. >> i'm jessica dean. >> >>> newly released surveillance video shows the thefts taking place in broad daylight. henry is live at 20th and lombard plus the easy thing owners can do to prevent becoming a victim. >> reporter: police say this is a growing problem city-wide with thieves selling each battery they steal. they hope surveillance video captured will draw the public's attention to the growing problem. >> totally natural. broad daylight. >> before we showed tom's video of the thief lifting up a hood. he told us, >> i love my wrangler won't give it up >> but devotees to the vehicle need to be aware >> unfortunately it's attempting target. easy access. >> reporter: philly police have been dealing with a rash of the car battery thefts in several different neighborhoods >> so far near to date comparing 2017 and 2016, we're up about 41% as far as car battery thefts. >> reporter: a break came last week when security camera can captured you at least one thief, but until he's arrested and the police get a handle he has a recommendation for car owners especially jeep rangers >> they can b

good evening, i'm jessica dean >> i'm ukee washington, supporters pouring in for the arizona senator. he was engaged in battle over healthcare when he suddenly returned home to have the blood clot removed. it was found during a routine check not far from where he had a cancerous lesion removed in 2000. he was first elected in 1996, the former prison of war in vietnam and 2000 presidential nominee is in good spirits and reviewing treatment options >> pray. i don't know god knows how this ends, not me. but i do know this. this disease has never had a more worthy opponent. >> senator mccain is tough. and we're pulling for him. it's -- it's a real shock. >> president trump released this statement tonight. senator john mccain has always been a fighter, milania extend our prayers to the. >>> more than a half dozen police officers open fire in kensington neighborhood. david spunt is live with what we know right now. david? >> reporter: jessica, police officials say these officers opened fire because they were threatened with a gun. i want to back out, show you a live scene be 400 block of so

. >> i'm jessica dean. >> >>> newly released surveillance shows the thefts taking place in broad daylight henry is live at 20th and lombard plus the easy thing owners can do to prevent becoming a victim. >> reporter: police say this is a growing problem city-wide with thieves selling each battery they steal. they hope surveillance video captil the public's attention to the growing problem. >> totally natural. broad daylight. >> before we showed tom's video of the thief lifting up a hood. he told us, >> i love my wrangler won't give it up >> but devotees to the vehicle need to be aware >> unfortunately it's attempting target. easy access. >> reporter: philly police have been dealing with a rash of the car battery thefts in several different neighborhoods >> so far near to date comparing 2017 and 2016, we're up about 41% as far as car battery thefts. >> reporter: a break came last week when security camera can captured you at least one thief police get a handle herecommend especially jeep buy amazon and forth, to put a lock on their so that it's, it will be hard to steal your car battery. >

. >> i'm jessica dean, live in kennett square at longwood gardens surrounded by all the beautiful plants and flowers that make up this historic place known as longwood gardens. we got a lot to share with you. we're going to take you outside for the new revamped fountains, they just reopened in may and have a spectacular show that happens only at night. we're also going to take you inside a place that is a hot and difficult reservation to get as far as a year-out to get inside this restaurant and our alexandria hoff got to go in there this evening, we can't wait to see what she found. in the meantime as i'm we're inside because there's a nor easter makes its way through the area, let's go to chelsea for more on what the weather is looking like right now. chelsea? >> hi there, jess, i'm outside right in front of the gorgeous fountains right behind me, we have been lucky so far this evening. just dealing with the light rain here in kennett square. and they have the fountain show on just for us, and just for you guys right now. not everyone has been so lucky. dealing with heavy rain fall and

good evening, i'm jessica dean >> i'm ukee washington, supporters pouring in for the arizona senator. he was engaged in battle over healthcare when he suddenly returned home to have the blood clot removed. it was found during a routine check not far from where he had a cancerous lesion removed in 2000. he was first elected in 1996, the former prison of war in vietnam and 2000 presidential nominee is in good spirits and reviewing treatment options >> pray. i don't know god knows how this ends, not me. but i do know this. this disease has never had a more worthy opponent. >> senator mccain is tough. and we're pulling for him. it's -- it's a real shock. >> president trump released this statement tonight. senator john mccain has always been a fighter, milania extend our prayers to the. >>> more than a half dozen police officers open fire in kensington neighborhood. david spunt is live with what we know right now. david? >> reporter: jessica, police officials say these officers opened fire because they were threatened with a gun. i want to back out, show you a live scene be 400 block of so

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good evening, i'm jessica dean >> i'm ukee washington. we have live team coverage of the extensive search. alexandria hoff spoke to people who know the missing men but we begin with greg argos in sold bury township. >> reporter: the person of interest is 20-year-old cosmo debarnard, he was released oh on $100,000 cash bond. the family farm down the road in bucks county. the center of attention in this criminal missing persons investigation. the second full day of searching the solbury property to evidence that could lead to missing young man. an investigation being called massive in scope >> it's a biggest one you ever seen and multi-it by a million >> despite county state and federal investigator, in some cases foot by foot. little information being released by bucks county district attorney matthews wine traub >> if i knew the answer i wouldn't be able to share it. >> reporter: investigator are saying this man is a person of interest. throughout the course of the last week, jimmy patrick, dean, monday, dinardo arrested on unlike unrelat

good evening i'm jessica dean. >> good evening, i'm ukee washington. live in ocean city. it's been a great day. absolutely great day. the surf, the sand, the sun, fun, it is all here and it will get better tomorrow it's the accident occurred annual nights in venice, people will line the bay front and see the decorated homes and a fantastic boat parade. it gets better, better, every day here. and learning today earlier today, rather, some of the younger sailors in ocean city showed off their decorated boats, kids had a great time. and we saw really creative decorations. all leads up to tomorrow's night in venice, boat parade starts at 6:00 p.m. ocean city is the place to be during the hot summer days and hot summer nights. right now, it's rather cool with a nice breeze coming off the atlantic ocean. we have been in an excessive heat warning. chelsea is with us. >> reporter: hello there, ukee, we're talking about warm temperatures we're dealing with tonight. and we're dealing with a number across the region checking in in the 80's. with the weather watcher, we are live with

. >> and i'm jessica dean. eyewitness news reporter greg argos is live with the latest on this investigation. greg? >> reporter: and jessica, officials are calling this a criminal investigation. they're trying to figure out exactly what happened to those four young men who went missing last week and they do say foul play is suspected in their appearance. >> investigators in bucks county are not calling him a suspect in the disappearance, but sources say he may be connected. this afternoon police arresting dinardo on unrelated weapons charges. chopper 3 showing officers escorting him into the bucks county correctional facility $1 million bond. >> this investigation the leads are incredibly hot, they're very fruit al. we're making great progress but there is so much more work do. >> we've been treating this as a criminal investigation. >> reporter: each went missing within days of each other and for most of monday the center of attention has been in this property owned by the dinardo family. >> we dedicated a ton

i'm jessica dean. ukee washington has the night off. all across the area there have also been several reports of damage caused by the storms. eyewitness news in white marsh township montgomery county where a large tree fell on a home. authorities say the house sustained minor damage and fortunately nobody was hurt. we go now to meteorologist chelsea ingram and also what we can expect over the next few hours. >> we are still monitoring this very strong line of storms that push through the lehigh valley, we have some severe thunderstorm warnings that have been issued, atlantic county, cumberland count kent county in delaware and also salem county in new jersey. we're dealing with heavy downpours, torrential rains, we're dealing with winds in excess of 60 miles per hour. so as you can see torrential downpours and this continues to push off to the east. this is going to be heading toward atlantic city so heads up for you folks down there. things have quieted down and we have some flood waters, a flash flood warning remains in effect through

. >> i'm jessica dean. we are rolling on with summertime right here in philadelphia. where it all began, it's the perfect place to celebrate the 4th of july holiday. we've seen tons out and about and it's a great night to be out. we've got a lot in store. the history of philadelphia, what's been going on to celebrate. but everyone is talking about what the weather is going to be like. if you're headed to the poconos, shore, staying in the city, everybody wants to know what the forecast is. let's go to lauren casey at spruce street harbor park. lauren? >> thanks so much, we're off to a great start. weather-wise here at spruce street harbor park i'm traveling with my entourage. looking lovely. everyone is smiles on everyone's faces, we're heading into a four-day holiday weekend. everyone enjoyed the fireworks went off about an hour and a half ago. still people very enthusiastic at this time. temperatures still very warm. everyone has a nice summer going on right now, temperatures in the 80's across much of the area k right now we're currently in the 80's still in philad

. >> i'm jessica dean. . this morning's discovery shaken a neighborhood and the city says there have been other cases like this over the past few months greg argos is live outside police headquarters with new details on the investigation. greg? >> reporter: police are actively investigating this case, the noose spotted near 18th and lombard. philadelphia police releasing surveillance of two men they say may be responsible. friday morning, at the corner of 18th and lombard, this disturbing discovery, a hang man's noose dangling from a tree. >> could be someone playing a prank. we're concerned obviously any time you see a noose or that type of artifact it conjures up images of lynching. >> philly pd said they're taking no chances collecting the noose and helping to determine who placed it on the tree. friday police releasing this video showing two males, one white one black walking away from the tree, seconds earlier the white male tossed the rope over the branch >> the shocking and disgusting. and frankly sad

. >> i'm jessica dean. >> you do not want to leave home without the umbrella tomorrow.ren is here to let us know when the rain arrives, lauren. >> skorm scan three showing us dry conditions across the delaware valley and thunderstorm around the harrisburg area. more moisture up whipped. not too imposing at the moment. an area of low pressure positioned in the lower midwest. it's the certainty right now that continues to strengthen eastbound and eventually slides up the coast and picks up more and more moisture impacting our area across as we head into friday and saturday as well. very moisture laden system. in fact a nor'easter is going to have the structure and same motion as nor'easter. they're uncommon during the summer schbility here it is, it will be impact the the area friday, friday, friday night, saturday, yielding widespread heavy rainfall and flash flooding. it's in effect for a large portion of the area including center city philadelphia friday afternoon through saturday afternoon we're talking about two, three, four plus inches of rainfall and because we had

i'm jessica dean. ukee washington has the night off. all across the area there have also been several reports of damage caused by the storms. eyewitness news in white marsh township montgomery county where a large tree fell on a home. authorities say the house sustained minor damage and fortunately nobody was hurt. we go now to meteorologist chelsea ingram and also what we can expect over the next few hours. >> we are still monitoring this very strong line of storms that push through the lehigh valley, we have some severe thunderstorm warnings that have been issued, atlantic county, cumberland count kent county in delaware and also salem county in new jersey. we're dealing with heavy downpours, torrential rains, we're dealing with winds in excess of 60 miles per hour. so as you can see torrential downpours and this continues to push off to the east. this is going to be heading toward atlantic city so heads up for you folks down there. things have quieted down and we have some flood waters, a flash flood warning remains in effect through

. >> i'm jessica dean. >> simpson, now 70 years old could be released as early as october 1. he spent more than eight years in prison don't for hotel room hight in las vegas. he testified before the parole board. all four parole commissioners who conducted the hearing voted for his release after a half hour of deliberation. >> two criminal defense attorneys have differenting views on the parole decision. >> ukee, completely different rules. he was supposed to serve 33 years in prison. >>> at times he was apologetic and other times he made executions. ultimately he'll be a free man. one defense attorney believes he could easily go back to jail if he's not careful. >> i'm sorry it happened. >> 70-year-old o.j. said he was wrong to join armed associates to get his personal belongings back from sports memoriabilia dealer in 2007. that dealer, bruce, asked the parole board to have mercy on simpson. >> this is a good man he made a mistake. >> he left his hearing knowing he'll be out in a few months. >> when i heard his answers i thought he was talking himself into nine more years.

good evening i'm jessica dean, ukee washington is off tonight. lawmakers agreed on a budget just hours before the shutdown would have entered a fourth day, greg argos is live in trenton with breaking details. greg? >> reporter: that's exactly right, jessica, the breaking details is that this budget impasse is state shutdown is over. chris christie expected to speak here at his office at the state capitol any minute and tomorrow the 4th of july for everyone concerned, the beaches, the public parks are expected to be reopened. >> the most important thing is we open the state of new jersey again. we put back to work all those workers that did not get to go to work today. we open the beaches, the services, >> we care a great deal about the finances in this budget. it's the best we've seen in ten year, provides for a lot of people. and i think it's a good day, because everything will be open probably starting tomorrow. i think the governor said he's putting out a release that the beaches will be open tomorrow. >> reporter: that was state assembly spea

. >> and i'm jessica dean. eyewitness news reporter greg argos is live with the latest on this investigation. greg? >> reporter: and jessica, officials are calling this a criminal investigation. they're trying to figure out exactly what happened to those four young men who went missing last week and they do say foul play is suspected in their appearance. >> investigators in bucks county are not calling him a suspect in the disappearance, but sources say he may be connected. this afternoon police arresting dinardo on unrelated weapons charges. chopper 3 showing officers escorting him into the bucks county correctional facility $1 million bond. >> this investigation the leads are incredibly hot, they're very fruit al. we're making great progress but there is so much more work do. >> we've been treating this as a criminal investigation. >> reporter: each went missing within days of each other and for most of monday the center of attention has been in this property owned by the dinardo family. >> we dedicated a ton

good evening i'm jessica dean. >> good evening, i'm ukee washington. live in ocean city. it's been a great day. absolutely great day. the surf, the sand, the sun, fun, it is all here and it will get better tomorrow it's the accident occurred annual nights in venice, people will line the bay front and see the decorated homes and a fantastic boat parade. it gets better, better, every day here. and learning today earlier today, rather, some of the younger sailors in ocean city showed off their decorated boats, kids had a great time. and we saw really creative decorations. all leads up to tomorrow's night in venice, boat parade starts at 6:00 p.m. ocean city is the place to be during the hot summer days and hot summer nights. right now, it's rather cool with a nice breeze coming off the atlantic ocean. we have been in an excessive heat warning. chelsea is with us. >> reporter: hello there, ukee, we're talking about warm temperatures we're dealing with tonight. and we're dealing with a number across the region checking in in the 80's. with the weather watcher, we are live with

. >> i'm jessica dean. >> you do not want to leave home without the umbrella tomorrow. lauren is here to let us know when the rain arrives, lauren. >> skorm scan three showing us dry conditions across the delaware valley and thunderstorm around the harrisburg area. more moisture up whipped. not too imposing at the moment. an area of low pressure positioned in the lower midwest. it's the certainty right now that continues to strengthen eastbound and eventually slides up the coast and picks up more and more moisture impacting our area across as we head into friday and saturday as well. very moisture laden system. in fact a nor'easter is going to have the structure and same motion as nor'easter. they're uncommon during the summer schbility here it is, it will be impact the the area friday, friday, friday night, saturday, yielding widespread heavy rainfall and flash flooding. it's in effect for a large portion of the area including center city philadelphia friday afternoon through saturday afternoon we're talking about two, three, four plus inches of rainfall and because we

. >> i'm jessica dean. . this morning's discovery shaken a neighborhood and the city says there have been other cases like this over the past few months greg argos is live outside police headquarters with new details on the investigation. greg? >> reporter: police are actively investigating this case, the noose spotted near 18th and lombard. philadelphia police releasing surveillance of two men they say may be responsible. friday morning, at the corner of 18th and lombard, this disturbing discovery, a hang man's noose dangling from a tree. >> could be someone playing a prank. we're concerned obviously any time you see a noose or that type of artifact it conjures up images of lynching. >> philly pd said they're taking no chances collecting the noose and helping to determine who placed it on the tree. friday police releasing this video showing two males, one white one black walking away from the tree, seconds earlier the white male tossed the rope over the branch >> the shocking and disgusting. and frankly sad

good evening, i'm jessica dean >> i'm ukee washington. we have live team coverage of the extensive search. alexandria hoff spoke to people who know the missing men but we begin with greg argos in sold bury township. >> reporter: the person of interest is 20-year-old cosmo debarnard, he was released oh on $100,000 cash bond. the family farm down the road in bucks county. the center of attention in this criminal missing persons investigation. the second full day of searching the solbury property to evidence that could lead to missing young man. an investigation being called massive in scope >> it's a biggest one you ever seen and multi-it by a million >> despite county state and federal investigator, in some cases foot by foot. little information being released by bucks county district attorney matthews wine traub >> if i knew the answer i wouldn't be able to share it. >> reporter: investigator are saying this man is a person of interest. throughout the course of the last week, jimmy patrick, dean, monday, dinardo arrested on unlike unrelat

. >> i'm jessica dean. we are rolling on with summertime right here in philadelphia. where it all began, it's the perfect place to celebrate the 4th of july holiday. we've seen tons out and about and it's a great night to be out. we've got a lot in store. the history of philadelphia, what's been going on to celebrate. but everyone is talking about what the weather is going to be like. if you're headed to the poconos, shore, staying in the city, everybody wants to know what the forecast is. let's go to lauren casey at spruce street harbor park. lauren? >> thanks so much, we're off to a great start. weather-wise here at spruce street harbor park i'm traveling with my entourage. looking lovely. everyone is smiles on everyone's faces, we're heading into a four-day holiday weekend. everyone enjoyed the fireworks went off about an hour and a half ago. still people very enthusiastic at this time. temperatures still very warm. everyone has a nice summer going on right now, temperatures in the 80's across much of the area k right now we're currently in the 80's still in philad

. >> i'm jessica dean "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live in hunting park with the story. vid? >> reporter: jessica, the 7-foot burmese python came here as petunia that's what employees here at acct philly named him he left with his real name ky. he's home with his owner tonight and his owner says it will not happen again. >> unique reunion wednesday night outside of animal control in philadelphia. as he walked out with his seven month python in tow. >> surprised by all the attention not surprised he really got out. he's usually out in the house sometimes he got out of the actual house you know i can't really say surprising die have the door open. >> reporter: al shabazz was working outside of his point breeze home and ky got out through that open door. the snake slithered his way to margo rollins flowers. >> it was long. i seen him when it police picked it up and pup it in the bag. i'm standing there watching everything. >> reporter: but police were called animal control took ky to acct philly they named him if he tune january let us meet him. >> he's squeezing my neck. >>

good evening i'm jessica dean, ukee washington is off tonight. lawmakers agreed on a budget just hours before the shutdown would have entered a fourth day, greg argos is live in trenton with breaking details. greg? >> reporter: that's exactly right, jessica, the breaking details is that this budget impasse is state shutdown is over. chris christie expected to speak here at his office at the state capitol any minute and tomorrow the 4th of july for everyone concerned, the beaches, the public parks are expected to be reopened. >> the most important thing is we open the state of new jersey again. we put back to work all those workers that did not get to go to work today. we open the beaches, the services, >> we care a great deal about the finances in this budget. it's the best we've seen in ten year, provides for a lot of people. and i think it's a good day, because everything will be open probably starting tomorrow. i think the governor said he's putting out a release that the beaches will be open tomorrow. >> reporter: that was state assembly spea

. >> i'm jessica dean. >> simpson, now 70 years old could be released as early as october 1. he spent more than eight years in prison don't for hotel room hight in las vegas. he testified before the parole board. all four parole commissioners who conducted the hearing voted for his release after a half hour of deliberation. >> two criminal defense attorneys have differenting views on the parole decision. >> ukee, completely different rules. he was supposed to serve 33 years in prison. >>> at times he was apologetic and other times he made executions. ultimately he'll be a free man. one defense attorney believes he could easily go back to jail if he's not careful. >> i'm sorry it happened. >> 70-year-old o.j. said he was wrong to join armed associates to get his personal belongings back from sports memoriabilia dealer in 2007. that dealer, bruce, asked the parole board to have mercy on simpson. >> this is a good man he made a mistake. >> he left his hearing knowing he'll be out in a few months. >> when i heard his answers i thought he was talking himself into nine more years.

. >> hi everyone i'm jessica dean. ukee, don't we just love summer fest fridays, it is such a wonderful part of the week when we get to show off all of the great places, all across the delaware valley and get to share summer fun with everyone. as you mentioned we are in kenneth square today, home of the beautiful, long wood gardens and this is just a magnificent place, so many people have grown upcoming here during the holidays, in the summer, others, have never visited before and we will take you on a behind the scenes tour and you will see all that long wood gardens has to offer, all that kent square has to offer today. this is certainly a place that can benefit from rain we are surrounded by inn chrisible foliage and plants, and magnificent flowers. we will go tout chelsea ingram , our meteorologist, she's outside by fountains and it sounds like we will get a lot of rain. >> reporter: jessica, you are right, by the way we are out here by fountains, the fountain show is just getting underway, this is such a zen like

. >> i'm jessica dean "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live in hunting park with the story. david? >> reporter: jessica, the 7-foot burmese python came here as petunia that's what employees here at acct philly named him he left with his real name ky. he's home with his owner tonight and his owner says it will not happen again. >> unique reunion wednesday night outside of animal control in philadelphia. as he walked out with his seven month python in tow. >> surprised by all the attention not surprised he really got out. he's usually out in the house sometimes he got out of the actual house you know i can't really say surprising die have the door open. >> reporter: al shabazz was working outside of his point breeze home and ky got out through that open door. the snake slithered his way to margo rollins flowers. >> it was long. i seen him when it police picked it up and pup it in the bag. i'm standing there watching everything. >> reporter: but police were called animal control took ky to acct philly they named him if he tune january let us meet him. >> he's squeezing my neck.

good evening i'm jessica dean. >>> aim ukee washington. heat has people heading to the shore and many are on the beach right now, in atlantic city for a big concert. >> our cleve bryan is live in ac where thousands turned out to see pink, cleve. >> reporter: people go to the beach to cool off and today if you came to atlantic city you are here to see pink. they are here to see pink. the boardwalk is packed by pink fans that are enjoying the beginning of the beach fest first of the three atlantic city beach concerts. there is a huge line going in the vip check in. those people get to sit in the shade. they will be beating the heat but it is not too bad down here at the moment. there is a light breeze, all of the people will be right against the ocean next to that enormous stage set up on the beach, close to the playground , used to be the pier at caesars. and this is kick off to the beach concert series. we saw lots of people carrying water, seats, chairs to sit in as they try to stay cool for this beach concert with pink. we talked to atla

. >>> good evening, i'm jessica dean. >>> i'm ukee washington. new york city police officer is, dead after being ambushed in the bronx overnight. lapd say officer was inside a park mobile command unit when 34 year-old alexander bonds walked up and shot her in the head. bonds was shot and killed by police about a block away. >> shots fired. >> reporter: early morning police patrol was interrupted by violent ambush, suspect alexander bond is allegedly walk up to an nypd mobile command post window and opened fire, striking officer miosotis familia, in the head. >> it is clear this was an un provoked attack, on police office's signed to keep people in this great city safe. she was sitting in the vehicle and he came up, and fired a round into the vehicle. >> reporter: her frantic partner's desperate call for help came moments after the shooting. >> my partner is shot, my partner is shot. >> give me everything. >> i felt like a brawl happening in the police van, like a crazy guy, with a gun and then point blank range. >> reporter: officer miosotis fami

. >>> i'm jessica dean. community members in new castle delaware are rallying after a fiery crash at an animal shelter killed one person and three cats, over the weekend. >> "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live at brandywine valley spca where vigil is planned tonight, anita. >> reporter: new castle city police identified driver and sole victim as 36 year-old latoyia cooper, mother of five young children a vigil will soon get underway to honor her as well as three cats that died in this blaze. while this is a tragedy s pa is thanking first responders and community for stepping into help. >> this is really heart break ing. >> reporter: one day after driver died from plowing her car in the brandywine valley spca in delaware, the community is rallying. >> we have seen people coming forward in ways we never thought was possible. >> reporter: need's great, cooper's suv drove straight through vet clinic sparking a fire and displacing 98 animals inside. >> it was heart wrenching because we see that shelter al

. >> i'm jessica dean. after tuesday's close vote to bring debate on the health care overhaul republican senators are trying to overcome deep party division toss make good on their campaign promises to end obama care. cbs correspondent seth lemon reports. >> there are american families that cannot afford. >> reporter: senators engaged in the debate about future of health care on wednesday. >> obama care premiums have doubled, because the young, healthy people say it cost too much, and the sicker, sicker people are only won left in insurance. >> half of the country will have zero insurance choices in the private marketplace, under this repeal scheme. >> reporter: lawmakers spent the day considering a clean repeal of obama care after vote on g.o.p. plan to repeal and replace it failed tuesday night if we do not repeal to it day, there is no impetus for either side to work honorary placing it. >> reporter: kentucky's rand paul pressed his collogues to vote for a clean repeal but measure failed without support

. >>> i'm jessica dean. unwelcomed visitor is a port gee manowarmth as cleve bryan told us it turns up at harvey cedars in long beach island. >> reporter: tropical visitor with the nasty grin has arrived at new jersey shore, this is a picture of the portuguese manowar and harvey cedars beach patrol found up last friday morning and they are calling card painful sting >> burning, tingling sensation , radiating throughout the limb other other parts of the body. it is much more extreme then regular jelly fish sting. >> reporter: manowar are like jelly fish but made up of inner working organisms, they have purple, pink balloon like black their acts as a sail floating them up gulf stream and they are tentacles san be several feet long. >> right up on here wrapped around my leg. >> reporter: mike mcin your i remembers his encounter. >> i got stung two years ago, actually and they hurt bad, burns pretty much, it is like you are on fire. >> reporter: rare cases stings can be fatal and people allergic to bee stings ca

i'm jessica dean. ukee washington is off. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff had a front row seat to the fun, live on the parkway with a wrap-up at the excitement. alex? >> what a dazzling display. we truly did have a front row seat as the fireworks shut off from the steps of the art museum, core graphed perfectly with the music playing through the. and you have to wonder in moments like that what our founding fathers would think of a triumph tribute to the sacrifices so we could live in a free nation to pursue our individual happiness. i think that truly meant to something to the people out here. they stuck it through a significant downpour just a few hours ago and i think it is safe to say it was worth it. ♪ where liberty dwells, there is my country, said ben franklin on the parkway that bears his name, thousands celebrated the document that earned the names and signatures of 55 more at this year's welcome america finally event >> there's a lot of reasons and freedom is the main one. >> it's good to kind of come and

from his residents in our area for months now, and good evening, i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica deanwitness news" reporter alycia nieves is live with more on what this decision means, alycia. >>> well, ukee and jessica, this is really a big win for environmental groups across the state and hard hit to sunoco, first part of that hit came yesterday when a judge ruled that in west goshen township pipe lon construction there had to be halted and today another such step in making the ruling on sunoco's pipeline construction, across the state. a major blow to the $3 billion cross state sunoco pipeline. >> it is absolutely a victory for everybody in pennsylvania who lives near route and has been harmed by sunoco's construction. >> reporter: alex bloomstein with the clean air council environmental group along with half dozen others were able to convince a pennsylvania judge today that the public does, in fact, need relief from the horrors on drilling method sunoco is using to construction their 360-mile long mariner two pipeline. >> drilling sunoco has done so far is unsafe and we have seen

baby was rush to the hospital but was not injured, good evening, i'm jessica dean. >>> i'm joe holdenr ukee washington. "eyewitness news" report's leash a nieves is live in trevose with the latest on the investigation, and the child's mother, alycia. >> reporter: joe, jessica, authorities say it is a miracle that baby boy left that the motel behind me was found alive, seven month-old had to fend for himself for nearly 24 hours, if the maid had in the shown up with the motel room, authorities say we could be telling a very different story. thirty-four year-old erika lopez is the philadelphia mother now accused of endangering welfare of her child, and abandoning her baby in bucks county. lopez seven month-old was found knights inn motel when a maid came to clean the room. maid saw him underneath a bed. >> baby sat in his own urine, hadn't eaten, crying. >> reporter: baby boy fell from the motel bed and miracle he was not hurt. by the fall or inn just continuing crack cocaine and heroin throughout the room. video shows mom leaving the room saturday afternoon, baby was not found until sun

police say it was a neighbor who pulled trigger but no charges have been filed, good evening, i'm jessica dean. >>> i'm natasha brown in for ukee washington today. "eyewitness news" reporter alycia nieves joins us live from outside the philadelphia district attorney's office with this story, alycia. >> reporter: natasha and jessica that petition was dropped off here at district attorney's office just a few hours ago. it not only requested charges be filed begins a next door neighbor but it demands answers. family of august and bobby de paul, family that is struggling tonight to understand why that next door neighbor, is still a freeman. eight days ago 45 year-old bobby depaul and 42 year-old august democracy were shot to death, authorities know who killed the couple, but that person, still faces no charges . >> we're all thinking this man could commit murder and then still be home. >> reporter: upset family and friends hung this

i'm jessica dean.'m joe holden. ukee's off. president trump spent part of his day working from his golf club in bed more stinter new jersey. >> he is preparing for g20 summit later this week but he took time to tweet bay sick little boy in, london. >> it has been a work being weekend for president trump from his bedminster new jersey golf club. the president is checking in with world leaders ahead of the, g20 summit later this week in germany. that included calls with the chinese president, and japanese prime minister to discuss threat from north korea. president trump is also preparing for a much anticipated meeting with russian president vladamire putin on the sidelines of the g20 summit. on monday russia said it is growing impatient for u.s. to return two embassy compounds seized by american officials back in december. the obama administration expelled 35 russian diplomates and shuttered the estate in maryland and long island, new york in response to russian meddling in the presidential election. pr

. >>> i'm jessica dean. simpson got four votes he needed from the parole commissioner who heard his case today. the commission was in carson city, nevada. simpson testified from the lovelock correctional facility in nevada a two hour drive away. >> right now, i'm at a point in my life where all i want to does spend as much time as i can with my children and my friends, and i don't look to be involved with the media i have had so many offers for interviews, when i'm in here and lovelock and i have turned them all down. i'm not interested in any of that. i have done my time. >> in agreeing to release him parole commissioner cited his lack of prior convictions, low risk he might commit another crime as well as hi community support and plans after his release. joining us tay town about that is criminal defense attorney fortune perry, junior. thanks for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> we hear this on cbs-3. a lot of people watch. let's start with is this surprising in all of your years at work. >> it wasn't sur

good evening i'm jessica dean. thanks for being with us.ng us now to talk more about this historic encounter is cbs news chief washington correspondent and anchor of face the nation john dickerson as always, wonderful to see you. lets start first with this meeting between president trump and president putin, what do you make of all this and news of the cease-fire. >> good to be with you, guess contact first of all, the fact that the meeting went two hours and 15 minutes, it was only scheduled to go for a half an hour, poor translators were probably warn out. we're in the clear exactly what to make of it. cease-fire in syria is big deal over last month u.s. and russians have been up but bumping autopsy begins each other in syria, and american plane shut down a syrian plane three weeks ago and russians came back with very harsh language, so, the idea that any kind of an agreement could be work out between u.s. and russians in syria is dees lacing of tension between the two countries. but now hard part which is, the russians are supporting as

. >> aim jessica dean. hunter flocked to the casino for first day of the 60 day liquidation sale. "eyewitness news" report are henry rossoff was there and got an inside look. >> first come tout day, today is first day of the 60 day sale. >> reporter: hundreds lined up down driveway of the taj mahal , to take away, tv's and pick up patio furniture. >> it is a bargain. >> reporter: inside people, $7,500 chandeliers the most pricey item we saw for sale. >> we are liquidating everything here 1250 guest rooms, 300 of those are suites , the poker room, the health club, you know, lot of the restaurant, furnishing, tables and chairs. >> reporter: walking through hallways upstairs is a post apocalypse people are going room to room picking over everything. there were $1,500 pianos, $175 leopard theme couches and $35 real taj mahal pictures that once hung inside the atlantic city taj. >> i looked at things help to enhance my house. >> reporter: back downstairs people passed through, tables priced at $550 each, others

. >>> good evening, everyone i'm jessica dean. ukee will join us from ocean city shortly. today sean spicer resigned after a stormy six months on the job, and his tenure was marked by combative exchanges with reporters. press secretary team has also struggled to keep up with development in the russia investigation. spicer quit after president trump decided to appoint businessman anthony scaramucci as the new communications director. >> i love the president. i'm very loyal to the president. the president has really good karma, okay. the world turns back to him. he is genuinely a wonderful human being. i think if members of the congress get to know him better and get comfortable with him, they will let him lead them to the right things for the american people. >> white house also announced sarah huckabee sanders will replace sean spicer as new white house press secretary. president trump wished spicer well. >>> all of this is happening as the president is testing the limits of his presidential powers. the new york times reports that the president's legal team is looking to p

good evening, i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica dean. bear was spot outside a home on barton run boulevard in jessica court in evesham township. that is where cleve bryan is live tonight. cleve. >> reporter: quite a few homes here on jessica court town homes but we have talk to people, so far just that one person who saw the black bear, he heard a loud sound, in his backyard, and this is what he saw. a big black fury ball, sending thomas sylvester takes backyard. he took video early wednesday evening after hearing a loud ripping sound outside. >> it was loud enough for me to stop, notice. i looked at the tree. there was a big black mound. >> reporter: it appears that the bear was ripping bark off this tree next to the stream behind sylvester's home. >> i can attest this was in the like this yesterday, before. >> reporter: it wasn't 100 percent certain it was a bear since he didn't approach but you can tell animal rolled down embankment it has thick mug air limbs characteristic of a black bear. evesham township police put/a public notice,

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good evening i'm jessica dean. is off tonight we have team three coverage for you alycia nieves is on the parkway where party is in full swing but we will start with meteorologist lauren casey hoist keeping an eye on the weather as we head into tonight and many fire works displays, lauren. >> we had sunshine through much of the holiday inn center city philadelphia, skies have clouded over but it is helping us out in the temperature department feeling a bit cooler but these cloud are a product of showers and thunderstorms off to our south that have chased many indoors on this fourth of july holiday checking in on storm scan three you can see concentration of the shower and thunderstorm activity all south of philadelphia at this point this activity is forming along the stalled frontal boundary that is trying to slowly move its way northward and we want to get it off to the south and maintain fire works weather for most of as you cross the area but certainly watching shower activity moving through parts of the delawar

last night jessica dean got a chance to see a spectacular nighttime show. >> sit back and enjoy on broadway. >> reporter: even friday's rain could not dampen beauty of long wood fountain. >> beautiful in, place like it , i have been coming here for of years. >> we saw it this afternoon, we're excited about seeing it tonight with the colors. >> reporter: those lights, colors made this evening show a bit wet since they reopened in may following a major renovation. controlled by computer, it takes 200 hours to program, and perfect a 30 minute show. the end result a musical, magical, spectacular. >> we love coming here, it is a very special thing to do, and great that we can share with our family. >> ♪ all that jazz >> that was our jessica dean reporting. i seen it during day but not at night, it is spectacular. kennett square is proud to be home to long wood gardens and also proud to be considered the mushroom capitol of the world. half of the all of the american mushrooms are grown right there. earlier this week our vittoria woodill toured the phillips mushroom farm, it all started in 1885 an

. >> i'm jessica dean. we will get to "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt whose voice you heard in that video he has breaking developments from doyletown, david. >> jessica and ukee, not even 15 minutes after district attorney matt weintraub says there would be big updates later tonight we ran into cosmo dinardo's attorney paul lange about 15 minutes after that we ran into cosmo dinardo being transferred. he admitted to killing all four missing men. he told authorities where bodies were as well. take a listen to this exchange as he got in the sheriff's vehicle. you admitted to killing four people. what do you have to say to these families, anything to say, are you sorry. >> i'm sorry. >> why did you do it. >> mr. dinardo this evening confessed, to the district attorney. >> he confessed to his participation or commission, in the murders, of, the four young men. in exchange for that confession mr. dinardo was promised by the district attorney that he will spare his life by not invoking the death penalty. >>

jessica dean is in phoenixville pa helping celebrate summerfest and another popular fest known as blob fest. >> reporter: we got all the fests going on. blob fest was a ton of fun right down the street, we're going to get to that in just a moment. we've had the most wonderful time in phoenixville. people have been so welcoming and so friendly. and wherever you go in this town you'll see images of the phoenix and this is a town that truly rose from the ashes. ♪ >> bus length bureau was once an industrial powerhouse, making nails, pot reand steel. the iron work blast furnaces looked like a affix >> he called it the phoenix iron work he decided we should name this town phoenixville >> by 1850, phoenixville was on fire, steal was everywhere including of the washington monument. the center of town, bridge street was booming. including a brand new theater, the colonial built in 1903. >> as walk in there, that's the way it looked 100 years ago. the lobby was renovated in about 70 years ago. but yeah, and the 658 seats. it's a wonderful house with great acoustics >> it fell on hard time, by 19

morning commute could be a wet one i'm jessica dean. >> and i'm ukee washington. >> let's get to meteorologist lauren casey. and what we can expect overnight into the morning hours. lauren. >> unfortunately we'll prepare for more rain. potential for heavy rain and thunderstorms as well. hardest hit portions of the area northern delaware throughout the day today. we saw flooded roadways. stranded vehicles and a day car flooded by high water over 5" of rainfall reported and middle taken to, newcastle country, delaware, 'we saw report of 4, 5" of rainfall and heavy steady rain fell across portions of the state. check out the rain total for bethany beach. the rain moved in and dumped 4.7" of rain and lower amounts still helmy amounts as we look to other areas in the delaware valley. oxford valley half an inch. wildwood half app inch and .40" of stormtracker 3. as we pan out we're dealing with wet weather upwind due to stalled frontal boundary off to the south. if my computer wants to work, it does not. it's tired of the run and needs a break. we'll get to that and talk more what to expect during t

i'm jessica dean. ukee washington is off. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff had a front row seat to the fun, live on the parkway with a wrap-up at the excitement. alex? >> what a dazzling display. we truly did have a front row seat as the fireworks shut off from the steps of the art museum, core graphed perfectly with the music playing through the. and you have to wonder in moments like that what our founding fathers would think of a triumph tribute to the sacrifices so we could live in a free nation to pursue our individual happiness. i think that truly meant to something to the people out here. they stuck it through a significant downpour just a few hours ago and i think it is safe to say it was worth it. ♪ where liberty dwells, there is my country, said ben franklin on the parkway that bears his name, thousands celebrated the document that earned the names and signatures of 55 more at this year's welcome america finally event >> there's a lot of reasons and freedom is the main one. >> it's good to kind of come and

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