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a man in critical condition in philadelphia's somerdale section. >> police do not yet have a motive for this very strange shooting, in which they say both the shooter, as well as the victim, were driving in opposite directions. it was chaotic. >> a frightening ordeal, a father reunite with his son, after a thief steels his car with a young boy still inside, in northeast philadelphia. >> he's not the only one dreaming, tonight mega millions lottery jackpot worth $393 million. >> and water ice with a cop. police in port richmond serving refreshing treatments to the community. >> oh, did you see that baby? >> so cute. >> adorable. >> what's your favorite water ice flavor? >> okay, big rita's fan, love mango and vanilla custard, life changing.
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>> good combination. i like mango. >> okay. >> katie, what say you? >> i also enjoy a planning owe but my favorite would have to be strawberry. although once in a while a good jill at i with lemon ice, good little sweet and sour thing going on, oh, my goodness. now that we're all hungry, all-in-all, looks like real good grab yourself a water ice or wuter ice, depending what neighborhood you hail from. but i think we can expect some sunshine today. day of transition, at the moment humidity still not all that palpable, still low, feels pretty good. slight breeze on the skydeck too, nice morning, but when you look at storm scan3, no where near as crystal clear that is has been in the last few mornings, at the moment, even just outside of our area, into central pennsylvania, a few sprinkles are currently coming down, you do have little bit more cloud cover out there to work with, as well. with time eventually we see shower, thunderstorm, but mainly later this afternoon
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and specially tonight. so, most of the day looks good if you have got outdoor plans. i definitely would keep them. six a your current temperature in ac as well as in wildwood. in the mid or upper 60s, if not hitting zero seven up and down i-95. as the day progresses, yes, you will see some additional clouds out there. high eventually hits 83 degrees. most of the day, does promise to stay dry. and, i come bearing some good news for a change. i know. it always feels like i'm telling you about unsettled weather in the long-term. even though we do have un unsettled weather will un phoned into the weekend right now it is looking up for sunday. so, fantastic news, when it comes to our weekend. but, i'll talk more about that a little later in the show. we will also get a sense of the timing of any wet weather that will eventually rumble on through the area. meisha? >> all right, katie, good to know. so good to know we have nice dry roadways. happy friday. looking outside right now, 59, tail light moving in the southbound direction past woodhaven. looking good, starting to
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builds levels ever so-so slightly. we expect. that will keep on traveling down 95, looking at 59 here academy road, pushing in the southbound direction, looking good, there as well, 95 south at girard, looking good, but his is where we start to see a lot more vehicles than other parts of 95. the closer you get into center city, the more we will see skies starting to light up, looking absolutely gorgeous there. just a sea of headlights, still traveling at posted speeds, just heads up, starting to heat up little bit then also looking at 42, by atlantic city expressway, you can see the the movement around there, so not going to be until deeper into the 6:00 or even 7:00 hour on a friday when we really start to see some slow-downs. right now though everyone looking good. then we still have construction crews, route 73, both direct cents between south lincoln drive and waterford road. one lane blocked there, starting to see some yellow popping up on the censor map, letting you know you're traveling less than posted speeds, more coming up in the next ten minutes, rahel, over you. >> meisha, thank you.
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feds accusing form qvv executive out after million dollars. james used the shopping channel to finance his lavish lifestyle which clouded first class travel, luxury, resort, clothing, spa treatment f convicted co-get up to 11 years behind bars. in a statement the west chester based company says at qvc we take enough business conduct on the part of plow east and business partners very seriously, in addition to con doubling ago thorough investigation into this matter , we have been cooperating fully with authorities. >> you still have time to snag what could be the winning mega millions ticketed. nice jackpot now up to $393 million. some serious cash. the drawing is tonight at 11:00. but mega millions, isn't the only big cash prize. still up for grabs. >> yes, because we can't forget about the powerball. that will jackpot is up to $5,056,000,000. i'll just take a quarter that
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far, even a million. next drawing tomorrow night at 11:00. actually the both times lotteries have jackpots topping 350 million at the same time. i heard a statistic, you have better chance every getting struck by lightning and surviving ten times than winning both of those. but, i mean, i feel lucky, glass half full kind of gal, still a chance. >> you're saying there is a chance then, rahel? you have that one chance. and no to the producers, they always form these office pools , still waiting for you guys to form that for us. >> get it together. >> i have my $5 in my purse. >> here's hoping. we can dream. >> absolutely. the time 5:35. we will stick with money and business news this morning, the next thing amazon wants to sell. >> also, how we can score some free ice cream today. honey watch hena donna from the new york took stock exchanges, good morning, hena. >> hello, ladies, happy friday retail results are on investors minds today, investors watching earnings from j.c. penney today. department store has been struggling with declining sales, yesterday macy's beat
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expectations as new ceo and now strategist, seem to be making a dent. kohl's department store also did better than expected this quarter, however, down week on wall street. yesterday, the dow jones lost 204 points, the nasdaq fell by 135. the company that owns apple bee's and i hop says it is closing to up 160 restaurants. struggling restaurant companies trying to cut costs. its shares have lost almost half their value this year. dine equity also named new ceo choice hotels tell. amazon might be looking to disrupt another big industry, says amazon want it partner with us venue owner to sell venturino ticket, could lose ticket masters powerful full grip. it could help lure customers amazon prime. sweet deal today courtesy of uber and mcdonald's, free mcdonald's ice cream cones in major cities, open your uber
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app, request free ice cream, if in your area, a ice cream truck will roll by, and deliver. the ice cream cops in a silicone reuseable cone. and expect the delivery every friday, until september 22nd. jan, rahel? >> that's news you can use on a friday. >> right? >> speaking my language. >> right. >> until september 22, ladies? all right, hena, sounds good. have a nice weekends. >> well, it has been 40 years since police arrested the killer known as son of sam. >> his capture ends add crime spree that terrorized new york city and has continued to fast nature the fields of criminal psychology. kenneth craig met with one special liz for -- specialist for an insight. >> lewis spent his career get ting into the minds of serial killers. david berkowitz, has been a captivating subject. >> everything that i know about this case is indicates that these murders are sexually motivated. >> a professor of forensic psychology at john j college every criminal justice, and
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remembers the year of terror when berkowitz stalked his victims as son of sam. he killed six people, and wounded seven, before police caught him in 1977 in the biggest manhunt in new york history. >> i was just totally lost, totally in despair, had no reason to live. >> he lied to police about why he did it. >> there was this whole nonsense that would develop that he was responding to dillusions and hallucinations, dog next-door, was communicating with him. >> the fbi eventually determined the dog story was lie, and that berkowitz killed for sexual stimulation. he says that's consistent with the former postal workers history of starting nearly 1500 fires. >> it is stimulating. look at how much control, domination, power an individual can feel by setting a bunch of fires. >> there is also power in constantly reframe g his story , claiming to be a
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born-again christian. >> so he's still trying to control the narrative even behind bars. >> without a doubt he is. he switched his narrative multiple times. >> even decades later, he says , the son of sam continues to manipulate his image, holding on to the renmant of fame. kenneth craig, for cbs-3, " eyewitness news." well tonight berk width opens up about his killing spree and live in prison. cbs news special, the son of sam, seeks to maurice dubois, tonight at 10:00 here on cbs-3 >> how about this one? letter from florida parent teacher association to freshman, raising eyebrows. says for 100 bucks student could get a front of the lunch line pass, allowing them to grab lunch. ahead of everybody else. it allows some student don't get privileges because their parents make more money than other parent? why add yet another way of differentiating kids from each other? >> not very happy.
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>> the school's principal says he had no idea the letter went out. parent teacher association says they considered fundraising ideas like this one, but, a letter went out by mistake. >> doesn't seem well thought out. >> no. >> well, cbs-3 summer fest. >> yes, pat, you're in new hope. >> good morning, guys, yes, here in bucks county, new hope pennsylvania, it is beautiful, it is also fun, plenty of fun things to do including the bucks county children's museum you know i like to have fun. so i took part in it, we'll show but it next.
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>> flew movie based on best selling memoir, the glass castle. here is entertainment tonight kevin phraser. >> woody harrelson, naomi watts star in the real life story of dysfunctional family based on best selling memoir in the glass half. >> this is as real as it gets. >> you learn from living. >> based on the memoir, the glass half grown up jennette, reflecting on her unconventional, sometimes difficult childhood, with her parent played by woody harrelson, and naomi watts. the author on hands for crucial details for the stars when it came to portraying her real life family. >> well, with jennette, we had unlimited access, which is really cool.
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she was very available at all time, there wasn't anything we could ask too small, too personal. >> the ultimate resource, you know? >> she wrote a great book. all of the details she gives you outside that far really helps kind of get your head around the character. >> the entire cast recognized a universal one about forgiveness and family. >> ended up becoming kind of an experience, for all of us, and we all bonded incredibly well from the get go. it feels ability zest recall, no matter what, we have all come from a family, whether weaver now or not, we come from some significant, you know, influences
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>> i'm kevin frazier, now, back to you in the studio. >> also, britney spears had real big scare when audience member rushed the stage at her show in las vegas wednesday night. the cell phone video you can see the man there on the right side of your screen, approaching the stage, now identified 37 year old jessie web, quickly tackled and detained by security, facing a trespassing charge. was escort today safety, but eventually returned, glad she's okay, i imagine when she first saw him she probably sang do you want a piece of me , piece, you want a piece of me. i've been on a britney spears click lately. >> i imagine so. >> we could go on. >> it's okay. >> oops you did it again. >> remind me, ya. >> christina aguilera fan.
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>> taking sides this morning. >> well, when i take the jeannie out that far bottle, jan, i mean, i'm telling you, we clearly grew up in that era what will will finds all-in-all better news for the upcoming weekend, which originally hadn't played out that way. still unsettled weather to talk about, specifically saturday, but i think it get better by sunday. we will get to. that will back up to today, which is in fact the transition day, at the moment, couple of times already this morning, actually feels still quite comfortable, here. >> out towards the vine street expressway, franklin institute there in the for grounds, so it is a pretty pleasant start to the day. all-in-all the day itself looks pretty good. just starting to feel little bit of cloud cover build in, little hint of humidity building with time, as well. most part checking in with mid 60s across the region, clouds
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overhead, keith's house in saylorsburg, where some of the humidity beginning to creep up in so can he tell it feels that way frankly don't need the rain, don't need it at this point, somewhat rare to be able to say that at least in my time, meanwhile, we take a look at some folks in new jersey, carry checking in at 65, actually clearer side than anything, and she said that it is really helping to light up the neighborhood, so fantastic time. >> let's go to one more, is this the guy i wanted to hit up? yes. sixty-four comes in from allen this morning, he actually was trying to check out, but the clouds are blocking it at least little bit here. we'll end up with some showers , indicative later on. >> this little pocket mainly later tonight, tonight, any showers start to fire up across the area. we time it out. this is specific to today.
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it will likely stay dry through the entire most of the entire afternoon, this evening , in toward the overnight, showers and storms start to ridge in. i think talking scat nerds nature with all of this bun there are some spots where could you pick up drenching downpour, if not stronger storm. so into tomorrow, that's the most unsettled day of the next several. sunday looks good, though. we clear it out. we keep it that way for monday , as welshing meisha. >> looking good, katie, awesome, very good morning, so it is friday really the bumm being of construction, but just looking at an accident, on the schuylkill, schuylkill eastbound, near belmont avenue yes it has cleared, but the residual backups pretty substantial, one of the areas, belmont, starting to ease tension right now but if we go back to gladwynn you can see how busy it still is. just couple every minutes ago, looking at the act camera shot bumm for bumper so around gladwynn, travel in the eastbound direction, toward
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center city once hit belmont, it eases up tension, then where the actual accident was, all clearing out. that's good news. looking at the vine, now it is clear, so hey, westbound, eastbound, looking great on this friday morning. jan, back over to you >> cbs-3 summer fest has the charming city of new hope today. the beautiful bucks county, features plenty of spots to shop, of course delicious place to dine. >> even take in a show at the theater. bucks county house one of the most recognizeable building in town, where we find " eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen this morning, good morning, pat. >> good morning, guys, yes, beautiful, new hope bucks county, so much to see and do here in the town as you mentioned right behind me, the theater but also great restaurant here, great seaning and something to do, children
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's playhouse, we have to go see it. children's museum, lovely, wonderful. >> in new hope, kids are exploring. >> ooher? >> playing, and learning, even the big kid. >> the bucks county children's new see sum not just a huge play howls, it is a resource for thousands of children in the area, to expand their imagination. >> 10,000 square foot interactive play facility for children, between the ages everyone and seven, we've been open since 2011, with my backgrounds in special education, and loving the opportunity to make hands on fun, just a great project. >> seats planted roughly 18 years ago, but with the help of the community, the museum became reality. >> if we had to count every dollar, penny, blood, sweat anteriores it, would have been a million dollars project. but thanks to the community, who came out in force, with
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donations of labor, product, time, we were able to open the museum with much less than that. >> happy they did. >> it is great. our kids love it. our three year old feels like she owns the place. yes, it is really fun. nice friendly little museum. oh, and our six year old, currently at school now, but who is in a wheelchair, one of the great things about this museum, it is all accessible, a lot of stuff to do, even for your kids, variety of skill levels, abilities. >> and the people of bucks county and beyond have taken notice. >> when we owned, thought 10,000 solicitor doors a year, joining a hundred families would join the museum members, we ended up with 45,000 visitors a year, and we have over a thousand family news members of the museum. easy to see why. kids can do a variety of activities. >> i think likes the little racetrack. >> our three year old gram is really into the water tables.
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>> they can also run an ice cream shop. >> that's strawberry. i'll take strawberry, thank you. >> or play doctor. >> or learn about the wetter. >> katie fehlinger would appreciate this, wouldn't she? >> there is so much to see and do at the bucks county children's museum. >> what an awesome place to learn annex more for children, and parents, seem like they're grabs just as much fun as the kids, so one of the litany of things to do here in new hope, bucks county, rahel, jan, it was pretty neat in there. i didn't want to leave. i wanted to hang out all day. >> i have to be honest, most of the summer fest was pretty good. pat, we saw you had your strawberry ice cream, of course already eating, but we also hear that you're going in search of now -- >> going to special diner, a 31 seat dine their overlooks the delaware. you need a special key to get into. and you know, i'm always on the quest for good breakfast
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food, we'll take a look at that in the 6:00 hour. >> just one of your mere friends back at home, thank you, pat. cbs-3 summer fest continues all day long, nicole brewer hosting it tonight from new new hope, keeping this charming bucks county treasure , don't miss the fun beginning 5:00 on "eyewitness news," we will be right back.
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>> another year another celebrity cream puff eat willing contest? >> this year's winner fulfills life-long goal. the object is to eat three large cream puffs in two and a half minutes, with your hands tide behind your back it, takes, you know, a combination of skill and appetite this year's winner works for a milwaukee tourism website. >> i did it. >> i know, i feel like crap. >> just won the cream puff eating contest, long time, full time, life-long, wisconsinite, i'm very honest. >> truth. this was her first ever competitive eating competition , who knows, maybe she'll want to tackle wing bowl this year? >> i always look at that in envy. but not the envy you want to do it, just like props to you.
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>> good for you. >> coming up in the next hour of "eyewitness news," live, as we try to figure out why a driver opened fire on another driver, overnight. also ahead, a scary situation, for a pair every police officers, who survived an extremely close call. >> that i can creating sound was an officer jumped off a highway. why they were forced to take just drastic measures. >> also, you may want to try this next time you're at the gas pump or atm. simple way your cell phone can help detect a credit cards skimmer. back in a
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>> live in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news " this morning. >> and new this morning, a drive by shooting in northeast philadelphia. a man shot several times, sit ting in his car, we're live as police search for the gunman. the eagles are back in action. playing their first pre-season game of the year. ahead, we have highlights, and we'll hear from quarterback carson wentz. and, a live look now, at storm scan3, awful quiet for now but rain is on the way. katie is ahead to tell us when we might need umbrellas. >> oh, boy. just in time for the weekends, right? today is friday, august 11, good morning, i'm rahel solomon. >> i'm jan carabeo in for jim donovan. katie and meisha are keeping an eye on things this morning. >> sure are. >> yes, we rtgif indeed. this weekend is upon us.
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