joe holden is live in yeadon with more, joe. report. >> reporter: report police tell us they are hot on this man's trail. now as for natasha gibson i spoke to people who knew her well. they did not wanting to on camera but they described a mom, who they often chatted with at the bus stop and now police tell me they are confident that they will make an arrest shortly. >> he is a dangerous suspect without a doubt. >> reporter: he is march epps from the 1300 block of marco street in west philadelphia police labeled him a person of interest in the vicious killing of the natasha gibson. her body was found outside of a family friend's home early thursday morning. police say she had been brutally beaten and her throat was slash. investigators immediately began tracking down clues. >> we were able to track a blood trail from the crime scene of church lane in yeadon. >> reporter: that trail went on for a couple of miles into southwest philadelphia a long the way they recovered natasha

gibson's purse. it was on the roof of the warehouse. at alleged murder weapon a bloody stake knife was located in the sewer. trail ended where it is believed mark epps caught a ride on public transportation. police say natasha and mark were a couple at one time. they tell us she broke it off and for last month epps was making some serious threats through phone calls and text messages. yeadon police chief don, quoting messages. >> i'm going to kill you. one point he had a hammer and he was going to go after her. >> reporter: police say epps is dangerous. records show from 2013 until last year he was in prison. the chief tells me a team of investigators is working to find him. >> we have recovered what we believed the murder weapon is. we have recovered the victim's property and at this point, we are looking for this individual to question him. >> reporter: eighth on investigators are trying to track down a ways ball bat

that they believe was used in the commission of this homicide. now i spoke to two detectives who got into their cars just about 30 minutes ago, tracking down a possible lead in the case, of course, stay with cbs-3 for very latest on this developing story. we are live in yeadon, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> joe, thank you. meanwhile two pedestrians are struck on route 422 in limerick, montgomery county. chopper three over lynn field road. you can see several vehicles were damaged in this. a drone in the area actually delayed a medical helicopter from landing near the scene, police are now searching for owner of that drone. there may have been a dog loose in that area at the time of those pedestrians were struck. there is no word on the condition of the victims. we do know eastbound 422 is at area remains closed to traffic. police say a driver who was under the influence is in custody in connection with the hit and run in north philadelphia "eyewitness news" at second anal gain any fair hill, around 11:20 this morning a car there struck

this man, doughmengo, and a few blocks down went up on the sidewalk and back across the street and smashed in the car. we spoke with the good samaritan who wrestled with the suspect and almost was run over in the process. >> car door hit me. i fell under. i messed my knee all up. all cut up. my hand are cut up. then i got the keys out, and we held him this will the cops came. >> victim of the hit and run was taken to temple university hospital in critical condition. well, donald trump is back in the philadelphia area tonight as the campaign trail runs through battle ground state pennsylvania. the republican presidential nominee visited geno's steaks in south philadelphia this afternoon. he shook hand with customers and employees and ordered ten cheese steaks, five with, and five without. trump just left ritz carlton in center sitting heading to a rally in aston delaware county. that is where we will find "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt live there with

more, david. >> this is donald trump's second rally in aston in ten days. he was is here early last week to see people there. we have a big crowd here tonight, he is expect to take stage behind me in about an hour and i'll tell you done old trump campaign source told me he will be in our area many more times before the the election. that election is 46 days away donald trump will make his second appearance in just ten days at sun center studios. trump is trailing hillary clinton by six in a new national poll out yesterday. that is in a four way match up with green and libertarian candidates figured in the mix. earlier trump was in pittsburgh where hundreds of protesters gathered outside to kaine club, pittsburgh police were on the scene, inside rally, trump talk crime. >> we need a national anti crime agenda, to make our cities safe again. we have to make our cities safe again. we will appoint the best prosecutors, investigators and federal law enforcement

officers, in the country, to dismantle the international cartels, gangs and criminal syndicates. >> reporter: jessica and nicole we are inside a sound stage right now and it is pack. there was a big crowd of people several thousands waiting for hours to get in when they found out they wouldn't have a chance to see donald trump take the stage tonight. we are expecting him to talk about the recent violence in tulsa oklahoma and charlotte north carolina where they are currently under a state of emergency. he will take the stage at 7:00 . reporting live from aston, david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". thank you. cbs news correspondent major garrett is on the road with donald trump today as he campaigns across pennsylvania he will have a live report at 6:30 on the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley, that is right here after "eyewitness news" at 6:00. democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton is off the campaign trail today. the she's preparing for monday's debate with trump. heavier running mate tim kaine rallied supporters in reno,

nevada. democratic vice-presidential nominee, says clinton will deliver on issues like climate change, free higher education, equal pay and paid leave. clinton and trump will face off in that first presidential debate, monday night, at hofstra university, that starts at 9:00 o'clock. you can watch it right here on cbs-3. i am headed to insuring to cover every angle of the debate. watch for my live reports on monday, starting on "eyewitness news" at 5:00. today is philadelphia, members of the national and local violent prevention group gathered to call on law make tours consider homicide as a public health epidemic. mothers in charge cease-fire pa and other organizations hosted the event in city hall. group reiterated their calls for action to stop community violence. the mother of fallen philadelphia police officer moses walker, junior was also there. she became emotional while talking about her son. >> moses is not here due to what is going on in our system

and our society, that it is okay, and it is not okay, for the guns to be on the street, that are taking our lives ones away. >> this sunday marks the national day of remembrance, for murder victims. well, philadelphia police need help fighting a robber with a unique choice of weapons. watch surveillance video. see a mask man pulled out a two-by-four inside 7-eleven on east luzerne street early yesterday morning. when the clerk ran in the stockroom to call 911 the thief ripped over register and stole cash before getting a way. calendar says it is officially fall today but still feels like summer. meteorologist kate bilo is outside on the sunny skies deck with more on today's temperatures, pretty warm out there, um, kate. >> pretty warm, thick coal well above average but still just a beautiful day. we have got lots of sunshine out here right now and i expect another gorgeous sunset in philadelphia, and all across the region especially closer to the shore where we

have beautiful cloud still from that system off to the south. as we said there is in hint of fall in the air just yet our high to daze 87 degrees, so far. average high is 76, so we are more than 10 degrees above average. record though is 97. can you imagine that setback in 1895. that record has within around for quite sometime and we fell 10 degrees short of that record today. so definitely not record heat but still above average. we are still sitting at 84 degrees here in philadelphia. eighty-five allentown. seventy-nine in millville. we are seeing temperatures drop off faster, now that the sunnies setting sooner. today, of course, autumnal equinox which means length of the the day and night are just about equal ape now these days get shorter. take a look at that front moving over midwest that is what will bring thaws feel of fall this weekend i'll tell you how cool it will be and when we may feel 40's, in some spots, that is coming up when i join you inside, back inside to you. even though summer is officially over atlantic city is playing host to another big

beach concert tonight. r and b group en vogue and bell b iv davo and other groups. >> "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh caught up with daniels as did he some important work in the community before taking the stage. >> reporter: daniels better none as dmc his message has always been the music. >> i won't stop rocking until i retire. >> reporter: five two-year old rapper spent the day in new jersey part thely to perform the atlantic city beach concert series thursday night but this message needed no lear california lines or speech, he considers himself king of hip-hop but his message for pleasantville high school is more than just music but resilience and power of education. >> whatever community they are from, whatever their situation is, homeless, kid, live in the

moment, their situation is overtime who they are. >> reporter: this that resonated with dozens of middle school and high school students. >> very motivating, and made me think about my life and i want to do special things. >> reporter: dmc found a purpose after battling alcoholism, and depression and other students say that honesty ignited their own passion. >> i feel like i can do anything now. i feel so inn expired. anything is possible. >> it is exciting. >> i want to be a engineer. >> reporter: whether through music or motivational speeches dmc wants them to know one thing. >> you have everything already that you need to change the world. >> there is a lot of gun violence. with all of the things going on in the country now there is still a lot of good things happening this is a good indication. >> reporter: in pleasantville. >> everybody putter under that up. >> reporter: anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, a a local casino is

betting on booming business, we will let you know which gambling hot spot has the big expansion plans, and the major title it could soon hold. plus, health care, instead of thick hair. >> local happies trying a new way to treat patients, the home grown items they are using to help keep us healthy. end of an era for orange and plaque after 50 years, the ed snider family will no longer own the flyers, find out hoist buying the team, later in sports. katie mcginty: franny, johnny, mikey, maureen, jimmy, joey, ricky, eileen, me, and colleen... all 10 of us raised on a policeman's salary and a mom working as a restaurant hostess. imagine trying to do that today, with washington looking out for the favored few. i'll bring a different point of view to the u.s. senate - working class roots and the mother of three,

i'll put middle class families ahead of wall street. i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message because it's your turn to get ahead.

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tonight's healthwatch. this is interesting. >> reporter: it is helping so many people. good nutrition is an important part of being healthy and instead of just talking about it, doctors and nurses at lankenau are harnessing the power of locally grown food to strengthen, community health. >> take a deep breath. >> reporter: after checkup for blood clots at lankanol hospital 34 year-old za thekia sykes get a special treat. >> green peppers. >> i'll try green peppers. >> reporter: she gets to choose among a selection of fresh produce right there at the there's office. >> i love vegetables. >> it is just organic ones they are so expensive, that it is, i just to have buy whatever i can afford to get. >> reporter: produce is grown not on some farm far away but in a wellness garden right next to the hospital. >> we actually have a mixture of sweet peppers and some hot peppers. >> reporter: in conjunction with the non-profit called greener partners lankenau is growing organic produce on a

quarter acre harvesting 2600-pound year round. >> a variety of things, diversity is keystone of nature, so, we try and do a blend of stuff that are both nutritionally dense like kail, color greens and swiss charred as well as things that are just good and tasty like tomatoes. >> reporter: produce is given to needy patients being taken care of at lankenau and they get pop up, education and recipe suggestionness waiting rooms. >> we have some families that are only getting zero to two servings of fresh fruits and vegetables a day and many of them are also dealing with chronic diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular, and high cardiovascular health and disease. >> reporter: the associated administrator at lankenau says not only will free produce help patients eat healthier but it gets them talking and thinking about nutrition. >> it is all about keeping our patients well. >> reporter: instead of just treating sick patients. >> it is about health care instead of fit care. >> reporter: health care instead of sick care.

i love that line. it is not just patients that benefit the from the community gardens but thousands of students who visit health education center go out to the farm to learn about healthy eating. so cool, it is right outside the hospital. you can be in the hospital and lot at garden and farm right there. >> it makes it so easy. >> reporter: exactly. >> thanks, stephanie. turning to weather,. >> it is warm. >> yes, to they're time of the year i guess. >> but about 11 degrees above average which is definitely warm but still a nice day. morning especially was beautiful. afternoon a little warm but can't complain about warmth because pretty soon we will be complaining about the cold, right? it will all switch around and fall arrives this morning at 10:21 a.m., today autumnal equinox and then that means days will start to get shorter, and temperatures will start to get colder. we will feel that this weekend. so a lot of people excited about this hint of the fall in the atmosphere but others say don't get too excite bad thaw means winter is on the way. we will still have plenty of time before that happens. lets take a look outside right

now and take a peak at palmyra cove nature park, one thing we are seeing these days is getting these days shorter. we are seeing a few hints of sunset in the skies here just after 6:00 o'clock, sunsetting a little bit earlier every night. we are losing two and a half minutes of daylight every day. 81 degrees at palmyra cove nature park across the river in new jersey. the here's storm scan three. there is a few different features here. one is system bringing showers and clouds, really to the shower and delaware but especially to southern you virginia and north carolina this week. that system is fizzling. in the middle we have dry air, we felt dew point drop quite a bit but then we have this front, scattered showers over portions of the great lakes states. that will slide south during the day tomorrow and that is going to bring the cool air in. jet stream is off to the north right now, we're in this nice warm bubble, above average but still feels good. heading in to saturday that is when we will start to feel that push of cool air. you can see cool up across new

england, start to feel cool air moving through the day saturday but really sunday that has established quite the a foot hold. not here forever though you can see another ridge in the jet stream back to the west and temperatures will rise through middle of next week but for weekend at least below average temperatures and that will last right into monday. so future weather shows clear skies through tonight maybe a couple cloud down the shore, tomorrow evening, is when that front will come through but good news is it is coming through generally dry. 7:00 p.m. a stray sure to the north and west otherwise front comes through tomorrow night and everything is quiet. tonight it is thursday night foot paul and of course not here but as you head up toward new england another mild night 68 degrees if you are watching the game here on cbs-3. offer night mainly clear, mild in philadelphia, 65 degrees, your friday sunny hot and more humid down the shore we are at 78, pretty nice shore weekend just a bit on the cooler side with temperatures in the 70's and for the eagles game what a perfect foot the ball day 67 at kick off.

steelers are in town. great tailgate weather. great the football weather. temperatures will drop through the game. it might be chilly once that sun goes down. next week looks good as well maybe some showers by thursday. >> time to break out the fleece. >> that is right. >> layer it up. >> i can't even imagine being chilly at this point it its so hot out. >> it is 67. >> at the end of the game. >> no, i'm not buying it. >> all right. >> the eagles are getting ready to play one of the best in the business hear what the bird are saying about hosting an tone yes brown and pittsburgh steelers, that and more next in

welcome back. flyers were founded 50 years ago for the first time in franchise history the team, will not be owned by the ed snider family. comcast corporation will buy, the snider's remaining 24 percent share of the team, now in april the 38 year-old snider, found other have the flyers died after a two year battle with cancer. the team reportedly worth 660 million. well, what can brown do for you? eagles hope the answer is not much. bird will host steelers and antonio brown, the best wide out in the game. now since 2013, brown has finished either first or second in the nfl in receptions. the last year, he had more than 1800 yards. eagles make sure handed in the secondary because of an injury

to cornerback leodis mckelvin. jim schwartz say eagles know where to find antonio. >> yeah, we know what number he wears. we won't have a problem finding him but it is not just him, i mean, they have got a track meet at wide receiver. they have guys that can fly, take the top off the defense, 17 is a really shifty guy in the slot, their tight ends, you know, big, they have a couple of different tightened they can work in there. >> basically saying they are all good. >> eagles safety malcolm jenkins will have brown in his sites come sunday. today i sat down with malcolm to talk about his national anthem protest, zombies, and finding love, on facebook. safe to say we are all over the map. catch the conversation tonight after thursday night football texans take on the patriots at foxboro massachusetts, kick off at 8:25 right here on cbs-3. meanwhile, now you can literally jump on the wentz wagon.

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