Is cbs3 Eyewitness News. Right now at 11 oclock, an up and coming singer from south jersey is shot and killed while surrounded by her fans moments after a show in florida. And tonight as the Community Grapples with this loss a memorial for Christina Grimmie grows at Cherokee High School in her hometown of marlton burlington county. Christina attended cherokee before launching her singing career. Good evening everyone, im natasha brown. The 22yearold had just wrapped up her performance and was signing autographs at the plaza live theater in orlando when she was gunned down late last night. Police say 27yearold kevin james loebell fired those shots then turned the weapon on himself after grimmies brother tackled him to the ground. Investigators believe loebell went to the show intending to kill christina. One fan who saw it happen described the horrifying moments. I feel like overwhelmed and basically traumatized whenever i think about it, i still hear people screaming. We were having th
Tonight and start of the workweek. The is there something to look forward to if you dont like true midsummer like stuff. Yesterday made it to 92 degrees in philadelphia warm start, we are at 78 in the airport. Nice shot there, high level cloud, little cold front that came through dry will continue to move off shore today and that will bring in the dryer air mass. Wind will kick up as well. We will get wind think afternoon. Look the at the temperature change over the last 24 hours, as there you see a day ago we were 25 degrees colder, yesterday at this time in allentown. That warm air is in place. Eightytwo already in allentown at this hour. Eighty in red willing. Seventyeight in philadelphia. Millville and Atlantic City. Suburbs same situation upper 70s to lower 80s. Temperatures leveling off though as we get this push of cooler, dryer air in. We will make it to the mid 80s. Dew point is still running high. They are well in the mid 60s. So that indicates a humid air mass but they will
I just remembered telling myself like this is not how i die, not today, it is not today, not like this at least. Resilient and strength after an act of unspeakable terror, gunman who pledged allegiance to isis opens fire inside a gay nightclub killing at least 50 people, on a day to celebrate lgbt pride. It is now the deadliest mass shooting in the nations history. Sunday night sarahs off im walter perez. Big story is senseless and horrific act of bloodshed that left families grieving and nation asking some tough questions once again. Tonight investigators are pouring through the gun mans background to get a better understanding about the motive behind omar mateens despicable act. We have Team Coverage tonight. Action News Reporter jeff chirico has reaction from the cities lb gt community and security measures taken tonight across our region. Christie ileto spoke to the leaders of the mosque in philadelphia but we will begin with chad practice dell any orlando with what we know about t
Signing autographs when she was shot and murdered. Action News Reporter Trish Hartman is live at the fillmore in fishtown where grimmie had performed a few weeks ago, trish . Reporter that is right, walter, Cristina Grimmie performed here at fillmore two weeks ago with the band before you exit kicking off their tour together. It was after a show in orlando that the new jersey native was shot and killed. Just great, for her. Reporter students at Cristina Grimmies former high school in marlton, new jersey were shocked by the news of her violent death. I just thought she was a normal person. I cante any reason anyone would want to go after her for any reason at all. Reporter police say grimmie was signing autographs 10 00 p. M. Friday after the concert with the band before you exit. Just right now this white male approached her and opened fire striking her. At that almost immediately her brother Marcus Grimmie tackled the suspect to the ground, shortly after that the suspect killed himsel
Emergency workers on the scene. A horrible scene, a fatal accident on the blue route southbound at Baltimore Pike. As we come back live its affecting traffic northbound on the blue route. We had debris that flew on the blue route northbound lanes. This is the blue route northbound mcdade boulevard. Police are still blocking the blue route northbound and southbound. A at terrible scene this mornin, well help you divert this area and tell you how long it will be shut down all morning, david. Reporter all right, karen were looking at a generally clear sky cover, a few clouds west of philadelphia. Looks like overall lots of sun today with a few clouds mixing in at times. 63 degrees in the city. 58 in allentown. 65 in cape may for your Early Morning stroll. If youre out doing a workout this morning not a bad morning to do it. Low humidity, 60 degrees by 7 00. 10 00, 66. This afternoon a little warm, not as hot as yesterday. 78 degrees by 8 00 a. M. , the high is 80 degrees, that will clock