>> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia this is cbs3 "eyewitness news". get down! go that bay! >> right now at noon we are seeing terrifying moments from a police officer's body camera as he tried to help people escape the male of ball let's coming from the mandalay bay in las vegas. the girlfriend of the shooter returns to the usa. investigators are ready and waiting to fin out what she knows. >> president trump is minutes away from landing in las vegas. he call eight sad day earlier this morning. >> now is the time to come

together, responsible. >> democrats, republicans, everyone. >> the call for gun control is getting louder in the wake of the tragedy. >> officials say the las vegas gunman had been stockpiling guns since 1982. good afternoon everyone i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. the president plans to meet with victims and first responders when he arrives in las vegas within the hour. we get more now from correspondent danielle nottingham. >> reporter: president trump is on his way to las vegas to meet with first responders and survivors of the deadly mass shooting at a country music concert. >> very very sad day for me personally. >> reporter: tuesday night, the girlfriend gunman stephen paddock return to the united states from the philippines. video from tv station knbc apparently shows marilou dan until wheelchair at the airport in los angeles. investigators say dan system a person of interest in the case. her sisters say they believe paddock sent her away so she couldn't be involved.

>> marilou was there this didn't happen because she wouldn't let it happen. she would have been able to stop something whatever he was planning. >> reporter: investigators believe danley who lived with paddock for years can answer questions about paddock's motive and his stockpile of weapons. pictures from paddock's hotel sweet show the weapons he used to carry out the attack. in all, investigators say they found 47 guns in the hotel and his two homes. all of them bought legally. he purchased 33 of them win the past year most of them rifles. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: police released body camera video last night showing officers as they responded to the gunfire. get down, get down, get town. >> reporter: rampage last thed for up to 11 minutes. danielle nottingham for cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> in washington, d.c. today lawmakers are urging congress to pass new gun laws as a victim of gun violence herself former

representative gabbie giffords spoke of the need of unity in the fight for reform. >> stopping gun violence takes courage. the courage to do what's right, the courage of new ideas. >> this man he was a thief. he stole these lives, these joys these futures and what do our members here say nothing, a moment of silence. rear we're prayer full and respectful but it's no substitution for action. >> in the senate side lawmakers introduced a bill this morning would that ban the sale of manufacturer of device that is allow semi-automatic weapons to emulate fully automatic weapons stay with cbs3 "eyewitness news" as we continue to follow new developments in the mass shooting investigation and the fallout on capitol hill. when we're not on tv you can fine the latest information on our went site cbsphilly.com. new this noon transformer fire sends black smoke and flames out on to center city sidewalk causing road closures

and snarling traffic. take look at this. fire is burning very close to jefferson and wills eye hospit hospitals. earlier road closures included the 800 blocks of walnut and locust streets and sections of eighth and nine streets. we're now hearing some of these have reopened. reporter joe holden is live on the scene with the very latest on the situation. joe? >> reporter: rahel, good afternoon to you. this underground transformer caught fire around 8:15 this morning. the philadelphia fire department and peco responded. spent a good deal of time trying to get it under control. now, nearby jefferson and wills eye hospitals were not affected. they were not evacuated but traffic in this area was snarled. there was a lot of gridlock. take a look at that sound there from the video we obtain. the cracking and popping. you can see flames roaring from out of the ground smoke billowing for some time. a fire official tells cbs3 "eyewitness news" this is likely

for wear and tear on this particular underground transformer. take into consideration the concentration of hospitals and buildings. we're told they just couldn't shut down the power but had to isolate specific distribution lines. >> peco had primary line and some secondary lines burning underneath the street. just took time for us to let them, you know, turn the power off, energize it and get the fire out. >> we don't really know. i just came out of a doctors' appointment and they said something happened down here and that was i i don't even know what's going on. >> reporter: patient has to find their way around this mess. remember walnut street was shut down as well as north and southbound one-way streets from eighth street down there to tenth street up this way. so it was a bit of chaos up he here. but they are complimenting the philadelphia fire department and jefferson public safety for helping people find other ways

into their appointments. now, the situation is under control. poe company trying to figure out exactly what led up to this as they pick apart what we understand to be some pretty charred areas down there where those transformers were. that is the very latest reporting live in center city, joe holden cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you joe. meanwhile in another news this noon bail set at $5 million for the suspect whose toddler was killed as he sped away from a shoplifting spree. 27-year-old christ periphery coon of hamilton new jersey was are a rain last night. charged with third degree murder in the death of his two year sold son. this was the scene of yesterday's accident in tullytown, bucks county. after police say coon crashed a three -- caused lehigh car crash on bristol pike after fleeing nearby store. authorities say coon was driving on suspended license. his son was not in a car seat. meanwhile police continue their search for the man who stole an suv with eight year old boy in the back seat. investigators say this happened

about 8:00 o'clock last night near broad and done nan couldn't in the logan section of north f the owner got out to check on a property and left the suv running. when a man ride ago bicycle stopped his bike, jumped into the suv and then took off. the suspect ditched the suv about mile away. the boy was still inside and fortunately was not hurt. police in chester county warning residents about scammer posing as utility worker. take a look at the sketch of this suspect. he is pretending to work forwhy pcom two incidents last month one in tough ken man and one in highland township. he got away with $11,000 in jewelry. looks like amazing day to have lunch outside. we're in a summery stretch of weather. but as always, we're wondering when will it end? meteorologist katie fehlinger is live on the cbs3 sky deck with first look at the forecast. hey, katie. >> jim, that's always the question because the reason i have job. the pattern event what loll change at some point you want to know when and how. so, yeah, for now, we're sitting pretty and it is absolutely

gorgeous out here upper 70s expectation for daytime highs. light wind low humidity we can check off owl those boxes for comfortable weather and absolutely beautiful weather for the rest of the day. a little warmer by day's end than what we've seen in recent days even the last few days already a smidge above average. let's see where we currently stand. high pressure is still locked in place and that is what's going to deliver this absolutely beautiful day. storm scan of course it's been empty now for days, and it continues to be so. as we take look elsewhere around the region in terms of temperature, there we go that clicker temperatures already in the mid 70s from reading, out toward wilmington, low 70s up and down i-95, and we're currently at 70 a pose both in ac and wildwood as well. but it's just comfortable outside. thermometer reading aside it feels good to be out here but again it's another one of those days where maybe you walk out the door in sweat pants or heavier jacket perhaps now you'll be able to get rid of that. put on shorts and t-shirt for an afternoon maybe nice long dog

walk in the park something all those lines. it looks like the weather will maintain pretty quiet status at least initially. but with time, the temperature goes up, the humidity creeps up on us, and we also have to dodge some showers down the road. so if you're a fan of warmth and craving that you'll have better opportunities than others to get outside i'll let you know which days look not only the warmest but the brightest a little bit later on. guys? >> thank you katie. welcoming up on cbs3 "eyewitness news" big day for the philadelphia music scene. the latest members of the walk of fame are being inducted. >> we'll take through life. also, who likes getting shots? probable not many of us but new information shows a good mood might be a good idea if you are getting a flu shot. >> plus mass can be debilitating for some. now doctors say taking a certain vitamin may help keep asthma under control. those stories and more when "eyewitness news" at noon continues. ♪

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well secretary of state rex tillerson called a news conference this morning to dispel reports he may be stepping down from his appointment. tillerson assertion of unity with president trump comes after what appeared to be rift over the weekend about how to handle north korea. on saturday tillerson said during visit to china that the u.s. is probing talks with north korea. on sunday president trump tweeted a tweet that seemed to contradict tillerson's efforts saying he told tillerson it was a waste of time to negotiate

with quote little rocket man. well on the health watch this noon another reason to take your vitamins. >> one vitamin can help people with asthma. researchers in london say vitamin d can protect against severe asthma attacks. doctors say a daily dose of vitamin d combined with regular asthma medication could cut the risk of a serious asthma attack in half. and obesity related cancers are on the rise. that's according to a new cdc report. data suggests that being obese or overweight was associated with 40% of all cancers diagnosed in the u.s. in 2014. >> even if you're not fan of shots you should be happy when you go for the flu vaccine. interesting new study says being in a good mood may increase the effectiveness of the flu shot. researchers in the uk found participants who reported having a positive mood had higher levels of antibodies in their blood weeks aft the shot. variety of factors that will affect how well a vaccine works but doctors believe mood is one of those factors.

well, when you hear the names like sister sledge, patti labelle and jill scott you have to think about philly' mews si royalty. >> icons coming up we'll take you live to the philadelphia music alliance wall of maim it looks like sister sledge is up there now with those ladies and much more will be inducted. katie. >> rahel as we get closer to upcoming weekend all in all it's looking like first and for most very warm and somewhat steamy upcoming weekend with daytime highs into the mid 80s. the mid 80s. but along with that we will have some showers to dodge specifically on eagles game day sunday. i'm time that out a bit more specificity for you here on the other side. i'll let you know exactly when your tailgate might get rained upon. that's coming up. ♪

>> today big day for philadelphia's music scene. >> some artists who got their start in our area are coming back home. "eyewitness news" reporter natasha brown is live in front of the kimmel center where the philadelphia music alliance is recognizing its 2017 inductees to the walk of fame. natasha. >> reporter: good afternoon to you. it certainly is a star-studded event here in philadelphia right now. take look behind me through the crowd here we've seen several of the honorees accepting their award accepting their unveiling of their black today. many of them have already taken to the stage patti labelle and labelle just got off the stage. sister sledge lots of star-studded, you know, musicians are here today. most of them with philadelphia roots obviously. let's look at jill scott who arrived a short time ago. i call her jillly from philly that's what her beloved fans call her. sister sledge getting honored today. patti labelle, sarah hendricks.

soul advisors. chris schwartz and joe nick cole low to name few. and this what's going happen in just a short time once they've left the stage they'll stand and pose in front of what will be their plaques here on the walk of fame. so i haven't been able to peek under most of them but i do understand down there at the very end that is jill scott's who will be standing in front of her plaque and right beside her the one and only his patti labelle. so we are so excited to be here. you can see the crowd is all fired up here. and again they're just in the midst of the induction ceremony. tonight all of this will be capped off with a huge gala in fishtown at the fillmore. that's going to be later on this evening. for now that's the very latest. natasha brown cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> natasha always gets the great assignments. >> yeah. >> it looks like fun out there. >> what a noise day to be out there. >> absolutely. it's so comfortable outside. the slightest wind but there's still low humidity. >> good. >> still have that comfortable

warmth but it's still little warmer than it was a recent days and that is a theme. i mean it's just only going to warm up from here with every passing day. we're actually going to end up peeking by the time we hit the weekend but we also have some showers to dodge. all part of the major pattern change that's going -- it's gradual but it's start to go take shape and start to go get underway. and really it's a frontal boundary just one front boundary going to dictate how this all takes place. in addition we've got tropical stuff to talk about. lots to get tom let's take look at storm scan first stuck in frontal boundary at the regional eye level moving along somewhat sluggishly even though again this is somewhat of a gradual change of pace for us you can start to tell that this is beginning to weaken a little b bit. and that will continue to be the case as it heads our way. so yeah we might end up with a shower down the road here maybe several by the time we hit the weekend but nothing all that major i wouldn't be calling this a wash out by any stretch heading toward the weekend. wide zoom high pressure is on our side if you look closely you

can see the movement of the atmosphere high pressure in the northern hemisphere clockwise rotation so all of that moisture and any movement in the atmosphere is moving around that essentially until high pressure gets out of the way an laos this front to come along. let's briefly touch on the tropics. we've been watching an area of showers and thunderstorms just off the coast of florida. this really doesn't look like it's going amount to much but we do have tropical depression on our hands at this point. this guy tropical depression number 16 in all likelihood even before today is all said and done will become nate and, yes, it's headed toward the gulf of mexico. at this point, it looks like it will be further toward the northeastern edge of the gulf coastline here. ends up getting hit by whatever this turns into. but there's a possibility it does become not just tropical storm but a hurricane and may land as a hurricane along the southeast coastline this would be toward the weekend. we may draw some of that moisture into early to next midweek. is he we'll need to keep an eye on that too. we still have high pressure on our side. here comes the front much it's

getting strung out. it will officially sort of stall nearby. that allows the southerly wind flow to continue to warm things up out in advance of it. because the front is nearby because the ridge has enough moisture there's likelihood we see showers namely friday scattered spotty in fashion and then again on sunday probably into next week as well. but along with the warmth the humidity also starts to creep up. you'll have yourselves a nice little taste of august by the time we hit the weekend here. the humidity again creeps up on us to the point that we on our comfort index classify it as a humid day. thankfully not oppressive nor unsufferable. outside we go to one much our live neighbor network shots. 69 degrees, perfect view of that center city skyline off in the distance and comfortable 69-degree temperature right now. the wind does remain light today you may notice a hinder of a breeze throughout date but it really isn't going to be anything that bothers you throughout the day. lots of sunshine. 78 degrees the high. this is warmer than yesterday. so the warming trend is now underway.

and tonight, as a blanket of cloud cover settles in we're talking very mild just 62 for the overnight low. so really comfortable all in a all. but again the humidity does creep up on us. so the highlights here i think more than anything it's the wa warmth. six of the next seven days you're at least 80 degrees but the there will be a stray or isolated shower friday on eagles game day sunday i think right now any way those showers come around during midday so you may want to think right now about how you would plan if you're going to be out tailgating you might want to think i think you got a fashionable pod show. >> does that consist. >> either way it might be a good idea. >> oxymoron. >> indeed it. >> hefty bag for your head. >> or that. >> well, take look at this what beautiful sight this colorful lantern show lit up the sky in chain n the presentation was part of a mid autumn festival tradition dates back 1,000 years to the tank dynasty. the show features nate giant lanterns each telling their own story se surround beside smaller

visuals. the lanterns were hand crafted by lantern masters. >> very cool. >> very nice. >> very pretty. >> pretty to very cool and very adorable. up next adorable birthday party. we'll be

coming up later today on "eyewitness news" at 5:00. medical pups we have dogs a have powerful sense of smell. health reporter stephanie stahl will show us how dogs are using

their alert humans about possible health issues that's very interesting. >> there's nothing dogs can't do. birthday party for twin panda bears. >> this bear of pandas i was i was and bam bam celebrating first birthdays in the shanghai animal washington today. they enjoyed cakes made with fruits and bamboo. children put on a special performance in honor of the birthday pandas. the cuties share a birthday with someone else that's special my television wife rahel. >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> thank you. >> rest of the day is wonderful for you. >> my birthday gift was working with two. >> nice try. >> i'd rather get a gift card. i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. for katie and all of us here. thanks for watching. >> we love you too. >> "eyewitness news" continues the 5:00 and we're always online at cbsphilly.com. >> the young and restless is coming up next. have great day everyone. bye-bye. ♪

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