Now abc 7 news at 11 00 on your side. First at 11 00, a man with a history of Mental Illness and a prior arrest opened fire if a louisiana Movie Theater last night killing two people and injuring several others. Tonight we are learning more about the gunmans past and how he got that weapon. This as many are struggling to come to grips with the surge in Mass Shootings in our country. Ashley coleman is live with new developments on this case and how this tragedy is impacting what is a very busy time for theaters around here. Ashley. Ashley it is the start of the weekend when folks are headed to the movies and families are telling us their hearts go out to the victims in louisiana, but theyre not letting what happened there shatter their sense of security. It was a terrifying scene inside this louisiana Movie Theater. Everyone was just running down the stairs freaking out, climbing over chairs and people and everyone was screaming. Ashley police say 59yearold John Russel Howser stood up a
It is going to feel like summer today. Definitely starting to get warmer back out there. The humidity is back with us and remaining with us for the next several days and another heatwave on our hands as well. Lets get it started with the michael son weather cam and the day planner. The temperatures quickly on the rise today, already 82 degrees at 10 00, 88 degrees at 1 00, 92 at 4 00 and thats dropping down from a High Temperature of 93 degrees, which will reach between 3 00 and 4 00 in the afternoon. The threat for thunderstorms is minimal until we get into the evening today with a slow moving cold front making its approach, it could trigger an isolated storm by about 6 00 or 7 00 in the afternoon and evening and then the chance for thunderstorms will start to increase as we head into the evening, kind of counter intuitive. We usually see the storms more so in the Late Afternoon but today we will see them later at night. Right now 68 degrees in fredericks, still 71 in hagerstown, 75 i
Obviously good things do end at times, and you have to move on but, you know, if youre able to play long enough there is always a second chance. Reporter cole hamels not only Philadelphia Phillies we dealt, Jonathan Papelbon earlier this week going to the Washington Nationals and ben reveer on the move, he is traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for two prospects. Certainly an active trade deadline here, ukee. That indeed, cole grew up with us. The fans are heading to our Facebook Page to wish cole well, barry writes good luck cole, thank you for all of the great years you gave the city and phillies. When asked about his favorite memory joe replied on facebook when he said he want take a parade down broad street again and again. Unfortunately it didnt happen but i loved his passion and enthusiasm. If youd like to enjoy the conversation about cole connect with us on facebook and twitter. If you are tweeting use the hashtag cbs3 chat. Our summer sizzle will set to take us in the weekend and a
90s but you have to look at the heat index values to see what it feels like and 89 right now. Heres what it feels like. The looks like the same as temperature map because the humidity is not making an i am possible out there this evening and that is why things are a whole lot better then they have been. Temperatures feeling like the thermometer tells us. 86 degrees at 7 00. Back in the 07s by 11 00. We have another hot, sunny weekend on the way, great for outdoor plans but just how long does this heat wave last . Ill have the answer to that coming up when i join you inside, ukee. In the news, could Surveillance Video from a neighborhood business hold a clue to finding a Young Mothers killer month. Man was found shot to death in her home last night, her baby daughter sitting nearby. Eyewitness News Reporter alexandria hoff is at the scene where a vigil is planned for the young mother later tonight. We spent all day, and, loving mother, a great friend with a conn stagers smile. And that
Here we are august 1st already, summer flying by, hottest time of the year. We will see temperatures in the lower 90s. We are waking up, somewhat on the comfortable side. It is warm. Mid 70s in philadelphia at the airport. 76 degrees. Nice 60s showing up north and west allentown at 64. Sixtyseven in reading. South jersey we will go also in the lower 07s in wildwood right now. There are the suburbs quakertown a cooler spots and pottstown coming in at 64 degrees at this hour. The wind are shifting out of the southwest. That keeps heat around. Humidity levels slightly higher then yesterday but still not too bad for early august, and we will look at those dew point temperatures in yesterday and they were in the lower 60s and 50s and little bit high tore day. More moisture in the air with you overall not that bad. It could be worse. Storm scan three is quiet. A few clouds this morning. We should see plenty of sunshine throughout the day maybe fair weather cloud developing will in the aftern