Puerto rico. The trees, everything is coming down. Hurricane maria knocked out power grid there and it also knocked out the cell service, as well. Signs of hope after a devastating earthquake. A little girl was alive but still stuck under the ruble in mexico city. Officials say more than 50 people have been rescued a live. Back to School Tomorrow for methacton students, an agreement end the teachers strike. New life for long closed stop on the patco high speed line. Work will reopen at Franklin Square station i have so many questions. That is, comedy recreation of the pottery scene from the movie ghost. You have in the seen ghost. I have not seen ghost. I didnt even know this was a thing. With whoopi goldberg. Yes. Yes. Katie, i know you have seen it. Is what the line. Molly, you in danger girl. Exactly. It is a good movie. Yes. I got sometime to see it. High level performances in this movie, too. Demi moore, patrick sway see. We add this to the lengthy list of move that is rahel has not seen and must see. Thanks, katie. It is a lengthy list. Shes a world traveler, come on. We have quiet weather here throughout the day, guys, lots of sunshine and warm, as well, we are expect highs to reach upper 80s this afternoon. Even though it is promising to be some perfect beach weather you will want to stay on land and heres why, looking at storm scan three jose still a Tropical Storm churning away even though it will not bring any direct impact on our coastline it is bringing in more importantly would i say dangerous rip currents risks. Lots of sunshine. Great excuse to sit on the beach but would i certainly just stay on the beach, dont go in the water. Seventys the temperature at the airport. Yeah, im outside without a jacket and it feels wonderful. It is cooler as we go in the more north and western outlining suburbs but today is a day youll send kid out the door without need of the fleece, sweat shirt, jacket, put them on shirts, tshirts, tank tops and they will be fine. Eightyseven is the eventual high and even with this fall right around the corner here, meisha, this pattern will be lasting us quite a while. It seems that way, all right, thanks very much. We love getting that a in the morning. Good morning everyone. Happy thursday. Happy gateway to the weekend. We are looking outside because we have construction out there , i95 north, the right lane was compromised, you can still see cones, flashing markers letting you know to move over to the left. Overall we are starting to build levels a little through this area but we can expect that. Brian was tweeting bus an accident he witnessed business route one, bucks county falls township business route 1ty burn road one lane blocked there, brian, thanks for waking up with us we so appreciate you. We have another accident involving injuries on the blue route before lima springfield the right lane is compromised there but that is not it we have another accident on 295 as well, 295 north, pennsylvania Burlington Mount Holly road two lanes blocked there and we are dropping posted speed just a lit built. Give yourself a couple extra minutes. Construction crew is still out there pennsylvania turnpike eastbound before Delaware River bridge that right lane is compromised there, rahel, back over to you. More on hurricane marie, search and rescue crews sift through ruble after after the storm slammed puerto rico. Maria made land fall yesterday morning. It destroyed hundreds of homes in the path. Wind of 155 miles an hour rake the island incoming down power lines and tearing roofs off of homes. The entire island is now in the dark. One woman told Eyewitness News most people on the island have also lost power. The only way that you can see what happens because here, we dont have the location. Just perspective, marie ace the strongest hurricane to hit puerto rico in 80 years. Maria continues to pin the island with torrential rain, turning road into rivers. And while crews continue to survey damage left by maria in puerto rico, three hurricane is lark dominican republic. Maria made land fall earlier this morning bringing vicious waves and wind up to 150 miles an hour. Monster storm is expected to hit the turks and caicos later in the day, before heading to the bohamas tonight. In mexico search and rescue Missions Continue around the clock, right now, the number of dead stands at 245. And elderly man, survived a full day, trapped under the ruble of his mexico city apartment building. Ordinary citizens, have joined emergency crews to help save at least 52 people, a banks cyst ted in rescuing four people from his office building. They were making noise, so that the volunteers and rescue could hear that sound. This was the countrys deadliest earthquake since 1985 when nearly 10,000 people died. One delaware man was an eyewitness to the earthquake leo cabrera is in mexico city. He owns a Rehoboth Beach restaurant. He was on the subway when the ground began shaking. Cabrera spoke about what he has seen in the aftermath. And time is now, 3 57n business muse how recent surge in hurricanes is impacting the economy. I think it is 5 37. What did you say 3 57. No, 5 37. Money watchs hanna doba live at new york stock exchange, good morning, hanna. Janet yellin says Federal Reserve will leave Interest Rates unchanged at one and one quarter percent for remainder of the year. Central bank pointed to a strong economy, yellin says recent hurricanes will slow the economy, but growth will be beginning again, once the rebuilding begins. Over all the fed has a 4. 5 trillion balance sheet, yesterday on wall street the dow jones set another record climbing 41 points, nasdaq shed five. Apple stocks plumeted after tech giant said that the new series three smart watch has major glitch. Reviewers at the verge say device tries to connect with unknown Wifi Networks instead of the built in cell feature. Apple released a statement acknowledging the problem and says it is working on a fix. New apple watch starts shipping in two days. Americas breakfast tastes are changing and General Mills may be struggling to keep up with new trends. Food giant fell short of the wall street expectations yesterday with the earnings report. Yogurt and cereals sales have been declining in response to consumer wants for high protein and greek style yogurt General Mills has upped its premium yogurt options. And, if you fly, you are all too familiar with those extra fees most airlines now charge, a General Accounting Office report looked at two optional fees checked baggage and reservation changes. Report found for 11 u. S. Airlines revenue from those two fees increased from 6. 3 billion in 2010, to 7. 1 billion in 2016. Airlines are using fees to allow pass evening tours pay for only services they want, however, the gao also found on average, pass evening hours paid for at least one checked bag, paid more than when bags were included in the airfare. Jim and rahel. That is why we suggest get a credit card linked, that you get one free bag. Yes. You are on top of it. Yes, miles, points. They are not going to charge me for my luggage. Thanks, hanna. Pennsylvanias budget trouble is costing the commonwealth even more money. Credit reporting Agency Standard and poors has downgraded pennsylvanias rating for the second time in three years and that means it will cost the state more money to bureau. It will cost state more to bureau more money. Governor tom wolf and divided on whether to raise tax toes close a 2. 2 billion budget deficit. Man accused of sucker punching a disable man last may in west chester is heading to trial after a chaotic day in Chester County court. Barry bakers trial begins monday. Baker was set to plead guilty yesterday but changed his mind , twice, after just disagreeing with the judges explanation of the case. Prosecutors say that baker and the man he is accused of assaulting never met before but baker claims they had word , earlier that night at a bar. Attorneys could not locate any video of that previous confrontation. Well to day President Trump will meet with the leaders of the south korea and japan amid rising tension over north korea. The three leaders will meet during the United Nations General Assembly and they are expected to focus their talks on nuclear north Koreas Nuclear and missle programs. On tuesday the president vowed the u. S. Will quote totally destroy north korea if forced to defend itself. It looks like special Council Robert mueller is shifting focus to President Trump and his actions in the oval office. Sources familiar with the matter said he wants documents and emails related to the dismissals of Michael Flynn and fbi director james comey. They also want information about trumps meeting with russian officials in the white house in may. White house lawyers say they plan to cooperate with the special council. Investigators also looking into an on line date breach at u. S. Securities and exchange commission, fec announced the hack last night saying it first learned about the breach last month. Authorities say hackers targeted the fecs corporate filing system, and there they had access to governments information about companies that would not be made public. Officials say hackers may have used that information for illegal trading or monetary gains. Well, up next, foo fighters go for a ride with james cord men car pool karaoke. Dramatic video from pittsburgh shows a car crash and several parked vehicles in a car dealership. We will update the drivers condition. Katie . Jim, as we look ahead to the stretch of very summer like weather, will there been a break in sight from this very julylike heat . We will have the answer coming up but first heres your cure Auto Insurance travel forecast new jersey born and raised. Like his father before him, he served our country with honor in the navy. Came home and worked his way up from floor technician to supervisor at the salem power plant. As a husband and father, grenier knows how families struggle to make ends meet. Thats why hell fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. If we want to change trenton, theres only one way. Fran grenier. Go ca you each drive a ford all yes. Ght . Im going to show you a next generation pickup. Awesome. Lets do this. The bed is made of highstrength steel, which is less susceptible to punctures than aluminum. Stronger the better. And best of all, this new truck is actually all laughing oh my. The current chevy silverado. Current chevy owners and lessees get a total value of tenthousand, six hundred dollars. Or, 0 financing for 72 months on this silverado all star. Find new roads at your local chevy dealer. Cast of ncis is celebrating the hit shows 200 episode set to air this season on cbs. Full cast and crew of ncis l. A. Came to celebrate. Ll cool jay looking good there they said how far the show has come since it first aired in 2009. They are gearing up for the shows ninth season. Some actors say the whole experience has been, surreal. I remember us walking in filming the pilot and now we are at 200 episode. Sit back, thinking about the first couple episode, getting to know cast, crew and now it is a well oiled machine new season of n cia los angeles premiers sunday october 1st right here on cbs. L. L. Cool j still got it. I have to tell but james corden latest car pool karaoke with the foo fighters. He was giving it all there love car pool karaoke. Watch james corden on the late , late show every week night at 12 37. That airs right here on cbs3. More like minivan karaoke, they could not fit them in the car. They invested in a three row minivan for that particular segment. Very enjoyable. Umhmm. All right. So, weatheres enjoyable for some of us. Twentythirds is really excited. I do not mind warm. Once it gets past 85, i start sweating and i got things to do. I hear you. Only 2 Degrees Higher then 85 for the high today. I mean were flirting with 90 on one day, coming up here. It is hot. Not like we have never seen it before. We will talk about record. But lets get outside and start off, we will take you perhaps to a camera, yeah, there is one for you. Here is a shot from our rooftop here at station headquarters facing south, we have Liberty Place in the distance there, comcast building all lit up and no issues seeing any of these buildings, very quiet start to the morning. It is mile. Outside on the sky deck and be comfortable, isnt that delightful at this time of the year. So, with that said, we will see maybe a couple cloud throughout the day but for the most part it is bright and sunny. Eyewitness weather watchers are few and far between. People are sleeping in this morning. That is cool. We will see more next hour. Sixtyfive is the value. Warm start, even in saylorsburg, keith at 65 just a couple cloud, we have a northerly breeze but very light breeze and he is, you know, commenting that it is a nice warm morning and im with him. I am looking ahead and looking forward to this late summer heat. I necessity we all sort of split the aisle on this particular subject. Right, jim . All right. Lets take you on into new jersey. We have a couple observations, one from jim at 65. She has got 88 percent humidity and her neighbor really zoom into get hyper local here. We have two wonderful watchers that are loyal reporters in the network here. Lynn also in cherry hill. She is 2 degrees warmer. So very much representing the fact that location, location, that you know, you may end up with a few degrees difference depending where you are and even a couple neighborhood away. Switching back over to the maps lets talk about record, shall we, this is just throughout the in of the july average high is 87 degrees. That is where we are expect to go top off. Normal high september 21st is 76. We are talking averages, taking those numbers and averaging them out. That is still 11 above what is normal for this particular day of the year but still shy of the rorrer. It could be worse if you are like jim and hate the heat. With that said lets look at tropics. These are really active. Jose is still a Tropical Storm off shore but churning up the surf. Be careful. I would in the go in the water Hurricane Maria still churning away, thankfully this is expect to make a righthand turn and will not be a direct hit on the u. S. Coastline. We are watching it. That is call right now. Thankfully that will not be an issue for us. However, looking at localized zoom, again that surface still being churned up from jose and might see cloud at the shore but look at this, in the one day falls below 80. Normal high is 76. My goodness, meisha, tailgating, make sure that you have flipflops, tank tops, shirts, you know. Yep. Get ready for this like it is a summer day. It will be a testy one. Look at that almost 90 degrees. Tori and i will be out there hosting our first tail date of the season with wip and the entire gang. We will talk about that later on but first both on air and wip on the radio as well. Looking outside right now schuylkill at montgomery drive , this is what we are looking at. We are building levels on the schuylkill. Head up on that. Factor that in your morning commute plans. Plus disable vehicle here where we have construction 95 north off ramp to Bridge Street right lane compromised and now it is a disabled vehicle as well. Jim and rahel, back over to you. Investigators want to know if drugs or alcohol played a role in this car crash caught on camera. Investigators say woman driver was likely speeding when her car crashed into at lee four cars at a pittsburgh area car dealership. The 27 yearold was taken to the hospital after the crash and shes expect to be okay. In Oklahoma City authorities launch an investigation after police shoot and kill a deaf man. Two officers were responding to a hit run tuesday night when they spotted the truck they were looking for at the home of the sanchez. Sanchez, who was not the suspect was holding a metal pipe when police arrived. The officers told mant to drop the pipe but neighbors yelled that he was deaf. One officer shot sanchez, multiple times, killing him. When you have a weapon out, you could get what you call tunnel vision and just lock into the person who has the weapon but i think very well could not have heard yelling. They could have used another option rather than deadly force. We need to approach people with invisible disabilities. So sad. Police say sanchez father was responsible for hit run incident. Officers who shot sanchez is on administrative leave during the investigation. How about this next story good intentions but perhaps bad idea, middle school teach in georgia is now suspended for assigning an inappropriate homework. It features explicit lyrics by rapper kodak black. It was for sixth graders and then come up with their own positive word. Parents, however not please. Not in my household she doesnt know how we run things so to push something that she feels is appropriate, i have a problem with that. I saw it, i was like, my mom will be mad. Bad word. School officials encourage teacher creativity but instruction must be age appropriate. This is sixth grade. Teacher issued ran apology saying she should have used better judgment. I agree. Up next, the goat on the lamb. He even went for a stroll through a motel, we will tell you where it happened when we come b that is fitting musical for this next story. Runway goat that spent the weekend on the lamb is back where he belongs. He is now walking the correct way, after he was nabbed by a quick thinking help tell clerk. That is the goat, named 448 by the farmer who raises outside a community of auburn, massachusetts. The goat jumped the fence and spent saturday, sunday, monday cruising around his hometown neighborhood. Peter black, his owner, said he was in trouble. He took off like a criminal like a criminal. Poor goat. The goat was caroled when he got, in a room and locked the door and animal control officials scooped him up and took him to the shelter. I dont blame him for escaping, who names a goat 448 i dont care, i would be very upset if someone called me anchor number two, anchor number three. Well, that is what they call you, anchor right, anchor left. I cant figure out what side of the desk im on. Coming up next on Eyewitness News, it is season for Holiday Hiring but not everybody is taking applications, find out who is, and who is not hiring. We think we have hard work but it takes a lot of work to get the link, ready, before the eagles can take the field this sunday for home opener. They are ready. Lets go. We will meet the grounds crew who make it look so good. Up you each drive a ford pickup right . all yes. Im going to show you a next generation pickup. Awesome. Lets do this. The bed is made of highstrength steel, which is less susceptible to punctures than aluminum. Stronger the better. And best of all, this new truck is actually all laughing oh my. The current chevy silverado. Current chevy owners and lessees get a total value of tenthousand, six hundred dollars. Or, 0 financing for 72 months on this silverado all star. Find new roads at your local chevy dealer. Hurricane marie ace regaining strength as it ravages the caribbean and leaves historic destruction in puerto rico we are tracking the storm, plus this. Rescuers are looking for survivors after mexicos deadly earthquake im Chris Martinez with the very latest coming up. And teachers strike in Montgomery County is over, find out when students can return to the classroom today, it is thursday, september 21st , good morning, im jim donovan. Im rahel solomon. Katie and meisha keeping an eye on things this thursday morning. Were all back together. Yes, were here. We are this close to the weekend. It is your monday and your thursday that is so true, we are looking outside, we have three or four accidents right now, and, we know it is getting busy weather will cooperate. It is very warm, but i do want to show you
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