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>> rainfall from the one severe thunderstorm. and flood warning is still in effect in these areas lower bucks and burlington county northern and as we head into 1 a.m. ukee and jess were telling you there was concern especially along the delaware river and high tide time 1:00 in the morning we could see the delaware in spots overflo overflowing into the banks. we had creek flowing and water in basement of the homes and something could still watch as we go to the next couple hours. even though the heavy rain moved out and rain threat is diminishing rapidly.
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and we see that in these cluster of thunderstorms even in the half hour losing steam and momentum and light to moderate a shower and 71 degrees. can we get a whole, dry day to ring ourselves out. i'll have that in the full eyewitness forecast in a few, ukee. >> thank you, lauren. >> the philadelphia police department is among police around the nation taking a close look tonight at suvs that officers drive every single day. the trouble has to do with carbon monoxide leaking into some of the vehicles. david spunt is at police headquarters with more on the problem. david. >> ukee, authority have not found problems here in philadelphia. that's why they're proactive and they don't want to take any chances. >> these are ford explorer intercept suvs and city of philadelphia has quite a few
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of them and making negative headlines across the country because of carbon monoxide. >> this is my family. >> this is austin, texas, interim chief police who says he's pulling the whole fleet after 22 police officers tested positive for carbon monoxide in the blood. >> i stand confident we're making the right decision based on what we know with carbon monoxide exposure we had and impacts on the workforce. >> authorities believe the exhaust is leaking into vehicles. federal regulators expanded their investigation into reports that exhaust was leaking into the cabin of ford explorers. in philadelphia city drive ford suv a version specifically made for law enforcement. city of philadelphia has 203 of them. 188 are are in the police department. a spokesman for the city of philadelphia says cities are in contact with ford and have not discovered any problems
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locally. the town of auburn outside boston has seen problems and an officer lost consciousness and crashed explorer on wednesday. the officer kept it positive for carbon monoxide. >> as a result of that, several vehicles in the fleet have since been taken out of service. and i spoke with representative from ford today and they actually have engineers here working in massachusetts on this issue. >> and a spokesperson for ford told drivers of regular ford explorers not to be concerned about this problem but if there are issues, drivers can always take ford explorers to the dealer and if they do have concerns. reporting live, sdivd spunt, cbs eyewitness news. >> in washington special council robert mueller empanelled a jury. the jury has the assignment for weeks now. royters is reporting the panel
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issued surprises and in connection with the june 2016 meeting between the president's son, donald trump jr., russian lawyer and others. president respond to the the latest reports tonight during a campaign style rally in west virginia and large crowd filled arena in huntingdon and there president trump called russian story a total fabrication and said it's an excuse for democrats who cover whad we call the greatest loss in the history of american politics. >> and most people know there were no rush yaps in our campaign, there never were. we didn't win because of russia. we would because of you. that i can till. we won because we totally out worked the other side. >> also with the rally the state democratic governor jim justice announced he's
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switching to the republican party. >> today we learned the pennsylvania department of human services shut down the daycare center owned by a man charged with child sexual assault. officials say they are now working with families of sprouts pre school in bella vista to find a new care for their children. suspect dunkin round posted bail today. philadelphia police arrested the medford man yesterday charged with assaulting two 5-year-old children at the daycare center. >> new at 11 the young and reckless bicyclists plague a deadly game on the streets. hof hof is in center city with more on the dangerous fad, alex. >> well, jessica, for a car or bike operating normally, swerving is something to be avoided but for a number of teens across the area and across the country it is a dangerous move that can give them bragging rights. no matter how high the risk. >> swerving, a quick youtube
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search shows how well documented this fad is in philadelphia and groups of teens on bikes riding fronts wheels up and showing offer just how close they can get to on coming car before swerve ago way. >> freaks me out. we don't do that where i'm from st. louis. >> this trend is not isolated one. on social media we saw swerving playing out on west coast and right over the bridge. >> it's worse every day. >> they're swerving in and out of traffic and going head on with cars and i guess playing the game of chick when the cars. >> this week police in delran new jersey issued a warning to bikers they cracking down adding illegal swerving can add to injury, death and startled drivers to the point of them losing control. >> last week we had a kid fall on river road and break his hand. >> no surprise in center city trying to dodge swerving has become a part of life. >> the bike don't weigh a lot and they follow the rules and don't get hit or come see them
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in the hospital. >> reporter: i don't think these kids wants to hear this but to me it looks like they're riding a unicycle. police in delran are adding incentive for safe ride physical they spot a kid rid riding bike appropriately they will give them a reward. alexandria hof, eyewitness us in. >> an update to a story we with with gave you last night. helping habitat for humanity which had thousands of dollars in tools stolen from a construction site. the tools are used by volunteers stolen in pittsgrove. a couple that did not want to be named reached out to habitat after seeing a story and had a home depot gift card and another monetary gift. a check was donated for 4,000. >> new jersey superior court judge temporarily stopped a
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big doom construction project in margate. it comes after the construction created pools of standing water outside beach front homes. in court, city attorneys called the project a health and financial crisis. attorneys for the state argued draining pond and partially filling in that basin should address the problem. >> people find love through friends and they find love online. but what about uber. >> it sound like unlukely love connection. >> could uber pool be the next dating service. how it helps some people find soul mates and what drivers think about it. >> taste of two towns in tonight's taste with torey. vittoria woodill has avalon and stone harbor. thought to be two popular ea eaterys for the food and something not on your plate. >> also it's hot and you're washinging outside you take a driching of water from the garden hose. why experts say you may want garden hose. why experts say you may want to stop that habit
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in the age of social media there's to many different ways to find lover. what about finding your soul nate uber. could it be the new match making. >> it's not quite there yet and it works for one philadelphia couple. they pulled out phones last december and offered uber for a ride home and ebbed up in same car hit it off and are now planning their wedding. >> you use a ride sharing app to get picked up and you have ever thought about using it to pick someone up. this philly couple sharing an uber hit it off and plan top get married next year. >> i think it's awesome. >> many asking. >> i can police get in the uber pool. >> yeah, that would be amazing. >> some people good and some -- >> as an uber drive the past two years he has sent it all and backseat bantering. >> the person that gets in it didn't go so good. he was indirectly making
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passes at her. >> he's seen some moves that work. >> do you consider yourself a match page maker. >> i hope somebody finds love riding arounds talking to them sure. yeah you could say that. >> i think ride share is a good way to meet people. >> a senior match mainer says the dating apps are cigarette and meeting someone organi organically is exciting. >> in the case of your next super pool ride maybe flash the smile to make room for the next date. >> if it's right time and right place it doesn't matter where you're at. >> it's cool. >> beauty of dating and relationships is doing what works for you. if that works for you have at it i love the spoken nayty of it. >> don't limit yourself to dating apps or web sides and be open to meeting people in unconventional places like
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going home from work. >> get off your phone. order uber and talk to the person in your car. >> do what works for you. >> greg, thank you presidential. >> experts warn not to drink from a water hose because it continues dangerous chemicals. it contains high level of chemicals toxic for some people and those chemicals get more intense if concentrated when the hose is left in the sun. one showed levels of lead and water from hoses exceeded had legal safe levels. >> this week cbs3 summer fest is headed back down the shore. this is taevl two towns as we explore best of stone harbor and avalon. >> it was a tall order for vittoria woodill and tonight's taste with tori both restaurant are killer views. >> and as this life couldn't get any better at the beach throw in a meal with incredible view and just like that life gets extra good.
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>> that's refreshing. >> let's say stone harbor and avalon have both sides of the sun covered and avalon spent 50 years serving endless on or about table side. and the reeves always has this one hot item on the menu by the bay. >> we say we're serving sun sets 7 days a week. we truly are. >> both serve classic americans and some dishes take an asian twist like the winter of avalonp sushi roll. >> our crew downstairs puts them together piece by piece and each order is made fresh. >> fresh with shrimp empora spicy tuna and asian glaze. there's only one word. >> umami. >> as for twist on classic try their sweet and fluffy lobster grill cheese and soup.
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>> i like to do the swirl. like if you see chunks of lobster you will have a good day. stick to your ribs. >> speaking of ribs, back to the bay and water star grill for a classic rib and coleslaw piled high to share. >> wow. >> sticky. >> sweet, smoky. >> mmm. >> summer. >> but then find asian kick and their tear aky glazed salmon with mack damian rice. >> that's me building a sun sets of happiness. >> loving this. >> let's say you cannot go wrong with eitherer, especially when each view is so right. >> aww. >> pretty good, right. >> we're just getting started that's only the beginning. tomorrow tori will be serving up a sweet treat as cbs3 summer fest broadcasts live from stone mash harbor and avalon.
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>> coverage kicks off eyewitness news tomorrow in the morning and i'll be there starting at 5 p.m. along with lauren casey showcasing beautiful cases and sweet shops and everything that keeps people coming back to stone harbor and avalon. >> bring me back one rib. >> one rib that's it that won't fill you up. i'll get lobster grilled cheese. yeah. >> and weather should be good. >> weather will hold out and be nice tomorrow. pack ago lon the spf and today weather was a doosey in some locations. it was not the same case yesterday and now all is quiet as we get a look on sky cam three center city philadelphi philadelphia. aglow this quiet evening and certainly was not quiet. and northern burlington county earlier in the day. the storms were far less widespread today and but from storm it pops and it sat and dumped down torrential rain over portions of burlington county and burlington township
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we talked about earlier closed in both directions for a period of time. 95 in man field burlington country closed and now we're seeing issues with apartment flooding and homes being flooded and main concern potential for flooding along the delaware and also some creek flooding due to the excessive rainfall that we've seen over the last couple hours and really the last month as well. and this flood warning remains in effect for the areas including southeastern bucks and northern burlington until 1:15 in the morning and heavy rain cleared out and that is good news and cluster of thunderstorms developing later in the evening hours through the lehigh valley and that winding down and dealing with lingering light to moderate rainfall. raindrops still falling in and around wilmington. as we head into the day tomorrow a quieter day. just a chance of isolated thunder shower west of 95. otherwise steamy sunshine to
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end the workweek high temperature 89. today average on the head in philadelphia 87 degrees. started close to average as well as 67 earlier this morning and temperatures rights now generally in 70s. cooler in the poconos, 66 degrees. 70 allentown and 75 in philadelphia and 74 right now in wildwood. comfort index steamy borderline oppressive day tomorrow factoring in humidity levels and frontal boundary dropping in early saturday morning kicks that humidity out of here and it will be feeling pleasant by saturday afternoon, saturday evening and it will feel so nice and sunday is not at all going to feel like august with a comfortable humidity levels. future weather showing us quiet friday morning commute look going on lunch hour to walk around and grab that sandwich and maybe a burrito as we head to the afternoon hours and chance of isolated storm. then that's it. as we head into the evening hours nice and queue tote close out the workweek for
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friday evening plans and during the overnight period. moving to western counties first a broken line of showers and storms travreresing area early morning hours and we'll see showers and thunderstorms. lastly at the shore as we head to early saturday morning and then becoming mostly sunny as we head to midday and the afternoon. 84, sunday, georgous, low humidity. high temperature at 82 and as i mentioned looking great for summer fest tomorrow avalon and stone harbor 82 with a lot of sunshine and chance of thunderstorm late at night. surprised, oh, that's going to be a day of perfection. monday the storms return and clear out once again as we head into tuesday. >> uh-huh. >> got it. >> sunday fun day. >> indeed, john bell surprise next with sports. >> we talk about training camp. got caught up in sunday fun day. >> nelson agoular has high hopes and rain delay means
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>> though they don't have the super star they added death in the secondary. the former special teams pro bowler played under sfwharts buffalo. meanwhile wide out agholor is getting good news at training camp. he's putting his skills on display and record fastest time of any player at camp what that is worth. >> at the end of the day i want to be wide receiver it doesn't matter. what it comes down to is finishing. i know how to run routes and have great body control and speed and finish the play. when the ball is here make a play on it. >> fat ball is back.
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