live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news " this morning. very unusual site overnight as officers scale ben franklin from the bridge's suspension cables. we'll tell you the reason they were up there that even caused the bridge to be shutdown. >> oh, boy. also, a significant step to the in the gop effort to get rid of obamacare. recent the reason today's vote is so important, and the questions some lawmakers still have. >> today is tuesday, july 25, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. plus tiger cubs, one at the philadelphia zoo, now has a new home, weaver at do-able video. let's start with tuesday with meisha and traffic. later we'll check in with matt in for kate. >> i i just had the cutest little visual on this busy tuesday morning. right now driving out, little

bit bit of drizzling coming down. did you guys bet that, as well little wet. we know it was very tough commute yesterday. today, even if we just have little drizzle coming down it, will slow us down, construction workers out there , construction out, there as well. looking at the vine first, the vine closed for the overnight connecticut struck sean project westbound and eastbound. this is an area that we saw very busy yesterday. even just the smallest amount of drizzle or rain coming down can really slow us down, and definitely seeing it yesterday on the vine. heads up on. that will the vine again closed. see the flashing light. i'll let you know as soon as they clear out of the way. construction on the schuylkill , as well. the left lane compromised there, an area that will get busy, as well, illinois' let you know as soon as that clears. onramp from route 30, also closed, you can see, this looks a little busy, lots of flashing lights, lots going on , because it is still dark, because still early, before, no, not going to see any

bumper start to form, but the areas that will start to have that as we progress deep near the 5:00 specially headed toward 6:00. good news a lot of couldn't vukovich sean moves out of the way before then. talking a lot about flooding yesterday, talking about it again today. looking right now do, have flooding in new jersey, so new jersey was hit hard yesterday. it looks like we still have it out there right now, route 130 , closed right now at route 47. use alternate, 295 or new jersey turnpike is your best bet. then another point of flooding as well in jersey, route 130 closed between 322 and center square road. your alternate there, same, new jersey 295 or new jersey turnpike, then also water main break, route westbound westbound closed. at that the 322 or the a.c. expressway. jim, over to you. >> thank you shall meisha. crews will be working to fix water main break this morning in philadelphia's frankford section. the street was flooded at frankford avenue and thompson street overnight after the water department said it found

a 8-inch. break. this left 12 properties without water overnight, and two with water in their cellars. in dicks to nearby road closures, during the day, the route five bus will be detoured in this location. new this morning, traffic is once again flowing on the ben franklin bridge, that after two people were spotted climb being, one of the bridges towers overnight. crews were called out to fifth and race street early this morning, officials blocked traffic as they worked to get the two people down safely. rescuers told us that just before 2:30 that the two people had come down from the bridge but they did not say how they were able to get them to come down or why they were up there in the first place. >> new this morning, woman is hospitalized after an overnight shooting. this happened near broad street and chew avenue. that's in philadelphia's fernrock section. the 26 year old woman was taken to einstein hospital, where she is in critical condition. no word on what may have motivated that shooting. police are investigating a shooting in philadelphia's mantua section that left a man

fighting for his life. this happened just after 9:00 last night on the 3900 block of brown street. police tell us shot at least 13 time. he was rushed to the hospital where he is in critical condition. no arrest haves been made. >> and a community comes together to mourn a man shot and killed in delaware county. family and friends gathered yesterday evening in chester to hold vigil for 28 year old shah kwon crews chapel. gunned down last friday near west seventh street and highland avenue. he was shot at least five times. his mother got emotional as she remembered her son he he always helped people. no matter what, he loved his family. he loved to sing. he loved to make people laugh. and specially he loved his daughter. my heartaches. i just want him to just come back. i just need him to just come back. >> and so far police have made no arrests in that shooting. >> in other news, neighbor admits to shooting a cup toll death in frankford, now the victim's family and friends

are demanding the d.a.'s office file murder charges. forty-two year old august dempsey and 45 year old bobby depaul shot to death outside of his home last weekends, police say the couple got into an argument with a next-door neighbor before the shots were fired. the neighbor told police he shot the pair because they tried to climb his fence. dempsey's sons now have an attorney, and are petioning authorities to charge the shooter with the couple's death. >> not self-defense. it is just strictly murder. now he thinks he got away with something. so what happens is somebody throws the ball, child goes up , there, a young man, and he shoots them now? oh, i was afraid again? >> the so far dempsey son's have collected 5,000 secretary , they hope that they can get justice for their mother and her boyfriend. >> police are looking for a man they say attacked a septa officer at angora station. this is the suspect. it happened just after 7:00 last night. officers were called out to the 1,000 block of south 58th

street, because of people in the track area. that's when an officer went to stop this man, he is accused of charging at the officer, knocking her to the ground, before running away. she was taken to the hospital. no word on her condition. >> the woman convicted of abducting seven week olds baby from the king of prussia mall last year could spend up to seven years behind bars. moore was sentenced to one and half to seven years in prison yesterday. authorities say she will undergo a mental health evacuation -- evaluation, and pay the court $5,000. the mother's court said the two became friends when she got distracted and moore snatched the infant. >> this morning police investigating after someone admit add man went into the brandywine creek but did not come out. crews on scene near brandywine falls road in wilmington last night near the state park. now, they searched the area but did not finds anyone. crews say it is not clear at this point if the original call was a false report. >> and no no word on what caused manhole to he can

provide in philadelphia's bustleton section. it led to electrical fire just after 11:00 at cedarbrook avenue, greenwood road. no one was hurt. >> judge granted injunction to stop all construction on the logistics mariner east two pipeline in west goshen township. activists against the pipeline called the injunction a victory for community organizing. and they say they won't stop until the pipeline is shelved once and for all. west goshen filed for after complaints of water service interruptions, other issues, the matter now goes before the pennsylvania public utility commission. >> investigators say lightning strike started the fire that burned 3500 acres of new jersey's wharton state forest. they believe opine tree caught fire and the flames spread to nearby trees before it was noticed last thursday. several hiking trails in the forest remain closed, but all campgrounds are open again. the fire is now fully contained. >> the nation's capitol, president trump puts pressure

on members of his own party, ahead of today's critical vote on healthcare. now republicans must set for the united front to push the legislation forward. set lemon with the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: speaking at national bow scout event in west virginia president trump had a message for his health and human services secretary thomas price. >> by the way, are you going to get the votes? otherwise they'll say, tom, you're fired, i'll get somebody. >> the president was referring to tuesday's critical vote in the senate on a motion to proceed on the house healthcare bill. >> we look forward to at least 50 votes in the senate, and the vice president will be tom in order to break the tie if there is a tie. >> vice president heads on capitol hill monday evening meeting with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell about the vote that would allow debate to repeal and replace obamacare. >> the only way we'll have an opportunity to consider ideas is if senators are @ loud to offer and debate them. >> but some republican

senators want more information about what exactly would come next if they vote to provide. >> get conservatives on board to do what was promised, clean repeal of obamacare. >> president trump said it is time for republicans to get in line. >> any senator who votes against starting debate is telling america that you are fine with the obamacare nightmare. >> republican senator john mccain, who is battling brain cancer, set out statement monday night that says he will return to the senate floor to vote. which could help sway the outcome. >> seth lemon, cbs-3, " eyewitness news." and our local senators are heavily involved in this debate. pennsylvania republican pat toomey said he knows his party 's has a lot to do to get the vote needed to pass the overhaul. >> there is 100 senators, app one got elect in the his or her own election, in their own states, and they'll reach their own decisions. >> this has been something that's been very, very extensively debated and litigate dollars.

so it is hard to change minds. >> meanwhile, presidential son-in-law and senior advisor jared kushner will face more questions about russia later today. >> this time from a house panel. kushner met with senators behind closed doors yesterday as part of the same investigation into possible russian meddling in the 2016 election. kushner says he has, quote, nothing to hide. and released 11 page statement denying any clues with the russian government. >> septa doing pest control after complaints of spiders roaming one of philadelphia's subway stations. they've been spotted at the spring garden el station on, market frankford line, spiders are spinning their web around light fixtures usually at night, can be two, inches inches big and riders say they can sneak up on you. >> they're really bad. sitting here and not paying attention, they'll be in your face before you know. >> i was helping a septa guy, he was short, and i'm tall. >> everybody's doing their part, septa says an

exterminator sprayed the station last week, it also says employees have been cleaning light pictures where the spiders hang out. no word of any spite err bites >> great day to head to one every philadelphia's most famous institutions, the reading market. >> be sure to grab your temple 's all day, foot call team members work the counters , popular shacks, restaurant. if you do wear temple gear you'll get discount throughout the market. >> discount, love that. >> well, this morning, weaver consumer alert for you. >> we will tell you where police say this guy, that guy there, planted skimming device toss steel your information. >> communities in maryland are devastated after severe weather, we'll hear from neighbors now coping with the

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>> police are warning people in delaware county, after skimming device was discovered at atm in folcroft. take a look at the surveillance photos, you can see a guy using a skimming device, 1800 block every delmar driver. officials say placed on the machine between july 1st and july 2nd, then again on july 8th and 9th. >> retired catholic priest is arrested on child sex assault charges, in the pittsburgh area. seventy-four year old john sweeney has been charged with sexually assaulting a ten year old boy back in the 1990's. now, the alleged assault happened after the fourth grader got in trouble for being disruptive on school bus. investigators say sweeney forced the victim to perform a sex act on him. >> it is no surprise that the victim kept his secret for so long. it often takes victims of child sexual abuse years or decades to come forward.

vulnerable children are targeted by preditors because they are vulnerable. >> now, authority commended the alleged victim for coming forward. the diocese declined to comment on the priest's arrest >> maryland officials are working around the clock this morning to help clean up communities devastated by a tornado. expert say marl lace hit twister eastern shore early yesterday morning with winds of up to 125 miles an hour, destroying homes on kent island. at one point, 9,000 people had lost power, that number is now just about 6,000. residents were shocked that there were no serious injuries >> devastating, like a war zone, my wife and i were both in the bedroom, on the far side of the house, that's the only part of the house, and the back side, that's still there. >> the red cross is supplying water, food and mental health support for residents in need. a local middle school is also acting as a temporary shelter for meme have been displaced

from their homes. >> time now 4:45, we'll check on meisha, and a check on today's traffic. yesterday meisha with all of the traffic we had created real havoc on the roads. today hopefully not the same. >> sure did yesterday, guys, can i not even tell from start to finish it was incredibly busy. the guys news is the tail end yesterday start today taper offer little bit n terms of the flooding still even looking at it today. we will look at couple of places coming up in a little bit. first pull your attention to the vine closure, this i know disrupt a lot of you in the morning. so the vine closed between schuylkill and broad, westbound and eastbound, eastbound, oh, that's just an officer. so no, it is still completely closed. usually the westbound side will open before the eastbound side. i'll let you know as on as it does. still looking at point of construction, schuylkill eastbound between gulph mills and belmont avenue. that will left lane is compromised. it does maybe appear that hopefully crews are starting to move that out of your way on the schuylkill, but just heads up if that's there. quick peak, 59 at cottman, if you come around the s curve i would say leave your homes little early because when you

walk out the door, you might have a little bit every dizzle coming down, even just the smallest amounts of rain, or drizzle, or mist will slow us down in the morning, and if it is any evidence of what we dealt with yesterday, i would just on the safe side everyone will be leaving their homes little early today, i would probably do the same thing. now, in terms of the flooding i know rahel and jim brought this up at the desk, true, still out there today in new jersey, so route 130 closed at route 47. your alternate. 295 or new jersey turnpike, this is one area in jersey, the second area right now that we are having reports is route 130 closed between 322 and center square road. your alternate 295 or new jersey turnpike, then also talking about water main break in mays landing, new jersey, happened around 1:00 a.m. route 40 westbound closed, alternate 322 or a.c. expressway. jim, back to you. >> this morning young tiger cub born at the philadelphia zoo is waking up in oklahoma city with a new family. >> talked about it earlier. meisha, come on up here, this

is goya born july 10th. her momma row jacket dollars her so zoo keepers cared for her, then they worried about her growing up without other tigers sole this is when the oklahoma city zoo came in. they offered to add her to litter every tiger cubs born recently, and goya arrived in oklahoma last friday. you can see, clearly already making herself at home. and if you're wondering, goya means life in russian. >> that's so cute, you guys. >> yes. >> cute until she get big. >> so cute. well, and you know, you hear so many people talk about zoos , but they're actually so good on the preservation of these animals because they're poached so easily. so good to see the zoos do whatever they can. >> enjoy joy her while she's home. >> oak home al home -- oklahoma your home soon?

>> (cheers). >> we'll take to you plymouth meeting where the girls were honor with a victory parade. we'll be right back.

>> welcome back. student at rowan university had soggy start to their week after sunday night's storms caused some flooding at the tree add amount complex. this is video from chopper three as the apartment pumped thousands of water out of the campus dorms. students were orders toward evacuate. says fortunately the damage was isolated to the basement. >> watt their came in was enormous, seeing 5 inches overnight, something that nobody is prepared for. >> and the university expect the dorm to be up and running again by early september. well the time is 4:51, time for check on business news. >> mine watch's roxanna joins

us from the new york torque stock exchange, good morning, roxanne. so investors are watching the federal veer of today. it kicks off two day policy meeting. what's expected to happen there? >> good morning, guys. well, most analysts expect the fed will keep short-term interest rates where they are, but raise them one more time, later this year. last month the fed raised rate for the third time since december. on monday here on wall street, the dow lost nearly 67-point, but the nasdaq gained 23. jim, rahel? >> so roxanna, i understand popular software program will be sticking around for awhile, after some fans started, you know, little bit every outcry? what's this all about? >> reporter: yes. microsoft is announcing it will not be saying good-bye to microsoft paint. the iconic painting project lands of the in 1985, microsoft revealed the paint app on list of software it might remove. but tech company is clarifying now microsoft paint in a tweet , it said it is here to stay. and it says paint will now be

available in the windows store for free. jim, rahel, microsoft says it is learning that the program does have a lot of fans. >> it does, a class glike yes, classic, but what do you actually use it for? i've never mastered the paint program. >> there are some people don't like change, like me. >> i know, but what do you use it for? >> i used it i think when it came out really early on, real hard to use, but apparent parentally use the touch screen, i haven't used recently, though. >> your inner artist? it may change things for me, roxanna, thank you. you. >> bet. >> we now like to congratulate the plymouth little league ten and under girls sort ball team >> the team brought home the pennsylvania district 22 championship banner. >> (cheers). >> family, friends, and fans, met the team last night at the plymouth meeting mall for the start of their championship parade. the girls celebrated with a party at east plymouth valley park, they play in the east

regional tournament in northeastern pennsylvania, this weekend. >> congratulations, ladies, and good luck. >> yes, indeed. well, "eyewitness news" continues. in just a few minute. >> stay with us, we'll be right

>> looking outside, it is another wet commute. looking at it yesterday, looking at it again today. now, the good news, just before 5:00 we are starting to see things heat up little bit but still early still dark, how much, any time it is wet we have to leave little early. so new jersey 42 freeway northbound at creek road, approach 295, what you are working with out there. very wet in fact speak egg of jersey we have some flooding in the area. we'll get to in a little bit ment construction schuylkill moving in the eastbound direction, that's now since cleared. but, when you can see when that light hits the pavement, you can see how wet it is. so, a lot of pooling. still out there. vine it was closed looks like the westbound side is just not clearing, eastbound side, we

will be following this very quickly. overturned vehicle in egg harbor township, garden state parkway northbound at route 40 , route 322, left lane compromised there. then at one point of flooding here out of two in new jersey, route 130 closed route 47. alternates, and new jersey turnpike, also lots of flood ing in new jersey, and we'll get to that in a few minutes. >> if you are headed out the door stay updated when matt's forecast on sister station " kyw news radio" 106o also a company called three square market first company in the u.s. to microchip its employees with their consent. >> the maker of rhumba vacuums looking to partner with other tech giants, it is thinking of sharing the information it collect about a home's layout to make other devices like alexa smarter. room with a says it would protect customer data, only share the information with a customer's consent. >> and tennis fans welcome one of their biggest heroins, to philadelphia. venus williams was in town for the philadelphia freedom tennis match at the hagan

arena on st. joe's cam pulls. of course check in two, three, four times a day "kyw news radio" 1060 on your a.m. dial. >> in the next hour of cbs-3 " eyewitness news" live with a preview of today's vote on capitol hill to repeal the affordable care act. >> also, we'll tell you how much americans are planning on spending on school supplies this year. and it is a lot of money. we'll have the details when we come back.

>> except ceptor john mccain, days after his cancer diagnosis, his could be the deciding vote as the senate meets to repeal and replace the affordable care act. also, this morning, police officers scale the ben franklin bridge overnight, we will tell you what they were doing, and why all of the traffic on the bridge was stopped. and lingering storms overnight are moving out of here. this is a live look he