philadelphia's mayor jim kenney got in on the eclipse viewing fun, he had his certified glasses yesterday afternoon, caption: it's been a while since i've been mooned >> well, colleges are welcoming new student on campus, it is move in day from freshmen at wide man university. scenes from last year, the class of 2021 will celebrate as widener celebrate its 200 anniversary. he'll be live in our 6a a.m. hour. >> cheers for national chip team from chester county. the kau14 and under baseball team was a guest of honor for this welcome home reception in kennett square. they won the usa championship but lost to chinese tie pay in the junior league world series still, they're talking about this incredible catch. jack went over the wall, still caught it. >> i mean, he is absolutely a complete young man. it was a surreal moment. and it is just getting started >> want to see it again? we thought so. look at that. wow. the kau team was un defeated dollars during the regular season. >> well, coming up: charlottesville city council members are forced to leave a council meeting after a demonstrator's o

today we got a chance to speak with mayor jim kenney on any updates. he says no decision whether to remove keep or relocate it has been made yet. >> this moment was the right thing is to do for everybody and it won't be the right thing for everybody in the end. >> reporter: one thing kenny did done firm is a meeting with though he is who want the statue to stay in order to keep things peaceful at least for today. >> the reason i agreed to do it is because they agreed to call off a rally that could have fourthly been a dangerous situation for lots of people. >> reporter: he says by not having the two groups rally at the same time police have a better chance at doing their jobs. >> i got to hand it to our police department. they're in the middle of these things all the time and they have to keep the peace and keep people separated. >> reporter: today mayor kenney also said the decision on the statue is going to come soon. he says the longer one is not made the greater chances there is for violence breaking out here. >> i don't want to see people angry an

jim, back over to you. >>> well, coming up next on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" hear what mayor jim kenneys saying about the dare devil dangerously scaled philadelphia's city hall. >>> also ahead, race to the rescue, as rescued a woman trapped in the sin king suv. we will hear from that grateful woman. >>> phillies are on the west coast hoping to keep their winning streak alive, pat's got late night highlights when we continue. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com one person shot see damage left behind we will update on victim's condition. >>> a teenager ace salted while running i

"action news" was in center city as mayor jim kenney delivered the opening remarks at the week long neighboringonference. it brings together specialists from across the country to discuss the best way to grow successful communities. >> mayor kenney welcomed the group and pledged the city's cooperation with anti-poverty commission. >>> and five kids are honored for their bravery after saving a complete stranger from her burning home. jeff spoke with the teenager and is live with more on that. >> reporter: a story of remarkable kids one was here at the playground playing when she noticed smoke billowing from a home behind the fence behind me and sha that is when she and her friends sprung into action. >> we started banging and kicking at the door. making sure nobody was in there. >> he recounted the moments they saved a woman from the house on fire. aliyah was at the playground by herself and first saw smoke. >> i saw the fire in the back of the house. so then i came back and got them and we ran back to the park. >> she ran to get her sister and several friends and aaron harris called 911 and the

the action cam was in philadelphia as mayor jim kenney delivered the remarks and the week long neighborks conference and brings together specialists to discuss the best ways to grow successful communities and mayor kenney welcomed the group and welcomed the group. >> a symbol of patriotism arrived in delaware, they are moving in american flag from state to state on a mission to raise money for wounded veterans and their families. the action cam was there as a group from virginia raised the flag from a harley davidson shop in newcastle and then mount ephraim, new jersey. and by the time the flag arrives home the organizers hope to have raced $200,000 for veterans around the country. >>> it has been 200 decades since the u.s. main land saw a total solar eclipse. eye experts say plan ahead. rick williams is live with more on this one today. >> did you get your glasses yet? >> i have them on order and i think they are arriving on tuesday, of course the eclipse is monday. we talk about them the especially approved eclipse glasses what you need to look into the sun on monday. ali gorman spoke

mayor jim kenney a grease, says now is the time to have this conversation, karen, thomas? >> time to have a lot of tough conversation action, thank you, a 10:00 is the time right now. here is a story you saw first on fox, fire commissioner now speaking out about a pretty controversial picture, posted to facebook, by one of our firefighters. so, here is the picture we first showed it to you the other night. firefighters name is john deluisi. has that tikk torch and confederate cap. the reference obviously it the rally this weekend. he as has apologized when we caught up with them saying he was drunk when he posted it and he meant it as a joke. now the fire commissioner adam teal put out statement saying i'm utterly horrified and discussed by the content of the post, racist image, symbols, words, actions contrary to our mission and values, and have absolutely no place in our department. he adds the department will take personnel action after a full investigation. >> let's find out if this will happen, and what's happening today. lauren johnson right outside where they would

replaced, by something else, they also say, rizzo is the most vandalized mural on display, mayor jim kenneyees. now, as a good time to have a conversation about the future of this monument. mike and alex. >> oh, i can tell this, jenny, a lot of people already having this conversation, once this news got out. specially, if you go on facebook. i just want to read, too, thank you, jenny, one from dana says. when did everyone become so sensitive and disrespectful? since when do people decide a person isn't good enough to have a statue and take it down? these stat sioux are part of history. and then claiborne says: yes, he was one of the most racist people to ever run this city. take it down. >> so, if you have any comments, you know, want to weigh in go to my fax book page, alex holley, because a lot of people have strong opinions about this. >> wednesday used to be called hump day. i think our goal today is to make everybody mad. that is the goal of good day philadelphia. >> i mean, it is not on us. >> not us. >> just what's happening out in the city and the country. >> so okay, i'm not going

philadelphia mayor jim kenney was on hand to help the teens celebrate.eated posters to show off what they learned during the program. >> all right. well, an ocean county new jersey woman lost her engagement woman lost her ring in italy. the couple returned home to brick township thinking the ring was gone forever. well, the family recently returned to their other family's home in italy and a sparkle in the sidewalk caught justin's eye he tells us. >> i thought maybe it was a coin or something but never in my wildest dreams did i think we would ever actually find that ring again. >> nine years later. >> he kept saying he saw something shiny in my head i said he probably things it's the ring and i thought it's no way it would be there after nine years. >> the couple says they still can't believe they found the ring and they are on cloud nine as they should be. >> nine years later, there it is. >> okay. >> still ahead on "action news" at 4:00 movie snacks and workouts all things we'll help you get for nothing coming up in freebie friday. >> these computeriz

plus, more problems at the rizzo statue, philadelphia mayor jim kenney weighs in on the latest vandalismtue of the former mayor needs to go. cleve? >> appreciation today for some state workers that many would say have a thankless job. i'm cleve bryan, coming up, what they did to help a police >> another friday shake-up at the white house, steve bannon out as president trump's chief strategist, it follows weeks of spec lakes he would not last much longer, in the administration. >> white house chief strait i can us, steve bannon helped put president trump in the white house, now he's out, the president's press secretary issued a statement saying, white house chief of staff, john kelly and steve bannon have mutually agreed today would be steve's last day, grateful for his service, and wish him the best. >> speculation about bannon's future had been banning for awhile, and president trump was non-commit al about bannon 's future. >> i like mr. bannon he is a friends of mine. he came in very late, you know that, i went through 17 senators, governors, and i won all of the primaries. then came

. >> mayor jim kenney speaking in overbrook at an annual event involving neighborhoods and police camaraderieghborhoods safer. if it's going to take a lot of work to rebuild relationships. >> trust is going to take a lot on everybody's part. not just the police. >> police tell you the culture of no snitching is hard to overcome. nobody wins. murders go unsolved and clearance rates for murder continue to decline. the murder rate is 182, a 13% increase from same period last year. mayor kenney says there is blame to go around. >> continue to improve relations by being with the community to bring down unconstitutional stop and frisk and treat people respectfully on the street. >> the mayor says they are down 72% of stop and frisk cases. the rhetoric out of washington is not helping. >> we have to be sure our immigrant communities are not afraid to call police. to talk about roughing up criminals, chills the communities. >> we need to address the police brutality issues. over time, it will help. >> the more police are involved, it builds up trust. >> observers say clearly the problem did not begin

and improvements were made to a 100-year-old recreational center, jim kenney was there to offer support for the project. >>> both the power ball and mega million lotteries are offering jackpots that top three hundred million at the same time. there were no winners last night of mega millions, pushing it to $382 million. the sixth largest prize in that game's history and tonight power ball is $307 million. good luck. >>> still to come police captured the man that allegedly capture aid group of french soldiers near paris. and tiger woods is not attending his arrangement today. how that could affect his dui case in florida. and karen rogers will be back with your seven-day forecast from accuweather. when "action news" continues in just a moment. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr se

. >> mayor jim kenney says police involved shootings has hit a roadblock.he fraternal order of police went to court to ask for an order after black live's matters protested at an officer's home last night. the temporary injunction holds until a full hearing in september. >>> the ban of transgenders in the military has moved from tweet to official memorandum signed by trump. before leaving to camp david, he told the military not to stop the legislation. white house officials won't say if transgender troops already there will be allowed to remain in the military. this announced by the white house after 8:00 tonight. president trump pardoned joe arpaiio the former sheriff in mare cope pmaremaricopa county,. the aclu called trump's pardon a president alleial endorsement of racism. gorka was one of trump's cheerleaders, frequently hitting the airways to defend the president's policies. that man, steve bannon left a week ago tonight. lots of departures from the white house. >> demonstrators showed up to rally in support of senator pat toomey to say thank you for

mayor jim kenney did release a statement saying in part we need to figure out the proper forum for that serious, structured way, but now is the right time. and meanwhile police will be investigating who is behind the possible vandalism here at the frank rizzo statue. reporting live in center city, jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." tam. >> all right, thank you, jeanette. >>> new this morning a delaware county home is now at the center of a death investigation. police are keeping people away from the 200 block of overbrook drive in newtown square. that's where a body was found inside of a home. one investigator appeared to be putting on a hazmat suit before entering the property. it's unclear how long the body may have been there or how the person died. >>> and police have made a potential break in a deadly hit-and-run in center city. they say a tip led investigators to a white jeep rangler in collingdale, delaware county yesterday afternoon. police believe this is the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run that killed a woman in the 1300 block of race street back on august 6th. the own

. >>> and mayor jim kenney was in center city to celebrate youth programs. 14 to 18-year-olds had a chance to take on work and financial responsibilities and get a taste of life after high school. and after the event the students showed off what they learned to program and city officials. >>> and still to come on "action news" at noon, how an airport employee prompted the rescreening of a jetblue flight to boston. >>> and the end of an era, a special group of nasa satellites and the update on the forecast and more. >>> a jetblue flight from portland to boston was delayed last night for a rescreening. all the passengers had to deplane after an employee of the airport tried to get unauthorized access to the plane for some reason and the luggage was taken off and rescreened. it was then reboarded and arrived three hours late to boston. it's unclear why the employee tried to gain access to the plane in the first place. >>> the navy says that poor seaman ship caused the collision with the destroyer and a car oh ship. the captain the uss fitzgerald will be relieved of command and the navy sevent

there's a process to remove the rizzo statue and starts with mayor jim kenney's office. kenney has had conversations about removing the statue must takes place, mark ferguson started a petition to keep it. it has more than 12,000 supporters. >> it's about principle. there's so much going on right now, so many divided relations. this is not a symbol of hate. >> reporter: ukee and nicole, you're looking at three hd surveillance cameras, these were brought in to watch over the statue of former mayor and police commissioner frank rizzo, authorities say these cameras will be out for some time to make sure the statue is not taken down. it may come down but it has to go through a process with the city again. no arrests to report during the demonstration. reporting live, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news." >>> david, thank you. >>> a 25-year-old new jersey man was arrested after he threw eggs at the frank rizzo statue this morning, vandals threw eggs last night and someone hung a sign on it with the message shame on president trump. fencing went up around the statue some time th

. >> and a spokeswoman for philadelphia mayor jim kenney released a statement saying last night we think now is a good time to have the conversation about the statue's future. we need to figure out a forum in a serious but structured way but now is the right time. >> president trump heads back to new jersey today following a brief stay at new york's trump tower. the president held a combative news conference at his manhattan property yesterday. he again blamed both sides for the race-fueled violence in charlottesville over the weekend. democrats and republicans have condemned his remarks. former president obama's tweet is now the most liked tweet in history. the quote reads no one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion. the tweet has since been liked almost 3 million times. >> a very important message to keep in context these days. >> time now is 5:35. in business news this morning, the price is going up for a produce favorite. >> roxana saberi joins us live. >> reporter: good morning. target will report its earnings today before

. >> the mayor jim kenney also agrees it is a good time to have a conversation about this statue. if it is decided that the statue should no longer stand front and center, the city says, it could go into a museum, while it doesn't necessarily represent the city's present it, does represent the city's history recalling you also mentioned three stories high frank rizzo mural that's in south philadelphia, we will talk about the status of the mural, what could potentially happen to the mural coming up at 4:30. >> jenny, thank you. helen game can see that out of heroin dough where she is on council. 4:09. a story you saw first here, fire commissioner talking about very controversial picture post today face bike by a firefighter. we first showed you this monday, firefighter his name is john deluisi and the tiki torch with the hat that says headed to virginia, the white supremecist rally that i happened this weekend. he apologized to us saying he was drunk when he posted it and he meant it as a joke. well now the fire commissioner has a statement read untiling part: i'm utterly horrified

jim kenney met at city hall to call for the continue of the program. they are put up road blocks but that could go unchallenged in the trump administration. 800,000 people would be at risk of deportation if doca was taken away. >>> the count down to the crown is on. the miss america competition is less than a month away. and abc announced four of the celebrity judges making the all important decision in atlantic city. including thomas ret. jordan sparks and jess cagle editor of "people" magazine. live from atlantic city on sunday september 10th, watch it live here on 6 abc. >>> much more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, a seemingly minor train derailment turns a commute into a nightmare. >>> a celebration for the ben franklin and everybody is inviolated. on 6 abc loves the arts along with more stories and northern check of the accuweather forecast. dude, you were right, these wait...what? the gold fish, man! you said i should buy some. no! i said you should buy gold fish, the new scratch-off from the pennsylvania lottery... with top prizes of $25,000.

. >> mayor jim kenney is endorsing a candidate for district attorney. he will endorse larry krasner, a long time civil rights lawyer and democratic nominee for district attorney. he calls him a fair and thoughtful arbitrator of dispensing justice. he won the primary for da with 70% of the vote and will face beth grossman in the general election. >>> and mayor kenney was there to talk about diversity in businesses. it was held at temple university. and aimed to help business owners to work with resources at the state and local levels. kenney says that driving businesses in all zip codes is important for the success of the city. >> turning green into more green that is the goal for variety. it helps children with disabilities and organizers plan to use grant money to expand the garden program. the children were in war chester to learn how to cook what they pick from the garden with the help of bistro chef, bill. >>> dozens of childrens were hospitalized after a ymca swimming pool and we have the latest. >>> and a woman that convinced her boyfriend to kill

mayor jim kenney did not mince words. i am not a began of of the statue and was not a fan when it went up but that doesn't mean i can tear it down. >> and mayor kenney has words for donald trump who doubled down on his claims. >> i think that the republican party and the country needs to come to grips with the fact that the the guy is out of control. >> for councilwoman gwynn this doesn't end with the tweet. she wants to begin a formal process to discuss what exactly the city can and will do with this statue. in the meantime, police officers and authorities are investigating who vandalized the statue for the first time last night. channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> virginia's governor is attending peaceful tribute for the woman that died after getting hit by a car in charlottesville during protests. people are waiting to get inside of the theater where the service is held. people are wearing purple her favorite color. the suspect is facing murder charges for driving his car into protesters during the rally. >>> pr

today we caught up with mayor jim kenney.ht now he's listening to all sides but at this point no decision on whether to take the statue down keep it or move it to a different location has been made. >> i don't know at this moment what the right thing is to do for everybody and it won't be the lightning for everybody in the end. >> reporter: though he himself is not a fan of it. >> there are no statues of mayors. if you look back at some of our history richardson dillworth great mayor jim tate the fires -- first irish american mayor. >> reporter: there was a closed door meeting with those who want to keep the statue. the reason for that safety. now today mayor kenney said a decision on the statue is going to come soon. he says the greater chance there is for violence breaking out here. all day we spoke with philadelphians wondering what's going to happen. one young man told me he would like to see it go. in his opinion he doesn't represent philadelphia now. >> i think the statue should be removed at some point because i feel a

. >>> mayor jim kenney welcomed attendees to a public conference on public housing in center city thisorning. it is the opening doors to opportunities resident conference. the conference is hosted by philly seeds, that is the subsidiary of the philadelphia housing authority. >>> and coming up on "action news" tonight it is just days away until back to school but hundreds of students are getting into the school spirit today thanks to a fair put on by the philadelphia school district. >>> and the eagles starters struggle in their preseason home opener. ducis rodgers has reaction from members of the team today. >> we certainly have a very stormy friday night. a line of storms heavy downpours lightning be damaging winds. i think you'll like the forecast for the weekend. i'll explain in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ >> dozens of physician assistant students took part in rite of passage today. the philadelphia college of osteopathic medicine held its white coat ceremony. these students then recited their professional

. >> reporter: also, important to note that mayor jim kenney also chiming in on this, saying now is the time to have a conversation about the future of this statue. what will become of it? the thought is to mothball the statue or possibly put it in a local museum. lucy yes. >> so we shall see how this plays out. chris o'connell, thank you radar all that rain today and tonight the moisture in the air creat tr fog that could make it a tough look ate roads or in the air as philadelphia international airport. not so bad there right now. but kathy orr some of tt still . >> we had a lot of moisture obviously today with theumity fo the numbers are pretty high. poortemperatures are still quite warm. 60s to the north and west. philadelphia south and east inon the shore. we have this northeasterly wind flow as we south and east. hurricane gert and we're ke pert time offshore and that means temperatures will be pretty mild ocean water temperature in the mid 70s. visibility reduced in a quarter mile in trenton and in wilmington. millville now a f will be dens overnight. sews so please beware of tha

the statue where it is canceled their planned rally yesterday in exchange for meeting with mayor jim kenney. >> workers trying to help a wayward whale who is back in danger. we'll have an update just ahead. >> also ahead, deadly earthquake strikes italian resort town, efforts to rescue several people including a babe. >> i and this wild fire continues to burn in monday at any a, how many thousands of ache verse been scorched so far. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> weather is about to be changing, from a triple digit heat index, to feeling like fall. i, myself, a.m. very excited. great forerunners. most people probably not. matt will break it all down for us when we come back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >>> because none/ons witness news, more than 30 acres every lands in the wild fire, a thousand crew members work to contain the flames. officials are concerned, that strong winds, on wednesday, could cause the fire to continue spreading. >> overseas, now, an earthquake rocks italian resort island killing one, and injuring several others, frantic search for survivors now underway, with firefighters pulli

. >> reporter: tonight philadelphia mayor jim kenney calling the post deeply disturbing. the philadelphia fire department tells us its launched an investigation that could result in disciplinary action. dell louise says he's afraid the post will affect his nearly 20 year career as a firefighter. >> i'm an idiot. i'm very sorry. maybe i get too carried away on facebook and i put something up there that was stupid. i thought he would get a joke out of the it i really did. thinking about it it was very stupid. >> reporter: tonight i had a chance to speak on the phone with that african-american co-worker who was tag that photograph even he tells me this was meant as joke between go pu. nevertheless, the philadelphiael looking into that offensive photograph. lu something on social media you can expect it to go public. chris o'connell, thank you much. >>> local messages. they're sending out about the violence in charlottesville and newtown the community of peace, love, justice and solidarity. it's allnd against racism. folks gathered on south street. then walked to the meeting

. >> larry krasner picks up the endorse many of philadelphia mayor, jim kenney. krasner is a long time civil rights attorney and candidate for district attorney in philadelphia. he called krasner a reasonable, fair he says that he and the mayor share the same goal of knocking down bullies and protecting their victims. krasner faces republican beth grossman in the general election in coming november. >>> some pennsylvania lawmakers have introduced a bill to require motorists to hang up the phone before driving. "action news" reporter vernon odom has more on this proposal to change the rules of the road. >> in delaware county suburb adults on their cell phones as they travel the busy streets for the movement ignoring or not bothering with hands free technology. and it could legally be gone with the wind in philadelphia soon. good say some. >> people don't look what they are doing when they have it in their hands at all. >> another part of plan is to ban drivers from under 18 from using a phone in the car at all. >> it's not a bad idea to ban young drivers from usin

mayor jim kenney and other city officials honored inaugural find your power class day today. filled with students learning job ready skills row late to do clean energy and solar installation. six week course offered to high school students looking to pursue green energy careers. the instruction provided by officials from a company solar states which deals in solar installation. >>> in tonight's hang's take the powerball jackpot is huge once again, and whenever that happens, there's a run on the lottery machine machines. also of course, a lot of new stories about people drunk on the hope of getting rich. well, hank has got a cold dose of reality and a way that he thinks you shall better spend your hard earned loot. ♪ >> reporter: give me the ten dollars each. that will be $20 i will spend it on gasoline to take my family up to maine this weekend. [ laughter ] >> deal? >> sorry new york city. >> i need to win this powerball. >> it's hank i'm at davis trading post in norwood where everybody that buy as powerball ticket except for maybe one is going to lose. my take is, help out

mayor jim kenney declared this soul world champions day. they won back to back championships.nd this soul team is being honored as the owners take the microphone in front of this crowd here. celebrating the third in team history. they are the winningest sports team in philadelphia since 2004. that is right they have won three. ron jaworsky will be among the owners that will speak at the rally at city hall. and the plargss will be entruced as well. the quarterback among the players expected to talk today. to this soul fan base that is thrilled to win another championship. live at city hall, jeff skversky channel 6 "action news." >> thanks jeff. >>> other news in noon a spokesperson for russian president, vladimir putin, confirms his office did receive an email last year regarding i trump tower project in moscow, however the kremlin never replied because it was not their issue. and they added the project was never discussed with putin himself and don't know trump's attorney or his associate on the project. >> and trump's company later abandoned those plans. >>> and during a trip

philadelphia souls dance team the soul mates kicked off the party this afternoon and then mayor jim kenney declared today the philadelphia soul world champions day. the title is the third for the soul and the second straight in the arena league world championships. the team will then head to chickie and petes to continue the celebration. >>> the miss america pageant is preparing to unveil the contestants for the broadcast in atlantic city in september. a celebration is scheduled from across boardwalk hall. chris harrison and sage steel will host the competition in atlantic city on sunday september 107b8g 10th. >>> more ahead on "action news," a group of young civilians with a boat in toe is heading to houston to help others in need. >>> a man walks across the street and realizes he can no longer walk one foot in front of the other. >>> watching a group of men join together to save a stranded dog in the raging waters near houston. you see the man in red wearing a life jacket and holding a rope and several men held on and he waded through the water and grabbed the dog and with a stern pull s

. >> mayor jim kenney said any effort to remove the statue would be a very long process. >>> spain is in official mourning for the victims of thursday evening's terror attacks in barcelona and another town. the spanish king joined hundreds of others at a memorial service this morning at barcelona's church. nbc10 digital reporter in barcelona shot the video and sent it to us via twitter. meanwhile, a wide-ranging manhunt continues two days after a driver zigzagged his van through a crowded street in barcelona, killing 13 people and injuring more than 100 others. an attack in cambrils left one woman dead. police have set up road blocks in the region as they search for at least three suspects, including the van drive. officials now say they have linked three rental fans to the fugitive who they say carried out the attack. meanwhile, people gathered in barcelona last week in a show of defiance and solidarity for the loved ones. jared tucker and his wife were celebrating their first wedding anniversary when tragedy struck. >> what did the terrorists take from you? >> i mean, the love of my

instead they're going to have a one-on-one meeting with mayor jim kenney. 29's dave kinchen has more. >> reporter: some city officials want to get the dialogue going to find out what to do about the frank rizzo statue here. but protesters made it clear yet again they don't feel the city is moving fast enough. >> we have nothing to lose but our chains. >> reporter: yet another call from protesters demanding the removal of the frank rizzo statue from the municipal building across from philadelphia city hall. this time it comes as civil rights leaders join a key council member in asking the public to weigh in on the big bronze salute to the there is shall mayor and police boss. >> we should not be idolizing people who destroyed thousands of people's lives, and i think that rizzo's history really speaks for himself. >> reporter: executive director of immigrant rights organization joined forces with council woman at large helen gym calling for a public discussion designed to move the statue somewhere else. >> i think that the rally today was necessary. >> report

mayor jim kenney addressed both sides. >> vandalism in any situation is a terrible thing. i mean i understand people's viewpoints run hot about this both on either side. i'm not a big fan of the statue. i wasn't a big fan of the statue being placed in the first place, but it was a public process that was followed, and it's a public process that needs to be followed to eatery move it or relocate it. >> the mayor said city council will begin the debate process next month. >>> at least a dozen couldn't federal symbols removed across the country in the wake last weekend's classes in charlottesville virginia. petitions have been filed to row move others in stone mountain georgia it is the largest confederate monument and georgia's most visited a traction. the carve surface spans one and a half acres. last night the eagles won their first pre-season home game over the buffalo bills. but not before a few players used the national anthem to make statements. >> yeah let's take look. did the that's defensive chris long with his arm around teammate malcolm jenkins long grew up if cha

and coming back out live to us, mayor jim kenney did release a statement saying "we need to figure out proper forum for that conversation in a serious, structured way but now is the right time." i want to come back out to us again. you can see the paintball mark on this statue. police are investigating who are the people behind this incident. reporting live in center city, jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." >> we'll be hearing a lot more about this. thank you jeanette. >>> new this morning, a delaware county home is now at the center of a death investigation. police are keeping people away from the 200 block of overbrook drive in newtown square. a body was found inside of a home there. one investigator appeared to be putting on a hazmat suit before entering the property. it is unclear how long the body may have been there or how the person died. >>> police in allentown continue to search for three people who were part of a deadly robbery attempt on sunday morning. this happened on the 1300 block of linden street. four armed intruders burst in and before it was over, 39-year-old jer

there's a process to remove the rizzo statue and starts with mayor jim kenney's office. kenney has had conversations about removing the statue must takes place, mark ferguson started a petition to keep it. it has more than 12,000 supporters. >> it's about principle. there's so much going on right now, so many divided relations. this is not a symbol of hate. >> reporter: ukee and nicole, you're looking at three hd surveillance cameras, these were brought in to watch over the statue of former mayor and police commissioner frank rizzo, authorities say these cameras will be out for some time to make sure the statue is not taken down. it may come down but it has to go through a process with the city again. no arrests to report during the demonstration. reporting live, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news." >>> david, thank you. >>> a 25-year-old new jersey man was arrested after he threw eggs at the frank rizzo statue this morning, vandals threw eggs last night and someone hung a sign on it with the message shame on president trump. fencing went up around the statue some time th

for other side they stood down after mayor office confirmed that mayor jim kenney will meet with them but only if they cancelled their planned rally today. >> he was a great man protect all and i can tell you story after story after story about how he applied the law, equally. >> reporter: we're back live here at what has become a very small protest chief inspector with the philadelphia police department tells me they are in absolute stand down mode because it appears that they have stood down as well. as far as the demonstrators, in support of the keeping the frank rizzo statue here they tell me they will be out here unclear yet but they will say that they will be fight to go keep this statue, where it is, city leaders pressing for civil conversation from this point forward. that is very latest live from the middle of jfk boulevard, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> joe, thank you. >>> meteorologist lauren casey joins us now with the eclipse and a full week ahead. >> yes. >> yes, i know, we will have one steamy day and then we will turn it over to feeling like fall. >> how a

. >> mayor jim kenney said any effort to remove the statue would be a very long process. >>> new this morning, a man shot twice by police in north philadelphia is in the hospital in critical condition. nbc 10 on the scene, 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 today do so. >> organizers of a back to school drive are hoping the event took back control of a philadelphia rec center. they were at the lonny young center in germantown yesterday. students got free bookbags filled with school supplies. there were also haircuts and games for the kids. this was a far cry from recent events at lonny young. >> earlier this month, hundreds of kids held a cookout that police say got out of control. a similar disturbance happened last month. both events were posted on social media. neighbors complaining about the noise called police. officers made several arrests. >>> civil rights activist and comedian dick gregory has died. he broke barriers as a black comedian an

. >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney is endorsing democratic candidate larry krasner for district attorneythe mayor made the announcement just a short time ago. krasner is a civil rights attorney who has defended black lives matter and occupy philadelphia protesters. the 53-year-old won the democratic nomination for the seat against a crowded field in may. this is file footage of krasner voting in that primary race. kenny says krasner will be "a fair and thoughtful arbitrator of dispensing justice." >> now an update on a story we first told you about last night. a can be from trooper offered to replace tools thieves stole from a local habitat for humanity building site. the tools were being used to build homes. a lock to the construction trailer was broken and every single tool inside was gone. >> even our first aid kit, t-shirts, i mean, they took everything. >> unbelievable. unbelievable. it's really sad because we know what habitat is all about. >> now, the couple who did not want to be named reached out to habitat after watching our news story this morning saying they wanted to right t

. >>> still ahead what mayor jim kenney is saying about that dare devil who climbed philadelphia city hall. >>> plus we're hearing from a woman lucky to be alive she was rescued from her sinking suv by a good samaritan. >>> and frightening moments when an airplane after it land , teen jumps from the plane we will tell how was going to grab him before he got away. >>> we invite to you join us on cbs-3 summer fest head head to avalon and stone harbor. we will celebrate best of both towns from the beautiful beaches to the sweet shops. that is this friday beginning on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 o'clock. we will be right bein what's the story behind green mountain coffee and fair trade? let's take a flight to colombia. this is boris calvo. boris grows mind-blowing coffee. and because we pay him a fair price, he improves his farm and invest in his community to make even better coffee. all for a smoother tasting cup. green mountain coffee. >>> the only director to win a oscar is being honored again. the foundation is honoring kathleen biglow with its patron of the ara word this november. she

. >> philadelphia mayor jim kenney and lgbt veterans are pushing back against president trump's decisionate a ban on transgender people, serving in the military. and a summer camp for young wizards and witches. check in two, three, four times a day on "kyw news radio " 1060 on your a.m. dial. >> some new addition also coming to the philadelphia music walk of fame. >> the walk of fame's 2017 class inductees were announced at the independence visitors center. here are the new additions, jill scott, sister sledge, labelle, mcfadden and whitehead, sister rose, soul survivor, chris swartz, and radio personality, bob pan tan owe from our sister station, w ogl. >> the this year's inch duck it tees, powerhouse vocals, signature anthems, soul full vibes, spiritual lyric, and production firsts within r and b, pop, genres, we are thrilled these inductees over eight years of excellence. >> the class of 2017 will be formally inducted on october 4th, in a ceremony along the avenue of the arts. >> well deserved. well, coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news " we're headed down the shore fo

and mayor jim kenney did release a statement saying in part "we need to figure out the proper forum forhat conversation in a serious and structured way but now is the right time" and in fact just a couple of minutes before our live shot here i did speak to a gentleman who started the petition to not remove the frank rizzo statue. he is saying he's not a posed opposed to moving it somewhere else but he does believe the claims of racism are baseless. reporting live in center city jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." tam. >> jeanette thank you for that. >>> new this morning a delaware county home is at the center of a death investigation. police are keeping people away from the 200 block of overbrook drive in newtown square. that's where a body was found inside a home. investigator appears to be putting on a hazmat suit before going into that property. it's unclear how long the body may have been there or how this person died. >>> police have made a potential break in a deadly hit-and-run in center city. they say a tip led investigators to a white jeep rangler in collingdale delaware cou

. >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney endorsed democratic candidate larry krasner for district attorney. krasner is a civil rights attorney who defended black lives matter and occupy philadelphia protesters. he won the democratic nomination for ceta begins a crowded field back in may. thinks file footage of him voting in that preliminary race. kenney made the announcement saying he believes krasner will be fair, thoughtful if he wins the job. >>> still to come tonight on "eyewitness news", gift of sight, life changing technology allowing a delaware county man to see for the first time since he was a teenager, his emotional response and generosity that made it all possible. >>> stage is set on the stand for a showdown the shore, act that will be playing in atlantic city tonight. >>> eagles wide out nelson ago hall or has a heart to heart, and then quick, how many wins for sixers this upcoming season? a projection that may drive you crazy later in >>> a delaware county teacher has vision restored thanks to new age technology and generosity of friend. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is

philadelphia mayor jim kenney announces new partnership in the sit. >> i between the philadelphia marathon the american association for cancer research. now, here is the goal. to use the popularity of the marathon, to help raise awareness and money. this is going to be the largest race dedicated to cancer research. it is an opportunity, for the american association of cancer research, to bring runners to the city, race, through its runners for the research team. so if you sign up for the team, some of your application money will actually go to cancer research. the partnership lasts through 2019. >> all right, do you want a pat's cheese steak delivered? well, better call uber eats, the two announced exclusive partnership today. outside of pat's king every steaks. also part of the announcement, was the announcement after king for a day contest, uber eats users were able to get a tour of pat's, then get a ride in the pat's mobile to visit owner frank oliver a favorite places in south philadelphia. >> it takes seconds to come in on our ipad, in three, five minutes, a driver is here, picks up t

tonight current mayor jim kenney released a statement saying quote we need to figure out the proper forumhat conversation and in a serious structured way but now he says is the right time. new at 11:00 tonight the man suspected of urinating on a northeast philadelphia synagogue has turned himself in to police tonight. authorities are not releasing his name while they question him and until charges are filed investigators say the surveillance video clearly shows this was an intentional act sunday as the man makes an obscene gesture to the camera before desecrating congregation beth solomon, police made a potential breakthrough in the probe of a deadly hit-and-run in center city philadelphia that was august 6th, they think they have located the vehicle and more. action news reporter dann cuellar is live with the police investigation dann what is the update here? >> well jim it was a tip that led police and a jeep and owner a man who has addresses in brookhaven and potstown and claims he was not behind the wheel, police say there were three other men in the jeep on the night of the hit-and-r

mayor jim kenney has called for calm, peaceful discussion on whether the statue should stay, or should be removed. >>> whole bunch of youngsters from wilmington delaware will head back to school with brand new book bags. action cam on the scene for cameron hamlen foundation book bag and supply give away. the parents started the drive five years ago in remembrance of their son shot and killed 11 years ago. he was passionate about education, so, there is really no better way to honor his memory this drive benefits as many as 500 children, each and every year. >>> jeff's here with sports and jeff, some concern about carson wentz top target being a little behind. >> look there is three weeks to go until the regular season two more preseason games. >> yes. >> they should be just final sound jeffery should be fine. day after his position coach said jeffery was a little behind eagles receiver denies that claim. jeffery says he is not behind, at all, despite missing time with the shoulder injury. jeffery and eagles back to work today. he can still improve and get better. jeffery says, the thur

fop officials say they have successfully obtained an emergency court order to stop mayor jim kenney's policy of releasing names within 72 hours of the shooting. this followed a mass demonstration outside of an officer's home in northeast philadelphia earlier this week >> it is really important to our officers on the street, their families as well. i mean you saw what happened the other day and this was a direct result of the city releasing the name of this officer, and eventually they are getting the address, and so it is a family that has been going through hell. >> temporary injunction, barring release of names without the judge's approval will remain in effect until a hearing this coming september. >>> from our delaware news room fire fighters faced quite a battle contending with a house fire in new castle county this video was shot by an "action news" viewer just after it started right around noon time. home was located on the unit block of north trail, in brandywine 100. nobody was injured but as you can see the house was severely damaged. no word yet on how the whole thing start