and, of course, boyz ii men and mary j blige. i was bopping to the music for the last few hours. ma mary j blige is here. she's in the trailer back there. that's the excitement right here. erin counting down our special starts at 7:00. about an hour from now. nbc 10 deanna joins us down the way a little bit. people are filtering in. >> reporter: people are roaming here along the parkway. we'll give you an idea where i am. the stage there where mary j blige will be up there near the art museum. i'm down here in the middle of the party on the parkway. even though there's about an hour here for people to have food and fun, they're setting up for tonight's big concert. >> this is amazing. we love it. >> reporter: this july fourth celebration. that's why this family is taking it all in. >> we've been once in washington. once to the fourth of july in new york. and now we have the moment here. so wondering tonight what the fireworks and everything. >> and the first for the canadian couple in town to see their son. not everyone has traveled that far >> sheila evans said she and her does d

to boy z ii men and mary j blige. you see a ton of people starting to filter in. there's a second series of chairs there. people are starting to make their way to round two and further to the left you can see the nbc 10 telemundo set. we're just two hours away. it is all going downright here tonight. a big fireworks show and concert featuri featuri featuring mary j blige and boyz ii men. tonight's preconcert will feature the philly pops and you don't want to miss mandy gonzalez. she's killing it. you can hear her now. there's music for everyone at the concert kicking off at 7:00. and fireworks kick off at 9:30. know who has a better spot than us? tim furlong in about a half hour. we'll check with him. he's got all access pass behind the stage. behind the scenes. so he's there when the artists start to come in. first, back where i showed you those people, that's nbc 10 is standing by now in the crowd as they line up to enter. what is it like where you are? >> reporter: well, there's a lot of people, for one, and we're getting a the lot of people gathering by us. lo

on. >>> this is how i'm walking on the parkway, tonight to sigh mary j. bligen. >> oh, yeah. >> are you going to have spandex on. >> yes, for you guys, because i love y'all, i will not bewaring spandex you don't want to see that. >> marry mary j. blige walk. >> will you walk in like that. >> of course. >> i'm a frayed. >> yes. >> yes. >> just go through the crowd. >> the humidity. >> there will be humidity. >> lets get into this real quickly and then get it over w david beckham posted this picture with him with his. >> five-year old daughter harper. >> she's five. >> they were on a is a far any tanzania. people when they saw this they were like, he put caption kiss for daddy. he shouldn't be kissing her on the lips. some called it disgusting. some used the word insist. >> what? >> hold on. >> they were upset. he decided to respond on facebook live. >> i kiss all of my kid, on the lips. brooklyn is 18. but i'm very affectionate with the kid. i was brought up and victoria that is how we are about children. we want to show our kid love. we protect them, support th

delaying the headliner mary j. blige and the big fireworks show. our joanne pileggi, smack dab in the miffled it all. wait a second. your hair looks perfect. do you that happen, joanne? >> reporter: hey, lucy, mother nature had her way here tonight. it was a near perfect night. it almost went as planned and then there was a deluge, a downpour and a delay of the headline act and now a delay of the fireworks. ♪ >> reporter: so here's what's happening. mary j. blige waited until the rain stopped and the sky cleared and she took the stage at 9:25. here's a little of her show. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the evening started with a phillies pops and phillie's own boys to men. the audience thrilled. and singing along. >> it is great to see everybody come together and just enjoy one occasion. i mean everybody has their take on fourth of july and i'm just here to enjoy the show and enjoy everybody coming together. that's basically what it is. >> the parkway was just one giant party and then coming in here there's so many people that are happy to be here. >> reporter:

. >> mary j. bligehe spot, it is going to be in front of the art museum in philadelphia >> boys two men will be performing do you think they will perform together, would i love to see them. >> i can see them coming up first, are roots going to be there. >> no, i don't think so. >> boys two men first and mary j. blige and boys two men come out and join them. >> the way they listed them on the fliers, mary j. blige and boys two men. >> i can see them finishing it off because they are a philly guy. >> west philadelphia born and raised. >> they will be there and be very excited. >> yes. >> i'm excited about our new neighbors, they are around the corner on third street and everything in their stories made in the united states of america. >> so they are local and unique items we will show them to you when we come right back caress, with floral fusion oil is more than one thing. it's soft skin and fine fragrance. discover more than one thing with caress. soft skin, fine fragrance. caress. >> ninety-three celeb

mary j. blige'ss on her personal journey of heartbreak and healing. >> we go through ups and downs, but she kind of helps transition us through the rough periods. >> for more than 20 years, fans stuck with her. the sound board before blige took the stage was no different. paris nichol with boom 103.9, fans continue to praise the performance. >> everybody knows about the divorce she's going through right now. we can feel it through her music. she's not trying to hide anything. >> in true mary fashion, she is uses it as a platform. >> you can only have one queen. one queen. not two queens. >> reporter: she speaks on behalf of women's. >> we can't be recognized -- >> reporter: it's always real, raw. >> the drama she's been through, the emotion in her songs. it's sad, very emotional. >> that's what fans have come to love and respect. >> she's been battered a bit, but she's a strong woman. >> she always ends with a message of hope. >> to been a fighter no matter what you go through. get back up and keep f

mary j. this is her stuff. mary j blige. everybody is getting ready for what is going to happen tonight.special. there's a lot of people roaming around including the nbc 10 crew facebook living. it's going to be an exciting night down here. it's a little warm down here now. hopefully we won't get the rain you're talking about. i don't like the sound of it even a little bit. if you come out here you'll have a good time on the parkway. and a lot of great places you can go to get a good spot on the front. >> thank you. >> we'll let glenn take care of the weather. that's coming up. >>> to the air now. mitch, how is it looking from high above? >> reporter: we're over the backside of the art museum. they're starting to load the fireworks. the fireworks show 30 minute show starts just after the concert at 9:30 tonight. you can see they're making the final preparation to launch 30 minutes of fireworks over benjamin franklin parkway. you can see the party on the parkway continues. a smattering of people down the parkway as you get closer to logan circle. as we're flying over, traffic is very ligh

joined by mary j. blige. only free show that mary j. blige is doing all year. to those two, philly pop big band will also perform joined by broadway star mandy gonzalez and others. then at 9:30 a big fireworks show at the philadelphia museum of art. wawa welcome america fireworks extravaganza. last from 9:30 to 10:00. cannot watch all of this in person, see it right here live on nbc 10. we will be broadcasting the fireworks show and the concert and just from our vantage point here, you can see where we are nerks to the stage and if we swing the camera around, you can see where i am next to our booth. you can see we have a very good spot along the parkway to bring you all of the festivities life. starting at 7:00 tonight. the concert and then followed by the fireworks show. word to the wise, if you are headed out here, organizes suggest you take public transportation downtown and walk because jessica boyington has been telling us, so many road closures that have already gone into effect. for now reporting live. katy zachary nbc 10 news. >>> if you're going, grea

what were you saying. >> yes. >> it will be great. >> i will be down there, right there watching mary j. bligeith my daughter and son in law, my granddaughter. >> does she know who mary j. blige. >> i wouldn't doubt it, she order music on my phone, without me looking. this kid. >> seriously, by the way, if you want to dress up in red, white and blue. >> here's some. >> is there a cat. >> happy fourth tamara so nice a cute one. >> use the #fox 29 good day. >> yes. here's scott. >> all right. thanks, alex, you need to give mike a bracelet. safe to say along the parkway later on. >> yes, yes. >> it will be lit. >> jimbo. >> lets talk about this holiday forecast. we have trenton 72 degrees. seventy in millville right now as we go hour by hour we are looking at partly sunny conditions along the parkway. those temperatures will heat up rapidly by noon 85 degrees. there is a little boundary overhead somalia lift, daytime heating and we have a combination for a few spotty showers, maybe a rumble of thunder. some activity trying to move toward lehigh valley and poconos next couple hours. we will call i

headliner, mary j. blige i can't say nothing else many come here for mary. >> food trucks and games were a popular spot to spend the afternoon. a final day of the week long wawa welcome america celebration. >> this is the best we love it. >> just see all of our buddies and friends and make new ones. >> anita of california says there is no better time to make her first trip to philadelphia. >> all the history out here it's awesomement learning about it in school and then actually being here it's awesome. >> the concert begins at 7:00 with philly pops and boyz ii men. and brian will be here for it all. >> you a big mary j. blige fan? >> i like her. and know who she is. give me credit for that. >> back here live at the foot tent they are hopping all night burgers and mac and cheese on the menu for tonight. fireworks on the delaware river at the art museum they kick off or expected to kick off tonight at 9:30, reporting live at the parkway jeff cherco, channel 6 "action news." >>> they continue a 102 year 4th of

and this is where boyz ii men and mary j. blige will be performing.ot of roads will be closed around independence mall, and the entire bend of the ben franklin parkway will be closed first thing in the morning until july 5th. you'll want to walk or take public transportation to get where you're going. septa is offering late night regional service following the concert. selena plans to continue her family's tradition and get her 6 month old daughter to her first party on the fourth of july. >> it's like the best thing. >> reporter: it certainly is the best thing. the concert is free at 7:00. if you have a striped ticket, enter at it22nd and park town place. i'm denise nakano, nbc 10 news. >> and remember to have fun, right? >> reporter: of course. >> and, our wa wa welcome america coverage is just getting started. the fun really ramps up tomorrow. we'll bring you the independence day parade from 10:00 to noon. >> and we'll bring you the concert live, feature mary j. blige. and then it's the big fireworks show at 9:30. all these events are happening liv

grabbing chairs to try and stay dry before mary j blige took the center stage.ou can see, we are dry toward the lehigh valley being the pocono mountains, down the shore, couple of isolated cells, kind of developing rid now, kind of zoom in, just to the west of the dover area, watch that it, could drift toward the smyrna area, middletown maybe couple of spotty showers, as women. so hour by hour, partly sunny, to mostly cloudy skies, the first part of the day, then some peaks of sunshine into the evening. most of us stay dry, but there could be couple of showers, especially kent county, sussex county later today. we move toward your thursday, it will be mostly cloudy. it will be cooler, temperatures only upper 70s to around 80 degrees, showers, and even some thunderstorms developing late tomorrow afternoon and evening. and that rain chance will continue into your friday morning. temperature wise, right now, we have 70 in trenton, upper 60s millville, atlantic city, still down the shore for today, 76 degrees, the afternoon high temperature, pair of seven's for tomo

fortunately the weather cleared and headline act mary j. blige took the stage playing for more than an hour. >> it is great to see everybody come together and just enjoy one occasion. i mean everybody has their different takes on fourth of july, and i'm just here to enjoy the show and enjoy everybody coming together. that's basically what it is. >> the evening started with a philly pops and philly's own boyz ii men. the audience thrilled and singing along. >> hot but it's nice. it's beautiful and really really exciting. >> reporter: all right. well here we are. as you see law enforcement right now helping the crowds get out of here. and next comes the department of public works to help clean up this mess and get the parkway reopened by tomorrow. again, despite the rain delay, it ended up to be a fabulous night for the wawa festival here. back to you in the studio. >> thank you very much, joanne. team cover of the fourth of coverage continues down the shore lots of festivities. fox 29's chris o'connell spent the day and night on the beach. here's

head liner and queen of hip hop soul, mary j. blige took the stage and instantly wowed the crowd for a solid hour. sang hit after hit and danced across the rain soaked stage. nbc 10 gave exclusive backstage access to the stars. spoke with mary who thanked the fans for sticking it out despite the weather. >> feels so good. feels so good to have fans and people that love you that much and that will stay through anything. they've been with there for me since the beginning and stayed with me through everything. >> yes they did and yes they will. the performance for her fans meant everything to her. then came one powerful finale. dazzling fireworks display. lit up the parkway and the art museum. >> relive the excitement from wawa welcome america right now on nbc10.com or on the nbc 10 app. check out fireworks on the ben franklin parkway. scenes from the independence day parade. also get 360 degree view of the sights over the past few days. >>> we found a great view of fireworks. people saw from the camden water front. a little wet from the

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live look of the ben franklin parkway, tonight mary j. blige, boys to men, philly pops again will all perform in front of a huge crowd. after the show, eyes on the sky for the fireworks spectacular. see it here live starting at 7:00 p.m. >>> we have a lot more wawa welcome america events to tell you about. celebrate america's birth at independence visitor center. one this afternoon, team up to give out 2100 cupcake asks cut a five teared cake. be there to congratulate new citizens. natchization ceremony held at the betsy ross this afternoon at 130. . . >>> the bell will act. it dates back to 1751. tapp eped each july 4th and oth special occasions. >>> no matter which wawa welcome america event you plan to enjoy, mass transit is your best bet to get there. running on sunday schedule today. tonight added late night service so you can get home. if you plan to travel in delaware, dart first services won't be running today. beach rus, route 305 beach connection will be operating today. new jersey transit operating on weekend schedule today. all liqu

the concert with mary j. bligehere is the problem, a possibility of a scattered thunderstorm rolling through. this would not be long lived but something we need to watch out for, keep the rain slicker on hand. 85 the temperature at 7:00 p.m. 10:00, fireworks start at 9:30, 78 degrees with scattered cloud s. fourth of july looking pretty good out there. we'll get to that ten day on 10 coming up. >>> we love our country, we love our families. we love our freedom. we love our god. >> president donald trump is saluting america this holiday weekend. last night he honored veterans in washington during the first annual presidential freedom rally. the president urged unity and religious freedom. he also spoke out against the media saying the fake news is trying to silent us. may be the fourth of july weekend holiday, the president is not taking a break from twitter. yesterday, the president tweeted my use of social media is not presidential, it is modern day presidential. that comment followed bipartisan criticism of mr. t

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has been going on all afternoon but one of the highlights of the evening will be performances by mary j. blige and boys two men, still a couple hours away. "eyewitness news" report's leash a nieves is live on the parkway with a warning for ticket holders, alycia. >> reporter: jessica, for the most part here the concert is free even with the big names coming out but some people were able to claim tickets that were closer to the stage where this performance will be happening, and if those ticket hold their will want to check their tickets before help head here. every year tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people packed ben franklin parkway. >> happy fourth of july. >> reporter: for party on independence day in the certainty of the city where it started. >> we love it up here, food great, everything is great up here. >> best thing in the world. i have been doing this for years. >> reporter: this year a good number of the people are skipping out on the five blocks of fun, the array of diet breaking festival food, all of the activity to park themselves in front of the art museum, an

later on in the day, the main event, the july 4th concert headlined by mary j. blige.s 7:00 in the evening, followed by the fireworks show on the ben franklin parkway. you can watch all of these big events right here on the air on nbc 10. >> emily: i want to live on my own but i know it won't be easy. how will i keep up with everyday expenses: rent, food, bus tickets? >> joe: hi. this is pennsylvania state treasurer joe torsella. our state treasury is proud to offer the pa able program, a savings plan for people with disabilities, including emily. open a pa able account today by visiting our website at paable.gov. >> emily: start saving to live independently today. at paable.gov. ♪ ♪ be a powerful force. nature valley >>> today in delaware, bellevue state park will be celebrating its 40th anniversary. the park will be waving the entry fee for the entire day. you're invited to enjoy family friendly activities including a concert band, animal exhibits, scavenger hunt with prizes and beer garden. wawa welcome america is offering free museum visits. you can head to the bar

mary j. blige concert, spot showers passing the area. possibly.his is something the models have been in and out of. that means it is less likely. 95 for the temperature. 9:30 for the fireworks, dry at 7 8. still warm out there. stay hydrated throughout your tuesday if you'll be out and about. now to the hour by hour. i can show you what i was talking with, with the spot shower chances. we'll start with today, spotty clouds, that's about it. we stay dry in the forecast. we go overnight and on into monday morning, starting dry on your monday too, hopefully the day off, through 4:00, now you see the scattered showers, particularly for the lehigh valley and berks county, can't rule out a little spot shower on 8:00 p.m. near philadelphia. or even areas like mercer and burlington county. otherwise, we stay dry overnight into your tuesday. fourth of july morning. heading to the parade, things are dry. in the afternoon around 3:00 p.m., this model giving us rain farther south. can't rule out a spot shower trying to make its way into our neighborhoods eith

after a bit of the rain delay, mary j. blige the crowd, she sang from beginning to the end just before singer took the stage, philly's own boys two men brought the crowd to its feet. >> let's show the world how philadelphia makes some noise out there, y'all. >> between acts, storm cloud rolled in raining down on the crowd, it was buckets but guests weren't willing to let rain ruin their good time. they lifted their chairs above their head and waited out the storm. >>> and from city to the shore , now another fire works show in celebration of independence day. this time this margate, and "eyewitness news" was there as people admired twinkle let's above the crowd. the fire works caught a hill on fire. this is a picture from the hershey fire cot hill is, right in front of the historic hotel hershey, fire fighters did eventually put out flames but hershey park cancelled remainder of the show sending guests home early. >>> u.s. military officials in sole say u.s. and south korean soldiers fired deep strike precision miss unless south

mary j. blige set to entertain the crowd tonight.ourth of july to you. ♪ ♪ >>> not much is left of a home in delaware county after a fire overnight. flames broke out just past 1:30 this morning on bonsall avenue in alden. no injuries reported and it's unclear if anyone was in the home at the time of the fire. investigators are looking into what started it. >>> in philadelphia, crash on i-95 sent two people to the hospital. it happened right around 1:00 near front street. not a lot of information on what happened here but traffic is back to normal now. >>> a special fourth of july tradition in philadelphia. it's all about being american. actually it's about becoming american. [ applause ] >> welcome to america's newest and youngest citizens. they rang the bell today at the betsy ross house in old city. this incredible tradition the children's citizenship ceremony happens every year on independence day. 13 children became american citizens and you know that number is no accident. it represents the 13 original colonies. >> i was born an

the mary j. blige concert, 85 degrees your temperature.understorm roll by. it is not looking very likely, but there say chance. fireworks around 9:30 to 10:00. 78 degrees the temperature. just scattered clouds overhead, should be pretty good by then. hour by hour forecast, let's go through a few days, i can show you the timing of some of the storms. we start at 9:30 this morning and things looking good, maybe an isolated sprinkle over parts of the lehigh valley. everyone else should stay dry today. we go through tomorrow morning, clear, outside. we get to tomorrow afternoon, mostly clear and scattered clouds and we see this line of rain trying to clip the northern most edge. can't rule out a spot shower of 7:00, 8:00, passing your parts of philadelphia or south jersey. and it is summertime. you get the moisture in the air. we say this again tuesday. we're starting clear, the parade should be just fine. but as we get to the afternoon hours, particularly south, we may see a spot storm start to develop across the area. we'll talk more about t

it will feature mary j. blige plus the if i wouldly pops. then of course the fireworks will follow. if you won't be in the city, you can always watch it right in the comfort of your living room. we will be broadcasting the fireworks live on on nbc 10 right here on the air. >>> 6:08. coming up, a threat carried out. a doctor turns a place of healing into a war zone. >> this doctor said he was going to do back and do this. he said he was going to kill people. >> what we are learning about the man who opened fire inside a new york city hospital. that is ahead. >>> and he spent 14 months as a prisoner of war and now this man is being honored. we'll talk to him about his heroism. ♪ pro-tip for making ribs: don't go it alone. get these great smoked ribs. thanks. sure. twenty minutes on the grill. and they're done. you think he cares if i smoke ribs for six hours? what? what? summer made easy at amazing prices. only at giant. >>> let's talk about your saturday. we have a first alert because we are tracking the potential for thunderstorms to develop

. >> reporter: i'm hoping boys two men will sound better, mary j. blige is scheduled to perform here, later, and just so you know later on we will talk more at 6:00 about a scam going on with the free tickets that were given out. we will have more at that at 6:00. plus more about festive fun happening out here, reporting live on the ben franklin parkway, alycia nieves for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, it looks like fun, thanks very much. >>> in olde city you had of american independent day parade marched right past the place where it ale began. dozens of floats, marching band and military groups participated in the parade down chestnut street past independent hall. 4,000 people took part in that parade. >> that all men, all men are created equal. >> wow. >> and, that is members of the boys two men reading excerpts from the declaration of independent at celebration of freedom ceremony in olde city. philly pops big band perform for patriotic tunes and mayor jim kenney said today is the day for americans to celebrate , their freedom. >> this country

we have mary j. blige and those fire works happening out there how is weather going to be. >> it will be pretty typical for july. we are looking at temperatures in the upper 80's. there might be an isolated pop up shower or then are storm so yes, perhaps fire works from mother nature, weather by the numbers on this holiday happy fourth to everyone out there, we are looking at right around an eight. that is because of the humidity and also that threat of the few pop up showers. so bottom line warm, muggy conditions, pretty much area wide. we will have a sea breeze, spotty storms in that forecast and we have that fire works forecast for you along the parkway they are gearing up, for wawa welcome america, 76 degrees, humidity high close to 80 percent. those dew points in the 60's. as we look at temperatures elsewhere look at the poconos, they have dipped in the upper 50's. that is very nice. we have 71 in lancaster. seventy-four wilmington. seventy-four in dover. we will zoom into the shore points and tempera

then at 7:00 that is big concert with mary j. blige, followed by fire works on the parkway. also on the delaware river. >>> also, there is fire works all around in the entire delaware valley. if you are in wilmington, watch fire works along river front there, city is holding its annual fourth of july fire works celebration at tubman garrett park on the river front, starting at 9:00 this evening. >>> and there is going to be lots more to do during the day as well from 10 to three, they will have, children's museum so much fun in delaware from noon to 8:00. there will be river taxi ride, mini golf, ice cream and then starting at 8:30 a river taxi wine event, wow, having wine, will also be happening there as well. >>> let's head over to wherever one likes to hang out in media, america's hometown, they will have their celebrations, they will start at 10 to noon at barrel field, and they are going to have all kind of food, entertainment and fun for the whole family, performances by silly joe, water slide that will be a hot day, perfect day for water slide and games for the childr

july 4th continue cert by mary j. blige. fireworks. all these big events right here on nbc 10. stay with us, all morning long show you each of the the events happening today from the wawa welcome america festival. also get updates on free nbc 10 app. >>> now developing north korea is claiming it has launched first intercontinental ballistic missile. one powerful enough to reach the u.s. u.s. officials say it was only an intermediate range missile. released photos of the launch and leader kim jong-un watching. >>> president trump sent out a tweet which reads in part does this buy the have anything better to do with his life. >>> er in chester county father of a teenage murder victim is asking to investigate as hate crime. memorial sits at the spot where bianca roberson was killed last week. david desper turned himself in sunday morning. yesterday investigators collected evidence at his home in delaware county. roberson tells nbc 10 he believes desper had hate on his mind. >> there was somebody he was out to get that day. i believe he choose my daughter because she was by herself

the winner can get front row seats at that concert on july fourth featuring mary j. blige >> thanks, andrea. now a check on your first alert forecast with meteorologist erica martinez. erika, how does the rest of the evening look? >> a long stretch for the rest of the hours. we're seeing temperatures in the low 80s in and around philadelphia. mid-70s at 1:00 a.m., so certainly a nice overnight trend for the pa suburbs. also seeing 78 degrees at 9:00 p.m., upper 60s at 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, 65 degrees. the jersey shore staying pretty much in the 70s tonight into tomorrow morning. i do have your wawa welcome forecast. back to you. >>> a simple gift of kindness that has one woman thinking differently about police officers. >>> and many free events happening along the ben franklin parkway for wawa welcome america. here's one you can check out tonight. we just moved into this house and didn't realize how difficult it was going to be to tie all that space together. with an open floor plan, you need to separate it with furniture. bassett had everything that we

. >> we were there and got exclusive back stage time with super star mary j. bligefirst-ever lady's night. she's the queen. mary j. blige, headlining the night's all female lineup. but her draw isn't only her music, but her message. how are you doing right now? >> i'm good, i don't like all this that's going on. >> reporter: by all this she means her split. amid reports of infidelity. isaacs is reportedly seeking $130,000 a month in spousal support. in an exclusive back stage interview, she shares that her music is they are therapy. >> i don't think i was given this job or whatever it is that god has blessed me with, just to go through all these trials and suffer in them by myself. and i think this gift was given to let somebody out there you're not alone. i'm suffering too. i have problems too. i'm not trying to the perfect. i'm just living my life. >> reporter: these days, that means a new devotion to wellness. a clean diet. no gluten, no dairy, low sugar and training up to five times a week. and performing around the country. marking 25 years since her debut, wit

it's mary j. blige. she will perform tonight. only time to catch a free concert this year. also on stage, philly favorite, boys to men. also philly pops big band will play. they debuted over the july 4th holiday weekend. joined by broadway star mandy gonzalez. all begins at 7:00 tonight. new time this year. later, the big firework show to celebrate the july 4th holiday is happening from 9:30 to 10:00 at did delaware river water front. can't be here in person for all of the events tonight, nbc 10 will be airing the events tonight. word of the wise if you're headed out here. just a few tips. bring plenty of water and sunscreen and because there are so many traffic closures, jessica has been telling us about all throughout the morning, advised you take public transportation and walk to all of the events being offered throughout philadelphia. for now reporting live, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >> thank you, katy. my partner tweeted out my favorite motto. if it's free, it's for me. free wawa welcome america events. celebration of freedom ceremony. tracey and i will host that event

they still enjoyed philly's own boyz ii men and mary j. blige more airlines are dropped from the ban of laptops on flights headed to the u.s. aaron aid is in for maribel abe bore -- aber and joins us live. >> reporter: flights to the u.s. have been lifted. the middle east largest airline said new security measures were in place and that the ban had been lifted effective immediately. and turkish airlines also says the ban has been lifted on its flights to the u.s. the move comes shortly after the u.s. lifted the restrictions from flights from abu dhabi to the u.s. the u.s. imposed the ban in march on flights from the middle east airports some of them at least over terrorism concerns. >>> stocks kicked off july with a mixed session on monday before taking a break for the july 4th holiday right now futures point to a slightly lower open. space-x aiming to launch its falcon nine rocket this evening. it will be the third attempt at launching the rocket with the intel communications satellite. attempts on both sunday and monday of this week were stopp

mary j. blige was the headline singer on eakins oval and followed by grand fireworks displays over the museum of art. >> and fireworks at hershey park were cut short because crews set the launch field on fire. the hershey fire department says they placed the fire under control in 12 minutes, no injuries were reported. >>> a claymont delaware family is asking you to help find their beloved pet tortoise that escaped a week ago, her name is sheldon and the family has had her for the past 25 years, the family says that sheldon has a special diet and does not know how to fend for herself. about the size of a large dinner plate and very friendly and sheldon was spotted in the claymont area and has little notches on the top of herschel and the family is offering a reward for her return. >>> more on "action news" at 12:30, one doctor says that coffee doesn't just taste and smell good, it's good for you too. here from his new book how it gives you a jump start to weight loss. that story and more when "actio

beautiful day, and i do believe, if i'm not correct, someone correct me if i'm wrong, but i think mary j blige is actually performing tomorrow night. that should and very good show. katie nods yes. and our floor director di nods yes. good show, very exciting. historic block party underway right now at independence mall, at 5:00 p.m. the block party will feature sneak peak of the kimmel center broadway line up, at 7:00 the philly pops will be performing right in front of the independence hall, finally at 9:00 you can catch free screening of the movie sting at franklin square. find more information on all of these event at welcome america. com. >>> and coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news," samsung note seven phones are back, well, kind of. a look at how the company is using the massive recall, the popular shamble smart phone, something brand new. plus: it's been a great experience for her. everywhere she goes. people like oh, that's the little girl with the lemonade stand. >> that little girl with big dreams. how a seven year old and her mother are changing the food truck business. we will be ri

that leads to the main event, the july 4th concert headlined by mary j. blige. it that starts at 9:30. you can watch all of the events on the air on nbc 10. >>> 5:37 now, this sunday, coming up in 15 minutes, a look back at how the welcome america festival all started with a tour through the years of this iconic philadelphia celebration. >>> here is a free wawa welcome event you can enjoy today. >>> all right, welcome back. let's look at your neighborhood planner. we're tracking temperatures in philadelphia today, really going to heat up. 74 degrees this morning. 7:00 a.m. as we go through the day, look how quickly we approach 90. 3:00, at 89 degrees. we should today see mostly sunny conditions. this is a nice day for you to have outdoor plans. when you get this hot, remember to stay hydrated, sneak into the shade from time to time or the air conditioning to make sure you're feeling all right. temperatures in the suburbs, 82 at 11:00 a.m. 8 6 by 3:00. we're look about the same, lehigh valley, berks county, better than what we saw yesterday. time now, just as exp

our concert, are 7:00, mary j. blige, 85 with that mix of clouds and sunshine.nd in the evening, 10:00 p.m., fireworks show, 79 degrees and we should be dry out there. so overall fourth of july looking good. a lot of events to talk about. we'll go over more of the forecast coming up. >>> coming up next, the 6ers cut ties with a veteran and phils call up one of their top prospects. we'll show you how nick williams faired in his major league debut. introducing colgate total advanced health mouthwash. just shake to activate its unique formula that removes 24x more bacteria. for a healthier mouth and a clean you can feel! try colgate total advanced health mouthwash. >>> this morning crews are handling the crew oil after a derailment. several considers were carrying oil. a report says only one was leaking. police did evacuate nearby homes as a precaution. >>> the faa is looking into this fiery crash of a small plane on to a busy freeway in southern are california. >> 297 mayday, mayday. >> it had just taken off from the parent when the pilot reported trouble and the

then tomorrow night, the main event, july 4th concert headlined by mary j. blige. fireworks. all of these big events right here. stay with nbc 10 on air and online for complete coverage of wawa welcome america. find details of all the events on the nbc 10 app. >>> one of the events just handle. sunrise. here comes the sun and here comes drier air moving into the area. hot one today. much less humid than the weekend. there is though a chance of isolated shower this evening. however, i think most areas will stay dry. 47 degrees right now. just a few clouds in philadelphia. five mile an hour wind. the wind comes out of the northwest today. that's the dry air that's going to bring the humidity down. as the temperature climbs. pretty quick warmup. 87 degrees by lunchtime. suburbs 66 degrees right now. low 80s at 10:00. upper 80s this afternoon. plenty of sunshine all day long. humidity staying low for the suburbs. lehigh valley sun just coming up right now. temperature at 66 degrees. warming through the 70s and then into the low 80s this morning. upper 80s this afternoon. with win

mary j. blige will headline the july 4th wawa welcome america concert starting at 7:00 p.m.long with other artists including manny gonzalez. boys two men will be honored and perform today. >> firework both on the delaware river and at art museum almost simultaneously off. >> independence day parade is tomorrow starts at 11:00 and runs through noon which is actually when the activities will kick off on the parkway. shawnette wilson fox 29 news. >> day three of the search for administrative with the us attorney's office. richard rizzo is from bala cynwyd and his family hasn't seen him since thursday. oh and friday they reported him missing. lower merion police recovered rizzo's truck and phone near rolling hill park on saturday but they found no sign of him. they do not suspect foul play. if you have any information on where he might be, call lower merion police. >>> skyfox over what started oh us a house fire in mayfair then ended up as much more when fire crews got inside it turn into a police investigation they found drugs and money and they found chemicals in the basement.

fourth of july concert headlined by mary j. blige. can watch all of these big events right here only on nbc 10. >>> meanwhile tonight space exlaunch new satellite. will not land back on earth. planned liftoff comes one week after successfully launched two rockets within 48 hours. >>> authorities said the sign has an ethnic slur with the words they will not divide us. discovered on saturday. offering $10,000 reward for information leading to arrest of those responsibilities. >>> gas explosion at a house. killed a utility worker and injured two others who were investigating a gas leak. dozens of first responders rushed to the scene. four homes nearby were damaged because of that blast. the two injured workers are expected to recover. >>> bucks county several firefighters recovering from smoke exhaustion. took the crews about an hour to bring the flames under control. >>> also in bucks county, a driver under arrest after this car hit a woman and then crashed into this house. happened last night. police found the victim in cardiac arrest.

a soaking rain delayed head liner mary j. blige's set but r and b superstar eventually took the stage setting off her own kind of vocal fire works. after the big show a massive clean up effort, and gratitude from the many who came out to celebrate their freedoms we enjoy on independence day an every day. >> i'm thankful for a lot of reasons and freedom is main one. >> reporter: clean up continues here on the parkway and will likely continue for the next several days. parkway lanes are opened to traffic for those of you head to go work. we're live from the ben franklin parkway i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". jim and rahel, back to you. >> when i leave the party, i will offer hoe to help clean up. i guess that didn't happen last night, trang do. >> thanks. >>> and across the delaware great fire works, this dazzling display brought a colorful even to the fourth of july celebration as long the camden waterfront, crowd gathered on both side of the river and were clearly treated to a great show. >>> local children helped kick off

thousands of people will pack the parkway tonight, including mary j blige. that's right, the superstar is set to perform at the party on the parkway. phillies own boyz ii men will also perform. the patriotic event kicks off at noon, after the independence day parade. guests can enjoy five blocks of free entertainment, food, and fun for the whole family. >> and another annual event for the fourth of july is the soap box derby in conshohocken. take a look at some video, fun from past races, the 62nd year the soap box derby to track it family to town. teams using gravity, good old american inch jen your at this to race for prices. pat gallen will be live in the 6:00 hour for up close look at one of the area's independence day traditions. there is plenty of fun to be had this long holiday weekends, all across the delaware valley. >> the city, the suburbs, head to cbsphilly.com. >> all philadelphia offices and services are closed today for the july 4th holiday f your normal trash clerks day is today, put out materials for collection tomorrow. trash and recycling

comes down to the main event, the july 4th concert headline d by mary j. blige at 7:00 p.m. followed by the fireworks show on the ben franklin parkway at 9:30. watch all these big events right here only on nbc 10. >>> for the first time in history, delaware failed to meet their state budget deadline. governor john carney says he's deeply disappointed that the general assembly failed to reach an agreement. early this morning, governor carney signed a short-term measure that will fund the state for just 7 2 hours and means government is still on raperati. people we spoke with want to see lawmakers come together for an agreement. >> you need to cut somewhere because the economy is not what it used to be, but if people would compromise and get off the party lines, i think we'd all be better off. >> the general assembly will get back to their budget debate tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. >>> it will cost you more to ride with septa. fare increases went into effect today across all modes of transportation and for all methods of payment. the increase was approved after a series of public hea

mary j. bligerought the crowd to its feet and she entertained fans from the moment she stepped on the stage, philly's own boys two men also performed. >> philadelphia, make some noise out there, y'all. >> hometown boys had crowd up and moving when the sky opened up, rain began pouring down, on the crowd this wasn't a sprinkle, they didn't let the rain ruin their night, they put chairs over their head and braved storm for night of fun that they will in the forget. >>> and crowd could not take their eyes off sky during that show in south jersey, and margate, people celebrated independence day with a beach fire works display. that is where people spent their fourth of july as well. >> all men, all men are created equal. >> of course that would be the members of the boys two men reading excerpts from the declaration of the independence at celebration of the freedom ceremony in olde city. philly pops big band performed patriotic tunes, mayor jim kenney called it a day for americans to truly celebrate ou

we begin with the headliner, the one and only mary j. blige.st of her performances for wawa welcome america. ♪ ♪ i can't love you ♪ i can love you ♪ i can love you better

performances weren't the only things that brought people to their feet, soaking rain delayed head liner mary j. bligeet but r and b superstar eventually took the stage setting off her own kind have vocal fire works. after the big show a massive clean up effort, and gratitude from the many who came out to celebrate the freedom we enjoy on independence day and every day. >> independence day means a lot to me because after we see a lot of reasons and freedom is main one. >> reporter: clean up will likely take several days but we have been seeing so far the parkway has opened up to traffic, but for now we are live on the ben franklin parkway, i'm trang do cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> quite the mess, trang do, thank you. >>> in other news, the new jersey government shut down, shuttered state own beaches and parks ended in time for fourth of july holiday. governor chris christie signed a new budget early yesterday and reopened facilities but lingering effects of that day closing were still being felt. it was an unusually slow day at rancocas state park in burlington county. that park is typically a popular