>> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia this is cbs3 "eyewitness news". right now at noon, a stormy threat. one round of storms moved through earlier today but that was just the beginning. storm scan3 will be busy later on tracking more storms that could really become nasty. flash flood watch will soon be in effect. we expect very heavy rain with those storms. good afternoon i'm rahel solomon. >> i'm jim donovan. let's get to katie fehlinger tracking our stormy threat. when will the next batch arrive. >> you actually still have a couple of thunderstorms rumbling through parts of new jersey but at the moment the majority of our area jim is still in the

clear. so to speak. but we're sitting in the warm sector of storm system and that in itself is going to help get the instability going as the day goes on for additional rounds of thunderstorms. let's get out to the maps to start things off. right now what new jersey gloat clocked by heavier thunderstor thunderstorms. most noticeably at this hour specific to parts of ocean county. so as we really zero in on this, you'll notice long beach and up towards barn nat light he have yesterday of that rain falling. you see that bright red little dot that's there on the southern branch of the cell. that's where we've got incredibly heavy rain now you're talking pretty rain rates of almost 4-inches per hour. the cell had not be over for for an entire hour that's blinding rainfall, folks, the sky lit up with lightning as well. here's look at the flash flood watch that goes into effect as of 2:00 p.m. basically talking i-9 i-95. adjacent counties far north and west most suburbs any rain that's come through here could get exacerbated by additional rounds of soaking rain before

this is all said and done. here's the general gift for the rest of the day. scattered storms are still out there initially but we will get breaks of sun and then as the late day cold front comes through that will set off the strongest of the thunderstorms that we are going to face later on today. little later in the broadcast we'll talk about the timing with that and the better news that comes in the wake of this which may include some very nice weather for the eclipse. more details on that just a little later on. guys. >> katie, see you then. speaking of the eclipse if the weather cooperates for monday' partial collapse in order to safely see it you government approved glasses. >> they're not easy find any more. cbs3 has some we're passing out a few right now. meteorologist matt peterson is live at dilworth park in philadelphia where he's helping to give the glasses away. matt, good afternoon. quite the demand out there. maybe even more than we expect expected. >> reporter: rahel, jim, you guys can't imagine the demand for our awesome cbs3 eclipse fest sanctioned government sanctioned eclipse glasses.

you guys can see behind me this line not only stretches to city hall it actually stretches around city hall at this point. it is just a mass of people that are here to enjoy the 80% we'll see here in philly on monday. but to check out what we have which of course are these great government issued and government approved cbs3 eclipse fest glasses i was talking to some people that were in line and people were actually out here as early as about 10:30 or 10:45 to get in line to make sure that they were able to get some of these great glasses that we have. we do only have a limited amount. so if you're not in line right now, i would try to hurry down. i don't know if you'll get some. but if you are in the area, you'll want to hurry down to city hall right now. we are in the dilworth park right outside of city hall. we're going to be looking for to give these out until we run outlooks like people are just soaked to get all of these great eclipse fest glasses and we're

going to be sending it back to you guys in the studio right n now. but what hell, like you said, the turn out has been fantastic. we'll be giving them out again until we run out. which is probably is going to be sooner rather than later. rahel and jim. >> it certainly looks that way, matt. thank you. we thought we were excited. well, if you still need glasses, three of our sister radio stations into .5xtu, 96.5 and 98.1 wogl also giving away our eclipse glasses throughout the weekend list stone your favorite station for the details. one of the issues people have been finding with the glasses some of the glasses out there are faulty. one library in delaware county found out they gave away a small number of bad glasses. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh spoke with librarian life live at tinicum memorial public library with more. anita. >> reporter: good afternoon rahel. that's right. and this is a tight knife hit community this library really wanted to something nice for its patrons and provide some of those solar eclipse glasses for

free but the problem is they recently discovered that they are not safe for use during the solar eclipse. take look at what we're looking at. these are the glasses that the library handed out earlier this week. they are created by a company called be a company deck and purchased through jet.com they do say on the side of the glasses they meet safety standards. but the library says that they were cold by the company that they do not meet those safety standards they are not safe for use. now, similar counterfeit glasses have flooded the internet created problems elsewhere as well. the library here at tinicum wants to assure everyone only a very small amount of these glasses distributed. of the 30 she handed out only six of them have not yet been returned. while this library is part of the delaware county library system the director says this was not system wide purchase. each library makes purchases based on its own budget. now, if you did pick up a pair of these glasses, manufactured

by abc o tech return them to this library or simply throw them away they may damage your eyes if you use them to watch the partial solar eclipse in philadelphia and surrounding areas on monday. and due to this great volume of counterfeit glasses, going around, the aas solar eclipse task force has compiled a list of reputable manufacturers and also authorized dealers. we've put up a list of that on or website cbsphilly.com you can check for yourself. for now live in delaware counsel, too anita oh cbs3 "eyewitness news". should be helpful resource. all right, a neat tack thank y you. but maybe you just like to stay inside but you still want to front row seat to the eclip eclipse. well, cbs news will be broadcasting a life special report on monday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. team of correspondents will be stationed in the bath of totality where the eclipse will be in full effect. if you're not near a television cbs news correspondents were also be streaming live on cbsphilly.com. well the manhunt continues for the driver of the wheel of yesterday's deadly van attack in

spain. police have also intensified their search to catch the people responsible for an attack another spanish down last night. correspondent janes ferguson is in barcelona with the latest developments. >> reporter: this was the scene in cambrils, spain, last night as a fifth terror suspect died in a shootout with police. davies caught the fire fight on his cell phone. >> for me i thought he was on something because he was hit so many times and get back up and then when he was walking to the police, he was smiling. he was laughing. he was like saying come on, come on. >> reporter: police say the suspected terrorist in cambrils were wearing belts with fake explosives like the attackers in barcelona hours earlier they drove their car into pedestrians killing one person and injuring at least seven others. authorities believe both spanish links are attacked. the attackers part avenuer rift

cell who originally planned a wave of attacks using gas canisters. islamic state has claimed responsibilities. >> spanish media are reporting 18-year-old man was the driver of the van in barcelona who zigzagged for seven blocks apparently trying to hit as many people as possible. he is still on the run. here on las ramblas the scene of the first attack pedestrians are returning. many visiting the make shift memorial and some recalling the fear from yesterday's attacks. does i heard a crashing noise. i heard screams. i turned around and looked. i was -- seemed like avalanche of hundreds of people starting to run. >> earlier hundreds joined spain's king for a moment of silence for the victims of the attack. then the crowd erupted into applause. chanting, i am not afraid. chain ferguson for cbs news, barcelona. >> of course you can stay with "eyewitness news" and cbsphilly.com as we track the late defendant developments in the terror tax in spain.

back here at home, philadelphia police have arrested a suspect accused of vandalizing the frank rizzo statue in center city. police say the suspect spray painted the words black power on the statue last night. it was the third case of vandalism there this week. now some are calling for the statue's removal setting the rizzo administration treatment of african-americans. mayor jim kenney addressed both sides. >> vandalism in any situation is a terrible thing. i mean i understand people's viewpoints run hot about this both on either side. i'm not a big fan of the statue. i wasn't a big fan of the statue being placed in the first place, but it was a public process that was followed, and it's a public process that needs to be followed to eatery move it or relocate it. >> the mayor said city council will begin the debate process next month. at least a dozen couldn't federal symbols removed across the country in the wake last weekend's classes in charlottesville virginia. petitions have been filed to row move others in stone mountain

georgia it is the largest confederate monument and georgia's most visited a traction. the carve surface spans one and a half acres. last night the eagles won their first pre-season home game over the buffalo bills. but not before a few players used the national anthem to make statements. >> yeah let's take look. did the that's defensive chris long with his arm around teammate malcolm jenkins long grew up if charlottesville v have a, an tended the university of virginia. jenkins had his right fist raised in the air like last season. he has been outspoken against racial injustice and has worked with law enforcement to improve community relations. and also during the national anthem it was cornerback rock ron brooks took a knee he was not in uniform of hamstring injury. plea width the bills from 2002 to two to us 15. last year you may remember colin kaepernick with the san francisco 49ers began kneeling during the anthem in an effort to raise awareness about social and racial issues in the us. as for the game quarterback carson wentz started off a

little slowly but finally found a rhythm on his final drive of the game. new receiver alshon jeffery a couplely of times as he builds chem tree with the new wide out. newly acquired cornerback ronald darby also impressed with one interception and nearly another against his old team. nice day for the eagles defense the birds beat the gills 20-16. counting down to monday and our big event. >> coming up protecting your kids during the solar eclipse. we'll share advice for parents and caregivers about children and viewing glasses. plus we're not getting a total solar eclipse here so what will we see on monday? franklin institute chief astronomer derek pits breaks it all down for us coming up

♪ welcome back. we're now just days away from the solar eclipse, and excitement you can say is building. >> indeed it is. but before you can be eyewitness to history doctors are warning another difficulties and kids to take proper precautions. as we've been telling you over the last several days you can seriously hurt your eyes if you look directly at the the eclipse without the correct eye protect. doctors say parental supervision is critical to making sure the kids stay save. >> the other piece of advice i have is when you're watching the eclipse with children, be sure the kids keep their eye protection on. it's very exciting for them and they want to take the eye protection off.

>> doctors also say parents should practice how to wear eclipse glasses with their kids before the big event on monday. little dry run there. when the partial solar eclipse arrived in our area on monday, you may not even really notice it unless you're wearing the. >> approved safety glasses. that's because only 80% of the sun will be covered and there will still be plenty of daylig daylight. >> if you have a viewer like this, even though the sky doesn't get dark, you will be able to watch the progress of the eclipse of the moon making its way across the face of the sun. it will take about two and a half hours to complete altogether, but you'll be able to watch all of it if you have one of these viewers even if the sky doesn't get dark you'll still be able to have some experience with this authentic science event. >> now if you weren't able to get a pair of. >> approved glasses, don't worry. the frank link institute is hosting a viewing party on monday. and if you're planning to photograph the eclipse make sure your phones are protected with a government approved lenses as well.

and share your photos and videos with us using the hash tag cbs3. >> so complicated. our eclipse fest coverage continues later today on "eyewitness news" starting at 5:00. with solar souvenirs. we'll take you to a town that's on the path of totality and they're hoping to cash in on the celestial craze. every day in every newscast we've got you covered with eclipse information you need stay with cbs3 and cbsphilly.com for eclipse fest here on cbs3. >> very exciting. >> lots to think about. we also have our government approved glasses. we're ready for monday's partial solar eclipse. >> yes, we've been posting pictures on social immediate y katie the time is almost here. now we're hoping for great weather on monday. >> yes. as we get ever closer to the eclipse forecast our confidence grows that it will be nice and along with that your weekend looks nice for change. completely across the board from saturday through sunday. we just have to get rid of the frontal boundary working its way through the area but at the moment, it look like we've got a quiet weekend and some summer

heat to go with it. but sunshine for any of those after plans you've got scheduled. i'll have the rest of that forecast coming up.

welcome back everyone. want to give you sense of how these thunderstorms are going to shake out. we'll talk timing here, but first and for most looking at another view of storm scan3. we still have a cluster of storms making its departure out to sea thankfully but still affecting the shore points in central ocean county like barnegat light, for example, but notice what's happening. some of that cloud cover starter to go thin out. we're starting to see that sun come out. that is the problem. when it comes to stronger storms. because the more sunlight you get the more heat can build in the atmosphere the instability

then you end up with in advance of this very potent cold front. storms already breaking out back across central pennsylvania. it's all part of much larger system. warm front lift in it allowed that heat the humidity and the instability to start getting underway and start building. and until this cold front crosses we won't be rid of now that front looks like it will start to get here even as early as midday. let's walk you through future weather. we'll take you out to 2:00 p.m. by this point west most lancaster into western berks county and heck even the poconos could be dealing with some very heavy thunderstorms and we are going to see this whole massive storms just trek east over the next few hours. so come three, 4:00 p.m.,ism 95, schuylkill, 476, all of those major highways could be getting absolutely clobbered with incredibly heavy rain. when you start to see the pinks, magentas showing up on rainfall intensity contour like that, you're talking incredibly heavy rainfall. if you find yourself traveling in this you got to slow down. you might have to pull over.

okay. so keep that in mind. now looking ahead towards six, 7:00 p.m. starting to make its migration towards the shore points this could be a really drenching thunderstorm that crosses through cape may, atlantic county. you might have to duck into one of the boardwalk shops to beat it. now, it starts to clear out later on tonight. then once it clears out it clears out. we end up with some really nice weather into the weekend. let's talk severe threat briefly sorry sitting in slight risk for severe weather here pretty much region wide. based on the timing and based on the fact that skies are starting to clear. the primary threats are these top three downpours wind and frequent lightning already seen storm cells with those three. moderate chance even for hail even though it's not a guarant guarantee, we could see tornado out of some of these storms. so you've got to stick with us and make sure that you keep it tuned to either cbsphilly.com or any of our sister radios stations let you know how things are progressing there. also be on the air if we need to. meanwhile your comfort index it's a diss comfort index today. the dew point is so high at

philadelphia international airport the dew .75. you're topping the charts with these dew points. i even saw in millville a dew point of 80 degrees. i mean you walk out the door and you're sweating immediately with those kinds of humidity levels. now this will start to clear out come tomorrow. as do the storms certainly we'll need time for that to take place at the moment our current temperatures are in the low mid 80s. it feels more like the upper 90s right now in dover and wildwood when you factor in that humidity, guys. but look at the sunshine it really has brightened up outside of beach patrol head quarter if's margate here, for example n our live neighborhood network you can even see that daylight scattered from the shadows and the clouds out over jim thorpe one of our poke knowing cams and ukee will be hanging out in jim thorpe later on today. but it will up by sunlight as we move forward in our "eyewitness weather" seven day forecast, we keep the upper 80s. this cold front does not live up to its name per se it doesn't cool us down but it does clear out the worst of the humidity and we're back to sunshine through the weekend for eclipse day.

hooray! then by tuesday i can't rule out thunderstorm but the timing is with us for the weekend are fodder eclipse. threats let's definitely good news. >> skip through the weekend and get right to monday. >> i'm with you. >> no, no. are you crazy. skip the weekend. >> thanks katie. the most popular pop-up dining event in philadelphia. the 2017 dinner en blanc thousands of people all dressed in white brought their own chairs, food and wine to franklin square in tender see last night. organizers say 5300 people took part in this year's dinner en blanc making it largest dinner en blanc in the country. i just like saying that. we're coming right back. ♪

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