Transcripts For KYW Eyewitness News At 5 20170623 : vimarsan

Transcripts For KYW Eyewitness News At 5 20170623

Across the Delaware Valley we are dealing with strong, thunderstorm activity, building in to berks county, Lehigh Valley and thunderstorm watch in effect west of the Delaware Valley. So Lancaster County is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. These strong cells are moving in berks county head up in to reading, seeing light rain across Lehigh Valley but heavier rain just up wind that will be building in for you as we head into the next hour. Storm Prediction Center is talking about possibility of issuing a severe watch for parts of the Delaware Valley so stay tuned for that. We are in a slight risk of Severe Weather, philadelphia and surrounding counties, stretching backup in the northwestern suburbs, berks county and part of the Lehigh Valley. The shore were under marginal risk for Severe Weather. It is beautiful right now we will keep a close eye to the sky and ill keep my eye on radar as we head into the evening and overnight period as this marginal risk will continue, and so what to expect for tonight . Watching for possibility of strong storms, scattered in nature, some drenching downpours as we are seeing tropical moisture building in to our atmosphere, main threat will be damaging wind, cant rule out possibility of small hail and isolated spin off tornado. We have sun in some areas. Keep a close eye, as we head into tonight and better chance for wet weather and thunderstorms as we head into tomorrow morning due to the moisture from cindy, i know it will be a wet start to the weekend but i do have Silver Lining for your sunday forecast, ukee and we will get to that in a couple of minutes okay, lauren we will see you then. I like those word marginal risk because from my Vantage Point the sky is blue, is there some cloud in the sky, wind sure is picking up a little bit but no doubt it is a Beautiful Day in the neighborhood here in Sea Isle City. It is a Beautiful Day visitors can stroll along promenade where we are located, beautiful place, this Cape May County town has a lot of history as well. We will caught up with cheerleaders of the museum who carefully collect cities memories to preserve them for next generation and beyond just artifacts, what we have learn about, the people, it is that they are resilient and nostalgic about the place, this place that they called home. I dont think i turned around more than one time, i look at it, and again, it was over the fence, the water, came, rushing down and filled the sea isle, that high. I mean it. Reporter historic noreaster later named Ash Wednesday storm of 1962, it is still fresh in the memories of Sea Isle Citys oldest residents. My mom was in the arms of these two guys and my father and uncle angelo are following , following, following to make sure he doesnt fall off the sort of tray that they made for her and she said you better get that pizza that i have on the stove. Reporter system as categorized as a 100 year storm, almost every beach front home or property was destroyed, or dam aged. But the destruction led to development, building the town into a strong residential community. Everybody went and we followed it, regulations and today we had to be 13 feet above sea level. Reporter Michael Mikhail marvels over the way his community has grown. Before becoming mayor serving as a local tour guide and taking oversee aisle city historical so side he was a summer regular. He remembers sea isle before the storm, when his family would pack up the car and travel him from philadelphia in the 1950s. We came down here the day after school ended, never put a sheet on just to go to church. Reporter in those days Sea Isle City was a small destination on the water built to house and entertain those looking for warm sand and cool ocean breezes. But the community, grew up long before those family vacations, thanks to found are charles kay landis. The air just fell all over the country. Mr. Handis had five agents and one years time he owned the entire island. Started selling properties in may of 1881, and he started selling them, i think he sold like 400 properties that summer. Reporter years later the son of the Charles Landis began dredging canals paving way for fish are man to start businesses in the middle of town. A town that continues to thrive, and one that continues to draw those seeking sun, and serenity. It is a spiritual concept. When you come here in the summertime people are relaxed, they want to enjoy we live in the safe community, and, im proud of it, and i hope to keep it that way. Reporter very nice. One other thing i need to tell but is the wall of family record, or wall of family albums, it is located here as well, it is on the book shelves. Take a look at this this is so important. Record of the people who built and lived in the city over the years. History preserved soy everyone remembers, where they come from. And we have not forgotten where we come from weve got the mayor of the town, mayor, how are you. Im good ukee, welcome to Sea Isle City absolutely beautiful. Oh, thank you. You have been doing this what 24 years. Twentyfour years, yes. What cow love most bit. I love the people. I love the people. Really. Yes. I know that is right. What about people you run into all types from all over. This is a tail of a couple cities in the wintertime there is about 2,000 of us running around, and then we swell to about 50, 60,000 people, on any given weekend, a beautiful Sea Isle City it is the city of all seas and i can attest to that. I was down here in february of 2004 or zero five for the polar bear plunge. Yes. Did you jump in. Did i jump in, mayor, i jumped in and then some but i had a wet suit on, does that count. That counts, all right, ukee, we will let you go. What has changed and what has remained the same. The people, the names have changed but the people are the same here in Sea Isle City. They are all wanting to help you, they are all wanting to give back and they all love our community, we all Work Together and we try to Work Together and get things accomplished. Sea isle city has grown over the pennsylvania years and it has grown into a great destination. I like to refer to sea isle as the capitol of Cape May County okay, i like that. You like that. I like that a lot. I like that a lot f someone didnt know a thing about sea isle, what would be the first thing you would say to them, as far as coming down and visiting, maybe even taking up residence here. We love when they pick up a residence here. I would tell them sea isle is a great small Little Community , very friendly, and it is exciting as you want. We have some great restaurants , we have great night life, we have beautiful beaches, and you can make it as exciting or as relaxing as you want in sea isle, year round. Year round. Year round you mentioned great restaurants, lets talk about some great food right now, are you looking forward to the food truck, there is a Food Truck Festival. Food truck festival on 63rd street is simply amazing. I just left there. There is a few hundred people, all ready there, to 19 trucks, and it is something that is really taken on in sea isle. Mr. Mayor, thanks for joining us. You mentioned a few hundred people there oh, what is that. I have something for you, ukee. No, you dont. I have the prestigious key to the city. Oh, no. For you, ukee, just for you how is that. Thank you, sir. All right, buddy thank you. I would put it next to my heart but it will be next to my body. You mentioned food, restaurant, and food truck, we have one person down there that can give us more information about that and that is alexandria hoff who will give you a preview right now, alex . Reporter ukee, first of all congratulations, you have the key now you have to invite us now with that new access. I have a bone to pick with you , i heard something in my ear, no, that isnt my gig tonight because we are here at Sea Isle City food truck invitation at as mayor was mentioning there are 19 food trucks here not just from the new jersey shore area but from as far away as new york. These are premiere food trucks , so vendors, live music , so, beveraging, we have the sweet, we have the saferry and would very insane concoction and combination of the two i will not even just tell but that i will show you about that, in just a bit, but for now we are here at 63rdou and landis avenue, ukee, back to you. All right, alex, thanks very much. See you down there shortly. Looking forward to. That Food Truck Festival here in Sea Isle City. Natasha brown there is a lot going down here in sea isle we will take a short break but right new we will throw it back to you in the studio here in fail. Thanks very much. We will see you soon. We have some good news if you love to hop from town to town down the shore, townsend inlet bridge is now opened. Bridge connects Sea Isle City to avalon, first car crossed the bridge a little after 4 00 n and has been close todd vehicle traffic since early april for emergency repairs after officials found a crack in one of the support beams but now, traffic is flowing smoothly. Owner of the vineland ice cream shop meantime is facing charges tonight as our alycia nieves tells us he put a hidden camera in the changing room used by female employees. This new jersey ice cream parlor is closed and its owner larry bostic sitting in jail tonight. Authorities alleged the six fiveyear old was secretly recording under age employees inside a dressing room in the par lot. Pretty surprised. He was a nice guy. There was nothing out of the ordinary. Reporter doug gar son came to deliver ice cream to the cool breeze ice cream parlor on west landis avenue in vineland unaware it was closed Vineland Police executed a search warrant here and arrested bostic after the discovery of the hidden camera in an employee changing area camera led to a machine for and recorder in bostics locked office. I feel bad for the parents and the girls that work here. Reporter police say they were tipped off this month that the ice cream parlor owner may be inappropriately recording his employees, in an interview with the Young Workers here detectives discovered bostic made them wear uniform and told them they could not change uniforms home so young female employees had to change at the parlor. That is nasty. That is just peoples kid out there. That could have been my daughter, my daughter one day will be there one day trying to get a summer job. Reporter at least five employees were recorded changing but authorities are asking for prior employees or anyone who thinks they were also reported by bostic to come forward. Im glad he got caught because you never know what could have happened after that reporter larry bostic has been charged with five counts of child endangerment and five counts of invasion of privacy. He is being held in the Cumberland County jail n vineland alycia nieves for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Well, still ahead tonight we are getting a look at your New Philadelphia 76ers. Also this. Day four in the federal corruption trial against d. A. Seth williams and im david spunt with the surprise twist in the case. It is weekend and we are down the shore for this weekends summer if he celebration we will check out food at food truck invitation al and pat gallen takes us inside, sea isle ice company. 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Attorneys for embattled fail District Attorney Seth Williams grilled the key prosecution witness today, both agreed the wealthy businessman showered the d. A. With expensive gifts but was he simply buying friendship or favors. David spunt joins us live from center city with all of the days developments in court, david. Reporter natasha, day number four in testimony and that businessman as you mentioned is muhammad ali, he is an associate, friend of the Seth Williams, Authorities Say that he sent williams on a expensive trip to the caribbean, and that in return, Seth Williams provided legal favors there was a twist, we were waiting to hear from a top cop at Philadelphia Police department, but we found out that did not happen today. This is muhammad ali, a wealthy bucks county businessman, who Authorities Say sent Seth Williams and his girlfriend on a all expense trip to dominican republic. In return williams told ali wow look into helping alis friend avoid jail time. Federal prosecutors say ali who is required to go through secondary screening at airport upon from overseas trips bypass that had screening. Williams had a hand in helping ali, earlier this week border agent testified in court that ali came back from a trip overseas and did not go through proper secondary screening. The agent said that Philadelphia Police met ali at jet way and skipped that screening. The agent called it abnormal. Prosecutors also planned to put Deputy Police commissioner joe sullivan on the stan, for his alleged conversations with williams about the issue. Sullivan showed up to court today but in a surprise move was told to cut back on monday to testify. He was once the cities chief inspector and oversaw home land security issues. Now natasha from the beginning Seth Williams has denied any wrongdoing in this case and his prosecutors and his defense team, they have said from the beginning that they cannot wait to put on their defense, in trial, after the prosecution rests, recording live, david spunt for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Thank you so much for that update from court today. Parts of the u. S. Are now recovering from remnants of the Tropical Storm cindy after a tornado flattened homes and businesses in the birmingham area. Here tornado ripped the roof off of a building exposing the bottles that were still neatly stack on the shelves inside. No one was injured, luckily but more storms are expected as that area continues to deal with the lingering effects of cindy. It has been a bit of the dreary unsettled day around here as well, lets get right back out to meteorologist lauren casey live in Sea Isle City, with summer fest with the mobile weather watcher there, hi there lauren how sit looking down there . Natasha, it is looking nice here at the moment in sea isle we have been here all afternoon. We had a cloudy period but beautiful conditions. I see blue skies, over the dunes, over there, and temperatures feeling good right now as we check in on our weather watchers, weather station, it is in the 70s right now, nice breeze out of the south. Humidity levels are climbing up there approaching about 80 percent, but not everyone is in the clear, right now, in fact, National Weather service has just issued a severe thunderstorm watch for a large portion of the Delaware Valley that does include pretty much every where west of i95, it does include Philadelphia County, up in the western suburbs, berks county, Lehigh Valley and up in the poconos as well, this runs until 10 00 s are favorable for the possible development of Severe Weather, so we will say Severe Weather aware. Storm scan three showing us strong thunderstorm activity working its way through parts of the berks county up in the Lehigh Valley as well as some rain over spreading in the poconos and we will continue to see that trend of storms developing, from the west, and moving on east, we did have a severe thunderstorm watch for central pennsylvania and now that has been extended, into parts of the Delaware Valley. And temperatures right now we do have the warmth, we also have some rain cooled air we are at 89 in philadelphia, but 79 degrees, after some rain rolling through the reading area down to 83 degrees, in allentown but still up in the 80s in atlantic city. Dew points are way elevated definitely have surface moisture

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