Hopefully you have it with you this evening. Further south we are seeing showers around wilmington, pennsville and portions of south jersey from woolwich township, down into portions of cumberland county, steady rain with that shower at the the moment indicated by yellow shading. Thinks nothing compared to what happened this morning but additional rainfall on area that got hit hard. Our doppler estimated rain amounts you can see bulls eyes of three plus inches of rain around atlantic city, back through Salem Cumberland and montgomery, Chester County as well, some areas with over two or 3 inches of rain. Vineland 2. 2. A hammington 2. 2 as well. Some damage reports and flooding reports from morning cars stalled around a pottstown, lehigh valley, bethlehem, water up to cars doors. Water up to car doors. And, absecon. Margate vent none avenue, closed due to flooding. Once we get this batch of showers out we have better news for tomorrow. I ale have that with the full forecast. Ukee and jessica. As we told you earlier a lightening strike may have caused a a fire. Here are Fire Fighters were in the right place at the right time. Eyewitness News ReporterTodd Quinones has more from the scene in phoenixville. Reporter investigators here believe it was a bolt of lightening, that started this devastating fire. The fast moving fire left little time for people to get out. Me, my pops, we just put on, and we helped walk her out of the house. Reporter anthony and his dad both volunteers Fire Fighters in the poconos happened to be driving to work just before 6 00 this morning. They saw smoke pulled over and started pounding on the door of the eight fiveyear old woman telling her to get out. All we kept saying is your house is on fire. Two Little Angels came by at the right time. That is how i look ate. Reporter joe believes his sister sophies life was in danger. Her brother no doubt says you saved her life. Yeah, probably. Reporter on the other side of the twin home, Seven Members of the tamara family. All i heard was crackling upstairs. Reporter they spent their day saving whatever possessions they could out of their dayton street home. They tell me they do not have have home owners insurance. I was just, thankful that nobody was hurt or anything. Reporter sophie right now is staying with her brother. The red cross is helping out tamara family. Also there has been a go fund me page established, to help them. The reporting from phoenixville, Todd Quinones, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Much of the water from this mornings flash flooding has been finally subsided but it caught people down the shore off guard. Eyewitness news new jersey reporter cleve bryan is in brigantine where residents there are drying out. Reporter it took seven hours for east evans boulevard here in brigantine to finally drain, so now just as the the day is winding down, things are finally back to normallal. We are surprised by how fast water came up. It was a flash flood. Reporter zachary says within minutes the the intersection offshore road and white horse pike in absecon became a river this morning. He took this video of one of the vehicles that broke down trying to drive through the thigh deep water. We saw many people succumb to the peer pressure of other people honking at them, drove through halfway and didnt make it out the other half. Reporter in brigantine street flooding was just as bad and it lasted much longer. Cindy morein says she was fortunate her suv didnt stall out. Scary, i didnt realize how deep it was. I had to turnaround. It was very scary. Reporter driving was not the the only challenge. Rosa had to wait through trash to get home. You have to do what you have to do to get back in the house. Reporter she wonders if there is something the city can do to improve drainage near brigantine he will meantry school where kid to have bring dry clothes on whenever they walk to flooding and heavy rain. Im frustrated because of the money we pay for our taxes ever year, you think would do something for news return. Reporter as one writing teen woman told me it was a three hour rain storm and flooding was so bad just imagine what a noreaster or another hurricane can do. In brigantine im cleve bryan cbs3 Eyewitness News. Taking a look at this mustang under water at intersection of route nine and route 30 in absecon Atlantic County this photo sent by zach. The the police said vehicles were stranded all over town because of the flooded streets there. And, remember, you can track the weather anytime right at your fingertips. Just down load the cbs philly weather april tour phone phone or tablet available for free, right now on itunes and google play. An unexpect topic at president obamas News Conference on iran. Bill cosbys admission in Court Documents that he obtained drugs that he intended to give women and then of sex with them. The president would not comment on legal issues, he did have this to say. If you give a woman or a man for that matter, without his or her knowledge a drug and have sex with that person without consent that is rape. No country should have tolerance for rape. The president also commented when asked about a movement to strip cosby of his medal of freedom. The president says there is in precedence for revoking that honor. Elderly woman is recovering after being shot on her front porch in north philadelphia Authorities Say that 79 yearold woman was hit in the right leg by a stray bullet on the 2800 block of north 25th street. Neighbors say she was sitting with her son when gunfire erupted around 10 30 last night. The shooter remains at large. Police are also searching for suspect who robbed a center citibank at broad daylight. Investigators tell us that the armed man entered the First Republic bank around 10 20 at 1818 market street. He got away with an unknown amount of cash. No one was hurt during that bank robbery. Philadelphia police are searching for four armed suspects caught on camera attempting a Home Invasion in west mt. Airy. It happened last night around 10 30 in the 500 block of burnham road. The three twoyear old man opened up his front door when a second man approached with a shotgun. He quickly shut that door unable to gain access to the home and four armed suspect ran. He recognized the suspect you are urged to contact the police. Residents in one fill neighborhood turned to Eyewitness News after they say the city ignored their calls, to fix two dangerous holes. Residents say that this hole, opened up about six weeks ago on kind street in kensington. One woman told us that she hurt herself when she fell in it two weeks ago. Another neighbor claims he blew out a tire and scraped his car driving over it. Jake on olden said he took a photo standing in the hole right here and sent it to the city. I figured that would get my point across to the city streets department. We have to fix these holes so nobody else gets hurt. Two blocks away on crystal street another hole has neighbors frustrated as well. City officials tell us they will put barricade around both holes and work to figure out what caused them. The bronze plaque on the john Roberts Historical monument has been stolen in maple shade, new jersey. The plaque, we will show it to you believed to have been stolen over the weekend. Monument is next to the Public Service electric and gas substation, over at 940 east main street. Now the plaque created in honor of john and sarah roberts, roberts were early corn steadiers in maple shade in 1682, who have south branch of pennsauken creek. People steel flag holders from cemeteries and all this because they are bronze, and i think that was bronze. It has been there a long time. They are probably trying to make some money off of it. I wish that they creek. Anyone with any information is asked to call maple shade police. Still ahead on Eyewitness News at 5 00 making the the best of the bad situation. When you hit rock bottom, it is when you stop digging. A at that point i wanted to stop digging. Our matt rivers talk to the philadelphia man profiled in president obamas naacp speech. Now he has turned his life around and wants to be an example for others. You drive between pennsylvania and new jersey, if you are a frequent ez pass user, you are in luck, and could save some money kate . And we still have some showers to track this evening this storm is stubborn and they dont want to get out of here but once we push them out to sea in the next few hours we have sunny beautiful weather ahead for the the rest of the week. I will have the full seven day forecast coming up. Pat . Jahlil okafor not in action in the vegas summer league, we have the the highlights from that one. Mike trout did big things at the allstar game last night we will hear from him about his mvp performance coming up in sports. Coming up on Eyewitness News at 11 00 it is technology you have never seen before helping change lives and big prize money is at stake for the the best innovations. Health reporter Stephanie Stahl will have the exclusive story of how it is paying off for a Delaware County mother and son tonight at 11 00. It is final day of the 106th annual Naacp National convention here in philadelphia delegates heard from former president bill clinton. In his speech, mr. Clinton spoke about how the tragedy in charleston has ignited a spirit in america to deal with the despite in criminal justice and mass incarceration. The former president conceded that the problem he helped create while dealing with high crime rates 20 years ago. I signed a bill, and it made the problem worse. I want to admit it. So we have to not only do this sentencing work, we have to rebuild this Law EnforcementCommunity Trust at the neighborhood level if possible. Tonight the convention will end with the keynote address by u. S. Attorney general loretta lynch. Well, president obamas call for criminal Justice Reform at the convention yesterday has thrust a philadelphia man in the spotlight. Eyewitness News Reporter matt rivers has that part of the story. Reporter what happens when a private, and at times painful, personal story becomes so very public. Jeff copeland, he was arrested six times before his 38th birthday. He was drinking, using drugs sentence after sentence. Reporter that is the president of the United States and thinks Jeff Copeland, the president told his story to the entire country, during his speech about criminal Justice Reform. At times that story isnt pretty. Drinking and driving, six duis. Reporter at times even questioning his will to live, sitting in the jail cell. Copeland would spend over 30 months in total behind bars, many of them served here at different facilities along state road, in northeast philadelphia. It was here, that he says, he made a decision that his track record of drinking, drugs crime, would stop. When you hit rock bottom is when you stop digging and at that point i wanted to stop digging. Reporter he left prison, quit drinking and enrolled in the Community College of philadelphia. As the president said. Make sure to show up every day. Graduated. Reporter now set to dot same at temple university, set to graduate with the criminal justice undergraduate degree this fall. The president included his story in his speech because he thought it was a good example of what a Second Chance can mean to someone. Before his speech copeland told the president about how he is making himself better. The president apparently liked it. Start taking that first step that first smile. You never look at crossing the finish line he says, you attack it by putting 1 mile have after the other. It takes steps. Reporter Jeff Copeland could not have said it better himself. Matt rivers for cbs3 Eyewitness News. And the Delaware RiverPort Authority approved the toll discount for frequent bridge travelers, they will get an 18dollar credit on their ez pass accounts if they make 18 round trip crossings every month. This discount should save bridge travelers more than 200 a year and drpa will roll out the new benefit in three months. A special day at offices of the manna friend and family of coworkers steven cover man, of the cover man day of caring. They made a surprise cover man by volunteering at manna which provides meals with people with life threatening illnesses. Such a great work, over the years. Isnt that wonderful. Pleasure to be part of it, indeed. We are Getting Better weather moving in the area. Good news, finally it has been a rough week, last week was a rough week. Every week, few weeks have been rough. We will talk about that coming up. Now we will see end in sight at least for this particular system. We had a rough start to the morning, in fact, even overnight, i dont know about you but i woke up to a loud crack of thunder outside the window a lot of people did the same. Rain to start the day and then flood ago cross much of the area this morning. Now things are improving, but still a few showers outside. Lets take a look at is what going on outside right now. We will go out to the sky cam three scam mounded out at room here. Still a few cloud looking glummy but it does look dry for now in center city. I want to show you a time lapse at our live Neighborhood Network camera. There is from the leader ship academy. You can see how the day went. Heavy cloud moved in. We will see rain. Then it cleared out. Then it got glummy again. The sun tried to break out. The cloud rolled back in. It has been a overall cloudy day, showers steady rain earlier this morning and now seeing finally that last, gasp of this system, showers rotating on through there. Is there a lose developing right about here and these showers rotating around the back side of that low but is what coming from the north and west is dryer and air that will push this system out to sea finally within the next several hours. Still a few stable showers moving in burlington, and ocean counties. Heavy rain around mercer county, just south and east of trenton and steady showers to the south as well. In philadelphia, we have some rain moving through right now. Generally light rain thaw can see from the city on over into portions of, Delaware County and over, the bridge, as well in cherry hill. We have a steady shower here at the moment. Rain amounts today, very heavy. Four. 33 in franklin township. Atlantic city got 3 inches of rain. Last few weeks man we have had thousands left without power since the end of june. 72 miles an hour gust in philadelphia on june 23rd. Numerous flash floods. Three confirmed tornadoes. We are ready for quiet weather. That is what we will get. Temperatures right now in the 70s, still steamy outside but High Pressure build in, humidity drops tomorrow, and those breeze from the north it will be just a gorgeous summer day, friday looks great as well mostly sun which highs once again in the 80s. Really no chance for rain for the next couple of days and then an increased chance saturday and sunday, as temperatures begin to climb and the humidity builds. We have a chance for pop up showers and storms. Early showers tonight. We will clear it out late. Temperatures dropping in the mid 60s which will feel fantastic. For yourself thursday mostly sunny and nice less humid at eight 36789 youre witness weather seven day shore cast and forecast looks great for thursday and friday. Enjoy it. Bask in the low humidity ape dry air and due points in the 50s because dog days of summer are back, starting this weekend. We have highs back in the 90s. More humid. Steamy right into next week. Were looking at a heat wave, that will take off on saturday and then it will continue right into next week. And then we will have another heat wave starting next wednesday. Here we go. Wow. The heat will be on, pretty soon. Get the ac ready. Thanks, very much kate. Cbs evening news is just a few minutes away. Scott pelley joins us with a look a head to that scott. Heres the cbs he can news tonight, the president defend the Iran Nuclear Deal but did he do enough to convince the opposition . We will speak with israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu about the a agreement that he calls a dangerous deal for the world. Plus, this is the the moment that drug lord el chapo made his escape, and pluto gets its moment in the sun your first look at a far out world. All that tonight on the cbs evening news. When we created the silverado rally edition we figured, why stop there . These four new silverado special editions are just the beginning. From the Fastest Growing fullsize pickup brand of 2015 Chevy Silverado or, choose this silverado all star with a total value of eight thousand when you finance through select lenders. And find your bonus tag and get two thousand cash allowance on select silverado crew cabs in stock. Im exited to do this. We want to welcome to the team pat gallon. Give it up, man. Yes. Philly guy. Northeast high school, born and bread and grew up watching you. You had to go there. Not to make you feel old. Pat wont be here long. Welcome, my man. Thank you. All a eyes have been on Jahlil Okafor this summer but he is not with the sixers at vegas summer league. He missed the game with the nets, decent excuse, the espy award. Not bad. Acceptable. Joel embiid is in the house. He never looks super thrilled. Watching from the sidelines obviously, i wouldnt be thrilled if i were out again. Sixers fighting back down by 18 and jean pierre toe coat owe, air peace air and then off the miss, vince hunter. A force dunk. Sixers hanging with the brooklyn nets. They are losing, this one though, late in the fourth, 7566. Last night millville new jersey native mike trout the talk of the allstar festivities. He was crowned mvp for a second straight year. He led off with the home run as well. Is there a better player on earth then this kid right now . He of course, is taking it all in stride. I work my hardest every day. I it doesnt matter what the score is. When im in there im playing nine innings hard. It is just, an incredible honor to be part of the allstar game and to win mvp twice. It is Something Special for sure. Phillies, they have a few more much needed taste off until they face marlins at home, on friday. British open gets underway tomorrow at the always tough Saint Andrews. Talk of the tournament is Jordan Spieth who has won his first two majors this season, spieth has got limited experience at Saint Andrews but says he is prepared to take on the old course. I feel really good about last week heading in to here and over the past couple of months heading in to here. All and all im extremely excited, it would the mean the world to me to try to win this championship and to do it here would be more special bryant got the cowboys attention. He was looking for long term deal. He threat tone sit out games as well. A deal gets done, five years 07 million, 45 million guarantied. I think we were all hoping that he made good on that threat to sit out games because he is pretty good talent. Yes. I cant wait to play them. I cant wait. It is right around the corner august 2nd. Camp starts. Welcome my friend. Thanks, ukee. Good to have you. We will be right back. I saw a commercial that said you can save 500 by switching to progressive. That was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said that was me, mom. [ laughter ] many participated in the eighth annual alex Lemonade Stand, at local Malvern Schools. Ready yes. Yes. Alex Lemonade Stand were hosted by students at Malvern School locations throughout pennsylvania, and new jersey, and a lot of people stopped by to enjoy lemonade or even get a paper lemon and it all goes to the alex scott foundation. That will do it for Eyewitness News at 6 00. Im jessica dean. Im ukee washington. Thanks so much for watching. Eyewitness news returns pelley the president warns killing the iran deal would risk war. This deal is our best means of assuring that iran does not get a Nuclear Weapon. Pelley also tonight, mr. Obama weighs if on bill cosby. Ill say this. Pelley deadly flooding in the south. Well have the search for the missing. How a jailed mexican drug lord went to the shower and made a clean getaway. U and america discovers a new world. Plutos day in the sun. This i captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley today president obama gave a spirited defense of the nuclear deal with iran, even as republicans surround to kill it. Under the agreement, iran will be barred from building a Nuclear Weapon for a