. good morning. i'm rahel solomon. >> and i'm jim donovan. here's what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute. today is thursday, august 17th. >> demanding change, protesters take to the streets of center

city in the aftermath of violent protests in charlottesville. >> racism has no place in our society. >> a show of unity in charlottesville in the exact same spot where clashes took place. >> sporting an emergency on sept is just an app away. >> we count on our customers to help be the eyes and ears. >> no powerball winner whoever night. the jackpot grows to over $500 million. >> if i'm president, no more monday. nobody likes monday. let's go right to tuesday. two saturdays. you got a wednesday. nobody really cares about thursday because the weekend is coming. >> i think he might be on to

something. something we can all agree on. andrew "dice" clay a little less controversial. >> he's changed a lot since the old days. he was a firebed of controversy years ago. >> he looks a lot different too. >> mainly the hair. >> mellowed with age. >> sign me up. but then you render that carpenters song totally useless. >> but we digress. i feel like there is a song for everything. today i suppose would be a little will smith. summer summer summertime. it feels like summer. >> it feels like august and today we'll for the most part be sunny and bright and warm too. but other than a spotty shower or thunderstorm in a couple of areas off to the south of the

city, we're looking good here. storm scan is basically here. a couple of clouds here and there. you see those little specs showing up around the baltimore area, don't worry about those. just ground clutter moisture is certainly in the atmosphere across the region, but right now no wet weather in sight and certainly no fog. 68 the current value in atlantic city, 71 in philadelphia, a very calm wind and only 57 up in mount pocono. that's certainly the oddball out. most of us in are generally in the 60s. beautiful day in the poconos, just watch for the spotty thunderstorm down the shore and it will hit about 87 in philadelphia with more sun than anything. a little on the muggy side but nothing we can can't handle. the problem is come tomorrow not only is the humiddy going to ramp up, we'll be tracking wet weather, i'll let you know when we expect storms to rumble

through later on. >> we are looking good outside. so far so good. 42 freeway, you take this to 295, looking great. great company there as well. we do have some construction out there 422 westbound between route 23 and trooper. that right lane is compromised and you can see it is getting a little bit slow and the vine was not closed for construction so westbound-eastbound you're looking good. rahel back to you. >> all right, meisha thank you. happening today the preliminary hearing for the man charged in a deadly road rage shooting. >> he faces murder charges in the death of an 18-year-old woman. jan carabeo is live with the latest. good morning, jan. >> reporter: good morning. you may remember this was a story that gained national

attention. the district attorney here in west chester calling the crime senseless. he is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of 18-year-old bianca roberson killing her in an apparent road rage attack last month. police were able to track him down through surveillance video. he turned himself in to police with his attorney very early one sunday morning back on july 2nd. but this only came after an all-out, four-day man hunt. this tragic story started on a road in west goshen township. the two were jockeying for position as the road merged into one lane. he wasn't letting her by so he

pulled out a gun and shot her in the head. she had just graduated from high school and was greting ready to attend jacksonville university in the fall. >> this is the story of a sal age and senseless murder. this defendant wasn't happy with the way it was going so he pulled out a gun and killed this young woman. >> that was da tom hogan there talking about this arrest after it was made back in july. at that time he said there was no indication that race played a role. in the meantime david desper is being held without bail he faces a judge today for his preliminary hearing. we will be here to cover it all for now we're live in west chester. >> all right, jan. thank you. >> the time now is 5:36. in business news this morning, a

makeover for a popular children's restaurant. >> hi, hena. >> good morning, guys. the jump by retail stocks led a small rally here on wall street. the nasdaq picked up 12. new data shows more people are having trouble paying off their student loans. the consumer protection bureau reports more than 40% of borrowers owe $20,000 or more. 15% owe $50,000 or more. at least half of all borrowers don't start paying off their loans until they're at least 35 years old. chuck e. cheese is getting a modern makeover. they're getting rid of its signature animatronic

characters. in some locations open kitchen designs for an updated look. it's the first major change for the brand in 20 years. and a lincoln, nebraska company is offering a novel way to enjoy the solar eclipse by making a t-shirt that will glow in the dark as the eclipse happens. the company called eclipse incorporated said wearing the shirt is a nifty way to stand out. >> everyone is trying to cash in. >> as they should. capitalism. >> all right, hena. thank you. >> demonstrations against hate and violence continue days after the charlottesville attack. >> hundreds of protesters took to the streets in center city philadelphia in a rally organizers dubbed philly is charlottesville. some of the crowd are also calling for the removal of frank

rizzo's statue citing brutality against african-americans during his time as mayor. >> it's not just statues as john lawrence reports, schools and parks named after confederate leaders are at risk. a confederate statue of slavery defender roger tawney doesn't ride off into the sunset but rather is taken away on a flat bed truck. >> any city that has confederate statues are concerned about violence occurring in their city. >> baltimore removed all four of its confederate statues wednesday. other cities including gainesville, florida and new york also removed items over the past few days. now this is going further than just statues and plaques. >> this is an opportunity to show our younger generation the difference of right and wrong. >> the dallas school district wants to change the name of five

of its schools named after federal officials. oklahoma city officials are thinking likewise. >> what we want to do is find out if the communities have interest in going forward with the name change. >> and the charlottesville city council in virginia recently voted in changing lee park to emancipation park. officials also voted in favor of taking down its stal u of lee lee sitting upon his horse. but the move which sparked the white nationalist violence over the weekend is paused pending litigation. >> up next i'll tell you who tops the latest forbes list of highest-paid actresses. >> why are they banning candy? we'll tell you. >> that doesn't soun like a celebration at all. >> and this camp site has room left for people who want to travel for the eclipse. but there's a twist.

the oscar winner came in first earning $26 million over the past year.

jennifer aniston came in second with $25 million. and third place with $24 million goes to jennifer lawrence. also going to tell you about a king sized controversy brewing over a halloween candy o they're citing safety concerns saying an increasing number of children are mobbing floats for candy. many towns say they're not happy. a nonprofit is asking for suggesting how to include candy without jeopardizing safety. >> years ago stephanie stahl and i were on a float. they should have someone on the sides walking and handing it. >> we need to reach out to the people and let them know. >> i feel like that's totally

common sense someone should be able to come up with that. >> so yesterday was pretty muggy. today didn't feel as bad when i walked out. >> it's not too bad out there i think all in all we'll end up with pretty nice weather here. i believe we're going to be showing you some special guests in a second here. we are going to start off taking you outside to a view here of a nice clear for the most party expect high pressure to keep control right through at least the rest of today, a spotty shower and thunderstorm and quickly we do want to introduce you to a couple of special weather watchers. come on in guys. they're very large but they're

very special. take a look. some of the gang from the lego ninjago movie. great to see you guys. just over a month away so you might see these guys around town today. i feel like it's hard to miss them. meisha can you help me escort our friends out. there's so many huge cords that they can slip on here in the

studio. >> so today i think those costumes are going to be very steamy for our friends here because it will be a very hot day. let's check in quickly with the eyewitness weather watchers. mid upper we've got a storm system showing some nice organization at this point. that front is what's going to eventually cross the delaware valley into tomorrow and it may come in with some heavier thunderstorms second half of the day tomorrow. in the meantime predominant pollen today

call it a holiday because it's the eclipse. the eclipse is coming up on monday, right now meisha it looks all clear. >> awesome. and i've got to say i thought those lego people, i thought it was a costume, but they were real. >> good morning, everyone. happy thursday. looking really good, basically you are in great company. the only thing we have out there is some construction. most of the other activity we had was kind of moving out of our way. one of the construction projects that out there still is going to start to slow you down. take a look at how slow-moving it is here. this is 422 westbound, right lane is compromised you can see moving in both directions however very, very slow moving on 422. also want to pull your attention

to patco due to derailed work equipment. trains are running both directions we'll be talking more about this coming up in a bit. back to the path of totality stretches from oregon to south carolina. stephanie stahl talked to an eye doctor. >> reporter: it will be a prime viewing spot for the eclipse and dr. dugan will be front and center. seeing a total solar eclipse has been at the top of his bucket list for years. >> i always liked science and astron any and space travel and all of that geeky stuff. >> the new jersey-based

ophthalmologist has planned a family vacation. >> if you're within this path you will see a total solar eclipse. >> the pattern goes from oregon across the country down to south carolina. it will be the first total solar eclipse visible from the u.s. since 1979. >> it's just supposed to be the most amazing thing to go from the middle of the day to the middle of the night and have it last for two and a half minutes and boom you're back. >> reporter: for those in the direct path, the temperature is expected to drop about 10 degrees when day briefly turns to night. >> i just thought on a hot summer day it would be cool at 2:00 in the afternoon it would be cool. >> it will be a once in a lifetime event. there's just one problem. >> i just hope that it's a sunny day. if it's a cloudy day, it's going to be miserable. you have to pick a spot and hope for the best. >> hoping and planning, he has special eclipse glasses for solar filters they're for his family and he's giving them out

to patients. >> reporter: sunglasses are no good. >> well, a star has aligned with a rare astronomical event. bonnie tyler will perform her 1983 hit "total eclipse of the heart" aboard the total eclipse cruise. the ship will be in the path of totality for the performance just as the moon moves across the sun. talk p a marketing ideal there. if you're still looking for a place to go to watch next week's eclipse, there's a camp in missouri that has some open spots. >> but there is a catch. if you go you have to camp naked. >> that's because this is a nudest club. by the way it's the only remaining nudest club in missouri and it happens to be in the eclipse's path of totality.

>> it's all about body acceptance and when you talk to someone, you're talking to that person. it doesn't matter what they're dressed like. >> our producer said you can see the moon as well there. >> not lost on anyone watching. and the club is actually a nudist co-op. there are five rv's and 12 tent tent sites still available. eyewitness news we have you covered for everything you need to know about the eclipse. also we'll be handing out limited edition and government approved eclipse glasses tomorrow afternoon at dilworth park. >> three of our sister radio stations are also giving away our eclipse glasses throughout the weekend. so listen to your favorite radio station for details. >> we want to see you wearing those cbs3 glasses, share your photos and videos with your

glasses using the hashtag #cbs3. >> we'll have you covered with all the information you need. stay with cbs3 for eclipse fest only right here.

neighbors of a napa valley vineyard say they're not getting too much rest these days. >> officials say there's nothing they can do about it. >> it's beautiful land. >> it's beautiful land, yes. but it's noisy. those cannon blasts you hear there are bird cannons and grape farmers use them to scare away birds and a local ordinance allows it. >> one person's money making vineyard and right to farm should not supersede everybody else's right to enjoyment of life. >> one neighbor has written into his will that the owners are not

allowed to bid on his property. >> can you imagine living next to that? >> no. >> coming up in the next hour, pat is getting us ready for the preseason game against the bills tonight. >> and milo the robot. see how he is revolutionizing the classroom for children with autism and teaching them i

extra tight security around the statue of mayor frank rizzo this morning as a growing number of people are calling for it to be torn down. plus this. >> after several protest-filled days at trump tower, the president returns to his working vacation in new jersey. but the fallout over his handling of the violence in charlottesville continues. i'm seth lemon in washington with more coming up. >> and if you were hoping to wake up an instant millionaire, sorry to disappoint you. no one won the jack pot. that just means it's even bigger for saturday's drawing. >> i'm in our pool. good morning, everyone i'm jim donovan. >> and i'm rahel solomon. it's been kind of a crazy morning around here. >> it