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. >> 48 year old man driving the cadillac was arrested for driving unthe influence given the severityf accident witnesses said it could have been worse. >> you don't like see this kind of stuff. praise god nobody was killed in the accident. >> reporter: all five people injured in this crash are expected to make full recoveries. we're live outside of hahnemann university hospital, matt rivers cbs-3 witness news. >> matt, thank you very much. >> meantime philadelphia police are looking for the person who establish a man and woman early this morning it happened inside a home in the 3500 block of welsh road in the northeast. police say the 21 year old male victim and one at year old female victim are in stable condition. there's no word on motive behind these attacks. and police are also investigating an tack on a septa bus driver in north philly. it happened just after 1am at the 22nd and lehigh avenue. police say two men jumped on a route 54 bus and assaulted the driver. and then jumped out and fled in white mercedes-benz. the bus driver suffered some minor injuries. no injuries to any

the rest of us can help by eliminating driving and filling unthe car and mowing the lawn with gas powered mowers. there is a sweep of cloud cover from the west and i don't think we'll get worse than partly sunny skies the rest of day. a warm start, 71 in philadelphia and 67 in allentown, some suburbs in the 60s. as we go through the day, a warm finish too. by 9:0075 and by noon 82 and a high of 89d degrees, 86 at 6:00. the 89 degrees probably strikes at 4:00. as we look at the barbecue cast, 84 by 1:00 and 88 by 5:00 and partly sunny and 81, there is enough sun to make a difference. as we check out the rest of the weekend, it looks more humid tomorrow and stormy especially on monday and tuesday, details are coming up. >> thanks david. >> new this morning, a motorcyclist is dead after the driver clips the back of a car in burlington township. the biker was thrown on to the road on the 2000 block of 541, the wreck happened at 1:15 this morning. that car was turning into a wawa, no charges are filed and police are still investigating. >> heavy rains and winds swept through virginia and left

more states considering legalizing recreation pot congress is pushing for new standard for driving unthece of drug. since washington state and colorado legalized pot driving while stoned is become more and more common. many lawmakers decided it's time to set a national standard with some saying driving stoned is extremely dangerous. others, though, disagree. >> drivers who have used marijuana do not exhibit the same intoxication effects as drivers who have used alcohol and traditional field testing is not always effective. >> however most lawmakers agree they need to draw up a new standard and they need to do that soon. >>> how far would you go to help your kids from suffering? a new jersey family picked up and moved halfway across the country for easy access to marijuana for their flier old daughter. it's a controversial decision and some argue giving marijuana to children is just too risky. but this family says it has turned their lives around. fox 29's chris o'connell traveled to colorado and has their story. >> reporter: little fussy with her food vivian wilson is like most three yea

in other words, will applicants be given the choice to make unthe they'll know what the full story is? >> i think with the fund we've been very clear that claimings will begin to be accepted on august 1st and it will end at the end of the year and then he will evaluate and make decisions. >> but he has not at least as far as i'm aware. definitively stated whether applicants can postpone the decision. i don't know the time frame in his process how long he has. i don't know the time frame on that. >> that would be his decision. >> that would be what's called out. i just don't have it in front of me. >> if it's not part of the protocol now, it would be within his discretion? >> again, i don't plan to change any part of the protocol. but think it's very well defined and it's going to stand. >> let me ask mr. o'neal if i may, can you do anything to accelerate the production of these replacement parts whan goes into repairing them? >> we have -- sorry. we have work hard to do exactly what you said. we're up to a million completed at this stainless and it looks like the $2 million mark will

some groups they're very concerned and want to express a concern about how ditches will be regulated unthe proposal. ray number of groups oppose the inclusion of ditches under the definition of tributaries so could you please discuss how the epa might clarify this question for stakeholders who are concerned about the proposed rule leading to an increase for which farmers must seek permits. >> two parts. one is the water jurisdictional? and the second is, does the activity itself regardless of whether it's jurisdictional require any action under the clean water act. so the farmers of this country who are working very hard to produce the food that we all need, they have to think about both of those because if you can plant, plow, i think the sequence would be plow, plant or no till, and harvest crops today on your land, this will not change any of that. those activities are exempt from clean water act permitting under the clean water act. under the law itself. one of the things that we're trying to expanned on and be clear about are the conservation practices that many farmers also do during

some groups they're very concerned and want to express a concern about how ditches will be regulated unthe proposal. ray number of groups oppose the inclusion of ditches under the definition of tributaries so could you please discuss how the epa might clarify this question for stakeholders who are concerned about the proposed rule leading to an increase for which farmers must seek permits. >> two parts. one is the water jurisdictional? and the second is, does the activity itself regardless of whether it's jurisdictional require any action under the clean water act. so the farmers of this country who are working very hard to produce the food that we all need, they have to think about both of those because if you can plant, plow, i think the sequence would be plow, plant or no till, and harvest crops today on your land, this will not change any of that. those activities are exempt from clean water act permitting under the clean water act. under the law itself. one of the things that we're trying to expand on and be clear about are the conservation practices that many farmers also do during d