a tropical storm watch in effect for parts of our area. katie tells us when the remnants of what was hurricane hermine are expected to arrive. good morning, it is friday, thanks for joining us, i'm brooke thomas. >> i'm joe holden. first, here's what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute. >> the bicycle that the victim was riding was broken in half.

>> philadelphia police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run, in the city's mayfair neighborhood. >> police tell us 43 year old man was hit while riding his mountain bike. >> the latest advisory now from the national hurricane center is that hermine is now tropical storm. so it has been downgraded. now that it has moved on shore. >> we've seen lots of heavy rain and it appears very strong lightning. >> if you are headed to the shore for labor day weekend, prepare for heavy rain and wind. >> we are learning more about yesterday's massive explosion, at cape canaveral. air force says the area around the launch pad will remain off limits today. >> welcome to the late show. i'm your host. >> this is my show. why are you doing the monologue? >> sorry, man, i thought who ever leads at comedy central gets the lead. >> that was larry, making a special appearance last night, on late show with stephen colbert, some good stuff.

>> that was very good. cute joke there. it was good. all right, but, you know, katie, hermine is no laughing matter this morning. >> definitely not t starts to head our way, we eventually ends up with a forecast that really does starting to downhill. today at least it is looking just lovely. it is really comfortable outside right now, ever so slight winds flow out of the north, helping to, you know, make it feel sort of refreshing out here, but as we go first to storm scan3, you can see, things looming offer to the south here, some outer band of hermine, now, again tropical storm, headed our way. so, it had a brief spell as a hurricane, but decent organization, just lost its strength in terms of its winds. still, a system that's got quite a bit of winds packed within it, just not as strong any more. but, that said, tropical storm watch has now been issued for our area, it will be lingering right through the weekend for all of the sussex county area, as well as up the jersey coastline from cape may straight up through ocean monmouth counties. so that said, what is the latest with this storm system?

we will absolutely have much more on the track of it, and the direct impact that we may see, but, back to the here on now, 65 degrees currently at the airport, in the 50's in quite few locations, in the most outlying suburbs to the northwest. the winds flow is out of the north, though, in cape may, stone harbor, ocean city barnegat light. pretty much all of the other shore point. feels quite comfortable outside right now, far cry from the humidity every yesterday. as the day progresses you expect you'll see nothing but sunshine, really nice wrap up to the week. the problem is again this goes downhill, pretty quickly, so again, as i mention, coming up we'll breakdown what we know right now about this system, in terms of where it goes, and what it will mean, for the wind, as well as the rain, for our area, details and much more on that later in the show, meisha? >> all right, katie, beautiful day on tap. good morning, everyone, and happy friday. we're looking at the blue route mid-county, looking good, looking just as it should, pushing to the

5:00 hour. blue route looking real nice. tac-pal bridge was up but coming back down now. also, we do have a more serious accident, this is in delaware, route one northbound closed, at route 273. your alternate, your best one, route seven right now, i'll let you know as soon as this clears. but route one northbound is right now closed, again, at route 273. some construction out there, commodore barry bridge westbound, one lane blocked there, and 295 southbound leading up to the commodore barry bridge between pauls barrow, left lane block, this is until 6:00 a.m. speaking of 295, 295 northbound, between route 656 and 295, two left lanes block there also until around 6:00 a.m. then the pa turnpike eastbound between willow grove and bensalem, where we have some more construction out there, casino every lingering out there this morning, two right lanes still blocked in this area. so again, just a lot of con vukovich shout out there this morning, starting to build ever so slightly on the schuylkill at this time. joe, over to you. >> thank you, meisha.

hermine weak ends to tropical storm as it moves over florida. the eye of the storm hit the state overnight as category one hurricane. hermine was the first hurricane to hit florida in more than a decade. even before it roared ashore, the storm pummeled parts of the state's panhandle with heavy rain and forceful winds. hermine is expected to bring as much as 10 inches of rain and 12-foot storm surge. officials at the jersey shore are watching hermine as it moves up the east coast. lifeguards have been dealing with rough surf and rip currents, and officials say if you are planning to spend the labor day weekend, down the shore, prepare yourself for heavy rain and wind. tidal flooding is also a big concern with the storm, like hermine. and stay with "eyewitness news", as we continue to track this powerful storm. we'll have all of the updates you need here on cbs-3 and our website cbsphilly.com. >> developing right now, in mayfair, bicyclist dead after being hit by a car. >> driver kept going. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch live on the

scene, as police search for that driver this morning. justin, what can you tell us? >> brooke, joe, good morning. police are telling us that biker was traveling on frankford avenue here when he was struck by a car going north and then flying some 50 feet into the air, its mountain bike snapping in half. and now, police are urging that driver to come forward, looking out the investigation going on here overnight, 15th district police called to the 5800 block of frankford avenue, about quarter to 1:00 a.m. they, and medics, found a man bleeding heavily, with severe head and upper body trauma. the victim, age 43, was pronounced dead on scene, on the edge of wissinoming park, less than 1 mile, police say, from his home. investigators also found a driver side-view mirror believe the striking car is silver or champagne in color with heavy front end damage. police also tell us the biker was likely traveling in marked bike lanes, with flashing lights on its bike, at the time.

the impact of this crash was so strong, the bike snapped in two, launching that driver dozens every feet into the air, and the bike even further. and back out live for you, see the sign here, still snapped on the side of the road, police just left here short time ago, they also say surveillance cameras in the area may have caught this accident as it happened. live here, outside the park here, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". justin, thank you for that live report. >> the time now 5:37. in business news this morning, we'll show you how americans are getting around this holiday weekends. >> and, which sixer is taking a hit thanks to oil prices. >> money watch's -- >> hena daniels, we have a jill wagner there in our prompter. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, guys, happy friday. stocks on wall street faded early and then recovered. and energy companies lost grounds as oil prices flood for the fourth day in a row. the do you joins gained 18 points, how much, and the nasdaq gained nearly 13.

>> automakers reported a drop in new car and truck sales last month. volkswagon sales fell 9% while ford down 8%, gm, toyota, honda, nissan, also have losses, industry analysts expected to climb after six straight years of growth. >> more americans are hitting the road this labor day weekend. trip advisor says many of those travelers are leaving today with more than half driving. more flyers are taking off over the weekend, plane travel up 6%, and driving is up 10% compared to last year. brooke, joe? >> very good, hena, thank you so much. all right, penn state will commemorate the anniversary of joe paterno's first game as coach when the nittany lions host temple university in a couple of weeks. paterno died in 2012 just few months after being fired for his alleged knowledge after child sexual abuse scandal involving former assistant coach, jerry sandusky. paterno never charged with the crime but his statue was taken down as a result of the

sandusky scandal. paterno led the nittany lions for 46 years. football fans in philadelphia have mixed opinions about the announcement. >> honoring somebody that is closely associated with that is probably going have people -- the fan base at penn state is really big. >> outside of the scandal joe paterno is really respected as a coach and football person. he has a big legacy. >> penn state plans to hold a ceremony at the september 17th game against temple in state college. when the ffl draft comes to philadelphia next april, city officials predict economic boom. officials made the formal announcement at city hall. this will be the first nfl draft in philly since the 1961 draft. the art museum iconic rocky steps will serve as the backdrop. city officials predict estimated $86 million economic impact. >> the shopping, the eating, they'll be in our cultural

track, taxicabs. >> if you're spending three, four, five, $6 million, and return is 80 to $90 million impact, it is a positive return. but i do understand the concern about using public dollars for these types of events. >> the city is responsible for fundraising $5 million of the $25 million cost of the draft. city says right now it does not plan to use taxpayer dollars to pay it share of the draft. >> well, four of those side lined septa regional rail cars are back on track. they are the first to get the necessary safety repairs, total of 120 silver liner five cars were pulled from service on the first every july, as you will recall. hairline cracks were spotted in what's known as the car's equalizer beam. bensalem bucks county company is making new beams, septa hopes to have all of its silver liner five cars back in service by the middle of november. >> there is a food court under i95 in so philly last night, part of the market street food

festival. food trucks vendors gathered at front and snyder, in south philly, to serve the crowd. event attract more than 90,000 people every year, to explore new neighborhoods, and enjoy the differs flavors of the city of brotherly love. >> the philadelphia police department 17th district team up with a local barber shop that gives kids discounted back to school haircuts. >> so the event is called cock cuts and conversation. children 15 years and old and young kerr get haircuts for just a dollar. stop by the unisex hair design at 1210 south 17th street today from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. >> cute little boy. >> how about it? what a nice thing. >> well, police get what they think is a joke. >> we'll show you where it happened and how they captured him. >> i'm kevin frazier, coming up: star as couple in a drama that brought them together, as real life couple in the life

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definitely got all of those things. it is impressive to see. >> one day this will all feel like a dream. >> i'm kevin phrase earl, now, back to you in the studio. >> get ought many -- all of the latest news from hollywood. here at 7:00 on cbs-3. two of the nicest people that can be. another reason to watch them. >> you too as well. >> this guy, right answer. >> you know, he is really smooth, and that's okay. this guy. >> good to be here. >> you are running around, you have a lot going on. >> it is busy obviously, dealing with a system that's riding up the coastline, obviously keeping you posted about what's going on with the tropics anyway, but now that it is affecting us, of course, bigger deal. now, as we look at storm scan3, starting things offer here, of the three hour loop what's now tropical storm hermine, it has been upgraded

to hurricane, now it has since downgraded again basically now that it has moved off shore. has lost some of its strength, simply, because it doesn't have that source from the water to help keep the strength building. regardless, it is pretty heavy duty system even still with pounding rain and very well organized counter clockwise circulation there. bring it back to the eyewitness weather watch ers quickly here, it is a nice start to the day, guys. here at 56 degrees currently all the way up near the poconos, reporting clear skies, he has northerly breeze, 9 miles per hour, not terribly breast i, crit p outside. also giving us the advice that i would certainly take this, too, enjoy what you have got with this nice weather before hermine gets here. much more on that in a second. we zero in on one more, take it closer into the city, in fact, we go into the chestnut hill section where phil is reporting 61 degrees in the last 16 minutes. and he's got very modest breeze, as well, but nothing but clear sky out there. and we're all keeping our eyes focused south specially weather watchers as we await

the arrival of hermine. and by the way congratulations, i know phil is new grand pop. we switch gears, here is the storm system, zooming it up little bit here, things are still very tranquil. do still have nice clear sky, and really pleasant beginning to our holiday weekends, if you are lucky enough to have the long holiday weekend starting today, at least it is a really nice day for it. but, we talk future rain amount, so jump all the way to 11:00 saturday night. by this point, there may already be couple of showers, that have already fallen, but talking under inch worth of accumulating precipitation by that point. then, look what happens. as time progresses, we start to see specifics of the med yacht shore line, all the way down to delaware, as well, rehoboth beach, for example, picking up possibility, anyway, remember this is model, not gospel, possibility of two or more inches of rain. that will easily lead to coastal flooding, combine that, in tam den, with the fact you have very strong surf, regardless of where hermine ends up tracking you'll be dealing with either moderate to high risk of rip

current right into next week, and that goes for the jersey shore, and the delaware beaches. so if you are headed that way, heed the lifeguard. okay? you're going to continue to hear me say. that will looking forward in the forecast, forecast goes downhill quickly. but the main impact day for hermine from our area is sunday, meisha? >> all right, katie, great advice, as usualment thank you so much. good morning, everyone, happy friday. looking outside, we have an accident, the schuylkill eastbound past king of prussia. left lane clearly compromised, you also have little run over here, pulled all the way taught that right shoulder. this is going to slow you down most certainly. i cannot show you a back upshot right now, so just make note, you can see the people walking across the schuylkill right now. they are all over the roadway. and that's causing everyone to have to slam on their brakes and stop there, and wait, and figure out where people are coming from, who is walking where, whatever. so, you can only imagine, if we were to look behind this, what that back upshot would look like exactly. so if you are just headed out

here, the scrub eastbound, past king of prussia. know that this accident is still out there, we'll get flashing lights, also people out there. so it will be a little hit or miss, when people are traveling past. i would hold off, if i were, if you can, give yourself at least a extra 30 minute, in this area. delaware county 95 north at 452, take it up to the airport. that's what you are looking at. looking pretty darn good. another accident in delaware, route one northbound closed, at route 273. your best alternate is going to be probably route seven, to maneuver around, and also, new city and suburban schedules starting on sunday and tuesday, also, new regional rail schedules starting on tuesday. these will be and i'll be tweeting out this information, like we always say, make sure to check your schedules on line. jep, over to you. >> meisha, not the type of call people in collegeville get often or maybe even ever before. but someone called for alligator to be removed from their backyard. now, at first police thought of course this was some sort of joke.

when they showed up, this was the gator spotted wandering down the middle of free land drive. homeowner was able to capture the nearly 2-foot alligator. animal control came to pick the guy up. we should mention nobody was hurt here. >> yikes. how about this? some pigs are making predictions for the results of the presidential election. >> we'll explain that in just katie: on crime, pat toomey's attacks on me are shameful. he's making it up. of course, anyone who commits a violent crime needs to be prosecuted -- and put behind bars. narrator: katie mcginty will keep us safe -- more police on the streets, better training and equipment, and take on the gun lobby for gun safety laws. katie: i'm the daughter of a police officer, and the mother of three. i'll stand with law enforcement to fight crime, and protect our families. i'm katie mcginty, and i approve this message.

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>> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. developing right now, philadelphia police are searching for the hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a man while riding his bicycle. >> we're live with the description of the car they're looking for. >> hermine is now a tropical storm. but it was a hurricane, when it slammed into florida overnight. it was the first hurricane to make landfall in the sunshine state in 11 years. we'll take a look at conditions there this hour. and, have a look at storm scan3. now, tropical storm hermine, could put damper on the holiday weekends at the jersey shore. katie times it all out for us. >> today is friday, september the second, good morning, i'm joe holden in for jim donovan. >> hey there, i'm brooke thomas, katie and meisha are here keeping an eye on things this morning, i feel like you guys are constantly switching

off. the other -- >> you said it perfectly. so true. i guess it is kind of ying-yang. >> now starting to back pedal. not so much the fact we do have very serious accident in delaware, route one now closed because of it, getting more details on that accident right now, i'll have those coming up in just a little bit. >> one good thing, weather is quiet. sun glare, no issues out there, and going right back to it, on storm scan3, loop here for the last couple of hours, hermine now again downgraded. i would rather you justice regard the categorization, guys, because we will see the impact regardless, of whether this is a hurricane or tropical storm or even post tropical cyclone. there are tropical storm watches that are posted through the weekend, up and down the jersey shore, delaware beach line, and then also down a f