philadelphia mayor jim kenney and dr.liam hite got a few pointers from pros and these kids and hundreds of others will gather for the largest mine craft event for children. it raises funds for improvements for philadelphia schools. >>> ryan seacrest is returning to american idol. he hosted the show for 15 seasons on fox and abc announced they would be bringing back idol and he made it official on his new show live with kelly and ryan. >> i don't know if you have been in a 15 year relationship and then for a reason that you really don't know you break up. all of a sudden, the show is gone and we thought wow and then we broke up and i thought it would be great to get back together. >> nationwide auditions for the show begin next month with stops in pittsburgh and annapolis in september. >>> still ahead on "action news" at 5:00, a check of the accuweather forecast. looking live outside at the jersey shore, sky 6 hd showing you cape may and there are a few people on the beach. adam joseph has it's exclusive accuweather foreca

. >>> well, today philadelphia mayor jim kenney announced the plan to improve childrens health.unning start health was launched at bright horizons early learning academy focusing on children birth to age 5. educators and businesses and more can do to make it's children of philadelphia more healthy. >>> michelle obama will be in philadelphia this fall to take part in the pennsylvania conference for women. the appearance is described as a conversation with the former first lady. during her time obama launched initiatives focusing on childhood obesity and education. she will be there on october 3rd. for more information on tickets head to our website at 6abc.com. 6 abc a proud media sponsor of this expo. >>> it was a wild ride on wall street today in the wake of donald trump's emails and the russian controversy early on but the late day rally helped most stocks recover by the closing bell and the dow jones gained half a points and the nasdaq 17 and the s&p fell almost 2. >>> well the company go puff has opened up the new philadelphia headquarters with the help of mayor jim kenney.

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thief will face. >>> demonstrators from black lives matter interrupted a press conference from jim kenney the mayor made sure their message was heard. the protesters were referring to david joan shot and killed by a police officer last month. as they tried to remove the protesters, mayor kenney held them back. >> i don't need protection from citizens expressioning their first amendment views. make sure the friends and families know what happened and if there is appropriate action for the officer for whatever he did or didn't do, that is appropriate. >> jones was shot in the back after he was stopped for driving a dirt brike recklessly in hunting park. the officer is now is on leave. >>> after a military deployment overseas, a montgomery county father had a chance to hug his children for the first time in six months. >> yea! >> staff sergeant kyle woods surprised his son after surprising him at school if gilbertsville. that was not the only emostal day, in a different outdoor classroom woods surprised his oldest son. woods happy tomorrow coming follows a six month deployment in qatar. >> i

and the two graduates that started a business have another reason to celebrate, mayor jim kenney helped them cut the ribbon on a new headquarters in spring garden located on the 1200 block of north broad street. go pop provides round the clock food deliveries to local residents. >>> a one a kind wine collection is found in new jersey. made during a restoration project at the liberty hall museum in union. crews found almost three full cases of wine dating back to 1796 and glass jugs dating back to the 1820s and was found on unmarked crates in the museum's wine cellar. >>> alicia vitarelli is live in the newsroom with a preview of 4:00. >> if you are looking to travel for less tune in today at 4:00. we are breaking down some of the best bargains and plan the vacation for the month to month god for here and abroad. and republicans versus democrats and southerners versus northerners, when it comes to gratuity who do you think the best tippers are. the new national survey found and the results may or may not surprise you. coming up in big talkers today at 4:00. >> thanks alicia. we'll check

. >>> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney helped to launch a new program today called camp philly it gives 200 children a chance to attend a ymca camp in the poconos free of charge. they will attend scamp spears a 1100 acre campground that offers all kinds of activities. the first group begins in august. >>> sixers back in action tonight and there is i don't know if it's a conflict but a decision to be made. >> the point guard decision. the sixers have a late night in las vegas. who doesn't like a late night on the strip. meanwhile the coaching staff has a decision to make before the decision begins. who plays point guard? they drafted one markelle fultz but the original plan was to have ben simmons fill the role. >> playing the game i feel more comfortable being the point guard that was the way i was raised and taught. my dad put the ball in my hans. >> how do you think you will play together he plays point too? >> he look forward to playing with him and he is a great player. i can't wait to play with him. >> a good problem to have. last night's all-star game turned out to be a good one t

a spokes woman says mayor jim kenney is currently reviewing the conditions and will comment at a later time >> it is cloudy and cool across the region. far cry what we've been dealing with, chelsea ingram is here with the drastic difference >> it felt more like september out there today. not late july. the official high for in philadelphia was 79, we hit 79 in wilmington. 77 officially in trenton and atlantic city. mid 70's and 76 for allentown, 76 degrees in reading as well. i'll let you know how long these cooler temperatures stick around, plus, our next chance for maybe strong to severe thunderstorms by the end of the week, details coming up. >>> a judge granted an injunction to stop drilling on sunoco pipeline. the 350 mile pipeline will carry liquid natural gas from ohio and across pennsylvania to a processing facility in marcus hook. the issue goes before the pennsylvania public utility commission. west goshen township filed for the injunction after complaints over water service interruptions and other issues. a sunoco says in statement, we believe that the full hearing before th

a spokes woman says mayor jim kenney is currently reviewing the conditions and will comment at a latertime >> it is cloudy and cool across the region. far cry what we've been dealing with, chelsea ingram is here with the drastic difference >> it felt more like september out there today. not late july. the official high for in philadelphia was 79, we hit 79 in wilmington. 77 officially in trenton and atlantic city. mid 70's and 76 for allentown, 76 degrees in reading as well. i'll let you know how long these cooler temperatures stick around, plus, our next chance for maybe strong to severe thunderstorms by the end of the week, details coming up. >>> a judge granted an injunction to stop drilling on sunoco pipeline. the 350 mile pipeline will carry liquid natural gas from ohio and across pennsylvania to a processing facility in marcus hook. the issue goes before the pennsylvania public utility commission. west goshen township filed for the injunction after complaints over water service interruptions and other issues. a sunoco says in statement, we believe that the full hearing before the

. >> we caught up with philadelphia mayor jim kenney earlier in the day to talk about crime in sger man town and around the city. >> it's frustrating and heartbreaking an we have to look in the mirror sometimes and realize we're a country prone to violence and to having availability of guns. >> ard coming to philadelphia police there have been 156 homicides city wide so far this year the most since 2012 when 185 homicides athe this point in a year. double the current number by december and we could hit more than 3 0 0 homicides in 2017. 2012 was ingt late time we hit more than 300. 8 5 homicides have been in north philadelphia. hardest hit hear mcpherson square. mayor kenney is focuses on that and the entire city. >> we're doing our best to pay attention to the hot spots and assign officers where they need to be and it's our society gun happy. >> a large crowd at that meeting tonight. state representative says he hopes to hold more meeting in the future. david spunt, cbs 3, eyewitness news. >> david, thank you. >> falls township police officer suffered serious injuries in a crash at the

they figured out issues like safety, vendor licenses and health code, but we reached out to mayor jim kenney who was a fan of brandon's, he promised to check into it. today city says brandon can keep giving haircuts in public , brandon says he can now set up, outside city hall, so glad that worked out. >>> well, 84 year-old chester county man set to have hard surgery, tomorrow is ironically, known in his community for his big heart. >> "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh tells us how good smart tans recently helped his man who spent his life helping others. >> been doing that since probably 1994 or so. >> reporter: yet at age 84 arnold is still a man with the mission, driving dale toy pick up left overs from local groceries store and restaurant >> the goal to deliver all this food to needy people in coatsville. >> reporter: root he has made every day for years but on wednesday, after picking up food donations, he ran into some trouble. >> but it died about 3 miles away from home. >> reporter: in 90-degree heat without a cell phone on hand he pulled truck on to shoulder at route 202 southboun

spokeswoman for mayor jim kenney says marries reviewing new conditions and will comment at a late are time. >>> we are hearing from sunoco this morning after a federal judge issued an injunction to stop company's statewide pipeline project, the 350-mile pipeline would carry liquid natural gas from ohio, across pennsylvania, and to reach a processing facility in marcus hook delaware county. issue now goes before the pennsylvania public utility commission. west goshen township filed for the injunction to halt construction of the pipeline after complaints over water service interruptions and other issues. now sunoco's response read in part we believe that the full hearing before the environmental hearing board will demonstrate we have expended every effort to meet strict conditions of our environmental permits. sunoco also claims they have quote already voluntarily suspended work on a number of our drills and will continue non-hdd construction, throughout the state with safety and protection to pennsylvania's environment as our first priorities. now that hdd stand for horizontal drilling

i mean, i admire somebody, and if it was father jim kenney and sister jenette kenney, i'd -- but he's mayor. it's government. we have a system. we have a federal government, we have a state government and a local go-- local governments and state governments can't make decisions on our borders. and i think it's arrogance and it's stupid and it's cro-- and i'm no big fan on grabbing people off the street, but the idea that we arrest somebody and we can't ask them their immigration status -- come on, guys. >> well, just on the subject of whether or not the mayor is being appropriate, let's just point out the fact that there are a whole lot of policies that are emanating at the national level that have religious phenomena tied to them, and this is one of them. and, you know, i admire the mayor because he showed moral courage, along with the pope, along with other people in our city who believe that we cannot and should not be subjugating immigrants and refugees to a standard that is just unreasonable. the federal government ought to be working with philadelphia and other sanctuary cities

philly pops big band performed patriotic tunes, mayor jim kenney called it a day for americans to trulyelebrate our freedom. >> this country belongs to everyone, it belongs to men, women, black, white, brown, immigrants, lbgtq, everyone. >> and the mayor presented veterans ralph gallot i, was a pow with senator john mccain and admiral james stockdale. at ward is given to those who achieved more than thought possible. >>> in business news this morning when the new tesla electric car will be rolling out. >> money watch's roxana saberi joins us from the insuring stock exchange, good morning, roxana. >> u.s. stock markets returned to business today following yesterday's holiday, traders will be watching for minutes from the federal reserve's latest meeting due out later today this morning futures are pointing down, on monday, dow jones gained 129 points but nasdaq who 30. two more international carriers say lap tops will no longer be banned in cabins on u.s. bound flights. emirates and turkish airlines are working with american officials to assure them they have complied with security measu

people like philadelphia mayor jim kenney stopped by for selfies. >> that is what it is all about spreading love and giving guys hope. >> how far do you go. how far can you go. >> sky the limit. >> reporter: brendon say haircuts for homeless is now grounded at least in philadelphia. he says on money had just started another day of cutting hair at this traffic island at 15th and jfk. >> young laid approached me with a note saying i had to shut down immediately. >> reporter: he sat down with someone from city hall and they had issues, traffic safety, no vendor license, and health code because he is cutting hair outside. >> my purpose was to reach those who are sleeping under bridges, who are, on corners, hoist sleeping in parks. those guys, they don't make the cut when you stand in line at a shelter. >> reporter: we asked mayor kenney bit, and he immediately remembered the man behind the movement. >> i thought it was very kind, human thing to do. >> reporter: mayor promised to look into it and see if the city can keep brendan's street level salon alive. >> i think sometimes common sense and d

. >>> back here demonstrators interrupted a press conference being held by mayor jim kenney to call for justice in a deadly police shooting last month. the protesters from black lives matters wants transparent in the death of david jones. mayor kenney held them back. >> i don't need protection from citizens that are expressing their first amendment views. we need to hear them and make sure the family and friends know what happened and if there is appropriate action to be taken against the officer for what he did or didn't do that is appropriate. >> james was stopped for riding a dirt bike and he video was videoing an office shooting him in the back running from the scene. >>> and city officials cutting the ribbon for the new shakespear if the park. an impersonator was on hand to help unveil the new public spaces. >>> septa commuters received a lesson on how to save lives in center city. they set up a brief training event at jefferson station, and in just five minutes people could take part in the hands only cpr training and received education to learn more. in philadelphia alone, more t

. >> philly pops big bands also performed patriotic tunes, mayor jim kenney says today is truely the day for americans to celebrate our freedom. >> this country belongs to everyone. it belong to men, and women, black, white, brown, immigrants, lgbtq, everyone. >> and this celebration of freedom ceremony concluded with the indeed pen days day parade, more than 4,000 people paraded through historic philadelphia. the annual fourth of july party on the parkway start right now in center city. it is promising to be a fun day for all ages. alicia is live on the ben franklin parkway with a look at the day's events, hello, alicia. >> hey, rahel, all about patriotic partying today. you're correct, the party started here on the parkway just few minutes ago, vendors all set up, and quite a bit of people have already packed this place. now there is parkway is block off all day long, from the art museum, to 18th street, and tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people will pack this place throughout the day for our big fourth of july celebration. and what's the big hoopla? well, it is

. >>> young athleating in the philadelphia youth basketball camp got a visit from mayor jim kenney thisernoon. the mayor helped out with al university armory. he then watched players put their new basketball skills into action. the mayor also took some time to talk to the kids about the program and congratulated them on all work. >> ♪ >> time to check accuweather. meteorologist cecily tynan >> second half of the weekend should be beautiful. let's go live on sky6 taking a look in cape may where the clouds are in place, the rain has been breaking out and double scan live showing that there's a lot of moisture on the way and really the axis of the heaviest moisture will be areas south of philadelphia, delaware, south jersey, the same areas that really got hithn overnight tonight. so, accuweather highlights show you that the rain overnight will be when it's most intense. we're looking at generally less than an inch in our far northern suburbs but areas to the south could get up to 4-inches of rain. so, it really depends on your location. delaware and south jersey the focus of that heavy rai

philly pops big band performed patriotic tunes and mayor jim kenney said today is a day for americans to celebrate their freedom. >> this country blocks to everyone, it belongs to men, women, black, white, brown, immigrants, lbgtq, everyone. >> mayor kenney presented veteran ralph gillot i the award for being a pow with senator john mccain and admiral james stockdale. the award is given to those who achieve more than originally thought possible. >>> it was a star spangled celebration in lower southampton township, kids of all ages lined up on second street to wave their flags, as the parade marched by. there were performances by mummers string bands, a jump roping group and local dance groups. >>> and delaware county this morning people paraded down chester pike in ridley township for their annual fourth of july parade. kids decorated their bikes with balloons while area fire co drove their trucks through parade route. >>> if you are still trying to make last minute plans for tonight go to cbs philly.com from the city to the suburbs to the shore, you will find all of the celebrations,

. >> reporter: mayor jim kenney tonight on hand and proud to show off the city.y day began at noon with a block party in the historic district. food trucks and musical acts took over olde city. the kimmel center showcased some of their upcoming broadway plays but it's the iconic pieces of the city also impressing out of towners. >> it's so weird to think that like 300 years ago our founding fathers walking down these streets establishing like our country. >> reporter: from california and shanghai. >> we learned about it during school so to do you mean see it here in real life is interesting. >> reporter: even england. eleanor lord gave her and granddaughter history lesson. >> this is where it was signed the declaration of independence. >> yeah. >> from britainism locals are em basing the crowds with tomorrow expected to draw many more. >> the beauty of it all is to see the gathering of so many wonderful people around here, the tourists from out of town all over the country. >> reporter: today there are a number of events happening across the city. fireworks are s

city philadelphia for the graduates of the professional training core program, philadelphia mayor jim kenneyre to show his support he is right there in the front row. the students come from low income backgrounds they spent the last year receiving mentoring and hands on skill development. students also completed six month internships at 15 local companies. it is sparked the wave week at villanova and dozens of teens are learning about leadership, tonight they picked through thousands of donated clothing items they made sure to sort and fold and pack it all up, the bags of donations will be sent to local organizations so they can distribute them to people in need. ♪ so who would think there is a lonely football field in fargo north dakota where the phillies, the eagles future might be formed even as we speak. >> they are building right now bonding a bunch of millionaires out there in fargo north dakota and napa before the real thing and 13 days away from training camp and this week carson wentz has been holding a camp in fargo north dakota his hometown and he is for the skilled position playe

asked by philadelphia magazine, by the way, how he responds to complaints about the soda tax, mayor jim kenneyd, "enjoy being thinner than you were." [ laughter ] aside from that, do you think the aba has a chance to get this into the supreme court? nelson? >> yeah, it'll get into the supreme court. no question about it. particularly -- >> and that could spell a lot of trouble. >> yeah, particularly because of our constitution, our pennsylvania state constitution, which requires uniform taxation, and, to some extent, a city doing their own taxation process may be an issue. but i would think that bloomberg would be better off if he gave the money to the pre-k instead of making abc a lot more rich in terms of having those ads go on, 'cause he's spending more than a million dollars a week just on advertisement. we could help a lot of kids, particularly in our school system, if he gave us that money. >> it's kind of following along the lines of george soros and dipping his toe into philadelphia politics with larry krasner, his beneficiary. >> i think at some point, people are gonna get tired of th

. >> we caught up with philadelphia mayor jim kenney earlier in the day to talk about crime in sger man town and around the city. >> it's frustrating and heartbreaking an we have to look in the mirror sometimes and realize we're a country prone to violence and to having availability of guns. >> ard coming to philadelphia police there have been 156 homicides city wide so far this year the most since 2012 when 185 homicides athe this point in a year. double the current number by december and we could hit more than 3 0 0 homicides in 2017. 2012 was ingt late time we hit more than 300. 8 5 homicides have been in north philadelphia. hardest hit hear mcpherson square. mayor kenney is focuses on that and the entire city. >> we're doing our best to pay attention to the hot spots and assign officers where they need to be and it's our society gun happy. >> a large crowd at that meeting tonight. state representative says he hopes to hold more meeting in the future. david spunt, cbs 3, eyewitness news. >> david, thank you. >> falls township police officer suffered serious injuries in a crash at the

. ♪ >>> today philadelphia mayor jim kenney joined top wawa executives to recognize members of the policetic league. more than 300 children and families from over 20 police athletic league centers throughout the city were invited for and exclusive tour of the american revolution museum. right before the tour wawa donated a $10,000 check to the police athletic league. >> that's very cool. >>> have you ever thought about what it would be like to hang out with our nation's for fathers, because our hank flynn got all doctor up like george washington took a little stroll through old city. the reason was to talk about drinking beer. [ laughter ] >> here's hank to explain what it's all about. ♪ >> reporter: have you seen ben franklin? put the word out i'm looking for him. >> hey it's hank. visit philadelphia put out a poll boy which more of you would rather have beer with ben franklin than george washington. my take is, what does a guy have to do? my first move hit up derek lee at d and j costumes on frankford avenue for a george washington get up. says it's easy pizzi. >> all you need is a grea

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. >> we are expecting an update from mayor jim kenney, a response now that the justice department ising its battle with so-called sanctuary cities including philadelphia t the federal agency says it will not provide grant money to police departments unless they allow immigration authorities into jails. they also want police to provide a 48 hour advance notice before releasing a wanted immigrant from custody. the federal grants pay for everything from bulletproof vests to body cameras. philadelphia receive tens of millions of dollars in these grants over the past 12 years. >> ♪ >> new this morning, you may want to rethink your plans if you're headed to parts of the jersey shore this weekend. the state department of environmental protection has placed more than 30 beaches mostly in north jersey under an advisory because of high bacteria levels. one reason for the increase in bacteria could be because of the recent rainfall. that tends to wash animal feces into the water. i have tweet owed out a link showing all of the impacted beaches. we have taken a look. most of them seem to be arou

also reported that the fbi informed mayor jim kenney that his voice as captured during some of these conversations. they have to do that when people are captured in conversations. kenney and dougherty, as everyone knows, are political allies. so you have these wire taps. and then this seth williams thing is so fresh. and do you have this sense of dread of where this investigation is going to lead? >> a lot of people do. i had a -- you know, 'cause there's also been wire taps on, you know, rob mccord was -- was taking people and -- >> state level. >> and john estey as well. so, i had a -- a lobbyist who shall go unnamed tell me that every time he greets a politician, he now hugs him, so, feeling on the back to see if there's a wire -- that's how -- >> and he's not kidding. >> no, no, he's not kidding. >> i was doing some work for someone, um, and, uh, as we looked at some of the transcript, it was public officials, and the first question they ask is, "are you wired -- before i can talk to you?" i mean, it has become such a common problem -- >> i think that's a theme here with our disc

attorney general sessions says he ace begins sanctuary cities mayor jim kenney calls philadelphia a proud welcoming sanctuary city. it was interest ago this attorney general sessions was here today, mayor kenney was not here today but attorney general sessions went on to say sanctuary cities need to stop, it is illegal, if you are here illegally you should be deported especially if you commit a crime there were protesters outside u.s. attorney office, we spotted about 30 to 40 protesters, they were holding signs, they were speaking through mega phone, protesting attorney general sessions, they say, that philadelphia should be a proud sanctuary city, attorney general sessions as you are about to hear right now says philadelphia should lose that sanctuary status. >> they are giving sanctuary not to law abiding citizens of our community, but they are providing sang war toy criminals. it is saddened me to say one of those jurisdictions is philadelphia, this is especially a sad for the residents of philadelphia, who have been victimized as a result of these policies. right is right and just, r

mayor jim kenney was at city hall to help kick off 11 days of love stories, a workshop of events throughout the city hoping to spark conversations about love and the art. it's spearheaded by the local nonprofit love now media. it runs through july 15th. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight. another check of the forecast for you. looking live at the ben franklin bridge meteorologist cecily tynan has the accuweather forecast when "action news" comes right back. and they look to us. cvs pharmacy. for advice. and ways to save money. plus, get up to fifty extrabucks each year just for filling prescriptions. switching is easy. we're here for you. join us. at cvs pharmacy. ♪ >>> time now for the accuweather forecast. >> cecily tynan is live at the zoo. nice day but tomorrow not so much? >> the a great day at the zoo i'm inside and behind the scenes, i want to introduce you to this little guy is he only 20 days old. what is so interesting about these animals they are officially well hungry and extinct in the wild. back in the 80s the philadelphia zoo start aid partnership with the national zo

. >> philadelphia mayor jim kenney speaking out after vandals spray painted anti-police graffiti up and down a busy street. as we told you yesterday, someone spray painted messages, advocating violence, against police, on 25th street in south philly. the fraternal order of police is offering a $5,000 reward to apprehends the person who did it. >> meanwhile, mayor kenney releasing a statement saying in part, we will use every possible tool at our disposal, to find the perpetrators, who committed this hateful, illegal behavior, and pursue all possible criminal charges against them. >> one person is now in the hospital, after jumping out after window to escape this burning home in the strawberry mansion section of the city. we do know that their injuries are not life threatening, so skyfox over the scene on fontain street about 10:00 last night. firefighters did work quickly and got that fire out. >> also, police are searching for two women who robbed another woman at a atm. it happened in center city. so take a look, this is the scene right there. police say there was a woman who walk up

america's newest citizens, they took the oath of allegiance at philadelphia's hold city and mayor jim kenneyldren that descended from revolutionary war veterans. >>> and how often do we practice what we preach. rick williams is live in the newsroom with more on this story. >> reporter: thank you. that is right. we have the results of a new surf yea tonight by a skin care company. they ask how often they put sunscreen on their children. we have the surprising results and parents that struggle total keep their kids safe in the sun. >> and at 5:00 a new kind of oreo is hitting grocery store shelves, the latest project from nabisco and dunkin' donuts. those stories and more coming up when we see you on "action news" at 5:00. want to try it sharrie? >> we may have to. we'll see you at 5:00 rick. america's birthday celebration would not be complete without a cake. today's party guests at the independence center enjoyed red white and blue cupcakes arranged in the shape of the flag. people got a taste of this creation. >> delicious. still to come on "action news" at 4:00, another day and failed laun

. >> philadelphia police jim kenney speaking out after vandals spray painted anti-police graffiti up and down a busy street. as we told you yesterday, someone spray painted message advocating violence against police on 25th street in south philadelphia. the fraternal order of police offering $5,000 reward to get the person or persons responsible. >> meanwhile, mayor kenney releasing a statement saying in part: we will use every possible tool at our disposal to find the perpetrators who committed this hateful, illegal behavior, and pursue all possible criminal charges against them. >> hurdles for the republican led effort to repeal and replace obamacare. senate rejected the plan lateono amendment to the healthcare bill, 47 to 43,cating republica. we saw john mccain getting standing ovation, back to the capitol after revealing he is suffering from brain cancer andprocedure. you can clearly see the scar. his vote proved pivotal insure,n uses the opportunity to, you know, talk about his get coming. >> let's trust, let's return to regular order. we've been spinning our wheels on too many

session did his not take questions, he quickly left room after his speech, but noteably absent mayor jim kenney who disagrees with the trump administration on sanctuary cities. i reached out to his office to find out why he was not there. i'm told he was not invited. >> david spunt, thanks very much. >>> if you want to buy cigarettes in new jersey you have to be old enough to buy a drink. governor christie signed a new measure raising state's smoking age from 19, to 21. the restriction applies to purchases on tobacco and electronic smoking devices. new jersey now joins hawaii, and california, as the only states where smoking age is 21 >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" tonight move over barbie there are new dolls in town that come with a message. where the inspiration came from up next. >>> look high above the ocean city boardwalk, they call it america's greatest family resort we are checking it out for this weeks summer if he celebration, plus ukee shows us thousand make salt water taffy when we come back. fothere's a seriousy boomers virus out there that's been almost forgotten. it's hepa

templets night philadelphia mayor jim kenney is speaking out after vandals spray painted anti policeup and down a busy city street. as we told you last night, police have combed block after block of 25th street in south philly. someone had spray painted messages advocating violence against cops, and today authorities discovered white supremacist graffiti in center city. well tonight statement from mayor kenny says in part we will use every possible tool at our disposal to find the perpetrator who's committed this hateful, illegal behavior and pursue all possible criminal charges against them ". >>> caught on camera scaling 25n franklin bridge. tonight two men have been arrested after they climbed the bridge. that span shut down for more than an hour this morning and ended with a rescue. tonight there are questions about security and how they managed to get on that tower. our dave schratwieser on the story and joins us live from penn's landing. dave? >> reporter: iain, drpa officials believe this is the first time anyone has ever scaled those 250-foot high towers here on the bridge tw

philly pops big band perform for patriotic tunes and mayor jim kenney said today is the day for americans to celebrate , their freedom. >> this country belongs to everyone, it belongs to men, women, black, white, brown, immigrants, lbgtq, everyone. >> mayor kenney presented veteran ralph gallot i with the award, he was a pow with senator john mccain a admiral james stocksdale. award is given to those who achieved more than thought possible. >>> montgomery county town is showing off its patriotic spirit on this fourth of july. >> ♪ >> hundreds lined high street in pottstown this morning, for their fourth of july parade. law enforcement and veterans groups all took part and parade was cancelled last year because of lack of funding, rotary club of pottstown organized and sponsored today 's event. >>> and those kid helped kick off july 4th fun in doyletown bucks county with the decorated bike contest. riders pedaled over bubble wrap on the ground of the castle, today's celebration also included a water melon eating contest, games, food and live music. >>> a lot of people aren't spending the h

mayor jim kenney is encouraging people to get out, s along the route. be family friendly events. >> i think it's a wonderful opportunity for all of us to become closer as a citybecome ts neighbors. i'm looking forward to october 28th. >> the mayor says in the future he would love to do this twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring. >> time right now for a check hat "action news" traffic report. >> all right. friday night matt pelman a lot of folks try to get home get that weekend started but there's of course some road blocks. >> absolutely. we wish the streets were free right now, free of accidents but they're not whatsoever. we've got some big ones like here on 95 southbound side right in the work zone, rick and monica, at nasty crash. it looks like they're in the process of starting to clear it out but we've only had the left lane getting by for a little while so over an hour on that southbound travel time. it should be a quarter of that. but you start to jam just beyond cottman avenue and then it's a slow crawl with a lot of single digi

mayor jim kenney the health commissioner as officials from children's hospital of philadelphia gatheringoday to announce the launch of a running start. the goal is to improve the health of local children in their first five years of live. the plan includes taking measu measures to prevent obesity and reduce exposures to lead. >> if children are healthy in the first few years of life, they're much more likely to be healthy adults. so we want all children in education as well as in health to get a running start. >> the effort is the result of a collaborative effort by city agencies and health organizations. >>> a mother of three assassinated while she was just doing her job. today hundreds bid her farewell. >> and it's a story we told you about last week. a teddy bear with a special message all the way from afghanistan found at a garage sale. but now thanks to social media, it's back with its rightful own are in and she could not be more thrill. >> stolen purses on the mainline have police searching for this man. police say he stole actual purses from boutique in bryn mawr. they're worth m

mayor jim kenney was in attendance as wawa presented pal with a check of over $10,000. >> thank you forll the hard work that you do with us. >> ♪ >> reporter: meanwhile performers were doing sound checks just a couple blocks away for other fourth of july festivities on independence mall for philadelphia's historic block party. the kimmel center for performing arts will grace the stage with a celebration of musical theater. >> we're going to hang out here. we're going do the block party after the sound check. we're going to come back later for the actual show and we're home groan philly people so this is what what you do on fouh of july. >> reporter: it's not too late to come out and join the party. the party will be going on until about 7 o'clock this evening with these concerts starting at 5:00 today. reporting live along independence mall jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." >> if you're looking for a place to watch some fourth of july fireworks look no further than 6abc.com. there you'll find a full list of independence day fireworks shows across our area. it's right there on the h

mayor jim kenney senator bob casey and others spoke about what the bill would do to americans. senator casey said it will give money to the rich and strip medicaid coverage from 15 million people who really need it. >> while selling out the middle class and while hurting seniors and kids and people with and disabilities, and you know what, we will not stop fighting until we stop this bill. >> mayor kenney said today the republicans' bill will have a devastating effect on the people of philadelphia. a vote on the bill was delayed last week ooh when there were not enough votes to pass it. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf is speaking out against president trump's election integrity commission. the governor already denied the commission's request for specific voter data citing state law that limited voter information available is online for a fee. today wolf expressed concern about the use of that data calling the the intentions of president trump's panel "questionable at best." in a statement, the governor said in part, "i have no confidence in this commission's administration st

. >> ♪ >> we are expecting an update from mayor jim kenney in response now that the justice departmentts battle with so-called sanctuary cities including philadelphia. the federal agency says it will not provide grant money to police departments unless they allow immigration authorities into jails. they also want police to provide a 48 hour advance notice before releasing a wanted immigrant from custody. the federal grants pay for everything from bulletproof vests to body cameras. philadelphia received tens of millions of dollars in these grants over the past 12 years. >> ♪ >> new this morning, you may want to rethink your plans if you're headed to parts of the jersey shore this weekend. the state department of environmental protection has placed more than 30 beaches, mostly in north jersey under an advisory because of high bacteria levels. one reason for the increase in bacteria is because of the recent rainfall. that tends to wash animal feces into the water. i have tweet owed out a link showing all of the impacted beaches. >> 6:27. still ahead details on a fight that led a father to

and now it is a very great pleasure to welcome the mayor of the great city of philadelphia, mayor jim kenneyn't tell you how proud i am as a native life-long philadelphian to be standing here in front of this building and in front of all the great dignitaries that have come here today. i just personally very much honored. it's fantastic to see so many of you out there helping us open this exciting new addition to our city's already thriving historic district. those looking to find out more about the founding of their country have made philadelphia a priority. the museum of the american revolution will bring these people back while also giving those who haven't yet made the trip more insechbtive to do so. philadelphia is named the heritage city because it served as the backdrop for the formation of our country. this museum will provide greater insight into the sacrifices that were made in order to make the ideas that were first discussed in independence hall a reality. this museum will provide us with a much deeper appreciation of what it means to live free. and i think the most important par

now, it's for kids in fourth through seventh grade and today mayor jim kenney stopped by to check outtball camp. it will be held on the campus of lasalle. >> all right. still ahead here today, if you would describe yourself maybe as a makeup addict, get ready. you can get a free lipstick from mac tomorrow. no strings attached. stick around to find out how. >> all right. and if friends and family want to talk down the -- walk down the aisle with one bride to be well they better hit the atm. she's making potential bridesmaids bid for a spot in her wedding. >> plus, this is a not an obstacle illusion. this is nearly as big as that human. where you can get a piece of pizza that can feed more than a few. >> all right. and meteorologist cecily tynan retu from accuweather when "action news" at 4:00 continues next. >> ♪ the world's greatest recipe... meat and fire. mple combination that has now been mastered. . longhorn steakhouse. tonight's special, fire crafted flavors. y r new pepper crusted new york strip, our outlaw ribeye, or a full rack of baby back ribs. and for lunch, try our steakho

an out of this world exhibit at philadelphia city hall is honoring a hometown hero mayor jim kenney paidn west philadelphia went to to overbrook high school and then penn state and became first african-american in space. students from the philadelphia global leadership academy presented the colonel with the quilt that they design. an exhibit is on display at city hall until august 4th. >>> lets get a check of the information was with meteorologist katie fehlinger. it is cooler. if you like that, good news for that. >> people are really digging this cooler air, at beaches, rahel too. there is a lot of people. they helped out earl any rehoboth, turf say, i feel like this beach is lined with people very early, most days as ovulate. you can tell high tide coming in receding, of course over span of the next few hours but taking a look at area temperatures it is chilly outside unless up in the mountains where you want a sweat shirt for sure. on shore wind will keep you in the cloud and keep from you warming up really all that efficiently. at best we will hit 80, mid 80 's next few days but rai

sessions is battling mayor jim k kenney as a sanctuary city.he latest news and weather with the nbc10 app. have a great day. see you at the top of the hour. ♪ >>> thank you, savannah. >> hi. >> it's 8:30 on a friday morning. good morning, everybody. let's do a selfie. great summer morning out on our plaza. so nice. so many good folks out here. we have a great friday concert. a week from today, fitz and the tantrums. >> danielle and abbe, they're from maryland. you know who they want to be when they grow up? >> who is danielle? and who is abby? >> i'm danielle. >> you are? >> abby. >> i heard you maybe wanted to read a tease. you want to read something on the teleprompter. okay. can you see that? come closer, john. can you tell us what's coming up next? >> how to save big on money and calories by making your own restaurant favorites at home. >> you're tired. >> you say that's coming up next. >> all about cooking this half hour, also ahead we're going to show you why skewers are the way to go at your next barbecue. >> you're hired, too. >> my gos