violence. now, they're offering a reward. >> this morning another strong after shock slams central italy. thousands are homeless. rescue crews continue to look for survivors, but hopes are fading. >> these are racist ideas, race bathing ideas. >> presidential candidate, racially charged campaign ideas on the campaign trail. >> she lies. and she paint decent americans, you, as racist. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> i appreciate those matching outfits, right? >> james corden has lost his minds. >> there is a lot to show you, we'll have that later in the broadcast.

>> lauren, will we be singing about the forecast today? >> oh, i hope so, because i love me some brittany. >> oh, geez. >> singing about the upcoming weekend, maybe not today, because we are off to mild and humid start, remember, on monday, it was a nice cool crisp start to the weekend. well, closing on a hot and humid note, temperature already at 75 degrees, in philadelphia, mild temperatures all across the region to start you out on a friday morning. 69 degrees right now in mount pocono, 75 degrees in dover, temperature change over the last 24 hours, we're significantly warmer even from this time yesterday morning, on the order of about five to 10 degrees. and later today, shorts and t-shirts will be required, but, might need umbrella in certain places over the next couple of hours. storm scan3 showing us we do have little isolated shower, traversing it way over montgomery and chester counties. pottstown seeing light rainfall coming down right now. future weather showing us as we head into the next couple of hours, couple of showers try to work their way across the i95 corridor. by lunchtime all of the rain

is out of here. so clouds, and spring toll start. as we head into the second half of the day decrease in clouds, heat and humidity will be staying with us, high temperatures topping up around 93 degrees, as we head into the second half of the day. so, as we head into the up upcoming weekend, will the humidity stick around with us? coming up. >> there you go, 84 where we should be for this time of year. almost 10 degrees above average today. just less than an hour away from sunrise. disable vehicle, this is eastbound on the vine, the onramp to broad street. so little bit of slow go right around that. but speeds looking good on the vine street expressway both directions. this is cottman avenue, southbound, looking at the tail light, northbound headlight here, still, the street lights are out on the curve here but still speeds looking good, volume starts to increta -- increase a little bit. route one northbound slowing down little bit. something could be going on or maybe increase in volume as we check it out northbound on the blue route.

forty-two freeway in good shape, both directions, inbound, traffic light, no problems right now. about to clear up or supposed to be at 53:00 this morning, this is 95 southbound construction zone at church man's road to the delaware service area. so hopefully that gets cleaned up in the next few minutes, still construction zone going on northeast he can tension, southbound between lansdale-mid-county the right lane remains blocked. that's a look at your ride, brooke, we send it back over to you. >> happening today, vice president joe biden is visiting wilmington, delaware to discuss an amtrak expansion. biden is expected to announce a new investment in the rail service, including completion of the hornel amtrak contract. biden has long history of being champion for sustaining and growing amtrak service, he road the train from washington from his home every dane since becoming send nor 1972. speaking of amtrak, having some changes at 30th street train station. >> decades old flip board may soon be going digital. say it isn't so.

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at 30th street station, where some travelers say they're not looking forward to the change and i'm among them, justin. >> really? >> yes. >> reporter: jim, brooke, i'm sorry to say that it is so. it is changing. but not now, but very soon, this sign here will flip it last flap and travelers here at 30th street including you, jim, will have to track your trip using a state-of-the-art digital display. now most of us just know it as the amtrak sign. but in the industry, it is called a passenger information display, or silary board, named for the company that manufactures them. this one here believed to date back to at least the early 80s, and perhaps as popular for it function as its features specially that flipping sound. no word on if the new digital display will carry over the sound, but in recent years, amtrak officials say that this display is harder to fix, with

fewer parts to find, part that can also be pricy. amtrak promises new signs will be easier to read, and will benefit travelers with disabilities. digital displays have already been rolled out at other amtrak stations including washington, d.c. and baltimore new york penn station and philly will be next. as you might imagine, and just heard, there are mixed reviews about this. >> this is kind of traditional. i hate to see it go because it has been here for so many years. but time mars on. >> for me it doesn't really matter. as long as it works, as long as it shows the trains coming and going, that's what the people want to know. >> the history of the board is not lost on amtrak, especially not its employees, customers who use the station all the time are familiar with it, so we certainly will take that into account. >> reporter: so like it or not, that sign won't be here for much longer. but, no word on just exactly when amtrak plans to replace that sign, as for where the sign may end up, once it is

out of here, possibly a museum, but amtrak says they haven't figured that part out of this yet. live at 30th street station, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news", brooke, jim, back into you, and sorry, jim. >> i find the clicking sound very comfort being, when i am waiting for a train. >> do you want to buy it? >> i don't know if it will fit into my condo, but i'll try it. >> cool idea. thanks, justin. >> happening today, tickets go on sale to get a look inside prince's private home and studio, pacely park in minnesota, will open for daily tours starting october 6. tours will include the studios, where prince recorded his biggest hits, thousands of artifact from his personal archives will also be on display. >> well, the time now 5:36. in business news this morning, how spending money may save you money. >> and it is the speech wall street is paying attention to today. money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the stock he can change with the details, good morning, jill.

>> reporter: good morning, brooke, jim. the market are in a holding pattern ahead every today's big speech by janet yellen. yesterday the dow fell 33-point, the nasdaq dropped five. yell len address bankers this morning, in jacksonville, wyoming, listening for clues about possible timetable for the next interest rate hike. some analysts expect that a rate hike could commas soon as next month. before the opening bell today, as well, the commerce department will issue the second gdp estimate for the past corridor from april to june. the government has said the economy grew at a very slow 1.2% in that quarter, assigned businesses and consumers are cutting back. but for everyone who can't control their spending, some high-tech fashion could help. the i bag two is designed to stop the wearer from spending money. you could set the handbag to lock, when it is gps senses that you're in places where you spend the most money, and during times when you tends to shop the most. it even vibrates when you take

out your walletment bag is prototype by the personal web side finder. com. brooke, jim? >> bells and whistles when you are buying things. okay, thanks, jill. >> a little zap to get to you stop spending. >> thanks, jill. supreme court set to rule today on controversial ban impose in the some part of the country. now the berkini full body swimsuit won by muslim woman. say it is a violation of religious freedom, where it could have beach-goers worried about terrorism. investigators are searching for the person who persons, excuse me, the person or people who murdered two nuns in mississippi. >> correspondent read bin john reports one victim's car was found abandoned, short distance from the crime scene. >> reporter: unbridled love and care for mankind has been met with un paralleled savagery. those words the reaction every mississippi secretary of state, del bert, into the brutal murder of two nuns found dead thursday.

authority discovered sisters paula merle ann margaret held stabbed to death in residence in did your and the north of jackson. police finding evidence after break-in, a vehicle possibly stolen from a property. the sisters violent death, a stark contrast to the compassion they displayed in life, spending decades helping the poor. >> murdered. we've worked together for many years, we just see patient, do what needs to be done. >> merle speaking about their work in impoverished homes count nay individual joe posted on the sister of charity of nazareth website. >> this is one of the poorest counties in all of the -- rivals the bottom place. >> the same video capturing how the sisters work was received in the community. >> she helps all of the people in our community. she helped me. >> they take the time with the patients. you know, they go way beyond. >> their brutal murder sending shock waves through the local community, the state, and all of their home in massachusetts, where her

family now mourns. >> people come to whatever motivate them. you know, my aunt and sister margaret, they lived their lives to try to make the worlds better for the people who have nothing. >> cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> well, this morning, rio police say they're charging olympic swimmer ryan lochte with falsely reporting a crime. that does not mean he actually has to go back to rio to face the charge, instead, he can sends a lawyer. lochte claimed he and three swimmers were robbed at gunpoint during the olympics. but police say they instead damaged a gas station rest room and security guards made them pay for the damage. if convicted, lochte could face a fine or one to six month in jail. >> well, still ahead: the feds get involved in a celebrity website hack. >> and hear from a baker behind the internet favorite confection, the ken doll cake. >> i'm nancy odel. coming up: help bring the president's love story to the big screen, and john, directs

and leads an all-star

>> pop stars are gathering in new york for the m tv awards. best new artist, lead singer lucas for thehammer says the band's style is a reflection of the poor neighborhood they grew up in.

lucas grim best known for his hit seven years old, and the band will perform new single mama said saturday night at the vma. >> department of homeland security joining the investigation into the hacking of leslie jones' personal website. the ghost buster star said she took to the website down, after hackers posted nude pictures and personal information including her passport, and drivers license. you know she briefly quit twitter last month after getting tons of racial slurs, and obscene comment. >> got to tell you, not only is he top on my list, turns out duane the rock johnson is on top of forbes' list for best male acting money maker. the action store and former wwe wrestler raked in $64.5 million in 2016. and that's double what he did in 2015. his roles in film like central intelligence, and fast april, have really established him as a major player in hollywood.

>> this weekend's at the movies, the story of president obama's first date with the first lady. but first, actor john doing double duty in his new film. here is entertainment's tonight nancy odel. >> this week, john legend shares why he wanted to help share the story of president obama and first lady michelle's first date in south side with you. and john takes on double duty as director and lead of an all-star cast in the family drama the holler. >> you should call more. >> when he returns home for his mom's surgery a young man played by john, must face his dysfunctional family, an ex-girlfriend, and life he left behind in the holler, also, the cast,. >> you got to get actors like this to do a movie like this. if you are not making people laugh, you're failing. >> why wouldn't you get those check snout. >> he sent me to jenny craig.

>> temporary paralysis? >> i thought it was a weight thing. >> seems like you guys have some stuff to work out. >> what's this boy's name? >> barack obama. >> barack what? >> on south side with you, future president barack obama meets future first lady, michelle. the movie follows the couple's first ever date in chicago. in 1989, and was mostly completed when john legend joined as executive producer after seeing a version of the final product in being completely moved by the story. >> the movie is such a great love story. and it makes you feel their romance, and it makes you believe in the power of love, and of people finding the person that's really the right match for them. >> real cute. >> for entertainment tonight, i'm nancy odel, back to you in the studio. >> thanks, nancy. gel all of the latest news from hollywood. just watch entertainment tonight, you know when you can see it, week nights at 7:00 right here on cbs-3.

>> hey, i got to tell you, i've been waiting for this. britney spears, making her carpool karaoke debut on last night's late late show with david corden. >> ♪ >> kiss me baby one more time ♪ >> the hair, together, on her break out smash baby one more time complete with school uniform and pigtails. now, they also did a duet of oops i did it again, and toxic. >> the appearance part of big week for spears today, her ninth studio albumn glory released and sunday she will return to the stage, for the m tv music awards. so, she is going to be on the vma's. >> a lot of non-singing? >> i think, you know, i won't even. (laughing). >> just, i mean, she is an entertainer. >> she is an entertainer. >> i mean, you know in she

might not have the best pipes but she has some moves. >> you guys, really, that big after deal, to be on the vma? do you remember the snake moment? >> of course i remember that, yes. >> we're focusing on the wrong part of the store. >> i but it is called carpool karaoke. singing. >> i love brittany, she works for me, i like it, you know. go ahead. >> go girl. >> the weather forks for us. remember earlier in the week? it was so nice, little taste of fall, and then it all went away. it all went away. but we have a hot and humid day in store, starting offer very mild, 75 degrees in philadelphia, 73 in allentown, is our current temperature, but, we will check in with some of the weather watchers right now, they're up early with us this morning, and we appreciate that. giving us some of their current conditions, right now. temperatures, are in the 70s, across the region, right now, and your 70 degrees in mount pocono. 73 degrees in trenton. and we were going to check in with weather watchers, maybe

we will kick that. 70 degrees right now your dew point temperature in philadelphia. 70 degrees in allentown, and 69 degrees in mount pocono. telling us, we do have humid conditions, right now, in effect, across the area, that steam is going to stay with us action as we head into the afternoon hours, as well. and, we do have a couple of things going on, as far as storm scan3 is concerned. we'll check it out. how comfortable it feels headed into the next couple of days. today the worse of the days, oppressive humidity for today. thanks to cold front that moves through as we led into our friday, conditions are going to wayne, as far as the humidity is concerned, as we head into the upcoming weekend, here are our weather watchers. we will check in with them right now. temperatures pretty mild to start for everyone in the weather watcher department. 72 degrees, right now, to start. we will check in right now with john in mullica hill, new jersey, reporting some clouds around, 72 degrees, is his current temperature there. we have 69 degrees, right now, we head out little eastbound, closer to the shore, at mark's house, 69 degrees, and he has clear sky conditions, in chads

worth. we do have some shower and sprinkle activity ongoing, west of the i-95 corridor, so we will check out what's going on there right now. 7 degrees at eileen's house in gilbertsville, some clouds around, something to say about the forecast, the steam bath is back. that's for sure. and we will have these steamy conditions, taking us through the day today, but again, as we head into the upcoming weekends feeling much better. storm scan3 showing us little activity right now, mainly west of the i95 corridor. we do have couple of showers, though, starting to generate across parts of delaware, just couple of raindrops coming down in and around the little creek area, east of dover. as we head northbound, been dealing with the shower continuing to dissipate, but bringing little bit of light rainfall from pottstown making its way into phoenixville. headed poolside today, though, don't think you'll have to worry about the shower activity because over the next several hours, those showers will start to dissipate. decrease in clouds into the afternoon, justin, hot, humid, 93, the pool is a place to be today. >> i'm with you there, pool to

shore. good dollars news, humidity, staying warm. northbound delaware county. good shape right now. cottman volume starting to pick up. ninety-five at cottman headed toward the city. just heads up there. typical rush hour as we head toward prime time. 422, eastbound, around oaks, now, watch out for the shower lauren was talking about pottstown, headed on 422, could run into some slow go there. so far so good as far as travel times, 95 south of woodhaven to the vine, clear, 14 minute trip. and again 422 oaks to 202 eastbound at six minutes. all right, so that's a look at your ride, brooke, back to you. >> this morning, california bakery is at the center of controversy for it latest creation. >> it is a transgender ken doll cake. take a look, sacramento freeport bakery makes doll cakes all the time t recently received a request for a ken doll cake. the bakery was proud of how the creation came out, and posted picture on facebook, not expecting the backlash that came next. >> every negative comment or

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live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. >> this morning, a call for justice. a little girl fighting for her life, after she was shot outside of her home. we'll tell but a reward now being offered in the case. >> and it is a race against time in italy. crews are frantically trying to rescue earthquake survivors, but powerful after shocks are making it difficult. live in italy with an update on the search effort. >> and you can see passing shower this morning, but then

the heat and humidity return. now, all eyes are on the weekend forecast. today is friday, august 26, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> hey there, i'm become thomas. we have lauren and justice in the studio today hanging out in for katie and meisha, they're off today. good morning. >> good morning, so far so good as far as traffic goes. at least the weather not causing any delays, but typical rush hour, heading to us, but hot one out there, right, lauren? >> hot and steamy, break out the shorts and t's, friday will be a steam bath. but it will be brief. so we just have to get through today, improving conditions as we head into the upcoming weekend. certainly mild start to our day. 76 degrees right now in philadelphia, that dew point is way up into the low 70s, so, feeling humid, down the shore, at 74 degrees, right now, in the poconos, mild start to the day, as well, at 69 degrees. winds out of the west, little bit after breeze, at around 8 miles per hour. storm scan3, showing us, we do have couple of showers around right now, cold front is making it way through the delaware valley.