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Transcripts For KYW Eyewitness News At 430am 20140625



that humidity ramps up. all this moisture being built up that by the time we hit late afternoon storms we have been calling for, they will move in and because we have so much moisture they will probably dump some downpours on us. now, right the now it does look like the bulk of the activity is going to be confined off across the north and western suburbs. when i say that we are talking about heavier rain. storm scan three showing signs of life here. the northwestern, pennsylvania. kind of like what we saw yesterday as the warm front lifts through but eventually it will swing a cold front through our area so we will do have wet weather ourselves. we will break this down in a mina head, give you a sense of the timing and having else that comes with it. also how is the weekend shaping up. we are getting closer and closer. we will have a preview coming up. >> thank you. in the news and developing right now part of the heavily traveled road in montgomery county just reopened after it was damaged in a truck fire last night. >> yes "eyewitness news" reporter jen bernstein joins us from upper pottstown township with the very latest information, jen, good morning. >> reporter: great news for commuters, this a.m., we have the the northbound lanes here on route 100 reopened just after 4:00 a.m. they started removing the cones and again it will make travel for anyone in this area easier this morning. if this was closed it would be a huge inconvenience for a lot of people. we know right now you're looking at shoemaker road. closure started here and for 3-mile stretch all the way to state street, this road, north bound lanes again were closed yesterday because of a trash truck fire. we will go to some video, to show you aftermath of this fire. around 6:30, fire crews responded to the truck fire. this is more toward state road the area. people inside the truck were able to get out but fire fighters had a substantial fire on their hand. they were finally able to put flames out and toe the truck but there was damage to the road. two areas were created where the crash happened in the pavement. they had to do clean up and then bring in dumpsters to put away the trash that had spilled out on to the road. here's what the fire chief had to say about the fire. >> the truck trash caught fire between the cab and the rear of the truck. it is unknown what caused the fire. >> reporter: one upper pottsgrove fire fighter did suffer heat exhaustion and we don't know his condition this morning. but again we have good news here, we will have a route 100 north bound lanes reopened this morning just after 4:00 a.m. shoemaker road all the way to state street. that is the latest from pottstown, jen bernstein, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". 4:33. let's get back to katie. we have big changes. >> we have enjoyed sunshine and certainly the heat over last couple of days but you can tell that the humidity is out there just by the sky line. low cloud cover starting to drop in on us here over center city. this is the beginning of the moisture just building up, all in advance of the next cold front. we have showed you on storm can 3a second ago that we have wet weather to report off across northwestern, pennsylvania. locally still no issues, but just a matter of time. that is why i would highly suggest if you have a long day ahead of you, take your umbrella with you because you'll thank yourself later. morning rush looks fine. laters object today that wetter does start to move in. it does not appear that these storms will be locally severe but they will produce some heavy downpours. especially through our northern and western most counties outside of philadelphia that could lead to some flash flooding. if your travels are taking you perhaps toward state capitol or i80, that is where you'll end up with the heavy rainfall and it could lead to ponding on the area roadways. the let's talk dew points. i talk about this all the time, lower dew point, dryer the air. once you hit 65 it starts to feel steamy. it is feeling awfully steaming down across southern new jersey, and central delaware where due you points are in the 70's and even with these temperatures very close could pack some gusty wind but shouldn't be severe weather event but just a summer thunderstorm. we have been building up a lot of moisture in this atmosphere for a couple of days, bob, good morning. 4:35. life look at i-95. here's right at fire regard avenue as part of the, lane shuffles that i have been talking about that will occur all week long. this is southbound i-95 down to one lane here aspen dot overnight putting down some new white lines, as you head southbound between betsy ross bridge and center city. right now only this one lane is opened, coming into center city. leaving house be ready to hit the brakes downtown. 309, live look here at the the pennsylvania turnpike and roads are dry, and we are off to a good start. construction delays, pennsy turnpike they are working both directions right here near fort washington interchange. they are working both directions on the northeast extension right here near lansdale interchange and for the gang down the shore east on the atlantic city expressway right near the atlantic city airport watch for delays due to construction. for gang in delaware we have 495 close another between exit two and three but i-95 looking good and mass transit running with no delays. erika, back to you. waking up to this story this morning a house in camden, new jersey caught fire just after 11:00 last night. the it happened on the 600 block of cain avenue. blaze was quickly placed under control, we are told one person was injured, the cause of the fire was under investigation. latest in the rittenhouse rape investigation, detectives are checking to see if the suspect's dna is linked to unsolved rape cases in the area milton mateo garcia is charged with attacking a woman near 19th and spruce early saturday morning. in this surveillance video you can see garcia stalk and then grab the 26 year-old victim while she walk home. he is accused of forcing her into her apartment where he beat, raped her, and stole her keys and cell phone. it was that phone that helped police make the arrest. detectives said they found tonight garcia's south philly home at eighth and mother moore. >> the victim's phone gave us a location to that neighborhood but not the spec investigation. then the investigators began their extraordinary work and narrowed down the scope and targeted a resident at that location. >> federal authorities say garcia is an illegal immigrant who had been kicked out of the u.s.a. a year ago. police say a serial bank robber is behind bars this morning but it is the way police arrested him that makes this story. officers responded to the wells fargo at welsh and the boulevard tuesday afternoon. that is when police say the suspect robbed the bank and took off but it wasn't exactly your typical getaway. >> when police entered the septa bus they say i'm the the suspect. some of them matched the description of the bank robber. when they stopped this individual on the bus, they not only found the money, stolen from the bank but they found the tracking tea vice. >> police say a bank teller identified the suspect on that bus whom police say was not armed. the philadelphia section of the american society of the civil engineers will release the 2014 report card for the state's infrastructure. report is a year long assessment of things like roads, bridges, schools and even drinking water. the report is of particular interest after the graterford bridge in montgomery county closed last week due to structural issues. a hearing in trenton today in the lawsuit begins governor chris christie's pension plan. christie wants to fill a budget gap by taking 2.4 billion dollars from the state's pension system but this lawsuit filed by public workers union annes individuals said it is a violation of the state and federal constitution. governor adds he would rather cut pensions then raise taxes in new jersey. meanwhile governor christie will head down to haddon heights for his 122nd up to hall meeting. he is expect to talk about pension and health care reform. governor says there is no plan b if the courts rule begins his pension plan this morning's town hall starts at 11:30 in the atlantic avenue schools gymnasium. 4:39. this story will help you get your morning off to a great starred. a third grader got a surprise of her life on the last day of school. >> students gathered for a school project on role models when when riley gardener's big brother tommy schaefer showed up. he is in the navy. he was serving in japan for the past three years. >> when he came out, i was like wow, i can't believe he is here. >> it is pretty rough, you know, being away from family, especially a younger sibling. >> we're going to go out, hang out together, just me and her, it will be real good. >> can't believe he is here. >> those two will have a lot of fun this um iser doing whatever they want. that is nice. >> i love seeing what parents reunited with the kids but forget is there so many big brothers and big sisters serving. >> that is great. "eyewitness news" is just getting started this morning. >> still ahead philly fans openen up their hearts for one of their own why tony gwynn junior got this warm welcome from the phillies faithful, we are back in two minutes. the the pastor defrocked, is back in the church. >> frank schaefer is returning to the pulpit. he celebrated the ruling at first united methodist church in germantown yesterday. schaefer led zion united methodist church of iona. he was defrocked last year after he would not say he would stop presiding over those weddings. >> i will never be silenced again. i will always speak with and for my lb gt brothers and sisters in the church and beyond. >> the church appeals panel ruled that the punishment was wrong because it was based on an assumption schaefer would break church law in the future. great thought on the piece of paper. here's a lesson to never let that paper go. bill dylan's, lyrics for like a rolling stone sold at auction for just over two million-dollar. the buyer is a private collector. previous record for a music manuscript was 1.2 million-dollar for beatles song a day in the life. two million-dollar? >> i'm telling you for a piece of paper. >> i make that every day with the forecast. anybody want to make a bid. >> i know. >> really. >> awesome. >> that is. >> what is the paper saying today. >> there air lot of lightening strikes it looks like. big fat rain drops to go with that too. we will track this next cold front. not necessarily a severe weather situation but your classic summertime storm that rumble in here later in the day. afternoon, evening will feature the worst of what mother nature has to offer up here today. we will start off with some sun but it will feel muggy too. you will will note that is humidity walking out the door. here's beginning of the stormy weather, nothing all that terrible. we have some locally drenching downpours with this but we don't have a solid squall line or anything like that and we are not going to end up with that today. downpours will get you to the north and western suburbs outside of philadelphia where heavier rain will fall. generally in this zone just south east of where we are currently seeing precipitation. we are right on the edge of that. we are at 72 degrees at the airport. generally that is story around the board here lower 70's, cool spot, always tend to be is mount pocono but still in at 65. everybody is comfortable enough you can walk out with a jacket. i'm in the factoring in the humidity. 86 degrees is the spec high. eventually. even as earl as lunch hour we will see activity on the radar but it looks like it is toward evening and overnight that the heavier thunderstorms will be rumbling through here and they could produce flash flooding for late night travelers. 88 degrees tomorrow. toasty one. friday, throughout the weekend is generally dry but anyone of those days could still feature a shower, pop up downpour. keep an eye to the sky. i say you can definitely keep them. guys, back over to you. thanks, katie. in sports phillies and marlins play game three in south philadelphia tonight. phillies face henderson alvarez. phillies have been shut out ten times so far this season but not last night. fightin phillies were up three to nothing after marlon byrd's home run in the very first inning. great start. this time they would keep it up. rookie starter david buchanan struggled a bit but managed to hold the marlins down. bull pen did its job despite giving up a couple runs, phillies hang on to win seven- 49 final score. but, check this out. >> tony gwynn, junior. >> this was the high point of the game, tony gwynn junior got a standing ovation when he pinch hit in the eighth inning. gwynn was on, after the death of his father, tony gwynn last week. young tony said it was an emotional moment. >> needless to say it was pretty awesome, it made that bat a little bit more difficult trying to fight back emotion and tears and that is why guys play here. they love it here. >> welcome back, tony, your phillies nation family is with you. >> no doubt about it. still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning we have a preview of the busy day ahead in business. >> but first here's what is coming up tonight on cbs-3. here's what is happening as we get our day started, route 100 in upper pottsgrove township in montgomery county has just reopened after a trash truck fire. crews cleared the truck and made repairs to the highway before issuing the all clear. new jersey governor chris christie hosts a town hall meeting in haddon township camden county. meanwhile there will be a hearing in the lawsuit against governor's plans to fill a state budget gap, by taking more than $2 billion from the state's pension plan. police arrested a suspect bank robber in northeast philadelphia less than a half an hour after he hit a wells fargo bank. investigators say he tried to hopped a septa bus to get away but there was a tracking device in the money. not the most commonly used means of getting a way. >> exactly. >> 4:50. lets get a check of the business. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us from the new york stock exchange. down news on wall street despite good economic data. >> reporter: well, that is right, ukee and erika. dow jones dropped more than one hundred points its worse day in the month. investors are concerned about the crisis in iraq. stocks fell even though there are new signs that the economy is recovering. americans are buying more homes for a second straight month, new report says new home sales surged to their highest levels in six years and consumer confidence is also up, americans say they feel positive about the the overall economy and the job market, although, they do remain less confident that wages will go up, ukee and erika. google is expect to unveil some pretty cool new gadgets at a conference to take in san francisco, what do you got. >> reporter: well, google is expect to unveil a set top box for tv and a new version of the operating system possibly called lolly-pop. and the tech giant could be debuting wearable software like a smart watch. that would put pressure to come out with its iwatch, so certainly, ukee and erika, we will watch to see what comes out of that conference. it is late tore day. it is on the west coast. 9:00 a.m. pacific time. i don't know what the lolly-pop is but i want one just for the name. >> thanks, jill, appreciate it. coming up, traffic and weather together and we will do i 4:53 on your wednesday morning. let's get traffic and weather together. bob, good morning. >> good morning everyone. here's i-95, obstacle course that we know of 95 because when you roll up between northeast philadelphia and center city, right new come southbound in towards the city, two left lanes are opened as awe approach allegheny avenue but then after allegheny avenue you're push over to the right and eventually on to that new road surface. hopefully these cones will be up in the next couple of minutes or so and we will be back to somewhat three or four lanes here rolling south in towards center city. lets go to the schuylkill expressway where we began project last night, resurfacing of the 422, 202 ramps to the schuylkill they have pick up the cones and they are gone, you can see that in the overnight in the next couple weeks. schuylkill looking good into downtown, in problems, coming out of the suburbs, heading in towards king of prussia we have a down pole outside of hamilton square route 33 off of i295 and 495 still closed here between exits two and three and dart running with 20 minute delays in the city of wilmington during the height of the rush hour. katie, i remembered from yesterday you said we have some rain on the way today. >> indeed, we do and it is out there across portion s of the keystone state. it is not here yet and we are building up the moisture content at this point and you can just tell that there is cloud cover, out there, not terrible haze just yet but we will feel sticky too, over center city looking over ben franklin bridge. it is dry, for new but that will change with time. lets go next to the wider zoom, we have seen a few lightening strikes with these thunderstorms overnight but not here yet. just time. later in the afternoon that really we will start to get in on the worst of the activity but will linger into tonight. some storms could produce heavy downpours since we have so much moisture. mid to up are 80's expect and nothing more than a few lingering showers thursday and friday, back over to you. here's the stories, our sister station, kyw news radio 1060 will be following for you. camden county mosquito commission says spraying is scheduled for tonight in cherry hill. one case of west nile virus was reported earlier this year. a local organization committed to helping philadelphia's culturally diverse population held a seminar on access for health care for immigrant population and a new study says 3-d mammograms spot more cancers then regular ones. check in two, three, four times a day, kyw news radio on the am dial. coming up next on "eyewitness news" a family tragedy a freak accident that killed two young sisters riding down a pennsylvania road. and also this guy could be the world's dumbest criminal, how he was busted by facebook. we are coming r right back after a short break. as you wake up, making sure you grab your umbrella, we have an eye on sum are storms moving in later this afternoon. katie has an eye and we have info coming up in a bit. fire rips through a camden house overnight injuring two police officers, we're live with the injuries from that fire. bank robbery suspect busted on a crowded september bus find out what helped police track him down in just a matter of minutes. wednesday, june 25th, i'm ukee washington. i'm erika von tiehl. the lets get an eye on those showers arriving later on today. >> mainly looks like a p.m. hour event for us, so, at the moment we are turning muggy and we do start with some sun, we will heat up but we have to track stormy weather. we will do that in the minutes ahead, bob. >> good morning. 5:00 o'clock straight up. we're looking live at construction zone here on the 42 freeway. headlights coming in towards philadelphia we have cones still down on i-95. we will update mass transit up next, erika, good morning. >> new this morning an overnight fire send a resident and two police officers to the hospital. "eyewitness news" reporter, nicole brewer, joins us from cooper your hospital in camden with the latest information, nicole, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, erika, that is right, three people were taken here to the cooper university hospital overnight after a house fire in camden. the lets set the scene for you, roll some video, it all happened in the 600 block of cain avenue in camden around 11:15. it was placed under control a half an hour later. one person inside the home. we don't necessity who that person was or

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