airline flights. the problem has been fixed, but it is still causing headaches for travelers at the airport tonight. good evening i'm ukee washington. i'm nicole brewer. guess case off today. major computer outage grounded delta flights across the world and left many travelers stranded at airports. >> "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon explains how this all happened. >> reporter: tempers flared as delta airlines flights around the world were grounded. >> i'm ready to go home. >> frustrating. >> reporter: airline officials tweeted a power outage early monday forced the the atlanta base company to cancel hundreds of flights and delay thousands. hours later the company stated that the issue had been resolved but for janet elliott whose tonight from till a to houston was cancelled, that leaves little consolation. >> i go out tomorrow at 6:10 in the morning. >> reporter: aviation expert and lawyer arthur wolk told "eyewitness news" airlines are some of the most technology reline the companies. so when there is a glitch, consequences can have a global

impact. >> other than the people who physically worked there, everything is computer based and computer reline the. scheduling of all crews is done by computer. obviously reservations are still done by computer. even the dispatcher of airplanes is done by computer, computation of fuel necessary. >> reporter: delta is rebooking or offering customers refund. she says she with like a voucher for a few to trip but for now she just wants to make it back to texas. >> i would get on that flight i will be irate. >> that was rahel solomon report willing. there are new developments in a apparent berks county murder suicide. in other news that sent a family of five ted. we have learned that megan short alleged abuse and posted on facebook that she needed help moving out of the family's home in sinking spring. on saturday short was found dead alongside her husband mark and their three children, eight year-old leana,

five-year old mark junior and two-year old willow. suicide note was found at the scene and it is unclear who fired the shots. we're learning disturbing new details about the death of amy joyner francis in the bathroom of the wilmington high school. detective said today that joyner frances had her finger nailed ripped out during an attack in april. news came out of a hearing to decide if a 16 year-old girl charged in her classmate's death should be tried as an adult. joyner francis had a preexisting heart condition and coroner said she died after suffering sudden cardiac arrest with the attack contribute to go her death. the judge will make a decision by the end of next week. in other news jury selection is underway in the trial of the pennsylvania attorney general, kathleen kane. she's charged with leaking secret grand jury information to a reporter, to embarras enemies and then lying bit under oath. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is live in norristown with today's developments at the courthouse, jan. >> reporter: nicole, good evening. it has been an extremely long

day for potential jurors. they have been here all day. they were escorted into the courtroom right around 9:30 this morning. they remained there this evening. besides one hour lunch a and 15 minute break later in the day they have been there all day long. they still have prosecutors and defense attorneys, they have been working on the second floor of the montgomery county courthouse trying to get the right group of people in place. they need a jury of 12 plus alternates to get this job done. with family and her twin sister nearby pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane stepped in the montgomery county courthouse today charged with felony perjury as well as obstruction, conspiracy, oppression, false swearing. day one was all about the jury. about 100 men and with men packed benches inside the courtroom. the commonwealth attorneys and the defense spent hours reviewing their questionnaires and asking additional questions d they know anyone in the attorney general's office? the montgomery county district attorney's office? dozens of witnesses. police officers. have they been charged and convicted of a crime. would anything in their

personal background prevery them from being a fair juror. kane's trial secretory leaked grand jury information and lied under oath to cover it up this say she was so angry about a leak that she shut down an investigation that she orchestrated a leak of her own as pay back. prosecutors then say kane lied about the leak saying she didn't know it was forbid tone release grand jury information, even though that she had signed an oath about it when she took office. her attorney says it was an honest mistake. but several former top aid are scheduled to testify against her. now in recent months, kane said her case is retribution for expose have has become known as porn gate during which state employees traded offensive, sometimes pornographic e-mails. the trial judge, however, won't allow the defense to get into that. now, kane remains on the job even though she lost her law license over the felony arrest. her term end in january, and she has not been seeking reelection. now that kane's trial is

underway opening arguments could start as early as the jury is select, it did look like work was wrapping up, we will head back in and bring you latest on air and on line at cbs philly.com. for narrower reporting live from norristown, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, jan. officials say elevator mishap at philadelphia's criminal justice center last week has left a sheriff department sergeant paralyzed from the waist down. building reopened today. over the weekend authorities cleared two public elevators as deemed safe. two have staff elevators are still out of service while the investigation continues. forty-eight year-old paulowens is being treated and released. philadelphia's police want your help to track down two home invasion suspects, take a look at this surveillance video. suspects have been targeting asian own businesses, with residents, that are attached. they instruct -- they struck 11 times since may. in many incidents the suspects break in the businesses which

are closed and then tie up occupants threatening them at gunpoint. they have stolen money jewelry, electronics and cigarettes. warrington township one of the three communities affect by water contamination will hold a public information meeting tonight. chemicals found in the water supply are as a result of the fire fighting foam used at the nearby military base, and experts say that they are linked to a form of cancer. the meeting will be held at 7:00 o'clock at central bucks high school south. after 30 years of letting her classes throw messages in the bottle in the sea a teacher received a letter from across the atlantic. >> "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan has the story from burlington county. >> reporter: for 47 year nora dunphy has been coming up with ways to teach young children at rancocas friend school. the since 1987 that included a field trip to barnegat light, new jersey and tossing messageness a about on the until to the ocean. >> we talk about where the win is coming from and where our bottles may go because of

that. >> reporter: typically bottles don't float beyond the jersey shore. >> sandy hook was further we saw. >> reporter: one lit girl and her dad seemed to have the magic touch when four year-old lie larose le tossed their wine bod will on a see. >> they were exited to throw something in. i never expect to it reach ireland though. >> reporter: letters in the bottles asked the find tore mail it back to the school with information, where it was found. li la rose letter made it to the county of ireland with stamp and post mark to prove it. that is about 3,000 miles unbroken and cork intact. >> are you excited that it reached ireland? >> yes. >> reporter: that is okay, dunphy is trying to get in contact with margaret gillespy who found the bottle and excited enough for everyone. >> it is like a dream coming true because bottle actually went someplace, far, far away that we never expect. >> reporter: dunphy says she with love to see repeat

performance with another letter making it across the atlantic ocean. she has an offer on the table from the scallop boat captain to throw one or more of the bottles off his boat further out to sea n rancocas i'm cleve bryan, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> pretty cool. a dramatic rescue down the shore as we continue. >> how rescuers saved a stranded dolphin after it got stuck in some shallow water. also, have you seen the big bruises on athletes like michael phelps, the treatment that causes the mysterious marks and the science behind it. kate? we have had a pretty comfortable but generally cloudy day although clouds are thinning out the now, we have nice weather on the way tomorrow but then threat for thunderstorms returns to the forecast. i'll tell you when you can expect storms and help humidity ramps up in a big way, don. teenager stand in the phillies way, dario plays d and carson is ready for his close-up. eag also announced their plans

for went pro debut. find out when you can see the kid play coming up next in sports.

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on the healthwatch tonight, lots of talk about those big brown bruises on olympic swimmer michael phelps they are from a treatment called cupping that is very popular. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here to explain what

it is, and it looks strange. >> exactly. >> reporter: it is a little strange but it is a treatment that is used to reduce soreness and speed up healing. that is becoming especially popular for many athletes, and now with this olympic debut you will be seeing more of those purple dots. michael phelps shoulders were dotted with round bruces as he won an olympic gold medal in the free style relay from a therapy called cupping being used by phelps and other olympic athletes. >> it is placed on the skin of the athlete and we pull on the suction. >> reporter: eric le dano head athletic trainer at penn who demonstrated how cupping works says it is a common therapy, the skinnies sucked into specialized glass cups. how long does it stay there. >> we will leave this on from two minutes to ten minutes depending on the injury site. >> reporter: it can be done with heat, the suction causes capillaries just beneath surface of the skin to rupture. >> originally developed by chinese, and in an effort to

take out evil toxins out of the body. >> reporter: doctor brian senate chief of sports medicine at penn medicine say cupping works on soft tissue reducing soreness and improving healing by increasing blood flow. >> we are potentially removing break down products from injury by bringing more blood flow to the area someone like michael phelps his shoulders are an important part of the swimming stroke, he has soreness and probably done this in the past and found that it is improved him. >> reporter: doctor senate says while cupping is best performed by experienced trainers, it can be done at home with kits, ordered on the internet. because many are wondering if it is painful, i tried it. >> there you go. >> reporter: it doesn't hurt. >> it does not hurt. it feels good actually. >> i don't know about feels good, but experts say while there are no studies proving cupping works there are plenty of people, including those olympic athletes who are convinced that it helps. and, i did not leave the cup

on long enough to get a bruce like michael phelps i was just a couple minutes. >> a little bit. >> you can see it. >> yes. >> you know, they say it works. >> whatever helps. >> your arm feels great. >> my armies fine. i didn't have an juror anything but i wanted to see fit hurt. >> amazing. thanks very much. a appreciate that. where is the dedication stamps. >> things i do for a job. >> take one for the team. >> maybe eagles should do that. >> ah, yes talk about they may need some of that cupping after tackling over the last week in general. we will talk bit. all fun and games until someone gets hurt. sound like something your parents used to say. it is now something that doug pederson might say. eagles head coach says days of live tackling at training camp are likely over because the team has suffered a rash of injuries to key players, for example wide out jordan matthews may be out a few weeks with the left knee injury. here's dougie fresh. >> padded days are not over.

the live tackling drills, will probably be over. i just look at the overall health of the football team. it is not about getting somebody hurt but protecting the guys that are out here. >> if you want to see carson wentz, thinks your chance, rookie quarterback will play most of the second half thursday night when bird host buccaneers in preseason game number one, as you might expect, the kiddies fired up. >> real exciting. it has been a long time coming. we have been out here going against each other for quite sometime. we are ready to face someone else. i'm exited to play in the link and play in front of the fans and i will get my opportunity. >> on to baseball old enough to drive not old enough to drink but old enough to pitch in a major league game. phillies continue their six game west coast trip tonight, they will take on dodgers, and 19 year-old starter, julio eurias first pitch at 10:10. sixers fans watched croatia olympics last night talking about the the moment

he walk in the door today. the reason why, their first real look at dario saric, the 2014 lottery pick had a game saving block in the final seconds to help croatia pull off upset. he had five points, seven board, five assists. he sffed the to stat sheet and made a team very proud right there. >> how about that. >> guy on the other side for spain, rodriguez he had game too. >> i told you, get ready. >> inspired the moment i walk in the door. >> i told you. >> trust the process. well, you know. >> yeah, right. >> always the fan. >> eagles play thursday night. what sit looking like thursday night. >> typically not going to feel like football weather, it will be a steam bath, temperatures in the 90's in the day, 80's at game time but very humid, that is what we're heading for. >> we are heading in to this sticky pattern. it will be with us a while, unfortunately. we had a nice stretch last week. yesterday nice. today nice was sticking despite the cloud cover but we

are heading back to the heat and humidity for mid-august. lets look outside, we will show you what our roof cam looks like and you can see blue skies peeking out. it was a glummy day. we had a few breaks of sun. not the worst day we have seen. cloud cover kept temperatures on the comfortable side. good day for anyone doing work outside. wasn't too hot and sun was not on your back today. sunnies out now and expect to be a pretty beautiful sunset out there so get out and take a peak. storm scan three does show cloud cover eroding, we had more in the way of cloud cover a few hours ago and we are seeing cloud push to the south and east as system producing cloud cover starts to head out to sea, right here producing rain over portions of coastal virginia, back along i-95 corridor today we have been seeing cloud cover associated with that storm, but nothing as far as wet weather for us except one shower that popped up over central delaware. it is all part of the larger path western upper lower over florida, tropical rainfall over 6 inches of rain in portions of florida before

this is all said and done and all this moisture lifting north as this stationary front becomes warm front later in the week, we will tap in the heat and humidity. also, the unsettled pattern. temperatures right now warming up, in areas seeing more sunshine this afternoon. forty-eight in allentown. eighty-three reading. cooler 77 in atlantic city. eighty-one in millville. we can see difference in the dew point. dew points in the lehigh valley and berks county in the 50's, feeling great in musikfest a beautiful night. in the city 68. dew points in the 70's. areas to the south seeing more of that cloud cover. what to expect moving forward again? clouds clear out tonight, most of tonight is quiet. high pressure builds in briefly tomorrow keeping us protect for most of the day and cloud will return tomorrow night into wednesday morning and that warm front tries to lift north wednesday we will see scattered showers and storm and not a ton of sunshine either and thursday is the same story scattered showers and thunderstorms, cloud, sunshine but here is 11:00 o'clock thursday morning, storm is around and

that will continue through thursday evening. we have to watch that as well for that eagles preseason game. here's how it will feel not bad. wednesday we are right back to steamy and then thursday and friday dew points may rise in the mid 70's. it will feel down right- press i have thursday, friday, saturday, making our highs in the low 90's feeling more like upper 90's at times. very warm day. eighty-eight in the city. eighty-four down the shore. we steam up down the shore wednesday and thursday. either day featuring a shower or then are storm. look at how long this pattern sticks a around lower 90's, humid on wednesday with the scattered storms and then thursday, friday, sat the day, sunday, possibly even monday we're in the exact same copy and paste broken record kind of pattern and not really a good one. >> no. >> it will be doldrums of summer once again. >> thanks, kate. a scare on the water today for new owners of the sail boat. they had to escape their burning boat when it caught fire in the chesapeake and

delaware canal near route one. we are told they just bought the boat today in philadelphia and taking it back to maryland when they noticed smoke coming from the floor. they managed to safely get off the boat before it was destroyed by flames. a bottle nose dolphin found it way in the creek in cape may county. it all started saturday night when runner spotted dolphin stuck in the muddy section of the shallow creek. it took a couple of tries but marine mammal stranding center was able to net the dolphin and release it back in the delaware bay by late sunday. well, sixers are giving back to some young fans. >> yes, see big surprise waiting for hundreds of children at a basketball camp. clearing up confusion over a crackdown on distracted driving, what a law maker says he doesn't want to stop drivers from doing behind the wheel, we will explain

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well, over 900 students, in the camden area are getting to take part in the three day youth basketball clinic. >> this is pretty cool, sixers and virtua are sponsoring

their second annual youth basketball clinic, over 100 sixer abe virtue a employee take part in the camp which teaches kids basketball and wellness fundamentals. they get free nike shoes, jersey and backpack but the camp is about much more than just basketball. >> they work hard and master their craft they can achieve great things and that can be through basketball or whatever they want to do in life but showing them that there is something positive out there and you can achieve greatness. >> and be sure to tune in thomas "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen will be their life at the camp on our morning show, it is always fun to watch pat, right. >> oh, yeah. >> i'm sure he has got game. >> he has a nice jump shot. we used to have that going up in the old aba ball, they are fun. >> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >> eye writ "eyewitness news" returns at ten on the cw philly at ten and we are back here on cbs at 11:00.

up next, "cbs evening news captioning sponsored by cbs >> rose: delta down. >> so we're just here, twiddling our thumbs. i have no idea what to do. >> rose: a computer crash grounds one of america's largest airline, leaving thousands stranded. also tonight, a new zika infection in florida, but this one miles north of miami. a new donald trump reads his economic policy off a prompter, promming this: >> there is no other donald trump. >> rose: at the olympics, much ado about cupping. and the special guest who made a bride's wedding. >> hi! this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.