well a fire fighter is hurt during a two alarm fire over anyhow he is doing overnight and how all this unfolded just hours ago. police are investigating a school burglary this morning. we will tell you what they say these two men took while surveillance cameras watched. a top city officials is making strong accusation as begins former fail mayor michael nutter's administration, the spending he is raising questions about and former mayor's choice word for the city controller. good morning it is wednesday, august 17th i'm jim donovan. >> thanks for joining us. i'm brooke thomas. we will tell but that plus what police want to you look out forget expensive bikes back to the wounded warrior project. but first katie says there

is a a break in the humidity coming. meisha is keeping a track on your roads. >> happy hump day. already this morning we have a down tree, and an accident, and water main break a lot going on. i swear this week has been so busy in the world of travel. >> what i day is it again. >> i know, hump day. >> i have a high tolerance for hot weather but yesterday was amazing. >> i thought it was amazing. it was best day out identify in a while for me. >> wow. >> you know i have a higher tolerance. i'm from the 07e degrees to 115. >> well, we're definitely not acclimated to that. you know, in terms of really for philadelphia it is on the the way here. we will see dew points dropping off. how about those thunderstorms last night responsible for a couple power outages, in fact, we can see three hour loop. that quick little line that rumbled through. i heard a loud clap of thunder a at my house.

i'm not sure what time it was but first thing that goes through my head is don't wake up the babies, right. if it did wake you up it is out of here. we are seeing storm scan clearing out. 81 degrees at philly international. mid 07's around the suburbs to the north and west right now and in the lower 80's through southern new jersey as well as delaware out toward palmyra, 78 the current temperature. as the day progresses we are expecting we will still at least flirt with or hit 90-degree mark around the city. partly sunny skies, not quite as humid. i'm not saying it will feel crisp like fall time out there today but it is certainly going to be better by comparison. a little less harsh in terms of the mugginess maybe a left over then are storm at some point. >> i heard it this morning as well. so, hence down trees and all that stuff we will be seeing. >> katie, thanks very much. the vine street expressway is closed, lets take the vine, westbound is just opening right now in the eastbound side, this all within 20

minutes. just know it was posted between schuylkill and broad and westbound is opened for sure. we will see about the eastbound side when that opens. 202 northbound at gulf road two left lanes were blocked, it looks like that might be clearing out of our way right now on 202, great news for those in and around that area the route one northbound, this is at wissohickon that right lane is still block, you can see crews flashing lights that will the in the slow you down. no one is out there except for crews but just make note it is out there as we push toward that 5:00 o'clock hour. also an accident at park drive, we have got down tree coming up in, zero minutes. jim, over to you. a fire fighter is hurt battling a two a alarm fire in south philadelphia. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is live with the very latest, jan, what can you tell us. >> reporter: brooke and jim, good morning, that is right. we are told one fire fighter had to be taken to jefferson hospital this morning. a man in his 60's, however he is in stable condition this morning. that is good news.

meanwhile here on the scene you can see dozens of philadelphia fire fighters still here at broad and wharton. the fire is under control but crews have been working on hot spots. take a look at these photos. here's what neighbors woke up to in south philadelphia just after 1:00 a.m. woman living across the street, snapped these pictures for "eyewitness news" as she grabbed her purse and ran outside she called 911. fire fighters were fast. first truck was rolling up to the burning row home as she was on the phone. now crews encountered heavy smoke, flames and took them a couple hours to get this two alarmer under control. crews were busy making sure everyone was out of the building and no would be needed rescue. fire commissioner tells thus row home that caught fire this morning is an occupied home, but no one was at home at the time. eyewitnesses recall kay uses when this fire started, some even report seeing, lightening and hearing sirens and horns. lets take a listen. >> i was sleeping. i thought there was a fighting

on at broad street because usually is there people yelling and shouting at all times of the night and then just found it urgent so i jumped up, looked outside window and there was a guy like tapping his car, screaming, wake up, wake up, and everybody, there is like just knocking on all of the doors along the block. >> the heat is really still hot out here. even after the storm it is not as hot as it was but it takes a toll. they have been working. i was down here. on sunday we had three fires going at the same time across the city. so our fire fighters are medics working in this heat for almost a week now and it takes its toll. hard to stay hydrated out here doing this every night. >> reporter: you heard there the commissioner talking about the brutal heat that crews have been dealing with the past week. now fire fighter who was injured was taken to jefferson we're told for smoke inhalation and overheating. you can see here that fire fighters are working in humid,

hot conditions but they have a lot of water and ice here on the scene to help them with that. now here on the scene no word on how many people are difficulties laced in those adjacent buildings, fire marshall is investigating the official cause of the fire. right now it is much too early to determine whether lightening was a cause of the fire. we will update you. live from south philadelphia jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". jim and brooke back inside to you. the flames broke out on the 300 block of west 21st street shortly before 9:00 last night. fire crews noticed a woman trying to get out from the up are floor window. she was taken to crozer-chester medical center for treatment. fire was under control a short time later. a family in middletown, delaware is homeless after lightening, did this, it all happened during thunderstorms late monday night there is damage throughout the home, lightening strike sparked a

fire and tear siding off house to put out fire burning underneath. >> we will need a new roof, we will need new siding, all of the gutters were blown off, the whole house, may likely need to be rewired. >> despite that safety experts say inside your home is one of the safest places to be during a thunderstorm. they suggest avoiding cord phones, metal doors, windows and anything that conducts electricity. well, camden county police hope you can catch the men who broke in the school. surveillance video shows the two suspects in the forest hill school on may 29th. police say two took cash, electronics, drug computers from the rooms up side the school. if you have any information camden county police want to hear from you. their tip line is (856)757-7042. police in tinicum township are looking for a thief who took $37,000 in bicycles, from the wounded warrior project. the those bikes look like the ones you see here, the theft happened late last week at renaissance philadelphia airport hotel.

that is in the 500 block of stevens drive-in delaware county. police say a u-haul truck carrying nine bikes plus equipment was taken. truck has arizona tag ad21774. if you see it, call police. former philadelphia a mayor michael nutter controller alan butt variety is a liar, snake and hipocrit after butkovitz a accused former nutter official of a financial miss management. butkovitz say desiree peterkin-bell used the mayor's fund as a slush fund. peterkin-bellies former chair of the fund that gets money from the philadelphia marathon. city controller said she spent more than $100,000 on trips, hotel rooms for city officials for papal visit but did not provide receipts or invoices. >> it is extraordinarily dangerous, completely unacceptable and it is particularly concerning in an administration that hallmark was transparency and honesty.

>> now nutter responded to a butkovitz in a statement saying quote there is no truth in what he says, every expenditure was proper and for an approved purpose, and nutter says that the controller never brought up those concerns with him. by the end of the day pennsylvania will have a new attorney general. kathleen kane is resigning after a jury convicted her of perjury and obstruction. in a brief statement she wrote i have been honored to serve the people of pennsylvania and wish them health, safety in all their days, end quote. former montgomery county district attorney bruce castor, who kane appointed to be her number two last spring, will replace her. >> once the jury has spoken, it becomes difficult for any law enforcement officer to have credibility. >> a judge will sentence kane october 24th, she faces at least seven years behind bars and a fine. her lawyer is saying they plan to appeal. well, happening today several folcroft police officers will be honor add

boro council's inly meet ago monk them officer christopher dorman and dave pea ate tro. they will be first officers to receive commendations of valor, dorman was injured back in june when he was shot seven times this is line of duty. the other exchanged gunfire with the suspects to save dorman's life. wait until you see what happened when a man was trying with his daughter to universal studios in florida. >> yes, rocks fell from the sky or so it seems. we will show you incredible scene this dash cam video captured moments before and it explains where the rocks came from. the u.s. military putting on a show today in the skies above atlantic city, we will tell you just how many people organizers are expecting for one of the cities biggest events of the year. stay with

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some scary moment for a man and his daughter as they were driving from the florida turnpike to orlando for a day at universal studios. rocks that seemed to come from no where smashed in their windshield. they thought it was concrete the but when they pulled over to look at debris it was lime rock that lime rock fell from the truck that flipped over on the overpass, above them. troopers say that the truck driver drove too quickly along the curve flipping truck and spilling the roxanne man and his daughter were not hurt. u.s. gymnastics team had a strong performance on day 11 of the rio olympic. simone biles had five medals, four gold and those four make her a record breaker, the first american female gymnast to do so, in a single olympics games. speaking of record breaking, jennifer took bronze in the women's 1500 meters making her the first american to medicine will in that competition. here are the medal standings now, u.s. is up to 84, 28 are gold, china is

second overall with 51, 17 gold, great britain has 50 overall and 19 gold. >> team u.s.a. one of the atlantic city's biggest event of the year is taking place in the skies above. >> the 14th annual atlantic city air show happens today and includes demonstrations from all branches of the military, about 400,000 people are expect to watch the show, medical personnel will be there, and cooling stations have been set up to help people deal with the heat. walked outside this morning, at 2:30 and i said i just walk into a bowl of soup. >> is that right. >> it felt like that to me. >> it is better then it was yesterday. >> yes. >> is that possible. >> i will tell you, i was stunned yesterday. >> welshing i'm glad. >> where i walk from. >> what? >> some people enjoy this. >> yes. >> you are one of the few. >> better than what i'm used to. >> i'm glad that it worked for

you, but you know it is starting to drop on the dew points, and -- >> it just doesn't work for everybody else. >> exactly, i didn't want to say that. but lets show what you is going on, a nice wide zoom of storm scan. atmosphere is not cleaned out just yet. what you want to see is a cold front clear the coast, how that dry, very much cooler air, to settle in, and just bring more relief. now, that hasn't quite happened, there is obviously still moisture to work with. we have a line of clouds, the front hasn't completely cleared but it is better then yesterday was when it comes to the thermometer and also, the humidity. lets talk tropics very quickly here. we have a depression number six right now. it is far out over opened waters of the atlantic, at this point still in the expected to have any direct impact at the coastline but worth the mention because we are approaching heart of the hurricane season and things will get more active here in the the days ahead. with that said lets bring it

back stateside and look at how the rest of the day will fair, as it is still hot. we will hit 90 degrees. it is dropping off and not feeling crisp like a fall day out there but it is better then what it was. partly sunny skies are the theme all day. tonight there could be a shower or then are storm, scattered in nature but still possible south of the city. we will look forward in the forecast, it is interesting, upper 80's never felt so good isn't that funny. regardless a couple pop up storms along the way here and a return of the humidity comes this weekend. >> katie, thanks very much. looking outside we have construction still lingering, 202 north bound at gulf road two left lanes blocked here. crews out here causing too many slow downs but it is there as we start to push toward 5:00 o'clock hour. that will build a bit. we were closed between schuylkill and broad on the vine. westbound side, clearly opened. eastbound side quickly follows suit. eastbound side you are now opened as well on the vine. we are looking good there. we have an accident here 95

south at girard. you cannot see it but it is pulled off to the shoulder. we have an accident right around here. you can see vehicles going by. clearly in the slowing you down at all. but when it is still dark make note it is out there and if it lingering, out there we necessity it will start to slow you down. down tree in lower more land between river view vote and lafayette road. all lanes block. you will to have use youngsford road is your best bet. jim and brooke, back over to you. as mosquito season continues we are learning about just how concerned people are about the spread of the zika virus. >> we will tell what you a new survey found that may be worry some for governmental agencies charged with containing the virus, stay with

despite the number of zika virus cases most americans don't think they or loved one will get. this is from the latest cbs news poll which shows 64 percent of people polled

are very or somewhat concerned, about a large out break. even so, most don't think it is likely that they or a family member will get zika. also most americans, another 64 percent, just don't think the federal government is adequately prepared for a large out break of zika. well, time is 4:50. time for a check on business news. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the new york stock exchange, good morning, jill, business is booming at home depot, sales are soaring, can you break down for us what is behind it. >> reporter: so home depot reported record sales last quarter, jumped 9 percent and home improvements stores like home depot just have in the been as impacted by a huge increase in on line shopping as we have seen from other retailers. customers still like to physically see paint colors, furniture, a plainses before they buy. >> i'm one of them. go in for a can of paint and come out a hundred dollars poorer. >> yes, nice colors.

>> bold colors. >> yes. >> ford i understand is getting in the self driving business? when can we see them soon. >> reporter: well, ford says it will have self driving cars on the road within the next five years, so the cars, they will look a lot different. they will have have no steering wheels, gas pedals or brake, but fully autonomous but they are designed for ride hailing or ride sharing services. ford will roll out self driving cars for personal ownership later on. >> okay. that is interesting. i'm scared of that though. thanks, jill. after days after being stuck inside with the ac cranked up, we will get a break from the humidity. >> katie has a preview of her forecast. hi katie. >> it is not necessarily very crisp but it is better then it has been. we will take what we can get. it continues to transition

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welcome back. before the storms moved through the area spruce street harbor people were busy, enjoying the park's ride, what a fun spot to go to at this time of the year. ahh, i have yet to actually get into one of those hamhooks. someone is always in them. within of these taste i will get to it. we are off to a relatively quiet start if those storms woke you up in the middle of the night. they woke me up. those have long since retreated. we are left with moon light. we will take you outside to sky scam three, beautiful, live look, from our very own station headquarters, rooftop camera taking this shot. moon is scheduled to set officially right around 5:20 so it is starting to drop over the horizon. watching it closely enough you can see it setting right before your very eyes. you can see it move but you have to be an eagle eye for that. lets take a short look at storm scan three devoid of any storms but there could be another shower or then are storm that popped up later tonight and south of the city.

we always talk about dew points when we talk difference in humidity. lower that number more comfortable it is. we're still in the 70's nearing 80 in dover. it is still humid but it is better than it was yesterday and it will continue to feel that way as day goes on. the those numbers will drop off the at least a little bit. we will level off this afternoon at 65 degrees on the dew point. technically it is still hot, high hits 90, at this point excessive heat warning and advisories they have all since expired. that is good news. we are transitioning from the worst of that heat. >> and next week, on tuesday i saw 83. first time i sought it was going down, yes. >> okay, good. >> construction near 202 northbound at gulf road two left lanes block. crew is still out there but still looking very quiet around 202. we are looking good there. first live look at new jersey 42 freeway north bound at creek road, if you a approach 295 looking good, looking very slow, and slow in terms of the

on the good side of slow. we are looking good there. 422 westbound past trooper. we are looking good here a lot of early risers on 422 but clearly everyone still traveling at or around posted speed. look the at when those cloud, that is gorgeous. soon enough we will see that sun start to rise up, and i would a zoom you have to pack your sunglasses just in case. fire department activity here south broad street in both directions at wharton street lanes blocked there and fire department is on the scene so just a head up there, jim, over to you. well, coming up next on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" latest on the fire in south philadelphia that sent a fire fighter to the hospital. also ahead we will tell but a shake up in republican presidential nominee donald trump's campaign. we will show you major changes he made over have night. wild fire continues to burnout of control in california where we're back at the top of the hour, stay with us.

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a two alarm fire in south philadelphia takes hours to get under control and send one fire fighter to the hospital. we're live with neighbors who described the chaos, plus we have got an update from the fire commissioner. and today is pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane's last day, on the job. also fall out from her recent convictions is reaching the presidential campaign. we will tell you more about her replacement in a moment. it is thunder and lightening that woke you up overnight? mother nature put on quite a show while we slept but storm scan three shows most has moved out to sea. katie says it will be less humid and more comfortable. hall lou use, it is wednesday,

august 17th, good morning i'm jim donovan. >> and i'm brooke thomas. the bucks county has 1400 outages. we will keep an eye on. that the katie and meisha are keeping an eye on everything going on outside this morning. >> we've got fire department activity out there, a lot of construction, accidents that are still out there, some of which are clearing, and one clears, two more pop up. >> busy. >> you why, it is busy for sure. >> we saw in storm scan the storms have retreated. it is debris on the road, obviously power outages. people waking up trying to get their car out of their garage in some instances but regardless at least worst of this is now out of here. we will tally up 90 plus degree days, we are looking back at last couple years here we are tallying them up, we will be pretty much on par to actually reach 2011 levels here when we hit 33, of 90 or above. we still have work to do if we challenge from what we saw last year but