john kenney and his partner jeff bliss kept organizing searches on the beach.ny area where the ground or the white sand beach looked disturbed. >> we took cadaver dogs, walked them up and down the beach. we used ground-penetrating radar, checked various spots on the beach just trying to find skeletal remains. >> reporter: to no avail. and in november 2009, the first anniversary of whatever it was that happened, on the beach sabine loved they had a little memorial. husband tom tossed a flower wreath into the surf. >> there was no hope. we knew. she was gone. she was no longer alive. >> reporter: but apparently the life insurance company wasn't so sure. and right around the time of that memorial service at the beach, tom went to court to take the first step to get that money. wasn't it tom who petitioned the court to declare her dead? >> yes. >> reporter: if she's declared dead, he gets a lot of insurance money. >> correct. >> reporter: he gets the ownership outright of the motel. >> correct. >> reporter: yes, that. funny, tom had told the detectives before he'd

and you know, we know he did it. >> reporter: another thing kenney knew was that tom didn't do it.island had been suspicious of tom, but privately detectives had long since cleared him. >> i could tell that he didn't do it. but we went through the steps and we alibied him and did, you know, everything that needed to be done to make sure. >> reporter: apparently, his attempt to cash out the insurance policies so quickly was just a matter of financial survival. >> i would never thought that tom had anything to do with this. that's why i felt so brokenhearted. >> reporter: so with tom in the clear, detectives consulted with other jurisdictions on how they handled no-body cases. and lined up all the forensic and circumstantial evidence and finally the prosecutor told them they were ready. in 2012, four years after sabine vanished, bill cumber was indicted for second degree murder, but it was not going to be an easy case. >> obviously, evidence that goes with the body, you know, cause of death, manner of death, and we didn't have that. >> reporter: and what would it take for a jury to b

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, really that we have a lawful system of immigration, and one that we can defend and to make sense. >> reporter: interesting first o

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

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 time the officer was involved in a chase with suspect for a theft at the best buy on commerce blavd. during the chase the officers truck a bystander vehicle which reportedly turned in frovrnt the patrol car. both officer and driver of other car were rushed to st. st. mary trauma center and police took four people into custody for questioning. >> and bill cosby retrial on sex assault charges are set for november. parties must report to november 6. cosby is accused 6 drugging and sexually assaultsing an tree ain montgomery county home. >> a former bucks countsy teenager is facing charges for alleged relationship with a students. newtown township police say jess

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

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 that be 1200 people died from sudden cardiac arrest in 2015. and there is much more ahead on "action news" at 12:30. a massive sinkhole in florida is growing giving more residents fear of losing their homes and he did it before -- he is d

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 time the officer was involved in a chase with suspect for a theft at the best buy on commerce blavd. during the chase the officers truck a bystander vehicle which reportedly turned in frovrnt the patrol car. both officer and driver of other car were rushed to st. st. mary trauma center and police took four people into custody for questioning. >> and bill cosby retrial on sex assault charges are set for november. parties must report to november 6. cosby is accused 6 drugging and sexually assaultsing an tree ain montgomery county home. >> a former bucks countsy teenager is facing charges for alleged relationship with a students. newtown township police say jess

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,

as they tried to remove the protesters, mayor kenney held them back. >> i don't need protection fromizens 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 love that. welcome home ain happen happy home come. >> it's a hot day in the tri-state area and that includes down at the shore. >> meteorologist, melissa magee, is doing her best to beat the heat live in margate. hi melissa. >> reporter: i'

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 discussion is, this is very sad. >> yes. >> and the city of philadelphia, which has such riches. >> yes. >> and time and time again, you see politicians being thrown in jail.

mayor kenney, thank you for your comments.me all of you who are from out of town to pennsylvania. i just want to point out that the weather is always like this in pennsylvania. again, i want to thank all of our distinguished guests for being here today but i would eessential -- especially want to welcome vice president joe biden. vice president. [ applause ] >> we are truly honored to have you here today since you began your career you have stood up for the middle class, for working people, for families and the interests of the less fortunate everywhere. your time in the senate and in the white house have made this country better and i just want to welcome you back home to pennsylvania. [ applause ] >> i'm proud to be here to help commemorate the opening of the new museum, this museum of the american revolution that will act as a monument to the lives of those who created this great nation. there is no better home for this museum than in philadelphia, than in pennsylvania, am i right? [ applause ] >> because this museum tells

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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the philly pops big band performed patriotic tunes, kenney presented ga, loti a and award.t is given to those who achieve more than originally thought possible. >>> it was also a patriotic scene in delaware county this morning. people there marched down chester pike in ridley township for their annual 4th of july parade. decorated their bikes with balloons as area fire companies drove their fire truck throughs the parade route. >>> the state owned beaches and parks in new jersey are back in business, crowds were light today in the wake of a government shutdown that caused the closures. it was slow day at rancocus state park. even though governor chris christie signed a budget and reopened, the damage was done >> i was appalled, you know, no state park should be closed down due to impasses in the state ladies and gentlemen legislature. >> locals say parvins is one of the busiest day. >> president trump celebrated his first day in office for a picnic for military families, milania trump hosted the event along with her husband. a fireworks show followed the picnic. this as the

. >> mayor jim kenney on hand showing off the city.ric district, food trucks and musical acts took over old city. the kimmel center had broadway plays. it's the h history that impressed out of towners. >> 300 years ago our founding fathers were walking down the street. >> from california and shanghai. >> we learned about it in school, so to see it here is interesting. >> even england. >> eleanor lord gave her granddaughter a history lesson. >> it's the declaration of independence from britain. >> locals are embracing the crowd with tomorrow expected to draw more. >> the beauty of it all is to sigh the gathering of so many people, tours from out of town and country. >> tomorrow on the big day, there are a number of events scheduled, especially landmarks. fireworks are scheduled to go off in philadelphia including the parkway, and the delaware river front. reporting live in old city, back to you. >> we are listening in now to governor christie on the bug. >> when i addressed the senate i made a clear and direct case for the need to refor

. >> 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

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. >> 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

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

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 holiday, enjoying sun, sand, surf down the shore , this is a live look at the packed beach necessary ocean city, new jersey. when this picture perfect day turns

. >>> 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

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

police commissioner roth met with sessions following his speech, mayor kenney, a supporter of sanctuary city policies was not invited to the events. >>> if you want to buy cigarettes in new jersey, you now have to be old enough to buy a drink. today, governor chris christie cited new measure raising the state's smoking age from 19 to 21. the governor said the goal of the legislation is to break the cycle of addiction. new jersey joins hawaii and california as the only states where the smoking age is 21. >>> it's not the summer without taking a trip down the shore. tonight cbs3 summerfest is in ocean city, new jersey. known as america's greatest family resort. our ukee washington is live on the boardwalk tonight and ukee you guys are soaking up all the fun there and there's a lot. >> reporter: jessica, you're so right. we're having a blast. when we come back, the boardwalk at night. there are so many things to do here, including riding a brand new roller coaster. also, meteorologist chelsea ingram is with us. she has your weekend forecast and when we can see those high temperatures fall

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

. >> and mayor kenney announced the winner of the award. pow who spent five-mon months the famous hanoi prison. >> it's amazing that in this place on these grounds, history was made. some incredible patriots walked these very streets. ben franklin, and george washington, and thomas jefferson they all lived nearby on market street. what it must have been like to be in this neighborhood. >> and what those folks would think of this parade today some 240 some years later. the parade is going down market street and headed down toward the delaware river and the mill creek fire company is going past now. the man that just spoke at the ceremony was a graduate of the st. joseph university in 1970 and was in commission as an air force second lieutenant and was shot down and met a man named, john mccain, and talked about his friend from here in philadelphia. the parade continues to go on and the 4th of july celebration goes on all afternoon long and into the evening come on down it's a wonderful time. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> it sure

mayor kenney delivered the keynote address at the graduation ceremony. the professional program provides low-income young adults with the skills they need to enter the work force. graduating students then have the opportunity to finish their associates degree at pierce college. >>> the stage is almost set for pink to rock the sound in atlantic city tomorrow night. crews work to get the stage ready for the big show. the international superstar is expected to draw a crowd of 40 to 50,000 people to kick off the summer concert series. the doors open at 5:00 p.m. pink will take to the stage at 8:00. you can look up parking and what you can and can't bring on the nbc 10 app. >>> people are buzzing about what really happened to amelia earhart. >> we spoke to an expert who had his doubts of the old theory. now he may have proof that this photoç does not show the famou pilot, and he's going to show us next. >>> how a philadelphia man and his fellow marines used t-shirts and walking sticks to pull off a mountain rescue. >>> and what would you do? a thief points a

mayor kenney announce that philadelphia is afounding along with dallas and los angeles. in each city participants receive an app they try in the next year. the creator of the app that sees the best results wins $3 million. >>> the city of philadelphia is also teaming up with ibm to create a new mentoring and stem skills mentoring program for middle school and high school girls and they will teach them coding through classroom and practical exercises. it will be coed by the fall. >>> time for sports, eagles training camp is underway. day two and ducis rogers at the nova care complex with more on the action. >> reporter: hi there rick. two practices in the books and 12 more to go before the preseason game on the road against the green bay packers, things are moving quickly out here. this training camp is an accumulation of all the ota's and mini camp. carson wentz knows they can make or break a football team. >> building the chemistry we have a couple new pieces we are working together in the offseason, ota's and the whole nine yards and billing the the chemistry and findi

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

mayor kenney was at the announcement yesterday to give the distinction of where the free streets program will be held this year in october. he says it has a positive impact for public health and business. >>> nascar fan frenzy is taking over pocono this weekend. the tricky triangle is hosting the overton 400. pit crews were busy making sure everything is a go. tailgaters took over the infield getting the pre-race party started. >> i've been coming up here since i was 14. and now i'm bringing my son up here, so continuing on the family fromtradition. >> tomorrow's big race will be bittersweet. it's the last race for dale earnhardt jr. who is retiring at the end of the season. >>> 5:38. still ahead, a surprise gift for a boy whose bike was taken bri a thief w by a thief who threatened him. >>> we are seeing still the they have dre haveiest area of rain along the jersey shore. we knew that there would be a difference between 10, 20 345mi between the heaviest rain and now it looks like it is just tapping offshore barely near cape may. so this is a good sign because these areas is have been d

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certainly we have found problems mayor kenney says he has a man o solve this but it is certainly not a shore thing. it's called a safety tarp. the spongy could iting at the base of slides and swings at the vaughn play ground at 23rd and the parkway but they have deep potholes in them. enough to break a toddler's ankle. >> half the park is falling apart and you can't even have your kid walk on the ground without falling into a pothole. >> reporter: it's not the only problem. try tripping hazards a busted swing, broken fence and briquettes and rotting food being dumped here. a tourist from the detroit area was not impressed. >> very run down much lots of different areas look unsafe. my son tripped twice over here on the swing set already but he like the swing. >> reporter: city commissioner of remarks and rex says this playground is getting a facelift any day now. but the playground at 29th and chalmers in north philly is not. the safety tarp here is warn as well. the equipment has taken a beating and the basketball backboard is ripped away. never mind all the trash from fireworks. >>

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

continues to plaque the city, police commissioner ross met with sessions following his speech, mayor kenney is a supporter of the sanctuary city policies was not invited to today's event. >>> heat isn't keeping us from celebrating summer if he this week we are back down the shore. ukee washington is live on the boardwalk in ocean city, ukee, plenty of people packing beach and board a great day to be down the shore. >> reporter: jessica, that is an excellent point because i'm looking at the board right now there are more people on the board at this point in the day then there are on the beach. when we first got here around noon time or so beach was pack , umbrellas every where but now that the day is starting to wind down, sun going down, more people on the boards getting held i for dish and doing other things socially with their friends and family but with the since the late 1800's way back in the day ocean city new jersey has been a getaway for so many ocean seekers. the town has even had a brush with royalty. princess grace of monaco also known as grace kelly, spent summer in the oaks cit

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

. >> 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

we asked mayor kenney since the marries a fan of jones and he said sometimes common sense and decencyhould overcome adherence to rules. jones say owe will set up outside city hall. >> logic prevails for once. i have seen him on the streets doing haircuts. very nice man. >>> well, make sure you don't leave anything behind on your next uber ride. >> if you do, it will cost to you get it back but just how much uber will charge to have users have their belongings returned to them and new reason behind the new loss item fee when we come right how dixie ultra plates?roved with two pounds of steak. in each hand. dixie ultra. stress tested so you can stress less at dinner. >>> i like this song. >> well, keep a close eye, next time you take an uber now you have to pay to get these who items back. uber will charge users $15 to return forgotten at toms them. the $15 will go to that uber users driver. drivers complained about having to meet with ride tours return things, that is because they had to spend time making return trip rather then making money by picking up a new fair fee is part of the

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

police commissioner roth met with sessions following his speech, mayor kenney, a supporter of sanctuary city policies was not invited to the events. >>> if you want to buy cigarettes in new jersey, you now have to be old enough to buy a drink. today, governor chris christie cited new measure raising the state's smoking age from 19 to 21. the governor said the goal of the legislation is to break the cycle of addiction. new jersey joins hawaii and california as the only states where the smoking age is 21. >>> it's not the summer without taking a trip down the shore. tonight cbs3 summerfest is in ocean city, new jersey. known as america's greatest family resort. our ukee washington is live on the boardwalk tonight and ukee you guys are soaking up all the fun there and there's a lot. >> reporter: jessica, you're so right. we're having a blast. when we come back, the boardwalk at night. there are so many things to do here, including riding a brand new roller coaster. also, meteorologist chelsea ingram is with us. she has your weekend forecast and when we can see those high temperatures fall

. >> 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

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

. ♪ >>> 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