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KYW Eyewitness News At 11 June 4, 2017

London attacked. More terror in the uk less than two weeks after the bombing in manchester. We have the latest from London Bridge and a market nearby. Also a toddler in Delaware County is shot and killed. What grieving family members are telling us about the terrible tragedy as they work to try to find out exactly how it happened. We do continue to follow breaking news out of london tonight first though. Good evening everyone, im natasha brown. A violent and chaotic night played out in the central part of the city there. Police Just Announced six people were killed and officers shot and killed three attackers. Witnesses say a van fluid a number of people at the iconic London Bridge. This was the scene at the nearby Borough Market area. Get back and keep moving. Police say multiple people were stabbed by a man witnesses say had a massive knife. The latest from Wendy Gillette in new york. Reporter heavily armed police went block by block clearing streets nearly an hour after witnesses say a white van jumped a curb and slammed into pedestrians from London Bridge. Two armed get back, get back. Reporter overs led dozens of people away from the area with their hands in the air. Police are also investigate, stabbings at nearby Borough Market. A popular tourist attraction lined with restaurants and pubs. I saw saw loads of people running away. This picture shows whats believed to be two suspects on the ground, one appears to have canisters strapped to his belt. Authorities say both attacks were acts of terror. Social medial exploded with eyewitness accounts from that London Bridge an video posted on Twitter Police are heard telling people in a nearby bar tour get down. Another Video Shows Police evacuating London Bridge station a police also used a do you believe decker bus to block access to the popular british landmark. The incident comes nearly two weeks after 22 people were killed at an Ariana Grande concert in manchester. And more than two months after a vehicle slammed into a crowd of people on westminster bridge. Four people were killed in that attack and dozens more injured. Police believe both incidents were terror related. Wendy gillette for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Well, the Philadelphia Police department is also on alert tonight. They issued the following statement about the terror in london saying we are continuing to monitor the situation in london as always we will collaborate with our local, state and federal partners to ensure the safety our citizens. Once again, here is what we know about the terror in london tonight. We know that six people are dead from the attacks and three attackers were shot and killed by police. We also know a van plowed into pedestrians walking on London Bridge just after 10 00 p. M. Local time. That van was headed toward london station. We also know that a man with a large knife entered a restaurant at a nearby Borough Market just south of the bridge stabbing two people inside. A third incident also on the south side cephalon done is not connected at all to the bridge or the market attack. Of course were continuing to follow the very latest developments out of lo and done. Remember when were not on the air you can get the latest information on our web site cbsphilly. Com. Here locally a tragic day in Delaware County. A local boy is dead after police say he got ahold of a gun inside the house. Eyewitness News Reporter alycia nieves is live in the cbs3 sat center. Shes got the latest. Reporter police began the investigation into how the threeyearold child got ahold of a 9millimeter gun. Dozens of his family members were outside of his home devastated and in shock over the toddlers death. A Delaware County community rocked as a medical examiner removed the body of a threeyearold boy from his home. My dog woke me up. When i came outside the stretcher was in my brief way eight. Steven potts the next door neighbor of the child who died adolf adams the grandfather. He was a baby. He had so much fourth. I dont know, man, its no words. The great grandfather struggling to find the words to express the pain everyone here is feeling. Im just blown away. I cant say anything. Im not sure what happened here but i mean i know hes gone. Reporter police say they were called to the home at the corner of bethel road and green street in Chester Township at around 3 30 in the afternoon. The mother of the threeyearold told them her son got ahold of the 9millimeter gun that was in the second floor of the bedroom of the home and while the little boy had the gun it went off. He shot himself once in the chest. Emergency responders tried to revive the toddler but ultimately pronounced him dead at the scene. Its terrible. Truly terrible that a situation like this could h from what im being told the gun was under the bed and i cant believe that a child would be able to gain accesss to a gun under a bed. Reporter and police tell me at this point in the investigation they are trying to determine if the 9millimeter gun was in a lockbox or not and if it was, how the child was still able to get into that box. Authorities still searching for those answers tonight. It is the focus of this investigation into the toddlers death. Reporting live in the sat center alycia nieves cbs3 Eyewitness News. The suspect wanted in connection with the stabbing of Philadelphia City councilman david oh turned himself into police today. This comes as councilman oh gets back to work after at failed robbery attempt. Eyewitness News Reporter cleve bryan has more. I feel good. I feel good. Reporter philadelphia councilman david oh is about as upbeat as you can expect from a person who was the victim of a stabbing during a robbery attempt in West Philadelphia. Friday night Police Issued a warrant for a suspected attacker, 24yearold sean yarbray. After police unsuccessfully searched his home, yarbray turned himself in saturday morning. Im glad he turned himself in because that means nobody got hurt. And that hes cooperating. Reporter oh says before being stabbed he got a good look at his attacker and has little doubt police have the right man. The police drove me around pointing out different people and i was happy to say thats not him, thats not him, thats not him. But when i saw this photograph, i said, thats him. Many philadelphians look at his attack as proof that the city has a oh showed up to work two days after being stabbed saying he wants to get back to work addressing those issues. I love you so many. Reporter neighbor Stephanie Dixon was glad to learn of the arrest and even happier zero was all right. And he supports us in the neighborhood. Hes from the neighborhood and reporter that means a lot to you, doesnt it. Yit does, yes, it does. Reporter why. Because you dont find too many people or politicians that support you like that. And hes one of them. Hes rare. Reporter councilman says hes no trouble picking him out in a lineup. In West Philadelphia cleve bryan cbs3 Eyewitness News. An suv struck and killed a woman in marple township Delaware County this morning. It happened on the 300 block of sussex boulevard around 6 15. Authorities say at woman was crossing the road near Central Boulevard when she was hit by the vehicle. Her name hasnt been released just yet but the driver did remain at the scene and is cooperating with the police investigation. Also firefighters battled a house fire in Upper Providence Montgomery County at about 9 oclock this morning. This is an aerial view of the fire fight on the 600 block sixth avenue. One person was injured. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. And some big hollywood names are helping the philadelphia Film Industry fight to keep making movies and tv shows right here in the city. The Greater Philadelphia Film Office hosted a rally at the rocky steps today. Theyre asking the Pennsylvania Legislature to increase the amount of money for film making tax credits in the commonwealth. The current cap is 60 million. And once thats gone, productions look at other states with better incentives. Our own Ukee Washington spoke with director m. Night shyamalan at the rally. People love shooting here, making movies here. We would probably turn into the biggest film and tv industry in the country. I believe that. If we would become that. Well, critics say pennsylvania system facing is facing a 1 billiondollar tax deficit and the tax credit is wasteful. Many people held signs on the ben franklin parkway calling for an independent investigation into alleged collusion between russia and President Trumps president ial campaign. Dwight evans urged the crowd to stay involved for the long haul. Also protesters rallied in washington, d. C. Today. Participants spelled out investigate trump in front of the and washington monument. Truth, truth, truth, truth, truth. Thousands participated in the d. C. March waving flags protesting with their signs. Representatives in attendance called into an investigation to protect democracy. Many in attendance say without action government for and by the people is in danger. Crowds gathered in new york city as well. Demonstrators held signs and chanted as they walked through the streets of manhattan. Meanwhile the Trump Administration is clarifying the president s views on Climate Change as he faces tough questions about the decision to pull out of the paris climate agreement. The un Ambassador Nikki Haley says the president believes in Climate Change. Haley clarified the president s opinion in an interview that will air sunday on cbss face the nation. In the past President Trump called Global Warming a hoax. He believes the climate is changing and he believers pollutants are part of that equation and i know how that he is absolutely intent on making sure that we have clean air, clean water that he makes sure that were doing everything we can to keep americas moral compass in the world when it comes to the environment. Well, you can watch face the nation tomorrow morning at 10 30 right here on cbs3. Stay with us everyone. Still ahead on Eyewitness News tonight preparations are currently under way for a manchester benefit concert in the uk as the stages are being built, headliner and organizer Ariana Grande is making hospital visits. How shes working now with victims to help lift their spirits. And a chef in chicago isnt spending time at a restaurant. Hes teaching life lessons. How inmates are benefiting from his expertise. Celebrating survival. How a group of folks are celebrating Beating Cancer using color to change their occur to show their courage. Chelsea. Showers and a cooldown on the way. Ill have details in your greg all man was laid to rest today in macon georgia. Hell be buried next to his brother and band mate at rosehill cemetery. Allmans funeral shut down parts of the roads. Stretch limousines pulled into the service. A procession through the streets of macon took allman to the cemetery. Ariana grande made a surprise visit to young fans. The attack at grandes concert nearly two weeks ago killed 22 people injured dozens more. Many of them teenagers. Grande visited royal manchester Childrens Hospital ahead of the benefit concert that shes hosting there this weekend. Preparations are under way for the one love Manchester Concert to be held at the emirates old trapper Cricket Ground tomorrow night much the allstar benefit concert will take place almost two weeks to the day after the suicide bomber attacked grandes concert. Ticket sales will benefit the British Red Cross society for its Manchester Emergency Fund supporting on theing the victims of the manchester bombing. Security for that benefit concert will be extremely tight. Arrests in connection to the attack continued as recently as yesterday when Police Investigating the bombing took a 24yearold man into custody and confiscated his vehicle. The man was the 17th person detained in connection with the may 22nd attack. Those prepare to attend tomorrow nights event say they feel safe thanks to the police presence. See the police presence. Its our safety, it can only be a good thing. Yeah, feel really safe dont feel frightened at all. Justin bieber as well as Robby Williams little mix and katy perry are expected to perform at the benefit concert scheduled for tomorrow night. Hundreds of folks turned out for a celebration of cancer survivors. More than 300 people gathered for a colorful tea at eynon tabernacle baptist church. This is its third year the church has honored cancer survivors while remembering those who lost their battle with the deadly disease. An array of colors adorned the room each representing various forms of cancer. I had the pleasure of emceeing the event this year. Every two year the Cancer Ministry hosts this colorful and inspiring event. Great day out there, Beautiful Day outside and inside. You could have used the hat to provide you with some shade but it was a gorgeous afternoon. We did start out, some people if you were out and about earlier today you had to dodge a shower or two but now take a live look at the city. I mean, it is gorgeous out there this evening. Its starting to turn a little bit cool thanks to High Pressure and clear skies and calm winds and thats going to be the case as we had had into the overnight hours tonight. Man, was it a gorgeous evening to dine alfresco. Just enjoy the outdoors. We had an official High Temperature today of 76 degrees at Philadelphia International airport. That is just 3 degrees below average for this time of year and the humidity was low. Certainly atypical for this time in june but no complaints here and i dont think ive heard many complaints from hardly anyone about the weather this afternoon. Take a look at our temperatures right now across the region. Were in the 40s, 50s and 60s at this hour. In mount pocono weve already dropped down to around 47 degrees. It is 62 in allentown, 65 in philadelphia. Were at 53 in millville. 63 in wilmington. We have School Degrees in Atlantic City and 60 degrees at this hour in wildwood. Heres a live look at storm scan3. Not a thing going on. All thanks to High Pressure. Were dealing with clear skies, those calm winds and that is whats going to allow our overnight low temperatures to drop down into the 50s right here in the city. Tomorrow will be a little bit warmer compared to today. You can look for highs generally in the 70s to right around 80 degrees. Were forecasting yes 80s in philadelphia. 78 in trenton, 76 allentown, 63, thats the forecast High Temperature for mount pocono. So, a little bit warmer as we head into tomorrow. But heres the big difference. 22 see an increase in cloud cover today. We saw a decrease in cloud cover but thats changing tomorrow. By the afternoon around noon youll start to notice plenty of clouds across the sky really thickening up leading into the after afternoon and evening time thats when our risk for a shower or a thunderstorm is going to be on the rise. So, lets take a look now at our future weather again things quiet all the way through the overnight hours and even to start out the day on sunday. Plenty of sunshine if youre waking up early enough like 7 00 a. M. But look at the clouds start to fill in. Here we are at lunchtime a couple showers starting to make their way toward mount pocono but overall the majority of the rain is going to end up staying to the north for the majority of the day. However owell start to see a couple of these showers making their way right into the city, places like trenton as we head into tomorrow evening and tomorrow night and then well have the risk for more showers as we head into your monday and perhaps even a thunderstorm. Heres your jersey shore forecast. Increasing clouds tomorrow. Temperatures in the low and mid 70s generally down the shore. And we will have that risk but i dont think until probably tomorrow evening for a shower or a storm to move on through that region. Heres your forecast for tonight. Mostly clear cool and comfy. Open up the windows, let in fresh air. Tonight is a perfect night to do that. Overnight low temperature around 57 degrees here in philadelphia. By tomorrow, 80 degrees increasing clouds. Well also have that risk especially for areas to our north for a shower or thunderstorm as we head into the evening hours. Heres your eyewitness wea

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