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 as far south at this

point as north carolina, so we are going to be impacted that way with specially regard to coastal impacts when it comes to wind. because, frankly, there are still question marks, as to where this storm is actually going to track. we will have far more on that throughout the show. but, in the meantime, we are very likely going to have some coastal flooding out of this beach errosion, simply because the surf will be strong regardless. and again, more on that as the show goes on. currently, where we stands, though, in some pretty really fantastic weather right now. it is very comfortable outside. you're in the 50's, 60s, depending on location, with very modest breeze it, feels so crisp outside and refreshing, and with full sunshine today, courtesy of high pressure, at least for now, we can expect to get in on a nice warm and comfortably warm afternoon with lower humidity and the sunshine, just looking like a nice day. now, made in america of course coming up here, how does it look right now as we stand? i do think you're going to see the clouds builds, possibility for showers on saturday, by sunday, though, that's our best shot, for some rain, from

hermine, in philly, but again, the impact greatly increase the closer you get to the shore, like i said, meisha, a more on that later on. >> sound good. and a lot going on now, speaking of, just little bit, now on the schuylkill, talking about this little go, law enforcement showing up to the scene, schuylkill eastbound past king of prussia. that left lane compromised and what makes it even worse is people were out of their vehicles, walking around, the schuylkill which was putting all of the brakes on all lanes blocked, just for few moments, nevertheless, so those people, you can see couple of lanes are blocked, some getting by, but also on the far right shoulder you can see, we also have activity over there. so this is absolutely going to slow you down, i would say, at least give yourself extra 30, maybe 45 minutes, if you can avoid the area, even better. ninety-five south at cottman, however, actually looking pretty good. holding steady levels right like this, what we saw yesterday, i know a lot of people little nervous about

interstate 95 today. what we are looking there, looking okay. route one northbound closed at route 273. so right now, guys, traffic social security diverted to route seven, the alternate, route 13, or route 40. to route 896 probably your best bet. there are word it is an overturned dump truck involving that, which we know a big accident like that can really slow you down. joe, brooke, over to you. >> meisha, thank you. hermine has weak ends to tropical storm as it moves further inland over florida this morning, the storm made landfall overnight as category one hurricane. >> don champion reports, hermine was the first hurricane to hit the sunshine state in more than a decade. >> reporter: her kahn hermine pummeled parts of florida's panhandle with heavy rain. and forceful winds, shortly before making landfall overnight. in the coastal community of pasco county late last night, people tried enjoying the scene, before the boardwalk was inundated with water. >> hopefully everybody's safe

in our house, other than that i'm here to play. >> this is life threatening, earlier in the day the state ace governor warned people to take the storm seriously as hermine shredded up roads, and erroded beaches along the gulf coast. hard hit town of apalachicola, some stock up on food. >> it is pretty nerve wracking, you know, you see the trees bends in, and the waves blowing up over the rocks. >> others boards dollars up their businesses, and got out. >> for the safety of our employees, the businesses, as well. >> low-lying areas, hundreds of residents were told to evacuate ahead of the storm. >> my wife want some of her valuables out, stuff from her mother. >> some still chose to ride it out. >> my property will likely not flood, but my neighbor's all around me will. >> florida had not been hit by hurricane in over decade. don champion, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> and those headed to the shore for labor day weekend

are being told to prepare for heavy rain and wind. people in ocean city spent the day on the beach, and boards walk, under gray skies yesterday, lifeguards have been dealing with rough surf and rip currents, cape may, and atlantic counties, are advising people to not cancel plans, just yet. at this point in time with the storm so far, not discouraging anybody, just be prepared for weather should it happen. >> officials say tidal flooding is a big concern, with the storm like hermine. of course, stay with "eyewitness news", as we continue to track the storm, we'll have update here on tv and on our website cbsphilly.com. developing right now, police say someone hit and killed a bicyclist in the city mayfair neighborhood and then drove off. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live on the scene with the latest on the search for the driver, justin, what's new? >> reporter: brooke, good morning, this wreck happened just behind us here, and this stretch of frankford avenue is dark at night, even with street lights. there is also a bends in the road, too, and these are

conditions that police say are dangerous for drivers, and may have been a factor in this fatal hit-and-run crash. let's get you now looking at video from the investigation, going on overnight. just before 1:00 a.m., 15th district officers pulled up to the 5800 block of frankford avenue, finding a man with severe head and upper body trauma. we are told there was not much more could even do. the victim age 43, was pronounced dead on scene off wissinoming park, less than mile from his home. on scene, accident investigators found piece of likely striking vehicle, including a driver side-view mirror, the car appears to be silver or champagne in color, and should have heavy front end damage. it seems, police say, the biker was riding in marked bike lanes with flashing lights on on his bike. the driver appears to have been going north, before striking the victim, popping the curb, and lowering down septa bus stop sign, and he just kept going. now, back out live again, this

wreck happened just behind us here on frankford avenue. there are surveillance cameras in the area, police hope will help them catch this driver. they say with the parts they've found it is only matter of time before they finds the driver, and the car, and also, too, police are reminding drivers, too, as they go out this holiday weekend, if they're involved in a accident to remain on scene and render aid until police arrive. brooke, joe, back into you. >> thanks, justin. a four year old girl hit by car in june the has been upgraded to stable condition. chopper three was here over the 4200 block of l street last night. police say the young girl ran between two parked cars, and out into the street. they say the driver did stop and at this time is not facing charges. >> new this morning, police are also investigating a homicide in the city's kingsessing section. investigators tell us man was standing in front of a day care center when he was shot. it happened after 11 in the 100 block of 58th street. the victim died at the hospital. police are using surveillance

cameras from surrounding businesses to help in the investigation. >> the new jersey man who killed a tsa officer and wounded three others in rampage at lax is pleading guilty. paul cianca cut a deal with prosecutors yesterday. in exchange, authorities say they'll not seek the death penalty. he's charged with murdering officer herald owe hernandez in november of 2013. he was shot before being arrested, and now, ciancia faces life in prison. in campaign 2016, donald trump will be in philadelphia today to meet with african-american leaders. he'll take part in round table discussion at a venue on north broad street. trump is standing by his stance on immigration despite backlash from some hispanic conservatives. meantime hillary clinton will beginning traveling on larger campaign plane with her press corps. her runningmate, tim kaine, proposed -- postponed a rally in florida today because of the weather. >> we are now just 66 days away from election day.

stay with cbs-3 "eyewitness news" and cbsphilly.com for the latest update in campaign 2016. well, still ahead on "eyewitness news", the former stanford swimmer who spark a national debate about sex assault and justice will be released from prison today. see the security measures in place for his release, and why officials say they're necessary. plus, a video that will make your jaw drop. finds out where two student were hit by cars, in just a matter of days. >> and coming up a little later, we will take a look at school bus safety. we have advice for students, to stay safe at the bus stop, and on the bus. ♪ >> katie is tracking hermine right now. and we'll have this impact, to florida and our area, whether we get back. stay with us. >> ♪ >> ♪

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could impact our area. >> that's right, katy? >> absolutely, guys, right now that storm system still dumping very heavy rain across the southeastern part of the united states. nice organization, too, to the storm. again, no longer a hurricane now that it has lost its energy source from the gulf of mexico. but still very nice organization with the system, and it is still moving to the north-northeast at about 14 miles per hour, meanwhile, just taking it up the coast little bit here, we are still sitting prep any high pressure beautiful weather, fair weather all day today, low humidity, very light wind. however, you can see, the outer bands of this storm, starting to lift north. so it is really just matter of time, again, tropical storm watches posted, up and down our delaware beaches, specific to sussex county, then up the jersey shore line. here is the latest on that tropical storm. again, it has got sustained winds peaking 70 miles per hour, not quite the criteria to meet hurricane status, northeast movement generally 14 miles per hour, and as we continue to track this, just

watch what happens when this starts to my great toward our area. even if it were to weaken to post tropical cyclone, couple of things i want you to notice here. for one thing, see how broad that scope becomes. the final track as it pertains to us is still uncertain. so you really need to stick with us, continues to be evolving situation, regardless, we will have, we do have high content we'll end up with tidal flooding, errosion, a lot of wind at the shore, but notice from saturday it wednesday, this is still out there. so this may sit off shore and just spin, and hang out, and stall out, for most of those days. so the rip countries being, the high surf becomes a concern, for multiple days, beyond that point. now, as early as saturday day afternoon, especially into sunday, at the shore, specifically, gusts could peak as high as 55 to 60 miles per hour, heavy rainfall very likely with multiple inches out of that, then high surf and coastal flooding becomes a concern not to mention maybe one to 3-foot storm surge out of that. at the moment, though, sigh of

relief. actually real nice outside. dairy say on the cool side. cut town area middle school, 53 degrees. it is a de ear rating situation looking ahead to the weekends, temperature reflect that with all of the clouds and threat for rain. we are going to be limited to the 70s at best. meisha? >> little bit of bummer there. all right, katie, thank you. good morning, happy friday. so we are watching this accident on the schuylkill eastbound, past king of prussia. it was expecting two left lanes, now pulled all the way off to the shoulder. great news, looking at backup shots of this. it was really starting to become i would say more affecting 202 and 422, the two spot, really still that we're seeing some residual delays overall. now that it has pulled off to the shoulder really going to loosen up nicely for you. so 202, 422, make note of that, might want to give yourself extra ten, 15 minute or so. accident here as well delaware, route one northbound, closed, at 95. so you will have to use an alternate around this. route 13, or route 40, to

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>> brock turner served three month of six month sentence for raping an unconscious woman outside of her fraternity house in 2015. turner is being released early under a law that gives inmates credit for time served. his sentence issued by that man, judge aaron persky was too lenient in the eyes of many and due national attention. >> while he got very light jail sentence, i think, in my view, he still has these other things, one in particular, which is registering as a sex offer ender. this man is just in his 20's, he's got to be registered for the rest of his life. he is a mark man where ever he goes. >> turn letter likely return to his ohio hometown where he must register as you just heard there as a sex offender for life. drivers are being asked to stay alert in austin texas after two students were hit by cars getting off school buses this week. take a look.

police actually released video, right, of two crashes, it is terrifying, the student were not seriously hurt, we're told, but officers also say they issued 900 sigh takes this week for drivers passing school buses. and it is only the first week back to school in the austin texas area, if a bus is stopped, you have to stop in all directions. you have to. >> see the bus stop sign at the top of the screen there, then this child trying to beat the car in the crosswalk, some serious stuff. well, a mom said she doesn't want vouchers for free airline travel. >> no, she said she won't be flying jet blue ever again, us a because the airline lost her five year old son. maribell martinez said she paid the extra hundred dollars to have flight attendant company her son from the dominican republic to new york, acinal unaccompanied minor ticket. but, a different boy showed up instead. >> she goes to see him. it is not her child. it is another child with her son's passport. five year old boy.

for three hours she believes her son is kidnapped. >> i was told to wait until police arrived. i was desperate, going crazy, i still a.m. >> martinez's son andy wound up in boston. so two families, two kids, different cities. >> the family want investigators to look into where the flight attendant assigned to andy was, and whether the boys switched passports. >> a conspiracy? unbelievable. >> well, need a cup of coffee to get your day started? you are not alone, find out why people crave a java more than other. >> get eye to iowa draft. meisha takes us on dream drive where you can see giraffes and other animals, why this zoo likes to get so close. katy? >> my gosh, adorable, i can't wait. looking ahead obviously important holiday weekends as we sort of say farewell to the summer as a season, but, now we've got this tropical storm to track. and it will have an impact on your holiday weekend. so i'll outline how coming up.

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union, teachers were relocated to another building on the first day of school, due to cancer-causing fibers detected in the building. air quality testing is underway now. in the reading eagle this morning, penn state football fans will be out of luck if they want to watch tomorrow's season opener on tv. service electric cablevision dropped the big ten network from the line up this week, because they were unable to reach an agreement on contract renewal. service electric served about 35,000 customers in eastern berks county. >> and on the front page of the mercury, a baby alligator found roaming street of collegeville, the gator was about 2 feet long, it caused quite the stir, in the town, but no injuries, animal control did pick it up. >> that's a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. all right, for some of us, having one or even two, 19 cups of joe a day, is the norm. >> 24 ounces are over the place. but do you ever wonder why you

might be such a big coffee drinker? the answer could be in your dna. the study published in the journal scientific report found that people with newly identified genetic trait called pdss2 drank less coffee than those who didn't have the trait. researchers believe the new gene reduces cells ability to breakdown caffeine. so, that means, it stays in the body longer, so people with the trait don't node as much coffee to get the same jolt from the caffeine. >> that's interesting. >> the discovery. >> speaking of coffee, starbucks is spicing up its fall drink line up. two things, the coffee giant, will offer new seasonal beverage, molk, a the hot coffee drink is topped with cayenne, chile, paprica, sea salt, sugar, kind of reminiscent of mexican coffee. little sweet, spicy. >> i love that. >> i do not like pumpkin spice. i think it is gag worthy. but this? i'm in.

>> i agree. >> to each his own. >> that chile mocha sounds awesome. >> you like pumpkin spice? >> it's okay. >> you're in the minority. >> coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news", katie needs to be heard from, however. >> hermine makes lan fall, the first hurricane to come a shored in florida in more than a decade. thousand could change your holiday weekend plans right here. >> penn state tribute to joe paterno, it is sparking a lot of controversy. meisha? >> all right, looking out at the roadways, guys, this morning, we've got an accident on the schuylkill, serious one in delaware, updates to mass transit, all of the updates coming up of the first a quick break, so stay right where you are. cbs-3 "eyewitness news" will be right

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tracking hermine. right now, it is a tropical storm, but this is video, that is came ashore, as a hurricane, in florida. >> brooke, this system could reek havoc on holiday weekend plans, katie will show us what we can expect down the jersey shore. good morning, i'm joe holden in for jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas, 6:31, here's what you need to know in your morning minute. >> police are telling us that traveling on frankford avenue here, struck by a car, going north, the bicycle the victim was riding was broken if half. >> the rain is heavy, it is flooding, and it will continue to migrate its way up the coastline toward us. >> we've seen lots of heavy rain and it appears some very strong lightning. >> if you are headed to the shore for labor day weekends, remember, heavy rain and wind. we are learning more about yesterday's massive explosion, at cape canaveral. the air force says the area around the launch pad will

remain off limits today. >> this is not the >> (laughing). >> oh, man. how do we explain there that and where do we go from there? that was olympic gold medalist gabby douglas, adrian dwyer on the late late show. >> they were nuzzling objects, along with james cord on, in case were you curious, and you needed the specifics. >> thank you. the details. >> let's toss it over to katie live on the skydeck with the latest on tropical storm now hermine, and what it means for people going to the jersey shore this weekend. >> yes, you know it, looks as though it will have an impact no matter what the categorization is of this storm. it is now downgraded to trump

tropical storm from hurricane status overnight. it is already moved on shore, that's part of the reason it has been downgraded. it has lost some of the energy source over the gulf of mexico. regardless, it is beautiful to start the day off right now. clearly, that system is now headed our way. now, we do have tropical storm watch posted, through the weekends, for all of the delaware beaches and sussex county as well as jersey shore line as it pertains to our area. so we are expect to go see the impact primarily at the coast from this. let's lock at the forecast, models right now, what you are going to notice, put this into motion, is that things stay pretty consistent, up until you pass about north carolina then look at what happens. you have got anything from back toward state college, to way out to sea, depending on which model you believe. overall the main consistency is that the storm will just barely clip us, and stay generally just off shore, but hang out for couple every days. that's why you sort of sees those loop de loops take place on the spaghetti models.

now, as it stands right now, gorgeous start to the day in cape may courthouse everywhere elsa long the jersey shore, middletown high school, red sky morning, not necessarily sign every things to come just yet, but later this weekends rather 61 degrees the current temperature, so very comfortable. and it is a nice day in the sunshine, up in the mountains, at best, talking low 70s, so great weather up there. and that's a story pretty much everywhere else. of course being low g ahead to note only important holiday weekends for folks outside but as well as that the tropical storm that we have to track. much morton later on, meisha? >> that will hinder plans, katie, thank you so much. good morning, happy friday too if you are just waking up with us right now. what you can see, we've got some flashing lights out there on the schuylkill. an accident, schuylkill eastbound past king of prussia. pulled all the way off to the right shoulder. it was blocking two left lanes, also, starting to affect 202 and 422, right now however looking actually pretty darn good. actually from about i would say 20 minute ago this looks

complete at this different than we were looking at. switching gears, pulled to the left, an accident in valley forge, 422 eastbound, at route 23. not going to slow you down, just note it is out there, heads up, see people outside their vehicles. also, we have an accident here, overturned dump truck in delaware, route one northbound is closed, at 95, you will have to use this alternate, route 13, route 40, to route 896. probably your best bet. also in the world of mass transit, new city and suburban schedules starting sunday and tuesday and also new regional rail schedule also starting on tuesday for these lines. make sure to take your schedules on line, joe, over to you. >> thank, meisha. with daylight approaching people along the florida gulf coast will begin assessing the damage from hermine. >> live picture from tampa right now. hermine has since been downgraded to tropical storm. when it made landfall overnight it was the first hurricane to hit florida in more than a decade.

even before it came ashore, the category one storm pun he'd parts of the state's panhandle with heavy rains, forceful winds. hermine expected to bring as much as 10 inches of rain, and 12 feet of storm surge. >> when our coastal towns are suffering from a significant storm surge at this time, we have a lot of power outage, a lot of trees down, blocking roads, and a lot of people without power. >> widespread flooding is also a major concern. >> hermine is now pushing into georgia. next up, will be the carolinas, then up the east coast. >> officials at the jersey shore say tidal flood something a big concern with this storm like hermine. on thursday, people in ocean city spent the day on the beach, and the boardwalk, under gray skies. lifeguards have been dealing with rough surf and rip current, officials are telling people to be prepared for heavy rain and winds. if you are planning to spend the labor day weekend at the shore. >> now, the storm is also a concern in atlantic city where

they are preparing for three beachfront concerts this weekend. live nation is paying to have extra lifeguards on hands, and as for the huge steak, it is designed to with stand hurricane force winds because the roof can slide to the ground with a motorized system. and back here in philadelphia, the weather could also be trouble for the made in america festival. we are expecting to get more information from organizers today, about their plans to deal with the weather. in the meantime, crews are busy with the finishing touches, getting everything ready for the crowds. and, if you don't have it now is the time to get the cbs philly weather app. you can stay ahead and on top of severe weather. it is available now on itunes and google play. in a couple of weeks, penn state university plans to honor the late joe paterno on the 50th anniversary of his first game. paterno died in 2012, just few months after being fired for his alleged knowledge of a

child sexual abuse scandal involving former assistant coach, jerry sandusky. paterno was never charged with the crime, but a state ooh was taken down as a result of the sandusky scandal. led the nittany lions for 46 years. football finance in philadelphia have mixed opinions about the announce: honoring somebody that is allegedly associated with that is probably going to make people -- specially being that the fan base at penn state is really really big. >> outside of the scandal, i think joe paterno is really respectful as a coach, just football person, he has a big legacy. >> penn state will hold ceremony at the september 17th game, against temple, in state college. coming up: the eagles are undefeated headed into the regular season. >> plus, he did it again. san francisco 49ers colin kaepernick refused to stands during the national anthem, hear what he said after the game. pat? >> hey, guys. it is back to school time. who is excited?

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for wearing socks with pigs in police uniforms. well, turning to other of course all eyes continue to be on the storm, that's roaring up the east coast. >> that's right. let's get right to it, katie, big weekends down the shore, who will hermine impact those plans? >> in short it will impact the plans you have outside. the things we're most confident about are how the system are going to have any kind of impact on the shore lines. the question marks remain as to where does the storm actually go? that is going to determine more just fine tune the intensity of the winds, how much rain we get, that kind of thing. dow want to quickly check in with eyewitness weather watchers, off to nice start, couple of pictures telling the story, this taken outside in olney, john sent this in, beautiful colors on the sky loin this morning, and also, i love this, because it gives awe sense of what you will walk out to if you don't have the benefit after garage. thanks to ed for this one. we've got some due on the cars. you may if you have to walk, walk through the grass, for example, and with some wet

shoes, for example, or have to flick the windshield wipe tears clear that off. but regardless, look how cool it got this morning. just short list of some of the lows that were reported from the watch they are morning. fifty-nine in levitown, right at 60 in both mt. laurel and philly from phil and carry. and down into the 50's handful of spots, eagleville, reported 58. i'm pretty sure that's the low spot of the bunch. likes that way. actually little on the cool side dairy say in some of the spots. let's go back of course to what we have our eye on for the weekends, hermine churning away at the topical storm over southeastern georgia, this will continue to ride essentially up the coast, basically in north-northeast fashion. now, once you get to this point, the question marks become little bit more pronounced as to does it migrate little further west or east? and if it does either, it really can change the forecast. so, i want to gave you a short list. as we track the main impacts expected saturday afternoon, through the better part of sunday, for wind speeds as high as 55 miles per hour, in

terms every gusts, heavy rainfall cyst possibility specially at the shore. high surround every and coastal, beach errosion, that i would say is essentially a given. it just how bad does it get? so the coast is where it is at for the main impact from this further inland, it will be little cooler courtesy of cloud cover, we likely see some rain from hermine in the city, on sunday. but, even heading into next week, we've got better weather on the horizon, but looks like labor day, too, will be impacted. meisha? >> kind of bummer. all right, katie, thank you so much. good morning, everyone, happy friday. so what we are looking at right now, this is a disable vehicle, blocking that left lane, pretty significant backups here, 422 eastbound at trooper. also, a little bit ahead of you here, at route 23, you also have an accident. but it looks like the significant delays really coming behind this disable truck, that's blocking that left lane. so, heads up. it will cost you little bit. give yourself extra 20 minute or so probably at least. then also talking about this

accident, in delaware, overturned dump truck here route one northbound still closed, at 95. so you will have to use alternate around it. route 13, or route 40, to route 896, probably going to be your best bet. and also, take a look at this, some regional rails running additional express services, take a look, i'll be tweeting this information out as well, starting september 6. for just heads up for anyone taking mass transit, especially after labor day starting tuesday a loft switches will be being made. make sure to check those schedules on line, as we always say, protect yourself. get thereon time. >> all right. >> right, glow. >> that's right. >> that works. all right, it is friday, that means time for another dream drive. >> it is time for another dream drive. it is indeed, if you have ever dreamed of ac zoo keeper like i did at one point do i have a treat for you. but it is not just for dreamers. it is for everyone. i took dream drive to not only see, but got to see these giraffes, as well. take a look. >> we are head today

norristown to make some new four legged friends. >> who doesn't love the zoo? by the way who doesn't love to watch giraffe's eat? >> here you go. >> at elmwood park zoo in norristown, these two giraffes are always too long stick their next out, for food, that that is. >> what is so cool about this zoo, you can, you do have the opportunity to do this. >> he has big tongue. >> the little one waylan, one year old, and the taller one is derube a, age seven. they're just two of about 100 different species of animals on these 16 acres. ryan helps take care of them. >> what do you think is so great about this zoo compared to other ones? >> we're a small zoo. you get really awesome unique experience here, not many zoo's have giraffe feeding. >> i feel like it heightens

the experience. >> so excited, so wound up today to come. >> there are bison feeding, too. sometimes, though, the bison aren't in the mood for a snack. general curator explains it is a new age for zoo's. >> who would not want to feed these animals, right? >> something discouraged over years for feeding animals, but in a controlled environment it gives them that connection. they're educated, talking about the animals, we also have some rescues. >> they have suffered injuries in the wild, not able to return. >> and sometimes kids can meet them. >> wendy the red tailed hawk was hit by a car and can't fly. but here, she is a star. >> those eyebrows are actually bony protrusions that act like a hat. >> education manager, sam, introduced me to some favorite education animals. >> so this here is one of my

favorites. her name is ozzie. and ozzie is a black rat snake. she is not even full grown yet. they can grow to be 8 feet long. beautiful. >> i raised one when i was young, so i feel like to me just a little slice of heaven. >> and our hedge hog. >> look at that face. hi, sweety. >> so can i touch his back? >> really spike i, so 5,000 spines all over his body. i don't think you want to feel that. that's why i've got gloves on. >> i need my fingers. >> uh-huh. >> what do you think, the coolest thing for you working around these animals? >> it is the connection. i mean, you know, nobody gets into this field for the money, believe me. >> a labor of love. >> it is, it is. >> oh, you guys, it is true, not all zoo's are the same. but what i love so much about this experience not only the more hands-on approach, being

able to feed the giraffes, but the much needed education they serve up, as well. thank you so much to the wonderful people at the well many wood zoo. i'm thinking this might be a family hit. i hope so. it is definitely worth going out there. >> all of the information they have. >> that's what i love so much. and they're all about preserving the habitat and these animals and awesome. >> meisha, thank you. starting tuesday morning, you will notice few more school buses on the road. >> that's true. so what are some things drivers can do to keep student safe? well, pat gallen is live in our parking lot. but he does have some very important advice, and some cool kids events. pat, what's going on out there? >> reporter: of course i have poor information, i always do, dow -- don'ty? >> more buses are going to be on the road, more kids near the street. what can you do, what can we do to make sure the kids are safer? that's why she is here. from triple a mid-atlantic. tell us what drivers can do first and for most?

because as you're coming up to a bus, and maybe the arm is out, what do we need to look for? >> important that drivers really take the precautions to understand it is back to school, when the red lights come on, when the stop sign comes out, when we see this arm come out on the school bus, it is imperitive, it is the law, that drivers in pennsylvania stop 10 feet from that bus, 10 feet behind the bus, if approaching the bus head already on, 10 feet in front of the bus you stop. you let the kids cross the street, for the bus, you wait for the stop sign and the lights to go off. kids are not traffic savvy. they are excited to get on the school bus, waiving to mom and dad, they opportunity see their friends, so we are asking motorists to be alert specially now as kids get back into the routines. >> if i'm on the other side of the road, and i'm approaching a bus that had stopped, what's the protocol for me? >> very good question. we get this a lot. if there is a grass median, concrete guardrail strip, opposing traffic does not have

to stop. >> okay. >> when they see the red light and the stop signs. if there is just a painted line in the road, traffic in both directions have to stop. >> do you have stop. okay. >> how about kids at the bus stop? you said get little rowdy, see their friends, very close to the road as is. so what do we need to tell kids about that? >> tell kids it is not play time. it is they need to stay at least five steps away from the curb. they need to wait for the school bus to come to a total and complete stop, before they come out into the street. when they do come out, they never, ever walk behind a school bus. >> makes sense. >> you want to walk in front of the school bus so the bus driver can see that's why buses have these arms on them, so when kids come in front of the bus, they're going to come on this side far enough away even the little guys can be seen by the driver. >> so we practice that right now. so we will go on the bus. you guys ready? all right, let's go on the bus, learn a little more what goes on with kids inside the bus. because again, when i was a kid, and i jumped on a bus, i got a little rowdy myself. >> yes, like play time. but not supposed to be.

so you guys jump on in, good job. single file line. very calm. wasn't like that earlier. >> no, no, no. >> so we're headed on. so when kids get on the bus, you have got your school bag, lunch box. what's that mean? what do we have to do? >> very important to not distract the driver. that means, sit down immediately. stay quiet. let the driver pay attention what he or she needs to do. remove back packs from the aisles. keep the aisles clear like this. and never open the windows and put anything out the windows. we don't wave. we don't put hands out there, heads out there, throw anything out there. >> you guys going to heed all that? >> ya. >> they're ready to go for bus safety. school about to start. you guys excited for school. >> ya. >> they all look real excited. let's sends it back up to you, joe, brooke. >> we are going to break. whether we come back, we'll come right back, sounds good. see you after the break

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>> before you hit the road it is three to go. >> hermine hit florida as category one hurricane, it is still pack ago punch with heavy ran and wind. >> police are searching for another hit-and-run driver this morning, this time, a man riding a mountain bike, was killed in mayfair. >> and republican presidential candidate, donald trump, makes campaign stop in philadelphia

today. he will meet with members of the african-american community on north broad street this afternoon, and that's three to go. >> let's get last check on weather all eyes of course on hermine. >> and what it moans the holiday weekend, and in for at least the impact at the shore. tropical storm watches that last us through the weekend, as the storm rides up the coast. it is beautiful at the beaches and everywhere else, it will be, so all day today. but keep in mind that storm moving up the shore line. eventually we end up with some high surf, rip current, potential for heavy rain and winds, too. >> cbs this morning is next. >> we leave you with a live picture of some local student learning about bus safety here on cbs-3. >> ♪ >> ♪

captioning funded by cbs good morning. it is friday, second 2nd, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." hermine hammers the southeast after making landfall overnight as a hurricane. 80-mile-an-hour winds and destructive storm surge pound the coast. hermine's next move will impact millions. plus, new fears that hermine could help the zika virus spread farther and faster. for the first time, mosquitoes have been found carrying the virus inside the mainland united states. and a luxury cruise liner making history this morning in canada's treacherous northwest passage. an ice breaker, two hospitals, and climate