Caught in the downpour. Our high today reached 97 degrees, and that makes it a tie for the hottest day of the year plus we had couple 97 y but heat index reached 109, and it may get even hotter, tomorrow. Temperatures right now have back off just a little bit a at 94 degrees in philadelphia 92 millville. Eightyfour allentown in the wake of the rain. We have improvement if you can get a thunderstorm to move through but heat index values from the city on south where we havent had any storm Activity Still feeling like the triple digits, look at dover, 116 the heat index. Coming up we will tell you how hot it will feel tomorrow and sunday and when we may get relief from the heat, that is coming up in a few minutes. Nicole, back over to you. While the excessive heat warning remains in effect so will the Philadelphia Corporation for agings heat line. If you or someone you know needs help beating the heat call 215 7659040, between now and midnight. The heat line will also be opened, saturday and sunday. Former penn state assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky takes the stand seeking a new trial. He claims his lawyers bungled his 2012 trial in which he was fun guilty of sexually abusing ten boys. Eyewitness News Reporter greg argos has more from Belmont Center county. Reporter essentially the question difficulties Jerry Sandusky receive Effective Council during his 2012 trial for child molestation charges . Tonight were hearing from his Trial Attorney joe amendola and what he says prevented Effective Council. We didnt have time. Reporter that is why joe amen dole, Jerry Sanduskys 2012 Trial Attorney says he was not able to provide an effective defense. Former penn state assistant foot coach,. We were not given sufficient time, and insufficient time. Reporter friday amendola testified in a hearing which could lead to a new trial for the convicted child sex offender. But first, it speaks to the first time was sandusky himself. Al lindsey is now representing the seven twoyear old quick child sex offender. He filed a petition, saying san did you kisss original trial was botched since his trial did not receive Effective Council from trial defense attorney joe amendola. This particular case there were decisions that were made that permitted an innocent man to be prosecuted. Reporter he says those decisions including allowing sandusky to be interviewed by bob costas without proper liz preparing the former penn state assistant football coach. The petition also points out grand jury leaks. Waving preliminary hearing. Sandusky never testifying until today as his reasons for a new trial. Never until today that he was able to say i did not do these things. Reporter the prosecutors for the state says that the 2012 defense whats effective and it was sandusky who had final say with the decision that is were made at that time. Now i spoke with al lindsey, sanduskys current tone and says this hearing will continue on august 22nd, that is a monday and we could hear from the original prosecutors in this case, they could take the stand and testify. Reporting here from Center County im greg argos for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Police say an Assault Rifle was used, a six yearold is fighting for his life after being caught in the cross fire of a shooting in germantown. Investigators say mahaj brown was sitting in the car with his godfather when a gun battle erupted on the 500 blob of ashmed street last night. The little boy was shot several times. Three others were also wounded. Violence comes just days after another six yearold was shot just a mile away. This was a row house neighborhood, everybody here grew up in neighborhoods all over this city and we have fond memories of summer nights, sitting out and hanging out and playing without it being basically destroyed by gunfire. Police believe two rival groups were shooting at each other, officials are offering a 10,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest. A protest today over the statue of former philadelphia mayor frank rizzo in center city. That statue is outside Municipal Services building across from city hall where it stood since 1998. Today members of the black lives Matter Movement who want that statue taken down, staged a protest placing a kkk likelihood on it. Frank rizzo was king of racist bigot s and every king deserves his crown and that is his crown. Police exchanged words with rizzos grandson today, joe masternardo who was at that protest. Hood was removed. Petitions are underway among those who favor moving that statue and those who want it to stay put. Now mayor kenney issued a statement reading in part, im happy to have dialogue about the future of rizzos likeness in relation to its location but that dialogue wont be started and finish over a few days and a few hundred signatures. On the cbs3 healthwatch, help for severe blood shortage with donations today from doctors and staff at Hahnemann University hospital. Now the special blood drive was set up for a doctor recently diagnosed with cancer. Health reporter Stephanie Stahl has more on todays event. Reporter that is right, today was a big turnout for a beloved collogue, the doctor who is now a patient, but this isnt about supporting just one person, the group at hahnemann says the blood drive will help everyone. Doctor andreas is usually in the operating room at hahnemann but the surgeon is suddenly a cancer patient getting immuno therapy. Doctor c was diagnosed with leukemia, two weeks ago. I was a little bit shocking in the beginning because you are 50, you are in good health, you work in the hospital, you are supposed to be the picture of health. Reporter until he noticed bruising and swelling and felt tired. What is it like being a doctor and now being a patient, that role refersal. It is a humbling in the future. If anything will make me a better physician, helping me treat my patient better. Reporter friend and collogue doctor david stein says Surgery Department was stunned when doctor c was diagnosed. This is probably one of the most devastating pieces of news i have ever heard and when you get this devastating news, how do you act when you do . It is all prompting to us do something. Reporter they turned shock into action quickly organized this blood drive. Not just to serve andreas or hahnemann but to serve the American Red Cross and all of the needs throughout philadelphia. Reporter blood collected here will go to the red cross and be available to everyone, and doctor c, if he needs it for transfusions. People all over the hospital were eager to donate and show their support. I think it is nice to know that you have so many people that care but. Reporter including his wife and eight yearold son who keep him company and entertained during the weekly infusions. He is a better cook, mommy or daddy. Mommy good who is better driver. Mommy. Who is better surgeon. Daddy . He is the better surgeon. Now doctor c hopes ton back to doing his surgery as soon as he can, following this 12 week round of immuno therapy. He is going to need a bone Marrow Transplant and they are starting to look for suitable donors for that. They say everything being done for doctor c is also available to every other patient. Good to know he said it will make him a better doctor in the long run. We wish him well. Thank you, stephanie. Still to come, friday fun day hot weather didnt stop these kid from getting outside and having a good time, where they got a day full of activity. It is season of the Olympic Games and we thought we would celebrate by a family match of bad myth even. Cbs3 bolt of the sexes, pat verse torey. Lets do it. Lets do it. We will see what happened. You are going down, gallon. You wish. Well what dot tapes show after last nights eagles game, first team defense, good, carson wentz not bad but there is big problem when it comes to the offensive line and the possible suspension of lane johnson. Doug pederson talks about that in and spent eleven months in a pow vcamp. M what donald trump said about our members of the military being captured is a disgrace. Hes a war hero because he was captured. I like people that werent captured. When you fly over enemy territory, the odds might be against you being able to come home. Donald trump doesnt understand the weight of sending americans into harms way. Hes unfit to be president. Priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. Today a Free Community resource fair for local families, the day was full of Family Friendly activities including music, Face Painting and kid, even learned a few circus moves. Participants also had a chance to participate in basketball clinic helps ted by philadelphia native neil jefferson. Health screening were provided for those interested. It looks like it didnt get in the way of a good time. Leslie joins with us sports. Day of after preseason game number one. Yes, you know were talking about the eagles. Fans got to see the team in action against the bucks last night as sweltering link. Overall it wasnt a bad first game for Doug Pedersons squad. Bird special teams were in regular season form causing a fumble on the opening kick off and Chris Maragos recovered it. Starting offense took three snaps and Ryan Matthews scored and bird never looked back, in the 17nine victory last night. Fans gave carson wentz a standing ovation when he entered the game in the final two minutes of the first half. He went 12 for 24 and 84yard and threw an intersection. He said the speed of the game didnt effect him. It is the game of football. I dont try to make it a big deal. I just go out and play. I had fun. Things happen faster but it is fun to be able to be out here for first time ever, it was a pretty cool experience. Doug pederson, offensive line, starters played just three downs and backups went in. They struggled. Chase daniel socked four times, that is a big problem because lane johnson could miss first ten games of the season because of a violation. After the game pederson was asked about that possible suspension and how they will try to fill his spot. Lane is not there, there is, you know, we have dennis kelly, and, big v is over there, and i know allen barber has played tackle in the past, there is a combinations that can be work out, as you know, to make this thing, to make this thing go. And the phillies back in action tonight they will start a three game series with the rockies. Before the game jim thome will be induct in the phillies wall have of fame. He spent three years here but had over 101 home runs. Kind of hard to top that. That man could play. Great guy too. Thanks, leslie. Our sports cast is continuing here, with two of our very own, battling it out. That is right. You looked good. Vittoria woodill went head to head with pat gallen. From what i hear it was an epic she down. Epic she down, stiff, stiff competition. Are you ready for this. Bolt of the sexes in olympic fashion, right here pat gallen and i take the court of the university of pennsylvania, in a game of badminton, the name of the game shuttlecock showdown. Precision, power. When i go to like really smash it, by his face, do i look in his eyes . Intimidation. That is intimidating. This is pat verse torey taking badminton from the rio Olympic Games to the home court of the university of pennsylvania. If you watch cbs3 Eyewitness News this morning you saw us get our pointers from the expert. Get in his head. Yes, yes. Bam. Smack talk. Do you think that water will help, galen. It is so good. But now it is time to lay it all on the line. Fair fight, okay. Okay. Too slow. For the gold and bragging rights, lets make a racket. First one to 21 wins. I didnt like that. I didnt like that at knuckle ball. You see that pat gallen. With the score 11nine, pat gallen it was time to check with our coaches. How do i look, do i look good. Im getting losey gooseyy dont think she can hang with me. I heard that. Put me back in there coach. Okay. Okay. That is exactly what i needed. Out of the hut will, torey slams a cannon. Or not. After an embarrassing display of woodill whiff in the back even. You cant keep giving those away. It was pat gallens moment to go for gold and game point. And announcing your 2016 cbs3 pat verse torey champion from the United States of america, pat gallen. Fair game. It was fun. Until we meet again. Pat verse torey part two. I like it. Next time. Good one, good one. You were right there. Part two. I was trying to rep the evening team but i gave him eightpoint on my serves alone. Eight points. Serves are critical. You made us proud. Thank you, i tried my best but turf give credit to the university of pennsylvania as well as our incredible coaches, but, you know, i want to let you know, pat gallens birthday today. Happy birthday pat gallen. Yes, he has got some skills. Between us, i knew it was his birthday today. I cannot do that on his birthday. He doesnt have to know. Very nice of you. Lets check with kate and get a look at the heat, it is on, kate. Yeah, guys, the heat is on big time outside. In fact we had a few storms rolling through this afternoon and they suspended all performances at musikfest in bethlehem briefly because of the weather that rolled through. Now it looks like it is back on track. A few folks outside. Temperatures dropped slightly in the wake of the storms but it is still sweltering in the region. We have a few showers trying to move through the city. Lets look live at Neighborhood Network camera. You can see rain drops, on the camera lens right there beautiful sky line of philadelphia in the backdrop, temperature has briefly cropped down to 81 in the wake of the storms. Showers and thunderstorms are fizzling cross the region but watch out for these storms down to the south. Those can roll through overnight and we could see shower or storm at any time. We have got this one now intensifying a bit again, it bypassed philadelphia and now lightening has returned, over burlington county, new jersey. Heres our excessive heat warning until 9 00 p. M. On sunday for the entire delaware valley, poconos are under a heat advisory as we head in the weekend now. Far, far suburbs likely high veil, shore, southern delaware this will kick in at noon tomorrow. Philadelphia and nearby suburbs we have entered this morning yesterday at noon and it will not expire until late on sunday. Future weather does still show a few showers and storms around even overnight heres 1 00 a a. M. They are spotty. They could be here or there dont be surprised if you hear thunder overnight. Tomorrow we will start the day with full sunshine. In the afternoon couple of scattered storms. Best threat will be north and west of the city but a few of these could try to drop through in the evening. Keep an eye out for. That sunday same story we will start the day with sun and storms redevelop in the afternoon but the heat is really the big story here. Heres how hot it will be and how hot it will feel over the weekend. Tomorrows high 96, and it will feel like 110 at the height of the day. Sundays high 95. Feeling like 107, and then never thought this would feel like a relief but 90 degrees on monday. Feeling like 93. That is a whole lot better early next week but still above average and still with the chance for thunderstorm. Overnight stray thunderstorm, very warm 81 is your overnight low. Heading in to your saturday this will be the worst day yet, 96 degrees, very hot, very humid, turning breezy in the afternoon with that late day storm. Even on the beach, down the shore 92 degrees on the sand, even hotter as you head inland, Atlantic City could challenge a record which is around 96 record here in philadelphia by the way 99 for tomorrow. Doesnt look like we will break it but there is a chance we could get higher then 96. We will hit 97 today with enough sun, cant rule out 97, 98 degrees but humidity is key this weekend. It will feel down right press i have and dangerous really. No doubt. So like we saw check on everyone you know that may need help getting in their pool, we have to help each other through this. Doesnt feel like we broke it, for sure. Thanks, kate, appreciate it. Still to come on Eyewitness News setting the stage, cleve. Reporter if you build it, parrot head will come. Ims cleve bryan and we will take you behind the scenes as they get ready for the jimmy buffet concert this week and rest of Award Winning interface. Award winning design. Award winning engine. The volvo xc90. The most awarded suv of the century. Dozen of College Students had a chance to see what it is like to work in philadelphia icy government. 5160 them were congratulated at city hall this afternoon for completing summer internships in various city departments. Mayor jim kenney handed each student their, certificate of completion and invited them to reply for city jobs once they graduate. Pretty Great Program there. Congratulations to all of the students. Still to come, setting the stage down the shore, we will have that story im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. How do we make the economy work for everyone . Hillary clintons plan starts here. By making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. And those companies that move overseas . Shed charge them an exit tax. Then shed use that money to make the largest investment in creating good paying jobs since world war ii. Millions of jobs. You can read the plan here. Summer Concert Series kicks off this weekend with the performance by the legendary jimmy buffet. Eyewitness News Reporter cleve bryan is there with the preview. Parrot heads are here and many more on the way as mr. Margaretville himself jimmy buffet is set to perform in Atlantic City on saturday. We came down for tomorrows jimmy buffet concert, a concert on the beach has been on my wifes bucket list. We are doing it tomorrow. Jimmy buffet is first of four artists performing during 2016 Atlantic City beach Concert Series. Today we got behind the scenes look at construction of the 125foot wide stage, that took thousands of man hours to assemble. Would i say an average of about 60 men per day, and that is a good ten or 12 hour day, for about ten days, to erect what you see here. Reporter summer Concert Series with the Atlantic City air show are some of the biggest noncasino draws for Atlantic City which has been trying for years to build a reputation as entertainment capitol the of the east coast. Great thing for city of Atlantic City, nim time we can showcase sit friday there, it is a win, win, win. Concert series kicks off at a time when Atlantic City is bracing for closure of the taj mahal casino which will layoff 3,000 workers. While event like jimmy buffet concert dont make up for lost jobs they do provide for money for local businesses and good news for a town that has had hard luck. For them to be here and see a show on the beach, near margaretville, it is pretty cool. Reporter live nation says ticket sales for remaining shows are strong, blink 182, zach brown band and Florida Georgia Line are all expect 20 to 30,000 people. A lot of use for this stage, lot of visitors to Atlantic City. In Atlantic City, cleve bryan, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Parrot head rejoyce. Jimmy buffet on the beach. That sound cool. Never seen him live though, love to see him live. Yeah. Great show. Thanks for watching Eyewitness News at 6 00, Eyewitness News returns at 10 00 oclock on our sister station w p. C. G the cw philly and we are back here on cbs3 at is 11 00. Up next tonight, ntsb investigators recovered black box from el faro, cargo ship last year that sank killing entire 33 man aboard. Special camp for children of the americas fallen heroes. Steve hartman takes through when he goes on the road. Here now is scott pelley. Take care family, we will see you tonight. Captioning sponsored by cbs pelley deep trouble in the deep south. Flooding threatens lives along the gulf coast. I just told him, you know, dont panic. Im heir for you. Im going to get you out of these waters. Im going to rescue you. Pelley also tonight. Go home to momma. And your momma is voting for trump pelley the road to the white house. The republicans do have a tougher path. Pelley well show you how tough. Amazing simones, the gymnast and the swimmer. She just kind of blows the rest of the world out of the water. Pelley shes talking about the gymnast. Pelley and storm at summer camp. The kids who come here share one exceptional bond. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley
comparemela.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.