ditman street also closed and mcgee closed as well so portions of torresdale ditman and mcgee all closed now. watch for that in tacony. let's head to our suburban traffic report. if you're waking up in the suburbs we'll slow you what your morning commute looks like. northeast extension northbound between lansdale and quakertown. we still have construction out here blocking a lane, the southbound construction cleared so some better news there. and in cape may county new jersey on the garden state parkway southbound between the great egg tolls and the marmora area the right lane is blocked with construction right there so you still have that construction going on. on the parkway, time for your commuter traffic report and staying in new jersey, this is what it looks like on berlin cross keys road right here if you're waking up in camden county, going to head on to the atlantic city expressway, take that to 42. up and over the walt whitman or ben franklin bridge. we're not getting any reports of problems for that morning commute so you're looking pretty good. we really haven't had a lot of a

mcgee closed at torresdale. stick to levick street.s overnight shooting in tacony impacting your morning commute with three different road closures right now, tam. >> okay karen. let's stay on this story. this shootout between a suspect and a philadelphia police officer left the officer wounded and the suspect dead overnight. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside of einstein hospital. that's where the officer was taken and she's got the latest details. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. officer steven korpalski is a 14 year veterans of the force. his superiors describe him as an excellent officer. he was listed in stable condition this morning. officers say that he was alert and he was talking. as for the suspect, police are still trying to confirm his identity. however, he was pronounced dead overnight. the weapon that he allegedly fired at police was recovered at the scene. you can see it lying there in the street. this all happened just before 12:45 a.m. officer korpalski and his partner were r

mcgee avenue also closed. stick to lever rick street. overnight shooting in the tacony section involving a number of street closures at this point, still impacting your morning commute. looking live torresdale avenue one of the streets completely blocked off at this point at levick street as we can see with police and the crime scene tape still on the scene. looking at the pig picture, not looking at any accidents on your majors and speeds mostly in the 50's on the blue route schuylkill and i-95 in pretty good shape right now. let's just take one more live look. this is southwest philadelphia, i-95 approaching the airport here, we had construction just cleared a second ago because blocking the right lane and we can see traffic now moving a little bit better, tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. >> ♪ >>> let's go right back to that breaking news that karen was just showing you a picture from the scene. a shootout between a suspect an philadelphia police officer left the officer wounded and the suspect dead. let's go to "action news" reporter k

they saw the male at mcgee and torresdale.hey went to stop the male, the male fired upon them striking officer korpalski in the left side of his head. he returned fire with three other officers, and they did strike the suspect, the suspect has been pronounced at 1:35 at frankford torresdale. >> very, very fortunate that he he was not injured anymore seriously and it really highlights the dangers that police officers face every single day when they go out there on the street. >> i heard several gunshots at my house, it sounded like nine to 12 or 14, it soundedded like it is at cottman and knor and that is scary. it was never like this. >> reporter: police will trace this gun back and shooter prior actions back to try to figure out what he was going to do, or may have already just done with the gun before they showed up. the getting back, kerry to how i began here outside einstein with the news in police shooting cases, not always being so good. count me among many who cannot drive by here along broad street without remembering

they saw the male at mcgee and torresdale. they went to stop the male. immediately the male fired upon them striking officer korpalski in the left side of his head. he returned fire with three other officers, they did strike the suspect, the the suspect had been pronounced at 1:35 at frankford torresdale. >> we have brazen criminals and our officers, that is what we do we put them in the toughest areas to go after these people cause ago lot of harm out here in our community it is one of the risks of being a police officer. we're extremely lucky tonight. >>> well, here's video we shot just four minutes ago, kerry, this is officer korpalski just released from einstein hospital. this is as good as the news gets when a police officer is wounded in the the line of duty getting out of the hospital within four hours of being shot in the head. his wife was brought here by police, now going home with her husband, both getting a police escort home and coincidently both just left another hospital only three weeks ago, kerry as they becam

mcgee claims police grabbed her son, roughed him up, and asked him if he had a gun. the suit claims that police did not find a gun, but put the boy in the back of a squad car and questioned him about gang activity. she's seeking punitive damages from the city and police for excessive force, false arrest and emotional distress. 40 illinois state troopers will help chicago police hunt down fugitives in four of the city's most crime ridden areas. details of the partnership are still being finalized, but the troopers will bolster the police department's fugitive apprehension unit, which currently has 77 officers. the idea is to cut crime by getting wanted suspects off the street before they commit more. but community groups say it's just a band-aid that doesn't address the underlying causes of crime. >> and lester bringing hope and economic opportunities they're wasting time. >> fugitive apprehension is the simplest way to reduce crime because she put handcuffs on them didn't commit a crime tomorrow or later on today. >>mayor emanuel says the troopers will assist for 30

hello, it is wind drift, hi kathy, kelly, coach herb mcgee. we have the symphony here, of course.ill come through here. this is pretty amazing. look at this, there is katie, come on over. this is one of the things thaw really do well here, coach, and, special tasting right. >> yes good we have surprise tasting for the bride groom and two other guests. they get to see everything as its would be played at the night of the reception. we have the chine, we have the flat wear that will be used that night. they can bring center pieces. so they'll exactly how their table will look. >> and we have tease that had sketch has one daughter that is not married. she's downstairs. >> should i give it to you. >> absolutely, yes. >> bring someone up over here that has been critical this morning. typically when we have music on our live shots it is no the this sophisticated. >> sophisticated or no, music is all about sharing beautiful things. so we hope that people from philadelphia will come down to avalon, stay at the win drift and hear a live symphony orchestra saturday night. >> thinks your sum

bullet grazed the left side of his head the moment he stepped out of h police vehicle at torresdale and mcgeetacony. officers returne fire killing twenty nine-year-old david ellis of frankford. >>> meanwhile police officers build bridges with neighbors in upper darby. michael chitwood handed out thousands of cups of water ice. they -- organizers say forming relationships make bette communities and cuts down on crime. >> if yoget connected with the communityou solve problems and you also solve crime. they have ownership of this communities. >> i cannot tell you how many adults and kids said thank you to me today. so, it's great. it's terrific and safe and, you know, it's a great way to end the day. >> once it got dark everybody settled in for a viewing of erything is awesome, the lego movie. >> sounds like a great night. >> in just a few hours the taney dragons take the field again in the little league world series in williamsport and back here at home, well, philadelphia is rallying behind the home team in a big way. "action news" reporter katherine scott of course has the pleasure of coverin

. >> he's quarterback greg mcgee now in his fourth and final season as howard's starter. >> i'm blessed to be in the position. it went by so fast. >> he earned the offensive player of the year award. >> expectations are very high. i want him to continue to be himself. >> former howard quarterback great ted white is the offensive coordinator and it's safe to say they are essentially joined at the hip. >> we have our ups and downs but it's great at the end of the day. he pushed you till you don't think -- you know, when you feel like you can't do it, he still believes in me. >> when he does well, pat on the back, when not, very hard and he takes it well. so a man at a young age that can take the criticism and the pounding, that's something special. >> his strength is his versatility. >> i can go from the pocket and also make plays on my feet. >> what would be a great season for mcgee? >> finishing out with a neac title, hopefully a national title. >> so he's the full package and will probably get a shot it next level. >> i'm sure he's not popular at all with the ladies. [ laughter ] >> we

. >>> his mother eileen mcgee has been offered a three year sentence.ey have until august 21st to accept the plea deal. fryer is charged with conspiring to steal $1 million through a mortgage scam run by william barksdale who has been sentenced to 20 months in prison. >>> an absolutely beautiful summer day. it was great weather for the annual festival in south philadelphia. so can we keep this beautiful stretch going for the rest of the weekend? we can only hope so but let's check in with the authority, meteorologist justin drabick joining us now with our first forecast. hey, justin. >> that's right, natasha, not bad at all for early august on this weekend. temperature on the warm side. we have the sunshine but humidity on the low side. here we are high temperatures today mid 80's, pretty much close to this time of year so a warm comfortable day all across the delaware valley, it was great up in the poconos at 78 for the high. even down towards the shore we did reach the 80's. here's where we are right now. still pretty nice. low 80's for the inland spo

and from debbie florio mcgee... "just another way to continue the dumbing down of america." as always, let us know what you think of our stories, on twitter, facebook or at newshour.pbs.org. >> some news before we leave you, president obama is interrupting his vacation on martha's vineyard and returning to washington tonight he reportedly will meet whether the national security council tomorrow about the situation in iraq. late today a top kurdish leader said his forces do not have complete control of the mosul dam a midnight to 5:00 a.m. curfew will be in effect for a second night in ferguson, missouri despite the curfew there was more unrest there overnight. and hundreds of flights into and out of dallas have been canceled, nearly three inches of rain fell at the dallas-fort worth airport earlier today. i margaret warner reports on the fight to beat back the raging islamic insurgency. >> i am hari sreenivasan. thanks for joining us. >> captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate

suspect and they remembered seeing him a block back and when they turned around and spotted hum at mcgee torresdale police say the suspect immediately fired his weapon. the officer and three other officers returned fire. the police then was struck. >>> he was grazed in the head. the police commissioner was here at the hospital visiting with the officer who was alert and talking. >> there's a graze wound to the left side of his head as was mentioned, some bleeding and so forth but he's alert and talking. he's very fortunate. but a half inch over a bit more and we would be planning a funeral now. >> reporter: and police do have a tentative i.d. of the suspect but they are awaiting fingerprints as is protocol when an officer fires his weapon, internal affairs is investigating and the district attorney will also be reviewing this case. we're live at einstein medical center, katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." >> katherine and we have been following the story since it broke both on air and on 6abc.com. whenever there's breaking news you can get it on the new 6abc.com on are smartphone o

police say the shooting started at torresdale and mcgee where the officer and his partner responded to a report of a man with a gun. police say they came under fire then fired back along with two other officers. a neighbor's cell phone video shows ellis in street. he was taken to the hospital where he died. >> i commend those officers for being out there doing their job, but i don't commend an unjust, violent, excessive use of force. >> reporter: i reached out tonight to the officer involved in the shooting. he is recovering at home. his family declined to comment. reporting live from police headquarters, denise nakano, nbc 10 news. >>> this is about togetherness. we're about this group right here. peaceful protesters. >> and this was the rally denise mentioned. it was a calm night in west philadelphia as demonstrators hit the streets against the police shooting death of michael brown in ferguson, missouri. this was the scene at 52nd and market. a rally for justice kicked off around 6:00 tonight and grew as the night went on. >>> and here is a live look at ferguson, missouri, right now

coach herb mcgee is with us. have a ball, buddy, it is on. >> i'm kind of a big deal. >> yes. >> we are ready to cheer on the dragons. kevin neilon just walk in. i loved him in happy gillmore because he talks the field is slow. they may need him today for their big win when we're predicting later in the little league world series. >> and, with the preview, you've got the good assignment here, chris. >> yes, chris did you say predicting or guarantying a win for taney. >> i will guarantee it, joe nameeth1969 super bowl right now. >> mark the tape right there, good morning guys, picture perfect day from south williamsport, pennsylvania. just you could not get much better then this. take a look at historic lamedi stadium, mountains behind it just to get a picture perfect day. it is baseball though. taney dragons they have been here, since monday, so, they are ready to play some baseball. this mid-atlantic team is considered a home team here. 7,000 teams from around the world, will be eligible to be here, only 16, mad

on sunglasses to sit in the shade of pink remembered for her songs such as me and bobby mcgee peace inheart. she died of a drought drug overdose at age 27. this edition of postal service music icon for ever stamp series >> : opened of cases in the state nearing 7000 with children getting ready to go back to school state health officials reminding parents to get their kids back vaccinated >> : doctors say teenagers the contract opened often easily transmitted to infants most at risk for death. we're less epidemic in 2010 opened off cases been on the rise to 1990's >> : kids out at the mall sending hundreds of dollars a back- to-school shopping they are not buying school supplies to take a peek in on the purchases they say they need more than anything else >> : pre nice day on the bay area today little warm portions of inland valleys 95 and and yet this afternoon 92 unconquered 90 and fairfield. a south bay in the low 80s of also low eighties for much of the no. 81 in annapolis nfl will 89 and santa rosa. as we look at bill weekend of foggy conditions return into tomorrow morning afterno

when the armies departed, families like the garthrights, the baez, the watts, and the adams, the mcgees and the burnets, were left to deal with the human wreckage left behind, they also faced the immense struggle of regaining their livelihoods that the war nearly destroyed. in the previous programs, we told the civilian story left by written accounts from the participants. tonight is different. our first speaker david adams is a life-long resident of cold harbor and is proud to represent the fifth generation of the adams family to live on the battlefield. he's here to talk about what it's like to be so closely connected to the land, a most famous place. through the hospitality of the adams' family, david and his mother, mary beth who is with us tonight, the park was able to take folks along the footpath of the second corps attack on june 3rd. we thank you for the hospitality you've always shown us, particularly this morning when we were there bright and early. thank you all. david? [ applause ] >> before david gets started, i did want to mention that it's very appropriate that he's sitt

principal shawn mcgee says wilson wims elementary stands for environmental design. 20% of the schoollt using recycled material. while much of what meets the eye looks like any old school, if you look up, there's a surprise. >> the vegetative roof helps with the storm water management regulations. so there's a quality filters. >> reporter: the goal is to incorporate the design into teaching points. seth adams helped oversee construction. >> as part of our energy efficiency program within the school. >> reporter: back inside, more changes. paper and pencil won't be thrown out, but technology is the future. more than 400 tablets were purchased for teachers and students. >> a lot of students now have the experience to use technology. so they may even be able to teach us a thing or two. >> reporter: wims elementary will be on the cutting edge when it opens doors to students august 25th. zachary kiesch, news4. >>> a news anchor in ecuador set a world record for the longest career in broadcast news. alphonso espinosa spent 47 years and 83 days behind the desk. he started when he was 25 year

mcgee on her farm out their in flaura county. >> so i have been studying the freedom movement for a fewars and also looking at food systems and agricultural systems and what's interesting to me is to see how many connections there are between farmers and this issue of guns and power. they look at harper turnbow and also fannie lou hamer the frequent farm corporation and also look at the public for new africa, the public government of africa. land seems like it's crucial to this equation so i guess my question is do you think that the story is more about guns or is it more about land ownership? >> while i think the story is about freedom you now and part of achieving freedom has to do with land. at least some people thought that. in greenville they had a sharecropper strike. sometimes the idea of freedom revolved around guns, just staying alive. certainly down in southwest mississippi which was the most klan invested part of the state in some ways the most violent part of the state. guns were tied to the idea of freedom and so the core idea is that your freedom and freedom and citizenshi

>> i spoke to ed mcgee moments ago. and he stressed we will attempt to present evidence to the grand jury on wednesday. i said why only attempt? what would stop you? he said it's a scheduling issue. they need to make sure they can get the witnesses there and have time in the grand jury's schedule. this is a regular grand jury that meets in st. louis county every week. but i think they are feeling -- they won't say it. they are feeling a lot of pressure from the community to move this investigation forward. >> folks who aren't familiar with st. louis politics, how is mccullough generally viewed here? what are his politics? what's his background? >> he has been in office for over two decades now. and it's fair to say he is not well liked and well trusted by the black community in st. louis county. there was just -- he ran for re-election against a black challenger, relatively racially charged race. there's a lot of his history where the black community feels like he has not been on their side. he didn't prosecute two whit

. >> diana is escorted by her father's mother, deanna mcgee, who is raising her. >> i know how much she know felicia, i've known her for most of her life. and she's a good girl. she's got caught up in some bad situations. she had a rough life growing up, which has affected her. and i hurt for the both of them. >> all rise. >> okay. you may be seated. we are here on case 563553. this is the state of ohio versus felicia smith. >> if convicted, smith could face up to two years in prison. but rather than go to trial, she's decided to enter a guilty plea to aggravated assault and domestic violence in exchange for what she hopes will be probation and her freedom. >> and you understand that by changing your plea here in the manner as indicated by the prosecutor, you would then be admitting the truth of the charges to which you are pleading. you would be waiving your right to go to trial and the court could proceed immediately to sentence you on these charges? >> yes. >> all right with that understanding how do you plead? >> guilty, your honor honor. >> is that made knowingly and voluntarily an

. >> bobby mcgee would be very, very happy. >>> one last word from jeff. >> yes, we're continuing toack the hurricane that's headed towards hawaii. we did want to show you that the winds right now are gusting anywhere from 20 to 47 miles per hour. some of the strongest winds in lanai. hilo is expecting a direct hit from the storm system with a landfall expected at 11:00 for tonight. as those winds will be anywhere between 60 to 75 miles per hour. hitting the big island with the direct hit, then moving to the south of maui, honolulu and kauai. we'll have live reports later on. >> see you at 11:00. bye-bye. safeway understands you got to make every dollar count these days. that's why they have lots of ways for you to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. this week fresh off the vine seedless green and black grapes are just $1.99 a pound. oscar mayer deli fresh or selects lunchmeat are only $3.99. and quilted northern bath tissue is $11.99 for 24 double rolls. there's more savings to love... at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> george clooney's wedding just d

hearing these calls, he's hearing this criticism, and he is sent out by his executive assistant edward mcgee, this statement, mr. mccullough has been the elected prosecutor in st. louis county since 1981. he's been re-elected every four years by an overwhelming majority of st. louis county. the people have faith in mr. mccullough and he'll continue to do his duties. so, mark, what happens in the circumstances where the people are saying they don't have faith, the voters apparently have said they do, and how does a special prosecutor ultimately end up in this case, if one does? >> my initial reaction is it's his job, let him do it. whether or not this case has racial overtones to it, which is obviously does, should not affect the way he's going to discharge his duties. i have to think we're in a completely different world. if we're going to have an event which is three quarters of truly a social event and one quarter of a murder investigation or homicide investigation -- >> it's different. >> -- maybe we have to look at it differently and say we will do what we otherwise don't need to do to r

his mother eileen mcgee had been offered a three-year sentence, and they have until august 21st to accept the plea deal. fryar is charged with conspiring to kill one million-dollar through a mortgage scam run by william barksdale had been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison. >>> eight fire fighters who suffered burns while battling a wild fire in northern california have have been released from the hospital. the crew was injured friday night while fighting the fire in men hence dosino county. an evacuation order had been issued for this area and flames are threatening dozens of buildings in six communities. blaze broke out july 30th after a lightening strike. >>> in the meantime a judge denies a general motors motion to dismiss a wrong full death case against the auto maker. a trial date is set for april of 2016, the family of the 29 year-old nurse who died in 2010 in a crash near atlanta sued gm alleging that a faulty ignition switch unexpectly shut off engine and caused her to lose control. they settled last year with gm for five million-dollar but the case exposed how the auto mak

his mother arlene mcgee had been offered a three-year sentence and this have until august 21st to accept the the plea deal. fryar is charged with conspiring to steel one million-dollar through a north game scam run by william barksdale who has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison. >>> a judge denied a general motors motion to dismiss a wrongful death case against the auto maker. a trial date is set for april 2016. the family of a 29 year-old nurse who died in 2010 in a crash near atlanta sued gm alleging that a faulty ignition switch unexpectly shut off the engine and caused her to lose control. they settled last year with gm for five million-dollar but case exposed how auto maker let millions of cars stay on the road even after discovering the flaw. it has been link tooth least 13 deaths. >>> and within of the toughest curfew laws of the country is now in effect in baltimore. after 20 years, kids are no longer allowed to rome the streets in the midnight. new law requires that teens under 14 be home by 9:00 p.m. and 14 to 16 years old must be in by 10:00 p.m. on school nights an

he came from the kerr-mcgee family in oil and gas company and he went to duke, majored in history, had no real desire to be in oil and gas man. again that unlikely people that will change the country. he went to duke and got out of school. he was going to work as an accountant but his uncle said come back to oklahoma city and work in my business. he did that and then it became a land man. you don't get much credit for the business. they are the guys and sometimes gals who go door-to-door knocking and asking if they can lease a farmer's acreage or a homeowner and cutting deals to lease and acreage so their bosses could drill. he was doing lab work and as you can imagine you need to be charismatic and outgoing to be a land man. he's very much outgoing and confident in charismatic and he was doing a pretty good job but the real money isn't in finding oil and gas. he kind of wanted to do that. he kept bumping into another land man who was at the same point thinking about drilling for oil and gas himself. his name was tom ward. tom ward came from a little to town, a much different story. a

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when the armies departed, families like the garthrights, the baez, the watts, and the adams, the mcgeesand the burnets, were left to deal with the human wreckage left behind, they also faced the immense struggle of regaining their livelihoods that the war nearly destroyed. in the previous programs, we told the civilian story left by written accounts from the participants. tonight is different. our first speaker david adams is a life-long resident of cold harbor and is proud to represent the fifth generation of the adams family to live on the battlefield. he's here to talk about what it's like to be so closely connected to the land, a most famous place. through the hospitality of the adams' family, david and his mother, mary beth who is with us tonight, the park was able to take folks along the footpath of the second corps attack on june 3rd. we thank you for the hospitality you've always shown us, particularly this morning when we were there bright and early. thank you all. david? [ applause ] >> before david gets started, i did want to mention that it's very appropriate that he's sitti

when the armies departed, families like the garthrights, the baezes, the watts, and the adamses, the mcgees and the burnetts were left to deal with the human wreckage left behind, they also faced the immense struggle of regaining their livelihoods that the war nearly destroyed. in all of our previous programs, we told the civilian story through written accounts left behind by the participants. tonight is different. our first speaker, david adams, is a lifelong resident of cold harbor and is proud to represent the fifth generation of the adams family to live on the battlefield. he is here to talk about what it is like to be so closely connected to the land and the community of such a famous place. and i must also add that through the hospitality of the adams family, david and his mother, mary beth, who is with us tonight here near the front row, the park was able to take folks along the foot path of the 2nd corps attack on june 3rd. we thank you all so much for that hospitality that you have always shown us, particularly this morning when we were there bright and early. thank you all. david?