i talk about betsy ross because as many people here will know, betsy ross was an upholsterer. she worked for 60 years in philadelphia. she made mattresses, curtains, tassels, friends, fabricated flags of course, but i whole range of goods that decorated philadelphia interiors in that period. but in the legend, she is recast as a simple seamstress. in my first book, i write about why that might be. what is it about women making furniture that is so hard to reconcile with popular historical imagination? that is really where this book began to try to understand that phenomenon. as many of you know, the legend of betsy ross really focuses on this one moment in june or may eve of, just on the independence, and i want to share with you the legend as it comes down in the affidavits that were collected later by the family in case some of you are not familiar with all of those pieces. in the legend, george washington, george ross, and robert morris county betsy's shop in the spring of 1776. they have in hand a design for a flag. in that design, the stars of a have in mind have six poin

and i talk about betsy ross because as many people here will know betsy ross was an up you will sisterer. she made mattresses and curtains and tassels and fridgenge but a whole range ofgoods. that's really where this book began to try to understand that phenomenon. as many of you know, the legend stpoebg folk foe kubg /* focuses on one moment. in the legend george washington, george ross and robert morris come to betsy's shop and have a design for a flag in that design the stars that they have in mind have six points and so the heart of the family story is how betsy looks at that design, folds a piece of paper and snips it and shows washington and ross and morris that making five pointed stars is really a lot more efficient. that's the heart of the story. as the legend continues they agree that's a good design and take it back to congress. it's approved and it becomes the first flag. what i set out to do is investigate the elements of the story and i'll come back around to that. but the book tries to say, whatever happened on that spring day in '76, betsy ross has a much bigger story to

you're clear on the betsy.course construction commodore barry westbound one lane closed until september so you'll be dealing with that one as you head out, tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> this is new this morning. one man is in the hospital in stable condition after he was shot in south jersey overnight. the action cam was on the scene in the 2600 block of baird boulevard in camden. police say the suspect was shot in the neck and the search for that shooter is going on right now. >>> police are closer they believe to crack the case of a center city rape. several people are now being questioned in connection with that attack. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live in hunting park with the very latest on the investigation. you brought us this story yesterday and now you've got the follow-up. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, and police say they got a ping off the victim's stolen cell phone and that's what sources say led them to that address in south philadelphia. several men were tak

betsy also wants to show the performances to her niece in wyoming.utube. >> i said youtube, what's that? that's how out of it burnell and i are. the first day it has 71 hits. then it started. we didn't know what the term "viral video" meant. the next thing you know, it's a million. >> nora's videos are so popular they come to the attention of a lithuanian composer. >> he created programs for the chamber program in lithuania for children. he wanted to do an orchestra piece that is based on nora's playing, the riffs that she plays. >> and thus the catcerto is born. >> i think this is the first time that a concerto has been written for an animal. i think it only exists because of the internet. >> when posted on the internet, the catcerto receives more than 1 million hits, and then in 2009 nora wins an aspc a wad for the cat of the year. >> in dog eat dog world, it is nice to see a cat succeed. >> they're creating t-shirts and calendars and books featuring nora. >> i'm going to write a positive life philosophy book. it's called "nora's piano life guide f

yesterday, the new traffic patterns will unfold the next couple every days southbound between the betsy ross and girard. new. >> south on 95 into the city this morning, be ready for new traffic about the earn. >> blew the whistle, all traffic stopped on both sides if you are headed out the front door, betsy ross bridge would be the best bet. >> no problems in toward king of prussia sewer pipe broke this morning, along arch street. >> traffic diverted over to market street for the beginning of our morning rush hour. >> this morning, 18 year old fighting for his life after shooting in north philadelphia. police say victim shot six times the 400 block of blown wood avenue over in the fair hills section, right over to or kid street where he collapsed. currently critical condition. police have recovered an assault rifle, near the victim. they're also looking agent surveillance video from nearby business, and interviewing couple of witnesses. suspect remains at large. >> no criminal charges for a suspect who fought back after getting attacked at knife point happened in the mayfair section yes

. >> reporter: it's drying out, but do not fear it's slow on the southbound side from the betsy ross bridge allegheny into girard. it's not dry in northeast where the action cam is on the scene of a water main break and resulting sinkhole blocking bradford at winchester and woodward. the gray minivan is partially in the sinkhole. stick with the boulevard as the alternates. media, eastbound lanes of baltimore pike are shut down. stick with the route 1 media bypass. and crash allentown road here kieser road. >> let's head outside to meteorologist karen rogers and get the latest from accuweather. >> reporter: it's feeling warm and humid, this afternoon it will be a warm one. let's check the numbers, 73 degrees right now in

. >>> this morning, a special flag raising ceremony was held at the betsy ross house in old city. this is part of national flag week. a commander from the u.s. army valley forge recruiting center was there to help betsy ross raise that flag in the courtyard. both the u.s. flag and army were born here in philadelphia. the betsy ross house is hosting events all week leading up to flag day on saturday. >>> coming up this afternoon, starting at 3:00, ellen's got actor and comedian carey and then it's news at 4:00. this afternoon, whales in the water off the jersey shore. a boater captured this video of the marine mammals. what brings them this close to the shore? what you should do if you spot one this afternoon on nbc news at 4:00. and then all new at 5:00, on the move and on the take, nbc 10 obtains video of a suspect who has struck at least three times in local neighborhoods. now police are trying to stop him from committing his next crime. >>> and nbc 10 news at 6:00 is live tonight as governor's corbett and christie campaign. what they are saying about the tag team of appearances

more in the usual spot from the betsy ross bridge to girard. let's bring in the big picture here.hose slow speeds on i-95 that we talked about. southbound about 19 miles an hour when you're heading southbound there at the betsy ross bridge and girard. thirteenth street still closed in center city near race so you want to stick to broad street as your alternate or 11th. phils play tonight at 7:05. lots of congestion there. coming up in south philadelphia. and on the schuylkill expressway slowing there, too, at its heaviest we're looking at about 13 miles an hour. you see this area of red right here, westbound on the schuylkill from the boulevard and you can see past belmont still traveling just in the teens at best. we have a few issues out there. lately we've had a lot of disabled vehicles and one stuck on route 100 northbound at shoemaker road in spots town. also, we've got this malfunctioning traffic light and police are now on the scene and they're directing you around that. jackson road and route 100. they'll help you through that intersection. a new disabled vehicle in bellma

it's bad news after bad news. >> betsy, i have to leave it there. good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >>> coming up, jetblue coming under fire with one mother saying the airline treated her and her children like animals. >> it wasn't about bad customer service at that point. it was just about bad human decency. she was sitting in a pool of urine and i couldn't do anything about it. as a mom, it just broke my heart. >>> plus, a big scavenger hunt going on this weekend. people searching for free money. there's a story behind that hidden cash. ♪ okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition inharge™. [ bottle ] ensure®. predibut, manufacturings a prettin the united states do. means advanced technology. we learned that technology allows us to be craft oriented. no one's losing their job. there's no beer robot that has suddenly chased them

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charles: ride the waves, remember betsy from earlier in the day. if you can just conjure up your imagination, what could be blake swan event right now? >> something with russia. the russian fighter jet was 50 miles off the coast with california. something with russia and china concern me. and one more to throw in there, something weather related. in japan, something like that could trigger a black swan. >> it had to do with europe, they're about to declare bankruptcy, another portugal or italy. charles: there's a lot of false confidence over there. >> is it bigger, is it obama is impeached! >> the market would go up! that's a gold swan. >> i don't know what else terrible could happen. the banks collapsing, 9/11, those are all things here. charles: i think if i had to say, i would probably go with a bank. i still don't trust the big banks, i think they are opaque. in march of 2009 they put in a new accounting rule that let them say whatever they thought their assets are worth again, they got the price to make believe. i never trusted those banks. >>

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use the betsy ross bridge.ween 10th an 11 by jeff there's a crane blocking the street stay with us on market to get around that problem. tam. >> thank you, matt. >>> this is breaking overseas, a terrorist group is being held responsible for a deadly attack in kenya. 48 people were killed when the somali militant group set two hotels on fire and sprayed bullets into a bank. >>> u.s. soccer team plays the first world cup match facing ghana. you can watch it tonight at 6:00 p.m. on espn. protests battled police outside the stadium as argentina face bosnia. police used tear gas to disburses the crowd. they are protesting the money spent on the world cup saying it should have been used for schools and hopts. >>> a pennsylvania state trooper had a serious accident while on vacation four years ago and left her paralyzed from the waist down. this new chair has an upright position and gives her a chance to do the things she loves again like camping, several groups made the donation including the gary sinise organization

and 95 northbound there is a crashing by the betsy ross bridge. and trying to avoid the schuylkill using the mlk drive. there is a cash there too. and roosevelt approaching 9 there is a accident involving a bus. and there is a broken down dump truck in the flowertown area. we talked about the continued closure of 495. and the southbound lanes at 141 there is an overturned vehicle wreck. taking out the left lane. 43 minutes from naymons road should be 25. it is raining along the blue route. and raining in delco. you see the slow speeds 19 miles-an-hour by the route 1 by past. giving you more bad news in the next half-hour. >>> but we made it to friday. thank you my friend. they are getting a boost from a familiar voice. wngk john dabella hosting a radiothon today. he was there all day long encouraging his many listeners to donate. it goes to the service center. his efforts raised more that were $500,000 so far. it does not include the total raised today. >>> a local veteran is speaking out about a major mistake made by the department of veterans af

. >> next, marla miller, she discusses the life of betsy ross, the woman who sold the first american flag. explainarer some of ross' life. she shares her insights into tionship,s' rela personality, and faith. it is a little more than 30 minutes. >> the best part i'll never forget the day that i first drove down here to the house scoping out to see whether this project was possible and lisa and i sat up her office, which was small

congratulations to some of the newest american citizens. 13 people took part in a naturalization ceremony at the betsy ross house this afternoon. it was all part of philadelphia's flag day festivities. >>> a special sendoff today for the athletes representing team pennsylvania in the special olympics. the pregame party was held at the wells fargo center today. pennsylvania is sending more than 200 special olympians to the games in new jersey. philadelphia 76ers point guard michael carter williams is the spokesman for the team's partnership with the special olympics. he was joined by philadelphia mayor michael nutter to cheer on the athletes. >> go on to bigger things, have fun. >> i enjoy seeing the smile on their faces and they work just as hard as us. i would like to be here and enjoy it. >> special olympics are being held in mercer county over the next seven days. >>> we had all that rain and storms over the last few days and as soon as the weekend comes, it gets dry again. nice weekend number four and if you like today, you'll love tomorrow. because tomorrow's going to be even sunnier and warmer.

to the next camera, live look, i59 actually right near the betsy ross bridge, headed from the betsy,own in toward center city, and you can see the spray that's coming up off the cars and trucks, actually, in the middle of some showers, depending upon where you begin and end your trip. accident down towards the shore area, moss hill, hyden berg avenuement also delaware northbound pleasant valley road, crash near the pull as ski highway. keep in mind with the busy weekends headed to the delaware beaches, 495 closure still there 25 minute delays at philadelphia international. >> thank you, following developing story right now, man and woman considered armed and dangerous on the loose this morning. they're wanted in a violent robbery at northeast philadelphia gun store, and shooting range. "eyewitness news" reporter, jen bernstein, joins us now at that scene in bustleton with the latest, jen, good morning. >>> good morning, erika. police tell us this robbery happened at 8:30 in this parking lot right outside of the delaware valley sports center, right behind me. now, these two men were i

betsy, another great white, tagged in august, in cape cod, is now in the gulf of mexico. fred? >> pretty incredible. hopefully hunters won't take advantage of the information we're learning about betsy and katharine. thanks so much. >>> hello, i'm fredricka whitfield. top story, two hours away from one of the most anticipated games ever for team usa at the world cup as they take on portugal, and if team usa wins they're guaranteed a spot in the next round. great coverage for you. lara is in rio de janeiro, shasta darlington is in bra dill, and richard roth with fans in new york. and george howell is in chicago. straight out to brazil. so, laura, let's talk about how injuries are playing a role in these games, not just for team usa but for the portugal team. >> reporter: absolutely. chris t cristiano ronaldo, a left knee injure rip he's 100% fine. earlier this week he was seen leaving the training pitch with his knee wrapped up in ice, a brace on when he was out practicing. it not thought to be 100% but in my mind, ronaldo would not be playing if it wasn't 100%. stories coming o

the 150-year-old company is located across the street from the betsy ross house. the best selling flags are from the countries that are winning. >> the algerian flag was the most surprising. we sell 10 to 5 of them a year. we have sold 15 of them in the last five days. >>> up next, saving at the shore. the first weekend of summer is here and they are plenty of deals still to be had. we'll break down the discounts for you. >>> that's right, summer's officially here. we're tracking the return of storms. all the details coming up in my first alert seven-day forecast. >>> an atlantic city casino is now getting ready to make a big splash online. resorts casino hotel is partnering with two european firms to provide poker. the new site still needs to get licensing approval. >>> it's the first day of summer. that means more people will be heading to the jersey shore. it is easy to empty your wallet on food and entertainment, but some businesses are doing whatever they can to get you to spend with them. we are scouting out the summer shore deals. >> reporter: summer is off

live look at i95 southbound heavy from pretty much the betsy betsy ross in through downtown, a combinationck to normal after an opening. so headed for the bridge, good to go this morning then, that police activity, we just talked to you about that protest downtown here, as you get ready to board the buses at 15th and market, been tying us up for little bit over the last half hour or soment and gas main break in glassboro. route 47 blocked at greentree road. traffic using main street, this morning erika over to you. >> bob, thank up, that's "eyewitness news" for now. talk philly coming up at noon on cbs-3 i'm erika von tiehl. have a good morning. announcer: the following program contains mature subject matter. viewer discretion is advised. announcer: today on the doctor woman who was glued to her toilet seat. >> i was stuck probably over an hour. >> comical in a way but it's terrible.s thenouncer: what to do when a prank is a major health problem. >> crews used wd40 to free her. announcer: then an when big breasts are a bad thing. >> this is a significant medical issue. i hear it all the ti

so from the betsy ross bridge all the way down into center city, there is no right shoulder, and onlyhree lanes open, because this section here, will become the new construction zone. accident eastbound on the a.c. expressway, right near route 73. otherwise, just your normal delays coming in from south jersey. looking good. bark to you. >> the phillies have hit another losing skid, they've dropped three in a row, but hope to change that fortune tonight at home against the marlins again. phillies fell behind last night on kacie magee's two run double in the first inning. fighting phils mustered no offense, and ends up getting shut out for the tent time this season. winning streak seems like long time ago, doesn't it. >> once again, they'll try again tonight. jimmy rollins honored before the game for his record number of hits in a phillies uniform. j-roll with his family and his baseball family, as well, presented when silver bear, jay roll passed michael for the franchise record week ago saturday. video tribute, as several former phils made the trip to citizens bank park to offer their

northbound on i the five you can see a slow down up here, just past betsy ross bridge. have that, construction starting right around girard avenue area. that started northbound, this morning, it will start southbound on the 19th. a whole reconstruction project is lasting for four years. so of course we will update you on that, expect ongoing delays, guys. >>> let's follow this developing story, in las vegas, nevada a shooting rampage left five people dead including two police officers. authorities say a man and woman ambushed two officers eating lunch and opened fire killing both officers. the the the suspects, they be walked to a nearby wal-mart where they shot a third person, before killing themselves. the this is an apparent suicide packet. >> i saw the gun in their hand. he told the cops it was a revolution. he killed two cops. >> investigators say female suspect shot the the male suspect and then turn the gun on herself. motive is still not clear. >>> happening today new jersey governor chris christie will be in camden county making stops at several schools includi

downtown philadelphia where headlights are breaking due to the haze ape we are heavy from the betsy ross winding through construction zones here, at allegheny and again at girard so put about 20 minutes on the clock coming into downtown and watch out for that new traffic pattern there on i-95. otherwise coming from the suburbs in the bad at all, 422, 202, looking good in towards king of prussia heading from say airport in towards philadelphia today and use the plaid bridge, lane lane restrictions beginning at 9:00 o'clock. gang in wilmington extra volume still using i-95, starts to bunch up at 7:00 or 7:30 or so on the i-95 side through wilmington. everyone trying to avoid that 495 closure between exits two and three, ukee, back over to you. >>> breaking news tops our look at headlines on cb. 36789 police are investigating a double stab nothing olney, a man around 60 and 71 year-old woman are in einstein hospital with injuries suffered inside a home on north fifth street. nicole brewer is on the scene and will bring you a live report as soon as possible. >>> three people were rushed to c

we are rolling from the betsy ross into girard.s there sky line in the background rolling through the construction zone, how is that schuylkill looking. live look right here near belmont avenue salt shed here. we are seeing volume pop coming into fill a, all of the roads are dam from the rain we had last night and an accident popped up here northbound lanes of 295 right here near exit number one that first interchange you hilt over delaware memorial bridge. here's a major problem for gang that uses patco high speed line in lindenwald station. white horse road bridge that goes over patco tracks closed indefinitely with structural damage so from voorhees and marlton you'll need to use somerdale road and white horse pike to get access in the parking lot for high speed line at lindenwald, ukee, back to you. >>> world cup fever is rising and many fans are getting fired up, fired up as we say ahead of the showdown between u.s. and germany. >> only thing that could get in the way of watching the game at noon is work, that little problem.

construction on the tacony-palmyra bridge could slow you down, head to the betsy ross bridge instead. the walt whitman bridge watch out for a crash on the jersey side restricting traffic.e watch >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan showing a cluster of storms off to the coastline and up to the north. as you look to the west you can see spotty showers trying to organize themselves. we have a chance for shower or thunderstorm popping up, really at any point, i think the best chance for that would be later on this afternoon. by 9:00 a.m., 77. lots of cloud cover today. noon, 82. 3:00 p.m., 83. a shower around at any point especially by the 3:00 p.m. hour. 6:00 p.m., 77 degrees, it will be a process in the evening hours where we clear on out of here, where we'll have showers and by the evening hours it's pretty with partly cloudy skies and tonight looks like a good night. 84 today, tomorrow, 62. tomorrow, less humid, dry, 84, picture perfect friday. saturday, showers south of the city. >> the pressure is mounting for the washington redskins to change their name saying it's dispar

the washington examiner betsy and "wall street journal" editorial board mary kissel. thank you, everyone, for joining us tonight. mary, i'm going to begin with you. thoughts on this. people just thought my goodness, what's going on here. made the initial comment and of course talking about bergdahl serving with honor and distinction. doubling down. it's shocking. >> i don't know if she was doubling down. i actually think she was trying to walk it back a little bit there. she is getting attacked for very good reasons, kimberly. it's not true. anybody with cursory knowledge of this knows that we at the editorial page wrote about the taliban five in the past. she has lied before about benghazi and the whole trade was cloaked in secrecy. i think the larger point here though is that this is another allegation whether it's on obamacare and whether it's on benghazi. their foreign policy is a failure. this is a pattern of appeasement. and, unfortunately, for them, all of this focus on susan rice is only highlighting the again. rush sharks syria, iran, now the taliban. it's a

joining me now is executive editor and reporter for the washington examiner, betsy woodroughwoo woodruffs how the democratic party looks to you, fractured but being held together with the bern persona of clinton? >> one thing that really stands out about how the democratic party looks right now, a lot of progressives don't seem to be falling in line with hillary clinton. the fact that hillary and her husband and then the governor took lots of free flights on walmart corporate jet, the fact when she left the board she had $100,000 in stock options. i almost wonder if there's any sort of tea party envy on the left as progressives see eric cantor getting pushed out in part because the dhal challenger emphasized he was too corporatesque. >> the tea party speaks a little to your point. what you don't have example on the democratic side are those kind of tea party maneuvers. you don't see that and primary you don't see that in the general elections. do you think things like walmart can doom or be a nonpolicy but political scandal based case? >> you know, i think that one of the big things that

betsy ross is down to 35 miles an hour. take it the slow.t of your construction wrapping up as we will knocking on the door at 6:00 but you are up against this fog and potentially slick roadways. >> hopefully mom brings him in from out of the rain. >>> do you know secret to a long happy relationship toys live apart. it is working for this couple. live apart. it is[ male announcer ]couple. tv's come a long way. from color. to the remote. to flat screens. now it's taking a quantum leap. introducing fios quantum tv. record up to 12 shows at the same time. store up to 200 hours of entertainment in hd. plus watch live tv anytime with the fios mobile app. redefining what tv can be. that's powerful. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> two baby rescued from the illegal wild life trade have been put on display at a on in lima, peru. kay mens look like small crocodiles. peru is stepping up its efforts to combat poaching and illegal wild life trade. >>> they are cute when they are that size. >> all right. c

cough up the extra $3 an held to the betsy ross bridge instead. trolleys are running, and new schedules on them. we have restrictions on the 11 and the 13. new schedules on the septa buses and the subway. >> reporter: i can't compete with the whole zipper wall changing. 53 in quakertown, 5 in oxford. 59 in warrington. 60 in center city. as you look at the suburbs in new jersey. 56 in browns mills. 56 in gandys beach and 60 degrees in dover, delaware. we've got a good day today. it's nice and warm, high of 87. not horribly uncomfortable, the humidity maybe up a notch this afternoon. we start with sunny skies, by nighttime we'll be cloudy. we'll see increasing clouds through the afternoon and maybe a spotty shower or thunderstorm tonight. and then we turn up the heat. look at the numbers on tuesday and wednesday, 92 degrees, the first time we've been that hot so far this year. even thursday, temperatures in the upper 80s at this point. we stay rather humid, wednesday, thursday, and friday each day a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm. look su

betsy, another great white, tagged in august, in cape cod, is now in the gulf of mexico. fred?ly hunters won't take advantage of the information we're learning about betsy and katharine. thanks so much. >>> hello, i'm fredricka whitfield. top story, two hours away from one of the most anticipated games ever for team usa at the world cup as they take on portugal, and if team usa wins they're guaranteed a spot in the next round. great coverage for you. lara

washington examiner betsy woodruff.ou think when the president gets a letter from speaker boehner that says send in the national guard? >> for how long? that sorts sort of like a band-aid to what is an ongoing crisis on the border. look, i think policy needs to change. the problem that's going on now is most of the people that are coming over the border are kids, toddlers, teenagers, and the policy is different for adults and children. adults you can deport. children the law, as i understand it says you have to try to place them in the country with family or relatives and then they are allowed to stay in the country as long as their case proceeds and you know as well as i do, immigration cases can go on for years. >> forever. >> we are responsible for years. that's a different standard than an adult. so, there is also moral question here. what do you do when you get a kid from guatemala that's 15, do you release him? do you deport him? do you say? i mean, that would have to be a change in policy. >> betsy, why did speak

i'd head for the betsy ross instead. karen. >> warm and muggy out there already.bout these temperatures. 66 in martin's creek, 68 coatesville, 70 currently in center city. 67 in ewing township, 72 in woodbine, new jersey. let's see how the day plays out. by 9:00 a.m. 79 degrees with hazy sunshine. by noon, we're up to 88. by 3:00 p.m., 90. our high today 91 degrees. we'll hit it around 4:00 p.m. by 6:00 p.m. 88 degrees coming down from that high its a day where the daytime hours are dry. later on tonight the slight chance for a shower or thunderstorm popping up most especially in your northwest suburbs so watch for that as you're headed out the door and an even better chance comes tomorrow, hot with gusty thunderstorms and a high of 94, matt. >> thank you, karen. >>> the u.s. soccer team has opened its underdog quest in the world cup with a big win. they scored first against ghana. just 29 seconds into last night's match. it was the fifth fastest goal in world cup history. ghana tied it up at one late in the match but four minutes later 20's year old john brooks g

raising a flag at the betsy ross house in honor of flag week. philadelphia the birth place of the stars and stripes. and simple events for families and visitors to go back in time. >> the first senior class at new foundation charter school graduated today. all 101 students in the class of 2014 got diplomas. and the school opened in 2000 and grades k-8 and later expanded. >>> and the "action news" team with these stories and more. rain delays for a construction project. >>> and swat teams at a chester county home, the family that got a frightening wake-up call. those stories and more next. for adam joseph, cecily tynan, jamie apody, ducis rodgers, rick williams, the entire news team ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ (dad) we lived... thanks to our subaru. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. ♪ >>> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> monday night. jim's off, i'm rick williams. in the news, officials say fatigue may be to blame for the

betsy ross bridge to gi regard. a lot that is going on and lots of plans. count on us to keep you prepared as the next phase of this major construction gets under way for a timeline of the project and detour information, you can go to nbc 10.com. >> bad enough. >> can you imagine what it will do to your commute. you need a lot of patience. not only with driving, but the weather. we have wet weather moving through. >> that's the construction. it is going to be a good bit more rain before the week is out. stay tuned for that. here's a live look towards the philadelphia museum of art and beyond. you can see dark clouds there and further north you go in philadelphia, the darker it gets and the wetter it gets. some parts continue to get hit hard. others continue to see nothing. at least not as far as any rain. we have the summer showers and humidity in the air with tropical downpours rather than just scattered showers. fogy and humid and also stormy overall. later this week it will be stormier. now we are starting to see the visibility go down and we are looking

there is no lightning strikes with this, riverside along route 130, palmyra and the betsy ross bridge, all of those areas getting drenched and as we widen out to center city philadelphia, we still see the moderate rainfall, as that particular part of the downpour is raining itself out. and glimpses of the philadelphia international airport where the rain is ening there and it will soon end where the phillies are trying to gear up for that game coming up in about one hour. in fact, we look at this picture from kevin, the tarp is on the field but can you see the water on the field as well as the drainage system is getting a workout and being tested right now with a quick 1 to 2 inches of rain. flash flood warnings continue in woods town and frankford and berlin and gloucester and salem county, until 8:15 p.m. if you encounter flooded roads, and find a alternate route, in the full accuweather forecast. >> we'll check back in later. now to say still developing story. a third grader is believed to have brought in heroin to school. the children were taken to the hospital by school bus to ge

again the betsy ross bridge through this point at girard.thbound getting used to that new traffic pattern by girard not causing a huge delay. something to look forward to we get a new traffic pattern on the southbound side on monday. always something new coming our way. tam. >> all right, something to look forward to, hm, matt? okay. if you say so. >>> new this morning months after a botched execution two states put prisoners to death using lethal injection. in georgia a teen kill are was put to death and in missouri a man convicted of shooting his girlfriend and killing two of her friends in then 96 was executed. clayton locket was put to death in oklahoma. jailers used a three drug cocktailing that seemed to fail. locket eventually died of a heart attack. >>> police in berks county searching for the driver of a pickup truck spotted putting live animals out of the vehicle. it happened last friday 13 in syncing spring. a man threw a kitten in the middle of the street as his truck sped by. that kitten and another cat were found laying dead on

there is no lightning strikes with this, riverside along route 130, palmyra and the betsy ross bridgeall of those areas getting drenched and as we widen out to center city philadelphia, we still see the moderate rainfall, as that particular part o

there will be variety of events happening from 9:00 to 6:00 all taking place at independence mall, the betsy ross house, the national constitution center and independence national historic park. >>> well, members of the delaware valley viet nam veterans work on this memorial yesterday. "eyewitness news" at falls township community park in levittown bucks county, on display for all veterans past and president. >> 6:10. when hoarding goes extreme. we'll tell but one man's habit, how it literally forced him from his house. >>> then, new dramatic video this morning, captures moment that students are swept away after a dam breaks. also ahead, local churches slated foreclosure despite the fact that parishioners say they've self-sufficient. our pat ciarrocchi has closer look when we come back. >> septa regional rail now on strike, engineers, electrical work, walk off the job after midnight. electrical workers have been working without a contract since 2009. the engineer since 2010. main sticking points are healthcare contributions, and retroactive pay raises, regional rails will not be in service d

"eyewitness news" in old city outside the betsy ross house, where special flag day festivities were going on. justin drabek live on the skydeck, joins us live with a look at the wetter. >> hi, todd, that's right, can't complain about the weather for the past several weekends across the delaware vale, pleasant, low humidity, temperatures actually little below average today. now do have few clouds around right now about no threat of any rainfall. check out the high temperatures. we should be in the lower 80s, only made it to 76 officially at the philadelphia international airport, 62 in mount pocono, 80 inland at the atlantic city airport. here is where we are, six 60s in the suburbs, low 70s, across philadelphia, and areas to the south and new jersey, and in delaware. so it will be somewhat of a keel night. looking at 50's, returning to the forecast, so you can open up the windows, enjoy the fresh air. few clouds moving on through right now on storm scan3, they'll dissipate as we lose the heating from the day. now the fathers day forecast, looks great, through the morning, very comfortable

i grew up in the neighborhood obviously and attended betsy car michael through the years and as well as working organizations such as som cam, west bay, and soma teen center and collaborated with the vec. i was an active artist in [inaudible] studio and now i'm seeking reappointment to be apart of the csc again. >> okay. supervisor tang. >> sure. since all the applicants are up for reappointment, this is a question for all the applicants, if you come up and address the issues that you worked on when you're up. some of the issues that you worked on and any of your future goals in you're reappointed. >> sure. we currently were working on a few things. we have the -- we have -- maybe they can elaborate more on the mid mall situation. there's also the -- we did the -- sorry, i'm going blank right now. there's so much. those housing on natoma housing, the small sites. and up, so the united players is seeking funding as well. as well as other supports from other organizations. >> okay. thank you. >> yes. connie ford. >> good afternoon, i'm with the mayor's office with housing and community

ride, further south you go toward the city you pick up that new traffic pattern just south of the betsy and that new stretch of roadway down towards girard. we're in good shape. roads are damp and wet from the thunder boom their rolled through last night, and on the overnight. schuylkill expressway looking good here, and beginning our trip at king of prussia again no major problems at all. we had a little bump here in the road yesterday, the wilmington regional rail line services suspended for afternoon rush hour. everything is back to normal and expected to operate on schedule this morning. so that is good news for septa riders. accident over here in south jersey just outside of fort dix julius town road near route 206 and down pole with baltimore pike eastbound side is blocked right at the the media bypass. otherwise mass transit looking good with no delays. nicole, back over to you. >>> with the budget deadline just days away new jersey governor chris christie holds his latest town hall meeting in camden county. governor talk about high taxes, pension and health benefits reform. chri

one lane here aspen dot overnight putting down some new white lines, as you head southbound between betsy ross bridge and center city. right now only this one lane is opened, coming into center city. leaving house be ready to hit the brakes downtown. 309, live look here at the the pennsylvania turnpike and roads are dry, and we are off to a good start. construction delays, pennsy turnpike they are working both directions right here near fort washington interchange. they are working both directions on the northeast extension right here near lansdale interchange and for the gang down the shore east on the atlantic city expressway right near the atlantic city airport watch for delays due to construction. for gang in delaware we have 495 close another between exit two and three but i-95 looking good and mass transit running with no delays. erika, back to you. >>> waking up to this story this morning a house in camden, new jersey caught fire just after 11:00 last night. the it happened on the 600 block of cain avenue. blaze was quickly placed under control, we are told one person was injured,