>> this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". a deadly earthquake rattles central italy. the powerful 6.2 quake struck in the middle of the night, reducing several towns to rubble while people slept.

now the race is on for survivors, good afternoon, i'm brooke thomas. >> i'm jim donovan. blamed for more than 07 deaths and officials fear the death toll will rise, in umbria 50 miles northeast of rome, correspondent set don't reports fromamezega trees with the latest. >> carried young girl to safety after pulled from the rubble, the earthquake jolted many awake, flattens homes, and trapped people and collapsed structures. it struck just after 3:30 this morning, one town clock stopped marking the time. dazed residents woke to find parts of these rural communities level, in some cases walls were crack open or destroyed. this woman says a wall fell next to her but luckily didn't hit her. >> remote mountain us region, area where italians, in particular, come to vacation. one of the main issues at this point is just getting heavy

equipment in to sift through some of this rubble, and of course the ambulances in to try to get those wounded out. about 8 miles from amatrice, they waited for rescuers, to dig outloved ones burried under the rubble. this man says no one has gone there yet. they sealed off the area, and kicked us out. at the vatican pope francis skipped his traditional cathykim victims, prayed for the victims of the earthquake, instead. >> and we're following breaking news this noon, multiple accounts report the american university of afghanistan in kobul is under attack. cbs news reports, several american professors are inside, along with possibly hundreds of student. eyewitnesses say they have heard gunshots and a blast, which they think may be the gate of the university being

blown open. we will have more details as we learn them, any time on cbsphilly.com. of course full report on "eyewitness news" beginning at 5:00. in other news this noon, police are searching for the man they say assaulted several women while riding a bike in south philadelphia. our greg argos is live in queen village with details on the assault, and the description of the suspect. greg? >> reporter: and, jim, that's right, very scary situation, police say over the past four weeks, or so, there have been four attacks here in philadelphia, two right here in the washington square east neighborhood, two more on the east passyunk neighborhood. and here is the suspect's mo. police say he rides up on a bike, spots a woman late at night walking home or walking on the sidewalk, he rides up on his bike, grabs her, then speeds off. >> the video shows the sexual assault happening quick, a man on this bike, grabs a woman, while she is walking down the street. then speeds off. >> just terrible. >> and in august alone the

philadelphia police special victims unit say four different sexual assaults by the same suspect, on the same bike, two in the washington square west neighborhood. >> really pretty terrifying, because this is a neighborhood that is considered to be very safe. >> and two other in east passyunk. in all four cases, the suspect assaulted his victims while riding the bike between 10:00 p.m., 2:00 a.m., victims describe him as young latino male, black heart, five-four, five-six in height, riding mountain bike. neighbors say they're on guard, may change their daily routine because of the attacks. >> i mean, my dog with me, and her last walk is at 9:30, 10:00 at night. so i have my dog with me, and less likely to go alone. i mean, i usually go with my husband, but i would be less likely to not make him go with me. >> reporter: right now, there have not been any arrests, and we are expecting to hear from philadelphia police and

investigators about this case. later on this afternoon, as soon as we have that information, we will of course pass it along to you. but right now once again, no arrests in this case. liver here at ninth and lombard, greg argos, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> thanks a lot, greg. philadelphia police are searching for a man in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend's former partner, during apparent break-in in west philadelphia. it happened just after midnight last night on the 800 block of north monteros street. police say the woman, her current partner, two children, were inside, when the woman's 33 year old exboyfriend, and the father of those two children, got in through a window. >> as they're inside the house, they hear him coming through the second floor window. he enters into the front bedroom, where the new boyfriends is, and he starts fighting with the female first, he then start fighting with the new boyfriend, at some point a gun is pulled, we don't know who pulled that gun at this point. >> once police find that boyfriend, they say they want to find out who fired the shot and if the shooting was

justified. >> judge republican candidate donald trump is hosting rally in tampa florida in less than an hour, later today he'll campaign in mississippi. meanwhile, trump is suggesting he's open to softening his stand against illegal immigration. trump made the remarks while taping a town hall meeting in austin, texas. now, in the past, trump has threatened to deport the $11 million people who are in the u.s. illegally. meanwhile, democratic candidate, hillary clinton, greeted supporters, after a california fundraiser last night. her campaign is dealing with an associated press report, that claims that more than half the people with private interests who met clinton while she was secretary of state, donated money to clinton's foundation. the clinton campaign calls the ap's number flawed and distorted. >> all right, we're enjoying another comfortable summer day, full of sunshine, mild temperatures today. >> let's get first look at the forecast with justin who is

live on the cbs-3 skydeck. >> good afternoon, guys, that's right this morning we had another morning with temperatures in the 50's, and a loft suburbs, now starting to warm up a little bit. clouds mixed with sunshine, another great afternoon, to head outside. because we will slowly bring back that typical august summertime heat and humidity in the forecast. but check it out. compared to yesterday at this time, we're about anywhere from two to 6 degrees warmer, so there is the gradual warming trends coming at us. 81 degrees current number in the lehigh valley, allentown, trenton, wilmington upper 70s currently in south jersey along the shore, feels pretty good in some of the suburbs, 82 degrees already in palmyra, new jersey, and in mt. holly. now, the dew point temperature up around 60 degrees, still, that is not bad for this time of year, usually six a kind of that threshold, where it starts to feel really humid. not there yet. so, conditions pretty pleasant to be outside once again through this afternoon, that changes tomorrow. storm scan3, nothing happening, just some clouds popping up, just due to the daytime heating, that's about

it, no threat of any rain. on our way up to 86 degrees this afternoon for philadelphia, couple of degrees above average, near 80 at the shore, great looking beach day over the next few days, upper 70s in the poconos, we'll make a run at 90 degrees temperatures, and threat for shower, thunderstorm, talk about that when it arrives in a few more minutes, brooke, jim, back over to you. >> thanks, justin. >> temple university welcomes the class of 2020 and student are moving in in record breaking numbers. >> a record shattering 5100 temple university freshman and transfer student set to arrive on campus. "eyewitness news" reporter alex hoff live on temple campus in north philadelphia with this story. hey, alex? >> reporter: high there, guys. i guess what a fun and exciting day for everyone out here, as you mention, this is record breaking year for temple university, welcome ago record number of new students, at 5100. >> that familiar sound after fresh start. >> today day two of temple

university move in for first year student, 1600 student moving in today. >> this is the largest incoming class from temple university history, ryan yost now, part of it. >> i've been looking forward to it for a long time all summer, finally here, i can't believe it. >> ryan family travels from limerick, pennsylvania, with heavy load and mix of excitement and nerves. >> your name? >> ryan. >> nice to meet you. >> just like that, he's home. >> looks really nice. nice and big and very exciting. it is good. >> he's my baby, so this is the last one i'm sending off. so i think it will be a pretty emotional day for me. >> emotions by those who will soon share just about everything. >> i can't want to decorate my dorm, get everything ready. getting a little nervous, but everybody's in the same boat. >> perhaps more nervous than any student, mom, yes. >> well, she is the baby, and she is the last one to go. so a little hard. i want her to be, you know, i

want her to do well, and she will. she will. >> you know, i know what my dad is thinking right now, where were these orange carts when he was moving me into the dorm in connecticut? i remember him with a tv on his head, and box of hair products and make up and walking up all of the stems. but very exciting student here at temple university. alexandria hoff, reporting live, back to you guys. >> thanks, alex. yes, where were those orange carts? >> i don't know, i lived at home. >> did you? >> uh-huh. hey, free home cooked meals every day. coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> it is a sickening site. oh, and a jersey waterway that comes with a even more sickening smell. we'll tell you why that mess got there. >> and how a symbol of hate on a trash can turned into a work of art, that is being repeated over and over again. we'll be r

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thousands every dead fish are actually float being at monmouth county creek, leaving a very bad smell. the new jersey department of environmental protection says it started late last week in keansburg, they blame depleted oxygen levels in the creek and say this actually happened last year, around the same time. officials say they're working to dispose of them, but the strong smell is still lingering, there, right now. in other news, five of the bikes stolen last week from the wounded warriors project have been recovered and one person is in custody.

the bikes are like the ones you see here, they were recovered last night from a home in northeast philadelphia, worth some $37,000. and stolen from hotel near philadelphia international airport on august 15th. well, a delaware county woman chooses a message of love in response to vandalism in her neighborhood. >> that's right. now she is inspiring others to do the same. jan carabeo has the story. >> esther, never expected to encounter hate so deep in havertown. >> guy just i guess didn't think people were that hateful. >> but last friday, esther woke up to this. at some point overnight, someone spray painted a swastika on her trash can, her family and her community were horrified. >> i was completely shocked. i couldn't believe it. >> esther reported a hateful vandalism to police, and said the only one tagged, one might assume she would lead the

charge to find the cuprite, but she had different idea. >> i called my neighbor, and and he reminded me that love always triumphs mate. my neighbor drove by, she said oh, put a smile face on it. >> and she did one better, esther turned hateful symbol into a piece of art, encouraged her havertown neighbors to do the same. she walked door-to-door with letters, and her daughters helped request on social media. paint something on your trash can, esther wrote on facebook, we can in our little way turn symbol of hate into something beautiful. >> within minutes, people were outside, and they were painting their trash cans. >> post has been like close to 1500 times, and shared across the country. >> in san francisco, a synogogue actually used this story as their service. >> she has also received dozens of photos like these from friends who have answered the call, and support from neighbors, like he and his mom. >> the flowers i painted. >> there is no place for hate

anywhere. but there is a special place for no hate here. >> they hope this serves as reminder for all. >> takes small, small act of goodness to make you feel better. >> now, cents at the has got messages from canada and ireland, too, she says, she can't open her phone right now without seeing more photos of beautiful painted trash cans sped g the message of love. jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> what a great story. still ahead on "eyewitness news". >> most of us will admit we can't live without our cell phones. everyone except for jim donovan. he is good at this. but what we may not know about our phones could be taking a toll on our bodies. we'll explain. hey, justin? >> good afternoon, hope you're enjoying the break from the heat and humidity, because it is returning to typical summer like conditions in our forecast, we'll let you know when it arrives, how long it sticks around, coming up in eyewitness weather.

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>> have you heard of text neck? >> that's neck pain or stiffness from having your head bent forward while looking at your phone. looking down puts pressure and strain on neck and back muscles, and with ever present technology, there are a few ways to prevent the pain. doctors suggest moving your phone to eye level, so you can see it in front of you, and that would relieve that pressure. >> are you on your phone a lot? >> not that much. enough, though. >> you're messing up my phone. half the time i don't even know what's on there. >> you're like my dad. what did you do back in the day without cell phones? you survived. >> exactly. your father is a very smart

man. >> old school. i don't think he even knows how to text. what are we looking at here? >> your father and i are cut from the same clock. >> put the phones down, enjoy the nice wet they are afternoon, because not bad for a late august, but things go downhill little as far as heat and humidity goes. typical summertime stuff coming back at us, down the shore good beach day, really the next several days, awesome weather if you have plans to hit the shore, jersey shore, delaware beaches, all in good shape, and jealous of these people out on the beach enjoying nice afternoon. ocean conditions looking pretty good. pretty calm. always make sure your lifeguards are on duty. later next weekends, this upcoming weekend, next week, we will be seeing increase in rip current most likely. so little bit more dangerous conditions, at the shore next week. temperatures though right now, comfortable, low 80s for the inland spots, near 80 at the shore in wildwood, 81 up in al tone un -- allentown, 75 mount pocono. move in closer to the inland, wind just little more out of the south, now, we have the cbsphilly.com breeze, ocean at

74, stone harbor at 80 as well as ocean sit. humidity levels not feeling bad this afternoon. tomorrow, we call it steamy, little bit more uncomfortable. feel the difference. friday will be the worse of it, oppressive feel to the air. and then by the weekend the humidity starts to back off little bit. temperatures still still stay on the warm side, above average over the next several days. high pressure over he is right now keeping us nice and dry, lot of sunshine, showers out near the ohio valley, chicago, cold front that's going to work its way eastward, a lot of the showers will break up, not a lot of moisture with it, have a chance for shower or storm coming in on friday. but, very isolated chance, don't cancel outdoor plans. until then looks good, shore forecast, 80 tomorrow, sunshine, more humid at 83, warm it up to 86 friday. we keep it dry. good stretch going. sunshine continues into the weekend. prime time tropical activity, watching one storm system, over the leward islands, that's bears watching really over the next few days, tracks toward potentially florida over the next five days, so

this is tropical storm gaston, still winds at 70 miles per hour, again, that should stay out over the open waters of the atlantic. this is the storm we will watch. right now low pressure system. over time forecast models do take it up toward the bahamas, potentially into southern florida on that track. still it could go little further to the south and west, maybe make turn to the north. that bears watching. for the southern part of the us. back home though, high pressure keeps us nice and dry. here's the front i was talking about. comes in our area, friday, thursday night, friday, maybe a shower, chance is pretty small, when it does is push out the humidity, but pattern starting to warm up. we had cool couple of days, but now we get the ridge of high pressure over us for the end of the week, we got some heat building over the mid-atlantic, specially friday, sticks around for the weekend, drops back down to little bit to the south, next week, but 86 degrees, couple every degrees above average, pretty comfortable, then tonight, 67, still comfortable, lower humidity, extended forecast up to 88 tomorrow. humid, friday, the hottest day

at 92. so, still hot for the weekend, upper 80s, but, maybe levers start to drop. next week still have chance of shower highs 80s. summer not giving up yet. still holding strong. >> we'll take

>> coming up later on "eyewitness news" at five, released from prison, retrial after serving almost 25 years behind bars. today anthony wright meets the

jurors who made the decision to set him free. we'll have it for you at the meeting. cat in russia now new mother, to a baby monkey. >> the director of a russian zoo worried the baby monkey which had been abandoned by his mother might die, so the monkey was introduced to the director's family cat. who has never had kit ons, best part. kad adopted him, always on the cat's back. eventually, the monkey will return to the zoo. >> oh, look at that. what an end of a day for us. yikes. >> that's "eyewitness news" at noon, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas. for justin and all of us here, thanks for watching. >> and "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00. we're always on line at cbsphilly.com. the young and the restless is next. >> ♪

i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. michael hayden: if he governs consistent with some of the things he said as a candidate, i would be very frightened. gillian turner: he's been talking about the option of using a nuclear weapon against our western european allies. max boot: this is not somebody who should be handed the nuclear codes. charles krauthammer: you have to ask yourself, do i want a person of that temperament controlling the nuclear codes? and as of now, i'd have to say no. [bill o'reilly sighs]

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