moving the traffic cam here to the ben franklin bridge mid-span, the ben franklin is in good shape. as well as the other area bridges. and if you are taking the ben franklin bridge to the atlantic city expressway westbound, we had accident right at the international airport there. but since cleared. and we're good to go. moving the traffic cam one more time, this is mid-county tolls of the pa turnpike, headed to the poconos, take advantage of the man-made snow up there, and the colder temperatures, you shouldn't have any delays so far on the pa turnpike or the northeast extension. and that is the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center. i'm ann evans, rahel, back to you. >> thank you, ann. kit never san jose california is recovering after a horrible case of animal abuse. it had been dyed a rather strange color, as john ramos tells us, that wasn't the worse of the cat's problems. >> reporter: nine lives foundation health nerve redwood city cares foray buys dollars and neglected cats, like blue abandoned with a broken leg. but it is the latest patient here that has everyone seeing red. o

ben franklin and james franklin father, josiah was one of the biggest critics of them. josiah was not a wealthy man, he man, he had a very humble trade but largely because of his involvement in the church and because of his own native intelligence and ability, he had managed to climb socially so that he included some of the most powerful men in boston among his circle of friends. samuel seewald was a regular visitor and he was arguably one of the most, maybe the most esteemed person in all of massachusetts. so josiah franklin was not happy about the drowning ballad. but decapitating a pirate and writing about that was something else. he called benjamin to his home, he told him basically if you continue doing this you will be ruined, your life will be worthless. he did not tell him to stop but the gist of it was that he should stop doing this. since james franklin owed his father all the money that he had not been able to pay back in terms of the money he needed to start the business, he was obligated to honor his father's wishes. so that ended the only real money making

>> and the liberties that ben franklin yearn for will vanish but the general is soar sorely mistaken.me. >> for more revealing stories on these and other patriots featured in "legends & lies" purchase the companion book available at billo'reilly.com and bookstores nationwide. cartels, militias, terrorist groups. they all need a place to park their cash and cherna is their dirty little piggy bank. we're going to insert into the country while nobody is looking. we're going to steal their money, sir? no, we are going to destroy it. we're going to finish this mission. anything we find is ours. do you want to trust a bunch of black water marks? i mean the rush, i've never felt anything like it. if we stay here we're going to die. then we die. test test test test test. >> as benjamin franklin and the >>> as benjamin franklin and the continental congress rush to create a unified american army, the battle at bunker hill is about to erupt. across the river british commander thomas gage watches as general william howe drives his troops toward the cloolonial frt line. >> the americans fortify th

>> there's ben franklin and ben simmons and big ben in england and there's the ben franklin bridge, that pink sunset coming up looking through sky6 live hd. >> reporter: it's sunrise. >> i was going to say hat trick, but then you said big ben. >> reporter: we're looking outside live, looking good in most of the areas. we're talking about rain in southern new jersey and delaware in spots. we're looking at 309, but no problems on 309 or the pennsylvania turnpike, few you're coming from perkisie or ambler, the rides -- ride is looking good. ben franklin bridge traffic is moving nicely, westbound traffic coming into the city not seeing much of a problem yet. all lanes are open heading toward center city you'll not see a delay on the ben. we'll likely in the afternoon, we've been so backed up in new jersey, that's been causing backups on the ben franklin bridge. 42 northbound, coming in from deptford or turnersville no delays. we'll see extra volume southbound later as people head to the shore. it will be a great weekend for that. if you're heading down the shore or there right now. that's on

all the way from aramingo down towards the vine and the ben franklin bridge. you're just crawling along so really big delays coming in with that as well. other accidents around the area, like this one on route 29 at atwater drive, this is in east whiteland township in chester county. two vehicles involved with that accident. and also on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound near henderson road an accident there. i just got off the phone with state police in buena vista talking about an accident on harding highway involving a motorcycle here. there were two occupants, two different medevac helicopters coming to the scene right now shutting down harding highway. that's route 40 in area creating big problems in buena vista so we're getting more details coming in on that accident but a lot of horrible accidents out there this morning. 71 degrees, no weather related problems even with all these accidents out there that are causing the problems. it is going to be very warm today, a high of 89 degrees butter not terribly humid. matt and erin. >> thanks so much karen. >

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo live on the ben franklin parkway, with one of the biggest events of all. jan, good morning. >> joe, brooke, good morning, and happy fourth of july. there are so many things to do all across center city philadelphia today, and you know what, there is no better place to celebrate the fourth every july than right here in america's birth place. you can see behind me, this morning, the stage is set, everything is ready to go for tonight's free concert, and big fireworks show here on ben franklin mark way, and eakin's oval. i have a feeling a lot of people won't let any rain get in their way. great way to cap off your extended weekend of celebration than with patriots i can music and a spectacular fireworks show. but before that spectacle, there are number of patriots i can events in center city philadelphia. from ten to 11:00 this morning, the celebration of freedom ceremony at independence hall, that kicks off the days events, with music and read willing of the declaration of independence by leslie odom, jr. from the hit musical hamilton. from 11:00 to

so now soon after joining james in the printing house ben franklin had his spirit broken. the fact his father was looking for another job and was going to let him out of the power shop reflects how bad benjamin franklin felt at that point. he was depressed, really depressed. now he was reborn. he was in his element. businesswise, not so much. josiah franklin was right. boston did not even other printer. after the franklin brothers opened their printing shop a young man named samuel newland was not just any young man but the nephew established successful printer in new england basically ran a printing dynasty, opened the printing house across the island and that was something. now it was a certainty that if there were any drips and drabs of printing the wasn't already picked up another printer that was going to go to samuel neil and not james franklin and benjamin. that left the brothers almost the moment they opened their shop within a month. in a fairly desperate situation. james found he had to do two things he never thought he would have to do coming back from england. p

right now we have an accident scene around the ben franklin parkway. an accident scene on the off ramp, completely blocking the ramp right now. you'll be diverted around that. that's headed westbound. towards the schuylkill expressway on the vine, you might see and run into some possible delays. again, that ramp is closed there as well. no problems heading eastbound and that construction is not what we're dealing with this morning. hatfield township, watch for a water main break on welsh road and squirrel lane. and more construction with a ramp closure as well, the 42 northbound ramp to 295 northbound is closed this morning. >>> right now a portion of a philadelphia street is closed as police keep a close watch on a chemical leak at a warehouse. >> there is concerns that leaking substance could burn. nbc 10's pamela osborne is live in the the scene in kensington. what can you tell us this morning? >> there's a very noticeable odor here. as soon as we turned on g street we were able to smell it. take a look. g street is closed between erie and venango s

>> and the liberty that ben franklin and his fellow patriots yearned for will vanish with them. taken. [ gunshot ] >> [ screams ] >> the only answer now is to declare our independence. >> america is at war, dr. franklin. >> welcome home. >> for more revealing stories on these and other patriots featured in "legends and lies," purchase the companion book, available at billoreilly.com and book stores nationwide. what's it like to be in good hands? man, it's like pure power at your finger tips. like the power to earn allstate reward points, every time i drive. ...want my number? and cash back for driving safe. and the power to automatically find your car... i see you car! and i got the power to know who's coming and when if i break down. ...you must be gerry. hey... in means getting more from your car insurance with the all-powerful drivewise app. it's good to be in, good hands. . . >> as benjamin franklin and the continental congress rush to create a unified american army, the battle of bunker hill... [ cannonball whooshing ] ...is about to erupt. from across the river, british com

monique braxton is live on ben franklin parkway to fill us in on what's ahead. monique? >> reporter: hey, rosemary, the philadelphia half marathon kicks off in about two hours. i can tell you security is extremely tight. we went through our own security sweep for our truck and other equipment. everyone is being searched. one of the private security firms told us they're monitoring social media. so far there have been no specific threats. they're advising runners to arrive early for start of the race. they say it will not be delayed due to lines at security check points. so take a look in case you missed it last year, this is what the streets of philadelphia will look like when runners embark on the 23rd annual race along ben franklin parkway and through the city streets. they estimate 60,000 spec at a timers ors are in the marathon race weekend. here's the half marathon course. goes through center city, past liberty bell and historic city hall, back through china town toward most of fair mount park in this area and to the finish line. spectators can watch that race in de

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we will move the traffic cam to much more pleasant picture of the ben franklin parkway.nklin parkway is closed outbound and inbound in the inner drive, between art museum circle and 20th street through welcome america festival preparations for tomorrow night's concert and great fire works happening here. we will move the traffic cam within more time to the ben franklin bridge, shore bound no delays, 42 looks good, so does 55. no problems on the ac expressway or parkway. that is latest from the traffic center, i'm ann evans now rahel back to you. >>> very good reminder there. >>> would you call your child a dare devil? if so a local camp is letting them test their aerial skills this summer. "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen shows us what it takes to be part of the circus. >> reporter: this summer a cam many promises to focus on clowning around. the philadelphia school of circus arts in germantown is opened to all ages, and promotes firer points of performing. >> this is with the the year 2,000. i started off with adults actually. now we have grown to the point where w

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>> and the liberty that ben franklin and his fellow patriots yearned for will vanish with them. [ gunshot ] >> [ screams ] >> the only answer now is to declare our independence. >> america is at war, dr. franklin. >> welcome home. >> for more revealing stories on these and other patriots featured in "legends and lies," purchase the companion book, available at billoreilly.com and book stores nationwide. with advil liqui-gels, you'll ask what body aches? what knee pain? what sore elbow? what joint pain? advil liqui-gels are so fast, they make pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer than advil liqui-gels the world's #1 choice what pain? advil. is happening now at red lobster. summerfest and if you love lobster and shrimp, ...check out all these new entrees. like new coastal lobster and shrimp... ...with summer ale barbeque sauce, ...and new lobster and shrimp overboard. overboard? nah, ...it's just right. so hurry in. >> as benjamin franklin and the continental congress rush to create a unified american army, the battle of bunker hill... [ cannonball whooshing

we will move traffic cam to the ben franklin parkway, ben franklin parkway has honor of being closedday, inner drive closed for philadelphia international cycling classic, classic starts at 8:00 this morning but i will run down closures. not only is inner drive closed of the parkway martin luther king drive shut down between ben franklin parkway and falls bridge along with kelly drive between art museum circle and lincoln drive. main street between ridge avenue and green lane, crescent street and pitchin street. poplar street between boat house road and ridge avenue and city avenue you and herman street. bunch of closures there we will move ben franklin bridge, there you go, ben franklin bridge is in fine shape but if you are taking it to atlantic city, the atlantic city expressway westbound near atlantic city welcome center, left lane closed due to road construction and there are delays n delays the on the garden state parkway. that is latest from the cbs-3 traffic center, i'm ann evans now rahel back to you. >> thank you, lot of closures to be aware of this morning. thank you. >>>

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runners making their way to the finish line of ben franklin parkway.he philadelphia half marathon kicked off race weekend in the city. nbc10's monique braxton is live on the parkway next to the action. looks like a lot of runners finished up, monique. >> reporter: yeah, rosemary, an exciting couple of hours. we are watching the last wave of runners coming back to the finish line. this is some of the 30,000 estimated to be participating this weekend. security is extremely tight. barricades up, police on bikes, foot, horseback. everyone entering the perimeter is being searched. one of the private firms told us they are monitoring social media regarding the race. so far there have been no specific threats. this half marathon goes through center city to china town, past the liberty bell and historic city hall before heading back through mlk and to the finish line. we spoke to a runner a first timer. >> i have been doing ten mile runs on weekends for years so i feel prepared. >> this is it. >> yeah. >> the starting point. >> yeah. >> reporter: and the rothm

like a good deal but they were practically strangers as franklin had been away almost all of ben franklin'slife and didn't know each other very well but it was the best deal either could get so james franklin in benjamin went into business directly across from the town prison and by the way if he started the old state house and look at a plaque on the building you will see when they have their printing house it is gone but it marks the spot. after two years of dreary work he was in his element surrounded by books and pamphlets and materials and setting type and doing things that were natural but there was more to it his brother was no slouch as a thinker or writer and more important aid dash for other young men like yourself who were tired of the extreme religious oppression nearly every day they ever drop by the printing house to talk politics and philosophy of course, benjamin could not participate but he was soaking it in. but these were his teachers that he did not get when his father pulled him out of school if you read the autobiography franklin talks about his self education he taugh

i want to show you this picture of the ben franklin bridge.ight now you can see the heavy traffic westbound this is because of traffic lights that aren't working. this happened in the past 20 minutes. quickly you see the jam how the here. we have a good five minute delay on the ben franklin bridge. the traffic lights are not working at the end of the bridge near 8th and vine that's causing problems spilling out on the ben franklin bridge. let's look we weather conditions for you. visibility has been an issue in spots, lancaster, 3-mile visibility. millville, 4-mile visibility. overall we're seeing lots of clouds, kind of damp and dreary and cool. we're in the 40s right now and staying in the 50s today with some of the showers on and off, tam. >>> thank you, karen. >>> the uptown theater in north philadelphia is hosting a memorial tribute to prince tonight. fans are encouraged to bring purple candle and light them. investigators are zeroing in on medication and whether it was prescribed. prescription drugs were found in his home and on his plan

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo live along the ben franklin parkway where thousands will turn out for one every them, hey, jan, good morning. >> brooke, joe, good morning. hey, our sunrise is not too shabby hire in center city ear. little pink and blue, peaking out through the art new see thumb morning, that's right, long and extend dollars holiday weekends, will all come to close right here on the ben franklin parkway at eakin's oval tonight with big celebration, with a concert, and of course, that fireworks show, and i know those party goers aren't going to let a little rain get in the way. uncle see, behind me this morning, the stage is set. the act will soon be getting ready. all we now now are few thousand people ready to celebrate the fourth every july. now the concert here on eakin's oval starts at 5:00 p.m. tonight. will feature act including leslie oath em junior from the hit musical hamilton, brotherly love, the o.j.'s, the philly pops, and many, many more. after the concert is the fantastic fireworks show, this year, that start at 10:00. it will be a fitting way to

this i mentioned, he says, for the the sake of other parents. >> the odds are if ben franklin had given his son that vaccine, his life would have been saved. >> reporter: and millions have been because of franklin's pleas to the work of those since. the founders focused on health was at center of the 310th birthday celebration. he helped establish pennsylvania hospital, during a free stint as a vegetarian he brought tofu to america and lived to a once unheard of age of 84. >> he never must trusted the institutional church, but i would like to say we got him in the end. >> reporter: franklin's jovial spirit is woven in the city, firing stairs by children and halloween costumes for a certain news reporter and her friend. never forgetting the lie racials that he was so proud to even eye. ben franklin had this worth, and whims i about him unshared by many of his peers. so to that we say... >> happy birthday, ben. >> 310 years and counting. >> reporter: reporting from olde city, alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> today ises the day doctor martin lieutenant are king, junior was

we move traffic cam from this busy site here on the ben franklin parkway, to the ben franklin bridge.delays or problems on the ben franklin, or the other area bridges, if you are headed to the shore, doing fine on 42, 55, the a.c. expressway and the garden state parkway. that's the latest from the cbs-3 traffic sentiment i'm eye ever answer, "eyewitness news" will be right back on th most new wealth flows it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is powered by millions of small contributions. people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message. join us for real change. >> i thought you said yesterday you weren't coming in, it was so boring that i could do the forecasty? mean, i was all ready, all prepared. >> well, bring it on. next weekends, you want to do it? it is all yours you're right there is forecast is boring for a meteorologist. that's

live for us on the ben franklin parkway in center city.first alert meteorologist bill henley is tracking hermine and his updated forecast is just a few minutes away. be sure you have the nbc 10 app downloaded so youç can track hermine's impact on our weather this l this labor day weekend. with the nbc 10 app you'll get weather alerts sent straight to yo your smartphone or tablet. >>> this morning, an image making the rounds on social media is creating controversy for philadelphia police and for the mayor. >> the image shows a philly police officer with a tattoo that says fatherland. a reference that many people believe is a symbol of nazi germany. there's no policy in place banning philly officers from having visible tattoos. however, yesterday the force issued this statement, saying, quote, the department does not condone anything that can be interpreted as offensive, hateful or discriminatory in any form. this is a sensitive topic for both the citizens that we serve as well as the officers providing service to the public. >> it's being

live look right now, at the ben franklin parkway.urse, a lot of closures going on, because of the parade. wind blowing little bit. i don't anticipate gusty winds to impact those balloons. so taking a shot right there at some of the closures taking place. in the meantime, we have some other details to kind of get you around, the thanksgiving day parade. closures on the ben franklin parkway, jfk boulevard, kelly, mlk drive, along with the art museum circle. >> meantime, we do have some other report, with the traffic on this turkey day, as far as the impact across the area, of course, that parade will be going on later on this morning, into the early afternoon, so watch out for some of those delays, center city, spring garden, both directions, between 76, it will be blocked off, and 20th street, between market street and also the ben franklin parkway. and detours on those septa bus routes. i'll have weather in 15 seconds. >> mostly cloudy skies, sprinkle, rainfall off to the west, will continue to head in our direction during the day to

the ben franklin bridge shutting down on sunday 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.e to stick to the walt, dave. >> reporter: one more day, karen of excessive heat and humidity. we have air quality issues, new jersey officials concerned about this, i would let everyone know people with heart and lung issues, and seniors. limit your outdoor exposure from noon to 6:00 p.m. today it will feel like the upper 90s but things get better over the weekend. >> that's it for us, of course we're back in 30 with updates. for karen rogers, nydia han, matt o'donnell, david murphy, i'm tamala edwards. get your weekend off to a great start. 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. blinds to go's annual storewide sale going on now.r at buy one, get one at half price. hundreds of styles and colors. every item through the store. buy one get one at half price. that's something to celebrate! blinds to go. blinds for l

just to go through the stories about ben franklin and try to draw the lessons from them. i thought about making it "here's 12 things you need to know of benjamin franklin," but when i was growing up, i had a mentor who said you know, there are two types of people that come out of louisiana -- preachers and storytellers," and he said, "by god, be a storyteller, the world has too many preachers," and it is a -- the best way to get lessons across anyway. as you may know, benjamin franklin was born in boston, the 10th sunday of a puritan immigrant. and as the son of a puritan immigrant he was going to be his , father's tithe to the lord. his father was going to send him to harvard to be a minister. that was a long time ago, when harvard knew how to train ministers and not hedge fund managers. but benjamin franklin was not exactly cut of the cloth. at one point, they were salting away the provisions for the winter at his father's house, and he said to his father, "how about if i say grace over them right now, and we can get it done with once and for all for the entire year?" [l

ben franklin bridge is in great shape with in delays. that is latest from the cbs-3 traffic center, rahel, back to you. >>> when some philadelphia student return to class tomorrow morning, some things may look a little different. csx employees spruced up cook wissohickon elementary school. they planted trees, painted the hallways and cafeteria it was chosen as one of five across the country for this years csx service day. >>> st. mary's is a parochial school hosted tenth annual hodown on locust. it included square dancing, hey ride and spooky boutique salon. for the first time there was a petting zoo, including goats, bunnies, and even a cow. >>> there very cool. >>> here's more what you will see on "eyewitness news" this morning, getting tougher on tobacco how philadelphia plans to change rules to discourage people from ligate up and where they plan to change them. >>> and new mural strikes a cord with philly's music history when "eyewitness news" pat toomey and donald trump: they're just wrong for the women of pennsylvania. "new fallou

on to the ben franklin parkway looking at the sea of people there ben franklin parkway westbound is shut down between logan square and art museum circle what you are looking at now and martin luther king drive shut down between parkway and falls bridge. that is latest from the cbs-3 traffic center i'm ann evans now rahel back to you. >>> princess charlotte gets and early birthday gift her very own flower. a flower company created this new bloom made for young princess looking beautiful there. they even delivered a bouquet of the flowers to the royal couple shortry after charlotte's birth. they are pink with green tips. the young princess turns one years old next month and percentage of the proceed from each sale of charlotte's flower will be donated to a children's charity. >>> and on the cbs-3 healthwatch celebrating the beauty and power of women who served in the military with a special competition. the winner gets a crown but this isn't traditional beauty pageant. health reporter stephanie stahl introduces us to a local contestant for miss veteran america. >> reporter: twenty-nine yea

we are standing just outside the ben franklin parkway.s you can see, there are blocks and blocks of fencing. lucky for you, though, we're taking you behind the scenes where most cameras can't go. music greets our ears off the main stage as we navigate the elaborate setup. what was once a heavily traveled parkway is now an adult fun zone. made in america, made in philadelphia. four other stages, stands and even carnival rides. this ferris wheel, basking in the glory of the skyline, one that will likely be dark gray as hermine approaches. some concert-goers are going, others? >> i don't care, i'm still going to be out there. >> reporter: a poncho, umbrella? >> nothing. no plans, just embracing the moment. >> reporter: luckily, sasha's in good company. are you worried about the rain? >> no. >> reporter: so no poncho, no umbrella? >> nope. i've done it before. and i'm ready to do it again. >> reporter: and so is philly. while traffic on the ben franklin parkway or near it is a mess, they're going to make the best of it. >> you have to go this

but we do believe, as anita, who is on the board of the ben franklin house, can attest, that it was a wise investment and dr. franklin would thank you. i'm going to talk tonight about franklin, talk about his relevance today as well as an innovator, but i'm going to do it, if you don't mind, just as story-telling, just to go through the stories about ben franklin and try to draw the lessons from them. i had thought about making it here's 12 things you need to know from benjamin franklin, but when i was growing up, i had a mentor who said that two types of people come out of louisiana, preachers and storytellers. and he said, for god's sake, be a storyteller, the world has too many preachers, and it's the best way to get the lessons across anyway. as you probably know, benjamin franklin was born in boston. edit the tenth son of a puritan immigrant. and as the tenth son of a puritan he was going to be his father's tithe to the lord. his father was going to send him to harvard to study to become a minister. that was a long time ago, back when harvard knew how to train ministers more than

we begin with nbc 10's brandon hodgson live along the ben franklin parkway where thousands of peoplea welcome america. you had a great spot there too, brandon. >> hey, keith, this is what the aftermath of america's birthday party looks like. you can see behind me and see what the parkway looks like behind me. very empty. but there are street department crews. the street sweeper rolled through. then gates that need to be picked up as well as trash that needs to be thrown away or recycled. despite the rain a lot of people did not let that stop them from celebrating their independence day. the rain didn't dampen the spirits of the thousands who came for the wawa welcome america concert on the ben franklin parkway. of the people who stayed, they tried to stay dry. like the jawahar family who bought ponchos from a vendor. >> we're from delaware, and the fireworks were canceled when we were there because of the weather. >> reporter: others had umbrellas like chrissy brown and her friends. >> my mom told me to bring it. she knew it was good. >> i don't like the rain but i'm still having fun

. >>> if you've ever been too old -- to old city chances you've walked by ben franklin grave and manies toed a penny on it. founding fathers resting place needed some help and just got from it names you'll recognize. sean. >> brian dawkins always had a special connection with the philadelphia fans. see why he almost started crying while talking about this love for this city. that's coming up later in sports. have you done anything out of the ordinary recently? we bought a new washer and dryer from the home improvement store. i'm afraid you're suffering from fobo. fobo? fobo. fobo... fear of better options. cure fobo with black friday savings now at hhgregg. get up to 40% off storewide. plus 24-months special financing. and free delivery. all with our low price guarantee. appliances. electronics. furniture. hhgregg ♪ >>> it's a mandatory stop on any tour of philadelphia's old city district. you may have even tossed a penny on it but after so many years, ben franklin's grave required more than pennies for badly needed makeover. today one of the country's most influential founding fathers

they descended on ben franklin parkway.s to keep this celebration safe. >> we've been checking on security. any major security issues at this point, ben? >> reporter: at this point, there are no major security threats that the police or office of security management knows about and we've seen police going inside the event on the parkway, and all of the police presence out here as well as the emergency medical crews. if something does happen they are ready. >> benjamin franklin parkway is lined with barrier fencing and scores of police. the families are here to say it celebrates into the festivities. >> we're very patriotic. we love our country. >> paul says he's prepared his kids for anything. >> we've talked to the youngest ones about, you know, if we have a stern voice and say, you know, get down or anything like that so that they know to respond correctly. >> as you know, philly owns 49th. >> announcements from the office of emergency management echo on the parkway and remind everyone to say something if you see somethin

but just so you know that foot walk on the ben franklin bridge closed right now. ft. washington 309 the headlight moving in the northbound direction at the turnpike there is area looking pretty good. just starting to develop more and more headlights and tail light out on the roadways, a while ago, this camera switched around, see under the bridge deck. could you see some of the black ice there. so it is therefore those of you side streets, sidewalks, it is to all can car that i black ice, so be careful. talcony palmyra bridge moment ago coming back down, should be open no, ma'am end tar lip, water main break still active in mat vern, swedesford road closed between church road and phoenixville pike. use the alternate. back to you. >> we are honoring the live and legacy of doctor marts martin league junior today. for many not day off but rather day of service. jan carabeo joining us now at the historic girard college in north philly thousands of volunteers are expected today. jan, good morning. >> erika, good morning, and you know what this martin luther king day of ser

not ben franklin.closenow that he was very to his landlord and his last wenthome to america, she back with him and was at his bedside when he died. was she like a daughter to him? walter: marcia stand up one more time. if you have questions about the house, you should ask her. and the social media, it was odd. he had a common-law marriage with deborah franklin in philadelphia, and a daughter that was wonderful. and a son. but it is odd because he goes to london and he almost replicates having a family. i do not know and i do not pretend to know what type of romantic relationship -- i think he wanted people and a family around him. he has that and probably -- po lly comes over and is with him when he dies. on social media and other things, benjamin franklin believed very strongly that the free flow of ideas and free ideasn -- free spread of would empower people and eventually, in a very raggedy way, lead to more democracy and more liberties. he believed out of 11 papers, there was room for 12. he believ

then as soon as we got here the back up already gone past the ben franklin bridge. so there is jackknife tractor-trailer just part of couple accident, two cars that crash, that's why the fire department responded to save those folks. you see the damage on the second steering wheel part of that long ladder 16, a second steering wheel, called a tiller, and he, one of the five firefighters, that were on that truck, at the time, so we got little good news here. they've got that thing straightened out. apparently no fuel spill, or we would be seeing a lot of the sand we see in the street. things were not rap tiped. we walk out here, give you another look around, give you idea of the clean upgoing on, and maybe good news as the sun is coming up and the rain has cleared up. because the rain is probably the bad culprit in all of this causing probably the initial crash, maybe one of the reasons visibility so bad for this tractor-trailer driver here, but good news here guys. this tractor-trailer shouldn't be here much longer you would think if they've got it straightened out

ben franklin bridge also looking good. dealing with some construct for sure in the new jersey area, route 322 both directions at new jersey turnpike we have roving moving vehicles until 5:00 a.m. that should be lifting any moment now. construction on i-95 north between girard and allegheny we are reduced to one lane wednesday and thursday between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. i will tweet this all out for you as well. we have more construction walt whitman bridge between toll plaza and the vine all lanes block intermittently between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on thursday. this is something you want to pay attention between those driving between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. you will to have use an alternate. ben franklin bridge is your very best bet. we have an accident here disable vehicle the rather 295 southbound at route 42 freeway. right lane is block right now and also a little bit more, down trees in campbell lane, tree limb into wires. make net of that. it ace lieutenant have information. i will tweet it out for you. brooke, o

the ben franklin bridge looks great, the burlington bristol.re updates when i'm back in the next ten. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> 19 minutes after 5:00. most of the area is dry. there is one exception. a shower quickly moving past harrisburg where there was lots of thunder and lightning. nowç it's heavy downpours in southern berks county and it's quickly moving into northern chester county and western montgomery county. these showers are not going to last all day. we have to deal with it first thing this morning. might see windshield wipers going. you can expect it this morning. this is moving to the east at 30 miles an hour. it's getting ready to move past pottstown and collegeville. most of the day is dry. once those showers are past, the next round of showers not going to get close to us. the next possibility won't come until next week. the temperatures, though, today will soar. with showers and clouds out of the way, the temperatures climb into the middle 90s this afternoon. that's a live view, looking across to delaware in

and the ben franklin, ben franklin bridge moving in the westbound direction, this is one of the safetyly looking pretty good moving in the westbound direction, from jersey, eastbound, we don't even really look over, there because we know that knows not where the traffic s it will build moving in the westbound direction. right now ben franklin bridge looking good. for knows ever those of you on the blue route headed out to the blue route any time soon, headlights in the northbound direction past route one, looking good here, as well, so basically, overall where i am looking, roadways are dry, but start those cars early. let them warm up. erika, back over to you. >> meisha, thank you. historic cumberland county tavern now just pile of rubble after that fire tore through the billing yesterday. all it took was a few hours to destroy more than 230 years of history. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos spoke to some people hit specially hard by that fire. >> the hillcrest tavern stood on this very corner for more than 230 years. now this piece of american history is a pile of rubble. >> i w

this is a shot ben franklin parkway art museum circle, there it is right there. and of course we had made in america all weekends long. so, with that being said, take a look at this, ben franklin parkway between the art museum circle and 20th street, re-opening right around 5:00 a.m. then spring garden street, at pennsylvania avenue, that's also re-opening at 5:00 a.m. so a loft closure experiencing all weekend just listing in the next 30 minute hopefully or so, brooke, over to you. >> you know, many people headed down the shore to celebrate the long holiday weekend, despite the threat of hermine. the sun was shining yesterday, but the water remains strictly off limit. patrolling officers made sure people stayed far from the dangerous surf conditions and strong rip currents. even though people couldn't go for a swim, they say they're glad they made the trip. >> we were a little concerned coming down with the storm, but we thought we would give it a try, considering it was the last weekends, it has been absolutely beautiful. >> little by little, the board walk cam

good morning, everyone, looking outside, live look at the ben franklin bridge, looking real nice for those every you coming from jersey. take a look at that, not people out on the ben franklin bridge, that's to be expected specially at this time specially on the fourth of july. boulevard this is what you are looking at here moving in the southbound direction, looking good, quiet, once you jump on the schuylkill, same story here. i want to pull your attention to mt. laurel those every in you and around the area we do have fatal crash this morning 295 northbound, at route 73, all northbound lanes are block, you will have to use an alternate around this investigation area right now. that's route 70 west marlton pike, just make note of. >> this i will be tweeting this out, as well, investigation still underway. >>> also to switch geese here, we do have event closures because of it, outer drive, ben franklin parkway closed both direction between the art museum circle and 20th from 5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. do you have alternates, the vine, girard, market street, probably y

no problems on the ben franklin bridge, we expect delays because it's penn relays. you can see a hint of fog, not a big deal. 6 miles in philadelphia. 3 in reading. 4 in lancaster. not impacting us too much through most of the i-95 corridor. we are dry right now. we were showing those pretty colors that we talked about, but we do have rain on the way if you're heading out, here's a look at storm tracker 6 live 3d this is what the evening commute will look like. that rain moving in, stays cool today, too, tam. >>> a baltimore police officer shot a 13-year-old boy carrying what looked like a gun but turned out to be a replica pistol. the baltimore police commissioner said when two officers identified themselves the boy ran. the officers caught up with the teen and ordered them to drop the gun. when he didn't, one of the officers shot the boy in the leg. the commissioner said there's no reason to believe that the officers acted inappropriately. >>> new this morning, a bird strike damaged the nose of an american airlines plane take a look, you can see the damage. the no

they will walk across the ben franklin bridge and end at city hall. the dnc chairwoman prepares to step down after leaked e-mails reveal that some dnc officials internally showed favoritism toward the clinton campaign. we asked some of the protesters about that. you'll hear more from them at 11:30. >> protesters backing bernie sanders rallied in philadelphia last night. some of those demonstrations were larger than the biggest protests at the republican convention in cleveland last week. you're looking at hundreds marching down broad street in support of bernie sanders last night. police commissioner said all of those demonstrations were peaceful. >>> now, most people won't be able to set foot anywhere near the wells fargo center this week. >> you can still experience the political buzz around town, and one place is the convention center. sydney long is there live. >> reporter: no matter your political party affiliation, this is an awesome display of american politics and history. take a look. this is an exact replica of jfk's air force one. you can g

we are looking at ben franklin parkway as site of the ben franklin's parade.de for the parade. ben franklin parkway is closed between spring garden street and art museum circle. we will move the traffic cam here to i-95 at the platt bridge, and a beautiful sunrise, you can see that and i-95, looks good, and so does the platt bridge, in delays or problems on i-95 this morning. we will move traffic cam to 422, with the trooper and king of prussia area no delays or problems on 422 this morning as you can see, volume starting to pick up. if you are taking mass transit, this morning, airport line has shuttle service between glenside, jenkintown and melrose park section due to construction at jenkintown. that is the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center i'm ann evans new back to you. still ahead on "eyewitness news" springing, forward, start to go day we will gain an hour of light at night, lose an hour of light in the morning. coming up, tips on how to manage the time change. >> it the is heavy to do squats. >> a pretty place for kid and for meisha johnson. find out

ben franklin bridge looks fine. that is latest from the traffic center i'm ann evans now rahel back to you. >>> think you can spot a scam? according to some estimates one in five people lose money to a scam every year with conn artists stealing millions. but the people of likely to fall for a scam may not be who you think. three on your side's jim donovan explains. >> reporter: he throughout he won a million-dollar from publisher's clearinghouse. >> i thought this is great, thank you god, thank you god. >> reporter: when father mike ortiz called to collect his winnings a conn artist told him he had to pay $40,000 in taxes first. he did, soon found out letter was a fake and he was victim of a scam. >> hook, line and sinker i fell. >> reporter: new research from the better business bureau on who gets victimized may surprise you. >> younger people and more educated people to tend to be more likely to lose money to a scam. >> reporter: report looked at 30,000 scam cases, only 11 percent of seniors gave the conn artists

. >>> i-95 the ben franklin bridge, the delaware river we're dealing with snow showers this morning and it will turn to rain later. >>> let's turn to david murphy. he's got the latest in accuweather and karen rogers has what that's doing to the roads, good morning. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan is showing us the first light band of snow is pushing through delaware county and chester county and berks county, as well. south philadelphia beginning to see a little bit of this. not much impact from the first band. temperatures have been cold the last couple of days, it won't take much snow to put a slippery sheen down. it's later in the morning and the afternoon when we expect the pluck of the snow to come in. we have a winter weather advisory that extends until 10:00 p.m. up in lancaster and the poconos. we're not looking at a lot of snow, light accumulations, probably one to two inches in the immediate regions and changeover to rain in the afternoon. in these areas we could have travel difficulties in the afternoon and we with a lot for the changeover. the wide view shows y

let's go to katherine scott, she's live along the ben franklin parkway with more.herine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. a lot of restrictions and detours in the area today ahead of the president's visit and they already started at 6:00 a.m. you can see those barricades are up over there on eakins oval. the lane restrictions began around the curb lanes of the oval at 6:00 a.m. and about a half an hour from now at 7:00 a.m., kelly drive will be detoured inbound fairmount avenue and mlk drive and spring garden traffic will be detoured onto 676. president obama be in philadelphia this afternoon campaigning for hillary clinton. the stage sits on eakins oval and by 9:00 a.m., all roads leading into the oval will be closed. as for the democratic candidate herself, she is temporarily off the campaign trail. she abruptly left a 9/11 ceremony on sunday. the this video her stumbling. she canceled a two day fundraising trip in california as she rests at home. no word yet if she'll attend an event in las vegas tomorrow but she called into a cable network last night saying she'

aerial shot, accident closing down the off ramp to the ben franklin parkway. still having some problems right there. i will take you to the ben franklin bridge, the new jersey side, headed into the city no problems out bound, looks good so far, this early in the game here, then 476 coming out of the toll plaza, no problems headed out on the blue route there, headed southbound, and again, delaware construction, that's 58, that's churchman's road, between there and the delaware service plaza, three lanes, stay blocked until 5:30 this morning. jim, back to you. >> thanks so much, justin. coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news", live with rescue effort after this week's deadly earthquake. also, getting a look at the damage left behind by a deadly quake in myanmar. >> and we have a sneak peak of this weekend's movies, including one on the story of president obama's first date with the first lady. we are back at the top of the hour. for senate, a clear difference. katie mcginty: for background checks, for banning assault weapons, and banning high-capac