Temperature for todays date 75. So well beyond that. Close to a record. Our record 96 back in the 1960 s. Temperatures right now, they are still quite toasty across the area where 90 in trenton. Ninety in philadelphia 91 in ac. But we see that 79 degrees. Wilmington due to thunderstorm activity and rainfall moving through over last couple of hours, you can see high level cloud from the thunderstorms over delaware, creeping their way in Center City Philadelphia we are contending with this thunderstorm activity and, a few cells could be a little bit on the high side working through parts of the delaware, bauers will see heavy rain just about to move in. We also this cell that is working its way through beach haven, couple rumbles of thunder and pea sized hail possible with these cells. We have a marginal risk of is he vee weather, not everyone will see storm activity but if you see a storm popping up it could be on the stronger side. We will talk about the thunderstorm activity when it will come do to and he and much cooler temperatures for upcoming weekend. We will let you know when to prepare for highs in the 60s in a few. Okay, see you shortly. Thank you. In the news a person of interest in custody for a hit and run that injured a one yearold girl in New Castle County delaware. Eyewitness news reports leash a nieves has been following this story all day long and shes tracking latest developments from the scene in new port, alycia. Reporter we have investigators all day who believe they have suspect hit and run driver in custody but at this hour no charges have yet to be filed. Just a few minutes ago we spoke to the grandmother of le a purdue who says little girl is in surgery right now. Doctors working on one yearolds forehead a gash, that is described to be about the size of the gulf ball and it exposed her skill. Family of the one yearold girl in new port delaware comforting each other tonight after a difficult day. I heard my name being yelled out from out side and i didnt know what was going on. Reporter around 10 30 jose riveria ran outside roosevelt avenue home to see his cousin s one yearold stepdaughter lea laying underneath a car. Family said she was hit twice, by the car. Second time when it sped off and fled the scene. It was a silver mazda six. I took down the license plate number and everything. I had to. Reporter authorities quickly put on an alert for mazda and it was pulled over a few miles away about an hour own a half later. Im glad they caught him if they didnt catch him, i would have caught him. Reporter Police Arrested driver and say he is somewhat familiar to his family. They may have been a dispute outside the home, judge are just before the hit and run. She has a big gash on her head. She will have to have some surgery. Reporter little lea purdue is in surgery. Doctors expect her to be okay, family saying they dont expect any neurological damage as for driver of the silver mazda police say they have that driver in custody and at this hour no charges have been filed. Reporting live from new port delaware alycia nieves for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Thank for that. Fire damages a taco bell and kfc restaurant in mayfair. Chopper three over harbison avenue this afternoon. Officials say it took Fire Fighters sometime to locate the source of the fire, but once they dit was quickly placed under control. No injuries were reported, the cause of the fire is still, not yet known. Philadelphias Opioid Task Force reported, issue set out a series of action toss address the drug crisis. It includes plans for better prevention, education and treatment. Health reporter Stephanie Stahl has details including one very controversial proposal. Reporter this one is very controversial. Report says among other things , the city should look into creating Safe Injection Sites, where users can inject heroin under medical survival vision to protect against overdose. Now there are serious legal , and practical, and Law Enforcement issues. Reporter City Health Official hoist in favor of creating Safe Injection Sites say they have been shown to save lives. Engage people where they are, prevent them from dying, and hopefully will launch them into treatment. Reporter one of the 18 recommendations contain in the cities Opioid Task Force report presented by mayor kenney. We have seen the cost of in action, to epidemics in the past and we cannot let this happen again to so many more families. Reporter if the current pace continues, there will be another 30 percent increase in Overdose Deaths this year in philadelphia, 80 percent involve opioids, recommendations also include broadening access to medication assisted treatment, increasing education and prevention, expanding the narcan, availability and reducing the stigma attached to drug use. More we talk about this, more we publicized this and address and reduce stigma, that might do more than anything we can possibly do, to actually get people in the treatment that they need. Reporter in terms of the funding for these proposals, mayor kenney says there is no specific dollar amount just yet but that the budget does include, increased spending to reduce this drug epidemic. So now we will wait to see which of these recommendations they followup with. Interesting to go see, stephanie, thank you. New at 6 00 a boy some doctors called a miracle celebrates a milestone today was field day in marlton, Elementary School and, chase swaggard took part. Three years ago at age seven, chase suffered a stroke. At the time he was paralyzed on the right side of his body, could not walk, talk, eat or lift his head. Today three years later he is proving experts wrong, and his progress has been remarkable. It was definitely hard for him to talk bit but now it is easier because he know it is important to bring awareness and that is my mission that kid have, strokes too. That is why diagnosis missed in so many children because people associate strokes with the elderly. Chases hair today was colored purple and gray for Stroke Awareness, may is Stroke Awareness month. Today thousands of High School Athletes took part in the long standing tradition along the schuylkill river, Eyewitness News reporter anita oh was there for all of the action at historic stotesbury cup regatta. Reporter in a competition with plenty of history, there are plenty of stories of why these High School Student compete. Makes me hold myself to a high standard. One of the best out there and love it so much. Reporter on friday for 91st year the crew competition they have been training for returned to the schuylkill river. Stotesberry cup is considered oldest, largest scholastic regatta with more than 5500 rowers participated. Nor some like jena spray these waters are home from radnor high school. We are right down the river this is local for us. Reporter for others this is home of the regatta they have always inspired to be part of. It is Oldest High School race and actual any existence. It is an honor to row here every time. Reporter as temperatures spike to more than 90 degrees, at lee one rower reportedly over heated but overcoming obstacles is part of the reason they row. It is sort of the culmination of the hard work you put in, winter and spring season. Reporter each time orr hits water they are reminded. A lot of long hours and dedication. Reporter the crew, it takes a crew to be successful. There is a lot of comradery with my teammates. Reporter along the schuylkill river, neat a oh for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Still to come tonight on high witness news a piece of history coming back to life. Reporter past meets the future im david spunt and tell you how a famous forgotten railroad will soon welcome thousands. We first introduced you to him yesterday, tonight we will show you moment that this nine threeyear old World War Two veteran received an honor decade in the making, stay with us. Phillies are in a miserable slump but they have one reason to feel good about their match up tonight in pittsburgh. We will talk bit later in sports. At longhorn, tonights special, bonein, bold flavors. Get our new pork porterhouse, our new grilled lamb chops, and our signature outlaw ribeye. And for lunch, try our steakhouse burger. Or any steakhouse lunch combo. You cant fake steak. Decade ago but now Developers Plan to turn the old Reading Railroad line into a park. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt shows you construction will get underway next week. Reporter this rocky patch of land runs through the city of philadelphia, and it need some serious tender, loving care. This is is what left of the old reading line. Im excited. I cant wait to get started. Reporter alan hicks is a local subcontractor hoist working to make this turn into this, it is called rail park, a 10 milliondollar, 25,000 square foot linear park, the keyword being linear, view from drone watch three shows first phase, the project will cover the old Reading Railroad line, once a jewel in the city it is a Steel Fabrication company. He is also a proud philadelphia who believes that this project will be a hit. Im living a dream right now. You know, im Second Generation business owner. A businessman, was birthed right here in the city of philadelphia. Reporter first, current phase will run two city blocks entire vision will run from 31st and girard, to ninth and fairmount, alan hicks says it is all about one word connectivity. The plan is to connect 10 neighborhood. Reporter fund raising is underway for rest of the project, he is working with general contractor ap construction, bob gilleys is a project manager with ap. Ap recently completed race street pier and manayunk trail and thinks similar project where it will Bring Community together. Reporter construction begins next week, two expected first phase to be done, by early december. It is kind of awesome when you get a chance to sit, take a step back and look and say wow, you know, this is an amazing city. Reporter in philadelphia along old reading line, david spunt, for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Amazing indeed. We first told you yesterday about World War Two veteran Sergeant Erwin medway attending classes at Villanova University for the past 24 years today the nine threeyear old purple heart bronze star medal recipient walk across the stage receiving an honorary doctorate of humanities. He had been taking classes through the University Senior citizens personal Enrichment Program and he says he has always had a love of learning, and never leaves a classroom without learning something, and a big congratulations to him. Best burger in philadelphia, everybody has got their favorite, but there can only be one winner of the 2017 burger brawl coming up this sunday. This weekend more than 60 Philadelphia Restaurant will participate in the annual charity event, battling it out , to see who makes the best burger, tacos and wings, at xfinity live, philadelphia. The event is in its seventh year. Now paying customers will vote for their favorites after sampling from the competitors. We caught up with the executive chef of rouge restaurant to get tips on making the perfect burger. It is really fun. We just have butter and we toe it, and from that onions and graded cheese. I like how you brush bun. That is good tip people can do at home. Correct. Toasted bunnies good for a Berger Burger brawl benefits philadelphia area public schools, proceed from the friendly competition will be used for the construction of new computer labs. That is rate. Saturday or sunday. Get ready. I will be there. I do, can i bring them to the competition. Your turkey burger. Let me make a call. Thanks, ukee. You will not be sweating as much. Really was a little rough this week, Mother Nature she was grilling with us these hot temperatures soaring in the 90 s. But as we head in the upcoming weekend break out that grill because temperatures will be much more tolerable to stand, grill side, but right new we are sitting at 90, taking a live look at center city fail dealing with filtered sunshine high level cloud, product of thunderstorms off to the south , wind up around 12 miles an hour, dew points in the 60 s and we have a steam factor and temperature at 90 in trenton. Ninetyone in atlantic city. No sea breeze but seven on degrees, get something relief in wilmington because of the rain cooled air but everyone will be in for relief on the back side of the strong cold front that will come through tonight on the back side of the frontal boundary you can see temperatures in the 50s ahead of the boundary in the 80s and 90s this front means business. Temperature drop off, in places like cleveland, buffalo well in the double digits down 33 degrees from this time yesterday in cleveland. Our cool down will be significant as well but it is hot, hot, hot right new in rehoboth beach. People out. Great beach weather conditions blue skies, people stralling on the boardwalk. Enjoying the ocean, yes, the beach is a good spot to be with these hot temperatures. We are getting cooled off in parts of the delaware. Just to the north ande we have slow moving thunderstorms that will work across the area we are seeing heavy rain with these cells right now moving across portions of kent county , delaware and tiny cell right now over river view into little have then will continue to move off to the east southe at only 20 to 25 miles an hour these storms are moving fairly slowly. Light rain over gloucester county, salem county, seeing that in new jersey and we had a cell moving through beach haven, mystic island, thunderstorm rolling through and that is off shore but lightening threat. Dont head back out on the beach just yet. As we head in the evening hours we will keep an eye to the sky, scattered thunderstorms in the city, points southward. They will be slow moving but quick developing and few could be on the strong side producing small hail and wind. Future weather heading in the next couple of hours that threat for spotty, scattered thunderstorm activity pushing into midnight some still around and then throughout the overnight here we will turn that storm activity off as we head into tomorrow morning, more recent model runs giving us more cloud cover for first half of the day and few passing sprinkles and cloud deck breaking up as we head in the second half of our saturday. Tomorrow evening looking nice and it will feel much different. Overnight tonight we have had several nights only falling back in the 70s, 60 degrees will feel cooler, breeze which a chance of the thunderstorm early, partly cloudy and for the day tomorrow partly sunny less humid check out that high temperature, 72 degrees but nice part of the forecast says we will lose this humidity, comfort index tomorrow, dew points down in the 40s so even off the scale, off the charts on that factor feeling comfortable and temperatures today going to feel much different especially along the coastline topping at 62 degrees in wildwood. Sixtysix in ac. We will get in the 60s in the Lehigh Valley as well. In the city on sunday we will make it in the 60s, starting off at 50 and mostly in the suburbs we will be down in 40 s, hard to believe that will be a shot to the system. Back up to near 80 degrees by monday with better chance of showers and storms, nice on tuesday, more rain on wednesday. Thanks, lauren. Dons up next with sports. Guys, flyers win the cup. Yes. I said flyers win the cup, a space jam reference and nauseatingly life of tom brady , he just scored another endorsement deal, details next up in sports. I need the phone thats where i happen to be. To be the one that rings. I need not to be missed phone calls. To not be missed. I need seamless handoff. Canyon software. From reception, to landline, to mobile. I need one number. Not two. Im always moving forward. Because i cant afford to get stuck in the past. Comcast business. Built for business. Comcast business. [hissing] uh i [sound of wrench] [intricate guitar riff] [engine starts] [guitar continues] is what happening tonight in sports world. Yes, just looking for reason to be positive. Okay, i like positive thinking. Go in the weekend feeling good. Yes. Come on, lets go. Do you remember that whole y2k scare . The year 2,000 was a long time ago, but that is also last time phillies were this bad through 38 games. The fightins are 1424 on the season. Tonight they visit pittsburgh with their best pitcher on the mound Jeremy Hellickson is fourone this season. He will try to help the team break out of that little funk they are n they have who 15 out of 18 games. Highlights at 11 00. Tonight finalist for nba rook of the year will be announced, expect joel embiid and dario saric will have names cold. Joel won rookie of the month award last season and dario twice but last sixer to win at ward Michael Carter williams in 2014. Game two of the Eastern Conference Finals in boston, celtics face a one to nothing deficit in their best of seven series against cleveland cavilers. History say lebron will skip to the next level. He is looking for his seventh straight trip to the nba finals, but allstar point guard Isaiah Thomas says, they are not scared. I believe in these guys, were not scared. They are not like space jam. They put on their shoes just like us but they played better than news game one and we have to protect home court in game two and get the win. A change between pipes tonight, Pittsburgh Penguins are changing goalies before tonights game four in the Eastern Conference Finals matt murray gets the start as they trail two games to one. Fortythree years ago, the flyers hoisting the stanley cup for the first time. Yep, it was first of back to back championships, Bernie Parent and bobby clarke, leading the charge for the orange and black, it has been a minute. Tom brady is now face of aston martin, their new campaign is called, category one, why beautiful matters. As part of the new partnership , brady will design his own version of an aston martin which will debut this summer. British car was made famous by james bond movie and brady is long time customer. Modeles currently drives retails for 215,000. Um, um, um. Cagey on the black and white. Charmed life, that tom brady has. Yes. It doesnt stink being him. No, it does not. No. Don . Knott tom. I know that is right. When we come back, a wing off like you have never seen before. When we have competitors who are chopping for championship and wine. Tom, is that you. And the cbs evening news is just a few mains way. Anthony mason in for scott pelley tonight and he joins us with a look ahead at that, anthony. Hi ukee and jessica tonight on the cbs evening news did the president brag to the russians about firing james comey. New predicament for parents trying to protect their kid from skin cancer. He was perfect stranger to change her heart, Steve Hartman has the story on the road just ahead on the cbs evening it was a wing eating contest for ages or shall we say for all ages. Three seniors faced a field of 12 hours to see who could eat the most wings, it was held this afternoon at wesley an enhanced living, park they competed against wesley employees and annual contest is all in good fun. The seniors proving age is definitely a number. Everybody doing a number on those wings, that is for sure. Yes. Thanks for watching Eyewitness News at 6 00 we are starting on cw philly. We are starting here on cw philly at 11 00. Up next, with summer just around the corn are there a any problem for parents trying to keep their children safe from the suns harmful rays. Jericka duncan explains. In for scott pelley heres Anthony Mason in new york. Take care family we will see you tonight. Captioning sponsored by cbs mason breaking news in the russia investigation. New reports that the president called james comey a nut job and fired him to relieve pressure on himself. And Law Enforcement may be looking closely at a senior white house adviser. Also tonight we have multiple people run over. Mason . Prosecutors say he wanted to kill them all. The driver is now charged with murder in the times square crash. It seems like a nobrainer, so why cant kids use sunscreen at many schools . Its a big deal when he comes home with sunburns. All right mason and Steve Hartman on how two lives were changed when a driver rolled down her window. Then i couldnt get him out of my m
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