>> breaking news, shots fired at police in northeast philly. the way it ended for the suspect. and emotions run hyatt an emergency meeting in one south jersey school district after racist messages struck a school fight. >> if you like it sunny you're going to get plenty of sunshine over the next few days, and the good news for your outdoor plans. another warm weekend is on the way, as well. today is friday, october 20th, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. pat gallen is here holding down the fort. >> if today is anything like yesterday, thumbs-up. beautiful day. tell me more, katie.

>> fancy on that set of the desk. we'll try to maintain the standards thon side. still looking pretty good. always sun any philadelphia. let's keep the theme going. whether it rains or shines, keep our spirits up, but the weather will hook you up here today. another beautiful looking day, little cool at the onset, see reflected in the thermometer readings but storm scan, still quiet. will stay this way for yet another day. the difference today is that you'll start to really notice the breeze picking up. and since the air mass that's this place is so dry, you got to be extra careful throwing out the cigarette butts if you're taking advantage of the warmth and grilling out. don't leave the grill side. because, again, the fire risk little more elevated. be smart about that. all common sense type stuff. certainly worth a mention. currently temperatures low to mid 50's in most spots, definately little milder than it was this same time yesterday. and will probably only drop down at worse into the mid 50

's here in the city. willow grove, down to 51, at 50 in pottstown. day ahead is looking pretty darn nice. another day featuring nothing but sunshine, temperatures will once again be above average mid 70s, but pat the breeze becomes more noticeable , just the one variable that will change a little bit. >> sounds good. breeze whipping yesterday, little of the same today. that means my alert gist were freaking out, kind of are now, is that right, katie? >> if you're letter jibbing to ragweed, yes. >> probably it, okay, going to the roadways. here we are. this is 76 at south street. there is construction westbound, the right lane is block here, it is also blocking the off ramp to 30th street station. so you're kind of being pushed to the left lane here. so again 76 at south. also, in the dark, this is the schuylkill expressway eastbound at the blue route. there is a lane block here, as you can see, through the darkness, also, 95, you've got the left lane block on both sides. ninety-five at girard, both

northbound and southbound, as they continue the construction on the inside lanes. they just opened up the outside which has been nice for drivers going through the area, i am one of those it, has been lovely since they reopened that onramp. ninety-five southbound between the blue route and commodore barry bridge, right lane block there. jim, rahel, back to you. >> pat, thank you. we have breaking news this morning from northeast philly where shots were just fired at police there is happened near bustleton and robbins, in mayfair. officers stopped a robbery suspect but then reportedly pulled out a gun and began firing at the officers. then ran into nearby alleyway where he tried to hide. catch up with the suspect and take him into custody. no officers were hurt. >> in other news this morning, south jersey school district is trying to get in front of some racially charged text messages so they have parents and students upset. >> the parents, and ... >> "eyewitness news" there at washington township high school where the district held

an emergency meeting last night for parents and students , and this all started earlier this week when racist text messages were posted on social media. those texts then led to a fight inside the school on wednesday. police officers were at the school yesterday following more threats of violence. officials now hoping to turn this incident into a teachable moment, a lesson. >> the hope would be that in addition to there being significant punishment for these kinds of aggressions, that we obviously do what we can to make something positive out of what appears to be something so negative. >> now, some student head peaceful demonstration yesterday in response response to the racism. student involved in the exchange every racist messages and the fight have been suspended for ten days. well, philadelphia spills the details on its bid to host amazon's second headquarters, more than 100us cities are competing for the same shot now, just waiting game. barnes foundation hosed thank you event yesterday for everyone who work on

philadelphia's pitch. the city put together an extensive video campaign to go along with its proposal. mayor kenney even got little choked up when talking about what amazon's presence could mean to philadelphia. >> all those young kids, real ly have an opportunity to step in to the amazon space, the right resources and the right time and effort given to them. >> now, philadelphia has three sites ready for amazon. they include the schuylkill yard near 30th street station, new city square near drexel and the navy yards. amazon will make its decision sometime next year. just few weeks ago until l election, candidates vying to be philadelphia's next district attorney for debate. larry krasner and republican beth grossman squared off last night at university, sponsors by the committee of 70 and the league of women voters of pennsylvania. meanwhile, former philadelphia da, seth williams , has been dis barred,

the disciplinary bore of the supreme court of pennsylvania made the announcement yesterday. williams is scheduled to be sentenced next week and prosecute remembers seeking the maximum term of five years this prison, williams resigned in office after pleading guilt in federal bribery trial. >> general john kelsey defending president trump's condolence call to the widow of sergeant la david johnson who was killed in action in my jeer. the president record reportedly told the widow quote he knew what he was get ting into. well the general tried to clarify the president's remarks. >> in his way tried to express that opinion, a brave man, a fallen hero, he knew he was getting himself into, because he enlisted, no reason to enlist, he enlisted, and he was where he wanted to be he can actually where he wanted to be with exactly the people he wanted to be with when his wife was taken -- life was taken. that was the message. >> general kelly who lost his own son in combat also

criticized congress woman for telling the press about the conversation. >> i was stunned when i came to work yesterday morning and broken hearted at what i saw a member of congress doing. >> meanwhile, lawmakers investigating he can actually what happened that led to the death of johnson and three other soldiers. republicans passed a 4 trillion-dollar budget blueprint. every democrat and kentucky ran pulled opposed. white house want tax reform by the end of the year, even republicans are divide identified over certain provision cents over state and local tax deductions, meanwhile the affordable care act getting some help from the alexander murray bill. that will tries to stabilize the individual market. reinstating sub syd cyst for insurance companies. that will would bring down the cost of coverage for low income americans for two more years, republicans and democrats already signed on, but then trump however he's

waivering his support of the legislation, he calls the sub syd ace bailout for insurance companies. >> well, president obama returns to the political spotlight. forty-fourth president was in newark yesterday campaigning for phil murphy the democratic nominee for new jersey governor, on the podium president obama said electing murphy will sends message to the rest of the worlds. >> it will sends a message to the worlds that we are rejecting the politics of division, we are rejecting a politics of fear. that we are embracing a politics that says everybody counts. >> now, president obama also campaigned yesterday for the democratic nominee in virginia 's race for governor. meantime, former president, george w. bush, was in new york yesterday, discussing his views on the current state of politics. >> the american dream of upper mobility seems out of reach for some left behind, in a

changing economy, discontent deep ends, sharpened, partisan conflicts, bigotry seems em bold ends. our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication. >> mr. bush also criticized bigotry and white supremacy in that speech. >> of course the los angeles dodge remembers headed to the world series for the first time in 29 years. after a history making victory over defending champs the chicago cubs. outfielder hernandez hit three homeruns, drove in championship series record seven runs, in a epic performance at wrigley field. the dodgers ran over the cubs, 11 to one, so when the national league pennant four games to one. and dodgers fans, back in l.a., spilled into the streets to to celebrate the title. no report of arrests or damage american league series continues tonight in houston with the yankees up three games to two. the world series start tuesday night in l.a. >> and we would like to give

our congratulations to former phillie chase utley, he is a dodger now, back in the wormed series for the first time since 2009. >> still ahead on cbs-3 " eyewitness news" this morning , if our fan of harry potter, we'll tell you where wizardry in our area will be in full effect this weekend. >> also ahead, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you, what's forcing this waterfall fall to go backward. >> and more grim news from the recent wilds fires in california. the damage estimates reveal staggering amounts, that could ends up being the costly he is in that state's history. we're back in a few months.

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with the fresh roasted peanut taste he loves. where there's jif, there's love. >> white nationalist richard spencer held an event. >> (protests). >> protesters outnumbered spencer supporters inside the university of florida auditorium, ahead of the event the state of florida declared a state of emergency to make

sure they had enough law enforcement officials to prevent the deadly protest, took place in charlottesville, virginia in august. >> you think that you shut me down. well you didn't. you actually failed at your own game. >> we don't want him here. we don't want to hear him speak. >> if he's here, we'll be here , too. >> the university of florida had originally denied his request to speak, and he sued for freedom of speech violations. >> this morning we are learning that the wild fires in northern california have caused at least $1 billion in damage. >> officials say that figure is preliminary, and the cost go up. authorities also increased the number of homes in buildings destroyed in the fire to nearly 7,000. some expert believe the fires could have been fueled by a fire nato. that's when winds combines with fire in a tornado-like vortex. and one month ago hurricane maria slammed into puerto rico as category four

storm and 5,000 people are still housed in temporary shelters. 80% of resident remain in the dark, 30% without running water. the storm killed 48 people and left $85 billion in damage. un official estimates for maria set the us territory back. >> take a look at this, this is a waterfall going the wrong way. hurricane ophelia's winds were so powerful they actually caused the water to go backward, in is in yorkshire dale national park in glands on tuesday, the video captured the water going uphill instead of downhill as owe fowl ya came ashore. never seen that before. >> time 4:44. >> katie here with another check of the forecast, been beautiful the last couple of days. >> yes, you know, so often the case when we've got quiet weather in one part of the worlds, opposite extremes going on elsewhere, so tranquil here, and we will continue that theme for not just a day but right into the upcoming weekends and through it, in fact, but again, just ample excuses to get outside. today is another one of them. but also worth a mention, the

breeze little more noticeable today. gusts peak as high as 20 miles per hour it, does mean the fire risk is a little elevated no kind of watches or advisories, nothing like that posted, but definitely worth a mention, so if you enjoyed the quiet weather and you'll, i think, eased into getting outside here t t does stay all clear throughout the course of the day, one of the days where the leaves will start blowing the breeze around, just had our lawn guy come out and do the lawn, already covered in leaves. isn't that the worse? so breaking out the rake here it, looks like this weekend, but regardless, still very quiet. anywhere from central planes on east for the most part, bit of wet weather over the lone star state. but generally tranquil everywhere. and that's what future weather will look like, just quiet. so, all day today, as we put into motion, only things you will see are couple of patchy clouds, time stamp going by. nothing shows up. so it looks all clear and just gorgeous, right through the weekends and even beyond this point, with high pressure locked in place.

eventually that will change. but not yet. in the meantime, we've got meteor shower that's going to be peaking here tonight. and we are expecting nothing but a clear view overhead where you will be able to see potential for up to at least a dozen if not up to or over 20 meteors per hour, and with the clear sky, those meteors are definitely going to be quite visible as you head into the night sky for the view. little on the cool side. temperatures, however, meanwhile, technically couple of degrees higher than they were yesterday this same time. not quite as harsh with every passing morning, temperatures head quite into the 50's, and eventually should ends up to 74 degrees or so with sunshine >> i will take 74 and sunshine any day, any time of the year. thank you, katie, appreciate. that will let's back out of the way. take a look at 95. this is both northbound and southbound, there is construction in the left lane on both sides. they just reopened that girard street ramp which has meant good things obviously for traffic in the area this morning. both the left lanes on both sides will be closed probably until about 5:00, 5:30,

hopefully they clear that out of here in just couple every minute. seventy-six westbound at south street. see the clones still lined up. that means the right lane is blocked, also the 30th street ramp is blocked, as well, coming through this area, make note of that it, will just be the left lane getting by. eastbound construction here on the schuylkill at the blue route, the left lane block, right here, and a couple of maps to show you. ninety-five this start starts, 202 closed for construction, between washington street and lafayette street. road closed there. also, this is a look at 95 over in new jersey, river road , between upper ferry road and route 29. it is closed there. use i-95. jim, rahel? >> patrick, harry potter fans will be spending this weekend in chest null hill. >> as s cbs-3 will be part of the big partiment tonight is wizard's night along germantown avenue. cbs-3's chelsey ingram will broadcast live on "eyewitness news" at 5:00, also costume contest. tomorrow fans with board special trains at jefferson station to be whisk off to the

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>> joining us from the new york stock exchange, good morning, diane. laptop bands has been a controversial issue, now the government is worried about laptops and check bags watch do we know about that? >> that's right. the us want the worlds' airlines to ban large personal electronic items, like laptops , from checked luggage, if paper filed with the united nations, the faa sites the potential for a battery fire. so that's what's behind it. when rechargeable lithium batteries over eat, with a aerosol spray can, there can

be an explosion. >> i never check a laptop, because if your luggage is lost, you'll you lost that. >> well, put it in your carry on. >> with more people turning to social media on facebook, i understands several publish remembers going with facebook. >> facebook plans a social media giant finds ten publishers including the washington post, boston globe, and the economists, use kearse read ten articles for one publisher for free, or choose a selection of articles that publication allows access to, then users will be prompted to buy a subscription on the publisher website. so testing the appetite for the subscription service through facebook, since so many people are getting their news that way. >> you know, diane, our website, cbsphilly.com, is free, zero, sill shall, no cost to you at all. >> i know, get on over there,

exactly. >> log on now. you don't even have to use a password. >> see? good stuff. >> well, coming up, we are back in a moment with a check on the roads. >> and katie will tell us how warm it gets this weekend. it will be a hot one, hot one , rahel. back in just a moment.

>> this is main street, bethlehem. folks just beginning to roll out of bed and get the day started. beginning to jet another absolutely gorgeous day, the only difference, i think, from recent days here, is even though we started to notice a breeze yesterday, definitely going to pose for elevated fire risk, as well. so the bottom line here, be smart, use your common sense that god gave you, where you are smart about how you not

leaving the grill unattended if you decide to grill out for friday evening, but looks like yet another gorgeous day, storm scan still empty, staying this way right through today, right through the weekends no less. courtesy of high pressure, we're also off to pretty mild start here, too. 56 degrees the current value at philadelphia international airport. still only flirting with 50 in lancaster, millville, probably dropping another degree before the sun comes up. but we are going to rebounds pretty nicely with time here today. for yet another afternoon. mild spot here at ocean sit. but notice the winds direction , those arrows, pointing a little bit more west to northwesterly. and that does keep the air mass quite dry today, relative humidity staying low, winds kicking up somewhat. be careful out there. but the sun will shine all day , another day to require sunglasses and also to dress in layers. so, the daytime high should hit about 74 degrees, humidity will stay low through the weekends, going to stay well above average looks like

through saturday, sunday, too, pat? >> perfect golf week, should have seen that swing yesterday >> i'm sure it was perfect. >> oh, ugly, terrible, not something i really want to talk about. so we'll just move on. >> my own fault. good morning, everyone, this is a look at 95, at girard, both northbound and southbound , construction has the left lane block, again, in both directions. it is not really slowing anything down at this moment. and it should be out of there before the morning rush really ramps up. this is clear. it was not a couple of seconds ago, but 76 westbound at south street, and the 30th street off ramp were both blocked. but looks like it is clear sailing right now, at five of 5:00 a.m. this is the schuylkill expressway eastbound, at the blue route, left lane block here, you can see the flashing lights, can't see much else. you can see the tail light-headed ear westbound. this is river road, between upper ferry road and route 29. the road is closed there, this is over in new jersey, use 95 in instead of river road.

jim, rahel, back to you. >> if you are headed out the door stay updated when katie's forecast and sister station " kyw news radio" 106o also, thousands of law end foesment leaders from around the worlds will be in philadelphia for the next few days for annual international conference. the department of homeland security has granted pennsylvanian nearly year long extension to comply with the federal program, this halloween kensington quart nerves fishtown is celebrating cider beer with their night of the living cider event. check in two, three, four times a day, on "kyw news radio" 1060 on your am dial. coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news," we'll tell you some of the other local towns making pitch to lure amazon new headquarters. >> also ahead, update to the las vegas mass shooting. find out what mgm is now saying will happen to the room where gunman steven paddock unleashed his attack. >> and if you went to bed early you missed dramatic ending to last night's game between the chiefs and raiders right here on cbs-3. pat has the highlights when we

come back.

>> close call for police when someone fired shots at officers, what led to the altercation. >> tensions over racist text messages between student are growing, at a south jersey high school. we'll have more from a meeting between parents and district officials. and a thursday night thriller. the spectacular play in last night's chiefs-raiders game on cbs-3 was not enough to ends the final play. how that game is impacting the eagles now. >> well, today is friday, october 20th, good morning be everyone, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. meisha is off this morning. patty -- katie and pat are keeping an eye on things. >> construction, no accidents to speak of, so relatively