but how big of a decision was it for charles ramsey to accept the invitation? think of you as a political guy. i think of you as the consummate law enforcement professional. but you are going to be on that stage, and making an address. talk to me about that calculus. >> well, i mean, i'm not a real political guy. and had it not been for dallas and baton rouge, i probably would have turned down the invitation to speak at the dnc, only because i don't really consider myself to be that political. but i think our environment is such where my voice can maybe add something to the discussion. and that's why i chose to participate. >> what will you be saying? >> it's about gun violence, that's the topic and i'll talk about the impact it has on the community and also the men and women of law enforcement that have to deal with the constant and relentless violence that takes place in many of our neighborhoods. >> will you be making an endorsement, will you be speaking favorably of hillary clinton in particular? >> well, i'll be honest with you. i do support secretary clin

my next guest will deliver a speech at the dnc this week, charles ramsey, the police commissioner in-chair of president obama's task force on 21st century policing. great to have you here. >> good to be here. >> are you as excited that the nation is in philly and all eyes are on our town? >> i am. i am excited ever since it was announced that philly would host the democratic national convention. >> i hope philly goes well. what concerns do you have? >> well, you always have some concerns. but to be honest, i'm biased, nobody handles large scale events better than the philadelphia police department. so i'm not that concerned. i was concerned about the rnc simply because of the protests we have had before, but i do think the assassinations of the officers may have brought the temperature down a bit. >> there's a criticism of the dnc and secretary clinton in particular for welcoming into the debate lineup in addition to charles ramsey some of the family members of victims of police shootings. what are your thoughts on that? >> well, their voices need to be heard as well. there are two s

. >>> top cop charles ramsey takes center stage and tells us why he is is with clinton. >> reporter: live at spring garden, it's open at times for protesters. one thing you can count on the police checkpoints i'll take you there live and see if there are any delays when "action news" comes right back. want great whitening without the mess? think outside the box colgate optic white toothbrush plus whitening pen for 5 shades whiter teeth. brush, whiten, go! no mess, no waiting, no rinsing. colgate optic white toothbrush plus whitening pen. on this thursday morning, 5:47, 76 degrees, sky6 live hd right over the wells fargo center on the outside where all eyes will be on hillary clinton tonight as she makes her speech. >> let's head over to karen rogers and take a look at weather and traffic. >> reporter: good morning, for the police checkpoints for the dnc not allowing the vehicles over five tons to travel on i-95. we're seeing slowing southwest philadelphia i-95 northbound we have the cones set up blocking the right lane. cones set up blocking the left lane. that's causing so many prob

on we'll see former mayor, michael bloomberg, and gabrielle giffords and former commissioner charles ramsey. and the delegates will start to show up in the next few hours. katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." >> all right katherine thank you. >> last night former president, bill clinton, spoke to the convention about the personal side of his wife. tonight president obama will continue to the buildup. air force one is expected in philadelphia just after 1:00 p.m. he will go straight to the wells fargo center for the speech and wheels up at 11:30 if the night stays on schedule. we saw vice president biden during his walk through yesterday, getting ready for tonight. and is out and about here in philadelphia today. janet reyes joins us live from center city where biden just met with the delaware delegation. >> people were pleasantly surprised the place to be was mcgillins old ale house here in center city. during morning rush hour it's a congested area, and throw in the dnc and the vice president and his motorcade and it's not a pretty sight. people are excited to see the vice president b

within of the locals is speaking as well, former philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey. we will keep up to dayton it all. we are live inside wells fargo center in south philadelphia, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". brooke and jim back inside to you. >>> four people charged with stealing a fence in the the restricted zone are due in court today. they never got to the wells fargo center. more protests are scheduled today, yesterday, hundreds marched on broad street. many were protesting the death of the black people at the hand of the law enforcement and the use of excessive force >>> after hillary clinton became official nominee many bernie sanders left the convention hall. last night on "eyewitness news" chairman of the philadelphia republican part a i, joe defelicia said don't expect many sanders support tours back clinton in november >> you know, bernie sanders was going for months and months to take down the clinton hierarchy and i believe he jumped the shark tonight. many supporters see that. they will continue to fight with or without bernie sanders >>> com

as mentioned former police commissioner charles ramsey will be speaking tonight.ll pay tribute to the men and women in blue and may also mention the black lives matter movement. we shall see. tam, back to you in the studio. >> thank you, matt. >>> new this morning three people were wounded dark late night shooting in south philadelphia. gunfire erupted near fifth and moore streets shortly before 11:00 last night. all three victims are now in stable condition. it's not clear yet what led to that gun play. police have not yet made any arrests. >>> and new this morning, a driver plowed into a pedestrian with deadly force in south jersey. this happened on route 73 just east of route 38 in maple shade at 9:30 last night. the driver did stop their car. investigators have not identified the victim and there's no word yet on if the driver will face charges. >> 5:49. if you're just waking up with us, at least two people were hurt after a car slammed into a restaurant in south philadelphia. this happened just before 9 p.m. at pearl of east restaurant in the 2000 block of we

yesterday several speakers shared their stories of pain and loss including charles ramsey. aid he has mourned too many officers taken by gun violence and the same is true of innocent citizens killed across the country. ramsey called hillary clinton the right person to carry out new measures to reduce the violence. we'll have more from the dnc when we come right back. >> reporter: we've been talking about the heavy volume on i-95. now we want to talk about the schuylkill expressway we have a problem. a disabled tractor-trailer partially blocking the ramp from the schuylkill expressway eastbound to passyunk. you can see the tractor-trailer up ahead. cars are trying to get on to the right and left to avoid it. septa regional rails, west trenton delayed, paoli thorndale 20 minutes late. delays on 1580 and 30 minutes on lansdale doylestown line. >> reporter: a dry, sunny start, if you have plans to get things done. 8:00 a.m., 78. 10:00 a.m., 86. after that you're hotter, high of 93. we may see the temperatures drop this afternoon assuming we get showers and thunderstorms pronounc

. >>> former philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey will step into the political spotlight.let set to speak on police issues on behalf of the then and women in blue. yesterday mothers of the movement took turns speaking about their anguish to losing their children to violence. katherine scott is live on the convention floor with details on that. katherine. >> reporter: matt these mothers stood together on that stage last night hoping that their stories, their words would help promote change tolerance and peace. >> the mothers of the movement took center stage at the democratic national convention last night. here they say to give their children voices who can no longer speak for themselves. >> hillary clinton isn't afraid to say that black lives matter. >> reporter: these women came together grieving for the deaths of their sons and daughters. among them, sandra bland, trayvon martin and michael brown. they're voting for hillary clinton come november saying she cares about racial injustice and believes that while their children are gone they should not be forgotten. >> she i

. >> charles ramsey, the former police commissioner of philadelphia is going to be speaking next. ♪ ♪ philadelphia police commissioner we mourned eight -- we mourned eight police officers that were killed in the line of duty. after the attacks on police in dallas and baton rouge an entire nation mourned eight more. after 47 years in law enforcement in chicago, washington, d.c., and philadelphia, i've mourned far too many officers killed by guns, and as a nation we've mourned far too many innocent people that have fallen victim to gun violence. i'm here to say we need more than grieving to protect our law enforcement officers and to serve -- and to serve the memory of those heroes who have fallen. we need commonsense measures to reduce gun violence. >> police need these commonsense measures and a leader who will fight for them. i grew up in the inglewood neighborhood on the south side of chicago. the haze of gun violence hangs heavy there. my brother's best friend was murdered not 50 feet from our house. he had refused to join a gang. a few years later, in that same location a chicago

joining me now is charles ramsey, a former commissioner of the philadelphia police department and former washington dc police chief and he was a coach of president obama's task force on 21st century policing. chief, i recently reread the recommendations of your task force where law enforcement takes the life of an individual, did you go far enough in terms of what you recommended? >> well, in retrospect, i think we could have gone further. the recommendations are good solid recommendations. we still have issues. we still have problems and looking at it now and i have to have a bit of disclaimer of what i am about to say, it is not coming from the task force. the only person i discuss this is lawyer robinson who's my coach chair in the task force. i believe we can take a step further. the investigation of officers involved shootings that involved injuries or death or any in custody death. i believe that one way of solving the problem would be for the attorney general to establish within each u.s. attorney's office which it covers the entire united states and its territory, a team within t

others include former philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey and daughter of prince pal of santy hook elementary and two of three survivors of the emmanuel shooting in charleston, south car line a. >>> the recent deaths of children in hot cars in texas plead parents for vigilance and it can happen to anyone. 23 kids die the this year across the united states and arm of 37 hot car deaths per year. a worker for a child safety information said technology con find from education and awareness is needed to lower number of deaths. >> 10:00 increase at the hotel -- that's according to meet ac a convention group. tax would lessen their ability to market city as destination for cop vehicles and city council president marty small propose aid fee to help reduce property taxes, depending where are you it's not as easy as hailing an uber. tricks you may need to make sure you get the right. lawrp lauren how did you get to the wells fargo center this morning. >> i drove myself. but it's not easy. there's a lot of security. all right. it's not just hillary clinton's nomination making history cou

former police commissioner, charles ramsey, was on "meet the press" yesterday. he said here in philly, there is a task force on the team. there need to be a real change. protesters are calling for attention to the divide. >> we need to keep it in context. police officers have a very challenging and often dangerous job. that is not to say we should not be mindful of the fact that we have some officers that use excessive force and shoot people when it is not totally justified. we have to address that and hold them accountable. it is not a reflection of the department and policing at larnl. >> there was also a demonstration in lower maryland. this issue of police in the public moving from the city and suburbs as protesters have said they will not stop until there is change. >>> philadelphia was not alone last night. protest demanding justice for african-americans killed by police in continued in cities across the nation. in atlanta, in memphis, dozens of people occupy the bridge there. in los angeles, protesters carried signs. a limited number of arrests. >>> the n

next up we'll be hearing from charles ramsey, the former police commissioner in the city hosting this gathering, philadelphia. >> when i was philadelphia police commissioner, we mourned eight -- we mourned eight police officers that were killed in the line of duty. after the attacks on police in dallas and baton rouge, an entire nation mourned eight more. after 47 years in law enforcement, in chicago, washington, d.c., and philadelphia, i've mourned far too many officers killed by guns. and as a nation, we've mourned far too many innocent people that have fallen victim to gun violence. i'm here to say, we need more than grieving to protect our law enforcement officers and to serve -- and to serve the memory of those heroes who have fallen. we need common sense measures to reduce gun violence. police need these common sense measures and a leader who will fight for them. i grew up in the inglewood neighborhood on the south side of chicago. the haze of gun violence hangs heavy there. my brother's best friend was murdered not 50 feet from our house. he had refused to join a gang. a few ye

addition to the guest speaker list here next week, soon after the mcnesby statement came out is charles ramseymissioner. somebody that john mcnesby pretty much got along with, during mr. ramsey's rain here, as police commissioner, a lot of people saw it as success. now, does that make mr. mcnesby happy, we don't know just yet, but he won't be happy until he sees some of the widows from battoning union dallas up on that stage speaking for as long and as much as the mothers of those killed in the confrontation with police are. chris, alex? >> equal time. thank you, steve. >> 6:41, police in west goshen township, they are on the hunt for a coffee, yes, woman stolen dozen of coffee bags from wawa, totalling more than $3,000. there she is. police say she returned the coffee bags at other stores, for cash. has been happening in pennsylvania, delaware, new jersey and even maryland. if you have any information on this woman, call police. >>> a coffee thief? maybe she just really tired? >> 6:42, michelle obama jamming out to some of her favorite songs. see what star made surprise appearance with the fi

. >>> plus former police commissioner charles ramsey addressed the dnc. hear how he thinks hillary clinton will build bridges with police. ♪ i was on my way to work, the next thing you know, i was on the ground. ♪ the trash truck ran over both my legs. ♪ i had sixteen surgeries. ♪ i don't sleep through the night unless i have my medicine. ♪ my medical bills was piling up. my employer stopped paying me. pond lehocky has put me back together. ♪ >>> i humbly accept my party's nomination fob vice president of the united states. >>> tim kaine takes center stage and officially accepts the vice presidential nomination. >> i ask you to do for hillary clinton what you did for me. >> presidential praise, hillary clinton getting a ringing endorsement from the current commander in chief. >> he's trying to tell us he cares about the middle class? give me a break. that's a bunch of malarkey! >> joe biden entered the stage to the "rocky" theme and pulled no punches when talking about donald trump. >> announcer: this is "nbc10 news." >>> good morning, i'm vai sikahema. >

i think charles ramsey is making some news insofar as you are now saying that in every u.s.ttorneys office, there ought to be a unit that would investigate each one of these shootings. >> listen, we have to face facts. i mean, i think about what direct director omi from the fbi said about a year ago, there are some hard truthses we have to face as a society. and this is one of them. we simply lack the credibility to be able to do this in a way that convinces the public that it's fair and impartial. and i think that's important. it doesn't mean that departments are incapable of doing it. but it's about trust and it's about perception. and i think we have to face that reality. and that is one recommendation. i think it's a concrete step that could be taken that would do a lot to move in the right direction. i also think that we have too many police departments in this united states. we have about 18,000 police departments. it's hard to have consistency in policy, training, procedures, all those kinds of things, when you have that many police departments. most departments in th

charles ramsey said he has too many officers taken by gun violence and the same is true for innocent victims killed across the country. he called hillary clinton the right person to carry out new measures to reduce the violence. >>> lenny took to the dnc stage at the wells fargo center last night. he sounds really good, he took to the dnc stage at the wells fargo center last night, the singer accompanied by a choir belted his hits let love rule. >>> many others are in philadelphia for the dnc, billy baldwin and danny norris are part of the none nonpartisan cre coalition. we're right back after this it's the celebration of the year! blinds to go's annual storewide sale going on now! buy one, get one at half price. hundreds of styles and colors. every item through the store. buy one get one at half price. our biggest sale of the year is a blast! blinds to go. blinds for life. use parental controls or the v-chip. learn how at thetvboss.org everybody, almost made it through the week with the traffic with the dnc it's been difficult trying to get to work. we have no construction on the vi

additional speakers congressman bob boil and bob bread former philadelphia police commissioner, charles ramsey will address the delegates. >>> one convention events begins before the delegates get here, political fest celebrates political and governmental history at seven locations across the city. coming up at 5:00 a.m. be we'll have a live report with more on that. >>> the heat warning for city officials are sending out for those attending the events this week. we'll have a full report from inside the convention site begin with the unveiling of the stage at the wells fargo center. >> new on "action news," a carjacking ends in a crash. >> public pools are back open just in time to help with the heat wave. but they might close again. >> reporter: we're off to a warm start heading for a high of 95 degrees. we'll get higher numbers over the next several days and challenge record highs, i'll have details on that coming up with what will be ay accuweather act weekend call that's coming up. >> trenton's four public swimming pools are back open, they may not be staying that way. the pools were close

. >> those in attendance included charles ramsey. also the governor of louisiana and mayor of st. paul, minnesota, two places reeling from police-involved shootings. >>> dallas and the nation laid to rest three of the five officers killed in last week's ambushes. there w there were memorials for each officer. dallas transit policeman brent thompson left behind a wife of just two weeks. >> we will not, we cannot, we shall not let the act of a cow ard break us. on brent's behalf, i'm asking you all, continue on, press on. he has your six. >> dallas police officer michael krol's funeral is set for friday and zamarripa's officer will be saturday. nbc 10 was there as they paid a visit to a still-growing memorial for the slain officers outside dallas police headquarters. >>> today's heavy rains caused a traffic nightmare in lancaster county. flash flooding forced the closure of route 30. several people had to be rescued from their cars. the good news is that the water's starting to recede. we go to our first alert neighborhood weather. the big story is the heat. >> that's right. the hea

boyle, senator corry booker, congressman bob brady and former philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey will be back in our city. we will plan to see several celebrities around town over the next several days as far as the star studded power goes , today, alycia keys will be performing at an invite only event, janel mo'ne will head line nancy pelosi's opening day party. a lot the to sianni a lot to sianni going on in our city on day one of the dnc. >> lauren, not just inside the wells fargo center either. protests planned all over. steve keeley is live at the convention center f they are protesting right new they would be all wet. >> thinks the lead story in philadelphia, everybody. it is pouring outside, a lightening show, like no other , it sound like the subway is above our head. fortunately we have park under this archway at 11th street. you can see lightening and in the spotlight thank god power has not been knock out like we have seen this summer. you can see heavy downpour and lightening, that factor we are looking east from 11th street and look at the rain filling the sewer car

. >> a frightening prediction from charles ramsey.is in cleveland right now, and police are preparing actively for this. james, what have you seen? >> reporter: good afternoon. with dallas on their minds, local volunteers here in cleveland have erected barricades and fencing around the local police memorial here, which records the names of 184 cleveland police officers who have fallen in the line of duty. preparations for the convention are unfolding as seen in this time lapse video. with the cavaliers playing in the nba finals, the arena had to be transformed in less than four weeks' time. the cleveland police chief announced some unspecified changes to the security plan, which will draw on about one third of the city's officers and reinforcements from across ohio. the president of the union wrote to his officers and several state union leaders have contacted me by e-mail regarding dallas and expressed their extreme concern for us during the rnc. not that we developed a universal plan of action during these conversations, but i feel

charles ramsey also set to speak here. we begin with the call for unity here at the democratic national convention. nbc 10's deanna durante is on that story with a look at what is standing in the way of bringing this party together. what are the two sides saying this afternoon, deanna? >> reporter: you have some saying the party is united and some saying they've not only walked off the convention floor, but they don't plan on returning. >> i can't. i just can't. >> reporter: west virginia delegate katherine said she would rather join protesters in south philly than return to the convention. despite call from bernie sanders to rally around hillary clinton, the party is not unified. >> we are not going back to the convention. we cannot witness the fall of democracy any longer. >> reporter: another west virginia delegate said she's frustrated, her party thinks her vote doesn't matter. >> no party unity. the polls have shown this for the past four months. that we are not voting for hillary. we will not vote for hillary. >> rep

philadelphia mayor jim kenny and tom wolf added to the list which included charles ramsey. >>> delegates will arrive to dangerous heat settling over the delaware valley today. city officials are making plans for those who will be outside especially protesters. there will pal let's of water in the demonstration area and two misting stations will be set up at fdr park. "action news" will be there as soon as the convention doors open at the hillary clinton rally to close the week stay with "action news" for full coverage. dnc. live reports from inside the wells fargo center start today. >> let's talk about the heat and turn to david murphy good morning. >> reporter: people visiting from out of town and people who live here already will have to take it easy this weekend and into the early part of next week, as we have excessive heat on the way. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we're dry. we have cloud cover mixing with building sunshine. we're looking at partly sunny skies overall. temperature, 74 degrees. the dewpoint 69. a lot more humid this morning than the last couple of morning

. >>> former philadelphia police chief charles ramsey will speak at the democratic national convention next week. lodge five of the fraternal order of police had criticized hillary clinton choice of speakers in philadelphia. they said she excluded police widows and family members who have suffered so much. within hours, the clinton camp added ramsey to the schedule and joe sweeney a 9/11 survive. the nation perhaps to turn its focus to philadelphia and the dnc. the entire "action news" team is ready to bring you every angle we hope you join us as our city takes the national spotlight. >> we're following breaking news, it was a night marked by gunfire across philadelphia over the the evening. detectives are working on two homicide, the latest one on north masher street in north philadelphia. someone drove the shooting victim to the hospital where he later died. >>> a gunman ambushed a driver on wannamaker street in the overbrook section of the city. nine bullets hit the vehicle killing the man inside. annie mccormick is getting an update from police and will bring us the latest in the n

the courageous efforts of law enforcement" the campaign announced former police commissioner charles ramseys planned speaker an a name not on original list. >> you may not have heard from them for a while, but tonight a lot of people are pawk talking about the band third eye blind and what the lead singer said during a performance in cleveland that had audience members booing. >> and here's a live look at members booing. >> and here's a live look at the quicken loans >> our extended election coverage continues with a live look at cleveland right now and they're being led in prayer an a lot of delegates there and we heard from indiana governor mike pence making his debut tonight and comes down to tomorrow night when trump will take the stage. as we showed you earlier republican vice presidential candidate sean governor of indiana mike pence made his debut at the convention. here are highlights. >> mr. chairman, delegates, friends and my fellow american americans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. i am deeply humbled by your confidence and on behalf of my family, here and gone, i accept

shannon. >> william la jeunesse in dallas, thank you. >>> joining me now charles ramsey, former police commissioner in philadelphia. mr. ramsey, welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> thank you. >> following the shooting death of michael brown in ferguson you were named to co-chair the president's task force on 21st century policing. have we made progress in the interim? >> yeah, i think we've made a lot of progress. first of all, we did publish a report, we presented it to the president, he accepted it and the report was published and we have close to 60 recommendations on an almost 90 action steps. it is a solid roadmap toward creating the kind of change we need in policing in order to bridge the gap that currently exists. >> do you see that closing or do you feel that we're more divided than ever right now? >> well, certainly there is a gap. there is no question about that. whether or not it's more or less remains to be seen, but this is all fixable, but as long as we continue to listen to extremes on both sides and we don't engage in serious thoughtful discussion that really results

members of law enforcement will have their turn including former philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey. >> how do we bridge the gap between police and the community that exist in some communities. >> reporter: it will be an important moment for tonight's featured peeker president president obama. the white house says the president has stayed up late fine tuning the case for clinton and his personal legacy. jamie yuccas. >> stay with us wbz for our continuing coverage from the dnc liam martlin have reports from philadelphia all week long. >>> donald trump says bernie sanders never what chance and just moments ago trump attacked president obama and his two term presidency. . >>i been the most ignorant president in our history. his views of the world as he says don't jive and the world is a mess. >> trump went onto say things won't change under clinton and says the dnc didn't have the american flag until republicans complained. and we will be back with much more news for you including danielle's forecast right here if you suffer from a dry mouth, then you'll know how uncomfortable it can

the former police commissioner, charles ramsey, was on meet the press yesterday. here in philly, there is a task force on community policing. it came in the wake of the shooting death of michael brown. >> we have to keep pushing forward if we want to see the change we need to bring these two sides together. >> he also says that people really need to -- there are some incompete instances where police should be looking into it a little bit further and coming up at 6:00, we'll let you know a little bit more about what the commissioner has to say. >>> it is 5:35. the national bar association is offering legal help to people arrested during the weekend protest in baton runouge. the lawyers say city charges could have applied which sets bonds ought maautomatically wit junl. >>> complications between police and protesters. last night, officers came face to face with hundreds of shouting demonstrators near a highway ramp. police arrived to make arrests. hours earlier, hundreds of people rallied outside the state capital to protest police killings of african-americans incl

. >> reporter: former philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey called this a critical time on "meet the press" this morning and said extreme rhetoric isn't good for anybody. he says he fears something could happen at this summer's convention. >> we need to come together. we need thoughtful people to sit down and engage in dialogue but actually come up with solutions, not just fingpointing and the blame game. >> reporter: here she started forums in her church and her son launched a program at his school called students talk about race. >> when people's eyes open, their hearts open, things happen, changes happen. >> reporter: and there are several more demonstrations planned for this evening throughout our area. we'll be keeping an eye on those. few days people have been acting responsibly. they hope it stays that way. live in lower merion, drew smith. >> a montgomery county church welcomed members of the cheltenham police department for a unity service today. it was a morning filled with music and worship at the lamont ame church in wilkins park. they hope the service will help

brendon boyle, corry booker, congressman bob brady and former philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey. >>> division in the democratic party has tempers heating up along with the mercury. lets go to dave kitchen at kimmel center where delegates will start out this morning. good morning to you dave. >> reporter: good morning. they will be starting off dealing with the heat making their way from the ballroom here for a breakfast with governor tomorrow toll wolf and interestingly enough, oust ed dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz was scheduled to be here for an 8:00 a.m. event. it remains to be seen whether she will make an appearance. we can tell you many of the 4700 plus delegates made their appearance in philadelphia over the weekend taking in the popular historical sites at independence hall area while dealing with the intense heat getting water, that is sold on the streets whenever they could get it. liberty bell was a big hit. we asked delegates for their initial impressions of philadelphia. >> my image was a little bit darker because i heard about crime in philadelphia, and i had a

sanders is expect to stop by and later tonight former police commissioner here in philadelphia, charles ramsey will seek as well. we have a lot to cover. we will keep you up to dated. we are live in the wells fargo center in south philadelphia jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". jim and brooke, back to you. >>> a historic moment happened earlier in the evening. >> hillary clinton's formal rival bernie sanders moved to suspend roll call and give her nomination by acclamation. >> i move that hillary clinton be selected as the nominee of the democratic party for president of the united states. >> now two pennsylvania delegates who backed sanders say if he can move on, so should his supporters. >> hillary has come on with a lot of bernie's issues. he moved her to the left. he push the dialogue to the left. >> raised issues that needed to be raised but i think he did the right thing and i know his wife, my wife hugged each other, they did the right thing. >> now despite sanders endorsement his loyalists walk out in protest and they staged a sit in at a nearby media ten t. >>> four protesters h

violence members of law enforcement will have their turn including a former police commissioner charles ramsey. >> how do we bridge the gap between police and community that exists in some communities? >> reporter: it will be an important tonight for president barack obama, the featured speaker. the white house says the president has stayed up late into the night fine-tuning his case as well as his legacy. the white house tells us that after that roll call, president obama did call bernie sanders and thanked him for trying to unite the party and get behind hillary clinton and also to congratulate him on his campaign. michelle. >> thank you. >>> kpix 5 political analyst melissa caen is at the convention and will bring us live reports later today. >>> after much debate oakland city council members have unanimously passed a ballot measure for an independent police commission. it will be put before voters in november. kpix 5's anne makovec breaks down what it means for the embattled police department and the community. >> reporter: it's no secret, the oakland police department has had several big

. >> former police commissioner charles ramsey was among those who attended. also there the governor of louisiana and the mayor of st. paul, minnesota, both dealing with police-involved shootings. meantime on capitol hill several senators have introduced the back on the blue act making it a federal crime to kill or target law enforcement officers. >> the process of laying to rest the five officers killed in last week's police ambush in dallas will continue for the next few days after family and friends attended services for three of the five yesterday. ♪ >> bagpipes played for dallas police officer lorne ahrens, a father of two. services were also held for sergeant michael smith, the 28-year department veteran who served seven years in the army. and d.a.r.t. officer brent thompson, a former marine, left behind six children and a wife of two weeks. >> we will not, we cannot, we shall not let the acts of a coward break us. i'm asking you all to continue on, press on. he has your six. >> dallas police officer michael krol is scheduled and patrick zamarripa's fune

. >> former philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey is remembering fallen police officers, and calling for gun control. >> ramsey made an empassioned plea at the convention last night. >> we need more than grieving to protect our law enforcement officers and to serve, and to serve the memory of those heroes who had fallen. we need common sense measures to reduce gun violence. >> former arizona congress woman, gabby giffords, also called for stricter legislation. gifford suffered serious injuries when she was shot during a public appearance in 2011. >> well, convention delegates are getting very, very special treated to. >> convention concert starts in less than an hour in camden featuring lady gaga, lenny kravitz, and philly's own jazzy jeff. our cleve bryan live outside the concert, hey, cleve. >> reporter: how are you doing? well, the democrats have shown a lot of love to philadelphia. so they're brink that across the river, here, to camden, for this special concert, camden rising. now, this is really the pre-party before the party has an except stance speech by hillary clint

on "meet the press", charles ramsey said we're at a very critical point in our country's history. >> you've got too many people with this extreme rhetoric, and that is just not good for anybody. we need to come together. we need thoughtful people to sit down and engage in but actually come up with solutions, not just finger pointing and playing the blame game. that's not helpful to anybody at all. >> ramsey currently chairs president obama's task force on community policing. >>> and emotional church services this morning all over dallas. services at the potters house megachurch became a conversation about race relations and reconciliati reconciliation. erica gonzalez was there. >> reporter: inside the potters house sunday service was more of a town hall. bishop t.d. jakes addressing the heart hurt of his dallas community. >> i know this has been a challenging week. our faith has been tested. our love has been tested. >> on the screen, pictures of all the lives lost this week from louisiana to minneapolis and dallas. onstage, a spotlight tribute to the fallen blue. a standing ovation

and charles ramsey will speak at the convention as well as an nypd detective who served during 9/11. >>> it's 5:37 right now. neighbors in south philadelphia are preparing for the dnc a community meeting last night addressed some of the issues that people will face while the convention is happening right in their backyard at the wells fargo center. city councilman kenyatta johnson was answering questions about parking and protest routes. johnson said he expects minimal disturbances to everyday life during the convention next week. >>> and you may see more congestion, speaking of congestion, on the delaware memorial bridge when the dnc comes to town. that's because truck drivers will be diverted to that bridge and other alternate routes. beginning on saturday, the secret service will ban truck weighing over five tons traveling on i-95 from 76 to the vine street expressway in philadelphia. some are worried about the extra cost taking the delaware memorial bridge because of the toll. >>> it's 5:38 on a thursday morning. we have breaking news on next month's olympic games in rio. russia

by the way, one of them that i found fascinating was former commissioner charles ramsey, he said -- ied him about this issue. it seems if big city police departments are making changes and the smaller ones aren't, we need fewer police departments. the smaller ones, where training is uneven, that's all, it's uneven, there's too many forces that you need bigger, more professionalized forces. >> i thought that was an interesting point to make because it's something y it doesn't mean less police. less individual departments which could help streamline things. >> i think they are all trying to figure out how to deal with these issues on these one-on-one bases. they have got the body cameras now. >> you have to have a higher baseline and the thing is that big departments have a high baseline. the idea that if you can't get a job as a police officer in a big city and yet you go right next door and you can get it? why is it? should there be two standards? should there be one standard? >> that's going to be an interesting take. chuck talking about how we can move forward from this and hopefull

. >> former philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey was among those who attended. also there the governor of louisiana and the mayor of st. paul, minnesota, both dealing with police involved shootings. meantime on capitol hill several senators have introduced 9 back the blue act making it a federal crime to kill or target law enforcement officers. >> the process of laying to rest the five officers killed in last week's police ambush in dallas will continue through the next few days after family and friends attended services for three of the five yesterday. ♪ bagpipes laid for dallas police officer lorne ahrens, a father of two. services were also held for dallas sergeant michael smith, a 28-year department veteran who served seven years in the arm. and dallas rapid transit officer brent thompson, a former marine left behind six children and a wife of just two weeks. >> we will not, we cannot, we shall not let the act of a coward break us. i'm asking you all, continue on, press on. he has your six. >> dallas police officer michael krol's funeral is set for friday. o

former philadelphia commissioner charles ramsey, police commissioner ramsey will be a guest speaker during tonight's convention. we were told last week, they were unhappy no families of fallen officers are speaking here at the dnc. that's not just speeches tonight. lenny kravitz will take the stage tonight in primetime and perform the song "let love rule." also, our team of digital journalists is working right now on stories for the nbc 10 app. take a look at challenge coins. officers swapped them during the big events like the visit of the pope, now here at the dnc. live streams of all the speeches tonight on the nbc 10 app. in about five minutes, we'll take you up in a helicopter to give you a look at security from above here at the dnc. jacqueline, let's send it back to you in the studio for now. >> that will be something to see. i think philly spent more than $40 million, they received that from the federal government to pay for security costs. >> see you in a bit. >> we look forward to that. >>> there was flooding at the jersey shore this afternoon. sky force 10 flew over this city in

and the mothers movement group support michael brown and eric garner and charles ramsey is also set to speak at the convenience next week as well. and when the political world comes to philadelphia next week there are a lot of things to do. maybe a resident or tourist, or delegate, can you take part in political fest. sites that focus on history and politics. gray hall is live with more on that. >> reporter: hi rick, as you know the clock is ticking and the political fest will get underway tomorrow. the convention sent ser one of many spots people can tour, when they come they are in for a treat. take a look behind me they can see this right here. this replica of an air force one fuselage, this plane carried president jfk to ronald reagan. >> one of the big events put on by the host committee is political fest that kicks off this friday. >> the way the people of the greater philadelphia area can access the convention, they can't get into the building because the tickets are long gone but you can learn about our political process and learn about our country. >> the cultural and politica

on nbc's meet the press, charles ramsey said police and roe testers need to choose their words and their actions wisely. >>> we have to keep pushing forward if we want to see the kind of change we need to bring these two sides together. >> last night's protest was smaller and less tense than the one on saturday when demonstrators taunted the police with insults. >> a unity service in montgomery county had an upbeat tune to it yesterday. the police department was invited to the lamont ame church in elkins park for their service. church leaders are hoping services like this one will help ease tensions between police and the community. >>> it is 4:34. as dallas remembers the five officers murdered, we are hearing firsthand accounts from people who survived. >> he said he has a gun, run. my kids started running. >> hear how this woman recounts how she and her children survived the gun fire. >> also ahead, stopping trump. we are now a week away from m the convention. new details are emerging about plans to reign in donald trump. >>> good morning. i'm jessica boyington. >>> no problems or dela

. >> coming up at 5:30, we'll tell you what former police commissioner, charles ramsey, is saying about the protest and how things can be improved on both side. reporting live, i'm pamela osborne nbc 10 news >>> now, to the tragedy in dallas. investigators looking into the sniper murders say the ambush attacks could have been worse based on what they now know about the gunman. they say that micah johnson practiced setting off explosives and talked about using roadside bombs. they revealed he scrawled the letters r.b. in his own blood on the walls of the parking garage. investigators are trying to figure out what that stands for. >> this was a person well prepared, thinking ahead, talking about shoot and move tactics. that's important. we had on-the-scene information from witnesses about shooting from difference places. >> detectives found a personal arsenal at the home johnson shared with his mother. neighbors say he practiced combat drills in his backyard. >> two children are in the hospital after they were hit by a car while riding their bikes in montgomery county. sky 410 is ov m 10

hers what charles ramsey told chuck todd during a phone interview. >> these are extraordinary circumstances right now and there's no time to have a debate in congress or anywhere else. i mean somebody's got to take action. i think that's the appropriate action in this case. and why do you need to walk around with an assault rifle swung over your shoulder or a pistol on your side if you're not a law enforcement officer in light of what's going on especially in the event zones of either convention? >> governkasich says he isn't he power to suspend laws arbitrarily. tracy davidson reports all morning long for us and then jim rosenfield and lauren mayk tip througho continue throughout the day. >>> one week from today, philadelphia will be in the national spotlight for the start of the democratic national convention national convention. security plans for the upcoming convention are already having an impact on local residents. starting next sunday, no, paing will be allowed along the broad street median for the duration of the convention and that means many south tiphilly residents wl have to fi

it's a measure former philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey supports. and here's what he told "meet the press" modded rate tore chuk todd over the phone. >> these are extraordinary circumstances. and there is no time to have a debate in congress or somebody else. somebody hal to take action and i think that's the appropriate action in this case. and why do you need to walk away with an assault rifle thrown over your shoulder or pistol on your side if you're not a law enforcement officer in light of what is going on especially in the event zones of either convention. >> governor kasich, though, says ohio governors don't have the power to arbitrarily suspend laws. and we'll continue live coverage from cleveland all throughout the rnc this week here on nbc 10 and on the nbc 10 app. and look for our live shows each night of the convention beginning at 7:00 p.m. >>> one week from today, philadelphia will be in the national spotlight with the start of the democratic national convention. security plans for the upcoming convention are already having an affect o

former philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey will also speak earlier in the program. >>> comingll clinton versus trump, the former president attacks the republican nominee. we'll see you at 5:00 a.m. tam. >> all right, matt, we'll check in with you shortly. >>> and also happening today, clinton's opponent gop nominee donald trump will be speaking at lackawanna college in scranton, pennsylvania. yesterday the republican nominee spoke at the vetted rages of foreign wars convention in north carolina trump is knocking the democrats noting on their convention opening night on monday not one of the dozens of speakers mentioned the threat of isis and trump went a step further blaming democrats for the creation of the terror group. >> you didn't hear it. they don't want to talk about it. because in a very true way they really established isis because of weakness. >> pennsylvania is just one campaign stop on trump's schedule for today. he will also appear at events in florida and ohio. >> your time now 4:39. philadelphia's reading terminal market played host to one of the hottest tickets

officials with the dnc office said former police commissioner charles ramsey will speak at the convention. as well as an nypd detective who served during 9/11. >>> neighbors in south philadelphia are preparing for the dnc. a community meeting was held to address the inveeconveniences people will face while the dnc is in their backyard. johnson said he expects minimal disturbances to everyday life next week. >>> now to a developing story in montgomery county. skyforce 10 was over the schuylkill area where police say a person involved in a car crash ran from officers and jumped in the river. divers searched the area and have not told us whether or not they found the person. >>> it's 4:48. happening today, the city of baton rouge, louisiana, will hold a public memorial for the three officers who were killed in sunday's ambush. federal, state and local officials are expected to attend the nondenominational service. the funerals for deputy brad is garafola will be held sunday and monday, montrel jackson will be laid to rest. >>> a town hall meeting called police station and community together

. >> clinton campaign says charles ramsey is set to speak and we have learned joe sweeney a former nypd detective who rescued people, during 9/11 will speak. >>> thousands helping philadelphia get ready for the dnc host committee is throwing a big bash tonight at penns landing. volunteer appreciation party will include remarks from local leaders and live entertainment, it takes place, great plaza on south columbus boulevard. >>> well, it is all hand on deck at philadelphia hospitals and emergency operations center. they are gearing up for the dnc and their biggest health concern is the hot weather, expected next week. we have lots of protesters expect on the streets there is risk of many of them becoming dehydrated, tents and water will be made available on broad street. >>> as dnc in philadelphia gets close delegates aren't only ones filled with anticipation. >> local business owners hope 50,000 expect visitors to translate in big money. several shops tell "eyewitness news" they will be offering special items and promotion toss attract customers. talk of the town, south philadelphia a