cancer. >> part of the family, we're praying for him. >> police tell us a mother and daughter were stabbed here in south philadelphia overnight that mother is now dead and police say that the daughter's 25 year-old boyfriend considered a suspect. she took off with the cab. >> a head shaking crime overnight a woman steals a cab and then does something even more about a czar this woman pick up a fare. >> o.j. simpson will appear in his parole hearing in carson city through video conferencing. >> board is expected to hear people supporting simpson for release. >> we here wondered what they talk about so we asked the wait staff. >> choked on his dinner roll and kept coughing but later insisted there was in hack whatsoever. >> so trump didn't get anything on his shirt, so putin just took his shirt off. >> was there also a force involved, well, we will get to those answers later.

late show obviously opening skit playing off trump putin having fun and katie, outside with more on dangerous heat. would i say you are having fun but it is sweltering out there so maybe not. >> not quite, yeah. it is really steamy for yet another morning, rahel. i will say this much, if you have outdoor plans you want to get in and will require exertion, try to get tonight before it gets too, too hot, between hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. when we will find war of the heat really cooking you here at the surface and the solar angle at its peak throughout that time. so that is why we will heat up at midday, in the meantime, all is quiet here on storm scan three, it is pretty clear , staying that way through lunchtime would i say, we do however have less than healthy, air quality, for you for yet another day, so high levels of ozone, fine particle pollution really bothersome from those suffering from respiratory illness and falling in the category of elderly or children will not

make matters better either on a day like this take it easy. seventy-nine is current temperature. 79 degrees, guys. sunnies not up. but it will be in a couple minutes. all we can do is go up from here and we're eventually going to spike well in the mid 90's. seventy-nine in cape may. so very, very steamy start to the day at the shore as well. if you are not at the beach and want to hit the pool, great day for it, but be ready and on your guard for excessive heat. would i find a beach umbrella to sit under, some shade, uv index is very high, perfect excuse to be jumping in the pool here today but keeping in mind that, again, it is awfully steamy. just about one floor above we will take this shot overlooking center city. it is haze toy start things off. excuse me. but, already feels like the lower 80's and sun has not come up yet. you can only imagine where things will head from here. excessive heat warning takes effect at noon time for heat index values spiking as high as low 100s today.

>> wow, pay attention to those heat warnings, thanks very much, katie v good morning to all of you, we're talking about the gateway and we are heeding there right now. ninety-five heading in the southbound direction approaching cottman with what we are working with right there but overall things are looking good, here. schuylkill near king of prussia both directions looking good there as well. 422, same story, maybe heating up, headlights moving in the eastbound direction past oaks but over all the drive is looking really good in those three areas. we have an accident here in mount laurel, new jersey turnpike north bound pennsylvania route 73 that you can see as you maneuver around there lots of green. still traveling around at posted speed n coatsville route 30 bypass eastbound past reeseville road right lane compromised there, 55 miles an hour. not bad. you are get buying there as well. we are talking about construction this morning, as well, of course, pennsylvania turnpike eastbound before valley forge that right lane is compromised there. also, construction in delaware , i-95 northbound,

between delaware service area and route 273, two left lanes are blocked there and then we have bridge inspections but it isn't start until 9:00 a.m. ninety-five north bound between woodhaven road and street road will start at 9:00 u through 3:00 p.m. a woman is under arrest after police say she stole a cab and then pretended to be a taxi driver, police recovered it overnight outside police station in north philadelphia, this all began in germantown when the suspect hailed the cab, all right, well, once inside he trick driver into pulling over and then hopped in the driver's seat and drove a way. >> after stealing the cab actually drove several blocks and picked up a fair. >> didn't take long for police to catch driver, officers spot that had cab outside the 25th district headquarters in north philadelphia. police officers opened fire on a man they say threaten them in kensington.

"eyewitness news" on the scene in the 400 block ofe somerset street. police say they were responding to a call bay man armed with the a handgun, they say man held it up and pointed it at officers. >> that is certainly, you know , use of force permsible, you do have a right to defend yourself and anyone else present. >> four philadelphia and three septa officers were involved in the shooting, investigators believe man shot a woman in the nearby home before he threatened police, at last check that with man is in critical condition, man is in stable condition. officers also looking for answers after a deadly shooting in southwest philadelphia, this happened after 10:00 last night on the 5600 block of gibson drive which is just off lindberg boulevard. police found a man in the mid to late 20's face down on the sidewalk. he died at the scene from gunshot wound to his head and torso. so far police november motive or an arrest. doctors removed a blood cloth above john mccain's left eye only to find something more serious. mccain was told he has a brain

tumor and diagnosis with brain cancer. cbs news correspondent moa lenghi. >> i do know this, that this disease is never had any more worthy opponent. >> reporter: outpouring of support throughout washington for arizona senator john mccain who last night revealed he has been diagnosed with an aggressive type of brain cancer. president trump offered his family's prayers saying senator john mccain has always been a fighter, former president obama tweeted in part cancer doesn't know what it is up against, give it hell , john. lindsey graham referred to as mccain's closes friend within the senate said they spoke briefly by phone with the 80 year-old mccain insisting he would be back. >> we talk about five minutes, you know, it will be a tough week but he said i have been through worse. >> mccain had surgery last week to remove a blood clot behind his eye, pathology report revealed the tumor. doctors say this type of cancer called glioblastoma has a median survival rate of a little more than a year. >> he is in for a battle.

this is serious cancer. it is cans their killed ted kennedy. despite all of the research we have not made adequate progress. >> reporter: here in washington republican lawmakers were busy working behind closed doors on health care when news of mccain's diagnosis broke, and stunned the room. >> very emotional. >> we stopped, said a prayer for john and his family. >> reporter: mccain has battled cancer before having been diagnosed with melanoma in 2,000, doctors say it is unlikely that diagnosis related to the current one. moa lenghi for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". o.j. simpson's parole hearing is today which means he could be release from prison. simpson was given nine to 33 years prison sentence for his role in the memorabilia heist in palas station casino in las vegas. he will not be released until october though. cbs news will carry o.j. simpson's parole hearing live, coverage is expected to begin at 1:00 right here on cbs-3. minneapolis police offer

who shot and killed an unarmed australian woman is refusing to talk about the incident. investigators say officer mohammad noor declined to be interviewed about the death, and according to the 911 transcript diamond called to report a woman possibly being sexually assaulted. she told operator quote i think she tried to say help and it sound distressed. she called again to make sure police had the right address. her family has hired a lawyer who also represented philando castille. a somber crowd overnight marked fifth anniversary of the aurora movie theater shooting in colorado. hundred people gather outside aurora city hall, 12 people died, 70 others wounded when james holmes opened fire during the dark knight rises. holmes was sentenced to life in prison. investigators continue assessing damage after a condo fire that killed three people in hawaii. this is our first lane side look at the ruined condos in monday lulu. flames started on the 26th floor and they have quickly

spread last friday. two elevators failed forcing fire fighters to drag it up the stairs through thick smoke and scorching heat if crawled and stayed below this table height it is 300 degrees. you can survive that. >> if you stand up, here's 800 . your helmet will melt. >> if you walk with me and see things you will never forget. >> blaze is more than 30 units , fire department is urging state to improve its building code. closer to home, philadelphia water officials say water main break in bustleton should be repaired this morning, chopper three over bloom field avenue and ferry road yesterday afternoon 12-inch main broke and then flood of water turned off. about 50 homes were without water for a time, officials say clean up should be complete in time for morning commute. helicopter crewness delaware rescued a maintenance work shore got injured inside a water tower. chopper three was over tally ville new castle county just after 9c yesterday

morning. state police say a 59 year-old woman was working in the tower when she fell and then injured herself. police had to fly her to safety. >> i lettered corporal walker down to the deck, he unhooked himself. fire fighters, tallyville fire fighter and wilmington fire fighters bring her up to the top, and they package her, and in preparation to hoist her out. >> it went pretty well as trained. >> medics brought with man to the hospital in serious condition. happening today remains of the artist salvador dolly will be exhumed as part of the paternity case. spanish surreal painter died in 1989, pillar martinez, born in 1956 has filed a paternity claim stating that the artist had an extra marital affair with her mother who work as a maid. martinez family has proved that he was pillar's father since 2007. very interesting. up next we will tell but a film being described as dulles

movie ever made and that is by its producer, pat. good morning, rahel from high atop philadelphia about 55 feet up overlooking eakins oval this is oval plus, we will tell you all about the family friendly activities, beer garden, the whole 9-yard when we come right

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welcome back. i got to tell you after 15 years the doctor still on top. forbes put out a list of the top earning tv entertainers at number one doctor phil who took in 79 million-dollar over the last year. doctor phil show started in 2002, coming in a close second place ellen degenerous with a 77 million-dollar. also, harry potter fans, got to love this one, two brand new harry potter books are hitting shelves this october, however, the new books are not written by jk rowling and they won't be featuring the ad ventures of hair, herminor ron, instead they will affect us on the mystery of magic at hogwarts. release toys celebrate 20th anniversary of the very first harry potter book. in the world of stress and information overload... >> this is not a joke, this is trailer for a baba land an

actual, eight hour long movie. eight hours. no plot, no dialogue, no actors, no nothing. plans are in the works for red carpet premiere and september release. movie produced by meditation web site is described as the adult producer saying it is the dulles movie ever made. >> if you had are having trouble sleeping just pop in b aba land, you will be off to la la land. >> yes, counting sheep, looking at sheep. >> yeah. >> okay. >> hey, whatever it takes because, you know, if you find yourself staring at screens before bedtime and hard to fall asleep, that is a good way to stare at screens and fall asleep. >> you know what i'm looking at later, the ac screen, lower , lower, lower. >> make it cold in here already. >> my goodness. >> it will be brutal, this afternoon. if you must be out in it, you have to take extra precaution. not like we have never dealt with this heat before. it isn't the war thing in the world certainly but it is

dangerous if you are not smart use your common sense. sometimes that is not most common thing in the world. we will give you tips on how to take best care of yourself. one spot that is not included in either excessive heat warning or advisory is up here in the lake harmony area where in the pocono region it is going to be a warm day but not as harsh as what you will find , every where else across the delaware valley. so very serene, almost a pink glow to the lake as the sunnies officially just about ready to rise and as it does it will continue to bring in higher and higher temperature readings as day goes on. at the moment we are off to a warm start taking a look around relatively sparse eyewitness weather map we are at 77 degrees from sandra. she just sent this in burlington. a nice clear moon lit start to the morning from when she had sent this in but hazy, it will be hot, muggy and great idea, go head out and get ice cream on a day like this one more 73 .

that comes from bill layden, under a clear sky as well. he virtually has in wind to speak of and echoing what we have been saying for days but especially day and tomorrow. if you have to work outside, hydration, hydration and water is absolutely the beverage of choice when we're talking about this. lets talk about how much we have seen that number 90 or above throughout the course of this year this month, even last year? last year we had 46 days. average 25. last year was a pretty hot summer for sure but this month alone we have seen eight days topping off at 90 or above and this year so far 17 of those days. so, we're well on our way in short here to at least hit the average. storm scan is empty, quiet for now. later this afternoon a couple of you will see spotty thunder shower firing up. not enough to cool everybody off. don't bank on that. today, tomorrow are where we peak with the warmth, low 100 how it will feel and those

showers and storms are spotty today and tomorrow. come saturday and sunday maybe more widespread and they continue to be a chance into monday but here we go looking for relief you have to wait until next mid week but final ly on the seven day. >> i think people are waiting for that relief, thanks very much. very good morning to all of you, see flashing lights, what is going on we have an accident here blue route north bound pennsylvania broomall is block left lane and shoulder and we have people outside walking outside their vehicles , ambulance there as well, a couple of them, so just take it easy traveling by we are giving gaper delay and brake lights and see how slow people are traveling on past just keep ongoing, try to keep that flow of traffic going if you can, if nothing else, take it easy traveling by just because we have people outside on foot. boulevard at fox street is what you are looking at there both directions looking good. forty-two near ac expressway looking good as well, heating

up has you are traveling let's just say going to center city for example, starting to heat up there traveling on ac expressway we are looking good on that side. then we will look at split camera vine near schuylkill, i-95 at the airport looking good there away from the airport either way we are looking good, we have not heard of any reports of delays at the airport. smith today no problemo as of yet. we have an accident in mount laurel new jersey turnpike north bound past route 73 as we look around this area we're looking okay, lots have green showing up around that area. that is good. we have another accident in coatsville route 30 bypass eastbound pennsylvania reese ville road right lane compromised there, rahel, back to you. happening in fail today oval reopens along ben franklin parkway and there will be lots to do and lots to eat. "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen is live with a preview, are you building a little sand castle pat, good morning. >> you know it, it has been a

while since i have done this. no, didn't work. anyway, it is not called just the oval anymore. it is called oval plus because there is a ton to do here along ben franklin parkway. the awesome shot of the city of philadelphia, looking down on the oval plus. this is one of the men who helped create this. this is mark from the city of philadelphia parks and recreation division. how are you. >> good, how are you. >> tell us what we have stepped in here. >> this is next iteration of the oval, oval plus this year we have stepped up our game and elevated entire experience bringing to it life with these awesome installations we see behind us. each space has its own theme. to our right we have the nature room, which has a beautiful planter box from our green land nursery plants and tells but the park history and bring us some things you probably don't know about. we want to educate people about our park system, show some hidden gems and give them

a little taste of what is to come which is now our arts and culture playroom to our left. >> that is where i was in the sand box. >> we have play area sand box and connect four games. we have amazing tall, 24-foot tall totems that have philadelphians or focus philadelphia that are meant to give a sense of, you know, our history and connections to artists like quest love, john coaltrain and athletes like bill jean king and julius irving. >> so there is a ton do do. we have beer garden, food trucks, there is a maze. talk about awesome things out here. family fun. >> we try to make it family oriented and provide programming for everyone for kids in particular this year beer garden will solve really cool interactive programming called let's rock reset on sundays and kids music jams on saturday, friday we will have our movie series with our

heavy hitter food trucks and some really interesting movies like up, and others. >> nice. opens today at 11:00. >> correct. >> what are the hours. >> opened today july 20th through sunday august 20th, 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. wednesday through sunday. >> mark, thanks very much. we will have some fun. i'll jump back in the sand box and work on my, i'm not that good at it but i have to figure out my sand castles. rahel, i necessity you will stop by that does seem like fun. you enjoy yourself today. tomorrow we have quite the assignment for you. >> that is true, yes. tomorrow summer fest big day we will go to ocean city try my hand at surfing. >> yes, pat, thank you. see you in the next hour. yes, as pat just said tomorrow morning we are hitting road and heading to ocean city new jersey for summer fest. pat is enjoying today, eating,

having fun because tomorrow he will go surfing so join us tomorrow morning on "eyewitness news". fun continues at five, six and 10

well come back. we are not only won looking for relief from this heat.

chimpanzees are enjoying pop sickles. caretakers gave them water bottle. they had a fan and indoor space to cool off. excessive heat warning has been in effect in kansas city since yesterday. cute. two children get big surprise during trip to disney world mickey mouse surprised them with their adoption date >> man, that is 12 year-old janel and elijah they traveled with their foster parents in april and that is when they received that big surprise, the parents shared video saying they hope it would draw attention to the foster care system. what i love about this they are both older, 10, 12, they say older children that struggle to be placed in families what a sweet story. >> happiest place on earth. >> did you see that little girl the minute she broke down , ran up to her and hugged

her. >> i love when people do stuff like that. coming up next on "eyewitness news" another airline incident caught on camera. why a family traveling with a baby was kick off a jet blue flight. and, get out of the water, surf competition is stopped after a giant shark spotted in the water right next to the surfers, wow, that is

a mother has died after she and her daughter has been stabbed overnight and they knew the man who attacked them washington react toss senator john mccain's cancer doctoring, find out how he is doing after surgery to remove an aggressive brain tumor, plus this. i'm chris martinez, in nevada where a parole board will decide if and when o.j. will be a freeman, that story is coming up. good morning, it is thursday july 20th i'm rahel solomon. jim donovan is off. apparently heat just too much for him to make it in but katie, meisha is here keeping an eye on things. >> he just can't stand the heat. >> he cannot hang, he cannot hang. >> yes. >> we got this. >> well, looking outside, we