knew something unusual was going on but they didn't know what until now. he was arrest arrested september 12th and charged with sexual assault begins a minor. he has been a officer in camden since 2010 and son of the officer, according to documents provided by camden county prosecutor's office, 33 two-year old martinez impregnated a 15 year-old girl n august she delivered baby at cooper hospital where authorities say he admitted to fathering the child and signed a birth certificate. he allegedly had sex with the girl at his house in gloucester township over a period of about a year. >> i had no idea, he has been my neighbor for two or three years now. >> reporter: brian says he doesn't know him personally but wow never suspect a policeman down the street to father a babe which a 15 year-old. >> definitely not from an officer to up hold the law not break it like that especially i have daughters myself. i'm stunned by the whole thing >> reporter: no answer at martinez door, authorities say he was released from custody

after an initial court appearance. >> my neighbor across the street saw him taken out in cuffs. >> reporter: martinez always seemed friendly but allegations are disturbing. >> it doesn't look good, you know, he is with a 15 year-old >> it is surprising but i try not to get into anyone elses business. >> reporter: now, investigators say martinez provided a dna sam that many confirms he is the baby's father. he is scheduled to be in court on october 25th, live from camden, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". delaware county volume tire fire fighter is behind bars accused of inappropriate ly touching a 13 year-old girl. thirty year-old anthony 10ney is facing indecent assault and corruption of minor. victim told police he began touching her on her thighs and other private areas when she was 12. "eyewitness news" has learned he remains an active volunteer fire fighter with the ridley park fire department. a preliminary hearing is set for october 2nd. hurricane maria continues to cut a path of destruction

through the caribbean. the storm is pounding the dominican republic with heavy rain and high winds as it passes off the east coast. this is some of the damage in the capitol of sanity toe domingo. small structures no match for the hurricanes, rought seas, ravaging boats, rivers still swollen from irma has listen bias much as 6 feet in the dominican republic. we have our first lot a catastrophic damage. authorities say hurricane maria has killed 15 people on the/land, two dozen more are missing. maria made land fall as a category five storm monday night with max sustained wind near 160 miles an hour. hurricane ripped away many roofs, and shredded rain forests. drone video in puerto rico shows massive flooding cause by marie a just 24 hours, the hurricane dumped 30 inches of rain on parts of the u.s. territory. much of the puerto rico is without power. but a glimmer of hope, officials say airport will reopen, to airlines, tomorrow.

and cbs news correspondent david begnot is in san juan. >> reporter: residents of the puerto rico waited through mess hurricane maria left behind, flooding is widespread and electricity is non- existent. twenty minutes from san juan, in catono, police and volunteers are working to rescue people trapped by maria 's storm surge. they held this man and his dog get out, get to dry land. >> they are sitting here, talking to people, and asking them for help in their home. >> reporter: across the island streets that don't look like rivers, are covered in power lines. maria's 155-mile per hour wind s, crushed what was already a weak power grid. officials cannot say when it will be restored. before slamming puerto rico maria roared across mountainous island of dominica , the death toll has climbed to 15, search for the missing continues. the dominican republic saw

whipping wind and drenching rain when storm passed the island today as a category three, marie ace moving toward turks and caicos. president trump has approved a federal disaster declaration for puerto rico. >> how do you feel when you see the rescue response. >> happy. very happy. >> reporter: with so many communities cut off, the full extent of the damage, it is not yet known. david begnot for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". our local puerto rican community is coming together to provide relief to family and friendness puerto rico. natasha brown tells us that the philadelphia council woman is helping lead the effort. >> reporter: hurricane maria's wrath may be felt for years to come in puerto rico as philadelphians with family on the devastated island, to check on loved won and seek out ways to help. city councilman maria quinones sanchez is one of them. >> puerto rico is ruined, that island nation as we knew it no

longer exists. hundreds of folks have no electricity or running water. it will take three or four days or even first respond tours begin to get out into the street. >> reporter: puerto ricanto where is confronted with the first clear view of the devastation brought by hurricane marie, crumbled houses uprooted truce and massive flooding with no power and limited communication also a closed airport, philadelphians hoping to help, monetary donations are the best options at this point. council woman sanchez says they will be using the cities puerto rican day parade activities on sunday as a way to raise money for the storm ravage island. >> we will continue our puerto rican and hispanic activities and gear them toward a relief effort. >> reporter: as many as 5,000 to 10,000 people are expected to participate in the weekend activities, many with their hearts and minds on puerto rico. >> tonight is catholic mass, there will be directions happening. we dit at our flag raising. there will be the parade where we will be doing complexions

and powe parade festivals will be hosting, opportunities for people to donate. >> reporter: donations are just the beginning of relief efforts, some in this area, council would man has still not been in touch with her own family members still there. well, local organizations in the meantime are looking to try to establish a go fund me page as well. they are telling folks who want to donate to go to the, condition sealeo.net web site and follow instruction toss contribute to the efforts. we will have more on our web site as well at cbs philly.com that is very latest from now, live in the sat certainty, natasha brown for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". hurricane maria could impact turks and caicos and bohamas next. meteorologist kate bilo joins us now with that and summer heat for the the first day of fall, kate. >> today last day of summer and boy does it feel like it. let's take a look at maria, the storm, right now, latest update just released from the national hurricane certainty still has it as a dangerous category three major hurricane , headed for turks

and caicos, could brush bohamas but should make that turn before making land fall. here's latest track and stats on this storm. still major hurricane, category three wind sustained at 120 miles an hour. it is moving to the northwest at 9 miles an hour right now. central pressure at 960 milli bars. here's latest track. we have a hurricane warning for turks and caicos island, bohamas under a tropical storm watch. the eye will pass, east of the bohamas for the most part. then it starts to lift to the north. it will weaken as a lot of cold air here especially cold water i should say thanks to jose, category one, by tuesday , lurking off our coast , most models have it turning out to sea but heading back toward land cannot be ruled out. i will show you hurricane models in a bit. here we are sweltering on the last day of summer, 87 degrees right now in philadelphia 87 in allentown, millville, as well, and that is our high so far for today. well above average. more than 10 degrees above the normal high of 76. only 10 degrees shy off the

record, 97, that record was set a long time ago back in 1895. coming up i will tell you how long this taste of july will last, when fall begins, tomorrow, and we will have again, the late lease at maria 's path. now, jessica, back over to you number of deaths, continue to rise following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake, that rocked mexico, at least 245 people are now, feared dead. crews are working around the clock to find those still missing, clearing debris to reach people, buried alive. a rescue team, spent valuable time working to pull a young girl from the ruble of her elementary school only to find out that there was no child there. at least 38 buildings collapsed in mexico city, mexican officials say assistance is pouring in, from the international community. >> we are receiving help from the u.s., from japan, from chile, and in terms of equipment. >> in some spots, life is slowly returning to normal, mexico city's transit system

is backup and running. organization mothers in charge held an impromptu press conference this morning ahead of today's city council meeting, their message was clear that the gun violence is a public health epidemic in philadelphia the group was joined by kenyatta johnson and member of the naacp. they discussed plans to introduce legislation declaring gun violence an epidemic. >> gun violence is killing, and injuring hundreds of victims every year in this city, which says to me status quo isn't working. >> councilman says that the legislation was also introduce todd recognize, this monday, september 25th as a national day of remembrance, for murder victims. well, role children enjoyed an afternoon full of fun events courtesy of the philadelphia police athletic league. "eyewitness news" at the pal center on tioga street. today is and pal put on a, peace begins with you. they got to take part in fun activities including, a little bit of chalk art there.

beautiful. coming up on "eyewitness news" we all think of athletes as being rough and tough but something brought some of these baseball players to their knees, some were in tears, a frightening situation that now has players and fans, calling for a change. also this... we will see, power and light. >> local workers getting, food from victims of the hurricane irma, the unusual and even fun stories that are coming out of the devastation. it feels like summer but holiday hiring has already started, what companies are hiring and which won say their seasonal jobs might turn into full-time jobs. a live look now from our scan in cape may, fall begins tomorrow but right now it feels like summer. kate has the seven day

well, players were left in shock during last night's yankees game after a little

girl was hit by a foul ball. >> flying off the bat at 100 miles an hour that ball hit the toddler in the stands. players across the field, were in tears, and praying, unable to watch as medics attended to the child. todd frazier who hit the ball addressed the incident after the game. >> i thought of my kid, you know, i have two kid, under three years old, and just hope that she's all right. >> that child is currently recovering in the hospital, with non-life threatening injuries, and, said to be doing okay. last night's foul ball scare has renewed debate over extending protected net nothing baseball stadiums. >> some players are calling for changes to be made. our joe holden joins us now at at the ball yard with how phillies are insuring fans safety in the stand. joe, good evening. >> reporter: it was a speeding foul ball off freddie galvis bat that tipped balance for phillies to expand, their netting. that just happened, this year, for baseball, the phillies used a more transparent, fiber

and material, so that the net wouldn't interfere with the view, but still, provides the level of comfort, from runaway and out of control foul balls, and, of course, splinterd bats fans say that is all good number one rule they say is paying attention. >> when you go to a game you have to take into consideration where you are sitting and make sure you are watching pitches and the bat, and, the break, and ball, hitting at 100 miles an hour plus when it comes off the bat >> reporter: of course, video of that little girl taking that foul ball very hard to watch. there is some good news, we are told she's improving. coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 more on this very, touching balance between making sure that the game is staying the same but also, keeping safety in mind. i will see new an hour, reporting live, outside the bank, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> okay, joe, thanks. >> that was frightening. >> i know. >> kate bilo joins us now with

our forecast and as we get set , heading in the weekend, friday eve. >> friday eve, if you have friday off, if you decided to take a three day weekend, what a good choice it was. >> okay.hree day weekend, what >> it will feel like a summer weekend out there. i know people have been saying and i commiserate, it ties hot , we're ready for fall weather, christmas in the another but come january, february and it is in the 30's we will look back on weather like this and wish for it. so let's enjoy it while we have it. lets look at what is going on outside. a few cloud drift nothing. fee cloud if you can believe it still courtesy of jose which i will show new a moment home. say is still hanging out still a tropical storm this storm just will not go away but luckily jose is a fish signature out over opened waters stationary so not bothering many people just yet and could help divert maria away from the united states. we will talk about that in just a moment. blue skies here, nice warm evening in center city, near 90 degrees at cbs broadcast center. a lot of folks on the beach

about an hour ago but everyone has packed up for the day. still a few people, in the surf there on the sand in margate and a nice beach day but you have to watch out for those rip currents with jose still lurking out to sea. you can see those cloud drift nothing over portions of new jersey, moving in the city right now. they are high cloud, light, sparse, you can see rain from jose, still impacting cape cod and martha's vineyard, nantucket, places like that center of jose right about here and it is not going anywhere for a while. temperatures, look at how warm it is, this feels like a july day when our average high is 87. we are 87 in the city. eighty-seven in allentown and millville. cooler down the shore where we're in the lower 80's in atlantic city and wildwood. seventy-six in mount pocono feeling fantastic. jose sits and spins. here it is. it is not going anywhere. it will retro grade back to the west. showers will stay out to sea but if you are down the shore over next couple of days just a few more cloud popping up,

here and there, thanks to jose , a stray sprinkle from the sit on north and west tomorrow. it looks like a sunny, beautiful day. still saturday we are seeing jose lurking out to sea not going anywhere but hope is jose stays here, it will eventually divert maria, around it, back out to sea instead of allowing maria to come toward united states which means help say hanging around would all be worth it. here's a look at current model track on hurricane maria currently category three. most of them take it, turn it out to sea. there are a couple that bring it close to the coast. these are out liars, it cannot be ruled out the chance that moves closer to the coast but as of right now vast majority is that it will head, further out to sea, courtesy of jose. overnight mainly clear, mild, pleasant, 67 degrees. tomorrow, warm, sunny, fall begins. eighty-three our high. fall officially begins in the afternoon 4:02 a.m. so by this time tomorrow it will officially be fall, but

as you can see it is not going to feel like it. 83 degrees outside tomorrow. eighty-five saturday. sunday and monday we will make a run for 90's. record on monies 92 and we will be within a few degrees of. that next week we will start to head back down to normal but we have to keep an eye on marie. yes, we do. kate, thank you. still ahead on "eyewitness news" meisha and tori team up to talk eagles. >> they were on 94 wip to hang out with angelo cataldi and company coming up where fans can meet meisha and tori on sunday, leslie. it is finally here, eagles home opener against the giants and the phillies such an important part. we have a behind the scenes look at what it takes to g

brick by brick a competition is born, craftmanship and speed are the aim of the game, so who is the best local bricklayer in the delaware valley.

coming up tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 kyw news radio justin udo show you the best in the business. nice. eagles nation is ready for sunday home opener. vittoria woodill and meisha johnson are no exception they appeared on the wip morning show to talk eagles football with angelo cataldi and the gang. >> wearing a bike helmet. >> vittoria and meisha will be on 94 wip tailgate. they will be live, on chevy sunday kick off this sunday morning at 11:30 right here on cbs-3. >> leslie is joining us, now, with a look at sports. >> of course. >> go bird. >> yes. >> we're on it. i know. hope opener against giants and as our pat gallen shows us grounds crew has been very busy getting the field ready for the big game. >> are you ready for some football? well, this place is ready to rock. that means for the head of the grounds tony leonard it is

busy season. >> two or three days prior to game day we have a crew of eight or nine guys to get the field ready. we come in, first thing in the morning we mow, so the field does get mode five to seven times per week and shortly thereafter we will start to paint. we will spend three or four hours painting. >> reporter: leonard's main concern when it comes to keeping the field pristine is nearly 300 million-dollar worth of athletes using it. >> greatest challenge is maintaining that safe surface for players. players want to necessity that they can perform at the best of their ability. we as fans want to watch them perform at the top of their game. so we try to provide them with the most safe field possible. >> reporter: to keep players safe eagles rely on a special turf grown in charlotte with a cost of over $150,000. >> so thinks bermuda. >> yeah. >> it is lovely. >> yes. it is lovely. it is golf course fair way. >> this is one of the premiere grasses that the nfl players like to play on. >> to keep it pretty they need to keep it dry. they manage that with the help of the paulsboro new jersey

company, aquatrolls. >> it is an important element for us it provides with us that drainage. >> reporter: for winter months link has 2800 miles of heat pipe to keep it from freezing but one of the tony's most fond memories was where fancy technology would be of no use, eagles 2013 snow game against detroit. >> we had about 8 inches of snow, i believe, so, we had to react. we weren't prepared for it. so, we can just grab out the old tools, backpack, blowers, shovels. never want to do it again but glad to go through it at least won. >> pat gallen, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> that was crazy. >> it was ground keepers, they love, what they do they do a great job. great george toma back in the day. it is in their blood. thanks, leslie, appreciate it. coming up next, stephen king's it is about to break a box office record for horror films. do you know what movie it will remove from the top spot? find out in the hot minute.

police are looking for the thieves who stole bronze grave markers from veterans graves in new jersey, i'm anita oh and how many cemeteries have been affected. >> i just thought hey maybe when lineman, see this this will make them laugh and they will hook me up first. >> how workers from our area responded to her sign and how some victims of the hurricane irma are thanking crew from his pennsylvania, power and light. the great story you'll see in about 15

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now at 5:30 unwanted visitors, thieves on the hunt for quick cash, are turning up where some of our veterans, are resting in peace. bronze markers are going missing by it doesens, at local cemeteries. good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean.

"eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live where one of the meted, and. >> we just learn, saint andrews cemetery is fifth in this area to get hit by thieves, the cemetery managers tell me that these bronze, metals are worth thousands of dollars, but, for at lee one family with loved won here those markers are priceless. nancy cannot make sense of what has been taken. >> it is gone. >> i'm very upset. >> from the man she said, so much. >> how can someone be so disrespectful for these people who went to war for their freedom. >> reporter: this stone in sacred heart cemetery marks grave of her father a world war two navy veteran. when he passed last year she had a $300 bronze flag holder, custom made in his honor. >> it had his ship, which was the u.s.s. dyon.

>> reporter: on thursday she realized it had been stolen. >> right now i'm just angry. it is about honor, respect. >> reporter: hundreds of others, that hung on flags next to veterans graves have been pluck from several new jersey cemeteries, including brotherhood, evergreen and mount holly. >> i hope they are quaking in their boots. i hope they realize what dishonorable thing they did. >> reporter: while most visitors are respectful this is second time that thieves have hit here since paula the sacred cemetery manager. >> there is no respect any more for our flags, for our veterans, and i think that is a shame. >> it is just so dishonorable. it is a real shame. i just can't believe that people would stoop so low. >> reporter: state police and local police departments are investigating, they are also asking local scrap yard toss keep an eye out for these bronze markers. live from hainesport, i'm anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness

news". how safe to take out cash using an atm machine? tonight philadelphia police say beware, investigators are tracking several cases in which skimming device where is placed on machines in our area "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live in center city with the details, greg. >> reporter: jessica, major crimes is looking in the theft , where they say suspects have been installing atm skim mers in two in philadelphia and there could be additional atm's at different counties throughout our region. take a look at this device right here, it is not much larger than a quarter and captain roland lee with the major crimes unit said one was located at moorehead street in the willow grove section of philadelphia bank employees confirm a second was attached to their exterior atm here at uni vest bank on rhawn street in the fox chase section. investigators say this is suspect they are looking for in those two cases. abington police also searching for a second man, who may be part of this theft ring. here he is at a citizens bank

atm in that township. captain lee says these incidents, unfortunately, all too familiar. >> over this pennsylvania year , in 2017, you know, theft become probably about 20 skimming devices out of philadelphia, in the city of philadelphia, and then surrounding areas, you know, they have recovered a great deal also. >> reporter: in addition to those skimming devices found on the atm machines themselves they were also pin hole cameras, smaller then the tip of this pen, right here, those written stalled directly over. those were able to record, people entering their pin numbers as they access money. now coming up tonight at 6:00 i will tell you exactly what you can do to prevent yourself from becoming a victim. that is latest live from center city, i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you greg, we will see you then. illinois supreme court upheld drew peterson's murder conviction in the death of his third wife. state's high court ruled hearsay testimony from peterson's third and fourth wife's did not violate his

constitutional right to confront his accusers because of evidence, that he killed them, to prevent their testimony. peterson is serving a 38 year sentence for murder of his ex- wife kathleen salve ohio, officials presumed his fourth wife, stacy peterson is, dead but no one has been charged in her disappearance. president trump issues a new executive order, that ramps up economic pressure on north korea to abandon its nuclear program. that decision came as president held talks with two key u.s. allies. those allies are in the middle of the tensions, on the korean peninsula. on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly, president trump issued a new executive order allowing the u.s. to impose sanctions on companies, and individual, that finance trade with north cover re. north korea's nuclear weapons and missle development is a grave threat to peace and security in our world and it is unacceptable that others

financially support this criminal rogue regime. >> reporter: the order aims to cut off sources of revenue that fund north korea's nuclear ambition. >> no bank in any country should be used to facilitate kim jong undestructive behavior. >> reporter: in another major blow mr. trump revealed chine, north korea's largest trading partner, is now joining the effort. >> their central bank has told their other banks to immediately stop doing business with north korea. >> reporter: the announcement came during president trump's meeting with the leaders of the south korea and japan, both of whom fully support the move. >> i'm very confident that this move will contribute to completely denuclear of the dp rk. >> reporter: in his first address the president warned that the u.s. could destroy north korea if forced to defend itself or its allies. >> rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself. >> reporter: today he signalled dialogue is still

possible. just last week u.n. security council unanimously approved new sanction as begins north korea aimed to cut the nation 's oil import. in washington, new developments in the russian election meddling investigation, facebook is now , working with investigators. >> we have been investigating this for many months now and for a while we have found no evidence of fake accounts linked to russia running ads. when we uncovered this activity we have provided that information to the special council. we also briefed congress. this morning, i directed our team to provide the ads we have fund to congress as well. >> facebook has been heavily criticized in recent weeks over its advertising policy. democrats are voicing their opposition to the latest attempt to repeal and replace the affordable care act. today at temple use pennsylvania senator bob case a accused republicans of trying to ram the graham cassidy bill through congress so it can pass with a simple

majority. >> one hearing, on a huge bill to totally destabilize the insurance market to knock millions of people off of medicaid, and to ruin the health care system in america and they have one hearing scheduled. they have pulled together at the last minute the other day because we're pressuring them about having a hearing. >> meanwhile vice-president pence joined cbs this morning to give a boost to republican efforts. >> what the graham cassidy bill does and the president and i strongly support is, essentially repeals the individual mandate so americans can choose whether they buy insurance again, repeals businessman date but then block grants resources to the states. so that, 50 different states cannot the way i did when i was governor of the state of indiana. >> republicans can only afford to lose two votes and still pass, the bill. still to come on "eyewitness news", it is not too early to think about the holiday season especially

looking foresees nal work. what companies are hiring and which ones say their seasonal jobs might turn into full-time jobs. rather interesting way to get attention and get her power back on, how pennsylvania workers answered her pleas for help, kate? first weekend of fall is just around the corner but there is no fall in the forecast, it feels like summer this weekend, plenty of sunshine both saturday and sunday but highs in the mid to upper 80's, sunday looks like hotter of the two days humidity will ramp up as well, definitely not a weekend for fall activities but great week toned find that opened pool in your neighborhood and enjoy it

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create energy jobs by allowing , co to invest solar energy in urban areas. with this big push into solar energy peco and philadelphia opportunities industrial says center hope to benefit those in the lower income communities. the energy training program is set to begin this january. even though it is only september, international co have their sights set on the holidays as they release plans to beef up staffing before the busy shopping season gets underway. three on your side jim donovan takes a look at who is hiring. >> reporter: now hiring for the holidays, companies impacted by the gift giving season have had big plans to hire seasonal workers, those people who typically get paid hurley and work from november through january. fedex expects to add more than 50,000 of those employees, to help get packages where they need to go? ups wants to hire about 95,000 seasonal workers and target plans to stock its stores with people, adding about 100,000 jobs.

amazon, gap, toys-r-us are also hiring seasonal workers. the temp job could be permanent. ups says that over the past three years, 35 percent of the seasonal workers got a full-time gig, fedex said many of the 50,000 jobs added last year, became full-time job opportunities. if you need a job go on-line, search using key phrases like seasonal jobs, or holiday hiring, near me. so if you are looking for a seasonal job apply now, as the saying goes, the early bird gets the worm. reporting for three on your side, aim jim donovan. how many days from christmas. >> right around the corner. >> like three months. >> quick math. >> quick math. >> yes. >> oprah coming to cbs. >> when you can see her debut right here on you each drive a ford pickup right? (all) yes. i'm going to show you a next generation pickup. awesome. let's do this. the bed is made of high-strength steel, which is less susceptible to punctures than aluminum. stronger the better. and best of all, this new truck is actually-

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silvio to share what it means to work on journalism's biggest stage. >> to be a part of this esteemed group of story tellers is one of the great honors of my career. >> oprah appeared on 60 minutes in 1986 abe says that when mike wallace interviewed her she was never more nerve news her life. she considers that interview as a break out moment in her career. you can watch oprah's first assignment on 60 minutes this sunday at 7:30 right here on cbs-3. hurricane irma slammed florida september 10th and many residents there still don't have power because damage was so extensive. >> utility crews are working around the clock, monk them lineman from pennsylvania power and light, their hard work is being noticed and greatly appreciated, especially by one woman who had a unique way of asking for their help. >> i have power.

>> reporter: moment mckenzie has been waiting for since irma struck 11 days ago. she now has electricity, and she has crews from pennsylvania to thank. teams from pp and l traveled to florida in the wake of irma to help restore power. before she got her power back, she made this sign, to get the attention of power crews, and, but on social media, it read hot single female seeks sexy lineman to electrify her life. >> i just thought, hey, maybe when the lineman gets to my neighborhood this will make them laugh and hook me up first. >> reporter: pp and l says they were already make the repairs when the neighbor showed them the sign. they took a picture in front and left a note behind saying power on, due to your pp and l lineman. >> big shout out for everyone working hard to get the power restored, because, it is hot out there. >> reporter: throughout florida hurricane victims are showing pp and l crews the love this group made them a chicken dinner. >> we have pennsylvania, power

and light, so that they can make sure our lights and things are on here in fort myers. >> reporter: home cooked meal for some local heroes. as for hot pink sexy singles sign, well, it might be moving >> the neighbor across the street doesn't have power yet and i told him he can bureau my sign, later. >> by the way, another resident offered pp and l crew s a ride in the dodge charger. they are feeling the love in florida. there's strength in numbers. >> they are working hard. >> they are. >> kate bilo is joining us now and fall starts tomorrow, right. >> it does. >> yes, you wouldn't know it. >> you wouldn't know it. it feels like the fourth of july, it is hot, sunny, a little humid. we are talking tropics with jose and maria to talk b we have a lot going on out there one thing that is not going on in the forecast is crisp, cool , fall weather. it will come soon enough but certainly not this weekend. lets look at what today looks like we will go down the shore where waves are still rough

thanks to tropical storm jose, sitting just about stationary, out over the north atlantic. it may retro grade enough tomorrow to bring just a few more cloud to the shore, partly to mostly sun there i tomorrow, surfers are loving the waves, but as we always say with this kind of weather, in place, only swim on guarded beaches, don't go in the water without life guard if you are not an experienced swimmer and even experienced swimmers play it safe out there because these waves are rough and you can see tides coming in and beach erosion left by jose but a lot of people still outside on the sand there in ocean city. checking with our eyewitness weather watchers they are report something really warm temperatures outside, 83 degrees as we check with lynn spring inner cherry hill. she she has sun and a few patchy cloud. especially in new jersey from the city on east just a few residual cloud from jose, backing in toward the coast, so we are seeing a few more cloud to the east, a few, fewer cloud, to the west, phil is 82 degrees in north wales. he has sun and cloud.

80 degrees as we check with joseph craney in orland. eighty-two there with sunshine we want to wish knoll pits 29t h birthday. happy birthday to you, knoll. lets look at storm scan three. we have a few cloud drifting through and they are currency of tropical storm jose, the storm that just won't go away. but jose, could be a benefit for us fit helps steer maria away from the eastern seaboard we will take the cloud fit means no maria to deal w take a showers, impacting southern new england as that storm sits , and spins, and then just does not want to go anywhere. jose has staying power, this storm formed around two weeks ago, more than two weeks ago and it still is sitting out in the opened ocean and notice, it is stationary, all of these boxes just kind of coming up on top of each other because it is not going anywhere. sunday at 2:00, it will still be here as a tropical depression or a remnant low and then hopefully steering maria away but we can still feel impacts of jose, mainly

rough surf, rip current risk down short and threat for a few more cloud along the coast see it is looking hazy right now in the city as we take a look from across the river, beautiful sky line shot, from our palmyra cove nature park camera, currently 83 degrees, feels like a hot, humid, hazy, summer night and wind are not much wind at all out there as we head to the shore tomorrow partly to mostly sunny, depending on how many cloud make it to the coast. seventy-eight to 83 on the sand, wind north at 10 miles an hour. water temperature 73. uv index very high and that moderate rip current risk, thanks to jose churning up the water. but when storms churn up water they produce cold air, cold water upwelling, so that means , cool conditions in the ocean as maria comes north that will help weaken hurricane marie a we will have more at 6:00. overnight mainly clear, mild, pleasant 67. tomorrow fall begins, 83 degrees, our high and our comfort index, we can see not too bad for next couple days but starts to get more humid

over weekend especially sunday just in time for eagles game, 88 degrees at kick off. it will feel like a hot, summer afternoon, that is definitely wear sun screen out in the link. hot again monday and these showers can help cool things down through middle of next week. ukee and jessica, back to you. despite their recent, very public personal issues, kevin hart and his wife, seem to be moving forward. >> coming up details of their very lavish and some might say outrageous baby shower they have planned for their first child together, hot minute with bex, up

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sunday and, everybody wants in on the action, even this version, which is making its way around the internet. and, from one viral video to the next, this latest installment of car pool karaoke consist of air drums and imagery drum sticks. dave and the foo fighters joined james corden forehead banging addition which turned into an actual karaoke session at guitar center. james was in his galore that i he made the band, kind of. we never really let you in >> that is your hot minute i'm bex from today's 96.5. >> he has big fun. >> he does. >> all the time. >> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 your atm card may be at risk as crooks get more tech savvy. >> reporter: i'm greg argos here in center city where major crime unit of the philadelphia police investigating a skimming investigation. we will tell what you you can

do to protect yourself. citizens bank park, new nets, 100-mile per her ball hits a little girl in new york city and now ballparks are not taking chances. why parents are rethinking their, seating options at the game. hitting the bricks, race against time while keeping skills in mind. how some of the best bricklayers in the delaware valley are cementing their place as pennsylvania's best, kate? and coming up we will have the latest track on hurricane maria as well as our local forecast for the first day of fall, "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. and right now at 6:00 o'clock sophisticated skimming, thieves are getting savvy, learning ways to steel your atm machine, using blue tooth technology, to tap into several locationness our area, and it is making it harder to stay ahead of the crooks. good evening, everyone i'm ukee washington.

i'm jessica dean. the philadelphia police major crimes unit is calling this a theft ring and they are searching for at least two suspects tonight. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live in center city with what police want you to do to protect yourself. >> reporter: jessica, we're told by detectives and the police here that the only way you can prevent yourself from becoming a victim is to go inside and get cash out from a human being, teller but if use your atm, cover up that key pad with your other hand. they can be placed, almost anywhere, and they are not much bigger then a quarter. >> it is something that is always, you know, something to worry about. >> reporter: skimmers are getting smaller and people installing them getting more creative and making the device s blend into their surroundings. >> it will be the same color, everything. you will never know the difference. >> reporter: doctor ooland lead from the philadelphia major crimes unit is showing off latest devices recovered from two locations in the city >> you go right to the atm machine, a perot