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KYW Eyewitness News At 6 August 4, 2016

Looking out there. It is looking nice, feeling nice, humidity on the low side, jim, all right. So were good. Yesterday was a Beautiful Day, we had all that sunshine, felt comfortable, warm temperatures, getting off to a great start in philadelphia getting a live look at center city not a cloud in the sky, sunnies up clear sky conditions and temperatures feeling cool 67 degrees right now is your current. That feels nice and refreshing after 16 days spent in the 90s last month and temperatures cool all across the region. Right now 53 degrees in mount pocono. Might even need long sleeves this morning. 61 degrees in the Lehigh Valley and waking up to 61 in millville and were in the 50s in doylestown and 57 degrees this morning in quakertown certainly cool start for an august morning and for today another Beautiful Day in store mostly sunny and comfortable. We will see increasing humidity in the second half of the day tomorrow and i think by tomorrow evening you will feel that sticky factor return and then on saturday oppressive humidity levels, chance of scattered storms, a few on the stronger side but once those storms moving out, lower humidity will move quickly back in once again for our sunday. We will talk about that nice sunday forecast coming up. It will make people happy, thanks very much. Good morning everyone. Happy thursday. Looking outside right now we are looking at the boulevard, headlights moving in the southbound direction approaching the schuylkill looking good, really good. Holding steady here. Looking good on the boulevard. Also, plea route northbound approaching route one take a look at this you guys looking awesome for those just heading outside and schuylkill taillights moving in the eastbound direction past king of prussia area. Looking good there as well. As we can hold steady even a fraction on of what were seeing right now we will be doing good. We have a car fire, pennsylvania turnpike eastbound near willow grove just make note of that. It is being towed out of the way. Should not be too much problem. We have construction, here on the closed between shores lane and ridge avenue until 7 00 a. M. Your alternate is ridge avenue and this might slow you down a little bit on kelly drive as well. Just a heads up on that. We have down wires here blocking some lanes tasker street between 32nd and 33rd street make net of that. Jim, over to you. Well, Atlantic Citys trump taj mahal casino is folding its hand last next month. Its set to close the at the end of the summer. Jan carabao is live with reaction from the employees, good morning, jan. Reporter brooke and jim, good morning. No one is happen bye this. Today officially marks longest strike for unite here local 54 in Atlantic City is history. You can see behind me live a number of those members out the here on the picket lines but it seems after Labor Day Weekend this fight will come to an end. That is when Management Company for trump taj mahal says casino will close taking with it 3,000 jobs. Owner says he has lost hundred milliondollar on the taj over the last 18 months, pair that with the strike and he sees no other option. Striking hospitality workers are still on the picket line thursday morning even after learning that the Management Company of trump taj mahal plans to close casino Labor Day Weekend. Workers with unite here local 54 walk off the job in Atlantic City july 1st demanding restoring of the Health Insurance and pension benefits which were taken away in Bankruptcy Court nearly two years ago. This is ridiculous. We are a community. Reporter cristina started working on opening day back in 19 on, donald trump was owner then but has not been involved for seven years. The current owner carl icahn offered to restore Health Benefits to the striking workers but at a level less than what workers at the cities other seven casino received. The union reject that offer saying it wasnt fair. I have four children. We cannot support our families on these jobs without health care. We dont want to be on subsidized living. Reporter when the taj close is it will be fifth casino to shut its doors in two years but roger gross, a publisher have Global Gaming business magazine and casino expert say Atlantic City will bounce back. I think we have had some really good results from the four casino closings. Remaining casinos stabilized their revenue. They are not losing money hanover fist any more. Reporter president of the tropicana which runs the taj had this to say in the statement. Icon enterprises saved the tropicana and to date has lost almost 100 milliondollar trying to save the taj, with no other party, including the prior equity own hours put it into its recent bankruptcy, was willing to invest even one dollar to save it. Currently taj is losing multi millions a month and with this strike we see no path to profitability. Now that casino expert goes on to say it is possible once trump taj mahal close this is year it could reopen next year with new employees, no comment there icon on that possibility, this morning. The in the meantime it is unclear exactly what date this casino will close. Company plans on sending out more notices to employees by this weekend. Reporting live from Atlantic City it, jan carabao cbs3 Eyewitness News. A former Philadelphia Catholic Church official is heading back to court today. Monsignor william lynn was quick of conspiring to protect pedophile priest in the archdiocese. His convictions, has new been overturn, twice. He was released on bail from prison this week. Judge at todays hearing is expect to set a new trial date. Jerry sanduskys lawyers are laying ground work for him to take the stand in court for the first time. Youll remember sandusky did not testify in his trial. A judge ruled his lawyers can file paperwork to let him take the stan. He is currently serving 30 to 60 year sentence for sexually abusing ten boys. A judge agreed to hold hearings to see if he deserves a new trial. He is expected back in court next friday, august 12th. Now to the campaign trail, donald trump is trying get his campaign back on track amid signs of the turmoil within the g. O. P. Yesterdays trumps own running mate split with him over his refusal tone doors House Speaker paul ryan. Meanwhile Democrat Hillary Clinton has expanded her lead in National Polls to double digits. Hena daniels has the latest on the campaign trail. Reporter campaigning in florida wednesday, donald trump got to refocus attention on rival Hillary Clinton blaming her for the creation of ice is. She should get an ward from them as the founder of ice is. Reporter tying her to accusations that the Obama Administration made a socalled ransom payment to iran in january. Around the same time four american hostages were released. 400 milliondollar in cash. How does the president do that . How do you do that . This was something all started by crooked Hillary Clinton. The attacks came amid signs of a deepening rift between g. O. P. Nominee and members of his own party. Yesterday illinois representative Adam Kensinger became latest republican refusing to support trump in november. His own running mate mike pence also split with him and endorsed House Speaker paul ryan. Fox news poll out shows trump now trailing clinton by ten Percentage Points nationally. Hena daniels for cbs3 Eyewitness News. There are other parties in the running for president , including libertarian party. That partys candidates say a vote for libertarians is a vote for personal liberty. Libertarian president ial candidate is former new mexico governor gary johnson and vp candidate is william weld a former governor of massachusetts. At a town hall meeting in cnn, they say they are a party disaffected by bickering between republicans and democrats. I dent think life in america has ever been better. I mean we get along better, we communicate better, our kid are smarter then ever if you was than the to waste your vote on trump or clinton be our guest. Libertarians are reportedly polling about 12 percent. They need to support from at least 15 percent of registered voters to be included in the president ial debates. Well in, other news vicepresident gentlemen biden received an honor right here in philadelphia, for his effort to fight cancer. The World Affairs council presented its at last award to the vicepresident at the hi y att at the bellevue last night. It is for his leadership on cancer moon shot 2020 an effort to quickly develop new treatments for the disease. After the ceremony the vicepresident , spoke exclusively with our own Ukee Washington and they talk about the cancer moon shot, plus the race for the presidency and g. O. P. Nominee donald trump. I spoken to a lot of friends, republican senators and they are perplexed at what seems to be the constant self infliction of wounds. They dont understand why would he take on gulf star mother and father, why would he not be endorsing the republican leader of the house paul ryan. Donald trump, some of the things he says indicate that he is cluelesson some of the Foreign Policy issues. The vicepresident also talked about Hillary Clinton, hear that plus what he says he will do when he is out of office during ukees exclusive interview on Eyewitness News at 11 00. Still ahead the latest on the stabbing attack this london and an unlikely suspect in a federal terror case. Plus more trouble from maryland town dealing with the aftermath of flash flooding. There is trouble for popular dog breed we will tell you why english bull talk may be facing stinks. This song makes me so happy cant stop the feeling, we love this beautiful weather but as they say all good things must come to an end. Lauren casey is back to tell us when heat and humidity make a come back, stay with us. By finding a policy to fit your budget. [ coughs ] sorry, tickle in my throat water would be nice, but that would go right through me. Ghost problems. In London Police are investigating whether a stabbing spree in a popular tourist area was an act of terror this all happened on wednesday night, in londons russell square. The attacker killed one person, injured five others. London police took a 19 yearold man in custody. They say suspect has a history of mental illness, police say they have not rule outer wrist many just yet. A washington transit officer is facing federal terrorism charges for allegedly trying to provide materials support to isis. Authorities say 36 yearold Nicholas Young bought gift card worth more than 200 with the intent to give them to isis operatives. Young is the First American Law Enforcement officer ever accused of aiding the terror group. Maryland town overwhelmed by week end flash flood has a new problem a massive sewage leak. In Ellicott City up to 5 million gallons of sewage a day are heading to the chesapeake bay. Flooding devastated the downtown area crews are struggling to fix the sewage leak because it is hard to get to the area. Were drying out. I dont think we have had any rain in the past day or so that i can remember. Are they dry down there, lauren. We do have High Pressure in control so we will stay dry, today and we are awaking to dry conditions checking in live on Neighborhood Network Cape May County courthouse beautiful conditions, little pink in the scene there temperature 62 degrees feeling cool thanks to the northerly component, and wind speed are light only 2 miles an hour and temperatures we have some cool spots this morning, lower 60s in the Lehigh Valley, lower 50s in the poconos waking up to 65 in reading, 67 in philadelphia and 65 degrees in dover. Storm scan three showing us in rain drops, no included cover and that is how we will keep it through much of the day to take with High Pressure in control but we have a storm system up win bringing strong, severe thunderstorms to parts of the upper midwest, that will drop in for us as we head into saturday and bring us a storm chance and a few storms on the stronger side but for today and into tomorrow, very nice conditions as well as High Pressure remains in control, mostly sunny temperatures in the 80s, near 90, more humid as we head into saturday with the chance of scatter storms in the second half of the day but we could see a few showers and thunder in the morning as well. That cold front will clear and then quickly on the back side temperatures drop back down humidity clears out and sunshine returns to save our weekend a beautiful end to the weekend 86 degrees on sunday, much more comfortable once again and we have another nice stretch of weather in store for august. 87 degrees on tuesday and still staying clear just barely in the 90s on wednesday. Sure looking gorgeous, thank you you so much. Good morning, happy thursday. Boulevard headlights moving in the southbound direction a approaching the schuylkill, look at that, what a great drive for a thursday morning, i can let you know that the only place we are really starting to heat upright now is schuylkill westbound at city avenue. Boulevard, and schuylkill that is what you are doing, you are crawling a little will bit and in the 7 00 oclock hour. Ninetyfive south at girard you can see, looking good here, you are still traveling at posted speed and dropping in the next 40 minutes or so but take a look at that sunshine, man you will pack your sunglasses driving in the eastbound side, southbound side looking okay, that is more in your rearview mirror. That sun glare will be powerful. Pack those sunglasses but enjoy it because that is a mood lifter, if i have ever seen one. Car fire here, pennsylvania turnpike eastbound near willow grove that that right lane is block because of the car fire, excuse me and also, you guys, norristown high speed inbound 20 minute delays because of equipment problems. So check those schedules on line, brooke, over to you. Thanks, meisha. Now for newspaper headlines from across our region. On the cover of the Springfield Press township officials in the Community Come together to create a new organization, springfield cares, to fight the opioid up democratic. The Group Includes judicial elect officials, Law Enforcement medical experts and School Officials with residents within the community, affected by a dixon. After 40 years, east marlboro township manager jane laslow is retiring. When she started the population of the township was only 2500 with just two subdivisions, union square and the population of the township has more than doubled since then. Kutztown area patriots classic cars thundered along kutztowns main street as part of the Second Annual kutztown crews, they were displayed as far back as the 190s. That is your newspaper headlines from around the Delaware Valley. Welshing still ahead a bizarre attack a zoo visitor, faces charges in the death of a flamingo. Then later we will take you to a day camp where police and kid are learning lessons and forming im Robert De Niro and new york is my home. 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Witnesses reported seeing 45 yearold joseph, grab the bird and slam him to the ground. Vets say that he suffered injuries so traumatic she could not be saved. That is just horrible. So sad. New study from the university of callus scrutinizing a popular breed of dog. Researchers a say they are cute english bulldogs but they have been bread to have cute faces and no genetic diversity. There is no more natural births for pure bread english bulldogs they all deliver by csection. Experts say that the breed is in trouble. English bull doggies more or less considered a poster child for what can go wrong if a breed is pushed too far. Researchers have determined the english bull dog comes from just one paternal bloodline. Welshing still ahead on Eyewitness News, good news this weeks story of brotherly love town the shore. 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