adding insult to injury, on tuesday, robbers reportedly made off with more than $180,000 from caesars atlantic city at gunpoint. analysts say the downgrade presents a big hurtle for ac, which has been scrambling to reinvent itself away from glam bing. >> the risk is if they try to tap the capital markets again, they will be paying higher and higher costs and that could happen sooner than they think. >> reporter: that's because the on going decline caused them to seek property tax assessments. ac owes $88 million and could owe refunds to six businesses. that's money the city doesn't necessarily have and with bonds rating junk, cash could be more difficult which in turn could mean service cuts to things like police force and garbage cleanup and that could eventually chase even more money away. for "nightly business report", i'm morgan brennan. >>> coming up, why comic-con is no longer just about comic strips and super heroes but big business for major media and content companies. >>> some good news at the grocery store, rising prices for food will level off remaining steady except for more expected i

. >>> the manhunt is still active tonight for the bold bandits had a robbed caesars atlantic city. new jersey state less say that happened early yesterday morni morning. and sources tell "eyewitness news" the suspects got away with 181,000 dollars in cash. it's the second major robbery at an atlantic city casino within the past year. last summer there was a major heist at a jewelry store at the borgata. >> meanwhile, phillies only casino looking that cash in on its popularity. should you garr house broke ground today on a $164 million expansion project. and 30 table poker room, now restaurants and a seven story parking garage are all in the works. and this project will be a virtual jack.for the city. it will create 1600 temporary construction jobs and 500 permanent jobs in that casino. >> very exciting day. long time cupping. >> being in position to provide adequate employment for the residents of the city is number one on my list. >> that project should be completed by next year. meanwhile four developers are still vying to open another cass soon know within the city. >>> tonight,

>>> in other news manhunt is on for two bold bandits who pulled off a high steaks heist in caesars atlantic city. new jersey state police say robbery happened early machine morning. sources tell "eyewitness news" that the suspects got away with $181,000 in cash. it is second major robbery in the past year. last sum there are was a major heist as well at a jewelry store at the borgata. >>> sugar house casino is preparing for a major expansion and they are hoping lady luckies on their side. "eyewitness news" in fishtown as philly's only casino broke ground on a 164 million-dollar project. the new 30 table poke er room, new restaurants and new seven story parking garage all in the works. that project will create 1600 temporary construction jobs and also five hundred permanent jobs inside the casino. >> very exciting day. long time coming. >> being in the position to provide adequate employment for residents of the city is number one on my list. >> project should be finish next year. meanwhile four developers are still vying for the cities other casino license. >>> happening today philadelphia schoo

. >>> the manhunt continues this morning for two brazen bandits who robbed caesars atlantic city. new jersey state police say that the robbery happened early machine morning. sources tell "eyewitness news" that the suspects got away with $181,000 in cash. it is second major robbery in a atlantic city casino in the past year. last sum there are was a major heist at the jewelry store in the borgata. >>> philly's only casino is looking to cash in on its popularity... sugar house broke ground on a 164 million-dollar expansion project, in fishtown, yesterday. the improved site will double in size and include a new 30 table poker room restaurants and seven story parking garage. it will create 1600 temporary construction jobs and 500 permanent jobs in the casino. >> very exciting day, long time coming. >> to be in the position to provide adequate employment for residents of the city is number one on my list. >> project should be finish next year. four developers are still vying to open up another casino in the city. >>> it is wednesday, and before you plan your weekend you might want to a

. >>> the search continues for brazen thieves who robbed caesars atlantic city. new jersey state police say that happened early yesterday morning. the sources tell "eyewitness news" that the those suspects got away with $181,000 in cash taken from the casino. no word if anyone was hurt but it is second major heist down the shore in a year. >>> a philadelphia casino is taking a game that many gaming will remain big in the area. >> today the the sugar house contact seen he he broke ground on a major new expansion project. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson is live in fishtown with more on the plans, steve. >> reporter: bigger, better and many more amenities, chris and jessica but with all of the stories we have been doing about volatility, turmoil and over saturation of the casino market in this area, we asked if it is really safe, really smart to be doubling down. call rt another jackpot for philly's first and only casino, pay out, ground breaking on a 164 million-dollar expansion project. >> i'm very excited, long time coming. >> reporter: expansion, more

. >>> masked gunman stole close to $200,000 from caesars in atlantic city. the robbery happened at 6:30 yesterday morning, the suspects fled with two plastic cash boxes and the gaming bureau is now investigating. >>> the sugarhouse casino in philadelphia announced expansion plans this morning. "action news" was in fishtown for an exciting ground break, the $164 million project. the expansion include a new poker room, more restaurants and more parking. it's expected to add 1600 jobs. the project comes as atlantic to thady time sevelave ernl a mdndrpalestiaren.>>ta weeks posy oonths to identify some of theot b tgovernme.y will be f t p6as. two- fl from info downe. >nction ews" trh as a aacnd a . and he is not one, meteorologist, david murphy returns with a heat increase in your accuweather forecast. that humidity is also going up. our call to action volunteers are standing by ready to hp you with any hiiiii. hi. sorry, we're closed. what? i need help with my deposit. the bank has rules. it's really quick. i can't hear you. i promise, i'm gonna be really quick.

. >>> a manhunt is underway for brazen bandits robbed caesars in atlantic city and got away with $200,000tie return and got your traffic and weather together on the three's as we look live at center city. war back in two min >>> secrety of state john kerry flies to tel aviv despite a faa ban on all commercial flights into israel. we are live at philadelphia international airport where we will learn later today whether that ban will be lifted. >> good morning, also this morning before you pour your first cup of coffee, let's tell but a hot new trend, instead of using cream or sugar, how about butter, it could boost your energy, and maybe even help you lose weigwe

. >>> at caesars, atlantic city, police say two suspects took off with boxes of cash. the run. >>> and "the wall street journal" said the next iphone. the rumored iphone 6 will have a much larger screen. two model, with a 5 1/2-inch screen and the other one slightly smaller. sources say apple is asking for 80 million units to be red by the end the year. >>> the nation's second largest is fighting and >>> the death of her husband michael began smobing cigarettes when he was 13. late friday night, a jury foreman read the verdict, a figure 230 times what they were seeking. cynthia robinson and her attorneys were in the courtroom when the verdict was read. >> what was your reaction? >> sending a message r.j. reynolds, it's time to make a change. >> reporter: the six jurors decided that the tobacco company r.j. reynolds should pay robinson $17 million in compensatory damages and $23.6 billion in punitive damages for for the death of her husband michael johnson. he died of lung cancer in 1996. >> to the day he died michael smoked. >> reporter: and how many packs? >> up to th

city. >> reporter: they are considered armed and dangerous, two people who pulled off a major heist at caesar's casino on the atlanticity boardwalk. >> this is unusual for atlantic city. >> reporter: new jersey state police are releasing few details about the hold up but according to this flyer the armed robbery around 6:30 monday morning involved two people wearing masks. one showed a weapon. according to the flyer the robbers got away with two plastic cash boxes containing $181,200 in cash. >> there is a lot of security. when they come in with guns there is not a lot you can do. >> reporter: roger gross is the publisher of global gaming business magazine and says such robberies are rarely spur of the moment crimes. >> this is the type of thing planned way ahead of time. >> reporter: he says odds are those behind the heist won't get away with it. >> there are cameras all over the place and the security and surveillance systems are so high tech you can make out a dime, the date on a dime. >> i reached out to a caesar's spokesman about the robbery and asked if security measures are being reviewed or changed as a resul

. >> five people under arrest in connection with a wild armed robbery at caesars casino in atlantic citythe robbery happened on july 212 masked men stormed the casino and made off with boxes of money. police say the suspec suspects e nearly $200,000. 19 year old plumber, 20 year old dwayne morgan and 23 year old aaron evans sitting in jail tonight. two more suspects monique kelly and lance rogers facing charges as well. police say they've been able to recover most of the money. >> a wild day for police in philadelphia. tonight investigators are looking into two cases of police involved shootings. the first one happened around 4:30 on the 3200 block of page street in strawberry mansion. plea say a man pulled a gun on an officer and the officer shot the guy in the stomach. the officer is not hurt and it's not clear how the man is doing tonight. >>> police shot a suspect in the city's eastwick section. it its it happened around 5:30 at elm rood and island avenues. police say they were in the middle of making an arrest for stolen motorcycle when a suspect tried to run over the officer. an of

union rally will take place later today against a plan to close the showboat casino in atlantic city next month. caesar'sannounced the showboat will shut down august 31st. 2,100 workers would be out of a job if the showboat closes. > funny money on the boardwalk. at one jersey shore town. >> we'll have that plus this. hard work ruined. we'll tell you what one activity could be cancellingll that exercise you're doing. the surprising results of one study. >>> and eat up. the photos from inside one flight that proves all weather delays are not so awful. >>> no delays weatherwise this morning. clou are breaking over the city. we're still tracking showe in thearea. first alert radar when we come back. the answer to treating your dog's fleas and ticks is staring you right in the face. nexgard, from the makers of frontline® plus. it's the only soft, beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks. vets recommend it. and dogs, well, they're begging for it. nexgard is for dogs only. and hasn't been evaluated for use in pregnant, breeding or lactating dogs. reported side effects include vomiting, dry flaky skin

that is exactly what happened during a heist at caesar's in atlantic city. a gun and grabbed two boxes filled with $181,000 in cash. police are look for those suspects. they are still on the run this morning. >>> "orange is the new black," that popular hit tv show. one prison official doesn't agree with that. >> i read that you're not supposed to ask that. >> you studied for prison? >> one sheriff in michigan says that show has made orange jump suits a popular fashion statement. so he's decided to replace them with a traditional black and white prison stripes. nice, huh? >>> and los angeles clippers owner donald sterling might be taking a step in the direction of selling his team. he met with former microsoft ceo at his home recently. ballmer and sterling's estranged wife agreed to a $2 billion deal to buy the team, but sterling has been fighting that in court. he says he may still need to sell sterling's real estate company. he owes $500 million. >>> here is a boat president-elect obama not too sea worthy after this. -- probably not too sea worthy after thi

. >>> a robbery at caesar's casino in atlantic city was like a scene out of "boardwalk empire."wo men made off with 1 $0,000. a manhunt is now under way. >>> and finally, we all love our pets just like you do, but would you buy them this sort of puppy palace? it's actually called a pet suite complete with a shower for your dog, a place to lie down in the shade andlity of room to store treats and a washer and dryer for pet blanket and clothing. the suite offered in new hopes by a southern california developer. the cost, about $35,000. roadie, if you're watching, your small corner in our half bath will have to do. >> our dogs own our ole white house anyway. >> thanks, amy. >>> now to the latest on the crisis along our southern border. one of president obama's harshest critics, texas governor rick perry taking matters into his own hands calling in the national guard. abc's jim avila has details for us from washington. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the texas governor is putting more eyes and more guns on the border but the border patrol says they're not needed

atlantic city casino. new jersey state police say caesars was rob early yesterday morning, sources tell "eyewitness news" that those suspects got away with $181,000 in cash. >>> well, meanwhile philadelphia's only casino is preparing for a major expansion, as "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson tells us sugar house is taking a game that many lady luckies on its side. >> reporter: before sugar house not much to see at the edge of fishtown. >> blighted sight, fences were up and wees growing and garbage and new people have access to the river. >> reporter: and access to the slots but reception meant initial plans had to be held off just look at the file video of this original scaled model, now though. >> wow, wow. >> reporter: casino representatives say it is time. >> very exciting day long time coming. >> reporter: sugar house breaking ground on 164 million-dollar expansion project. adding more than double the casino's original size, room for new event space, parking garage, poker room, even better, 1600 temporary construction jobs, 500 per casino jobs. >> being in the position to provide adequate employm

hard and we think that if we apply the right pressure, caesars will come and do the right thing. >> the show boat will be the second atlantic city casino to close this year. the atlantic club closed its doors in january. >>> "eyewitness news" has learned that a portion of i495 bridge in delaware could reopen sooner than expect. that is good news for drivers who were forced to find alternate routes after the bridge shut down last month. dell dot officials say crews are weeks ahead of schedule, temporary repairs were originally expect to be complete, by labor day. that is good news. >>> um-hmm. >> there is much more to come on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", diplomates step up their efforts in the middle east as israel ups its offensive against the the gaza strip. >>> in sports phillies keep playing the hits as they take on the brewers. we will be back in a couple minutes with some highlights, good morning. u.n. is holding an emergency meeting as israel continues to carry out air strikes on targets in the gaza strip. israeli military says it is targeting hamas militants and locations. the palestinians death toll has listen to 75. israel

hard and we think that if we apply the right pressure, caesars will come to the table and dot right thing. >> show both bet will be second atlantic cityasino to close this year. the atlantic club closed it doors in january. >>> still ahead this morning times square is a big destination for families. children love to say hi to their favorite characacters hanging out there and get their picture taken with them but lawmakers say those characters could be taking advantage of people and they are demanding change, coming up. >>> you won't believe this video of the crocodile dragging his handler in the water, we will tell you how he survived on the other side, katie? >>> we are still dealing with unsettled weather, in other word, a few showers, perhaps a thunderstorm and it is all courtesy of the same system a sluggish front that does not want to get out of here. we will talk about when we will start to finally clear out on the other side. >> ♪ >> that is what people will be saying when they take a ride on the world's tallest water slide that opens today and we are taking you for a virtual ride coming up, it is taller than empire state build

atlantic city at two. others would stop casinos companies from selling properties exclusively to non-casino companies, some fear that will happen to show boat. caesars, which owns show boat, plans to shut it down. critics say it is an attempt to shrink the market. >> if a buyer does come forward it would be unconsciousnable if caesars refuses to accept the offer and chooses instead to further limit its competition. >> now all this is happening as atlantic city prepares for a possible referendum in which voters would deciding whether to allow casinos in north jersey. >>> we will see what happens. >>> 4:40. there is much more to cover on cbs-3 eye witt knees, a visitor is mistakenly, trapped in the maximum security area we will tell you what he did to get out. >>> phillies have another swinging night, is there drought finally over? we are back in two minutes, good morning. >>> air strikes have have hit dozens of targets, including the home of the suspect hamas leader in southern gaza. the assault follows scores of rockets fired in israel. israeli government has authorized army to activate up to 40,000 reservists in preparation of a possible ground inv

atlantic city. justin williams will show the stanley cup off in atlantic city on friday at caesars. >> i would go see the cup even though it belongs to the kings. i have a question for you today, if this event you are at called trial on the aisle, why aren't new sea isle. >> stone harbor is an island, right. it is an island. >> yes. >> jimmy crossan is the trainer for the flyers. i believe he has a house here. he brings guys down here every year. they work out in the san. way in the distance you can see cross fit team from here is getting them ready. lets go back to the whole thing with the stanley cup, mike, i agree, that many people just want to see it, they want to touch it, they want to be part of it, a lot of people are upset that john stevens, he was with us. he is a flyers guy. i know they took half of our team and now they are all playing in l.a. but a lot of people quite frankly as seeing this as an in your face, kind of thing when they bring to it sea isle city where those guys, mike richards they were all down here partying it up every weekend. that is where younger flyers that play with t

>> it's the fourth announcement of an atlantic city casino closure, the atlantic club closed in january and revel filed bankruptcy for the second time and caesar's show boat announced they were closing. sharp entertainment owns trump plaza and the trump taj mahal. if true his life would change dramatically, senator wailin is not optimistic about a seventh hour save. >> i would like to tell the employees don't worry we'll save your jobs, i'd be lying. >> a local union president says he has no comment because he has no confirmation that this rumor is true. >>> a tentative date is set to auction off atlantic city's revel hotel, subject approving from bankruptcy court. they filed for the second time last month. the hotel and casino has only been open two years, they have $477 million in secure debt but only $9 million in cash. >>> from our delaware newsroom, city council has voted to reduce the staff by 8, council says the 8 positions are currently vacant and will not affect fire response times the fire chief has publically denounced the cuts saying it would lead to house closures. >>> delaware state has fired its chief medical examiner amid a scand

happening today, workers at the showboat casino in atlantic city are holding a rally to protest the planned closing. local 54 work are want to know why caesar is closing a casino that's making money. a spokesperson said they are hoping to finds a buyer without one the showboat will shut its doors for good on august 31. him. >> no matter what's going on, there's something to look forward this afternoon. >> reporter: we have a few showers around and it is mug, but you're right, tam we are looking at a day of improvement. we have showers off to the west, and some through parts of the southern portion of the region, i'll show you that in a second. there's the philadelphia international airport. we're looking muggy. dry in most spots. as you take a look at radar we have showers creeping through parts of new castle county delaware, salem county and cumberland county, new jersey. this is falling apart out to the west, but it will pop flue parts of the region as we as we go through the morning. we'll get you the current conditions across the region, as we do i'll before you in the always on seven-day forecast on your hd screens. 70 degrees is the -

from our jersey shore bureau, the parent company of atlantic city showboat hotel says it will consider selling if they get a reasonable offer. caesar'stertainment says it also needs to determine if a potential buyer could be license the by the state. the showboat is slated to close august 31st, leaving 2,000 people out of work. those workers will protest tonight. >>> watch this video as the mayor, staff and firefighters walked out of a public safety meeting monday night. they said they were upset that the fire chief wasn't given a chance to speak about potential budget cuts and changes. the chief believes the councilman who's running the meeting has a grudge against him, something that councilman has denied. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> a stormy day yesterday. we're still tracking showers at this hour, but no severe weather in the area. and severe weather much less likely today. thunderstorms could produce gusty winds this afternoon. and in between, we'll get sunshine but it's not going to be as hot as the middle 90s we saw yesterday afternoon. 65 degrees in doylestown. clouds are scatter

think that if we -- if we apply the right pressure caesars will come to the table don the right thing. >>> the show goat will be the second atlantic city casino to close this year. the atlantic club closed its doors in january. >> now to an "eyewitness news" exclusive. a mom in desperate need of a donor for her daughter is now doing battle with her condo association. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones shows us what is at the heart of a condo crack down in cherry hill. >> reporter: livvy might be considered a bit of a rebel. magnetic sign on her car doors is getting her into some trouble with her condo association. but she doesn't plan on taking them down. >> the rules are there for a reason. but i think that this may be trumps the reason. >> the sign honey b needs a kidney is for her daughter. >> i have some sort of auto immune order and i've had to have two liver transplants within the past 20 years and medication that is i take to keep the liver destroys the kidney. >> reporter: 52 year old is on dialysis and has been on a kidney transplant waiting list for more than two years. the mother and daughter came up with the idea of t

atlantic city trouble extend beyond that hotel. the atlantic club casino closed its doors in club. tropicana and caesars teamed up to buy it and then shut it down. show boat casino was set to close august 31st and revel is in bankruptcy for the second time. its future is up in the air. at it peak in 2006 gambling revenue totaled $5.2 billion. the last year revenue was half that amount, only $2.86 billion. >>> well, now to the latest in the rising tensions in the middle east, palestinian officials claim hundreds of israeli air strikes have kill at least 100 people and wounded 600 others. israel accused the palestinians of launching no fewer than 500 rockets from fast adjust this week. now that resulted in several injuries but no deaths. despite international calls for a cease-fire there appears to be no end in sight to military operations against those militants in the gaza strip. >>> well from around the the world to right here in philadelphia, the conflict is cause for concern. demonstrators rallied in philadelphia on friday. "eyewitness news" spoke with the local will woman in the mid of that conflict

atlantic city's trouble extend beyond that hotel. the atlantic club casino closed its doors in january. competitors tropicana and caesarsup to buy it and then shut it down again. show boat is set to close its doors august 31st and revel is in bankruptcy for the second time with its future up in the air. at it peak in 2006 gambling revenue in atlantic city totaled $5.2 billion. that revenue was half of the amount only 2.86 billion. >>> well investigators say it will likely be weeks before they know what killed the boyfriend of the the glee cast member. matt bendik was found unresponsive in the philadelphia hotel room on thursday, we know his girlfriend glee star rebecca tobin was in l.a. at the time of his death. "eyewitness news" anchor yes sir contact dean picks up the story. >> reporter: memorial for 31 year-old club owner matt bendik popped up outside his l.a. business. it was at hotel monaco on independent mall that an employee found him unconscious in his bed thursday afternoon. he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. >> nothing suspicious at the this point. in foul play at this point. >> reporter: according to

boardwalk to fight the closure of the showboat in atlantic city. 2100 jobs will be lost if the hotel closes next month. workers claim the showboat's owners caesar'st to close it down to protect other properties. new jersey assemblymen chris brown is proposing a bill that in part would place a limit on the amount of casinos that a company would be allowed to own in atlantic city. >>> philadelphia city and school officials waiting for the state legislature to finalize the cigarette tax are left frustrated again. the pennsylvania senate voted 43 to five to approve the hike but wants the tax to expire in five years. that change plus another measure on hotel tax center city forcing the bill to be sent back to the house for a second time. school superintendent dr. william hite says a five-year limit on the tax throws the schools back into uncertainty. mayor michael nutter says without the tax, the schools won't open on time. >> time for your first look at business. philadelphia hotels are seeing a steep drop in numbers this summer after a very strong first quarter. total room demand fell nearly 4% in may. now, experts tell the philadelphia business jou

forward, it will be unconsciousnable if caesars refuses to accept the offer and chooses instead to further limit its competition. >> all this is happening as atlantic city prepares for a possible referendum in which voters would deciding whether to allow casinos in north jersey. >>> we have some bad news for the college bound. board overseeing the pennsylvania state system of higher education, they voted to increase tuition by roughly 3 percent. that is $99 more each semester at all 14 state owned universities, that means students will now pay $3,400 per semester. >>> also, pennsylvania's senate approved a cigarette tax but added a provision to end the tax in five years. the real hold up though we're told provisions in the bill unrelated to the cigarette tax in twit between house and senate. $2 per pack tax on cigarettes can generate 83 million-dollar per year. that is money mayor michael nutter wants to use to help the struggling school advertise trick. he expressed his frustration in an interview on our sister station kyw news radio. >> we are caught in a vortex of political hell, with no particular path out. >> it is unclear when the house will retur

boardwalk to fight the closure of the showboat in atlantic city. 2100 jobs would be lost if the hotel closes next month. workers claim the showboats' owners caesar's want to close it down protect other properties. new jersey osama bin laden man chris brown is proposing a bill that would place a limit on the amount of casinos a company would be allow ted to own in atlantic city. >> it's very floridian our weather around here. >> storm tracker 6 live double scan shows that you we have some showers down the shore this morning and as we take a closer look still not showing any lightning here and these showers are beginning to break apart so it might be damp down there in parts of south jersey for another 30 minutes perhaps but are you seeing some improvement. as we take a look outside we have cloudy skies over philadelphia international airport and then some of our sky 6 cameras have been showing some breaks in the clouds this morning. the temperature 73 degrees currently in the city. your dewpoint still up there at 68, though. that's the second straight hour we've had that reading and that indicates fairly humid air. winds out of the southwest at 10

atlantic city economy. now they want their original pay reinstated. resorts did not have a comment. >>> the pay increase request comes at a rough time for the caesars corporation. on friday, it announced showboat will close at end of summer leaving its 2,000-plus employees jobless. this say year of change for atlantic city. the atlantic club closed in january. showboat will follow in august. last month, revel filed for bankruptcy for a second time saying it needs a new buyer or it, too, will close. >>> down the shore, some uplifting news. this is the fifth annual go the distance cross-country ride. team will say community of cyclists who ride to race money for childhood cancer research. they traveled more than 3,000 miles from san francisco. see that little guy? he is danny. he's a cancer survivor. he was there to greet them. >> i think danny has served as their inspiration and motivation for any challenges and exhaustion that they have probably felt coming across the country. danny is an inspiration for all of us locally. >> is he ever? he was diagnosed with non-hodgkin lymphoma when he was 2. after 17 months of hospitalization and chemotherapy, he is now in

atlantic city officials will host a teleconference. it follows the announcement that the showboat casino hotel will be closing august 21st putting more than 2,000 people out of work. caesars entertainment, showboat's owner, said it would be willing to sell if it finds the right buyer. >>> and new us in on the benghazi attack, what top officials are revealing about a second attack. >>> and one of the most popular attracts, but the waters aren't running this morning, bill? >> mother nature may help out later this morning. not producing any wet weather just yet. but a cloudy view from the loews hotel. right now, 74 degrees at nbc10. >>> 5:38 right now. we're following breaking news in southwest philadelphia. police are shutting down a street near the sunoco refinery because of gunfire. nbc10's monique braxton jut arrived on the scene. monique, what can you tell us? >> reporter: tracy, let me tell you what's going on here. just over my shoulder we have seen officers running up to the bridge that connects this part of philadelphia to the southwest part of the city. we're at 28th and passion. they began receiving calls. when the officers arrived they found ten casings near the

atlantic city's troubles clear extend beyond that hotel. atlantic club clove its doors back in january. tropicana and caesarseamed up to bite and shut it down. the she boat casino is set to close august 31st. and of course revel is in bankruptcy for second time now. its future is up in the air. >> at its peak two thou sick gambling ref views in atlantic city tolled $5.2 billion. last year ref in you was half that amount only 2.86 billion. >>> the big question tonight, what killed the boyfriend of a cast member of the tv show glee matt bendick found dead in a philadelphia hotel room on thursday and we know tonight his girlfriend glee star becca tobin was in los angeles at the time of his death. and remains there tonight. memorial for 31 year old club owner matt bendick popped up late today outside his la business. it was at had he tell monaco on hotel mall an employee found him unconscious in his bed thursday afternoon. he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. >> nothing suspicious at this point. in foul play at this point. >> reporter: according to philadelphia police, the glee star's boyfriend scene here

it will be unconscionable if caesars refuses to accept the offer and chooses instead to further limit its competition. >> of course, all of this is happening as atlantic cityrepares for a possible referendum in which voters would decide whether to allow casinos in north jersey. >>> we're keeping our eye on the storms tonight. kathy has got the latest. >> heavy rain, more scattered storms across the region. this line moving across the jersey shore. but a secondary line forming from dover to the southwest. this will move through tonight and then another chance of storms tomorrow. we'll track those coming up. >> my hair was sticking up and my arms was burning and everything. >> you will not believe what happened to that will bill as he stood in his kitchen. he is lucky to be alive tonight. we will hear more of his story coming up. >> and with the summer heat, it can be tough to safe money on your energy bill but there are ways to do it and you don't have to adjust the ac. three is on your side with simple ways to keep your costs down. >> and the nap that this man took at a yankees game has now led to a lawsuit seeking $10 million. find out why when "eyewitnes

stake heist of atlantic city definitely not oceans 11 but two men did make off close to $200,000 and you know it police are now on the hunt for the armed robbers who yesterday hit caesarsasino. they say the two masked men armed with a gun took off in car with two plastic boxes stuffed with cash. the robbery comes a mid hard times for atlantic city. so far this year four casinos have either closed or announced plans to close. >>> a judge has granted bail to an 89 year old nazi war crime suspect who has been in the hospital while awaiting extradition to germany. johan breyer of philadelphia can now await the out come of his extradition fight at home after he gets out of the hospital. his lawyers say his health has been deteriorating after his arrest last month. breyer admits servin serving as auschwitz guard but denies killing anyone. >> the corruption trial for jp miranda remains on track a court hearing today made certain all sides are on the same page of this high profile case. miranda is a first term state representative from north phil philly. prosecutors charged him with three felony corruption counts. his sister faces the same charges. prosecutors say miranda funn

atlantic city, new jersey. police say the thieves went into caesar's early yesterday morning.lled out a gun before stealing two plastic boxes full of cash. the robbers got away in a car. the new jersey state police were on it. i wonder where rick leventhal was when that went down. heather: $108,000. that was heavy boxes. bill: leventhal is strong man. he is our expert on atlantic city. heather: we'll have to check that out. bill: get on it, rick. heather: well less than ten minutes to the opening bell with a big rebound expected today on wall street. the markets don't usually like global turmoil. they had lost ground this week as tensions flare in ukraine and fighting escalates in gaza. what will drive today's rally? stu varney from the fox business network. i of course knows the answer for us. good morning, stu. >> crisis? what crisis? heather: one or two or three. >> look, six days ago the dow jones industrial average hit an all-time record high, never been higher. then came the plane shoot-down, then came gaza, the market sold off and look at it today. we're about to open h

atlantic city are protesting the loss of their jobs. local 54 organize the rally. union represents the non-gaming employees of the casino. worker plan to deliver a petition to the caesars corporate offices located inside bally's. caesars plans to close the show boat down august 31st. >>> we have learned today that a portion of the i495 bridge in delaware could reopen sooner then expected. that certainly is good news for drivers who have been forced to find alternate routes after that bridge was shut down last month. officials with dell dot the now say that their crews are weeks ahead of schedule, temporary repairs were originally expect to be complete, by labor day. >>> a big warning tonight for e-z pass users. >> we will tell you what you need to know about the e-mail scam targeting tag holders, the details on that are straight ahead. >>> plus, the buzz in new jersey is that bee keepers are getting support from trenton i'm cleve bryan coming up we will tell you how honey bees play a pivotal role in jersey fresh produce. >>> we are tracking showers and storms. on storm scan 3a few in lehigh valley and berks county. few more to the west. they will pop up throughout this

boardwalk to fight the closure of the showboat in atlantic city. 2100 jobs will be lost if the hotel closes next month. workers claim the showboat's owners, caesar'sto close down to protect other properties. new jersey assemblymen chris brown is proposing a bill that in part would place a limit on the amount of casinos that a company quarterback allowed to own in atlantic city. >> david joins us now. we have a line of storms, really a fine line. today you say it will be more spotty in nature. >> more spotty but there could be a couple of strong once here and there. storm tracker 6 shows we're without any thunderstorms right now. we have showers moving off the coast, areas around atlantic city and garden state parkway seeing very light stuff but the heavier cells off out into the ocean. looks like cape may is in the process of drying out. we have one lightning strike but that's way off the coast. as we take a look outside we have sky 6 and you can see some sunshine starting to break out from behind those clouds that are centered now mainly over south jersey and the temperature currently is 73 degrees, a little bit lower than the last couple of morn

atlantic city. let's give you a lie look from our tower camera. tonight blake shelton will be on this stage for a free concert. just head to the beach between caesar's at saint james place. it is free but tickets are needed to access the beach. >>> lady antebellum takes the stage sunday night. >> if you have a place where it should stay dry for the better part of the day in fact all day the shore is the place to go. right now we're all in the clear. nothing more than a couple clouds out there. on storm storm scan3 you're goig not going to see too much going on. things have quieted down. now, eventually a spotty shower or storm will fire up later in the day but again i think if you're going to the shore you probably will stay dry. so it looks good. mainly cloudy tonight, the low hits 67, a very similar forecast tomorrow temperature and all and then by the weekend we start to see a funnel of moisture move in so there is a chance for heavy rain specifically on saturday. bob, over to you. >> 8:26. good morning everybody. a live look at the schuylkill expressway. all the billy joel fans did all that at the same time for the concert on saturday. eastbound

doing. >> it sounds like an ocean 11 or 12 or 13. >> reporter: early morning heist at caesars casino in atlantic city. new jersey state police sources confirming two masked men were involved. one of them with gun. fox 29 has learned the thieves grabbed two plastic boxes full of cash. totaling $181,200. >> unbelievable. must be a lack of security. >> i think it's awful. come on. >> robbery happened around 6:20 monday morning in an area patrolled by the state police casino gaming bureau. sources say the robbers took off and may had a get away driver. atlantic city police told to be on the look out as well. >> something like that, that's big time happening in this town. >> reporter: we call the casino they simply told us to call back tomorrow for a comment. in the meantime state police say they are working on some good leads. iain? >> all right, dave, thank you. >>> also, developing that night a philadelphia eagles player is arrested accused of pushing a police officer investigate a bar fight. howard eskin live with those details. howard. >> in the vein of who the heck is this guy? it's a story because