. >> as reporter cherri gregg of kyw news radio explains it will be a memorial park. >> reporter: for 53 years this 18-foot bronze monument to 6 million jewish mortars stood loan on ben franklin parkway but no more. this corner of the parkway will be transformed into the philadelphia holocaust memorial plaza, and enhancing north america's first memorial to the jewish holocaust. >> it will be a immersive place of contemplation, unique living classroom dedicated to the teaching and universal lessons of one of the history 's war crime. >> reporter: it will include interactive elements including a tree grove, remembrance wall with an eternal flame as well as a tree nurtured by children and as well as six pillars to symbolize the 6 million killed by the nazis in their collaborators. >> i think it is wonderful full, anything that my people. >> reporter: suzy was 16 in 1944 when she was sent to a concentration cam in auschwitz >> i have gone through the collection of every day, and every moment. >> reporter: she's part of the shrinking number of survivors left to tell the story of the holoca

cherri gregg has more on the student's journal friday north philadelphia to oxford university. >> my story is one of looking at what opportunities have presented itself. >> reporter: at 23 years old h azim hardman's life change forever this weekend when he was named one of the 32rhod escolars. what was your reaction when they say you were going to be a rhod escolar. >> i went through entire range of emotion. >> reporter: it what's motion al because road to oxford began here at 23rd and diamond with the tough decision about mom, gwenn, to falsify their address to get hardman in a better school. >> it was a matter of life and death and that was at temple. >> reporter: that decision was a game changer which sent this eagles fan on a path to becoming a intellectual like his role model cornell west and mark lemont hill. >> through her choice i was able to develop, certain things, that have been informative for me and serves me well in each step of the journey i have been on. >> reporter: after a rough time in high school hardman landed at community college of philadelphia where he excelle

cherri gregg from "kyw news radio" more on his john fry north philadelphia, to oxford university. >>t 23 years old, hard man's live changed forever, when he was named one of 32 road scholars. >> what was the reaction when they said that you were now going to be a road scholar? >> i went to entire road. >> twenty-third and diamond. the tough decision by mom, to false few their address to get hardman in a better school. >> matter of live and death. >> that decision was game changer, would set the eagles path, like his road model else , colonel west and mark lamont hill. >> i was able to develop certain things that have been form for me, served me well in each step of the journey that i've been on. >> is he ex he'd, and later, hear at temple, where he graduated mag in a cup loud, and applied for the road scholarship with a hope. >> now one every ten african-american scholars largest number in any class, thanks to family, his mother, brother, and mentor. >> always supported me everything i've done. what this future professor every education calls major win. >> big win for my whole family

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the group helps women get back it work by providing clothes and other services, cherri gregg from sister station "kyw news radio" the emcee, recognize her? trang do was a model. long time volunteer for the organization, post that photo on twitter, the event held at the merrium critic club in ardmore. both look beautiful. cherry craig and trang do. beautiful cause. very chilly weekends, for sure >> no kidding. and it is still chilly outside we had a winter weather advisory, that's been canceled don't have to worry so much about icing this morning, but you'll get slowed down anyway. i would walk out the door with a umbrella this morning, if it were me, it is still coming down light to moderate, no matter the kind of precipitation, it is still coming down. so you can see at the moment, yes, still pretty wet. on the opposite side of the building i was standing on, overlooking broad and spring garden. again, that sheen is tell tail , as well, going to trip you up with a some poor visibility, since we'll have brighter light flashing in your eyes before the sun comes up from the opposing headli

. >> as cherri gregg from kyw news radio explains some philadelphia city officialsf™n>ith that decision> reporter: first haitian church of the god on chelten avenue held a special service. they are praying that a higher authority changes the decision made by president donald trump >> only thing we can do for him, is just wait. >> reporter: the reverend sees his pastor here where three dogs even of themembers received temporary protective status under the obama administration after 2010 earthquake devastated the island of haiti claiming 200,000 lives. >> things are worse every day. >> reporter: but on monday presid trump ended the protection for haitians giving them 18 months to get out. >> do i take my child back to haiti with me where there is no jobs? do i leave them here with family or friends? or do i stay here illegally and face deportation and arrest. >> reporter: mayor and city officials stood in solidarity with haitians and immigrant community, president trump also ended tps formmigrants udicaragua honduras is nerica. like other haitians who have paid taxes here for years the en