extraordinary, wonderful full, he cares about everybody >> congressman steve scalise hometown holds a prayer vigil as he recovers from the gunshot wound and we will tell you how he is doing this morning and what we're learning about the gun man. more trouble for president trump this morning, why the special counts he will conducting the russia investigation may be turning his attention to the president and wait continues, jurors return to the montgomery county courthouse for another day of deliberations in the bill cosby trial, why both side are saying about how long deliberations are going. today is thursday june 15th good morning, i'm jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. you may have to boil your water before brushing your teeth, we will have those details in a minute. but first a check of the forecast with katie and road

with meisha. >> good morning, i can smell the friday from here and it smells great. looking outside at some construction, basically all that is out there couple more accidents. one has cleared, investigation going on and we will tell but that in a bit. >> monday's smell like bo, and friday's smell great. >> yes. >> hey, we have construction a million times every single day you have to come up with different way to spin things. weather looks quiet, very, very tranquil, temperatures dropped off, very comfortable outside, and nice and clear sky out there other than stray cloud left over. humidity dropped off nicely, storm scan is, empty. we are looking ahead to a pretty nice day, so cloud will begin to rebuild. we have a break between steam iness, break between war of the heat and break between storm systems too. we have thunderstorms that rumbled through around the time we were on the air in the morning. look at the temperature difference in the wake of the front, bringing that wet weather we are 20 degrees

different from one day to the next this same time yesterday, 20 degrees warmer then atlantic city. noticeable change when you walk out the door. fifty-six in atlantic city, comfortable 65 in philadelphia , airport anyway but temperatures today are still going to be mild, and, seasonal. with that said we have some sunshine initially, eventually some cloud build but we don't expect wet weather at all today. >> good, big thumbs up yesterday in the morning got weird with these rain patches. that is great. nice dry roadways. we have a very good morning to all of you looking at the vine it is closed both moving in the west ande bound direction. i'll let you know when crews pick it up around 5:00. it is still closed. taking a peak at 95 south look at that beautiful blue sky, obviously still very dark. so our crews are out there be mindful. no construction there, give you a sneak peak. this is an accident investigation i was telling but that happened earlier around 3:45 a.m. princeton new jersey. route one between harrison

road and washington road. alternate route 206. northbound left lane that is also blocked around that area that will not slow you down too much right now except for that road closure you have to take alternate but be mindful of it. i will let you know when it clears. delaware, eastbound, river bridge is blocked, jim back over to you. search for motive continues in the shooting that left four people injured including a republican congressman, in the suburbs of washington d.c. >> house majority whip steve scalise remains in critical condition. yesterday morning he and three others were shot during a congressional baseball practice in alexandria, virginia. the gun man 66 year-old james hodgkinson of illinois was shot and killed. investigators believe he may have been in the area since march. >> we believe that the shooter has been living out of his virginia silt in theeman road. >> president trump and his wife visited congressman scalise and one of the officers in the hospital last night. press secretary sean spicer describe the scene in the intensive care unit as

emotional. that basketball game, law mak ers were practicing for will go on as planned tonight at nationals park. a prayer vigil for congressman scalise was held in his hometown of lou san last night. some who attended services said they have known the congressman for years. >> he and my boys grew up together, and his mother was my best friend. >> wow do anything and everything for anyone at anytime. >> residents say they will be praying for his speedy recovery. many are crediting capitol police who were assigned to scalise security detail for saving lives and prevending more injuries. >> not every elected official gets a security detail, that includes pennsylvania congressman ryan costello. he typically car pools to wednesday morning baseball practice but yesterday he missed his ride. >> never before had i been suited up, ready to go to practice and not been able to hitch a ride. >> now regardless of the party affiliation elected officials say threats are just part of the job. cases where threats are deemed

serious they are reported to law enforcement. you can stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the shooting in alexandria, virginia we will have coverage all morning long and find more of our coverage on line at cbs philly.com and of course on the cbs local app. still no verdict in the sexual salt trial of the comedian bill cosby. >> jurors will return to work for day four of the deliberations. "eyewitness news" reporter frank does live outside montgomery county courthouse with the very latest on the case, good morning, trang do. >> good morning. >> reporter: jurors have deliberated for some 27 hours, so far they have had six questions, two of them yesterday, both of the questions had to do with rehearing witness testimony including from key witness andrea conn stand. on money sang. on tuesday, he imitated animated character fat albert. but on wednesday, bill cosby said nothing leaving court. the third day of jury deliberations with in verdict.

"eyewitness news" caught up with the delead defense attorney brian mcmonigal at the end of another long day. >> obviously everybody is work hard. we are exhausted. we will go home and get some rest. >> reporter: over 12 hours of the deliberations jury asked court to read back andrea constand's testimony recalling night in 2004 that she says her one time mentor drugged her with pills and then sexual ly assaulted her. jurors also asked to to rehear testimony from cheltenham detective richard schaefer who interviewed cosby after constand came forward about the alleged assault. >> is there so much information they are putting the pieces together to the puzzle. they are trying to get it right. >> reporter: cosby spokesmen andre wyatt says comedian has been in a conference room of his own and dubbed his dressing room napping and sharing memories with his team >> during the day he just tells wonderful stories, wonderful stories about the old days and him being on

stage. >> just like the rest of this week jurors are expected to re convene here at the courthouse at 9:00 a.m. i am told they will go straight to the deliberation room and get right to work. we are live outside montgomery county courthouse i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". rahel and jim, back to you. "eyewitness news" will be at montgomery county courthouse until bill cosby's sexual assault trial comes to an end. jury reaches a decision we will bring it to you on air and on line at cbs philly.com. in other news washington post is reporting that the special counsel investigating russia's meddling in the 2016 is now also investigating president trump for possible obstruction of justice. rob muhler is interviewing three top intelligence officials as early as this week. obstruction claims turns up after president trump fired fbi director james comey. a friend of the president trump has floated the possibility that the president would also fire muhler. a five-year old child and man are dead after a crash on

the george washington bridge last night between new jersey and new york city. authorities say that an suv crashed in the rear of a box truck, that was stopped in traffic on the upper level of the bridge. three people were also injured in this crash, all five victims were in the suv and sources say that they were family members. the accident is under investigation. a boil water advisory in place for residents of the mansfield township burlington county. new jersey american water issued the advicery yesterday after a water main broke near route 206, utility company says there is in evidence of contamination and that the advisory is standard precaution. it recommend township residents boil water for one minute and that includes, watching produce and brushing teeth. american water says it will notify residents when it lifts the advicery. police in bucks county are warning residents after several reports of the bear sightings, one eyewitness sent us these photos of her mother and son took in buckingham township. mother bear is heading south with her cubs. state gaming commission urging

nearby residents do not approach the bears and also recommend securing things like bird feeders, grills, trash cans. well, pennsylvania appeals court is up holding philadelphia's tax on sweetened beverages saying that the taxis not duplicate the state's sales tax. court decision backs decision by a city judge last year, they agree that the beverage tax on distributors does not target the same people, as the sales tax. city experts say revenue will fall short of the 46 million-dollar, that the tax was supposed to generate for this fiscal year. well, top graduates from high schools all across philadelphia will be recognized by the school district today. district valedictorians and others will receive a certificate highlighting their achievements at a reception hosted at the school district offices. student musician from his various schools will provide entertainment and light refreshments will be served. students will take part in the processional during the school reform commission evening. coming up more than a dozen people are still in

critical condition this morning. >> this is after a massive high rise fire in london, how the community is now coming together to heel after the tragedy, and the reason authorities suspect renovations to the building may be to partly to blame. investigation continues after a man opened fire in a california, ups warehouse this morning we will tell what you we are learning about the gunman's history with the

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ups who shot and killed three collogues filed a grievance about working overtime. shooting happened at a ups warehouse in san francisco. jimmy lamb walked in the warehouse and opened fire. some ran for safety on the building's roof, others ran outside and began shouting for help. >> i am most concern about my employees to make sure we have as many counselors that are needed on site for all of their support. >> lamb fatally shot himself

before killing three others and injuring two more, all victims were ups employees. they have not released a motive but they do know in march gunman requested that ups relief him of working overtime. well, residents used faith to support each other following london's deadly apartment fire. volunteers pitched into provide food for victims yesterday at a community, evening meal that many muslims eat after the holy month of ramadan. twelve people were killed and nearly 80 were injured after this 24 story building caught fire yesterday. so far people have raised over one million-dollar u.s. dollars on line for victims relief efforts. this morning london fire commissioner says the high rise blaze is finally out, police don't expect to find anymore survivors but they do expect to find, more victims. the fire started on the fourth floor early wednesday morning, and last year this building underwent a multi million-dollar renovation, and now authorities suspect that materials used during the renovations could have acted

like a chimney spreading the fire quickly up to the top floors. eyewitnesses described the horrifying, scene. >> people throwing themselves out just so they don't get burned. >> how high up was this. >> high up. >> as high as eight floors dropping, they just screaming please save my children. >> residents complained years ago about fire hazard, including blocked exits, fire investigators are now trying to figure out the cause of the blaze. back here at home, much lighter news, philadelphia's olde city district is showcase ing thriving dining scene with olde city eats. annual event kicks off today launch of the new outdoor block party on second street between market and chestnut. it runs from five to 8:00 p.m. olde city eats runs every thursday through august 31st. look out for discounted food and drinks for more than 25 participating restaurants and

bars. >> my neighborhood i have never been there. >> see jim wandering around with the margarita in his hand >> yes. >> and wine coolers. >> yes, exactly. >> yes, i know. >> i think we have a great day on the way here. humidity has dropped off. feels very comfortable outside temperature looks seasonal today. lower 80's, that is where we belong we will keep it there throughout the rest of the afternoon. storm scan is quiet, and stay there throughout the day but we will return to an unsettled pattern, but it had to take place into tomorrow. starting it off just with a very quiet view of storm scan to get you out the door, no worries other than sun glare, once that sun does rise. i will jump to tomorrow morning about this same time when that next warm front begins to lift in. it is mainly a cloudy day but we will have some showers that fire up here, over the span of the entire day, but there may be some spots, as indicated

for firing up, instead i showers that come in, and that might take place around the city. just north of town model is projecting a place like trenton could get soaked briefly toward typical evening rush. so you want to keep that in mind, and umbrella is not the war idea but this is not a wash out kind of a day. then we will catch a break on saturday before the next cold front comes along sunday into monday. slow moving system, partly cloudy for now, we will call it partly sunny with again a couple cloud throughout the day, very pleasant all and all , high hits 81, dropping down to 63 tonight. very typical in terms of that temperature but with some cloud building and far north of the city we will see a shower or two. looking forward in the eyewitness weather seven day forecast we are hot and steamy all over again and in time for fathers day no less. start off, right on fathers day itself but as day progresses that front approaches so there may be showers and storms to dodge. >> i see that. >> katie, thanks very much. very good morning.

happy thursday, gateway to our weekend is here we are looking outside right now and the road look really nice and dry. yesterday got weird with those , spotty showers, but today it looks like it will be dry from the sound of it, it will look nice for our morning commute. so we will see it every day. montgomery drive, headlights moving in the eastbound direction looking good, you can see neighbors out there, also 202 near king of prussia taillights moving in the northbound direction, headlights moving in the southbound direction, beautiful sky starting to shape up. but we have an accident investigation, investigation underway, accident around 3:45 underway in princeton, new jersey. route one northbound and southbound now are closed, between harrison street and washington road. your alternate would be route 206, for a while it was just one side and now both side north and south. factor that into your morning commute this morning. i will let you know when that clears. we have another accident here in new jersey turnpike southbound pennsylvania route 322 partial right lane is block, we will talk about more construction when we come back in 10 minutes, rahel, back

over to you. hundreds of the supporters turned out for mural arts philadelphia annual wall ball. colorful celebration was held at fillmore in fish continue last night there were cocktails, food and live music it is the fillmore. there was a silent art auction it supports public art projects and education programs throughout the city. well, coming up you know passing through airport security, agents insist you have your boarding pass and id >> administrators are thinking of doing away with that. we will tell you about new program tsa is testing out that would let passengers keep their id in the wallets in the two air ports where it is

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technology will identify passengers by their fingerprints at airports in atlanta and denver. new system will be limited to tsa prechecked passengers who volunteer and have already been fingerprinted in some cases. other airlines, some teaming up with costumes and border protection are testing iris scans and facial recognition as ways to identify passengers >> interesting. >> jim and rahel. >> i have that tsa precheck too and i have fingerprint stuff. i'm not flying through there anytime soon but if i was, would i try it out. >> we're also seeing that there is some leaks of apple's new i phone, so what are we hearing on this one. >> reporter: well, there are some leaks, we're seeing image that is reveal a glass pan well an edge to edge display on the front and back panel with a cut out for two cameras there are reports that the next iphone will be getting built in wireless charges. wireless charging has been a feature on android smart phones but not yet made it to the iphone.

new versions are expected this fall. jim and rahel. >> sound like a win/win, better pictures, you don't have to carry around, wires, they are so last year, roxana. >> i'm looking forward to seeing them. >> we will check in next hour, thanks, roxana. we have a pleasant day in store but katie says, there is rain in our future. >> katie, that is not good, umbrellas are so last year or so last week. >> yesterday. hillary did you have song more than anything, yesterday. well, yes, all good things that will come to an end, we have organized weather on tap today but can only last so long. we will talk about the next storm system. it looks lying a sluggish one too and which days it will impact you. it is all on the other

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town. >> we are. we are hosting annual ball on the square. this is video from last years event look at these people getting down. annual black tie gala is rittenhouse square's largest fund raising event that includes a sit down dinner, music, dancing under the stars a who's who will be in attendance and also, jim and i >> yes. >> there is who's who and then jim and me. >> yes. >> oh, stop it, you guys are super popular. >> yes. >> okay. >> so what will it be like do we have to worry about weather >> no, you will be really comfortable, it looks like a really great excuse to go out on the square tonight and jim, you have been practicing very hard, tying that bow tie. >> yes. >> we look forward to the results. i can't wait to see what you will be wearing. so looking forward to the video tomorrow. we are looking at storm scan, nice clear day for us, generally speaking, couple cloud will work their way in. key here is that the humidity has been cut back and it feels refreshing by comparison to yesterday at this same time.

sixty-five is value at the airport. zero seven both reading and allentown. certainly mild, but even in the place like the highland in millville 59 your current temperature. looking forward in the seven day forecast fathers day right around the corner as is our next storm system. that will come as a warm front as early as tomorrow with some showers, off and on throughout the day, there is no one time of the day that looks wetter then others. just expect thaw could see wet weather at anytime but not a wash out, it is just damp throughout the day. come saturday we will see sun but watch for spotty shower or storm and then sunday, again with the approach of the cold front there may be a few showers and storms, again. >> hard to believe that fathers day is almost here. i feel like it was just mothers day. that is why we were dancing, smiling all the time. looking outside right now new jersey 42 freeway north bound at creek road 295 that is what you will be working with overall looking g it is still very dark. sky looks dark here. so in our construction crews

out there, just be mindful working hard, vine, speaking of construction was closed due to that construction. westbound has been just open. eastbound side, however, it is still closed follow. author jumping eastbound give it a couple minutes if you can accident investigation happening around 3:45 in princeton, new jersey there is a down pole here as well, route one north and southbound now are closed near washington road. you will to have use this alternate. route 206 is your best bet. and then another accident out there as well, new jersey turnpike southbound past route 322 partial right lane is block, right now, jim, over to you. thanks, meisha. coming up next on "eyewitness news" we are following developing news overseas an armed siege is underway right now inside of a a popular restaurant in somalia. we will tell but the big clue investigators found in their search for two escaped inmates wanted for murder of two georgia selection nal officers. we will tell but major accusation as begins legendary song writer bob dylann we are back at the top of the hour.

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[gunfire] >> an attack that united members of the congress and left one law maker critically injured. we have the late oats virginia shooting as we hear from lawmakers about their decision to continue with their baseball game tonight. jurors in the bill cosby trial have now deliberated for 27 hours, and we are live with the wait for a verdict and what it could mean for the future. cool off continues, thinks a live look in center city where we're in for a very nice afternoon today, with much less humidity. >> really nice, and hosting annual day. >> my hair will thank ev