. we will be off to the races on that thermometer. so if you are trying to beat the heat, you want to get outdoors, the shore is at least a better place to head. we are going to see it certainly very hot here through the course of the weekends, steamy at that, 09 degrees saturday, 88, the sun and the heat persist sunday, but back here, in the city, it is getting toasty. check it out. we flirt with 100 saturday. we actually do some flirting with some records here too specially sunday, 95 degrees, scorch again, and that heatwave just set to continue for the next seven days. >> yes, wow, feels like 100-105. oh, that will be toasty, toasty. good morning, everybody, we've got some tree trimming out there, guys, pa turnpike,

intermittent lane closures until 5:00 a.m. crews still out there. also at route one southbound right around the turnpike, weaver activity there, too, heads up on that. also, construction 202 both the northbound side between route 30 and 401 the left lane, southbound side, talking about between route 29 and route 30, two lanes, block there, so a lot going on there, also, got this disable vehicle, hard to see with all of the flashing lights. ninety-five north at route one, that right lane, approaching route one, rather, that right lane is blocked right now. also, some construction delaware, 495 southbound off ramp to edgemore road, off ramp still closed, jim, brooke, back to you. >> dog's loud bark saves a life. (dog barking). >> we'll show you how this pennsylvania dog was able to save the life of it owner.

>> if you are headed out the door stay updated on katie's forecast, also, for the first time ever, openly gay man addressed the rny. senator spat school i skipped the campaign, isn't on board with his party nominee just yet, accommodations for hundreds of muslims delegates. check in two, three, four times a day, on "kyw news radio", 1060 on your a.m. dial. >> 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, plans two big healthcare mergers no go this morning. why is that? >> reporter: for the obama administration filed lawsuit challenging two mega mergers, one between cigna, the other between aetna. the obama administration said it would cut competition and

drive up healthcare costs. brooke, jim? >> jill, brooke and i both love our breakfast food. and we hear that dunkin donut want to improve it breakfast sandwiches. we have one right in our building. so what can we expect? >> all right, so dunkin wants to create a better tasting egg. right now, dunkin uses eggs that have a lot of other ingredient like corn starch, artificial butter, instead, dunkin test ago pat that i has hire concentration of eggs with less of the other ingredient. so, how exciting, eggs with more eggs. >> an egg that's actually an egg, what an invent i have idea. >> yes, thanks a lot, jill. >> well, coming up after the break, we'll get another check with weather and traffic. >> plus, a lot of barking help save a pennsylvania man. >> the dog ran up to the bank, stopped 20, 30 feet, looked back, and backed. >> we'll introduce you to this dog who rescuers credit with saving its owner life after an

accident in the wilderness.

good morning, today is definitely toasty start to the weekends. we are very likely going to end up with couple of showers or thunderstorms out there, as women, so we'll talk about this in this particular hit. take a quick look at storm scan, at the moment, any wet weather at least that's nearby is pent up over portions of the great lakes region, now, lake erie starting to get in on it, that cluster that you see over illinois, don't have to worry about that, but eventually as the day progresses we'll see heat driven, frontal bound dray driven thunderstorms fire up. do sit between the lehigh valley and poconos for severe risk, marginal risk generally that said otherwise, but, any thunderstorms that fire up do have the possibility of bringing us some downpours, some gusty winds, possibility of small hail. i know it starts to sounds

like broken record but after all it is summertime. you want something that's a broken record, take a look at this seven day. nine 90s for days, and we are going to do at least little flirtation with record breaking territory here actually tying the record on monday. but it is going to be hot regardless of records. so, that said, make sure you're a taking the proper precautions, we do have sunshine in the majority of the forecast, again, few showers and thunderstorms along the way, that's today, namely p.m. hours specially evening hours. and then looking ahead to again possibility of that on monday, but the key here is the heat. so take care in this heat, meisha, a i know you always say it, bring along the water and bring a bottle for a friends, right? >> absolutely, i think that's so important, katie. so many people outside, just hands them a bottle of water. it is what, a dollar, 99 sent, 1.10? no excuses. tree trimming onramp from bensalem intermittent lane closures until 5:00 a.m. route one southbound also in the mix around the turnpike,

weaver activity there. so overall we have sock activity going on with the tree trimming project. vine, all open, that construction is canceled both westbound and eastbound until after the dnc, great news for those of us that take the vine. disable vehicle also here. ninety-five north approaching route one, right lane compromised, casino of hard to see but you can see the flashing light, when you are coming around that bends, kind of authorities see these guys pulled off to the shoulderment make note it is there. construction commodore barry bridge westbound the left lane compromised there, more construction out there this morning, route 322 closed at route 54 until 6:00 a.m. also the new jersey turnpike southbound between route 73 and 168, that left lane is block, until right around 6:00 a.m. jim, brooke, back over to you. >> thank you so much, meisha. this morning 79 year old pennsylvania man is safe and recovering thanks to rescuers and his dog. >> this all happened in hazel township, south of wilkes-barre. the man was hiking with his dog guy when he fell and hit

his head. rescuers went looking for him and continued for three hours with no luck. but guy's barking got their attention and the dog led rescuers to his owner. >> ran up the bank, would stop every 20, 30 feet look back, be barking, then got him loaded down the embankment, every time we carried him the dog was around our feet, stopping not to trip over the dog. we hut him down, the dog sat right next to him. >> guy's own her been in the woods for more than 12 hours before rescuers found him. he was taken to a hospital and is expected to be released today. >> guy is like a real life lassie. well, coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news", fall out from the nba decision to move their all-star game from north carolina. plus this: >> donald trump paints a grim state of the country as he accepts the nomination to be the republican presidential

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>> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and we will make america great again. god bless you and good night. i love you. >> donald trump accepts the republican party for president, now the 2016 shifts to philadelphia. good morning, today is friday, july 22, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas. donald trump's campaign is looking for a bump in the polls. now that the republican national convention is over. >> now, cbs news correspondent weijia jiang joins us live from cleveland, where trump formally accepted his party's nomination of the final night of the rnc. weijia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jim, brooke, good morning to everybody. donald trump spoke for more than an hour focusing on

public safety, but his address did not offer any specific details about policy changes. it also lacked the humor and i am prom too style that once defined trump's speeches as he tried to convince americans he's ready to be commander in chief. fireworks lit up the sky outside the arena, as balloons rained down on donald trump, mike pence and their families, the joyful celebrations contrasted trump's dark 75 minute address in which he vowed to restore law and order to a nation in peril. >> the crime and violence that today aflict our nation will soon, and i mean very soon, come to an end. >> reporter: trump also made his caso pope case against hillary clinton. >> when obama made the decision to put hillary clinton in charge