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live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. >> a live look at the parkway, already closing in on 08 degrees, but the thermometer is about to soar, soar, i tell you, katie lets us know if the heat will break a record. >> bill cosby's fate is now up to the jury. what the panel wants to hear whether it resumes its deliberations this morning. and, call it a gold rush. the golden state warriors bring home the nba championship for the second time in three years, they'll show you how they got it done over labron james and the cavaliers. today is tuesday, june 13, good morning, i'm jim down van. >> i'm rahel solomon. philadelphia public schools will be released at noon today. let's check on the day's forecast, hot forecast. >> good morning, i got to say, jim, i know you are not liking
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it but i am l you know what, i like walking out in the middle of the night at 3:00 in the morning and man this feels good. and not needing the jacket. >> 3:00 in the afternoon that i'm talking about. >> one of those really big crows about the hours we work, so comfortable washing into the workroom. >> everyone yells at 9:00 a.m. you get to sleep in. but we're already sweating. >> isn't that nice. >> no sour grapes or anything, but it is a perk. talking about record heat here today. that's our expectation, today is where that heat will peak. it is also w front that's starting to drop in soder this earl storm for some of you, mid 70s down i59 right now, may drop another degree or two but this is essenti we can only go up from here. that will sun will be coming up in just an about racesment p,
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78 degrees at this hour. where do we ends up? the call hasn't changed since yesterday from the city, we still expect the high to hit 96. that will would be new number for the record books. up in the poconos specially northern counties outside of the city best chance for one of the spotty showers or storms later today. meisha, again, it will be very spotty in nature. any of the precipitation, but where get it will help cool you off briefly. >> absolutely. i think that will be really welcome break for a lot of people. ninety-six, that's hot. all right, katie, thank youment looking outside right now, the vine is quiet. and it is closed. over night construction, it will be through thursday night. just heads up wednesday or westbound-eastbound still completely closed. i'll let you know crews moving out the way but overnight construction still in place. ninety-five south at academy, taillights moving in the southbound direction toward center city. see what we are working with both directions, really what we look at until about 5:30, that's reilly it will start to change, overall right now, open roadways, enjoy them while you have them. that being said we do have
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couple every accident out there. one, lumberton, route 38, eastwick avenue, construction cherry hill on route 70 between haddonfield road and kings highway. plus another accident in norristown, as well, just heads up, we are talking more about this coming up in the next ten minutes, rahel, jim, back to you. >> meisha, thank you. there is no verdict yet, but deliberations in the sexual assault trial of comedian bill cosby will continue this morning. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do, liver outside the montgomery county courthouse with more on what jurors will be shown today. good morning, trang. >> reporter: good morning, jim and rahel. before they resume for the evening, they took off for the evening, they asked the judge to see two court documents. and they will review that evidence when the deliberations resume later this morning. take listen to cosby leaving court monday night. bill cosby left court monday night sank ago tune to himself, arm in arm with his publicist, andrew wyeth. his fate now in the hands of 12 people from allegany
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county. the jury of seven men, five women, got the case around 5:30, and deliberated for about four hours, about mid-way through they asked the juto of 2005 deposi wsndrea constand, quote, his outside the courthouse, cosby ce catewe they're smart person, more than one person, tg probably coming intoas a threadf continuity between all of public, who neverher before. and suddenly we're my god, that's empowering. at 9e at the crtonvicted he could face up to 30 years which at his age is outde the
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montgomery cbs-3, "eyewitness news," rahel, jim, back to you. >> trang, thank you. "eyewitness news" will be there when deliberations resume this morning, and when the jury reaches a verdicts, we'll have it for you live here on tv and on line on cbsphilly.com. new this mor, cnty are investigat fouing over at least. police say one man wcted to sves considering firing special fbi s leading the invest rueltion and potentialtweemoscos presidential campaign. last nigi considering terminating muller ouse officialo the
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sessions will testify publicly this afternoon before th investe election. sessions was scheduled to testify about the justice department's budget before a different committee. but he asked to testify before the intelligence committee after realizing most of the questions would be about the firing of fbi director james comey and russia. sessions recused himself from the russia investigation in march, after admitting he had not disclosed two meetings with the russian ambassador last year. >> the question i am interested in is what role did he play if any, again, in the comey firing, because at that point he was supposed to be investigation, have nothing to do with it. >> also, the ninth sick it court of appeals, the trump administration says it will take the issue to the supreme court. cbs news will carry the testimony of attorney general, jeff session, live, coverage set to begin this afternoon a
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2:30, walk watch it right here on cbs-3. >> preliminary hearing for 18 frat brothers charged in the death after pledge has now ended for now. and it is unclear when it will resume. some defendants face charges every ago vaulted assault and involuntary manslaughter. others are accused of less serious crimes. in february, a 19 year old timothy piazza died after ll pie house during video presented at yesterday's w know the identityen after philadelphia police shooting after arm d philadelph. on tda say, officer the force, shot and kd whitaker avenue. investigators say officer shot jones as he was running was arm, and that he pd officer began questng administre duty pending the results of antn
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>> one year after the history orlando remembers the s. >> akira monet murray. >> all of the victims names were red allowed yesterday including as we just heard there the young woman from our area, akyra murray. forty-nine people killed, dozen injured, when a gunman opened fire inside the night club. >> community members in west philadelphia are honoring akyr a through basketball. hundreds came out to west catholic prep high school for the first inaugural a kira murray basketball game. she was star playing and student graduating thirds in her class. at last night's game 20 of the top city players celebrated murray's life. just before the shooting, murray was signed to play at mercy hurst university. >> to cut down on aggressive
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panhandling. asked to pick up your cell phones instead of your wallets when pan handlers ask for money. new none i where you can text share to 80077 to make 5-dollar donation to outreach organizations. state leaders say many times the money handed out on the street is not being used for good. the evidence that we see is that the money is quite likely going to be used for drugs. >> we won't criminalize this behavior. we certainly won't arrest ourselves out after pan handling problem. >> the city says the money raised through the text to give program will benefit existing social service agencies already in place to help the homeless. well, the golden state warriors are celebrating their second nba championship in three years. >> last year's champs, the cleveland cavaliers, gave it a run, but they came up short. city officials have already announced the warriors victory parade will begin at 10:00 pacific time thursday morning. last night the party started inside the or call arena and spilled into the streets.
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there were reports of disturbances. so far no arrests. >> and in the game, finals mvp kevin did your ability did what he set taught do. joined the warriors in the off season to win the title. he finished last night's game with 39 points, along with seth curry's 31, the warriors out lasted a tough cavaliers team, 129-120. labron james had 41 and a losing cause, muff more on the game coming up in the next hour. and there is much more to cover on cbs-3 "eyewitness news." shakespear in the park sparks outrage. backlash over up heated version after class glike new development in the case of the altered year book in new jersey, the school responds to accusations of dropping references about president trump. back in two minutes. stay with us.
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every anger management counselling. yesterday pleaded guilty to assaulting reporter ben jacobs who testified in court. expected to be sworn into office later this month. >> well, new york's public theater is standing behind its updated production every julius ceasar. it poor trays the character title as donald trump-like dictator in a business suit. controversy over the updated version of the william shakespear classic has prompted delta airlines and bank of america to pull their sponsorship of the show. the performance is part of shakespear in the park in new york central park. >> well, remember that story we told but yesterday? year book photos at central new jersey high school, altered reference toss president trump, now learning that a teacher has been suspended, wall township school official say they've launched an investigation into the alleged year book sensoring, at wall high school. year book advisor and technology teacher susan pars on has been placed on suspension. school officials are calling
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the incident troubling. >> if the attire was altered in some way in order to silence that viewpoint, that is very problematic. it certainly is not something that we would condone. >> now, at least three student have come forward with allegations of censorship. one solution includes republish g the year books, but that would be at the taxpayers expense. >> turning to the west now, wild weather as several tornados touchdown in the midwest including one that got too close for comfort. >> oh, no. please, we're staying here, hang on. >> this is one of threesere weat severe rain andol hail. national weather received a report of at least katie is here with another is check of our forecast, and annex sells i have heat?
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advisory will that take effect for phi surrounding suburb noontime. the heat digit territories. hot onot heat. we see isn't we haven't had too much take it easy on days like .he day, but some of you punderstort not really all that well that's what's going to eventually scale back our temperatures which you will see in the seven day forecast, and we get back toward more typical territory if not cooler than average. you will see. meantime let's talk about some very commonsensical safety tips for you. lot of water. obviously the beverage of choice. many of you have to go outside, be out there throughout this landscaper's post office workers and the like, so we highly commends you, when you have got to be out in this. but take care of yourself.
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the strenuous activity may come with the job. but take breaks if you must. and stay out of the direct sunlight. wear light colored clothing, all of the things will really help. and make sure to take care of your fellow neighbor, check on the elderly, kids, pets, take care of everyone. looking at the eyewitness weather seven day forecast, today the hottest of the paneling, we begin to drop off. granted it will rebounds to the upper 80s by next week, but also seeing the pattern itself go in a somewhat downward part earn, by we time friday and weekend much more better chance of showers and thunderstorms almost on a daily basis? all the way to the 70s, katie, thank you so much. very good morning to all of looking outside, over night construction was in play on the vine. the westbound side, just opening right now. you can see westbound side open, eastbound side still waiting, and hopefully all cleared out of your way by the time we hit 5:00. pretty sure it will be. then also looking at the schuylkill near spring garden. beautiful shot of those of you waking up. out on the roadway, in great
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company. i will say that the schuylkill, not so much busy, but i would say little busy than what we typically see before we even reach the 5:00 hour. something to think about. might mean around 5:30, 6:00 might start heating up on the schuylkill. then construction crews in cherry hill. route 70 between haddonfield road, kings highway, one lane blocked in each direction. and also, we do have accident out there. take a look, 611, old york road, near heart road. that road is block there. and that's in abington, also do have more construction crews out there still on the pa turnpike, so westbound, the left lane compromised eastbound between 29 and valley forge, the left lane compromised there, as well, jim, back over to you. >> thank you shall meisha. still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, the latest on the markets in this morning's money watch report. >> and mcdonald's is hiring in a snap. now they're using a app to build the jobs. when "eyewitness news" continues.
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joins us live this morning from the new york stock exchange, good morning, jill. >> market stat dollars week with a slight sell offer watch are investors watching today? >> well the feds start two day policy meeting this morning. most analysts expect that the fed will decide to raise interest rates again. we'll find out when the meeting wraps up tomorrow afternoon. jim, rahel? >> i'll be watching. you know me, i get panic from my 401k to these crazy changes. >> i understood, a food chain is making a change to hire people. what's the latest thon one? >> mcdonald's is hiring 250,000 new employees in the u.s. over the summer. and they're doing it with the help of snap chat. mcdonald's will play ads on the snap chat app. then viewers can swipe up to start the application process. mcdonald's named this a snaplication. >> and the kids are on the snap chat, probably who they're trying to get. >> exactly. >> the cooler adults, just you
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and i just not cool enough. i'm in the same boat with jinx i'm not on snap chat. but it makes sense. >> i'm with you guys. >> i'm on it, i've just never used it because i can't figure out how. >> so if we're rang in coolness, jill, you're slightly above jim and. >> i find an intern, they'll be able to help you out. >> that's the barometer, then yes. >> thanks, jill. coming up after the break, another check on traffic. >> plus it is still very hot. but for how much longer? katie's back with the answer next on "eyewitness news" this morning.
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>> welcome back everyone, looking ahead to another day of heat and the potential for record warmth. we're calling it at 96 degrees here today. and that will easily make a brand new record for philadelphia. but we're already up to pretty warm start. so you'll need that obviously to rebounds to the values we're expecting on the daytime highs today. storm scan, wider zoom, showing batch of heavy rain, thunderstorms rumbling across portions of the great lakes. that's not necessarily going
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to have any impact on us. we do, though, have front that's dropping in. and later on today helps trigger spotty shower, perhaps rumble every thunder. by tomorrow, we begin to see a little bit of unsettled pattern unfold, but we'll also see so many tours get scaled back. so 75 is your current temperature, factoring in humidity, too, i wouldn't say necessarily oppressive start but somewhat of a muggy humid start to the day, 74 in trenton, just waking up with us, you really want to get in outdoor plans but not so crazy about the heat, now is the time to get out. it is quite comfortable. you have the southwest winds flow, very light throughout the better part of the day, will turn more westerly as the day progresses, but that's neither here nor there. winds not concern today. later on notice that thunderstorm icon there, a couple of spots, ends up with spotty shower perhaps rumble every thunder. this is mainly late afternoon, toward evening, but i don't spec everyone to get hit by this. in fact, more the exception rather than the norm. but worth a mention for sure. if you hear thunder make sure to head inside, great pool day.
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many of you may be out this afternoon. leading into the next few days, thursday looks like gem in all-in-all. but friday, end erring into another unsettled pattern. looks as though we could see some showers, thunderstorm, friday, saturday, sunday, probably even into monday. so i'm not saying any day is particularly a wash out, but certainly some wet weather does wait in the wings for us, for a longer stretch of time. so here we go again. meisha, bottom line, enjoy this great sunshine while you have got it. right? >> absolutely. today another very hot one. katie, thank you so much. we look outside right now, the good news, yes, dry roadways, all right now, that's great thing. also, congestion levels, clearly at this point, in your early morning, is going to be pretty good. so overall headed out the door right now in great company. we do however have an accident out there. we'll talk about that in just a second. blue route mid-county looking great. new jersey 42 northbound at creek road actually coop looking as you normally would approaching the 5:00. hour. this is fairly typical for 42, looking pretty good there.
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then accident in abington, route 611 old york road near heart road. roadblocked if that's your neck of the woods. heads up. it won't slow you down. might tap your brakes little bit but overall should be okay maneuvering around there. pa turnpike, both directs cents actually crews are still out there westbound between 29 and downingtown, left lane blocked there, eastbound between route 29 and valley forge, the left lane is block there. everyone stillman offering around at posted speeds which i'm hoping to keep you there on a tuesday morning until later on into the 5:00, to 6:00 hour. garden state parkway, crews out there, as women, southbound between ac service area, route right lane compromised there. also some crews out there in cherry hill, as women. so, route 70, between haddonfield and kings highway, one lane blocked in each direction. jim, back over to you. >> thank you shall meisha. if you are headed out the door stay updated when katie's forecast on sister station "kyw news radio 1060". also, doctors from both pennsylvania and new jersey can now share patients prescriptions, to combat a
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growing epidemic. there is change in the pension struck fewer for thousands of future pennsylvania public school teachers, and state employees. >> and it will still abe while before medical marijuana is available in pennsylvania. check in two, three, four times a day, on "kyw news radio" 1060 on your a.m. dial. >> well the 90 degrees plus heat is not enough to keep golfers from the links. >> if you know our ukee washington, you know he loves his golf. yesterday, it was the 23rd annual ukee washington golf outing. ukee and friends seated up at the pen observation golf club, west chester, the event raises money for the philadelphia boys coral and -- boys choir and chorale. >> where you can go to get your skin checked free of charge. >> taco tuesday at taco bell, how you can get a free taco all because golden state won the nba championship. back at the top of the hour.
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broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. >> well, the heat streak continues as we look live at center city. we will tell us just how hot we will be getting today, as we're officially in the heatwave. >> attorney general, jeff sessions, facing his former senate colleagues today. the big questions they're expected to ask, and the way he may be able to avoid the toughest one. and the goal end state warriors world champs. the big moment from their win against the cleveland cavaliers. >> today is tuesday, june 13th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things on yet another hot morning. good morni
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