a man is beaten and in the hospital this morning, fighting for his life, we're live with more object had police are calling a random attack and latest search for the suspects. federal investigation in the union boss john dougherty takes a new turn and extended on jim kenney's mayoral campaign now mayor kenney is responding. rescue on the rails surveillance video shows how quick thinking septa police officers jumped into action to save a passenger who collapsed on the train. today is saturday august 27th good morning i'm greg argos it is 5:00 a.m. rahel sol-will be here tonight. lets go to justin drabick with eyewitness weather. pretty good morning this morning. >> not bad this weekend will be good.

outdoor plans a go. still hot. ninety's in the the forecast. august still holding strong with summer time heat. good news we have a drop in humidity. yesterday was humid but as we moved in the afternoon it got better as dryer air mass fills in. if you like hot temperatures you'll like this forecast. this morning all is good. clear skies outside. looking live from our roof camera center city mostly clear. the current temperature 74 degrees. the light wind north at 6 miles an hour. that will keep that humidity level the lower side. we are in the 60's in the lehigh valley. sixty-four allentown. sixty-five in mount pocono. the suburbs same deal lower 60's cool spot in quakertown, palmyra, new jersey at 70 degrees. the there is that change compared to this time yesterday about three to 10 degrees cooler, so that means it is dry less humid air mass settling in. it is not as pleasant as earlier this week but for temperatures in the 90's we will take it. the it feels okay today. nice and dry on storm an

three. the it will stay like that for several days on our way up to 91 degrees in the afternoon. thighs breeze off the ocean at the shore. eighty-four for the high there. poconos are in good shape with temperatures in the lower 80's. still 90's coming up in the forecast finishing off the month of august. we will let you know how long in a few more minutes. greg, back over to you. police are looking for three men for severely beating an man in lawncrest neighborhood. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live outside east detectives with the very latest on this investigation, good morning, anita. >> reporter: good morning. while police are still looking for hen responsible victim is fighting for his life at einstein medical center. he is in extremely critical condition and unclear when will survive his injuries. we're told that the three men beat the victim even punching him in the face on the 700 block of adams avenue. it happened around 6:00 last night behind a beer distributor near tabor road.

rick tim then fell headfirst on the ground and police say they found him unconscious and bleeding from the head help they arrived. at this point they say that man is a john do in his late 30's or early 40's. they are putting pieces together thanks to nine business was surveillance cameras in the the a area. >> see them standing 3 feet from them, and then suddenly for no apparent reason punches him with his right-hand, punched the victim in the face, victim walks about three steps, staggers, calls, right for his head. >> reporter: police are still looking for those three men, ones suspect of punching victim in the face is described as a young man in his early 20's with the dark complex wearing all white clothing. anyone with any information is ask to contact police and all information can stay anonymous. live from east detectives a neat a oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". eight year-old girl caught

in the cross fire of the shooting in camden, new jersey has died. gunman shot gabriel carter in the head around 8:30 wednesday night during a shoot-out in the 900 block of south eighth street. she was standing in front of her home help she was hit. shooter remains on the lose, there is a $2,000 reward for information leading to those arrests. police say a man in custody after crashing a stole up car in the police cruiser in north philadelphia, it happened around 9:00 last night in the 200 block of montgomery avenue. authorities say the police officers was responding to a call when a man driving south on 23rd street ran in the police car. police car was damage and officer was hurt in that crash. federal investigation in the union boss john dougherty expand to the philadelphia a's mayor's office. investigators have not said what they are looking for but mayor jim kenney is cooperating. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt was first to break the story and he has the mayor's response. >> reporter: three weeks after

fbi agents raided ibew local 98 headquarters and boss john dougherty's home mayor jim kenney confirmed that his campaign documents will be reviewed by federal investigators. he spoke to kyw news radio by phone. >> my understanding it is quite standard to request these documents to check them out to make sure they all make sense and that is all i know. >> reporter: kenney says he has not spoken with anyone from the federal government about the documents. >> i think federal government is doing their job and in an effort to get them to do their job and come to some conclusion with this you need to be cooperative and whatever they ask for you give them. >> reporter: kenney's piece of the puzzle comes weeks after authorities raid two offices of the councilman bobby henon a dougherty alley. dougherty's chiropractor who happens to be chair of the zoning board appointed by mayor kenney was also raided. just earlier this week federal investigators took documents from this south philadelphia home, where ward committeeman mike masooka lives. in one was home help we stopped by for comment.

mayor kenney says his campaign will continue to cooperate with federal authorities. >> unknown is certainly unnerving but when you know you ran a good campaign and they are asking for whatever they are asking for you provide it and then you move on. >> reporter: mayor kenney and campaign source both told "eyewitness news" that nobody from the campaign has met in person with any federal investigators about this specific case. reporting at the federal building in philadelphia, david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". woman robbed at gunpoint on a septa platform. septa police say it happened around 6:15 on the westbound platform of the market frankford line of the girard station. they say this man seen in the video point aid gun at the woman and demand that had she give him her purse. she ran away from the station. if you recognize this man in the video call police. much different story on the the same line just two days earlier, heroes on a septa train help a passenger who collapsed and that incredible rescue is caught on

camera. emergency happen train 1134 pull up to to the 30th street station thursday afternoon. septa a police officer james mayo was first on the scene and started chest compressions on the passenger. that man in his 50's barely had a heartbeat. former paramedic happened to be on board. daniel cordero saw what was happening and jump in to help. >> i said, he volunteered to give rescue breath while i did chest compressions. >> then we cleared the area and began cpr. >> reporter: philadelphia fire department took over and rush the passenger to hahnemann university hospital. at last check incredibly he is in stable condition, and expected to be okay. your commute on septa could soon get faster. officials say they are testing some of the newly fixed silver liner five cars this weekend. if all goes as planned replaced cars will be rolled out of full service but that could take a full weeks. septa is increasing express

bus services along regional rail routes all due to the the faulty design in the the railcars that led to the crack on equalizer beams, in more than 120 cars. growing concerns over zika helps prompt f.d.a. to advise all u.s. blood banks to start screening for the virus. major move in an effort to protect nation's blood supply. our nicole brewer talk with local doctors about this new develop. >> good a afternoon american red cross. >> reporter: at american red cross, bloodies their business and that will include universal testing for zika a vei are you that has many looking for mosquitoes in a whole new way. >> i was worried about them when we brought them out here today. >> we're thinking of having another child, growing our family, so definitely is a concern. >> reporter: on friday f.d.a. says all u.s. blood centers should start screening for the virus which is spread primarily by mosquito bite as well as sex. there have been cases of

transmission through blood transfusion. >> it is progressing. >> reporter: doctor marcus stanley specializes in infectious disease at hahnemann university hospital. he says 80 percent of those infect or a sim to the matic but it can cause birth defectness pregnant woman. >> anyone pregnant or concern about the health and well-being of the child has a right to be worried but if you take a appropriate steps, to limit your risk your chances are quite low. >> reporter: here in the u.s. there have been 2500 infections link to travel, 42 were locally transmitted in florida. you can take steps to protect yourself. >> wearing long clothes in the summertime. >> i'm going to make sure my son has long sleeve pants and shirts. >> bug spray to keeping them away from you. >> it the is really bad. >> if i had one, it is better than catching it. >> reporter: nicole brewer, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". eagles are set the for

their third preseason game tonight when they visit the indianapolis colts. starters are expect to play in the third quarter, whendell smallwood will see his first action, carson wentz will in the play. kick off set for 7:00. we will hear much more about this match upcoming up a little later in sports. still ahead on "eyewitness news" vice-president joe biden coming to our area, and funding aimed at i am loving amtrak system what exactly the crash will be used for coming up next. they look cute a cuddle willly but how much does a year of care for a dog actually cost? the answer in money saving tips when "eyewitness news"

in campaign 2016, hillary clinton and donald trump accuse each other of racism in the race for president. it is now just 72 taste before november 8th general election. on friday trump met with hispanic business owners in vegas as part of the week long outreach to minority voters. republican nominee says clinton and democrats have abandoned hispanics and african americans. >> i'm going to do very, very well with the latinos. they want to see jobs. they want to see success. >> clinton hitting back saying trump is pandering to racist activist and defending her ties to the clinton foundation while she served as secretary of the state.

>> neither my husband, my daughter or i have taken a penny of salary from the foundation. my work as secretary of state was not influenced by any outside sources. i made policy decisions based on what i thought was right to keep americans safe and protect our interest is a broad. >> this morning we have learn president obama is coming to philadelphia september 13th to campaign for hillary clinton. meanwhile donald trump hired new jersey governor chris christie's former deputy chief of staff to join his presidential campaign. bill stepi thean will serve as trump campaign national field director. governor christie fired him more than two years ago due to his connection with the bridge gate scandal. the christie said he played no role in finding a new job for stepian. >> no, did not. and i wish bill the best of luck and i wish the campaign the best of luck as we go forward and i wish bill all of the best. difficult not consult with donald trump on this decision.

>> reporter: stepian was never charged in the bridge gate scandal but several former christie staffers are facing charges. they are accused of closing lanes on the george washington bridge to create traffic jams as a act of political retribution. $2.5 billion loan all to help our nation's commuter rail system. who better to announce it then vice-president joe by hone has earn the nickname amtrak joe. the vice-president in wilmington delaware friday to reveal the plans, for funding for amtrak, train stations and rails along northeast corridor will be upgraded using money from that federal loan. vice-president making the announcement of the train station that bears his name. $2.5 billion this is the largest single roane in the u.s. department of transportation's history. >> why in this country are we so bone headed to not understand the essential value of a rail system that is modern, throughout the whole

country judge why do we have to argue about whether or not it makes sense. >> upgrade will include a new fleet of energy acela a express trains capable of traveling between new york city and washington d.c. and just 30 minutes. what a beautiful day. if you are traveling, you won't have to run into bad weather. >> we're talking about 90 degrees days they are stacking up and we have more to come in the forecast. >> looking at numbers there possibly beating 2012 numbers. >> probably by end of the month we have a good stretch and i will show you in the seven day forecast. not that bad, pretty comfortable. humidity dropping. as we are saying it is dry, lot of sunshine. if you have outdoor plans this is a go hanging out hitting the shore, great weekend, the next several days are in good shape, center city in problems with the clear skies right now and calm wind. there are the 90-degree days. we are up to 12, month of july we had 16.

we can possibly tie that too and so far this season 36 days of 90-degree or higher temperatures and average is 23. so make it a good run here. i think this will hold into september as well. we will get cooler days but pattern stays above average for next month or so. sixty-four allentown. the mount pocono 65. right around 70 interior south jersey. shore comfortable nice breeze come from the north, they will switch more northeasterly today but that ocean at 72. sea breezy affect this afternoon. temperatures should be held down in the low to hid 80's on the coast this afternoon. north wind pushing out humidity. feels much better once you step outside. it will get hot this afternoon with mostly sunny skies and we will look at that humidity level with the dew point yesterday in the 70's and new lower 60's, 50's indicating a dry air mass. humid to the south, dover has dew point at 73. muggy just south of the city.

high pressure dominating mid-atlantic, northeast, mostly clear skies, clouds out across ohio valley but it will stay there throughout the next couple of days n threat have any rain. shore forecast noticeably less humid, lots of sunshine. 84 degrees. we will get late in the season. uv index dropping. this is high. burn time ten to 20 minutes without any protection. wear sun block. moderate threat for rip currents throughout the weekend and next week part of the reason northeast wind ten to 15. we will feel effects of gaston which is way out over central atlantic but swells will move in. we will not see any huge waves but notice we will have more power, over the next few days. still investigating this disturbance over southern bohamas having a tough time forming and again this is heading west war so it will bring rain in south florida, and gulf coast and there is gaston still at tropical storm status, staying out over opened waters of the atlantic and will head back off to the

north and east as the jet stream picks it up. gaston stays out to sea. watch out the for increased rip currents tomorrow and next week for east coast beaches and that investigation still looking disorganized but could strengthen this weekend as a 40 percent chance becoming tropical over the next five days. back home we have cold front moving through. today up around 90 with that front passing by but less humid. tomorrow, same deal, near 90, a lot of sunshine. monday a weak front tries to come through but does not make it. so still 90's in the sunshine. look at these temperatures lower 90's today close to 90 in the lehigh valley. heading out this evening eight or 9:00 we will be this is 70's clear skies and then tomorrow slightly cooler, upper 80's but still hot with that full sunshine. today 91, noticeably less humid and then tonight mostly clear 70 here's that extended tore cast more 90's in the forecast as we finish off month of august.

next best chance for shower or storm is wednesday. and end of next week and labor day weekend it cools to the lower 80's. >> i like seeing all that sun. >> phoenix weather you are used to out there. >> that is right, perfect. >> thanks, justin. friday was national dog day but full disclose another we are still celebrating this morning at cbs-3. we were lucky enough to have friend bring our best friend right here to the station. ben and jerry are a pair of york shire terriers who had run of the great hall. pspca say they have great opportunities for doug lovers including dollar dogs who need a loving family. >> they will be really shy or overlooked. so we're hoping that this promotion for a dollar will give people the opportunity to look at these dogs because we see them for who they are, loving, wonderful animals who need extra love and care. >> you can get in touch with the pennsylvania spca through our web site at cbs philly.com. but before you check out that web site for that information,

remember this, they may be cute, they may be cuddly but they are expensive. experts say a new dog can cost more than $1,000 in the first year but reporter brooke silva brag a found dog owners who spend even more on their fury best friend. >> reporter: she does not mind spoiling her dog chatty, box full of toys. >> nail clipper eye wash and brush. >> reporter: cabinet filled with items for her pet. >> i would be afraid to know what we actually spend on him each month. >> reporter: a spca ran numbers and says it can cost $875 a year to take care of the dog that includes food toys, treat, health insurance, first year is even more costly with vaccinations and spaying and neutering. some owners spend even more. >> i would say 90 percent of the packages are for dogs. >> reporter: aspca says best way is for preventive care regular checkups, good quality food, doggie tooth brushing

and trim vet bill by only getting vaccine your specific dog needs. vet christine frank says adopting a dog from the shelter also saves money. >> any cat are dog from the shelter will be already spade and newterd, they will have most if not all of the vaccines given to them. >> reporter: for claudia even if caring for her doggies expensive, what she gets in return is priceless. >> unconditional love. that is worth it. >> reporter: this new york brooks silva-braga for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". still ahead we will take you behind the scenes of is what new in theaters. >> hi everybody i'm nancy odell coming up john legend helps bring the president a's love story to the big screen. and john, directs and lead an all-star cas

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this weekend at the movies the story of president obama's first date with the first lady. but first actor johnnies doing double duty in the new film the hollers. here's entertainment tonight's the nancy odell. >> john legend shared why he wanted to help share 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 comedy the hollers. >> you should really call more. >> reporter: help he returns home for his mom's surgery a young man, must face his dysfunctional family, ex-girlfriend and life he left behind in the hollers. john got behind the camera to

direct the talented cast which includes anna kendrick and charlie kay. >> you have to get actors like this to do a movie like this. if you to not make people laugh you are failing. >> why wouldn't you get those check out. >> temporary paralysis. >> i thought it was only a thing. >> it seems like you have some stuff to work out. >> barack obama. >> south side with you future president barack obama meets future first lady michelle. movie follows the couple's first ever date in chicago, in 1989 and was mostly completed when john legend joined as a executive producer after seeing a version of the final rod you can and being completely moved by the story. >> the movie is such a great love story. it makes you feel their row hans and it makes you believe in the power have of love and of people finding the person that is their right match for them. >> you think you are real

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a potential speed bump for truck drivers across the u.s. a new proposal is aim at slowing them down on the roads. plus police are looking for two suspects prayed on a mother in a pick pocket scam at a popular restaurant. it is race against time as rescuers search for survivors, on wednesday's deadly earthquake in italy. i'm jonathan vigliotti, with that report coming up. good morning it is 5:30 i'm greg argos, meteorologist justin drabick is out on the cbs-3 skies deck with eyewitness weather a what a beautiful morning it is. >> big difference. we are dropping humidity a little bit. still a hot weekend all across the region. we will see a nice pattern without door plans over next several days. temperatures across the region generally anywhere from the lower 60's in the cool spots to the mid 70's at 74 still

here at the airport in philadelphia dover delaware checks in at 73 as well as wildwood. we will zoom in closer to the suburbs. quakertown normally the cool spot coming in at 63 degrees. doylestown good morning waking up to 69. nice breeze coming out of the north less than 10 miles an hour to push out some humidity. now still you can feel mugginess out there but nothing like yesterday morning, wind all stay out of the north/northeast and nice breeze off the ocean for the sure. it will be a nice beach day in delaware and jersey shore beaches. storm scan three nice and quiet, get used to that look. it will be like this for next several days. we are locked into a dry sunny weather pattern. clear and comfortable this morning. temperatures in the 60's and 07's but wrapped warm up this have afternoon we will see highs in the upper 80's to lower 90's with had sunshine. this weekend a lot of sun up to 91 degrees. slightly cooler tomorrow, still pretty warm with the high of 89. we will talk about more 90's

on the way in the seven day forecast and let you know how long in a few more, greg, back to you. federal officials are considering a plan to install a device on a new truck and other large vehicles that would limit how fast they can go. speed is a key factor in the growing number of traffic deaths in the u.s., correspondent chris van cleve reports on this new propose aal aimed at slowing you down on the road. >> reporter: police believe speeding was a factor in the crash that killed six people including a ten year-old child in new york last week even. it is type of the tragedy that is increasingly common on u.s. roads. according to a new report traffic deaths surged 18 percent over last two years, more than 19,000 died in the first half of the 2016 alone. >> our place presidency when it comes to highway fatalities is killing us. >> reporter: deborah is former chair of the national transportation safety board ape new runs the national safety council. >> one-third of all deaths on the road are due to alcohol impaired drivers. speed again we see seed limits

going up across the nation. we know that is adding to the death toll. >> reporter: while traffic deaths have been on the decline, this surge comes as more americans are driving to the low gas prices and improving economy. federal regulators are trying to understand what is behind this sudden change in traffic deaths including a 13 percent rise in deaths among cyclist and 10 percent for both pedestrians and young drivers. traffic deaths are on pace to finish up nearly 10 percent, cars are increasingly coming with collision avoidance technology and there may be a learning curve here because 40 y they have been startled or advised by something that their car did. chris van cleve, cbs news, washington. police make an arrest in the murder of a delaware college student. police say someone called in the trip which led to the arrest of the 46 career old cheryl jennings in the shooting death of 19 year-old malcolm evans. july 9th evans was shot while driving in his black bmw near his bear delaware

neighborhood. after getting shot evans lost control and crashed. authorities say it appears jennings and evans did not know each other and law enforcement did not talk about a possible motive. we did hear from the victim's moth ther. >> over the last six weeks my family or friends have spent so many sleepless nights wondering who and why someone would commit such an unspeakable crime against such an amazing young man. >> jennings lives in the corner of the road where authorities believe evans was shot, the arrest comes about a month after investigators offered a $40,000 reward for any information in this case. evans was a student at delaware state university in dover, delaware and hoped to be one day a doctor. a west department toward man is in custody this morning accuse of murdering his own parents in their home on pens field drive. bodies of 58 year-old edward coals junior and his five

five-year old wife rose marie were found yesterday. their son 28 year-old ryan coals has pneumonia charged in their death, his bail is set at one million-dollar. caught on camera a woman has her wallet snatched while eating inside a popular fast food restaurant with their children. this is chick-fil-a on horizon boulevard in bensalem as police say a female acted as a look out while a man snuck up behind victim and stole her wallet right out of the her purse. thieves went straight to a nearby target where they bought $1,600 worth of visa gift card, this morning they are still on the lose. your phone likely buzzed yesterday with the amber alert but this morning a three-year old girl allegedly abduct from luzerne county pennsylvania by her father is safe and sound in new york city. av thea burden was a subject of the amber alert, police say she was taken by the father robert byrne in the silver hyundai. new york city police officer spotted car in midtown

manhattan ending the ordeal. ava is in request condition and charges pend ago begins her father. cousin of the dwayne wade was shot and killed last night in chicago, three two-year old nikea eldridge was gunned down pushing a baby in the stroller in the cities south side. she was walking with a man when two other men came up to just started firing. police do not believe she was intended target. eldridge is mother of four children, wade previously played with the miami heat and now plays for the chicago bulls. death toll continues to climb from wednesday's strong earthquake in central italy, at least 281 people were killed and many are missing as frantic search for survivors goes on. jonathan vigliotti has the latest from amatrice, italy. >> reporter: rescuers hoping to find survivor of wednesday's earthquake are racing against the clock. once picturesque village of amatrice is hardest hit mostly killed in the quake lived here.

crews are surveying damage to historic buildings and trying to clear roads. there are fears debris from after shocks will cut the town off entirely. >> this school was reenforced to withstand earthquakes in 2012, mayor wants to know why the repairs failed. when earthquake hit homes literally fell like a house of cards. in this neighborhood alone, 22 people were killed. >> people hoff lost everything are staying in tents. volunteers are distributing food and clothing. police pulled peter tarly out of the ruble of his home shortly after the quake struck. it was almost like the almighty said to me you must go on living, the 71 year old said from his hospital bed. the first funerals are underway, grieving relatives are crowding this makeshift funeral home where coffins are laid out in rows and others stream into this airport hanger hoping to identify their loved ones. the chance of finding more people alive under the ruble,

debehindishes with each passing hour. in italy, jonathan vigliotti for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". france's top administrative court overturn a ban on the berkini a full body swimsuit worn by muslim women this follows outrage after some house limb women were ordered to remove body concealing garment on the french riveria beach. opponents say it is a violation of religious freedom. supporters say government could scare beach goers worried about terrorism. still ahead on "eyewitness news", this will sure make you hungry our pat gallen is talking taking you to a cool place in our area, they are serving up the breakfast classic with the twist. and scrapple with a twist where people are snapping up this unique taste on a local

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when are sitting town to breakfast or, picking up some food as you head out the door you might want to consider grabbing a waffle this morning. "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen check out a company in conn show who can then specializes in creative ways to make a popular breakfast favorite. today is national waffle day and in conshohocken waffle topia is doing waffles differently. >> what we really wanted to to was bring something to the state a piece of international cuisine that was fun, fresh, using natural inn greed

consequence. >> that certain something just happened to be a waffle. >> reporter: while they resemble a run of the mill waffles this is anything but. a trip to belgium spark this idea and a new business was born. >> it seems like every hundred yard folks are making these style waffles. i said what is this? you walk around the city with them. they don't need syrup or toppings. >> reporter: that is what makes this special, baked with the goods inside the waffle. they use belgium pearl sugar hi gives waffle their sweetness. they have expanded their list have of flavors. >> in europe it is just a vanilla variety and we wanted to make it different and more fun here, so our first ever was cinnamon and vanilla, we have a beer waffle, we have mapel bacon, we have some fruit waffles throughout the year depending on the season. >> reporter: brian and andrea showed me process of how they make a waffletopia waffle.

>> good. >> pro. let him do the work here. >> we made it. >> yeah. >> let's get this guy a mapel bacon waffle. >> the best one. >> so one of my favorites. >> it is warm. pat gallen, "eyewitness news". >> all right. so if you are not starving by now maybe this will help. scrapple pie. two word you may not think belong together but owners of morris pastry shop in ocean city, new jersey say scrapple is now best selling pie flavor at his store. you don't see a picture here just plenty of delicious scrapple, owner takes meat and bakes it in a danish. the result of the breakfast treat which may sound strange

but very popular. owner says he has been selling twice as many scrapple pizzas he has been selling those of the apple variety. i can tell you being from delaware, quite delicious, what about you, justin have you had scrapple pie. >> i never had it. >> you have to try it. >> don't they do apple scrapple festival, somewhere this southern delaware. >> yes, they do. i'm from there. >> i worked in salisbury maryland i know the deal in delimar virginia. i never had it. good day to get outside, maybe hit the shore. take a live look at ocean city right now getting ready for nice sunrise less than an hour away. boardwalk desserted. we will go full sunshine and make sure you have sun block. ocean water is comfortable in the lower 07's, maryland rate threats for rip currents and make sure life guard are on duty and if you plan to head in the water. sunrise getting later each morning as we head toward fall season this morning we will rise at 6:25 by even of the month 6:28. by september 30th almost

7:00 o'clock until we see sunshine. so now we are losing around two and a half minutes of daylight each day, just a little depressing, summer fan here but we're heading toward fall season. signs of cooler air in the forecast, in the yet though. we have a few more days of heat to tiehl with but it is not as humid as it was yesterday morning. zero seven in the airport. sixty-seven millville. to dover we are in the lower 70's around philadelphia mid 70's at airport. malvern, woodstown coming in at 69 degrees. cooler north and west, you will go up to quake are town 63 degrees at this hour. sixty-four this ambler. humidity is there but not like yesterday. we have dew points in the mid 60's. kind of threshold. borderline, it will feel steamy about you we were in the 07's. won't feel owe rest i have today or over next several days. enjoy witt outdoor plans. high pressure lock in. we are dry. storm scan three will stay like that. we will see showers out toward chicago, stays there over the weekend.

in threat of rain. good shore forecast. 84 degrees today, less humid nice breeze. tomorrow slightly cooler at 82. beautiful because to finish the week. no problem mid 80's. we are moving in the hard of the season this is gaston still well over central atlantic waters having tough time making hurricane status but still forecast to do so. wind at 65. we have to get up to 75. we will track northwest and then back to the north east as jet stream picks it up. could be a category two storm but well east of bermuda but still some higher period, swells from gaston will reach area beaches especially tomorrow and next week and we will have stronger rip currents around. then hurricane centers investigating this system just north of cuba having a tough time organizing but forecast models take it across south florida in the gulf coast so if you have travel plans next few days to the south we will run into some wet weather here, that does have a a 40 percent chance of developing in the tropical system over the next five

days. we are quiet, over mid-atlantic northeast. nice dry sunny weather pattern. it will be hot with temperatures in the lower 90's. no threat have of rain to the middle of next week. today 91 degrees, it is hot, sunny, less humid. tonight still warm at 70, mostly clear, suburbs trooped down in the 60's. look at this pattern. still lower 90's, upper 80's. sunday coolest day at 89. we will keep it sunny. ninety-one, monday, tuesday, wednesday we could be a shower or then are storm. then pattern changes as we head toward labor day weekend. we will cool it down, low to mid 90's but i don't think that will last for several days, it looks like there is still some signs of heat that wants to build for the first half of september. summer storms can lead to amazing cloud formation. here's meteorologist lauren casey with

>> reporter: moth are nature she can at times be kind, at times be cruel but most often what she offers is really cool. last weekend cbs-3 viewers seek, captured this amazing video of the shelf cloud over delaware bay at kimball's beach in cape may county. structure seemingly other worldly. how does this form? what does it mean when you observe one? it doesn't mean aliens are coming but it does mean a strong then are storm is. it is a boundary between up and down draft within a thunderstorm where rain cooled air flowing out of the storm meet warm moist air flowing in. shelf cloud forms on the leading edge of the thunderstorm. after it passage expect heavy rain and strong gusty wind. shelf cloud is a arcus cloud with the closely related tubular shaped roll cloud. roll cloud is equally fascinating more rare sight to be hold developed by same process as shelf cloud but it

is completely detached from the parent thunderstorm. to you capture cool cloud tweet me at lauren the at cbs-3. in the einstein health care science center i'm meteorologist lauren casey. coming up on eyewitness knew new developments in the america's fight against zika the case that now has doctors stump. eagles offense getting ready for their third hatch up of the preseason, we will hear from one of the teams best when we come right back.

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long time phillies catcher carlos ruiz left that message for his teammates in the clubhouse before their game against the mets. carlos is off to a contender in los angeles and meanwhile phillies just trying to stay afloat in the nl east. let's go to city field, picking it up in the bottom of the first. not a whole lot have of fans in the stand yet still trying to get to the ballpark and as cab rare a is gone. that increased the lead. two to nothing. before the fans can grab some popcorn. the ad am morgan pitcher going opposite field for phillies. that will plate one. they will cut it to one. it is two-one. bottom of the fifth, will more flores, he didn't his it. giving back to the people in left center field. grand slam. adam morgan giving up six runs in five innings and the phillies lose nine-four your final score. lets talk football, players don't dance at the score of three points, fans don't pack the stand to watch

kickers. it is all about touchdowns. eagles starting offense hasn't shown a real ability to score those. bird will play colts later today this indianapolis. they hope to do better then they did with the steelers. in that game, they had six possessions and only scored three points. >> we execute, put a few good drives together, that is what it comes down to. we want to score each and every time we touch the ball in the preseason or at any point in the season anytime you go on the field, they can score touchdowns and i think that is our expectation. >> philadelphia soul taking on arizona rattlers last night in the arena bowl, first quarter rattlers, dwayne holis and 50-yard to the house. fourteen to nothing lead for the soul. still in the first, they won't let up. dan raudabaugh, find ryan mcdaniels for touchdown. soul go up 27-seven. rattlers come back in the

fourth quarter they are looking for a late touchdown to bring this thing closer but it is pick off and the philadelphia a soul winning their arena bowl 56-42 your final score. >> let that happen again. >> that was a loud noise down there. >> what are the chances, mexico/south korea in the international little league world series. that gives meehan site, makes me think of the playing in the house as a child and you break something. the that is all for sports. i'm don bell. have a great weekend. a big turnout for final smooth jazz summer nights concert of the sees on. two time grammy award winner pibobryson, "eyewitness news" at great plaza for all of the

great music. ukee washington and jessica dean with their with the huge crowd that came out to hear him sing many of his hits. coming up in the next half an hour of "eyewitness news" frightening moments on the september platform why this morning police are searching for this man. plus see how a local pilot is turning his love for animals into a one man rescue mission. weekend is here, justin is back to tell you just exactly what you can expect from your weather for your saturday, we will be back in just a moment.

a man is beaten and in the hospital this morning fighting for his life. we are live with more on had police are calling a random attack and latest on the search for suspects. federal investigation in the union boss john dougherty takes a new turn and it is expanded to jim kenney's mayoral campaign. mayor kenney is responding. a rescue on the rails, surveillance video showing how

quick thinking septa police officers jumped into action. to save a passenger who collapsed on the train. good morning aim greg argos is five credit 59. rahel solomon has the morning off. lets get straight to meteorologist justin drabick with eyewitness weather. what a beautiful morning. >> yes, nice, clear, good sunrise, we got up to 93 degrees. we are still talking about 90's but humidity drops. it will be comfortable to be outside. no threat of rain for next several days. locked into a dry weather pattern as we finish off the month of august but still, our temperatures will be well above average in the mid 80's. not happening. upper 80's to lower 90's for next several days. no problems as far as visibility. temperatures at the airport 74 . breeze at 7 miles an hour pushing out humidity and bringing in slightly cooler air mass compared to this time yesterday. we're two to 9 degrees cooler, so not a bad start to the

saturday morning. wind less than 101 miles an hour shifting more northeasterly this afternoon. heading to the shore, delaware beaches nice ocean water temperature at 72 degrees. temperatures from the low to mid 60's up to the 70's at this hour. cool spots to the north of the city. sixty-four in pottstown. sixty-six willow grove. storm scan three nice and quiet no threat of rain today or tomorrow. check out our highs still well above average 91 today but less humid, plenty of sunshine. 84 degrees. lower 80's in the poconos. we will talk about more 90's on the way in the forecast and let you know our next chance for shower or thunderstorm in a few more minutes. greg, back over to you. police are looking for three men after a man was attack in philadelphia's lawncrest neighborhood. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh live outside east detectives with the very latest on this investigation, good morning, anita. >> reporter: good morn