franklin, let's finish up. >> lieutenant suarez will conduct hearings for both men starting with franklin was recently convicted of crimes including rape and sodomy in fairfax county and now faces rape charges in a neighboring county. he's brought two witnesses who will testify not only about the fight but about his character. >> all right, mr. franklin. you asked for these two as your witnesses for this hearing. is there anything you want to ask them? >> did you see him throw the first punch at me? >> elmore was saying something because he takes monopoly so serious every time. and he shoved franklin twice, then he threw a punch. >> all right. >> i would like to say that i'm particularly the one person that, you know, seems to motivate everybody on the block as far as, you know, reading the bible and doing everything that's right. >> yeah. i will say that he does lead a good example as far as trying to lead people toward the bible. and ever since i met him, he's been a good spoken person. you know, he doesn't curse, none of that stuff, so -- >> yeah. >> okay. thank you both. you can go ba

after their shaky start, franklin county's players bore down.time, probing for openings, watching for threats. a bulington mantra played in their heads: let your opponent show you how they'd like to lose. >> bulington: today is the last day, it's the hardest day. >> alfonsi: by sunday, with the final two rounds looming, franklin county's fifth and sixth graders were hovering near the top 10. >> bulington: everybody needs to fight for those points today, we need them very much. >> alfonsi: parker wilkinson, braden ferrell and benson schexnaydre all delivered for franklin county. that left donovan moore, who was mired in a two-and-a-half hour struggle against a higher-rated opponent from kentucky. on the verge of victory, donovan was asked for a draw. he said no. his opponent snapped. the tension of the event bursting to the surface. donovan moore eventually won, boosting franklin county's fifth graders to number eight in the country. >> making their debut to the stage, franklin county upper elementary. >> alfonsi: the sixth graders placed tenth,

some of those teens were arrested this morning at ben franklin high school. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live in center city where she's working on that story, anita? >> reporter: nicole, police say someone at ben franklin high school, pulled a fire alarm just as officers arrived to serve those arrest warrants , eventually they took 10, teenage boys in the custody and awaiting an arrest warrant for an 18 year-old student. those teenage boys face felony charges after a violent brought inside race/vine subway station last week as seen in cell phone video. you can see that three boys repeatedly stumped on one victim's head, others are seen punching another teen on the ground. police believe this started as a snowball fight and escalated into a larger brawl, inside the subway station and this morning officers, served seven warrants at ben franklin high school, one at franklin learning certainty and other two elsewhere in the city. one septa rider tells "eyewitness news" that she often sees fights between teenagers on septa lines. >> they be in groups, p

another live look at the ben franklin parkway. love run race time is at 7:30, just about one hour away. a lot of folks already starting to show up. nice run here the wind got a little breezy within the last hour as well. a lot of these runners say this is right around the perfect temperature for a good run here this morning. now live in centerws. >>> half mayor can lung ter pass system in confusion for drivers.g tribute to the we'll go from the low, mid 40 t 50s. that's it. look at the trendphilly, 47 at noon, 48 at possible. for forecast. this damp noo the lehig42 degrees. in delaware afternoon. upper 40s inshore. that's after starting in the low here is the next tee than yesterday. yestler and sprinkles in warmer temperatures in the i warming up even more so with morningow much moisture we have available. afternoon an the good news is we start to out wednesday. we take a look debut for penn state playi wt to make the inside a phi released balloons in honor of outside th the killer.eingalized in this mural. neighbors were welcome

reporter: nicole and jessica after police chief says immediately after office 's arrived at ben franklin high school to serve those arrest warrants, they pulled a fire alarm as an loose and now 10 teenage boys are in custody facing felony charges after a violent subway brawl, last week. ten teenage boys are now in custody in connection to this violent subway brawl at race/ vine septa station around 3:45 on the afternoon of the march 16th. cell phone video shows a group of teens brutally attacking another group, punching and stumping on the victim's head. >> they are being attacked like on buses, and fighting, and i mean i don't want to say it is silly but it happened here a lot. >> reporter: on thursday, police served seven warrants at ben franklin high school one at franklin learning center, one in north philadelphia and last in an unknown location. officers are waiting for an arrest warrant for 18 year-old ben franklin student, the only one who would be charged as an adult. >> school dismissal time has become a period for youth violence. we have kid causing pain and fear among other ki

was on the get list. >> so this is invitation, sent to franklin, this is ben franklin's paper we haveere. >> reporter: inside this build ago cross the street from independent hall we met patrick, head librarian at american philosophical society he took us inside a vault and shows us this invitation for ben franklin to join irish citizens for a celebration at city tavern. half past 3:00 o'clock march 17th, 1787, exactly 230 years ago today. >> 230 years ago they were celebrating st. pat's at city tavern and you can still do that today. >> reporter: one small sample of exciting st. patrick's history in the city, celebrations here began in 1771, five years before the declaration of the independent was even signed, inside this independent hall room. >> in 1771, a group of irish men called friendly sons of the st. patrick, they started a dinner and basically started st. patrick's parade in celebration of the you had. >> reporter: mikayla maria is a local historian specializing in the irish experience in philadelphia. and she says that it is a rich history. >> george washington was not iris

. >> derek pits, chief astronomer for franklin institute has been wowing people for decades with hisove and incredible knowledge of the final frontier. >> what i really appreciate is the opportunity to help people , understand, science, a little bit better, you know, here at franklin institute our mission is to inspire passion, learn more about science, technology and this has been a fantastic platform for me to do that. >> pits has been education at franklin institute since 1978 teaching everyone who walks through the museum about the connection between the universe and all living things while he is in charge of the fels planetarium here in philadelphia he has been appointed to the advisory board for world's largest telescope, the new 30-meter telescope in hawaii. >> the city of philadelphia should recognize this citation doctor derek pits and encourage all citizens to be aware of as many of his contributions to expand our knowledge of the universe and communicate that knowledge to the next generation of scientists, science educators and researchers in philadelphia, and around the w

taking a live look, the view from city hall down ben franklin parkway.an see we have a bit of a breeze, no and also a bit of fog out there in some spots. >> karen is helping us get to work and school this morning. >> i am. i'm checking out the fog out there. that's what we're looking at. as we look live this is 309 at easton road and we can see traffic is moving okay but kind of hard to see as you look at the shot so fog reducing visibility, roads are a little wet, live in fort washington looking okay on 309. be careful traveling in the fog. we have a couple of accidents, one here in south coatesville and this is first avenue at modena road. we're learning a vehicle crashed into a pole here. once you have a downed pole in the area you know that's going to be a little more of an issue. they'll have to have workers come out and deal with that so that may be a problem for a little bit longer. peco is on the scene. at this point they're on the shoulder. police are on the scene as well trying to help you get around this location of first avenue and modena roa

franklin roosevelt he tried to torpedo franklin roosevelt candidacy, rank order and others as early -- frankfurter and others -- they saw franklin roosevelt as the next great hope and they got behind early and they helped elect him, and sort of the rest is history. liberalism became the dominant movement amid american politics. i would insist that the best days may have been when they were out of power. and so for the despairing liberals and the group, i think there's a lot that can be done by forming professional networks among lawyers and journalists and politicians, and even regular people, and remaining engaged in all aspects of political life that you think are important and that you think are outrages in this country. i think a lot of liberalism during this time. it was standing for the underdog, and that's what liberals should be doing today. with that i'm going to open up the floor, and again i thank you all for coming and it's been really fabulous to be able to present some of the ideas of my book today. [applause] >> okay. thank you. enjoyed it very much. >> thanks, steven

and when police surrounded the ben franklin high school, we're told someone even pull the fire alarm while police were trying to get their students. it's videoed only captured by fox 29. one by one, a group of teens walked into the ppd's ninth district with assault charges waiting for them. it comes after several days search for the young suspects wanted for this brawl at the vase vine station last week one of many cases of teens acting up in mob mentality freaking out commuters. >> these kids need better home training. we need more police protect, and these kids need better guidance than what nair they're getting. >> fid day thursday philadelphia and septa police surround ben franklin high school netting most of the teen fighters wanted for attack that hurt three string theory charter of charter school students. cops got a few more suspects in other places including after a chase on foot in north philadelphia. >> this is serious, serious stuff that's occurring with our young kids. >> police now reaching out to parents and it comes just a day after several girls were throwing punch t

looking live on the ben franklin, slow down and give yourself extra ume about and t ben franklin bridgeut foggy for sure and we have an accident coming into us on the new jersey turnpike approaching heights town, by exit 8. watch for that unwere as traveling in new jersey, we got a live look in new jersey we got heavy rain coming down on route 70 at kings hill, camden county. eastbound traffic i know it's a stbound traffic there. headed towards 295. no majorvy rain traffic going t be a mess. give yourself extra time and on the big picture we can see heavy rain move through the city, and right near getting heavy rain shifting out right now. you're going to be careful. rainy at times, heavi evening commute. i95 lkshe. >>> as we take a first look at business, pennsylvania and delaware, ten a settlement with vehicles wagon y will pay $157 million for damage. the cars were piloting up to 40 times the amount allowed. pennsylvania will get amillion . the industry gains on thursday the dow jones industrial going up 69 points. however, this morning, futures seem to be pointing to a lower open. t

. >> house where thomas jefferson wrote the declaration of independent and ben franklin's print shop are among sites closed in olde city. it is due to worker shortage. even the independent mall bathrooms are closed. >> if you are handicapped, it is needed because it is easier for me to walk into this facility here closers. >> the federal government has to cut back on things and this is one of the things we have to sacrifice for a little while. >> well, representative for local government employees, says maintenance staff alone is down by 40 percent. independent hall and liberty bell are still opened to visitors. >>> well, hope you are ready for basketball. >> march madness hits air waves on cbs-3 at noon. wildcats of villanova in buffalo getting ready for mount st. mary mountaineers. they are a small college in maryland with 1700 under grads nova is first defending national champs to enter the tournament with 31 wins. coach jay wright says his team is dealing with pressure. >> everybody we talked to they are talking about repeating, repeating when we get along with our team we will l

looking live on the ben franklin bridge. see how the fog is impacting traffic, kind of hard to see coming up and over the bridge. it's moving toward center city, but you want to watch for the visibility being drought down. atlantic city expressway eastbound approaching route nine blocking the left lane. garden state parkway looking live at laurel drive you can see the fog is an issue south and east of the city. >> thank you karen. >>> an armed store owner stopped and attempted robbery by opening fire, he loses the money anyway when the cash goes flying in the streets when the thieves try to throw it away, the public standing around says don't mind if i do and helps themselves to the cash. katherine scott is live outside east detectives with video of the dramatic chain of events. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, police are sorting out the details, the store owner opened fire hitting robbery suspect in critical condition and bystander in stable condition. meanwhile, all the cash was dropped on the stree

. >> another cold start as we take a live look at the ben franklin bridge. time, 5:43 a.m., it is friday, getting up to 5 degrees today. so recovering toward that saturday high which will be in the 70s. so spring is coming. >> it's geag to be a great -- going to be a great saturday. but this morning it's been a rough one on the roads. let's go over to matt matt matt, go to work. things to look forward, but not on the schuylkill expressway. ramp to the northbound side is blocked. now people have started to wait. i guess they are getting some indication it may open soon. for now, the ramp is blocked, westbound lanes of the schuylkill expressway are open at this point. some people are continuing west and exiting at city avenue and flipping around there. what happened overnight, there was a three-vehicle accident on the ramp from the ramp westbound to the boulevard northbound, action cam was on the scene. one of the cars caught fire, people were trapped inside, it is a fatal situation an awful situation out here investigating trying to get things up. the ramp is

terra-cotta war yors at the franklin institute, and the barns.he exhibition will be a four-month public art installation by artist jennifer steincamp featuring architectural domes covered with glass beading spaced across the parkway. it's supported by a $1.25 million grant from the william penn foundation. >> there will be four projectors, very bright projectors mounted on poles projecting onto the dome so it will be illuminated. >> reporter: the official launch takes place on september 8t september 8th and will include more than 100 free family friendly activities taking place around the parkway 0. katherine scott, "channel 6 action news." >> fun stuff. >>> time now for the "action news" traffic report and it has been a hairy night on the road. >> that's for sure. it's thursday, almost friday, though. matt pellman in the "action news" traffic center with the latest. >> the parkway could be a good idea tonight because the schuylkill expressway has been a parking lot. thanks to this. a bus fire in the westbound lanes between montgomery drive and t

benjamin franklin bridge is nice and clear. pennsylvania turnpik ndelays. drive times eastbound and westbound 23 moments from valley forge to route 1. >>> 4:30. happening today in delaware the general assembly is expected to introduce a bill that would make the recreational use of marijuana legal. if passed the bill would tax an the state. at right now no stat o tobacco, some sayhy littler on today mar this asn been trying tothe general assem' recreationalwell. i'mrecreational elling us your opinioffion ors were dog shots were fired.icer opened fire on hiad entered the van, and proceeded stki hitting another car woman face foin investigators say she lifter di the gop asked state a university of pennsylvania this engagement he served in threeeran job fair today at lincoln financial ive . the event runs from 11:00 this morning until 3 the fair is open to vet, their spouses, guard members and reservists. >>> now you're looking live at the philadelphia museumtodafthe year renovation project babying wish. >>> tonight is night when t

as we look outside we have the winds blowing on the benjamin franklin parkway. a wind warning in effect until 10:00 a.m. and advisory until 11:00 a.m. we've seen gusts in the 50 to 60-mile an hour range. you want to hold on to your hats and look out for debris on roads and downed wires too. the temperature 50 degrees, it doesn't seem so bad. we were in the mid 50s not too long ago and we are plunging. this is a sustained wind at 24 miles per hour. the gusts have been going up into the 30s and 40s in philadelphia since we were on the air partly sunny skies is what we expect overall a little sprinkle coming through the northern suburbs right now and farther south of that in some cases. that should be done quickly. the overall look is partly sunny and the overall feel is windy and cooler. 46 degrees by 8:00 a.m. dropping to 44 by 10:00 a.m. back to 46 rat noon, high of 49 degrees around 3:00 p.m. it will be jacket weather with the strong wind blowing around even in the afternoon with the winds dieing down a bit, it will be breezy enough for the jacket. 6:00 p.m., 4

we got sky 6, the ben franklin bridge and gray and damp. the closer view in south jersey and toward philadelphia shows you most of the action is in south jersey and delaware, not all of it super heavy, every now and then you do get a heavier cell highlighted in darker shades of green,nd philadelphia, at misty drizzle and you got more of that into the northern and western suburbs, in a lull after that maybe a few hour, more rain is on the way from the west. 39 currently in philadelphia. it is raw out there. a little bit windy and cold if you don't gloves, your knuckles allentown, ttle bit chilly on 41 in cape may. a breeze coming in off the ocean. just making it feel rather chilly and dank. current rain is popping through, south of philadelphia with light stuff up north, you can see how we'll be in and out of the shower activity. as we get into the afternoon and really through a good portion of the nighttime period, you're looking at this larger area of precipitation coming in and at times, that will include heavy downpours. here's what futu

ben franklin parkway is closed. take a look at the map. runners will be heading through center city up mlk drive. they will be finishing up at the art museum. it is cooler this morning. it is a little chilly today. in the low to mid 40s. some people who are in their short sleeves. others are wearing jackets. you run the gamut here in terms of what people are wearing. some folks do have the layers on this morning because it is a little chilly. one these guys start running, they'll shed those layers. race time starts at 7:30, less than 30 minutes away. it's a half marathon. live in center city matt delucia. >>> coming up, a philadelphia community comes together to remember a young life lost. the teenager that was murdered as he sat inside a philadelphia restaurant. we'll show you how his family and friends are honoring his memory. >>> nobody wants a call from the irs. well, there's a new phone scam that will make you think the tax collector is calling. what you need to know if you receive one of these calls. ooohh!! aaaahh!! uh! hooooly mack

dozens of other organizations, the library company founded by franklin was in the building at one time ce, thea consequent, company was not using it for its own purposes, because they liked the income. so, they built another building next-door, which they could have their meetings in. and keep their library, and eyentually, where they -- th added another floor onto the building and began the first school of architecture in the united states. we've come inside to look at the model of carpenters' hall being constructed. here we can see the brick equal, the regular facadces. es. the cupola being installed over the roof and various crafts working. and one of the things people often wonder about is if the master builder became a sort of proto-architect, a carpenter, transferring through using the title master builder. why didn't it happen that the brick layers were the master builders? the problem with that was that going back into even medieval england, the master carpenter, the master builder, was the person who works with the client the design.ith in effect, doing what a modern architect

nbc 10 was at ben franklin high school today as police arrested students they say did the attacking. kids pulled a fire alarm today to create a distraction. it didn't work. >> we're making arrests for felony offenses, which can ruin the rest of their lives. >> reporter: after video and tips helped investigators, police arrested some of the boys at school, one at the franklin learning center and they got the 10th boy in north philly. all the teenagers will be charged with felonies. septa said the attacks are getting more and more common. kids don't even seem to care their crimes are being recorded. >> here's another piece of reality. stuff is happening, directly in front of the officers. directly in front of the officers. >> reporter: last night a large group of girls met at the market station to continue a fight that started at school. police say a 16-year-old was hit with a flaming aerosol can. septa says they'll have an officer assigned to every single subway and l train. they will soon also offer a text line so kids can alert septa police to brewing problems. septa says they don't

police served warrants including 7 at ben franklin and 18-year-old bep franklin students surrendered to police tonight. >> school dismissal time has become a period. for youth violence. and we have kids causing pain and fear among other kids. >> septa also plans to roll out a text line, which would allow the public to click quickly noyvr the police of any incidents. 16-year-old girls are facing charges with assault at a septa station last night. chopper 3 was over the scene 4 4600 market street. the group assaulted a 1 16-year-old girl and tried to set her hair on fire. the victim was taken to children's hospital where she was treetd and released and a second victim was assaulted and not injured. >> eaveshamham township are looking for two women scamming burlington coat factory stores. one woman distracts the cashier and other steals from the register. they're accused of stealing more than 1,000 from the burlington coat factory store march 4. call police if you recognize the us is expect president trump is demand ago make or break house vote on the gop plan to repeal and replace obam

you want to take the ben franklin bridge. ay. if you want to stay in o nnsylvania on the pa side. vine street expressway. you can completely by pass all of that situat t door there around the general area, oregon avenue is another for yo >>> 44 degrees right now. warm start to the day. going to be a little bit offore lost in that. th's the first thing out of the gate the place. yesterday had sunshine. this morning, yes. umbrella. live view from penn's landing. scattered light temperatures. unfortunately the looking at 40s in south jersey. valley. and in the suburbs. there'sorho ss in philadelphia. now doo chestnut hill. andorra 42. bustleton. starting in the 40s look at the not really ann teeratures into upper 50s. i'm expecting late day sunshine. t ts morning. see the scattered lightfr the l suburbs into new phia just skirting the showers for right now. this morning. then out of here this afternoon also to the west is thetarts mo area tonight. first thing this of here the hour by hour forecast. shows it drying out 10:30. this afternoon get warm to near need it tomoind. blowing to

fox 29's dave schratwieser joining us live from the ben franklin high school in spring garden. dave, you have new information in the investigation only on fox tonight. >> reporter: dawn, septa police were here at ben franklin high school this morning looking for students they believe may have been involved in that big subway brawl last thursday. sources tell me they've identified 11 current or former students and that parents and school officials are helping them make those identifications. >> i'm always worried. i'm always worried. >> michelle headed for her train at the race vine street septa station monday evening still very concerned over last thursday's big brawl caught on camera here at station. >> when i see a pile of them i go back out. have i to. i'm scared. >> you're a minor. they always say we can't do anything to minors but i think something should happen rt. >> reporter: only fox 29 was there monday morning when septa police arrived at nearby ben franklin high school as they zeroed in the teenaged students they believe were allegedly involved in the after school me

arrested this morning at ben franklin high school in spring garden. "actio"action news" reporter ven odom is live at septa headquarters. and vernon, what's the latest there? >> reporter: good evening, jim. ten suspects, all teens, all minors, locked up today. an 11th has not been formally charged yet. but police tell me he will be. he's 18 and may be charged as an adult in this case. the transit police chief meanwhile says redeployment of cops is coming and some other major invasions. >> the charges are aggravated assault and robbery, which are felonies. these are serious offenses. >> reporter: in this van, leaving ben franklin high midday, seven of the alleged subway attackers arrested today in last week's mob attacks on other high schoolers in the busy race-vine station in center city. ten suspects are being held at this hour identified in this bystander video as well as septa surveillance system. all but one is under 18. the chief says this mayhem is a citywide problem especially during the school dismissal hours of 3:00 to 7:00. >> in the very nea

it is a chilly morning along the ben franklin parkway. they started about 7:30 this morning.ou can see now they're starting to break up some of the runners already . this isn't the only race hats and jackets are of the winter. >>finish. rgog, quite an a middle of the road. argrees. coming up, a we'll have more on coming for e-zpass it's got a menthol burstyo here is a look at the next three ys today, much cooler conditions than we saw yesterday. 50s in p. sprinkles like we saw yesterday. drops of rain here and there. for your monday we'll see a warmup. it comes with morning rain,he i-95 corridor and some morning fog i believe as well. by tuesday, still more warming expected with morning fog as well. again, light day rain in the forecast. we're still talking three more days of damp conditions across the region. look at the afternoon high,nl o. around average for this time of year. yesterday we got up to 77 degrees, way warmer than iok at below average conditions. we will pick back forast as we forward. we'll talk more about that neighborhood by neighborhood coming up. >>> two

>> reporter: iain, septa police showed up here at ben franklin high school this morning expecting toalk out with a few students they believe may have been involved in that big brawl on the subway station last thursday. they left empty handed but they've now identified as many as 11 current and former students here who may have been involved in that brawl. thanks to some help from social media, parents and school officials. >> we need to do something. you just can't get away with that. >> reporter: barbara and her friend headed for their train home at the race vine street septa station monday evening still concerned. four days after last thursday's big brawl caught on camera here. >> they always say we can't do anything to minors. but i think something to happen. >> when i see a pile of them i go back out. i have to. >> i'm scared. >> reporter: only fox 29 was there monday morning when septa police visited nearby ben franklin high school. zeroing in on the teenaged students allegedly involved in the after school melee that left several students from the string theory charter school in

we look live at the ben franklin franklin parkway. i'm check the jam cams. sue has your thursday forecast when we come right back. clearasil rapid action begins working fast for clearly visible results in as little as 12 hours. wow! but what other teen problems can it fix fast? will clearasil act fast to help this teen concentrate on his math test? darn! it only worked on the acne. can it hel... nope. no. so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things. and now there's new clearasil overnight spot patches with patented technology for faster healing. >> just being optimistic about this one, too, sort of like the low, the bottom of where we will be on this day. >> right. it is temperatures definitely go up from here. just for you, karen, the down the shore forecast for saturday, may not be crazy about it, but highs will be in the lower 60s, we may hit 70 in the city. we'll have some southwesterly breezes, clouds, and a shower possible, some of sunday's rain may sneak in on saturday afternoon. and that's a case for us, too

up and over the ben franklin. >> this is fun. >> and the a.c. expressway, right there, accident, that's westbound right near the winslow interchange. and look who is coming to town today. >> ellen. >> at least her people will be here. >> just her people. she is sending her peeps. but walnut st. closed from 1:00 to 8:00. they had the no parking signs up already, along walnut st. let's dance on back into the scene here. >> okay. >> okay? so, just watch, for the no parking signs. >> okay. >> downtown today. >> and then we will just dance on out? >> dance on out of here. karen, lauren, back to you. >> i love that one. what a cute couple. let's get to the big news, because we have many, many developments hang on this day. city top prosecutor set to be arraigned today. seth williams facing long list of charges including corruption, fraud, and bribery. so, this is the result of a nearly two year investigation into his financial affairs. our steve keeley right now outside the federal courthouse with the latest on what we've learned with this, steve? >>

thursday officers served seven warrants at benjamin franklin high school, one at franklin learning center and two other outside every school. the oldest suspect, a 18 year old man, turned himself into police. >> school dismissal time has become a period for youth violence, causing pain and fear among other kids. >> septa is now responding to this ongoing issue by placing officers on every subway train after school. the agency also plans to roll kearse notify police immediately, when there is trouble. but commuters we spoke to say preventing these kinds of incidents starts at home. >> i have this thing that starts with the parent, and the families, and you know if people would take a little bit more care for, you know, their kids and how they raise them, i think things could be a little bit better. >> and in all 11 teens facing felony, aggravated assault, robbery charges, because phone and ipad were stolen. but the 18 year old is the only one being charged as an adult. for now live outside septa headquarters, i'm trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you, tr

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late last night a 18 year old ben franklin student surrendered to police. >> school dismissal time has become a period for youth violence. and we have kids causing pain and fear among other kids. >> septa also plans to roll out a text line which would allow the public to quickly notified police of incident. >> meanwhile, six teenage girls facing charges after another assault at a septa station in west philadelphia. chopper three over 46th and market, where police say the group assault add 16 year old girl wednesday night, and tried to set her hair on fire. the victim was treated and released, second victim also assaulted, and not hurt. >> well, it is back to the jury room for the panel in the criminal trial of former penn state president graham spanier, accused of mishandling complaints that former assistant football coach jerry sandusky was molesting boys. child endanger. , one felony count of conspiracy, spanier forced out as president of penn state in 2011 after sandusky arrested. >> erin freak, charged with killing pennsylvania state trooper corporal brian dixon, critically woundin

he worshipped at the shrine of franklin roosevelt.worshipped at the shrine of franklin roosevelt but he disagreed with him on two very strong points. one was on the treatment of jewish people in europe that he wanted to call more attention to. and two, okay -- [ applause ] >> -- as a second was the establishment of a jewish state in what was then known as palestine. [ applause ] >> he was part of something called the berg ston group. some of you know this, some of you marylanders and we've shared this thought at other times, but i just want you to know that this support for u.s./israel relationship is kind of in the dna of our family even before the establishment of the state of israel. [ applause ] >> he went -- he went on to become the mayor of the baltimore and support all of that. my brother would become the mayor of baltimore and he supported the state of israel and u.s./israel relationship as well and has, they say, stadium, i don't know if that means playing field, whatever, in hiva, famd nor him thomas della and is droe the th

tried to torpedo franklin roosevelt's candidacy frankfurter and others as early as 1928 when franklin roosevelt was elected governor of new york, they saw franklin roosevelt as their next great hope and got behind him early and helped elect him and the rest is history, liberalism became the dominant group in american politics but i would insist their best days may have been when they were out of power and for despairing liberals in the group there's a lot that can be done by forming professional networks among lawyers, journalists, politicians and regular people, remaining engaged in all aspects of political life that you think are important because i think a lot of liberalism during this time period was standing up for the underdog and that is what liberals should be doing today. with that i'm going to open the floor. i thank you all for coming. it has been fabulous to present the ideas in my book. [applause] thank you. >> thanks. a select question. one of the ideas you presented us with is liberals and liberalism was at its best when in an opposition role. what do you think about th

heading toward the vine on our good buddy ben, the ben franklin bridge. everything is good for vehicular traffic. foot traffic is not allowed on the ben franklin bridge walkways are closed because of icy conditions. >> a driver in the city's overbrook section realizes that something is beneath his minivan. that something turned out to be a man who was shot. katherine scott has the story. >> reporter: the victim didn't have identification on him, police are trying to figure out who he was, they believe he was in his 20s or 30s, he was shot and hit by a passing driver. in the rear driveway of the 1000 block of north 68th street. a minivan driver said he knew he hit something and got out to investigate, and realized it was a body. he was dragged 100 feet. medics discovered he had been shot. >> where the trail of blood starts we found multiple spent shell casings from a semi automatic gun. in addition to the ballistics and the shell casings and gunshot wound to the victim's head area, appears the victim was shot and run over. >> reporter: the driver of the mi

. >> reporter: it was a rude awakening for ashanti franklin when unannounced and welcomed cops showed her apartment door. >> he says to meek you need to open this door. if you don't open the door win two seconds we're going to kick the bleep door in. so i said you have to do what you have to do. i said because i'm telling there's no gregory hines here. >> police used a battering ram to bust open both her doors. six officers dressed in plain clothes toed the bedroom and living room never showing the family any warrant or police identification. >> they didn't present anything. told me is shut the f up. get out the way. treated me hike nobody basic until my own house. >> they pretty much disrespected us. they disrespected my hubble. you see six white men outside, you shouldn't question it. you shall answer the dam door. what does that mean? just because you're white doesn't mean you're right. >> franklin said he went to the nearby police station to file a complaint. and felt like a victim all over again. >> i want to file a complaint on the officers. they giving me attitude like i done s

we're looking live at the ben franklin bridge.n't want you to be overly confident this morning. you see some blacktop here on the bridge and you might think, oh, that doesn't look too bad. it is very slushy, very slippery and that's why they're dropping the speeds on all the bridges. >>> 25 miles per hour the max on most of them this morning. we've already had a bunch of issues in south jersey. in gloucester county, there was an accident on 295 southbound, a broken down truck on one of the ramps. gone now but just an indication of what can happen if you're not careful. look here in lionville -- actually i don't think this is -- this is lionville, 100 at 113 by the pizzeria uno. again mostly snow covered here in chester county on these secondary roads. you're seeing some plaque top on some of the highways where that a you have been treating, matt. >> thank you, matt. >>> hundreds of flights in and out of philadelphia are canceled today. some airlines hope to start flying again once the storm tapers off in the evening. officials at

like how ben franklin made flying kites a bigger deal. jack: or how astronauts made a sunday drive a bigger deal. jack: or how egyptians made triangles a bigger deal. sfx: back-up warning beep jack: so, if you want to go big, you know where to go. jack: nice ride. jack: my $4.99 double jack combo. jack: only at jack in the box. >>> four people were killed today in an explosion at a home in a mexico city suburb. government officials say the victims were two women and two children. six people were hospitalized and the explosion was apparently due to a gas buildup. >>> in a rock, a number of civilians that have escaped from mosul are being treated for chemical agents. they say of chemical agents were used it would be a war crime and a violation of law. >> reporter: this is not the first time that isis has been accused of using chemical weapons an innocent men, women, and children and if true, this would constitute a war crime, crimes against humanity in a serious violation of international law. a dozen people, including several children, wer

but starting to really start to build levels on the ben franklin bridge.ent, by thus, good morning, by the way, we've had string of them all morning long, hint for new jersey bancroft lane at route 38. f activity happening this weekend, that we will get to in the next ten minutes, jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you shall meisha. new report just released reveals sharp rise in the number of pedestrian fatalities in the u.s. >> trang do looking into now what's causing that spike. she is live in center city, good morning, trang. >> reporter: well, good morning, rahel, jim. just few hours, out here in center city, seen so many near misses, between the fact that distracted drivers or walkers just not paying attention, in fact, study found 2016 saw the es of pedestrian deaths in 20 years. >> it is a heavy thing. to be alive when your child is dead. >> casey feldman's dreams of becoming a reporter were cut tragically short by a distracted driver in 2009. the 21 year old from springfield, delaware county, was hit and killed in a crosswalk on her way to a waitres

william: a "missionary" is a peer of franklin roosevelt. these were the children who were born in the aftermath of the civil war. i would say that it was a time when the family was a warm place in american society. it was the first time christmas in the modern sense was celebrated in america with a jolly santa claus and christmas cards and a tree. brian: so you were born between 1860 and 1882. william: well, you'd be over 109 right now, and there are about 1,000 of you out there in america and i hope at least some of them are watching here today. we remember them mainly as the wise men of world war ii, the elders who steered america through the twin emergencies of the great depression and world war ii. brian: neil, how about the "lost" generation? neil: well, the lost generation, born between 1883 and 1900, was first noticed in america as the exploited street urchins and "newsies" of turn-of-the-century america. these were the kids who suffered from the highest child employment rates in american history. they came of age labeled as "bad" by

ben franklin bridge. hello. >> obviously. >> well, obviously.o there this is the ben franklin bridge, visible issues, because dealing with it again yesterday. dealing with it again today. then this is the schuylkill. this is what jim and rahel were chanelling, the schuylkill headlights moving in the eastbound direction at king of prussia. we can see both moving in both directions, starting to heat up levels right now. it is a little bit early. the reason we are starting to heat up earlier is because you're heeding the warning. we know what we were dealing with yesterday whether we had visibility issues and the wet roadways, very, very slow moving, so another slow day. you will hit the roads early, which is good, you absolutely should. and just heads up. we have some tree trimming going on the scutters falls bridge, one lane open until around 6:00 a.m. then also some construction 295 southbound delaware the ramp to route one southbound is closed until 7:00 a.m. on friday. just a heads up on that, rahel, jim, back over to you. >> meisha, i'm pinch

ben franklin bridge clear an dry, the ben is looking good. walt whitman bridge construction is wrapping up. traffic looking good on the area bridges. 40 degrees in philadelphia. 34 in allentown. low 30s in millville and atlantic city. in fact temperatures between 9 and 14 degrees cooler than yesterday morning. so you're starting off on the cool side. today's high, 55. sunshine and high clouds later on, tam. >> cell phone video captures the heroic efforts of firefighters putting their lives on the line to save an elderly man from a burning building. look at how hot the flames are coming from the floor. this happe massachusetts. the victim was trapped on the top floor balcony. some firefighters secured the later while others toward the smoke and flames, they grabbed the man and got the man dad, it was not an job. >> the sent people running will be in court today. police saw her radically and she nearly hit officers and one otherile they tried to stopl issues and not terrorists. >>> a north carolina mother iss suspended for school when she picke

storm tracker 6 live showing we have clouds sweeping in over the ben franklin bridge, while there's early sun we'll cloud up for a time before we get later day sun returning in the afternoon. 33 degrees in philadelphia. off to another cold start but not as bad as yesterday in the low 20s, 33 in wilmington, 26 in millville not much wind. future tracker 6 shows you how we get later in the morning, there's a chance of precipitation moving into the northern and western suburbs. up in the poconos you see the blue on the radar there's a chance of light freezing rain, if you have plans to drive up to the poconos get going early this morning, ahead of this, otherwise you might be dealing with some of the frozen stuff. after that 1:00 p.m. that issues subsides, after 2:00, all of the showers which are mainly in the northern areas are out of here. we're looking at lightning of the sties and returning -- skies and returning sunshine today. lehigh valley sun and showers possible, 46 degrees the high there. at the shore, clouds and sun, breezy, high of 50 degrees which is above average. in philadelphi

be careful in franklin township.ansit no issues right now. >> most of the rain on storm tracker 6 live double scan this morning, karen is in the northern half of the region. philadelphia just getting clipped with one more light sprinkle or shower, you can see more of that, the steadier stuff in allentown, north hampton county, northern bucks and berks county and lancaster county that's the main progression of rain. on the bus stop in the northern suburbs you might want rain gear, otherwise foggy in the southern half of the region, be careful of that, it will be hard to see in the neighborhoods where the fog is thick. 44 degrees by 6:00. 44 by 8:00 a.m. as we roll through the damp, we'll brighten things up with the sun returning, most of the rain in the morning. 6 degrees by 5:00 p.m., might get there by 4:30 p.m. or so. still in the mid 60s by 7. at the airport, no major delays, we have rain in the philadelphia and boston and more of the same at jfk. >> thank you, david, you can watch the rain come in and go out by g

. >>> we have breaking news from ben franklin high school, police are serving warrants in the septa brawl that happened last thursday on the vine street station after school got out. they were trying to stop a group of boys from throwing ice at people. we don't know the number of people the police are taking into custody. >>> police believe they caught the man behind a rash of bomb threats at jewish centers in our area and across the united states. the 19-year-old man is jewish himself and arrested in israel. his motives are unclear and used effective technology to hide his calls nationwide. there were more than 100 threats since january. >> authorities just identified the man behind yesterday's terror attack in london. a british resident killed three people and injures dozens of others before he was shot to death by police. a utah couple was caught up in the violence during an anniversary vacation. curt cochran was killed and his wife was injured. >> reporter: today the threat level in the uk is set at severe mean ago tack is highly likely for sometime. >> the attacker was known to intel

ben franklin bridge showing you gray skies above. temperatures at the surface not too bad in the northern and western suburbs. let's check it out, 45 degrees in philadelphia. upper 30s in allentown and reading. as the snow starts, the temperatures will fall closer to the freezing mark and get 0 below freezing. in the northern suburbs we have concerns about slippery conditions on none-treated surfaces roads and -- nontreated surfaces roads and sidewalks. future tracker between 4:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. we expect it to push into the northern suburbs, it will push into millville, new jersey. one change in the model how long it takes the main body of snow to get out of here. the lehigh valley drying out a bit, we may be lingering on with snow if philadelphia by 1:00 p.m. the rest of the afternoon and evening not as much snow overall, but a chance of passing snow squall, you might be driving around 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., visibility dropping, by 10:00, 10:30 it's out of here. one to three inches for the northern suburbs and in the pink area y