sunday, july 24 i'm nydia han along with gray hall. >> here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." philadelphia becomes the center of american politics and the center of attention for the people protesting the democratic party. also, a philadelphia firehouse is in mourning as one

of the members dies on on the job. >> first, dangerous heat continues to stifle the tri-state area. temperatures could hit the mid 90s today, right, chris? >> reporter: we're getting close to that now. the number in philadelphia, 90 degrees, the big difference this afternoon you can finally breathe. the humidity dropped off with the cold front that swept through yesterday evening. even though it's 90 degrees, it fellows better than yesterday at this time. trenton, 88, wilmington, 88. reading, 90 degrees. millville, 89 and dover, 86. when you factor in the humidity, trenton, 88. philadelphia, 90. wilmington, 88. the heat index be in those select cities, 89, 90, 89. there's not much between the humidity and the air

temperature. today it will feel better and more enjoyable. we have a combination of sun and clouds, that's the call from accuweather. hot, less humid, mostly sunny, the feels like temperature is 96, 97. however things change and change dramatically as he head into tomorrow. near 100 degrees it will be the hottest day in more than four years in the city of brotherly love. we expect feels-like temperatures to climb up to 107, 108 degrees. dangerous stuff is on the the way tomorrow. we have relief in the seven-day forecast, i'll let you know when it arrives when i see you in just a few minutes. the heat line for the philadelphia corporation for aiming is open again today and stay open until midnight, (215)765-9040. there will experts on hand to answer heat related questions. many spent the night

without air-conditioning because of storms that knocked out power. crews are working to restore power to the last households without electric activity. happening today, the medical examiner is conducting an autopsy on the firefighter who died while on duty yesterday. trish hartman joins us with more on the death of gabriel lee, trish, what are we learning about this? >> reporter: there's many the questions surrounding gabriel lee's death. an autopsy is expected after he was found unresponsive in the north philadelphia firehouse. in the tweet, a great firefighter who at gave his all and great friend who always had his back, #dead -- dedication and service. black bunting is draped across the front of the building where lee was found yesterday evening. sources tell "action news" he

was in his 40s and found in the gym in the basement during his shift after he responded to a fire earlier in the day. he was pronounced dead at temple university hospital. dozens of police and firefighters gathered outside in solidarity and stood at attention as lee's body was placed into a ambulance. officers of the are highway patrol escorted his body to the medical examiner's office. fire commissioner will be speaking at the fire administration building at 12:30, we hope to learn more information about this case. in the meantime, officials are saying that the investigation is on going, live in spring garden, trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> thank you so much for the update. it is almost here, we are hours away from the democratic national convention beginning right here in philadelphia. >> there's a live look at the stage from our sky6 live hd camera. the wells fargo center is set for the dozens celebrities and

ordinary people who have been invited to speak to the party. protesters have come to the city to express their views. jennette reyes is live at fdr park where she is following the protesters, some of people want to express their free speech and make their voices heard. >> reporter: believe it or not we're not experiencing the record-breaking temperatures we've been talking about all day still it was no much for the berpanders supporters. >> they are coming here to exercise their first amendment right. >> reporter: this morning demonstrators were feeling the person in more than one way. these sanders supporters trickled in for the march for bernie demonstration at 9:30 as

temperatures were climbing into the upper 80s. creativity was king today. >> it's spray bottle, i wrote on it water, so nobody could be like what's in your bottle. it's going ton 100 degrees. these two came down from maine knowing that their passion for the calls would be put to thest thest -- test. >> we heard it was going to be over 100 for the weekend, we were like wow, we're still going to go. >> reporter: the city is providing these misting tents to keep people cool. >> the fact it's full of all my medic related stuff, bandaging stuff, whatever, anything from a cardiac arrest. tony said heat related emergencies are to be expected. >> with the heat there's obviously going to be heat medical emergencies.

and we had one yesterday afternoon, i called 911. >> reporter: unfortunately that will be a common thing as we speak right now there are several protests going on, many are out in the sun not like the shade where we are, the city is providing misting tents throughout the day and the week. seems like the word today is passion, politics and tons of water. reporting live from fdr park jennette reyes. back towdz to -- inside to you. >> tow trucks began enforcing restrictions at 85:00 a.m. the restrictions will remain in effect until 8:00 p.m. friday night. violators will be hit with a 51-dollar ticket. parking is allowed at legal spots at the curb. >> the democratic team of

hillary clinton and tim kaine made their formal debut. kaine returned home to virginia to chants of support. the former governor is attending church with his family today. the two campaigned in florida yesterday with kaine speaking to the crowd in spanish. the republican nominee donald trump calls the democratic ticket the quote ultimate insiders. a leak of democratic national committee e-mails could pose a problem for hillary clinton having a unified convention. bernie sanders told george stephanopoulos that debbie wasserman schultz should resign because of the e-mails. the leaked e-mails suggest that during the primaries, the dnc looked at ways to undercut the sander campaign. >> i told you long time ago that, that the dnc was not

running a fair operation, that they were supporting secretary clinton, so what i suggested to be true 6 months ago turns out in fact to be true, i'm not shocked, but i'm disappointed. for a variety of reasons, debbie wasserman schultz should not be chair of the dnc. i think these e-mails reiterate that reason why she should not be chair. >> also on this week, hillary clinton's campaign manager would not say if debbie wasserman schultz would deliver prime time speech at the convention. >> efforts to change one key complaint of party members, the system of super delegates have largely failed. the party rules committee delivered a pelt technician of 600,000 -- a petition of 600,000 signatures, it was defeated. bc.d

everything from the convention. our coverage includes live streaming coverage from our "action news" team including local road closures and restrictions. abc's prime time coverage of the dnc coming your way 10:00 p.m. monday through thursday. the coast guard in south jersey rescue crews are scouring the delaware river where a man fell off the boat in bordentown yacht club in inboarden -- bordentown, burlington county. a man is fighting for his life after being shot at a play ground in wilmington, delaware. officers respond to shots fired in the east lawn play ground.

the man was shot 20 times himself he was rushed to christiana hospital in critical condition. police are questioning several people. we were not the only ones that were hit by pop up storms last night. we'll show you what happened in the boston area. this is a shoe lover's dream we'll take you inside a local major collection one you can visit for free. plus, chris sowers will be back with more on the oppressive heat when "action news" continues. is

>> so glad you stayed with us, powerful storms rolled across eastern massachusetts late

yesterday leaving hind a trail of damage. trees were down in lexington, chelsea and other towns. in belmont live electrical wires set fire to trees that brought them down, hail fell in other areas, no injuries were reported. >> the good thing it helped us lower the humidity today, right? >> reporter: it's not bad, i was ready to go outside, it's not bad. that's how bad it's been. at this point we'll take any little break we can get. we are getting a helping hand from mother nature this afternoon. it's hot out there, but the humidity levels have dropped off. it's feels a little bit better. there's the view on sky6 live hd we have a mixture of sun and clouds this afternoon. double scan live is clear, it will remain that way tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow there could showers and

storms. 90 degrees in philadelphia. dewpoint, 61. love that number, wish it would stay that way. unfortunately it will climb overnight and tomorrow again. pressure holding stealed. the wind are out of the south-southeast at 7 miles per hour. nice sea breeze for the shorepoints, everybody else it is helping to lower the humidity levels. 88 in wilmington, 89 in millville. trenton, 88. the heat index is mirroring the actual air temperature. there's not much difference between the two. here's the scale up here, 65 is humid. you get into the 70-plus category it's awful. look we can take that. 50s north and west, philadelphia, 59 that's not bad. even these numbers are starting to drop off, as well. it's hot up and down the entire eastern seaboard. thisthis is hot and dry.

this is hot and humid. enjoy it the because it will not be too much longer before the temperatures increase again. this is the heat index, it's the same thing not much humidity. watch what happens as we get into monday, the humidity goes through the roof as the dewpoints climb into the 70s. actual air temperatures close to 100 it will feel like 107 in philadelphia. reading, 104. wilmington, 108. millville, 106. lakehurst 105 or 106 degrees, next three days temperatures in the mid to upper 90s with heat indices between 98 and 108 degrees. take frequently breaks and if at all possible stay indoors in a

nice air conditioned room. future tracker 6 combination of sun and clouds, pretty much smooth sailing from this point on. tomorrow morning there could showers or thunderstorms well north of philadelphia. that's the warm front lifting through. the cold front slides through this will trigger showers and thunderstorms, as well. it's this batch of moisture that could produce severe weather to parts of the area. similar to what away saw across south jersey and delaware. tomorrow morning if you pick up the storms, express drenching downpours and cloud to ground lightning strikes. today, less humid, mostly sunny, 96 degrees, winds out of the south/southwest 35 to 10 miles per hour. in the mountains, 84 degrees, sun and clouds, no humidity, a perfect beach day as well. a lot of cooler on the sand thanks to the sea breeze. 86 degrees, sunny skies and high, thin clouds and lower humidity levels, the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast,

96 today we've highlighted monday because of the dangerous heat, 99 feeling like 107. 95 tuesday, wednesday and thursday, 93. hopefully by this weekend the heat wave comes to an end and we stay in the 80s. >> are we complaining too much? >> reporter: no, this is a pain. >> it is brutal, chris, thank you. the city of allentown has reduced fees at the city pools because of the excessive a local medical school has an exhibit paying tribute to every day art we overlook, call it the art of the shoe. karen rogers has a preview in 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: temple university school of podiatry is on 8th street a few blocks from independence mall. they created the selection 40 years ago for they centennial

celebration. shoes housed in cases and cases that line the school corridor. barbara williams is the tour guide and resident expert. there are shoes from ballet and broadway and television. that's lucille ball whose silk sandal. joan rivers donated a pair, there's foot wear from four first ladies and a president. there are the athletes. those are the nikes dawn staley wore when she won the olympic medal in athens. if you're a tennis player you can tell how she serves. >> reporter: there are shoes

from around the world. >> these are egyptian burial sandals. chinese lotus shoes used in foot binding. victorian sandals considered quite naughty at the turn of the century. like these enormous shoes made for a woman with giantism. temple podiatry school is located at 8th and race streets. tours are wednesday and friday, by appointment only, but they are free. go to 6abc.com/loves the arts. for 6abc loves the artsfor 6abcm karen rogers. >> welcome back on this sunday,

the day before the dnc, it is 12, 22, 90 degrees a little bit better out there today, a little

less humidity, sky6 live hd taking a live look at cape may. get ready for tomorrow, it could feel like 107 or 108 degrees. the federal government is suing to stop two major health insurance mergers. the department of justice said the combination of human in a and signa would hurt competition. analysts say the companies are profitable without the mergers. a baby was born in new york city with the birth defects caused by the zika virus. they say the mother was infected while visiting a country in south or central america. health experts are not giving specific details in order to protect the identity of the mother and child. the baby has severe microcephaly the condition in which a child is born with a smaller than normal head size.

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the phillies have not won an aaron nola start in 7 weeks. while everybody was encouraged by the last start nola failed to hold three separate leads against the pirates. he allowed the first three batters to reach base in back-to-back walks. he he is charge with 6 earned runs in 4 innings. he has an era over ten. phillies lost 7-4 they have dropped 6 of 9 since the all star break. when it comes to lesean mccoy's image, he claims there's a difference between perception and reality. before reporting to the training camp mccoy back in his hometown of harrisburg hosting a football camp for kids. he had a wild off season accused

of getting into a brawl with two off-duty police officers at a philadelphia nightclub. mccoy said his image is not failure portrayed. >> this portray a picture of the player whatever it may be, that's what the people see. i know what i do for the community and what kind of father i am. you can't change it, i'm fine with that. eagles training camp kicks off tomorrow, can doug peterson coach can sam bradford shine will the receivers catch the ball, the defense, will marcus smith live up to the hype? he is moving from linebacker back to defensive end the position he played in college. >> now i'm going back to a

position that's comfortable, so i can be happy. i'm excited i leave this sunday i'm ready to go i've been training in atlanta at that, i've been train winning a coach his name is chuck smith he is getting me ready for the season. this season is going to be great. union could have been tied for first place in montreal instead a complete meltdown, andre blake allowed 3 goals in the first 352 minutes, union smoked, 5-1. they have one win in their last 6 major league soccer matches. that was tough to watch. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a great day. >> another half-hour of "action news" is just ahead. >> we'll be right back.

>> happening right now on "action news," just one day until the democrats begin the 2016 convention right here in philadelphia and there are some last minute political glitches. >> new details emerge on the teenager behind friday's terror in munich, german. not all russians will be banned from the olympics what's next to for the athletes hopingo compete in rio next month.

>> outside we go to chris sowers, chris you said it does not feel that bad. >> reporter: if it would stay this way, i don't think too many people would be complaining. it's july. >> we want to go now to an update from city officials they are at the city emergency management talking about an update on security plans for the dnc. >> the passing of gabriel lee one of our firefighters last night, 20-plus year veteran for the fire department, it was a sad evening and sad time for his family. keep him in your prayers and our firefighters and police officers over the course of the next few days and always. we want to recognize that. thank you for coming we're excited for the week ahead we think it will be a great opportunity to show the world once again how well philadelphia hosts big events like this. i know many of you are

interested in the technical aspects of our preparation of we have richard ross and adam teal and samantha philips here to answer your questions, these folks have done an incredible job over the last year of getting our city ready for the dnc. so before everything officially kicks off we wanted to give you an opportunity to speak with them. we're going to to get to are your questions quickly. first, a huge thank you to our city employees as well as our local and federal partners our officers and firefighters and sanitation workers people working in the room for the next few days will be working long, hard shifts to keep the city safe and operating. i cannot thank everybody enough for all the sacrifices they are making. the second is about the extreme heat and weather we are

expecting over the neck several days. we are expecting heat and humidity in the triple digits. excessive heat causes dangerous health conditions due to prolonged hot temperatures coupled with high humidity. there's little relief at night due to higher than normal overnight temperatures. the city had four heat-related deaths each year. drink water frequently check on your neighbors and limit time outside if possible. if you see people who are homeless and suffering from the heat call (215)232-1984. seniors in distress or residents concerned about a senior should call the philadelphia corporation for aging heat line (215)765-9040. in the event of a thunderstorm take shelter. if you're deploma straight when

a -- deploma straight when a thunderstorm warning curse you will be taken to a sheltered area. for the safety of demonstrators during the dnc two medics tents and two misting tents and bottled water will be available 24/7 at fdr park. medics will be assigned to marchs and demonstrators are encouraged to request a permit to insure there's adequate medical staff on hand. along broad street there will be fire hydrants sprinkleer caps for free. the city is not permitting camping during the dnc. demonstrators are urged not to camp because of the extreme heat and expected thunderstorms. with that we'll take your questions. anybody?

>> officers are at risk when they do their job everyday. we recognize that, in 2000 we had the rnc, there were a number of marchs there, the weather is similar, maybe a little hotter than it was then. our officers are prepared and trained and keeping them fed and hydrated. we would be in good shape. i don't know that's speculation, i don't have an idea. i know that our officers are out there in their equipment and protective vest it's hot to them. i couldn't tell whether it has an effect one way or the other. [inaudible]. from cleveland's operation or

from cleerchgd from the rnc. >> seems like with the exception of the arrests on a particular day everything went smooth. we had our police officers there, commanders there viewing what was going on. commissioner do you have anything to add? >> i want to cleveland about 3 or 4 weeks ago for the express purpose of dialoguing with them for their rnc and our dnc. we were trying to collaborate and get as much information always possible. this was put on the police research forum chuck wexler. we had officers on the ground in cleveland that got vital information to help us in making

sure we were doing the right thing and we got a comprehensive plan and we're confident that well keep the visiting here and working here safe. we have a responsibility to protect the first amendment rights of everybody concerned, so not so much anybody in particular, just monitoring the entire event to keep everyone safe is the question before, including the workers not just the police officers you have, other city workers that are doing what will ultimately be a fabulous job, we don't doubt that, it's going to be tough with the heat. there's no denying that.

[inaudible] well clearly we are concerned about our police officers it's a very dangerous job. you never know what they are going to be confronted with, in light of what happened in the last couple of weeks clearly we would be remiss if we didn't take appropriate measures, so our overall plans have not changed, but we have taken additional security measures to insure the safety of the protesters and police as well as the public in general. remember in dallas, there were a couple of people who were not demonstrators that were hit with gunfire, we're taking all that into account. yeah, i guess it can, we're hopeful that a lot of people will respect this process, this venue, we have done a significant amount of planning and conversations with many of the protesters in the way of managing everyone's expectations

theirs and ours, we're confident that things will go well. we're planning obviously for impromptu protests as we imagine at that it will happen. we've been dealing with them for the better part of 18 months as big cities have. it will come as no surprise to us. you move forward in time. you have to be progressive you learn from some of the things you did before and in many cases for us, we'll be a lot more patient and tolerant with many of the protesters and demonstrators. some of the planning didn't change, but the world change, obviously after 9/11 everything changed in terms of large-scale events. whether it be our made in america, welcome america, or the papal visit that we had here, obviously we've had a number of large-scale efforts in

philadelphia. tremendous coordination goes into that it's not just police and fire, it's many other city agencies along with folks across the room. state police and national guard, the list goes on and on and on. we're protecting the city both an land, air and the waterways, as you may have seen. >> you've been listening to a noose conference with city officials that's police commissioner richard ross. he is confident that the city will keep the people visiting and working here for the dnc safe. he said they have a responsibility to protect everyone's first amendment rights and they will be contacting the protesters and making sure they are doing everything right and keeping them safe. they say their overall plans have not changed even with all the violence against police officers these days they have taken extra measures to make sure that the police officers and the public continue to be safe. >> that's the ultimate goal to keep everyone safe. for more information go to 6abc.com. the heat a big factor.

the mayor saying four heat related deaths already. protesters enpolice officers -- and police officers need to be careful. more information at 6abc.com. dnc begins tomorrow, party unity may be hard to come by. >> reporter: with the debut of the democratic ticket in miami, philadelphia in focus. thousands of law enforcement finalizing the security plans for the democratic national convention preparing for up to 350,000 protesters a day. it's a bit of an unusual year kind of the political fights that have gone on. >> reporter: the arena ready for presumptive democratic nominee hillary clinton and vp pick tim kaine after making their first appearance together as running mates at a rally saturday. >> make no mistake behind that smile, tim has a backbone of

steel just ask the nra. >> reporter: kaine wasted no time beating up on the republican nominee. >> while we're on the subject of taxes where are donald trump's tax returns. >> reporter: trump tweeting just saw crooked hillary and tim kaine together. isis and our enemies drooling they don't look presidential to me. ahead of the convention wikileaks released 20,000 e-mails appearing to showing the yurnt cutting of the -- undercutting of the rise of bernie sanders. bernie sanders saying it's the dnc taking sides and somebody has to be held accountable. debbie wasserman schultz has been downgraded to playing a public role in the dnc

convention. lauren lister, philadelphia. >> next up, a check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with meteorologist chris sowers. since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care.

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examiner is trying to -- medical and are is trying to figure out why a firefighter died on the job. firefighters formed an honor guard as gabriel lee's body was taken to the medical examiner's office in university city. the firefighter was found unconscious in the firehouse on west cambria street. he was pronounced at temple uniformity hospital. lee responded to a fire earlier yesterday and returned last night for the night shift. >> updid a lot of on the accuweather forecast. -- update on the accuweather forecast. dnc starts monday thousands will be here and they will be greeted by the heat. >> reporter: with the heat and humidity it will feel like 107 degrees. this will be the hottest weather

we've seen in nearly four years, maybe more than four years, actually. we're record watching over the next 48 hours. forecasting a high of 96 decreases today that should fall short of the record high 98. 99 is the forecasted high for tomorrow. the record is 96. we should have no problem breaking tomorrow's record. wait until you see what happens when we factor in the humidity. uv index today on a scale of 1 to 11 it's a ten. burn time less than 15 minutes. with all the sunshine you have to apply the sunscreen or you run the risk of getting a good burn especially between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. if you're down the shore glob the sunscreen on. temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s. the human has dropped off except for dover and cape may. everybody else is enjoying a little break.

satellite and radar, the frontal system is sitting just like this, it is sitting across the mason dixon line. it will lift back to the north and all the soup about let good the heart delaware valley. dewpoints in the 50s and 60s will jump into the 70s. future tracker 6 sun and clouds rest of the way. tomorrow morning, showers and thunderstorms north of the pennsylvania turnpike here's the atlantic city expressway, north of these roads is where most of the activity should be early on, that's 5:00 a.m. as we continue the clock we stop it around 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., note there's another rounds of showers and storms developing this is with the approaching cold front. just like yesterday some of these storms produced good wind gusts, 60, 65 miles per hour, brief, heavy downpours and cloud to ground lightning strikes.

look at the heat, the tremendous amount of heat that's going to push into the region. everybody east of the mississippi river baking this afternoon feels like 104 in saint louis. 99 in cincinnati. new orleans 100, atlanta, 95. all this pulls east ward over the next 24 hours, look what happens tomorrow afternoon. 2:00 p.m., feels like 107 in philadelphia. millville, 106. trenton, 106 degrees. as nydia mentioned earlier with the dnc tomorrow lots of folks in and around the city if you're going to be outdoors you have to take it easy. check on the seniors and pets, drink plebility -- plenty of fluids and take frequent breaks. if you don't have air-conditioning open up the wools. if you turn the fans on you have to have the windows open. open the windows and turn on the fans and get the air circulating. 96 degrees if philadelphia. reading, 96.

mostly sunny, less humid, 94 in trenton, millville, 92. atlantic city, the shorepoints mid 80s nice little sea breeze kicking in. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 96 today feeling like 96 we've highlighted monday. 99 feeling like 107. the heat wave continues through friday afternoon. gray? >> okay, chris, thank you so much. keep tabs on the dangerous heat and the weather at any time at 6abc.com/weather. we'll have the latest on storm tracker 6 live radar as well as the exclusive seven-day forecast in just a bit. i approve this message.

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only fios can. >> welcome back everybody, just take a look at the thermometer 12:52, sky6 live hd, everybody heading to the beach. relief from the heath on the way, you have to wait until the end of next week. >> it's not for a while, right?

>> nice shot, by the way. philadelphia gears up for the start of the democratic convention tomorrow we want to invite you to be a special part of our coverage. we'll be hosting a debate at the 4th street deli. it's a popular spot for politicians. for years democrats and republicans have left party lines at the door and gathered to break bread and talk about deals. it is the perfect spot to set up shop for the weekend and here what you have to say about the historic presidential election. >> be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter for our 4th street faceoff. when i was there shooting last week we saw kenny gamble two judges, fire commissioner, so you're always in good company. >> we'll wait to see what

everybody has to say. >> reporter: we'll be right back.

j recapping our top stories on "action news," this is a live look of the inside of the wells fargo center where the democratic national convention starts tomorrow afternoon. the democratic party will make history this week by becoming the first major political party to nominate a woman for president. hillary clinton give her acceptance speech on thursday night. the philadelphia medical examiner is conducting an autopsy on the city firefighter who died while on duty last night. dozens of police, firefighters and other first responders paid

tribute to gabriel lee as his body was transported this morning to the medical examiner's office in university city. >> outside of the dnc, the other big story, criminals, -- chris, the heat. >> reporter: this will be the hottest week of the year, even though it's july, i don't see this in august. 96 today. 99 tomorrow it will feel like 107, 108. it will be extremely hot and humid take it easy out there. >> all right sorry to break it to you, you did not win the 391 million-dollar powerball drawing. you got a lot of company, nobody else else won. nobody hit all five numbers. the jack pot rolls to 422 million big ones for wednesday's drawing. last night's prize was the 9th largest in the game's history. >> good luck, a special "fyi philly" on the democratic

national convention is next on channel 6. >> "action news" continues tonight at 6:00 p.m. for chris sowers, gray hall, and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han. we'll see you all week at the famous 4th street deli. we'll see you on air and online, have a great sunday!

>> i'm karen rogers. >> and i'm erin o'hearn. saturday/tonight on fyi philly. >> we're making history. we're getting ready for the democratic national convention! >> there's something everywhere you look. >> we check out the party scene. hats, t shirts, mugs >> shop for campaign swag >> little piece of the white house here. stop by a famous political haunt. >> learn the candidate's cocktail favorites. >> now it's time to eat and philadelphia magazine's picks for best restaurants. >> hi everybody, and welcome to our fyi philly dnc special >> we are at the national constitution center on independence mall. >> this is the hub for political fest, a one of a kind festival that let's everyone in the city get in on the convention action. >> and speaking of action, with the convention set to get underway monday, this place is abuzz with activity. >> and the city has been working for more than a year to get guest ready. >> the dnc will host its 2016 democratic national convention in the city of brotherly love, the wonderful city of philadelphia (cheers). >> it's been 17 months since