national constitution center and ben franklin museum. >>> and the national park system also offering free admission in our area. independent historical park. valley forge and first state historic park all offering free admission. also means holiday sales. offering deals to clear out for from the holidays. also today, car dealers getting incentives and savings. >> today police in mercer county community will start wearing body cameras. officers on the west windsor police force will wear cameras on chest. department officials say they were able to get a state grant to cover half the coast of those cameras. >> we have an update now on a forest fire in ocean county. officials tell us the fire is now out. it did burn several hundred acres in the green wood forest wild life management area. that's manchester township. no home or other buildings were threatened. >> 5:47. we just continue to focus on the beautiful weekend. >> how could you not. you were saying everyone is in a good mood. everyone is in a better mood this weekend. >> winter wear discounts. not around here. temperatures in the

national constitution center isn't the only place hosting president day festivities today t the ben franklin museum, free admission, jewish history has free admission, all month long, including today. valley forge visitor center hosting a birthday party for george washington, and the national park service offering free admission to all national parks today. >> well, coming up: surveillance cameras capture the moment a gunman walks up to drive through and robs the cashier. >> yep, take a look, the man can be seen waiving a gun at the cashier while demanding money from the register. the way he actually used a customer to pull off that crime. >> four story hotel burns and leaves several people hurt. we will tell you the about the one thing that complicated the firefighters effort, we will be right back. stay with us. 8f8z z12fz y28f8y y12fy >>> welcome back, police trying to solve a homicide in philadelphia's kingsessing neighborhood. "eyewitness news" on the 1300 block of 53rd street, where police say a 27 year old man was shot once in the head, shortly before 6:00 saturday night. the victim was rush

walking through the ben franklin museum and liberty bell. always open to the public. go check them out. >>> two very cool things there. speaking of cold, it's getting a little colder now yet again and y, it is winter, of course. fox 29 whether authority life look at reading. it is going to be a blustery night in the hundred acre wood all of winnie the pooh fans might know that one. anyhow it will get worse overnight unfortunately. kathy orr, did you read one knee the poo to your kiddos. >> absolutely. love winnie the pooh. i'm cold right now. >> is it blustery in the weather studio. >> it is blustery. there's wind coming right above me. >> pig let is flying by somewhere. >> must be ac. i don't know. take look at ultimate doppler you can see those northwesterly winds and specifically one county in particular getting the brunt of this. it's bucks county. seeing some ice pellets seeing some snow showers from richland through east rockhill through dublin, plumstead and tinicum even quakertown seeing a few snow showers. so if you're traveling alo

we were invited to a close up look at the liberty bell and independence hall and the ben franklin museum explore his life for free on presidents day. they are waiving admission for adults and children. >>> and the cultural society today revealed the theme of this year's show. it's holland flowering the world tens of thousands of flowers will bring the dutch culture to life. it will be march 11th through the 19th at the pennsylvania convention sensneer this unique chandelier is just one of two creative submissions of mercy technical high school in philadelphia. they are now hanging at the home and garden show and you can cast your vote for your favorite in the first ever design the shine challenge. there will be 11 chandeliers in all that were designed and build by high school students from around the region on display. the show opens this friday. >> how about that song chandelier stuck in my head. >> it's a catchy song. >> yes. more coming up on "action news" at 4:00 including details of an abduction victim's ordeal. >>> and i have things you need to check on your car this winter to stay

and there are president day festivities around town, today, the national constitution center, ben franklin museumican jewish had i trist all offering free admission. >> that's three to go, last check on traffic and weather. >> looks like stellar day, not the warmth of yesterday, but you can see, barely cloud out there. in fact i don't think you'll see much cloud cover. temperatures back to the upper 50's, ' opposed to the 07 degrees bee saw yesterday. >> tac-pal bridge going up around now. heads up on. that will over turn tractor trailer in mt. laurel still out there on the new jersey turnpike past 73, thanks, meisha. cbs this morning is next. >> remember to join us each weekday morning here on cbs-3 starting at 4:30, have a great day. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it's monday, february 20th, 2017. happy presidents' day. severe thunderstorms and a possible tornado ripped through texas damaging hundreds of homes and damaging storms threaten to cause flooding. >>> a video shows the moments assassins attacked the half brother of north korea's dictator. a woman appears to use a cloth to

we say good morning to the ben franklin parkway, the art museum, it is in there somewhere. sue-be is in there somewhere, and she will have your forecast when we come right back. >>> welcome back, as we ease on into this thursday, the beginning of this amazing stretch of great weather. but, right now, where did everybody go? we're socked in. a lot of fog that we're dealing with on this morning. sue serio, what are we expecting as we just sort of open our eyeballs and try to focus on what's occurring? >> i could listen to that song all morning. >> me too. >> and not talk about this out there, the temptations. let's talk about the fog t looks like this might hang on until about 10:00 this morning which would limit how much sunshine we get, which would mean we may not get to 70 degrees. and i say may not. it just depends on how it all plays out. but i can tell you the national weather service has issued this dense fog advisory for all of the counties that you see pictured here until 10:00 this morning. and we're socked in at philadelphia international airport with only quarter

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ben franklin parkway. it was a great day to get outside and enjoy some museums and sites downtown.f you had a holiday out there. what will the return to work bring tomorrow? >> excellent question. let's get on over to meteorologist scott williams. hi, scott. >> 70 yesterday. upper 50s for today. temperatures will remain above average although we're talking temperatures in the 50s a little cooler. but as we look at ultimate doppler right now we're dry and quiet. off to the west, that's where we have some active weather moving out of texas into louisiana. this produced severe weather yesterday into early today. but now moving on off to the west we'll stay to our west. only 2-inches of snow for the month of february in philadelphia. 8-inches so far for the year. right now only 19% of the lower 48 covered with snow. most of it out west. and also as you head into northern parts of new england. especially maine right now. still with a pretty good snow pack. so for the remainder of february, below average temperatures out west. but for us, we will stay above average. the average for this

come and picture an outdoor theater right here in front of the art museum and picture 200,000 people coming and going from the ben franklin parkway over the course of three days making a million if this pans out the way the nfl expects it to pan out it will be epic. >> it will be absolutely spectacular. s is not exaggerang for the first time the draft theater will be constructed outdoors on the art museum steps n outdoor football festival covering a space the size of 25 football fields and nfl if you are a football fan it will be r season ant will be heaven. closely with the end there will be eagles legen and players throughout. jaws and others signing nectingfans and c experiencesher. >> and for three days begin kwayin and realitynces otonith vince lombardi trophy just to here is no real >> it's philadelphia twe a then thednc and now the we arerds if you feehow reasup how about the tu birds make their first round pick. >> some of that will look and say this is a project, i think the eagles will pick a guy that will help the team and the base will get excited. this is a passionate fan base and nobody knows that better tha

ben franklin bridge. tracey and vai, back to you. >>> making remarking the last day of black history month. up next, give you a tour of frirnl museum in philadelphia. how sit helping spread the stories of history. >>> eyes on the moon. the ambitious new mission that could spend two people on an historic trip. at ikea, we believe that everything, from your lamp to your couch, should work as hard as you do. that green living is something everyone can afford. that you can sacrifice everything but a good night sleep. and we believe your furniture should last happily ever after. make the dream yours with ikea. >>> it's quarter to six. month long celebration of black history month continues now. >> museum is a treasure-trove of african-american history. nbc takes us inside. >> the committee was a violate part of the underground railroad. >> president and ceo of the african-american museum in philadelphia. stories from the african-american experience are the foundation of this remarkable place. >> we're located just two blocks away from the liberty bell. so many of our visitors come to the museum as part of exploration of philadelphia's h

>> the ben franklin parkway will be converted into a massive outdoor football festival covering the space of 25 football fields and the draft theater will be constructed outdoors on the art museum steps. with the costs being covered by the nfl and private funds it's pretty much a win win for the city. >> know the passion the fans have for football and the passion they have for the draft, this is going to be in our sports history an unbelievable event. >> both internationally and nationally in the region to come into philadelphia to see what we have to offer. >> 2,000 people are expected to show up as it is expected to have an 80 million impact on the city. >> the draft has never been done like this before. the philadelphia way. >> reporter: jaws is excited. by the way the event including tickets for the draft itself are free, go to 6abc.com for links to more information about that. reporting live from the art museum. walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> we are all excited thank you. >>> coming up tonight a green plan to connect center city and pens landing over i-95, it could be moving forward after decades of proposals. >>> and the flyers take on it's avalanche before the

museums and go to the rocky steps. >> inn teed, sunshine seemed to draw everyone outdoors, the city bulging with who will take weekend crowd. ben franklin parkway was packed with pedestrian. many who have shed their jackets to bask in the most balmy february of days. it was certainly a picturesque afternoon to be on the schuylkill river even geese were enjoying a swim and ni bell. >> it is like income california without palm trees. >> reporter: kelly drive was alive with people with fresh air. >> warm with you sunnies not beating down on you. perfect running weather. >> it is just getting our training in outside this is sun. >> nice work out, beautiful will day. >> reporter: cyclist, runners, families, dates and dogs, the k-9 contingent did see to be relishing the heather none more so than roofus. >> he hopped on his skateboard and sailed away, no doubt, feeling syringe time, vibes: and fans of this weather are in for a treat, expect more mild temperatures, coming up this week. along ben franklin parkway catherine scott for channel six "action news". >> stay atop of the weather with six abc. find the seven day forecast and live look at

ben franklin parkway, live look, and windy conditions here. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> i think someone needs to tie trang down. she is teach i. she could blow down the avenue of the arts, she can blow off the museumer. >> this just in from. , trang do being cabled down to the live truck by cables. can't believe it, trang! >> ♪ >> ♪ kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. whatever. >>> the sun is out. >> with wind gusts, utility at this crouds are ready to fixed down powers lines this morning. >> cents, a warning to bring some of your outdoor stuff indoors. trang do live on the ben franklin parkway, where right hine her, look how strong those winds, are thigh, trang. >> hi, rahel, jim. despite the odds, i'm still standing, i've not blown away despite strong wind gusts, feels so much colder out here than what the temperature is suggesting, but take a look here, you can see, just how fast these winds are whipping. you're going to have to use caution while driving. i tried to open the live van door, pretty difficult. one of those types every days and gusts strong enough to bring down trees as well as hauer lines, ahead of the wind advisory, city officials encourage th