Together, responsible. Democrats, republicans, everyone. The call for gun control is getting louder in the wake of the tragedy. Officials say the las vegas gunman had been stockpiling guns since 1982. Good afternoon everyone im jim donovan. Im rahel solomon. The president plans to meet with victims and First Responders when he arrives in las vegas within the hour. We get more now from correspondent danielle nottingham. Reporter President Trump is on his way to las vegas to meet with First Responders and survivors of the deadly mass shooting at a Country Music concert. Very very sad day for me personally. Reporter tuesday night, the girlfriend gunman Stephen Paddock return to the United States from the philippines. Video from tv station knbc apparently shows marilou dan until wheelchair at the airport in los angeles. Investigators say dan system a person of interest in the case. Her sisters say they believe paddock sent her away so she couldnt be involved. Marilou was there this didnt happen because she wouldnt let it happen. She would have been able to stop something whatever he was planning. Reporter investigators believe danley who lived with paddock for years can answer questions about paddocks motive and his stockpile of weapons. Pictures from Paddocks Hotel sweet show the weapons he used to carry out the attack. In all, investigators say they found 47 guns in the hotel and his two homes. All of them bought legally. He purchased 33 of them win the past year most of them rifles. [ gunfire ] Reporter Police released body camera video last night showing officers as they responded to the gunfire. Get down, get down, get town. Reporter rampage last thed for up to 11 minutes. Danielle nottingham for cbs3 Eyewitness News. In washington, d. C. Today lawmakers are urging congress to pass new gun laws as a victim of gun violence herself former representative gabbie giffords spoke of the need of unity in the fight for reform. Stopping gun violence takes courage. The courage to do whats right, the courage of new ideas. This man he was a thief. He stole these lives, these joys these futures and what do our members here say nothing, a moment of silence. Rear were prayer full and respectful but its no substitution for action. In the senate side lawmakers introduced a bill this morning would that ban the sale of manufacturer of device that is allow semiautomatic weapons to emulate fully automatic weapons stay with cbs3 Eyewitness News as we continue to follow new developments in the mass shooting investigation and the fallout on capitol hill. When were not on tv you can fine the latest information on our went site cbsphilly. Com. New this noon transformer fire sends black smoke and flames out on to center city sidewalk causing road closures and snarling traffic. Take look at this. Fire is burning very close to jefferson and wills eye hospit hospitals. Earlier road closures included the 800 blocks of walnut and locust streets and sections of eighth and nine streets. Were now hearing some of these have reopened. Reporter joe holden is live on the scene with the very latest on the situation. Joe . Reporter rahel, good afternoon to you. This underground transformer caught fire around 8 15 this morning. The Philadelphia Fire Department and peco responded. Spent a good deal of time trying to get it under control. Now, nearby jefferson and wills Eye Hospitals were not affected. They were not evacuated but traffic in this area was snarled. There was a lot of gridlock. Take a look at that sound there from the video we obtain. The cracking and popping. You can see flames roaring from out of the ground smoke billowing for some time. A fire official tells cbs3 Eyewitness News this is likely for wear and tear on this particular underground transformer. Take into consideration the concentration of hospitals and buildings. Were told they just couldnt shut down the power but had to isolate specific distribution lines. Peco had primary line and some secondary lines burning underneath the street. Just took time for us to let them, you know, turn the power off, energize it and get the fire out. We dont really know. I just came out of a doctors appointment and they said something happened down here and that was i i dont even know whats going on. Reporter patient has to find their way around this mess. Remember walnut street was shut down as well as north and southbound oneway streets from eighth street down there to tenth street up this way. So it was a bit of chaos up he here. But they are complimenting the Philadelphia Fire Department and jefferson Public Safety for helping people find other ways into their appointments. Now, the situation is under control. Poe company trying to figure out exactly what led up to this as they pick apart what we understand to be some pretty charred areas down there where those transformers were. That is the very latest reporting live in center city, joe holden cbs3 Eyewitness News. Thank you joe. Meanwhile in another news this noon bail set at 5 million for the suspect whose toddler was killed as he sped away from a shoplifting spree. 27yearold christ periphery coon of hamilton new jersey was are a rain last night. Charged with third degree murder in the death of his two year sold son. This was the scene of yesterdays accident in tullytown, bucks county. After police say coon crashed a three caused lehigh car crash on bristol pike after fleeing nearby store. Authorities say coon was driving on suspended license. His son was not in a car seat. Meanwhile Police Continue their search for the man who stole an suv with eight year old boy in the back seat. Investigators say this happened about 8 00 oclock last night near broad and done nan couldnt in the logan section of north f the owner got out to check on a property and left the suv running. When a man ride ago bicycle stopped his bike, jumped into the suv and then took off. The suspect ditched the suv about mile away. The boy was still inside and fortunately was not hurt. Police in Chester County warning residents about scammer posing as utility worker. Take a look at the sketch of this suspect. He is pretending to work forwhy pcom two incidents last month one in tough ken man and one in highland township. He got away with 11,000 in jewelry. Looks like amazing day to have lunch outside. Were in a summery stretch of weather. But as always, were wondering when will it end . Meteorologist Katie Fehlinger is live on the cbs3 sky deck with first look at the forecast. Hey, katie. Jim, thats always the question because the reason i have job. The pattern event what loll change at some point you want to know when and how. So, yeah, for now, were sitting pretty and it is absolutely gorgeous out here upper 70s expectation for daytime highs. Light wind low humidity we can check off owl those boxes for comfortable weather and absolutely beautiful weather for the rest of the day. A little warmer by days end than what weve seen in recent days even the last few days already a smidge above average. Lets see where we currently stand. High pressure is still locked in place and that is whats going to deliver this absolutely beautiful day. Storm scan of course its been empty now for days, and it continues to be so. As we take look elsewhere around the region in terms of temperature, there we go that clicker temperatures already in the mid 70s from reading, out toward wilmington, low 70s up and down i95, and were currently at 70 a pose both in ac and wildwood as well. But its just comfortable outside. Thermometer reading aside it feels good to be out here but again its another one of those days where maybe you walk out the door in sweat pants or heavier jacket perhaps now youll be able to get rid of that. Put on shorts and tshirt for an afternoon maybe nice long dog walk in the park something all those lines. It looks like the weather will maintain pretty quiet status at least initially. But with time, the temperature goes up, the humidity creeps up on us, and we also have to dodge some showers down the road. So if youre a fan of warmth and craving that youll have better opportunities than others to get outside ill let you know which days look not only the warmest but the brightest a little bit later on. Guys . Thank you katie. Welcoming up on cbs3 Eyewitness News big day for the Philadelphia Music scene. The latest members of the walk of fame are being inducted. Well take through life. Also, who likes getting shots . Probable not many of us but new information shows a good mood might be a good idea if you are getting a flu shot. Plus mass can be debilitating for some. Now doctors say taking a certain vitamin may help keep asthma under control. Those stories and more when Eyewitness News at noon continues. Do your research. Nd. Find the best fit. Why not do the same for your Prescription Drug plan . At silverscript, were experts in Medicare Part d. And 5 million people, just like you, trust us every day. With no deductible and lower monthly premiums, we could help you save money and get better coverage on thousands of prescriptions. So take a closer look at silverscript. We think youll like what you see. Well secretary of state Rex Tillerson called a News Conference this morning to dispel reports he may be stepping down from his appointment. Tillerson assertion of unity with President Trump comes after what appeared to be rift over the weekend about how to handle north korea. On saturday tillerson said during visit to china that the u. S. Is probing talks with north korea. On sunday President Trump tweeted a tweet that seemed to contradict tillersons efforts saying he told tillerson it was a waste of time to negotiate with quote little rocket man. Well on the health watch this noon another reason to take your vitamins. One vitamin can help people with asthma. Researchers in london say vitamin d can protect against severe asthma attacks. Doctors say a daily dose of vitamin d combined with regular asthma medication could cut the risk of a serious asthma attack in half. And obesity related cancers are on the rise. Thats according to a new cdc report. Data suggests that being obese or overweight was associated with 40 of all cancers diagnosed in the u. S. In 2014. Even if youre not fan of shots you should be happy when you go for the flu vaccine. Interesting new study says being in a good mood may increase the effectiveness of the flu shot. Researchers in the uk found participants who reported having a positive mood had higher levels of antibodies in their blood weeks aft the shot. Variety of factors that will affect how well a vaccine works but doctors believe mood is one of those factors. Well, when you hear the names like Sister Sledge, Patti Labelle and jill scott you have to think about philly mews si royalty. Icons coming up well take you live to the Philadelphia Music Alliance Wall of maim it looks like Sister Sledge is up there now with those ladies and much more will be inducted. Katie. Rahel as we get closer to upcoming weekend all in all its looking like first and for most very warm and somewhat steamy upcoming weekend with daytime highs into the mid 80s. The mid 80s. But along with that we will have some showers to dodge specifically on eagles game day sunday. Im time that out a bit more specificity for you here on the other side. Ill let you know exactly when your tailgate might get rained upon. Thats coming up. Today big day for philadelphias music scene. Some artists who got their start in our area are coming back home. Eyewitness News Reporter Natasha Brown is live in front of the Kimmel Center where the Philadelphia Music alliance is recognizing its 2017 inductees to the walk of fame. Natasha. Reporter good afternoon to you. It certainly is a starstudded event here in philadelphia right now. Take look behind me through the crowd here weve seen several of the honorees accepting their award accepting their unveiling of their black today. Many of them have already taken to the stage Patti Labelle and labelle just got off the stage. Sister sledge lots of starstudded, you know, musicians are here today. Most of them with philadelphia roots obviously. Lets look at jill scott who arrived a short time ago. I call her jillly from philly thats what her beloved fans call her. Sister sledge getting honored today. Patti labelle, sarah hendricks. Soul advisors. Chris schwartz and joe nick cole low to name few. And this whats going happen in just a short time once theyve left the stage theyll stand and pose in front of what will be their plaques here on the walk of fame. So i havent been able to peek under most of them but i do understand down there at the very end that is jill scotts who will be standing in front of her plaque and right beside her the one and only his Patti Labelle. So we are so excited to be here. You can see the crowd is all fired up here. And again theyre just in the midst of the induction ceremony. Tonight all of this will be capped off with a huge gala in fishtown at the fillmore. Thats going to be later on this evening. For now thats the very latest. Natasha brown cbs3 Eyewitness News. Natasha always gets the great assignments. Yeah. It looks like fun out there. What a noise day to be out there. Absolutely. Its so comfortable outside. The slightest wind but theres still low humidity. Good. Still have that comfortable warmth but its still little warmer than it was a recent days and that is a theme. I mean its just only going to warm up from here with every passing day. Were actually going to end up peeking by the time we hit the weekend but we also have some showers to dodge. All part of the major pattern change thats going its gradual but its start to go take shape and start to go get underway. And really its a frontal boundary just one front boundary going to dictate how this all takes place. In addition weve got tropical stuff to talk about. Lots to get tom lets take look at storm scan first stuck in frontal boundary at the regional eye level moving along somewhat sluggishly even though again this is somewhat of a gradual change of pace for us you can start to tell that this is beginning to weaken a little b bit. And that will continue to be the case as it heads our way. So yeah we might end up with a shower down the road here maybe several by the time we hit the weekend but nothing all that major i wouldnt be calling this a wash out by any stretch heading toward the weekend. Wide zoom High Pressure is on our side if you look closely you can see the movement of the atmosphere High Pressure in the Northern Hemisphere clockwise rotation so all of that moisture and any movement in the atmosphere is moving around that essentially until High Pressure gets out of the way an laos this front to come along. Lets briefly touch on the tropics. Weve been watching an area of showers and thunderstorms just off the coast of florida. This really doesnt look like its going amount to much but we do have tropical depression on our hands at this point. This guy tropical depression number 16 in all likelihood even before today is all said and done will become nate and, yes, its headed toward the gulf of mexico. At this point, it looks like it will be further toward the northeastern edge of the gulf coastline here. Ends up getting hit by whatever this turns into. But theres a possibility it does become not just Tropical Storm but a hurricane and may land as a hurricane along the southeast coastline this would be toward the weekend. We may draw some of that moisture into early to next midweek. Is he well need to keep an eye on that too. We still have High Pressure on our side. Here comes the front much its getting strung out. It will officially sort of stall nearby. That allows the southerly wind flow to continue to warm things up out in advance of it. Because the front is nearby because the ridge has enough moisture theres likelihood we see showers namely friday scattered spotty in fashion and then again on sunday probably into next week as well. But along with the warmth the humidity also starts to creep up. Youll have yourselves a nice little taste of august by the time we hit the weekend here. The humidity again creeps up on us to the point that we on our comfort index classify it as a humid day. Thankfully not oppressive nor unsufferable. Outside we go to one much our live Neighbor Network shots. 69 degrees, perfect view of that center city skyline off in the distance and comfortable 69degree temperature right now. The wind does remain light today you may notice a hinder of a breeze throughout date but it really isnt going to be anything that bothers you throughout the day. Lots of sunshine. 78 degrees the high. This is warmer than yesterday. So the warming trend is now underway. And tonight, as a blanket of cloud cover settles in were talking very mild just 62 for the overnight low. So really comfortable all in a all. But again the humidity does creep up on us. So the highlights here i think more than anything its the wa warmth. Six of the next seven days youre at least 80 degrees but the there will be a stray or isolated shower friday on eagles game day sunday i think right now any way those showers come around during midday so you may want to think right now about how you would plan if youre going to be out tailgating you might want to think i think you got a fashionable pod show. Does that consist. Either way it might be a good idea. Oxymoron. Indeed it. Hefty bag for your head. Or that. Well, take look at this what beautiful sight this colorful lantern show lit up the sky in chain n the presentation was part of a mid autumn festival tradition dates back 1,000 years to the tank dynasty. The show features nate giant lanterns each telling their own story se surround beside smaller visuals. The lanterns were hand crafted by lantern masters. Very cool. Very nice. Very pretty. Pretty to very cool and very adorable. Up next adorable birthday party. Well be coming up later today on Eyewitness News at 5 00. Medical pups we have dogs a have powerful sense of smell. Health reporter Stephanie Stahl will show us how dogs are using their alert humans about possible Health Issues thats very interesting. Theres nothing dogs cant do. Birthday party for twin panda bears. This bear of pandas i was i was and bam bam celebrating first birthdays in the shanghai animal washington today. They enjoyed cakes made with fruits and bamboo. Children put on a special performance in honor of the birthday pandas. The cuties share a birthday with someone else thats special my television wife rahel. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Thank you. Rest of the day is wonderful for you. My Birthday Gift was working with two. Nice try. Id rather get a gift card. Im jim donovan. Im rahel solomon. For katie and all of us here. Thanks for watching. We love you too. Eyewitness news continues the 5 00 and were always online at cbsphilly. Com. The young and restless is coming up next. Have great day everyone. Byebye. 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