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>> good morning, i'm rahel solomon. >> i'm jim donovan. katie and meisha will be along in just a moment. first, what you need to start your day in the morning minute today is tuesday, september 26 >> intense manhunt for a shooting suspect, in montgomery county, comes to an end. >> the chester county district attorney's offers confirms that gregory feldman was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wounds. >> this proposal is about as popular as prolonged root canal work. >> the latest gop proposal to
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repeal and replacement obama cara peers all but dead in the water. >> we've not declared war on north korea. >> the white house pushing back against north korea's claims that president trump has declared war against the rogue nation. >> where is the army? we're fed up. >> patience running thin, and supplies are running low. millions of hurricane victims in puerto rico. >> it is an honor long overdue a monument celebrating civil rights leader, octavia catto will be unveiled today at philadelphia city hall. >> and that monument will be unveiled about 11:00 on the southwest corner of city hall. >> better late than never. here here. we send it over to katie. speaking of late, fall making late appearance seems like? >> yes, taking its sweet old time here. at least you can walk out the door without the need of extra layer in most locations, still little cooler going into the
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most outlying suburbs, initially into the highest terrain, most part, offer to nice comfortable start, and by this point, you know, tail end of the week, we may not even be reaching anything above where we currently stand. so, very cool weather on the way. but it is going to take a few days. so let's talk about what's going on on storm scan, which isn't a heck of a lot. couple of clouds have rolled through, since, found couple of spots, where the fog starting to settle in. don't have that here in philadelphia. i do see little bit of a low cloud deck trying to maybe skew the top of the comcast building but that's real at this, so your visibility looking pretty good. currently mid upper 60s, but the oddball out is mount pocono where at this point now below 60 degrees. but as the day goes on, expect it to heat up once more, sun, clouds, for the most part. humidity, certainly, creeping up on us, yet again. and we rebounds all the way to the mid 80s, not as hot as yesterday. but, 85 is a solid ten above what's average. as we mentioned, fall weather does eventually wait for us in
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the wings. it will take couple every days , but very potent frontal boundery will cross through, knock the temperatures back, and will also potentially have to deal with indirect impact from maria still churning over the atlantic. so more on that little later on. >> katie, thank you. floor director mark and i just doing little fist pump, and not to mention the fact our commute is looking good, although we do have couple of things to pull your attention, won't slow you down too much. it is an accident involving tanker truck, pulled off to the shoulder now, 95 north at enterprize, so little past the airport like i said. not going to pose any issues for you at this point. we'll see what happens. not too far away, we have another accident with entrapment here, industrial highway at stewart avenue. just heads up on that. again, not too far away. so far still traveling around at posted speeds around those areas. now, we do have that overnight resurfaced project still out there on the schuylkill, schuylkill westbound, at 202, what they're saying now is this might actually be lingering out there until around 8:00 a.m. on the westbound side. eastbound side, clear, but
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starting to heat up little bit it is really the westbound side, so heads up on this, if we have to car think through the 7:00 hour, it is going to be very busy. then we have another accident, pike creek, delaware, route seven at new linden hill road, southbound lanes block, one northbound lane blocked as well. use this alternate, upper pike creek road your best bet. overall casino every busy morning, rahel, over to you. >> sure seems like it, meisha, thank you. new this morning, "eyewitness news" has confirmed the man wanted for shooting his exgirlfriends' mother inside her montgomery county home is dead. chester county authorities say suspect gregory feldman's body found last night in schuylkill township inside park car t appears he shot himself. felt man was wanted for shooting 48 year old amy herman at her limerick home last friday. investigators say herman is recovering and is expected to survive. live report on this at 6:00 this morning. >> well the latest republican plan to repeal and replace obama care is close to failing protesters delayed yesterday's senate hearing on the gop healthcare bill in the afternoon republican senator susan collins of maine
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announced that she is not backing the current legislation. republican senator lindsay gram standing by the bill he has co-written. >> press on. and it is okay to vote. it is okay to fall short if you do. >> now, republicans have until saturday to secure support for 51 vote majority, senator collins no vote however took that majority away for at least for now, and early report from the congressional budget offers says the gop bill would cut the current number of insured americans by millions. >> graffiti aimed at president trump sparks debate in manayunk. someone spray paint in the message, see it there, 100 block of mallary street. residents also found nearby garage doors marked with symbols, homeland security unit of the police department is investigating. and the secret service may also get involved. meanwhile, neighbors are petit g to paint a mural in its place. >> the time now 5:35. in business news this morning, an important recall for
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parents. >> and how much required work remembers costing the economy. roxanna joins us live from the new york stock exchange, good morning, roxanna. >> reporter: good morning, jim and rahel. investors are hoping for boost today after sell off yesterday the dow ended down dropping 53-point, the nasdaq lost 56. target is raising its minimum wage as it competes for workers. the retailer says it will boost entry level pay, from ten to $11 an hour. starting next month. and $15 an hour by 2020. target says the move will help it recruit to retain quality staff. many of the retailers rivals now pay around $10 an hour. important recall for parent, 28,000 jogging strollers are being recalled because kids could fall out of them. delta enterprize says a wheel bracket on the j for jeep strollers can break, at least one child cut and bruised. the recall involves certain models sold at target, wall mass transit, other stores between 2015-2016. the company is offering free repairs. new report reveals that
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exhausted employees are costing companies big bucks. the national safety council says the us employer with a thousand workers could lose nearly a million and a half dollars a year in absenteeism, diminished productivity, healthcare costs, the average price of fatigue in average size fortune 500 company is about $80 million a year. jim, rahel? >> i believe it. this is why you have to take a nap during the day, why companies have to encourage power napping. >> i never call in sick. i mean, i could be tired, i just don't know what i am ' saying, but i won't call in sick. >> you have ooh he called in sick. >> three times in 15 years. >> got to keep him honest, roxanna. >> three times, 15 years, pretty good. >> i'll take a nap. >> pretty impressive. >> yes, tired, but healthy. thank you, roxanna. we'll check in with you tomorrow. later this morning, we will get update on the city controller's investigation into the mayor's funds for philadelphia. >> controller allen is already revealed some $200,000 in questionable spending by the group, prompting the discontinuation of credit
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cards and change in the board. previous report claims former board chair desiree bell charged the funds for shoes, hotels, party, more than 400 uber rides. >> on to the race for philadelphia district attorney , today republican candidate bet grossman and democratic opponent larry krasner will appear at community for numb center city this is an opportunity for the public to learn more about the candidates and their positions grossman and krasner are of course vying for the vacant seat every set william, the polls open on november 7th. the widow of pennsylvania state trooper killed outside of pocono police barracks is suing his killer's parents, conrail ryan dixon shot and killed in 2014, another trooper seriously injured, eric frein was captured after leading police on 48 day manhunt. troopers wife, dixon, said that frein was manipulated by his parents to dislike police and was acting on that dislike frein facing the death penalty >> it has been almost a week since hurricane maria
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devastated island of puerto rico. >> government agencies ramp up their efforts to help the islands recover. maria hit as category four storm leaving many puerto rico 's 3.4 million people without power. critics are accusing agencies of not doing as much to help the islands as they did for texas, and florida. >> while families anxiously wait to hear from their loved ones in puerto rico. some people in our area are taking action. just moved to center city from san juan, and she says all of her family is there, recently formed relief group puerto rico for the greater philadelphia area. flores now collecting supplies to send to the island. >> within minute i had like 600 members in our group. it is sad to hear, hear so many puerto ricans that haven't been able to talk with their family. and they're going above and beyond themselves trying to collect items, money, raising funds. >> if you would like to donate we did set up link on cbsphilly.com.
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cbs news correspondent david begnaud is in san juan puerto rico, his live report is coming up at 7:00 on cbs this morning, that's right after "eyewitness news" this morning. here on cbs-3. >> well, a week after a deadly earthquake rocks mexico, crews are still sifting through the rubble. these photos are from the hard hit city of two hours south of mexico city. you can see homes there have been severely damaged, the ones marked with the red circle slated for del littles, and shouldn't be enters. despite that danger, rescue teams enters these teams to retrieve the belongings from those displaced. glimmer of hope as search for survivors continues there. next can federal police tweeted this video, showing them pulling a dog out of the rubble in mexico city's one of the neighborhoods there, the photo was hashtag life is life >> north korean government is calling a tweet by president trump a declaration of war on saturday president trump tweeted that if kim jong un
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continues his rhetoric, his country quote won't be around much longer. says the tweet gives the regime right -- experts say north korea quoted threat of war before but the threats are different this time. >> what concerns me more this time around is that the foreign minister every north korea stated it reserves the right to shoot down us bomber planes approaching north korea even in international air space. >> white house says the us has not declared war, how much, expert say, a lack of communication between the countries could lead to ongoing tension. and as those tensions continue, video of how to prepare survival bags are going viral in south korea phoning us on preparing emergency supplies, like gas masks, food, warm clothing, water. the term survival bags, how about this, returns more than 7,000 videos. those are only the ones that have been posted since the beginning of the year. south koreans say the videos
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helpful, others say not much they can do if hit by nuclear bomb. >> up next: famous actor spotted in philadelphia. we'll tell you where daniel l jackson was grabbing a bite to eat. >> also ahead, police officer 's body camera capturing yours him tackling woman to the ground. why he's being applauded for his efforts. >> also: finds out where thousands and thousands of bees have been invaded a home. no, not talking about the beehives. we'll be right back.
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>> britain prince harry and his girlfriends take a big step, making first public appearance together. here is video of them at the games in toronto. don't they look cute? the couple watched the wheelchair tennis match together. the 36 year old actress lives in toronto. now fans speculating a royal engagement could be on the horizon. do we hear wedding bells? i have to tell you philly sort every turning into hollywood east. yesterday remember we showed you brit wiliness town, well, today, samuel l. jackson siting. take a look. >> here he is, dining last night in center city, at j and g restaurant on chestnut street. it is actually very good. that's the owner with him, our friends celebrity photographer huey dillon also hook up us with this picture, shooting m night's new movie glass.
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>> i am john dan, sound erring what he ate? huey tells us he enjoyed a nice salad. >> does huey run after these people? he has the best sources for star siting in this town. >> huey is a friend. let me tell you, jim, he never sleeps. plus, it is doing so well, it is scary. the film has already become the top grossing horror movie every all time. it just hit theatres earlier this month. film makers already planning tore the sequel with, opens september 6, 2019. that film will star the kids from the first film all grown up, still battling the demon represented by the frightening clown. >> ahh. >> can't get behind this. >> so i just had an idea. i told you guys i'll go to the eastern state penetentary with me teenage brothers, i think we will go see it, as well. i'm going all out. i don't like horror movies. i don't like haunted houses, but one week, do it all. >> hey, please get it out of the way. >> i'm going to jump from behind the bushes in a clown outfit, ahh.
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>> that is scary enough. >> there are dark play cents around this studio. >> when we come in the morning , yes, little creepy around here. >> switching gears it, may actually start to feel like fall soon enough. how about that? how about it? i'm actually going to the pumpkin patch. feel like you should be there foray change, yesment talk about family fun, that's not scary, yes, you'll find me at the pumpkin kin patch. you can fine her at the horror movie. showing awe little erie view of sky "skycam 3", overlooking station headquarters center city off in the distance, you see the low-lying cloud cover. that will really has gun to settle. even since i was out on the skydeck, it was what about 15, 17 minutes ago, that fog has gun to really settle in. so still high up enough, it shouldn't mess with your visibility too much. but it is out there. and if you are traveling bridges, perhaps, or near the river beds, you could run into this. now, when we switch gears, look at the dew point temperatures, they too have gun to creep up. i would say really the higher that dew point, the more
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likely it is that you're going to find a little bit of fog out there this morning. still not terrible from wilmington philadelphia or even allentown, mount pocono, but i've seen just minor visibility problems, where the dew points are at least in the mid or upper six's, that's something worth just keeping in mind. meanwhile, we go to the eyewitness weather watchers, beautiful cornucopia of really pretty fall-like pictures, you have some mums, some tomatoes, some corn, and some pumpkins. just make you feel like fall. today won't feel like fall how much. still going to feel like the height of summer. we look at temperatures, very much on par with dew points, as well, 67 values coming in from dave bradley this morning , actually is one of the spots where there is a nice clear sky, out in essington, wondering where the heck fall went t does eventually make return appearance, but not for couple every days, meanwhile an interesting observation from ed connor, he actually has seen little mist and drizzle at his house, so, that may be something you come across. i don't think you need the
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umbrella today. but we do have ample moisture to work with in the atmosphere , so could you ends up with that. now as we switch past the dew point, take a look at this wide zoom. hurricane maria still cat geier one storm system. that is going to make sharp right-hand turn, head out to sea. trough addition in. that's the main driver, the help shove the storm out of the our hair, also is the pattern changer, for our area. it really knocks the temperatures back, and as you'll see in the eyewitness weather seven day some reinforcing colds air friday into saturday. we struggle to hit zero seven saturday. temple at home. you could see shower that day, meisha, bunolol some great football weather coming up this weekend. >> people love that weather, and i can't say i blame them. good morning, everyone, very happy tuesday to you. we are looking outside right now, an accident involving tanker truck, this is now pulled all the way off to the far right shoulder, 95 north enterprize avenue just at the airport it, going to slow you down? no, just not going to. overnight resurface project on the schuylkill, going to talk about that coming up in just a
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moment. but first, another accident, not too far away from the one i just showed you. involving end tramment, industrial highway, stewart avenue. talk about this overnight resurface project kind of a thorn in our side this morning , schuylkill westbound, at 202, eastbound side clear. it is really just the westbound side nowment look at this. bumper to bumper. guess what? overnight resurface project will linger out there until around 8:00 through the 7:00 hour, very slow, accident here, route seven at new linden hill road. all southbound lanes block, one northbound lane, alternate , upper pike creek road, jim, back over to you. >> thank you shall meisha. body cam rolling as police officer in sacramento, california talks suicidal woman off after ledge, saving her live. >> hold on, dear, don't do that. don't do that. >> this happened last week, footage just released yesterday. a 20 year old lieutenant, 20 year lieutenant with the sack meant owe police department responded to a call about a woman in crisis. video shows the woman climbing up on the ledge of the
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overpass, before returning to the sidewalk, that's whether the officer makes his move. >> you saw a period in time where he had to takings, and he didn't hesitate, he took action, was able to detain that woman. >> that officer new exactly what to do thanks to specialized training that police receive in sacramento. the woman is in the city now getting the mental help she needs. woman in australia said her home seriously damaged but at least he has got something to show for t homeowner megan souter lands said she noticed huge amounts every bees outside of her home one day, then the bees set up shop in the cavities of the home's walls. >> sections of plaster had to be cut open to remove the bees , and the honeycomb. >> two cavities, up the side of the wall. just pull it out just like piece by piece, because it is 4 inches thick. >> well the good side, souter letter sands collected 60 pounds of honey cool,
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several jars of fresh hon. >> i always seeing the silver lining there, jim. pennsylvania woman awarded millions after being injured by a routine treatment. she is speaking only to cbs-3, health reporter stephanie stahl has this preview. >> still wonderful mother. >> the best mother. >> they laughed through their tears as ella learns to live with agony. >> i just wish she didn't have to go through this. >> among millions of women with a embarrassing problem. the traditional treatment has been disastrous. >> i feel like i'm on fire, you know, down there. these women suffer in silence. >> philadelphia jury gavial record verdict for her pain and suffering. >> $57 million is a lot of monday. >> i yes. >> but she says no amount every mondayly give her her life back. and she is worried about other women who could be injured, too. my exclusive report tonight at
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is weekends their dance at the side after hotel in downtown portland. >> animal shelter in new finland canada doubles as a yoga studio. >> you sink your hips back toward your heals. >> so sweet. saint john's spca, yoga night, instructor lead a class while adoptable kittens wander around the yoga mats. the hope, katie is a fan, the hope is that the kit lens bonds with the people in the class, and then maybe go home with one of this em. >> when you're at the shelter, you don't necessarily get to see what the cat personalities are like. sometimes they're stressed, sometimes they're spending time in the cage. but when they come in here, they really get to kind of hang around, just be kittens, you really get to see what their true nature is like and what they'll be like in a home >> organizers said they'd had a lot of success, and holding them for a year, and now, they show up regularly. >> i admit that's very good
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idea. because it is true, go into a cheryle, and the animals are all, you know, freaking out, and this is much nicer. >> also, yoga so relaxing, like between that and the therapy of the kittens. >> coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news," your chance to win two free tickets to see kevin james here in philadelphia. >> plus, house hunting for millennials, the surprising reason many of them are ready to stop renting, take on mortgage of their own. >> and in the health watch: the risk associated with quitting daily aspirin therapy that's coming up next.
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>> is a county manhattan hunt man accuse the of shooting his ex girlfriend's mother is over we're liver with the details of the deadly ending. republicans are looking for options after another apparent healthcare failure. but time is running out. the new deadline looming over the gop. >> and happening today, philly is ready to unveil a statue dedicated to a forgotten hero. today is tuesday, september 26th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha of course keeping an eye on things this tuesday morning. >> good morning, guys. happy tuesday. so looking outside right now. do have couple every accidents , also construction on the schuylkill causing some bumper to bumper conditions that we actually saw start in the 4:00 hour. so early, yes. busy
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