With a little rain activity today. Okay . So it is kinds whatever we have to deal with sometimes on a friday, even, looks like it is going to maybe be moving in to the philly area right around the time lots of folks are getting on the roadways, so of course we are keeping an eye on it, if it does affect the morning commute. Here is storm scan3, showing the showers, and some thunder activity now moving toward the nations capitol. It will be moving into baltimore here probably in the next hour or so. Again, it will be tracking northward giving us the chance for some showers or rumble every thunder here this morning, then more pop up shower and thunderstorm chances as we go through the afternoon and evening hours, today waking up this morning to temperatures in the 70s across most of the region. Warm, and also muggy start to our friday. We will see dew point already into the 70s, it will remain on that humid side of things, all the way through the afternoon. Here is our day planner for us. We go up to 78 degrees by 9 00 d miss showers, thunderstorms, definitely in the forecast, maybe a quick break in the action, as we head little later on in the morning, and into the early afternoon, only spotty shower here or there, then go over the temperatures today, mid to upper 80s, guys, then of course we are tracking the remnants of Tropical Storm cindy, tropical moisture moving into the region for the beginning of the weekends. We are talking about that in just a little bit. Matt, thank you. Im wearing my traffic hat this morning. We want to tell you about couple of construction zones. This is live look at construction on route 322, Delaware County, chester to be exact. You can see there partially left lane blocked in both directions between highland avenue and i95. So, be alert for. That will also, there is some construction on i295 in bellmawr, new jersey, southbound, northbound offramps through 42, both closed until 6 00 a. M. And turning to sports, sixers made the pick everyone expected, and fans are ready to see the famous process play out. Thats right. For the second year in a row, the sixers made the first pick in the nba draft. With the first pick in the 2017nba draft, the philadelphia 76ers select markelle fultz. There it is, the newest sixer is markelle fultz. Out of the university of washington. He averaged 23. 2. As a freshman, should be good fit for the young sixers. The new kid told our don bell hes ready to help the team. I just thought about the opportunity to go there, it is a young group, you know, very talented, and i feel like i have the pieces where i can get them over the top. And they compliment me, i compliment them. I feel lick they wanted me there. The players get along well and everything like that, so i was just happy. And of course, sixers nation celebrated the pick and the process, at a draft party at the pea a a piazza, no shortage of fired up sixers fans welcoming fultz to the sit i have brotherly love. Im here what everybody else is here for, first number one draft pick, hopefully he stays healthy like everybody else. Trust the process in ben simmons, embiid, i think we can be able to win the championship in a few years. You know, with everything thats going on, you know, i think fans should be proud that the process is getting to the point where it is getting complete. Were going to start blowing off the roof down at the sent their. Hopes are high. Sixers fans have already set a record foresees on ticket sales. Well have more from the newest sixers and entheusiastic fans in our next hour. Philadelphia man who calls himself dirty old santa is behind bars this morning, police say he tried to lure a 14 Year Old Girl for sex, our greg argos tells thaws girl was actually an undercover cop. Williams mckinley levels here on the 900 block of marcella street in northeast philly. But Delaware CountyDistrict Attorney january wheel and said the 56 year old traveled more than 20 miles to this ritas water ice to have sex with a girl he thought was 14 years old. This particular person believed he was having a conversation with a 14 Year Old Girl. It was just by the grace of god that it was a Police Officer able to intercept him. Da wheel and says that 14 year old was actually undercover officer, part of the internet crimes against Children Task force, and the icac had their eye on mckinley since april when the officers replied to his on line ad titled young ones, male for women. Continued to discuss very explicit sexual material with her and that continued for a number of month. District Attorney Says mckinleys conversation then took an even more bizarre turn. I am santa, and he said im a bad santa, or referred to himself as dirty old santa, and then engaged in explicit sexual language with that child and then her pictures that were disturbing from a sexual stand point. No one answered the door at mckinleys home thursday but neighbors with Young Children of their own say theyre glad he was busted. Very sad, very sad. Definitely. You never know who is next to you. So you always got to be aware. Said it a hundred times, it is tough to be a parent these days. The Delaware CountyDistrict Attorneys offers confirms mckinley held Seasonal Employee here at this macys in center city. We reached out to the company for comment about what specifically he was doing here. A spokesperson never returned our calls. Reporting here in center city, greg argos, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Two robbery suspect are in custody this morning after leading police on chase across state lines. Chopper three over i95 near the airport, where that chase came to an end last night. It began miles away in new castle, delaware, after police say the suspect held up a tmobile store. They got a which with cell phones, ipads. The chase sently ended when their black mercedes got a flat tire. Police continue to look foreman they say attacked a woman jogging in south jersey. This happened monday, at par vin state park in pit grove, salem county. Investigators say the suspect hit the woman in the face and neck, with a stick, she hit the suspect back, and got help from police at nearby camp site. This is a sketch of that suspect, who was described as a white man. Twenty, 30 years old, 6foot two, with a skinny build and short, dirty brown hair. Police are investigating a crash in juniata park that killed a man on a dirt bike. Chopper three was over the scene yesterday afternoon near whitaker avenue and erie avenues. Police say the dirt bike driver tried to squeeze between a box truck and some parked cars, when he lost control, hit two parked cars, then slid underneath one of the trucks tires. No one else was injured. Community members are remembering a 17 year old who was swept away by current at new jersey creek. Marty, and three other teens, went swimming in hamilton townships John Roebling park wednesday afternoon. One drowned after getting caught in the current of the creek. The family said he didnt know how to swim. The town superintendent called him an outgoing student. Also, crews have found the body of the second teenage swim here drowned in atlantic sit a week ago. Police say 15 year old ramon quinn tried to rescue 16 year old scala hand after rip current pulled her out. The current ultimately pulled both teens underwater. It happened near Martin Luther king boulevard. Beach goer discovered quinns body yesterday. Hands body was found on monday. Happening today, Defense Attorneys are expected to crossexamine the man who prosecutors say showered Philadelphia Da Seth Williams with gifts, and in exchange for favors. Businessman and williams friends muhammad ali on the stands yesterday. Prosecutors say williams accepted all expenses paid trip to the Dominican Republic from ali in exchange Authorities Say williams promised to help ali with getting through customs at Philadelphia International airport. Williams has denied all wrongdoing. Bill cosby may be hitting the road for some town Hall Meetings across the country. Representatives for cosby say theyre fielding requests for the 79 year old entertainer to go on a public speaking tour about the justice system. Specifically, rather, how men can avoid Sexual Assault accusations. The representatives say the request comes from churches and other organizations including at least one in philadelphia. Well, jurors in the cosby Sexual Assault trial were deadlocked from the beginning. Thats according to anonymous juror. He also denied report the jurors were split ten to two. It was hopeless. From the first time on when we wanted to send that in, about three people jumped up and said hold it, i want to change. So it was not a true ten to two, two to ten. The case against cosby ended up in a mistrial, but prosecutors say theyll retry cosby. To the nations capitol, Senate Republicans propose healthcare reform plan sparking protest and debate among democrats and fellow gop members. Provisions in the 142 page draft bill include tax credit, used to help pay for coverage, will be based on income, age, geography. The plan cut medicaid gradually, allows state to change what call guys as essential health benefit. Democrats again, even republicans, say theyre not seeing eye to eye on this plan. Let us right now, democrats and republicans, sit down and try to come up with a bipartisan bill. Were too long do it today, now, this minute. Will you except that offer . I thought that was a sincere offer, i would take it in a minute, in a new york minute. But it is not. Meanwhile, we can see here, protesters gathered outside majority leader Mitch Mcconnells measure. Police ultimately arrested 43 people. Change could be coming to the smoking law in one local state. Well have details just ahead. Also ahead, Tropical Storm cindy bridges flooded rains to the south. The storm also being blamed for spawning tornados. Well show you more of the damage left behind. And authority make an unusual rescue in the delaware river. See more of these effort to free a deer. We will be right back. Chrit can happen to anyone. S a help is within reach. All you need to do is ask. Vanessa i was a fullblown heroin addict, selling my soul to get high. But i got help, and you can too. James i just know i didnt want to feel that pain anymore. I got help. You can too. Aj most people think addicts are beyond help. When i see an addict, i see hope. Chris christie dont suffer. Dont wait. Call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj. Gov. Welcome back, back now on Eyewitness News, with a unusual rescue on the delaware river. Philadelphia Police Officers had to save a deer that got stuck in the water near penns landing. After about 30 minute, and multiple attempts, rescue crews were able to pull the deer onto their boat. Glad that little deer is okay. Tropical storm cindy is expected to keep moving north today. It dumped up to foot of rain on areas from louisianna to florida. As cbs news correspondent David Begnaud tells us, the flooding brought flooding and tornados to communities across the south. Reporter in fairfield, alabama the siren sounded as the tornado captured on cell phone touched down just miles from downtown birmingham. The twister ripped apart several building but left the bottles untouched sitting on storeroom shelf. Emergency crews report several people were injured, but no one was killed. The tornado was likely spawned from the renmant of Tropical Storm cindy. That storm system has dumped several inches of rain from louisianna to the florida panhandle. Creeks and by use flooded many lowlying neighborhoods, some areas on the gulf coast got up to 10 inches of rain, forcing drivers to abandon their cars. I was going to drive through it, but it was a little too deep to go in there with a car. Mississippi ansy long the coast perform well re hurst dollars routine. You all good . You all need anything . Neighbors checking on neighbors. Larry jones took us by boat down whats his driveway to show us the area that flood dozens of times in the 49 years hes lived here. Life on the river, yes, sir. Wouldnt trade it for nothing, though. Were out and larrys boat and sitting above a road. This is where cars should be, not boats. Heres how it happened. The biloxi river went up over tops its banks, and water flooded area. The good news the river has crested and the water will only go down from here. David begnaud, cbs news in the flood water in bell innings i, mississippi. I time 4 45. Matt is here with another check of the forecast. Looks like we can see behind you, may be seeing some showers of our own . Definitely see some that far this morning, actually see whats left of cindy, by the time we get into saturday. That tropical moisture going to be moving into the delaware valley. So you can see once again whats left of cindy spiral through eastern arkansas, back toward memphis, tennessee, lot of flooding down in the northern bouey, eastern arkansas, a lot of wetlands, so getting ton of moisture. Then, also watching this other boundary off to the north there. Showers, thunderstorms, firing up now, northern missouri, back now into chicago lands, as well. Again, that front is actually going to absorb whats left over from sented, that tropical moisture will come together. As they do theyre going to bring more shower and thunderstorm activity to the delaware valley, real that i comes tomorrow morning, for right now, seeing showers out there, just toward the nations capitol. Back down into southwestern pa, too, and in general, were dry across philly and the surrounding suburbs, to start out our friday, just cloud cover for us, but again there is rain inch chest closer and closer, probably going to get here just in enough time that we see it around the morning rush hour. So by 6 00 we could see maybe a few showers in the far western suburbs, as we get to the 7 00, 8 00 time frame, again, everybody hitting the roadways on this friday morning. Thats when we start to see the showers, maybe even few isolated of rumbles of thunder, and heavier rainfall out toward lancaster, reading, around 8 00. Good news, first round of precipitation done by lunchtime. So it looks like maybe through most of the afternoon hours, it is going to be just spotty shower chances maybe an isolated rumble here and there, of thunder, as we go through the later afternoon into the evening hours, again, spotty shower, thunderstorm chances, High Resolution model does once again bring through thunderstorm right over philadelphia around 5 00 or so. So as we get ready to drive home, we have to keep an eye on the roadways once more. Summer fest this afternoon, this evening, down in sea isle. Looks like it should and dry evening across most of the shore point, but again, dont be surprised if you do see a stray shower, maybe an isolated, again, rumble every thunder for us, as well, as we then head throughout the rest of our friday, and then were going to see temperatures in the 70s, we will be getting today with High Temperature of 87 degrees, guys, and then it will be slowly cooling down, as we head toward the ends of the weekends. Matt, thank you. We do want to tell but disable vehicle, actually not so far from the cbs3 studios, the westbound vine st. Expressway, near broad street. You can see it there, just blocking the right shoulder. But of course you want to use caution if you are traveling through this area. Also, a look at some construction, on route 322, chester, Delaware County, left lane there is blocked in both directions, between highland avenue and i95. All right, up next, there is a new food option in the sky. We will tell you which airline is now offering pizza delivery service. Interesting. And, the smoking age could be going up soon, in one local state. The new information when we come back. Come to sesame place before little kids become, big kids. Before dress up, turns to makeup. And tag becomes hashtag. Before furry hugs, become first loves. Come to the only place, that makes Little Hearts race. Now, the earlier you buy, the more you save. Only at sesameplace. 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The Senate Approved the measure before, now it is to up governor christie who vetoed similar bill in 2016. Only hawaii at this point has the smoking age of 21. It is 451 67 89 time for check on business news. Money watchs jill wagner joins us live this morning from the, markets finished mixed, but apparently is soaring watch can you tell us about that one. Healthcare stocks drug makers all rallying, the news comes after the senate yesterday released it plan to overhaul obamacare. Analysts say this plan is a lot more moderate than a house plan, that was passed earlier this year, and either way, they feel like lawmakers one step closer to overhauling healthcare. They feel theyll be one step closer to getting a tax plan in place. This is interesting, too, jill. We hear airlines are stepping up their food game. Tell us about it . Now you can get a pizza delivered to you in the sky. United airlines will soon be everything uno spinach, garlic pie to passengers, starts in july. The pizza costs 9. 99, and for 4 more you can get a miller lite. Pretty good. Pretty good. Ill be on flight tomorrow morning, my flight at 9 00 a. M. I dont think they have pizza yet. Pizza at 9 00 a. M. . Or beer. I think thats frown upon, in mother society, jill, but we work this shift, though. We eat at odd hours. At 30,000 feet, anything goes. Too shea. All right, jill, see you in the next hour. Thank you. And were celebrating summer fest all day long today on cbs3 Eyewitness News, in the next hour, join us as pat gallen takes us behind the scenes of the legendary business in Sea Isle City. Then tonight at 5 00 we will be live at sea isles Food Truck Festival all day today. It is all right here, on cbs3. Looking forward to it. Coming up after the break, another check on weather and traffic. Plus, we will tell but a special event raising money for a neither, when we come waking up to some shower activity moving into the delaware valleyment not here just yet. Unfortunately it will come at the worse time, right when most of us are just ready to hit the roadways on a friday morning, trying to get the rush hour started, storm scan3, showing you, motion of the shower activity at this point, well off to the west, but again it is creeping to the east, showers maybe few rumbles every thunder could be moving in, by the time we hit about that 7 00, 8 00 time frame. So again, just as most every russ getting ready to hit the roadways, that is when the showers or rumble every thunder will be moving on in, temperatures this morning, shorts, tshirt, if you can break them out. 77 degrees, to kick the morning off here in philly. It is 76 in wilmington, 77 for us, as i sit here in philly, 76 down towards the shore point, Atlantic City with 74 this morning, in trenton, cool spot, mount pocono, high 60s, but it is a muggy morning, and it is going to remain on the sticky, humid, soupy whatever kind of word you want to describe later this afternoon, too, we see those die point in the 70s, going to be kind of maybe even creeping up another degree or two to around 74, 75, for us here, in philly. And across the area, looks like it is going to be about the same. So heat index values today will be a factor for us, as we get a lock at the temperatures for the next couple every hours, we will be about 77 degrees around 7 00 this morning, again, few showers going to be out there, 10 00, thunderstorm activity for us, we go all the way up to 87 degrees this afternoon, happening in that 3 00, 4 00, 5 00 time frame. Then more showers and thunderstorms as we get toward the nighttime. Then, morning hours, on our saturday, breakdown chances for that and tropical moisture, rahel, jan, in just a little bit. Matt, see you soon, thank you. Live look, sort of hard to see. I dont know if it is because it is foggy or maybe still dark, but the burlington bristol bridge, scheduled to open for ship crossing, at approximately 5 25, so about 30 minute from now, so be aware of that. Also, there is construction on i295 in bellmawr, new jersey, the southbound off ram top route 42 is closed, northbound, ramp to route 42 was closed but is now reopened. And we here at cbs3 are proud to be part of the fifth annual hall of fame award. This morning, we are paying tribute to the newest honorees. There was a big turn out here, at our studios for the event, which also raises money to revitalize the Historic Uptown theater. The 2017 patty jackson, norman connors, syd booker, nisa raw and the philadelphia 76ers. Ukee washington, and Natasha Brown hosed the event, congratulations to everyone honored at the party last night. Looks like a good time. It did. Coming up notice next hour of Eyewitness News, protest verse spent the night outside senator pat toomeys old city offices, were live with more on the go. Op healthcare bill, theyre unhappy with. Also ahead, hundreds every people are forced to flee massive wild fire. Find out why Officials Say it is growing so quickly. And we will tell but a mans record setting test. Well be right bac live from the cbs Broadcast Center in philadelphia. This is cbs3 Eyewitness News this morning. It is about to get tropical around here, not the kinds we look. Storm scan3 tracking showers, thunderstorm headed our way. Well tell when you you can expect it, and the big change coming next week. Protesters are keeping watch on pat toomeys office overnight. Unhappy with the gop healthcare bill. Live with more more coming up. And it is friday, that means, another cbs3 summer fest. This week live down the shore. Next, we will show you what makes Sea Isle City so special. Today is friday, june 23, good morning,