in the cbs-3 traffic center, amanda mueller, jan, back to you. >> good day to get out early. ank you, amanda. >> turning to sports, eagles talk about the team's mood after big trade and the phillies put their best arm forward. here's lesley van arsdall with eyewitness sports. >> another gem, figure fills fill finally beat the metropolitans, amylum my weekend before the game they honored jim bunting, darren dalton all members of the teams' wall of fame who passed away this year. >> the phillies down one- nothing in the fifth, ceasar hernandez with the bloop single to left field. nick williams, scores, found its way into right field, maikel franco scores, two-one, phils. another quality start from noll, a seven innings, one run , two hits, eight strikeout , tent 15th gate giving up two runs or less, and the phillies go onto beat the mets three to two. >>> the eagles back on the practice field today getting ready for next pre-season game on thursday against the bills. the newest eagle quarterback ronald darby walked yesterday 's practice, from the side line, he cans participate u

. >> time to see how traffic is moving along here's amanda mueller in the cbs-3 traffic center. good morning, amanda. >> good morning. i will start off with good news for drivers this morning. traffic is moving just fine taking a live look at 76 at gladwynn, it is all construction on the schuylkill expressway is cleared this morning. earlier both eastbound and westbound were restricted to one lane as crews, worked on construction but that has picked up and both side are now totally clear. roadways are looking good but if you are planning to take mass transit instead just a reminder that septa is running buses between 30th street station abe airport on weekend s right new due to track work. bus schedules do not necessarily line up with the previous train schedules so check on line before you head out, also due to that track work warminster trains do not continue past 30th street so you need another mode of transportation to the university city station. then finally taking a live look at 42 freeway heading down the shore for the day or returning earlier this your trip this morning

in the traffic center i'm amanda mueller now jan, back to you. >>> total solar eclipse is a historic event. david spunt looked back at the last time there was a total eclipse in the u.s. and what it was like here in philadelphia. >> 9:16 great falls, montana so dark motorist drove with their lights on. around the disk of the shadow you can see the center. >> reporter: february 26th 1979 a solar eclipse in the northwestern united states. philadelphians expected to see at lee something that day but had big story was what didn't happen. we fee tired it here on channel three. >> for is the big show went behind the thick gray cloud up there. jim hickey went there to see what we didn't. >> late george hamilton then director offer fels planetarium planned eclipse activities for months. >> very disappointing because i wanted the public to share a partial eclipse, even partials are exciting. >> reporter: almost four decade later. >> as an astronomer we are victim of the weather. >> reporter: matt is an astronomer in philadelphia and owns spectrum scientific a store dedicated to the subject he

lets go to amanda mueller in the cbs-3 traffic center, hi there amanda. >> hi jan we are looking live at 42 freeway in new jersey. we have people heading down to the shore as that sign says but not too much volume, it is still early, looking like a great time to head out if you have plans for it. seventy-six, vine, i-95, 202, 30, turnpike looking good as well but just a small advisory turnpike drivers be aware un even pavement westbound around king of prussia there is ongoing work there but nothing causing anything this morning. and, taking a live look at i-95 at broad street volume picks up there but nothing out of the ordinary, still good time to get a jump on your travel. in the cbs-3 traffic center i'm amanda mueller back to you >>> woman shot overnight in what police are calling a home invasion in northeast philadelphia we have been following this all morning long so lets get out to "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh live at police headquarters with the very latest, anita. >> reporter: good morning, jan police have not identified that woman but 58 year-old victim happens to work

time to see how traffic is moving, with amanda mueller in the cbs-3 traffic center, hi there, amanda. >> we are moving just fine, pretty gorgeous day for our drive so far. you should not run into many obstacles but we are not totally clear. this is an overturn vehicle on old york road and welsh road in abington near willow grove mall, 611 is closed in both directions at old rush road, use rockwell road as your alternate. and we are dried out for the most part from yesterday's messy situation on the roadways we still have a few problems persisting throughout the area, namely in delaware near new castle airport road between 95 and college boulevard is completely closed due to flooding, there is in word when that might reopen but basin road is your alternate. back to philadelphia we are taking a live look at the boulevard, drivers have no issues here, rest of your majors are cleared as well including vine 76, 95, 202, 30 and turnpike. bridges in and out of the city clear as well. mass transit looking good for the most part but there are some bus detour this is morning. if you are concern

lets check amanda mueller in the cbs-3 traffic center. hi there, a manned. >>> we are looking at 95 north bound at route one we have construction for drivers here but good news nothing to cause any backlogs, crews have right lanes closed for repairs, which should have in trouble getting by there this morning, rest of the majors and bridges are clear as well. no issues in or out of the city. heading outside to runner rand near willow grove mall we have good news that earlier overturn vehicle on old york road and welsh road is now cleared 611 is opened so no need to use those alternates any longer. we are seeing mild congestion but nothing that shouldn't iron itself out shortly. we are looking live at the vine everything looking good here but we did just find out a traffic light is out at girard and 34th street and again that is girard and 34th so please be careful and go slowly if you need to travel through that area in the traffic center i'm amanda mueller now back to you. >> thank you. >>> in this weeks taste with tori a tail of two shor

now 6:33, so time to check the roads, over to amanda mueller at the traffic center. , amanda. >> hi, jan, not easy commute for drivers on the majors, all things considered this morning we are still keeping an eye on police activity on the platt bridge, eastbound, standing between 95 and 26 street. the exit slow there. all lanes block due to police activity, and traffic is forced to exit at island avenue. this has been there for some time this morning. no word on whether it is expected to clear, so just be cautious in many doing around the trend to the area. again, no traffic is getting by there at this time. and next construction 76 westbound, crews have rutland block city avenue all the way to the blue route exit. i can tell you without a doubt this will cause significant delay on your commute this morning, crews are active on the road, so expect traffic to be slow. if not at complete stop some of the places here, this is relatively long stretch of roadway that's seeing work on build some time into your commute before you lever the house, be ready to stop and go for

. >> time to check the roads, over to amanda mueller, good morning. >> good morning, jan, not much to say right now except what a mess. things are starting to clear out on the roadways, but certainly not an easy drive no matter where were you headed this morning, the traffic headaches still not over yet. taking a live look at 76 eastbound, at the conshohocken curve, down to only the right lane due to construction, crews looking -- crews are working through the morning despite the unpleasant weather conditions. traffic moving slowly there, start at city line, lasts all the way up to the blue route. also large puddle near belmont causing a accident already this morning, so, pack your patience, as i say. moving now to bethlehem pike, where we have an accident investigation, that whole rode is closed has been for several hours this morning, crews on the scene, there as you can see, all lanes block, your best bet to use cow path road to taylor road to get around that this morning. live look at 59 at broad street, i wanted to bring this up to show we are dealing with slow speeds on major ro

time to check the roads, let's go over to amanda mueller at the traffic center. hi, amanda. >> live look at route 100 at pottstown pike, clear morning out there in the suburb be, but you will need your sunglasses, the vine, all looking good, as well as your new jersey roadways. turnpike, in and out city looking just fine, as well. taking extended look at mass transit right now, if you are planning on traveling out of our area, this morning, or you're maybe meeting traveling friends and need to get to the airport, just be aware septa is using busses to transport passengers through 30th street station to the airport this morning. while the airport train lines are undergoing track work, it is important to note that the should l bus times may not actually line up with regular scheduled train time. give yourself extra time this morning to get where you are going. check out septa website for complete scheduling details. live look at the boulevard, just got report after accident between grant avenue and welsh rd. this just happened. police are on scene there. so use caut

time to check the road lets combo over to amanda mueller in the cbs-3 traffic center.re, a manned. >>> hi jan. schuylkill expressway is focal point, starting with an accident that just cleared up second ago here on the blue route northbound ramp to 76. this does not look like it is tying anything up, no residual back ups to report. moving on to the big headache for drivers this morning, construction on the westbound side of the schuylkill expressway, thinks a live look at 76 westbound at city avenue where road work starts, you can see cones there, the highway is down to one lane with the right side closed up to gladwynn. good news is both side of 76 were under construction earlier but eastbound side just picked up so drive is getting gradually easier throughout the morning. ee are told they started to as well. and turning now to the rest of your majors this morning with and race looking good at there. nothing else of note slow you d. vine running at speed and rest of the majors in pennsylvania and new jersey including the turnpike. in the cbs-3 traffic center i'm amand

lets go to amanda mueller in the cbs-3 traffic center.morning. >> good morning, we're looking much better then yesterday, that is for sure, unfortunately though we are not problem free out there on the roadways, even though it is early, starting here on old york road and welsh road we have an overturned vehicle near willow grove mall and route 611 is closed in both directions at old welsh road and use rockwell road as your alternate to get around that. taking a live look at the vine traffic moving quite nicely just as we like to see it. rest of the majors are clear including 76, 95, 202, turnpike, bridges in and out of the city clear as well. mass transit looking well. there are some bus detour this is morning if you are concerned burr route, check out septa's web site before heading out. in the traffic center i'm amanda mueller now jan, back to you. >>> sticking to the road, new way people choose not to wear seat belts which riding in the back seats of the cars. now experts want auto industry to do more to remind people to buckle up no m

mueller, back to you. >> just that pesky schuylkill, thank you, amanda.with a lot of rain recently, the standing watt kerr create the perfect conditions for annoying summer pest. talking about moth keys owes this morning, as "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos report, itchiness is not the only thing to worry about when it comes to mosquito bites. first you hear the buzz, then the smack. >> sweet blood. that's what they like the most >> mosquitos aren't just annoyance. >> for the first time in a long time, i was kept awake by a mosquito in the room. >> i hate mosquitos, i definitely hate them. >> they can carry some pretty nasty viruses. >> interested in understanding thousand virus is transmit today humans. >> a professor of mike row biology at penn, she and her team are studying ways to limit transmission of west nile virus to humans. >> if you can block the ability of the mosquitos to have a good immune system, maybe she will get so infect that she dice. we don't really care. what we care becomes right, the ability of the mosquito to transmit to human