connect with us on the facebook.com/facebook dot cbs philly or even sus a tweet at cbs philly and let us know what you think. >>> good evening, everyone. as far as rush hour we are dealing with the usual out there anticipate the those delays in the usual spots, but we have followed this shot here of i-95 around broad street exit. we have phillies game tonight. if you are heading down right now southbound side of 95 at broad street looks good. north bound as well, not dealing with too much problems around this area. however, if you are traveling i-95 further south we do delays into delaware county. make your way from ridley park to 476, and southbound throughout the construction zones north bound as well as girard and cottman avenue. as we look now at schuylkill expressway eastbound we are jammed and heavy at approaching the area of gulph mills which is at this point here and making your way towards gladwynn westbound we are experiencing that usual pocket of volume approaching city avenue out through to gladwynn and prior to that approaching vine street expressway, through university.

connect with us on cbs philly facebook page and send us a tweet at cbs philly. >>> it wasn't easy but dozens of former students have reclaim their education. today youth phil a charter schools graduate aid class of 122 students. all of these student are school drop out who thanks to their determination and a rigorous academic program now have skills needed to succeed. >>> it is a culmination of young people having work so hard, young people we're told that they couldn't be anything and achieve this difficult prom, get a certification and know exactly where they are going in their next step. >> many of the graduates from this class today plan to continue that education and enroll in college courses. >>> so many people kick off weekend and they are looking to the weather to see fit will get in the way this weekend. >> it seems like is there never a perfect ten weekend. is there always something to get in the way. today we are looking at a perfect day. tomorrow as well. sunday and machine we need to take a closer look at but never fail it won't be raining all the time every where that is

. >> this morning, we ' asking to you connect with us on cbs philly facebook and twitter pages. we want to know what your favorite robin williams was, maybe your favorite line, i loved him in the bird cage. that was the one i always go to, just use the hashtag cbs-3 and we will try to share your comments throughout the morning. >> also, tracking big storm moving into the region, let's give you live look at storm scan3. looks likes it will be a real soaker. kate hire with your first forecast. >> guys, that's right. as this storm system continues to make its trek toward us, it does appear as though we may ends up with not just rain this time around, probably some thunderstorms, maybe severe weather out of this, as well. you can start to see, if you recall from yesterday, there wasn't very well organized system out of this. but right now, you can sort of make out sort of the classic comma shape going on, let's zoom it in little closer here to home, where we continue to see some heavy rain already moving in now to berks and lancaster counties, chester, delco, starting to get clipped

ahead up, guys, you can get updated forecast with the brand new cbs philly weather app. check live radar, check severe weather alerts and share your storm pictures. it is freon itunes and coming soon to android, bob, over to you. >>> 4:35. we are finishing up a paving project here in downtown philadelphia live look at the schuylkill expressway where they have been paving on the eastbound lanes between spring garden and the tunnels here under 30th street station. they have just pick up the last of the cones, so that is good news as we begin our morning rush hour. benjamin franklin bridge looking good for motorist leaving south jersey through toll plaza, no problems, coming in towards downtown. however, burlington bristol bridge just had an early morning opening, traffic just starting to move again, light volume at this hour, so no reason why you could not head for burlington heading out the front door right now. one crash in the neighborhood harleysville pike at cross road, crew is still working on the turnpike, between fort washington and willow grove. they have had 20 m

you just got to keep an eye on it, eye to the sky, eye on your cbs philly weather app. you can get that for free in the app store. as far as the rest of the day goes you can expect to hit 84 degrees. get some sun and shower and thunderstorm. a whole variety pack. tomorrow more clouds than anything but there will be showers around and weekend starts to brighten up we should hit low to mid 80's here with time too. it looks like a gradual progression backup on the thermometer for us in the days ahead. so once again back to here and now. now is the the most active part of our forecast. we have to get through the next few days, natasha, back to you. >>> well, now lets get a check of the stories our sister station kyw news radio 1060 is following. coalition of public health advocates is calling on the state to provide more information, about the impact of the gas drilling technique called fraking. and gas prices in south jersey are at their, lowest level in six months and they may not have bottomed out just yet. also one of the most unusual tax battles in philadelphia history

send us a tweet at cbs philly. i can't wait to see what people have to say about that. >>> good day to drive, that is for sure, it is in the raining. >> good day to have a convertible. >> yes. >> you ride a bike or take a walk this evening. temperatures will stay very warm across the delaware valley. we hit 90 today. could we have a repeat performance? that is the the question. lets look outside where skies are clear. humidity inching up and in center city philadelphia and delaware valley. this is view from our sky cam three atop our cbs-3 studios. lets go down the shore to atlantic city. beaches are in the crowded but board are. steel pier will be busy tonight. everyone getting in that last week before the lane are day holiday. it is looking g our live neighborhood network takes us to middletown ship high school and cape may courthouse and here's an example of how far inland this sea breeze is down the shore. it is only 71 cape may courthouse with the east southeast forly wind at 5 miles an hour but not a cloud in

also send us a tweet at cbs philly. >>> in california tonight crews in the san bernardino mountains are cleaning up from torrential rains that caused these massive mud slides and flash flooding. at least one person died, and more than a thousand wound up stranded, and cbs news correspondent danielle nottingham has more now from forest falls, california. >> reporter: boulder's huge trees and cars are scattered across the town of forest falls after flash floods suddenly game through. >> it was pretty intense. >> the water came out of that hill about 8-foot high, and rocks just the size of these cars just came rushing through so quickly. >> reporter: andrew watson was about to move when raging waters swept it away. >> it was really close but we made it. >> reporter: storm also left behind thick mud that washed out roads. crews spent the morning clearing this pathway about a 100 people were stranded on the other side at a community center overnight. >> by the time we got up to the car it was pouring, and thundering, and we literally opened the suburban doors and all of the mud and boulders

connect with us at the facebook.com/cbs philly.tweet at cbs philly. >>> warm day to day but temperatures are going to ease off a bit, and it should be very nice, for a national, night out, which is set to begin in a few minutes in, montgomery county. >> we have team weather coverage today with meteorologist kate bilo and kathy orr. we will start with kate live in ardmore. >> thanks, jessica and chris. it turned out to be a beautiful night. in the sun it is hot. in the shade it does not feel so bad and great night to get out and that is exactly what people are doing here in ardmore. we are right in the suburban square parking lot for national night out, take a look behind me. you can see rides are set up. we have got food, we've got event, we have games for kids and also live music. we will have have more in just a second. let me show you your forecast when are coming to the event here in ardmore or somewhere else, we are looking at temperatures in the mid 80's around 7:00. by 9:00 they will start to drop a bit and comfortable dry n

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or facebook.com/, cbs philly.will be right back. >>> we know having children is expensive but have you ever done the math? u.s. is d.a. now says that babies born in 2013 will cost parents more than $245,000, each to raise to adulthood. that is specific things like housing, food, child care, and education. it is about 2 percent more than kids were the previous year. it is worth noting that college tuition costs are not included because college students are considered adults. >>> well, this week is off to a great start now, lots of sunshine out there today and we're in for great weather tonight as well. >> i know, looking forward to that. live coverage starts with meteorologist justin drabick live in fairmount park where it is movie night, just continue. >> reporter: what a great night really coming off this weekend, beautiful weather conditions, great to be outside to do whatever. we're behind the recreation center here at diamond and reservoir streets. we have organized basketball games going on, these guys hangin

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. >>> well, it is the end of an era here at cbs philly, one of our favorite people is retiring.yw news radio anchor harry donahue is hanging up the mike. >> it is time for another time check. >> time for a time check harry, it is all yours. >> after all that, kyw news time 9:00 o'clock. >> for the final time today harry gave the time check and then signed off alongside his long time co anchor ed abrams. he got a standing ovation as he left the studio here at cbs broadcast center. afterward he spoke with our walt hunter. >> coming from philadelphia like yourself you know what it is like to work in your hometown. who would have thought this would ever happen, you know, and it is a day that you know, i'll remember the rest of my life but 40 years like the snap have of your finger, that quickly. whatever i contributed, i just say thank you. >> no, thank you, harry for 40 wonderful years and we hope you enjoy, every bit of re timer. >>> "eyewitness news" in penn treaty park this afternoon, people out and about enjoying the dry conditions but changes could dampen those outdoor plans.

. >> you can get updated forecasts any time with a new cbs philly weather app if you're down the shore in the mountains or just out for walk. share pictures, take severe weather photos or check out your alerts download the app now on i tunes. >> this is the kind of unexpected weather we welcome. >>> yes. >> this is fine. >> we like it. >> no complaints. >> kathy, thanks. >> a lot of can't around the city to it in for a guy whose been a tremendous flyer. >> kimmo timonen could be head to go retirement because of a health condition i'll tell you about. great guy. he's been a great guy here in town. we'll talk about it. phillies go into extra innings with the astros. i'll have the highlights from tonight's game at citizens bank park. that's coming u >> phillies return home to citizens bank park to kick off three game series again the houston astros. here we go. kyle cep trick been struggling lately but that was not the case tonight. six scoreless innings allowing five hits. ryan howard was a big help. bottom second solo homerun to put the phillies on the board first. one to nothing now. h

. >> connect with cbs philly facebook or twitter pages, use the hashtag cbs-3, let us know what your favorite robin williams movie is. and also, why, too. >> all right, just past 5:43, want to get traffic and weather together. first though we want to check out some flooding, check out storm 4 inches every rain, leaving some of the city streets, and the highways, completely un water. you can see how high that water is, and the tractor-trailer almost completely submerged, to pull over there. police are urging drivers just to stay off of the roadway, and i know, katie we're expecting rain today. is that same system? >> absolutely; yep. very good transition therefore us here, we have already start today see heavier rain picking up here in berks county specially, lehigh, northampton, and i would say right now, if you are headed north or headed west, running into heaviest this morning, but this is not it. even as likely and little lull, which you can already see here, there will still be some showers, some thunderstorms, fire up almost any time. now the key here, we have severe weather thr

track the rain with cbs philly weather app if you're down the shore in the mountains check the live radar your own meteorologist when your away from cbs-3. share your pictures with us as well. download the app now onism tun tunes. >> all right. so pleasant for august. no complaints. >> all right. enjoy the weekend. kathy, thanks. >> it's been a minute since we were able to get excited about baball in august but here we go. >> we can now. go taney not talkin talking phi. talking dragons. talk about mo'ne and show some mr. highlights. can't get enough of it a grid iron meeting between the eagles and patriots. the birds preseas continu on the road. >> plenty of questions going into the eagles second preseason game. with nick foles bounce back license the defensive improve? it was a shaky start for the dee finance seive union. there was a missed assignment on this touchdown. two guys went with the tight e end. no one picked up the full become many take another look at it. there was confusion among loon backers and confusion in the secondary as well. they'll get that straight. new england scor

get updates on the forecast any time with a new cbs philly app check live radar, severe weather or sunny weather. share your storm pictures or shore pictures with us download >> with the a forecast like that a lot of pretty picture. sun sets preferred. >> thanks kathy. >> for boeing a pretty average team a lot of talk about the phillies. >> a lot of things going on. we finally made a trade and thehat somebody had to be called into action because the guy we traded was supposed to be the starting pitcher. >> ut-oh. >> planes, trains, automobiles. i'll tell you how he got there. there's the guy. we showed people a survey that stacked fios up against comcast. what's it like paying for internet rated 6 out of 7 in customer satisfaction? not good, it's not the best. switch from the bottom to the top and see why millions of satisfied customers have made fios #1. sign up for a verizon fios triple play online with a 2-year agreement and get an amazing $400 back plus a free lg g tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. but hurry, don't wait - this great offer ends august 10th. >>

download the new cbs philly weather app. share download the app on i towns tunes. and droid version is coming soon. >> good to have this weekend when the showers are moving in and out. >> see if it's going to be over you win a minute. >> go outside. don't go outside. >> speaking of dark clouds there are dark clouds over the philadelphia sports world. >> i can believe this. we were all so excited about the trade deadline. it came and went and then a very important flyer hurt himself. the worse one of my favorite guys cliff lee hurt today. we'll talk about that coming up >> the day began with baseball's trade deadline and high hopes for philadelphia phillies fans. but the 4:00 o'clock deadline came and went. we didn't make a move. phillies did not make single deal. and maybe the worst news came in the third inning of tonight' game when cliff lee walked off the mound injured. this was the pitch. 85-mile per hour cutter. lee tour hisly bow and came out of the game. the same injury that forked him to miss two months this season. he came off the disable list 10 days ago

you can get that updated forecast any time with the new cbs philly weather app check live radar and get severe weather alerts and share your storm pictures with us. you can download that app now on i tunes. >> all right. >> sounds good. >> thank you very much. >> the little leaguers from taney are at it tomorrow. the big leaguers were at it tonight lessly. >> yes, they were and the phillies looking for back to back wins again the mariners. the eagles take that ice bucket challenge. guess who was the first guy in the tub? we'll show you coming up in sports. >> the phillies trying to make it two in a row at home against the mariners. not a good first inning for aj burnett. seattle one to nothing. it gets by chase utley. mariners two run lead. to the sixth inning burnett long homerun to kyle sea girt. ball goes deep into the stand at right field phillies just like that down three to nothing. the mariners add to that lead in the eighth. single knocks in two more runs and they'll beat the fightings five-two. tomorrow probably don't node to tell you huge day for the taney dragons they take th

you can get that updated forecast any time with the new cbs philly weather app check the live radar,et severe weather alerts and share your storm pictures with us. download that app now on i tunes. >> the streak continues. nice weather. >> beautiful sleeping weather. >> it really is. crack the windows tonight. >> thanks, kate. >> lesley is here now the taken 93 dragons have the into the off but philadelphia's second most popular team is back in action. >> that's right. the phillies looking to win their, fifth inn are in league play of the year and thursday night football coming to cbs-3. sports director beasley reece takes us behind the scenes to find out what the football experts are saying about the eagles. husavmore on car insurance.or everybody knows that. well, did you know the great wall of china wasn't always so great? hmmm...what should we do? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. have you seen tom corbett's negative ad with this actress. it's just not true. and more of the same from corbett. tom wolf's company is headquartered and fi

. >> you can get updated forecasts any time with a new cbs philly weather app if you're down the shoremountains or just out for walk. share pictures, take severe weather photos or check out your alerts download the app now on i tunes. >> this is the kind of unexpected weather we welcome. >>> yes. >> this is fine. >> we like it. >> no complaints. >> kathy, thanks. >> a lot of can't around the city to it in for a guy whose been a tremendous flyer. >> kimmo timonen could be head to go retirement because of a health condition i'll tell you about. great guy. he's been a great guy here in town. we'll talk about it. phillies go into extra innings with the astros. i'll have the highlights from tonight's game at citizens bank park. here in york, pennsylvania we've built the largest distributor of kitchen cabinets in the nation. we've got american-made products that are beating out chinese imports. so, i know pennsylvania can be a leader in manufacturing and we can make things again. but we have to invest in education and a skilled workforce today. i'm tom wolf and i have a plan. we can do great

get updates on the forecast any time with a new cbs philly app check live radar, severe weather or sunny weather. share your storm pictures or shore pictures with us download the app now on i tunes coming soon to android. >> with the a forecast like that a lot of pretty picture. sun sets preferred. >> thanks kathy. >> for boeing a pretty average team a lot of talk about the phillies. >> a lot of things going on. we finally made a trade and then of course that means that somebody had to be called into action because the guy we traded was supposed to be the starting pitcher. >> ut-oh. >> planes, trains, automobiles. i'll tell you how he got there. there's the guy. we'll talk >> it was quite day for sean o sullivan he started the day in toledo with the iron pigs and got a call to join the phillies. jumped on the plane, got here just in time to start tonight against the astros. he had a problem with chris carter. he hit two, works run homeruns. sean gave up five in six innings of work. in the emergency star. phillies trailed five to one in the eighth and scored five runs. the big below came

you can get that updated forecast any time with the new cbs philly weather app check the live radar,et severe weather alerts and share your storm pictures with us. download that app now on i tunes. >> the streak continues. nice weather. >> beautiful sleeping weather. >> it really is. crack the windows tonight. >> thanks, kate. >> lesley is here now the taken 93 dragons have the into the off but philadelphia's second most popular team is back in action. >> that's right. the phillies looking to win their, fifth inn are in league play of the year and thursday night football coming to cbs-3. sports director beasley reece takes us behind the scenes to find out what the football experts are saying about the >> thursday night football is coming to cbs-3 starting september 11th. ravens hosting the steelers. sports director beasley reece spoke with the guys who will bring you all the action and found out what had he think about those 2014 eagles. >> i'm beasley reece in new york and the cbs broadcast center where we are kicking off thursday night football. everyone is excited. >> as player an

text cbs philly sports to 84816. message and data rates apply. that's grace. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, which university campuses are among america's best? >> but first, here's a look at what's on tonight on cbs-3. >>> now to a look at this morning's headlines, two people returned to cooper hospital after car hit building in camden, front portion that far building, it collapsed, just before 11:00 last night, and we're told the building was boarded up before the crash. >> twenty-two year old brandon ruffin the second person now in custody in connection with the shooting death of three year old girl last friday in grays ferry. douglas woods also faces murder charges in the death of boreum. three adults hit by gunfire hit on the 1500 block every south eddi in. g street. >> cease-fire in effect in gas, a started 1:00 a.m. our time, and israel says it had all its grounds forces out of gaza by that time. a more permanent trues is being discussed in cairo during the cease-fire. >>> our time now 4:49. let's get check on business ne

track the rain with cbs philly weather app if you're down the shore in the mountains check the live radarmeteorologist when your away from cbs-3. share your pictures with us as well. download the app now onism tun tunes. >> all right. so pleasant for august. no complaints. >> all right. enjoy the weekend. kathy, thanks. >> it's been a minute since we were able to get excited about baseball in august but here we go. >> we can now. go taney not talkin talking phi. talking dragons. talk about mo'ne and show some mr. highlights. can't get enough of it a grid iron meeting between the eagles and patriots. the birds preseason continues on the road. theof adventure awaits.ndhat the days are longer, and the breeze feels a little sweeter. and, thanks to volvo, i'll pay nothing for repairs or maintenance for 5 years, nothing. they even cover my first month's payment. so, i'll be happy wherever the summer takes me. the wonder of summer event. the 2015 volvo s60 sedan with complimentary first month's payment. starting at $319 a month. don't wait for awesome... totino's pizza rolls... ...gets you there

but you can still win two tickets by going to the cbs philly facebook page, you have until noon today to enter. so just over six hours and you could be going to dinner en blank. we'll be right back. >> philadelphia police officer everything from graze wound to the head after exchange of gunfire overnight in several times. that suspect died at the hospital. >> officers shot at pilt bull, 3400 block of north sixth street in north philadelphia early today. they say the dog was charging at them at the time. >> so far we don't know if the dog was hit by police gunfire. >>> and, more unrest in ferguson missouri. a highway patrol spokesperson says at least two people were hit by gunfire and 31 arrested during more demonstrations overnight. the cite len shooting started over a police shooting a teenager. >> things not looking good for the revel casino. originally hoped that this hearing would be to approve a sale but, there are no buyers yet. its operate respect wanted to close it yesterday. they say they're losing more than a million dollars a week. state regulators denied that request. reve

get an update on the forecast any time especially if you're on the go this weekend with the cbs phillyeather app check life radar, severe thunderstorms perhaps, and share your pictures with us. download the app on i tunes. of course, no severe weather expected at the -- according to the forecast for the weekend so far. >> that's great. we like the summer to go out nice and peacefully. >> very peacefully. kathy thanks. >> beasley reece with "eyewitness sports". beasley. >> jessica. the players on the bubble put their best foot forward tonight. in the case of the kickers literally best foot. we might have kicker situation. we'll have eagles highlights and a nascar update that's all coming up in spo >> i'm beasley reece at lincoln financial field. they are shutting it down here the preseason is over. it was successful for the eagl eagles. let's take look at some of the his lights because there were players fighting for their last shot at the nfl. matt barkley rough start interception and that stop the opening drive. but he would redeem himself just few minutes later. first and 10 from mid

download the new cbs philly weather app. share download the app on i towns tunes. and droid version is coming soon. >> good to have this weekend when the showers are moving in and out. >> see if it's going to be over you win a minute. >> go outside. don't go outside. >> speaking of dark clouds there are dark clouds over the philadelphia sports world. >> i can believe this. we were all so excited about the trade deadline. it came and went and then a very important flyer hurt himself. the worse one of my favorite guys cliff lee hurt today. we'll talk abo we showed people a survey that stacked fios up against comcast. what's it like paying for internet rated 6 out of 7 in customer satisfaction? not good, it's not the best. no, it's not fun. look at it this way, you're kind of on top. if i was like this, all day. switch from the bottom to the top and see why millions of satisfied customers have made fios #1. sign up for a verizon fios triple play online with a 2-year agreement and get an amazing $400 back plus a free lg g tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizo

you can get that updated forecast any time with the new cbs philly weather app check live radar and get severe weather alerts and share your storm pictures with us. you can download that app now on i tunes. >> all right. >> sounds good. >> thank you very much. >> the little leaguers from taney are at it tomorrow. the big leaguers were at it tonight lessly. >> yes, they were and the phillies looking for back to back wins again the mariners. the eagles take that ice bucket challenge. guess who was the first guy in the tub? we'll show you coming it's the yoplait greek taste-off and we're asking this sports town which blueberry greek yogurt is their champion. it's the bottom of the 9th, who's it going to be? get your greek yogurt here! can i ask you a question? which one tastes the best? a tastes better. a. i love. lift it up and see what the winner is. who is it? no way. it's yoplait! i knew it! do you want to see which one yoplait greek beat? chobani. hoorah! yoplait greek wins again. take the taste-off for yourself. go boston! hey pal? you ready? can you pick me up at 6:30? ah... (boy) i

cbs-3 has a we for to you get tickets next. >>> plus in sports, phillies continue their west coast roadnst the giants. we will have the highlights, but first, here is a look at what's on cbs-3 tonight. >> phillies led a lead gem away from them in game two. we pick thins up, top of the fifth, howard at the plate, clutch hit to right fields. two run letters come home. at this point it looked good for the the phils. up five to one. things take a turn for the worse, morse getting a line up the center. will send one runner home for san francisco. few batters later the giants get another rbi hit to shallow left. put up total of four runs in the sixth inning alone. okay, the game headed into the bottom of the eighth. blanco, single to left, go ahead run goes home. phillies bats just can't get another run. and the giants steel this one, the final scour six to five. >>> other baseball team everyone is talking becomes of course, the taney dragons, taking the fields tonight against texas in their hunt for the little league world series championship. they're off to a good start, big win on friday,

just text cbs philly weather to 84816 to sign up. >>> develop news right now investigators have just revealed shocking new details about how robin williams ended his life. the the legendary actor and comedian who grabbled with depression was found yesterday in his bedroom by an assistant. cbs news correspondent danielle nottingham has the latest. >> reporter: robin williams wife left the house monday morning thinking that the comedian was still asleep. his personal assistant grew concerned when he actor failed to respond to knocks on the door. >> personal assistant was able to gain access to mr. williams bedroom, and entered the bedroom to find mr. williams clothed in a seated position, unresponsive with a belt security around his neck with the other end of the belt wedged between the clothes closet door and the the door frame. >> reporter: preliminary cause of death is asphyxia due to hanging. officials also say that a small knife was found and williams had cuts on his rest. >> toxicology testing will be conducted to if mr. williams had chemical substance necessary his system at the

go to cbs philly. com. click on health. "eyewitness news". >> and there is a lot coming up on cbs this morning saturday. and joining us live from new york with a preview jeff, and vanita. good morning guys. >> liz, good morning to you. fracking at the airport controversial energy program latest plan to look under america's runway, we'll lock at the pro's and cons this morning. >> also, music spark revolution and he lived as large as, inside the life and death of fellow, africa's biggest musician. >> new look for the style of the old west. look behind the boom in boots. >> all of that plus your eye opener, the dish music from nora jones new band in our saturday session just ahead on cbs this morning saturday. >> sounds exciting, thank you. >>> well, are you considering a home renovation project? well, before doing anything, you might need a permit. in this week's angie's list report, jim donovan shows us how to determine whether or not you need one and the risks you face if you skip this step. >> mark lived in this home for

know what you think what is trending on the web, join conversation on twitter, send us a tweet at cbs philly and go facebook.com/cbs >>> back on "eyewitness news" with a look from ocean city, new jersey, look at a beautiful sunny day but don't be mistaken the surf out there is very, very rough. dangerous rip currents are posing a risk for swimmers. >>> so what can you expect weather-wise, for upcoming holiday weekend? we have live team three weather coverage kathy orr is in avalon but we will start with kate bilo in the studio. >> the holiday weekend, will be half and half and start off cool and comfortable if you are making it a four take weekend and then it will finish hot, humid and step back in the summer. we are going the other direction moving from august into september but weather has other ideas. weather says nice comfortable august, now we will swelter in september at least first week of the month. let look outside, live on sky cam three looking on the the ben franklin bridge, just some cumulus clouds drifting by the city, blue skies, nice breeze, you could not ask for a better late

you can get the the updated forecast anytime with the new cbs philly weather app.out live radar yourself, get severe weather alerts on your phone, share your storm pictures with us as well. just down load the app now on itunes and coming soon to android. diana? >> all right, thanks carol. >>> well it is time that is now 8:51. we will take a look at roads. lets go to ann evans in the cbs-3 traffic center, hi ann. >> we are looking at i-95 southbound lanes to the right of your screen, right at betsy ross bridge or near the bridge. what is happening here is we have no delays here but just up ahead as camera range there is an accident, it is between bridge street and the betsy ross bridge in the southbound lanes and there are big delays further up on. i-95. i-95 southbound jammed from bridge street to the betsy ross bridge this morning. we will november it over to the schuylkill at vine street expressway the vine street expressway, no delays on either of these two highways thankfully they they are in good shape. we have a fare on second street in philadelphia between g

and you can do it all by yourself with the new cbs philly weather app.ou can check live radar get severe weather alerts and share any of your storm pictures with us. just download the app, it is now on itunes, and it will be coming soon to android. liz? >> thank you carol. thinking about take nag move think weekend? aren't we always? we have some new ones that will make you want to dance in the aisles and even save the universe. >> i'm nancy odel. next one of the most anticipated movies of the year. guardians of the galaxy hits these, and the story of james brown, a told in soul full new way coming up. type 2 diabetes affects millions of us. and for many, it's a struggle to keep your a1c down. so imagine, what if there was a new class of medicine that works differently to lower blood sugar? imagine, loving your numbers. introducing once-daily invokana®. it's the first of a new kind of prescription medicine that's used along with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. invokana® is a once-daily pill that works around the clo

. >> this morning asking to you connect with us on the cbs philly facebook page and twitter page. us know your favorite robin williams movie or moment. use the hashtag cbs-3. >> couple here, jill, says moscow on the hudson, saw little clip there. she said that was one of best acting. sad for his fans, his family, and himself. rip. >> what a sad lost after great actor, and comedian. i had special moment hopefully we try to get that before the morning is out when we rapped together. >> that's right. >> we rapped together the promotion. >> yes, we'll try to get that. >> about the big mac right? >> i i'll never forget that. >> so quick on his feet. >> yes. >> width un parallel. >> no question about it. >> right now traffic and weather together. check in with katie and just wet dreary day? >> yes, it will be one of those days that i would say certainly requires that you have some rain gear ready to go as you hit the road. seymour organization with the storm system, too, really the proms comes here is the back edge, back side of the rain, cold front, that's where we start to clear out. i

. >> we want to know what you think join conversation on line, twitter at cbs philly, fa hello! a kid. and us kids have an important message for our grown ups. three grams daily of beta-glucan... a soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower cholesterol. and where can you find beta-glucan? in oats. and, they're yummy! i'm going back to being a kid now. thank you! >>> sunshine today and may have felt humidity creep up, it is steamy and temperatures right about where they should be if not slight lay above normal finally for mid-august, lets take a look at our live neighborhood network beautiful shot from middletown ship high school in cape may courthouse, new jersey where we are seeing airplane trails in the skies, sir us clouds out there, a very nice have afternoon and evening all around the region. a look at storm scan three shows a whole lot of nothing. there are a few showers surviving in the harrisburg area along a weak frontal boundary. sprinkle gets in the far western suburbs but these will be dying out just a few clouds we are seeing cloud cover

the word is cbs philly weather, and text that to 84816 to sign up. >> 6:15 on this thursday morning. live look at i-95, already heavy because of this accident here off to the side at cottman avenue. heading southbound this morning be ready we are backup from academy in through that cottman avenue construction zone earlier then we typically see that backup because of the crash. disabled truck on 295 is all north of trenton right at off ramp to route one. partially blocking one of the lanes. a crash in havertown along men noah road and trent road. schuylkill expressway kind of quiet. in problems in or out of center city at the moment. we have gas line work here easton road is block between fitzwater town and maryland avenue. so a detour for gang this morning through willow grove. keep in mind yesterday we had problems on patco. everything off to a good start this morning but grab a new schedule that kicked in last friday. mass transit, rest of the system running with no delays, back over to you. >>> we have breaking news in today's headlines on cbs 36789 lets show you live look as poli

are down the shore, please come and check it out, of course, track weather anytime with our new cbs phillyher app and it will be beautiful this weekend. we are looking forward to it. that is very latest from wildwood everybody say back to the studio. >> back to the stood ohio. >> how is that. >> you are not quite tnt but you are a fire crashing, you are on your way. keep working on your game. >> i'll tell her that. >> thanks, kathy we will see you later on. >> visitors to the philadelphia zoo got a chance to see a big birthday bash today. >> another hippo turning a big two -five. reporter john mcdevitt from our sister radio station kyw news radio, was at the party. >> reporter: birthday irrelevant una, 25 year-old hippo, led way to the pool party as she and her roommate cindy went for a swim. there was no cake but melons thrown in the water for special snack. betsy is lead keeper of the african planes exhibit. >> we gave them water melon so they had a special treat that is not something we would normally give them. he they enjoy that in the pool. big excitement it floats so they have to mo

and you can get the updated forecast any time yourself with the new cbs philly weather app. live radar which is key to be able to do. get yourself ear weather alerts, and share any of your storm pictures with us, all do you have do, download the apps now on itunes, it will be coming soon to android. liz? >> i have that app download dollars and it is quite handy, carol. >>> in the meantime, does your driveway need a little tlc? cracks and stains, really take away from your home's curb appeal n this week's angie list report, jim donovan takes look at procedure that can help protect your driveway, to keep it looking its bells. >> whether your driveway is concrete or asphalt, using a sealant can keep it looking new. it is a coating that sits on top of your driveway, and acts as a barrier, protecting it from damage caused by oil, gas spills, ice and snow, and the hot summer sun. >> just imagine if it is a 90 agree july day, the asphalt, also the concrete surfaces, is up to 100 degrees, with the sun just beating on it all day. so it just starts the deterioration process? steel coa

. >>> well, it is a milestone day for us hire at cbs philly, one of our favorite people is retiring.w news radio harry donahue is hanging up the mike. >> is it time for another time change. >> time for a time check. >> after all that, kyw news time 9:00 o'clock. >> well, for the final time, this morning harry gave us the time check, and then signed off, long time, alongside his long time co anchor ed abrams he received a standing ovation as he walked out of the studio here at cbs broadcast center, and then he spoke to our walt hunter. >> coming from philadelphia like yourself you know what it is like to work in your hometown. who would have thought that this would ever happen and today, you know, i'll remember the rest of my life but the 40 years, like the the snap of your finger that quickly. whatever i contributed, i just say thank you. >> no, harry, thank you, for 40 wonderful years and we hope you enjoy every minute of retirement. we will be right back. this is the "name your price" tool. it gives you options based on your budget -- it's a piece of cake. i was told there would be

that is you're witness sports. >>> it is a milestone stay for us at cbs philly, one of our favorite people is retiring. kyw news radio anchor harry donahue is hanging up his mike. >> is it time for another time check. >> time for a time check, all yours. >> after all that, kyw news time 9:00 o'clock. >> it is, for last time yesterday morning harry gave time check and signed off alongside his long time co anchor ed abrams. he got a standing ovation deservingly so. as he walk out of the sued ohio and spoke to our walt hunter. >> coming from philadelphia like yourself you know what it is like to work in your hometown. who would have thought this would ever happen, you know, and it is a day that i'll remember the rest of my life but the 40 years like the snap of your finger that quickly. whatever i contributed, i just say thank you. >> no, thank you, harry, for 40 wonderful years, enjoy your retirement. well earn. >>> still ahead in the next half an her on "eyewitness news" a home owner opens fire killing a man he says was trying to steel his truck, was itself defense. we are live with the lat

. >>> for more, head over to cbs philly dot there. while there, check out all of the labor day weekend events and activities. there are a lot of them. they are happening around the region. >>> hundreds of residents in several surrounding counties say they are smelling a strong odor of gas. peco received more than 900 calls from concerned residents from montgomery, chester and delaware counties. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers has this story. >> reporter: you could have smelled gas in a whole bunch of towns in greater philadelphia on saturday. we settled on mount pleasant road in havertown. >> we have lived here 33 years and it is the first time anything like this has ever happen before. >> reporter: that is alex heart, he smells gas in the basement in the morning but thought little of it. but then like all good husbands do he listened to his wife. >> a couple hours later she came in and said, i don't want to, you know, worry you but i think i smell gas in the basement. >> reporter: investigating, he could not figure out where t

you too can connect with us, on this topic or any topic by logging on to cbs philly.com. >>> all right, phillies in action tonight, a record set, a baseball record set by cole hamels, ryan howard and chase utley they started in their 887th game this season together in their respective positions. good going, guys. >>> last night ryan howard came clutch for the the fightins, he drove in both runs including the game winner, in the 15th inning, the final score, was >>> well, thanks so much for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we will return at ten on cw philly and back here at 11:00 on cbs-3. >> tonight an internet security breach, a russian crime gang, seals a billion, user names, and pass words does your information safe, they will take a look plus vitamin d to prevent alzheimer's and dementia what you should know about a new study next on the "cbs evening news". >> pelley: tonight, a cyber crime wave. hackers break in to a network housing information about homeland security employees and a russian crime ring steals more than a billion internet passwords. jeff peguess has details. how did she ge

the "eyewitness news" team of meteorologists on facebook and twitter, you can also down load the cbs-3 philly weather app. >>> big news came earlier this morning from atlantic city, revel casino hotel will close its doors in less than a movement this latest blow has city officials and casino workers wondering about their future. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao is live in ac tonight, and jane, revel will close september 10th, what then. >> reporter: well, chris, then revel goes into foreclosure, and then it goes up for auction where it will be likely sold at a bargain basement price, and then it is up to the new own tore decide what happens next to this building. regardless thinks a huge blow for atlantic city because when revel closes its doors for good it gets rid of more than 3,000 jobs. for tourist, watching revel close will be a disappointment. >> it is the jewel of the boardwalk. >> reporter: but for 3100 employees who will be out of the job next month the closure is devastating. >> trying to find another job so that we can maintain our bills. >> reporter: after two years and fil

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cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> you can see pictures of the dnc tour and get more philly's push to land this convention, if you log on to cbs philly.com. >>> well, a lot of clean up today after a lot of rain fell in parts of the south jersey, "eyewitness news" in millville, cumberland county where at one point the water rose nearly 5 feet. flooding damage several basements in certain parts and it turned on backyards into ponds. residents got a dry day to help their clean up efforts today, and meteorologist kate bilo will let us know just how long we will stay dry in her forecast coming up in a few short minutes from now. >>> now to the story that had a lot of people talking to day, several people on akron street in the frankford section of the city woke up to flattened tires this morning but in the even, generosity rosa above the vandalism. charlotte huffman is live there now with the heart warming story, charlotte. >> gist contact police are still looking for person responsible but tonight we have a story for but how sometimes the bad in one person can bring out the good in another. meet dottie roy. >> there a

very beautiful start to the morning here as we look live from our very own rooftop here at cbs-3 and cw philly. we are in center city. we are facing the inquirer overn here in center city. it will be a pretty decent day considering we are dodging storms from the cold front as well as bertha still out to sea. lets go out towards the poconos and give you your forecast. there will be sunshine but late day storms mostly sunny for thursday and friday. bought full, long weekend, go up there, and camping plans we have nice weather coming up. it will not be, you know, isolated up that way. we will have beautiful weather here at home as well in philadelphia, down the shore looking good but just watch for stronger rip currents here today and stronger is your f late day showers and storms rumble through as well and it looks like we are in the clear overall until our next system comes along, mainly into next week but there could be an isolated shower as early as sunday, bob. >>> 5:53 on this wednesday morning. we are seeing volume build as we get ready for wednesday morning rush hour. lets go outside and