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Just how much it feels like summer. Lets look outside and see what weve got. We have storm scan three. Weve got some clouds and a few showers as well. They are scattered and they are light and that is how you they will stay, if you even see one of these but they are out there and they are out here, even at this hour of the morning. Our temperatures are all over, so 58 degrees in allentown. 69 degrees in philadelphia we have 65 in millville. Sixtyeight in wildwood. A fairly mild overnight. It is nicer sometimes when temperatures are lower then this since the first part of the morning but that is how they are. Summer does begin today, not tomorrow, it begins today, get a look at that at 6 21, june 21st, at 6 51, our temperatures getting to about 80 degrees. We will find a few clouds out there along with some sun breaks and just that isolated shower chance. So we will continue to look at that and just how warm we will get on the eyewitness weather seven day forecast, coming up, nicole. Carol, thank you. New this morning one person was hurt in the house fire of the 7100 block of rutland street in the Oxford Circle neighborhood. It happened just after 1 00. Victim was taken to einstein but officials are not the releasing their condition at this time. It took Fire Fighters 20 minutes. So far there is in word on the cause. This morning we are hearing from the family of the man killed in the pickup truck crash on the Atlantic City expressway. The violent wreck claimed a life of the young child. It happened in the westbound lanes in Hamilton Township on friday. Eyewitness News Reporter Todd Quinones has more from Cooper University hospital, where one of the victims is being treated. Reporter fortyfive yearold driver was flown to cooper where she was last listed in critical condition. Thirtyfive yearold james dennis was riding in a passenger seat of his own pickup truck on friday when he was killed during a crash on the Atlantic City expressway. The the father of three lived in the frank for section of philadelphia, and his family says he worked construction. He took care of everybody, if anybody needed help, he never said no. Reporter denniss exgirl friend roselyn corngay who police say was driving we she lost control and struck a guardrail. Pickup truck overturn, three people who were riding in the bed of the truck as well as the three riding in the front were all thrown out. A four yearold boy riding in front next to dennis was also killed. He was a are good man. Good father. Good uncle. Good cousin. Brother. Reporter the accident, tied up traffic along westbound lanes of the expressway, the crash happened just near mile marker 22. 7 in Hamilton Township. According to denniss family, his children, were riding in the bed of the truck, along with the another juvenile male the three others injured and survived were taken to Atlantic Care Regional Medical Center where they were last listed in serious condition. The as for the cause of the crash that is still under investigation. Reporting from camden, Todd Quinones, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Well, chopper three over the cape may bridge which was closed for a bit last night. Someone found what looked like a pipe bomb under a car being serviced at the gas station. Traffic was rerouted and bridge was closed as a precaution. The Atlantic City bomb squad determined that the device was not explosive, and the all clear was given. Comedian Tracie Morgan is out of the hospital two weeks after he was in the serious accident on the new jersey turnpike. Morgans publicist says that the actor was transferred to the rehab center and expect to be there for a few weeks. Morgan was seriously injured in the multi vehicle accident on june 6th, his friend, james mcnair was killed, ntsb investigators say the driver of the truck that caused that crash was driving 20 miles an hour over the speed limit. Well, two people have been charged in the deadly hit and run in bucks county. Tip led police to this home on the 700 block of bridge water road. An investigation prompted police to arrest melissa rachel, police say she was driving on the suspended license when she struck Philadelphia Resident Vincent Perry as he walk along bristol pike on thursday night. Her boyfriend Steven Pagano was also arrested accused of trying to help cover up that crime. It appears that they hit the vehicle from our site that night and then they took it to a location in philadelphia where they did other things that we cannot get into right now. There is damage consistent with this accident. Vehicle and female suspect were located in philadelphia. Police say that there is no evidence at this time that drugs or alcohol played a role in the deadly hit and run. Couple remains jailed unable to post bail. Shooting in logan sends two people to the hospital, one of the victims was a child. Chopper three over tenth and r u. S. Comb street just before 6 00 try night. Police say a four yearold boy and a 27 yearold man each suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. They are listed in stable condition, police are investigating, so far no arrests. Well, one person is dead and another is injured after a building being demolished collapsed in cherry hill camden county. Former Blockbuster Video store on route 38 had been vacant for some time, also being torn down. Cherry hills fire director says last section of the building that was standing felon top of one of the workers killing him, and another worker at that site was also taken to the hospital for evaluation after complaining of chest pains. Well, more traffic tie ups in Montgomery County where another bridge is closed after failing inspections. Graterford road bridge is one of more than two dozen local bridges given a new weight restriction last summer. That bridge carries greater for road over Perkiomen Creek. The as eyewitness News Reporter jane carabao tells us, the problem in pennsylvania, it is bigger than just one bridge. Reporter pennsylvania leads the nation in the number of structurally deficient bridges, this is one of them, the Spring Garden street bridge. A multi milliondollar project is about to get underway here to repair this bridge but just as one bridge in pennsylvania is repaired, yet another one falls into disrepair. It is just latest casualty in pennsylvanias crumbling infrastructure graterford road bridge over Perkiomen Creek closed to the nearly 3,000 drivers who use it every day. There does than the seem to be any warnings that this is going to happen. Reporter frustrating surprise not only to those behind the wheel but to businesses nearby. We use this road every day, half of my Customer Base comes this way. Reporter penndot closed nearly 60 yearold bridge in perkiomen township after inspectors noticed exposed steel beams, deck detear racial and 2foot deep hole but this is one example of close to 500 bridges in the Southeast Pennsylvania region. We have anywhere between, you know, 50 to 70 years old and, again, they have lived past their useful life. Reporter graterford will remain closed until plans to repair or replace it is developed. Our designs now are looking at hundred year bridges, building bridge that he is will last a hundred years so we will not run into this problem down the road. Reporter penndot says just about 300 bridges are newly deem structurally deficient each and every year throughout the state. Work here on the Spring Garden bridge which was funded by that new transportation money will be joined by 30 other projects throughout the south east, pennsylvania region starting this summer and this fall. Reporting from center city, jane carabao, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Happening today pastors in the Presbyterian Church can begin performing same sex ceremonies in states where it is legal. Church Council Members voted thursday to allow that move. They also change the language in the churchs constitution, to define marriage as being between two persons instead of the man and a woman. Regional presbyterians have a year to vote on the changes. Well, stray bullet flies there to the window of the hospital, glass shattered and a patient is injured. Now police are trying to figure out where it came from, next. High drama, two workers dangled for more than a hundred feet in the air, coming up what kept them from crashing to the ground. Hooks on vitamin d, Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl with the new report on how frequent tanning could trigger an a tics. We will be right back. Could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Mmmhmmm. Everybody knows that. Well, did you know that old macdonald was a really bad speller . Your word is. Cow. Cow. Cow. C. O. W. E. I. E. I. O. [buzzer] dangnabbit. Geico. Fifteen minutes could save you. Well, you know. Were pack with the massive fire in yonkers, new york. Two alarm blaze destroyed a private garage full of cars. Oil and gas helped fuel flames and thick smoke filled the air for miles. Investigators will be back on the scene today trying to figure out a cause for that fire. Stray bullet flies through a hospital window in new york city, as tony, from our sister station cbs two reports, flying glass, injured a patient. An ugly sight in the gleaming glass of one of the nations premiere hospitals, bullet hole in the window of an eighth floor patient room, listened as some of the Police Radio Traffic as the shooting was called in. Bulletproof, shots fired inside. That is on the eighth floor of the location. Reporter it sent glass flying injuring a female patient treated for cuts to her face. This woman is about to check into the hospital for special surgery for knee surgery and a ten day stay. It is a shame that people cannot be safe in the place they go to be made well. It would be great to have an outside room with the view of the river but now you safer to take an inside room. Reporter the crime scene van was at the the hospital to process evidence including the bullet itself which lodged in the metal window frame. Was it fired from the car traveling south on the fdr drive or perhaps from the east river, roosevelt island. Police are working to determine who fired the bullet and why. That was tony, reporting. Now Police Recover the bullet from the room and the 9millimeter casing. Very strange. Also a terrifying scene for window washers in midtown manhattan, they were trapped seven stories up on scaffolding dangling above 57th street. Workers spent about an her there just hanging. We are told equipment they were using malfunctioned but luckily they were rescued without major injury. Wild scene for you in texas, a Plastic Surgeon returns home to find burglars leaving its houston house and then chases them. Doctor kevin smith and his daughters lanea used their cell phones to capture the scene. They tailed the three mens pick up for mile. Several times, the pick up rammed in the smiths car but they kept on following. Eventually the Police Showed up and were able to arrest two of the burglars, wow. Well, more Severe Weather in the midwest, all roads lead nothing to blakely, minute so the air closed after rains caused severe flooding there some areas saw a foot of rain in just one day. Officials say all of the roads ape bridges will need to be inspect before reopening but those inspections cannot begin until the the water recede. Hundreds of National Guard members have been called into help with the flood response. Do not envy those folks in minnesota, that is for sure. We are dealing with much Better Weather thankfully here, carol. We are. Weve got summer starting this morning, as you know, and a few clouds out there right now but still temperatures will be very summerlike today. This he were really summer like, last week, or i guess it is still considered this week but, wow, it was hot with temperatures in the 90s. We will not be seeing that on the seven day forecast fortunately. We have temperatures close to 70 degrees right the now but die point arent all that high. It is not all that uncomfortable with the temperature of 70 degrees at five credit 15 in the morning. It is 63 in trenton. Fiftyeight in allentown where it is cooler. Sixtyfive in millville. 68 degrees in wildwood but still a very nice start to the day, as storm scan three, a few clouds are out there, you will notice to the west of philadelphia and also to the south of philadelphia, there is some showers. I think that will be the trend today but if you see anything and they would be light whatever you saw you might find a shower to the south or to the west and even to the south, could include, one or two spots of an isolated shower along the the shore areas but anything that anybody sees will be light, further north, if you see precipitation, just a couple of sprinkles. In the a big deal at all and we have had such a streak of great weekend and i think this can be considered a very nice weekend. We have spring highlights here, how about how spring was, we have to say good bye this morning because we are entering summer, in march, our temperatures were 5 degrees below average. We remember that. In april our precipitation was 3 inches above average and in may, we were sort of the close to where we were supposed to be. Our first june day, of 90 degrees that came on june 17th and that was three weeks later then it normally is. So, we saw a late 90, were not finding any other 90s this week it looks like. We have temperatures today that will be in the upper 70s, i will say 80 degrees. That should be the cut off for anybody and then everybody, 80 and below. And then tomorrow we will get in the 80s but it will be low humidity. It will be nice around here. It is still nice. We have temperatures once again in the 80s. Our future weather, a few clouds, i think we will find more in the way of clouds south of philadelphia but some sun breaks too as we combo through the afternoon and then clouds to start to thin out. These will be the mid to high level clouds and not that much in the way of precipitation. Notice it is to the west and to the south of philadelphia, with anybody else seeing anything it is just a couple of sprinkles. This is not a big deal that we will be finding and then as we go, i dont know why this computer model is saying that for sunday because none of the others do we will not even look at. That but we do have a cool down that we have seen because tuesday and wednesday, so uncomfortable. Today we will be at 80 degrees. That may be one of the coolest days over the next couple of days, 80 in philadelphia today. Shore 76. Maybe an isolated shower and moderate risk of rip current along new jersey beaches and it will be 75 and sunshine in the poconos. 80 degrees, not bad for the first day of summer. 62 degrees tonight. Partly cloudy, comfortable. Next couple days on the eyewitness weather seven day forecast we do get in the 80s but not 90s. Wednesday is the day is the the most humid and west chance of picking up a shower, otherwise, not a bad summer forecast, nicole. Not at all, thanks carol. Speaking of the first day of summer public pools in the city of philadelphia are officially open. Eyewitness news at kick off event at cruz Recreational Center at sixth and master streets. As you can imagine kids could not wait to jump into that water. On the cbs3 healthwatch this morning now that summer is officially getting underway there is new research that says sunshine can be like a drug. Three on your side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl has more on the new study. Reporter you see them all over the jersey shore people that cannot get enough sun from being sun kissed to golden brown, some like tanning mom can take it a little far, now new Research Provides more proof that some people really do get addicted to tanning. It is eat nothing to a pathway famous for addictive quality. Reporter doctor David Fischer led study on mice that found uv exposure can trigger production of feel good hormones that can be addictive. It is same brain pathway that react to opiate drugs like oxycontin, the research conclude that had sun can be as addictive as drugs. In some people, that can produce a euphoria, kind of a high, and in other people chronic use of these, when stops produce west droll symptoms that are very unpleasant. Reporter doctors say the tanning addiction increases a persons risk for developing skin cancer and becoming a sun worshiper can happen to anyone. We dont know at this point of individuals who have a greater or lesser risk of developing this but we suspect it is something we all have the capability of fall pray too. Reporter this new research on sun addiction didnt address how sun screen might impact the process, but doctors say it is really the only safe way to be outside in the sun, it is using an spf of at least 30. Im Stephanie Stahl, cbs3 Eyewitness News. All right, 5 20. At the move thinks weekend it is men verse women and the jersey boys, we will have a preview coming up. Hi have been im nancy dell, coming up, bolt of the sexes with the star studded cast of think like a man 250 and director cl int well, the jersey boys are headed from broadway to the big screen and the cast of think like a man too has headed to sin city. Nancy dell from entertainment tonight has word on what is new at theaters this weekend. Twentyfour hours the boys will be with the boys. Anus girls with the girls. Reporter kevin hart and guys of think like a man are back and living it up in sin city and this time the girls air long for the the ride. I think what we loved about this one is the girls got to hang together. Our friendship got to show. Reporter ladies got to take center stage with a little musical. It is driving me out of my mind the girls did an amazing job, they killed that scene. It is one of the most memorable scenes in the movie. Reporter speaking of musical moment, broadways hit jersey boys is making leap from stage to screen and helping make it happies hollywood ledgend clint eastwood. I liked the play right away from the first production, i watched audience have a lot of fun with the play. The four seasons. Reporter fortynine main boys have all performed in the cast on broadway or touring company so they can hear. Reporter even if they have trouble with the dance steps. We have a very precise. I still sometime start to like lose it and like what is going on, we have done this thousands of times. Jersey boys would be the jersey boys without those moves we take for granted. Reporter for entertainment tonight im dance i dell, now back to you in the studio. The the guys that did that on broadway are bringing it to the big screen. That is fantastic. Stay up to date with what is happening with hollywood with entertainment tonight, catch it every week night at 7 00 right here on cbs3. Coming up in the next half an hour of Eyewitness News what the pope has to say about legalizing marijuana, it comes one day after philadelphias vote to reduce pot penalty. And, we will have this. Reporter a warning about emails that appear to be from your bank. Im Jericka Duncan and ill explain coming u reporter we are following a developing story, Police Following up on a reported Home Invasion, fresh details from the scene, next. Also ahead, a cbs3 exclusive see how police in some areas are cutting crime in half. On the first day of summer do you feel sleep deprived, three on your side has advice to help keep you rested. We all need that kind of advise. It is saturday, june 24th, good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us im nicole brewer, first day of summer but it will not be quite as hot as one might imagine. No, it wont be, and everybody is really glad about that i think. Breathing a sigh of relief. After suffering through days of temperatures well in the 90s, it is a great relief we will in the find that today for the first day of summer. Lets see what we have out there right now. We have a few clouds. We also have some sun breaks as well, so i think you will enjoy the look at what is going on today so lets move on. There we go, look at that, a few clouds, beautiful looking sunrise coming up, temperature of 69 degrees through Center City Philadelphia as well. I mention that had summer does start today and it starts fairly soon. We have had summer beginning today at 6 51 this morning. So it is just, probably maybe one of your favorite seasons, i know it is my favorite season as well. This is an easy one to get through and our temperatures this morning, they are reflecting a little bit of summer. We have 69 degrees through philadelphia and 63 at the shore. It is only 53 degrees in the poconos and winds are light today and we will keep them light. Now storm scan three showing it is not exactly the most beautiful start to the summer morning because we have had some clouds out there and looking to the west and well to the south you will also find a couple very light showers. You might still find a couple isolated showers around, they will be light if you see anything else in other areas, it will just be a sprinkle. So temperatures are in the 60s for the most part, to start. We will end up with temperatures right around 80 degrees if not just below that. Maybe an isolated shower but otherwise sun and clouds. Those clouds should spin out philadelphia points north as we go through the rest of the afternoon. We will talk about what is to come on the eyewitness weather seven day forecast to see if we can see 90s on that and ill show thaw just ahead, nicole. We are following breaking news this morning. Philadelphia police are investigating reports of the home inn racial and rape all near Rittenhouse Square. Eyewitness News Reporter Steve Paterson is live at 19th and spruce with the details, steve. Reporter and, nicole, it is still very early on in that investigation, in fact, im told that the alleged victim is with the special victims unit providing testimony. Meanwhile, we can tell you some initial details, based on that initial investigation of what we have heard from police. First of all, we have video from the scene, police combing and canvassing this apartment, police say based on, her initial report, and interview she was walking home, shortly before 1 30 this alleged victim up to her third floor apartment. Now Police Describe the victim as a woman in her 20s, so far from the scene they say there were no signs of an apparent struggle, but that there was a suspect in her apartment, for about an hour, from 1 30 until 2 30. Now again, shes still with the police in the special victims unit still providing testimony, that is where she will remain. At this point we have seen Police Activity out here but it is still very early on in this investigation. As soon as we hear more we will report it to you, it is latest from near Rittenhouse Square im Steve Paterson cbs3 Eyewitness News. Steve, thank you. Now to the story you wont see anywhere else, back to basics to fight crime. Only our Natasha Brown was invited along as Philadelphia Police office are step out in foot in one of the busiest districts in the city. She explains the impact change is happening in high crime area. Reporter for 25th district officers fresh out of the Police Academy daily roll call meeting has become the the calm before the storm. They are about to be thrust into some of the most dangerous areas of the city, so much so, even i get suited up with the bulletproof vest, before hitting the beat with them. Im here at your location. I will come around. Reporter we are here at kensington and allegheny, the heart of one of the most violent districts in philadelphia foot beat Officers Branch out in notorious drug hot spots. They are up here on the corner, they will get moved. They try to out smart us. We do a lot of times we will just change up our route, change up our routine. Reporter officers wallace and carapuci are more than two of the hundred new recruits protecting and serving as Philadelphia Police see a significant drop in crime by having officers walk the beat. We had a significant double digit reduction as cross the board in southwest philadelphia, for long time, was one of our most violent areas of the city. It was historically 120 young men, that would be killed, on a yearly basis. That number has been cut in half a lot of guns in this area. Reporter while war on crime rages on, these officers have embedded themselves into these tough communities. Their mere presence adding a sense of peace in areas normally clouded by violence. If you look at the street you will see older people sitting out on the steps, children are playing in the street. Where as a lot of these neighborhoods were hit with violence. Reporter foot beat officers are assigned to the at least six of the most violent districts throughout the city of philadelphia they are not only there to prevent crime but tolls establish a rapport with the community that they serve. The at the the 25th district in kensington, Natasha Brown, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Well, Pennsylvania Attorney general Kathleen Cain will release a report rather on monday about how her predecessor handled the Jerry Sandusky investigation. The criminal case against the now convicted pedophile began in late 250 on eight but nearly three years passed before the former penn state assistant football coach was arrested. Kane has suggested that the governor tom corbett who was attorney general then, slowed down the investigation while running for governor. Corbett has fearsly denied that claim. Pope francis condemns any move to legalized any socalled recreational drugs. That is just one day after Philadelphia City Council Votes to lessen the the punishment for possession. Speaking at a Drug Enforcement concerns in rome, he said drug addiction is an evil and with evil there can be no yield be or compromise. Pontiff says people need to say yes to life, love, education and opportunities so there will be no room for addiction. The the number of scientists who may have been exposed to anthrax has gone up from 75 to 84. The cdc says researchers were exposed to the bacteria after not following proper procedures. Dozens of scientists are being treated with antibiotics and will be closely monitored for up to 60 days. Federal Officials Say that the incident does not pose any risks to the general public. Three on your side now criminals steel billions of dollars every single year through sophisticated on line scams, a popular one now dupes Bank Customers into revealing their personal information. Jericka duncan reports. Reporter lawyers Steve Wiseman uncovers on line scams, and he has a warning, emails that appear to be from your bank might be fake. My motto is trust me, you cant trust anyone. Reporter wiseman points to this email he received claiming to be a security alert from bank of america. It looks legitimate but it came from a conn artist. So did this fake security alert that was sent to the cbs news employee. Email claims she needed to reactivate her account and provided a link to chase. Com but the link actually went to the fake web site set up by scammers, to look like the real thing. The fake site asked for her personal information including a Social Security number. She says she suspect something was wrong and immediately contact chase, and they protect her account. Very sophisticated hackers, they want personal information, sometimes it is to access directly your bank account. Reporter both chase and bank of america web sites warned customers about these types of scams, and how to avoid becoming a victim. If you get an email, with a link you never click on the link no matter how legitimate it looks, until you have actually contacted that company. Reporter the banks say when they contacted you use the phone number on the back of your credit or atm card, in the a number sent in a suspicious text or an email. Jericka duncan for cbs3 Eyewitness News. It can be confusing. 5 36. A three on your side update to the story we have been tracking for months. Formal complaint is filed against five out of state electricity suppliers claiming that the company is engaged in deceptive marketing. That complaint was filed by the Pennsylvania Attorney Generals Office and the office of the the consumer advocate. Thousands of pennsylvania residents who get their electricity through Third Party Suppliers so big rate spikes this winter. Complaint alleged that the companies violated the law, prices they charge customers werent reflect but the cost to serve Residential Energy needs. The state wants companies to pay civil penalty as well as provide appropriate restitution, including any necessary refund. On the healthwatch this morning, today is the start of summer and longest day of the year. That gives us all a little extra time to enjoy the summer sun. But doctors are warning that it could cause trouble for the millions who suffer with sleep problems. Health reporter Stephanie Stahl tells us why. Reporter Tiffany Rittenhouse works at jefferson sleep center and ironically suffers with insomnia herself. I never felt rested and you just feel miserable all day. Reporter for millions like tiffany who need as much darkness as possible to sleep, saturday, the the summer solstice, longest day of the year, could be especially troublesome. As soon as i see light im up. Reporter sunrise saturday will be at 5 32 in the philadelphia region and 15 hours later the sun will set at 8 33. It is a lot of daylight which reduces production of the harmone melatonin that regulates sleep. Light, antagonizees medical tone even. Reporter doctor karl degrand, director of the jefferson sleep center say stress and other things can also interfere with sleep but extra dose of sun slight that comes with the solstice can make insomnia even worse. Because of that we dont sleep as well. Melatonin is important for sleep but not being see created until later in the night. Reporter he says shutting out as much light will help and it might sound strange but he also recommend wearing sunglasses in the early evening time, until it gets really dark, that will help, stimulate melatonin. Were already sleepy because we are already not sleeping enough because of work ape other demands and new because of all of the light in the environment were sleeping even less, building up more daytime sleepiness. Reporter experts say because of the extra daylight, people generally sleep a little less in the summertime. We have more information for you, including some ways to help fightin insomnia at cbs philly. Com click on health. Im Stephanie Stahl, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Happening today, some lucky people will get a free cheese stake at genos. The heres the deal, first hundred people lined up at 11 00 this morning wont have to pay. National retailer is behind that promotion. All you have to do is decide with or without. That is the question, right. There is still much more to come on Eyewitness News, including this in our tech minute. Plan your Summer Vacation using recommendation from his friend, im kara suboy, c net. 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Beautiful evening for a great event in phoenixville benefiting charity. Eyewitness news at phoenixville foundry. Those got up close to vintage cars, trucks and met or cycles. Proceeds from the benefit, event, benefit united Cerebral Palsy of philadelphia and vicinity. Attorney tom kline was honored by the organization and our own kate bilo and bob kelly also took part in the festivities. There they are. 5 45. Lets check that forecast and first day of summer, carol, so excited. I know, we have waited a long time for this. It felt like summer on tuesday and wednesday. Not as much so today fortunately i think but still looks very summer like as we look at jack frost big boulder, nothing white here on the ski slopes, just the grass and this is a lovely season and it is beautiful in the poconos. Really nice at the shore as well. You do have have a couple of clouds out there but still the temperatures will be comfortable, expect to find a sea breeze later on this afternoon along the shore areas, storm scan three yes, we have some clouds out there, the last day of of spring and start summer in just a matter of an hour or so. A few very light showers, and you might see some to the west, to the south, today, they will be light, if you even see one. If you see one somewhere else, there is nothing more than a sprinkle. There is in no big deal just thunder or just a couple maybe light showers and that is the the extent of it, but youll be find something cloud cover that should be thinning out as we move in the afternoon hours especially philadelphia points north. So certainly not a wash out today, just a comfortable day with these temperatures today getting close to 80 degrees. We have 69 degrees at the the airport right now. Sixtythree in trenton. 67 degrees temperature in wilmington. Fiftythree up in the poconos. Sixtyeight down in wildwood, and, temperatures today, way up into the 70s, im going to stop it at 80 degrees today and everything should be below that and then tomorrow, we are into the 80s but very comfortable around here at this point too. The humidity will not be high, so this is a fine weekend to get out and do anything that you want to do. Monday, same story and everybody is out of school now so kids will have to be entertainment pools are opened though fortunately in philadelphia or at least they are continuing on their opening scheduled, so some seven today, right until july the first, and we have 70 pools, outdoor pools in philadelphia. For public to use. We have a few clouds out there, we do see a sprinkle, light shower. I would certainly not base your day on a couple of sprinkles. So just get out and enjoy the daytoday. Tomorrow mostly sunny mess of the time. I dont know why that is doing that showing a few little showers off to the north, but, it is supposed to be sunny around here tomorrow. Our cool down, boy, it got hot, didnt it . But tuesday and wednesday were just brutal and then temperatures dropped down and were going to be right around 80 degrees today. So running slightly below normal. If you are heading to the beach remember that maryland rate risk of rip current. Ocean temperature about 70 degrees. Some sunshine maybe a shower but youll get a sea breeze later today. If you are heading to the poconos the next couple of days great destination. Temperatures in the 70s over the next couple of days. It looks really nice every place. 80 degrees. Sun and clouds, showers, around, maybe, and maybe not. And then tonight, 62 degrees, it looks nice tonight too. Comfortable. Open up those windows and not have to pay for comfort. Eightyfour tomorrow. Monday 85. Tuesday 86. Wednesday, the dae, more likely and most likely to have a shower or a thunderstorm and it will be more humid at that point were you not a bad forecast as we move through our first week of summer, nicole. Ahh, i like the owned of that carol, thank you. A california competition goes to the dogs, literally and it is not a pretty site. Joe vasquez from our sister station in San Francisco takes us to the worlds annual ugliest dog competition. Go ahead. Reporter worlds ugliest dog competition is not for the the faint of heart but at least you can be honest here. You can say it out loud here that doggies ugly. That is an ugly dog. I think shes cute but the people were honest, not so much. He has been men to scare grown men on the top of cars. Reporter this dog of florida is a real specimen, half dogs, half high even a. The face is pretty. Beautiful gold green eyes. Yes. It could hurt you the face is pretty. Well, yes. Asked not to let them scar you. Reporter it will take more than warts to stop peanut from greenville, North Carolina a shelter rescue, victim of abuse and burn in the fire. He doesnt have lips anymore. His eye lids were also gone. So he cannot close his eyes so therefore his eyes water. The tears drain into his nose so he has is not bubbles because of it, it is great, adds to the the character. Reporter great back story but it is his shocking face that wins the prize. In first place, pea nut. He is cute, my baby but i guess i just dont see him every day being that ugly but i guess the judges do. And that was joe vasquez reporting. I think they are pretty cute all of them. In addition to the 4foot trophy peanut and his owner won 1,500. 5 50 right now. In sports eagles hit the summer break and sixers draft just got a lot more interesting. Fightin fill instant looking for five straight wins on the road coming up next. Just looking at this could make your feet hurt, right. People brave a treacherous path of legos, parents, you have been there many times before. We will have that story coming up. Fousugar. Only six . Ns. Six grams of sugar . Thats really good. Excellent, delicious. And yummy honey bunches of oats. Tasty yummy well, phillies won their season high fifth game in a row, they are in st. Louis where aj burnett pitched a complete game. Phillies beat cardinals fiveone. Cole hamels takes the mound this afternoon at 4 10. Now heres Beasley Reese with the eyewitness sports. Were talking about the sixers draft turmoil. Who will take the injured joel embid . Kansas sit center has a foot fractures. That has turn the draft upside down. That means cavilers and bucks will take Andrew Wiggins and jabberi parker at one and two. That leaves sixers with the decision to make with the third pick. Eagles are done with ot a work outs, they will take 35 days off, before returning for summer training camp. Every single bird decided to take part in the voluntary activities, it looks like chip kellys team is already already for 2014. He is a is guys are locked in and will stay out of trouble during break. I think a lot of that we take into consideration, in our when we acquired and select these guys. That is a real big important thing to us. I dont want a bunch of guys i have to worry about when we are away how they are suppose to be behave. I think they understand. World cup action, french hammered their neighbors switzerland fivetwo. France has scored eight goals in the the first few games. They have been an early surprise in the tournament. Big game between honduras and ecuador, ecuador came from behind to win, final was twoone. This featured a bunch of players from major league soccer. They have perform well, before the the entire world. Stunning upset costa rica beat italy one to nothing. That means they advance. England is eliminated from the tournament and italy will to have play uruguay to progress. North america has won four have of its seven games in this world cup. That is it for sports, im Beasley Reese, have a great weekend. Our own great hall was backdrop for an awards ceremony and fundraiser benefiting Uptown Theater in north philadelphia. Sports director Beasley Reese served as host, sam reid former band leader of the uptown received the president s award. Lady b and others were induct in the hall of fame. Funds raised benefit renovation of historic theater. Congratulations to them. Well, if you have ever stepped on the leg toy you know how painful it can be, right . That makes this next story so impressive. Children lined up at a store in portland, maine to walk on toy bricks. They dit for a discount on the new lego movie dvd. Event was modeled after a polynesian fire walk. Love that. That is it for Eyewitness News 59 00 heres what we have at 6 00, a collapse at a demolition site in cherry hill leaves one person dead and now questions as to what went wrong. Summer begins today, carol will tell us fit will feel like it coming up. New this morning, police are investigating reports of a Home Invasion and rape near Rittenhouse Square, we will have the lateness a live report coming up. Today, it is saturday june 21st good morning thanks so much for joining us. Im nicole brewer. It is now 6 00 oclock. Lets check on that forecast and first day of summer, happy summer. I have waited so long. Fiftyone more minutes. Not that you are officially counting. No, is it here yet . We are watching for a fairly nice day today. Comfortable temperature wise. Might not be brightest and sunny of all of the day but it is a fine day. Lets look outside and see what we sianni we have a few clouds this morning. It is bright enough. Mid and high level clouds every what you are finding with some sun breaks. We will head outside to reading and it looks nice out there. 67 degrees. Further north you are more you are seeing in the way of sunshine. Very comfortable start to the day in all of the locations. Storm scan three showing cloud cover and also showing a few very light showers and they are primarily to the west, and to the south, and i think that is where youll find them today if you see them. They should be extremely light, very isolated so not a big deal at all, just a Little Something to make note of. If you dont see them to the west and to the south and see a sprinkle to the north that is mosuls get out of this thing. It is in the a big deal. Storm scan three showing that what we have out there does not show summer starts. Heres the time of it. 6 51. It is in 51 minutes we will start the Summer Season and summer can just slow it down. We have temperatures that is 68 degrees at the airport. Sixtytwo in trenton. Sixtyseven in wilmington. The nice start and finish temperature wise. We will be close to the 80degree mark. Probably not over it with a mixture of sun and clouds and speaking of those our future weather we will zoom you through, by noon time you do see sprinkles through south jersey and do you see a couple of others as we move towards 4 00 oclock . That is it. Day looks nice. We have clouds expected and then still some sun breaks as well. We will check that seven day forecast coming up, nicole. Carol, thank you. Philadelphia police are investigating reports of the Home Invasion and rape