for a string of violent home invasions, tonight police need the public's help finding these two men they were considered armed and dangerous >> breaking his courtroom signs fort first time. jerry sandusky testifies in his quest for a new trial. dealing with the dangerous heat. it's only going to get hotter. staying cool will be a top priority this weekend. i'm ukee washington >> i'm nicole brewer. in for jessica dean. let's get to meteorologist kate bilo, live outside on the sky deck. where it's feeling pretty warm. even at this hour, kate >> even at this hour, you guys are not going to believe what the feels like temperature right now in the city of philadelphia is at 11:00. following a day of sweltering heat and humidity. very little relief overnight. take a quick look at temperatures. i can tell you it feels like a steam bath out here, opening the sky deck door is like opening the oven door. 86 is the current temperature in

philadelphia. 85 in wilmington. it's 80 in reading, allentown is 79. take a look at our heat index right now, 97 is what it feels like right now at 11:00 at night. 97 degrees. that is dangerous heat because we're just going to retain this heat as we head to the weekend and it's going to continue getting hotter. we got to 97. that ties for warmest day of the year, the heat index reach pud 109. tomorrow may have similar temperatures, the heat index may go higher with slightly hiring due points. here are excessive heat warnings and advisories, the pink shaded area shows the entire region over an excessive heat warning for tomorrow. the orangish color you see is the heat advisory. what it's going to feel like both days this weekend when some receive a may return and we'll time out scattered thunderstorms. many are trying struggling

to stay cool in this dangerous heat tonight. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live in logan square on this steamy night. anita? >> reporter: nicole, it is a struggle. you can feel the stickyness tonight. we saw several people jumping into the fountain to try and stay cool, as people try to beat the heat, experts have words of warning. as the temperature rises to feel like it's break, triple digits, it's still muggy and humid not fun. >> reporter: philadelphians are trying to cool down >> stay in air conditioning. of. >> many stood for scoop >> at is franklin fountain in old city >> it's all about the ice cream >> in south philadelphia, these kids treated and dipped cone for a dip in this pool >> it was so hot i wanted to bring the pool out. >> it's all in good fun, expert warn increased temperatures can

raise the risk of injury or illness. city officials say so far four people in philadelphia have died of heat related illness. >> the preventable deaths. >> reporter: that's why the philadelphia corporation for aging hopes to help raise awareness. >> i see a hit line, may i help you. >> reporter: by activating a heat line for extended hours >> we have medical staff here that can help people answer questions about their heat related issues or questions -- problems they might have. >> reporter: they recommend checking in with family members, neighbors, especially the elderly or disabled, keeping temperatures cool when inside >> when they close the windows and run the fan. it's 115, 120 inside your living environment. >> reporter: signs of heat exhaustion can range from severe headaches to kidsness, experts say it can lead to heat stroke which has life-threatening

effects, make sure you're staying cool and hydrated. anita oh cbs3 "eyewitness news." as you mentioned the philadelphia corporation for aging's heat line is now activated. if you or someone you know needs help beating the heat, call 215-765-9040. it is open until midnight. the heat line will also be open saturday and sunday from 8:30 to midnight. meantime philadelphia public pools slated to close for the summer season are now staying open because of the heat. 2013 of the 21 neighborhood pools that were supposed to close will now be open from noon to 5:00 on saturday and sunday. eight pools will be closed due to staffing issues. we'll post a list of locations on our website cbsphilly.com. philadelphia police identify two suspects in frightening robberies targeting asian business owners and they want the public's help. here are the suspects police are

vying to find, norman and anthony campbell. both men are known to them at my take a look. the suspects have been targeting asian owned biases with residents above the shops. the suspect threaten their victims at gunpoint, tide them up and robbed them. >> both males currently have warrants against them. we're trying to gather mower information, they're considered armed and dangerous, we're not quite sure of the whereabouts. we're hoping the public can come forward with information on where these individuals may be >> here's another look at the suspects if you know where they are, you're urged to contact philadelphia police. officials are now offering a $10,000 reward in the shooting of a 6-year-old, that little boy is fighting for his life after being caught in the cross fire in germantown, mahaj brown was sitting in a car with his godfather when a gun battle broke out on the 500 block of

ashley street. the little boy was shot several times with an assault rifle. >> he just took a lot. his little body was riddled with bullets. i just -- i just can't believe it. they have no regard for anybody's life. let alone a child's life. >> police believe two rival groups were shooting at each other. the violence comes just days after another 6-year-old, a little girl was shot just a mile away. police are also offering a $10,000 reward in that case. former penn state assistant jerry sandusky takes the stand seeking a new trial. he claims his lawyers bunk he willed his 2012 trial in which he was found guilty of sexually abusing ten boys. of "eyewitness news" greg argos traveled for the story. >> reporter: did jerry sandusky receive effective counsel during his 2012 trial for child molestation charges? tonight we're hearing from his

trial attorney joe amendla. what he says prevented effective counsel >> we didn't have time. >> reporter: that's the basis for why his 2012 trial attorney says he was not able to provide an effective defense for the former penn state assistant football coach. >> we were effective was he because we weren't give sufficient time. if we had sufficient time, we could have developed. >> reporter: friday he testified in a hearing which could lead to a new trial. first to speak for the first time was sandusky himself. >> lindsey is now representing the 72-year-old convicted child sex offender. he has filed a petition for post conviction relief saying sandusky's original trial was botched. since his client did not receive effective counsel from trial defense attorney. >> in this particular case, there were decisions that were made that permitted an innocent man to be prosecuteded. >> reporter: lindsey says those decisions allowing sandusky to

be interviewed without properly preparing the former penn state state football coach. also points out grand jury leaks, waiving the preliminary hearing. and he never testified as reasons for a new trial >> never until today that was able to say i did not do these things. >> reporter: the prosecutors say the 2012 defense was effective and it was to sandusky who had the final say with the decisions that were made at that time. >> i spoke with al lindsey, he is sandusky's current attorney and he tells me this hearing will continue on august 22. we could hear from the original prosecutors. they could take the stand and testify. reporting in center county, greg argos cbs3 eyewitness. . kathleen kane will soon be in the hand of a jury. it's set for monday, kane decided not to testify or put on any defense witnesses.

she said she didn't think the government proved its case, today's testimony started with the reporter whose whose news article is at the art. chris brennan would not say who sent him secret grand jury documents citing pennsylvania shield law. mob boss joe merlino seen here on left is out of jail on five million bail. a judge in. ruled will be on house arrest and wear an ankle monitor. he lives in boca raton and was you have were four dozen members who were arrested and charged last week. assaulting a septa driver, on the route 37 bus on south broad august 3rd, police say the suspect who was county on surveillance video punched the driver, slammed the driver's head on to the dashboard and bit him in the face.

if you recognize this suspect, please contact police. tonight u.s. officials say an american drone strike last month killed an islamic state leader in afghanistan. he died on july 26th last year, the state department designated kahn a global terrorist. in campaign 2016. donald trump is losing ground in battle ground states. hillary clinton released her 2015 taxes and put pressure on trump to do the same. >> come here for a second. >> they put on a united front during rallies in pennsylvania. >> we're raising a lot of money for the republicans. >> reporter: frustrated with trump messaging republicans you wered the rnc to cut off fund to his campaign thursday. trump tried to walk back his comments that president obama and hillary clinton were the founders of isis. >> obviously, being sarcastic. then -- then, but not that sarcastic to be honest.

>> reporter: the republican nominee toured a manufacturing factory and talked with workers in altoona, a republican nominee hasn't won pennsylvania since 1988. >> the only way we can lose in my opinion, i really mean this, pennsylvania, is if cheating goes on. of. >> reporter: a national poll shows clinton opening a wider lead over trump in the battle ground states of colorado, virginia and north carolina, but the race is tighter in florida where clinton has a five point lead. clinton released her 2015 tax return friday and earlier this week, she called on trump to do the same. >> he refuses to do what investigator presidential candidate has done and release his tax returns. >> reporter: clinton's return show as she she and bill made more than $10 million and donated a million to charity most to the clinton family foundation >> we learned hillary clinton will be in philadelphia next week, she'll campaign at west philly high school. do yours open to you public at

11:15, the rally starts at 1:15. a state of emergency is declared in will you describe. still ahead, intense rescue operations are underway. officials fear it could get worse before it gets better. a philadelphia uber driver is heading to rio to watch his son compete in the summer games. how a chance ride and the generosity of strangers are making that trip possible. scientists believe this shark is one of the earth's oldest living animals. they're hoping the discovery could help humans when we come back. ♪

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make an emergency landing late last night. the plane was en route from boston to sacramento when severe turbulence caused the aircraft to drop suddenly and began violently rocking back and forth. the plain was diverted to south dakota where it landed safely. passengers were taken to the hospital and released late this morning. producers have now fired actor thompson gibson from cbs criminal minds following an altercation. gibson was suspended two weeks. of he's played agent for 11 years now. gibson was reprimanded for kicking one of the show's writers aged the two got into a disagreement over a script. details on how the character will exit the show will be announced at a later date. a pilot project is getting underway to improve safety along a stretch of north 5th. beginning tomorrow on 5th for sets of temporary cue shuns.

they want to see if they do as effective a job of slowing down jobs. new signage and road stripes are in place to aid in the flow of traffic. a philadelphia uber driver is going to rio to watch his son compete in the olympics thanks to the generosity of strangers. retired bus driver ellis hill didn't have the money for at the trip to watch his son in person. enter liz. hill picked her up from the airport in july. and she learned about his predicament during a ride to her hotel in mt. laurel. she sit up a gofundme page and ellis is headed to rio >> when he told me he couldn't go to the olympics in rio, i wondered how i would feel as a parent of athletes. >> my god. called a family the family calls me, everybody is hollering and screaming. i mean, sister, mother, everybody is going nuts because

this is the greatest thing since tastykake >> how about that? he'll leave for rio monday. it's his first trip abroad. what a story. that's great. new research found that green land sharks may be the earth's oldest living vertebrae >> most likely 392 years old. given the fact about 122 years. they determined the age by looking into their eyes. >> they could see carbons initially going to the 1960's when bombs were being tested. of we could see the radiation in the eyes, deeper and estimate that it's three to 400 years when these shark were actually born >> scientists hope that through understanding the green land shark's secret to a long life they could possibly help humans when it comes to longevity. >> look into their eyes >> you know a lot about a

person. >> or a shark. >> carbon buried there, something like that. >> kate joins us with the dangerous forecast. >> this forecast is miserable. we got the threat for heavy showers and thunderstorms pretty much every day through the seven-day forecast. after that, it does look like it will start to quiet down as we head towards next weekend. we got problems to deal with. of the one by one one threat being the heat and humidity we're not getting relief overnight. it's not bad night to be outside as long as you take the easy, drink plenty of water, as i mentioned feels like 97 degrees. and bethlehem feels like the upper 80's. of it's not quite as bad. you could see a few folks out there. enjoying the last hours of music fest on main street in bethlehem. of course, it's again going on all week. and it's a huge event. but if you're planning on heading there hydrate and play it safe. that goes for anyplace around

the region this weekend. here's a quick look at the palmyra cove nature park. it's 83 right now. as we look live over the delaware river and showers and storms pretty much fizzled. we can't rule out a stray shower or thunderstorm. especially off to the north but most are missing us to the north, not a big deal. locally just a few clouds and again maybe that stray shower here or had there. let's take a quick look at louisiana where the rain continues and as we said over a foot and a half of rain fallen in parts of that state and just continues following a state of emergency is in effect in very, very dangerous situation for our friends in louisiana. steamy night for us, 81 forecast low that will a break the record for warmest low for tomorrow morning's date of august 13th. we broke the record this morning with a morning low of 81 degrees as well. usually we drop into the 70's. even the 60's this time of year. you can see how far temperatures are skewed above average. the excessive heat warning is in

effect for most of us through sunday as well. a heat advisory for the poconos and these will be in effect all weekend long. tomorrow is 96. but it will feel like 110. the due points heading to the upper 70's, sunday high of 95 will feel like 107. monday a is cool be down never thought feeling like 93 would feel like a cool-down but it will be a little bit of relief. tomorrow scattered thunderstorm off to the north and west. main of these could produce localized downpours. once again sunday afternoon the threat for a skattered storms. very warm at 81. 96 in the city. again feeling like 110, on the sand 92. you're going to be up around 96

degrees possible record breaker in atlantic city. the record is 96. our record for tomorrow is 99. doesn't look like we'll break that but we'll get close, enough sunshine and thunderstorms, the humidity is the big deal. it is swampy outside and feeling like 110 in the next two days. >> thanks, kate. >> coming up next, lesley with sports. of >> still talking about carson wentz and his debut. how did the speed of the game act him? the phillies back at the bank and ryan howard giving jim

phillies re starting a nine-game home, bourjos sends you down cody asche. before the game they honored first base man jim thome. he had the honor of unveiling the plaque. of thome only played three seasons, he hit 101 homers and led the national league in 2003. jake johnson making his citizens bank park. got roughed up but the phillies give him an overlie lead, odubel herrara, say saar fernandez will score. peter bourjos takes care of that. gets a single. he tests the arm with the error right here freddy galvis able to play and phillies take the lead. john gray with the wild pitch,

bourjos is able to score and the fines will have a two run lead. bases loaded for ryan howard, he knew this pitch was gone the moment it left his bat. a grand slam into the rockies bull pen, they're just loving that, ryan 14th career slam and the phillies beat the rockies 10-6. they had a pregame ceremony he hit a double to right field to score brett gardner, 2,086 for alex, the yankees beat the bravers 6-3. the fans tonightly got to see the team in action against the bucks. overall, not a bad first game for doug pederson's squad. the birds team regular season form causing a fumble on opening kickoff. starting offense took three

snaps. birds never look back 17-9 victory and the fan to say giving carson wentz a standing ovation when he entered the game final two minutes last half. 12 of 24 for 84 yards. he did through an interception. how did the speed of the game affect him? >> felt faster. again, it's a game of football. i don't try and make it a big deal. i just go out and play. of i had fun with it. you know things happen faster but it's fun to finally be out here for the first time every. pretty cool >> i believe he can handle it >> looking forward to seeing him next week. thanks,

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