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verdict is in. the jury in the taylor swift trial announces its decision. what it means for the superstar singer. >> and a strange odor leads police to a philadelphia home. see what they discovered when they went inside. >> but first, neighbors on edge. they say they are terrified after an 84-year-old woman is tied up and robbed inside her home. the attack happened in the middle of the afternoon. good evening, i'm ukee washington. >> and i'm nicole brewer. right now police continue searching for that robber. right now david spunt is in the neighborhood. >> reporter: i'm told the 84-year-old victim is with her family tonight she's said to be doing a lot better but this is a terrible story when you hear the details. authorities say neighbors were taken totally aback by this and what concerns neighbors the most is the fact that this happened in broad daylight. just two hours before this 84-year-old woman appeared on

our camera, she was tied up in her basement, the victim of a home invasion according to authorities. detectives say a man hut miss hand on the woman's mouth and led her downstairs. >> he had her tied up in the basement and she untied herself and went up and yelled "fire." the woman is a genius. she's one of my best friends. i've always admired her. >> authorities say a male suspect made his way inside the home just before 2:00 in the afternoon. authorities say he used belts to restrain the victim before stealing money. the news has neighbors surprised and on edge. >> we've got two young kids, and you know, we moved here because it's safer, the schools. you wouldn't expect it to happen. >> i can't imagine. i think it's horrible. >> reporter: authorities won't say how the man got inside the home. the suspect is described as a thin white male about 6 feet tall wearing black pants.

he quickly fled the scene. >> anything could have happened to her and we worry about her all the time with people knocking on her door. >> reporter: since this happened in the middle of the day, authorities are hoping that somebody saw the suspect in this case running away from that scene. if you have any information, you can give police a call. remember you can remain anonymous. they just want the information to put this man behind bars. reporting live tonight in queen village, david spunt, cbs3 eyewitness news. >> david, thank you. new tonight five people suffer minor injuries after being struck by a car in clem new jersey. around 9:00 tonight. the driver stayed on the scene. the victims were taken to the hospital for treatment. all are expected to be okay. >> there are new developments tonight surrounding the race-filled clashes in charlottesville, virginia. alex field was arraigned in the

death of heather heyer. police say he accelerated his car into a crowd of counter protesters. meantime president trump who was criticized for failing to condemn white supremacist groups on saturday had a different tone today. >> racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neonazis, white supremacists and other hate groups. >> one of the victims of saturday's crash was discharged today. nine remain hospitalized. all are in good condition. people across the country continue to hold vigils for the victims of the charlottesville violence. alexandria hoff is in new town bucks county tonight where residents are rallying for peace. >> reporter: on a crowded street corner in bucks county at least 100 voices sing together.

the proclamation of peace makes an impression of those passing by. >> i'm so glad to see this. >> reporter: gee na moved to new town. >> this makes me feel good about where i'm living at no. >> reporter: the message was one of love while at the same time denouncing racism. >> we need to be talking about it. how do we prevent this enter happening in our community. >> reporter: such questions were discussed as the group marched to their destination. >> this is like going back to the '60s and we are so far removed from the '60s i thought until this weekend. >> reporter: the orange pin that 93-year-old renee wears is what distinguished her as a political prisoner in 1941. she says that she and her mother were both held in concentration camps and what she saw coming out of charlottesville triggered those memories. >> the same thing that happened in europe.

it's just sad. >> reporter: another solidarity vigil will be taking place tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the garden of reflection here in newtown. reporting in bucks county, alexandria hoff. >> two more ceos have quit a white house advisory council. late today both under armour and intel ceo announced their decisions to resign. earlier in the day the ceo of merck announced he was leaving the group. he announced a statement saying america's leaders must honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry and group supremacy. he is one of the few african-americans to lead a fortune 500 country. president trump fired back saying he will have time to lower rip-off drug prices.

>> a man caught on video disgracing a synagogue. take a look at this video in northeast. early sunday morning that man approached the synagogue doors, made an obscene hand gesture and urinated on the synagogue. >> his intention was to go there. he chose the synagogue. >> the man fled the scene in a white 4-door sedan. if you have information, contact police. >> police say they have found more than 100 marijuana plants growing inside of a west philadelphia home. officers removed trash bags full of marijuana tonight from a home on the 4800 block of cedar avenue. the home is currently under construction. fire officials discovered the plants around 3:00 this afternoon after complaints of neighbors from a strong odor. >> police have a double murder investigation on their hands after a couple is found dead in their south philly apartment. these are the victims.

they were found dead in separate rooms in their apartment at 13 gd and federal. police say gonzalez's mother found the two shortly before midnight. both of the victims had bruises to their faces and were laying in a pool of blood. the apartment was ransacked but investigators say there was no sign of forced entry. police have charged terell wright following a shooting in the parking lot of a northeast philadelphia target store. investigators say wright turned himself in just hours after the incident on friday. the target was placed on lockdown after police say wright shot and injured one man. terrified customers hid after hearing that gunfire. the victim is now in stable condition. wright faces several charges including attempted murder. >> north korean state media says kim jong un has been briefed on plans to launch missiles marine

corps general says the u.s. seeks peace but he added the military is ready to act if provoked. he is visiting officials in south korea, japan and china this week. >> they should work well but residents are upset about the way utility poles look. they are part of an 18-mile project the polls are supposed to with stand 120 mile per hour winds. several homes in east greenwich township and residents don't seem pleased. >> i didn't realize it was going to be this big. they just a cord off and said they're going to put poles in. i come home from work and this is what i come home to and i'm like okay. >> much of this region lost power for more than a week two

summers ago because of severe thunderstorms. officials say the new poles should greatly prevent future outages. >> tonight on the late shou stephen colbert welcomes anthony scaramucci. scaramucci was fired less than two weeks after being named to the position. it's sure to be an interesting conversation. don't miss an all new "the late show with stephen colbert" right after eyewitness news. >> it didn't take long for the jury to reach a decision in the taylor swift trial. >> what it means for the pop superstar. >> we're one week away from a stellar sight. tonight we are busting the myths that go along with this historic event. lauren? >> and it is a quiet evening in the coast but rain is moving in. which portion of your tuesday you'll need the umbrella close

by. that's coming up in your full eyewitness forecast after this. >> also cheers to your health. what brand new research says about drinking alcohol. why it may help you live longer.

swift says today's win was on behalf of all women who have

been victims of sexual assault. brand new research suggests some big health benefits when it comes to drinking alcohol but the key is moderation. a study in the journal of the american college of cardiology shows light to moderate drinking may offer some protective health benefits. moderate drinking means one drink per day for women and two for day for men and red wine is best. previous toids have linked high alcohol conception and stroke. >> we are gearing up for an extraordinary event in one week on august 21st. the moon will pass between the sun and the earth and the best view of the total solar eclipse will be on u.s. soil. so this week we kick off eclipse fest to prepare you for the mesmerizing spec kal that's to come and tonight we're separating fact from fiction. for philadelphia and all across the country, there's a lot of talk about the upcoming solar

eclipse. >> the solar eclipse, the moon is in front of the sun, right? >> the sun will be completely covered by the moon. >> the moon covers the sun? not a big stranmy guy. >> reporter: the moon comes between the sun and the earth creating a shadow. that's not all that has some folks in the dark. what's true and what's false when it comes to the upcoming eclipse? let's start with its effects on our eyes. >> for the beginning and the end you must have the eye protection. >> >> reporter: you will need special glasses to observe because it's never safe to stare at the sun. >> don't look directly at the sun just like every other day. >> reporter: but says the eclipse will not produce harmful radiation. >> the moon is actually blocking some radiation from getting to us that we normally would get on any clear day. >> that's good. >> reporter: so what about superstition? does an eclipse signal something bad to come? >> there's bound to be something

bad that happens to somebody during an eclipse. so just because it happens, that coincidence is not the cause. >> i've seen it p i've seen a solar eclipse and we've survived. >> i'm normal but i can't speak for her. >> reporter: over the course of history people simply assigned emotion and fear to these events because they knew little about them. these days we can pinpoint exactly why they occur and when. >> that's the least of my worries. >> it is 2017, let's google it. >> google it. >> something else you can google i think is when we will be in the path of totality, philadelphia that is. 2079. i did the math, i'll be 96 years old. >> we'll just leave it at that for now. and we told you how you need to wear special glasses to view the eclipse. amazon has issued a warning about potentially counterfeit glasses. the company says some eyewear purchased on its website may not come from a recommended

manufacturer. amazon is offering refunds to customers and warning them not to use the product to view the sun or eclipse. nasa has a list of reputable vendors selling certified solar eclipse glasses. you can find a link to that list at cbsphilly.com. our eclipse fest covers tomorrow morning. you may want to pack a little extra patience when you hop in the car. the eclipse could interfere with gps signals. find out what you can expect if you're on the road that's tomorrow morning right here on eyewitness news. >> joining us now is lauren casey and lauren, it wasn't the best day, it wasn't the worst. >> kind of in between, kind of a glamy day. good for a monday. >> yeah. >> i've got to go to work but it's not that nice out so i guess i'll go in but yeah. conditions are quiet across some of the area but we are seeing some rain move in especially west of i-95 and will be spreading east across the area but right now all is quiet as we

get a live look at center city philadelphia. temperatures in the mid 70s, winds out of the south and you may have noticed a difference in the humidity factor today it felt sticky and that's going to be the trend. we've cooled off to 60s in the lehigh valley, still at 70 in berks county, 72 in millville and low 70s down the shore. tonight dropping back to 70s, cloudy conditions and area of rain. scattered rain and humid with high temperature 84 degrees. most of this rain will fall in the early part of the day. storm scan 3 showing us a batch of rainfall spreading across the area. northeasterly motion, is light in intensity but might be seeing a few drip drops on the west side of the city right now into some of our western suburbs we don't need any more rain in these areas. our departure from normal

rainfall so far this august we're up above average three inches in allentown, over an inch in reading, and 1.25 in philadelphia but we may add a little bit to these totals throughout the overnight period and as we head into late tonight early tomorrow morning could see a batch of rainfall, a little bit heavier in intensity moving through parts of the area, particularly south jersey as we head into lunchtime still some scattered showers around be aware of that on your lunch hour and as we head into the second half of the day we'll see most of the activity concentrated along the coast but should be rather dry for your commute as we head in and around the city tomorrow afternoon as we head into the evening hours we'll see gradual clearing across the area setting us up for a nice sunny wednesday, albeit a hot wednesday. we do have our second hurricane of the season. hurricane gert. it is forecast to strengthen to

a category 2 hurricane. great news is, this forecast cone keeps gert well offshore. but we're still going to see some indirect impacts along the coast, especially tomorrow when gert makes that mass age on by and the main effect will be the dangerous rip currents be sure to swim in front of a lifeguard. choppy surf, rough seas and it's going to be cool. all of this disturbance will cause some upwelling that will cool down our sea surface temperatures. air temperatures are going to be warming up on to 90 degrees on wednesday under a sunny sky as we head into thursday, mostly thursday, slightly lower humidity values, slightly lower temperatures will make for a more comfortable day and that steam factor as we head into friday, that looks like our best chance to see some showers and thunderstorms. still could see some storms on saturday. at this point we have clear

skies for the eclipse. but it's still 7 days out. so we'll have to wait and see. >> thanks lauren. >> some basketball news for you tonight. the sixers regular season is out. we have some details. plus a good day for al shon jeffries and what the eagles are saying about their new corner back. sports coming up next.

the white out has been trying to kick off a shoulder energy. out on the field he's competing against the newly acquired ran old darby. >> he's great brakes on the ball. he's a great player. >> he's going to be useful. i've played against him a few times. i know what he's capable of. his quickness and his speed i think he's going to do a great job for us and he's already making the plays out there. >> from the air attacks to the ground game, the eagles struggled running the ball at green bay. 19 carries for 47 yards. today offensive coordinator assessed the situation. >> it's hard to totally evaluate until it's live all the time. you saw on the couple live practices we have had out here, our running game looks better on days it's been live on training camp because we've got to bring it back to the ground.

we didn't run it very well against green bay but i'm very confident that we will run the ball well this year. >> west coast basketball the phils are in san diego. 10:10 start tonight you know how it rolls on the west he is out! but i've got to tell you, he was never touched in that play at all but called out. moments ago hit his first career homer and the phils lead. the sixers regular season schedule has been released. they open on october 18th in washington. two nights later it's the home opener against the boston celtics. steph curry and the warriors visit nine days later.

the first time all season lebron will show up. they wrap up the regular season on april 11th against the milwaukee bucks. >> i think we're 4 and 1 right there. >> already. and they're going to win how many games? >> i'm saying at least 40. >> 40 or more. >> we'll take it. >> up next, a former

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>> future hall of famer and pro baseball's all-time leader in saves is helping children in delaware swing for their future. >> i love this parents. kids and parents filled rodney square today retired yankee mairana rivera was there giving away school supplies. not only did he prepare kids for the school year, he also helped them perfect their swings. hi lauren. >> it looks like our trend for a steamy saturday and a more pleasant sunday is going to hold true once again for the upcoming weekend. so far models indicating we could see rain chances on saturday, that will be steamy day of the weekend and on the back side of a cold front on

sunday, humidity levels dropping off and sunshine returning, high temperatures hotter on saturday near

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cbsphilly.com. >> have a g captioning sponsored by cbs >> today on "face the nation," no condemnation by president of white nationalists after deadly protest in a southern city. the president who built a career on bluntness took pains to not place blame on any one group enraging many. >> so what could president trump have said on saturday? >> this is a vicious group of animals living in their parents' basements -- basements -- a network of lawless savages -- who should be put in jail, by the way -- very bad people -- bing, bing, bong, bing, bing -- and unless you name the enemy, you will never ever solve the problem. >> and why didn't he say that saturday? >> we have a president who doesn't know what the hell he's doing! >> announcer: it's "the late