ove this message. how do we make the economy work for everyone? hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. then she'd use that money to make the largest investment in creating good paying jobs since world war ii. millions of jobs. you can read the plan here. >> right now at 11:00, chaos inside the criminal justice center. elevator accident leaves a sheriff sergeant critically injured and what may have caused the mall function. >> dangerous discovery in a south jersey development. what homeowners found in soil and why it's prompted federal investigation. >> and one-on-one with vice-president. i speak exclusively with joe bide ben the presidential

election and cancer moon shot task force and what is next for him. we begin with freak elevator accident inside the criminal justice center. i'm ukee washington. >> i'm natasha brown in for jessica dean tonight. two people were hurt including a sheriff officer. live outside hahnemann university hospital where that sergeant is currently in critical condition. greg. >> that's exactly right. natasha, we heard from the sheriff office they tell us sergeant paul owe wes got out of surgery an hour ago. that was successful. those his injuries are extensive. he has trauma to his head, his back broken in three different places and injuries to his pelvis, ribs and internal blee bleeding in chest. as you can imagine, because of all of this-, doctors here at hahnemann university hospital have put him in induced coma. that will last for a few days. this happening afterle theel

vairter he was in malfunctioned and shot him upwards through the ceiling a confusing scene this morning inside busy criminal justice center. >> we heard a bang and then some people felt shake. >> investigators say a major malfunction sent elevator on the 11 floor shooting upwards into the penthouse level crashing through the ceiling of the shaft and raining down debris on second elevator in the basement. >> i mean it hit really, really hard. >> back up. >> 48-year-old sergeant paul owens with the sheriff department was inside that speeding elevator only used by staff, judges, jurors and inmates. >> he was actually doing his job as supervisor that area. >> tonight, sheriff williams says the 27 year veteran of the sfors in critical condition at hahnemann hospital. >> he's in pretty bad shape. several broken bones in his back. >> clerk beverly smith inside the second car which was hit

with debris. >> i was in the basement. i don't think it went anywhere. >> she is back home and appears to be okay. >> good, you're okay? >> the elevator could not control itself and ran right through that. therefore, striking what we call overhead steel. >> that's what richard kenned kennedyel vairt consultant and owner of ken correll vaiter says appears to have happened. >> push car call. >> but we tonight is why? >> voltage problem or drive problem brake filed set. there's a number of issues to look at. i'm sure the commonwealth of pennsylvania has dispatched their team. >> that team will conduct a thorough investigation revea revealing what went wrong and in the meantime. >> should people be concerned about using an elevator. >> absolutely not they're the safest form of transportation we have today. >> city officials tonight tell me the criminal justice center will remain closed tomorrow while the investigation

continues. of course, repairs have to be made to those elevators and elevator shaft. that means if you have any business that was scheduled for tomorrow, friday, that has been postponed until monday unless you've been notified otherwise. live at hahnemann university hospital. cbs3, eyewitness news. >> thank you very much. now this elevator accident happened just after a hearing from monsignor william lynn he will be retried on child endangerment charges may of next year. lynn was released from prison tuesday convicted of the way he handled complaints that priests were molesting children and state supreme court over turned that conviction last week. lynn is free on bail right now and living with relatives. also, reputed philly mob boss joey marlino is among 46 peopleen indicted in connection with crime activity arrested in palm beach county florida and appeared before a federal judge. wide ranging charges include

racketeering, conspiracy, arson and firearms trafficking and the mafia family operated in new york, pennsylvania, massachusetts and florida over the last six years. philadelphia police need help finding a man wanted for attacking a woman in kensington and that's not the only crime he's accused of committing. this is surveillance "essence"of the man they're looking for. police say he grabbed a woman last month and choked her until unconscious. when she finally regained conscious ntion she was nakede behind a build opening jasper streecht the same man is wanted for murder and four rapes. >> new tonight a criminal justice reform in city of camden that took place at the cane baptist khuvrm. among those on the panel corey booker and paul fishman. eyewitness news reporter alexandra hof was the moderato moderator. >> president barack obama spent 55 birth someday today talking about country's progress and fight against isis. in news conference earlier after a meeting with top

pentagon advisors the president said anti isis campaign expand nod libya and is gaining ground in iraq and syria. but the biggest threat comes from people who carry out lone wolf style attacks in public places and he called those hard to detect and prevent. president also addressed rumors that his administration paid $400 million cash to be iran as ran some money for four american hostages. >> we announced these payments in january. many months going, there was no secret. >> we do not pay ran some we did not here and won't in the future. >> well the payment was delivered to iranian ghovrment january to resolve arms deal dispute dating back to the 70s it happened at the same time the nuclear deal was settled and americans were released. >> now to campaign 2016 news hillary clinton expands need polls after the democratic national convention here in

philadelphia. clinton gained ground, double digit lead over donald trump in pennsylvania. that's according to new franklin and marshall college poll. clinton leads trump 49 to 3% among likely voters. her lead is wider among all registered voters. meantime donald trump spend the day on the campaign trail in maine after bouncing controversy to controversy this week. he headed advice of many republicans focusing rhetoric on hillary clinton and did address the fact his running mate, mike pence endorsed paul ryan. but he did not. >> he said but i like him he's a friend of mind wow mindfy endorse him i said i will not mind if you say no, i said mike if you like him do it 100% and he endorsed him. >> democratic nominee hillary clinton was on the campaign trail in nevada today. that is battle ground state. she toured electric dmp las vegas and then hit trump on business record saying he has a

record of not paying the bills. >> they finish the work and they submitted their bill. and the trump people said, no, we're not going to pay you. not because he couldn't. but because he wouldn't. and then he comes back, and he says, well, maybe i'll give you 50 cents or 30 cents on the dollar. >> at one point during today's rally secret service rushed the stage and clinton stopped speaking momentarily, animal rights pro teringtz triggered the scare. >> tonight a one-on-one exclusive with vice-president joe biden. i talked with the vice-president last night while he was in philadelphia. we covered a wide range of topics including fight against cancer. donald trump and why he didn't run for president. >> vice-president joe biden spoke with me moments after receiving distinguished honor in philadelphia. back in town opt heels of democratic national convention. early on many political pundits thought the mroonz could have

been for biden. >> i planned on running ukee but when my son received a death sentence with the type of cancer he had, 1% of the people make t. there was no, as i said earlier, there is no man or woman should run for president unless they can give all their passion, all their time, all their concern, all their interest into that endeavor. and i was just not in the position to do that. and it was the right decision for my family. >> the world affairs council presented its atlas award to the vice-president for leadership on the cancer moon shot 2020 initiative an effort to rapidly development new treatments to he rad indicate all forms of cancer. >> for the first time, ukee we reached inflection point for the first time you have all these various disciplines, againet signatures, oncologist oncologists, immunologists. genetic engineers all working together and there's a lot of break through in the cusp. >> also close at hand the

november general election. >> miss clinton said she will not get into insultfest and not fight fire with fire. is tractor-trailer right way to go? >> yes i think it's the right way to government on some things it's sort of self evident e and i said and this is as harsh as i've been, is that didn'tald trump some of the things he says has indicated she clue lu on some of the foreign policy issues. but it's like one thing after another. and it's just kind of hard to tell where it's all going. >> as far as his future, the vice-president told me he will remain active after leaving office promoting the things he cares deeply about and remain heavily involved with moon shot losing his son to brain cancer was def straight i showed him post interview photo of bow and i from four years ago he stared and held my phone showing moments of sigh laens companied by the compassion of fatherly love.

politics has been his life. now it's all about saving live lives. >> there are literally millions of people just hoping for one more day. >> and many thanks to the vice-president and his staff for allowing us to spend some time together. >> very nice. >> south jersey homeowners meantime they made a dangerous discovery in their yards. >> still ahead tonight at 11:00 what's turning up in the soil and why it's going to be a lengthy and expensive effort to clean it up. >> plus, this baseball game is about more than just scoring runs. how one group is helping to make the sport acceptable to everyone who wants to play. >> and meet the duo behind a unique philadelphia restaurant where flavor rules. where they me. and how they're creating the perfect pairing in tonight taste with 40. >> and a great stretch of weather for the past four days and see this system here? that's headed our way for the weekend and will bring us a

threat for storms comesing up i'll help you plan your weekend and when the storms may impact us and when

>> a bizarre discovery in one south jersey area prompt environmental agency to launch investigates. residents in west deptford ntsd little pieces of plastic in their yards. epa soil testing revealed pieces were from crushed car battery casings and could pose lead contamination risk. a battery mrament used to sit there in the 80s. >> the township should have caught on to that when they sent up suspecttors out to check on pluming. >> township administrator says they're cooperating with the epa and could not give eyewitness news any history about neighborhood inspections. epa says they have found battery pieces at seven of the eight properties tested since

may. 28 other homes in the development will also be tes tested. well it was a good night for baseball. but a game tonight in montgomery county was not just for fun. it was actually an opportunity for a local man to get one step closer to building a miracle field. >> eyewitness news reporter david spuntz was there and has the story. >> call is summer baseball game with a mission. >> got two, got two. >> not to win on the field but raise money for other baseball players. >> it makes you choke up to see people are behind you and support you. >> kevin baron is horsham native and college snunt north caroline and spent money to create this special field for handicapped children. right now they're forced to play on overgrown beat ul field and cannot play when it rains. >> this hit me hard and i want the kids to be able to play and have good opportunity play in a safer manner. >> curve started fundraising two years going he has $85,000

in the bank and says it costs about $250,000 for a new field and he's confident he'll get there. >> i feel happy i'm helping out and helping can help people that that that don't have the opportunity do i. >> parents are opening their wallets left and right to help with the project. >> i think it's the best things ever. you could not beat. it i seen somebody that comes along and does this for all these kids everyone should play baseball and it's a good opportunity for them to fund raids or a great cause. >> bar rop says the field will take a few months to build and he'll continue to fund raise while he plays baseball during the school year. >> i want to make it the best in the country. >> donate at cbs philly.com. >> and equal pay for workers. it is now reality tech giant apple company recently released report on inclusion and divers diversity. apple says workers with similar roles and performance get paid equally. women at apple earn 1 dollar

for every dollar men earn and minorities earn the same dollar amount as white employees. >> a husband and wife team are whipping up a melting pot of ethnic cuisine at their restaurant in philadelphia. >> just in time for plans for dinner for the weekend. victoria little checks it out for you in tonight's taste with torrey. >> this is where flavor meets spring garden you have to save troom safer sglawl can someone take this from me please? >> it's flavor full comfort food that owner and chef jud judeible ceasar campbell grew up with in venezuela and it's unique. >> we have to mix the creole and have african and eye tall yaen ian. >> it's incred. >> i believe coconut crab with jasmine rice and lushious garlic shrimp, perfect

plantains and. >> arapas. >> it is like italian, it's our traditional meal. >> a bread she makes freesh like her grandma did. >> you do this and boil it. >> once corn patties are molded and steered perfection they're stuffed with fillings like shredded beef. chicken avocado and vegetables. >> this say place you can find a lot of heart and hearty food. >> speaking of heart meet her husband robert other chocolate alcomist. he found judith at a gym despite her having a boyfriend. >> i said are you married she said okay if this bum doesn't want you i do. >> after six months of dating they were engaged and been a team for 11 years. judith manning kitchen and robert concocting chocolate

truthfullees and drinking straight from the beaten to brew. what makes this pair a perfect pairing? >> it's us. >> it has to be harm. >> i harmony. >> yes. >> he can eat. >> they're having a good time. >> i was so into the food. >> that's amazing. >> weekend on the way. let's check in with kate for the forecast. >> friday eve. >> friday eve on the way beautiful friday on the way. it's been a great stretch of days and it will be a great stretch of days one stumbling block we'll hit in the day and unfortunately it's a weekend day, saturday, saturday doesn't look like complete washout. you'll be able to get outdoor plans n we have a few storms we may be dodging. let's start with a look outsid outside. we'll take you to roof cam looking live center city nice cool, clear, night nice night to give the air conditioner a break. beautiful in the morning if you

want to get outside. temperatures in the 60s. enjoy that because tomorrow night lows will stay in the mid 70s. time lapse from today shows clear blue sky we woke up to. beautiful start to morning. you can see a few puffy cumulous clouds drifting in. mid afternoon. right now 71 degrees. feeling nice for this time of evening. and storm scan three shows clear skies over the northeast. there's a front moving west and this system impacts us saturda saturday. still a lot of real estate twent front and where we are now. eventually it will get here and out ahead of it humidity will definitely ramp up. in the meantime comfy night 68 in atlantic city and 72 city of philadelphia now. it's a warm 75 allentown and dew point is comfy 61. that puts us on the not bad range of comfort index. by the weekend, by saturday at least, we'll see due points to mid 70s right back to insufferable.

at least it's only for one day. let's time it out. we'll take you through tonight. clear skies. tomorrow starts with few more clouds here and there. stays dry through the day. mostly sunny day. nice friday. saturday starts with a few clouds. hazy, hot, humid and as we head into the afternoon, scattered showers and storms along this front. the latest run of this particular model doesn't have much popping up. you saw one or two storms around 1 or 2:00. best chance for storms will be between 2 and 7 p.m. across the area saturday. again, not a washout. and i would not cancel plans. but it will be a steam badge out there and not a ton of sunshine either. saturday morning, hazy, humid, saturday afternoon is when we'll have to dodge scattered and locally strong storms. sunday is better weekend day across the board to get outsid outside. and sunshine it will be just a beautiful day. let's take a peek at overnight forecast. cool, comfy. 68 the low. tomorrow sunny, more humid, we'll flip flop numbers 86 to the high.

it's a great day around 80. sunny and pleasant. poconos looking nice as well. with lots of sunshine and high of 78. here's your eyewitness weather 7 day forecast. again, saturday, 90. will feel like 95 when you factor in the high humidity. afternoon thunderstorms around saturday as well. and then another beautiful stretch of weather starting on sunday right here. >> thank you very much. >> phillies may have lost today but fans will be happy. one of philly's top pitching prospects will make a debut and this time two players

>> won't be long now preseason games hopefully everyone will be healthy. because today took a little hi hit. >> it's training camp and second full contact training camp and injuries are piling up including two players the team cannot afford to lose right no

now. one offensive tackle jason peters went down during 8 on 8 rushing drill and had to leave with a quad injury and malcolm jenkins suffered an injuryry during drills. he too had to leave practice. both do not seem to be too serious. defensive coordinator jim schwartz say the players just need adjust. >> we need guys behind them to step up and find without will be third, fourth, and potential five wj special teams and stuff like that. and you know when a guy goes down it's a great opportunity for others to stipulate. the opportunity only exists if they take advantage of it. they need to do a better job taking advantage of it. >> bradford and wentz looking good. bradford is feeling more comfortable with the team compared to last year. >> i think it's one of those things being here last year like i said, having a feel for the locker room and knowing the guys, you know, i feel more

comfortable in the huddle speaking to those guys on the field with those guys and i just feel much more comfortable in the building here to be honest and i think that's probably why you know it seems like i'm a little more relaxed than last year. >> to baseball an afternoon game had a chance suit giants at the bank. bottom of the first we go. down 1-0. aaron doubles to deep right center. score board stays on hernandez and phillies tie it up at 1. still bottom of first scary moment here jim jury losses his bat and goes flying into the stands. fortunately no one was hurt. phillies able to tie at two. top of the tenth. home to right and that's the game. giants win it 3-2. >> phillies top pitching prospect jake thompson will make mlb debut this saturday against san diego. the 22-year-old pivrper will

replace the dl and last 11 games he's 8-0 with 1.1 2e6789 ra and he's a big guy. 6' 4", 230. >> 6' 4", 230 he has actionthon ball, too. i thought he just threw heat. wow. >> we're hoping for the best. >> snoop dog happening in and out

>> a star studded night in philadelphia society hill. >> former 76er allen iverson was on hand for kickoff to allen iverson summer celebrity classic. tomorrow he'll hostel ebbty basketball game at the lee acore acenter and it was time to celebrate. also on hand snoop dog. ukee. >> yes, we met him.

>> we met snoop. >> i was all star struck. >> celebrity summer classic auction will benefit the police athletic league. >> back in town. we love