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Ingram, with eyewitness weather. Good morning, chelsey. Feeling like summer today. Good morning to you, yes, feeling like summer, summer two major headlines, feeling like summer then also talking about hurricane nate, yes, it was a drop call storm if you will remember yesterday, but definitely strength earned, moving into the warmer waters, as we moved into the overnight hours last night. It is a warm start to the day. We start you off with a look at temperatures across the region. 66 degrees, in philadelphia, 64 degrees down the shore, in atlantic city, and 67 in wildwood. It is 61 in millville. Sixty, thats the cool spot in mount pocono, right around 65 degrees in allentown, and if you are waking up in reading it is 63 degrees where you live. As we led throughout the day today, what you will notice, especially when the sun comes up, high in the sky, thats going to allow the temperatures to really rise very, very quickly. So warming up around 9 00 a. M. Seventyseven by noontime. Mix every sunday and clouds, throughout the day. Then very summer like afternoon on tap, with a High Temperature in the mid 80s, thats unseasonably warm for this time of year. Now, here is a look at hurricane nate. Really has become better organized specially moving into the overnight hours, last night, now it is moving into those warmer waters that could strengthen even just a little bit more, as we head thousand dollars the day today, due to the warmer waters in the gulf of mexico. Ill let you know whether it could make landfall, impact in the gulf coast state, and impact here at home, too. Sounds good, thank you. 6 02 now, time to check the roads. We go over to Amanda Mueller in the cbs3 Traffic Center. Good morning, amanda. Good morning, jan, an accident in new jersey near gibbsboro west white horse pike, affecting both directions right now. Lanes are closed here traffic being detoured due to downed polls and wires in the area. And on the schuylkill expressway, weaver some construction, crews continue with the ongoing milling and paving project, on the westbound side, watch out for work between the blue route and gulph mills. Down to one lane. It is not a very long stretch, but it is causing some slow down this morning. And on the eastbound side little bit more work, down to one lane between conshohocken and belmont avenue. Thats causing some delays, as well, so you want to pack extra time into your schedule this morning. And finally, take ago live look at 95, front street, barely any cars out there, not much to worry about on the majors this morning, Public Transit running on time, although we do have some bus detours today due to event, make sure to check septas website before you head out. In the cbs3 Traffic Center ment im Amanda Mueller, back to you. Back to nate now, as chelsey mentioned, nate now a hurricane, category one hurricane, and is gaining strength in the gulf of mexico state of emergency are now in effect in parts of alabama, mississippi and louisianna. Many along the coast are stocking up on supplies, and filling sandbags. Forecasters have issued a hurricane warning for new orleans, for flooding still a big concern following hurricane harvey. Back here at home now, Philadelphia Police are checking for clues that will lead them to the gunman who shot a store owner in mantua. Eyewitness News Reporter anita oh, live this morning, at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where that victim is undergoing treatment. Anita, good morning. Reporter good morning, jan weve learned that victim is 48 year old hispanic woman who owns the freddie Grocery Store she in Critical Condition here at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center after police say at least one person shot her in the back and in the neck. Now, as you can see, in this video, authorities rushed there to the 3400 block of fairmount avenue just after 8 30 last night, thats 30 minute before this store is set to close. And a neighbor called 911 after walking into the store, to buy sick rhett, and then seeing that store owner shot in the neck, bleeding, and unable to speak. The motive may be robbery according to lieutenant john walker every southwest detectives. We believe the offender walks in, demands money, and you can see the register was open. And then fires a shot from outside of the register area. It doesnt appear as though they have taken anything. There is obviously one casing inside the business at this point, and a lot of blood. Reporter and police are hoping to get more answers from Surveillance Video inside that store. But so far no arrest haves been made, and no gun has been found. Anyone with information is is asked to call police. Live at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center this morning, anita oh. Thank you. Investigators looking for gunman and motive after a double shooting in trenton. This shooting left a 58 year old woman dead, and 14 Year Old Girl wounded. Eyewitness News Reporter Natasha Brown brings us up to date on the investigation. Reporter several bullet casings littered the scene of a double shooting in trenton, new jersey, it happened at carver lane and north Willow Street just after 3 00 p. M. Oh, firecrackers . And then i said no thats a gun. Reporter Theresa Herman and her husband were sitting in their car when they say they heard the rapid gunfire. They got a glimpse of the 58 year old female being shot. The lady pulled up. She got out of the car. And this other car pulled behind here, they got out and started shooting. Boom, boom, boom many everybody thought it was fire firecrackers. Next thing you know, she fell. The. Reporter the woman who neighbors say lived in the neighborhood for years, died in the hospital. A 14 Year Old Girl was also shot in the torso and arm, shooting happened it broad daylight as children were getting out of school. It was just very shock, she is a very nice lady, been living here for a long while. Ive known her for maybe over ten years because ive been in the area for awhile. And it was just shocking and sad. Reporter the circumstances surrounding the shooting are still very much unclear. Police are still trying to piece together what if any relationship the 14 Year Old Girl may have had to the 58 year old victim, thats the very latest here in trenton. Natasha brown, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Vice president mike pence is headed to las vegas today to take part in a ceremony marking the deadliest shooting in modern american history. Meantime investigators say theyre checking more than 1,000 leads. So far, how much, they dont know why the gunman shot and killed 58 people at a Country Music festival on sunday. Authorities say there was not another gunman in the room on the 32nd floor of mannedlay bay. Plan now underway to put up billboards in the area, to get more information through tips. Now, while investigators try to find out what was behind this shooting, one of the largest gun shows in our area is now underway. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt, got answers in the debate over firearms from the former head of the atf in philadelphia. We now know the names of al 58 victims, who lost their lives in the deadliest shoot ing in modern american history. This incident is so out of left field. The atf agent in charge in philadelphia, until last saturday, he was restricted in his Public Comments in his official capacity, but now hes candid and concerned. What i believe you have is an individual with some type of mental illness. And hes going out there, trying to kill literally kill as many people as he could. Authorities say, baker shooter steven paddock used buck stops, it turned it automatic guns into fully automatic guns. It is rulely legal town stall onto semiautomatic rifle those bump stocks seen here are selling across the country like hotcakes, in stores, and in gun shows. Gunoctober fest, one of the largest shows on the east coast, is going on this weekend, in montgomery county. We were allowed inside the before the guns arrived earlier this week, organizers said no. Authority say the vegas killer tried to purchase tracer rounds. They gave off a pyrotecnic like effect to illuminate the direction of the rounds. As victims are laid to rest, the focus shifts from las vegas to washington where feels cautiously optimistic. I whole heart educationally believe in the second amendment, there is no more of an arden supporter of it than i am, but i can also tell you there are some common sense measures that not only we could but we should be taking. Lawmakers expected to debate the legality of bump stocks. David spunt, cbs3, Eyewitness News. There is no word yet on Funeral Plans for Philadelphia Music legend, bunny ziegler, he died of a heart attack yesterday. The singer songwriter and producer helped kenny gamble and leon huff handcuff with the sounds every philadelphia, as performer known for his hits like let the good times roll, feels so good, survived by his wife, martha, and their two children, bunny was 76 years old. Well, still ahead right here on cbs3 Eyewitness News this saturday morning, if you think youre paying more to access your money, youre right. At mm fees hit record high for 11th year in a row. Im meg oliver in new york. Im have the details coming up also ahead, beer made specially for women. And made for a certain time of their life. How they say it can help some women with symptoms of menopause. Were back in a moment. After 8 years of chris christie, is kim guadagno the change new jersey really needs . Guadagno is christies handpicked successor. Says shes proud to be part of the christie administration. Guadagno was Chris Christies right hand as our schools came under attack, Critical Services were underfunded, and our Credit Rating was downgraded. 11 times. From the bridge to the beach, weve seen it all, and weve had enough. Kim guadagno isnt the change we need. Atm fees have hit a record high for the 11 year in a row. Meg l oliver tells us these fees have gone up over the last ten years. Tries to use his bank atm to avoid fees, but sometimes, in a pinch, he has to use one thats not in his banks network. So how much do you end up paying in those extra fees . Sometimes they charge 3, 2, then the bank charges you on top that far. A report from bank rate. Com total feels for amm withdraw at all time high of 4. 69. Thats up 5 over the past decade. Other course of a year, this is something that can add to up hundreds of dollars. Bank rate. Com says fees vair any different cities. Pittsburgh, new york, washington, d. C. , cleveland have the highest, the average san francisco, milwaukee, dallas, among the lowest. Fees punitive in nature. They keep escalating. Customers face two separate fees when using a out of network atm. The owner of the machine can charge one fee, and your bank can charge another for using a Different Bank atm. Bank rate says people are using atms less because theyre using less cash and paying with credit more. With fewer atm withdraws being made, banks have fewer opportunities to charge fees that are used in and maintain their atm network. Thats one of the catalysts for these continued increases that we see in atm fees year in, year out. Says to avoid fees only use atms in your network. Most banks now have apps that can help you find one nearby. You can also join a bank that reimburses out of network charges. Meg oliver, for cbs3, Eyewitness News. Turning to weather now, chelsey, youre following two big headlines in the Weather Department . Thats right. Jan, talking about the heat today, it is going to be feeling down right like a summer day out there. And then were also talking about hurricane nate, and nate , while the renmant will actually be impacting us here in the delaware vale, but not until monday. So we have some time. Start off with a look at weather watchers, the warm start to the day for sure. A lot of weather watchers checking in with temperatures in the 60s, alan says 61 degrees, in his neighborhood in new jersey, weaver lynn in cherry hill, checking in right around 66 degrees this morning, bill, in pennsylvania, at 62 degrees where he lives, then david says in his backyards, in clementon, right around 64 degrees. Jen any cherry hill at 64. We have lou in eagleville, 65, where he lives, and then ed in chesterfield, checking in right around 64 degrees. So it is a warmth start to the day today, temperatures heating up very quickly, as we head into this afternoon. Lets take you now to live look at the city from palmyra cove nature park. This is our live neighborhood network, 64 degrees, very quiet start to the day, very quiet morning, and temperatures in the 60s recalls where across the entire region, delaware and the lehigh valley. So 66 degrees right now in philadelphia. Sixtytwo in millville. Down the shore, we have temperatures in the mid 60s. Six an in wildwood. Sixtyfour atlantic city, six an in allentown, cool spot on the map and has been all morning mount pocono at 06 degrees, no surprise there, 62 in lancaster, 62 degrees waking up this morning in reading. Now, through the next five days, you will notice, temperatures are going to be well above average for this time of year. So really wont be feeling like october out there. We will be in the 70s monday, thats mainly because well have some rain around the region. Eightythree on tuesday. Then we finally start to cut into some of that more fall like weather, more seasonable weather, but not until the middle and end of the upcoming week. I promise you it will be feeling more like fall here soon. Storm scan3 shows the big picture, what we have going on , warmfront located up to the north, cold front located out to our west. This warmfront is helping to draw in more humidity, from the south, with the southerly flow. And also that warmth allowing us to heat up into the mid 80s later on this afternoon. This cold front is going to be stalling just west of the region, as we head into the sundaymonday time frame. Thats going to allow remnants every nate to track into our area, bringing us our next best chance for some real solid rainfall, so keep in mind, october has been very dry so far. It has been dry start to the month. Only seen about a trace of rainfall. And the average monthly rainfall around 3. 18 inches in philadelphia, so i think we will be making up some ground here as we head into the start of the upcoming week. Here is the latest on hurricane nate. It became a category one storm , overnight, with winds up to 80 Miles Per Hour, as of the most receipts end update from the National Hurricane center. It is booking it to the north northwest moving at around 22 Miles Per Hour. Now, nate is expected to make landfall. Somewhere near the mouth of the mississippi river, as we head into tonight, as a category one storm, however it , does make landfall, we will be talking about storm surge, thats about 6 feet maybe in some locations, and then it will be very windy. Maximum sustained winds zero eight to 90 Miles Per Hour, gusts higher than that, extremely heavy rainfall. It will weaken moving over lands, then the remnants of nate up along the Appalachian Mountains up into our neighborhood into your monday. Quiet today on future weather. Mixing with clouds, time to time throughout the day. We will will have dry night, a dry day, then well have the risk for couple of showers around tomorrow morning, maybe shower around while youre tailgating for the eagles game , then very warm start to kick off. Forecasting temperature right around 79 degrees for kick off more substantial rain will be arriving sunday night, and especially during the day monday. So for today, sun, clouds, very warm, eight a degrees out there, ill have your full seven day forecast coming up in just a bit. For now jan back to you. New hampshire brewery has made special all for women in menopause. As ron report this craft beer took six years to get to this point, in the male dominated beer industry, tapping into the menopause market for women. You dont say the word menopause to younger males without them just being eaked out. Joanne francis is 58, instead of letting nay sayers add to her hot flashes and mood swings, francis, her head brewer, local doctors and herbalist cents. Initially just tasting the herbs that we used in tea form and then kind of like yes, no, maybe. The label name, liberation, has ingredients like camo meal , nettle, not so well known herbs. Mother wart came in to reduce the stress in the system which reduced a lot a lot of these symptoms of sweating, hormone imbalance. Francis and her 50 something friends say theyre hot, but happening. Guys always grab a beer, so why not women . Having night nice beer is helpful for our mental health. It is good for our social wellbeing. And the doctor says it helps menopause. Thursday nights is her moan yan pour at the port smith brewery could even have men warming up to the beer. See what happens to them . They gogo food shopping. Suddenly all go food shopping. Funny. Switching gears now, cbs3, the cw philly, dohmann philadelphia, are all teaming up wins again in the fight against breast cancer, take a look at this, looking at 1650 arch street in center city philadelphia, basking in pink lights there. October of course is National Breast Cancer Awareness month. And the pink lights are a reminder to schedule a a mammogram and stay vigilant in the fight against breast cancer. This is the 16th year the light for the cure campaign, you can find out more information at cbsphilly. Com cure. Still ahead this saturday morning, a new generation of blade runner. Well hear from the cast and the creator of the new action movie out in theatres this weekends, thats when we come right back. Stay with hes a doubledipping mepension padder. Y. Doubledipping pension padder he had two government jobs, two paychecks and padded his pension along the way. Hes a doubledipping pension padder now hes making over 300,000 a year as a lobbyist and a senator. Doubledipping pension padder so hes all set thanks to you, the taxpayer. Which is why Steve Sweeney had no problem voting to raise your taxes 145 times, including the largest gas tax hike in history. Sounds about right, coming from a. Doubledipping pension padder highly anticipated sequel due in theatres this weekend. Blade runner 2049. I thought you might be able to help me with the case. In 1982, Ridley Scotts blade runner became milestone in cinema history. Thirtyfive years later, arrival director, revisits los angeles of the future, to continue the story. You are prothetic in many ways, predicted, took a lot of things, very often walk in the street, blade runner, you know there is an order. Thats what we do here. As one of the films producers told members of the press at an advanced screening , the entire plot of the movie is a spoiler. So were going to be careful about how much we reveal. What we will tell you is blade runner 2049 takes place 30 years after the original. The earth was in bad shape then, but now . Just the climate when it causes them to collapse. So it means the world is gloom , darker, that the climate is more harsh on humans being. It has an impact, and it means it is cold and hilly. Every civilization was built off the back of a disposal war course. New generation of miamily cant have been introduced to the worlds along with new blade runners hire them when needed. The film maker style allowed ryan gosling to better focus on his performance. Well well, you know, such great visual story teller said half your job is done before you even step in the frame. It leaves you an opportunity to explore other ways to communicate the story. It was your job once. How did it feel for Harrison Ford to revisit his iconic role . Visiting the charge is her one thing, but being part of a story that is complex and is interesting to me as this was was the real draw. Not just playing the character again, but exploring a new, new aspect of the character. No hollywood, im rick. Coming up on cbs this Morning Saturday, renouned restauranteur, steven star, he talks about his career and about being the guy from philadelphia, want to go make it big in new york. I want to make it big in new york, the standard right that everyone has, for making it big. You know, i would go to the james beard award, and was nominated, but it was always like, you know, and danny meyer, john george, mario bata li. Steven star. Whats that about . What was that about . I was like the philly guy. No one really new who i was. I wasnt on the mine of everyone, the guy 09 miles away. Still, nothing wrong with seeing the philly guy. Check it o coming up cbs this Morning Saturday coming up 7 00 a. M. Right here on cbs3. Meantime, coming up next here on cbs3 Eyewitness News this saturday morning, we are tracking nate, and what it could mean for our forecast here at home. Also ahead. Soaring to new heights, local cheerleader is overcome ago big obstacle, the unique way she is able to work with her teammate. Plus segways with spirit. The unique way to see the spooky side of the city. Thats when Eyewitness News continues. We will be right oh, look. Another antiwrinkle cream in no hurry to make anything happen. Neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair® works in just one week. With the fastest retinol formula available. Its clinically proven to work on fine lines and wrinkles. One week . That definitely works rapid wrinkle repair®. And for dark spots, rapid tone repair. Neutrogena®. See whats possible. Eyewitness news this morning. Also ahead, a local student walks for hours. His mother is demanding answers, after her child with special needs is led off at the wrong bus stop. And, it is a tale of two weather headlines today. Summer like warmth, and tracking nates path and it potential impact on our region good morning, everyone, im jan carabeo. Meteorologist, chelsey ingram, out there on the cbs3 sky dabbing with eyewitness weather. Mild morning, too. Really is. This time of year, it is more likely that you would see me wearing a jacket this time of day there is time of morning, but thats not the case, jan, good morning to you at home. Yes, we are talking about very mild day on tap, then also tracking nate. I can see the harvest moon out here. I can see the stars, partly cloudy skies, starting out your day on warm note. Take a look at temperatures across the region. They are checking in in the 60s, 66 degrees, in philadelphia. Sixtyfive in allentown. Cool spot all morning, thats mount pocono at 60 degrees. Were in the 60s down the shore, as well. 67 degrees in wildwood. Sixtyfour in atlantic city. Six an in trenton. Right around 61 degrees currently in millville. So, it is going to be a very warm start to the day today. In fact, by 9 00 a. M. , i could see end to the low 70s already , by noontime, upper 70s, a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day, and by the afternoon, talking about very summer like High Temperature, in the mid 80s, certainly, atypical for this time of year we are also tracking whats now hurricane nate, a category one storm, it became a lot better organized as we move into the overnight hours last night. And we are looking at a potential landfall later on tonight. Ill let you know where along the gulf coast states, how nate could possibly impact us here at homecoming up in a bit for now sending it back to you , jan. Chelsey, we will check back in with you, thank you. Time now 6 32, and time to check the roads. Lets go over to a. M. And doo mueller in the cbs3 Traffic Center. Hi, amanda. Hi, jan, still keeping an eye on this accident in new jersey on whats white horse pike, affecting both directions starting to cause a back up as you can see on the map here. Lanes are all closed. Traffic being detoured due to down polls and wires in the area. And on the schuylkill expressway, we have construction, continuing with the ongoing milling and paving project on the westbound side, watch out for work between the blue route, gulph mills, down to one lane here, it is not a very long stretch, but it is causing some slow downs this morning. And of course on the eastbound side, a bit more work down to one lane between conshohocken and belmont avenue. That is also causing delays this morning, so you want to pack extra time into your schedule. And finally taking a live look , the ben franklin bridge, weaver some construction in the right lane there, and traffic down to two lanes, but it doesnt look like it is causing drivers any problems just yet this morning. In the cbs3 Traffic Center , Amanda Mueller, jan, back to you. Amanda, thanks. Philadelphia police are trying to track down the gunman who shot the owner of a neighborhood Grocery Store, the shooting happened just before closing time last night eyewitness News Reporter anita oh, live at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center this morning where doctors are treat that victim. Anita, good morning. Reporter good morning, jan , we learned hispanic woman owns the freddie Grocery Store , in Critical Condition currently here at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center at least one person shot her in the neck and in the back. Now take a look at this video. This is the scene from last night around 8 30 when investigators returned there to the 3400 block of fairmount avenue again through this Grocery Store this woman owned about 30 minute before it was set to close. Police say a neighbor called 911 after walking into the store around 8 30 to buy cigarettes. Then saw that store own their bleeding from the neck, unable to talk. The motive may be robbery as investigators found the Cash Register open, according to lou lieutenant john walker every southwest detectives. We think this is someone from the area that goes this there and thinks theyre going to have an easy time of getting some money at the end of the night. But obviously at some point fires that gun, critically wounds this person, changing these peoples lives forever. Reporter and police say this is a well known and well likes family in that community right now investigators are reviewing Surveillance Video to get a better idea of who may have pulled the trigger but so far no arrest haves been made. And no gun has been recovered. If you know anything, call police. Live at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center this morning, anita oh, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Anita, thank you, in other news six year old boy with special needs is dropped off at the wrong bus stop and now his mother wants to know how this could happen. Eyewitness News Reporter alicia went looking for answers from the Philadelphia School district, and the bus company. For two hours, Joseph Brown Elementary School student was missing, that student, marcus simms ons, surges years old with special needs consideration barely talk. I imagine how terrified he was. All i kept thinking he really thinks i forgot about him orests wondering who is going to take care of him, where is his mother. Mark us mother sioban simmons, was at his School Bus Stop roosevelt boulevard, when marcus wasnt on the bus, when it arrived at 3 30 in the afternoon. I was sick to my stomach, so worried. He cant even tell people where he belongs. This mother says the bus driver didnt know where marcus was even though he was escorted on the bus by a teacher. And the bus Company Allegedly hung up on her twice, because she was raising her voice demanding answers. He was there no armor. Anybody could do anything to him. This Transportation Company couldnt careless. We went to yellow bird bus depo, the Company Refused an on camera interview, they would only tell us that marcus , quote, slipped through the cracks. School district of philadelphia elaborated saying marcus was allowed to get off two stops ahead of his normal one. The driver was a substitute driver who did not know the six year old had special needs district policy is that the driver should have known this vital information. It is unacceptable for this sort of thing to happen. We have procedures in place. Were making clear to all of our vendors what our procedure is. Were reiterating that to all of our send, a ever, all of our drivers, whether they be substitute drivers, full time drivers, does not matter. The School District says it has met with the bus company to go over those policies, and this incident. As for marcus simmons, how he was found, well, stranger noticed him walking down the street of northeast philadelphia, they noticed that he looked lost and they called 911. Now, marcus mother does not know who that stranger is, but hopes that they see this story and know that she is grateful. In philadelphia, alicia, cbs3 , Eyewitness News. In new jersey, a man facing charges for allegedly throwing a puppy out after thirds floor window. Khloe was rescued from a boards dollars up home on monmouth street in trenton. According to police, her owner , 19 year old anthony mat lock, through the dog out of the window there during domestic dispute. Now the puppy fell through collapsed roof nextdoor and fell through two collapsed floors down to a basement. The cares veterinary hospital in langhorne oversaw her care, the surgeons there pinned the puppys leg back together, mat lock due in court in two weeks on animal crew at this charges Philadelphia Police and lawmakers visited neighbors along the 1500 block of Stanley Street recently to discuss their concerns about violence. Councilman johnson hosed this Public Safety walk, in grays ferry last night. The Community Outreach follows deadly shooting on that block on wednesday. Police are urging neighbors thereto smith tips about the shooting. Happening today, Vice President mike pence is head today las vegas, as investigators work to figure out with a caused a gunman thereto open fire on a crowd of concert goers. Five days later now and they still do not have any answers. And as Danielle Nottingham reports, the gunmans reclusive personality is making the task even more difficult. Investigators have run down more than 1,000 leads trying to determine what motivated a wealthy retiree to gun down 58 concert goers, and wounds hundreds more in las vegas sunday night. We will not stop until we have the truth. The truth is he will lewes enough this case. Sixtyfour year old steven paddock did not leave a note. The high steaks gambler was not down on his luck and investigators say finances were not a motivation in the attack. Sources tell cbs news paddock s arsenal of weapons was worth more than 50,000. These kind of individuals dont use things randomly. And so this is a deliberate attack zero, deliberate target , and intended outcome. Investigators say, paddock s girlfriends, mary lou danley, continues to cooperate with the fbi. Police are looking for anyone with information that might help the case. Im 100 confident there was not a second shooter in the room. But can i not give you the same level of confidence that nobody new about this. While investigators are unraveling the mystery, the public is trying to heal. It is very emotional. Very emotional. Ive lived here since 63. And this is my home. The Vegas Community is hoping it green space can help it started as a pop up garden, mapped out on a napkin. Now one tree planted for each of the deceased victim, and remembrance wall for notes of love. Danielle nottingham, for cbs3 , Eyewitness News. Meantime, the Las Vegas Shooting and hurricane harvey, irma and maria have all created a great need for blood donors all across the country. And happening today, the red cross and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Work remembers teaming up for a blood drive. Now the drive is at the ibew local 98 union hall on Spring Garden street in philadelphia. You can give blood there from 8 00 this morning until 1 00 this afternoon. Still ahead right here on cbs3 Eyewitness News this saturday morning. In their home Country Music was as powerful as a weapon. But war forced them to flee. And now theyre using music for change right here in philadelphia. Their story is next. Also ahead, a teen shows you dont necessarily have to hear to be a cheerleader, the unique way she works. And then segways with spirit. Were taking you along to experience the soak i side of philadelphia. Thats when Eyewitness News continues. We will be right back. Cbs presented by target. Urban agriculture and Community Greening are helping cities become more sustainable for the future. And thats why target has partnered with the nonprofit greensgrow in philadelphia. The novel idea was. Can we put a farm in the heart of the city and really put food directly accessible to the people that were eating it. I think its very important for us to come outside of target and really be inside of peoples communities, as well. Cbs eye on the community is sponsored by target. Liberian singers using their musical tal tents help make a change here in philadelphia. Cherri gregg of sister station kyw news radio, has the story after new documentary that is telling their stories of survival. They three parts of four part liberian womans chorus for change. These ladies are superstar singers. They with were nicknamed the queen of liberian folk song. The goal end views of liberia, maria, dancer, who turned heads with her voice. I started singing, dancing, and walking, and each of these women over came war and displacement with brazilian. About five years ago, we started a project with them. The director of the philadelphia folklore project. The group helped produce the film before the war. She tells the incredible stories of zaey, marie, and in philadelphia theyre factory healthcare and office workers, but back home, their music helps to bring peace. Musician, very, very powerful in liberia. Music and dance helped build dialogue between warring fact sons in liberia. Now theyre using music to bring change to thousands of by beer yan women in philadelphia. To speak to liberian women who are being troubled. They teamed up with women against abuse who empower women to break the signs of culture. Their marriages, there are families,. In southwest philadelphia, cherri gregg, kyw news radio for cbs3, Eyewitness News. There is a lot coming up on cbs this Morning Saturday, Anthony Mason and alex wagner join us live now from new york with a preview, welcome back, alex, good to see you both. Thank you so much, great to be back. Coming up, jan, the days headlines the biggest one al sex back, but more, he was the voice of the sport before the nfl protest, go inside fascinating new book about new whom ham add al lee, chronicles his life in and out of the ring. Plus, if you are from philly you know his name, but now steven Star Overseas more than 30 restaurant across the country, even one in europe. Well talk to the legendary restauranteur about his food empire. In the world every film, why not a film about him. Talk to the director every new documentary that guess oneonone with stephen spielberg. All of that plus your eye opener and music in our saturday session, just ahead on cbs this Morning Saturday. My gosh, steven star has so many good restaurant here in philly, you guys, cant wait. So many. Thanks, guys. Well check in with you at 7 00. Back here at home now, turning to the weather, chelsey might be good day to eat outside today. Yes, you know what, we will be drying, and it is also going to feel like summer out there. Well eventually start to feel more like fall, but not until the end of the upcoming work week, our weather watchers checking in with us on mild note, mild start to the day. We have a lot of people say it is in the 60s, and in their neighborhoods, so take a look, thanks, guys, for waking up with us, pete nerve lawrenceville, 64 degrees in his backyard, in cherry hill we have jenny, 62 degrees, where she lives. And ed in chesterfields at 64. John is in pennsylvania at 58. Thats one of the cooler spots , and some of the suburbs are just slightly cooler. 66 degrees in wilmington, according to lisa. Phil in philadelphia, 61 degrees, take a look at some of these other numbers checking in upper 50s, looking at low 60s, kenneth, new jersey, says it is 63 degrees, and in his backyard. Elsewhere across the region, seeing a lot of temperatures that are in the 60s. 66 degrees right now in philadelphia, down the shore, in atlantic city, 64, six a, in wildwood, 61 millville. Sixtyfour wilmington. When the low 60s in reading, 62 degrees right now in lancaster, the cool cooler spot on the map mount pocono, no surprise six off degrees. Over the next five days, temperatures are going to be running well above average for this time of year. Average high for today, right around 70 degrees, and you can see clearly, we will be significantly above that. Feeling summer like, High Temperatures mid 80s, not going to see the numbers really turning more fall like until the middle and end of the upcoming work week, so you can see, we make it down to around 66 degrees by wednesday , even then, still above average for this time of year. So Bigger Picture on storm scan3, thats dis able warmfront located up to the north. Thats enhancing the southerly flow. So drawing in that humidity, and also pumping in the heat throughout the day today. Thats going to allow the temperatures to make it to the mid 80s, cold front located out to the west, stalling just west of our region. As we head into the sunday monday time frame. And thats going to law the remnants of nate to make their way into the area by monday. So looking at really rainy monday on our hands. Meantime, here is the latest information from the National Hurricane center, on nate. Became category one hurricane overnight, remember yesterday, tropical storm, pretty much all day now hitting warmer waters in the gulf of mexico, allowing it to inch ten few, winds 8 Miles Per Hour, it is booking it to the north northwest at 22 Miles Per Hour, expected to make landfall somewhere near the mouth of the mississippi, as we head into tonight, as category one storm, will bring some dangerous central flooding heavy rainfall, also storm surge up about 6 feet, right around the center of the storm, where ever that makes landfall. And then were also talking about very windy conditions, we could see winds maybe 80, 90 Miles Per Hour sustained, gusts over 100 Miles Per Hour in locations, as it moves over land it loses steam eventually becoming remnants as it heads into the philadelphia area, headed into specially monday. Thats when we expect to see the majority of the rainfall. Meantime here today, we are dry, we will be mixing with clouds from time to time throughout the day. So overall mix every sunday and clouds your saturday, dry conditions, heading into sunday, thats when we could see a shower around, maybe during tailgate, before the eagles game, and it will be a warm start to kick off. Forecast temperature, kick off temperature, upper 70s. The real rain isnt going to arrive until we head into the day on monday. So, for your saturday, from the shore to the poconos, warm day, partly sunny skies, eight a degrees in philadelphia, 78 down the shore, 75 degrees in the poconos. Tonight we still have overnight low temperature around 69 degrees, i leave you with a quick look at your eyewitness weather seven day forecast, finally getting cooler headed to the upcoming work week, toward the end, jan , back to you. Chelsey, thank you. Friday was homecoming at Bensalem High School and the bensalem owls took on council rock south. Of course, cheerlead remembers a big part of the festivities. And our alexandria huff introduces us to one very special member of the squad. At a homecoming practice inside of the Bensalem High School gym, everybody is bouncing there cents a freshman rising to the champing edge. It was never a big deal nef treat her different, just like any other girl. Just fits right in with the team. No one coming to practice would think there is anything different. Talking about alice. What i love about cheerleading is all of the fun stuff we do and interacting. Alices love for cheer hasnt been halted by the fact she is deaf. I lost my hearing when i was one. Do you know what led to that . We have no clue what happened. Surgically implant dollars electronic device, cochlear implant, ace laws it to process sounds, also has sign language iometer prep err with her at school and during activities. I can hear everything the same as everyone, but when it is like loud backgrounds, that i cant understand what everybody is saying, thats why my interpreter. When alice is up in a stunt she cannot be looking down at an interpreter watch her teammates do, they give her series of taps on her legs, so she knows whats coming up next. Alice says the exterior portion of her implant will sometimes come loose during stunts, but with a little tape i would stick it onto here. It is no big deal. I do want to go to college in the future for business. I want to open up an as a hairstylist, so when deaf people come over, i can be able to communicate to them because when i take off my Cochlear Implants i hear nothing. So were still dipping. It is nice to see that just because you could be different it is no limitation whatsoever reporting in bensalem, alexandria huff, rsp a fo honey, what are you doing . Watching a cow. . Whats it doing . Impressions start your day with the new hash brown scramble bowl from chickfila. I played a doctor on tv, but now im helping save lives for real. Im partnering with Cigna Healthspring to remind everyone how important Preventive Care is to people my age. So go, know, and take control of your health. Cigna healthspring. Together, all the way. Welcome back, unique ghost store in some of the oldest parts of philadelphia. John mcdevitt of sister station kyw news radio takes us on the scary john. I a segway ghost tour, takes off from the Independence Visitors Center at sixth and market streets each day, but not before a safety class, where you learn how to balance. Youre connect the to the guide by radio system, he leads us through the street of society in society hill telling stories every philadelphia super natural past. Our guide desean, takes us past cemeteries, prison, and other historical locations, whats a ghost tour without a ghost detector, and electric magnetic field, or ems detector . So what it is supposed to do, kind of let us know whenever any activity is kind of walking around, because we know spirits, manufacture themselves from energy from current. So i put the reader to the test. The spirit of a woman in a colonial lavender dress said to hunt the powell house near third and spruce streets. Give us something. Give us something. The reader went silent, when care a burns from tulsa was around. Oh. Went away. Lady lavender, the girls are over there. Come on back. There go. Dude, it is back. Purple is my favorite color opposite. I really do have goosebump. I feel like shes right here. I do not personally believe in them. So the segway philly ghost tour takes place every night this month at dusk. John mcdevitt, kyw news radio,s news. Too scar r i for me, kelly yes, we may be signing off on tv but always on line at cbsphilly. Com. Cbs this Morning Saturday is next. Have a great day. But the living rooms pretty blank. Its really nice when clients come in and have done some of their own research. Working with a bassett designer was really easy. Just kind of ties in very well. We love it its been on the decline with the closing of the just kind of ties in very well. Refineries and theres no jobs in the community. If theres no jobs, theres no education, theres no food on the table. Whats important is the children. Steve sweeney. He fought for em. This is where hes from. Steve sweeneys been here since the beginning. Steve spearheaded the whole project and really brought it to fruition. It wouldve never been done without steve. It was a pride in building this port and then knowing that were coming back. Captioning funded by cbs good morning. Its october 7th, 2017. Welcome to cbs this Morning Saturday. The storm strengthens overnight. Nate becomes a hurricane and takes aim at the gulf coast. Plus, asking for help in the vegas massacre. 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