dinner and drinks with me or ben franklin.u pick. >> you. [ laughter ] take that franklin. let's face it they're both great figures of american history and visit philly says there are scores more to debate and argue over maybe over a locally brewed beer. >> it's okay. please go a have beer with bennie. inn greats. you pick yours i got gw burt this time you're dressing up. the hot out there. happy fourth of july. i'm hank and that's my take. ♪ >> poor gang/george washington. ben franklin one of his great quotes in wine there is wisdom there is freedom and in water there is bacteria. >> i like that. [ laughter ] >> speaking of water ocean city, new jersey, no bacteria tow to your fox 29 wet authority if you're spenting any time outdoors drink lots of water bacteria free, please. it's blazing hot out there and it's what, 6:17 right now. >> look at the breeze down the shore that's the good thing. because if you'll be outside watching fireworks you want to be comfortable. kathy orr has got all -- everything that you want to know, i

. >> you're looking live at the ben franklin parkway.orrow night the fireworks show is hours away. >> we have your alasccess vip p. >> reporter: this is what you need to know to plan ahead for the finale of the wa wa welcome america festivities. national pride on display at independence mall with the biggest wa wa welcome america that's still hours away. you'll want to start your day tomorrow with a philly pop, here on the mall for the celebration of freedom ceremony at 10:00 a.m., where hometown icons, boyz ii men will be honored. >> it's nice to see them still performing. >> reporter: as soon as you wrap up at independence mall, head over to the ben franklin parkway, for blocks of free entertainment. then get ready for the july 4th concert and fireworks. i have an all-access pass to wa wa welcome america. and this is where boyz ii men and mary j. blige will be performing. a lot of roads will be closed around independence mall, and the entire bend of the ben franklin parkway will be closed first thing in the morning until july 5th. you'

closed around the ben franklin bridge. traffic off through the vine street expressway and had to go around to get to schuylkill eastbound. for now, starting to let cars through the area. we are seeing pretty big 95 delays. at least getting better there. also watching new jersey transit. river line service is currently suspended due to flooding. a lot of problems with the rain this morning. different closures all morning long. we're again still watching mass transit for you. check back in with the vine and 95 drive time when i come back in five minutes. >> thank you, jessica. >>> young south jersey philly's fan got full major league experience at yesterday's game. >> got a special behind the scenes tour of citizens bank park. courtesy of the umpires. first stop was fully stocked shelf of snacks that the umps eat before each game. then to dugout. the tour was a welcome break from the hospital. >> came into the locker room with us. took a lot of pictures. hung out. see what we do before the game. got to hang out in the philly

this happened overnight here at the ben franklin bridge.estioned by the delaware river port authority. the bridge is opened now but overnight the ben franklin bridge was closed for an hour and a half as all this was going on. this began around 1:00 a.m. police say two men climbed up the center pillar of the ben franklin bridge. their plan was to do some spray painting up there apparently but they got trapped up on the pillar and then they couldn't get down. police teams were called in. they put on harnesses to climb up that pillar and retrieve those two men with their spray paint cans. that bridge by the way is 135 feet above the river. the towers are 382 feet tall. nobody was injured going up or coming back down. those men remain in custody and are being questioned. police haven't said yet what kind of charges or fines they face but this all remains under investigation. we're live near the ben franklin bridge, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> katherine thank you for that. >>> new here on "action news" a man shot 13 times is cling

good morning, happening right now, in philadelphia two people are in police custody after scaling ben franklin bridge, what we're learning this morning about why, they may have gone up there. >>> advocating violence begins police officers. >> anti police messages sprayed up and down one block in our city not the first time what they are trying to do to catch those responsible. >>> also ahead on "good day philadelphia", a new health care cliff hanger the senate set for a key vote today but what will they vote to advance key member with health issues of his own returns home for the showdown. >>> and man, oh man they almost needed a bigger boat would you look at that, how bay colossal catch enormous shark just brought in our neck of the wood. pretty impressive. >> that is a fishing trip. great to have you with us on this tuesday morning. >> fins to the left. >> yes, i'll tell what you a difference 24 hours makes, bob kelly, good morning we will check traffic in a moment. >> feel different out there. >> just a smidge less humid. >> yes, thank you sue. >> we will be grateful for the smidge, then an

. >>> and men climbed to the top of the ben franklin bridge, they had to rescue the men after they got stuck on one of the towers. katherine scott has more on the trespass trespassers. >>. >> reporter: this morning i spoke with john hanson the ceo of the delaware river port authority, he says it was two photographers that were charged for climbing up the south side of the west tower of the ben franklin bridge overnight. their charges include criminal mischief and risking widespread damage. for two executive hours the bridge was closed to traffic while a rescue was underway. the detention system won't off two men were with cables were climbing it along with backpacks. authority authority officers, the philadelphia fire department and philadelphia police department responded but it was the high angle rescue team seen here training in 2013 whod ande men in the tower. >> what a waste of time and money for people. but brave for them to do it. >> from new york and toledo, ohio were charged and that bridge is 135 feet above the river and the towers are tall. >> the embarrassment of having to

. >> i-95 jackknifed tractor-trailer in the southbound lanes by the ben franklin bridge. >>> streets are flood you had creating a mess for the morning commute. karen rogers is off, let's go over to david murphy and matt pellman with weather and traffic, good morning. >> reporter: is it really, though? >> reporter: not really we have a flash flood warning in effect in philadelphia and parts of south jersey and areas of northern delaware, as well. this is where we've had as much as 2 to 4 inches of rain overnight. we have high water on the roads you saw and the traffic cameras. we have a flood watch until 7:00 a.m. or longer, depending on how soon the rain gets out of here. flooding is an issue in urban areas and creeks and streams. we have a blob of rain coming in with scattered showers off to the west. you can see there are heavy showers and thunderstorms pushing east of philadelphia. the rain the heavy stuff is in the process of pushing past philadelphia pretty quickly. remember because we've had two to four inches in spots it will be a while before the rain settles and gets off the

same goes for ben franklin. >>> putting an end to piracy. the way facebook can track down anyone to stop illegal video shares. >>> scaling a bridge to save trespassers. story behind this heart stopping video. >>> 5:09. sparking interest in girls to look into math and science. >>> changing the city skyline in philadelphia. businesses investing the university city. . >>> city leaders say the area has become so popular, extended the district across the river. >> joins us from the neighborhood live with what's luring in the businesses. >> turns out the place to be in philadelphia is not center city anymore. more and more people and companies are choosing to cross the schuylkill river and live here in university city. gone are the days it only housed hospital and university. university city is affordable place to live. a lot of things in terms of events, places to eat. things to see are offered here. >> just a few of the reasons millennials are flocking here. jasmine left her native new york to work and play in philly. >> i think a lot of people

cameras just around the ben franklin bridge. you can see it's directly underneath the bridge right now. watching a jackknifed tractor trailer accident closing down all lanes of the southbound side of 95. right now diverting all traffic off around the vine street expressway. making you get off there. head westbound on the vine street expressway. get on the schuylkill eastbound. move down to south philly that way and hop back on 95. that's going to be your best bet for right now. earlier we did have problems on the schuylkill around 30th street. accident closed instead both directions. now back to normal. please don't worry about those delays also. in new castle delaware watching flooding. might be detoured around the scene there. also in block law, flooding on route 30. around route 47. areas with different areas of heavy rain. that earlier heavy rain seeing flooding and also reports of lane restrictions on 295. i don't see them in this camera here. watch out for it just in case. this is just near the black horse pike. tracey bac

dramatic scene overnight on the ben franklin bridge. traffic was stopped for police to scale the bridge. >> and we're waking to up noticeably cooler weather. it is in the 60s right now. but will it last? today is tuesday, july 25th, good morning, everyone, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. katie is off. matt peterson is back, good morning to you both. >> good morning, guys, happy tuesday. so matt we are working hand-in-hand today little bit because we are waking to up wet roadways, we know evidence by yesterday how busy it was. it will be busy today, even though we don't have as much rain. people still know i was sitting bumper to bumper yesterday. >> trying to avoid the traffic they had yesterday. and like you said, really out there right now, just maybe little bit of light patchy drizzle if we do see anything at all, more after mist that's more after nuisance than actual rain. you see on storm scan3, again, not much happening across the delaware valley. you get few light returns here , there, and that's really about it. but again

moving up towards ben franklin bridge. right here moving through the toll plaza, have to get to the city going to be a good drive for you right now. not a lot of cars on the road. really light day. really focused on parade closures and closures for celebration of fourth of july. clear on the bridges. just approaching the ben franklin bridge: clear of the tacomy palmyra. no scheduled openings for now. watching 422. no big problems or delays. 10 minutes. not really an increase. there might be road work clearing right now, but i didn't see any just a minute ago when i was looking. either way not going to cause you problems westbound to the schuylkill. speeds are still up there. almost into the 50s there. into the 50s on the eastbound side. keep our eye on all the roads for you and update when i come back in ten minutes. >> all the bridges are clear. will the whether be clear today? >> i know the man with the answer. first alert meteorologist bill henley. >> not completely clear, but we'll get our fair share of sunshine. you c

dinner and drinks with me or ben franklin who are you picking. >> you?lin. >> lets face it, they are both great figures of american history and visit philly say their scores more to debate and argue, maybe over a locally brought beer. >> it is okay, please have a beer with been been. ingrates. you pick your, i got gw but this time you are dressing up, it is hot out there. happy fourth of july. that is hank, and that is my take. ♪ sun to the farm ♪ ♪ to the seeds in a row ♪ ♪ goodness begins with the seed that you sow ♪ ♪ plant that oat and watch it grow ♪ ♪ good goes around and around and around ♪ ♪ seed to the oat ♪ to get made to an o ♪ ♪ o from the farm ♪ ♪ straight into your bowl ♪ put in the good and the good will grow ♪ ♪ good goes around and around and around ♪ ♪ good goes around and around... ♪ he is a professional athlete of his own right he set the world record last year eating 70 hot dogs. they win $10,000. so, maybe he will do it again in repeat. we will be right back with more "good day philadelphia" in two minutes. it's been awhile since yo

earlier a truck lost control on the i-95 under the ben franklin bridge just ahead. all somebody traffic is forced over off i-95 on to the westbound side of the vine expressway. people are going to broad street or the eastbound schuylkill expressway stay local, use delaware avenue or columbus boulevard on the numbered streets. i-95 southbound is blocked off at the vine, no traffic is getting through heading toward south philadelphia. montgomery township county line road at stump road east of the 202 parkway there's a downed tree taking out a lane. crash at skippack pike in bluebell. a wreck gravel lane at washington lane. downed tree along perkiomenville road off 63. downed tree in hamilton township. approaching 129 right lane out of commission there. flood zone in northern delaware, old kennett road is blocked. 52 will get you around that. creek road is closed. barley mill the alternate there. govern prince boulevard is blocked because of high water. business 13, market street the alternate there. route 40, pulaski highway, route 73 to the north is the alternate in

past the ben franklin bridge. all lanes currently blocked as we try to get this crash out of the way. northbound is open. end on a good note. see part of the westbound schuylkill closure here. vine street expressway is open. that would be a good way to get through center city if you want to t to bypass that portion of westbound. southbound closure on schuylkill and wn closure on 95. >>> 11-year-old boy the latest victim in a wave of violence. >> neighbors tell us they are fed up. he was in his home when he was wounded in his chest by a stray bullet. part of a burst of gunfire saturday night along township line road. got reaction from neighbors. >> totally shocked when i found out it was him. i was praying so hard. >> he's a great kid. neighborhood kid. all the kids play with him. everybody is concerned. >> so far no arrests in that case. police did make an arrest in another shooting death over the weekend. number of homicide in chester this year stand at 20. double this time last year. >>> new overnight, american

we are live over the ben franklin parkway. look at the crowd. >> i know.d at the wawa welcome america. you can only see it on nbc 10. tim furlong is on the ground with our backstage pass to the excitement. >> reporter: yeah. it's getting exciting. back here you can see a lot of work being done. a lot of road crews here are taking a little break now and getting ready for sound checks. we'll bring you back here backstage all access when nbc 10 comes right back. . >>> it's your backyard barbecue going to be a dry one? and the fireworks forecast. we're watching the storms. i'll break it down for you on this fourth of july next. >>> plus a night of fun ends with a trip to the hospital. you want to hear the warning from this teen before you celebrate the fourth tonight. that's new on nbc 10 news attica. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. visit your volvo dealer today and get up to $4,500 in allowances. ♪ the line for the ice cream truck was a long one today. the tru

of course, the ben franklin bridge closed, it will be closed until 8:00 a.m. this morning, while the riders make their way across the it, the ride raises money for families of fallen first responders and their children. >>> new this morning, a man is hurt by a hit-and-run driver in south philadelphia. the suspect did not get far. the hit-and-run happened at 2:20 a.m. on broad near lumbard. the driver sped off leaving the victim with a head injury and bruises and cuts. a 17 district police officer spotted the suspect's carat 13th and catherine. the driver was arrested and the car with new york license plates was impounded. the victim is in the hospital. >>> haverford county police ae look for a killer. they released a surveillance picture they say is wanted for questioning. it seems the man was targeted for the brutal crime. annie mccormick says investigators have several clues. >> reporter: new images captured on surveillance cameras after 6:00 p.m. investigators want information from this man, seen running northbound up haverford road toward wynnewood. the vi

. >>> a traffic alert, this morning the ben franklin bridge is shutting down for the tour de shore bikee. >> are you ready for football? the eagles are back in the link for a free practice for fans. >> good morning to you on this sunday morning, sky6 live hd giving you a beautiful glimpse of the ben franklin bridge as we start this sunday morning. much different than yesterday, when we had all that rain. >> it is refreshing this morning, after all that rain. you had to grab a jacket. >> reporter: it's freezing, temperatures are in the low to mid 50s, north and west of the city. we've been dealing with all the humidity and all the warm temperatures and the rain, it's comfortably cool right now. north and west, lake harmony is getting out of the 40s, 53 in bethlehem. quakertown, 54. pilots, 54. warminster, 56. newtown, 59. you would think it was september. 57 in glassboro. vineland, 57. ewing 59 and hammonton 58 degrees. here's satellite and radar yesterday's storm continues to work its way out to sea. what will happen high pressure buildings in over the next few days, if you look right s

fox 29's joanne pileggi joins us live now from the ben franklin parkway. hey, lucy. hey, everyone. happy fourth of july. i'll tell you, out here on the parkway, everywhere i look coming down kelly drive, coming off the streets here, coming toward the parkway, people are walking over here. they're walking closer to the stage. again, the big event tonight the wawa welcome america fourth of july fireworks and concert. it's all set to kick off less than an hour from now. the big concert starts at 7:00 o'clock. boyz ii men and the headline

we start with tim furlong on the ben franklin parkway.has the vip pass to the wawa welcome america. things are ramping up there. yeah. there's a couple of clouds coming through that i'm not thrilled about. here is the deal. when it the concert kicks off we had mandy gonzalez from "hamilton" performing out here. warming up awhile ago. this is the view you'll see. can you see some of of the view there? our cable is a little jammed up over there. there is the view. can you imagine. you live in your rock star dream. when you come out here this is the view you'll see locking down the parkway toward city hall and the comcast towers. this is about as good as it gets. the stage will be rocking. this is all set for the philly pops. they're getting ready for sound checks and getting their instruments ready. it you've been here all day and many people have, they've been treated to good music before the concert. they've been pregaming the concert. mandy gonzalez sang five or six songs. she was unbelievable. make sure you're watching nbc 10 if you can

we have sky6 and there is the ben franklin bridge and we are expecting a mix of clouds and sun earlybly sticking with that for most of the day. starting out with a temperature of 77 degrees in philadelphia. some of our outlying suburbs in the 60's. dewpoints at 69. it will probably drop off a little bit as were he he we go through the day. winds are fall currently. they stay light today. as we take a look at satellite and radar you can see a fair amount of clouds around early with some breaks possible. and there are those early showers that look like they're streaking past mostly the poconos, maybe the lehigh valley gets clipped with a little bit of that. 76 degrees by 8 o'clock. and by 10 o'clock, 80 degrees. so very quickly we are seeing those temperatures bump up. by noon 85 and your high today is probably around 99 degrees at 3 o'clock and notice how i am posting the possibility of a spotty thunderstorm later this afternoon and this evening. this is not a washout for your fourth of july but some of are you going to see an isolated pop-up shower or thunderstorm today. high tempera

. >>> after the party comes the clean up, crews spent the night getting ben franklin parkway back to normal, today is wednesday, july 5th, good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. lets check the traffic with meisha and katie with the forecast a lot of people heading back to work. >> welcome back you had fun yesterday ring ago this bell. >> it was a thousand degrees outside, baking in the sun. >> you were saying how people were dressed up. >> yes, i'm thinking better you then me. >> looking outside, it is looking busier then what we saw monday and tuesday. but so far, so good. >> so far, so good in weather as well. we got unlucky with that heavy batch of rain that came in just over the parkway but that has new cleared out. we are at this moment looking quiet all and all. could there still be a shower left here today, i think that is a possibility but things are dry. i will she you storm scan in a second. first a quick check on the area. conditions at the airport it feels like what the thermometer read, wind out of the northeast. not all that humid either. as day goes on we

. ♪ where liberty dwells, there is my country, said ben franklin on the parkway that bears his name,housands celebrated the document that earned the names and signatures of 55 more at this year's welcome america finally event >> there's a lot of reasons and freedom is the main one. >> it's good to kind of come and spend america's birthday in the birth place. >> freedom. >> reporter: 12 score and one year since the bold declaration of independence, pop orchestra ushered in an evening of red, white and blue pride. >> pretty great indeed. >> reporter: phillies own boys to men commemorated on the parkway's main stage. if their harmon knees weren't enough to bring the crowd to their feet. a wild pop-up downpour did the trick. but the crowds didn't go far after a rain delay, headliner mary jay blige rocked the house. celebrating in the birth place it does not get better than that. reporting live from the ben franklin parkway, alexandria hoff cbs3. >>> a dazzling display lit up the delaware along the camden waterfront, crowds gathered on both sides of the river were in for great show. and t

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a live look at the ben franklin pa parkway.s been packed. >> with all kinds of events. how is it going? >> flawlessly. people are coming. the people are having a great time. we have people who are going to the free museum days, 5,000 people came to a rocky movie night. the weather has been beautiful. thank god for that. people are -- >> fingers crossed for tonight. what are some of the must see events today and tomorrow? >> for sure, the historic philadelphia block party. it's a celebration of all things philadelphia, all things what it means to be an american. historic characters, free, great entertainment. also go see kids bop on the parkway tomorrow at 1:00. if you are not going to come for the concert, if you watch it at hope and you have young kids, come see kids bop at 1:00 on the pa parkway. fireworks tomorrow night on the delaware river and the art museum. we want people to come out to meet your neighbors, to come give the festival some energy and passion and make it your own. this is philadelphia's home grown festival.

the ben franklin bridge is closed right now. it will open back up to drivers at 8:00. we'll check back in on the race in a short while. right now, let's get to meteorologist krystal klei who has a pleasant sunday forecast for us. this weather will cooperate for all the events. >> great conditions. a little cooler than it's been for our morning hours. this is the 24 hour change map. compared to yesterday morning when it was also rainy, we're 11 degrees cooler in vineland. dover, the same. 10 degrees cooler in allentown and 4 degrees cooler in philadelphia. atlantic city is 12 degrees cooler than just yesterday. here are the actual temperatures. a lot of us near the upper 50s to 60 degrees. coatesville checking in at 61. it might be a crisp start this morning, but in the afternoon, we'll make a return to the 80s. this is going to be a gorgeous summer day and cooler than average with low 80s instead of upper 80s. on the radar and satellite view, nothing to track out there. another good sign the riders going from philly to atlantic city. conditions will be great for those

ben franklin had passed away.n, it is really, really true that they were real partners in war and peace. this is the summary that hamilton's success was dependant on washington, as they say. it must be nice. it must be nice to have washington on your side. and it was because hamilton's ideas had a chance to prove themselves. but down in the bottom you will say it was hamilton in the second presentation he created the vision for america. so it was also true, it must be nice, it must be nice to have hamilton on your side. they were the power duo of the 1790s under the constitution. madison and hamilton were the power duo in the 1790s as they were trying to move from the old to the new. two big questions for you. whose assistance did george washington rely on most extensively during the revolutionary war, the whisky rebel yan and the war with france? you're right. whose vision to president washington, george washington rely on during his two terms as u.s. president for both the government and economic systems? >> ale

now ben franklin parkway is looking good as you cross ben franklin bridge, as well, from the new jerseyide, traffic volume, it is low, on this fourth of july, hard to believe we're already talking about the fourth of july, karen. >> that is the shock, all right, scott, thanks very much >>> the white house says president trump and russian president vladamire putin are set to meet later this week. president is on his way to poland on the g20 sum tonight germany. fox doug luzader. >> president spending fourth year in washington but his traveling for rest of the week is pretty extensive, and one meeting in particular, it could be quite challenging. a arrestness german a head of the g20 summit, protesters there have used boats, even giant puppets of president donald trump and other world leaders to make their point especially on issues like climate change but official meeting is here may be overshadowed by another on the sidelines, a chance for russian president vladamire putin and president trump to meet face-to-face. >> obviously i will not get ahead of the president's conversation. >> rep

this is where it's all going down, along the ben franklin parkway.but you don't have to wait until tuesday night. you can start celebrating and having fun right now. and tonight we have team coverage. nbc 10's andrea thomas shows us the free fun tonight, plus nbc 10's erica martinez tracking your forecast for the fourth. let's start here. >> usually we're saying the stage is being set, but here we're saying the ring is being set. we also have food trucks out here starting to serve people, but the main event is happening on this big screen. and people are already taken their places even though we're still hours away from them showing the "rocky" movie here on the steps of the philadelphia museum. the desire to recreate the movie brings crowds here every single day. there was a line to take pictures with the rocky statue. people run up the steps to simulate the moment in the movie. we even met firefighter kenny chuthum who was out here doing some shadow boxing tonight. we met a man from new york who claimed a spot early. >> i have some stuff to do in p

i-95 there's a jackknifed truck southbound, the truck jackknifed under the ben franklin bridge. no traffic is getting by, all lanes block on i-95 southbound you want to use delaware avenue or columbus boulevard or head to the schuylkill expressway eastbound, but 95 southbound blocked off right now. when you get on the vine westbound we had a crash here, as well approaching 76 that just cleared. everything is open along the vine. there was no overnight construction, so you're good to go as you detour around the i-95 closure. let's get to the burbs, a down tree perkiomenville road at penny road route 63 sum -- sumneytown pike. creek road is blocked because of flooding, barely mill alternate there. flooding close to apple bee road stay on 273 as you head to 213 to get to the new castle airport. >>> we had a crash earlier on the schuylkill expressway westbound under beneath 30th street station, that luckily cleared. the schuylkill expressway is open, vine is open, i-95 southbound is closed we'll update you in a few minutes. >>> we're learning information about the people found in th

. >> well, folks will party along the ben franklin parkway tonight, with some very special guests. superstar marry j blige and philly's own boyz ii men set to perform at the party on the parkway. patriotic event kicks off at noon after the independence day parade. guests can enjoy five blocks of free entertainment, food, and fun for the whole family. >> well, also happening today, the independence day parade. this is video from last year's celebration. the parade begins at chestnut and fifth streets, right by independence hall. it will stretch down ninth street, head back toward penn's landing, along market. the parade steps off at 11:00 this morning. >> and another july 4th tradition. today, the ceremonial tapping of the liberty bell. this is video again from last year, now this year the people who will is her moan justly tap the bell will be descendents of the signers of declaration every independence, the ceremony taking place at 2:00 this afternoon. >> and those aren't the only things happening today. to celebrate america's birthday, here are the other events today, part of waw

ben franklin bridge traveling toward center city we are looking good there there was something off to the far right that has moved on so overall ben franklin bridge looking g i-95 south at cottman making your way in to center city we are looking good there as well couple vehicles tapping on the brakes but overall looking good. quick peak at schuylkill at city avenue once we jump off the boulevard looking great, rahel, back to you. >>> updating breaking news manhunt underway after mother and daughter stabbed overnight in south philadelphia. moth der not survived her injuries. lets get out to jan carabao, all morning to bring us up to date, good morning, jan. >> reporter: good morning. philadelphia police describe both a tragic and violent scenario unfolding here in south philadelphia overnight, a mother and daughter are both stabbed, that mommies dead this morning, the daughter is in critical condition in the hospital and suspect in all of this that daughter's ex- boyfriend police say she broken up with him just a couple days ago and he was in the happy bit. you can see behind me here

the massive effort to clean up the ben franklin parkway continues this morning.ere with the action cam as crews continue to break down the stage and take down fencing and also clear out trash. >>> a spectacular fireworks display over the art museum capped off the fourth of july celebrations last night. fill's own boyz ii men my favorite group performed for the tens of thousands who lined the parkway for welcome america's free concert. fast moving storms sent concertgoers scrambling for cover and delayed headliner mary j blige but the show eventually went on. >> you know, it shows that people can get along, you know, at different events, you know, and honor the -- our four for fathers in a way. >> philadelphia police say there were no arrests or major incidents during the day long concert. >> boyz ii men going on not too hard, not too soft. >> there we go. >> matt. >> david is like okay. >> you know, sure, believe me i've worked with this guy for 15 years. [laughter] >> storm tracker6 live double scan -- know all about matt. storm tracker6 shows you we're basicall

. ♪ where liberty dwells, there is my country, said ben franklin on the parkway that bears his name,housands celebrated the document that earned the names and signatures of 55 more at this year's welcome america finally event >> there's a lot of reasons and freedom is the main one. >> it's good to kind of come and spend america's birthday in the birth place. >> freedom. >> reporter: 12 score and one year since the bold declaration of independence, pop orchestra ushered in an evening of red, white and blue pride. >> pretty great indeed. >> reporter: phillies own boys to men commemorated on the parkway's main stage. if their harmon knees weren't enough to bring the crowd to their feet. a wild pop-up downpour did the trick. but the crowds didn't go far after a rain delay, headliner mary jay blige rocked the house. celebrating in the birth place it does not get better than that. reporting live from the ben franklin parkway, alexandria hoff cbs3. >>> a dazzling display lit up the delaware along the camden waterfront, crowds gathered on both sides of the river were in for great show. and t

ben franklin bridge, westbound direction, looking great. more to come when we come back in a little bit. rahel, over to you. >> meisha, thank you. philadelphia police are left with a bizarre mystery this morning, overnight, they found an infant's casket. >> content of the casket only leading to more questions, she is live with the latest on this, trang. >> no body inside the casket but police did finds bag of human organs, even more disturbing, this all happened directly across the street from the cemetery. >> i was pretty shocked, looked like something straight out -- >> chris james couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the small white casket lying along the 3100 block of west deerfield street, just after 9:00 p.m. monday. >> we didn't want to open t we didn't know what was inside. we didn't know, toxic ways could be in there, anything, to be honest, even a animal. >> officers arrived and fawn even more gruesome discovery when they opened the cough town finds bag of organs inside. >> according to the medical examiner, were, in fact, human

just around the ben franklin bridge. see the bridge over here. actually look like they might be moving this out of the way right now. jackknifed tractor-trailer on the southbound side. either way, looks like we're starting to see movement here. wanted to wait a second to see if they are opening anything back up. can't see the road back here. can't see if they're letting the cars through right now. either way what's going to be happening is see a lot of residual delay there. keep checking back in with that. for now assume it's still closed. diverting traffic off at the vine street expressway off ramp. head on the schuylkill eastbound. that will take you back down to south philly and hop back to 95 southbound that way. starting to see a little bit of a delay once you pass the 30th street station area. westbound delay there earlier crash as well. residuals delays all over the place. jersey down wires from earlier transformer fire. closing down the ramp. black horse pike to the northbound ramp toll 42. we're watching that ramp closed for right now. v

it is cool and it's comfortable much as we take live look over the ben franklin parkway. meteorologist kathy orr is here with your forecast at 11:00. it's so nice out, kathy. >> it's beautiful. little bit of humidity ou there. >> you can tell by my hair, right. [ laughter ] >> by all of our hair. yeah. little bit of humidity but we are looking at sese. right now if philadelphia we're talking about 69 degrees saw thf temperature at this hour. >> dew point temperature at 65. that's moisture in the atmosphere. patchy fog possible out there 9.night. pottstown 67. millville 69. guess what? temperatures down the shore warme temperature is warmer. the ocean water temperature is 76. you have flow. shore temperatures in the 70s inland cooler. you can the ocean for those mild temperatures at our barrier islad few spotty showers especiy this pesky shower along the eastern par, delaware providing some accumulation. el look at our rain totals for the month of july. reading neara half inches in allentown. nearly 5-inches ofton. rain for the month. above average by far be deceased by th

over the ben franklin bridge. whoa! you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey! you're not taking those. whoa, whoa! you're not taking that. come with me. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. mom, i'm taking the subaru. don't be late. even when we're not there to keep them safe, our subaru outback will be. (vo) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> about a quarter past 6:00 a.m. building boom in philadelphia continues this morning. new projects underway in university city. >> city leaders say the area's popularity is exploding. nbc 10 katy zachry live in university city. what's sparking so much interest. >> reporter: i am standing on the engidge of one of the bigge development projects in the city of philadelphia. called schuylkill yards. it's going to take the area around 30th street station and turn it into 14 acres of green space, hotel, homes, office buildings, shops and labs. a mixed use mecca that is exactly what millennials are after. moving to philadelphia at a staggering rate. many finding homes in university ci

alicia is live on the ben franklin parkway with a look at the day's events, hello, alicia. >> hey, rahel, all about patriotic partying today. you're correct, the party started here on the parkway just few minutes ago, vendors all set up, and quite a bit of people have already packed this place. now there is parkway is block off all day long, from the art museum, to 18th street, and tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people will pack this place throughout the day for our big fourth of july celebration. and what's the big hoopla? well, it is five blocks every fun all day long, fun filled with food, food and more of the hard to resist traditional festival feast, now to work that, there are plenty of activities to do from zip lining, kids area, with obstacle course, place for pet, as well, not to mention, a lot of dancing that could be done. there will be several musical performances all day long, one of the big act tonight will be a performance from marry j blige. then at the ends of the night, it is a traditional fireworks, so the thing that mezmerize z us every year, and i'

beautiful view of a very quiet ben franklin park way right now.rse is being taken from center city right now. see they're getting all prepped, red ill, for the concert, looks as those things are generally going to be cooperative weather wise, of course all eyes are on the weather will it comes to these event if you are able to get them in or not. dow think generally speaking we should end okay. let's start it off i buy checking in with our weather watchers, up and adam for us, little more from the maps, than we tip he can lou find, but people have off. sleeping in. but thanks to those every that you are so loyal to wake up, bring us, i know i have a couple of pictures to show you, beautiful shot of the fireworks there is one came in from phil chap line, teak this one out at conshohocken, just lovely colors here, so many of those displays will be going on certainly in the next couple every night, keep in mind natural fireworks toss in the there which we will get to. meanwhile, into ed connor's report out in chesterfield, generally full sunshine rid

today is free museum day at the barns along the ben franklin parkway.ou can check out performances and hands on activities. this is all part of the wawa welcome america festival. we're quickly aproeproaching th big event a. thef philly pops live concert tomorrow night. on the fourth, the celebration of freedom and independence day parade from 10:00 in the morning to noon at independence hall. that leads to the big finale, the july 4th concert head beened by mary j. blige. followed by the fireworks show  on the ben franklin parkway at 9:30. >>> coming up, we'll take you on a tour of the performances around philadelphia as part of the wawa welcome america festivi festivities. here is a wawa welcome america event you can enjoy today. >>jason: my dad taught me to play the piano when i was three. ever since, it's been my passion. going somewhere like the juilliard school seemed impossible. now, i am able to dream bigger. >>joe: hi. this is pennsylvania state treasurer joe torsella. our state treasury is proud to offer the pa able program, a savings plan for

. ♪ >> have you seen ben franklin? >> put the word out i'm looking for him. >> hey, it's hank.ut a more of you would rather have a beer with ben franklin than george washington. my take is, what does a guy have to do my first move hit up derek lee at d and j costumes for a george washington get up. >> all you need is a great costume. ♪ >> reporter: washington gave a lot to america so i had my nickers in a knot about this poll. >> gentlemen, what do you think of america? >> thumbs up. you're welcome. >> reporter: why would people choose franklin over washington for beer buddy? i couldn't fathom it. >> did you see ben franklin crossing a frozen delaware to take trenton from the british on christmas day? no. why? he wasn't there. >> reporter: i went to the national portrait gallery and got cold dose of reality. >> sitting down with franklin or me? >> i have to say franklin. >> ouch! robert hair was drumming up recruits outside someone relative greatness doesn't automatically make them a good drinking buddy. >> adams is a bit of obnoxious but a hammer of independence. [ laughter ]

>> reporter: sure, let's head outside, ben franklin bridge this morning, i would use the ben franklinridge heading into camden. we have reports of construction on the walt whitman bridge this morning. i don't think that's the way to go. sunday morning, do not use the ben franklin bridge it's the tour de shore, the bike race that goes over the ben. use the walt whitman bridge or the betsy ross bridge. patco trains over the ben franklin bridge are on time. septa bus routes 5 and 25 are running with detours through fishtown because of the frankford avenue being blocked. that will reopen this afternoon. >> reporter: we don't have much rain around, but showers down by dover. we'll see that move in the afternoon and evening. 72 degrees in philadelphia. 66 in allentown, 74 in cape may. everyone on the muggy side. as we go through the day, it is going to be warm, 81 by noon, 3:00 p.m., the high is 84. through the afternoon and into the evening some spotty, but drenching downpour producing thunderstorms are possible. later tonight the rain could get more widespread and more heavy. keep in mind

let's check this situation, we had a vehicle that didn't want to run on the ben franklin bridge westbound heading toward center city. looks like they have it pushed out of the right lane, everything is open on our good buddy ben. there's a crash in mount laurel, exit 4 route 73. it's off to the side. so speeds also look fine on this thursday morning. >> breaking news, a mother and daughter have been stabbed, the mother who was first responsive has died. it happened in south philadelphia this morning. katherine scott is live on daily terrace with more on who police are looking for. katherine. >> reporter: matt, initially the mother was talking to police, when officers arrived she was conscious, but overnight she succumbed to the injuries at the hospital. her daughter is in critical condition. the crime scene arrived to gather evidence from inside and outside the home. the suspect we have learned is a 25-year-old man who was an ex-boyfriend. he has been arrested before, but police have not said why. this happened before 2:00 a.m. on the 2700 block of daily terrace. the ex-boyfriend upset ab

all that plus summer favorite returns to the ben franklin parkway but first lets check the forecast with katie and road with meisha. good morning. >> gateway to the week end as well, we're seeing nice and dry, thank you so much mother nature and katie, of course. >> of course. >> we have one minor accidents but all good. >> i'm happy for quiet weather here but don't hate me for what about i'm to going to say >> it will be steam i for yet another day and we're at the point where we will call it dangerous heat. so once more we will say it again and ad nauseam right through rest of the week and weekend kind of heat we are dealing with is kind of heat you have to be taking extra precautions for. as of noon this afternoon we will start to see these excessive heat warnings and advisories take effect regional wide. everyone is impact, only place that is out of the wood, i guess you can call that it no pun intended is poconos where we will end up with pretty warm conditions but not kind of excessive heat we are dealing with the urban core here in that hot magenta coloring. it could feel as hot a

fox 29's joanne pileggi joins us live now from the ben franklin parkway. hey, joanne. >> reporter: hey, lucy. hey, everyone. happy fourth of july. i'll tell you, out here on the parkway, everywhere i look coming down kelly drive, coming off the streets here, coming toward the parkway, people are walking over here. they're walking closer to the stage. again, the big event tonight the wawa welcome america fourth of july fireworks and concert. it's all set to kick off less than an hour from now. the big concert starts at 7:00 o'clock. boyz ii men and the headline act mary j. blige for the independence day celebrations. again people were arriving here as early as noon today. lining up to get here. they have tickets. now all of the events for the festival for the five or six day festival are ticketed events but did you need a ticket to get in and get a seat in front of the stage there. we were here. they were doing some sound checks. people were festive in a good mood dressed in red, white and blue. getting ready for the fireworks and the concert tonight. >> ye

. >>> very unusual site overnight as officers scale ben franklin from the bridge's suspension cables. we'll tell you the reason they were up there that even caused the bridge to be shutdown. >> oh, boy. also, a significant step to the in the gop effort to get rid of obamacare. recent the reason today's vote is so important, and the questions some lawmakers still have. >> today is tuesday, july 25, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. plus tiger cubs, one at the philadelphia zoo, now has a new home, weaver at do-able video. let's start with tuesday with meisha and traffic. later we'll check in with matt in for kate. >> i i just had the cutest little visual on this busy tuesday morning. right now driving out, little bit bit of drizzling coming down. did you guys bet that, as well little wet. we know it was very tough commute yesterday. today, even if we just have little drizzle coming down it, will slow us down, construction workers out there , construction out, there as well. looking at the vine first, the vine closed for the overnight connecticut struck sean project we

ben franklin bridge, yeah, there's the cloud cover.sn't look particularly low over philadelphia but even here it's possible that you see some drizzle on the windshield this morning. your temperature currently is 67 degrees, not too bad. and also check out that dewpoint. all the way down to 64 so just light humidity out there. might feel a little sticky if you're working out early bullet not too bad. winds out of the east-northeast at seven helping to inject a little moisture into the picture and keeping those clouds thick to start out. ocean temperature 75 so if you're at the beach today, not tracker6 shows you that as we go through the morning and into the afternoon, there is the chance of a spotty shower. we're also looking at a fair amount of cloud cover today with perhaps some occasional sunny breaks. that's more or less what to expect. that's the 2 o'clock view. again the model isn't placing these little showers exactly where they might pop up but it's giving you an idea there could be some spotty stuff around. later in the aftern

they had to go to the top of the ben franklin bridge to arrest the men. around 1:30 in the morning, delaware river port authority officers have seen careful ri walking up the ben franklin bridge who were look iing for a picturesque view. >> it's stupid and reckless. >> i would never do it. >> the more people we show, the more baffled they were. especially aftering the men wearing all black got to the top using no safety equipment. >> once police got to the top, they arrested them and brought them town the bridge elevator. >> it's poorly planned. >> the plans didn't just end endanger their own lives. it put officers lives a at risk. >> the bridge itself is nearly 400 feet off of the water. >> reporter: and today we learned those men are not local. one is from new york city. the other is from ohio. and we asked police why they went up there in the first place and they told us they went up there to take pictures. >> two men scaled the golden gate bridge in april. no one knew until they posted the climb on yao tube in may. they went all the way to the top per

. >>> also, this morning, police officers scale the ben franklin bridge overnight, we will tell you what they were doing, and why all of the traffic on the bridge was stopped. >>> and lingering storms overnight are moving out of here. this is a live look at the parkway in center city, the humidity is also finally breaking, good news there, today is tuesday, july 25, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. matt and meisha are keeping an eye on things, we'll check in with matt in just a few minute >> sounds good, guys. yesterday as you know the commute was very, very difficult. a lot of people, i have to tell you, already in the 4:00 hour seeing some real slow downs. that means it will be another very busy day on tap. because it is wet out there again, drizzle coming down, any time we have any bit of water on the roadways it will slow us down specially on a busy tuesday so looking outside right now looking at the gorgeous ben franklin bridge, looking pretty good. as you can see, cable of the sheen on the roadways, just letting us know that it is a little damp, when i was drivi