is coming to a famed jail. >> "eyewitness news" reporter vittoria woodill is live from eastern state penitentiaryis unique event, vittoria. >> that is right, i know it doesn't look like much behind me because a portion of the event is happening inside of the eastern state penitentiary. there are bringing yoga to the baseball diamond of the penitentiary where at one time, served as a work out area for america's most dangerous criminals, but here's what is interesting not only are they opening up the conversation of yoga in prison but you they are trying to open up the mind, body and spirits of inmates in prison. check this out. go behind the walls of the eastern state penitentiary and you usually find haunted spirits. >> add some new treat. >> reporter: tonight you'll fine peace in your mine, body and spirit, to a free ohio class as part of the search light series. >> we wanted to bring someone into talk about the mind, body connection of why people in prison so often get a lot of the yoga. >> reach up high. >> reporter: tonight's speaker is mike huggins, founders of the transformation yoga projec

. >>> a young history buff spots something unusual inside al capone's cell at eastern state penitentiary, coming up what he saw and what changes were made the to the exhibit because of it. >>> also a head a final farewell to the four legged hero, by the death of this doggies closing an important chapter in american history. >>> and should someone warn this guy, he is crouching up on him this story has a happy but surprising ending, you're watching "eyewitness news" >>> the transportation security administration, says that it has significantly reduced the wait times at u.s. airports. tsa chief peter testified before a senate committee today and says adding more lanes and staff enabled 99 percent of airport passengers to get through security lines in less than a half an hour over the memorial day weekend. >> i think there is more work to be done. we need to look and keep our eye on the insider population. if you have a trusted population you need to continuously verify that trust and you need to do it the in a way that is designed to deter, detect, and ideally disrupt. >> before the additi

." >> we were able to lock down the eastern state penitentiary and go through there by ourselves, whichary. >> they're studying film in new york city. they say it was a thrill to make a document yay about their hometown. >>> leslie odom who grew up in east oak lane announced he'll stop performing in "hamilton" july 9th. he's the third actor to announce he's leaving "hamilton" next month. you can see him right here in philadelphia. we are so lucky. he's scheduled to per phenomenon at the wawa welcome america july 4th concert. we'll be there, he'll also read the declaration of independence. the nation's biggest berth day party will be under way in philadelphia starting a week from today. thousands of people will pack the ben franklin parkway. it will span eight days, featuring 35 free events, 100 hours of free entertainment, a lot to do. plus, there will be a five-hour concert beginning at 5:00 on july 4th. nbc 10 will be streaming them live from 5:00 to 8:00. you can watch from home. nbc 10 is a proud partner of the wawa welcome america celebration. >> we'll be there to see the whole eve

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eastern state penitentiary transformed into an outdoor yoga studio tonight.he class was led by former prisoner who founded the transformation yoga project which teaches yoga to inmates at prisons across the region. >>> it's almost time for a philadelphia tradition. nbc 10 at reading terminal market for the dinner en blanc preview party. this year's theme, celebrating philadelphia, a city of first. attendees took part in a table display contest, sampled different foods and learned what to expect at the actual dinner. it is french for dining in white. that usually takes place outside. so they pray for nice weather. >> i remember last year it was pouring rain. but people still came out in their white. glenn, tonight, we had aly l bit of rain earlier. >> yeah, we had it earlier. we're going to have some more tomorrow. in between, things have really dried out. this morning, things were dry. and then as expected, these bands of showers and even thunderstorms came through. moved through very quickly. some gusty winds with that. and also some reports of some small ha

the presentation and practice at eastern state penitentiary will be led by a former prisoner and foundere transformation projects. the group teaches yoga to help inmates with coping mechanisms, anti-social behavior and substance abecause. tonight's program is free and open to the public. >>> memorial services for muhammad ali are scheduled for thursday and friday in his hometown of louisville, kentucky. officials say they'll distribute more than 30,000 tickets for the two services. the first gathering on thursday will be an islamic funeral prayer service. ali's funeral will then be held on friday following a procession through the city. the procession will carry the body of the boxing icon through his old neighborhood, past his childhood home and down the street that bears his name. ali died on friday at the age of 74. one of ali's daughters talked about the world's reaction to her father's death. >> i prepared mentally for many years that, obviously one day i was going to lose my father and that time has come. i think the whole world is sad. anybody who ever loved him, and so month peop

. >> we were able to lock down the eastern state penitentiary and go all through there by ourselves which scary. >> both directors grew up in philadelphia, of course, they're studying film in new york city. they said it was a thrill to make a documentary about their hometown. >> very cool. give people who aren't from here a look. >> before i walked into the studio, i went on the website and checked out the documentary. it was fantastic. you wouldn't know these guys are students. you'd think they were professionals. >> really talented? looking forward to it. >> very well done. >>> you're watching nbc 10 news. "nbc 10 news today" at 5:00 starts now. >> nbc 10 news starts now. >>> right now on "nbc 10 news today," a call to action in the wake of the deadly mass shooting in orlando. the gun control debate is back in the spotlight across the country. hear what some lawmakers right here in our area are asking for today. >>> new this morning out of philadelphia's kingsessing neighborhood, six people are sent to the hospital after a crash involving two cars. find out why some neighbors lost their

and today at 1:00, learn about the role of pets in prison at eastern state penitentiary in fairmont. former inmate will talk about how a puppy training program changed his life. and how prisoners in the program are affected. 6:57 right now, ahead here on nbc 10 news today, athletes who started off swimming will move on to biking and running in the trirock triathlon going on right now. take a look at the grueling race coming up. >> i'm very excited. we have a clearing of the skies. lots of sunshine in the forecast. dry but a change on the approach by tomorrow. look at that, it is lovely. details coming up on the other side of the break in just a bit. >>> doing terrific. he is up and walking today. >> an amazing recovery. the police officer that was shot seven times, a update on his condition. and wounded behind the wheel, a gunshot victim tries to drive himself to the hospital. what he told our photographer on the scene. a run, swim, and ride. athletes are digging deep in a grueling competition. a beautiful shot of cape may. erika martin is tracking the beautiful conditions. >>

. >> we were able to lock down the eastern state penitentiary and go through there by ourselves, whichey said it was a thrill to make a documentary about their hometown. congratulations to them. >>> another actor is leaving "hamilton." leslie odom jr. said he'll stop performing in the show when his contract is up july 9th. he's the third actor toç annoue he's leaving "hamilton" next month. odom is set to pefr prform at t wawa celebration america. thousands of people will pack the ben franklin parkway for the festival one week from tomorrow. it will span eight days and feature 35 free events and hundreds of hours of free entertainment and programming. plus, there will be five hours of family friendly concerts beginning at 5:00 on july 4th. nbc 10 will be streaming them live from 5:00 to 8:00. tracy and i will be there to see that event nbc 10 is a proud partner of the wawa welcome america celebration. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> the sun is up on this final morning of spring and just like yesterday, the heat is on for this afte

so i was looking at the record for eastern state penitentiary which was the premier confinement facility. i don't know of any books you have ever been to philadelphia, but if you have, yay. if you been to the prison, okay -- [inaudible] sure. actually it's this man massive fortress, i was going through the archives and as skip alluded to it was the painstaking work of it. the administrator actually maintained scrapbooks and they cut out newspaper clippings of their more famous or infamous inmates. so when i was going through the scrapbook that i came across this case and i saw these headlines, disembodied trunk, this was sort of love at first site for me. i don't know that's kind of thing you want to confess in a room full of folks you don't know, but there it is. once i found out there were black folks involved and there is a black woman at the heart of the story, i said wait a minute, this is not the kind of history i am used too encountering. from that, i could not put it down. those newspaper clippings it down. those newspaper clippings gave me names, dates, i had inmate roster numbe

. >> well, the sharp eye of a teenage antique expert results in changes at eastern state penitentiaryt that the al capone exhibit was not arc rate until now. thirteen year-old joey warkol of northeast philadelphia spotted this cabinet radio inside recreated exhibit on a school field trip. he spotted it out of place. >> i looked here and saw this was 1940's, delco a-361 and i realized i have the similar find and i knew that was from the 40's. so, i saw on the sign that said al capone was inn cared from 1929 to 1930. that would be appropriate for celly was thinking the same thing. >> they gave joe hi hundred dollars to find a radio suitable for time per. team found a phillow 64, from 1929, on e bay, for $300. the radio were push out and joey go the to keep the old one. >> little bit of history, philco actually started our tv station in 1932. >> indeed, they did. >> in our great hall we have a big frosted window there. >> i love it. >> i love these history lessons and were any of you guys that eloquent at 14 years old. >> i was than the. >> i was. >> that was amazing. i loved it. i love

. >> we are here at eastern state penitentiary because there will be an event tonight where you willa project, good morning. >> good morning. >> we have been getting to know each other. lets begin. you have a sense of how this could work because you did spend time in the federal detention facility. >> i did, difficult. >> look at you though, i hate to say it. >> i used to be called... that is what happens. in 2009 i was quick of a misdemeanor which was a non-criminal crime but ultimately was sentenced to nine months in prison this was related to actions that happened underneath me, they call it under my watch. >> you were a corporate executive. >> i was a chief operating officer for a large company. >> so you go to the federal detention center in philadelphia, and many people say it is a small room and you started practicing by yourself. >> right. >> correct. >> the day i was sentenced i made a commitment if you will this would be a quote opportunity to practice yoga off the matt. i went there with the intention i was than the going to be a victim this would be a experience i should