. >> i helen gym tweeting off controversy, push to go remove the statue saying she's trouble by allegations african-americans were routinely targeted and brutalized during rizzo's tenure in the late 60s to 1980s. since then, philly police have set up a barrier around the statue. wednesday a jersey man exits dollars and now arrested, and office of emergency man a.m. ment set up mobile surveillance system beside t all the while philadelphians split over whether the former mayor's statue should go. >> symbol of racism. >> take it down. >> real simple. >> at that time, in that era in pennsylvanian philadelphia, but we needed that. >> we needed that. so, i like the statue. >> so does mark ferguson, who grew up with the rizzo family. he started a change.org petition, gathered support against effort to take the statue down. >> it is about principal. there is so much going on in this country right now. there are so many divided relations, this is not a symbol of hate. >> and back here live, here, taking a look at some of the mobile surveillance, security now surrounding this statue here, as for tha

last night philadelphia city council woman hell helen gym tweeted her support to have the statue come down. critic cite allegations that rizzo treated african-americans unfairly and even brutally at times. former city councilman frank rizzo, jr., call the renewal effort and attack on his father's legacy misguided. >> i never remember my dad, um, being anything but a fair pers person. if you broke the law no matter what color you were, he made sure that philadelphia was protected. >> the rizzo statue was dedicated in 1998. it sits across the street from city hall. >>> well not the best weather across the rei i don't know today. "eyewitness news" at independence mall where the umbrellas and rain gear were out as people made their way around the area but those storms are starting to move out. and some steamy sunshine is in store. meteorologist lauren casey joins us now. she's tracking it all. lauren. >> thanks so much, ukee. we already have sunshine breaking out across parts of area after that wet and soggy conditions that persisted through most of the day getting a live look on our neig

city council woman helen gym tweeted the most recent call to action. >>> la based attorney represen representingl cosby asked to step down from the cosby defense team. cosby's other attorney philadelphia based brian mcmonagle also filed a motion to withdrawal from cosby's legal team earlier this month. cosby's retrial on sexual assault is scheduled for november. >>> good evening everyone i'm ukee washington. >> i'm nicole brewer in for jessica dean. we have more now on the charlottesville violence. president trump forcefully defended his response to the unrest during a briefing in trump tower this afternoon. >> cbs news correspondent brook brag good has more. >> reporter: white house was trying to turn the page today. >> we used to have the greatest infrastructure anywhere in the world and today we're like a third world country. >> reporter: president trump quickly return to the deadly and racially charged protests in charlottesville. >> i think there's blame on both sides and have i no doubt about it and you don't have any doubt about it eat. >> reporter: after announcing an executive order on

. >> reporter: helen gym sent this tweet saying the statue must go. it was 1998 when this larger than life bronze of the man who was mayor was placed across from city hall. for its t mayor had this to say. >> no new developments in the rizzo saga. we're obviously we're trying puc wants to do whether or not members of the public want to pursue a conversation about its the the focus omportant to some. others saying that debate a raectiourrent politicians should focthe futurg >> what hapner: so you who, to are ward. >> you need to look forward. >> reporter: and.ive the people. >> a statue thasot paying my bills. >> reporter: no. outh clothes on my packood in shoes on my feet. not worried about it. there's more important issues to worry about. >> reporter: some say this statue should go. others say it should stay and still others say philadelphia has more important things it should be working on. in center city, john rawlins channel6 "action news." >> and as the debate over whether to remove the statue grows, many are wondering what was it that prompted t

it was tuesday when councilwoman helen gym sent this tweet linking rizzo to racism and shafer regional rail wednesday someone egged the statue. security was stepped up and a camera installed. the camera was removed after this wednesday night march. police not saying how officers were deployed when the vandal hit thursday night. >> maybe they took a bathroom break or something i don't know. honestly our police are really busy and have very serious things to do within the community. we have neighborhoods that are ravaged with real problems and i'd rather have them doing that than guarding a statue. >> the mayor added quickly he doesn't want people defacing public property. the statue the focus of passersby. should it be removed the topic of debate for some. others think it's a distraction. city leaders need to focus on economics. >> what happened in the past happened in the past. >> reporter: you need to look forward. >> you need to look forward. >> reporter: and. >> give the people jobs. >> a statue that's not paying my bills. that's not putting food in my mouth, clothes on my back, sho

but a tweet last monday from councilwoman helen gym re ignited debate over the controversial monument. she wrote quote all around the country we're fight to go remove the monuments to slavery and racism. take the rizzo statue down. >> i look pretty goody i believe. >> two term mayor was known for his larger than life personality. and tough law and order policing. his critics argued that african-americans and the lgbt q community were unjustly targeted and brutalized under his ten ooh. not so says rizzo personal former secretary. >> in the row home neighborhoods, blue collar neighborhoods, he was the champion. >> barbara one every thousand who are calling for the rizzo statue to be left alone, petition for the call started on tuesday, now, nears 25,000 signatures. >> but those calling for the statue to comenl, as well. a petition of their own has neay 2500 signers, in statue wasult ing in two arrests, and mural in the italian marketfo ny rizzo supporters has been that y can somehow bridge the cap sides. >> that was our trang do reporting. now ton a develop morning, ten s missing and fi

but a tweet last monday from councilwoman helen gym reignited debate over the controversial monument.und the country we're fight to go remove the monument to slavery and racism. philly, we have work to do, take the rizzo statue down. >> the two term mayor was known for his larger than life personality. and tough law and order policing. his critics argued that african-americans, and the lgb tq community, were unjustly tarring targeted, brutally under his ten ooh. not so, says his former secretary. >> in the row home neighborhood, blue collar neighborhoods, he was the champion. >> one every thousands calling for the rizzo statue to be left alone. petition for the call started on tuesday, now, nears 25,000 signatures. >> but those calling for the statue to come down have been vocal, as well. a petition of their own has attracted nearly 3500 signers. in the past week, the statue was vandalized three times, resulting in two arrests. and a mural in the italian market was splashed with white paint. for now, a rally organized by rizzo supporters has been postponed. with the hope that mayor ke

city counsel woman helen gym is renewing her call to remove the statue from center city. she tweeted it's time to move the statue to a proper setting and recognize that memorials aren't permanent testaments to a fixed history. her tweet followed the vandalism of another piece of art dedicated to rizzo. in the past week, police have arrested a total of three people for vandalizing rizzo artwork. first, his statue in center city was egged and spray painted. then, early yesterday morning, his mural in south philadelphia was splashed with paint. >>> new this morning, a man shot twice by police in north philadelphia is in the hospital in critical condition. nbc 10 was on the scene on north aulder street. the shooting happened around 11:00 last night. police tell us the suspect was armed. they say an officer called out for him to drop his weapon and then opened fire when he failed to do so. >>> comedian dick gregory who used his humor to bring attention to the civil rights movement has died. gregory broke barriers as a black comedian, and he was one of the first african-american comedians

but, a tweet last monday, from councilwoman helen gym reignited debate over the controversial monument. she wrote, quote, all around the country, we're fight to go remove the monuments to slavery and racism. philly, weaver work to do. take the rizzo statue down. >> i look pretty goody believe >> the former police commissioner, and two-term mayor, known for his larger than life personality. and tough law and order policing. his critics argued that african-americans, and the lgb t community, were unjustly targeted, and brutalized under his tenure. not so, says rizzo's former personal secretary, jody. >> in the row home neighborhoods, blue collar neighborhoods, he was the champion. >> barbara one every thousands who were calling for the rizzo statue to be left alone. a petition for the call started on tuesday, now, nears 25,000 signatures. but those calling for the statue to come down have been vocal, as well. a petition of their own has attracted nearly 3500 signers. in the past week, the statue was vandalized three times, resulting in two arrests, and mural in the italian market was spl

city council woman helen gym is renewing her call to remove this statue from center city. she tweetedecognize that memorials aren't permanent testaments to a fixed history. her tweet followed the vandalism of another piece of art dedicated too. in the past week, police have arrested a total of three people for vandalizing rizzo artwork. first his statue in center city was egged and spray painted. then early yesterday morning, his mural in south philadelphia was splashed with paint. >>> $650 million, the third richest powerball jackpalt ever, and it could be yours later this week since nobody won the drawing late last night. nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is live in lansdale with more on that giant jackpot. >> convenience stores and gas station around the country were packed with people picking up tickets, but despite all those tickets, not a single winner. however, we do know that two people from our area are waking up happier and richer today. a player in new jersey and another one in pennsylvania, both striking gold and taking home a million dollars. but the huge jackpot still up for grab

last week, helen gym called for the removal of the statue in a tweet about racism and slavery.rters like his son, frank rizzo junior said his father was not a racist amid the calls for removal of the statue, thousands signed a petition in support of keeping it standing. the mayor's office will listen to public input in the coming weeks. >> i think at the end of the day, people will realize that frank rizzo has nothing to do with the confederate statues that are being removed or feeling it's a few people that hated him when he was a live and unfortunately some of their children inherited that, because that's what they heard at the kitchen table. >> and back here live this morning where a police unit sits next to the statue, a spokesperson for mayor kenny's office said there's a preestablished policy for demixing public art. they will be soliciting public input on the statue in the coming weeks. live in center city, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> time 6:39 a.m., the man who rescued a 9-year-old boy in carbon county over the weekend is sharing his terrifying story. br

helen gym is renewing her call to remove the frank rizzo statue from center city. this is a live look at the statue that's been the center of controversy for the last week. gym tweeted yesterday, it's time to move the statue to a proper setting and recognize that memorials aren't permanent testaments to a fixed history. her tweet came after the latest vandalism involving the frank rizzo mural in the past week, police have arrested a total of three people for vandalizing artwork of the late mayor and police commissioner. first, rizzo's statue in center city was egged and spray painted. then his mural in south philadelphia was splashed with paint. the violence in charlottesville, virginia, caused an outcry, forcing cities across the country to consider taking down statues that idolize leaders tied to slavery and racism. in philadelphia, the focus turned squarely to rizzo, whose critics accuse him of racism. we talked to those both for and against having the memorials replaced. >> he was a very tough mayor. he was very conservative. a lot of people didn't like him. but i felt safe in philly when was the mayor. >> if it had to be changed out for another mural, i would b