p.m., in and around center city philadelphia. and the immediate suburbs, that warning in effect also this warning until 6:45, for camden, delaware, gloucester counties and philadelphia county for the potential of 06-o quarter size hail. this more potent portion of this line right now, moving into parts of northern delaware, and also, delaware counties in pennsylvania. continuing to move east at about 30, 40 miles per hour. so, heads up, chester, 6:16, arrival for you, west depford, 6:32, gloucester, 6:43, and evesham, close to the 7:00 hour. center city philadelphia, those clouds looming, this portion of the line looking little bit weaker just about 20 minutes ago, but now seeing some intense if i case with more red popping up there on our re reflex, this line will move into center city as we led into the next couple every minutes, 6:11 philadelphia, 6:16 camden, 6:24 cherry hill, and 6:30, delran. that severe under this earl storm watch remains in effect

until 9:00 p.m. but heads up next for south jersey and our shore points, this line will continue to move its way your way. but then the threat coming to an end for the entire area by midnight tonight. heavy rain though, gusty winds , even brief tornado is possible, as we head into the next several hours. but looks like conditions are clearing out, as ukee was saying, in the poconos, as though strong storms have moved on out. so how is it looking there, kelly? sunshine breaking out. you guys good to go? you lost your umbrella. that's good. >> reporter: i d yes, you can see, that's the big difference from the top of the 5:00 show. no rain gear here in the poconos. things are looking much better in jim thorpe, as we head into the remainder of the evening hours tonight. now, i'm here with the mobile weather watcher, and we're tracking some high humidity, and high dew points. so let's show you a look at the current conditions with the mobile weather watcher. temperatures checking in in the upper 70s, and we have dew points that are in the lower zero seven ace, so of course that's still even though the rain has passed at least up here in the poconos still making it feel very

uncomfortable out here. tracking even better weather as we head into the weekends, so prance, you're going to be hitting up the hiking trails, maybe going to play some paint ball, maybe taking the kayak out on the water, weather looking much better. as far as the trails are concerned, probably will be a little bit more on the muddy side due to the rain we had throughout the day today. but look for sunshine, temperatures upper 70s, lower 80s in the poconos this weekend. we'll have meteorologist, lauren casey tracking the storms in just a bit. for now we send it over to ukee. >> reporter: chelsey, thanks so much. you're absolutely right. the sun is coming out. the sun glistening off the roads all around me. the town is coming alive again people are starting to come out, going to the restaurant, just a beautiful evening and the bells are chiming. i don't know if you can hear it or not. that's a great sign. that's lack from the ground. let's take you upstairs now from high in the chopper. looking high above carbon county, pennsylvania, through the years. now, this area has been called the switzerland of america.

as the slopes of the pocono mountains lead down to the historic town of where we are right now, of jim thorpe. the gateway to the poconos. now there is area, i don't know if you know or not, used to be called ma un chunk. the town's name sake wasn't given until the year 1953. here's more information on that. very interesting. olympian, athlete, jim thorpe, accomplished the never to be duplicated feats of wing in 1912 back in the olympic games in stockholme, sweden. thorpe, a native american, played major league baseball for over six years, road horseback, was accomplished ballroom dancer, even great bowler. after his death, thorpe's third wife moved his body to n a un chunk. >> she was looking for a place to give her husband honor. he had died as the most decorated olympic athlete that oak home al would not give him

a monument. >> now it, in return, the struggling town changed its name from the words for sleeping bear, to honor the man in hopes that the name recognition would boost tourism to this area. now, before the town changed its name, railroad magnent, as a packer made his mark. asa packer helped build the town's train structure, and today his beautiful home still stands. it is a great attraction here in the area. nearly untouched, and it is up on the hill, overlooking the borough. >> the grand building overlooks the olds mann chunk historic district, but sting into the home of asa packer is like stepping back into the 1800s. >> asa packer was man not known until he came here to ma un chunk in 1833. >> by the time he died in 1879 , packer was a household

name he was a still is, philanthropist, builder of the lehigh railroad and founder every lehigh university, also built his magnificant mansion in jim thorpe on a hill in 1861. >> the home was given to the town of ma un chunk, now jim thorn, in 1912 by the last daughter mary packer cummings. she gave the town $60,000 to take care of the home. >> the remarkable three-story, 18 many reason home, remained sealed until 1954. when the borough granted trusteeship to the jim thorpe lions club. who opened it to the public, in 1956. >> we are not a restoration, we are preservation. >> the home granted national historic landmark stat just 1984 and still features all every it stunning details. draperies, made with 14 car al gold, fine woodcarvings, by european artisans, impressive crystal chandeliers in each room, and of course, a self playing organ. >> i do believe that there was

many millionaires as we call them that lived here in ma un chunk, but i can honestly tell that you i think asa packer is the only one here today in 2017 that we still look around and know that he left his mark . >> tours of the mansion depends on the time of year. for more information, jess head over to our website cbsphilly.com we'll hook you up to the asa packer mountains here in jim thorpe, pennsylvania. if you make it up here to jim thorpe, once again, just beautiful place. you can't leave before you take a trip to the lehigh george scenic railroad. this is something else. while the railroad has existed in jim thorpe since the coal days of the 1800s, today the rales are home to a running passenger train that takes people for all day exeter seans, three time per day. the narrarated round trip follows the magestic lehigh river over bridges through

glennoco and into the lehigh george state park, even railroad veterans know there is something special about this stretch of tracks. >> good way for people to see the gorge, and also, we're traveling over some very historic right aways too between the lehigh valley and the cnj. old coal routes, and of course tourist, was always a popular thing, even back to the turn of the century. >> now the train also runs special routes, a polar express train, bridges the magic every santa claus to life in the winter, while an easter bunny train bridges out all of the candy egg lovers, the rail's also offer a dining car and special seasonal trips , as well. just a fabulous experience for the young and the old, a fantastic time on the rail, no doubt about it. another very popular activity here, rafting on the rolling rivers. now, not long ago, up at lake harmony, our alex hoff took you on little leisurely trip. now, alex, i understand you had a chance, what, to chase

some ran submits say it ain't so. >> oh, it is so. it is so, ukee, unfortunately i wasn't wearing the proper foot a tire to really get into it, the way i truly, truly wanted to. but it was definitely an adventure us route. now, the expedition that we witnessed was 100 people, and we were shown what it takes to take that many people down white water rapids. >> it is great, coming to work every day, where people come to be happen. >> i on this day there were over 100 smiling faces. getting geared up, and raft ready. >> grab a red lifing. >> for more than 40 years, pocono white water has operated on the lehigh river. >> we like to say that we're a water park without any lines. >> pocono white water offers a dam release adventure for more sees orthopedics white water rafters, along with a family style trip. family style some what these ride remembers here for. >> it is really you go your own speed, kind of do your own day. >> for this family it is a chance to do some bonding. >> have you ever done this before?

>> no. >> wanted to, have not, going to, looking forward to it. exciting. >> i'm little nervous. >> you nervous? >> i want them to make sure i don't drown. that's what i need. >> the program does have an emt on site, so no worries there, plus, a safety briefing helps to calm any nerves. >> you guys know where you're going? >> yes. >> no. >> no, you don't. >> then, it is off to the buses, and time to face the waters of the lehigh head-on. >> we're red. >> i for a trip that will take all 100 riders about 8 miles, in three to four hours, including a stop for lunch, and a pause where necessary. for occasional water gun battle or even a friendly pirate attack. >> all right, so i haven't seen any pirate rat attacks out here, but plenty of thrills to be had here on lake harmony. you have boating, water skiing , trail running, my personal favorite, which is stands update paddle boarding, just something for everybody, and true lakeside living at its fine else.

i'm reporting here live from lake harmony, ukee, we send it back over to you. >> wow, stand up paddle boarding. i have no balance. so i have no shot. i'll just watch you, alex. thanks so much. still to come, more than just white rafting, to do here in this area. it is beautiful. when we come back, we're taking you to camelback mountain. where zip lining is just part of the fun. you can find our pat gallen, test it all out. >> they're going to go to one of our friends house and see the eclipse. >> and you're going to put on those great glasses in. >> oh, ya. >> oh, ya. that's what i am talking b and reminder it is not just summer fells, it is also eclipsefest. today we handed out government approved cbs-3 glasses l we come back, the reason it is so important you have them on before you look to the scion monday. happy friday, family. be right back.

and welcome back, summer fest, everyone, i'm ukee washington here in jim thorpe, pennsylvania, this is certainly a walkable town. i walked around a little bit, people are just so friendly, and it is a beautiful town, when we're off at 6:30, i'll research it even more, just great place to be, a lot of things happening on the grounds, and in the air. so how about some high flying fun? no, not me, my man pat gallen is in on all of the high flying fun in tannersville. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> while camel beach water park is a great place to cool off in the summer sun, if you are looking to stay dry, look no further than -- >> here at camelback adventure park on the zip line. this is one of many of the things you can do here in the summertime, talk about skiing, this is nuts. >> our zip line that we have down here at the base area is a thousand feet long, probably get to up 30 miles an hour, great experience, awesome ride

>> three, two, one, go. >> in addition to the double barrel 1,000-foot zip line, there is plenty more to do at the adventure park. like the new mountain slide, a 2800-foot long track. but i had my sites set on something a little faster. >> we have our mountain coaster, which is our biggest attraction in the summer, outside of our water park. >> the mountain coaster is over 4500 feet of pure thrill. kids every all ages loved it. >> what did you think that far >> it was awesome. >> that was crazy, right? >> ya. >> did you go full speed. >> ya. >> as for me, just take a look at that face. >> so scary. >> that tells you all you need to know about the camelback mountain adventure park. pat gallen, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> okay, kids of all ages loved it. okay, not this age, not this kid. i'm done with roller coasters, zip lining, all of that. but have fun. and you can have that fun right here.

nicole, you ever zip lined. >> i have, ukee, you can totally do it, common. >> okay, okay. >> you can do it. >> stay tuned moore video ya, that's not going to happen. all right, ukee, thanks so much. as you mentioned, the solar eclipse, talking about that, eclipse fest here on cbs-3. judges three days away, and we have you covered all week long with our eclipse fest stories, of course all of the information you really need to know. now, not only that, but cbs-3 has been giving away government approved glasses to our viewers. at dilworth park in center city earlier today, folks lined up by the hundreds, to get some of these hard to find glasses. >> thank you, cbs-3. this is amazing, what you are doing. and the interest that's being generated by the eclipse. >> are you excited? >> i'm excited. i'm really excited. got my glasses, i'm ready to go. >> there you go. the demand for these glasses was overwhelming. they were gone in about 15 minutes. now, there are still a few chances left to get a pair of those glasses, if you still need them, three of our sister

radio stations, 92.5, xtu, today's 96.5, and 98.1, wogl, also giving away eclipse glasses throughout the weekends. so, listen to your favorite station for details. when the partial solar eclipse arrives in our area, you may not even notice it. unless you're wearing, of course, the government approved safety glasses. that's because only about 80% of the sun will be covered, and there will still be plenty of 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 2.5 hours to complete altogether. so 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. >> and if you are looking for a place to make sure you don't miss the big event, the franklin institute is holding a eclipse viewing party on monday, as well. and if you would rather just stay home, that's okay.

but you still want a front row seat to the eclipse, cbs news will be broadcasting live special report on monday, from 1:00 to 3:00 right here on cbs-3. will have a team of correspondence dents, stationed in the path of totality will be the eclipse will be in full effect. if you are not near a television, cbs-3, streaming liver on our website cbsphilly.com. and right now, we are continuing to track some strong storms moving through the area. looks a little bit better in the poconos, but let's check the rest of the area with meteorologist, lauren casey. hey, lauren. >> nicole, looking increasingly worse in center city philadelphia, with severe thunderstorm knocking on our door. rumbles every thunder, flashes every lightning. and a very ominous looking sky right now, we get live look on "skycam 3" from the cbs-3 studios, yes, that's a scene right now. 86 degrees, it feels like 97 degrees when you factor in the humidity. because of that oppressive humidity. severe thunderstorms storm warnings in effect for center

city philadelphia until 6:45. and then up and down the i95 corridor, all of those highlighted polygons, those are selfie thunderstorm warnings for potential of 60- mile per hour winds, to up quarter size hail, strongest portion of the line right now moving into new castle county, delaware there is line moving east at about 30, 40 miles per hour. so heads up middletown, and delaware, this line is moving in for you, torrential rainfall, nearly continuous lightning, as well as the threat of strong winds, and potentially hail as well. this portion of the line was looking a little bit weak, just west every center city philadelphia. but even in just the last ten to 15 minutes, it has intensified, much more lightning, embedded within the line that's moving into center city, and the immediate suburbs, so heads up. we about to get rocked in center city philadelphia with that heavy rainfall arriving really within the next five to ten minutes. and then continuing to move east, cherry hill area around 6:35, and then moorestown, as we look towards about 6:45.

impacting south jersey as we led into the 7:00, 8:00 hour, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 with the heavy rainfall, potential for strong gusty winds, then this line moving off shore, likely, as we head into about the 11:00 hour this evening, by midnight, selfie weather threat comes to an end, for everyone. but yes, flashflood something also a threat with this line in berks county, sinking spring, picking up almost 2.5 inches when the storms roll through. same case reading over 2 inches. we had multiple reports of vehicles stuck in high water, in portions of berks county, and also, in landslide reported blocking route 737 in burks county, flashflood watch remains in for a large portion sean including philadelphia county and the shore points until midnight. dealing with severe thunderstorms over the next few hours, clearing after midnight, 74 degrees, then much quieter dick off to the weekends in store. mostly sin, bit less humid. still quite hot, high temperature at 09 degrees. and gorgeous sunday in store,

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>> more summer fest to come from the poconos, the first checking in with sports with don belling. >> siting night last night. people still talking about it, the eagles defense was fearsome, picked off three passes and brought the fight to the buffalo bills, pre-season game number two, fans are psych, pumped, on that side of the ball, eagles were sluggish once again, starters essentially played the first four series. , punt, field goal, punt and a fumble. >> still ' scaling all of the players, tonight able to get everybody back in this football game. so, the minute we begin the

game plan, and give our starters, you know, the whole week of practice, things do become different at that point >> by no means, you know, definately not where we want to be. but i definitely don't have doubt. i know we have the right guys, have the right scheme. we just got to put it together >> within minute every kick offer there is was a hot topic on twitterment malcolm jenkins holding one fist high during the national anthem, virginia native chris long, wrapping his left arm around malcolm shoulders, as a sign of support. the two talked about that moment after the game. >> although our investigate recalls are different, and our perspective and experiences are different, this is a moment in time where he feels the need to kind of take that step out and lead, and i appreciate that. >> just tell malcolm i'm here for you. and i think it is a good time for people to look like me to be here for people. >> got to come together. >> all right, don, thank so

much. that's going to do it for us here in the studio. but we have to admit, we would rather be floating on the water right about now. when we come back, more summer fest fun from the poconos. stay with us. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪

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>> we want to let you know next week we are headed back to new jersey, summerfest takes us to haddonfield, where

we will explore the unique boutique, the historic homes and neighborhood charm. jessica dean broadcasting next friday right here on " eyewitness news." we want to check in with lauren, i know we have some storms moving across the area. what can you tell us? >> yes, severe thunderstorm warnings in effect up and down i95 corridor here in the rumble of thunder here in center city philadelphia there is line is not weakening, it is continuing to move east at about 30, 40 miles per hour, torrential rainfall nearly continuous lightning, 60-mile per hour winds, also some hail concerned about this portion of the line moving into parts of new castle county, delaware , some rotation within that cell, so heads up, in northern delaware. >> all right, lauren, thanks so much. thank you for watching " eyewitness news" at 6:00. much more summerfest fun when "eyewitness news" returns at 10:00 on our sister station wp sg, the "cw philly." we will be back here on cbs-3 at 11:00 and coming up next the cbs evening news. from new york, here now, is anthony mason.

>> we'll see what happens with mr. bannon. >> mason: today, we saw. the president presses control-alt-right-delete and gives his chief strategist the boot. also tonight, barcelona marches in defiance of terrorists as more arrests are made in a widening plot. >> this is all for the lovely eclipse! >> mason: eclipse fever. >> there's no way of actually counting how many people will come. we know there will be a lot. >> mason: and steve hartman. how do you honor your number one friend? >> it was right there. i said, "this guy was the greatest plumber ever. this is what we're going to do." >> mason: may he rest in peace