as shawnette wilson fills us in from ventnor, new jersey. i wante wanted to go in the watd like swim. >> reporter: nine-year-old daniel marks and his sister caroline are spending the summer here in ventnor, but got up today to find the beach closed. >> it's not so fun not fun. >> reporter: ventnor is one of nearly three dozen new jersey beaches including rivers and bays that the state department of environmental protection found had higher than normal bacteria levels. forcing some under a water quality advisory and other toss close to swimmers. >> i think it's good that they're testing the water but it's, um, it's definitely upse upsetting as somebody that wants to go into the water with my family. >> reporter: david funk is lieutenant with ventnor beach patrol. he's been monitoring the dep's findings on new jersey beaches.org. >> it shows you areas that are open. >> reporter: lieutenant funk says they were under advisory the past two days but closed at 1:00 o'clock this afternoon after the water was tested again and the bacteria levels had

thirty-one other under advisory, ventnor one. beaches at the state department of environmental protection, found had higher than normal bacteria levels. so, the beaches there closed at 1:00 yesterday afternoon, officials will determine later this morning, they'll be doing more testing, if the levels had dropped enough to allow people back in the water, ventnor beach patrol says they know what's behind the increased bacteria levels. >> which we believe is due to storm water run-off, the last few tide cycles, high tide cycles, were higher than normal, and with the predominant on-shore flow of the winds, it has been keeping that flow, that would usually go out to sea with the tides closer to the beach. so it was unable to disperse like normal. >> well, the water quality testing is being done continuously to check the status of the beaches nearest you, so come to our website fox29.com. >> swift reaction to president trump's decision to reverse obama era policy on transgender individuals in the military. >> president trump reinstating

. >> reporter: red flags and beach closed signs on the life guard stand in ventnor as beach goers were told that the ocean is off limits. >> they told to us get out of the water, because it is dirty i am like that is nice. >> reporter: health officials issued high bacteria advisory and ordered closures in several beaches, prompting the city to shut down every beach. bacteria counts are as a result of the recent weather. >> it is thought to be as a result of the heavy rain that was seen on sunday evening. >> reporter: statewide there are more than 30 advisories and three closures on tuesday, new testing on wednesday lowered number of advisory to four but increased closures to 15 beaches including atlantic city, ventnor and somers point >> thinks a filtration technique. >> reporter: the atlantic county utilities authority's val waits water on a daily basis looking for a specific type of bacteria that indicates the presence of more dangerous varieties. >> since they were present in the digestive systems of warm-blooded animals, the presence of these may indicate the presence of certain pa

we talk to a lieutenant with the ventnor beach patrol, who says he thinks it is due to heavy rainfall recently and storm run hundred off. some people were still on the beach yesterday, dipping their toes in the sands but steering clear of the water right now. >> when they test the water quality, we're always in the excellent, yesterday under an advisory, which meant the counts were up above the normal levels. >> on the back of the lifeguard thing i saw a sign that said beach closed. >> i think it is good that they're testing the water. but it is definitely upsetting as somebody that want to go into the water with my family. >> the ventnor beach closure was decided after two days of concerning test results. the beach was shut down at about 1:00 yesterday afternoon, and has to remain closed for about 24 hours. and actually the beach patrol lieutenant did say that they continued testing yesterday afternoon, and already in the afternoon yesterday, the levels were going back down, so he fully anticipates the beaches will remain open today. expecting an update maybe around 10:00 this mornin

beautiful morning down here in ventnor.ver know that there was an issue with the water, but it is because of the heavy rainfall we've had recently, that's what we are hearing from the ventnor beach patrol. so the ventnor beaches are closed until at least 1:00 this afternoon, when the water will be tested again. ventnor is one of about three dozen beaches, rivers, and bays state-wide have tested positive for high levels of bacteria. as of this morning, four beaches remain closed here in ventnor, along with seven beaches in atlantic city, and the portion of the bay in somers point. cape may county beaches are not affected by this. we talked to a lieutenant, with the ventnor beach patrol, who says that he thinks, again, due to heavy rainfall, and storm run-off. so some people on the beach that we talked to yesterday were still dipping their toes in the sands, but steering clear of the water for now. >> i'm glad they're monitoring it. i didn't know that the beaches were closed. well, or the ocean. so as long as they keep, keep

she went to ventnor to see how much may have washed away. >> windy and dry in ventnor.felt look a monsoon passed through the shore. >> we were stuck inside hospital elingtly. >> many people checked out the surf the sun left behind. they were checking out how the beaches fared. >> our do you know system works here. this was not long enough to chew the beach up as much as it could have. >> we would have a lot more rerotion in two or three days. >> another kind of beach problem. too much bacteria. high bacteria calls or atlantic city and all vendor beaches to close wednesday. too much animal weight and other bacteria filled pollutant washed into the waterways because of rain. could this storm cause the same back tier why problems. some officials i spoke with don't believe it will be an issue. rough sure. could help fill water quick 'and ways to kleingt on land. >> my hope that last rain on monday flushed out the systems well and the pipe that bring the water to the ocean. and so we hope that flushed that bacteria out and we won't have that problem again. >> throughoutster

really very close to that storefront on the other side of ventnor avenue. this is a flood prone area. the storm drains here have a tough time keeping up when there is very heavy rain and that is exactly what is happening here. i'm on the sidewalk, i won't venture out and you can see how deep the water is up on to my beat and then the water goes all the way into this driveway, as well, for wawa. i've been getting video from our viewers coming in. let me show you some stuff we're seeing from avalon this morning. this is indicative of what is happening in cape may county. you can see that is ocean drive high wear up over the tires of the cars. the cars that weren't moved to higher ground will potentially have some damage, some flooding, water inside of those vehicles later on today. but as you heard crystal say, we've been getting inches and inches here at the shore including here in atlantic county, more than 5 inches so far. we've been seeing some folks venturing through the waters, trying to drive through and then they make all sorts of waves when they driv

fox 29's shawnette wilson is live in ventnor, new jersey.te. >> reporter: well, it was very quite out here today for such a nice day. what we know is ventnor will be closed for 24 hours as of 1:00 o'clock this afternoon. it will be tomorrow morning around 10:00 o'clock when they find out if it will be ail to open again. >> nine-year-old daniel marks and his sister caroline are spending the summer here in ventnor but got up today to find the beach closed. >> that's not so fun,. >> not fun. >> reporter: ventnor is one of nearly three dozen new jersey beaches including rivers and b bays state department of epa found higher than normal bacteria levels. forcing some under a water quality advisory and other toss close to swimmers. daniel's mom debbie is concerned but says the family is make the best of it playing catch in the sand. >> i think it's good that they're testing the water. but it's, um, it's definitely upsetting as someboy that wants to go into the water with my family. >> reporter: david is lieutenant with ventnor beach patrol. he's be

forced atlantic city and all ventnor beach toes close on wednesday.xtras say too much animal way and other bacteria filled pollutants washed in the shore waterways because of the rain. could this storm cause same bacteria problem. several local officials i spoke with don't believe it will be an issue. rough surf could move bacteria filled water out to sea quickly and only a few days passed for way to collect on land. >> my hope is that last rain on monday flushed out the systems pretty well, the pipes that bring water to the ocean. so that hope, we hope that has flushed that bacteria out and we won't that have problem again. >> reporter: throughout the somerdale bacteria testing is done on beach's long the coastline. we could get more information if there is a bacteria issue by monday. in ventnor i'm cleve bryan for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> the high wind, strong surf , also ruined the day at beach for vacationers all up and down thee coast, red flag warnings for posted to keep people out of the water in monmouth county, waves were between six and

to check it out for himself. >> reporter: windy but dry evening in ventnor just pleasant enough for people to venture outside after what felt like a monsoon passed through the shore. >> we were, stuck inside, most of the day, this is our first time getting out. >> reporter: while many people checked out big surf the storm left behind ventnor commissioner lance lanegraft who oversees public works department was checking out how beaches fair. >> minimal on our beach, dune system works here this storm wasn't long enough, to eat up the beach as much. if it stayed here two or three days we would have more erosion on our beach. >> reporter: at the beginning of the week heavy rainfall caused another beach problem, too much bacteria high bacteria counts forced atlantic city and all ventnor beach toes close on wednesday. experts say too many animal way and bacterial filled pollutants washed in the shore waterways because of the rain. could this storm cause the same bacteria problem? several local officials i spoke with don't believe it will be an issue. rough surf could move any bacteria fil

this is ventnor they're washington and the water comes all the way across the street. at the moment it doesn't look like it is getting inside the store, but a lot of these shore communities that have storm grains that have a tough time keeping up with so much rain coming down, so quickly you see some folks left their cars out here on ventnor avenue and there is water up over the tires. and those folks will find out later today if there is any damage to those cars and if the water got inside. take a look at some video in avalon. this is ocean drive. and you can see a similar situation there. people did not move their cars to higher ground and those cars are now parked in floodwater. and it's not just on streets. take a look at have i donvideo mond hillary montgomery sent. the water you can see has gotten inside her house. she says it is now in all of the rooms of her house there. just off commonwealth in strathmere. her dog there, too, dealing with some of that high water. back here live in margate, an suv from the fire department going through the flooding. and every t

cleve bryan went to vent are in to check it out for himself >> reporter: windy but dry evening in ventnor just pleasant enough for people to venture outside after what felt like a monsoon passed through the shore. >> we were, stuck inside most of the day, honestly. this is our first time getting out. >> reporter: while many people checked out the big surf the storm left behind, ventnor commissioner lance lanegraft who oversees the public works department is checking out how beaches faired. >> minimal erosion on the beach, our dune system works here this storm wasn't long enough to harm the beach. if it stayed here two or three days we would have more erosion on our beaches. >> reporter: at the beginning of the week, heavy rainfall caused another beach problem, too much bacteria high bacteria counts forced atlantic city and ventnor beach toes close wednesday, too much animal way and other pollutants washed in the shore ways because of the rain. could this storm cause the same bacteria problem. several local officials i spoke with don't believe it will be an issue. rough surf could move any

>> yes, 11 beaches in our area, so that's atlantic city and here in ventnor, little bit after bummer, a loft people are down here for vacation week, however, we do have some good news, the beaches were closed yesterday afternoon, and they will probably be re-opened today. so, not for too long. the ventnor beaches closed at 1:00 yesterday when the water was tested and it was discovered that there was a high level of bacteria in the water, ventnor one of three dozen state-wide, that tested positive for this bacteria. and as of this morning, four beaches remain close in ventnor along with seven beaches atlantic city and portion of the bay in somers point. cape may county beaches are not affected by. >> this we talk to a lieutenant, with the ventnor beach patrol yesterday, who said that he thinks it is due to heavy rainfall, all of the rain that we've had recently, and the subsequent storm run-off. some people were still on the beach yesterday. they were dipping their toast in the sand. but they were staying away from that water. >> they do bacteria count, when they tested water quality,

. 9:12 a.m., saturday morning, what you're looking at on your screen, live picture from mobile 6, ventnor, new jersey. live picture from 35th street. there's ponding and the roads and flooding early in the morning. meteorologist chris sowers says most of the rain is gone, but there can be leftover showers, if you have to go out and drive don't drive in the water go around it. a big thanks to bob harvey bringing us live pictures from mobile 6. chris sowers will get you caught up on the forecast and help you plan your day. >> reporter: when was the last time you were outside,. >> this morning. >> reporter: it feels like fall. especially in the lehigh valley and the pennsylvania turnpike, humidity has dropped down and temperatures are in the 60s at this point. it's very nice and refreshing. everybody will feel the comfortable air. sunday is as picture perfect as you'll ever get for this time of the year. there's the view from the center city skyline from our temple university camera. still dealing with clouds and a little bit leftover shower activity around the delaware river. satellite and

from barbecues on the beach in ventnor. >> a nice

. >> authorities in ventnor are trying to sort out how a personal injured on the streets late last night. it happened near atlantic and newport avenues before 10:00 a.m. the person was thought to have been thrown from a car. the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment. officials are have not commenting on badly the person was injured. >>> firefighters battled a garage fire in the roxborough section of philadelphia. crews arrived on silver wood street at 4:45 a.m. heavy fire was coming from the garage. investigators are working to determine what sparked the flames. >>> police believe a blaze that killed 100,000 chickens at an egg farm in central pennsylvania was accidental. fire crews said flames were shooting above the 600-foot long building when they arrived. they did prevent it from spreading to our building at the farm. three firefighters were treated at the scene, two for dehydration and one for a cut. the company serves markets in the philadelphia area. >>> authorities were concerned what they call a lightens strike of bear attacks in alaska. while attacks rare, there have be

it happened near atlantic avenue in ventnor around 10:00 p.m. the victim was taken to the hospital. we don't know the person's conditions and it is not clear though, what led to the incident. >>> a delaware county man faces murder charges in the road rage death of an 18-year-old driver. 28-year-old david desper turned himself in yesterday morning accused of shooting and killing bianca roberson in west goshen wednesday. the district attorney said bianca roberson crashed the car after she was shot in the head. police recovered the truck and gun at his home in trainer. >> i thought i would feel relief or excited and happy, i mean i was happy and i started to feel down thinking about that's the truck that was alongside my sister her last moments of her life. >> reporter: desper's preliminary hearing is scheduled july 13. >> gas leak is blamed for a deadly house explosion in lancaster county near millersville yesterday, one utility worker was killed, three others were injured. the workers responding to a report of gas odor in the neighborhood. >> someone was walking by with their dogs an

are back open due to elevated bacteria levels are reopened to visits, all were in atlantic city, ventnor and toms river. the dangerous conditions were likely due to storm drain run off from the recent heavy rains that could happen again with the heavy rains due to arrive today. >> let's talk about the heavy rain due to arrive later today with this >> reporter: spotty stuff may arrive overnight tonight and may not stop until tomorrow afternoon. is storm tracker 6 live double scan shows mainly dry conditions and showers down south of dover, delaware and extending west to g cloud cover across the region. might have a there, mof us -- most of us have to until we see the pop-up showers. 72 philadelphia 66 in in allentown. humid as you step out there. yes this morning there could be a pop-up shower, but by noon we're probably holding on to dry conditions and sunny breaks. the clouds fill in and by 3:00 p.m., or 4:00 p.m. we'll look at the rain beginning to build in. notice it's not everywhere at once during the afternoon and evening hours. phillies may have a delay, but they will get that rain

this was the scene along ventnor avenue in margate. the rain was pooling in more than just the streets. water is accumulating behind the sand dunes after the heavy rain. neighbors say in some areas the water is knee high. to get to the beach, you either have to wade through it or take a long detour around. the dunes were an unpopular project to begin with. one the city even fought in court. now neighbors say their worst fears have been realized. >> i would describe it as a mess created by people that were not very thoughtful about what they were doing. we had a beautiful beach here. it's been ruined. not only ruined in terms of the views but they've created a dangerous situation for all the families in margate. >> according to department of environmental protection, the sand is extremely saturated and will take time to drain. the dep is working with the army corpse of engineers how to address the situation. >> time for the first alert neighborhood forecast. let's go to meteorologist erica martin. >> lauren, they can't catch a break for

. >> reporter: these runners are kicking off their holiday weekend with a speedy mile, the ventnor mile, 46 year tradition. >> i love to run. i run this boardwalk for like 30 years. >> reporter: the race goes down the boardwalk and for many it's the start of the independence day weekend. >> it's a family thing to come back, it's a good time to open up the 4th of july. >> reporter: nearby the breeze has thindz out the crowd on the beach, but locals like ashley say that's why they are here. >> we're hanging out on the beach before the whole crowd gets here. >> reporter: is it cold? >> yeah. >> reporter: but it wasn't too cold for a sweet treat. sunday ice cream shop was packed. >> it's a tradition. >> reporter: that's what owners like to hear. >> this is what we look forward to this is what pays the bills all winter when it's not ice cream weather. >> reporter: at steel pier in atlantic city, many grabbed a sweatshirt and hopped on the rides. they are enjoying their long weekend at the beach. >> walk the boardwalk and come here and let the kids enjoy. >> reporter: in atlantic city, police

. >>> we've asked ventnor for similar documents but they denied our request. >>> nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal center following the latest in the four missing men mystery and what we've learned so far. >> a judge denied bail for both of those suspects. coming up next, what is inside this criminal complaint and real hear from the district attorney of bucks county. >>> and we're looking at a forecast that finally we can say is trying out. but that doesn't mean we're totally in the clear quite yet. here is a live view over camel back mountain. nice start to the morning. >>> right now, killing spree. two cousins are facing homicide charges in the deaths of four men whose remains were found on a bucks county farm. this morning we have more answers to the questions that have plagued police. >>> literally looked at my son and he punched the back of my window. >> road rage attack, a woman shows us the damage and describes her ordeal after she shenandoah an says an angry driver came after her and her son. >>> and a live look outside. a little foggy out there this morning. we'll see more sunshine, less

. >> in ventnor you can grill. >> we did 60 sliders. almost 60 sliders. >> hot dogs and quesadillas, the families have been doing it for 30 straight years. it's all good. >> it's really all good. >> is certainly is all good. for everyone staying out to enjoy the fireworks, be safe and happy 4th of july, bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> all right bob thank you. back here in philadelphia the birth place of independence, the 4th of july festivities started this morning with the celebration of freedom people gathered at city hall for the ceremony and boys to men had the honor of reading the declaration of independence. ♪ ♪ next came the independence day parade. various groups marching through the streets before noon time today. all to celebrate america's 241st birthday. the party continues on the parkway that is where jeff joins us live. anticipation is building for the 4th of july concert set to start in the matter of minutes a couple of hours or so? >> reporter: hey rick, the party got started here at noon you see folk as rising fo

all of the beaches in atlantic city and ventnor are now back open.environmental protection says there are no longer high bacteria levels in the ocean. gave the all clear late yesterday afternoon. official blamed untreated storm water runoff from our recent heavy rain with a high bacteria level. >> and on that note, we will be right back. >> three to go. pregnant with him,was had so much life and energy in him. he wanted out, and he wanted to conquer the world. right now, quinton's goal is to be a doctor. it's not easy being a single parent with three kids and having to provide for them. but my son will be an amazing doctor, and he'll help people that are less fortunate. no matter where you are in your college journey, sallie mae can help you find the money you need. you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey! you're not taking those. whoa, whoa! you're not taking that. come with me. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. mom, i'm taking the subaru. don't be late. even when we're not there to keep them safe, our subaru out

. >>> new this morning, one person was injured unanimous accident in haven't -- in an accident in ventnor new jersey near atlantic and newport avenues. we are waiting for an update on the victim's condition and what led up to the incident. >>> a delaware county man faces murder charge in the road rage death of an 18-year-old driver. 28-year-old david desper turned himself in yesterday morning accused of shooting and killing bianca roberson on wednesday. the district attorney said bianca roberson crashed her car after she was shot in the head. only "action news" was there when police hauled in the pickup truck. police recovered a gun at desper's home in trainer. >> i thought i would be relieved and excited and happy, i was happy and i started to feel down, thinking about, that's the truck that was alongside my sister her last moments of her life. >> and her desper's preliminary hearing is scheduled for july 13. >>> a gas leak is blamed for a deadly house explosion in lancaster county. the explosion leveled the home. one utility worker was killed and three others injured. they were respondi

some of the beaches are in atlantic city county atlantic city somer's point and ventnor, officials placed warning signs and told put people to stay out of the ocean, too much bacteria in the water can cause stomach sickness, rashes, officials say heavy rain caused bacteria and pollution to run off into the ocean. >> they told us to get out of the water. it was dirty. i'm like that's nice. i can't believe i was in it. i'm like worried this let's go take a shower. >> authorities say they will evaluate the water on a daily basis and reopen the bacteria counts are back to normal. >>> passengers at u.s. airports will soon face measures for screening electronic devices bigger than a cell phone. travelers will now be asked to take all large devices including tablets out of their bags and put them in separate bins similar to screening of laptops. officials say it gives x-ray screenerers a clearer picture of the device. the new procedure will start at airports in the next few weeks. >>> health watch, new implant is helping people with foot pain avoid surgery it acts like a shock absorber, currentl

. >> they believe that ventnor has more powerful friends in trenton, but they believe it's a political pay back for in years of court battles on the dunes in trenton. >>> if you have ever wanted to own a piece of the taj mahal now is your chance. everything inside of the former trump casino resort is up for sale. including poker tables, artwork and crystal chandeliers and a baby grand piano in addition to the luxury items all the content from guest rooms are up for grabs, televisions and ice buckets and coffee makers. it started tomorrow at 10:00 in the morning and continues until everything is sold. the building will then be gutted and transformed into the hard wok hotel and casino the company bought the building in march for $50 million. 25 men and women are getting a fresh start thanks to a new job training program. the former inmates graduated today in a ceremony at tabernacle church. the graduates completed six weeks of training with workforce solutions. they will be offered positions at supermarkets that partner with the mission. >>> coming up new information on the search for th

bacteria levels are now back open this afternoon new test results revealed levels returned to normal in ventnor and atlantic city. the heavy rain heading our wayc. it will be tested again on monday. >>> a popular happy hour event in center city may soon have more police and security for crowd control. comes after video of this fight went viral near one of the restaurants that's part of center city's sips on wednesday night. police are now considering adding more officers especially at the outdoor locations. no one was seriously hurt or arrested. >>> the mayor of allentown pleaded not guilty today to federal corruption charges. ed pawlowski pledged to win his bat in court and win re-election this november. prosecutors allege he took campaign bribes in exchange for doling out city contracts. his attorney admits the feds likely have secret audio recordings of the mayor. no trial date has been set. >>> and look at this man police say he burglarized a mosque in northeast philadelphia. investigators say he broke into the islamic society of greater philadelphia mosque on roosevelt boulevard twice this

. >> ventnor and longport are next on the scheduled for beach program. longport mayor nick loose owe tells us despite inconvenience he has full faith in the engineers and believe any inn convene why will be out weighed by benefits of the project. reporting from down the shore i'm anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> still to come, a new jersey teenager fighting cancer in more ways then one. >> it failed for me. radiation, chemo, transplant, all of these other with that, you know, just didn't work. >> treatment he believes could be the key to saving him and inspirational way he is working to ensure it's a veil able for everyone. >>> quite a catch but you might not believe where it was ruled in, local fishing spot that produced this big fish and why the man who caught it, says he is not surprised, lauren? >>> sunny, quiet end to the move on july but storm chances increase, i'll let you know which day will feature best chance of the storm in your full forecast coming up. >>> phillies trying to do something begins the braves they have not done since the

some beaches in atlantic county including spots in atlantic city, somers point and ventnor. officials placed signs on the life guard stand and told people to stay out of the ocean, and too much bacteria in the water can cause stomach sickness rashes. they say heavy rain earlier this week caused bacteria and pollution to run off in the ocean. >>> that is not good. >> up next tradition nearly 100 years old. >> we will tell you more of the pony swim when we come right back. >> ♪ >>> our dj is in, there and thousands office people turned out to watch an annual pony swim in virginia. >> a pony swim. >> yes. >> the ponies have been cross the channel for 92 years. once they make ate cross the salt water cowboys round them up and they take a break before a parade, the crossing attracts both neighbors and tourist abroad. >> it is beautiful, it is a big event for the town, so they just have a wonderful tradition and glad to at least seen it one time in my life. >> i encourage everyone to get a front row seat, today. >> cowboys rounded up 150 pon ies, some will be auctioned off tonight

. >>> all of the beaches in atlantic city and ventnor are back opened there nor longer high bacteria levels in the ocean. new jersey department of environmental protection gave the all clear just a short time ago, officials blamed untreated storm water run off from our recent heavier rains with the high bacteria levels. >>> it is all dry right now but we are keeping an eye, a close eye, on some wet weather as we head in the weekend. meteorologist lauren casey is tracking a flash flood watch for our region and she's outside on the sky deck, lauren. >> thanks very much. dry right now but looking ominous but we are not expecting anyway of rainfall over the next couple of hours. temperatures not too hot but that steamy factor is certainly, with us. 80 degrees in philadelphia but that dew point at 71 making it feel more like 84 down the shore. we are at 79 degrees. poconos 71 degrees right now with the light southeasterly wind flow. storm scan three showing us, precipitation wise across the delaware valley but off to the south and west much more moisture that will be lifting our way with

this is what the flooding looked like at the height of the storm yesterday in margate along ventnor avenue early yesterday. the heavy rain swamped the streets. in fact, the deluge was not confined to just the roads of margate. the rain dumped buckets of water over the newly constructed sand dunes. the water was knee high and to get to the etch boo in the afternoon, you had to wade through it or a long detour around it. the dune construction margate has been unpopular project that the city tries to fight in court. now some neighbors say their worst fears have been realized. >> i would describe it as a mess created by people that were not very thoughtful about what they were doing. we had a beautiful beach here and it's ruined. and not only has it been ruined in terms of the views but they created a dangerous situation for all of the families iin margate. >> state varmental officials tell us the sands is saturated so that means it's going to take time to drain. they're working with the army corps of engineers to address the problem. >> 10:13 on this sunday. tomorrow, john kelly officially ta

chopper three, crewing along the new jersey coast, the beach is packed from atlantic city toy ventnor to margate. people out enjoying a long holiday weekend and all of the south jersey shore points. i'm jessica dean. ukee washington is off tonight >> lets get to lauren casey on the sky deck and what can we expect for the holiday celebrations, lauren. >> shaping up well so far, guess contact we will kick things off saturday first day of the holiday weekend with humidity, although strong, to severe thunderstorms and yesterday and today and it is smooth sailing but toasty checking in on current conditions. ninety's on the board right now. ninety in philadelphia we were at 90 last hour in, wilmington now at 88. ninety-one in ac no sea breeze there. 84 degrees in allentown. 88 degrees in lancaster. good news is that the comfort index we have dew points right now right around the 60-degree mark. humidity levels not all that bad and we will keep them heading in the days, tomorrow. storm scan three showing us a couple patchy cloud down toward cape may county, delaware beaches and showers earl

some of the beaches are in atlantic city county atlantic city somer's point and ventnor, officials placedning signs and told put people to stay out of the ocean, too much bacteria in the water can cause stomach sickness, rashes, officials say heavy rain caused bacteria and pollution to run off into the ocean. >> they told us to get out of the water. it was dirty. i'm like that's nice. i can't believe i was in it. i'm like worried this let's go take a shower. >> authorities say they will evaluate the water on a daily basis and reopen the bacteria counts are back to normal. >>> passengers at u.s. airports will soon face measures for screening electronic devices bigger than a cell phone. travelers will now be asked to take all large devices including tablets out of their bags and put them in separate bins similar to screening of laptops. officials say it gives x-ray screenerers a clearer picture of the device. the new procedure will start at airports in the next few weeks. >>> health watch, new implant is helping people with foot pain avoid surgery it acts like a shock absorber, currently ap

. >> reporter: fred drinks -- dread -- frederickburg and the beach is the line between ventnor and margatet for was scheduled to go first for beach dune building. the contract equipment was late getting here because of construction delays in florida. >> it will be a week that will disrupt someone at a certain location. >> reporter: in margate. >> or any town we work in. >> reporter: margate hundreds ever thousands of dollars fighting the dune project calling it a waste of federal dollars and disruptive, now it lands here for two months in the tourist season. >> we have bulkheads we had them for 60 years, we maintain that bulkheads give us equal protection to the dunes. >> it's a band-aid it will not help for a long time. >> reporter: many say the flooding comes from the bay side not the ocean. >> the dunes not happy with the way this went down or the last minute changes we've had no participation in. >> reporter: many in margate believe ventnor has more powerful friends in trenton this was part of a pay back for their many years of court fights against the dune project. i'm vernon odem cha

. >> beaches in ventnor and if atlantic city closed because of elevated bacteria levels in the ocean.here are warning signs on lifeguard stands informing beachgoers of the situation. officials cause heavy rain for causing bacteria and pollution to reach the ocean. it can cause stomach sicknesses and rashes. authorities will monitor the levels on a daily basis. >> allentown mayor ed pawlowski due in court to face federal corruption charges. prosecutors allege mayor pawlowski and former reading mayor vaughn spencer used their officers for political and financial game. they are accused of take, part in play to pay scheme. pawlowski is being charged with conspiracy fraud and bribery. former mayor spencer is facing similar charges. he'll be in court next week. >> the new white house communications chief claimed leakers are not only targeting the president, they're targeting him, too. anthony scaramucci is making it clear he's on a mission to track down whoever is that behind the leaks. cbs news correspondent has the latest. >> reporter: the new white house communications director anthony s

county prosecutor's office set out a grand jury subpoena to clerks in atlantic city, margate and ventnorn friday. they're requesting the birth dates home addresses and insurance information of all police, fire and city employees in those municipalities. the three communities were put on notice last month that they are under federal investigation. >>> there is now a reward in the offing in the wake of saturday's sidewalk shooting death in the haverford township portion of ardmore. live john rawlins with an update tonight. john. >> reporter: well, jim, investigators are waiting on the results of a ballistic test to see if the shooter who was involved here in haverford township was also involved in an earlier nonfatal shooting in philadelphia. in the meantime posters like this one going up in haverford township a part of a full court effort here to try to identify and locate the man who was wearing a red hoodie on saturday evening. >> we need the public's help on this. >> reporter: authorities released an enhanced image of the suspect plus a new image that shows the man they are seeking wit

. >> beaches in atlantic city, ventnor, reopen to swimmer, no longer high bacteria levels in the ocean, good news in time for the weekends. new jersey department of environmental protection gave the all clear late yesterday afternoon. officials blamed untreated storm water runoff from a recent heavy rain to the high bacteria levels. >> well, time now, 4:44. >> katie that news comes just in time for the weekends. will the weather cooperate for beach time? >> i don't think it will for the entire weekends, i'll say this much, yesterday looked as though possibility anyway we might see showers linger longer than we wanted them to. i don't think that will happen now. that's good. looks like this storm is finally showing it true hand, and we will be able to gave you a better sense of how the weekend shakes out. very much a half and half err kind of weekend for us. right now, still looks like trying to get it act together really. more speckles, rounds of showers and scattered fashion, stretching from arkansas all the way up toward us, but meantime, there is really just very isolated activity o

you get south of atlantic city, place it is like ventnor, margate, ocean city, looks like it's starting to clear, the rain has shut off, maybe leftover drizzle that's about it. hammonton, clear. it's 68 degrees in philadelphia and allentown. 62346 trenton. 70 in beach haven. dover, 71. cape may, 68. the idea for today, gradual improvement clouds giving way to peeks of sun very late in the day. you can see by 5:00 p.m. we'll start to see sunshine, 74, 75 degrees that's it for the city of philadelphia. lowering humidity levels that will set up a very nice sunday around the delaware and the lehigh valleys. what to expect in the next few hours, the heavy rain is coming to an end. you saw the radar, it's the barrier islands that are seeing the heavy downpours. flooding expected because of run off from the heavy rain. mainly the poor drainage areas and smaller creeks and streams. leftover showers or patchy drizzle. allentown has not reported a single drop. trenton, .3 of an inch. same number for philadelphia, this was taken two hours ago. millville, 2.35. atlantic city, more than five inches.

>> reporter: these runners are kicking off the holiday weekend with the ventnor mile, a 46 year traditiono run, i run this boardwalk walk for 0 years. >> reporter: the race goes down the boardwalk and for many it's the start of the independence day weekend. >> it's a family thing it's a way to open up the 4th of july. >> reporter: nearby the breeze had thinned out the crowd on the beach, but locals say that's why they are here. >> we're hanging out on the beach before the crowd gets here. >> reporter: was it cold? >> yeah. >> reporter: but it wasn't too cold for a sweet treat. ice cream is part of the tradition? >> it is. >> reporter: that's what owners like to hear heading into the busiest holiday of the summer. >> this is what pays the bills all winter when it's not ice cream weather. >> reporter: at steel pier many grabbed the sweatshirts and hopped on rides. brother and sister are enjoying the long weekend at the beach which means mom is, too. >> walk the boardwalk and enjoy it. pretty much. >> reporter: in atlantic city police are trying to cut crime this holiday weekend. starting th

. >> reporter: these runners kicking off the holiday weekend with a speedy mile, the ventnor mile, aar tradition. >> my mom is a big runner. >> i love to run, i've run this boardwalk for 30 years. >> reporter: race goes down the boardwalk and for many it's the start of the independence day weekend. >> it's a family thing to come back it's a good time to open up the 4th of july. >> reporter: nearby, the breeze thindz out the crowd on -- thinned out the crowd on the beach, but locals say that's why they are here. >> we're hanging out on the beach before the crowd gets here. >> reporter: was it cold? >> yeah. >> reporter: it was not too cold for a sweet treat. ice cream is a part of a tradition. >> it is. >> this is what pays the bill all winter when it's not ice cream weather. >> reporter: at steel pier in atlantic city, many grabbed the sweatshirt and hopped on rides. >> was it scary? >> reporter: these two are enjoying their long weekend at the beach which means mom is, too. >> walk the boardwalk and come here the kids enjoy it pretty much. >> reporter: in atlantic city, police are t

from barbecues on the beach in ventnor. >> a nice spinach salad dogs and devilled eggs. and famliz decked out in red white and blue in ocean city. >> we have to wear our red white and blue right kiddos? >> kids have food. and fun on the mind. just like the clark sisters mia and veronica and their little brother john. >> curly fries. >> and the fireworks. >> awesome. >> the roller coaster. >> on the beach jacob from washington township is showing his american pride he built this red white and blue setup and is staying there all day until the fire works. >> it's patriotic and love america. >> clouds kept it cool and the breeze is coming off the water just right. and just out of town on the bridge across the bay we caught up with cathy morgan who grew up in ocean city always coming back on the 4th of july. >> we are really blessed. we really are. >> back out live here, we are grilling up the shrimp quesadillas. and sharrie and rick i'm not wearing any shoes, talk about a great assignment. reporting live in margate bob brooks, channel 6 "action news.." >> yes. you got food a

this is the scene along ventnor avenue early yesterday morning. the heavy rain swamped the streets. yesterday's deluge was not confined to the streets of margate. the rain dumped buckets of water near the newly constructed sand dunes. neighbors tell us the water was knee high in some spots. to get to the beach in the afternoon, you either had to wade through it, raising health concerns, or take a long detour around it. the dune construction in margate is abunpopular project the city tried to fight in court. some neighbors say their worst fears have been realized. >> i would describe it as a mess created by that were not very thoughtful about what they were doing. we had a beautiful beach here, and it's been ruined. and not only has it been ruined in terms of the views but they created a dangerous situation for all the families in margate. >> state environmental officials say the sand is saturated. it will take time to drain. they're working with the army corps of engineers to address it. >> 7:33 on this sunday. happening now, the annual tour de shore from philadelphia to atlantic ci

this is the scene along ventnor avenue earlier yesterday morning. the heavy swamped the roads.was not confined to the streets of margate. the rain dumped buckets of water near the newly constructed sand dunes. neighbors say it was knee high in some spots. to get to the beach in the afternoon, you had to wade through it or take a long detour around it. the construction in margate has been a unpopular project the city tried to fight in court. >> i would describe it as a mess created by people who were not very thoughtful about what they were doing. we had a beautiful beach here and it's been ruined. not only has it been ruined in terms of the views but they created a dangerous situation for all the families in margate. >> state environmental officials say the sand is saturated and it will take time to drain. their wr working with the army corps of engineers to address it. >> bikers in fill the streets in center city for the irish pub tour de shower. among those participating is nbc's deanna durante. she joins us live with a preview. you do this just about every year. >> i try. th

live from ventnor cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> cleve, thanks very much. >>> beautiful down there at the shore. >> press toy look at. >> yes. >> and, yeah, yeah, nice day out there. >> not too bad, quiet day, after active weather we have had out there, over and over have we had enough storms just yet. >> i know, right. >> storms, all around the forecast but fortunately looking ahead toward friday but we have great news in store for upcoming weekend. taking a live look from center city philadelphia, the cloud look ominous, but we are not going to say anything in the way of precipitation, storm activity in the evening hours, breaks of sunshine, temperatures running below average, 81 degrees, night break, little bit of the feels like temperature at 82 degrees right now but it has been a wet july, rainfall in philadelphia, and closing in on 5 inches, that is nearly an inch and a half of rain, above average for the month. think we could use a break and we are getting that right now, storm scan three, we have passing cloud across the delaware valley but they are not producing prec

exercising, you know, we have been to ocean city, we go to avalon, stone harbor, wildwood, sea isle, ventnor so, from us in cape may, to you, in philadelphia, i know, it is crazy, right? mike grenitch the camera guy, he thinks they're diagnose it because they've been here for the long weekends, they forgot to work out, they know they're going to be eating burgers and hotdogs and pasta salad. so they're getting their work naught. >> i also think where you are, on that strip where everybody runs, and i think in those other towns, like they run, but not right on the beach all the time. like june drive. >> that's good plan. you work out before, so you can -- >> you earn it. >> exactly. >> so, let's check in with more pictures for the fourth. this is happy fourth every july. that's great little poster. probably for the parade today. and then we have oh, baby lucas, the first fourth every july. little fire cracker, i love it. now, we are going to check back in with betsy shall viewers are tweeting us they're like what about betsy in hilarious. michael says please go back to betsy for another inter

they're partnering with king ventnors produce it's first ever private label.red blend. bolt bottles start at 20 bucks peace. >> city honoring kevin hart by officially naming this day kevin hart day. >> it's also heart's 38th birthday and photojournalist elaine fishers takes us to the big celebration. >> reporter: hey, happy kevin hart day. all right. >> that's what i'm talking about. whose birthday is it, today? >> kevin hart? >> kevin hart is an example of someone from this neighborhood who kept the faith, stayed positive, believed in himself, never bought into the negativi negativity, and he found what was great about himself. >> for a guy to have so many big dreams and accomplish so much it shows us all that we can do any and everything that we put our minds to so one more time let's give it up for kevin hart, ya'll. >> you have a living example in my brother of somebody that came from here, born and raised, did exactly what you doing on these same streets and as zen to the top level of his profession so when people tell you can't dream and dream big, dream

i'll actually track it out for you kind of see where those locations like atlantic city and ventnor whenre expecting to see the showers move through. you can see atlantic city within the next half hour. margate city in about 20, 25 minutes or so. and so this will be moving through pretty quickly moving about 25 miles an hour so once it moves through, we've got a nicer night set up for us. we're expecting partly cloudy conditions i've got a look at the full forecast coming up in just a bit. guys. >> monica, thank. >>> they finally met face to face and the world has been waiting. president trump and russian president vladimir putin met today in germany for more than two hours. >> four times longer than the meeting was originally planned. fox news correspondent lauren plan char has the very latest for us from washington. >> reporter: it was a hand shake an meeting watched around the world as president trump and russian president vladimir putin met face to face for the first time. working out a cease fire in syria despite disagreements on other issues. >> we look forward to a lot of very pos

. >>> ventnor beaches are back opened but seven beach necessary atlantic city remain closed to day because of high bacteria levels in the ocean. officials blame untreated storm water run off from our recent heavy rain, too much bacteria in the water can cause stomach sickness and rashes. twelve other beach necessary atlantic city were unaffected by height bacteria levels and remain, opened. >>> well to day it is cloudy, tomorrow it is looking like it will be wet, very wet, and we're already track something very heavy rain for our friday , and, meteorologist lauren casey is on the sky deck to tell you when the rain will reach our region, lauren. >> thanks, so much ukee. we are pretty quiet, cloud cover is in place, really cannot find a sun ray out here from the cbs-3 sky deck and satellite imagery confirming we have cloud blocked in across the delaware valley but as far as precipitation is concerned couple of returns of a few sprinkles over northern delaware, otherwise dry conditions for right now, but much more moisture up wind, also off to our south and west in association with the moistu