pancakes. >> good mornings everyone, i'm jim donovan, it is monday august 1st. >> i'm brooke tomorrow. a crash that almost sent a firetruck into the peco billion g in center city. but first, justin is in in for kate think morning tracking some rain, meisha keeping an eye on the roads, good morning. >> how are the roads right now. >> roads looking really good, nice and dry, a lot of construction, other random stuff we'll get to in just a couple every minute. >> very humid out there, we could see shower or storm coming in later today, have the umbrella in case, key word scattered, not everybody will see it, but once again showers could produce very heavy rainfall corks lead to flashflooding, clouds over the city rightful, hard to see tomorrow of the tops of the skyscrapers, indicating warm humid air mass, 75 degrees east breeze at 9 miles per hour. >> thunderstorms still sitting over central ocean county souse of toms river, headed off the coast right now, but

yesterday, same deal. storm in the same location pretty much at about five to 6 inches every rain shall everybody else is dry this morning, flashflood watch, will continue through this evening, for the northern half of the viewing area, saturated ground, any additional rain could lead to flashflooding just be aware of that, most likely that showers will be later today into tonight. seventy-five at the airport, 77 in wilmington, this morning, the suburbs, pretty much in the 70s as well, cooler spot, doylestown checking in at 69 degrees. >> scattered shower or thunderstorm at the shore, i wouldn't cancel beach plans, just keep your eye to the sky for any threatening weather, eight a degrees the high temperature, look like poconos stuck in the 70s for chance for shower or storm. things do improve for the middle of the week, caulking cooler temperatures, lower humidity, in just a few minutes, what's the latest on the road? >> thank you for. that will good morning, happy monday, roads looking pretty good like i mentioned up at the decks, looking nice and dry, somewhat quiet too

typically seeing it, so looking around the s curve looking good, i don't want to say quiet. but looking little quieter than maybe what we're used to on a monday morning, eastbound direction, at girard, what you are looking at there both moving in the eastbound and westbound side. you can see, it is looking pretty good. sure, a loft your neighbors out on the roadways, but overall still looking pretty quiet. boulevard, taillights moving in the southbound direction approaching the schuylkill. both southbound, northbound directions again, looking good. so let's talk about septa right now. mass transit, warminster line, you are dealing with some delays because of signal problems. twenty minutes there. also, for those that take the septa regional rails, you must pre-book your tickets for the evening, look at this p.m. fares collected in the platform area all center city stations so be sure to check your schedules on line, jim, over to you. >> happening today, smokers in

pennsylvania are coughing up some extra cash for pack every cigarettes. >> the state cigarette tax is going up a dollar per pack. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live in spring garden where some smokers say it might be a good time to quit. goods morning, justin. >> good morning, definitely will save you some money, of course, we do now know that dollar sales tax is going to be applied through across the state, however, here in philadelphia, the last big hike was in 2009 for the state, we now have an additional $2 city school tax, for the buy a pack of cigarettes, now in philadelphia will cost you almost an extra $5. >> at harry's smoke shop in old sit a question no doubt asked all over pennsylvania today. >> why cigarettes? always the cigarettes and tobacco. why, why not alcohol? >> smoke shop owner, says it will hurt businesses like his. >> the more they tax it, the

less people will smoke. but that's not going to happen. >> 2.60, that's the new state-wide cigarette tax, raised 1 dollar, in philly, it is higher, 4.60. that's the state tax, plus the city 2-dollar public schools tax. pushing the price per pack up, almost five bucks, and pushing smokers to the edge. >> i think eventually it will go up to 12.40, time for me to quit. whatever will help people stop money is the reason. >> tax expected to be money maker. one tomorrow wolf planes will increase education funding. estimates that cigarette tax could rake in some $430 million a year, and help balance the budget. >> if there is anything that needs to be taxed, it is not sewed, a it is not smacks, it is cigarettes, because that's something that causes plenty of problems here. >> some of the new normal now for pack of cigarettes in the philadelphia area between 12

and $13, cigars, how much, are exempt from this new tax, so enjoy those for now. we can also tell you this: experts are expecting a slight drop in cigarette sales in the city, and across the state, but that's only going to be about a single digit percentage. live here in spring garden, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news", jim, brooke, back into you. >> thank you, justin. >> fire officials are investigating the cause of a five alarm fire that destroyed a landmark family business. the fire broke out sunday afternoon at the colucci lumber yard in gloucester county, sharing this eyewitness video with cbs-3. fire officials were not only dealing with a burning building, but dangerous chemicals. >> next thing you know, flames engulf, little explosions are happening in the building, and it just trashed the place. >> driving by here 11:30 in the morning, everything was fine, uncle was here hour before. a local spot, but sometime do you have move on in life or you got to rebuild and reclaim

it. >> two firefighters were taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion, county fire marshall and prosecute letters try to zero in on a cause. >> hard to believe this driver survived crashing into a philadelphia firetruck in center city. the crash happened around 7:00 yesterday evening, at mark and 23rd street. we're told the firefighters were responding to a call when the suv t-bonds the truck. the truck swerved to avoid hitting people on the sidewalk before knocking down a street light and nearly crashing into the peco building. the fire department tells us no one was hurt. >> police are investigating deadly stabbing in philadelphia's point breeze neighborhood. investigators tell us man in his 50's was stabbed multiple times, it happened around 9:00 last night in the 2300 block every garrett street. officers returned the man to the hospital. he died from his injuries. new this morning, police are investigating a shooting that sent a 21 year old man to the hospital. they say the man was shot in the arm and leg about 12:15 this morning near 60th and haverford, in west

philadelphia. the victim is in stable condition at presbyterian hospital. so far police have made no arrests, two former temple university police office remembers facing murder charges, in the death after woman in germantown last week. investigators say the 24 year old woman was beat tone death friday morning, in a home on the 4600 block of green street. police have charged 47 year old aaron wright and 41 year old omar keys robinson in her death. temple university confirmed to "eyewitness news" that robinson was fired as an university police office they are weekends. wright was also an officer at the school, before he resigned in 2012. >> if you take septa regional rail, listen up, some changes going into effect today. septa will no longer sell tickets on trains leaving the city from several stations, instead, you will have to show your ticket before you go to the platform. the station's include jefferson, temple, suburban, 30th street, and university city. septa made the change because of congestion, from the emergency repairs to more than 100 train cars.

septa still does not know when that problem will be fixed. >> free deal back for limited time at i hop agree well one adult entree, the kids eat offer available august 1st through september 25th, a way to help parent stretch a dollar for school supplies. >> and if you want to earn some free dunkin donuts iced coffee and donut, roam up your sleeves and donate blood or platelets to the american red cross. it has a critical need right now for donors every all blood types, and they're giving donors vouchers for a free medium dunkin donut iced coffee and a donut redeemable at participating. >> dramatic rescue caught on camera in maryland. >> it all happened when a teenager was hike nag remote part of the mountains. we'll show you how rescuers. >> effort underway to get a fire under control in montana. a blaze growing at a rate of

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>> firefighters battling the huge roaring lion fire in montana bitter rude mountains have their hands full. flames are shooting some 200 feet in the air and sweeping through dense forest with a speed making it hard to contain. the terrain also dangerous. crews responding to the fire are hitting it with everything they have. and the team expected today knows the terrain well. those emergency responders battled the deadly saw tooth fire in the same area about four years ago. >> maryland state police used a helicopter to rescue a teenager from a remote area in the national park. the teenager was critically injured in a fall friday. rescuers got him out of a crevice, and air lifted him to children's national medical center in washington, d.c., the teenager expected to recover from his injuries. >> also, maryland, two people including a woman from pennsylvania are dead after severe flooding over the

weekend, damage assessment underway right now, more than 6 inches every rain fell in ellacott city saturday, sweeping away cars and damaging buildings. the state's governor has declared a state of emergency in the region. >> turning to our weather, we're not specking flooding like what's been seen in maryland, but some areas facing chance of flooding, right, justin? >> because of so much humidity out there you can feel it, so you get the showers and thunderstorms, will dump heavy rain. lately dumping and moving slow. they're scattered but watch out for localized flooding possibly specially northern half of the viewer area where flashflood watch is in effect. tough to see the skyline over delaware. little fog, indicating humid air mass, one storm again slow mover, starting to exit the coastline now oversee side height, south of toms river, looks like got hit hardest once again like yesterday, burkely township observe in ocean county. seventy-five at the airport, 77 in wilmington, but there is some cool air, but going well

to the north and west, michigan, 06 degrees, eventually the coup err drier air starts to build in, but today feeling oppressive, high humidity, tomorrow still steamy but the humidity starts to slowly drop, wednesday, thursday, could feel pretty good for early august, the best days if you have outdoor plans, shore forecast today, no need to cancel the plans, we will see some sun, eight a, but watch out for the shower or storm specially afternoon, ocean feeling good at 77 degrees. still unsettled with the frontal boundary close to our region, temperatures upper 80s today, tomorrow, still mid 80s, maybe shower or storm early in the day, drier air starts to build in from the north, wednesday look good, sunny mid 80s, lower humidity, even thursday real nice, night push of drier air coming in from the north until we bring back more heat by the end of the week. today warm, humid, scattered shower or storm, high around 88 degrees, stays muggy tonight, evening thunderstorm possible, 71, for the low temperature, and areas that extended forecast, mid 80s today, or upper 80s today, mid

80s for tuesday and wednesday with sunshine, bring back heat by the end of the week, sunny thursday, back up to 88. it looks like we will hit some 90's once again by the weekend maybe shower or storm on saturday. but at least you get a break next couple of days, middle of the week for august. >> yes, looking. >> looking at friday. i don't care anything else besides that, oh, i see thunderstorm on saturday. >> picking my brain all week. what's the forecast? >> he never cares about anything but the weekend when it comes to the seven day. >> we're trapped in this building the rest of the week. we are claimed to the desk. >> oh, that's not true. >> meisha? >> oh, thanks, jim. passing it this way, i can tell you the roads are looking pretty good. waking up happy this monday morning because the checkpoints, those closures, awe all of the restrictions, bye bye, those are gone now. looking good, roadways nice and dry, but i will say, we've had couple every incidents this morning, couple of accidents all of which have cleared, some overnight

construction, that has also been cleared. the vine, we're used to that construction, over night construction between the schuylkill and broad, we didn't have that last night, overall doing pretty good. take a lock at this in new jersey, 42 freeway northbound, creek road, approaching 295. i will say you are still traveling at posted speeds in this area. we probably won't keep that all the way through the 6:00 hour. i would imagine. but right now, enjoy it, if you are just walking out the door in new jersey because you are looking pretty darn good 95 south add girard, still traveling posted speeds but this many vehicle on the roadways we know we won't for that much longer. overall looking okay, i would say looking pretty typical for monday morning in the area. blue route southbound baltimore pike what you are looking at both moving in the southbound and northbound side starting to heat up little bit. construction, sanatoga at

armand hammer boulevard, right lane blocked 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. just when we crack into the heart of rush hour this will start. it will linger through your lunch rush. accident falling road awed owe bonn road, car hit a deer in this area, hope everyone is doing okay include that deer. and mass transit, warminster line delayed 20 minutes, because of signal problems, so make note of that, jim, over to you. >> thank you, meisha. this morning someone in new hampshire is very rich after winning the $487 million powerball jackpot this weekend. but there is still some hope here in pennsylvania, one ticket sold in the state worth $2 million. another one worth a million. here are the winning numbers: powerball five. you're not going to believe this, but i bought ticket, and i think i threw them out. >> what? >> i can't find them. >> go pick through the garbage later on. >> we need to find that. >> it was in a plastic bag, and i think i threw it out.

>> you said i bought tickets. she said we need to find it! >> that's right. >> but everything mine is meisha's. >> that's the way we're bonded. >> exactly right. >> that winning million dollars ticket. >> we'll throw a party, brooke. well, thousands of runners took to the streets in san francisco this weekend. >> that's right. it was all for the city's annual marathon, how quickly the winner was able to complete 26 miles, show you how some people did two marathons at the event. >> they were running to claim their tickets.

>> 5k, half marathons, tall marathon, 52.4 miles in san francisco, some look to go set personal records, others wanted to take in the scenery. >> finished in four and a half hours, still shooting for under four hours, but getting there eventually. >> wonderful course, beautiful, just really specially event. >> winner of the marathon is from the bay area.

finished the race in about two hours 30 minute. well, on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning, we will tell you why some people are upset about the new led light coming to neighborhoods. >> plus, justin says there are part of our area under a flashflood watch. justin? >> that's right, brooke. we are seeing one thunderstorm right now, exit the new jersey coastline, but there is so much humidity around, so heads up this afternoon, more scattered showers and storms, watch out for localized flooding, especially, northern half of the area. we will detail that and let you know when the comfortable and drier weather returns coming up in eyewitness weather.

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this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. >> good morning, there are some clouds over center city this morning, and some parts of our area are under a flashflood watch. justin will time/the rain, and will tell us when we will get some relief from the humidity. >> good morning, everyone, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas, it is 6:30, what you need to know today in your morning minute. >> cigarettes, why not alcohol? >> happening today smokers in pennsylvania will be coughing up more cash. >> it is enough to have smokers here rethinking their habit. >> oh, my gosh. >> the landmark family business goes up in flames in gloucester county, the five alarm fire broke out sunday afternoon, at the colucci lumber yard. >> sometimes do you have move on in life or rebuild and

reclaim it. >> it is just devastating, it is very sad. lebanon pennsylvania woman one of two dead after severe flooding in maryland, more than 100 other had to be rescued. >> she hadding in to say, i don't think she was allowed to have anything to say. >> war of words continue between trump and the family after fallen soldier. >> he had to take that shot at her. this is a casino every ignorance. >> ♪ >> well, flo rider opened up, including song, my house, you forget how many real hit he has. a lot of them. >> i'm wondering if i should stay in my house today and stay out of the humidity? >> i still say you should get out there. >> i don't know, justin, 2:30 this morning, when i walked in the building it hit me

already. >> you have to come out with me. >> remember, i told you, i'm handcuffed to the desk here. >> but you got that right, as far as the humidity, pretty nasty outside. and we got about one more day things start to change up little bit. little dreary this morning, still tops of the building covered with some low clouds, little fog, indicate that high moisture content. do have one thunderstorm, finally exiting the region on storm scan3, it was impacting ocean county, just south of toms river. heavy rainfall, that's two days in a row now, but we are seeing improving conditions. everybody else is dry for the most part across the region, low clouds, maybe few ours, some fog. should see some sun later this morning into the afternoon. and we could get another scattered shower or thunderstorm popping up. flashflood watch in effect for the northern part of the viewing area. so, from bucks, montgomery county, on northward, up through the poconos, that doesn't mean that area is in delaware angers coy see flashflooding, and pretty much likely there. just little bit more saturated ground to our north. that's the best chance to see any flooding, if it does

happen, but key word today for the showers would be scattered. low and mid 70s for the air temperatures, so it is a warm state to the -- start to the day. coolest spot doylestown at 69 degrees, talking about humidity today. it is really high. dew point number, i show this all the time, so important, this time of year. right now 72, that means it, feels oppressive, a lot of moisture content in the air, finally by the middle of the week it starts to creep back down little bit. but today on our way up to 88 degrees, which is average for this time of year. mid 80s at the shore, upper 70s in the poconos. temperatures actually make return below average later this week. i'll let you know when he that arrives when i show you the seven day forecast coming up in a few minute, but checking the roads with meisha, a what's the latest out there? >> good morning, justin, good morning to all of you at home. things are looking pretty good this morning, roadways nice and dry. we are starting to heat up on all major interstates and highways, and we do have accident out there, gulph mills eastbound, schuylkill, rather, eastbound at gulph mills. you can see it in this camera, at least you could before, pulled all the way over, off to the shoulder, but it is

blocking part of that right lane, as well. now, when we look around there, though, it doesn't look like it is slowing you down, little bit. you will just have some vehicles driving by, maybe tapping their brakes, get maybe just a slight amount of gaper delay, but overall things are looking good with that being said we are starting to heat up. basically anywhere driving on the schuylkill this morning, give yourself maybe couple of extra minute, we can expect that specially early on in the work week, taillights moving in the westbound direction, approaching collegeville, looking in both directions both westbound and eastbound side, looking good, i don't want to say quiet, starting to heat up little bit. but overall holding steady there on 422, ben franklin bridge, for those every you coming into jersey into center city what you will be looking at there, i would say, 20 minutes, quiet, looking little more crowded more and more vehicles getting on to the roadways, accident clear in awed on bonn road, where car had hit with a deer. that has, like i said, now been cleared. mass transit, warminster line, delayed 20 minute, because of

signal problems, there is going to be many other delays as well because of the train shortage, just make note of. that will be sure to check your schedules on line, also septa regional rails for those of how take that in center city must pre book your ticket. take a look at this, tweeting that information out to you. >> thank you, meisha. this morning the nfsb investigating after deadly crash involving hot air balloon in texas. they're inspecting power lines, authorities say, the balloon hit before the crash. sixteen people were killed. correspondent omar villafranca with those who knew the pilot. they say safety was a big priority for him. >> forty-nine year old skip nichols was the pie loft of the balloon that has now flat mends this field. in it interview last year, nichols talk about how he got hook on flying. >> your first flight, then at that point, being a pilot, or are you just going to be a passenger and crew? and i foresee being a pilot. >> so there we go, taking off. >> steve shot these pictures

just two months ago riding with nicole's company, heart of texas. he said the pilot put safety first. >> how was it, was he passionate about it? >> you know, the guy seemed very relaxed like he really enjoyed his job. he was constantly looking around. he was definitely checking for power lines. >> investigators are now gathering evidence that may explain what led to the worse hot air balloon accident in us history. robert, with the ntsb, says they're examining the high voltage power lines. >> there is physical evidence to indicate that the balloon or some component of the balloon hit the wires themselves and not the tower. >> it was like a big bonfire, all the sudden got going, and just went up. >> margaret lives near the crash site. >> just who are end us. >> matt row and and his wife among the passengers according to rowan's brother.

>> the pilot's roommate and co-worker says there were no children on board the balloon. investigators have not released any of the victims' names. cbs news, marks well, texas. >> election is just 100 days away, so, presidential candidates and their runningmates are hitting key battleground states today. it looks like hillary clinton got a slight bump after the democratic national convention here in philadelphia. clinton jumped back of battleground states, now leads the republican nominee by 2%, trump held slight lead last week after the republican national convention, now, he faces new criticism for his so-called attacks on the parent of a muslim american soldier, who died in iraq. hena daniels with the latest on the campaign trail. >> mike pence sought to diffuse the conflict sunday

night, in a payment, pence said both he and trump believe kahn is quite an american hero adding his family should be cherish by every america. the comment did little to extinguish the fire storm sparked after trump bashed kahn for criticizing him in a speech at the democratic national convene shown, leveling this attack at his wife. >> if you look at his wife, she was standing there, she had nothing to say, she probably maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to say. >> the slain soldier's mother responded to trump in write, quote, without saying a thing, all the world, all america, felt my pain. appearing on cnn her husband was less diplomatic. >> he is a black soul, and this is totally unfit for the leadership of this beautiful country. >> house speaker paul ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell released separate statements sunday, without mentioning trump by namement

speaking at church in cleveland, hillary clinton called him out directly. >> mr. kahn made the ultimate sacrifice for his family, and what has he heard from donald trump? nothing but insults. >> clinton now holds a slight lead over trump, in 11 key battleground states following her party's convention. hena daniels, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". meanwhile, trump stomps in cumberland county today, he will be at free rally at cumberland valley high school from 4:00 to 7:00 this evening. >> philadelphia police are looking for the driver of a black cadillac they say pulled a gun and fired at another car, sunday evening, road rage incident happened near the onramp at academy road. cars were heading south on i95, then they say a driver in a black cadillac fired a gun, at a silver honda. the shooting happened around 7:10. so far, there is no other description of the shooter.

>> well, triple a says now is a good time to hit the road because gas prices are down. gas prices are below $2 in some mid-atlantic states, in new jersey, and delaware, below $2, in pennsylvania, just around 2.25. officials say the national average price for regular unleaded gasoline sits now at 2.14 a gallon. which is the lowest mark since april. >> and happening today, pennsylvania smokers will cough up extra cash. the state cigarette taxes increasing by dollar per pack. governor tom wolf recently signed the tax increase into law, as part of the state budget. the tax is expected to raise $430 million to balance the budget. >> appropriate dollars, as far as tax money, goes up, either you quit or you keep on smoking. >> i don't think i will ' buy another pack, i mean, what's it look like, 11, $12 now? that's crazy. >> now the state hopes to use part of the new cigarette tax to add more than $30 million a year to children's health insurance programs, and $20 million to preserve statefarm land. >> well, coming up: jason

born smashes through the box office this weekend. >> (movie clip). >> we'll tell if you it was enough to beat out the competition. pat? >> i'm on top after ferris wheel eating shrimp and lobster eggs. what am i doing up here? eating breakfast in the sky. i'll tell you where we are at and how we got up here coming up next. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> live look outside, we hope you're waking up feeling great this monday morning, meisha dancing all over the traffic center, you're watching cbs-3, "eyewitness news" this morning.

>> look like the born franchise will once again take the top spot at this weekend's box office. >> after ten year hearties, matt damian back titled jason born, show it earned $06 million. second place was star track beyond, expected to pull in $24 million, and there is good news, for bad moms, new comedy debuted at number three making more than $23 million. >> certainly good weekend for the movies, justin. >> again, couple of showers, storms, we will see that same deal once again today. and weather watchers this morning, reporting warm temperatures already, you can feel the high humidity, as soon as you step outside, north wales still 73 degrees, gilberts view had 72, also low 70s, but look at wilmington, delaware, lisa kerrigan,

77 degrees already this hour, john carol mullica hill, in the mid 70s, up in bethel rick at 71, one the cooler spots. you get the idea, warm muggy right now, feel the humidity, a loft moisture in the air, and if we get more showers and storm coming in this afternoon which we could, it will dump heavy rainfall. pretty dry right now. still low clouds, eventually they break up, get little sunshine, one thunderstorm exiting ocean county, so improving conditions, for far eastern new jersey, so looking better there. but, overall, outlook for the month every august now, bringing heat to the southern united state, mid-atlantic northeast pretty much average at least the forecast for temperatures, so if you don't like big time heat looks like that may back off just little bit. second half of the summer though we have to focus on the atlantic hurricane season lately pretty quiet. here we are august 1st, you can start to see things start to ramp up little bit. we don't peak until early september. september 10th is the peak of the hurricane season, but weaver one storm we're watching right now, which is in the caribbean, hasn't formed yet, but does have 80%

chance to form into tropical system, and it is moving off to the wet, looks like it could impact cancun, or parts of mexico, especially later on this week, into the upcoming weekend, so if you have a trip planned down there, just heads up there, for some disturbed weather. back home today, clouds this morning, maybe a scattered shower or storm coming in during the afternoon and evening, tonight, and could drop heavy rain, then things quiet down little bit tomorrow. still maybe stray shower, but we do see improving conditions with drier and cooler and less humid air building back in. today warm, humid, 88 for the afternoon high, tonight still mug which evening thunderstorm 71 degrees. that extended forecast, shows the drop in temperatures, feels much better, especially on wednesday. sunny, 85, low humidity, but then the heat craps back up into the lower 90s by friday into the weekend, could get shower or storm on saturday. now we head over to meisha with with a check on the latest traffic conditions. >> look at the 90s return. thank you so much. good morning, everyone, happy monday. if you are just waking up with us, i'm happy to report that

traffic is actually looking pretty darn good. the dnc now moved out. so obviously no closures, check point, restrictions, those long since been lifted so what we're looking at this morning, just easier commute. starting to build on certain interstates and highways, but overall, things looking pretty good. take for example this. ninety-five south, past girard, looking good. i mean, typically on a monday morning as we approach the 7:00 hour we see this looking very, very busy. i would say actually looking pretty darn good right there. schuylkill westbound at the boulevard, see kind of an accident, maybe pulled all the way off to the partial, not going to cause too many slow downs, you might get some gaper delay, some brake lights going off overall, but see you've dropped slower than supposed speeds on the schuylkill basically anywhere on the schuylkill right now starting to slow down. vine was not closed overnight for the construction, moving in the westbound and eastbound side, looking pretty good. starting to slow down just little bit. overall on the vine looking fairly typical. we do have car fire here that just cleared, lincoln driver at rid earn house street like i said has all since been

clearedment take a look at all of the red moving in the westbound direction, you see how slow moving it is, the schuylkill. also, some construction, 422 westbound between sanatoga and armand hammer boulevard, right lane block, that's going to start at 7:00 a.m. snow about ten minute here, tan will linger through your lunch rush until around 1:00 p.m. or so. just make note of that for those of you and around the area, slow you down ever so slightly in the 7:00 and 8:00 hour specially. then, mass transit, take a look at this, warminster line is delayed 20 minute, because of signal problems. and of course dealing with many other delays as well, because of train shortage, and also, septa regional rails for those every that you take it through center city you must pre-book your tickets and i'll be tweet that out as well, jim, over to you. >> breakfast before long day at the beach makes a great start to any day. >> so what about breakfast with a seagull, if you love the beach, not talking about dining on the floor of the tall building, pat gallen here to tell us about breakfast in the sky, pat? >> really tough job. put it that way, really hard

job, i've to say. cool spin on your among routine, in wildwood, 156 feet above the earth, you can enjoy the sites, sounds and the food, of breakfast in the sky. i took the big wheel for a spin, and was not disappointed. >> ♪ >> during the summer months what's better than spending a morning on the beach? spending a morning above the beach? and in wildwood, you can do just that. >> well, breakfast in the sky is a very unique offering that we have here at maui pier where you can dine 150 above see level. it is a gourmet breakfast with white linens, china, the whole 9 yards, pulling out all of the stops for this breakfast. >> not just talking eggs and toast here, it ranges from belgium waffles to shrimp and lobster omletment the view and the food are drawing people in from all over the area. >> and, for all different reasons. >> i'm going up. going to have breakfast, the ferris wheel, my favorite ride. >> that's your favorite ride.

and the only ride you'll go on? >> the only ride i'll go on. >> scare of all of the others? >> yes, pretty much so. >> good way to surprise my wife on my birthday. >> you're surprising your wife on your birthday? >> that's the plan. >> how does that work. >> works out well from me. >> the family from franklin new jersey did this before and had to come back. >> we love it. the food is awesome. such need experience, every time i tell somebody about it, they are like my god, the coolest thing ever, really neat. something really neat and different to do. then we go to the water park afterward. >> so this is breakfast in the sky here on the wildwood boardwalk in morey's pier that takes you well above the beach, for a lies little meal early in the morning. looks like i'm tall enough. so let's go. >> ♪ >> that's yummy. >> a beautiful morning, and a beautiful meal. >> really, really tough job i

have. i would highly recommend trying it. it is not that expensive. for two people, it is $09 it, includes coffee, juice, water, bread, and your choice of a signature menu item, which includes, shrimp and crab crepes, a jersey tomato blt with fried eggs, and a shrimp and lobster omlet. kudos to my photographer who is afraid of heights, but he stuck it out and made that shoot happen. that is dedication to the craft. and he was silent about it. he didn't freak out. and what we got down i said are you okay? he said not really. >> oh,. >> but i'm wondering what happens if you drop your fork? >> i would hope that you don't. >> no waiter or waitress? i mean just tell someone down below? >> that could happen, or eat with your hands. >> always looking to the bright side of things. thank up, patrick, appreciate t we'll be right back with three things you need to know before you go. >> three to go neck. >> it sound

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>> a new cbs news poll out this morning, reveals the state of the presidential race after the political convention. plus, former ci a and interstate director general michael hail send here, we will talk about donald trump's recent comments about russia. the news is back in the morning. see you at 7:00.

>> well, before we go, it is three to go. >> cigarette smokers in pennsylvania will be paying more for a pack every smoke starting today. the state cigarette tax, is increasing by a dollar a pack. >> also, starting today, septa will no longer sell tickets on trains leaving from jefferson, temple, suburban station, 30th street or university city. you have to show your tickets to get to the platform, the mover is being made to ease congestion on the regional rail. >> and you can get some free coffee and donuts, just by donating blood. the red cross is giving donors vouchers for a donut and an iced coffee through the end every august. and that's three to go. well, entheusiasts have a chance to see all sorts of cars and in south philadelphia yesterday. >> it all took place at the 11th annual car and street festival on east passyunk avenue. there were nor than 140 restrain present day cars to check out there. was a lot of live music and food to enjoy, too. >> well, let's get last check on weather and traffic. justin? >> typical summer day, warm, humid, upper 80s, could run

into scattered shower or storm specially this afternoon or evening. >> could drop rain, potential for floodingment tomorrow down to 84, slightly less humid, will feel good wednesday, sunny eight a degrees, low humidity, the heat does crank up, talking lower nine 90s returning to the forecast on friday, as we head to the weekends, starts off hot, humid, 92 on saturday. and we do run the risk for a shower or thunderstorm, but all-in-all typical early august forecast. we get a break from the humidity on wednesday and thursday, enjoy it, before it is back by the weekend. take advantage of it. >> yes, that's the thing, justin, just that humidity. everything else is fine. all right, guys, good morning, if you are just waking up. we are just cracking in to the heart now of our rush hour, the 7:00. hour, take a look, schuylkill westbound at city avenue. i would like to say that this is strange, but it is not. we are getting used to this every every monday morning around 7:00 a.m. not moving. looking little like a parking lot there. i can tell you the boulevard southbound moving heading toward the schuylkill looking a lot like that, as well. ben franklin bridge however

moving from jersey in center city coming across westbound, it is actually looking pretty darn good. we know it will heat upright around 7:30, but overall ben franklin bridge looking good. looking beyond that, take a look, the skies are not yellow, peaceful sun, oh, no, kinds of cloudy and distant. make note of. that will might have slight visibility issues, overall things looking okay. showing you the wide, 11 on the schuylkill, i can tell you as you approach probably the vine, slowing down more than 11, 25 on the vine, it says high 95, five; i can tell you a lot slower than that specially around girard traveling about 10 miles per hour. >> a mixed bag in traffic, thanks, meisha. cbs this morning is coming up next. >> remember to join us early each weekday morning here on cbs-3 starting 4:30 a.m. join us for "eyewitness news" at noon. have a great day.

it is monday, august 1st, 2016. welcome to cbs "this morning." a new poll reveals a post-convention bounce for hillary clinton. and donald trump's comments about the parents of a fallen soldier spark backlash from democrats and republicans. rushing water swamps new jersey city overnight. strangers banded together to save lives. and new details about the worst hot air balloon crash in u.s. history. but we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> looks like a nice guy to me. his wife, she was standing