filing of thesalgation is a begins me but i want to make it clear to everyone i have done nothing wrong. nor have i ever personally accepted a dime beyond my salary as mayor. i have also never accepted anything from legal campaign contributions and in no way, shape or form was city hall, ever up for sale. >> "eyewitness news" has reached out to former reading mayor vaughn spencer who was also indicted, but we have not heard back just yet. u.s. attorney announced the indictment is today as a result of the four year joint governmental investigation both men and three alleged co conspirators, face charges including bribery. >> all of the alleged corruption in both of these, and that serious damage to the integrity of our systems. >> reporter: u.s. attorney's office long with the irs and fbi announced sweeping allegations of corruption against allentown married he had pawlowski and former reading mayor vaughn spencer.

>> pawlowski and spencer essentially put a for sale sign up in front of the city hall, and reading and allentown, to sell their office and their services, to the highest bidder. >> reporter: ongoing investigation into both mayors become public in 2015 when fbi agents raided city hall in allentown and reading, as well as homes of the pawlowski and spencer. indictment as cues pawlowski and spencer running widespread pay to play schemes that benefited them personally and politically. >> the indictment is alleged that the mayors repeatedly abused the trust of the citizens of allentown, and reading, by steering contracts and other work to companies and entities in exchange for political contributions. >> reporter: u.s. attorney's office used specific examples of both mayor as allegedly rewarding political donors, with lucrative no bid city contracts. denying other companies from getting a fair chance at doing business with the cities. five defendants were named in

this indictment, including public and school officials, along with businessmen. guilty pleas from other accused of being involved have already rolled in. >> the long term investigation into corruption in reading and allentown has already resulted in guilty pleas from 11 defendants. our citizens are entitled to the legitimate services of their public servants and this type of culture destroys the respect that our citizens have , and are entitled to have for public officials. >> well, mayor pawlowski is being charged with conspiracy mail, wire fraud as well as bribery, spencer's facing similar charges. coming up at 6:00 alycia nieves is in allentown with reaction. >> reporter: prosecutors charged a montgomery man with murder in connection with the overdose death of a woman in her hospital room. investigators say travis sota delivered heroin and pills to sierra, at einstein medical

center five times in five days in may. nerd found hadrick dead in the bathroom of her hospital room. and investigators say that sot a delivered pure fentanyl to hadrick there will be more dealers facing homicide charges. every single overdose death by fentanyl, wye heroin is being carefully looked at and worked on as a potential homicide, investigation. >> we will have a full report on that coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. earlier today president trump announced his administration is barring transgender people from serving in the military. some support that decision, others like the aclu say they will be fighting it. cbs news correspondent moa ledge i has details. >> reporter: president trump is reversing pentagon's policy regarding transgendered people in the military in the series of tweets, the president said that the government will not accept or allow transgendered individuals to serve, in any

capacity, in the u.s. military he cited quote, the tremendous medical costs and disruptions that transgender in the military would entail. last year former defense secretary ash carter lifted ban saying it was right thing to do americans who want to serve and can meet our standard should be afforded the opportunity to compete to do so. >> reporter: since october, transgendered troops have been able to receive medical care, but recently, military chief has announced a delay on allowing transgendered people from enlisting. >> the president's statement contravenes the doctrines of the military and we will to have review it in the arms services committee. >> reporter: pentagon referred all questions about the president's statements to the white house and said it will provide revised guidance in the near future. pentagon won't release numbers but rand study found between 2,507,000 transgendered service members, in the active duty military and up to 4,000 in the reserves. navy lieutenant commander blake dreamin serving as a man

for pennsylvania three years called the decision disappointing. >> transgendered people are already serving in various aspects of the military, honorably and they have shown no impact to readiness or the mission. >> reporter: right now there is no word on what will happen to those currently serving. moa lenghi for cbs news, the pentagon. republican congressman steve scalise is now out of the hospital, six weeks after being shot and critically wounded. officials at the hospital treating scalise say he was discharged yesterday, is now starting intensive rehabilitation. scalise was shot june 14th when man opened fire on a congressional republican baseball practice in alexandria, virginia. brandywine valley spca is now opened after a car crashed into its building earlier this month. you'll remember crash sparked a fire that took life of the driver, and four cats, fire destroyed veterinary clinic and damaged the adoption areas and displaced a hundred animals. the adoption areas are

restored and dogs, cats are available for adoption, clinic has been gutted and rebuilding and is expected to take up to two months. building inspectors meantime are investigating what caused this west philadelphia row home to partially collapse with two people inside. chopper three over what is left of the home on ruby street near 54th and market, the couple told authorities that their cat began acting strangely just before the collapse happened, at 5:00 a.m. two men living nearby said they heard the house come down and they ran to help. >> hanging around where the steps was, i helped her up. >> you don't think about it when it happened, first thing everybody that was in the house. >> no one inside was hurt, meantime we are told that the homes on both sides of the property had been previously demolish. crew is still on the scene of the crash in voorhees township camden county. authorities say dump truck

came in contact with live wires on haddonfield berlin road, near lippard avenue around noon. the road is currently closed from lafayette avenue and officials expect road to be closed for much of the evening dart bus has crashed in wilmington forcing a street close another in that area. chopper three over that accident a short time ago on 18th street at the cut off. you can see that busies, stuck in the median by those trees, and in reports of any injuries but 18th street is closed and traffic is divert todd that area. it is day three of the eagles training camp and few familiar faces have started to show up. >> that is right veterans arrived at novacare complex today and that is where we will find, sports director don bell with the very latest, hi there, don. >> reporter: hi there guys, listen you know it business to be real when you see malcolm jenkins and brandon graham walk through that door. first three days of practice were all about rookies but on a day like today with the rookies on the field we had our attention on the veterans.

these guys are looking for fresh start as you might expect, nearly seven months ago they finished with a seven -nine record. they missed playoffs for third straight year but eagles had highly active off season and optimism is high. >> i mean it is great to be back. it has been a long off season. obviously looking forward to this team and this year and obviously the start of something special. good to see all of the guys, back in town. >> we have to make sure we work hard as a group and trust one another. that is biggest thing. biggest thing that we gain that trust because we have new faces, and we have to bring them up to speed with how we do it in philadelphia. once we get past that we will have a really good season. it goodies to see those guys back in the building. you heard brandon graham mention they have a lot of new faces, one of those guys is matt collins he has a very peculiar interests off the field n10 or 15 minutes leslie

van arsdal will join me at novacare complex with that story. >> all right. >> that is story from the complex, so far back to you in the studio. >> don, thanks. there could soon be another honor for late philadelphia boxing icon joe frazier, new petition, calls for renaming glennwood avenue in north philadelphia joe frazier boulevard. so far organizers say the petition started by frazier's daughter frazier collins has nearly 6,000, signatures. frazier died from complications of liver cancer in 2011. if you are planning to fly anytime soon you may face new security measures. >> still ahead, what travelers will be asked to do from they're electric tronic device s before they are allowed to board a plane. plus viral video, outrage on social mediate shows a shark being dragged behind a moving boat why the man who posted the video says he is glad it is sparking this reaction. beach bacteria several new jersey beaches are closed

because exposure to the water can cause health problems, coming up, which are the beaches are off limits, lauren extremely wet, stormy start to the week but we have a sunny stretch, in store, when you will break out sunglasses in your full forecast, coming up. who will instant.

he went missing at 6:30, monday, a pocket run state park. officials say he jumped in the creek using both and he was last seen over the dam, and authorities say three other people were with him at the time did in the call 911 until after they all returned home, almost two hours later. elevated levels of the bacteria in the ocean are leaving officials to close dozens of beaches at the jersey shore. those beaches include several spots in atlantic city.

they could not go in the ocean but too much can cause stomach illnesses and rashes. health officials say, this bacteria counts that are high, is weather related and heavy rain earlier this week, washed material in the ocean, and, gets people sick because of bacteria. >> they told to us get out of the water. it is dirty. >> yes, i'm like that is nice. >> reporter: what do you think about that, high bacteria. >> i can't believe i was in it i'm like worried this need to take a shower. >> reporter: coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we will tell you exactly what

kind of nasty stuff, cause that is bacteria. live from ventnor cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> cleve, thanks very much. beautiful down there at the shore. >> press toy look at. >> yes. >> and, yeah, yeah, nice day out there. >> not too bad, quiet day, after active weather we have had out there, over and over have we had enough storms just yet. >> i know, right. >> storms, all around the forecast but fortunately looking ahead toward friday but we have great news in store for upcoming weekend. taking a live look from center city philadelphia, the cloud look ominous, but we are not going to say anything in the way of precipitation, storm activity in the evening hours, breaks of sunshine, temperatures running below average, 81 degrees, night break, little bit of the feels like temperature at 82 degrees right now but it has been a wet july, rainfall in philadelphia, and closing in on 5 inches, that is nearly an inch and a half of rain, above

average for the month. think we could use a break and we are getting that right now, storm scan three, we have passing cloud across the delaware valley but they are not producing precipitation we have a cold front well up wind across portions of the midwest that cold front will move in, as we head in the day on friday, and stall out over the delaware valley, and that is going to enhanced rain chance and thunderstorm chance as well but temperatures right now, feeling cool by late july , standard, and, in trenton. seventy-eight in allentown. seventy-nine in wilmington. we have a sea breezing down the shore with temperatures in the middle 70's right now. dew points are not too bad, generally down in the lower 60 's at most reporting sites, but by summertime, it is not bad, category on our comfort index, and humidity levels won't be all too bad as we head in the extended forecast, but we will get a bit steamy as we head into friday but feeling pretty comfortable and especially as we head into sunday but overnight tonight,

partly cloudy, quiet with air in place, temperatures will be cooling back down in the 60's. 67 degrees. for our thursday some peaks of sunshine earlier in the day mostly cloudy, but just isolated thunder shower chance and a high temperature of 85 degrees. future weather showing us we could see patchy drizzle toll start things off tomorrow morning breaks of sunshine, it is mid-morning, and by the afternoon hours we will start to cloud things up, once again as we head in the afternoon, there is just your isolated shower, thunder shower chance best chance of the storm will come overnight tomorrow but it is not going to be widespread in nature but as to how we head into friday all that will change, we will start off with quiet conditions but especially around lunchtime in the afternoon and evening hours we will see period of heavy rain, cross the delaware valley, strong thunderstorms embedded as well and with this heavy rain, and it will pre dues flash flooding threat, so friday will be our active day, we will see potentially stronger isolated severe storms, much of the delaware

valley in this marginal risk of severe weather heading in to friday, friday night slight risk of severe weather in southern delaware and extreme southern tip of cape may county. check out this weekend's forecast after all this active weather that we had as ovulate a shower in the morning potentially on saturday otherwise turning over to sunshine, humidity levels dropping down, typically low humidity on sunday. bright sunshine 84 degrees. just weather perfection for second day of the weekend but we have to get through friday first, keep yourself aware of the changing weather situation on friday high temperature at 86 degrees, and check out that sunny stretch we will embark on as we head into sunday, monday, tuesday is august 1st and you believe that, sunshine , still pretty comfortable and 88 degrees, and not a bad way to kick off that month. >> no, that looks very nice. >> thanks very much. >> philadelphia seniors received vouchers for fresh fruits and vegetables at reading terminal market today. participants had to be at lee 60 years old and show proof of

income eligibility to receive vouchers but they can be used at farmers market all throughout philadelphia. they were distributed by the philadelphia corporation for aging. well, it is all know wearing high heels can make your feet hurt. >> that is right still ahead on "eyewitness news" a foot fix how an implant made with the same material with contact lenses. take away the pain. don. and bird have been bus toy day, they cut their first rounder and they also made a trade, significant transactions we will tell but. that speaking of busy one rookie has pretty busy off the field, leslie advance air dale will join us live next.

local doctor with the unique way to follow-up with her patients the way this physician is looking to social media as a medical tool. coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 our stephanie stahl explains how these connections

help her do her job. and with so many new faces at eagles camp we are learning new themes about the players. >> don bell and leslie van arsdal joins us from the novacare complex with more on that. >> you said it, a lot of new faces first few days of camp is all about rookies. so for us it is a meet and greet situations. >> one rookie is standing out in camp and it is matt hollins this guy is first one on the field in the morning, last guy off but what may impress people even more, is his love of exotic animals. eagles wide receiver matt hollins has stood out at training camp so far a walk on at unc, eagles selected him in the fourth round of the draft and he has impressed them so far. >> my job is to compete not to be a rookie or vet but i'm a player and here to compete a make plays. >> reporter: his strong work ethic has made him so successful. >> my high school didn't win a lot of games, we went to the

playoff once, and i have never been to a camp where you run a 40 and teams can see you. i never changed my past. >> reporter: perhaps what is most interesting about matt hollins is his love for exotic animals, he currently owns a python and boa constrictor. >> the key is my boa and other one has like 30 names and everyone comes and gives their name. >> reporter: he has been surrounded by interesting pets his entire life. >> my dad, had a lion and monkey. >> reporter: but back to the lion. >> big old cage and it wasn't like one of those hang around the house lions like on tv like living in the bed with them, it was outside and living in the cage. >> who were these running around the house. >> yes. >> i don't know. >> what you are talking about there. >> i can't say that i had that experience, i'm not going to lie. >> neither have i. >> interesting day as well, we

were kidding here but they had a couple transaction that is were fairly significant that we want to report. marcus smith, the 20,141st round pick has been released, and we kind of saw that one coming. he had four sacks in three seasons. he had to go. it was widely reported earlier today leslie that allen barbre has been released or has been traded now to the denver broncos for a 2019 conditional pick. so, we have got matt who is new here and old guys, gone. >> saying good bye. >> saying good bye. >> speaking of saying good bye , i think that is our coup. for leslie van arsdal i'm don bell coming to you live from eagles training camp back to you guys. >> bye-bye. >> thanks, guys. another blow to the g.o.p. in the health care battle another plan has been reject, coming up what is next in the ongoing debate over repealing and replacing the affordable care act. a traumatic video that sparked outrage on social media investigation is

underway after group of men were shown dragging a shark behind their moving motor boat , why the man who posted the video says he hopes fisherman are punished. stay with

well, news continues at 5:30 here's what you need to know right now allentown married he had pawlowski, former reading mayor vaughn spencer and three coconspirators are facing federal corruption charges. they are accused of taking part in pay to play schemes for personal and political gains. mayor pawlowski has no plans to resign while fighting these charges. prosecutors charged travis sota with murder in the over death death of sierra hadrick of overdose death in may. he delivered heroin, pills, and fentanyl to hadrick's room five times in five days. today president trump announced a ban on

transgendered individual from serving in the u.s. military. he says military cannot afford to be burdened with a cost of medical care for transgendered service members. the aclu is fighting that decision. good evening i'm natasha brown ukee ace off. >> i'm jessica dean. after tuesday's close vote to bring debate on the health care overhaul republican senators are trying to overcome deep party division toss make good on their campaign promises to end obama care. cbs correspondent seth lemon reports. >> there are american families that cannot afford. >> reporter: senators engaged in the debate about future of health care on wednesday. >> obama care premiums have doubled, because the young, healthy people say it cost too much, and the sicker, sicker people are only won left in insurance. >> half of the country will have zero insurance choices in the private marketplace, under this repeal scheme. >> reporter: lawmakers spent the day considering a clean repeal of obama care after vote on g.o.p. plan to repeal and replace it failed tuesday

night if we do not repeal to it day, there is no impetus for either side to work honorary placing it. >> reporter: kentucky's rand paul pressed his collogues to vote for a clean repeal but measure failed without support from moderate republicans. >> this process is expected to go on through the end of the week, with g.o.p. leadership now discussing a so-called skinny bill. skinny bill would let republican lawmakers repeal parts of obama care they don't like and then push legislation to house and senate negotiators to work on a final compromise. >> we have been determined to do everything we can to succeed. we now know our constituent are counting on us. >> reporter: democrats are urging the republicans to abandon this process. >> when you find yourself in the hole, first rule is to stop digging. >> reporter: democrats want republicans to move the debate into committees, to hash out a way to improve obama care rather then eliminate it all together. set lemon for cbs news, capitol hill. pennsylvania senate is

trying to figure out how to fund the state budget, nearly 32 billion-dollar spending bill went in effect july 1st without the governor's signature. house republicans tried, and failed to come up with the solution to pay for the budget last week, and now republican led senate hopes to device a plan over the next two days. passengers at all u.s. airports will face new measures for screening electronic devices bigger than a cell phone. travelers will be asked to take all large devices out of their bags and put them in separate bins similar to the screening of the lap tops tsa says it gives x-ray screeners a clearer picture of the device. new procedure will start at airports in the next few weeks national transportation safety board is calling for the use of more speed cameras to help cut down the rate of deadly crashes. only 14 states and washington d.c. currently use cameras, pennsylvania, new jersey, and delaware are not included. ntsb identified more than hundred thousand speed going-

related deaths between 2005 and 2014. that is nearly as many people killed in alcohol involved crashes over the same period. >> this study showed that we can improve the way we set speed limits and enforce speed limits. >> another ntsb recommendation encourages point to point enforcement method used in australia and uk and ate laos police to ticket drivers forgetting from point a to point b faster then they would in the time it would take by following the speed limit. critically ill baby charlie gard will be transferred to hospice and taken off life support unless his parents and hospital agree on the plan to keep him alive longer. parents have until tomorrow to come up with an end of life plan for the baby. the baby is suffering from a rare genetic disease that has left him unable to breathe. also tonight investigators n underway in the circumstances surrounding a dramatic fishing video posted to social media, video appears to show a group

of men dragging a captured shark behind a fast moving motor boat off the coast of florida. we want to warn you you might find these pictures very disturbing. cbs news correspondent jeff g lure has more on the outrage. >> reporter: videotaped to be captured off coast of florida appears to show number of fish are man dragging a large shark behind a power boat. the shark looked to be pulled behind the boat with rope traveling at a high rate of speed while men inside the boat seemed to be enjoying it. >> i guess they were followers , fans on my account and they just wanted to get my reaction. >> reporter: charter boat captain mark cordono has been sport fishing for 50 years and he posted 10 clip to instagram after one of men sent him the video. mark was angry, and so were his followers. >> they tied the shark up by the tail, they dragged him for hours, the shark was tore in

pieces. that is not sports. that is animal cruelty. >> reporter: florida fish and wild life conservation commission is investigating, they say it is too early to conclude any violations occurred. >> this is, clearly abuse. this is animal torture. >> reporter: professor stephen , has been studying shark biology for over 20 years. >> it cannot breathe, it would be like dragging you under water how long would you survive dragged behind a boat under water you wouldn't survive. they were happy to be drag ago this shark behind the boat and torturing it and they didn't seem to be bothered at all and that is more disturbing then anything. >> reporter: jeff glure, cbs news, new york. hundreds turned out to watch wild ponies make their annual swim from the island to the island in virginia salt water cowboys rounded up more than 100 ponies, leading for the swim, first a shore was crowned king neptune it will be given away in the carnival

raffle. rest will be auctioned off to raise money for local volunteer fire department which cares for them throughout the year. well, fake cure for a real problem. >> coming up women hoff pain in their big toe from wearing high heels can get toe implants. how it works is coming up next this weekly worm is actually a robot, why researchers are saying it could be revolutionary, lauren much quieter weekend is in store we could see a lingering shower saturday morning, otherwise gradual clearing, humidity levels dropping off throughout the day on saturday feeling so much more comfortable by the evening hours and then gorgeous conditions, on sunday for all of your outdoor plans, a typically low humidity values and abundant ant sunshine to

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welcome back. coke zero is getting a make over and that includes a new name as well, diet soda will be called coke zero sugar. new name is, intended to make it more clear that the drink has no calories. the new recipe is supposed to make the drink taste more like regular coke, however, coke officials say drink will use the same artificial sweeteners as previously used in coke zero. coke zero sugar will go on sale in august. drexel university is hosting summer camp for middle school girls interested in science and engineers. "eyewitness news" was there as two dozen local students learned about making and using water filters. the four day camp also offered hand on activity in 3-d printing, building bridges and making solar cells. national non-profit girls inc. partners with drexel to offer the camp. engineers have created a warm-like robot that can be used for search and rescue efforts. >> researchers at stanford university and university of california say that the robot

is a two of soft materials, bolted by itself like inside out sock and it can grow many times its original size. additional prototypes are being helped to improve the device. one of these pandas looks stuffed, it is actually because it is zoo keep inner china who wears a costume to teach the cub how to live in the wild. he has the dress for the job because human interaction can hinder a chance of survival once released, suit can also protect cubs from stress by making them feel like they are with their mother. very cute. >> so cute. >> we will be right back, stay

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well, new implant is helping people with foot pain avoid surgery, a solution that could be especially popular for woman who wear high heels and end up with aching feet. >> health reporter stephanie stahl has details in the tonight's einstein health care science report. >> everyone knowingly laughs at that. >> ladies, listen up, i hope

you don't need it but this new implant acts like a shock absorber and latest synthetic cartilage approved in the u.s. for big toe, but doctors in europe are using it on patients, suffering from arthritis and other smaller joints in the hand and foot. they are popular, pretty but doctors say high heels can cause all sorts of problems, one being osteoarthritis in the foot and toes. >> i would take off my shoes and i would cry on the way to the car because it hurt so bad >> kimberly has painful osteoarthritis in her big toe, until recently her only option was surgery that would have left her without motion in her toe and long recovery, and then her doctor told her about a new approved procedure, using, the carte va implant synthetic cartilage made of the sim material as contact lenses and inserted in joints.

>> it attracts water so it has a slippery feel, so ate laos things to move freely. >> reporter: which means patients don't lose toe motion and can put weight on it immediately. >> a lot of happy patients they are thrilled about the motion, they get a significant decrease in the moving pain, directly after surgery. >> reporter: kimberly returned to her active lifestyle pain free just days after her surgery. >> it has been a decision i have never regretted at all. >> reporter: surgery takes about 30 minutes and canadian study shows implant has a 91 percent success rate, in reducing pain and improving motion. they have started on the big toe and moving on to other joints as well. >> we shall see. >> all right, thanks, stephanie. well, a rare, full circle rainbow was captured from atop a crane in st. petersberg, russia. nasa says only portions of the rainbow are visible from the air entire circle is more commonly scene. rainbows can appear when

sunlight shines through rain drops, spray, my but it was captured more than a thousand feet aboveground. >> spectacular. >> yes, i like it, right. >> yes, lauren joining us now. >> that is right. >> look at the forecast and we're in for some rain. >> there is rain, one today and several nice, sunny days and those have been really sparse over last couple of weeks. i think we will soak them all in but we have a quiet day on tap, some sunshine trying to break through looking live at center city philadelphia from parkway library camera, little bit of blue, low cloud looking a little ominous with that gray color but not producing precipitation and we are not expecting storm activity in the evening hours. as we look live at kutztown a little bit more sunshine in the scene there, still low level cloud but all together not a bad looking wednesday, temperatures, running below average at 74 degrees. we have a break from the humidity as well.

81 degrees is our current in philadelphia, wind east at eight, feels like temperature only putting on 1 degree when we factor that humidity feeling like 82 degrees. storm scan three showing us quiet conditions, high cloud moving on through but as far as precipitation, nothing to see on our radar imagery and those temperatures running below average, getting a break from that extreme summer heat. 78 degrees in allentown. feeling good in reading at 79. sea breeze down the shore. seventy-four in ac. seventy-four in stone harbor. seventy-one feeling cool in ocean city and 73 degrees in rehoboth beach. we're getting a break from the humidity as well dew point as cross the delaware valley right around that 60-degree mark. we are in the not bad category but even better as we head in the second half of the weekend we will push these dew points down in the middle 50's, pretty rare by late july standard, it is feeling so nice, comfortable but overnight tonight not too bad partly to mostly cloudy, quiet

temperatures falling back down to 67 degrees with dryer air, efficient cooling during overnight period and for our day tomorrow, some sun breaks of sunshine or peaks for first half of the day and mostly cloudy in the afternoon. we have an isolated thunder chance but not widespread in nature but bringing umbrella just in case perhaps a high temperature of 85 degrees tomorrow. doing rain chances, better rain chance as opposed to daytime hours tonight but still hit or miss thunderstorms across the area, best rain chance is going to be on friday, periods of heavy rain developing, embedded thunderstorms as we head into saturday we could see lingering morning shower to thee of i-95 down the shore and then gradual clearing, awesome conditions taking over for upcoming weekend. friday is a concern high risk for downpours we will see saturated atmosphere. rainfall will be very heavy in intensity, moderate risk of damaging wind highlight evening threat and low hail,

tornado threat as we head in the day on friday. we are in the marginal risk of severe weather in the delaware valley as we head into friday and friday night slight risk of severe weather and extreme southern cape may county that is our active day. for tomorrow down the shore cloud, chance of the isolated thunder shower 81 degrees and mild day in the poconos chance of isolated thunder shower. can't rule out patchy drizzle in the morning in the poconos a high temperature of 75. highs across the area running below average generally in the low to mid 80's, topping out at 79 in wildwood and 80 in atlantic city. weekend is shaping up greatest specially on sunday, great grilling weather, sunshine, 84 y comfortable humidity values. we go on a sunny stretch rarity over last month or so, sunshine on monday, 85 degrees , august 1st is on tuesday, sunshine, 88 degrees and sunny and dry guys by next

wednesday. >> thank you. well, fun family trip to china foresee era and russell wilson is dampened by critics. >> usher plays a trick on fans in the new car pool karaoke. bex from our sister station 96.5 has those stories and more in hot minute. >> sierra has caused quite a stir she and hubby russell wilson explored great wall of china and shared this video enjoying a ride down the to be agon slide with her three month-old daughter. infant is in a baby carrier and some fans are concerned, saying i wish you could understand how dangerous this is, for your baby. >> other defended sierra saying i can't wait to do the same with my family. royal palace announce that had prince phillips final public engagement will take place on august 2nd before retiring at the age of 96, his last order of business will be to attend a royal marine

charity parade. he is not disappearing, spokesperson says that he will still attend events alongside the queen but at 96, if he doesn't want to go he doesn't have to. james corden gave us an eventful car pool karaoke as usher, rode shotgun. in between belting out classic hits they sat for a quick dance lesson, helped a stranded motorist and whipped out cleaning supplies to spruce up usher's star on the hollywood walk of fame. one fan in disbelief that is him. that is your hot minute i'm be x from today's 96.5. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news" very giving girls and their big gift. >> all i know we're probably going to need a big truck like last year. >> why they have spent their summer collecting this pile of things and their surprise connection is next on this weeks story of brotherly love.

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now for brotherly love last summer we introduced you to two girls whose lives were saved at chop. >> they didn't know each other but their moms were childhood friend whose reconnected. they started a project together for chop and summer it is back and bigger than ever. ron hanson and sophia, know what it is like to be a kid stuck in the hospital n2014 sophia had a dangerous bought with the flu. >> i had to get surgery. i had to get a tube in through my back and into my lungs. >> reporter: year later she had brain surgery to repair malformation in her blood vessels. >> it was tiring, and painful. >> reporter: what kept them going? toys. so-so fee a and brownlen started chop drop and donated

hundreds of toys. >> it just felt awesome. felt so good to give back. >> reporter: this summer they are back at it and officially a non-profit. >> we turn the chop drop into the company, and we want to collect tons of toys. we want to collect gift card and monetary donations. >> reporter: their sister georgia hanson and charlie have been their biggest supporters. >> we decide that had we wanted to help them. >> i'm hoping that all of the kid still have toys from last year and even more fun with these. >> reporter: chop drop will be collecting until mid-august. they have organized through social media and as you can see the basement looks like a kids playroom dream. >> we have a bunch of games and learning items, baby toys. >> i'm going to let chop have them because they did deserve them. >> reporter: they will drop them off later this summer another summer of giving. >> we are probably going to need a big truck like last year. >> reporter: big truck for a

big gift. we will have more information on how to donate to chop drop on our when site at cbs philly .com/brotherly. that will do it for "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 charged with the deadly delivery, what officials say this man brought to a montgomery county hospital that left a patient there, dead. and two politicians indicted a current and former mayor, both accused of corruption, the common link that they share and one of them is defending himself tonight. plus... >> i can't believe i was in it >> i'm worried this could take a shower. >> reporter: water worries down the shore, reason people are being warned to stay out of the ocean in some spots and why it has to do with the recent rain. we started off the week on a stormy note, quiet day to day but more storms just around the corner i'll let you know when to expect heavy rainfall and if it will clear out in time for the weekend. cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now.

a place where people go to be healed, and helped, and instead foresee era hadrick it was where she died. >> now at 6:00 a deadly delivery, prosecutors say that this man delivered a lethal dose of drugs to a patient at a montgomery county hospital. officials say that the same man visited the hospital five times before that woman overdosed, good evening i'm jessica dean. i'm natasha brown in for ukee washington. "eyewitness news" reporter henry rossoff is live in east norriton with more on this investigation, henry. >> reporter: jessica and natasha, d.a. say travis sota came and went in early may a known drug dealer and now charged with providing drugs that killed one of the patients and the d.a. didn't stop word he will use this legal tactic to go after more drug dealers. >> she died from the poison that he delivered to her, right to her in her hospital

room. >> reporter: montgomery county district attorney kevin steel says surveillance images show travis sota moving in and out of the einstein medical center sell different drugs to sierra hadrick, five times in five days. >> two bags of heroin, for $20 , one bag of heroin, ten dollars. ativan pill toss sierra for ten dollars. more ativan and one bag of heroin for ten dollars. instead of delivering heroin, sota delivered what we later learned was pure fentanyl, 40 to 50 times more deadly, then the deadly drug heroin. by delivering this poison, travis sota killed sierra. >> reporter: steel said sota is fourth person charged this year in montgomery count which drug delivery resulting in death. he says it is a charge we should get used to seeing with more and more opioid based fentanyl on the streets. >> this is deadly stuff. so, so we're l