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charlottesville on saturday. the 32-year-old group of counter protesters werentohem at a white nationalist rally. he's behind bars and facing her death happening live right now hundreds are gathered right now in inside of a public memorial honoring her mourners were asked to wear purple. heis her mother. meantime president trump is dealing with more fallout from hictly who was to blame fort weekend violence in charlottesville the backlash to his fiery comments is coming fromid of the aisle. >> excuse me. president trump is facingisan ce appeared sympathetic toward the white that clashed with counter demonstrators during rally in virginia last weekend. nople were neonatzis believe me. not all of those people were

>> yesterday during a press conference meant to announce infrastructure plans doubled down on his earlier comments blaming both sides for thele >> so i only tell you this. there are two sides to a stoha a horrible moment for ourhorrible. >> reporter: mr. trump grew frustrated when asked if he. >> what about the alt left that came charging at the -- as you e any semblance of guilt? >>oromment has been swift and mostly negative. not just from democrats and protesters here at trump tower but also from many in the president's own party. senator marco rubio was one of them tweeting, mr. president, you can't allow white supremacists to share only part of blame. wednesday morning mr. trump also ramped up going feud with jeff the founder of amazon and owner of the washington post. the president accused of the

company of doing great damage to tax paying retailers. brooks silva braga for cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> the push to take down confederate items nationwide has increased following this weekend's events in charlottesville. in baltimore, crews began tearing down four remaining confederate statues overnight. the removal comes just hours after the city council there voted to remove all confederate monuments within city limits. other cities are now considering a similar move. back here at home more debate this noon over that frank rizzo statue in center city. police say they have arrest addt the bronze statue this morning. vandals also through e night. fence diagnose go up between the two incidents. supporters are pushiil woman's l to remove rizzo's statue from city property. our trang dough spoke to the man who started petition to keep the mark ferguson stopped by the municipal services building to check on the statuay.

tuesday night, he saw the news that it had been vandalized with an anti t egged. someone who grew up with the rizzo family, ferguson feels the monument. >> it's about prep. >> reporter: that's why he startedet to gather support against efforts to take it down. >> thisbol of hate. >> there's a long-standi racisme bout about. >> reporter: councilwoman at large helen gym calling on the statue of the former mayor and police commissioner to be removed. gym and others say they're troubled by allegations that african-americans were routinely targeted and brutalized during rizzo's tenure from the late ' '60s to 1980. >> symbolizes racism. take it down. real simple. walking past the rizzo statue today and for hem itsivisive.

>> at that time and that pennsylvania and in philadelphia we needed tdt. that. i like the statue. >> i think they should leave it there because ius or whatever, and when i'm out here >> reporter: in center city,y i'm trang dough, cbs3 "eyewitness news"po.sperson forr kenny release the this statement "we think now is a good time toe statue's future. we need to figure out the proper forum for that, structured way,w is the right time ". ni, philadelphia police released new video of deadly shooting from earlier this year that they hope killer and we do want to warn you may find this video firing severalarch 19th shots at one of two men walking on rots avenue near green street in nicetown. the shooter died at a mini van.

the victim died at the hospital. if you have any information philadelphia police want to hear from you. a break through now in that case of a deadly hit-and-run in center city last week. police now say they found the vehicle involved in the crash. police located the jeep parked at a business in collingdale, delaware county. investigators say the vehicle struck and killed 53 year ann brodrick who was crossing the street at 13th and race. police say anonymous tip led them to that vehicle. police source however tells "eyewitness news" the jeep's owner may not have been the one driving during the hit-and-run. contact police if you have any information on this case. update now police say the suspect wanted for urinating on northeast philadelphia synagogue turned himself in. eyewitness was outside northeast detectives as the suspect surrendered he is the one in the light blue shirt there. they say he is the man caught on surveillance video early sunday outside congregation beth solomon. he is he approach the synagogue doors, made obscene gesture then urinated on the walls of the synagogue.

turning to the forecast now. today's weather is reminder that summer is still here. it's going to be sunny and hot all day long. meteorologist katie fehlinger in the cbs weather sent track this warm air that will turn soupy late this week. i think it's soupy out there today, katie. >> it is. it's going get worse. >> no. >> i have to come bearing that news. it is august. it's not like we've never seen this before. but certainly the discomfort is only going to compound on itself here in the next couple of days. that's as we see another round of frontal boundaries trying to cross through here. so come friday especially. it turns very very steam meme let's go out out to the maps start things off with a very quiet of storm scan. even though you see this little speckles little blips of green that show up that's ground clutter we do not have wet weather in the forecast for the rest of the day. it's a warm start to the afternoon into the mid 80s currently generally reaching a little bit cooler than that out in lancaster our mount pocono you'd expect that into the morey moat areas and certainly the higher terrain. but i expect we'll have the wherewithal to get you up to about 90 her this afternoon. we started off with that fog.

that has since had a chance to lift. we're back to sunshine for the rest of the day. meanwhile the beautiful weather. if you're trying to take dip whether it be in the pool, going into a lake or maybe out toward the beaches, lucky you really looks like a great afternoon for that. but as we had mentioned a moment ago there are more storms coming so we'll track those for you later in the show and right now, it's looking clear for the eclipse so we'll have that forecast in your seven day as well. later in the show, guys. >> all right. katie certainly feeling like summer out there. but summer break is now over for some philadelphia students. they went back to school today. seems early, right? "eyewitness news" was there as students headed back to class this morning at global leadership academy in west philadelphia. we spoke to some students had say they can't wait to see what the new school year will bring. >> i'm excited for sixth grade because it's been like a big part of my life t the big grade to go to and, um, excited. there's a lot of surprises inyo.

>> sixth grade at a big year this yisampus of global leadership academy following a new school calenlow learn year round with longer winter and spring breaks and shorter summed spirits. >> good luck to them. >> yeah. n other news this noon,esley fan memphis, tennessee, today paying homage to the king of rockndrol. >> elvis died 40 years ago tod today. his daughter lisa marie greeted thousands of fans at candlelight vigil last night. fans held can past elvis' grave in the meditation gardens there was a 30-dollar fth vigil. i believe that's the first time they've done t >> yeah, it is. ♪ welcoming up on cbs3 "eyewitness news" recess r the e school district is actually where it's happening and the reason behind keeping the kids inside more of our eclipse fest coveragewing up for

the big day. why dozens will be sent skyward by scientists tohen "eyewit

♪ welcome back. we're now just a to you days away from the solar eclipse but students at a school district near harrisburg won't get to see it. the cumberland valley school district sent a letter to parents say it's canceled outdoor recess on monday administrators are worried about potential harm students look at

the sun the district recognized that being able to see the eclipse is a rare opportunity, but decided student safety is more important. next week's eclipse will allow nasa to study the earth like never before. nasa will conduct several experiments inn clueing national eclipse ballooning project. 72 balloons sent skyward to look down on the earth's atmosphere. the study will see how the atmosphere responds to the sudden loss of sunlight. derek pits chief a astronomer at the franklin institute says this is one project nasa is gearing up for monday. >> there are all kinds of projects related to the eclipse happening all across the count country. so, for example, one is called the mega movie project in which people all across the country are taking movies of the solar eclipse and they're going to send those all to one central location that can turn into an entire movie about the eclipse from coast to coast. for the first time in history, there are lots of sort of like crowds sourced or crowd

applicable project that is people can become part of that will provide scientific data that can be used to better understand how eclipses like this take place. >> can't wait to seat images. derek will be traveling to the path of totality to see the total eclipse of the sun. he will be in st. joseph, missouri and join us live monday afternoon starting at 5:00. >> there's so much to learn. eclipse fest continues later today on "eyewitness news" with advice for pet owners. should you walk your dog during the eclipse or keep him inside? a vet answers our questions on how to keep your pets say on monday. and in every day every newscast we have you covered with all the eclipse information you need. so stay with cbs3 and cbsphilly.com for eclipse fest only right here on cbs3. and still ahead on "eyewitness news", who wants to be a multi millionaire? me. >> hands up. >> the next powerball drawing is tonight. how much you'll walk away with if you match all six numbers. >> meisha. >> well when heartbreak strikes we must find the strength from

win or from others to get us through. in today's love it we're meeting a young lady whose overcoming by finish wagon she started and with the support of a second family. that's coming up. katie. and meisha as we get close to the upcoming weekend at the moment things are looking still pretty good i do think there's possibility of leftover shower perhaps on saturday especially in the morning time frame, we should brighten up for more and more sunshine. daytime highs typical of august upper 80s but more sun than anything for those after plans that so many of us have scheduled. stay that. we'll come rig

katie time now 12:17. 82 degrees. >> yeah. we'll heat up. >> sticky. >> sticky but not steamy as later in the week unfortunately. it does look like it's going to be one of tho those wrap ups to

the week that features more showers and thunderstorms and feel like for summer fest we've had to deal with showers and storms almost every friday. i feel so bad. it seems like that's the way the pattern has been. >> it's summer. >> it is summer. exactly. looks like they'll be cold front crossing through at that point. for now, though, i mean hit the lake hit the pool, how about it it's perfect weather for that. and if you recall earlier in the day we had so much fog and actually want to take you back in time and look at time lapse image of that. here we'll take out to live neighbor network to start things off. this is taken as 6am this morning. what happened how the clouds really start to lift nicely so there we go this is from 6:00 a.m. up until about 11:00 in the morning. you start to see how that sun really penetrated through the cloud deck helped scower all this away an lot of low level moisture nice light wind to allow to form in the first place. heating of the dog solar inch, poof that's goes the fog. it cleared out nicely. fog advisories expired as expected.

storm scan3 is totally clear. but when i zoom it out that's not the case. you've got two main features to look at. first is one that is starting to really show signs of organization. back towards the central planes. this is the system that brings in that next potential for showers and storms here locally. but then out to sea step over here, you've got pretty nice and well defined eye with gert. currently still category one hurricane but it's still expec expected to strengthen as it continues its track to the north and east so the good news here, it's staying out to sea. no direct impact to any of the north american coastline. let alone here locally. but we will still see the strengthen and because of the essentially making its closest pass to the jersey shore and the delaware beaches you've got some churned up surf as a result of this. now looking at the rest of the track from this storm system completely bypass but even maintain hurricane strength as it bypasses newfinland and novaa scotia is a which is a little nuts. it's not out of the question certainly, but the fact that we don't have those really warm

water temperatures it's just how the pattern is unfolding. keeping things nice and strong within the core of that system so it will maintain hurricane strength potentially as far north as the hudson bay which again that's big deal. meanwhile, back here on our beaches, you've got some pretty fantastic conditions for the rest of the day. the wind flow is quite light out of the northwest so it's terribly humid. water mid 70s uv index is quite high. rip current risk because of gert relatively close is still high. if you'll take dip when those waves always do so near lifeguard especially on days like this. meanwhile, talking dew points. remember the lower the dew point the dry drier the air. these aren't all that low kind of low in the mount pocono area but you get into philly and the especially out towards some of those western suburbs through southern new jersey into the 70s with those dew points that's pretty uncomfortable. that's only something that's going to get worse with time. taking a look forward, we'll be

into that magenta unsuvable category come the tail end of the week because we'll be sitting between systems between fronts more specifically that ends up being the soupy yesterday day of this relatively steamy forecast but the fog has now lifted the sun is back i expect we'll heat up to 90 degrees later on today. dipping down to pretty typical 69-degree low tonight. seasonal not bad and mid to upper 80s right through the forecast a couple of points of note friday, looking the stormy me yesterday to me right now at the moment it's still many days away at the moment i do think that eclipse day monday should stale clear. so keeping the fingers crossed that it stays that way. but there are still six days. >> hold to you it katie. >> i'm keeping my fingers crossed, too. that's how it looks right now. >> sounds good. thanks katie. >> sure old song called smile many artists have covered. >> the lear ticks smile though your heart is aching exactly what one girl is doing. here's meisha with today's love it. >> it was a tough couple of weeks to be a police officer or loved one in central indiana following the deaths of two

their officers. but they're not letting that hardship harden them. instead they're spreading love wrapping their arms around the orphan daughter of one of own. take look. >> izzi clause 15-year-old girl lost her father a detective to cancer a couple years ago. then recently izzi was at the indiana fairgrounds for a goat showing competition with her goat wish bone when she learned her mom passed away unexpected unexpectedly. so dozen of cops and their husbands and wives showed up on the fairgrounds making sure she wouldn't be left alone on her special day. >> we all are one family and that's what's important, and we all have to stick together. >> though her heart was breaking izzi put her shoulders back, head held high and goat through its paces. the gallery watched nervously during the voting and then ribbon placing finish for izzi and wish bone. third place and the tears came for the girl who despite the hand she'd been dealt was still

brave enough to take the stage with her second family cheering her on. >> we were getting ready to go and so that's what my mom and dad would want for me to keep showing. >> what a strong and courageous young lady she is. the 4h and 4h stand forehead, heart, hands and health. indiana law enforcement adds another h for healing for izzi. way to al. izzi serves as great reminder when tragedy strikes, our strong human spirit is activated and we will prevail. well if you hear or see anything else that you love, please send it my way on twitter at meisha cbs3 or facebook at meisha p johnson and together no matter what's going on, we can turn this day around. stay right where err.

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>> jack: i have to say, mother, i am impressed with how you've handled your first day at jabot. >> dina: oh, it feels so good being back to work. >> jack: it's meant to be, huh? >> dina: oh, yes. and i'm grateful that you realized that, and have assigned me a project. >> jack: uh, actually, it was ashley that insisted we utilize your skill and expertise. >> dina: well, that's quite remarkable, isn't it, considering our history. >> jack: you two have come a long way. >> dina: mm. i wonder if ashley feels that way. i feel like i've driven her out of the building. >> jack: no, no, no, no, no. not true. she is enjoying some well-deserved r&r up at our place by the lake. >> dina: ah, yes. the abbott cabin. >> jack: tell me something. the other night at dinner, when you were referring so fondly to your time at the lake... that was all bunk, wasn't it? go ahead. say it. admit it. you hated the place. in fact, i think "rustic hell" is how you fondly referred to it.