plus this weekend we celebrate the unofficial start of summer and tonight's taste with tori vittoria woodill heads to a club that serves up italian favorites and classic songs. inspiration behind this shore favorite. >> shoping for a any car revealing report highlight safest and dangerous vehicles on the road. >> and soggy and stormy night all across the region. this is a live look at center city, meteorologist lauren casey will tell us if we dry out in time for the holiday weekend when we come >> and closed in monday ton aspecial election for state's only suddenly into the national spotlight in the altercation. republican candidates is charged with assault today. millionaire businessman forte is body slamming reporter. he's facing democrat candidate swift. he was the first to win the race. >> a new report find size of your vehicle matters when it comes to surviving a crash. crash tests show what happened when a large and small car collide head on. the insurance institute for highway safety says cars have a higher death rate than suvs and money vans and luxury large suv has lowest. >> update

vittoria woodill joins me right now lauren casey down here with us as well. we are having a great time and the people are coming out. it was a slow metric eulogies. >> do you like that. >> say that again. >> from all points. >> yeah. >> and now as it starts to get darker, it is just going to be wild. it will be fun. summer season is officially underway. >> you know is what nicer, only natural things happen down the shore. do you see bubbles flying all around us i don't know where they are coming from. >> i love it. >> i think they are coming from lauren. >> yes. >> i guess we will check with her later. >> yes, we are coming from lauren. >> you can see a few right now >> i love them. >> just one of these. >> i love that. >> love that. >> don't stick your tongue out like snowflakes. that wouldn't work. >> i wouldn't do that it is memorial day weekend. it is business season, right. >> yes. >> so folks are out there getting geared up and we stopped into talk to a few business owners to just double-check how the boom is going for this weekend. let's just kay that

plus this weekend we celebrate the unofficial start of summer and tonight's taste with tori vittoria woodill heads to a club that serves up italian favorites and classic songs. inspiration behind this shore favorite. >> shoping for a any car revealing report highlight safest and dangerous vehicles on the road. >> and soggy and stormy night all across the region. this is a live look at center city, meteorologist lauren casey will tell us if we dry out in time for the holiday weekend when we come >> and closed in monday ton aspecial election for state's only suddenly into the national spotlight in the altercation. republican candidates is charged with assault today. millionaire businessman forte is body slamming reporter. he's facing democrat candidate swift. he was the first to win the race. >> a new report find size of your vehicle matters when it comes to surviving a crash. crash tests show what happened when a large and small car collide head on. the insurance institute for highway safety says cars have a higher death rate than suvs and money vans and luxury large suv has lowest. >> update

now, the businesses shore pumped two, but vittoria woodill joins us and they have some concerns >> theeather played a big factor but that didn't stop business owners or folks on the boardwalk and myself from having a little fun. check it out. memorial day weekend, the official start to summer the fun has begun. >> there's a fishing rod and they have to get it on the rim of a beer bottle >> and the action on boards is just enough for the families who made it out. >> is there anything better shan spending money on your kids >> absolutely not. celebrating the memorial day weekend. >> reporter: business owners say they could use a little more. >> the weather is not very -- and having been friday night, you see the weather. >> reporter: at least you're in the pizza business. everyone loves boardwalk pizza. >> reporter: many are taking advantage of shore lines. >> you won these prizes? what did you do. >> trying to shoot it i had two out of the three. >> are you kidding me >> are you like amateur golfer >> i play golf a lot >> are you thinking about joining the big league? i decided to help

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. >> our vittoria woodill has this story. >> training dogs are hard, training them, in jail is even harder in the yard of the camden county department of corrections it was graduation day. for a few dogs, hoff been trained by inmates in a program called friend for vets >> these puppies need love, and veterans need love too. teaching these puppies, how to be companions is one of the greatest accomplishments i have made in my life. >> reporter: would you believe that on this side of the bashed wire these dogs have been treated with more love then on the outside because each dog was arrest coup. for 12 weeks they were taught by a select group of inmates, to sit, stay, and then lend their paws as companions of comfort for veterans. veteran like arthur who served in the you had army as a vietnam vet in 1968. >> it will help me when i'm thinking about, my condition, you know, thinking about not being able to move. thinking about i guess, anything that is not good, i think that the dog will change that frame of mind. >> reporter: as much as these dogs are helping our servicemen they are serving a

now, the businesses shore pumped two, but vittoria woodill joins us and they have some concerns >> theeather played a big factor but that didn't stop business owners or folks on the boardwalk and myself from having a little fun. check it out. memorial day weekend, the official start to summer the fun has begun. >> there's a fishing rod and they have to get it on the rim of a beer bottle >> and the action on boards is just enough for the families who made it out. >> is there anything better shan spending money on your kids >> absolutely not. celebrating the memorial day weekend. >> reporter: business owners say they could use a little more. >> the weather is not very -- and having been friday night, you see the weather. >> reporter: at least you're in the pizza business. everyone loves boardwalk pizza. >> reporter: many are taking advantage of shore lines. >> you won these prizes? what did you do. >> trying to shoot it i had two out of the three. >> are you kidding me >> are you like amateur golfer >> i play golf a lot >> are you thinking about joining the big league? i decided to help

here we go, here we go. >> vittoria woodill for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> my question is what do you do with an 8-foot bear doesn't it take up the whole room? we have to think about that one. >>> atlantic city is kicking off beach season, chopper three in ac last night at tropicana casino a dazzling fire works display in the unofficial start of summer, fire works at tropicana will continue all summer long too every saturday night. >>> and earlier in the evening , there was a beach ball drop in boardwalk outside resorts to welcome summer. this is fourth year beach balls have let loose. that looks like a fun time. >>> we have heard some complaints and vittoria's piece there about the weather but when we're not talking about a wash out but i'll take it. >> couple spotty showers here and there. it is warm, summertime feel, it will happen. i got to say it is fun to go down the shore. one of my favorite things if you are able to to get up early and see the sunrise. we have great pictures from atlantic city. check this out from our "eyewitness news" sky scan, looking out across ocean city.

vittoria woodill talked with someone who wanted to get closer to the statue. >> reporter: now that the rocky statue is blocked off. what's plan b? >> good idea. >> any ideas for you? >> one here. >> the art museum steps are not blocked off, they're still there for you to do your best rock impression. check it out. >> i got to tell you, tonight, if you were out there running around on the steps. >> this weather, lauren, it is awful. everyone is like, oh. it's terrible. it's mug gy. dreary. >>> we're going to see actual sunshine. the sun is still there. but today was a cool day, once again, 62 degrees our high temperature. we should be at 78 degrees. it's almost june. it's a cool day, we warmed you have five from the start at 57 because of the low clouds in place, misty conditions. where is it? it's underneath. 61 still have the east wind keeping the temperatures cool and the skies gloomy. the wind direction straight off the ocean picking up the cool air and moisture. ocean temperature 61, we're at 61 in atlantic city. 61 in philadelphia, 62 in wilmington. visibility also reduced across

starting their holiday weekend early we are packing car and heading to the shore our lauren casey, vittoria woodill are gearing up in the mobile weather watcher and hitting the road. >> that is because it is our summer fest celebration and we will be broad contact continuing live from wildwood on "eyewitness news" at five, six, 10, 11 bringing you fun from the board and beach. see you down the shore. >> those two on the road that is dangerous. >>> chip kelly has a new job, espn announced kelly signed a multi year deal. he is in their new in studio analyst covering college football broadcasts, kelly has 30 years experience at multiple levels, espn says he will appear on sports certainty friday and saturday offering insight on college and nfl games. >> interesting. >>> that is "eyewitness news" this noon i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. for all of us here thanks for watching. >> "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00 tonight and we are always on line, cbs philly.com >> that is the case. >> enjoy your weekend, everyone, we have got ice cream waiting for us downstairs, young and restless is next. s

vittoria woodill talked with someone who wanted to get closer to the statue. >> reporter: now that therocky statue is blocked off. what's plan b? >> good idea. >> any ideas for you? >> one here. >> the art museum steps are not blocked off, they're still there for you to do your best rock impression. check it out. >> i got to tell you, tonight, if you were out there running around on the steps. >> this weather, lauren, it is awful. everyone is like, oh. it's terrible. it's mug gy. dreary. >>> we're going to see actual sunshine. the sun is still there. but today was a cool day, once again, 62 degrees our high temperature. we should be at 78 degrees. it's almost june. it's a cool day, we warmed you have five from the start at 57 because of the low clouds in place, misty conditions. where is it? it's underneath. 61 still have the east wind keeping the temperatures cool and the skies gloomy. the wind direction straight off the ocean picking up the cool air and moisture. ocean temperature 61, we're at 61 in atlantic city. 61 in philadelphia, 62 in wilmington. visibility also reduced across m

. >> repairs are underway around rocky statue much to the dis may of tourist, vittoria woodill talk tom and she's at the art museum with what is going on with the statue, vittoria. >> reporter: i have met people from germany, other parts of the europe, from d.c., from ohio, and you did not need an interpreter for all of them reacting the same way which was ah, we came all this way to see rocky. that is right, rocky's off limits for several days, but i did go around city to find alternates, lets take a look. on such a dreary day in philadelphia where your photos won't have the sunshine you crave to light up the city sky line it looks like things just gotten worse for local selfie takers and tourist. >> oh, in we drove from new york. >> reporter: iconic rocky statue is getting block off for sight improvements and if you were playing tourist today you got lucky to snap a pick before you won't get as close for two weeks. >> i feel like disappointed, because we are like the last people. >> reporter: #yo adrian what do we do now. let's not forget other philly statues worthy of selfies like ,

. >> our vittoria woodill shows us what the philadelphia children's festival has to offer. >> reporter32 years annenberg center live had proudly hosted the philadelphia, children festival. file touring children of artist from his around the country like. >> i know. >> reporter: let's hear it. >> drummers. face painting. >> reporter: definitely right but there is plenty more like live theater, dance, even circus, at festival you can follow it all and feel a part of art in action. >> we make buttons. >> reporter: you made buttons, let me see. wow. >> i feel like i'm in the best children's book ever. >> you are, is there so much going on here, kid of all ages we have plays happening, theater tails, philadanco, great dance company of fail doing shows for kid. they are in the middle of the q and a with children. is there so much happening here for all ages. >> reporter: can i see some of your dance moves? let me see that jump again, let me see that jump again, boom. >> kid today aren't having the same access to the ars but we want to expose kid to dance, music, theater so they understand it

as vittoria woodill shows us, stepping inside this soul full restaurant will make you feel right at home i hear you got a wait in line here. >> the wait is on for some seriously delicious soul food. mac and cheese, ribs, sides, chitlings. >> what's a chitling? >> pig intestines, ya. >> they've got it all. nice flavor. >> little different. you want to try those wings? >> i'll try the wings for sure. >> don't forget the pig's feet. >> how about a little bit? >> okay. >> you seem scared for me. >> i actually like. >> you like? >> i do. because this is more mild than the trip. >> called chitlings. >> anything you want is hot and fresh. and aunt bertha said food is her calling. >> god said i'm going to open a restaurant. guess what, one day, the opportunity happened, and i walked through the door. >> opening a restaurant wasn't the only thing aunt bertha said god told her in prayer. there is a reason why she hired staff who have been formerly incarcerated. >> another thing he said to me, i want someone not forgotten that i lover them and i want them to know that i love them. >> aunt bertha so

. >> "eyewitness news" report vittoria woodill was there and she brings us a story of a quiet, yet courageousan. >> he has a story to tell and one that need to be preserved. >> reporter: malcolm frisby is one of the two air men left on earth, known as a tuskegee air man who was first african-american servicemen to serve as military aviator in the united states armed forces during world war two. >> camden county military service medal, awarded for honorable service. >> man of the few word at the microphone. >> thank you very much. >> sit him down to talk about flying and goes the distance. >> there is nothing, like flying. if i could put wings on my truck would i put them on my truck. >> reporter: malcolm first got his wings at age 20 and he remembers the day, opportunity came knocking. >> they asked my grandparents, my parents, if i would go into tuskegee. my parents had a talk with me and said well, you know how they are down there. you are have to be careful. >> reporter: while becoming a tuskegee meant opportunity for brave african-american men it meant facing strong discrimination and tus

and sugar toppings who better to tell us about this new boardwalk business then our very own vittoria woodill. >> reporter: get ready beach goers is there a new business in town serving made to order hot dough next the fractured prune. would you like to try sample of our ocean city san. >> yes, only sand you will ever eat. >> reporter: owner joann jenkins says it comes from a tail of a doughnut make shore needed a great name for his shop. >> woman named pruneela and in the 1800s she would go and enter mens competition for sports. every time she came back from a competition she had fractured something. he thought that was a unique name for his doughnut shop. so therein lies the name of the fractured prune. we don't any of prunes in ourll. >> reporter: let's talk about options like chocolate. i'm glad you sell them with the warning label. >> that is right becautenise tlr doughnuts are hot, made to order, doughnuts dipped in glaze and different toppings. you can go crazy. one glaze and as many want all e price. >> reporter: they are looking for a new flavored doughnut to dub the wildwood days do