>> game day is finally here, with the new rookie quarterback carson wentz. and cbs-3 is getting you ready for the kick off. >> moments every silence, emotional tributes to those who died on september 11, as their loved ones gathered to

remember them. fifteen years later. so your sunday, september 11, we'll have remembrance ceremonies from around the region coming up throughout the hour on cbs-3, first a check on weather justin bring bick with the eyewitness weather forecast, hi, justin. >> good morning, everyone, gets little bet they are afternoon. we'll put an ends to the 90s. still warm. >> we can do that. >> yes, humidity gone, it is september, we can start to back off on the 90s. >> i'm personally waiting for the scarfs, the boots. >> i'm not there yet. >> not quite? >> no, no, no. that will get here though. sure, few more weeks and we will be talking about that, yes. we will enjoy nice comfortable conditions. temperatures still at or slightly above average this week, humidity on the low side, much better than the past four, five days, as we are saying good-bye to the 90s. temperatures this morning still waking up to clouds. few breaks in the clouds right now, cold front that's coming through. that will bring the change, later this morning, into the afternoon. still warm, muggy ahead of the front. step outside, hey, it is just

like yesterday. 80 degrees, feeling like 84, with the humidity. there is a breeze out of the southwest. but that eventually changes out of the northwest today. and that pushes out the humidity. so, we're in the upper 70s, in reading, allentown this hour, and starting to see that drop in the humidity. we look at the dew point temperatures. earlier this morning, everybody was in the 70s with the dew points. now starting to see low 60s in berks county, mid 60s allentown, mid 60s kind of the threshold where it starts to feel humid. it is getting nice, north and west of the city. few more hours, that dryer air mass moves into the city, and then areas south and east, into delaware, new jersey, for the afternoon. a shower or two possible next hour or so, in the poconos, that's about it. other than that clouds, skies, this afternoon, if you are headed to the link, it will be warm, 84 degrees, game time. but the humidity will be on the low end. we're on our way up to eight a degrees, 5 degrees above average. turns out to be better beach day this afternoon with some sunshine, 83, mid 70s up in the poconos, again, waking up to some clouds right now. but turns out to be a nice

forecast this afternoon, we will talk about september-like temperatures for the end of the week, rahel, back to you. >> see you soon. thanks, justin. in just hours, game day begins, eagles fans are ready for the season opener. terry greg from sister station "kyw news radio" live outside the linc when the birds go up against the cleveland browns, good morning, cherri gregg, already a pretty decent crowd out there. >> lots of excitement, lots of anticipation for game one, and lots of eagles fashion. i'm wearing a number 11 jersey, for the rookie quarterback, carson wentz. take a look at that. this is a hot commodity. but i'm with mary and ron, who know all about eagles fashion. now, take a lock at the jerseys they have. take a look at the shoes that they're wearing. it is all about eagles from the watch that ron has, he has on mike east, especially made, with the eagles colors. mary has on sunday glasses, she has bracelets, she has

earrings, everything all eagles, 30 year fans. the eagles head to tow. >> head to tow. head to tow. you don't want to see my drawers. >> why, why, why do you love the eagles so much? this is like a couple of sticks. >> just we've been around them for so long. it is just part of us. i mean, we just grew up with them, and we just keep going. and just keep going. and love them. just love them. we bleed green. e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> that's right. and the thing is, ron, i have to point this out. today you will be participating in a very special way, tell us why? >> i'm orthopedics orders to hold the flag, of the viet nam veteran, and today has special meaning for me. >> yes? and what are you talking about, that special meaning, we have a very special guest, vice president gobioids end will be here today to pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of the 9/11

attacks, and so ron will be out there, as part that far tribute, because he's one of our veterans. thank you so much for your service. what would that mean for you being here for the 15th anniversary, as we pay tribute to so many who lost their lives? >> it means an awful lot. and from the heart, just being a patriots for this country. >> yes, yes. a patriots, but, eagles lover. because we don't want to have any confusion about whose team you are on. so thank you so much for your service. lots of football. lots of respect paid to those who lost their lives in 9/11, as we celebrate game one for the philadelphia eagles. go eagles, right? that's right, go birds. live at the linc, cherri gregg, "kyw news radio", for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". cherry, thank you. and our coverage of the game begins well before the first snap. starting at 11:30 this morning, it is the toyota

sunday kickoff. sports director done bell, lesley van arsdall, pat gallen, merrill reese, all live on the field at the linc. then the nfl today at noon, eagles kick off at 1:00 followed by the cure insurance postgame show. much more on the match up between the browns and birds coming up in sports in just about ten minutes. this morning, the nation's pauses to remember the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks there is year marks 15 years since that fateful day. live picture this morning, thousands of people are gathering at the 9/11 memorial for the annual commemoration ceremony. there will be six moments of silence beginning 8:46. the time the first plane took the north tower of the world trade center. house the of worship will toll their binges, and families of the victims of 9/11 attack as well as the bombing at the worlds trade center will read the names of the people killed. >> last night the tribute and light from the 9/11 memorial museum appeared over lower manhattan, has shined bright every year on this solemn

date. memorial made up of 88 search lights, positioned to represent the twin towers. >> some of the victims family will gather at the yard end of election in yardley. remembrance service will start at 8: 30, 18 of the victims from bucks county the last night families remembered their loved ones in a tragedy that hit so close to home. trang do was there. >> it is so important we never forget the sacrifices made that day. >> reporter: at dusk they gathered at the garden of reflection on the eve of a somber and painful anniversary. >> ♪ taps ♪ >> by candlelight, with tears in their eyes, they remembered. the 2,977 victims of the september 11 attacks, 18 from bucks county. jennifer was just 11 years old when she lost her older brother, josh, who was working

in tower one. >> so important that his memory lives on, you know, i take that painful situation, and i expose it to the world, because i don't want him to be forgotten. >> every year, the community gathers in this place of peace to make sure that never happens. >> we will never forget. we will always have the scar. but it is now a scar. it is no long area wounds. it is no longer a wound. >> to close the ceremony they sang in unicent to honor those lost with hope in their hearts, for the future. peace is among us. and even, like, little kids who weren't there, or anything, they know that there is peace among our country and there is light after the darkness. >> on the 15th anniversary, there will be two remembrance ceremonies here at the 9/11 memorial: one at 8:30 a.m., another at 7:00 p.m. in yardley bucks county, i'm trang do. cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

and hundreds gathered in shenksville for a special service to remember the victims that lost their lives, after their plane crashed into a field on september 11. forty lanterns represented the 40 victims of the flight 93 crash 15 years ago, lantern bearers walked from memorial plaza to the wall of names to honor the victims. jay clark from philadelphia waist zero was there just before his brother who was honored to car a lantern. >> you know how much joy he probably has for going up there and representing one of the members of the flight. >> those who attended today, the service was both comforting and sad. president obama will mold moment of silence at the white house, then attends memorial this morning at the pentagon. live picture of the pentagon, where an american flag is draped outside of the building. the pen pentagon the only site that doesn't have a visitor center or museum to help people learn about what happened on september 11, 2001.

but victims' family members are trying to change that. there is a plan in the works to build them next to the pentagon in arlington, virginia, has raided $6 million, but need 25 million total to get the project off the grounds. >> and our coverage continues on line at cbsphilly.com. and throughout the morning right here on cbs-3. coming up next on "eyewitness news" this morning, the miss america work-out. miss new jersey hits local gym as she prepares to compete for the coveted crown this week. health reporter stephanie stahl takes us along for a training session. and meisha johnson goes on another dream drive. takes us to a place where generations of families return year after year. justin? >> there is your ice cream again, had a role -- rahel. i know you are loving. that will still humid but will drop this afternoon. very pleasant week ahead. then talking fall-like temperatures in the seven day forecast, let you know how cool we get coming

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>> beauty starts with fitness. stephaniestephanie stahl talks t the pageant contestant getting ready for the competition. now, miss new jersey hopes all of those work out sessions will help her to the miss america title. >> throw into the crown. throw to the ground. >> getting ready for the miss america pan end, training aspect in voorhees, the gym that she says help heroin the miss new jersey title. >> rather than trying to pinpoint target areas, i want to work out, or trying to look like someone else i just decide that i want to work out, be the best me i can. >> in the miss new jersey pan end she won the bathing suit a guard what was it like walking around in a bathing suit like this. >> it can be intimidating,

definitely. >> but the 22 year old from mantua says these kind of exercises like hopping pushups made her feel more confident, know she was in good shape. >> work out a six mure of different things. >> the gym owner has been training since started a fitness competition for the miss new jersey competition. >> how do i make myself look better, feel better. >> this was one of those miss new jersey training sessions we first showed in you february. where the fun teamwork helps contestant get fit and pageant red. >> i i've always, you know, struggled with appearance, which i think a lot of young girls have, growing up today, it can be hard, because there are some beauty standards heart to meet. but what i've learned is that you have to be the best you that you can possibly be.

>> one thing herself through a big crown. >> it was a dream come true for me. >> i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". good luck to her. join us again, cooler weather you might be able to take your workouts outside. >> that's right, especially this afternoon, little rough this morning, still muggy, it will be good for the eagles game, rocking eagles green. >> got to rep the home teen. >> i can't, because of the green wall, but you can make fun of me. >> i think it would all be very entertaining. >> i know that, you love laughing at me. yes, it doesn't feel like football weather but at least comfortable if you are headed to the game, watch it here at cbs-3, but wake it the next few days, pretty nice as far as the temperatures goes, this morning, seeing few peaks of sunshine, looking at middle township high school, cape may courthouse, partly sunny skies right now, clouds will linger through the morning hours, once the front gets through, increasing sunshine across south jersey. so the beaches turn out little better, this afternoon, as far as the sun goes. but overall, it will turn

pleasant with lowering humidity all across the delaware valley. and it is the front that will bring the change. pretty much moving through the northwest suburbs right now. allentown, reading, feeling the effect of the front, still have some clouds over us, maybe stray shower or two in the poconos in the next hour, then out of here, nothing but clear skies central pennsylvania westward, that's what's coming our way. zero eight at the airport, 78 allentown and reading, warm, muggy, ahead of the cold frontment on the flip side of the front, nice refreshing air mass, settling in, upper great lakes, buffalo, checking in at 62, it is 60 in pittsburgh, not going to be seeing temperatures that cool during the day, but at least humidity levels start to drop and will be nice during the nighttime hours. so hour by hour, humidity falls today, so overall call it not bad for how it will feel, tomorrow feeling pleasant, same deal on tuesday, slight increase in humidity wednesday, before we see another change for the end of the week. that's really going to push in some fall like temperatures on thursday and friday. so the shore forecast, clouds

around this morning, then turning partly sunny, 83 for the air temperature, ocean water comfortable at 74, makes sure lifeguards are on duty if you plan on swimming, still the uv index this time of year is on the high side, wear the sun block, front crosses the region 9:00, 10:00, comes through dry, just some clouds, then increasing the sunshine late this morning into the afternoon. go mostly sunny today, tonight, clear, quiet, very pleasant, you can open up the windows, nice refreshing breeze. comfortable temperatures. and into the 50's, in a lot of the suburbs. so today's highs, make it into the low and mid 80s, still above average. at least not dealing with mid 90s like the past few days, tonight look at that, maybe some 40's in some of the cooler supports early monday morning, elsewhere, up ear's to around 650 degrees. and then, tomorrow, temperatures return, right where they should be. for the early part of september near 80 degrees. around philadelphia. and by the end of the week, more after fall like pattern, not going to last for several days, but at least we get couple of days of some relief below average temperatures, haven't seen that in a while,

talking about highs generally in the mid and upper 70s for thursday and friday, as the jet stream moves a little farther to the south. today noticely less humid, eight a degrees for the high temperature, tonight, it is clear, comfortable 62 for the city. you saw it maybe some 40's, some of the cooler spots tomorrow. check it out. specially lehigh valley, berks county, normally one of the cool spots, interior south jersey, extended forecast dry, no big storms storm systems, maybe shower coming in late wednesday night, as a stronger colds front moves through. >> still warm, mid 80s, seven's return on thursday and friday. >> 8:18, let's check p with ann evans, see how the roads are looking, hi, ann. >> hello rahel. roadways looking quite good. looking at i59 broad street. if you are headed taught do early morning tailgating this will be the roadway you would take for today's eagles game. so far it is a good shape, but

no delays or problems. just nice to look at i-95, and look at it without any delays. we're going to move the traffic cam here no delays or problems on this portion of the schuylkill, and the schuylkill looks fine, through philadelphia, and its suburb. with no delays. and on to the ben franklin bridge mid-span, the area bridges are in pretty good shape throughout the area. if you are headed to the shore, no delays on the ben franklin or the walt whitman bridge. further up, 42, 55, atlantic city expressway and the garden state parkway all look okay at this point. and taking a quick look at mass transit on or close to schedule. except for the regional rails, it will be ongoing equipment shortage. and that's the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center, i'm ann evans, rahel, back to you. >> ann, thank youment from the roads to a dream drive, and you have ever wonder what it would be look like in a castle, traffic reporter meisha johnson found place where it is easy to fantasies.

she also found family farm making homemade ice creamment take a look. >> right now on our way to mid eel castle that used to be residential home that's now turned into a museum. >> we are standing in the great hall of the museum. by raymond and mildred pit cash, wanted to be a home, but also wanted to house their medieval art collection. so, they built some medieval castle. >> people come here to see what was it like to live in a roman-like castle. great hall downstairs, in the master bedroom, we've kept just as it was when the family lived here. >> living room, but also designed to be an event location. >> loved music, so this actually becomes a concert

hall. >> toward the south of the observation tower. >> little hills. >> beautiful day, low humidity, you can see the skyline. other family bedrooms have been turned into galleries, museum of religious art, medieval christian, ancient grease, ancient egyptians, really the goal to get people to see us as all humans. >> and along with families, we also have school groups throughout the year. i'm learning my name and egyptian high row grief innings. this gallery, the mumified crocodile. >> each different room had different activity. the kids had us on the project. they didn't have to focus on the fact they were learning. on our way to family farm. miniature golf, pumpkin patch, ice cream, all of the things i love. >> if you like ice cream, and you like to play miniature golf, freddie hill farms really fun place to be.

>> freddie hill farms is a working farm. growing feed corn. but for 25 years, it is also been a center every fun, in montgomery county, at freddie's family fun center we go all overlooking for many golf courses, and weep found this one. >> i've been coming here with my children and grandchildren basically since it opened. >> we have lot of families coming from not just the local and regional area, but we often see license plates from new jersey and new york. >> farmers are getting ready for pump kin seasons. >> we plant them mid june. they are usually ripe and ripening, as you can see, in september. >> but the biggest draw might be the ice cream, made right on the premises. >> chocolate rain forests are award winning flavors. >> meisha johnson, "eyewitness news". >> never had so much ice cream. pop star jimmy, talks about her struggles with mental health, and addiction, and

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i still do. >> and god held up too. >> and god held up, too. you don't know what you're asking for, but here you go. >> ♪ >> this was the answer to the prayer. lead role in hit disney role, within weeks, demi went from child actor to teen superstar. >> she said the sudden panel took a number on her body and soul. off camera, she battled bolemia, depression, substance abuse, and at age 18 made the first of several trips to rehab. >> were you a model patient? >> no, no. i don't think there is such thing as a model patient in rehab. yes, at one point while i was in treatment, i was continuing to use drugs and drink. because i couldn't function without it. >> demi and the fight of her life, and talk show host wendy

williams tells all. >> this sunday morning right here on cbs-3 at 9:00 a.m. and, coming up next, how a father used his grief to create personal 9/11 tribute for thousands of families. new jersey high school paid tribute to popular school official. coming up we'll have more on the way they're honoring his legacy. >> and changes for the second half of the weekends. justin ahead with the cooler forecast next.

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>> i yes, it is early, and certainly the humidity still on the high side. that will change this afternoon, been talking about it all weekend long, welcome relief from some of the heat and humidity coming off high yesterday of 95 degrees still talk about above average temperature, now starting to see more temperatures. starting to push into the region, low 60s now knowledge pocono, through the poconos, still, just to the west. so warm, muggy ahead of the front, temperature right now at 80 degrees at the airport, feeling like the mid 80s with the humidity, but the wind starting to switch more west and northwest to the north west suburbs. berks county lie high valley, look at the dew points, it tells the story. see the drop into the low 60s in reading for the dew point temperature meaning the dryer air mass is moving on in. still very humid from the city on south and east. give it few more hours.

maybe stray shower in the poconos, half or so, quickly moving out, see increasing sunshine later this after morning into the afternoon. great news for the eagles game headed out to the link or maybe just chilling outside, going to watch the game at home, it will be dry, 84 degrees at kick off, should stay 80s, humidity very low throughout the tyne game. on our way up to 85 degrees, today lower 80s at the shore, mid 70s poconos, high temperatures coming up taste every fall. talk about whether that arrives in a few minutes. >> will be quite the change. thank you, justin. well, it is good day. eagles fans have been waiting for the the birds kick off 2016 season this afternoon, at lincoln financial field. today's game begins the carson wentz era and the beginning of the doug pederson era as well. last week peterson said he's counting on the atmosphere at the linc, and the team expects the fans to give them a boost.

>> everybody's kind of excited to see number one carson, but to see the team. >> oh, man. >> really loud. everybody happy forecaster on. >> and eagles fans have been filling up the parking lot at the lincoln financial field for the past couple of hours, cherri gregg news radio live outside the linc, where fans ready to see what carson wentz can do. i hear that tailgate is getting pretty fans. >> i let's do it. >> oh, yes. i mean, you said stromboli's, sorry about that, rahel, this is all about the food, it is all about the fans, all about the fun, and it is all about carson wentz. check out the jersey, that i am wearing. rare cam add at this, here with the dc rat pack. hi, guys. >> pretty big group here. and they're very life.

and how are you doing? >> how are you doing? >> thank you for that. >> yes, introduce yourself? >> my name is steve. >> yes. >> steve. >> the rat pack. >> now, let's look at this, this is called the beat. i have to tell you because i've heard all week you get the -- you felt the love from the rat pack, this is one of the centerpieces, which is this 1973 chef. >> i yep. >> father of four converted this. >> yep, yep. we got it couple of years ago, and had to redo all of the inside, had some problems, and, you know, it is a little, little, little here, little there, and bee get to where it can be. >> and you call it the beef because? >> the beef because a beast to get things together and get on the road. just took a lot to get into it. >> it makes it here, that's

all that counts. >> carson went is a big talk, new coach? >> big talk, with the defensive coordinator, new coach, the wednesday, the wednesday wagon, were going to call it the wentz wagon, all new things going on, and we're positive about everything. and the defense will hold strong. and be the strong point of the game. keep us in the game. that's what it is going to come down to. >> that's what it is going to come down tonight having lot of fun, people already have their beers in hand, the kids on other side, have been playing football all day, they have people cooking, and it will just have hamburgers and hot dogs. they have all sort of very good pastrami sandwiches for breakfast. but, of course, weed had to turn our attention to special guest who will be here at game one, vice president joe biden, he'll be talking about nine/is one, on the field today, there will be flags, and they will be talking about the 9/11

attacks that happened 15 years ago, and paying tribute to those who lost their lives. cherri gregg, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> starting 11:30, the toyota sunday kickoff. sport trent or done doll bell, lesley van arsdall, pat gallen, merrill reese, all on the field at the linc. nfl today at noon, eagles kick off at 1:00 followed by the cure postgame show. much more on the match up between the browns and the birds coming up in sports in just about 20 minutes. now, we just heard from cherry of course today marks somber day in american history. today marks 15 years since the 9/11 terror attacks. live look at the garden of reflection in yardley. remembrance ceremony taking place right now to honor the victims from bucks county. there will be another ceremony tonight at 7:00. last night community members gathered at the memorial site,

bucks county lost 18 people in the nine/one is attacks. and jennifer lost her brother josh who was just 11 years old. >> his memory lives on. you know, i take that painful situation, and i expose it to the worlds, because i don't want him to be forgotten. >> the community joined in on performance of god bless america. >> philadelphia will pay tribute to the 9/11 victims with procession and ceremony, begins at the fireman's hall museum at 9:59 this morning. that's the time the second world trade center tower fell. mayor jim kenney and the police and fire commissioners will all take part. procession then ends at the booth is he ross house where two bell ringing will take place. >> robinsville mayor mayor will be remembered. renamed the high school at let he can complex after mayor, during a special ceremony.

plaques will be made with his common phrase make someone's day today will be held in each school. he was killed by a car. >> much more to come on "eyewitness news", coming in next, check in with "face the nation" with john dickerson. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. which means we can fix things differently. thanks for calling fios, this is ryan. you can't tell me this cord isn't in, i know it's in, it's in but it's not working. i'm sending you a link to the my fios app that's going to let me see what you're seeing. really? yes...mr. mcenroe. see that cord? just plug it into the connector on the right. so you can clearly see what's in and what's out? oh, absolutely. i like that. get fios with virtual tech support for $69.99 a month.

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total billions. fees they collect, even if the market crashes and... seniors lose everything. pat toomey's looking out for wall street, not pennsylvania. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> are investigating a shoot that happened in trenton, new jersey, shots fired just after 3:00 this morning in the 800 block of greenwood avenue. no word yet on how many people are hurt, but stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage on the story. switching gears a bit, "face the nation" will be coming your way a little later on this morning, at 10:30 right here on cbs-3, joining us now with a preview, live in washington is the moderator, and cbs news political director john dickerson. good morning. >> good morning, on the anniversary of the attack of 9/11, tubing john brennan, also a conversation with the chairman of the house intelligence committee, deaf and, both talking about the

threat america faces 15 years after those attacks, what the challenges will be for the next president. >> our elections director, he has a look into the 13 battlegrounds state, where voters who will determine this election, how do they think about the commander in chief? what skills are they looking for? what do they think about the two candidates and whether they can handle a crisis in some real interesting findings there. which we will also talk with our political rounds table. then rahel, at the end of the show, we'll have a treat. gale king usually waking up in the mornings during the weekdays, will be with us this morning to talk about next week where she will be at the african-american museum here in washington, d.c. so we'll have that treat. and the busy show today, rahel. >> absolutely looking forward to t always love seeing gale. so treat indeed. thank you, don. and still to come this morning, a break-in our heatwave. justin is back with the latest on when some cooler weather might come in this week. we'll also have this.

>> how one father used his grief for a personal 9/11 tribute for thousands of families. kenneth craig in new york,

>> ♪ >> ♪ >> this morning the nation pauses to rather victims of the 9/11 terror attacks 15 years later. this is live picture from ground zero this morning, thousands of people are out there gathering at the 9/11 memorial for the annual commemoration ceremony. we'll have much more on the ceremony just a moment. >> now, most of the victims were at new york's world trade center with hundreds of first responders returned into the burning towers, and never came out.

kenneth craig speaks with the father who used his grief to create a powerful tribute. >> this is the uniform firefighter jonathan was wearing when he was killed in the collapse of the twin towers. a 29 year old father of two, his memory lives here at the 9/11 tribute center along with other victims of the terror attack. >> this is a difficult face. >> this is very difficult space. >> jonathan's father, retired firefighter. he spent three month searching ground zero, before he found his son's remains. >> the best that humanity could give us bass here, searching, every day, 24 hours a day, hands and knees. >> during that time, the damage liberty deli became a gathering spot for rescue and recovery workers. eventually turned the space into the 9/11 tribute center. a kind of interim museum until

the official one opened in 2,014. >> not only did it stay open, will move to bigger space next spring, where it will continue to tell the story of 9/11 in the most personal terms. >> i get to talk about my sonny i crew, i can't say how many times i cried this week. >> pouring himself into his work as helped him move forward t hasn't relieved the pain. >> the only thing 9/11 means to me is i have not seen my buddy in 15 years. and i miss -- my budd any 15 years. and i miss him. >> the tribute center gave him a mission to educate and lighten and to understand how 9/11 not only changed his life, but the world. kenneth craig, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news".

at ground zero, the first moment of silence being opened this morning. let's listen in. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> (bell tolls). >> and the time now of course 8:46 a.m. that's the time the first plane of the north tower in new york city, on this very spot, the freedom tower now stands taller than the twin

towers. memorial to the nearly 3,000 lives lost during the deadly attack on this very day, 15 years ago. and in the yearly somber tradition, all of the victims names will be red today during the memorial ceremony. stay with "eyewitness news", much more on the ceremony in new york, commemorations taking place throughout our area coming up tonight at 6:00. all right, switching gears, let's turn now to justin and see how the weather is looking, hi, justin. >> rahel, still humid conditions around this morning, it will change though as we led into the afternoon hours, still not feeling like football, but that's difficult for early september. but it is comfortable if you are headed out the game this afternoon. still warm day. already, seeing temperatures in the lower 80s, across parts of the region, even around philadelphia, we head into new jersey, go to cherry hill at jenny jensen's house, she has mostly cloudy skies, coming in at 80 degrees at this hour, humidity still high basically from the city on south and east, getting little better west of the city. chester county, 57 degrees,

nice breeze at fran's house under partly cloudy skies little farther north and west, still hanging out in the upper 70s at michael really's house mostly cloudy skies in sanatoga. message today, nice day is brewing, along with football and food, ya, all about sunday. i think we ought to head to his house, good food there. >> shore still clouds this morning it, will turn sun think afternoon. so better conditions to hit the beach later this afternoon, even there, the humidity starts to drop. overall, not a bad day, at least dry. getting few peaks every sunday shine this morning. yesterday, we hit 95. so add another 09 degrees day to the list this season. it makes 44, most we've had since the year 2010. probably not going to reach 55. but it is possible, we get another day maybe two days of 90 agree temperatures for the month of september. i don't see any sustained patterns of several days of 09 agree temperatures coming at us any time soon. looks like the end of that has occurred. cold front, coming through right now, again, little band

of clouds over the city south and east. so few peaks every sunday this morning, showers coming to an end over the poconos, clear skies to the west. so a lot of sunshine later this afternoon. and with that front, we are bringing in cooler drier air mass, dew points fall really rapidly into the afternoon. so this morning, we have dew point of 72, at 6:00. pretty much where we are right now, buy noon mid 60s, kind of the threshold to indicate the humid air. then into the 50's, by 3:00 and 6:00 so very dry air conditions return to the forecast this afternoon. so comfortable to head outside later today. at the shore, increasing sunshine, 83, still warm day, little breezy, and then, tomorrow, look at that, 77 degrees, for the high temperature upper 70s on tuesday. so nice stretch in south jersey. still talking the drop innings, heart of the season yesterday marked the peak of hurricane season this is the typical pattern we deal with get the waves off the african coast, tropical systems as

they track off to the west this pattern, three systems to watch, very weak, one over the southern bahamas. and one just to the northwest of cuba right there. little chance every developing over the next five days until tropical system, so not worried about those few systems. this one, stronger, out over the central atlantic waters, got about 90% chance of formation in the next five days into a tropical system. the good news tracks north, stays out over the open waters, no threat to land. things are quiet in the tropics, that's good thing. back home, cold front pushing on through, gets rid of the humidity, nice start to the work week high fresh you are -- high pressure in control, it continues into tuesday, pretty much throughout the week. i think you'll like the forecast. today turning sunny, less humid, still warm, eight a, above average, comfortable this afternoon, 62 for the city, look at some of the suburbs, temperatures tomorrow morning, potentially some 40's

maybe, up into berks county, lehigh valley. open up the windows, enjoy the refreshing air mass, still warm in the afternoon, low mid 80s through wednesday, then 70s nice taste of fall thursday and friday. rahel, back to you. >> thank you, good day to watch the gamement and up next, in sports, all eyes are on the eagles today. can the birds compete for the division title with carson wentz, as the starting quarterback? he tells us when we come rig and you know what that means. it's time to grab a kfc twenty dollar fill-up. yeah! now available with extra crispy tenders.

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this year, pennsylvanians have a clear choice. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> football season finally here this afternoon, the regular season kicks offer right here, on cbs-3 against the browns, will finally get to see the quarter back of the future, carson wentz, and the heads coaching debut every doug peterson. now remember the browns passed on carson, and traded the pick to the eagles who drafted him second overall, he will be the first eagles rookie quarterback to start the season, since 1939. so, dot eagles think they can be competitive for the division title with the rookie quarterback?

>> womb ' go out there, compete, i missed couple of games, this year going forward, and we will put our best foot forward. >> i don't come to work every day to not win. i think, you know, the goal is for everybody here to win a championship in no way have those plans changed. >> full day of eagles coverage for you starting at 11:30, with toyota sunday kickoff. don bell, pat gallen, merrill reese, myself, all live at the linc. birds and browns kick off at 1:00 folds by the cure insurance postgame show. >> to college football down at the linc, temple host being stoney brooke, the owls looking to wash away last week's 15-point season opening lost to army. the owls second possession of the game marched 51 yards on the four plays, 3-yard touchdown, to give them seven-nothing lead. then, still in the first, philip walker, finds keith kirkwood for the first of his two touchdowns on the day, the owls with a 14-point lead.

never look back. they beat stoney brooke 38 to nothing, first shut out in almost two years. out on the main line, villanova wildcats in home opener. facing lehigh, no score in the first. hand-off to jay von white. 43-yard touchdown. ran 155 yards and wildcats beat mountain brooke 26 to 216789. >> and now to baseball, just three weeks left for the phillies today. they finish out series against the nationals, you can listen to the game on 1210wpht. last night wasted fine performance from jared icough. no score in the fourth. jose with the grounder up the middle for base hit. robinson will test her area's arm, out at the plate, phillies get out of the jam. great performance, five hits, five strikeouts, struck out bryce harper three times. but in the eighth, harm err did not miss this pitch from pat shoes err. fly ball down the right field

line. to the nats beat the phils three-nothing, adam morgan will be on the mound for the phils this afternoon in the series finale. >> to the pitch we go. union hosting montreal, both teams vying foreplay off. barnetta left with a strike, 25 yards, back of the net, that gives the union one-nothing lead. stays that way until the eighth eighth minute. header beat andre black. to the union will have to settle for one-all tie. have five regular season games left. that's all for sports, i'm leslie van arsdale, have a great day, go birds. >> go birds. >> that's right. >> justin, forecast for the game? >> should be good. warm, short sleeves, shorts, all of that stuff. but at least the humidity will be out of here by the afternoon. so it will be comfortable if you are headed to the link to watch the game. enjoy it on cbs-3. eighty-five, still warm, but getting rid of the 90s, and humidity really drops this afternoon. you will feel a huge difference. very pleasant monday. tuesday, wednesday, slight

increase in humidity, mid 80s, look at thursday and friday. talk about temperatures in the 70s. that's a taste of fall coming about a week early. and overnight lows, generally in the 50's. maybe even some 40's in some locations this week. >> that's going to feel pretty drastic specially considering how warm it has been. >> right. it is september, so we start getting those days. >> all right, justin, thank you. and that's cbs-3 "eyewitness news" for now. do for not get. you can watch the eagles right here at 1:00 right here on cbs-3. sunday morning is next. have a great day. so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo.

captioning made possible by johnson & johnson, where quality products for the american family have been a tradition for generations >> osgood: good morning. i'm charles osgood and this is "sunday morning." a sunday morning in which we examine two very different chapters open our history. today marks the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on this country of which more happy moment. and we are just days aways from the dedication of a new museum that for its backers is a dream