hurt one person dead. police put us back off the scene here. this is a wider section of the wawa parking lot where that suv involved in the shooting remains in bullet holes and damage. you can see they are processing that vehicle will right the now. but here's what we know so far. state police in egg harbor township police responded to the wawa parking lot on tilt on road off exit nine on the ac expressway. they said four injured people drove here in the bullet riddled suv. group was involve in the shooting on the highway. witnesses say people in the suv received medical treatment before being taken away in ambulances, at the same time troopers also responded to a koran northbound garden state parkway where they found a deceased person inside, believed to be involved in this same shooting. now people here at the wawa say that they are stun by it it all. >> i'm shock. i come here all hours of the night, two or three or 4:00 in the morning. this is crazy. i have never seen nothing like this before. >> reporter: now taking a look at the that suv, once again,

paramedics took injured people who were in that suv to atlantic city trauma to be treated for their injuries. meantime we still do in the know what prompted this shooting but for now we are live from egg harbor township trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". a four alarm fire destroyed a church in philadelphia's overbrook neighborhood. no one was hurt but that inferno took with it a hundred years of history. "eyewitness news" reporter a neat a oh joins us live near 65th and land down with this story, anita. >> reporter: jessica, fire officials say that blaze appears to have started in the basement and within minutes quickly spread to the rest of the church. let me step out of the way and show you damage to the building. it is a shell of what it was, part of the roof collapsed in, windows are shattered out. hours after these flames erupted crews remain on the scene pouring water in the building to put out flames still smoldering inside but thankfully two people inside at the time with two cats made it out alive.

from about 100 years. >> this is a historic place. >> reporter: this church marked 65th and land down avenue in west philadelphia. monday morning, that piece of history went up in flames. >> it was bad. it was blazing. i mean shooting out. >> sanctuary is totally destroyed. >> reporter: members of the good shepherd presbyterian church and five other congregation that is worshiped here will have to find a new home. >> i'm heart broken and testify stated. >> we have lost our home. i have lost a part of myself in that building. >> reporter: while building and everything inside. >> all of our equipment, sound equipment, our communion, our linens. >> reporter: appears to be a total loss, some say they have gained so much from this church while it was still standing. >> when i needed a assistance and in different areas have of my life i was able to come here to get help. >> reporter: many are looking up prayers of gratitude that the fire did not spark on a sunday when dozens of people would be inside.

>> absolutely lucky, i mean blessed, blessed, and thanks that god protected us from this yesterday while we were here. >> reporter: just like effort to fight flames which took more than 100 fire fighters, state representative lenwood savage who represent this is advertise trick say rebuilding will be a community effort. >> i said because as you can see the church is pretty much demolish. >> whatever they need we will find a way to help them. >> reporter: deputy fire commissioner tells me it will be likely days before this building is safe enough for investigators to get inside. at this point still in word had sparked that fire. live from overbrook anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". charges have been filed against former girlfriend of the philadelphia district attorney seth williams over a tire slashing incident. incident happened nine months ago outside williams home on woodbine avenue. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden joins us from center city with more, good evening, joe. >> reporter: good evening. yet another troubling revelation here involving seth

williams, philadelphia's district attorney. his one time girlfriend connected to that tire slashing instant tenth. this is as sources confirmed that the federal investigation is underway involving his office and at this time seth williams has not commented. the headaches appear to be mounting for philadelphia district attorney seth williams. twenty-four hours ago it was revealed his one time girlfriend slashed the tires of the two cars that make up part of the office security detail. prosecutors in delaware county took over the case, to avoid a conflict of interest they have charged stacy cummings in connection with the accident that happened nine months ago. sources say the investigation was initially handled by members of the seth williams own staff. there are questions about why philadelphia police weren't involved. mayor jim kenney was surrounded by members of the press, and questioned if stacy cummings is possibly a city employee. >> i'll find out what her

status is based on the allegations and the apparent add mission that is he did this. i'm not really sure what the status is she's a union employee. >> reporter: fall out from williams $160,000 gift controversy presses on. earlier this month he submitted revised financial documents for four years. they revealed some close friend had given him plane tickets, luxury vacations and even a $45,000 new roof. >> pennsylvania needs the pass laws to headache it illegal for public officials to take gifts. >> reporter: while camped outside williams office ed rendell says williams did nothing wrong in accepting the gifts, his mistake, he says was not reporting those gifts for years. >> he didn't do that and he should apologize for not having done it on time. >> reporter: as far as that tire slashing incident repeated messages for a spokesmen for delaware county district attorney's office produced absolutely no criminal paperwork in

connection with that incident. it is unclear where that paperwork is tonight. as far as seth williams is concerned, the questions continue to mount but spokesmen late this afternoon told he they would not be commenting. live outside d.a.'s office in center city, i'm joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> joe thank you. we are hearing from the brother of the man punched in the face in philadelphia's lawncrest neighborhood and then later died as a result. this is victim the 30 year-old, seen getting punched on the video and what investigators call a randall unprovoke attack. the happened in the 700 block of adams avenue. victim and his brother had been in the united states for eight years from guatemala and his brother spoke with our rahel solomon. >> detectives are now looking into if that attack could be part of the knock out game where people are

unsuspectingly punched or hit on the streets. philadelphia police are asking for your help in finding these three men shown on this surveillance video. this video shows three men forcing their way in the chinese restaurant on the 400 block of east lycoming street on wednesday. once they got inside they demanded money and assaulted two employees inside that restaurant. both employees suffered facial injuries. man was rush to hahnemann hospital after being shot one time in the stomach. this happened around 2:00 o'clock, on the 1900 block of oxford street. police are still looking for two people who may be responsible. the reward for information on the shooting death of an eight year-old girl in camden continues to climb. gabriel hill-carter died after she was hit by gunfire near her home on the 900 block of south eighth street wednesday night. camden authorities and citizens crime commission of the delaware valley are offering $76,000 for any information, on the gun man. we might expect to

seashells, horseshoe crabs or fish as you walk down near water edge but as "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan tells us about beach goers in avalon who spotted a creature you do not typically fine in the ocean. >> yes, just looking at the surf and then we will see a little head. >> reporter: susan conner and her family were more than a little surprised when they came down to the beach at 62nd street in avalon and saw something in the surf. >> popped out of the surf and we all kind of looked and said what is it? thinking it was an eel or something and we stood up and walk over to it, and it was a snake. >> reporter: she snapped picture which is circulating on social media early this summer soon mitchell mcardle from upper darby took video of the snake at the beach at forty-second street in avalon. according to several experts both are common guarder snakes in our region but they are not normally in the ocean or any salt water. >> on the beach it is unusual. that was odd for that to be

there. >> reporter: steve is avalon's animal control officer and says he hasn't received any reports of the snakes on the beach but occasional black rat snake like this in peoples yard. his best guess is guarder snakes these women saw came from the dunes. he think one in the video that is popping out got caught in the strange position like for food and they don't normally go in the san. >> they love high tunes and is there towards, mice good what do people think at the beach. >> would i run the other way. >> i think it is exciting, you know, how often do you see a snake on the beach. >> reporter: doesn't freak you out. >> yeah, i wouldn't go near it. >> reporter: experts say if you find yourself in the unlikely situation where there is a a snake on the beach don't harm it, just call the local police or animal control and they can remove it if it is necessary because more often then not it is not a danger to people n avalon cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, how about that. >> you didn't see that. >> wow. >> still to come on

"eyewitness news" fighting a deadly disease. >> see how a pennsylvania man is putting a new twist on the ice buckle challenge to find a cure for als, lauren. >> tropics are heating up we have major hurricane and two tropical deregularss will we see impact from the delaware valley? i'll have latest in your full forecast coming up.

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ative rent challenge raising money for als, an off shoot of the ice bucket challenge that has chester county man traveling the country. >> health reporter stephanie stahl has a preview of his home coming. >> that is right, it will be big. wait until you see this. he is an als volunteer with a big heart who had everything from baked beans to blueberries dumped on his head, visiting all 50 states in the month of august. harry kaplan will be in home in philadelphia tomorrow. i talked to him via skype on the final leg of his journey. >> some water melon from the great state of delaware. >> reporter: it started a a

month ago in the first state, larry kaplan who lives in west chester set out across the country to raise money and awareness for als. >> it is amazing, tiring, exciting, it has been depressing, it has been pretty much every emotion you can think of. >> wow. >> reporter: he wanted to keep momentum of the ice bucket challenging so kaplan is going to 50 states in 30 days where he is having locally inspired stuff, dumped on his head. >> the most gross thing was, gumbo in new orleans, gumbo, beer and rice, and there was in what the tore get cleaned off and in montana had muse drool which was actually pretty good. >> reporter: muse drool is actually beer, in vermont it was mapel syrup, in west virginia, barbecue sauce. it is just 35-pound of salmon heads, salmon row and ocean water dumped on me. >> reporter: he is hoping to raise $100,000 for als, ice

bucket challenge raised 115 million-dollar, which funded research that led to an important genetic discovery. >> another example of, people's money at work, and that money to get real results. >> reporter: forty-four year-old west roads who teaches at arcadia said it is too late for him but finally hope for others with als. >> it is amazing, the number of people who are involved, and effects, family affect by it. >> reporter: larry fin finish egg his challenge tuesday in philly. >> it will be a lot of buckets. if you are from philadelphia you will probably figure out what is in these buckets. >> reporter: so what is it. larry wouldn't tell me what is in those buckets. so, they will be dumped on his head tomorrow in philly. i guess what cow think, cheese steaks. >> yes. >> pretzels. >> yes. >> water ice. >> definitely water ice. >> i would want water ice. i don't know if i want anything else on my head.

>> cheese wiz. >> good for him. >> we have set up links at cbs philly.com, click on health to put the those videos and information on our twitter and facebook feed. >> it is going to be fun. >> good for him. >> that is great. >> casey joins with us our forecast but first former cab lean a celebrates intra situation to the university. staff, students alumni were on hand for ribbon cutting of the athletic and recreation pavilion. radnor school announced name change in july but decided to mark the occasion on the first day of classes. and history bufs this is a a treat for you, check out vintage aircraft from world war two. the wings of freedom tour brings extremely rare, bomber and fighter aircraft to it the is all around the country. right now the living history display is stationed at northeast fail airport. they have arrived today and it will be on display through august 31st. >> look at these clouds, puffy clouds.

>> beautiful. >> puffy clouds we like those kind, ominous ones. we do need rainfall. we are three and a half inches in the deficit. the lawns all around, dogs are not happy because grass grass is crispy. we will not have rain chances as we head in the up come week. they won't be widespread so we will not make up for much of the deficit but blue skies, conditions and we're happy to see that especially if you are down the shore. what a perfect way to spend a one day. ocean city, new jersey getting a live look on sky cam three. not a cloud in the sky. beautiful conditions. we have a concern for dangerous rip currents as we head into the upcoming week due to tropical systems off shore but right now i just focus on that thermometer and it is up there temperatures right now, 92 degrees in philadelphia. at 86 in allentown. ninety-one, hot in ac. temperatures down the shore not too cool because we're lack ago this sea breeze 85 in stone harbor.

88 degrees in cape may. ocean temperature up to 70 degrees. good time to take a dip but no people just leaving the beach there getting a live look at margate beautiful conditions there as well with blue skies and not a cloud to see. couple high clouds on the scene right now looking live at center city philadelphia 92 t northerly wind we don't even have a feels like temperature. we will have the heat but humidity is kind of lacking and i think that is welcome. dew points around 60-degree mark for most of the reporting sites telling us we are in the not bad category and again as we head in the day tomorrow we will have hot high temperatures but humidity levels will not too oppressive. the not until wednesday are we go to go get that real summertime steam factor once again but it will be brief. overnight tonight mostly clear, mild, 68 degrees for our day tomorrow. mostly sunny and warm. no problems up to 89. average high temperature should have have us at 84. well beyond. that storm scan three showing us quiet conditions nothing to see with high pressure in

control. we have tropical deregulars number eight off shore carolina coastline not having a significant impact on the u. is. more focus on tropical depression number nine right now likely to strength men to a tropical storm. we have hurricane gaston out in the central atlantic, that is where it will stay but will generate strong rip currents. the tropical depression number nine is what we have to watch. closest for interest along florida peninsula, hurricane hunters flying in the system as we speak finding strongest wind at this point at 36 miles an hour, so just shy of the 39 o be a tropical storm. it would be hermine and will likely do so by day tomorrow and then cross florida peninsula as a strong tropical storm as we head in the day on thursday but from the delaware valley we will see indirect impact but to watch out for those dangerous rip currents and wave heights to 5 feet heading in the upcoming week and it is beautiful town the shore, sunny skies 82 degrees for your forecast tomorrow so

watch out for these rip currents. swim in front of the life guard as we head into wednesday chance of the late day thunderstorm, better chance early thursday morning as cold front moves through and brings us beautiful, cooler, less humid conditions for weeks end, friday, that is a great 179, sunshine, low humidity. shaping up great into labor day weekend. >> beautiful. >> stretch it out. >> thanks, lauren. >> what is coming up next in sports. >> everyone was wait to go see carson wentz? you have to wait longer. he will in the play on thursday. we will hear from him and struggling jake thompson against washington nationals. struggling jake thompson against washington nationals. pete mackanin will tell us the wolf was huffing and puffing. like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in.

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first to support background checks, and now to stop gun sales to suspects on the terror watch list. no wonder pennsylvania cops endorse pat toomey as best to protect our families. independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. carson went, will not play. >> yes, you will see him at some point, after saturday's game with the colts doug pederson said carson wentz could be ready to play in the final preseason game on thursday but today a different story. carson wentz suffered two broken ribs, that first game of the preseason. he was seen working out before the game on saturday, and that gave fans hope that he could be ready soon but scans show one of the ribs is not completely healed. he is a no go for thursday. >> it is frustrating, you know, as all injuries are. i was hoping to get out there one more time in the preseason. it is what it is.

i will still try to learn as much as i can and get ready for cleveland. >> he got the two good work out in last week one at the stadium. did a great job. he is still sore from that. he will continue to get his rehab and continue to work and we will just keep it day by day giving him more here and there. >> phillies back at home to start three game series with the nl east leading washington nationals. 22-year old jake thompson on the mound for phillies. here are guys warming up, after four rough starts thompson has a 9.78 era and he is in need of a good performance. phillies manager pete mackanin says thompson needs to remain focused to bounce back. >> jake has to throw strikes down and mix his pitches just like anybody else. if you headache quality pitches you will be successful. thing i like about him he works quick, infielder and outfielders like that, however i think he need to just relax a little bit more and not try to do too much. >> philadelphia soul finalizing plans on

festivities following that arena bowl championship a spokesperson for the team says fans can count on a major celebration on wednesday outside city hall at noon, more details, to come. major celebration. >> love that. >> 2004 they have been getting it done. >> thanks, appreciate it. "cbs evening news" is a few minutes away. >> nora o'donnell is in for scott pelley tonight. >> good evening, ukee and jessica. tonight on the "cbs evening news", top aid huma abedin quits with former congressman anthony weiner after another sexting scandal. ago i have shooter scare causes and moan yum in l.a. international airport n1 made us laugh like he, did we will remember gene wilder just ahead on dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to live a full life. but living for today doesn't mean forgetting about tomorrow.

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