we're life in lindenwold new jersey, tonight, i'm diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> diana thankou. n other news tonight a father and son brought up on charges accused of taking advantage of the trust that comes along with small town living. authorities say the ems workers stole from taxpayers to the tune of $30,000. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt has more on what happened from burlington county tonight. >> reporter: attorneys here at the burlington county prosecutor's office have been working this case for a long time. tonight father and son are at home on bail. but there are plenty of questions that taxpayers want answered. in springfield township there's only 3400 residents. so the news spread quickly that 51-year-old ronald night ton and his 23-year-old son ben had arrested for stealing tack pair money. >> these things don't happen in springfield township this has never happened before. >> mayor dennis mcdaniels says this particular case hits him hard. >> the night 10 kids have gone oh school with my kids and we know them quite well report roar springfield township po

live outside 30th street i'm diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> more to come on this thank you. >>> first time more than visit years, south carolina residents will wake up without a confederate flag flying over the state capital building. it was officially lowered and removeded in columbia. the push to remove the flag was amplified last month when a gunman killed nine black parishioners in church in charleston so it mayor haley. >> it was just wide range emotions. it was pride. it was pain thinking about the families. hoping they had peace, but overall i felt a huge weight was lifted off the state, >> reporter: we've learned a bureaucratic roar loud dpil lynn roof to purchase a gun. fbi director said today and a oversight enabled roof to buy the gun he allegedly used to kill nine people. the fbi agent who did roof's background check did not undercover his arrest for illegal drug possession that and that would have prevented roof from passing the background check and buying the gun. >>> von spence today, comes a week after the fbi searched allentown's offices, agents reportedly see

airy diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> that they are, diana. thank you tonight philadelphia archbishop charles chaput says roman catholic school principal who dismissed a married gay teacher in merion last month was following church teachings. in a statement chaput thanked waldron emergency see academy leaders for taking the steps to ensure the catholic faith is presented in a way fully in cord with the teaching of the church. they've shown character and common sense at a moment when both seem to be uncommon. margie winters lost her job as religious instruction director even though she disclosed her same sex marriage in 2007. many parents are you be set by her dover dismissal and ask asking for her to be reinstated. letter to parents sisters of mercy says we reaffirm her decision as final although very painful when a school is called to make a discussion such at this, it challenges us as faith community at the deepest levels. >>> gay adults may soon serve as scout leaders across the country country. today unanimous vote boy scouts of america ex

at the art museum diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> well tonight major airlines under investigationd they raise fares in the wake of the amtrak tragedy? still ahead we'll tell hugh is launching this investigation and what they're demanding the airlines to turn over. >>> also a pop-up beer garden opens then is shut down by the city of philadelphia. why the owner would not take no for an answer. kate? >> and the past three days have been a terrific trifecta of summer weather. it does warm up this weekend but we do have some pretty nice weather for to you get outside and another heat wave to talk about. i'll have all the details coming up with the seven day forecast. >> the video that just makes you crimple. cars swerve as a family of ducks makes a harrowing journey across very busy highway. that story whoa, when we come back. ♪ >>> back on "eyewitness news" with a geyser shooting three stories into the air. this happened today in brooklyn. a huge broader water main burst forcing police to close the street in both directions. it took crews almost two hours to shut the water off. no inj

in elkins park, diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> health officials are investigating a case of legionnaire disease at west chester university. university employee tested positive for the infection. testing found higher than acceptable levels of legionella bacteria in cooling towers of eight buildings on campus including the student union library and science center. we're told areas that are potentially contaminated are being thoroughly cleaned. no students are on campus right now. >>> legionnaires' has symptoms similar to many forms of pneumonia so it can be hard to diagnose at first. symptoms include cough shortness of breath, high fever and muscle aches. >>> well tonight we are hearing from the us secret service about security during the upcoming papal visit. some have voiced concerns that public transit in the area will be limited while pope francis is here. the secret service says it did not order transit systems to alter services due to security concerns. the agency goes on to say the overall security plan has not yet been finalized. >>> meanwhile public transit construction has some

in kennett square, chester county i'm diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> what a great experience. >>> new tonight honoring heroes who saved a man from a sinking car. >>> collingswood police officers christina bowen and james cavenaugh recognized tonight for their bravery. last month they jumped into the cooper river and pulled adam nicely from his car. he'd suffered a medical emergency and had gone into the river. many words of thanks tonight an lot of smiles at the ceremony. >>> a wild scene on a crowded beach and it is all caught on camera. a plane crash lands on beach and then hits a 12-year-old boy. tonight we're hearing from the child's parents about how their son is doing. >>> also ahead tonight long days at the office. wouldn't it be nice to just kickback, take little nap at your desk? new research that may have your boss wanting to you sleep at work. kate? >> that sounds good to me. we're track something storms outside this evening. take look at storm scan3. you can see showers and storms lifting in from south to north. it's a warm steamy night and we are stuck in some mug

. >>> outside the wells fargo center in south philadelphia, i'm diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". > if you will be taking a septa regional train into philadelphia during the pope's visit or any reason at all monday morning is the first day to buy those special one-day train passes online. normal regional rail passes will not work on september 26th and 27th. only 175,000 of the special rail passes will be available for each day so septa says buy them early. for more information go to cbs.com/papal visit. >>> big fight break out at a softball tournament before the game even started. >> it wasn't the players who were throwing the punches. it was actually two dads. still ahead at 11:00 we'll tell you what reportedly led to this violent encounter that was all caught on camera. >> also, a circus elephant gets very angry and takes it out on a nearby car. what caused the animal to go off. kate? >>> and we've got a heat wave starting tomorrow and it's only going to get worse before it gets better. sunday could be one of the hottest days of the year so far and we've also got a track a few sto

in northern liberties, diana rocco, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> new tonight a special event at howard high school technology in wilmington mayor dennis williams kicked off president obama my brother'ss keeper community challenge. they will address education and if you log safety for young men of color in the wilmington area. >>> the papal visit is officially less than two months away now. pope francis arrives in philadelphia in 59 days for the world meeting of families. ahead his viv the archdiocese of philadelphia unveiled had a a new banner welcoming the pope it hangs outside the cathedral basilica of saints peter panel in center city. pope francis will be sure to see it when he celebrates mass there on the 26th of september. >>> well a mystery for more than a year. what happened to malaysian airlines flight 370. could that mystery soon be solved. it all comes down to this par w it was found and what comes next for investigators. >> also ahead at 11:00 a young father ends up in a chem ma with permanent heart damage. his doctor blames a popular drink. hell reporter stephanie stahl ex

. >>> in the satellite center tonight i'm diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> jessica. >> diana thankso much. what do you think about all of this? we'd love to hear you can connect with us on facebook and twitter be sure to use hash tag cbs3chat. >>> right now a teenager is in custody charged with assault after police say he set a child op fire in west philadelphia. tonight we're hearing from that young victim and his mother who has a message fort suspect. "eyewitness news" reporter matt riffs has this story. >> reporter: like most 11 year olds glenn spears has bounded back quickly what he's recovering from is bizarre. >> i was mad and i sad. >> len and one of his friends walking down this block wednesday coming back from a swimming pool when they saw 17-year-old rafik they asked to use his hand sanitizer but -- >> he started squirting it on me and him. when i was trying to rub it off he lit the lighter. >> reporter: throwing that lighter on to glenn setting his left side on fire. he was able to get it out and rushed home to his mom. >> i was appalled. i was appalled that anyone could

in mullica hill, new jersey, diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> go get them. >> so many lifeless. >> that's awesome. >> what a day. i know we said this but after all that humidity last week, it's just bears repeating like we love it. >> it was double beautiful today. >> it was. >> we've been suffering for so long to step outside this morning and feel a cool breeze and no humidity. >> so good. >> get outside and not sweat for once felt great. i'll tell was we've got great weather for the rest of the week too. did you like today you'll love tomorrow and friday and you'll probably love saturday, too. a little warmer this weekend but great pool weather great beach weather. great cook out weather this weekend. plan activity if you don't have any on the docket already. let's take look outside show i was couple spots. start off in the city. this is our rooftop camera here on skycam3 from the cbs3 studios studios. looking out towards center city where the city is all lit up on a beautiful evening. feeling great out there. temperature in the 70s right not not a lot of humidity and again t

we're live in millbourne, diane if a rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> diana thank you. fbi confirms five recent bank robberies in northeast philadelphia may all be connected. the latest hold up happened today in somerton just before 1:00 p.m. at the citizens bank park on the 1100 block of roosevelt boulevard. police say the robber was a woman dressed in full female muslim clothing. and fbi spokesman tells "eyewitness news" they do believe this incident is connected to a recent string of similar robberies in the northeast. each time the bank robber worn muslim clothing. >> this concerns us obviously anybody in such a short period of time just since the beginning of june this many robberies although a weapon has not been displayed, she threatens violence. >> the fbi says two of the banks were inside supermarkets. the other three were stand alone branches. >>> philadelphia district attorney seth williams hit the streets tonight for one of his summer community walks. williams and community leaders walked in west philadelphia near 60th and mark and da says this is a chance f

cbs3 "eyewitness news"." >> a philadelphia golf course becomes a crime scene tonight after a woman is attacked and raped. >>> good evening, i'm diana roccolice say the rapist is still on the loose tonight. "eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson has the latest on the search for the suspect. >> reporter: on a sunny saturday afternoon it's hard to imagine a place like this could ever be a crime scene. >> it is disturbing to hear that news obviously. >> reporter: but just hours earlier it looked like this. philadelphia police on scene at the cobbs creek golf club after allegations of a heinous act. police say here a 26-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted early saturday morning. the report says the woman was walking to work at about 3:30 saturday morning south on cardington street when she passed a man walking in the opposite direction. police say the man spins around gets behind her grabs her arm and drags her onto the course behind a line of trees where the assault takes place. >> again when you hear a story like this, it makes you kind of think. >> reporter: havertown resident kevin calvert brought his two sons to the cour

cbs3 "eyewitness news"." >> right now at 6 o'clock a sex assault at a local golf course has a neighborhood on edge tonight. >>> good evening i'm diana rocconatasha has the night off. police say the assault happened early this morning on the grounds of cobbs creek golf course. that's where "eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson is live tonight on the scene with the latest on the investigation. steve. >> reporter: well, diana there is a lot more to learn here. not much in the way of details although the details we do have are chilling. want to show you video from earlier this morning. this is where police have started their investigation. here's what we know at this point. right now the philadelphia police department special victims unit is investigating that sexual assault. now, here is the account that we have. the victim tells police she's walking towards south on carting street through the cobbs creek golf club about 3:30 saturday morning. on the way she tells police she passes by a hispanic male on the other side of the street walking in the other direction. all of a sudden she says the male changes direction, walks behind her and