. >> reporter: michael erickson was candice anderson's first love. >> i can still hear his laugh, big laughter. >> reporter: and rhonda erickson's only child. >> there's gifts on the wall that he gave me. he's everywhere in this house. >> reporter: the father of two young daughters, sierra and savannah. >> he'll never walk them down the aisle. he'll never -- he can't go see their ball games and their achievements. >> reporter: november 15th, 2004, everything changed. candice and her boyfriend michael are in a major car crash. candice is behind the wheel and is severely injured. michael doesn't survive.

philadelphia, carol erickson, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> so many people probably say ten, 20. i had a trend that added by counting the points on the numbers, so do it with tips somebody she's doing this. >> that old saturday night live i was told there would be no math. i'm glazing over. very bright kids there in carol's piece. >> yes, meteorology there is a lot of math. >> of course. >> know your mattes specially calculus. weather-wise we're talking about a lot of numbers. our numbers will be going up and then they are going to be going down. no matter how you shake it it will be a decent seven day forecast. no ten's in there. take a look outside where we have a pleasant afternoon. thinks view outside our cbs-3 studios, storm scan three brightening skies before sunset. live neighborhood network takes us down the shore where it is a beautiful day in atlantic city. whitefield elementary school in reading where temperature is 78 degrees. wind south at 5 miles an hour. a very pleasant afternoon. tomorrow not so pleasant. we have showers and thunderstorms over the midwest and head

jose habrían realizado con tarjetas de creditos que la ciudad les otorgo para cubrir gastos sharon ericksonce la auditora que revisaron 3500 transacciones realizadas en un ano a traves de estas tarjetas conocidas como "p cards" , y de estas, un numero reducido fueron compras irregulares segun erickson, serian 900 las personas que tienen estas tarjetas financiadas con dinero publico. hasta el momento dos empleados han sido suspendidos, y los nombres de los otros implicados ya estan en manos de la oficina de empleados de la ciudad. entre los muchos gastos que se hicieron, 500 dolares fueron a parar a una compania de renta de automoviles, cuando un trabajador decidio alquilar un bmw por dos semana. otro decidio gastar dinero en 48 cenas en el centro de la ciudad y comprar 12 botellas de vino. mientras, otro trabajador opto por hospedarse en un hotel cerca de daly city a un costo de casi 900 dolares. esta situacion ha desatado la ira no solo de miembros del ayuntamiento... sam liccardo/concejal "cada empleado de la ciudad tiene que saber que los recursos publicos son del público y si lo usan pa

here's meteorologist carol erickson with eyewitness weather.carol, we will dry out today. >> yes, we are, any puddles that remain from yesterday and there were a few, they'll van rate today and we will find an absolutely gorgeous day. you don't to have look far. if you pull your blind up, we will see it or we will pull our blind out. this is a gorgeous look at the shore this morning with that beautiful sun, working full-time, it is great looking as we look the at ben franklin bridge. that is a 5-dollar trip, thank you. blue skies, thank you. looks gorgeous there as we head down into cape may courthouse beautiful. 53 degrees. notice how that temperature is silhouetted against the the sun in cape may. beautiful day to say the least. storm scan three no problems anywhere in the area we're not expecting any precipitation and we will not find any today. will we will be hard pressed to find some clouds too. fifty-three in philadelphia. fifty-three wilmington. fifty-one in atlantic city right now. forty-nine in trenton. we will start a cool day. move

erickson managed to fight off the virus and recover.hen he came to be discharged he asked what happened to the rest of the family, who he knew had been admitted. >> he brought me the definite -- told me all of the families -- so i will discouraging. >> the virus kills 40 members of erickson's family, his father has promised him he would go to college, but now he is dead. the household effects along with documents and money were burned considered contaminated by the virus. >> edith also survived ebola, and counts herself lucky to be alive. >> all the same, it was last many of the family, i only lost my dad. >> erickson now stays at the house of a friend, also an ebola survivor from the same village. he says people are afraid of him, even though he has a certificate confirming he is no longer contagious. >> what happens when they are discharged from the treatment center? there's still a lot of zip ma, a lot of rumors and denial in the communities about the virus disease outbreak. rickson still has the family motor bike, and would like to

here's meteorologist, carol erickson with eyewitness weather.ol, good morning again. >> good morning, and it is a good morning. >> specially compared to yesterday? >> oh, yesterday, we were in the saying good morning. >> no. >> no, we were saying morning. but we had other adjectives for before that. because it was so hot, humid yesterday, and then it ended up being very stormy, as we expected when the cold front came through. but that really changed the atmosphere completely. look at it out there right now. blue skies over the ben franklin bridge, new jersey, philadelphia, everywhere you go, you're looking the great conditions. last place to hold on to the clouds down the shore areas, because that was the last place that that front went. but i want to brighten things up. this is out in nazareth this morning. look how prep at this looks, as that sun comes up and just beautiful looking day. no matter where you are, you are going to be really enjoying it outside today. completely different than yesterday. turnoff the air-conditioning, the fans, ope

he talk today with our carol erickson. >> ♪ >> reporter: music superstar jay-z in this video thinks hekeeping it real but do you want real? go behind this curtain to a you tube viral video superstar and cancer patient. tom ge e, he cab go head to head with anyone even his own doctor, on a jay-z inspired spoof called bald, so hard. >> ♪ >> nineteen year-old tom, lost his hair but not his humor or lyrics and writing talent to cancer treatments for a.m. l a form of of leukemia. >> after after my chem i, i will have a week of really good days in which i'll feel great and i can, do a music video. >> reporter: can he ever, in less than a week his music video has 20,000 you tube views and counting but he is not counting on this for his name or fame recognition. he wants a cancer patient's daily life and all of the chop staff like angela to get headlines and credit. pretty much what they are doing in the hospital, we're fighting every day to get better. >> reporter: tomorrow's hospital room home since his april freshman diagnosed, still has ball so hard video props and real ones too. dylan wan

rhonda erickson hasn't been able to bring herself to lay one. >> it's not an easy task. it's like, you know, letting go of all the pieces. >> reporter: gm's ceo mary barra has apologized to victims and their families. >> i'm deeply sorry. >> reporter: a victim fund has been set up. they've applied for payment from that and for now have put their lawsuit against gm on hold, but they may still sue gm in the future. do you think that some individuals at general motors should be criminally prosecuted? >> i was. because of my negligence. i think that if a 21-year-old girl is charged with negligent homicide and has to go through the motions, that there should be held criminally responsible. i do. i do believe that. >> unbelievable story. poppy harlow joins us now. ten years of her life taken. her love of her life taken. this mother lost a child. let's talk about this intoxication that she was charged with. she had no alcohol in her system. >> none. >> she had taken one xanax the night before and this happened around noon the next day. >> it is. so technically 1.2 milligrams pe

here's meteorologist carol erickson with eyewitness weather. good morning, carol. >> a lot better today, todd, then it was yesterday when we had a few showers to put it mildly and we are looking at much better weather conditions today. we've got lots of sunshine. the lets go to the shore. ocean city boardwalk out running around, much better beach day to day then yesterday and take a look we have got a gorgeous sunrise down in cape may courthouse in middletown ship high school. 52 degrees. what a beautiful shot. lucky kids having a view like that standing on the roof somewhere. we have had storm scan three showing no clouds, no problems whatsoever. our weather wows were yesterday, today it is just going to be gorgeous and it is not just today. we have a nice week coming up. our temperatures right now are cool, 47 in the poconos with wind northwest at 7 miles an hour, that is a drying direction so air feels so fresh. 54 degrees in philadelphia, wind north at six, and at the shore, 51 degrees and your wind are at 7 miles an hour. you can see the d

here's meteorologist carol erickson with a look at eyewitness weather. morning, carol. >> good morning, 77 degrees, it is 5:30 in the morning, yes, it is a very hot, muggy morning, and i'm sure it was a very uncomfortable night for sleeping if you didn't have air-conditioning on. because this weather is just really making summer seem like maybe it is time to go somewhere summer. and it will by tomorrow. we've got temperatures of 77 through center city, just about as warm out in blue bell, at wings field, p seven, plymouth meeting, 75, wayne, 76 degrees, new castle, 7a everybody's in this warmth. soon everybody will be in some clouds. right now, though, we are looking at clear skies over most of the area. off to the west some clouds and off to the west of that some showers. there is a front going through the great lakes that's going to be coming in our direction. than is what is going to be ending up bringing us some showers, some thunderstorms, and ending this heat. right now with the temperatures well in the 70s, and dew points to match, it is an uncomf

first, here's meteorologist, carol erickson with eyewitness weather. good morning. >> looks like we're starting warm weekends coming up: the last weekend of summer coming up for 2014. can you believe it already. but it will be a warm one. so we can say good-bye to summer on pretty nice note. let's take a look and see what we have out there at the present time. what we are finding, dark conditions, 59 degrees out in reading as you might expect, it is dark this time of the morning, the winds, not too much. we've got them about 3 miles an hour now, just out of the east about 3 miles an hour. it is those easterly winds will be keeping us into some clouds, especially as we start the morning hours today. storm scan3, if you look very, very carefully and closely, you can see there are few clouds over the area. we also cents have some fog, so just be careful of that. specially in any of the rural areas, because there is just a lot of moisture in the air, low-level, six off degrees right now out at the airport in philadelphia, 54 in trenton, 58 degrees in wilmi

here's meteorologist carol erickson. >> i necessity you played golf yesterday. get the clubs out today too we are absolutely perfect weather today and tomorrow. we really pulled one out after thursday with such a gigantic speed bump with the coastal storm rain. after that yesterday magnificent. today is going to be even warmer and just beautiful. 53 degrees is the the temperature in reading. and, i don't see much in the way of fog there at this point. storm scan three, nothing in the way of clouds, or precipitation, this will be a gorgeous weekend. our temperatures 60 degrees in philadelphia at the airport. sixty through center city. fifty-seven through trenton and wilmington 567895 in the poconos. fifty-nine in wildwood. it is a lovely morning in every location. look by noon we've got 75 degrees. the the sun will be ruling the sky by 3:00 p.m. 83 degrees. hello, summer. there is no reason to stop this our future weather by 5:00 o'clock we are still looking at sunshine and if i run this clock out on this one it will be j

. >>> here's meteorologist carol erickson with eyewitness weather. carol, good morning. >> wasn't yesterday gorgeous great. >> so nice we will do it again today but we will add a few other features ie a couple of temperatures changes maybe getting in the lower 80's in some spots today. a few clouds with some sunshine and also a chance of the shower. now as we look at ben franklin bridge everything looks just terrific out there right now. nice looking start to the day. there and equally as dark but just as nice 62 degrees in reading in our neighborhood weathernet work. day starts fine but notice this a couple features or storm scan three. you will notice off the coast and that is moving up and i'll take a closer look at that at the shore areas. then a front back through buffalo and cleveland. it is slow. it is a dry day here for most of us all day long. however as we get in the late afternoon time period to the north and west there is a better chance you'll see a shower or rumble of thunder. lets move in here. this is very light. atlantic city, beach

. >>> now eyewitness weather forecast meteorologist carol erickson is in the weather center. >> thatite a cloud of dust out there, we are looking at a few crowds, high are in the the sky in, dust in them at this point but we could be find something rain showers, later on today. notice clouds over philadelphia, but notice shore is trying harder with some sunshine i think you too will be ending up with some clouds. storm scan three showing those showers starting to press in in lancaster county and just starting to creep over in berks county as well. trend for the day is they will start to move in. we have temperatures of 63 in philadelphia and a 40's to the north on our waste to 71 clouds and a rain shower this afternoon, todd. >> our next update at 7:57. we will see you then. >>> championship in atlanta, rory mcilroy hit a tee shot that hit a tree and bounced into the right hand pocket of a spectator shorts. >> no. >> even the number one player in the world, of course could not hit the ball out of there, so he was entitled to a free drop. >> wow. mcilroy's next shot hit the green and

here's meteorologist carol erickson with eyewitness weather.day, sad to say, last day of summer. >> i know. >> a full day. >> i have been dreading this date since, memorial day. so, we're here now. we're practically on the cusp of fall which will happen tomorrow at not about 10:29, at exactly 10:29 tomorrow night. this is last full day of summer and it will feel like summer. summer is not giving up on us so we should not give up, as we take a look outside and we will fine fall-like fog out there, obscuring tops of the buildings through center city philadelphia. mild temperatures at 66 degrees. we have fogging on but they are still outside on the boardwalk in ocean city right now running around and there were a few early showers along the coast. there is a little fog out in ardmore 63 degrees, wind north at 2 miles an hour. storm scan three notice we see an area of precipitation to the the south. low pressure system spinning up the coast. not a lot going on shore but we have seen a few showers first thing this morning. you might find a couple ot

it should and great day for that meteorologist carol erickson is in the weather center carol?ill feel like summer today. also the last weekend of summer for 20146789 looks beautiful out there. looking at blue skies over the ben franklin bridge, the sun is up at the shore as well, moderate risk of rip current today. 70 degrees ocean air temperature right now in philadelphia, 61 we're in the 50's, in a number of other locations but we are warming up today. our temperatures this afternoon should be at about 79 degrees. you'll find sun and clouds out there. and then tonight we drop down to 62 degrees, tomorrow, 82 degrees, and chance of a stray shower and gorgeous after that. todd? >> okay, carol i'm todd quinones, next update is at 8:27. see you then. ring ring! progresso! it's ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. it's our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. apology accepted. i'm watching you soup people. make it progresso or make it yourself. you say avocado old el paso says... zesty chicken and avocado tacos in our stand 'n stuff tortillas . (record sc

. >>> now, the eyewitness weather forecast, meteorologist, carol erickson in the weather center. >> hot humid sticky out there, todd. let's take a look outside and finds some blue skies for now. but we will probably be finding some clouds later. looks beautiful also down in cape may courthouse, at 75 degrees, it was mild overnight. notice these clouds, though, as they start to move n finding them through harrisburg, approaching the allentown area. later on today and tonight we're likely to be finding some showers some thunderstorms, in the 70s now, we're going to be finding our temperatures this afternoon, right about 90 degrees feeling 95, and showers, and thunderstorms some of them with some gusty winds, as we head into late afternoon, and tonight, but tomorrow completely different. 80 degrees, and drier. >> carol, thank you. i'm todd quinones, next update is at 7:57. see you then. ♪ ♪ ring ring! progresso! it's ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. it's our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. apology accepted. i'm watching you soup people. make it progresso o

our carol erickson was there for kick off of the susan g komen three day in philadelphia. >> reporter: three day 60-mile journey might start with the feet but for these walkers that is least important body part but breasts bring them together again, tenth year, still walking so some day no one has christie's breast cancer story to tell. >> they didn't think would it happen with me. i was told i had cancer. went through chemotherapy, lost all of my hair, double mastectomy reconstruction. >> reporter: some can no longer tell their own story. >> she's up in heaven right now and i'm walking for you girl friend. >> reporter: so others like allison's mother remember a daughter diagnosis at 24, dead at 32. >> it is a tough day but i look around and i think of everybody who is in the same place, you know and some day we're going to be finished with this. >> reporter: they are not staying in the same place, they can't, they are on the move to end breast cancer's tough stories, with humerus team names to try to balance the sadness like these mounds of joy or these captains of the motor boating

here's meteorologist carol erickson with eyewitness weather. >> at least it is not friday 13th.omehow it kind of feels that way, we are looking at, a day that will be cooler then we have accustom ourselves to over the last couple of months but i think that will feel nice and it is cool out there this morning at 62 degrees in center city. even chillier then that in the outlying area. fifty-seven in reading at this point so cloudy start to the day and a cool one as well. so you may welcome that. storm scan three notice that there are some clouds moving in the area looking very closely. otherwise your eye is probably immediately drawn to the rain showers. we will find a few rain showers in the area and they should not be help heavy, a tenth of an inch of rain in some spot or two might get a quarter inch of rain but we could use some rain so it is not a bad idea but just a timing on the saturday i'm sure people don't really enjoy. sixty-three in philadelphia. sixty-eight in trenton. fifty-eight in wilmington area. forty-eight in the poconos right now. we have wind coming from the no

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here's meteorologist carol erickson with eyewitness weather. we are in store for a warm day. >> we have temperatures in the lower 80's today as it is fitting with summertime and that is when it still is for another full day and most of tomorrow, and our temperatures, they are going to be slow down a little bit rise to go that 82-degree mark because of the fog we have out there this morning. you can see it through ben franklin bridge and these clouds and as we head to the shore we have a few more clouds there and we are seeing some fog also and as we go out to reading and is there more fog. 63 degrees. wind east at 5 miles an hour. as lodge as those wind are from the east and they are light, it will take a little while for the the fog to go, and everybody should get rid of it. storm scan one area of, precipitation off the coast, moving to the north, not a warranty you'll see some showers out of this but you might be brush a few more clouds might also be, hugging the the coastline. then there is a front off to the west entering pennsylvania, and

we will start off with meteorologist carol erickson out the in atlantic city with the conditions for us right now, carol. >> oh, boy thinks your classic coastal storm. we have these wind coming in very strongly from the the north east and just about every kind of coastal stormy kind of warning going on from the high surf, the high risk of rip currents, coastal flood advisory, we have them all going. you can see even in the darkness you can pick up white caps from the ocean that is being stirred up by this system as it moves along the the shoreline. obviously nobody is out on the beaches, and shouldn't be, and basically, very, very few people are out on the boardwalk in this entire town. we have some wind gusts though, i want to show you some of those. it is so wet and windy out here. i was updated with these numbers but i could not get into my phone. it is water logged. but from the last i got we had 29 miles an hour wind out of the north east in atlantic city, 28 through wildwood, dover in the 20's, we have got wilmington in the 20's as well, philadelphia 25 miles an hour wind or so

carol erickson "eyewitness news". >> ya ya, all right. >> you think they're excited? i can't tell. >> carol, thanks so much. we'll get back to you. >> right now, 7:11, thursday night football debuts as the nfl tries to fend off a fire storm of controversy. >> the baltimore ravens have their first game since the disturbing ray rice video emerged. we'll hear from the ravens owner, and some fans, whether we come back. >> also ahead, lesean mccoy responds to that shady tip he is accused of leaving. we hear from the owner that far restaurant, too. >> and, it is the friday forecast with fehlinger. katie? >> and it is fantastic. we have nice weather coming up here for your friday. the problem is it only lasts so long. part of the weekendsly fact dollars by a new storm system. all of the details and time everything out for you coming up. >> ♪ >> oh, right now, hiding behind those clouds, but the sun, it is coming out this morning, making very pretty scene down the shore. >> that's a classic picture. >> goingng to be a nice friday. >> beautifulment be right back, family. >> ♪

the here's meteorologist carol erickson with eyewitness weather. >> we have some clouds out there this morning so i think we will be finding friday through sunday, bookended by sunshine but in the middle where we are right now, the clouds, and maybe some soggy feeling because we are looking at a couple rain showers. lets look outside and we don't see them at this point at all. ben franklin bridge looks bright and beautiful. we have clouds overhead. you can see them on storm scan three. if you look carefully, closely at your set. notice some of these rain showers, low pressure moving through and that will be triggering these showers as we move through the afternoon. none of them should get heavy and if we talk about a tenth or less of an inch of rain that would be accurate for most people. there is a chance maybe somebody would see a quarter inch of rain but that is just about the extent have of it. things get different around here tomorrow though and weather changes dramatically. sixty-three in philadelphia with those clouds. fifty-eight in trenton. sixty-one in wilmington. in the 40's

here's meteorologist carol erickson with eyewitness weather. car will ol, we are off to a great start. >> we are. when we came in, of course, it was dark. you might not have noticed how great the day will look but if you looked up last night ape started to see those skies clear and this morning we are reeping benefit. the lets head outside and find a gorgeous looking day. center city philadelphia. it is cool out there. we have 55 degrees, then you move out to the reading area and we have temperatures of 53 degrees but just as bright and beautiful there. we have storm scan three not showing us any problems whatsoever. at mosul's see a cloud or two but rain is gone. we saw quite a bit of rain yesterday. we ended up, with just generally a quarter to maybe almost as much as a half inch of rain in some spots. the not quite as much as a half an inch but close to it. our temperatures right now are cool, and the wind is out of the north and that makes air mass dry. any puddles we will see will be drying up and sunshine will help evaporate that. 47 degr

the group will walk about 20 miles a day over the weaken, and our carol erickson live from the walk,n about five minutes, she'll join us on the "cw philly". >>> right now your forecast with kate. >> i certainly looks like great weather, definitely cheering you on as we continue through the course of our friday, lots of sunshine. >> different. >> in the delaware valley a hole, just nice day. mostly sunny, yes, call it cool for the standards, but still comfortably warm. seventy-eight for the high, drop to 60 tonight. clouds are thickening, a sign of things to come. next system comes along by midday tomorrow, showers, locally some pockets of steadier rain, then we look ahead to sunday, it clears out pretty quickly, second half of the weekends certainly looks a lot better than the first. vittoria. over to you. >> good morning, everyone, unfortunately, weaver disable vehicle, thrown into the mix of your rush hour. what you are looking at here, the northbound side of 202, as you make your way around the area of 401. that disable vehicle blocking the left-hand lane causing a squeeze, so, an

here's meteorologist, carol erickson, with eyewitness weather. good morning, carol. >> good morning, much better day today weather wise than what we dealt with yesterday. almost had to be. felt like 100 degrees, literally, felt like 100 degrees yesterday afternoon. air temperatures lower 90s, today we should be right around 8 degrees, the air mass so dry it, will feel like 80, when it is supposed to be 80. let's look outside, finds some brightening, we will fine continuing brightening. right now few clouds out there, but not that big a deal. it will be absolutely beautiful. i want to take you out to the neighborhood weathernet work, 62 degrees in royce forwards, we turn the lights on there. look how pretty that day starts out. and the same story in nazareth, look at that, as the skies brighten, and you will be finding all of that brightening, moving from west to east, just as we saw that front move from west to east. yesterday. speaking of which, this is loop over the last 12 hours, you can see, we saw so much lightning, we saw the rain, hail, wi

in philadelphia, carol erickson "eyewitness news" at cw philly. >>> tommy gee, that is great.o your thing, man. >> so inspiring. >> no doubt bit. >> so clever too the way he did those lyrics. if you watch thaw will laugh out loud. >> very, very talented. good luck, man. we will take a short break you're watching "eyewitness news" at cw philly, good morning we will see new a bit. >>> good morning, i'm ukee washington. lets get to your friday eve forecast, kate in the house in the weather center good morning. >> this is one of those days where kids back to school probably wish they weren't back to school yet. it feels like a fantastic summer day, sun shining, temperatures on their way up but right new comfortable. sixty-nine the at the airport. sixty-two in trenton. fifty-eight in allentown. chill in the air in our northern and western suburbs and through interior sections of south jersey, night and warm, 88 degrees, pair of eight's. more humid. tonight more muggy, mostly clear 70 degrees your overnight low. here's you're witness weather forecast and shore cast and split between

reporting live, carol erickson now you back to you in the studio. >> all right, thanks carol. >> here'sdate worth sharing. facebook earn more than $5 billion during first half of this year alone. chances are you didn't see a dime of that money. >> but how about you getting paid for your post. three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan takes a look at a new social media site where you can cash in on sharing your thoughts. >> hi, we're the besties. >> reporter: nicole johnson and kerry finkly are two actresses trying to make tonight hollywood. they used to post their comedic videos on facebook and twitter but now they use bubblelous a free social media site that pays people for their post. users can attach video accounts first tours and text to their pages and earn a penny for every like view and comment. nicole and kerry's ten earned them a hundred dollars. >> we have put time and effort in these video. it is nice to actually get a little compensation for work that we do. >> they created bubble lous have after watching facebook make billions off web site where users supply content

lets start off with carol erickson out identify in that rain.he wants to let us necessity how we're going, good morning, carol. >> we're in the used to rain around here. we have had a dry summer. we are making up for it today. we have been seeing the rain. we are in hammington right now see the the sign post behind me but if you know this stretch of 206 that went through hammington and on the way to the atlantic city expressway you know exactly where i am. it is rain that is difference. lots of puddles that is slowing this morning, commute, and closer you get to the beach, closer to the storm that is worst it will be happening. let's show you a graphic, you'll fine some rainfall totals that are impressive. this was supposed to be a great, dry week and until, this thing popped up and that has changed everything. down in rehoboth beach, we have seen over an inch, 1.17 inches, atlantic city over a half inch of

katie will track the weather along with carol erickson.he team starts at 4:30 on cbs3 and continues right here on the cw beginning at 7:00. >> eagles quarterback nick foles took a beating on sunday afternoon. three days after the birds win against washington, the big story is the blind side hit he took from washington nose tackle chris baker. baker levels foles during the play. it sparked a brawl that saw baker jason peters and another player ejected from the game. it was later ruled a clean hit by former eagle and current nfl executive troy benson. chris baker will not be suspended. >>> in the backlash over the announcement, vincent took to twitter explaining further. he wrote want to provide clarity on this ruling. the quarterback cannot be blocked to the head or neck area after change of possession. contact was not to head or neck. he continued if the quarterback is pursuing the play he's considered a potential tackler and can be blocked. foles was moving toward the play and therefore opened to being block. a quarterback can be hit afte

sot erickson there was approval for alcohol purchases as part of the meal ---la auditora dice que losos se aprobaron pero el cuestionamiento viene al darse cuenta la cantidad de dinero que se gasto en comprar alcohol... ---en un comunicado la oficina del alcalde informo: "que la poltica de la ciudad permite gastos limitados de este tipo con fines de desarrollo econmico"... tambien un vocero de la alcaldia dijo que el edil esta buscando maneras de aumentar la transparencia en el uso de las tarjetas de credito municipales... sot guerrero 1:16..."el uso esta basado en honestidad, integridad y siempre tiene que haber mucha transparencia para el uso"...1:25 ---tambien se encontraron gastos de 2mil 250 dolares para una cena a la cual los empleados no asistieron y que fue comprada por el director del aeropuerto... o la compra de sillones reclinables de cuero por un valor de 3mil500 dolares a cargo de un bombero de la ciudad... sot guerrero 2:53..."cuando hay abuso entonces no solo es muy serio, pero el publico en general pierde la confianza que debe de tener en cualquier persona que trabaja

we will start off with meteorologist carol erickson out the in atlantic city with the conditions for us right now, carol. >> oh, boy thinks your classic coastal storm. we have these wind coming in

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lets start off with carol erickson out identify in that rain. she wants to let us necessity how we're going, good morning, carol. >> we're in the used to rain around here. we have had a dry summer. we are making up for it today. we have been seeing the rain. we are in hammington right now see the the sign post behind me but if you know this stretch of 206 that went through hammington and on the way to the atlantic city expressway you know exactly where i am. it is rain that is difference. lots of puddles that is slowing this morning, commute, and closer you get to the beach, closer to the storm that is worst it will be happening. let's show you a graphic, you'll fine some rainfall totals that are impressive. this was supposed to be a great, dry week and until, this thing popped up and that has changed everything. down in rehoboth beach, we have seen over an inch, 1.17 inches, atlantic city over a half inch of rain, toms river about a half inch of rain, in wilmington, .24 and in philadelphia just .18 of an inch of rain. it depend on where you are

right now, let's check in with carol erickson, as we head into the weekend? what a difference a day makes, carol. >> oh, boy, i tell you what, we saw inches of rain at the shore, winds were unbelievable, everybody got into the rain. it was as gloomy, miserable day. today, no, not going to be finding weather like that today, fortunately, so we have completely turned the corner. and with a was supposed to have been all week, a really nice week, we did have that thursday speed bump with all of the showers and the rain and the wind. well, now we're back to what should and really great stretch of the next couple of days. and when i come back, i'll talk about some summer like temperatures, we'll find them pretty soon on the eyewitness weather seven day forecast coming up. >> carol, see now little built, thank you. in the news, fiery crash in philadelphia's kensington section. out of control car slams into a gas pump igniting the blaze. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us at the scene where one victim suffered severe burns. jan? >> ukee, erika, good morn

. >>> now the eyewitness weather forecast meteorologist carol erickson is in the weather center good morning carol. >> good morning todd hi everybody. we have a fabulous day shaping up sunnies out and it will be staying out all day long looks great in ocean city. people will be packing on to that boardwalk. it is wonderful in margate as ocean comes in 59 degrees there. we have temperatures that are in the 50's where they are not 60 degrees philadelphia or 49 in allentown but everybody else in the the 50's this morning. we're on our way to 82 degrees with sunshine, low humidity, light winds today. tomorrow we will do it again 82 degrees and machine mostly cloudy skies todd. >>> carol thanks. >> i'm todd quinones. our next update at 7:57. see you then. >>> in southwest china a double amputee set out to climb a mountain using only his hands. chin jo who lost his legs in a train accident as a teenager used his strength in his arms and some small boxes to balance his body on some mountain steps. >> that's truly incredible. he hauled himself up on chains hanging off a vertical cliff. after

sot erickson there was approval for alcohol purchases as part of the meal ---la auditora dice que losn pero el cuestionamiento viene al darse cuenta la cantidad de dinero que se gasto en comprar alcohol... ---en un comunicado la oficina del alcalde informo: "que la poltica de la ciudad permite gastos limitados de este tipo con fines de desarrollo econmico"... tambien un vocero de la alcaldia dijo que el edil esta buscando maneras de aumentar la transparencia en el uso de las tarjetas de credito municipales... sot guerrero 1:16..."el uso esta basado en honestidad, integridad y siempre tiene que haber mucha transparencia para el uso"...1:25 ---tambien se encontraron gastos de 2mil 250 dolares para una cena a la cual los empleados no asistieron y que fue comprada por el director del aeropuerto... o la compra de sillones reclinables de cuero por un valor de 3mil500 dolares a cargo de un bombero de la ciudad... sot guerrero 2:53..."cuando hay abuso entonces no solo es muy serio, pero el publico en general pierde la confianza que debe de tener en cualquier persona que trabaja para la ciudad

this one sharon erickson said in her report violated prudent use of city funds. it's a charge for more than $2,300, including $700 in alcohol to entertain a delegation from ireland. at the dinner table that night, the mayor and several council members. the city manager and city attorney were also there. >> and there was approval for alcohol purchase as part of that meal. we questioned whether it was a prudent expenditure of taxpayer dollars to spend that much money on alcohol. >> in a statement, the mayor's office wrote, quote, city policy allows limited expenditures of this type for economic development purposes. and that the mayor has been briefed by the city auditor and is exploring ways to increase transparency around p card transactions. >> we do question in this report. for business meals, for highly compensated or high level employees. >> also mentioned in the audit, a $2,250 expense for tickets to an awards dinner, a dinner city employees did not attend. we found in the new documents it was charged by the airport director. and this one four top grain leat

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. >>> good morning, everyone, right to your forecast, check in with carol erickson. >> good morning to. hi, everybody. we have great looking day today. i think you will love it outside the board walk looks great even though the board are still wet from all of the rain yesterday, but the skies are blue, ocean city, looking just terrific. >> clear skies, hanging onto them, we'll hang on all weekends long, temperatures are in the 50's, so enjoy the cool start to the day, and also, enjoy the lovely finish, 77 degrees, today, 55 tonight. and over the weekends, vet tore crashes we will be finding temperatures with sun 82 degrees. >> what we like to hear, thank you, good morning, everyone, also good news, talcony palmyra bridge up, now been put back down. so, 73, you will finally start to move in just a second or two, average southbound heaviest delay, approach the vine st. expressway, the volume problem, however, stemming back toward northeast. forty-three on the blue route, spec some westbound delays on the pa turnpike, as you approach the mid-county toll plaza then on the northeast extensi

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this one, sharon erickson said in her report, violated prudent use of city funds. it's a charge for more than $2,300, including $700 in alcohol, to entertain a delegation from ireland. at the dinner table that night, the mayor. and several council members. the city manager and city attorney were also there. >> there was approval for alcohol purchase as part of that meal. we questioned whether it was a prudent expenditure of taxpayer dollars to spend that much money on alcohol. >> reporter: in a statement, the mayor's office wrote "city policy allows limited expenditures of this type for economic development purposes." a spokeswoman said the mayor didn't have wine at the dinner and that the mayor has been briefed by the city auditor and is exploring ways to increase transparency around p-card transactions. >> we do question in this report the use of procurement cards for business meals, for highly compensated or high-level employees. >> reporter: also mentioned in the audit, a $2250 expense for tickets to an awards dinner, a dinner city employees did not attend. we

we have more on breaking news in just a moment, but first, here's meteorologist, carol erickson withtness weather. carol, looking at nice weekends. >> we roll i the last summer weekend as you know, the sun starting to come up right now. and it is not blocked by too many clouds, that's nice start to the day. let me take you out to the shore right now, where we are very able to see that sunrise beginning, beautiful looking start atlantic city, we move over into the philadelphia area, and there are just couple of chow. you see some blue skies, as well, as long as we keep the blue skies around, for the most part, and some sunshine we will be able to see these temperatures climb. 59 degrees, in reading, right now, and we've got nice warm day, on tap for us, even with couple of clouds out there, in some locations, this morning, it is going to be dry today, if the clouds leave, early enough, we will be finding temperatures getting close to 08 degrees this afternoon. right now, everybody in the 50's, and with two exceptions, at this point, dover, 62, and wildwood, 64 degrees. we have a day t

stay w >>> good morning, i'm todd quinones, here's carol erickson, meteorologist. >> we are going in direction. we'll finds that approaching sunrise, then it will be climbing from here. expect to find temperatures almost 90 degrees, this afternoon if not 09 degrees, and they'll feel like they are the middle nine's today. center city looking lovely right now. we've got clear skies, "skycam 3" showing that from our cbs-3 studios, so pretty start to the day. and very active one, at the shore, look at all of the people racing around on the beach down in margate. so, they've got the trucks out, there and tents, and front ends loaders, and the ocean coming in. it is an active scene today. i think a lot of people will probably be headed down to the beaches. it will be cooler there, not cool, because temperatures even at the beaches are going to be in the middle 80s. we have storm scan3, showing what is to follow. and that would be a couple of showers, thunderstorms, as we head into the late afternoon, and nighttime hours. maybe specially the nighttime hours. >> this front is slowing down as

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here's meteorologist carol erickson with eyewitness weather. >> i think you may be out on the golf coursegain shall. >> sound perfect. >> do it again tomorrow. we have a perfect weekend for anything we like to do outside and take your pets outside. they like to get outside and enjoy themselves too. this weather is ideal. after thursday, maybe we're owed. we had one bad day last week weather-wise. we don't have a i bad one coming up though today or tomorrow. center city starting to brighten up, the the skies are blue, we have a shore and it is brightening up too and it is just beautiful in atlantic city. we're heading out the to reading and brightening up there too. 52 degrees. no fog there. but as we go west, southwest, lancaster county and points west of that, we have fog this morning. storm scan three is not picking up anything. we have no precipitation. we do not expect any. it will be a try, lovely day. sixty at the airport in philadelphia. fifty-five in trenton. fifty-six in wilmington. fifty-three down in millville. we have 51 in reading and at that location and 55 town in dover. so

while those fast food workers were on strike, rush limbaugh was on vacation and in for him was erik ericksonho does not have to live on the minimum wage. >> 95% of americans do not have to live on the minimum wage. you should know that. people who live on the minimum wage are mostly people who have failed in life or high school students. my producer is just staring at me, can't believe i said this. if you're making -- if you're a 30-something-year-old person and you're making minimum wage, you've probably failed at life. it is not that life dealt you a bad hand. life does not deal you cards. it's that you failed at life. >> it's been a long time since i was a minimum wage worker, so i don't want to speak for the minimum wage workers today who are making $7.25 an hour. i want you to do that. tell me about your experience working for the minimum wage on video and upload it then send us the link by e-mail to thelastword@msnbc.. or tweet the link to at the last word #notafailure. we will use your videos to let you have your say here on the show and also on our website. to see those instructions

we are in store for quite a sunday, ahead of us, here's meteorologist, carol erickson. >> it hardly getshan this any time of the year. we are finding temperatures this weekend in the 80s, todd, as you all know at home, it is going to be lovely day today, as well, with temperatures right about that same level. so, extremely comfortable 80 degrees, 84, probably. because of the low humidity, and the low wind and the full sunshine. and seeing beautiful start to the day, through center city philadelphia it, looks great at the shore, too. people are out on the boardwalk, in ocean sit, the sun is out, welcoming everybody. and we've been continuing to watch, neighborhood weathernet work, the sun gets higher and higher in the sky, cape may, 26 degrees, winds still remain practically non-existent. storm scan3, one little batch of some clouds, they don't have any moisture with them, to the ground. so they're going to move on through, but they'll add cloud or two, sunshine all day long, so just casino of whip on through. 64 degrees, temperatures are starting to come up, in philadelphia, we just gain