democratic governor the chair of the dnc. he's confident that the dnc will get that money before the convention. >> 60 days to go. and that's an easy figure for us to make up in 60 days. >> reporter: but nothing really seems easy during this year's race for the white house. former pennsylvania governor and dnc chairman ed rendell told "eyewitness news" he's not worried but he's realistic. >> we got a little more difficult time than we expected for three reasons. >> reporter: the first according to rendell is that both political parties will not receive $18 million from the federal government. that went away with sequestration. philadelphia doesn't have the budget surplus it did in 2000 sand when the rnc was in town. but the fir reason might surprise you. rendell blames republican nominee donald trump for the loss in dnc revenue. >> because of donald trump's candidacy and because of the things he said about latinos and muslims a number of major national companies pulled out of funding the republican convention, and then to be fair not to show favortism they pulled out and didn't fund us as well. >> reporter: but as party leaders wait for the money to come in, things are already starring to take shape down at the wells fargo center. construction began this week. mayor jim kenney held a news conference late this afternoon to convince citizens to stay in town for it's dnc arguing it won't be like the papal visit last year. >> i think people are getting tired. >> dr. shawna shamus a political scientist specializing in presidential elections. she's with rutgers university in camden. she says both conventions this year may only bring in the super voter, not the average voter. >> most people in this country are not hard core partisan. i think the average person does not care as much. >> reporter: that's why dnc officials ukee and jess car going to work so hard the next 60 days or so to try to get families out here to basically say this is going to be a family friendly environment that safe and give people a chance to learn about the political process. reporting live tonight, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> david, thank you. on the campaign trail tonight donald trump is facing new criticism over his now dee funked trump university. the presumptive gop nominee rallied supporters in sacremento california tonight. did he not respond to allegations he used predatory practices to enroll students. today newark new jersey democratic frontrunner hillary clinton blasted trump during a rally with singer john bon jovi. back in california bernie sanders told supporters he is the only one who can defeat trump. >> trump u was a fraudulent scheme where donald trump enriched himself at the expense of hard working people. >> no way, no way will trump become elected president if we are the campaign to oppose him. >> she's not qualified because she has bad judge. now, who said that? bernie sanders said it about hillary. >> new quinnipiac university poll shows clinton with a small lead over trump. developing right now, philadelphia police are on the scene of a deadly hit-and-run in hunting park. investigators say an 18-year-old was struck and killed by a stolen toyota prius on the 3900 block of old york road. they tell "eyewitness news" the driver ditched the car two blocks away on the 1300 block of west pike street and ran from the scene. the search is on right now for that driver tonight. also knew tonight, authorities have arrested a man who they say attacked a woman and her teenaged daughter. 39-year-old malik bailey was captured in south philly this evening after brief chase with police. he is accused of of attacking his 38-year-old wife and then sexually assaulting his 13-year-old step daughter in their frankford home tuesday. bailey has three prior arrests for drug related crimes. a bucks county woman has been arrested for the third time in 16 months. in connections with an insurance fraud case. claire, accused of intimidating witnesses by causing the issuance of inappropriate subpoenas. the subpoenas from the bucks county court of common pleas sought among other things the person until file of a witness in the case and various internal documents. she was charged in january 2015 for a iteming to defraud insurance companies of more than $20 million. philadelphia police are investigating a shooting involving an off duty police officer outside a busy hospital in north philadelphia. i eyewitnesses say the officer opened fire at broad and tioga late last night after he was hit by a green monte carlo while ride ago motorcycle. police saying the three shots discharged by the officer' struck a nearby window at temple university hospital. there were no injuries. officials say the unidentified officer drew his weapon after sensing danger. >> when he gets up to approach the vehicle he believes that someone is pulling a weapon. he discharges his service revolver over service weapon. >> cops out november where points the gun and shoots inside the car, boom, boom, boom. >> what's wrong with that. i go to take off. i can't stop. are you going to kill me. >> so far no charges have been filed in the accident. >> police hope the public can help them track down events stolen in the homicide of a southwest philadelphia man. $20,000 reward is now being offed for information leading to an arrest in the death of 78-year-old joseph daily. he was found dead in his theodore street home yesterday. police say he was beaten and strangled likely by a group of kids that targeted him previously on friday night. police say the suspects made off with his bluford forward van it has a pennsylvania tag pd5338z. there are new details you tonight about the murder suicide that caused panic on the campus of ucla. cbs news has learned a professor died in the shooting at an engineering building this morning. sources say it appears a male student shot and killed engineering professor william klug. los angeles swat teams swarmed the campus as it went into immediate lock down. >> everybody started running. i didn't know why are we runni running. the police officer was yelling at us get out, get out with a machine gun. >> i now it was serious. we went in class and they lock the door. i assume police were check the doors because someone tried to open our doors. >> police have not said what led to that deadly shooting. >> retired pro wrestler jimmy super fly snuka will not strand trial for murder. the 73-year-old was mentally incompetent the judge ruled. he was charged in the 1983 death of his girlfriend last september. the judge says she doesn't believe that snuka is capable of faking dementia symptoms. he will be re-evaluated in six months. a small airplane crash in chester county sent a pilot and his passenger to the hospital with minor injuries. this happened at the new garden flying field around 9:00 o'clock this morning. authorities say that plane lost power during take off and then collided with a hangar. no one on the ground was hurt. the faa is now looking into what exactly caused that crash. some new wheels bring joy and excitement to special needs children. trang do what through a as they got their first look at new customized rides. >> guided by his parents gavin has a practical zest wheels to help him get around. born with brittle bone disease most everything he uses must be custom fit for safety. >> he's a lot smaller than typical two-year-old because of his condition. so it's hard to find things that are fit him. >> now he'll be able to cruise on his own with a motorized car designed just for him and put together by employees of philadelphia based company exalt at a. >> that isn't anything better than being able to see the smile on these kids faces as we deliver the cars to them. >> they teamed up with the university of delaware go baby go program which designs and modifies toy cars with special needs. four children received their own custom cars. >> these modifications were done with gavin in mind with a harness and plenty of cushioning. >> he struggles a lot. he has a lot of medical attention and special needs. he's the happiest little boy we know. >> there we go. >> for little ones dealing with so much, the cars provide way to play just like other kids can. >> these are kind of cars your typical child would drive and ride. takes the medical treatment out of the picture a little bit and gives him a -- allows him to, you know, focus on being a kid and playing with other kids his age. >> reporter: in logan square, i'm trang do, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> smiles say it all. >> you know it. >> teenagers will soon be enjoying their summer break but there's a renewed warning about the dangers of distracted driving. >> distraction is a major cause of deadly crashes. so what is the biggest driving distraction for teenagers? that's a good question and nicole brewer has the answer and it's not yell phones. >> also ahead tonight hold the phones new steps the u.s. government is taking to lower americans sodium intake. justin? >> another hot day the high item which are up around 99 degrees in some locations and it's dry for now. but more showers in our foreca forecast. we'll break it down for you coming up. >> and the frantic 911 call of the mom who's three-year-old fell into the gorilla exhibit at the cincinnati zoo. what she's heard saying to her son when we come back. grand canyon and glacierger than national parks combined. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ you can find it all only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your summer vacation at iloveny.com >> this is cbs3 "eyewitness news" with ukee washington, jessica dean, kate bilo and don bell. we are hearing the 911 calls tonight from the mother of that young boy who fell into the gorilla enclosure at the cincinnati zoo. the boy's mother pleaded for help while repeatedly shouting at her son to remain calm. >> cincinnati 911. >> hi, my son fell in the zoo exhibit at the gorilla. there's a male gorilla standing over him. ooh need someone to contact the zoo please. >> all right. we already have help started there. >> be calm. be calm. be calm! >> he's dragging my son. i can't watch this. i can't -- be calm. >> i can't watch. >> zookeepers killed the endangered gorilla save the boy' life. police are still reviewing the parents actions that led up to the incident. ultimately the decision to pursue possible charge social security up to the local prosecutor. the boy's family says they will not sue the zoo. this summer more young drivers will be on the road and the number of deadly crashes is expected to increase. >> over the past five years, more than 5,000 people have died in crashes involving teen drivers during the summer period known as the 100 deadliest days distraction is a big cause of action. >> but what is the number one distraction for teen drivers that's a good question and nicole brewer joins us with the answer to that. >> ukee and jess this answer may actually surprise a lot of people. so what is the biggest driving distraction for teens? it's a good question especially as we gear up for the summer driving season. ♪ >> what do you think is the biggest distraction for teen drivers? >> the phone. >> phone. >> phone. all day phones. >> texting absolutely. >> new study by triple a confirms what many believed teen drivers are using their cell phones more often behind the wheel. but it's not the number one problem. >> really? >> what is it? >> latest aaa research shows that it's actually the number of passengers in the car with novice drivers. >> good get out of here. that's interesting. >> wow. i didn't know that. >> dane at a tidwell spokesperson for aaa. she says passenger distraction accounts for 15% of accidents involving teenaged drivers. >> i could agree with that especially when they got they friends in the car. >> cell phone use wasn't far behind causing 12% of teen driver crashes. >> 11% of distractions are teens who are just looking for something or attending to something in the vehicle. >> i can see that. cell phone, coffee spilling all over place there. what percentage involve distracted driving. >> i would say more than 50%. >> upwards of 60%. >> i got to say at least 80%. >> according to aaa it's 60%. tidwell says it's time to consider the consequences since the number of deaths increase in summer. >> from memorial day through to labor day we refer to that time period as the 100 deadliest days on the road for teen drivers. >> reporter: crashes involving teen drivers soar to an average 10 per day, 16% higher than the rest of the year. >> there's so many more things going on on the roads than there were 10 or 15 years ago. >> it's not just the kids. >> no, it ain't. me am of almost going off the road looking at my phone so i definitely understand that. we got to apply what we know. we have to. >> yeah, that's for sure. how can we cut back on the number one distraction? well, aaa recommends have no more than one non family passenger under age 20 inside the car for at least of the first six months. right now in pennsylvania junior drivers are allowed one passenger under the age of 18 who's not a family member. they think that law could be strengthened. >> good to know. >> i don't think just teens we're talking about. >> yeah. more is going on the less you're paying attention. >> a lot of us are guilty of this, sure. >> what's your good question? we want to know. log on to cbsphilly.com/good question to submit your question or tweet us using the hash tag cbs3 good question. and nicole will be here every night with the answer for you on cbs3 "eyewitness news" at 11:00. can't wait to hear from you. on the cbs3 health watch for the first time the us government is making recommendations to limit salt in processed foods. the average american eats about 3400 milligrams of salt a day. these new proposed guidelines aim to gradually decrease daily sodium and intake to 2300 milligrams. the goal is lower american's blood pressure which has been linked to too much saul in the diet. the guidelines are voluntary. companies would not have to follow them. new at 11:00, a south street favorite is back. it was opening night for the pennsylvania hour toy cheiral society pop up garden "eyewitness news" at the 15th and south for the big celebration for the third year in a row designers and the culinary team created a magical retreat filled with soothing plants. the society is working on pop you have garden at tenth and hamilton. what a nice night to be outside. it look like they were having a great time. >> beautiful night. >> enjoying it. >> good 24 hours shaping up comfortable conditions. humidity drops a little bit but, you know, nothing terribly too high as far as humidity goes for this time of year. so enjoy it. we'll bring back some rain chances coming up in our forecast especially as we head into the weekend talk about that a little bit. down at the shore kind of the same deal every morning dealing with a little bit of fog and that's so typical this time of year. warm air mass hovering over that chilly atlantic ocean just off the coast of new jersey. water temperatures hanging out 50's. the warm air over the cold water forms fog. tomorrow morning slow start to the beach day were that fog. eventually it will dissipate. we break down summer two did you have summers. today mark the start of meteorological summer, june, july and august most people think about summer. astronomical summer begins on june 20th. the summer solstice when the sun is at the tropic of cancer in goes until september 22nd. happy meteorological summer. felt like middle of summer today with high temperatures up around newspaper degrees for philadelphia. yesterday haass pie 88. average 79. so we're way above that but we'll bring it back closer to average next couple of days. thursday and friday little bit more comfortable. still that easterly flow continues and that's going to help keep our temperatures little bit on the cooler side for the next few days. 71 in allentown. 70 philadelphia comfort al 66 along the shore points right now. and that cooler air extends all the way into new england. bar harbor, maine 52 degrees. we won't that be cool. as long as we have that flow off the ocean temperatures will get closer to average over the next few days. humidity levels like i said they drop a little bit tomorrow we'll call it pleasant and friday increase as little bit with our next storm system that remains on the humid side for the week. at heft we got one day of some comfortable conditions. little spin cluster of showers and storms off cape hatteras right now that's the remnants of bonnie lingering over the carolinas. that gets kick out over the next few days. stays well to our south. we're in the clear right now. dry day for thursday. more showers over the ohio valley late thursday night into friday. today mark the start of the atlantic hurricane season. we've had two named storms. guck it a named storm any time any month of the year. the peak of the season is september 10th. usually see low activity this time of year most of the storms form down near the gulf of mexico and caribbean for the month of june have to watch that. there's the remnants of bonnie. well to our south. so tomorrow we're dry, sunshine and clouds, 80 degrees. next weather maker a weak cold front brings a few scattered showers around for friday maybe a thunderstorm. don't cancel the outdoor plans because key word here is scattered look like the first half of the weekend is okay. saturday, sunshine little bit warmer mid 80s second half of the weekend bring back rain chances no threat of rain tomorrow. 40% chance on friday. saturday looks good. and then 80% chance sunday. sunday is the day with our next best shot to see white spread rain. look at the fog that tries to move inland tomorrow morning. along the jersey shore. parts of the delaware beaches. everywhere else pretty much some sunshine. that fog could linger into early afternoon. along the coast with that east wind. otherwise partly sunny skies and a couple of showers trying to move in late thursday night. friday morning scattered showers maybe a thunderstorm gets better by the afternoon. overall trend keeps us somewhat at or above average into the weekend but notice this cool pocket of air coming out of the northern place that arrives next week so we'll get a hit of cooler air as we head over the neck several days. comfortable tonight a few clouds, 64. tomorrow partly sunny, pleasant high of 80 degrees. your shore forecast get morning fog, sun for the afternoon. 74 for the high temperature. here's that extended forecast. 80 noose the weekend sunday that's the best shot for the rain next week upper 70s to around 80 i think that's the trend for june. you'll get a few warm days filed by some cool shots of air. so little bit something for everybody there. >> we like that. enjoy it. >> we'll do. thank you buddy. what's coming up next in sports. we're talking baseball the phillies trying to avoid a six game losing streak to make matters worst face of the franchise has been perched the latest on ryan howard when we come back in sports. >> all right. so the phillies continue to have interesting goings on. >> yeah. >> and this is a big one. >> skipper making a move. >> it's delicate situation down there at citizens bank park. hey pete mackanin is add by subtracting. he's taken ryan howard out of the equation by benching him thee games starting tonight. howard batting .154 the lowest average in the majors for qualifying players. ryan took it like a man. >> i get it. i get it. you got to perform. you got put up and, you know, tommy will get to go out and go play. i'll be out there and support tommy. support the rest of the my teammates. >> yeah, man. true professional right there. series finale again the nationals howard talking to tommy joseph starting in place of him at first base. phillies down two to nothing. make it five-03 run shot by ramos deep right field. meanwhile on the mound max scherzer was dominating eight innings. five hits. two runs. 11 punch outs in the game. so it didn't go well for the phils but they did get defense. it's worth taking a look. jayson werth popping out and david low giving chase the love the glove. great grab unfortunately that's the only highlight in this game. phillies losing to night sick great losses seven-two your final score. the philadelphia union having a great year the top club in the east tonight hosting the second to worse team in the conference. columbus crew fc. union down one to nothing. watch chris, out in front. and he scores. that ties the game at one. he has five goals on the season. three of them against columbus. then, watch the ankle breaker by damien and the big bender. back in the net it goes. and the union win it tonight, three- -- did he just -- yeah. >> i would be out for sick week if's i tried that. you would not see me any time soon isn't scouts have been saying ben simmons the kid from lsu the top prospect in this year's nba draft can't shoot. did you see that? so he kick the ball to himself and shot it. take lock at this. bam! >> no he didn't. >> played australian rules football growing up. he can do things like this. >> that could be the future of the philadelphia sixers. >> can he play defense? i want to see defense. >> there you go. >> old school. >> can he play d. >> i guess we'll find out. >> pipe down. >> we'll takin ♪ ribbon cutting to night for new museum in philadelphia. >> the northeast regional council of carpenters opened its new carpenters museum on spring garden street. it contains artifacts from the early days of the carpenters union head quartered in philadelphia during the 1880s. okawhoa!ady? 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