look who we found, young singer bobby hill, he sang for the pope and now the national an national anthem. >>> i'm so glad to be at a historic convention to see hillary clinton get nominated. his proud parent feet away. >> he has the support of the family. >> i would like to thank my parents for everything they have done for me. >> no bigger stage for this for a young man and no bigger stage set for the dnc. ive never seen boys to men in person, i guess i can check them off my list. a lot of people down here working on the details to get things ready for 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. reporting live from the wells fargo center bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> boys to men back on the stage, once the gavel drops at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon, by the way there's a jam-packed schedule for the next few days, as we mentioned, first lady michelle obama and bernie sanders are the featured speakers tonight. tomorrow in the late afternoon, the role call vote will takes place to nominate hillary clinton. bill clinton speaks wednesday night. and joe by the -- joe biden and president obama speak to th

we will hear from bobby hill, 14-year-old. ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ what so streaming ♪ ♪ and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ ore' the land of the free ♪ [ applause ] and the home of the brave ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> that was 14-year-old bobby hill, veteran member of the keystone state boy choir who famously sang for the pope and became something of a celebrity after that unexpected moment. here is some of that footage we are bringing to you about the moment. i think last december when he sang for the pope. it was in philadelphia. and september, okay. >> some footage from bobby hill when he met the pope in september in philadelphia. let's take a very quick break. when we come back, we will talk more about the democratic national convention and the harmony we have heard and the disharmony we have witnessed. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ (whispers rocket) the summer of this. the summer that summers from here on will be compared to. get

one thing about bobby hill i think is interesting we all met him.only had minutes to actually prepare for that pope performance and he still was exceptional. last night he told abc's david muir that he had four or five days to prepare for the national anthem last night. for now reporting live from the democratic national convention floor, annie mccormick channel6 "action news. tam back to you. >> thank you annie. >>> you can count on the entire "action news" team to bring you complete coverage of the dnc from gavel to gavel. we'll have more on what's going on here in just a bit but one note. we will also hear today from a group being called mothers of the movement, people like the mother of tray von martin calling for criminal justice changes. we'll hear from officers from new york city and our own former police chief charles ramsey not today but over the week and you know coming on the heels of michael jordan giving money to both police crews and the naacp legal defense fund they would come together to try to work on this issue it will be interesti

this time bobby hill kick off the convention with the national anthem. caught up with him today. check it out. >> big speakers tonight bernie sanders, also the first lady. do you think you'll get to meet either one of them? i hope so. i really want to meet both of them. >> maybe the president maybe later this week. are you doing other stuff this week. >> well, i think i'm going to have a press pass for tuesday and credentials for wednesday. so i'll get to hear obama speak. >> bobby told alex did he not have lot of time to prepare. organizers asked him only on friday if he could sink the national anthem. imagine that. >> stay with fox 29 for complete coverage of the democratic national convention and don't forget we'll bring you extended political coverage every night beginning at 11:00 o'clock. >>> in southern california a fast-moving wildfire forces 20,000 people from their homes. >> it's really all out war. firefighters are having a hard time battling back the fire. it's been burning since friday. the wildfire burning north of los angeles... destroying

the mike, who took the stage, who took the selfies to inspire the crowd. >> i have to tell thaw bobby hillng a name for himself, in front of the pope, been around the world now, bobby will be here in a little bit. >> and then how about boys two men they were great a lot of people talking about that. you cannot have a convention in philadelphia without motown in philadelphia they were fantastic. >> what was fantastic too they gave alex and i a private performance yesterday afternoon, three on two. i was going to say one on one but three on two. >> we will play that clip but first you know what we have to do now. >> we have to get to sue for this weather, it is so hot. >> were you walking around in olde city, ways too. my daughter was here. it was oppressive with the humidity. we had a five out of ten yesterday. today we have a seven, why, lower dew points, they will be slightly dryer air moving in, so bus stop buddy does not have muggy the dog but it is still mild out there with temperatures in the 60's and 07's, nothing on radar storms are gone. we have 77 degrees, it is still on the muggy

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. >> ♪ land of the free >> a huge moment for 16 year-old bobby hill, he kick off convention with thel anthem, the singer from the keystone state boys choir rose to fame last time our city sat in the spotlight for pope's visit and tune in the will 8:00 o'clock hour of good day philadelphia, bobby hill will come here with mike and alex the at the wells fargo center. >>> it was a wild first day at dnc from feeling bern on the convention floor to costume characters out on our street, the convention has officially taken over our city. protesters loud and proud to be in philadelphia, to be here from city hall to the ben franklin bridge to the convention center, chris o'connell has their story. >> reporter: protesters tonight carrying a coffin marching toward wells fargo center on night one of the democratic national conn convention. supporters of the bernie sanders, converging on broad and pattison. >> reporter: in the shadow of the wells fargo center demonstrators were going to any length to get their points across call it the bernie factor. >> our country and we're taking it back, our sy

we're getting ready to listen to the national an them from 14-year-old bobby hill.emember him for his performance before the pope here in philadelphia. ♪ o say, can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ♪ ♪ o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? ♪ ♪ and the rockets' red glare the bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ ♪ and the home of the brave? ♪ >>> once again that voice of an angel, bobby hill, a member of the keystone state boys choir singing the national an them. our other big story this afternoon is the weather. storms moving in. let's go back to the nbc 10 studios where first alert meteorologist sheena par convenient is tracking those storms. >> yeah, jim. air lost thunderstorms across the area. mostly north of philadelphia, and we do have one tornado warning. that's farther north of po

the first, first gentlemen. >> all right, roll tape on bobby hill because i loved this kid. one of the keystone state boy choir members is set to sing the national anthem. keynote speakers including first lady michelle obama that will be special. i will be here for. that and senator bernie sanders, what will be the reaction in this room, when bernie sanders speaks? a lot of people wondering what will he say considering the wikileaks controversy that i has been developing over the past what 24 or 48 hours. >> pretty bad e-mails. >> there are three protests that have been planned but they are expecting to go differently considering all that has happened. >> so they will gather at 10:00 o'clock this morning. that is a sanders rally. it looks like there will be a march right after that rally. >> march will be at 11:00 this morning this one may affect traffic. it will begin on the ben franklin parkway and loop back through center city. >> look out. >> vigil is set for this evening at fdr park. >> which is right across from the convention center. >> even with the protest that is w

. >>> ♪ >> that is 15 year-old bobby hill, who kicked off the cities fourth of july festivities wheret all began at independent hall under the star studded ceremony which included actor leslie odom junior, reading excerpts from the declaration of independence. >>> bobby hill, man, from the pope, to independence day, he has seen and done it all. >> yes. >> all right. yesterday morning's weather was nice enough to enjoy, this morning's weather may be a little harder to handle. >> a live lot the platt bridge where sue, speed limit is posted at 35 miles an hour and if you do 60 like you normally would by the airport it is a bad idea. >> real bad idea. first of all, it is not legal and second of all it is raining out there. road are wet. you can run into some ponding. now in addition to the flood watch that, flash flood watch in effect this morning we have a flood advisory urban and small stream flood advisory for kent county, cumberland, atlantic, this seems to be the area hardest hit already today with rainfall, at the rate in some cases of about an inch an hour. we have already got an i

. ♪ oh, say can you see >> reporter: the patriotism is palpable always bobby hill sings the star spangleanner. hundreds lined the lawn for america's builder celebration. >> it's amazing, it's cool and awesome to be here and see it up front. >> it's wonderful we're having a wonderful time. i'm so happy. >> reporter: the ceremony featured several philadelphia born and raise the celebrities including leslie odem junior from the broad way play hamilton. >> that all men are created equal. >> reporter: all this was a prelude to the annual independence day parade. and back here live you can see the parade going down chestnut street. hundreds of people are lining the streets to celebrate america's birthday. of course this is just one of the celebrations going on today. there will be many, many more celebrations throughout the day. but that's the latest for now, we're live in old city. ali gorman channel 6 "action news." matt? >> thanks ali. people lined the streets of bala cynwyd montgomery county this morning for annual independence day celebration. the proud tradition is still going strong in

bobby hill sang the national anthem. silverman tried to unite the party.a listen. >> i tell you this. i will vote for hillary with gusto as i -- as i continue to be inspired and moved to action by the ideals set forth by bernie who will never stop fighting for us. i am proud to be a part of bernie's movement and a vital part that of movement is making absolutely sure that hillary clinton is our next president of the united state states. boo-yah. >> reporter: that's right the bernie sanders supporters telling those people to vote for hillary clinton. now you may not just see stars out here at the actual convention. take a look at the some of the protest crowds you might see some there pop up as well. reporting live from the convention floor annie mccormick channel6 "action news." tam back to you. >> okay annie i'll keep my phone charged for selfies. we'll take a short break and come right back. >> we've been scanning our cameras and found a accident that just popped up on 422 looking live approaching 23 and you can see this accident on the shoulder at the e

bobby hill sang the national anthem which is actually -- which is unbelievable and actually this timehad about four or five days notice if you remember for the pope he did it just minutes before. that is sara silverman along with senator al franken former saturday night live star. silver plan a bernie sanders supporter told the crowd of bernie bookers they were being ridiculous. >> i tell you thisly i will vote for hillary with gusto as i continue to be inspired and moved to action by the ideals set forth by bern flee who will never stop fighting for us. i am proud to be a part of bernie's movement and a vital part of that movement is making absolutely sure that hillary clinton is our next president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: and back out here live on the convention floor, there's still a number of stars that have been in the crowd that we don't even know about that have been spotted at a number of rallies as well. there's also a lot of private functions that are happening. you heard katherine talk about some of those private fundraisers and expect to may

. >> reporter: the wells fargo began to fill so everyone knows one of our own philadelphia's bobby hill sang for the pope is slated for the national anthem. >> i'm just so excited to have this opportunity and to just be at such a historic convention to see hillary clinton get nominated. >> reporter: the sound check audience had its most important fan. >> he has the support of his family. >> reporter: okay, back out live here, we wish bobby hill the best of luck to that young man and there is the stage again. the gavel set to drop at 4 o'clock. well, it is past 4:00 so any second now we're going to get things started down here on the floor. reporting live at the wells fargo center bob brooks channel6 "action news." brian, sharrie. >> okay, bob, thank you. busy down there on the floor and of course you know that young man has a great voice. >> yeah. >> we look forward to hearing from him. we know the order of speakers for tonight and it's a jam packed lineup. pennsylvania congressman bob brady and brendan boyle and philadelphia mayor jim kenney are expected to speak in the 6 o'clock hour.

fans heard a sweet serenade from a special guest, bobby hill. you may remember him as the 15-year-old who sang for pope francis last fall. >> i think this is probably one of the reasons i love philly, because in the summertime it's just so much fun, there's always something going on. >> just brought them out, they are from out of town so we came down here. >> nice little surprise. >> yeah, there you go. >> nice evening and this was of course likely just the first stop for many on this holiday weekend. remember that nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are your home for wawa welcome america. you can get a full list of all of the events for the entire weekend right on the nbc 10 app. >>> vineland is no longer under water, but heavy rain did bring flooding to our area for the start of the holiday weekend. sky force 10 got a bird's-eye view above vineland, cumberland county. the floodwaters rose quickly with nowhere to go. parts of south jersey are still drying out after those drenching rains brought the flash flooding. store parking lots in vineland filled up q

been enjoying a special performance with a philly flare and that includes bright young talent like bobby hillld favorites like boyz ii men. >> ♪ [cheers and applause] >> you remember boyz ii men. "action news is asking viewers to express their political opinions this week. today was the first day we set up a microphone at the national constitution center for the public to sound off. >> i understand that there will be a number of protests but i hope it's a very peaceful event. as a democrat i want the see the party come together at the end. >> i think that all americans need to really think about what our fou for fathers wanted for us and use that as a guide when making their election this november. >> what could be more appropriate. the "action news" social soap box will stay up at the national constitution center for the duration of the dnc and we ask you to feel free to stop by and tell us what you think. >> ducis rodgers this place has sounded loud enough to be the seventh game of the stanley cup finals but i know tonight it's all about football. >> yes, football is finally back. been a lo

. >> for the land of the free♪ ♪ and the home of the brave♪ that's bobby hill of keystone choir wowingh his rendition of national anthem and phillies own boys ii men sang their hit song missouri town philly and all because of dog's eyewear. bieber posted this clip showing him and his pup saleing in a vote. easter you see is sporting googles to protect her eyes. that's just the cutest thing ever. >>. >> i think he does nutty thing things. that's adorable. so cute. we need sunglasses today. >> i would say so, yes, absolutely, very bright, sunny day. still hot, not as humid. so it's in short a better day. and we don't have any storms to dodge, either. >> nice. >> this is looking look a good one. so let's go ahead and take you outside and we'll show you the view here start things off live look sky cam 3 high atop the cbs3 studios overlooking center city and skies are clearing out nicely and seeing worst of humidity starting to drop off. you'll go out the door and realize it's muggy outside and thankfully starting to get progressively better and comfortable as the day goes on. with that sai

. >> ♪ home of the brave >> and the stars are also out at this convention, philadelphia's own bobby hillperforming the national anthem. boys two men opening with their classic hometown philly. >> they did a great job. >> looking at the stage, congressman bob brady, from pennsylvania is addressing the convention, just one of many speakers on this first day in south philadelphia. >> we have team three coverage for you tonight, joe holden is live in fdr park with bernie sanders support hours are protesting the convention. we have david spunt on the floor with the members of the delegation, and made their way to philadelphia let's start first with you, david. >> reporter: jessica, this is one of the more quieter moments. you can feel the tension. it is palpable here between bernie sanders supporters and hillary clinton. this sign right here is the transpacific partnership something that sanders supporters have have been holding up all day long, they have been talking about hillary clinton. i want to bring in a bernie sanders supporter, senate star woods from philadelphia, he has been a sande

. ♪ ♪ home of the brave >> bobby hill kicking off philly's fourth of july party with the national anthemautiful. today festivities continued with a parade and all kinds of historical and educational events. wawa welcome america festival is in full swing all over our city. fox 29's bill anderson joined the crowds on america's 240th birthday live in the newsroom, happy independence day, bill. >> reporter: and to you, lucy. i'm going to ask a favor. >> okay. >> don't tell our bosses because it really didn't seem like i was at work today. talking to so many people, smiling, learning about our city, and country's history and enjoying the parade. the liberty bell, declaration of independence and sounds of philadelphia were all on displ display. and the celebration isn't finish yet. tonight is the grand finale of the annual welcome america celebration here in philadelphia. but before we get to the concert and fireworks tonight there were few more celebrations today. >> we absolutely love it. we come every year. we bring the kids. wonderful tradition. >> reporter: annual event that her family lo

>> ♪ >> reporter: the philadelphia orchestra started the night with a concert featuring soloist bobby hille 15 year-old who gained fame after his impromptu performance before pope francis last year. tim barnes and his son came from colorado to spend the holiday with friend. >> it is a magical failing. this is where it all happened. >> reporter: at river rink the slight breeze broke the humidity for folks who spent the night taking a spin and a swing. throughout this city american flags hung proudly as visitors walk the streets soaking in history. the debellow family from the northeast took advantage of their day off to teach their children about what happened here 240 years ago. >> well, fourth of july, it is a big thing. come down. see what is going on. >> anyone who lives here in philadelphia, they need to know the history. >> reporter: for betsy ross's house to independence mall, touring historic sites on the july 4th weekend reminds this man not to take our precious freedoms for granted. >> people should be really thankful for what we have, at this time. i would say there is a lot of f

young bobby hill, that's who. at the democratic convention, but it shouldn't have been a surprise. that angelic voice, we've heard it before. do you remember how he captivated audiences during pope francis's visit to philadelphia? we have young bobby hill now 15, a member of the keystone state boy choir with us right now. you came in here with 10 as security. do you feel that you've gotten too big because of your recent success? >> i don't think so. >> are you sure? >> i'm pretty sure. >> you need an entourage that large because so many people are trying to get you and book you for their events. so was it scary yesterday doing this at the convention? >> i think everybody like the whole back stage crew they were just so nice and so accommodating, so it wasn't really stressful back there. >> what do you think is harder if you were to come in there and everybody is talking and doing their thing because it's a political convention and you had to sing there. of course it's the anthem, you know they will quiet down a li

. >>> fourth of july celebrations kicked off at city hall. 15-year-old bobby hill sang the star spangled banner. the ceremony featured several philadelphia born and raised celebrities including leslie odom jr. of the broadway hit hamilton. they read excerpts from the declaration of independence. >> ♪ >> freedom ceremony was followed by the old time fourth of july parade. marching bands military groups and floats wound their way through olde city in center city this morning. >>> "action news" reporter wendy saltzman is live along the ben franklin parkway tonight where folks have been celebrating all afternoon long and will probably be celebrating tonight as well. wendy. >> reporter: rick, happy fourth of july to you. now, we're being told that the show will go on here rain or shine including those fireworks that are scheduled for 10:00 p.m. now, the concert started here at 5:00 p.m. with the sounds of leslie odom and then we will have leon bridges coming up next. the crowds packed the parkway early. it was the best way to get the best seats for the hottest fourth of july celebration in ph

. >> reporter: philadelphia's own bobby hill with a special role, too. ♪ o say can you see >> reportermet the 14-year-old last year, when he performed for the pope with just a few minute s notice. that was impressive up there. good to see you again. so, you had three, four days notice for this one, but only a few minutes for the pope. >> yeah. >> reporter: less jitters with the pope? >> yeah. i like that last high note, too. >> thank you. >> reporter: i'm always wondering if you are going to do it, and you pulled it off. >> thanks. ♪ brave >> reporter: he said, this was more nerve wracking than the pope. i was more nervous with the pope. thanks for watching here on a monday night. i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. good night. i approve this message. donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever... you gotta see this guy. ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh

bobby hill from the keystone state boys choir was there and sang the national anthem for all those inendance. ♪ >> marching bands deck out in colonial garb hit the cobblestone streets the fifth and chestnut this parade its made through the hitter 86 areas of the city. >>> special moment today in audubon as the fire department unveils a new 9/11 memorial more than decade in the making. the crowd applauded as the sculpture was unveiled next to the audubon firehouse. the centerpiece is steal recovered from the north tower. one of the speakers at the dedication was audubon resident luigi yo card dough on 9/11 he was working on the 87th floor of the south tower. his speech moved some of the crowd to tears. >> i've done other speeches people i didn't know and people in my family but to know half this crowd my oh motions and excitement and the love was just amazing. >> the steal beams on display show scars from the 1993 world trade center attack. they were damaged in that explosion but repaired. >>> suicide bomber struck the us consulate in saudi arabia today. no one at the consulate was kil

bobby hill from the keystone state boys choir was there and sang the national anthem for all those inendance. ♪ >> marching bands deck out in colonial garb hit the cobblestone streets the fifth and chestnut this parade its made through the hitter 86 areas of the city. >>> special moment today in audubon as the fire department unveils a new 9/11 memorial more than decade in the making. the crowd applauded as the sculpture was unveiled next to the audubon firehouse. the centerpiece is steal recovered from the north tower. one of the speakers at the dedication was audubon resident luigi yo card dough on 9/11 he was working on the 87th floor of the south tower. his speech moved some of the crowd to tears. >> i've done other speeches people i didn't know and people in my family but to know half this crowd my oh motions and excitement and the love was just amazing. >> the steal beams on display show scars from the 1993 world trade center attack. they were damaged in that explosion but repaired. >>> suicide bomber struck the us consulate in saudi arabia today. no one at the consulate was kil

philadelphia's own bobby hill with a special role, too. ♪ o say, can you see >> reporter: we first metr-old last year, when he performed for the pope with just a few minutes notice. ♪ that was impressive up there. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: good to see you again. so, you had three, four days notice for this one, but only a few minutes for the pope. >> yeah. >> reporter: so, you had less jitters with the pope? >> yeah. ♪ free >> reporter: i like that last high note, too. >> thank you. >> reporter: i'm always wondering if you are going to do it, and you pulled it off. >> thanks. ♪ brave >> he said, this was more nerve-wracking than the pope. i was more nervous with the pope. thanks for watching here on a monday night. i'm david muir. we'll see you later in primetime, 10:00 p.m. eastern. and i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. good night. . >>> we're seeing a contentious start to a national convention where california is leading the way. we're live with the democrats struggling to find unity in philadelphia. >> if the wind changes what are you going to do? >> new at tonigh

the philadelphia orchestra, start started the night with the concert featuring bobby hill who gained fame after his impromptu performance with pope francis last year. >> it is magic feeling this is where it happens. >> reporter: at river rink the slight breeze helped break the humidity for folks who spent the night taking a spin and swing. throughout the city, american flags hung proudly as visitors walked the streets soaking in history. this family from the northeast took advantage from their day off to teach their children what happened here 240 years ago. >> 4th of july it's a big thing. come down and see what's going on. >> they live in philadelphia, the birth place in our country they need to know the history. >> reporter: from betsy ross as house to independence hall, touring the area, reminds people not to take our precious freedom for granted. >> we have a lot of prosperity in this country. >> reporter: if you missed the fireworks last night you can catch them tonight at 10:30 in penns landing and over the art museum at 10:00 p.m. monday. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news."

. >> i would like to say that bobby hill is reform of the national anthem was a beautiful way to startonvention. veteran, i would like to hope that hillary will keep good on her promises to acrossveterans rights the board. i hope that she can include veterans like my father who art covered by some of the bills currently because of where he served. iwould like to say also that was a british reporter for the longest time and the convention has put to rest some of my fears i had about as by the fact that i'm still shaky on my approval of her nomination for the presidency. thank you for her call. maggie, seattle. off the am astart veteran of iraq. i directly benefited from policy that bernie sanders has implement a including the women's veterans access to call the care act. i might be biased but i'm also part of the movement that is happen throughout the country and throughout the speeches tonight as they kept calling about unity and unity, but it was so insular. it was about the party. we're talking about the country, the general election, it is about the whole country. i feel like there

the philadelphia orchestra started the night with a concert featuring soloist, bobby hill. >> it's a magical feeling, like this is where it all happened. >> reporter: the river rinked the slight breeze helped break the humidity for folks who spent the night taking a spin and a swing. throughout the city, american flags hung proudly as americans walked the streets soaking in history. this family took advantage of their day off to teach the children what happened 240 years ago. >> 4th of july it's a big thing, come down. >> they live here in philadelphia, they need to birth place of our country they need to know the history. >> reporter: touring the historic sites on this july 4th weekend reminds many not to talk our precious freedoms for granted. >> people need to be thankful for what they have at this time. a lot of prosperity in this country. if you missed the fireworks last night you can catch them tonight at penns landing 9:30 and monday night over the art museum at 10:00 p.m. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> boy that's impressive, right? the phillies celebrated the 4th of

the philadelphia orchestra started a night with a concert featuring soloist bobby hill who gained famerformance before pope francis. tim barns came from colorado to spend the holiday with friends. throughout the city, american flags hung proudly as visitors walked the street soaking in history. the debellow family from the northeast took the day off to teach their children happened here 240 years ago. >> 4th of july, it's a big thing. >> they live here in philadelphia, they need to know the history. >> reporter: from betsy ross' house to independence hall. touring these sights reminds this family not to take our precious freedoms for granted. >> people need to be thankful for what we have. a lot of prosperity in this country. >> reporter: if you missed the fireworks last night you can catch them tonight at 9:30 at penns landing monday night over the art museum at 10:00 p.m. at penns landing, jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> thousands are celebrating this 4th of july holiday weekend at the jersey shore. "action news" caught up with families in ocean city, sea isle city and avalo

. ♪ >> reporter: also included in the festivities, bobby hill of the boys choir.ll join the orchestra on stage tonight. the teenager became an instant sensation when he sang for the pope last fall. >> he's amazing. such a pure, pure voice. perfect intonation. so sweet. such a sweet sound that he has. that's a real joy for us. >> reporter: the real joy for families is getting the chance to celebrate with each other. >> it really gets you into the spirit of our country. because our country has been through a lot. so it just gets everybody together, united together. >> reporter: it's going to be an incredible night down here on penn's landing. the show starts at 8:00. fireworks follow at 9:30. we're right next door to the blue cross river rink. come down, do some roller skating and get some dinner. rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. >> get dinner and then roller skate to work it off. >> reporter: exactly. good idea, jim. >> maybe. >> thanks, rosemary. >>> still ahead, tim furlong goes on the barge. he'll show us what it takes to put the fireworks show together. >>> nbc 1

fans heard a sweet serenade from this special guest, bobby hill.you probably remember him as the 15-year-old who sang for pope francis last fall. >> i think this is probably one of the reasons i love philly, because in the summertime it's just so much fun, there is he a always something going on. >> i just brought them out. they're from out of town so we came down here. >> nice little surprise. >> yeah, there you go. >> this was likely just the first stop for5[4yz many on thi holiday weekend. and remember that nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are your home for wawa welcome america. you can get a full list of events for the entire weekend through our nbc 10 app. >>> and the shore is sure to be packed this holiday weekend with many visitors. the boardwalk in ocean city will likely be one of the busiest spots. there's a lot to do there this weekend including buttel mania, a concert at ocean pier, tomorrow night the ocean city pops and on monday the 4th bike parade and fireworks. we caught up with one family visiting from texas and loving all of the shore fun.

fans heard a sweet serenade from a very special guest, that's bobby hill, the 15-year-old who sang for pope francis last fall. >> i think this is probably one of the reasons i love philly, because in the summertime it's just so much fun. there's always something going on. >> i just brought them out, you know, they are from out of town so we came down here. >> nice little surprise. >> yeah, there you go. >> great crowds last night and this was likely just the first stop of many on this holiday weekend for those concert goers. >>> remember, nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are your home for wawa welcome america. and do not forget to download the festival val guide so you can get information on the go. it is all on our nbc 10 app. >>> new this morning ra hope et police need your help finding out who phoned in a bomb threat at a local bar. the person said there were pipe bombs inside the conk island bar and grill. he also threatened to shoot responding officers. that business was evacuated and nothing was found. >> vineland is no monger under water but heavy rain did bring flooding to our area for

. >> that was 14-year-old bobby hill from the keystone boy's choir.s old. and the youngest at 17. as you see the pomp and circumstance on the delegate floor playing out. what they're really worried about is something else breaking out. so they're having these meetings to come up with a plan, and i think you're going to see some interesting things this afternoon and this evening. >> bret baier, thank you very much. mike emanuel is on the floor. mike, we heard about some shouting from the bernie supporters moments ago. tell us what happened, please. >> reporter: a whole lot of emotion here on the floor when they were going through the prayer to open this democratic national convention. you heard some people cheering for hillary clinton, others cheering for bernie sanders. the kind of emotion we've seen over the past 24 hours heading into this democratic national convention after a series of massive events leading over the past 24 hours, to the mayor of baltimore, stephanie rawlings-blake, doing the gaveling in of this convention, instead of the outgoing

. >>> ♪ >> that is just fantastic. 15-year-old bobby hill kicking off the city's fourth of july festivities it began independence hall. it was a star-studded ceremony this morning which included lesley odom, jr., and tom very ricco reading experts from the declaration of independence. a car show drew folks to lawn crest. all kinds of great cars on display, muscle cars and classic cars and cool trucks. >> a little something for everybody here including rides and life music and of course fireworks. ♪ >> philly's fourth of july party in full swing. kicked off with music a parade and a bunch of historical and educational events. wawa's welcome america events are happening across the city. and fox 29's bill anderson followed all of that fun. he's a fungi. live in the newsroom. happy fourth of july to you, bill. >> reporter: thank you very much, the same to you, lucy. it's been fun. the celebration began last week with free museum and movie days and block long hoagies and will end with fireworks and a parkway concert. now, in between today, we had history and fun as the welcome america festivitie

we have in the preprogram, you've heard from council woman parker and bobby hill and josh sharp owe. so many great public servants. broadly defined in this room. it has been an incredible week. and i could not be prouder to be here in philadelphia and accept the request of a spectacular public servant, hillary clinton, to accept my party's nomination. [ applause ] to be vice president. i shared, i shared the other night at the convention how kind of weird i feel being here. i mean, i just grew up in such a non-political household. my dad ran this iron worker shop and mom and dad are here somewhere in this room. they're 81 years old and we're having a great time together. the irish americans there, they're standing with a buddy from county clerk, fleming who flew over to surprise me. so look, we're here as strong family, all of us. we worked in my dad's business, my mom and my brothers and me and pitched in. that's what family businesses do. i know a lot of you come from that. when family says you've got to help, you've got to help. and we like helping. i learned a lot from working fo

banner yet wave ♪ ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave >> that was 13-year-old bobby hillder in the last few minutes with stephanie rawlings-blake from maryland. >>> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the co-chairs of the credentials committee. >> hello to all of the participants in the 2016 democratic national convention. it is an honor to have served as a co-chair of the credentials committee along with my friend, lorraine miller. on sunday, the credentials committee adopted the report that is now contained in the standing committee report. consideration of this report is the first order of business for this 47th democratic national convention so that delegates and alternates here today can be officially seated. i am proud to say that there are no unresolved credentials issues to be decided by the credentials committee. this nominating process was an extraordinary marathon of contests. there was historic voter turnout and an enthusiasm about the election that engaged and encouraged people to participate for the first time. this enthusiasm has carried on even after the

> reporter: but the celebration started much earlier for some at independence hall. 15-year-old bobby hillang the star spangled banner and philadelphia born actors leslie odom jr. of the broadway hit hamilton and tom bereca of abc's how to get away with murder read excerpts of the declaration of independence. >> we therefore the representatives of the united states of america. >> reporter: mayor jim kenney also honored app special group of veterans known as the edison 64. they lost more alumni in the vietnam war than any other high school. >> i usually don't cry but today is a good day. >> reporter: after the ceremony, dozens of military. >> ♪ism marching bands and festive floats made their way through the city for the independence day parade. >> amaze. pretty cool and awesome to be out here and able to see it up front. >> reporter: and of course the celebrations have been going on all weekend. they'll continue tonight and then they will wrap up with fireworks starting around 10:00 p.m. that's the latest now, we're live from the parkway, ali gorman, channel6 "action news." walter. >> sound

we have been the preprogrammed, you have heard from councilwoman sherell parker and bobby hill and joshnts in this room. it has been an incredible week and i cannot be prouder to be here and accept the request of eight spectacular -- a spectacular president with spectacular public servant in hillary ("hillary!") tim kaine: i shared the other night at the convention of how i feel being here. i grew up in a very nonpolitical household. somewhered are here in this room. they are 81 years old. [applause] i don't know if there any but they arens standing with a buddy from county cork, roger fleming. we are here a strong family, all of us. we have worked in my dad's business. we pitched in. that's what family businesses do. you got a hell. we like helping. i learned a lot from working for my dad. i learned a lot from the jesuit high school i went to. jesuits aren't that big an applause line in every city but they are here. [applause] i bet there are a lot of hope france's catholics here before there was a pope francis. work andues of hard faith. those were my guiding principles. i developed a

we heard from councilwoman parker and bobby hill, josh schapiro. so many public servants.s been an incredible week. i cannot be prouder to be here in philadelphia and accept the request of a spectacular public servant, hillary clinton. [cheers and applause] [chanting "hillary"] sen. kaine: i shared the other night at the convention how kind of weird i feel being here. i just grew up in such a nonpolitical household. mom and dad are somewhere in this room. i don't know if there are any irish-americans here, but they are standing with a buddy from county clerk fleming that flew over to surprise me. we are here as strong family. all of us. i worked in my dad's business and that is what family businesses do. i know a lot of you come from that. i learned a lot from working from my dad. i went to a jesuit high school. [applause] sen. kaine: jesuits aren't that big an applause line in every city, but glad to know in philadelphia -- pope francis. [applause] sen. kaine: but those values of hard work were my guiding principles. that is one of the reasons i developed such an admirati

councilwoman sherell parker and bobby hill. be prouder to be here in philadelphia and accept the request of a spectacular public servant, hillary clinton. [cheers] >> hillary. hillary. hillary. sen. kaine: hillary. hillary. hillary. [cheers] i shared the other night at the convention how kind of weird i feel being here. i mean, i just grew up in such a nonpolitical household. my dad ran a union organized ironworker shop and mom and dad are here somewhere in the room. they are 81 years old. and they are having a great time together. [cheers] and i don't know if there are any irish-americans here, but they are standing with a buddy. [cheers] standing with a buddy from county cork. flewig flemming, who over to surprise me. we are here as a strong family, all of us. we worked in my dad's business, my mom and dad and brothers and me, we pitched in. i know a lot of you come from family where if you have to help, and family says it, you have to help. i learned a lot from working for my dad. i learned a lot from a jesuit high school i

we heard from councilwoman parker and bobby hill, josh schapiro. so many public servants.t be prouder to be here and accept the request of a spectacular public servant, hillary clinton. [cheers and applause] hillary. hillary. "hillary"] i shared the other night at the convention how kind of weird i feel being here. i just grew up in such a nonpolitical household. barnstorm the country. we are going to cure what's right with america. we had a great convention, and we're going to fight for our vision of the future. and i can't do it alone. i need each and everyone of you. here is what i ask you to do. please join us. and we are hiring organizers here. between now and election day. we are going to register 3 million more people. we are not just going to register them, we are going to get them to commit to vote. feel deeply the responsibility for continuing the work that started down the road from here. nobody that looks like me was thought to be possible to run for president back then. no one who looks like barack obama was thought to be possible. but contrary to donald trump

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hills, last friday had his baby. >> this is probably the biggest change for me. and then being engaged, planning a wedding. it's -- it's like i'm all grown his band, bobbyur life like after the show ended? what did you do? >> i went to nicaragua, surfed my brains out, ate a lot of good food, and then i opened up a salon down there. >> but fame hasn't been as kind to team speedy. >> what are you guys doing now? >> we did celebrity and that took care of many years of having to not worry about working. now we just keep doing television shows. >> so this is -- >> this is my parents' rental house that we are house -- property managers of. i've been managing the property for six years. i mean we don't go buy designer clothes anymore and buy fancy cars and go to all the fancy restaurants. so we just eat tacos and walk dogs. it can pretty much survive on reality television. fo it hasn't been an easy road he was known for his partying ways. he's almost six years sober now and running a post-rehab home in laguna beach. >> my addiction drove me to suicide. >> right. >> not contemplation. actually, you know, attempting suicide, and somebody found me, and that's why

>> justin bobby. >> justin bobby is the biggest rock star i communicate with. >> if you guys could go back, would you do it all over again? >> i absolutely would do the hillsin. >> oh, i would do it so much better. >> i was 17 and 18. i don't care. i was young. i was stupid. i was having fun. it just was what it was. it's made me who i am today. i think during the show it forced me to look inside and really figure out who i was because i knew the girl on the show wasn't who i wanted to be. so it made me grow up. for that, i'm very thankful. >> there is talk there could be a hills reunion show on netflix. just sayin'. >> what will they think of next? >> all right. straight ahead on our fourth of july weekend flashback special, awkward moments as cameron relived his makeouts with susan lucci. >> they put your buttons on snaps that could just go like that. >> then new kids on the block. ♪ >> from teenage heart throbs to fathers in their 40s. how they're still bringing the sexy. >> we're seeing a lot fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mrs. wagner's car to arriv

hill. guess what? today, you're the king of that castle. [cheers and applause] >> guy with the big smile and the crown that's bobby. own life struggles he he has been volunteering at reading high since 1969. the students say he is the heartbeat of the school and always good for a high-five. together with the dude be nice project, they planned a whole day for bobby letting him win a dunk contest. there was a cheer squad, gifts, hugs, tears, you name it. >> anyone can can be a hero by the little things they do such as bby. i know there's many other people in the world like that that need to be recognized every once in awhile. >> the project's name says it all, dude be nice. judging by bobby's reaction it works. this video going incredibly viral again out of reading, pennsylvania and we urge you to check it out. i posted a link on my facebook page. not a dry eye at my desk. >> just highlighting the every day people. >> what a great campaign and a deserving guy right there. >> deserving dude. >> yes. [laughter] >> thanks alicia. >>> let's get another c the roadsig now. >> matt standing by with the update for us. hi, ma