plans to remove statue of general robert e lee. first, president drum is dealing with more fall out after blaming both sides for the charlottesville violence, good afternoon, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm nicole brewer if for jessica dean. >> ceeo's resigned over recent comment. natasha? >> aftermath meat, if response to the deadly violence. >> moment after two more executives announce their resignations. >> the president ended two white house business groups, tweeted rather than putting pressure your on the strategy and policy forum i am ending both, in the past two days, several business leaders resigned, in protest, over the president's comments yesterday .

to blame for violent clashes. >> not all of those people were neo-nazis, believe me, not all of those people were white supremecist. >> charlottesville thing really is the icing on the cake. >> vice president pence says what happened in charlottesville is a tragedy. >> and the president has been clear on this tragedy, and so have i. >> i spoke at lent about this, and i stand with the president >> and i stands by those words >> george h h.w. bush and george w. bush says america should always reject antisemitism, hatred in all forms. >> many in the fresh's party are, meantime, ceo departures

that left to the business advisory council stood at 7:00 s and labor leaders as well, this controversy continues. >> indeed, more coming up at 6:00. >> tonight hearing from local heed ers and historians, gauging their reaction to president trump's recent comments, henry on independence mall with that part of the coverage tonight. henry? >> what we ended up with lessons in determination, history, even the constitution >> i think what we have to do is open our eyes, open our eyes to the pain around us,. >> mother bethel ame helping organize rally tonight to show solidarity for those protesting against the hate, but main focus on philadelphia 's own room for growth.

>> issues of policing and oversight are least department >> meanwhile the national museum of american jewish history here in fill can i help give perspective about whether or not president donald trump has properly condemned the hate groups in charlottesville. >> showed us a letter red in 1790 saying the government gives to bigotry, no sanction, to persecution, no assistance, the words pre-date the bill of right, and set the presidential president for condemning hate that mr. trump is currently being judged by. >> it is critical to remember, that that is our history at a time in the present when we are having a national conversation about our core values. >> acu of pennsylvania shows one of the values is free speech, encouraging everyone who feels strongly about what's happening right now to speak out. but to stop short of violence.

>> when racism happens, and needs to be called out an at every level. >> we ask the leaders and historians about the best way to talk with your chin, put that part of the story together for our 6:00 live news report. live near independence hall, henry rossoff, cbs-3 " eyewitness news". >> henry, thank you. hundreds gathered in downtown charlottesville today, to remember heather heyer. >> ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> to call on americans to come together peacefully. >> she wanted equality.

and, in this issue, of the day of her passing, she wanted to put down hate, and for my part , we just need to stop all this stuff and just forgive each other. i think that's what the lord would want us to do. is to stop, just love one another. >> president trump hosed this tweet about heyer this morning >> taken down overnight in baltimore, city leaders are hoping to avoid demonstrations like the ones in charlottesville. baltimore city council voted yesterday to remove all con fedotenko rat monuments within city limit. the city mayor is defending her decision to get it done under the cover of darkness. >> what i know is i did what was right in my city. that will was my intent, and it is done. >> other cities are considering making similar moves, the mayor of birmingham , alabama ordered

the covering of a confederate monument there. they say the city exploring legal options to have it removed. >> debate over the future of the frank rizzo statue in center city has made it the target of vandals. this morning police arrested 25 year old new jersey man they say through eggs at the statue. vandals also through statues at the statue last night, some hung a sign with the message shame on president trump. sensing went up around the statue sometime this morning before vandalized a second time. we'll have the latest on statue controversy coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we have breaking news, the commute home, chopper three live over overturned tractor-trailer on route 55 southbound, just off the exit 55 ramp n harrison township, new jersey, traffic backed up until crews clean up the accident. hazmat teams are there, as well, it appears there is some sort of spill on the road. we're told the driver of the tractor-trailer has minor injuries.

we will bring you any updates as we get them. well, search is underway in the waters off hawaii, for five crew members of an army helicopter that crashed. the coast guard says the blackhawk helicopter lost communications with an airfield, and then vanished. crews have found parts after fuselage, and a helmet, thus far. several aircraft and boats are being used in the search. philadelphia police release new video after deadly shooting from earlier this year, that they hope will lead to information about a killer. we do want to warn you, you may finds this video disturbing. on march 19, a gunman was seen firing several shots at one of two men, walking on roberts avenue, near green street, in nicetown. police say the shooter fled in a silver mini-van. the victim died at the hospital, the second man was able to get away. if you have any information about the shooting, please contact police. in weather, the humidity is rising, we have a warm rest of the work week on tap, this evening, no exception. meteorologist, lauren casey joins us liver on the cbs-3

skydeck with a look at the somewhat steamy forecast. lauren? >> thanks so much, nicole. yes, summer has returned in full force after unseens seasonably cool start. yesterday, sunshine has returned. and temperatures are soaring up approaching that 90 degrees mark in philadelphia. 88 degrees right now in philly but our dew point is 62 degrees, right now, we're not even registers feels like temperature because humidity is not too un-tolerable, but down the shore, we have bit of muggy factor, so feeling like 84 degrees when the air temperature is 82. and in the poconos, right now, 76 degrees. storm scan3 showing us we just have a cumulus deck moving through much of the area. but we are seeing a couple of cbsphilly.com breeze generated showers developing closer to the code, and this little shower cruising it way through lewes, and i are hope beach, will move off shore as we head into the next 20 minutes. as we head into the evening hours, mostly clear. could see pop up sea breeze, otherwise, pleasant evening, warm one at that. temperatures in the low 80s.

but, we do have steamier conditions, and stormier conditions, ahead, before we get to the upcoming weekend. we will talk more about that in your full eyewitness forecast coming up in just new few. >> lauren, thank youment summer break is now over for some philadelphia students. they went back to school today >> they sure do. "eyewitness news" was there as student headed back to class this morning, global leadership academy in west philadelphia. we spoke to some student who say they can't wait to see what the new school year will bring. i am he ' excited for to because it has been a big part of my life to go to the big grade, to go to, and i'm just very excited. there is a lot of surprises in our new school. so you never know. >> you never know. have a great year, family. >> this year is the first year that the campus of global ship academy has a new school calendar, they'll learn year around what longer winter and spring breaks and shorter summer vacation.

>> they're looking sharp, too. >> sure are. >> nice. >> coming up: do you have you're clips glasses? well, you need special eye wear of course in order to look at the eclipse. but some outlets are selling fake ones, and they can hurt your eyes, and damage your vision. how to spot the fakes coming up at 5:30. >> thousands of elvis fans from all over the world descends on grace lands to honor the king on the 40th anniversary of his death. i'm mola lenghi. >> what's on the menu for the pop up cheetos restaurant we told but? we'll get a look inside of the famous tv chef who designed the recipes, that's when " eyewitness news" returns. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century.

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>> thousands of he will vision presley fans are at grace lands today to mark the 40th anniversary of the rockledge end's death. >> mola lenghi is at elvis' home in memphis, tennessee, and spoke with fans of the

king as well as people who knew him the best. >> fans arrived throughout the day at graceland, for a tour of elvis presley's home, on this solemn anniversary. >> there is just a special feeling about grace lands, that there is no other place in the world. >> ♪ >> forty years after the death of the king of rock-and-roll, tens of thousands of fans still make the pilgrimage to memphis wanda has been an elvis collector for zero six years. she metal advice when she was a teen. >> i said can i get your autograph? so he said: why don't you just come in the dining room and have breakfast with me. so i did. and i had the napkin that he ate with. >> that was elvis' napkin? >> that was his that he ate with. >> just one of the many things fans can do here in memphis, during elvis week. >> the unique thing about elvis, he never forgot where he came from. >> angie, the director of archives at elvi presley grace

lands, $45 million entertainment complex that opened in march. >> not just about elvis. they're about people who were influences of his, as well as people who he has influenced. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> mark james wrote suspicious minds, and several other elvis hits. >> i gave him five songs, hand five singles, you can't get any more than that. >> said he was told elvis was planning to record several more of james' songs, at the time of his death. mola lenghi, for cbs-3, " eyewitness news." i used to love all movies as a kid, i used to love them, indeed, good stuff. >> we're halfway through the week, getting over the hump. >> that means we're gearing up for friday summer fest celebration. >> and i'm headed up the mountains as they say, that's right, we're in the poconos, join us as we explore this mountain destination from the historic town of jim thorpe, outdoor adventures all around the area. we'll see how locals and visitors celebrate summer in the popular pennsylvania get away. it all starts this friday morning, at 5:00 a.m. right here on cbs-3.

and then we're live at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 right here on " eyewitness news." going up the mountains. >> hopefully you'll have good weather for it. lauren? >> i don't think we are. >> no with a smile? >> oh, man. >> it does look like we have the sort of storms and some stronger storms specially as we head into friday. but, you know, i'll be watching that radar. >> we will be there anyway. >> we'll be there anyway. >> exactly. just got to keep an eye to that sky. but yes, keeping an eye to the sky today. see the sunshine, some puff, cumulus clouds, brought the sunshine back after the dreary start to the work weekt the yesterday. and sunshine in the scene, as we get live look at the neighborhood network camera, kids about to go back to school, temperatures right now 86 degrees, and look at the grass, nice and green, with all of the rain we've had in the reading area over the last month and a half. but temperatures are much toast year than where we were at this time yesterday on the order of 10 degrees warmer, 88 in philly, at 82 degrees in

atlantic particular city, 84 allentown, 86 in wilmington. we do have difference in the humidity across the area. bit of gradient north of the city. not too humid. dew point right around the 60 degrees mark. so still feeling fairly comfortable, but south of the city conversely, dew points up near the 07 degrees mark, so feeling much more sticky. storm scan3, showing us trends throughout the day today, nice visible imagery showing us the fair weather cumulus deck. generated showers, very light in intensity. and very small locally, not small locally is this, check that out. those are visible sign of light imari of category two hurricane gert, only 500 miles off shore. looking beautiful on saturday light, and even more beautiful that it is moving on away. yes, we don't want to deal with direct impact of gert because it is strong hurricane category two, winds at 100 miles per hour, movement off to the northeast 31 miles per hour, so the forward momentum picking up as it gets into the higher latitude.

ger. it will keep on moving away up into the northern atlantic, where it will become extra tropical. as we head into the next couple of days, but now it is our strongest hurricane, of the 2017 season so far. but, overnight tonight, quiet in the delaware valley. few passing clouds, low temperature at 71 degrees. could see patchy fog. for our thursday mostly sunny chance of late day thunderstorm, high temperature eight a degrees, so not quite as toasty tomorrow. future weather showing us could have that chan every sea breeze generated shower closer to the coast over the next couple of hours, as we head toward sunset, that chance will diminish, overnight tonight, mostly clear skies, as we wake up tomorrow morning , no problems for your thursday morning commute. looking good on the lunch hour , then your chance of spotty thunderstorm, again, mainly late in the day, see the best chance of storm rolling on through, as we head into thursday night, early friday morning. we could see couple of downpours, for the first half of the day on friday. then we are going to start to see more activity flaring up during the afternoon and evening hours. something we'll have to keep an eye on, because few of

these cells could be on the stronger side, late day friday , and into friday night. so that will be our steamy, and stormy day. dew points will be well into the 70s. so it is just going to feel gross. 88 degrees, saturday at 90 degrees, once again, mostly sunny with just chance of hit or miss storm. and then sunday looks like a beauty, sunshine, lower humidity, eight a degrees, and guess what? we have not changed monday's forecast for the eclipse, still mostly sunny, so we should get good view in the delaware valley as long as you got the shades. >> got to have it. those special shades, indeed. thanks, lauren, appreciate t still ahead on "eyewitness news," a look inside that cheeto's restaurant, we were telling you about last week. >> and, a famous mom rocks out at her son's hockey game. we'll gave you a hint. her heart will go on, no matter who wins the game. the answer in the hot minute with next in our next half hour. hey, don? >> game of connect the dots, how the eagles and buffalo bills are nfl cuts. that story is next in sport.

>> repairs and renovations, long time philadelphia resident getting helping hands , coming up on " eyewitness news" at 6:00 the new program and the people it is benefitting. that's later today at 6:00 >> right now we're joined by don bell in sports. >> yes, the day before. >> the day before, looking forwards to it for sure, right you may not see it. but it is there. tomorrow night, the eagles will host the bills, in pre-season game two. when the two teams hook up, you will notice that there is a direct pipeline from the delaware valley, to up-state new york. >> the wex cents between the bills and eagles are almost endless, the defensive coordinator before coming to philly, linebacker nigel played for swartz in buffalo, before signing with the birds last season. cory gram was a bill for the last three seasons, and he signed with the eagles, two weeks ago. fellow defensive i have back ron brooks also played for

swartz in buffalo. ronald darby comes to the phils but never played for short. same with another defensive back, watkins, who was briefly on buffalo's practice squad. oh, and his brother, sammy, was just traded away by the bills last week. and it doesn't stop there. jason peters was originally a bill before being traded to the eagles eight years ago, going back even further, john, started his career in, you guess dollars it, buffalo. oh, ya, just for good measure, offensive coordinator played for the bills in a game called the come back, ya, that was him. then, if you look at the phils , their head coach is, montgomery county native former eagles defensive coordinator sean motorcycle dermick. of course jordan matthews is now on the bills roster after last week's trade, then shady motorcycle mccoy and colt anderson. yep, there is philly connection, as well, upper darby native billy brown now a bill. as is former temple star dion

dawkins, drafted in the second . al streeter also on the roster , so is woodbury own and penn stater gerald hodges. and finally, souderton native jake mets who played on the arena bowl champion soul last year, and then spent part of training camp last august with the birds. >> so, our executive producer paul calls me yesterday, he's like dude, you're not going to believe how many connections there. you never see this at the pro level. >> isn't that something? >> it is like a dozen connections between two teams. >> that's a lot. >> is that good or bad? >> don't say there will be a quiz in the morning. because i'll fail. >> there are a lot of names connected. >> will do. >> thanks, don. >> coming up in the next half hour, we're getting ready for monday total solar eclipse with our eclipsefest, you need special glasses to see the eclipse, you can't say it enough. so how can you tell if you're clips glasses are real or fake fake ones are out there. and they can damage your eyes.

so this is a report you really need to see. also this. >> the last total eclipse of the sun for north america, until the year 2017. >> well, we'll take you back to the last time the nation got a glimpse of a total solar eclipse, with coverage from cb s's own walter cronkite. all of that and more after a short break. stay with us.

>> good evening, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm nicole brewer. jessica off tonight. we are counting down to the solar eclipse with our eclipse fest coverage. millions of americans will be watching the scion monday for the eclipse. and the only way to do that safely is with special glasses >> but, there has been sudden flood of thieves hitting the market. health reporter stephanie

stahl here to explain the potential danger. >> today, really potentially dangerous, doctors say the fake glasses could damage your eyes and i am pair vision. and the problem is, the counterfeit ones look a lot like the real thing. >> solar eclipse glasses are in big demands, as people get ready for the historic event, but nasa says, phony glasses are also on the market, that could be dangerous. >> they're all over the place. >> the fake glasses are being sold in stores and on line and can do real harm if they're used to look at the eclipse. >> too much ultraviolet or train red radiation getting into your eyes from the sun, and lesions on your retina, little blind spots, where they can cause irritation to your cornea. so we're concerned that we're going to hear reports of that sort. >> rick fine berg, with the astronomical society, says even the certified iso glass that is have the official number one, two, three-two, might not be safe. >> the marketplace is being flooded by counterfeit. glasses that have that

certification stamped on them, but they really aren't certified to be safe. >> here's how to check. safe solar glasses block out all light, you shouldn't be able to see anything, but the sun. >> you put them over the led. you see nothing, now, we'll take one from an unknown vendor, put them over the led. you can see the led lights, so this is immediate indication that these glasses are not safe. >> it is also important that the lenses are not scratched or damaged. that will help make sure you see the eclipse without hurting your site. >> and the american astronomical society, and nasa , have a list of reputable manufacturers and authorized dealers to help make sure that you have safe eclipse glasses in you want to watch. we have a link to all of that cbsphilly.com. also, we have ordered cbs-3 some government approved eclipse glasses, and there is an easy way, when you look at them, to tell if they're safe. you put them on. you should see nothing except

the sun. so when you look in these. >> right? >> you see nothing, except when you go outside, you'll be able to see the sun, it will be a lil rounds orange ball. >> okay. >> and just like whether go to 3d movie if you wear specs glasses you can put them over top. >> over top. >> good to know. stephanie, thank you. >> look good, too. >> where did everybody go? >> yes, you see nothing. so apparently they're fine. >> they're the real deal. "eyewitness news" will be standing out our cbs-3 limited edition and government approved eclipse glasses this friday at noon, at dilworth park in center city. that's on the west side of city hall. so if you need a pair, stop on by, we hope to see you there. and also, three of our sister radio stations, 92.5, xtu, today's 96.5 and 98.1, wogl, are also giving away our eclipse glasses throughout the weekend. so listen to your favorite station for details, and next week, eclipse, is going to allow nasa to study the earth- like never before. nasa will conduct several

experiments, we're told, including the national eclipse balloon project. seventy-two balloons will be sent skyward to look down on the earth's atmosphere. the studly see how the atmosphere responds to the sudden loss of sunlight. derrick pits, chief astronomer at franklin institute, tells thus is just one project nasa is gearing up for on monday. >> we're all kind of projects, related to the eclipse, happening all across the 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 it those all to one central location, so 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, or crowd applicable project that people can become part of, that will provide scientific data that can be used to better understanded howie clips cents like this take place. >> derrick will be traveling to the path of totality to see the total eclipse of the sun.

he'll be in st. joseph's missouri, he'll join us live monday right here on " eyewitness news" at 5:00. you know, it has been a while since our last total solar eclipse, 1979, to be exact. and here's how walter cronkite called it back then. >> the cbs evening news with walter cronkite. >> good evening, for part of north america, the sun went out today. for a little under three minutes, forces of darkness ruled in daylight, great shadow up to 190 miles wide, cut across the continent from the coast of oregon to greenland. it was the last total eclipse of the sun for north america, until the year 2,017. >> and here we are. all these years later. but take a look at this video, of people gathering to watch the eclipse 38 years ago, just a little trip back in time. always good to see. >> our eclipsefest, continues at 6:00 advice for your pet. should you walk your dog

during the eclipse or keep your pup inside? a vet answers our questions onto how to keep pets safe on monday. that's coming up at of. >> and every day in every newscast, we will have you covered with all of the eclipse information you need. so stay with cbs-3 and cbsphilly.com for eclipsefest, only here, on cbs-3. >> entrepreneur elan must being has sent into orbit today. reached the international space station just before 7:00 . it brought 3 tons of supplies, and equipment, to astronaunts in space station. the two spacecrafts were hovering 250 miles above the pacific ocean. >> well, local camp is encourage willing girls to pursue carreers in science, technology, engineering and math. >> thirty-six girl scouts between seventh and ninth grade, are attending the stem camp at thomas jefferson university east falls campus. not only are they working with robotics, today, they held a debate on the pros and cons of

alternative energy sources. the two-week camp is also sponsored by the united state navy. well, this truck is a mobile medical center. today it provided breast cancer screenings for local women. it was stationed outside of the shoprite at fox street on robert avenue in north philadelphia. sponsors say that mobile screenings make it more convenient for many resident, and they were not turning anyone away. women who didn't have insurance, received screenings , at no charge. well, some residents in williamstown, new jersey are starting a town wide game of hide and seek. >> their mission to strengthen the bonds between local community member. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan, shows us exactly how the game works. >> some are for superheros. others, hometown heroes. >> my daughter, little obsessed. >> the obsession is for painting rocks. >> she's taken me out every day, want to go drop them off, paint every day. >> lauren and her kids are playing a game all of the summer craze in williamstown, new jersey, painting and

playing hide and go seek around town with rocks. >> i found a specially pink one, and one of the water. >> hundreds of families in town are now playing the rock game. and it started with this stone , that christine found on vacation in florida. >> i looked on the back it, said martin county rocks. adorable. i look on facebook formatter inch county rock and there it was. >> mom made their own facebook group williams towns rocks, painted dozens with their own kids and hid them around town. pretty soon it caught on. >> i think it is pretty cool. it gives us something to do, if we don't find them we can paint them at home and i could take them places and we can re -hide them. >> what do you like about painting these rocks and finding these rocks? >> well, fun, and i just like doing it. because you get to look around and see other people's rocks they made. >> the laid hoist started williamstown rocks it, really took three, four months for this to gain traction, so if you want to start it where you live, don't worry, things get off to a rocky start. >> it is really cool to see so many kids getting involved,

and other families, and it is cool when they finds our rocks , and we find theirs. >> i just wanted to do something to bring the kids, and the adults, back to community, having fun. >> and with endless ways to paint and hide stones, rock-on in williamstown, cleve bryan, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." rock on, i love it. still to come on "eyewitness news," the dog breed that is in high demands because after hit television show. plus this. >> yes, i want to show people what 2 acres or a billing lot can produce other than a house >> this little lot adds up. we'll explain in this week's story of brotherly love. >> and the new cheeto's restaurant opened its doors, we'll tell you what's on the menu, and about the famous chef who created the cheetos infused dishes. we will be

>> taco with a twist. >> the shell is actually the egg. calling out the naked breakfast taco nationwide at the end of the month. the shell made of egg, has filling of potatoes, cheese, bake or or sausage. the price tag, two bucks. >> interesting. now we told you about new pop up restaurant thaws all the rage in the new york city, 11 menu item including dose setter made from cheetos. now, learning more details about the menu. some of the options include cheeto's meatballs and cheeto tacos. celebrity chef ann burrell was at pass being with creating all of the. dishes, she said, working with cheetos really got her culinary keith avenue at this at this going. >> i had no idea all of the available. so then many boxes of cheetos started arriving at my restaurant, i was like oh, wow , then my brain started percolate withing ideas.

>> how about that? the marking director for cheetos says the restaurant was fully booked in less than six hours, for it three day run. >> i believe it. >> you're cheetos fans? >> i'm more after dorito's, gal. >> i like the orange fingers, cleaning them up. >> bit after mess, right. >> yes, it is. >> up next, it could be the best thing you see all day. >> great. chihuahua photo shoot. that's right. and they're posed like babies. >> what? >> we'll show you this after the

>> for years, chester county farmer has used part of his land for more than himself. >> uses it as a little lot of. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> so, we got a lot of peppers out here to pick. >> most of pete's peppers, eggplant, more, are dose find for here, the shells of this bustling west chester market.

>> there is a need in this count. >> i so this part every his farmlands is growing vegtables specifically for the chester county food bank. >> this is the wealthiest count any pennsylvania, and it is hard to believe that there are people that need food. >> since 1996, pete has set aside part of hits farmland solely for hunger outreach in chester county. this year, 3 acres, out of 200 >> sweet peppers. >> food bank executive director larry welsh says this kind of farming is exactly what the food bank needed. >> there wasn't much access to fresh, fresh produce. you know, the food banks have always been known as the domain of canned corn and peanut butter. >> larry estimates pete is supplying 70,000 pounds of food a year, hundreds of volunteers help harvest. >> fresh vegtables really what this food bank wanted to focus on whether we came into being. that's what pete was able to provide for us. >> pete says he has another motive: saving chester county farmlands. >> i want to show people what

2 acres or a building lot can produce other than a house. >> sometimes in the store, pete gets a thank you from someone who received his produce. >> i mean, that's why we do this. >> oh, much love to pete and his peeps. great job. you can tell us orr story of brotherly love at cbsphilly.com/brotherly. >> so cute. a photographer gets up close and personal with newborn chihuahua's, in hopes they'll finds a home. >> the artist base in the richmond, virginia does photo shoots with newborn babies, so why not newborn puppies, too? >> so the free chihuahua puppies in a shelter, all siblings, also got some time, in front of camera, all four are available for adoption through the richmond animal care and control website. >> that is -- >> wasn't that something? >> super cute. >> and ideas, too, to get them adopted. >> i'll take them all. >> not before i get there first.

come on, now, all right. >> lauren has got your forecast. >> yes, had the dogs out today in the sunshine, chi chi and edger, sunbathing, they were loving it, they hated yesterday. they did not want any part of that. and i think we're all over yesterday yesterday's type of weather. we've had enough rain. enjoy the sunshine right now. we are looking at a sunny scene there. we get a live look on "skycam 3" at ocean city. people out on the beach, people taking a little bit of a dip, a beautiful day down the shore today. temperatures warmer than what would had yesterday. gorgeous shot there. 82 degrees in atlantic city. 84 degrees in wildwood. toasty in the city at 88 degrees, 84 in the lehigh valley. got middle 70s in the poconos, but taking a peak at the shore points, 79 degrees with the sea breeze in ocean city, 84 degrees in stone harbor, 84 deg. dew points we have little bit after gradient across the area , so feeling slightly more comfortable to the north of the city. not too, too steamy in philadelphia, with dew point

at 62. could be much worse, could be at 72. and that would feel much more oppressive. but dew point are in the 70s, at some of the shore points, and southern locations, so we're seeing more of steam factor, there as we head into the next couple of days, we will keep the more humid conditions, tomorrow not feeling too, too bad, by august standards, by friday, feeling un self-sufficient err recall, dew points mid 70s for everyone, will feel like soup outside. as we head into saturday, we take step back, then sunday it will feel much more comfortable. storm scan3, showing us, the trends throughout the day today. and that's really not much of anything. sunshine, with fair weather cumulus clouds, couple of sea breeze generated showers that have popped up. we have one little cell, very light in intensity, small in size, kind of cruises through the delaware beaches, lewes, just clipped rehoboth beach, now affecting right there. that will continue to move its way off shore. i have another little cell in cape may county but check this out. looking off to the east, at about 500 miles, that is hurricane gert. see it well defined eye on the

visible satellite imagery. and it is continuing to move off to the north and east, and that is what we want. because ger. it is now our strongest hurricane of the 2017 season. winds at 100 miles per hour. it is moving off to the northeast at 31 miles per hour , so picking up the forward pace, as it moves into the northern latitudes, keep on trucking up into the north atlantic, eventually weekends and become extra tropical and not bother anyone along the. s coastline. but still dealing with these indirect imette st. guillen packs with rough surf and also the high risk of rip currents, particularly, as we head into the evening hours. then through part of the day tomorrow, so be very aware of that. otherwise tomorrow down the shore looking pretty good. sunshine, upper 70s, to some low to mid 80s, water temperature up around 66, 76, to 77 degrees, and overnight tonight, just few passing clouds, quiet, down to 71 degrees, with light northerly winds, and for our thursday, another rounds of sunshine in store. late day thunderstorm is

possible. better chance of the storms as we head into tomorrow night. high temperature tomorrow at eight a degrees. we are are watching system that will arrive as we head towards the end of the week. pretty potent cold front. we will be watching this system, could generate some stronger showers, thunderstorms, as we head into friday. friday evening, friday night. heavy rain looking likely, thunderstorm activity, scat nerds nature, few of the storms could be on the strong, even potentially severe side. but as we head into the evening hours, just seeing the chance of isolated sea breeze shower, then quiet overnight tonight, we led into our thursday, not too much going on, there is your better chance of spotty thunderstorm tomorrow evening, tomorrow night, and then as we head into friday, we will start to see the activity picking up as we head into the evening hours so keep yourself weather aware as we head into late day friday, that's our steamy day, high temperature at 88. but quieting things for the upcoming weaken, stem steamy saturday, much more comfortable sunday, still sunny, for eclipse day monday. >> all right, lauren, thank you. up next, specific type of dog is being scooped up in big numbers, and all because of

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>> flown fans, looking like wolfs in the siri. >> seeing increase in huskies being returned now that the thrill is wearing off. game of thrones is of course a wildly popular fantasy series, about warring families in a dark and evil worlds. in the series, the main characters have husky-like dogs, leading people to adopt this breed unaware of the commitment it takes. >> a fantasy, people like the fantasy, without looking into what the reality of one of these dogs is like. they are very high any -- high energy, not super train recall , they get very boards with training.

>> animal experts say it is a sad reminder that the pets will still need to be looked after, once their owners move on to the next popular show. >> our first dog was a husky, yes, august i, loved him to death. >> daniel craig tells us once and for all whether he'll make a fifth bond film. >> and a couple of celebrity moms are celebrating their talented children. from our sister station, the story in today's minute. >> thanks, ukee, nicole, stephen colbert breaking the news we've all been waiting for. >> we could use some good news here. >> daniel craig, will you return as james bond? >> back to take on bond one more time, when pointed out 2,015-inch of you in which craig said he's never going to return, the actor set the record straight. >> it was two days off, shooting the last movie. i went to an interview, would you do another one. and i went no.

instead of saying something, you know, with style, and grace, i gave a really stupid answer. >> cindy crawford welcomes us into her beautiful mal boo home, the latest edition at 73 questions. the super model opening up about her personal life, admitting that she was surprised when the late prince wrote cindy c in 1994 about her. cindy's 15 year old daughter, kia, also made appearance, and as you can see, she is just as gorgeous as her mom f1 mom to the next, celine dion has become the ultimate hockey mom the songstress was spotted cheering on her 16 year old son, rene charles, in the best way possible. dancing and clapping. of covers, all while sporting his jersey. recently opened up in a interview, saying, quote, what makes me most proud, is to be a mom, and she's doing it in the sweetest way possible. at least according to us, her teenage son, he might think

otherwise. that's your hot minute. i'm beck from today's 96.5. >> yes, he's like mom. >> mom, i love you, but ya. >> come on, now, take a seat. >> that's "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >> now at 6:00 the debate rages on, vandals target the frank rizzo statue amid calls to bring it down. tonight the response by supporters as the argument heats up. >> i'm henry ross off in philadelphia. we're speaking with religious leaders, activists even historians, about the best way to address this new found conversation, about hate, and white supremacy, with your children. >> plus, riders with an important role. the new app the transit authority is rolling out, and how they hoped it will keep people safe. lauren? >> and hot summer like weather has returned. and warm temperatures will stick around this week. we will add in more humidity, and bring that chan of storms, what to expect in your full eyewitness forecast, cbs-3 " eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now.

>> cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> this is not about history, this is about hot city chooses to honor in the heart of our sit. >> i. >> split over a statue. a debate is raging after fu renewed calls to remove the likeness of former mayor and police commissioner frank rizzo. and tonight we're hearing both sides of the argument. good evening, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm nicole brewer in for jessica dean. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos live in center city at the site of the statue, and greg, what are people saying tonight? >> welshing as you can imagine , nicole, philadelphians, both sides of this issue right now, hear from them in just a moment. but i want to paint you the picture of what's going on, that's the statue of course here at the municipal services building surrounded by two levels of barricade, plenty of philadelphia police, and that's because there is a march, a rail, which is expected to ends here at the statue, the statue which has become so very controversial over the pt