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KYW Eyewitness News At 6 September 16, 2015

You may need jacket. Up in quakertown we have 50 this hour. There is storm scan three, so traveling wise, road conditions, as far as weather goes looks good. Open up windows and enjoy nice sunrise which happens in 45 minutes. The heres school day forecast dress kid for warm wet they are afternoon bus stop temperature at 8 00 will be in the upper 60s. Coming home we are looking at mid 80s in the sunshine. We will get that forecast an a. We have lower 60es a. Quickly bumping up to the lower 80s around lunchtime. Those mid afternoon temperatures, will top off into the the mid 80s, with a a high of 86 degrees for philadelphia little bit cooler at the shore. Nice breeze off the water. Were in the sunshine 81. That is great beach weather. Up the in the mountains no problems, sunshine and comfortable with a high of 79 degrees. We will look at the next seven days, in a few more minutes. Meisha, we have new news on the roads. We are dealing with an accident right now, i95 northbound at cottman involving a tractor trailer, blinking lights, letting you know we are slowing down considerably because we have everyone in the southbound direction. Then the gaper delays. That is stopping, taking a peak. The those directions where we have an accident and putting on brake lights there. We have emergency road work near this accident at cottman with the missing manhole cover. They are saying right lane is block but it is already block because two lanes of traffic are block because of that accident. Right now just know that i95 north bounties than the moving very slow. Avoid that area if you can. Beautiful look at the vine street expressway eastbound at eighth street looking great here. Any camera i look at outside of that i95 shot at cottman is looking nice. We will start to see volume, it is heating up because it is wednesday, people are hitting roadway as soup as these kid get off to school and even beforehand, moms and dad hitting the red ways. Tacony palmyra bridge is back down for those who heard the the last track, that was up causing minor delays there. Just a remind their started last night at the 10 00 p. M. Tacony palmyra bridge and burlington bristol bridge. Construction on the turnpike eastbound northbound at fort washington. Road work on the off ramp. Erika, over to you. Fill will a a police are asking for the the publics help after a man is shot and killed. Crime scene stretches an entire city block in north philadelphia that is where we will find Eyewitness News reporter justin finch who joins us at fourth and cambria streets, justin, good morning. Reporter erika, good morning. Police found that man bleeding from several gunshot wounds late last night, he was lying in the area of the 2800 block of north Fourth Street, just before us here, that area was taped off for hours, by crime scene investigators, police tell us that they found a dozen shell casings in that area have on earth to and cambria streets. They have seen four toe five cars hit as well this all happen around 10 45 tuesday night when police say they got several calls about shots fired in this neighborhood. Officers responded to the vehicle when they found that victim bleeding and near death. That shooter he or she or a number of them were all lodge gone. When we arrived, on the 2800 block of Fourth Street, we noticed a hispanic male in his early 20s shot multiple times, down on the the highway. He immediately was taken by police to temple hospital where he was later pronounced. Reporter police november eyewitnesses at this time. They are urging anyone with any information to come forward. We will see detectives come back out, later today to speak to neighbors. We did speak with one off camera and he said he heard several rapid gunshots at 11 00 last night. He believes that victim was being persued by the shooter or shooters going north on Fourth Street. That shooting coming to an end near fourth and cambria which had been site of other fatal shootings in the past. We are live in north philadelphia, im justin finch for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Erika and nicole. Justin, thank you. Meanwhile a Good Samaritan is killed trying to save a mother and child on the streets of wilmington. Police say suspect Calvin Hooker the third had a a knife, going after a woman the in stroller monday night. According to Police Thomas cotingham jumped in to help and hooker stab him several times in the upper body. He was right there on the ground, give me goose bumps. I saw him an her before he died. Hooker faces a list of charges including first degree murder. We now know more this morning bay threat begins pope francis during the upcoming u. S. Visit a threat allegedly made by a south jersey teen. Fill will a Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey says that the fbi told them last month they arrested that teen. Sources tell Eyewitness News that the tina allegedly went on line and, according to cbs news, he was being urged to attack a visiting diplomate or the pope. While the teens actions on line were illegal, the commissioner says there is no indication that the threat was credible. My definition of what would be credible is something that would be operation alleyed and something that is about to take place, that type of thing. Unless im missing something i dont see this as having that level of significance where people should be concerned about it. The commissioner says local and federal agencies are monitoring social media as part of the security for the pope. Happening today, lewis vodwem is supposed to appear at a preliminary hearing at a hit and run death of the Philadelphia Police officer. Investigators say he he struck and killed officer lemar pool on august 30th in Oxford Circle while he was riding his met or cycle. Other charges include vehicular homicide, and a dui. A preliminary hearing in another fatal hit and run, miguel colon is due in court after striking and killing twoyear old david a a alycia and his mother april 13th. Police say colons car hit 29 crossing the street in kensington, the mother was injured. Also happening today, Ground Breaking of the divine lorraine on north broad street. The Ground Breaking will officially kick off redevelopment of that landmark hotel. Once the renovations are complete it will be home to more than a 100 apartment units, stores and restaurants. The divine lorraine dates back to the late 19 century and once considered a top philadelphia hotel. It is just a stunning structure, and spruce it up a little bit. Some of the architecture is just gorgeous, love to see them updating and renovating. Still ahead this morning frantic moment caught on camera during flash flooding out west. Oh, my goodness. Oh, no. That was horrible there. Death toll continues to rise, and what is being called a 100 year event, more dramatic video, up next. Talk about unnecessary roughness a new Jersey High School Football Players actions on the field are now being investigated. We will have more on that story coming up next. Talk about a day to roll your windows down, driving go to work or school. Beautiful summer day ahead. Low humidity makes such a difference. This entire week looks like something special, you know, just a reason to roll role down those windows, crank up music and energy is what left of summer quite frankly because winter will be right around the corner, we will take a short break stay with us. vo you can pass down a subaru forester. dad shes all yours. vo but you get to keep the memories. Love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. By switching to progressive. That was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said, that was me, mom. [ laughter ] in the see airy nevada foot hills. Fire Officials Say wild fire is about 30 percent contained, and it is still threatening another 6,000, structures; in its path. And well, the death toll from flood ago long utah arizona border continues to grow. Bodies of four hikers were found yesterday inside of the national park. Authorities confirmed that 12 people died in the town of hill dale, utah after flood waters swept away cars. As chris miller reports some of those victims are children. Several children, the youngest only four years old, died when a wall of raging flood waters swamped their vehicles and swept them down this utah creek bed. Virginia black watched helplessly from her balcony as she recorded what she believes was victim vehicles. Alive, ive got seven children of my own and it is horrible. Reporter three women and 13 children have gotten out of their cars and flooded crossing when water, just rush down and engulfed them n nearby Colorado City rescuers saved these women from the muddy water. We are greatly humbled by this. This is an act of god. Reporter in Southern California tuesdays record rainfalls turned Los Angeles River from the trickle to a raging torrent. Rescuers pluck this man and his dog from the wild waters. This house, in san gabriel was precariously perch on the cliff cut by swift current. Back here in Utah National Weather Service is calling this a 100 year weather event. For cbs news, chris miller in hill dale, utah. How how incredible with those flood waters can do 6 13 here. Talk about our forecast, we have been dry for a while now. Beautiful stretch. Hey, justin. We could use more rain. We got it last saturday but i think people arenting to go complain about the the sunshine here has we round out Summer Season. We are close to fall. It arrives next wednesday. Check out our highlights. June was a wet month. We have 5 inches have rain above average. July was hot, ten, 90degree plus days, also dry august, another warm one. September our highest temperature of the year, we hit it in september. 96 degrees. The first time we have had our warmest temperatures of the year in september since 1970. Nice start to the morning. Upper 50s around 60 degrees, surrounding suburbs of philadelphia, cooling down, mullica, 53. Malvern, 57 degrees, quakertown, pottstown in the lower 50s, allentown as well. Look at storm scan three, we are quiet. We have a cold front well to the north and west taking its time here through the weekend. Storm system developing off shore, that could bring some cloud cover late in the weekend here especially across eastern new jersey and delaware but things are looking dry. That school day forecast looking great, 8 00 oclock temperatures coming up, we are looking at mid 80s. High pressure on top sits here for next several days keeping skies mostly sunny. Here are cloudy was talking about from the off shore system later friday into saturday, probably for eastern new jersey and delaware. Lots of sun, 86 degrees, comfortable night, drop to 63 for center city. We will check out that seven day forecast, look at that, a lot of sunshine going on there 86 degrees. Humidity does stay low. Weekend looks dry, maybe a few more clouds, sunday we will drop to 80 degrees. Next week we will start to see mid to upper 70s, returning. That is where we should be this time of the year but all and all look at that forecast. Yes. So nice. To be outside. Exactly. All off work, go tell your bosses. Yes. One of the things you love fall weather but you know is what coming next. You know what season is next. All they some people love the snow so whatever. Good morning, everybody. Happy hump day. We have one accident. We have an overturn tractor trailer this is at i95 northbound approaching cottman. Now we have been watching this for a while not only because of this accident causing some considerable delays but for those of you traveling i95 north bound but also what is happening is you can see this southbound traffic is also slowing down as well. Number one you have simple volume, traffic levels in the morning but also when you have that many flashing lights what happens is we can get some slow downs, because every within puts on their breaks and takes a peak what is going on and that is what we are seeing. This is moving to the southbound direction. This is i95 moving in the southbound direction before cottman but take a look and you are traveling very, very slow on i95. At home, sipping you have coffee thinking about when to hit the roadways but if you can wait, you want to wait or dot the opposite get on the roadway and hurry up and give yourself a couple extra minutes. Do you know if that is in the works there. 295 northbound at route 206 we have an accident in new jersey, within lane is block, in and around this area so just a busy morning, we have a lot of vehicles and entering the red ways at this hour. Ladies, over to you. 6 16. Coming up a local playground dedicated to a Police Officer killed in the line of duty is vandal aized. First lawsuit filed following yesterdays Deadly School bus crash in texas, also we are learning how one of the families got the tragic news coming up next. Consideration id like to put in my 15year notice. Youre quitting . Technically retiring, sir. With a little help from my state farm agent, i plan to retire in 15 years. Wow youre totally blindsiding me here. Whos gonna manage your accounts . This is a devastating blow i was not prepared for. Well, im gonna finish packing my things. 15 years will really sneak up on you. Jennifer with do your exit interview and adam made you a cake. Red velvet. Oh, thank you. I made this. Take charge of your retirement. Talk to a state farm agent today. Parents of the student killed in the School Bus Crash plans to filed a wrongful death lawsuit begins both drivers and School District. A car driven by a teacher hit that bus while trying to a avoid another vehicle. The impact sent that bus over a overpass killing two students and injuring two others and the bus driver. An Attorney Says mariah johnsons parents did not learn of her doubt ares death for two hours and received a voice mail informing them of an accident. One student an africanamerican female was pronounced dead at the crash scene, or student was pronounced dead at an area hospital. My goodness. I cant even imagine. Johnsons mother says her daughter constantly complained about getting home from school so late, consistently taking different routes and also about the the bus driver. She could not drive. I didnt listen. Now i am just wishing i had listened. Wow, there is no word on charges, the the National Transportation safety board is investigating what cause that had crash. 6 20 right now, today crews will begin removing graffiti dedicated to the memory of the slain Philadelphia Police officer. Vandals sprayed the slide and other parts of the officer daniel boyle playground in somerton monday night. It was built to honor boyle shot and killed during a traffic stop in 1991. Neighbors are outraged, but they dont think that the vandals were targeting police. Im sure whoever did that wasnt thinking about that. It hurts real badly. There is a lot of activity that take place here from community days, to fundraisers, to also there is dance classes, so, the playground and the program as a whole are a big part of the community. No one is in custody at this point, police have been asking for surveillance camera video from inside that play ground. Also. 6 21. Bad behavior on the football field, see what a High School Player from new jersey did to his opponent coming up next. Also this ace i neat story a local school prepares to welcome hundreds of students from jesuit schools across the the country but this is in vacation, we are live with the details of their papal pilgrimage. And really cannot ask for better weather, can we, justin. No, we are looked in the dry, sunny, warm weather pattern we will talk about how warm we will get as we finish off Summer Season coming up in a few more minutes. all the goodness of milk. All the deliciousness of hersheys syrup. Squeeze. Stir. Share. Well, north Jersey Police are reviewing High School Football film to see if a player should face criminal charges. Video shows a player smashing another player in the head with the helmet. Reporter tony, from new york has that story. Linden High School Football tigers took to the practice field minus one of their senior starters. Number one, fritz, suspended after a friday night low light. Video shows him tangling on the field with david hoffman, number 73, for immaculata catholic. He end up with the helmet in his hand. He swings and strikes him on the head before tossing the helmet away linden as parent, shocked at the bad behavior. He should know better then to do that. There is in place for that on the field, not at all. Hoffman is a senior, immaculata needed ten stitches to close the head wound. Many are praising him for his sports man ship in not retaliating. He did a good job. Very good job. Reporter in a statement the superintendent says that the district is taking this very seriously and quote, by no means, is this incident a reflection on of our School Community or athletic team. The school refused to comment on discipline but he posted on instagram that he was suspended, quote ten days from school and off the team for now, adding, it wasnt purposely though. Apparently referring to the helmet hit. Immaculata sent video to police to confirm they are reviewing for possible charges. In linden, tony aiillo cbs news. Hate to see that for younger fans in the stand. Sure. Well, i think it is good to see that they are looking at that film, from this investigation. It is important to nip that in the budd. Yes. 6 26. Coming up in the next her of Eyewitness News philadelphia prepares for pope francis. We are, jan. St. Joes prep is now ready for the pope but they are getting ready to hose some 350 Jesuit High School students from all across the world, im jan carabao coming to you live, coming up we will look at the exciti

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