. >> reporter: michael skullon has been speaking with those from our region in nice and tells "eyewitness news" that the philadelphia area has a sizable french population. >> we have about 5,000 french people living in the region. we have about 65,000 visitors per year, so at anytime, unfortunately, it will happen here. >> reporter: crowd were turned away from the mom made after the attack, should realize that she got home and turn on the tv just how deadly the night became. a night started in celebration, but ending in tragedy. and normally bustling southern frenchtown of nice was all but shut down. she said stores are closed, the streets are quiet. the office of the french consul said they are planning a vigil for saturday. reporting from ben franklin parkway, rahel sol machine for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> stay with cbs-3 for particular coverage of the bastille day attacks, we will have the latest tonight at 11:00, ten and 11:00 and always on line at cbs philly.com. >>> just ten days to go before the start of the democratic national convention, the city of philadelphia announced new

. >> reporter: michael skullon had been speaking to those in our region and tells "eyewitness news" that the philadelphia area has a sizable french population. >> we have about 5,000 french people living in the region. we have about 65,000 visitors per year. so, at anytime, a portion will be here. >> reporter: crowds thursday night were turned away from the promenade after the attack, she didn't realize until she got home and turn on the tv just how deadly the night became. a night started in celebration, but ending, in tragedy. we are also hearing from a french teacher, with local ties who is an eyewitness to the terror. the former chester academy school teach's laura neagle was blocks away having dinner. naig he'll tending a summer language seminar said crowd started to pour in the square she was in and said many people tried to shield their children. >> pushing children behind pillars to shield their children. they didn't know for what but they were rushing to get the strollers behind the pillars. >> neagle said she didn't realize the extent of attack until she returned to her hotel.