>> this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. we have new developments this morning. hear from local class on fieldtrip to new york when the panic happened. >> president trump is taking off for his first foreign trip. can he escape the controversy here at home? i'm weijia jiang on capitol hill with the latest coming up. >> and, a commuter alert. this is a live look at a gas leak in cherry hill, mobile three live along the scene, on route 70 and penn avenue. if you look real close you can see the gas is still spewing. meisha has the road closures. today is friday, may 19. good morning, everyone, i'm

jan carabeo. jim donovan is off. good morning, jan, good to see you. >> and rahel solomon. keeping an eye on things this morning. >> good morning, we may it to friday. that gas main break, that is big one, yes, we will be talking about the closures coming up. actually a lot more to talk about coming up as well. >> unfortunate in that regard. it will be another hot day, too, so air conditioners will be getting, you know, a work out. yet again here today. let's take a look outside. we start things off by going out to storm scan3, at the moment, totally empty. technically is a loop. if you bling you might miss it, what rolled through in the last hour or so. all-in-all ends up being nice, bright, sunny day, hot again, also quite humid. those dew point are up there at the moment. generally in the 60s, remember, the lower that dew point, the drier the air. and, most, more specifically, the closer the number gets to the actual air temperature, the more humid it will feel. so, in short, just measure the amount of moisture content in the atmosphere. that's why it is such a good barometer, no pun intended,

for how it feels outside. here current temperatures again, low to mid 70s, up and down i-95, most everywhere else, 66 mount pocono, the cool spot of the pack. that's obviously quite mild, even there, to get things underway. so we are now up the and tee, going nine for yet another day. as long as we crack 90, that will give us three straight days of 90 or above. that will would officially make it a heatwave. so, q the kenny loggins, the heat is on. kenny loginess. >> would you know. >> tell me? it is glenn fry. how did i mess that one up? looking forward, it is hot fast. even by noontime, 86 already, meisha, so, another toasty day, later on, just spotty shower or under this earl storm out there, too. >> all right, sounds good, yes. ninety's, yikes. what we are talking about right now, yes, this big gas main break, we have live mobile three there in cherry hill. so, moments ago, it was actually shooting out of the grounds. they've now since capped it off a little bit. if i were you, i would avoid the area, where you are closed route 70 eastbound closed

curtis avenue. you will have to use alternate, park boulevard, route 38, going to be your best bet around this. you see crews are hard at work trying to get this for you. i'll let you know as soon as they pack up and move out of the way. route 70 eastbound still closed you will have to use those alternates. looking outside, we've got well actually first going to construction nearby, route 70 east and westbound. near cropwell road. one lane blocked until 6:00 a.m. i know it actually did clear yesterday right around 6:00 a.m. i'll confirm again today it does so, 95, headlights moving past academy, just the southbound side, headlights, keeping my eye on right now, maybe starting to build levels, ever so slightly, but really looking good there. construction 295 northbound onramp for 42, that's still closed, i'll let you know when crews will move out of the area as women, than regatta going on, closed until 7:00 p.m. saturday. use the alternates, schuylkill, mlk or ridge avenue, going to be your best bet. we will be talking more about this coming up in the next ten minute. jan, rahel, back over to you.

>> meisha, thank you. >> well, the driver in the deadly times square crash in new york city that killed one woman, and injured 22 other, is facing multiple charges this morning. >> and some student from saint cecelia in northeast philadelphia were just feet away from the chaos. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live with what they have to say about the tragedy. good morning, trang. >> well, good morning, rahel, jan, around 9:30 last night when these student returned home, they said that they're counting their blessings, there are about 100 students, staff members, and parent, in times square, when this accident happened. fortunately, none of them were hurt. >> tight hugs, size of relief thursday night, as eighth graders from saint cecelia school returned home after a fieldtrip to new york city, they'll likely never forget. >> i seen like this lady screaming, and then i heard this car, and i got really scared, and my mom turned us around and i started running, and i was crying, making sure my friends were okay. >> panic and chaos ensued, after police say 26 year old

richard rojas plowed into a crowd of pedestrians in times square around noon. hitting 23 people. alycia, a 18 year old tour frist michigan, died of her injuries. >> i just saw this car coming out move where. >> parent chaperone saw the horror unfold. >> just accelerated. he wasn't stopping. and ran on the pavement, and i just saw people flying in the air like -- >> she rushed her group into nearby sephora store where staff comforted the children. the school says other parent helped the injuries. >> it was a mess. then we saw a car smoking. >> police say they do not believe this was an act of terrorism. rojas reportedly told investigators he was hearing voices and expected to die. a security guard tackled him to the ground after he hit a row of steel barriers. >> we're definitely blessed to make it out alive and our school is definitely blessed. we thank god for that. >> and witnesses said it a

periods that rojas was under the influence of something so he did pass a breathalyzer test. drug test results, though, are pending. but for now live in fox chase, trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jan, rahel, back to you. >> trang, thank you. amtrak engineer brandon bostian is free on bail this morning, that's him there, leaving jail, with his lawyer last night. the 34 year old turned himself in earlier in the day, was arraigned on charges in connection to the deadly 2015 amtrak crash, in port richmond. "eyewitness news" spoke to one of the passengers injured in the crash. >> it hurts to see people go to jail. but you know what? he changed people's lives. he ruined my life. >> we filed these charges in a attempt to seek justice for the victims. amtrak train crash. >> and bostian's bail was set at $81,000, he was released with a promise he will return to court next month. >> later today, president trump embarks on his first international trip, a as commander in chief. the trip comes a mid slew of bad headlines that have shaken the white house this week. correspondent weijia jiang

joins us live from washington dc where the president's troubles over shadow visit from foreign leader yesterday. good morning, weijia. >> reporter: good morning, jan, rahel, good morning to everyone. from the moment he took office, president trump has stressed his america first message which has sparked skepticism from much of the world. >> this trip is a opportunity to calm worried allies. but you're absolutely right. he may be way down with baggage from controversy here at home. >> there was no collusion. >> ongoing russia investigation dominating a joint press conference with colombian president juan manuel san tolls. president trump responding to the justice department naming special council robert mule tow lead the way. >> while i respect the move, but the entire thing has been a witch hunt. >> senate lawmakers emerge from the a private meeting with deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein, yesterday, with one of them alluding the investigation has taken a new

turn. >> it is now considered a criminal investigation. >> democrats in attendance also contradicted the president's latest narrative for firing james comey as fbi director. >> also got a very, very strong recommendation, as you know, from the deputy attorney general. >> after pressing rosenstein himself on the issue. >> he knew that comey was going to be removed, prior to him writing his memo. >> a mid all of the turmoil, president trump leaves washington today, for multi city overseas trip. meant to bolster relations with muslim and nato allies. >> i'm going to saudi arabia, going to israel, going to rome, we have the g7. >> back at home the president also faced questions about his former national security advisor, michael flynn. >> did you at any time urge former fbi director james comb any anyway shape or form to close or to back down the investigation into michael flynn? and also as -- >> no, no. next question? >> while a a broad, president

trump will visit five countries in a little over a week. the president trump has said he could name a new fbi director, before taking off for this big trip, and yesterday he said he's very close to making a decision, adding former connecticut joe lieberman is among his top choices. jan, rahel, back to you. >> weijia, more to come there, thank you. still ahead, following developing news out of texas where a firefighter has been killed battling this huge fire. >> other people were injured, as well. we'll have an update just ahead. >> also ahead: first they chase him in his car, then the police had to chase the suspect on foot watch this man was wanted for and see how it all ended. >> and it has been an extremely wild week when it comes to weather from deadly tornados to snow out west, we'll tell you some of the hardest hit locations. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪

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so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. >> back now on "eyewitness news," the san antonio fire department mourning the loss of one of their own. one firefighter died, two others were injured, white battling massive blaze at a gym last night. officials say 40 student and instructors were inside when the fire began. thankfully, they all made it out. investigators are now trying to figure out what sparked the flames. >> and a speeding pick-up truck leads police on chase through southern california.

several close calls as we see the driver here weaving in and out of traffic. police say the driver was wanted for stealing five car tires. eventually a police cruiser bumped the back of the truck causing it to spin out and crash. the suspect tried to make a run for it. we see him here. apparently quickly gave up. >> normally those things don't last very long. >> well it, has been a rough weather week for many in the midwest and southwest. >> to to say the least, tornados hit large stretch of the country in the last several days, as reporter andy rose tells us, some states in the west still getting spring snow. >> the national weather service confirmed series of tornados in texas, oklahoma, kansas, nebraska, and wisconsin, on tuesday. wednesday and thursday, saw second and third unwanted helpings of severe storms. there was also lightning, and downed power lines, and power outages. colorado even saw spring snow on thursday. and earlier in the week, may snow hit the see era.

and 85 year old man in lake geneva, wisconsin had very close call when a large tree fell on his house. >> we've had a lot of storms come through. but i never had one that scared me like that. i am thought god was coming down to get me. like that, see? so here i am. thank god i made it for another day. >> tornado killed one person, injured more than two dozens other, as it ripped through a mobile home park in northwestern wisconsin. resident got a full day of access to their property, for the first time thursday. >> nightmare. we're very lung i we didn't lose more lives. that's the big thing. a lot of people are hurt. a lot of people are in the hospital. >> another weather-related death, tuesday, in oklahoma, followed by yet another on wednesday, in iowa. andy rose, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> so funny, jan, just saying, i used to work in colorado, i don't miss it. >> don't miss it at all.

>> but i remember very well. >> and i know it seems foreign to us to hear about snow in may, but it is totally normal in places like the front range of the rockies. just kind of like their transition season what would be transition for us following spring, that's kind of when they get hit the hardest with those kind of weather phenomena. sorel interesting stuff. but the same storm system that ended up bringing severe weather even the snow actually going to be headed our way with time. i don't necessarily think dealing with more showers and thunder storm, monday ends the with the next rounds, but will be cold front passage here today that helps trigger shower or thunderstormment notice the atmosphere moisten up, firing up, some showers through the overnight, the heaviest rain, eye get drawn right back to iowa, missouri, again the beginning of a storm that will start to head our way into the next day and a half or so. make its full arrival on monday. but for now, it is a cold front that we will be contending with. it does bring about a pretty significant change for the weekend.

specifically, it is all about the temperature. much more comfort, as well, as that frontal boundery crosses through with little fanfare moisture wise, it certainly bridges with it plenty of cooler air, and drier air. so our temperatures are held back to the low or even mid 70s, so it is a little bit more seasonable, actual lay lot more seasonable, but also, with that lowering humidity, much more comfort for you. now, as we take you outside, it is a hazy start to the morning here. outside pleasant valley, middle and high school, 63 degrees at this hour in that location, but one of the coolest spots of the pack, guys, generally low 70s across much of the region as we speak. you can walk out the door without extra layer, no problem, and we will spike all the way to 90 degrees here today. spotty showers, thunder showers, fire up later this afternoon into the evening. then by tomorrow, sunday, while i can't totally rule out a shower saturday, all-in-all the weekend looks good, low 70s, more comfort, not bad. good timing, rain back in the forecast monday, meisha? >> absolutely, saturday, sunday, i got to say looks

gorgeous, thank you so much. a good morning, you know what also looks gorgeous? take a look at this skyline, beautiful around 95 south at the airport, what you are looking at moving in both directions, right now, make sure to check the schedules on line, check my schedule, too, i'll be taking a flight out today as well. overall 95 looking good basically anywhere we look. blue route, southbound direction, looking quiet. looking very quiet. ben franklin bridge as you push from jersey, moving in the westbound direction, toward center city, looking good here. looking very quiet here as well, gorgeous shot of the ben franklin bridge, overall basically looking just as we should, although, we have been talking about this, big gas main break here in cherry hill. happened around 1:15 this morning, so what's still going on with it? route 70 eastbound closed at curtis avenue. you will still need to use these alternates. park boulevard, route 38, going to be your best bet. it was just shooting out of the grounds. they've now since capped t hopefully get moved out of the way quickly. more thon when we come back in the next ten minutes, rahel, over to you. >> meisha, thank you.

now for look at newspaper headlines from across our region. the news journal reports wilmington city council pass the the city budget raising property taxes by seven and half%. and eliminating 16 fire fighting positions. the mayor's offers is trying to avoid $2 million budget deficit. the budget passed by a margin seven to six. >> and the delaware county daily times teachers in interboro school district have new contract. 290 members will seek new healthcare options, salary increases, the contract will run from july 1st, through june 30th, 2020. >> and the press of atlantic city report a smoking ban could be coming to the board walk in wildwood in north wildwood. right now authority in both towns are asking visitors to voluntarily stop smoking on the board, if approved the ban would go into effect for the summer of 2018. and that's a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. up next, spat here with sports, good morning, pat. >> good morning, guys. coming up we hear from the newest eagle, blount, the main reason he decided philly was

right for him. plus one eagle looks as fit as ever helping others. that's next in

good morning, pat. >> this guy really good running back, he's 30 years old, we'll finds out about him, the newest eagle had several options for next year, and he decided philadelphia was best for him. former new england patriots star, blount, was introduced yesterday at the nova care complex. he led the nfl in rushing touchdowns last year with 18. that's two more than the

entire eagles roster. here's why blount decided to come to philly. >> i chose the eagles, you know, for the specific reason of, you know, me fitting in really good here, the chance every making the team, you know, having a championship run, you know, have a better season, you know, and they're a really good team. really good team before i came. and they have a lot of good players, so i want to fit in there somewhere. >> former eagle safety brian dawkins spent his day with habitat for humanity in delaware, b dawk hung out with kids being talked to volunteers, visit add home being built for a young woman and her family. habitat for humanity is celebrating 30 years of helping families in new castle county. if you look close enough, it is it definitely looks like brian could still play. still jackedment look at him. we need him back. the phillies continue their road trip tonight in pittsburgh, after ugly is her neice arlington, texas. after the afternoon defeat,

the phillies have now lost 15 of their last 18. with good start, as the phillies look to avoid a sweep, maikel franco put the phils up two-nothing, with his opposite field homerun in the fifth, showing some big strength there. franco knocked in two runs on the day, but the phillies bullpen has become a laughing stock. we witnessed the unusual bullpen melt down. phillies reliever rodriguez gave up seven runs on six hits, got just two outs. the phillies lose, eight to four. >> the world's oldest and largest high school rowing competition begins today on the schuylkill river. it is the stotesbury regatta held annually, every year, since 1927, last year, was the largest stotesbury in history, with more than 5600 high school athletes competing. and 984 boats. yes, pretty cool. looking live right here, at the race course on the schuylkill river. looks like it is going to be great weekends for rowing as racing get underway with time

trials beginning at 8:00 a.m. stotesbury rag rat a runs through tomorrow night. so, much better than last saturday. >> oh, i know. >> they had to cancel the dad vail, halfway through saturday. >> bummer. >> looking nice out there. >> i do feel like we need to put this out there. there was some talk about jim donovan maybe joining a professional rowing team. that's not where he is today. he's a little under the weather. >> yes, he is not there, no. >> we thought maybe he would be there. >> have you recovered since then though? >> i'm good. i'm good, yes, i feel bad for jim, though, because whether i was rowing, kind of hit him in the back, unintentional. >> thank you, pat. coming up in the next half hour right here on cbs-3, "eyewitnes"eyewitness news," voo testing self-driving garbage truck. we'll tell you thousand works. >> also ahead, new this morning, authority have arrest add driver wanted for opening fire on a car. we will tell you where they caught up with him. >> and wait until you hear how much this painting just sold for, at auction. it is the highest price ever,

for a painting by an american artist. katie? >> interesting. well, now the week sends right around the corner. as were you alluding to for the regular glad a, looking pretty good. definitely lot less humidity, it is steamy out here now. but seasonable day, low or mid 70s. and overall, we just got quiet weather to enjoy. so, coming up, we will talk about wet weather that's in the forecast, and when it gets here

>> temperatures could go above 90 for the thirds day in a row, but relief is in site. good morning, i'm rahel solomon. >> i'm jan carabeo. here's what you need to know in your morning minute. >> eyewitness toss a horrifying crash in times square. >> i just saw people flying in the air, like dolls. >> i started running. i was crying, making sure my friends were okay. >> there are about 100 student, staff members, parent, in times square when this accident happened. fortunately none of them were hurt. >> a windshield shattered by a bullet. new this morning, police arrest driver, suspected of shooting at another car. >> facing justice. train engineer, brandon bostian, arraigned on charges