as protesters call for the removal of mayor frank rizzo's statue. the number of people who want to keep it is growing. >> and the man accused in a case of a deadly road rage faces a judge. what's expected to unfold in a courtroom today. >> the did news is the jackpot is rising again. we'll tell you how much money is up for grabs. today is thursday august 17th. i'm jim donovan.

>> and i'm rahel solomon. >> how are you feeling? >> i had my colonoscopy and i'm feeling fantastic. it's about taking care of your body. they did a great >> we're looking outside right now, everything is looking good, lots of construction. but we do have a big debris spill in new jersey coming up a little bit. >> the weather is quiet. yesterday ended up being a beautiful summer day. i think today we could end up with a shower or a thunderstorm, you if you have outdoor plans i would keep them. you're going to experience sunshine and warmth, other than the spottiest of showers and

thunderstorms we're looking good here today. at the moment storm scan is nice and clear we don't have the fog issues we had and a little cooler by comparison. only the mid 60s heading into the north and west suburbs. again, a spotty late-day thunderstorm is certainly in the cards especially towards the shore points but for the most party expect you'll see the sun throughout the day. up in the poconos beautiful weather, we flirt with weather. >> 80s and sun, katie that's awesome. thank you so much for that and a very good morning to all of you. everything is looking pretty good out there like she said, no fog. which is great it really slowed us down yesterday. today what we're looking at early is this debris spill in robbinsville, new jersey.

this isn't going to slow you down right now. it's too early for that but it's something we're monitoring and keeping an eye on for shower. overnight a resurfacing project, you can see the cones in the roadway still and our crews are still out there with their flashing lights. more construction, 95 north between route 413 and 332 that left lane is compromised there. jim, back to you. >> thank you, meisha. a police officer is recovering this morning from minor injuries after his cruiser hit a parked car in west philadelphia. the accident happened just after midnight along the 5,100 block of baltimore avenue. >> demonstrations against hate and violence continue days after the charlottesville attack. hundreds of protesters took to the streets in center city

philadelphia yesterday. >> i've been marching in marches like this for 50 years. i'm old but i'm not tired. >> racism has no place in our society, in our nation. and we will fight to uphold the laws of freedom. >> attended a prayer service at the arch street united methodist church. meanwhile as some fight to tear it down, more than 16,000 people have signed a petition to save a statue honoring the late frank rizzo. police also arrested a 25-year-old man for reportedly throwing eggs at the statue yesterday morning. >> the city of charlottesville is remembering the victims of saturday's clashes between white

nationalists and counter-protesters. ♪ let it shine there was a candle light vigil last night in the university of virginia campus. marchers assembled peacefully on the same grounds. >> the candles will shine brighter than the torches they did. we will be speaking of love and unity not hate and division. >> it's scary. you want to take your city back so that's what we're doing. >> there were memorials earlier in the day as well. 32-year-old heather heyer was killed when a car floud into counter protesters. president trump's chief strategist is criticizing white supremacists. steve bannon told "the american

prospect" that white supremacists are a collection of browns. bannon >> in other news this morning happening today the preliminary hearing for the man charged in a road rage shooting. he faces first and third degree murder charges in the shooting death of an 18-year-old. investigators say he shot her in june after both drivers tried to merge into the same lane. he is being held without bail. also we now know the identity of a man who urinated on a northeast philadelphia synagogue. he is facing numerous charges including ethnic intimidation and institutional vandalism. eyewitness news was there as he surrendered to police tuesday

night. police say he was caught on video making an obscene hand gesture and urinating on a synagogue. >> while a woman is suing event organizers and several other people after she was seriously hurt at a pumpkin launching competition in delaware. she suffered severe injuries. a trap door flew off one of the cannons and hit her in the face. she now has brain damage and lost vision in one eye. no word on how much money she is seeking. another legal setback in the town of margate in the ongoing dune controversy. a federal court upheld a court order to continue with the project. officials have argued that ponding water near the construction site has caused a safety hazard. three more shore towns are getting sand dunes.

a judge ruled against ocean front manahawkin. >> a new project on the ben franklin bridge. this is the plan for the bridge's camden side. builders plan to replace the existing stairway with a ramp. that way anyone else with a stroll or bike ride has an easier time getting on the path. construction kicks off this fall and is expected to be completed in the spring of 2019. speaking of transit, septa launches an app giving the power to report things to police. there's a free app on their smart phone, riders can report emergencies, suspicious activity and other general safety issue. officials say it's all part of

an effort to improve safety and security. >> with smart phones everywhere, getting real-time information from riders makes a critical difference for police and other first responders. we count on our customers to help be the eyes and ears of the system. >> and a dispatcher monitors the information coming in and can communicate with riders. riders can also receive alerts through the app. setpa officials plan to combine this new app with its main app. >> the bills are in town for the birds first home game of the preseason. the birds lost their first preseason game against the packers in green bay last thursday night. we'll have more on tonight's game coming up in our next hour. you still have a chance to be a multi-millionaire. no one won the jackpot. >> one lucky person in los angeles did get five out of six numbers.

the powerball jack pot up to $510 million. just in case you missed drawing. eyewitness news was at the 7-11 in cherry hill. hopefuls lined up there for a chance to strike it rich but not everyone was optimistic. >> this jackpot is big. however am i excited? no. because the odds of winning is just so not realistic. however, it takes one ticket. and i'm playing that one ticket. in addition to my pool at work. >> you just never know. the current jackpot of $510 million would be the eighth largest in u.s. history. winning numbers will be drawn on saturday. >> coming up, a class action lawsuit against philadelphia-based comcast is moving forward. >> severe weather leaves

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the search continues in the waters off hawaii for five crew members of an army helicopter that crashed. the coast guard says the blackhawk helicopter went down during a training exercise on tuesday night. crews have found parts of a fuselage and a helmet so far. >> right now those search efforts are focused around a debris field and some pieces of debris have started to be recovered. >> several aircraft and boats are being used in that search. >> officials say several tornadoes touched down in minnesota. an eyewitness captured this funnel cloud last night. authorities believe that five possible tornadoes swirld through the area. nearby a tree was uprooted and crashed into a home with someone inside.

despite this they say no one was hurt. they say five tornadoes swept into the area, crashed into a home, no one was hurt but that's incredible there and that's eyewitness video. you always wonder if when people take video of that if they're safe or frightened. >> hundreds of storm chasers that go out into that. i would love to go on a storm chase as well. you've got to know how the atmosphere works. >> don't do that. >> and thankfully there are a lot of citizen journalists out there who put stuff on social media. but you always want to be safe. >> none of that around here. >> thankfully no. i think we're going to see storms tomorrow but tomorrow i think may end up having a legacy of humidity. it looks like it's going to ramp up on us before this next front crosses through. it looks to me like today will end up being a really nice day under a generally clear sky we've got no sun yet but we'll

see it rise very beautifully here early this morning and thankfully not the fog issue like we had yesterday, that is now a memory at least for now. we're eventually going to see the humidity creep up, the return of showers and thunderstorms and that will primarily happen tomorrow. if you've got outdoor plans, keep them. they're good. let's talk about gert. this is the strongest hurricane we've had so far for the atlantic season of 2017. it is a cat 2 at the moment and strengthening interestingly as it travels north. now it still is expected to remain out to sea. not posing any direct threat whatsoever to north america. and it really isn't expected to lose its hurricane status until

its by passing newfoundland. with that said, you don't have any worries other than the indirect impact of rougher surf and also some rip current issues. so if you're going to go to the beach it's not a bad day for that. nice day other than that very spotty showers, thunderstorm will keep it dry for you. later tonight dropping down to 74 degrees and as we look forward it's good news when it comes to the eclipse. the viewing conditions right now are not only dry bull clear so we're going to keep our fingers crossed that it stays that way. >> good morning, katie. we've got a debris spill in new jersey in robbinsville. not going to slow you down right now, but it could later. overnight resurfacing project on the schuykill that we're getting used to at this point, i don't

know that you get used to it, but the good news is they usually clear around 5:00. the schuykill eastbound, those cones are on the roadway. the good news is we're not dealing with fog this morning so visibility should be an issue. construction the left lane was blocked, that's now moved out of our way and 95 southbound to betsy ross bridge, that has also been cleared. jim and rahel back to you. >> healing with the power of horses. >> the classes are broken into half-hour sessions with no more than two riders per session. it looks like everyone here enjoyed their horse rides yesterday. researchers say for some children and teens with disabilities, the best part of their day is spent on a horse. >> good for them. great news. well, some new direct destinations are coming to philadelphia international airport.

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they have no control. comcast says all fees are listed on their bills. time for a check on business news. >> good morning. so shares are noestly higher following gains on wall street this morning. what can we expect? >> they're expecting another rally. a jump by retail stocks including target and urban outfitters. tech companies and firms that sell household goods also traded higher. the dow jones gained 25 points here. >> i understand an unusual tune has made its way on to the top 50 on the itunes chart. what's that all about? >> it's unusual because the song is completely silent. it's called aaaaaa very good song. it's 10 minutes of dead air. its popularity may be due to

driver's frustration when they plug their smart phones into a car and alphabetically plays by default. now the silent song with six a's plays first. >> i don't know about this. turn it off then save your $0.99 and buy a hot coffee. >> you can get a coffee for $0.99? >> on the right day at the right place. hena doba live for us. >> american airlines is expanding service from philadelphia. >> it will begin nonstop flights from zurich, budapest and prague. the new international service begins next year. >> i have not been to

budapest. >> the weekend looking good. >> indeed it is. and plus that it's also still looking quiet as well for the upcoming eclipse. we will talk about that stretch of sunny weather and how long it lasts beyond the eclipse.

>> yesterday we didn't have too much fog in the city but everywhere else you were just enshrouded in very thick fog, but now i'm not going to say that it's not humid outside, but at least we don't have that to contend with this morning. so the morning drive save for sun glare is basically find. we do have a shower across the maryland-virginia border. i don't believe that's going to have impact on our area. with time the southern half of

our region, delmarva peninsula, southern new jersey, you run the potential of a shower. keep your eyes out for thunder since a pop-up is a higher possibility. up to the poconos i wouldn't worry about any wet weather at all. it looks beautiful up there. low 70s in ac as well but you're only in the upper 50s right now in mount pocono. very comfortable start to the day all things considered. as the day progresses this is some good looking weather. 80 degrees sunshine for the most part. friday we're going to see our next front. that will bring us showers and thunderstorms which could be locally heavy or strong second half of the day but then we clear it out for the weekend. >> the weather looks beautiful, katie. >> you're welcome. >> good morning, everyone. it is the gate way to our weekend and we are looking outside right now. overnight resurfacing project on

the schuykill, eastbound clearing out of our way right now. honestly it shouldn't pose any problems but you can see how many headlights are already out there. then we've got some construction in jersey, 73 southbound at 295. that right lane is compromised and we're seeing movement around there before the 5:00 hour. we're not going to have any bumper to bumper conditions or anything like that. construction 422 westbound between route 23 the right lane is compromised there. we're also seeing some people outside their vehicles because it's dark take it easy out there. jim back to you. >> coming up in the next hour, the man accused in a deadly case of road rage is in court today we're live with the preview. >> we'll tell you where a ban on texting and walking is expected to set off a national trend. >> and meet the area doctor heading south for the eclipse and find out what could happen

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. >> another night of protests in philadelphia as demonstrators march through the streets. they want to topple racism and a conversation statue in center city. and because of that a picture of frank rizzo has extra security. we're live with the latest. >> after several protest-filled days at trump tower, the president returns to his working vacation in new jersey. but the fallout continues. i'm seth lemon in washington with more coming up. >> and it's a case of good news and bad news. thd