in a moment. first here's what you need to know to start your day in a minute today, wednesday, august 16th. >> you look at both sides. i think there's blame on both sides and i have no doubt about it and you don't have any doubt about it either. >> president trump faces growing backlash this morning for his latest response to the violence in charlottesville. >> new overnight, vandals target a statue of former philadelphia mayor frank rizzo amid calls to remove the statue. >> it's about confronting our own past and moving forward. >> meanwhile a petition to keep the statue in place gained momentum overnight. >> a major break in an unsolved case. police locate a jeep involved in the deadly hit and run. >> power ball fever is heating up. a $431 million jackpot is up for grabs tonight.

>> that was incredible. >> that's the game of thrones actor apparently in incredible shape to do that. >> there's only a couple of episodes left in this season. >> looking good, katie. >> take my word for it. looking good. >> you know, here's the thing. this morning, not looking so good when it comes to your commute. because even though i expect full sunshine as the day goes on, the fog is really going to trip you up here. now behind me it's interesting, this is the anomaly right here in center city that skies are so clear that you can actually make out the center city skyline with perfect visibility. you're well under a half mile visibility in other spots. take a look what's going on with

storm scan. you've got to look closely. see that gray veil over the region? that's the fog. it's tough to make out fog on a satellite but there it is. it certainly is settling in in a couple of spots. so a dense fog advisory has been posted. this is broad stretching the region is included in t it. the advisory lasts until 8:00 a.m. the sun will come up at about 6:15 or so. and as it does it will need a little time to get rid of the cloud cover. in the meantime our temperatures are in the low 70s. a calm wind out of the northwest we're going to heat up very efficiently and very easily as the days goes on. so expect that fog to lift at the shore you definitely have that fog lying thickly right now as you do in the mountains but for the most part, the better part of the day will feature more sun than anything but you can't get too used to it meisha. eventually showers and storms have to return and i'll let you know when i expect that later

on. >> of course they're going to return. all right katie. thank you so much. yes, the fog is what we're really looking at this morning. like katie said not so much in center city but once we get out to the suburbs area that's where we're seeing it. we've already had a couple of accidents out here this morning. the crews are working hard. this is some fog 422 at route 29 and you can see the haze everywhere. a little bit of het liids, a little bit of taillights but this is going to pose some problems for us. when you brake obviously you can see the lights but if you're following too closely, sometimes that's when things can get rough out there. be careful, we are dealing with fog, we are looking at fog at the ben franklin bridge, it looks like that's been moving away. in terms of congestion volumes, there just isn't any. it's still early, 5:30 in the morning. we can expect those start to build more towards 6:00 and pushing into the 6:00 hour. overall ben franklin bridge

you're looking good. the vine that was closed has now been cleared. westbound and eastbound you're looking pretty good. rahel back to you. >> vandals target the frank rizzo statue in center city. a large sign was taped to the statue. it looks like eggs were also thrown at it. people say the former mayor and police commissioner treated the african-american community unfairly. frank rizzo calls the effort against his father misguided. >> i never remember my dad being anything but a fair person. if you broke the law no matter what color you were, he made sure that philadelphia was protected. >> it's about healing our own sins, about confronting our own past, and moving forward. >> meantime there is a petition on change.org to save the statue.

it already has more than a thousand signatures. rizzo served two terms as mayor between 1972 and 1980. >> and a spokeswoman for philadelphia mayor jim kenney released a statement saying last night we think now is a good time to have the conversation about the statue's future. we need to figure out a forum in a serious but structured way but now is the right time. >> president trump heads back to new jersey today following a brief stay at new york's trump tower. the president held a combative news conference at his manhattan property yesterday. he again blamed both sides for the race-fueled violence in charlottesville over the weekend. democrats and republicans have condemned his remarks. former president obama's tweet is now the most liked tweet in history. the quote reads no one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion.

the tweet has since been liked almost 3 million times. >> a very important message to keep in context these days. >> time now is 5:35. in business news this morning, the price is going up for a produce favorite. >> roxana saberi joins us live. >> reporter: good morning. target will report its earnings today before the openings bell and walmart reports tomorrow. here on wall street stocks finished the day about where they began. the dow gained 5 points. the national's largest movie theater chain is a service amc says it wants to opt out of accepting movie pass which announced yesterday it is lowering its monthly price. for that amount subscribers can go to any theater or showtime listed on its app once a day. it's not clear how it plans to stop movie pass for buying tickets for its customers.

the price of avocados is rising again. heat and drought have led to a drop in production of california avocados. and 7-11 wants you to stay cool as we wind down the dog days of summer. they are reviving bring your own cup day on friday and saturday. 7-11 says you can fill up jars and punch bowls but they are asking folks to leave trash cans and punch bowls at home. >> i want a lot of slurpes. >> they say as long as it's less than 10 inches in diameter you can fill it up. >> that might be a little bit too much of a good thing in my opinion. >> i do love an orange slurpee.

>> all right, roxana. thank you. >> back here at home now, police say the suspect wanted for urinating on a northeast philadelphia synagogue has turned himself in. he's in the blue shirt there. police say he is the man caught on surveillance video early sunday outside congregation beth solomon. he made an obscene gesture and urinated on the walls of a synagogue. a $15,000 reward is offered for information on an attempted arson subject in philadelphia. the man powered flammable liquid but was unsuccessful lighting it. the man left pushing a baby stroller covering his face with a cloth. >> you've got multiple people in that building doing work throughout the night. an underground fire could have had devastating results.

at this point our fire department union, the atf have put up $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of this individual. >> police say they are not sure if the suspect is homeless. some residents say they are trying to get more surveillance cameras installed. >> check this one out. an unusual guest checks into an atlantic city motel. this is a 3-foot alligator that was found swimming in the pool at the bayview inn and suites yesterday morning. it's unclear where that gator came from. it's now at the cape may county zoo. >> next we've got big news for james bond fans. >> plus oscar winning actress jennifer lawrence is inviting her fans on a trip. we'll tell you how you can go wine tasting with her. >> 40 years after elvis presley's death, his legacy

lives on.

>> pink is being on honored. she will receive the michael jackson video van guard award. pink will also perform live at the ceremony. the mtv music awards air at the end of the month. >> actor daniel craig makes an announcement that will leave you shaken not stirred. >> will you return as james bond? >> yes. you heard it on the late show with stephen colbert last night. he also confirmed it would be the last time he would play the famous spy. director cast and title have yet to be announced for the 25th bond movie though it has been

scheduled to hit theaters in 2019. a lot of people probably very happy about that. also want to go wine tasting with actress jennifer lawrence? well, you can. >> it will be great we'll hang out, drink wine, talk politics, drink wine, maybe we'll call your ex, maybe we'll call my ex, who knows. >> count me in. tt os ar the proceeds benefit represents us. it's a nonpartisan organization dedicating to ending political correction. >> she is so normal. >> i just love her. >> i had no idea she was interested in political corruption. >> who knew. >> you can know even more if you go on that trip. >> the opportunities for conversation are endless. >> so opportunities today, it's

going to be hot, it's going to be muggy. it already feels like that. >> definitely. and the fog is absolutely the initial when you walk out the door here. with time this is going to get out of here get scoured out by the sunshine and the sun will officially come up in half hour or so. we've got a dense fog advisory until 8:00 a.m. we may not see the fog completely thin out until 9:00, 10:00 a.m. depending how thick it is. this shot outside ocean city says it all. if you have not purchased your fog horn, perhaps now is the time to do so. let's take a look. they are finding lots of fog to the point they can barely see their hand in front of their face. fran is out here. also reporting 65 degrees, 100% humidity and it is in fact literally so foggy he can barely even see across the street. so that means you get slowed down by that if you're trying to

travel through it. expect it. country side area is pretty much a wash of fog right now but it is more patchy closer to the city that you get. finding fog out there, she said it's tree tops for her, it's not as low to the ground but it's still noticeable. also some fog out there, very quickly showing you a quick picture, this is one example of this. out in german town where the fog is settling in here too. pretty poor visibility starting to pick up in certain spots around the city. patchy is the also the word. the fog will lift, the sun will shine eventually and we're up to a steamy 90. that's perfect pool weather this afternoon going to a beach or

the lake whatever you've got going on it looks good. staying clear and seasonable as the wind looks calm. another front comes along and especially friday looking not only stormy but soupy. that humidity will be so high and uncomfortable and the storms meisha that day could be locally strong have to keep an eye on that. >> thank you so much for that, katie. piggy backing on what katie was talking about with all that fog, it is thick. we're looking at 95 at cottman right now. you can barely see those headlights and that will affect our commute this morning. the good news is the accidents that we had a little bit earlier this morning they've already been moved out of our way. take a look at the blue route, you can see all that fog out there both directions, anywhere that you go this morning except for when we start to move towards the city in some of our camera shots it's looking pretty clear.

42 freeway northbound as you approach 295 just starting to build there and we have some construction out there ac expressway at route 73 that right lane is compromised there. jan, back over to you. >> all right, meisha. excitement is building as we're just days away now from the historic solar eclipse. >> this will be the first coast to coast solar eclipse in nearly a century. >> good morning, dr. christian. >> good morning. >> so what exactly will we experience next week? we've heard so much buzz about it, but what will we actually see? >> so there in philadelphia you'll see a partial eclipse and you'll see the moon slowly move in front of the sun until 75% of the sun is blocked. you'll see a crescent sun. you've got to observe it safely. even at 75% blocked, the sun is too bright to look at with your

eyes. so you'll either need eclipse glasses or something like a pin hole camera. you can actually just make a small hole with your crossed fingers and you'll be able to see the crescent sun as the moon blocks most of the light of the sun. >> you mention a crescent sun. is that because philly is not exactly in the path of totality? >> that's correct. only in a narrow 65-mile wide band from org to south carolina will you see totality. and totality is really neat. it's this strange lighting situation. it gets dark in the day. i've seen two total solar eclipses and they're absolutely fantastic. if you can get to the path of totality, you really should try because it's just remarkable. >> quite the tease there. how has our precise mapping of the moon helped us predict the path of eclipses? >> the central path is the same.

we've known the orbit of the moon for a while. but once the lunar reconnaissance observatory has mapped we can't map the surface of the earth as well as the moon. and that allows us to determine the exact shape of the shadow in time exactly when totality is going to exist better than we ever have before. >> you mentioned a short time ago that animals will react. i thought that was interesting. how so? >> so they'll actually treat it like a short night. as it gets dark in totality, i was in micronesia on an island in the pacific last year and the birds came down to roost and then 2 minutes later took off in their morning flight. they do a spiralling flight in the morning and a whole large amount of birds were thinking it was morning.

so it's really crickets, lightning bugs, you might see a bunch of stuff thinking it's a short night. >> that sounds really fascinating. okay, our thanks to you dr. eric christian. we are all very excited. thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> coverage continues in our next hour with a look at how gas prices are being affected and for the very latest always visit cbsphilly.com.

♪ a hunk-ahunk-aburning love >> it was 40 years ago today the man known as the king of rock and roll died. >> every year thousands of elvis fans descend on the singer's home to mourn and pay tribute.

>> reporter: elvis presley's daughter lisa marie was a torch bearer. >> you grew up listening to his albums as a teenager. >> but this year an unpleasant surprise. participating in the procession is no longer free and many long-time attendees protesting outside the gate. >> the vigil should be free. we're all here because we love elvis. >> reporter: graceland says the wrist band includes access to the new entertainment complex that immerses visitors. elvis remains the best selling solo artist of all times. at a memorabilia showcase, fans picked through hard to find cds. we caught up with one of his body guards who remembers how the king made every show unique. >> it was only a two song set.

the first one to get him on stage and the last one when he was telling me he's ready to go home. he would do anything in between. all for his fans. >> reporter: jailhouse rock was a crowd favorite. >> he was going to be a big star. we all knew it. everybody knew it. >> his fans certainly did. and four decades after his death, they still come. >> and still ahead here on cbs3 eyewitness news, news that can perk you up this morning. we'll show you how one local family wants to bring a philly classic back to life. >> and a call to limit alcoholic drinks at the airport. those stories and more ahead.

>> you look at both sides. i think there's blame on both sides and i have no doubt about it and you don't have any doubt about it either. >> once again president trump blames both sides for the weekend violence in charlottesville and the reaction from both republicans and democrats is strong and swift. >> meantime more confederate

statues come down in the middle of the night. this is new video from baltimore. >> here in philadelphia the statue of former mayor frank rizzo is vandalized as called for its removal grow. we're live for what mayor kenney's office is saying. >> i'm rahel solomon keeping an eye on things this morning. good morning ladies. it's kind of foggy out there. >> it sure is. and what happens when we get fog or rain as we all know now, the commute really gets congested early. in fact it started in the 4:00 hour with a couple of accidents out there. it's kind of a mess right now. >> that's absolutely it you can't see it and it comes up on you like that because it's so patchy there are some places where it is totally clear. in center city, philadelphia the visibility is pretty much perfect certainly by comparison, but you know, even just a couple of blocks away or maybe about