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vi street and berkwhich is westerly street in fishtown. out re and have the area quartered off i would stick with frankford and susquehanna avenue as alternates. you see the action in fishtown open the big picture as well as delays on 95. they persist f we can go to the maps we'll check them out. 17 miles an hour southbound by the betsy ross this is what 95 delay looks like live. slow going southbound to betsy to girard. on the ramp 95 southbound to 896 narcotic we have downed pole and there's a crash to avoid in wilmington manor 13 southbound at 141. erin. >> thanks so much, matt, we'll head out to meteorologist david murphy. he has the accuweather forecast. >> airport, it's warm out here on the terrace. take a look as temperatures jump to 74 and cooler suburbs climb. poconos still in 60s as is trenton. high of 6 this afternoon. sunny, more humid than over the week. definitely more humid tomorrow, 89. hot and humid on wednesday. >> "live with kelly and michael" is next here an 6abc. i'm erin o'hearn. is next here an 6abc. i'm erin o'hearn
vi street and berkwhich is westerly street in fishtown. out re and have the area quartered off i would stick with frankford and susquehanna avenue as alternates. you see the action in fishtown open the big picture as well as delays on 95. they persist f we can go to the maps we'll check them out. 17 miles an hour southbound by the betsy ross this is what 95 delay looks like live. slow going southbound to betsy to girard. on the ramp 95 southbound to 896 narcotic we have downed pole and there's...
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over sugarhouse casino here in fishtown, the 4-year-old casino.hey broke ground on an expansion located here, it can more than double the size of the current casino. john rawlins has more from fishtown. >> reporter: well, as they said several tmes today, this is a long awaited expansion, a buildout of the original plan, basically they scaled back to open the casino here. the folks here at sugarhouse they have to expand now to compete in a tough market place. something to celebrate, sugarhouse is more than doubling its square foot able, most notable is a seven story garage on the right with a view of the river. in a region that many consider saturated with casino and atlantic city is stumbling and flat revenues, why expand? it was part of sugarhouse's original commitment before it scaled back for their opening. but this will make it more competitive and attract a larger group offest mers. >> we are not adding a ton of gaming but restaurant space and entertainment and parking. >> food and poker and spa and retail marina, there are all kinds of thing
over sugarhouse casino here in fishtown, the 4-year-old casino.hey broke ground on an expansion located here, it can more than double the size of the current casino. john rawlins has more from fishtown. >> reporter: well, as they said several tmes today, this is a long awaited expansion, a buildout of the original plan, basically they scaled back to open the casino here. the folks here at sugarhouse they have to expand now to compete in a tough market place. something to celebrate,...
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. >> reporter: before sugar house not much to see at the edge of fishtown. >> blighted sight, fences were up and wees growing and garbage and new people have access to the river. >> reporter: and access to the slots but reception meant initial plans had to be held off just look at the file video of this original scaled model, now though. >> wow, wow. >> reporter: casino representatives say it is time. >> very exciting day long time coming. >> reporter: sugar house breaking ground on 164 million-dollar expansion project. adding more than double the casino's original size, room for new event space, parking garage, poker room, even better, 1600 temporary construction jobs, 500 per casino jobs. >> being in the position to provide adequate employment for residents of the city is number one on my list as it relates to this project. >> reporter: some are questioning doubling down with so much competition. >> market right now is saturated. look at what is happening in atlantic city. >> reporter: four casinos could be shutting down for that very reason. here in philadelphia four developers ar
. >> reporter: before sugar house not much to see at the edge of fishtown. >> blighted sight, fences were up and wees growing and garbage and new people have access to the river. >> reporter: and access to the slots but reception meant initial plans had to be held off just look at the file video of this original scaled model, now though. >> wow, wow. >> reporter: casino representatives say it is time. >> very exciting day long time coming. >> reporter:...
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. >>> this is newly released surveillance video of three men wanted for robbery in the fishtown section. philadelphia police say one of the men pulled out a handgun at tri state clothing on west girard avenue one weekemploy bou hwaun bag.>> a redo. y's brig shead,oing see6phil humidi. 83 degree gh of s c e a e osrnn.ouoinglep e,odlee add pictu h dof i e lki vm,otan astm hineda, most o few p1 degre ssd, 91 butt' lmi>> 5:3 h veon latoohed inon ure w sts nai' t breakan f pcl >> 5:42, looks like you got a coffee cup in hand, maybe he is taking a picture. he is fishing in cape may, new jersey. we're getting up to 85, low humidity sun and clouds. >> it's the kind of day right now you don't need the air-conditiner roll the window down and enjoy the cool breeze. >> reporter: absolutely it's a beautiful morning and who is ready for the weekend? i am. we're ready to thed suburban traffic report -- to do the suburban traffic report. they are scheduled to close the route 13 maple avenue bridge over neshaminy creek for long-term construction. things are looking good toward oxford valley and the tren
. >>> this is newly released surveillance video of three men wanted for robbery in the fishtown section. philadelphia police say one of the men pulled out a handgun at tri state clothing on west girard avenue one weekemploy bou hwaun bag.>> a redo. y's brig shead,oing see6phil humidi. 83 degree gh of s c e a e osrnn.ouoinglep e,odlee add pictu h dof i e lki vm,otan astm hineda, most o few p1 degre ssd, 91 butt' lmi>> 5:3 h veon latoohed inon ure w sts nai' t breakan f pcl...
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. >>> a philadelphia police officer fired a gun once to end a tense situation in fishtown this morning. police called to the reports of an armed man barricaded in a vehicle at the intersection of sepviva and berks street. the call came in about 8:35 this morning. no one was hurt and the man was taken to the hospital for a mental health evaluation. >>> well, big changes tonight at citizens bank park. and phillies fans may notice them right away. metal detectors introduced at the ballpark as part after pilot program to beef up security in baseball stadiums throughout the country. and dann cuellar is live with the full story. dann? >> yes, rick. for some fans it is a whole new ballgame at citizens bank park. if you want to come see a game out here you have to go through medal detectors. for now and the rest of the season, only for the fans entering through the right-field gates. welcome to the new world of major league baseball. yes, folks, beginning with tonight's game all baseball fans coming through the right-field gates will have to go through medal detectors. >> after events like the
. >>> a philadelphia police officer fired a gun once to end a tense situation in fishtown this morning. police called to the reports of an armed man barricaded in a vehicle at the intersection of sepviva and berks street. the call came in about 8:35 this morning. no one was hurt and the man was taken to the hospital for a mental health evaluation. >>> well, big changes tonight at citizens bank park. and phillies fans may notice them right away. metal detectors introduced at...
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it is latest from the the sugar house casino in fishtown i'm steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> steve, thank you. >>> one person is rush to the hospital after a serious accident on i-95 in lawrenceville. police say a tow truck carrying a backhoe struck the princeton pike overpass. that caused backhoe to fall off tow truck and hit the car behind it. several lanes were shut down, drivers should expect delays in that area we do know engineers are inspecting the bridge and the truck driver was not hurt. >>> well, a boy is rush to the hospital after a falling through a manhole in philadelphia, this happened around 2:00 o'clock this afternoon in the 2900 block of phillips street in fair hill. witnesses say that manhole was covered by cardboard, and the boy then fell as he walked on top of it. his injuries are not known at this time. >>> well, if you bought fruit at your local store lately you will want to listen to this there is a big recall that going on that involves several types of fruits. still to come we will tell what you fruits are involved and what stores and why you sho
it is latest from the the sugar house casino in fishtown i'm steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> steve, thank you. >>> one person is rush to the hospital after a serious accident on i-95 in lawrenceville. police say a tow truck carrying a backhoe struck the princeton pike overpass. that caused backhoe to fall off tow truck and hit the car behind it. several lanes were shut down, drivers should expect delays in that area we do know engineers are inspecting the...
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problems in fishtown, they will close frankford avenue for construction between oxford and thompson thatill give us delays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. anne detours from septa bus routes. >> reporter: that's a bad start for your holiday weekend, we'll get the boat and go down the shore on thursday. woops. we'll have heavy rain today and tonight. and we'll have arthur related tomorrow. if you're grabbing the bus today, 79 degrees by 9:00 a.m., 85 by noon. in the afternoon and evening the chance of drenching thunderstorms on the way. matt and nydia. >> up next, the 5 comment that a waitress made on facebook that got her fired. >> new this morning two california parents have been arrested. they are accused of keeping their 11-year-old son with autism in a dog cage. police found a matt stress in the large kennel. the child was not enclosed at the time. but there are reports he might have been caindle up for -- caged up for several months or years. the boy and his two syllablings are in custody. tracy leann lloyd bu are under arrest for charges. >>> an ohio waitress is looking for are a new jo
problems in fishtown, they will close frankford avenue for construction between oxford and thompson thatill give us delays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. anne detours from septa bus routes. >> reporter: that's a bad start for your holiday weekend, we'll get the boat and go down the shore on thursday. woops. we'll have heavy rain today and tonight. and we'll have arthur related tomorrow. if you're grabbing the bus today, 79 degrees by 9:00 a.m., 85 by noon. in the afternoon and evening the...
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philadelphia police successfully dealt with an armed man who barricaded himself inside of a vehicle in the fishtownection. near the intersection of sepviva and berks street at 8:45 a.m. the police were able to resolve the situation with one gunshot fired in less than a half-hour no one was hurt. that man was taken to the hospital for a mental health evaluation. >>> turning to our weather, this afternoon we'll get to enjoy at least one more day of all of this gorgeous sunshine that's kind of left over from the weekend. looking at cape may, a beautiful day to hit the beach if you are lucky enough to be there this monday. there are changes ahead in the accuweather forecast. with the details we head to david murphy joining us outside with a look ahead in all of the sunshine. >> you are right, pretty nice afternoon building across the region. if you are into summertime weather look at the satellite. we have a morning full of sunshine across the region. now you see a little cloud cover to the west and i can see some of that filtering through as the afternoon goes on. i don't think we will get much worse
philadelphia police successfully dealt with an armed man who barricaded himself inside of a vehicle in the fishtownection. near the intersection of sepviva and berks street at 8:45 a.m. the police were able to resolve the situation with one gunshot fired in less than a half-hour no one was hurt. that man was taken to the hospital for a mental health evaluation. >>> turning to our weather, this afternoon we'll get to enjoy at least one more day of all of this gorgeous sunshine that's...
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. >> philadelphia police need your help in tracking down a thief who robbed an elderly man in fishtown. we have surveillance video of the suspect. this is at the wells fargo bank on frankford and girard. this happened last week. police say he followed a 91 year old man out of a bank and then attacked him from behind. they say the suspect stole the victim's money right out of his pocket, through him to the grounds, fortunately, he wasn't seriously hurt. anyone with information on the man seen in this video is asked to call police. >>> the ad operated son of former penn state coach jerry sandusky is opening up about his own abuse for the very first time. >> matthew sandusky's first public interview. it is airing next week with oprah winfrey, and sandusky said he was the victim of repeated sexual abuse by his adoptive father. jerry sandusky was convicted two years ago, you may recall, on 45 counts of child sex abuse. he was found guilty of raping or fondling ten boys that he met through a youth charity that he founded called the second mile. >>> and apparent robbery at popular center city
. >> philadelphia police need your help in tracking down a thief who robbed an elderly man in fishtown. we have surveillance video of the suspect. this is at the wells fargo bank on frankford and girard. this happened last week. police say he followed a 91 year old man out of a bank and then attacked him from behind. they say the suspect stole the victim's money right out of his pocket, through him to the grounds, fortunately, he wasn't seriously hurt. anyone with information on the man...
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"action news" was in fishtown for an exciting ground break, the $164 million project. the expansion include a new poker room, more restaurants and more parking. it's expected to add 1600 jobs. the project comes as atlantic to thady time sevelave ernl a mdndrpalestiaren.>>ta weeks posy oonths to identify some of theot b tgovernme.y will be f t p6as. two- fl from info downe. >nction ews" trh as a aacnd a . and he is not one, meteorologist, david murphy returns with a heat increase in your accuweather forecast. that humidity is also going up. our call to action volunteers are standing by ready to hp you with any hiiiii. hi. sorry, we're closed. what? i need help with my deposit. the bank has rules. it's really quick. i can't hear you. i promise, i'm gonna be really quick. i don't under...i can't hear you through the glass. i'll...be...quick! you'll be quick. that's what you just said? yes. i'm sorry, i can't hear you. we're closed. you know what? okay, that's... hey...sir? i just...okay. [ male announcer ] it's time to bank human again. that's why td bank has the longest
"action news" was in fishtown for an exciting ground break, the $164 million project. the expansion include a new poker room, more restaurants and more parking. it's expected to add 1600 jobs. the project comes as atlantic to thady time sevelave ernl a mdndrpalestiaren.>>ta weeks posy oonths to identify some of theot b tgovernme.y will be f t p6as. two- fl from info downe. >nction ews" trh as a aacnd a . and he is not one, meteorologist, david murphy returns with a heat...
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presbyterian church in kensington, tableware, glassware, some of the items found in the port richmond fishtown neighborhood during its work penndot uncovered some 5,000 years of philadelphia history. >> the earliest artifacts that are here are associated with native american people that lived here before that was a city of philadelphia. the oldest artifacts that we have native american artifacts have been dated to around 3560bc. >> how about that? those artifacts tell archeologists a lot about the fishing, shipbuilding and glass making industries in philadelphia. >>> that's incredible finds. hundreds gathered in downtown with a saw, wisconsin to watch some daredevil dog jump off a doggy pole. look at them go. four golden retrievers took turns diving in a tuning retrieve toils. audience of children and parents who great time. some of the dogs jumped distances up to 22 feet in the pool. i love seeing them just fly off there. >> ♪ >> i got 99 ... ♪ >> oh, i can't wait to watch the rest of. >> this weird al week here on cbs 3, weirds al, four sons, four consecutive days on new albumn. today's is c
presbyterian church in kensington, tableware, glassware, some of the items found in the port richmond fishtown neighborhood during its work penndot uncovered some 5,000 years of philadelphia history. >> the earliest artifacts that are here are associated with native american people that lived here before that was a city of philadelphia. the oldest artifacts that we have native american artifacts have been dated to around 3560bc. >> how about that? those artifacts tell archeologists...
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nbc 10's christine maddela was at that home today and monitoring the case from fishtown. christine? >> reporter: jacqueline, tonight i talked to east detectives. they told me they're issuing an officer warrant for the woman's son who seemingly disappeared today. he may have been cashing his mother's social security checks. police wheeled this deep freezer out of the home with the 83-year-old woman's body in it to prevent decomposition. the medical examiner will try to figure out how she died. >> my daughter, they called the police. >> reporter: her daughter is married to the grandson. her daughter called police after the son, william, allegely called and told her what happened to his mother. >> he said that she's -- she had died instantly and he put her in the freezer. >> reporter: she had a feeling something was wrong at the lee street house. >> because he wouldn't let her in the house. >> reporter: police say william is a pizza delivery man. this is his car parked outside the home. we were there as police towed it away. >> i was very surprised, like i was at work, like upset becau
nbc 10's christine maddela was at that home today and monitoring the case from fishtown. christine? >> reporter: jacqueline, tonight i talked to east detectives. they told me they're issuing an officer warrant for the woman's son who seemingly disappeared today. he may have been cashing his mother's social security checks. police wheeled this deep freezer out of the home with the 83-year-old woman's body in it to prevent decomposition. the medical examiner will try to figure out how she...
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. >>> police make an arrest after a tense standoff in philadelphia's fishtown neighborhood. authorities say a man believed to be armed, barricaded himself in a vehicle this morning at berks and the the man surrendered after police opened fire. no one was injured. >>> also tonight, philadelphia police are searching for this man, william mack, in connection with a string of fast food robberies, is that is when he calls and ordered for food and at gunpoint steals the bikes and cell phones of those who deliver it. there has been a total of 12 incidents since march in center city and south philadelphia. the the police are also looking for another suspect. >>> police in camden meanwhile released picture of a van in connection with a hit and run that seriously injured a man. police say that the driver in the white van, possibly a ford, hit a man as he got into his parked car at north 27th and high streets saturday night. police say that the man should have a damaged front end, and passenger side. >> a fast moving fire damaged section of row homes in the bridesberg section of the ci
. >>> police make an arrest after a tense standoff in philadelphia's fishtown neighborhood. authorities say a man believed to be armed, barricaded himself in a vehicle this morning at berks and the the man surrendered after police opened fire. no one was injured. >>> also tonight, philadelphia police are searching for this man, william mack, in connection with a string of fast food robberies, is that is when he calls and ordered for food and at gunpoint steals the bikes and...
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off artifacts that have been uncovered during excavation for i-95 improvement in port richmond and fishtown. >>> gross revenues at pennsylvania casinos are down almost 3 percent despite an up tic in the play of table games. check in two, three, four times a day kyw news radio 1060 on the amm dial. >>> coming up next a bank robbery in callus garnering national attention after witnesses say it turned into a war zone. >>> and a massive crater found in siberia has gotten the the attention of, russian scientists and we will tell you why when we come back and we are back at the top of the hour, good morning. >>> breaking news right now a mystery in strawberry mansion a couple found dead overnight, and we're learning they are related to a well men city official. >>> also happening today a presidential visit in wilmington. we will let you know what president obama plans to give them later this afternoon. >>> i'm quarter von tiehl. also developing this morning, all is quiet right now in gaza after israel agrees to a cease-fire. but, it may not last long. why israelis are holding off on their air str
off artifacts that have been uncovered during excavation for i-95 improvement in port richmond and fishtown. >>> gross revenues at pennsylvania casinos are down almost 3 percent despite an up tic in the play of table games. check in two, three, four times a day kyw news radio 1060 on the amm dial. >>> coming up next a bank robbery in callus garnering national attention after witnesses say it turned into a war zone. >>> and a massive crater found in siberia has gotten...
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good morning to fishtown, live look i-95 coming south in the work zone no problems or delays up and down that corridor. route 145 is block at lehigh street with a crash. detour in play there this morning. crews are still out on the turnpike eastbound right here near philadelphia bensalem interchange. out and about coming into philadelphia, from say south jersey or from south philadelphia and using the the schuylkill expressway, crews will be working to day between university and south, we will take that down to within lane, and kate, boy those thunder boomers last night i had to explain to austin that was angels bowling. >> that is exactly what happened, technically speaking. >> thank you for reenforcing that. >> yeah, you know what though, at least and thankfully all those thunderstorms are out of here, bob and we are looking good. granted still some lingering showers a sprinkle here and there but worst of those storms have long since retreated and we will gradually clear out, so storm scan three is starting to clear out a little bit here. it looks better then it did yesterday evening f
good morning to fishtown, live look i-95 coming south in the work zone no problems or delays up and down that corridor. route 145 is block at lehigh street with a crash. detour in play there this morning. crews are still out on the turnpike eastbound right here near philadelphia bensalem interchange. out and about coming into philadelphia, from say south jersey or from south philadelphia and using the the schuylkill expressway, crews will be working to day between university and south, we will...
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"eyewitness news" in fishtown as philly's only casino broke ground on a 164 million-dollar project. the new 30 table poke er room, new restaurants and new seven story parking garage all in the works. that project will create 1600 temporary construction jobs and also five hundred permanent jobs inside the casino. >> very exciting day. long time coming. >> being in the position to provide adequate employment for residents of the city is number one on my list. >> project should be finish next year. meanwhile four developers are still vying for the cities other casino license. >>> happening today philadelphia school advertise trick officials, meet with parents and school advocates for an update on the district's budget. they will also update steps district will take if the state of pennsylvania fails to pass the cigarette tax to help fund that budget. lawmakers return to harrisburg august 4th and they will continue that tax. >>> jay paterno, son of the late penn state head coach joe paterno, is suing the university for its dismissal of its coaching staff two years ago. paterno and anoth
"eyewitness news" in fishtown as philly's only casino broke ground on a 164 million-dollar project. the new 30 table poke er room, new restaurants and new seven story parking garage all in the works. that project will create 1600 temporary construction jobs and also five hundred permanent jobs inside the casino. >> very exciting day. long time coming. >> being in the position to provide adequate employment for residents of the city is number one on my list. >>...
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tableware and glass wear were some of the items found in port richmond in the fishtown neighborhoods.uring its work penndot uncovered some 5,000 years of philadelphia history. >> the earliest art facts that are here are associated with native americans people that loved here before there was a city of philadelphia. the oldest art fact that is we have native american artifacts have been date to do around 3,560bc. >> art facts tell a lot about the fishing, ship building and glass making industries here in philadelphia. >>> good to have kathy back from a back breaking day of work at ocean city. it was great that you had a beautiful night -- beautiful day down the shore for orr at the shore. >> you earned it. >> the day before arthur. we had flooding rains. >> rough going. >>> we had the all this year but, yeah, beautiful day. almost perfect. it may have even been perfect. great day to be outdoors with low humidity. just comfortable conditions and deep blue skies everywhere. will it stick that's the question that answer is in the seven day forecast. outside, skies are color. it is beautif
tableware and glass wear were some of the items found in port richmond in the fishtown neighborhoods.uring its work penndot uncovered some 5,000 years of philadelphia history. >> the earliest art facts that are here are associated with native americans people that loved here before there was a city of philadelphia. the oldest art fact that is we have native american artifacts have been date to do around 3,560bc. >> art facts tell a lot about the fishing, ship building and glass...
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. >> the sugar house casino in philadelphia's fishtown is going to whole lot bigger a ground breaking today on the casinos $164 million expansion. they are excited for a big reason. what comes with that, is a multi purpose event space with waterfront views, new restaurants parking garage and new 30 table poker room. it should be ready to go by neck year creating hundreds of news jobs. >> i'm proud to say we're as committed as ever to the future of sugar house. to the city of philadelphia and to our team members that have helped sugar house be successf successful. >> sugar house suspects to fill 500 new jobs once the project is set and done. it's voted a top place to work in philadelphia several times by the philadelphia business journal and philly.com since opening in 2010. >>> one historical ship is calling out an sos is philadelphia. uss olympia docked at the independence seaport museum along the delaware river is in need of funding for a big restoration project. it needs $7 million to get it all started. the total cost of the upgrades, 20 million bucks. if you'd like to help we sen
. >> the sugar house casino in philadelphia's fishtown is going to whole lot bigger a ground breaking today on the casinos $164 million expansion. they are excited for a big reason. what comes with that, is a multi purpose event space with waterfront views, new restaurants parking garage and new 30 table poker room. it should be ready to go by neck year creating hundreds of news jobs. >> i'm proud to say we're as committed as ever to the future of sugar house. to the city of...
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. >>> and an armed man brought traffic to a halt in fishtown this morning. over the intersections of sepviva and berks street where the suspect was barricaded in a car around 8:30. the police did fire one shot, but the situation was resolved peacefully without any injuries. the man was taken to the hospital for a mental health evaluation. >>> the mayor of wilmington, delaware calling for an end to gun violence after a shooting at a charity event this weekend. a group of men allegedly opened fire on a charity basketball event at haynes park at 32nd and franklin streets last night. mayor dennis williams this morning calling the shooting disturbing. he says he plans to urge the general assembly to pass gun regulation to prevent further gun violence. >>> and the jurors have the case in the case of the former traffic court judges accused of fixes tickets for family, friends and political allies. and the attorney says they did nothing wrong. traffic court abolished because of this case. >>> and get ready for traffic to more faster, the speed jumping up to 70 miles
. >>> and an armed man brought traffic to a halt in fishtown this morning. over the intersections of sepviva and berks street where the suspect was barricaded in a car around 8:30. the police did fire one shot, but the situation was resolved peacefully without any injuries. the man was taken to the hospital for a mental health evaluation. >>> the mayor of wilmington, delaware calling for an end to gun violence after a shooting at a charity event this weekend. a group of men...
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let get back to this breaking news out of fishtown my goodness. >> philadelphia police confirming that an officer did fire his gun in the just a short while ago in the 1800 block of beaver street this is sky fox getting a closer look. you can still see police activity. we have details about how and why this shooting happen. apparently it happened after police pulled over a red pickup truck. we are not seeing that truck in this particular shot. we don't know what that truck is doing. we can tell now one was hurt. suspect, guy driving that truck is in custody and we are still piecing together what happened and what led this office tore fire his gun in the first place. there is the gun over there to the left. >> yeah, keep going, keep going, yeah. >> i cannot tell. >> yes. >> they are getting evidence. >> that has to be it. >> okay. guy is in custody, right. >> guy is in custody. no one was hurt. we don't know what happened but that does look like the pickup truck with the cover. >> okay. >> we will keep following this story. sky fox will stay over the scene and we will bring you latest a
let get back to this breaking news out of fishtown my goodness. >> philadelphia police confirming that an officer did fire his gun in the just a short while ago in the 1800 block of beaver street this is sky fox getting a closer look. you can still see police activity. we have details about how and why this shooting happen. apparently it happened after police pulled over a red pickup truck. we are not seeing that truck in this particular shot. we don't know what that truck is doing. we...
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. >> good place in fishtown, scoop. >> they restricted them to south philadelphia.will expand it later on during the summer. coming up at number four on their list, best places, pop's water ice honor gone avenue. >> original owner appar started vending water ice in 1932 from a street car. >> that is cool he is believed to be the very first vendor of all to distribute water ice in the entire city. >> number three is italiano's we had people vote for this on twitter. thinks on south 12th street, shop is up and running again. they took a year off, remodeled. >> they are the home of the original gelati. >> that is right. >> first one. >> and mancuso's and son east passyunk avenue comes in at number two, yes, all right. >> and you know, yeah, and john's. >> by the way, over there i love lemon, cherry and chocolate. >> only flavors they have got. >> that is why i love them. >> topping the top for best water ice in south philadelphia is john's on christian street. this is also having a cherry, lemon and check late but they have specialty flavors which th weekend. >> they h
. >> good place in fishtown, scoop. >> they restricted them to south philadelphia.will expand it later on during the summer. coming up at number four on their list, best places, pop's water ice honor gone avenue. >> original owner appar started vending water ice in 1932 from a street car. >> that is cool he is believed to be the very first vendor of all to distribute water ice in the entire city. >> number three is italiano's we had people vote for this on twitter....
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. >> philadelphia police need your help in tracking down thief who robbed an elderly man in fishtown. check it out, surveillance video of the suspect at the wells fargo bank at frankford and girard last week. police followed 91 year old man, out of the bank, and attack him from behind. they say the suspect stole the victim's money out of his pocket, through him to the grounds, 91 year old man, fortunately he was not seriously hurt. anyone with information, on this man, seen in this video, is asked to please give police a call. >> time line released by philadelphia fire officials shows a quick response to fatal fire on gesner street. >> this after claims from residents, that firefighters did not act fast enough. fox 29's sabina live in southwest philadelphia with the latest on this, sabina? >> around the corner from the scene of the deadly fire, that, after protests broke out after community members allege firefighters took too long to get to the scene of the fire. now, officials released time line. here is what the records row veal, 2:44 a.m. last saturday, initial call for the fire c
. >> philadelphia police need your help in tracking down thief who robbed an elderly man in fishtown. check it out, surveillance video of the suspect at the wells fargo bank at frankford and girard last week. police followed 91 year old man, out of the bank, and attack him from behind. they say the suspect stole the victim's money out of his pocket, through him to the grounds, 91 year old man, fortunately he was not seriously hurt. anyone with information, on this man, seen in this video,...
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continue the countdown of new restaurants in philadelphia, eight, stock, the name after place in fishtownsing seafood? >> maybe. >> stock? i guess you can make lots with stock. >> quote us your favorite. love that, justin timberlake, michael jackson combination, the video is great. i like the way they inter mingle the old michael jackson, and justin. >> hard to believe it is five years he's been gone. >> that was june, right? okay, as you enjoyed that, farm fresh produce is synonymous with summer, no question about it. you plant your own tomatoes and stuff like that. a lot of us blow this whole thing because we let the food rot. whether in the frig or out on the cabinet. >> i've been doing, that because i joined the farm share here at work, but i don't know how to keep it from going bad. >> let's find out. steve knows all about this. can we just start with tow nature owes? my neighbors have a ton of them. >> with tomatoes? >> it turns out we have been storing tomatoes all wrong. actually we'll at the time your knowledge this morning. the top four, the top me owe here, the shoulder. when s
continue the countdown of new restaurants in philadelphia, eight, stock, the name after place in fishtownsing seafood? >> maybe. >> stock? i guess you can make lots with stock. >> quote us your favorite. love that, justin timberlake, michael jackson combination, the video is great. i like the way they inter mingle the old michael jackson, and justin. >> hard to believe it is five years he's been gone. >> that was june, right? okay, as you enjoyed that, farm fresh...
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. >> police involved shooting in philadelphia's fishtown neighborhood is under investigation tonight. police confirm an officer fired his gun on the 1800 block of street. the shooting alleged happened after police pulled over a red pickup truck. no word yet oh and what led the officer to fire his gun. police say no one was hurt and the suspect is now in custody. >> a second person is now charged in connection to a violent assault at a at an overbrook mosque. 35 year old leo schultz facing assault and other related charges. investigators turned himself in to police saturday afternoon with his attorney. police believe schultz and mosque leader merv mitchell attacked another member with in sheet tee after accusing him of stealing much the attack allegedly happened in the back of the mosque just after prayer services last week during ramadan. >> your next plane ticket going to cost you even more money. >> that's wonderful news. i love fees. i just love fees. i hope you too, too, we've got more. they just too effect. the amount you pay will depend on the type of trip you're taking. why off
. >> police involved shooting in philadelphia's fishtown neighborhood is under investigation tonight. police confirm an officer fired his gun on the 1800 block of street. the shooting alleged happened after police pulled over a red pickup truck. no word yet oh and what led the officer to fire his gun. police say no one was hurt and the suspect is now in custody. >> a second person is now charged in connection to a violent assault at a at an overbrook mosque. 35 year old leo schultz...
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this is the baltimore pike ramp, to the northbound lanes of 476 to fishtown, i95, in the construction zone, where we have three lanes squeeze, working your way in toward downtown, but otherwise, other than just some volume popping, everything good to go on our major roadway, and problems, though, on mass transit. all of the septa subway surface trolleys from there the market frankford line will take you the rest of the way into center city all because of power problems in the tunnels, in center city. and it is center sit at this self, walnut blocked 12th to 13th, market street the best bet this morning, ukee, back to you. >> in the news, two men described as persons of interest are undergoing questioning in connection with the deadly carjacking in north philadelphia. the suv jumped a curve and killed three children. syma chowdhry at police headquarters now to tell you more about it, syma? >> that's right, ukee, police are questioning two men, they call, persons of interest. they've been here since last night here at police headquarters. one of the men was pick up by police, on the 290
this is the baltimore pike ramp, to the northbound lanes of 476 to fishtown, i95, in the construction zone, where we have three lanes squeeze, working your way in toward downtown, but otherwise, other than just some volume popping, everything good to go on our major roadway, and problems, though, on mass transit. all of the septa subway surface trolleys from there the market frankford line will take you the rest of the way into center city all because of power problems in the tunnels, in center...
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. >>> late night, early morning drivers be prepared for lane closures on i-95 in fishtown, penndot will start work tonight on a major construction project and multi million-dollar project will improve the lanes of i-95, between girard and allegheny avenues, between the interchanges there i-95 southbound, left lane will be closed tonight through friday from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. >>> oh, no. well, still ahead, an american teenager beaten by police, in israel, now sentenced to house arrest, what sparked the clash that landed this 15 year-old american, behind bars. and then this... . >> the the last time i pulled in the parking lot he was coming up. >> hello, world. a south jersey boy, just didn't want to wait to meet his family, born in the emergency room, parking lot, steps away from help. emergency room, parking lot, steps away from help. why this isn't the answer to treating your dog's fleas and ticks is staring you right in the face. nexgard, from the makers of frontline® plus. it's the only soft, beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks. vets recommend it. and dogs, wel
. >>> late night, early morning drivers be prepared for lane closures on i-95 in fishtown, penndot will start work tonight on a major construction project and multi million-dollar project will improve the lanes of i-95, between girard and allegheny avenues, between the interchanges there i-95 southbound, left lane will be closed tonight through friday from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. >>> oh, no. well, still ahead, an american teenager beaten by police, in israel, now sentenced...
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sugar house broke ground on a 164 million-dollar expansion project, in fishtown, yesterday. the improved site will double in size and include a new 30 table poker room restaurants and seven story parking garage. it will create 1600 temporary construction jobs and 500 permanent jobs in the casino. >> very exciting day, long time coming. >> to be in the position to provide adequate employment for residents of the city is number one on my list. >> project should be finish next year. four developers are still vying to open up another casino in the city. >>> it is wednesday, and before you plan your weekend you might want to add a trip to the jersey shore. wildwood, atlantic city and ocean city all make a new list of having best boardwalk food around. by the way rehoboth beach in delaware also made the cut. syma chowdhry shows you what is on the menu. >> reporter: the shore means sun, sand and, of course, the food, so it is in surprise that seven shore towns in new jersey ranked high on a national list for top boardwalk food. web site call the daily meal rang ocean city 15th. >>
sugar house broke ground on a 164 million-dollar expansion project, in fishtown, yesterday. the improved site will double in size and include a new 30 table poker room restaurants and seven story parking garage. it will create 1600 temporary construction jobs and 500 permanent jobs in the casino. >> very exciting day, long time coming. >> to be in the position to provide adequate employment for residents of the city is number one on my list. >> project should be finish next...
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. >>> police arrested a man after a tense standoff in philadelphia's fishtown neighborhood. the authorities said the man believed to be armed bash cadeed himself at berks streets. the man surrendered after police opened fire, and in one was injured. >>> investigators are hoping to learn identity of the body pulled from penny pack creek in northeast philadelphia. a man was found floating in the water near rhawn street and lexington avenue, yesterday morning. officials tried to determine who he is and exactly what happened. >>> well, certainly hard to imagine that anyone could forget a a child in their car but we know it does happen, again and again and it can end tragically. >> coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", three on your side's jim donovan shares some common solution. >> he is a hero, thank him. >> caught on tape a police officer drags a man from the busy highway, how did it get there, find out, next. >>> a not so smart selfie see how this photo landed this woman behind bars. you're watching cbs-3 >>> calmer wind and caller temperatures allowing fire fighters to go on
. >>> police arrested a man after a tense standoff in philadelphia's fishtown neighborhood. the authorities said the man believed to be armed bash cadeed himself at berks streets. the man surrendered after police opened fire, and in one was injured. >>> investigators are hoping to learn identity of the body pulled from penny pack creek in northeast philadelphia. a man was found floating in the water near rhawn street and lexington avenue, yesterday morning. officials tried to...
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. >>> back here at home, sugarhouse casino along the waterfront in philadelphia's fishtown is going to get a lot bigger. >> yes, casino announcing 164 million-dollar expansion and what comes with it, a multi-purpose event space with waterfront views, new restaurants, parking garage, and a new 30 table poker room. it should be ready to go by next year. and it should create hundreds of new jobs. >>> i'm proud to say, we're as committed as ever to the future of sugarhouse to the city of philadelphia, and to our team members that have helped sugarhouse be successful. >> sugarhouse casino expects to build 500 new jobs, once the progress is finished. it is voted top place to work in philadelphia, several times, matter of fact, by the philadelphia business journal and philly.com. since its opening in 2010. >>> now, speaking of openings, the largest target store on east coast is open right now, in our area. >> so the good news here, of course, with the opening comes a lot of employment opportunities for people that maybe also some travel headaches. sabina car coast looking into this opening. g
. >>> back here at home, sugarhouse casino along the waterfront in philadelphia's fishtown is going to get a lot bigger. >> yes, casino announcing 164 million-dollar expansion and what comes with it, a multi-purpose event space with waterfront views, new restaurants, parking garage, and a new 30 table poker room. it should be ready to go by next year. and it should create hundreds of new jobs. >>> i'm proud to say, we're as committed as ever to the future of sugarhouse...
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this is in fishtown. penndot starting work tonight on the major, i-95 project. multi million-dollar project will improve lanes on the southbound side between girard and allegheny avenues. those interchanges there so southbound, left lane will be closed tonight, through from it night, 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. >> we have until 10:00 o'clock tonight. >> 10:00 o'clock at night until 5:00 in the morning every day, until it is completed. >> it will be a rough span there but hopefully worth it afterwards. >> my goodness. >> all of us trying to come to grips and come together to support the family devastated by that fire in southwest philadelphia as you know by now four children were killed around 3:00 in the morning on saturday when a fire ripped through about eight row homes. >> jenny joyce is live at the scene of the fire this morning. neighborhoods really coming together, jenny? >> reporter: it is amaze to go see, sue. they have come together. taking a look, the 6500 block of gesner street remains blocked off. today, several homes charred. at least ten homes, destroy
this is in fishtown. penndot starting work tonight on the major, i-95 project. multi million-dollar project will improve lanes on the southbound side between girard and allegheny avenues. those interchanges there so southbound, left lane will be closed tonight, through from it night, 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. >> we have until 10:00 o'clock tonight. >> 10:00 o'clock at night until 5:00 in the morning every day, until it is completed. >> it will be a rough span there but hopefully...
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i-95 in fishtown, southbound the normal heavy traffic from allegheny to girard of we have scattered delaysne is 14 minutes behind. norristown ten minutes. >> the styx concert is on tonight despite the fact that their tour bus caught ♪ i'm out of my mind ♪ thinking i was born in the wrong time ♪ ♪ it's love on rewind everything is so throwback-ish ♪ ♪ i kinda like it, like it out of my league ♪ ♪ baby, you're so classic >>> mkto with their song "classic." they're going to be performing their new single, live, "american dream." perfect for the fourth of july holidays. >>> lara is not here because she's across the pond in england, covering wimbledon. as the women play the semifinals this morning. >> robin and george back next week, after the holiday. >>> we're celebrating all-american food this weekend on "gma," as we gear up for the big holiday weekend. and this weekend, the cake boss, buddy valastro here. so, we'll hopefully, that will be for the right person. >>> and calling all firefighters. there's still time for the "gma" 5 alarm firefighters challenge. three teams will be chosen to com
i-95 in fishtown, southbound the normal heavy traffic from allegheny to girard of we have scattered delaysne is 14 minutes behind. norristown ten minutes. >> the styx concert is on tonight despite the fact that their tour bus caught ♪ i'm out of my mind ♪ thinking i was born in the wrong time ♪ ♪ it's love on rewind everything is so throwback-ish ♪ ♪ i kinda like it, like it out of my league ♪ ♪ baby, you're so classic >>> mkto with their song "classic."...