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 has.

>> every day. >> good morning, everyone. gate way to our weekend is here. we're looking outside right now just a ton of construction, much of which is moving out of our way. dry roadways, no visibility issues. all really looking very, very clear right now. i'm going to show you a camera in a second that is showing a little hint of low-lying cloud cover. but you're right by comparison, it is nothing like what we saw yesterday. nice clear storm scan 3 at the moment. we may end up with a spotty shower or thunderstorm late today right now you don't have to worry about that. here's that shot i promised you. notice off in the distance you've got to look far out, behind the tree line there is some cloud cover, it obviously looks a little hazy but are we talking below a quarter mile visibility? absolutely not. that's helpful. but there is some moisture out there and i think you'll notice it. the humidity is certainly

something that will be noticeable throughout the entire day. we hit about 87 degrees with more sun than anything but there could be the spottiest showers or storms primarily south of the city later on today. it's not a wash-out by any stretch. meanwhile tomorrow more storms are on the way and they could have a little bit of gusto behind them. we'll talk about that later in the show and at the moment it is still looking good for eclipse viewing on monday. >> good. so many people are going to be watching that and it's so nice that mother nature is being nice to us. we're looking outside right now so we're talking about that construction which was really starting to slow us down. the good news is we are looking at this construction kind of off in the distance between route 23 and trooper. we were looking at that about 20 minutes ago it was very slow. now we're he'sing tension so crews moving out of our way. when we look on the eastbound

this is just volume levels. except 20 minutes ago it was bumper to bumper. now we're just talking about volume there and also construction there on the westbound side but it is moving out of our way. blue route moving in our direction approaching route 1 looking really good. and 95 south of gerard this is what you're looking at in the southbound direction. i would say it's starting to heat up now we know now pushing into the 6:00 hour, it's starting to heat up and it's something to consider as you're walking out the door this morning. >> a police officer was injured when his cruiser hit a parked vehicle in west philadelphia. the officer is being treated at penn presbyterian medical center for minor injuries. this happened about midnight. the circumstances of the crash srnt clear right now. >> in other news this morning the frank rizzo statue in center city philadelphia continues to be a hot button issue.

>> we told you about the call for removal but there's also a petition to keep it and the support is growing. trang do is live outside the city's municipal service building. good morning trang. >> reporter: good morning. the barricades to protect the statue first came out yesterday morning after a man was arrested for egging it and overnight we saw that protection really beefed up. there were about two dozen officers out here and three sets of barricades. but now that has been reduced. just a handful of officers here outside the statue with one set of barricades. last night there were a number of people who gathered here at this statue demanding it be torn down after attending an antiracism march. a cross-section of philadelphia a thousand people strong marched down broad street wednesday night to be a collective voice against racism. this in the wake of a white

supremacist rally in charlottesville, virginia over the weekend that turned violent. >> racism has no place in our society. in our nation. and we will fight to uphold the laws of freedom. >> they had such a long way to go. i've been marching in marches like this for 50 years. i'm old but not tired. >> reporter: the march brought a number of different groups together for one cause. police commissioner richard ross says the crowds remained peaceful and no one was arrested. >> we understand and respect everyone's right to protest that's what this country was founded on. >> reporter: while many packed into a church for a prayer service, a smaller group surrounded the statue of frank rizzo demanding it be removed. those calling for removal cite allegations of brutality against african-americans. >> it needs to come down one way or another.

i am not necessarily committed to which way it comes down. i'll be happy whichever way it happens. >> in the meantime police set up additional cameras and barricades to protect the statues. and on the other hand a petition started by a south philadelphia man to keep the statue in place has garnered more than 16,000 signatures since tuesday afternoon. the organizer says he wants to set up a meeting with mayor kenney who is calling for statue to be taken down. the mayor's office says it is open to discussions. i'm trang do, cbs3 eyewitness news. >> definitely strong feelings on both sides of that. >> tensions continue to rise this morning after president trump refuses to blame white supremacists for violence in charlottesville. >> people asked for peace and tolerance. here's seth lemon.

♪ and the home of the brave >> reporter: hundreds gathered wednesday evening at the university of virginia for a candlelight vigil denouncing the violence and racism that was on display over the weekend in charlottesville. >> we don't want this anger and hate in our town. >> being here tonight was a way of reclaiming the city. >> reporter: protests continued throughout the country. this one outside trump tower in new york was organized by a jewish group. even in chile, outside the building where vice president mike pence gave a speech there was a show of solidarity with charlottesville. here in dc the condemnation of president trump from democrats and republicans continues in light of his comments blaming both sides for the violence in charlottesville. >> the president speaks for himself. the clan is evil. >> reporter: republican senator orrin hatch insists the

president is just misunderstood. >> i don't think he personally has a racist bone in his body. has he handled this virginia incident as well as i would have liked him to? no. >> reporter: nearly a dozen high profile corporate leaders quit the president's business advisory council over his response to the violence in charlottesville. in a tweet wednesday the president announced he had disbanded the group. seth lemon, cbs3 eyewitness news. >> the search continues for five soldiers missing after their helicopter crashed off hawaii. the coast guard says the helicopter went down during a training exercise tuesday night. crews have found parts of a fuselage and a helmet so far. several aircraft and boats are being used in that search. meanwhile more than 30,000 public school students in guam are returning to school despite the threat of a missile attack. last week north korea leader kim

jung unthreatened to send missiles. security will be discussed in classrooms. >> back here at home and happening today, the man accused in the case of a deadly road rage incident faces a judge. david desper faces first and third degree murder charges in the shooting death of 18-year-old bianca roerson. after they both tried to merge into the same lane. desper is being held without bail. jan carabeo will have more on the story in about 30 minutes. an update now, authorities say bail has been set at $50,000 for the 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. he is the man who was caught on surveillance video early sunday making an obscene hand gesture

and urinating on the synagogue. >> a woman is suing organizers of a pumpkin launching competition after she was severely injured in delaware. she servuffered severe injuries. she has brain damage and has lost vision in one eye. no word on how much money she's asking for. >> another legal setback for the town of margate in that ongoing dune controversy. a federal appeals court upheld an order to continue with the construction project. town officials have argued that ponding water has caused a safety hazard. the work aims to protect the state's coast line from a hurricane. >> in case you were wondering, no you're not a multimillionaire this morning. >> do you have any family in l.a.?

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officials say several tornadoes touched down in minnesota. an eyewitness captured this funnel cloud. >> authorities believe five possible tornadoes swirled through the area. damage appears to be minimal in most area except for maybe downed trees. also there were no reports of injuries. >> and storms caused so much damage in kansas that officials canceled the first day of school today. strong storms moved through

yesterday afternoon tearing down trees. people are still working to clean up the damage after debris filled streets and yards. >> time now 6:15 and katie joining us. seems like we had an active week. what's today looking like? >> today is actually not looking too bad. i think for the most part many of us are going to see sunshine throughout the entire day. especially true for the folks south of the city. but even then we're talking isolated. so most of us are looking pretty good. latest storm system boy is that an organized looking system or what. the cold front with this is what's going to cross our area tomorrow. at the moment we will be sitting at a marginal risk for severe weather. for now we're calling for stronger thunderstorms into tomorrow especially second half of the day. here's hurricane gert. keep in mind if you're going to the shore this is going to churn up the surf for you. the storm itself is currently a

category 2 hurricane moving along at a pretty good clip. by friday it's up nearing the arctic circle but we're going to see the start to eventually lose its steam. interestingly enough it continued to strengthen as it moved into cooler water. shore cast all in all looks good today. watch out for that rip current risk today. have a flotation device with you in the water. 85 degrees the expected high but watch for the isolated thunderstorm. most of us are going to end up with a pretty good beach day. the water temperature 77 this afternoon. just watching for that rip current risk. that shower and thunderstorm chance is going to be heightened because of the frontal passage and into the weekend it's out of here. skies start to clear and at the moment it is looking clear with high pressure for eclipse viewing on monday. >> awesome news. all right katie thank you so much and a very good morning to you at home. if you're just waking up we are so glad you're here. looking at debris in the road 95

north. that debris has now been cleared and what you can see not looking too bad. more and more vehicles of course hitting the roadway but you're still traveling at posted speeds. 42 freeway northbound at creek road as you take this this is what you're going to be work with. then we've been talking about this construction on 422 westbound, headlights moving in the westbound direction between route 23 and trooper kind of bumper to bumper conditions there, that has moved out of our way. you're actually looking pretty nice now. we do have overnight sign repairs. route 33 is going to be your best bet and heads up patco is running an emergency schedule. trains single tracking and running as local. so new schedules also side note, new schedule starts on monday. make sure to check those schedules online. back to you. >> take a look at this moment caught on camera.

a bridge out in colorado suddenly collapses crashing on to the railroad tracks beneath it. authorities say crews were already working on tearing down the bridge when a chunk of it decided to do the work for them. officials say it didn't do any damage. thankfully no one was hurt. septa releases a new app. it's called septa transit watch. riders can use it to report safety issues right from their smart phones. the tips go directly to transit police. a dispatcher monitors the information coming in. >> smart phones everywhere, getting real time information coming in 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. >> dispatchers can also send out alerts to riders thu the app and

warn them about any safety issues. >> now for a look at newspaper headlines from across our region. >> from the times herald runners participated in a solidarity run yesterday. the run was organize in reaction to a sexual assault that took place at the park on august 1st. organizers asked for donations to the victim services center which is the only rape crisis center for montgomery county and also helps victims of other violent crimes. >> from the bucks county courier times, bucks county will move forward on a plan to alleviate its over-crowded prison by expanding a correctional facility. a conceptual design of a new women's correctional center within the perimeter of the main prison. >> the atlantic shore 13 and under baseball team was eliminated from the babe ruth world series on wednesday.

atlantic shore lost to tallahassee, good effort there. great job. >> that's a look at what's in the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >> coming up next, the restaurant that uses the same ingredient in every dish. cheetos. >> and the cbs e

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good morning, everyone. i'm jim donovan. >> and i'm rahel solomon. it's 6:30 here's what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute, today august 17, 2017. >> the debate over the controversial frank rizzo statue in center city philadelphia is heating up. >> when i came out here there were about two dozen police officers as well as two additional barricades. >> the city of charlottesville is remembering the victims of saturday's clashes.

>> we don't want this anger and hate in our town. >> a preliminary hearing today for suspects in a deadly road rage shooting. >> the district attorney calling the crime savage and senseless. >> the birds return to lincoln financial field. they held a final walk-through yesterday for tonight's game against the buffalo bills. >> hello, it's everybody, rock your body ♪ back street's back all right ♪ >> james corden wants to be in the ont rage. >> the highly anticipated

eclipse, you know that song you get it. >> of course. i started to sing it out here when you did. >> now it will be in our head all day long. >> i could keep going. we don't have to do the weather. i could just listen to construction and sing the backstreet boys. is that annoying to you? >> we can't hear it. >> i can barely hear you. >> so have construction crews that has been starting to do work from our studio and they start promptly at 6:30 a.m. so apologies if i'm shouting but it's the best i can do because i can barely hear myself. let's take a look at what's happening in the weather. all in all not bad. we are expecting to see sunshine throughout the better part of the day here. you'll see a little speckle of green don't worry about that. later today there may be a spotty thunderstorm through our area. at the moment we're at 71 degrees at philly international and i have to say even with the

dew point in the 60s it still feels comfortable. you're only in the 50s. only 54 degrees right now up in the mountains. a little on the cooler side by comparison. as the day progresses we're going to end up with toasty conditions. we should heat up efficiently come noontime. already up to 84 and we'll top it off to 87 this afternoon. i expect sunshine in the city. it's to the south that you'll have any possibility of a shower or a storm primarily. and even then spotty is the key term. stormy weather is eventually on the way and come tomorrow a cold front is going to be crossing our area. we'll talk about the timing on that since it does look like we are going to have some heavier duty thunderstorms that come along with that front. but right now fantastic news continues and we'll keep our fingers cross it stays this way. the eclipse viewing conditions do look good. >> that is making so many people happy. i am so excited to take a peek

at that. good morning everyone and welcome to the gateway to our weekend. we're looking at the schuykill at city avenue. so you travel down the city boulevard southbound this is what you're going to be met with, bumper to bumper conditions at city avenue as you travel further westbound. the good news is eastbound side you're actually looking okay. it's the westbound side we've got our eye on right now. you certainly want to give yourself some extra time. you are going to need it. then we're looking at the vine, you're getting hung up as you jump on to the schuykill. ben franklin bridge, gorgeous shot here pushing in the westbound direction from jersey into center city and you can see you're still traveling around it's great on that bridge with your neighbors looking good. patco running emergency schedule. so trains single tracking and running as locals and by the way new schedule starts on monday so make sure tho check those schedules online.

>> happening today the preliminary hearing for the man charged in a deadly road rage shooting in west goeshen township. >> david desper faces charges. jan carabeo is live with the latest. >> reporter: rahel and jim, good morning. this was a story that gained national attention. the district attorney in westchester calling this crime savage and senseless. happening today david desper will face a judge for his preliminary hearing starting at 8:00 this morning. he is charged with first degree murd murder during an apparent road rage attack. police were able to track down david desper's red pickup truck through surveillance video and tips from the public. that vehicle was eventually found in glen mills and he turned himself in to police very early one morn on july 2nd. this came after an all-out 4-day

man hunt. this story actually started on a road in west goshen township. they were engaged in a cat and mouse encounter along route 100. the two were jockeying for position. the da says robberson wasn't letting him by so if he pulled out a gun and killed her immediately. she had just graduated from high school and was getting ready to attend jacksonville university in the fall. >> this is a story of a savage 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. >> reporter: that was da tom hogan speaking at a press conference. at that time he said there is no indication that this is related to race. bianca robberson's family is

saying they want the investigators to revisit the motive in this case. as for david desper is in jail being held without bail facing a number of charges including first degree murder. expected to face a judge right around 8:00 this morning. we will be here to cover it all. right now we're live in west chester. jim and rahel back to you. >> in other news this morning demonstrations against hate and violence continue days after the charlottesville attack. hundreds of protesters took to the streets in center city philadelphia yesterday in a rally organizers dubbed philly is charlottesville. organizers say they felt compelled to take action after president trump blamed both sides for the weekend violence. ♪ let it shine there was also a vigil on the university of virginia campus last night. marchers called for an end to racism and remember the victims

killed during the white nationalist rally. one woman was killed when a car plowed into counter protesters and two state troopers were killed when their chopper crashed while monitoring the rally. >> a california pastor is getting a lot of attention on social media. >> going to use the word of god to hate somebody for a different color, you've got to be the dumbest person on this earth to go ahead and say something like that. there's a bunch of stupid white people, i'm just telling you. >> the pastor was taking part in a child dedication service on sunday. that's when he felt he needed to respond to saturday's violence in charlottesville. the video was posted on facebook and it has been viewed more than 3 million times. >> could i have chosen a better word? possibly. what i said was very honest and i think it was something that needed to be shouted and i think that's what i was frustrated with in the sense of america have we not gone far -- have we not progressed at all?

>> he has received thousands of comments on that facebook post many thanking him for saying what he did. >> still ahead on eye with it niece news this morning, we're counting down to monday's solar eclipse with some tips on how to watch it safely with your kids. >> plus meet milo the robot and see how he's helping children with autism in ways that humans can't. pat? >> rahel, tonight actual football back in south philly. it's only the preseason but it could tell us quite a bit about what to expect this upcoming regular season.

welcome back, everyone. we're just days away from the solar eclipse and our eclipse fest coverage continues as we count down to the big day. >> a very exciting time for adults and children and experts are reminding parents to make sure kids view the eclipse in a safe way. that means making sure kids have proper eyewear and putting it on. it's important to do a practice run. >> monday's eclipse will be pretty cool but unfortunately we won't get the full effect in the philadelphia area. >> it shows what we will see. we're going to see a partial eclipse. only about 80% of the sun will be covered by the moon in fact the chief astronomer at the franklin institute the partial eclipse might be hard to notice. >> it's still going to look pretty much like daytime here. in fact if you didn't know an eclipse was happening, you wouldn't guess there was an

eclipse happening. it's going to appear there was some thin high clouds. you'll be able to watch the partial phases as long as you use some eye >> if you want to see the partial eclipse, you will need safe glasses. we have been reporting that all week. eyewitness news will be handing out our limited edition and government approved this friday at noon in dilworth park on the west side of city hall. >> three of our sister radio stations are also giving away eclipse glasses throughout the weekend so listen to your favorite radio station for details.

>> did you know this eclipse is a friendly one. that's what renowned astrol gist sues on-miller says. hear what's in the stars for you once the eclipse arrives. whether you're a leo or a gemini. >> i'm a leo. >> we have you covered with all the eclipse information that you'll ever need. stay with cbs3 for eclipse fest only here. >> can you tell we're all very pumped, very excited. >> isn't it interesting how many different ways and angles we can talk about this because there's so much information and ways to learn about this event. i love that we're covering it this way. we get you absolutely prepared without a shadow of a doubt. see what i did there? thank you. all right. eyewitness weather watchers, they have checked in with some pictures that are looking a

little on the hazy side. we did see a special weather statement from the national weather service specific to southern new jersey. you may run into some low lying cloud cover out there. it's not incredibly poor visibility but certainly in the distance it does start to fade away that tree line. we ever wise there are a lot of briilt skies across the region as a hole. a real nice start to the region all in all. we are still in the midst of some pretty quiet weather. we may see a spotty thunderstorm at some point later on today, the southern half of the area specifically. your eye gets immediately drawn to this very classically shaped and well-developed storm system that has that classic comma shape to it. it's going to cross our area tomorrow. so we are going to heat up yet

again. and more showers and thunderstorms. the worst of the storms would likely happen towards the second half of tomorrow afternoon. meantime let's talk tropics. we still have hurricane gert out to sea. make sure you swim near a lifeguard. 70% chance of development for this guy and then we've got a couple of other disturbances to watch. 50%, 40% chance for these additional little disturbances to develop into something tropical. keeping our eye on the tropics, now we're getting to the point where we're peaking at the season nothing out of the ordinary there. we clear it out through the course of the weekend. eclipse fest commences or wraps up i should say on monday and it looks like we're going to have good viewing conditions. >> i am loving that. katie thank you so much. we've got live chopper 3 over,

take a look at this it is running an emergency schedule because of derailed work equipment between ferry avenue and broadway station. because of that, we just went to the boulevard, can you go back to that map? i want you guys to take a look at that. running emergency schedule, trains single tracking, new schedule starts on monday. and taking a look the athe boulevard, the boulevard is looking pretty busy as you push in the southbound direction. pumper to bumper conditions here. you're traveling at about 5 miles per hour or so. give yourself some extra time there. we're also looking at this accident with a downed pole. route 9 is sign repairs coming up in the

next 10 minutes but first pat with a very special guest. >> tonight the eagles pay second game of the preseason. they take on the buffalo bills. while it's only preseason we'll learn more about what time of time they'll be this year. joining me to discuss is john marks from sports radio good morning. >> never just preseason. >> it's like a full game. >> full game. >> let's talk about the new guy that the eagles just brought in, ronald darby. they give up jordan matthews and a third round pick to get him. what does he bring to the defense? >> brings speed. i was out down at practice and what you notice right away is speed. he looks like he is a corner back. he looks like a guy that can actually play a little bit. he gives them a professional corner back for another year and you pair him with jay lynn mills and sidney jones, you have a real chance. you have a legitimate corner

that was a second round draft pick a couple of years ago. >> we won't see jordan matthews, he got hurt in practice, in his first practice he's hurt. so he's not going to be playing tonight. we will see nelson who takes over -- what was that face? >> that's the propaganda being put out that he's taking over the slot. he's going to show me he can actually catch the ball. he hasn't done that. he's done everything in practice i guess. but he's going to get the chance. i think it's going to be production by committee and by the end of the season you're going to find out. >> tell me how you really feel. how about the other new receiver, what are you expecting from him not just for the first game of the preseason. >> you're going to see production you haven't seen in a long time. the one thing you worry about is he's played 21 games prior to

come here. he's got to get on the field and sink up with carson wentz. i'm expecting >> the nfl these days, you're still getting into game mode the first four games of the season. you can't have him get hurt. get him out there for a drive or two get him out. >> how much stuck do you put in preseason. >> with this team right now you want to see them look good. i'm not worried about it. >> john marks broke that down really quickly. jim and rahel are you ready for football tonight. >> oh, yes. >> it's now 6:51. there's a lot coming up this

morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> reporter: good morning, jim and rahel. virginia governor joins us for his first national interview since the charlottesville attack. we will talk with him about the police response and the fight over confederate statutes. we'll also talk with will herd about how his party moves forward. and we're on the big island of hawaii where coral reefs are dying at an alarming rate. why sunscreen could be part of the problem. all that plus the eye-opener your world in 90 seconds. >> we'll be watching charlie. thank you. >> well prince charles and prince william attended the royal military tattoo in scotland. the events's first japanese act

as well as a major contingent from france, india and the united states. the makers of a new robot are hoping to help students who have autism. >> his name is milo and he may look like a toy but he's actually a tool. >> my friends using different words. look. it's a tablet. >> milo is designed to help children with awe tausm with their social skills. the student engages with milo through an ipad of their own. inventors say eventless patience comes into play. >> that's the beauty you can say physical therapy same thing over and over again. he never gets tired or frustrated and uses the same tone the voice. >> he did have to undergo a bit of a makeover. they made him look a little less life like and more like a cartoon character dressed like a super hero. >> lin manual miranda takes his

broadway hit to hollywood. >> the hamilton creator and some cast mates performed outside the pantagis theater. the event featured a ticket lottery where a few lucky fans won the chance to purchase tickets for just 10 bucks and we'll be right back. >> but first a look at what you can expect tomorrow morning. it's summer fest from the poconos. camelback mount and camel beach water at venture parks. they have everything from zip lining to roller coasters. and after our morning show summer fest continues with ukee washington. he will be live at 5:00, 6:00, 10:00 and 11:00. it's summer fest on cbs3. we'll be right back.

more and more tax money to trenton, every year s but gets less and less back thanks to steve sweeney and chris christie. here's the sweeney-christie record eight years of underfunded schools. huge tax breaks for themselves and their rich friends while we pay more. and homestead rebate funding for seniors cut in half next year. don't believe the fake news from his wealthy donors. steve sweeney stands with chris christie, not with south jersey.

>> here's three to go. >> a man accused in a deadly case of road rage is going to court. 28-year-old david desper is accused of killing bian bianco roerson back in june. >> a search continues for soldiers in a helicopter that went down in hawaii.

>> no one hit the big powerball jackpot. the next drawing is saturday. >> and last check on weather and traffic. >> it looks like a nice summer day out there. right now looking a little hazy but you are going to see more sun than anything. i'm sure the boardwalk will be lined with people. today watching for stormy weather and we clear it out for the weekend and eclipse day. >> thank you so much. patco is running an emergency schedule. emergency schedule for the am rush trains are single tracking. new schedule starts on monday. >> cbs this morning is coming up next. >> by the way remember to join us each week day morning here starting at 4:30 a.m. have a great day!

captioning funded by cbs good morning. it is thursday, august 17th, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." a cbs news pom out this morning finds 67% of republicans approve of the response to the shar lortsville violence. in a rare interview steve bannon says the president could benefit politically from the white supremacist movement. >> hundreds turn out retracing the path of the white supremacist march. we talk to virginia governor mcawe abolive about the