alicia: oh, i'm sorry.t: we were talking about seeing harris sort of, yeah, acting as just, like, a regular pet. does harris do tricks? gasper: he does some tricks. robert: oh, yeah? gasper: yes. robert: is he in the mood to do any tricks? gasper: absolutely, absolutely. robert: maybe somethin' simple. alicia: yeah, we'll do something simple. robert: okay. gasper: harris, up, harris. he's lookin' at himself. harris, come, harris, come. harris, sit, down, harris, down. harris, paw, oh, okay, he's--maybe he's not in the total mood to do it. alicia: he's a little bit camera shy. robert: i think he's feeling a little monitored. gasper: yeah, i think that's really affecting him. he likes to watch dogs on tv. robert: but still, just watching you, it does sort of reemphasize the fact that, i mean, pit bulls are dogs. they're just like pets. they're, you know, they're kind of sometimes a little scary for people to look at. gasper: he's actually a giant lapdog. i mean, he's 105 pounds, but he thinks he's 20 pounds,

alicia. >> all right, matt, thank you. >>> within the next half hour, the u.s.y will launch an intercontinental ballistic missile from a base in california. the test of an unarmed minute man three is the fourth this year. pentagon officials say it's meant to send a message as a deterrent in light of north korea's recent missile test and also ensure that our nuclear arsenal will be ready in a worst case scenario. >> a texas police officer was hit by a suspected drunk driver during a routine traffic stop. amazingly he was able to get up and walk away. >>> dashcam video shows the car slamming into the parked patrol car before hitting the officer. the officer suffered a foot injury and a fractured vertebra. the driver was arrested for intoxicated assault. >>> that tropical depression down south has moved off the coast of florida but not before creating a big mess. south florida got slammed by torrential rain and flash flooding yesterday. 7-inches of rain fell in just a few hours. in miami, parked cars were actually lifted off the ground when cars drove through the f

good morning to you alicia.ng of prussia along 202 right in front of the mall and just out of view there's a crash along south gulph road. we'll have details on that and a couple construction zones on 95 and 422 when "action news" continues on this wednesday morning. >> ♪ fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of you contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com >> ♪ >> welcome back. taking a live look here the commodore barry bridge. it is 6:43, 74 degrees. getting up into the high 80's today. it's going to be warm. >> and humid. heads up there if you're headi

alicia nunca ingirio bebida alcoholicas, ni farmacos tampoco fumo cigarrilos tradicionales durante susbly say i smoked once or twice a day sin embargo, antes de cada comida si fumaba marihuna before meals mostly just to increase my appetite para abrir su apepito y lograr lo que ella describe como una alimentacion sustanciosa, que le permitio alcanzar lo que considera una buena digestion para tener el peso adecuado en su estado de gravidez. my children are vibrant beings. mis hijos son seres vibrantes i would say they're perfect little beams of light yo dira que son perfectos pequeÑos destellos de luces por su parte la academia americana de pediatria no recomienda el uso de cannabis durante el embarazo, ya que ha encontrado una relacion con el deterioro congnitivo de los bebes cuando sus madres consumieron la hierba durante el periodo de gestacion. i'm confident that my cannabis use wouldn't contribute to any kind of learning disability or disorder in any form alicia esta segura que el consumo de cannabis no limitara o provocara ningun tipo de desorden en el aprendisaje en sus hijos est

good morning alicia. live in lionville along route 100 at 13.thbound come the headlights away from the turnpike toward the 30 bypass but no complaints so far this morning. you might be complaining because of construction later today along 95. i'll tell you where it's going to be when "action news" continues on this wednesday morning. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back. taking a live look there, the glory in the skies. look at that cloud cover and the early morning life. it is 5:45, 74 degrees. we are in for another day of high humidity and heat. an ozone action day david murphy is saying. try to get those errands and exercises done early if you can. >> in the meantime pretty. matt trying to get you to work this morning. >> it is national ice cream sandwich day. >> really. >> so participate in that. that will definitely help. >> then it's national treadmill day. >> yes, probably a good idea, too. let's head outside. 95 this morning northbound on the up stroke of the girard point bridge. moving fine right now but this is where along 95 they have midday con

alicia vitarelli live in the newsroom with a preview. happy friday. >> reporter: rick, it's a story that spans more than 70 years and 10,000 miles a really special story coming up at 4:00. a u.s. marine is on the journey of a lifetime one that takes him back to japan where he fought during world war ii part a flag he took as a battlefield souvenir and that the opportunity will help him and that an enemy soldier's family heals the wounds of war. and tips to help you be healthy without as you being hungry, we'll rundown a list of foods that keep you fuller longer keeping down on the need for a mid-day snack. coming up at 4:00. >> thank you alicia. accuweather is next. meteorologist, melissa magee with your seven-day forecast when we come right back.

good morning, maribel. >> reporter: hey, good morning alicia.it $50 a barrel yesterday for the first time since the end of may that followed a rally that saw oil prices jump 9 percent last week. some of the gains come as demand for gas in the u.s. increases which has helped lower inventories. some believe the chaos in oil rich venezuela is also pushing prices higher. the dow posted another record high. consumer spending and motor vehicle sales are all due out day game stop stores are opened on thanksgiving. many store associates and guests asked for stores to stay opened. in 2014 the chain said it was staying closed on thanksgiving out of respect for employees and their families. tam and alicia, amazing who has the energy to go shopping after the turkey. >> i never understand. i'm not standing in line. >> no, you don't want. inside in the air conditioning maybe. it is going to be hotter and a little more humid today. storm tracker6 live double scan shows you that we are looking at dry conditions which is good as we head outside we have sky6, lot

good morning, alicia. three separate accidents along 42. this is the mess around college drive where all northbound traffic is being forced off. also have the overturned dump truck here on the exit ramp. we've got a lot to talk about with major problems in south jersey when "action news" continues on this tuesday morning. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ at ikea, we believe your perfect student deserves the perfect room for the perfect price. and... who's there? hey. a boy? oh, on the bed? you never told your dad and i about any... wait, what's going on now? move the flag. at ikea, we believe your perfect student deserves the perfect room for the perfect price. and... who's there? hey. a boy? oh, on the bed? you never told your dad and i about any... wait, what's going on now? move the flag. >> ♪ >> and we're coming back to our breaking news out of south jersey. first there was a three-car accident that caused trouble on 42. now there's been a secondary crash causing even more troubles. let's go over to matt pelman. >> yeah, one, two, three separate accidents al

matt is off, alicia vitarelli is joining us. >> we're following breaking news in bucks county where a store fire was sparked by an out-of-control car. >>> breaking overnight a woman waiting for a bus was hit by a stray bullet. >> the stage is set in the lehigh valley, musikfest kicks off today. >> if you're getting out there, you want to know do i need a poncho or can i go out in a tank top. david murphy has the answer and matt pellman has the morning commute. >> reporter: right now we don't have a lot of rain around the region. we have cloud cover and clear skies. we have a blip of a shower developing north and west of the area. reading might catch some of this. a brief heavy downpour heading toward hamburg, possibly clipping kutztown over the next 15, or 20 minutes. allentown keep your eye on that in case it develops. 72 in philadelphia. 68 in allentown. 68 in reading, 72 in wilmington. 74 trenton, and 74 in cape may. the humidity is still in place you can tell that by looking at the dewpoints. anything over 60 is humid, 70 is oppressive humidity, not impressive, oppress oppressive.

matt is off, alicia vitarelli is here. >> we have new information in the on going murder investigation in haverford township. this as investigators are raising the stakes to find a killer. >>> a home invasion in new jersey, the woman is in the shower, police arrive the man is in the kitchen doing tours. >>> let's go over to matt pellman and karen rogers with accuweather and traffic, good morning. >> reporter: i think we would be okay skipping the storms today. >> reporter: ah, matt, that was fun! right now we're taking a look at what was going on yesterday. man, did we get a lot of rain that started at noon, as it pops toward the east we're looking at a mix of clouds and sun through most of the day. in philadelphia, storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you a couple of light showers have begun to pop up. the one in camden highlighted in yellow might be more intense. generally speaking you're looking at pretty isolated stuff. once these hit, though, they do like yesterday kind of stand in place. there's another one down by chester looks like it popped up briefly and is going away. as i

. >> reporter: good afternoon alicia. the plot was allegedly hatched inside of the chester county prison. and then through surveillance and informants, the district attorney says that he was able to sniff out the plot and set up an air tight case against two people from state college. this is accused heroin dealer christopher picard. he and his girlfriend are now charged in a murder for hire scheme. earlier this month picard was arrested in chester county. on heroin dealing charges, he believed another man was quote, ratting on him, according to the da he and his girlfriend arranged for a hitman supplying him with guns and cash and where he lived and photographs of him. >> the defendant was looking for a hitman to kill his victim and we supplied an undercover police officer and sure enough the defendant solicited the undercover police officer and said i'll give you over $2,000 and an ounce of heroin and you need to kill this guy. >> the supposed hitman they hired was a law enforcement officer provided by the district atto

alicia nieves, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> interesting stuff. thanks.ry day in every newscast we will have you covered with all the eclipse information you need. tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11:00 we'll have look back at last time there was a total solar eclipse in the us and what it was like here in philly. stay with cbs3 and cbsphilly.com for eclipse fest only here on cbs3. >> alicia had her app in one hand and the umbrella in the other. >> um-hmm. >> yes, indeed. it's out there. >> needed those umbrellas today. >> umbrella, hey, hey. >> i got it in stereo. >> neither of suss very good. [ laughter ] >> no. >> under performing. under performing. as we head into the day tomorrow you can leave the umbrella behind and you need some sun shades but today we did need those bell las and a cool day another cool august day. 78 degrees. that's it. our normal high temperature in philadelphia 86 degrees. temperatures only moved about 6 degrees throughout date today with that cloud deck in place the rainfalling. we started off at 72 degrees. and the rain is stil

alicia? thank you. >>> happening today susan g.komen three day walk reaches the finish line. hundreds ever wind downing a 06-mile journey from willow grove to the navy yard. they have raise $68 million to find a cure for breast cancer. >> "healthcheck" sunday morning, concussion painters are told to -- patients are told to stay away from computers and smart phone screens. that could lead to depression and isolation. limited exposure to the right kind of content might help recovery. they tested an app called super better. it makes the patient a hero in their own recovery story battling enemies and dizziness and headaches. >> every single person, their situation improved and optimism imroosmed from -- improved. >> it helped me connect the dots. >> reporter: it's about positivity, the app allows friends and family members to join in the game and follow the teens as they recover. >> a new study find eating walnuts could steer you away from junk food. walnuts activate the area of the brain linked to controlling hunger and craving. it helps you to eat less healthy foods like hambur

you go, alicia vitarelli she had it down, right?ve to give a shout out, coldest step of brothers, alpha alpha fraternity incorporated. >> my sorority in my senior year of college, too. >> with you part of that? >> i was. it's blinds to go's anniversary summer bogo sale. buy any blinds or shades and take half off your next item. all blinds! all shades! the entire store! buy one get one half off. it's our biggest sale of the year! come celebrate and save. blinds to go. blinds for life. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with chris. rain, but not a washout for the entire weekend. >> reporter: that's right, storm tracker 6 live we have showers and lone downpour across cape may county. most of the heaviest weather is off to the south. ocean city maryland is getting hit hard. we're zoomed into the rio grande area east of the villas. you can see the heavy drenching downpours south of the cape may zoo and the garden state parkway and route 9. later this afternoon we're looking at clouds and limited sun, pop-up thunderstorm late. >

. >>> alicia vitarelli talks with the stars, those stories and much more when "action news" continues in just a moment. grl an off duty texas border patrol agent is being called a hero after a girl was trapped in a dam. he was enjoying a day along the river when he saw the girl caught up in the back wash of the dam. he jumped in and saved the stranger. >> she was going under, her feet was sideways, they was rolling and rolling, pushing, pushing, pushing, it was crazy, it was tough. he grabbed the girl and pushed off the bottom to free her from the rough current. the water wasn't deep just strong. no word on the girl's condition. >>> many of our world leaders are on vacation this week. president trump is at his golf club in bedminster new jersey where he crashed a wedding this weekend. rush -- russian president vladimir putin went fishing and hunting. teresa may took time off at the beach. >> reporter: is there no ends to this man's skills. he snorkels, he fishes, he sunbathes and he does it all bare chested. the russian strong man is on vacation in siberia. her he esprit fishing in a

august 4, matt o'donnell is off, alicia vitarelli is joining us. >> here's what we're following. breaking news a woman is rushed to the hospital after being struck by a stray bullet in the logan section. >> the investigation into possible meddling by russia in our presidential election has taken a dramatic turn, a grand jury is involved. >> it's a hot and muggy day there's relief on the way and it is friday. >> let's go over to david murphy and matt pellman. >> reporter: somehow, thank god we made it to friday. >> reporter: a slight chance of a storm around this afternoon, only a small part of the region, too, getting better on that front. we had cloud cover overnight and we had downpours around as expected. storm tracker 6 live double scan not showing a whole lot going on. there's a small thunderstorm north and east of trenton pushing out of the region. in burlington county you have a shower. down in cape may, most of the shower activity is off the coast. so it's getting better. it's warm and muggy, 74 in philadelphia. 70 in trenton. 68 in allentown. 74 in beach haven. 70 in dov

a century of driving performance. 6:00 a.m., on this thursday, august 3, matt o'donnell is off, alicia vitarelli is here. >>> we have new information on the murder in haverford township as investigatorser raising the stakes to find the killer. >>> a woman in north jersey finds a man walks in while she is in the shower. he is still in the home when the police arrive doing chores. >> let's head outside to david murphy with the latest in accuweather, matt pellman is in for karen rogers with your morning commute. good morning. >> reporter: we have clear skies directly overhead, as you look at satellite and radar. maybe a sprinkle here and there, but generally speaking clear above. down on the ground level some of you are experiencing fog. it's getting better in allentown. you have a half mile visibility after being down to .1 of a mile earlier. you see gray in millville and northeast philadelphia. there's a little bit of fog out there if it gets thick slow it down. 67 in allentown. 69 in millville. 68 in wilmington. 64 in trenton. the dewpoints are up there, we're in the mid 60s across the

. >> alicia, thanks very much. seems an appropriate note to get a first check on the ride home today. >> all right, over to gina gannon live in the "action news" traffic center. how are you on a friday, gina. >> hi, monica and brian. we're not seeing that driver on the roadway right now. what we are seeing a lot of other drivers out. it's very crowded. we have a lot of red on the wide metro map. southbound side of 95 still heavy. southbound side seeing a delay but the northbound side is your heaviest. the vine street expressway look at that single digits right now on 76. that westbound side is right now our biggest delay of the afternoon. eastbound though still heavy and then don't forget we have a house fire if you're traveling on the roosevelt boulevard. that's northbound right around rising sun of a out there in the outer lanes so something to watch out for there and a slight delay if you're on the blue route. here's your schuylkill delay. if you're traveling on 76 by montgomery drive this is your westbound dela

[applause] and lec santos flew in -- alicia santos flew in. she works with the u.s. criminal justice system. she recently wrote an extensive piece on the business of private prison transport and some of the horrific, literally horrific, conditions people face, being driven thousands of miles on private vans or buses. thanks for joining us all the way from new york. [applause] i want to start by giving the audience some context alicia,, of the u.s. private prison population. the total prison population is about 2 million, is that right? what proportion of that is private? >> the 2 million includes people in jail, that's about 600,000 people. not including the jail population, you have 1.5 million people in state or federal prison. 126,000,ose, there are based on 2015 numbers, held in a private facility. a private facility operated by one of the 29 states that operates those types of state prisons. it is about 8% of the total prison population. those numbers don't include the number of people held in private immigration detention facilities. those numbers are somewhere

alicia? >> reporter: ukee, president dawn has dealt with pressure for two days to take a tougher tone against the white nationalist groups that were in charlottesville on saturday today he stepped up. did he that. but it may not have been timely enough for some. >> president donald trump taking heat after his reaction to the violence in charlottesville, virginia, on saturday, he said? >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this aggregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence, on many sides. on many sides. >> but people throughout the country ... and even the governor of virginia, were calling for a stronger stance against a group responsible for the bloody rally that ended deadly. >> now white supremicist, tell the neo-nazis, tell the kkk, tell them all, we've had enough of it. >> after two days of pressure the president held a news conference monday and did take a tougher tone. >> racism is evil. and those who caused violence in it name are criminals and thugs, including the kkk.

alicia, cbs 3, "eyewitness news." >> thank you for the update, alicia. this is the second accident at the 69th street station this year. on february 21st, an accident injured four people, authorities say, at that point the train operator activated the emergency mode at the last moment, in hopes of preventing the crash. the broad street, market frankford lines have atc or automatic train control, which is supposed to prevent such accidents. >> in other news this noon, bill cosby is back in a norristown courtroom this morning, this afternoon the pretrial conference was used to hammer out details for the upcoming retrial on sexual assault charges. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden live at the courthouse with the very latest, good afternoon, joe. >> reporter: rahel, there are three key take aways from this hearing, first, it was the initial time, the first time that all of the lawyers on both sides have actually seen each other, since that jury back in june was unable to reach averred in bill cosby's sex abuse case. now, there are new faces on his legal

alicia vitarelli is here. >> let's head over to meteorologist, david murphy and matt pelman in for karen rogers. busy morning. >> yeah, our traffic plate is full this morning. how about the weather smorgasbord. >> a little bit sticky this afternoon. we have satellite showing you that most of our cloud cover is off the coast this morning. so, that's nice and it looks like yesterday we'll wind up with a lot of sunshine, a little bit of cloud cover and a fading shower out to our west right now. looks like we are mainly dry this afternoon with just a slight chance of a pop-up shower or thundershower and that's mainly up in the poconos. 73 degrees in philadelphia. 69 in trenton. we've got 65 degrees in allentown this morning. 66 in wilmington. 69 at the airport in ac and 73 degrees in cape may. a little bit muggy out there. you'll notice that as you step outside. dewpoints are in the 60's this morning instead of the 50's so moderate humidity. and it gets a little hotter. by 7 o'clock, 71. not too bad. by noon we jump all the way up to 88 trees with degrees.

hi, alicia. >> reporter: hey, rick.p today at 4:00 if you cannot get your kids to eat veggies you'll want to tune into our show. we'll tell you a new way scientists have found you can get your kids to eat them without hiding them in something else. also coming up in today's show air bnb has been busy deactivating accounts of people planning to visit one town in virginia. this weekend why they say the customers' plans violate their community guidelines. >>> and from meatballs to pickles to cheesecake, there's nothing that this new dining spot cannot infuse with orange chip dust. we'll tell you will where the first ever cheetos restaurant is located. that story coming up in big talkers today at 4:00. see you then, rick. >> that restaurant wouldn't be local, would it just out of curiosity. >> you'll just have to watch. >> thanks alicia. quick break. meteorologist karen rogers is back with your seven-day forecast from accuweather in just a moment. stay with us. rethink what's possible. rethink your allergy pills. flonase se

reporting live in kensington, alicia, cbs 3, "eyewitness news." >>> okay, alicia, thank you. >>> and police in haddon township new jersey are searching for a man who reportedly tried to lure a young girl into his car. investigators released this sketch of the suspect, the victim told officers she was riding her bike 200 block of addison avenue when she said the man pulled up saying her parent asked him to pick her up and take her home of the the girl quickly road away. surveillance video, and police think the suspect driving 20034 door hundred doctor he will annular that, gold or tan in color. >> police identified the suspect in police involved shooting in north philly. officers responded 2200 block every north fairhill street yesterday afternoon for report of a man with a gun. they say 30 year old jose gonzalez of camden trying to get into a car and refused to drop his weapon, cell phone video posted on instagram, appears to capture him firing two rounds of officers, right outside a local where a mother was watching a movie with her two children. >> we heard the bullet go through th

"eyewitness news" reporter alicia is live in the sat center with the latest for us, alicia? >> reporter: the rally and protests in boston ended drastically different than last week's in virginia, there were arrests but no one injured and no property damage on ton that far city officials in boston add different message, rang loud today. exactly a week after bloody blood bloody, another rally today in boston, this one so-called free speech activist that is clearly included several white supremicist groups, much like the valley in virginia, boss at any met with counter protesters, counter protest that's way outnumber the group rallying. >> great day for the city, and i'm real impressed, probably had 40,000 people out here, you know, standing tall, against hatred and bigotry. >> the planned rally and protest hads hundreds of boston police officers prepared. , two dozen arrests ended relatively peaceful. >> 99.9% of the people here were for the right reasons. >> white nationalist groups declared last week's deadly rally in virginia a victory, but the mayor of boston didn't minute

good morning, alicia, good morning, everybody.ting some overnight construction with giving us some early morning slowdowns here on the schuylkill expressway they're working both ways and they're in the process of clearing out but this is the westbound zone right by the city avenue off ramp and you can see maybe you can see when the cars pass the left lane is blocked. more of that milling and paving work that they've been doing during the overnight hours. should be out of here in a few minutes and then they'll return at 9 o'clock, do it all over again, very long stretches of the schuylkill. i know it's inconvenient and we've got this with us until about october so a few more months of the 76 work. 676 vine street expressway still blocked in both directions for about another 10 minutes between the schuylkill and broad street. and we had overnight work here along 422 but it has cleared out. so, that's some good news. everything reopened there. still some work though on the pennsylvania turnpike in chester county both ways between mal

matt is off and alicia vitarelli is joining us. >> here's what we're following for you this morning.assive project begins to clean up a notorious open air drug be market in philadelphia. >> president trump's new chief of staff shakes up the white house on his first day on the job. >> new jersey governor chris christie explains why he confronted that heckler at the ballpark. >> surprise. he's not sorry. allall right, trouble on 42 in jersey so matt is going to kick things off. he's in for karen with traffic and david is going to help you out with accuweather. good morning. >> not a nice situation in gloucester township camden county its a nasty crash that happened about 2 o'clock in the northbound lanes of route 42 and this is the live seen at college drive the exit for the gloucester premium outlets. you can see the left side of the roadway blocked off here as they funnel the traffic down and prepare everyone to exit to be forced off at college drive. closure point is northbound between college drive and route 534. that's where all the northbound lanes are blocked. this is not a good

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alicia vitarelli is joining us. >> we are following breaking traffic news for you right now.'re taking a live look, route 42, a crash there diverting traffic in gloucester township. shaping up to be a rough stretch. >> and new this morning, a fire rips through a popular restaurant at the cape may courthouse. >> plus, the humidity is making a return along with temperatures in the 90's. >> well, david is going to help us out with those temperatures in just a moment but first up we want to get to that breaking traffic news with matt pelman in for karen rogers. good morning. >> and on a major road, too. >> it's one of our busiest one where we always see delays. northbound side of 42 it's because everybody's forced off here at college drive. so the crews are out here blocking off the left side of the roadway. they're forcing you off on the exit ramp here at college drive which is the exit for the gloucester premium outlets. can't go any further. it's because of the crash that happened at about 2 o'clock this morning at blackwood-clementon road just up ahead so they're investigatin

alicia. >> elizabeth thank you. and today we're hearing from the mother of the woman who died during those riots in charlottesville. 32-year-old heather heyer was killed during what some are calling an act of domestic terrorism. her mother tells abc news she is going to carry her daughter's mission and memory forward. heather was struck by that car that plowed into the group of counter protesters during the white supremacist rally. her mother says she's extremely proud of her daughter for standing up in what she believed in. >> i'm extremely proud of my daughter. i'm extremely proud that she stood for what she believed in, that she not only gave mouth to it but she gave heart to it, she gave soul to it and now she's given her life to it. i love her and i miss her so, so much but i'm going to make her death worth something. >> she actually died for something that she believed in. she was a fighter. she believed in equality and peace and love. >> reporter: so that's blare whose life was spared by her fiancÉ hoop pushe

nydia han is off, alicia vitarelli joins us.the news this morning, damaged buildings flipped cars and flooded roads, people along the texas coast are trying to copy with the aftermath of hurricane harvey. >> here at home a driver is taken into custody after smashing into more than two dozen cars overnight. we'll have a live report. >> feeling like fall than midsummer. we're enjoying a break from all the heat. outside we go to meteorologist chris sowers with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, chris i don't know what button you press, but he love the weather. >> reporter: you want me to keep pressing it? >> please. it's nice out here this morning, we have a gentle breeze out of north at 5 miles per hour. what it's doing is ushering in the cooler dry air from canada. look at the numbers, lake harmony, 61 degrees, slatington, 63. quakertown, 62. a lot of areas in the lehigh valley and the poconos dropped into the mid 40s or cooler excuse me mid 50s or cooler first thing this morning. kutztown 63. malvern, 64. media, 65. c

. >>> all right alicia. you can relive the great american eclipse any time on our web site at 6abc.com/eclipse. there you can watch video of our "action news" team all across the country as well as see photos on prepare for the next eclipse which is coming up in 2024. >> all right. start the countdown clock. >> start it. >> it is time for a first check on the traffic. >> i'll start looking for another pair of glasses right now. good afternoon brian and sharrie. looks like the need to drive eclipsed the desire to watch the eclipse for a lot of people. we're still seeing a bunch of people on the roads on this monday afternoon. schuylkill expressway eastbound backing up from girard through this point approaching spring garden into south street. we had a broken down vehicle that was blocking a lane for a time. they just got it pushed out of the way. extra slow on the eastbound side of the schuylkill with speeds like 11 miles per hour. then farther along as you head eastbound you're seeing a jam on the walt whitm

>>> alicia es bastante estricto. >>> tÚ eres mÁs relajado. >>> yo soy mÁs hp.>>> ya que hablas de cosas legales y serias, no te has metido en problemas legales con fonsi. >>> que fonsi le diga al mundo la verdad esa canciÓn lo escribio... y lo demostrÓ. >>> felices los 4 tambiÉn r o r pero es verdad. >>> esas canciones son originales del profesional hernÁndez que es uno de los compositores del habla hispana se la estÁn plagiando y no le estÁn dando dividendos. >>> es verdad. >>> y pasando trabajo y se hacen millonarios. >>> por cierto mi cumpleaÑos es hoy, pero el sÁbado me van a hacer la fiesta. >>> felicidades ¿cuantos cumples? lo dices o no? >>> la Última vez que cumplÍ fue 33. y me acostÉ ador mir y nunca mÁs he cumplido. >>> resulta que ahora alexis es menor que yo. >>> chicos seguimos en un nuevo dÍa. >>> no pierdan este domingo gran oportunidad que estÁ genial, se van a chupar los dedos. >>> vamos a po personas en forma. esto estÁ hoy fuerte >>> bueno mi gente hermosa lleÓo el momento de ponernos en forma. el actor del momento, roberto manrÍquez. (aplaus

alicia knew they were not her relatives.to fine the family but didn't think much about it until we showed her the photos again today. >> oh, wow look at her. now she looks like mary. >> reporter: that's when alicia realized they were photographs of a close family friend mary wal hun derr's relatives from days gone by. >> i just got the chills everywhere. i love these people. they were so good to me when i was a kid. >> reporter: oldest pictures of adolph an man today and their family members. they lived in mount vernon, new york. but obviously we now know there's a philadelphia connection. mary is deceased but these two women are hoping a long lo lot of relative sees these remarkable images from the past and comes forward. >> how elated do you think the people are going to be when they -- i just want to see the family's face when they get these pictures back. >> reporter: of course this is where the power of social mode ya comes in to play. who knows where the wall lender family tree has spread. but hopefully the photos will

. >> gobltioned good morning, it is thursday august 3, matt o'donnell is off, alicia vitarelli is joining us. >>> a day care owner is accused of sexually abusing children in his care. >>> a delaware county homeowner goes downstairs to see why the power went out and comes face-to-face with an intruder. >> let's go over to david murphy and matt pellman with traffic. >> reporter: yesterday was so great. can we do it again? >> reporter: yes, we can, we had showers and thunderstorms popping up, showers and thunderstorms that rolled through were drenchers. storm tracker 6 live shows you less activity on the maps. there's a shower near lancaster pushing to the south an southeast. we have smaller showers popping north of atlantic city some around atlantic city. as i start this up, you can see they are forming close to the coast and shooting off the coast. generally speaking most of us are dry this morning. as we take a look at temperatures, they are on the cool side, in some spots, 65 in allentown. 65 in trenton. 68 in philadelphia. 71 at the airport in ac. 68 in wilmington, 74 in cape may. as we

matt o'donnell is off, alicia vitarelli is joining us. >> let's head over to david murphy and matt pellman in for karen rogers to get you started this friday evening. >> reporter: we're thankful for that, but we have fog in a few spots in several different ways. >> reporter: yesterday it was a long day. we had the rain that came through yesterday. it started popping in spots by the time we went on the air around 12:00. we're starting to dry out a little bit. storm tracker 6 live shows you in center city there's a couple of blips not sure all this is hitting the ground, but there's a possibility for a while anyway we have blips of precipitation popping up. they are hanging in one place going in and out of the picture. not a lot of it around this morning. but like yesterday, stuff pops up. 66 in allentown. 65 in trenton. 74 in beach haven. 69 in ac at the airport. 69 in wilmington, 71 in cape may. most of us in the 60s this morning, it is still on the muggy side out there. as we go into the afternoon, 83 by noon. 3:00 p.m., 89. back down to 79 by 7:00 p.m. you can see once again i'm posting

it looks like jesus. >> distinctly there's another face looking at my daughter. >> zac and alicia weptultrasound ahead of birth of their baby girl. what they saw in the sonogram. >> i blink add lot to make sure i was really seeing it. >> expecting parents living in chambers burg franklin county say while they aren't very religious, they see a man dressed in a robe with a crown of thorns looking on at their baby. >> when i seen it, kind of brought stories to my eyes. speechless. i couldn't believe it. i really didn't believe what i was seeing. >> reporter: that image is putting them at ease after alicia experienced a number of complications with her first two children. her daughter was born with, she has two thumbs on one hand. her second child gave quite the scare making zac a meet wreck in anticipation for their daughter. the second one nearly took her life. hearing that i could lose both of them during, you know,. >> it wasn't just the complica complicated labor alicia's son had birth defects. >> my son had clef lip and palate. is everything there? the news they received next offered

alicia knew they were not her relatives.he knew brenda wanted to find the family but didn't think much about it until we showed her the photos again today. >> oh wow, look at her. now she looks like mary. >> that's when alicia realized they were photographs of a close family friend. mary allen teller's relatives from days gone by. >> i just got the chill everywhere. i love these people. they were so good to me when i was a kid. >> reporter: oldest pictures of adolph and amanda and their family members. they lived in mount vernon, new york but obviously we now know there's a philadelphia connection. mary is deceased but these two women are hoping a long lot of relative sees these remarkable images from the past and comes forward. >> how elated do you think the people are going to be when they -- ooh just want to see the family's face when they get these pictures back. >> reporter: should be great. of course this is where the power of social media comes in to play. who knows where the family free tree has spread but hopefully

alicia nieves cbs3. >>> a virginia couple went viral over the weekend after a video of them dancing atert was shared thousands of times. allu allude. >>> >> that is so cute. that's nick and emma couldn't contain themselves when the song came on. the crowd loved the dance moves of the that's pretty good. that's my home state of virginia. fans flocked to lincoln financial field once again this sunday. ready to watch the eagles fly down the field. it's the last one for fans before the preseason begins, reporter anita oh with a few fans. >> reporter: the theme of the afternoon kid day. even the youngest fans came to cheer on the favorite players. 9-year-old dalton who plays youth football says he's learning by watch. >> reporter: this is the last open practice at the linc before the eagles take on the packers thursday night >> as the season quickly approaches the biggest voice fans have for the team >> defense is the number one thing they need to do to win more games, the offense never worried about. the defense is what needs to get better >> for those fans the common thread that ties them

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. >>> alicia vitarelli is live in the newsroom with a preview.appy friday. >> happy freebie friday from boot camp to movie to snacks, all things 100% off. coming up for you today at 4:00. also, in today's show some of the other stories, rottweiler rescue, a man out rowing on the schuylkill river saves the day for two dogs trapped in the water and now needs help. >>> after years of delighting and maybe terrifying children. chuck e. cheese's animated band may be breaking up. why they want to phase the robotic rodents out. >> first beatles and now chuck e. cheese, thanks alicia. accuweather and meteorologist, melissa magee, right around the corner. i say, "i'll go my own way" with anoro. ♪go your own way once-daily anoro contains two medicines called bronchodilators, that work together to significantly improve lung function all day and all night. anoro is not for asthma . it contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. the risk is unknown in copd. anoro won't replace rescue inhalers for sudden symptoms and should n

matt o'donnell is off, alicia vitarelli is in. >> let's head over to david murphy and matt pellman. >> reporter: it's been a weather week, let's let karen rogers deal with it. [laughter] >> reporter: in the weather center we have more tranquil conditions this morning, we have cloud cover off to the east and there's showers over ocean county and burlington county, looks like burlington may be drying out at this point. showers around seaside heights and south of belmawr, everybody else looking good. 73 degrees in philadelphia. 73 in wilmington. 69 in allentown. 70 in trenton. looks like 73 down there at the airport in atlantic city. 74 in cape may. a little bit on the humid side, too. 90 degrees is the high this afternoon. 73 by 7:00 a.m. noon, 85. 90 is high at 3:00 p.m. i'm posting afternoon and evening thunderstorms, these are actually mainly going to be north and west of philadelphia. and then they should scoot off towards the poconos. as we look at dewpoints, we're on the humid side. 67 dewpoint in philadelphia. 66 in allentown. a couple of 70s down the shore, remember, anything ov

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. >> all right, alicia. now to the latest on the police shooting in north philadelphia. we first told you about this story last night as breaking the news. police say the suspect josÉ gonzalez opened fire on them first. that's when officers fired their guns critically injuring him. "action news" reporter vernon odom covering the story for us live at police headquarters with the latest in the investigation. vernon. >> reporter: sharrie, good evening. the suspect identified by police at 30-year-old josÉ gonzalez remains at temple university hospital tonight still listed in critical condition. he's got a long rap sheet from his hometown camden, new jersey and he was apparently looking for nothing but trouble here across the river. this man josÉ gonzalez aged 30 remains in critical condition tonight struggling to recover from multiple bullet wounds. he's the man who shot out police yesterday afternoon on north fairhill street. [gunfire] >> reporter: neighbors on the street ran for cover. the gunfire erupted when police responded to a call of a man with a gun. police say they

alicia ahmed, featured in the facing assumptions exhibit "just hearing so many different stories. many diverse people here sharing their story it's incredible." alicia ahmed (awk-med) is one of the people featured in the facing assumptions exhibit inside the new unity center. alicia ahmed, featured in the facing assumptions exhibit "i talked about how hate crimes affect me as a muslim youth here in california."she's glad her story can help widen the public's understanding, and defeat bigotry... by getting people familiar with her culture.alicia ahmed, featured in the facing assumptions exhibit "i know a lot of my friends in high school they had never even met a muslim." that's the idea behind the unity center.nats speech sacramento's mayor darell steinberg says he got involved with the idea early on, when in 1999 there was a wave of hate crimes through out the area... including firebombings of the j-c-l, naacp and plan parenthood. mayor darrell steinberg, sacramento"we had this idea that we wanted a center, a unity center, where the 10s of thousands of kids who come to the capitol

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good morning to you, it is sunday, nydia han is off, alicia vitarelli joins us. >> the pictures tell the stories. >> rock port a small community where the heaviest damage happened. two deaths are confirmed that rain is expected to fall for several more days. >> this is a brand new piece of video right here, it shows a band of firefighters from philadelphia in the harrisburg area helping with the rescues in texas. >> so many couldn't get in place to help out because the wind and rain was too dangerous to venture out. >> you can see all the rain move very, very slowly, the system is hanging over southeast texas. >> all eyes on the storm, meteorologist chris sowers has been on top of it all weekend long, chris what is the latest from accuweather. >> reporter: the latest it is has weakened from a hurricane which was a category four down to a tropical storm. the flooding rains will continue for the next several days unfortunately as the storm continues to sit and spin across southeastern texas. there's the center, actually, 25 miles per hour south of austin, 50 miles east/southeast of san