of course, you just saw nicky minaj a sound check from miss nicky herself. checking the microphone and everything getting ready for her concert tonight with the hometown house band we like to say the roots. they're playing with nicky minaj, ed sheeran, jennifer hudson so many other people tonight at 7:00 o'clock. that's when the philly fourth of july jam starts and a lot of people are out here. we even saw people coming down from new york ready for some great fun, great times and celebrating the birth of a great nation. listen in. >> we're excited. it's great. it's a family event. really friendly. everybody is warm and taking -- the sun came out. >> what are you looking forward to hearing from? >> i would say the roots and nicky minaj probably. >> i'm really excited to see ed sheeran. that's one of the main reasons i came out here. >> reporter: ari nan grand day did have to cancel her performance tonight because of personal issues but again the concert starts at 7:00 o'clock. still plenty of time to come on down. lucy? >> sounds good, thank you very much. >>

. >> nicky minaj. >> nicky is my girl.ling it right now. >> nicky minaj seen here doing a sound check before her show. you would almost think she was the headline act. >> i think what she's doing in a male dominated industry is pretty amazing. she's my girl. i love her. >> reporter: nicky minaj finishing up. fireworks around 11:15 tonight. fireworks. a brief scuffle that took place here lot of people rushing out of here after a fight and a report that a police officer may have been tackled as well but cops have rushed n it looks like everything is under control. lucy? >> of course, we'll have the very latest on myfoxphilly.com. thank you so much, dave kinchen reporting live on the parkway. >>> beautiful around here as you can see behind dave but a hurricane is just off our shore. to your fox 29 weather authority now. arthur losing strength now back down to category one hurricane tonight. and north carolina folks are surveying the damage tonight. a lot of flooding you see right there to contend with. thankfully we have no r

>> nicki minaj and jennifer hudson. >>reporter:they spot the teddy bears in the crowd. >> he had a teddy bear at christmastime called ed sheeran. it's neat that we thought we would do. temporary medical facilities are up and arriving. the police seem to be everywhere. something new this year. numerous trash trucks not just wood barricades. >> in the wake of this weeks tragic food truck explosion focused on vendors that used cooking gas. >> we were very thorough yes. >> so everything seems to be in order and on time at this point. at this point in time, not long now. it all starts in less than an hour. live on the parkway, john rawlins "channel~6 action news." >>> have fun. also on the parkway tonight rick williams and cecily, hi guys how is it going? >> hi, monica. the weather is great. thank you, cecily. >> yes i had one person posted on my facebook page. disappointed that rick is not wearing shorts today though. >>> it was too cool. >>> we are hanging out with half a million of our closest friends on the parkway. >>>

. ♪ >> nicky is in pain, a lot of pain. >> can't help it.st hurt myself. >> nicky has rare genetic disorder known as recessive diss tropic epp p -- eba lot of this 17 year old's skin is raw. the slightest touch can blister and quickly spread. and then his skin falls off. >> all the bandages that you see everywhere even my side here they're all lost skin. >> there have been times where i have to leave the room and crawl into ball and start crying. >> reporter: nicky's mother sylvia says very few people know about this rare condition. she wants to change that. hoping awareness will result in more medical research. >> if we can just take 50% off the pain he goes through every day it would be huge. >>> i sit at my computer it's all i can do. philadelphia native photographer jed see champagne met sylvia a couple years ago after hearing nicky'ss story she proposed way to help. for the past two years she has been documenting nicky's day to day life. her photos now in this book, courage under wraps. >> my reasoning for doing the book is to bring awa

this undercover is in contact with a woman who calls herself nickie and advertises that she is readyay. it's 8:45 when she arrives and jurisdiction, you will never know when the woman you're buying or the man you're soliciting is actually an undercover cop. this undercover is in contact with a woman who calls herself nickie and advertises that she is ready to play. it's 8:45 when she arrives and makes her way up to the sting room. while nickie and the undercover make small talk, a would be john arrives at the hotel creating an all too common traffic problem for investigators. >> there's a white male with dark pants walking to the front. >> all right. you might have a couple on top of each other. >> this would be john is unusually cautious. before committing himself, he stops outside the room and listens through the door. >> do we have charges on him? >> we can only assume that what he hears through the door is enough to rattle him and scare him away. unfortunately investigators do not have charges on him yet, so they must let him walk. meanwhile, the undercover and nickie agree to sw

we're talking nicky minaj, jennifer hudson, ed sheeran and none other than philly' own legendary roots crew. >> our dave kinchen is life -- you're living large is was you're doing with the choice assignment, dave, hanging out for the festivities live on the parkway very nice. >> reporter: yeah, real hard assignment out here. i'll tell you what, philly is going to look a lot like a new york award show tonight with some of the big acts that are playing right now on the quest love stage behind me some of the up and coming artists from philly in and around the area. let's go to some video, though, that we shot earlier. it shows a crowd watching rhianna cash with her ban many of the same people will be here for nicky minaj, jennifer hudson and of course ed sheeran all playing with the world famous hometown house band the roots. they often call themselves the hardest working band in show b biz. and this may be an annual fireworks festival but you always find people here for the first time and we find something here for everyone. >> who was want see tonight. >> nicky minaj. >> i want to see t

so we will be seeing acts like the roots, nicki minaj, sheeran, jennifer hudson, nicky martinez, the list goes on and on. of course we mentioned the fireworks. the city of philadelphia will ends things with a bang, as we always do, that's all thanks to an amazing fireworks display over the philadelphia museum of art. but back here live, no doubt, jam packed schedule here in the city of brotherly love. i can't think of a better place to celebrate america than where freedom got started. live along independence mall, nicole brewer, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> completely agree with nicole. >>> 4:33, let's get more on the forecast, also hoping to see fireworks later today. >> and on this independence day, will we be getting a visit from arthur? hurricane arthur is heading up the coast, after making landfall last night in north carolina. this video from just few hours ago, as arthur hit lands, people in delaware, along the jersey shore, little concerned about where the storm is heading next, and if it will affect our region, let's finds out. morning, kate. >> i absolutely will affect us,

parkway with names like nicky minaj, ed sheeran, jennifer hudson. it will be a great time. city officials will take things seriously with the large crowd that's expected, you can expect some new security measures all to keep you safe. however right now officials are not giving out any specific details but they say there are some things you can do to make their job a little easier and help keep everyone safe. >> as far as security, obvious obviously, clear bags. stay away from the coolers. stay away from things that we can't see inside. those kinds of things we don't eat because it will help us and tax our ability to sit back and get some stuff done. >> officials say you can expect additional security cameras on the parkway tomorrow but their locations are secret. >> the government is warning that al-qaida linked terrorists are ratcheting up their efforts right now. they say the terror group is trying to target planes at airports oversees. specifically planes with direct flights to the united states. officials believe terror groups may be trying to create

. ♪ >> nicky is in pain.>> it itches i hurt myself. >> he has a rare genetic disorder eba lot of the 17 year old's skin is raw. the slightest touch can blister and quickly spread. and then his skin falls off. >> all the bandages that you see everywhere even on my side here they're all lost skin. >> there's been times where i have to leave the room and crawl into a ball and start crying. >> his mother says very few people know about this rare condition. she wants to change that. hoping awareness will result in more medical research. >> we can just take 50% off the pain he goes through every day it would be huge. >> philadelphia native photographer jodi champagne met sylvia a couple of years ago after hearing nicky's story she proposed a way to help. so for the past two years she has been documenting nicky's day to day live. her photo now in this book courage under wraps. >> my reasoning for doing the book is to bring awareness to the disorder so funding can be raised to find a cure. >> aside from the physical

and we've got some big names here, everybody from the roots, to nicki minaj, ed sheeran, nicky martinez, and we mention those fireworks, right, what would the fourth be without them? city of philadelphia will ends things, with a bang, all thanks to that amazing fireworks display, over the philadelphia museum of art. but if we come back here live, once again, jam packed schedule here in the city of brotherly love. and we can't think of better flies celebrate america than where freedom got started. live on independence mall, nicole brewer, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> and what would we be doing later today, nicole? getting what? >> getting our freedom on. >> that's it. that's what i thought. >> hashtag freedom on. love it. >> thanks, nick. 5:33, had to sneak that in there. >> katie, how are we looking for the fireworks and barbeques? >> depends what you have going on, whether the wet letter have any kind of impact on you. does look as though later in the day your plans happen, the better off you'll be. we are still dealing with a breeze at that point. we start things off with quick check

>>what i want the world to know about nicki minaj is when you hear nicki minaj spit, nicki minaj wrotet. the comment caused an uproar online...many saying minaj implied azalea doesn't write her own lyrics. in a statement, the australian rapper said in part. "i'm unbothered by anything that 'happened' at the bet awards, and just feel worn out by everyone trying to make me have wars with people all the time." minaj said she wasn't talking about azalea and has congratulated her on her success. >> if you are in the mood for a movie this weekend, melissa mccarthy...."tammy." he says it's a week scripted old-fashioned film. it's a fourth of july fizzle he gives it a sea. and for the teens, there is echoed to earth. a few friends on a venture that leads to an alien the crash to earth. dean says the story drags and is full of problems. it's a light weight dean's list c. >> good morning. happy fourth of july. early today we are expecting to see some ice conditions. sunshine this afternoon high temperature into the upper '70's. that is cooler than normal. remember, cooler temperatures along the

>> no weed. >> there's some alcohol. >> nicky tells police she was recently kicked out of her mother'souse and is relatively new to the game. without meaningful intervention, sanchez says girls like nicky are at high risk of developing substance abuse problems and drug addiction. >> the unfortunate reality of it is we arrest hundreds and hundreds of girls involved in prostitution, and only a handful are the ones not involved with any type of narcotic. >> looks like it's going to be on the back side of the building with the office. >> just an hour after nicky's arrest in a cheap motel only blocks away, police found the all too common union of drugs and prostitution on full display. >> 115, right? >> oh, my god. >> where's your clothes at? don't move. stay right there on the seat until i get your clothes, okay? >> 33-year-old holly is no stranger to the game. >> what's going on? >> a resident of ohio, she's been in michigan for a month staying at various motels and posting online ads for sex. >> get your clothes on. >> a quick search of her room turns up condoms, $259 in cash and dozens

the crowd really perked up when nickie menaj came on. she's looking good. >> yes. >> she put on a darn good show, don't you think. >> yeah, i think it was good. i don't think she got the memo that it was a family show. >> i heard about that a lot of cursing. >> other than that, other than her not knowing it was a family show, if you were a nickie menaj fan you didn't have to get your monies worth because you didn't to have pay. >> but just to be fair that she wasn't dressed like that. this is her rehearsal after sound check. the the sound check and stuff like that but roots were the base. running ribbon through the whole thing providing a good beat for everybody there. i have to tell you, ed sheeran even though he is just a guy with the guitar, the girls love him, q. >> we have to get a guitar. we had girls with us on friday but they left because we didn't have a guitar. >> yes. >> that is what we need to do. >> yes. >> you know, i think kevin hart slipped in and out of town and not many people realized it, quincy. >> yes, kevin hart's b

there's music, food and festivities all leading up to a concert with the roots, nicki minaj and otherslast year, several barricades were brought down. the city says it's fixed the problem. >> two instances where we had a collapse of one of our barriers. we have reinforced that this year and so the barriers are going to be in areas we did lose temporarily. >> reporter: and police tell us they will also have officers on bikes roving and they'll have assistance from the department of homeland security today. reporting live along independence mall, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> and for more on all of the welcome america festivities along with other fourth of july events in your community, go to nbc10.com, our home page has it all listed for you there. and a fourth of july tradition one day early. the boston pops concert and fireworks was held last night, moved up one day because of the threat of bad weather from hurricane arthur. another holiday tradition is on nbc 10 tonight. the macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular. it starts at :00 p.m. on nbc 10. >>> president obama will mark th

it's little nicky's birthday today. what an a durable little boy. he's just eight but he's not celebrating with his family much he's at a very good institution where there are experts for caring for children with severe autism. >> it's really frustrating, and it's really hard. >> reporter: there have been many problems. christina had to put child safety locks on the doors to keep nicholas from running away. he's non verbal often he gets frustrated and he acts out. sometimes violently. his bedroom door is a testament to his struggles. >> a lot of people know he's us autistic around here but they keep calling the cops and making it more difficult for everyone. pushing me out the door. it's had a toward find a place as it is were it him rocket. >> reporter: nicky can't be quite and neighbors complain when there's banking and stomping and slamming doors. christina has got numerous warnings and this final notice. management was not renewing her lease due to excessive noise complaints. well not unexpected it's still heartbreaking she doesn't nowhere to tu

nicki minaj, ed sheeran and many more will be joining the roots.aty zachry is live on independence mall right now. she has a look at what we can expect on this fourth of july, including a presidential visit, right, katy? >> vice president joe biden will be here at independence hallç this morning at 10:00, joined by philadelphia mayor michael nutter for a celebration of freedom ceremony. it starts at 10:00 a.m. and thousands of people are expected to fill the grass in front of independence hall, to hear the remarks along with excerpts that will be read from the declaration of independence. of special focus, the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act and the 60th anniversary of the brown versus board of education decision, a welcome america parade immediately follows the ceremony here. then on the ben franklin parkway at noon there will be food, music and festivities all leading up to a big concert at 7:00 with the roots, nicki minaj, jennifer hudson. others will be performing. this day will be 0 topped off by a feeshgs show above the philadelphia

the stage has been set quite literally and with names of nickie menaj, jennifer hudson, thousands of people are expect for today's and then tonight's event. officials say extra security measures have been put in place to keep everybody in place but there are some things you can do to make sure that their job, karen is a lot easier if you do in fact go down the parkway. >> as far as security obviously, clear bags, stay away from the coolers, stay away from things that we cannot see inside. those kinds of things we don't need because it will help us and tax our ability to sit back and get stuff done. >> officials say you can expect additional security cameras on the parkway, however you will in the know where they are because those remain a secret. >>> 6:39. let's look at the radar of hurricane arthur heading out to sea. you can see bands of where the rain is falling, allentown lancaster area moving into our neck of the woods, caitlin ross will have a if you will look the at forecast and what it means for your plans, also, meet the dog, who cannot wait to meet the new member of the fam

we've had nicki's talk and larry's and andrew's here. there's so much information that's here and the question is how do we go and get this out because the media, you know, it's just amazing to me. we can't even get them to go and mention something as simple as gun-free zones. we have attack after attack. my guess is this debate would be dramatically different if even once in a while when they're going through their checklist of things, how did they obtain a gun, what type of gun was used, often things that are difficult to determine and they make mistakes about, just once in a while, the simplest thing to figure out is, did the attack occur in a gun-free zone for the very reasons that nicky was talking about before, it serves as a magnet for these type of attacks, we see the comics and other things from these killers. if that was mentioned, my guess is that the political debate we have right now would be dramatically different from the way it is. thank you very much. i appreciate your time. [applause] [captions performed by national cap

here in moscow for the twenty eighteen a vent the final will take place just behind me at that is nicky stadia which right now is being reconstructed at a cost of seven hundred million dollars and that's to get it up to the standard and to facilitate eighty one thousand people it's get a ticket sales coming in in order to make up the price tag which at the moment is sitting at around eight million dollars but it's set to eclipse the brazil prize which was around twelve billion to be the most expensive world cup in history now at the moment only three of the twelve stadiums have been finished so the pressure is definitely on the labor is to build as well as the investors to make money and the football as cisco. right now it's time for some corporate news let's find out what's been moving in staking the most cases the buildings and this way serbia has signed a two point one billion year icon transmit a gas problem subsidy jury sequined stumps the sunscreen pipeline across its territory this is despite the increasing pressure from the e.u. to suspend the projects because it claims it break

nicki minaj was one of the performers onstage tonight and there were others. >>> in just under half an a delaware county girl who has fought through the challenges of cystic fibrosis will lead the parade. last year the new towns square girl had two double lung transplants while fighting the disease. >>> also today you can take in the annual independence day parade in cape may. you are looking live at the p m promenade along beach avenue. a lot of people out there this morning and looking good out there. the parade steps off this afternoon at 1:00. >>> mother nature forced fireworks shows to be rescheduled this weekend. the fun starts at 7:30, and the borough of conshohocken will also take place on the 12th. go to the website, nbc10.com for a list of the fireworks schedules. >>> and then rough surf left over from arthur. arthur brought heavy rain and high winds and kicked up the surf. everybody should be safe. conditions are speexpected to improve. and then the ocean on one beach off limits. all the beachgoers could do yesterday was walk down to the water's edge and that's about it. we

knew the screen the soup was if you see it today see objectively see the useful truth is most of to nicky ga objectively if you think the useful to society is to see it that is was through music is ya it's objectively a star citizen it in your movie a group who do know received today a canal is not a ho she day to day told you that it all should via future proof that life the only . staying on the subject of the media ukraine has become the world's most dangerous place for journalists and that's according to the international news safety institute seven media members have been killed there this year making work in the country more risky than any rock syria and pakistan reporters of also being detained on numerous occasions we have geo political analyst patrick henningsen why . i think they're very nervous in the ukraine because they do not want information to escape the type of information that graham phillips is reporting about the true nature of the conflict what we have is clearly a civil war by anyone's definition except for the western media and politicians in europe in the united st

nickie menaj will be in town.r hudson, she will be on good day philadelphia i spoke to her about her performance, a. i don't want to have to go but you guys are making me. jay-z, beyonce on the run tourist going on at citizens bank park. i cannot wait for that. that will be exciting. it is an explosive weekend down here, guys. >> you know, quincy, we were thinking ariana grande had to cancel but we always get a surprise act, a couple minus that he is start to come in with whatever plans they are scheduling and health but we will have a nice big surprise. john mayer was a surprise last time around so we are curious to see will be out there this time around. >> here's the the thing about the roots. they are so connect. they have beenltogether for over 20 years. they have a new album. they are on the jimmy fallon show. i necessity they will pull some prices because this is what they do. last year they had jay cole, neo, exciting time, i was down here. maryland way ans is hosting the whole event. he is a funny guy. so

it was billed as the largest free concert in america and featured acts like nicki minaj, ed sheeren and the roots. there's plenty of foul language from the performers. mayor nutter says concert organizers are contractually on obligated to make event suitable for families and will make next year's concert more family friendly. >>> the family of a teenage girl missing from philadelphia for 46 years will now be able to bury her. relatives of 14-year-old sandy stiver were given her remains by the berks county coroner today. stever and her 17-year-old sister in law, martha, disappeared from their kensington neighborhood in 1968. not long after, two unidentified jane does were found murdered near reading, buried in potters field. a connection wasn't made until sandy's family read about the jane does on a missing person website and dna confirmed it was the girls. >> we're sad and we're hurt and we're mad. we want to know who did it. we want someone to come forward and try to give us some kind of closure to the rest of this. >> investigators say no one connected the dots between the missing gir

nicki minaj took to the stage at the concert, and so did jennifer hudson and the roots. the night wrapped up with a fireworks display over the art museum. >>> today a delaware county girl who fought through the challenges of cystic fibrosis will lead the parade down westchester pike. they made national headlines last year after challenging transplant rules. she had two double lung transplants while fighting the disease. >>> also today, you can take in the annual independence day parade in cape may. the city says it's one of the best vantage points for the event. the parade steps off this afternoon at 1:00. >>> also in cape may you can run with cory booker. it's the first in a series of running events for booker and his supporters. the run starts this morning at 8:00 at the sunset pavilion. >>> mother nature forced fireworks shows to be rescheduled this weekend. the fireworks in upper darby high school has been rescheduled for tonight, and the first events will begin at 5:30. for a complete list of rescheduled fireworks show go to our website, nbc10.com. >>> down the shor

but, martinez and nicki minaj and the roots. >>> that is great. they keep it going the whole time. there is not a lag between the acts. join us and tweet us what you are doing with the fourth of july with #6abc. >>> tell us what you think of cecily's dress. we are going to be here all night. >>> we end with the fireworks that is going to be fantastic. >>> yeah, we'll be watching. i have to do the news later. it's all right. have fun guys. the party at the parkway beginless at 7:00 an 6abc. and rick, and adam and karen will be there to bring you the excitement. it capped off by the fireworks over the art museum. we have dozens of photos. there is updated list was fireworks shows. check it out. we have the accuweather forecast and stormtracker 6 throughout the evening. >>> and live to matt pellman. a patriotic guy over there. hey, matt. >> happy 4th independence day. things are getting better at shore. if you want to head to an evening at boards. a nice ride. southbound on creek radioheading to the amounheading tothe ac ex. the the roosevelt boulevard and the schuylkill and the vine

nickie menaj is in town. i cannot wait to see her. this will be amazing. she's only like the the best female rapper ever. she's only one of the best female rap's ward at bet awards five years in a row. she has a new album called the pink, so can't wait for. that ed sheeran, this is big. the roots, i'm really excited. jay-z beyonce tomorrow. we will have fun. come on down karen. >> are people out there trying to get to some places. jen fredrick put chairs out there, they try to get their spots. are people trying to get ready or are they holding on for a little bit. >> people are here, i have a family from new york that came at 7:00 a.m., they said they will come back, a little bit later in this hour and we will try to talk to them. people are town here coming from all types of places, new york, i have heard people from connecticut. if you are only a couple blocks away you need to get here early because if you wait until it is too late you won't get a slot. i will tell you this if you park your car or anywhere around this area, they are towing cars. that car

. ♪ >> then -- >> nicki versus iggy. >> when you hear nicki minaj spit, nicki minaj wrote it. >> insidele mc feud. >> i try to be a polite person. >> plus, inside melissa mccarthy's date night. >> a little leather? come on. >> i'm into leather, trust me. >> and which do you like better, this "true blood" star's washboard abs on the beach or in bed? we've got both. >> then jersey's most famous housewife facing prison? >> and lionel richie's on-screen battle with daughter nicole. >> how many women have you been with since you've been divorced? >> i can't take it. >>> now the latest celebrity news delivered to you 24/7. it's "the insider" together with yahoo!. >> hello, everyone. i'm keltie knight. >> and i'm michael yo. lots of news happening in the world of entertainment. let's get right to today's big stories. >> is shia labeouf headed to rehab? there's speculation that the 28-year-old actor who told "parade" magazine back in 2009 he's an alcoholic could be contemplating seeking treatment. >> there seems to be an inability to control himself in a way that's considered socially normal. >

nicky fatio, him and i skated on the same ice in staten island. nicky is my gumbatti. >> jimmy: there's a 99% chance that guy is related to me somehow. it's why we moved, it's why we left. all of los angeles has been rallying around the kings, even athletes from other sports. before the game last night, the dodgers posted this vine video. see if you can decipher what right fielder yasiel puig is saying here. [ indiscernible ] >> jimmy: did he say, "go kinkos." that is -- play that again. [ indiscernible ] >> jimmy: yeah, go kinkos. he loves making copies. we should introduce him to joey clams. president obama pulled an unusual maneuver yesterday afternoon. typically when he goes any place outside the white house he is surrounded by reporters, a pool of reporters that watch the president's every move. but yesterday he gave them the slip. obama and his chief of staff ran to starbucks on their own. i didn't know washington, d.c. had a starbucks. that company is apparently doing very, very well. look at this. this is a video. you can see president oba

and nicki minaj discusses it in her song. >> reporter: even beyonce questions the standards in her musical video "pretty hurts" the video sparked a social media conversation with fans asking, hash tag, what is pretty? >> it seems that the world's perception of black women is that they all want a big booty, black is beautiful, big is beautiful. >> reporter: do you think that is true? the noise we are fed? >> i think in media we still have a ways to go because whether what you see is on television, really is a thin or overweight black woman, is either the comedian. >> reporter: the funny black women. >> i see some of you skinny [ bleep ] nervous. y'all looking right here, baby, this is a [ bleep ] leg. >> we have insecurities just like every other woman, we may put on that act because we have to be the strong black woman, no, we have insecurities just like everybody else. and it gets hard because you have to sort of put on the face like oh, no, i'm fine. >> reporter: so just tell me again why you like her figure. >> she has the ideal black woman body. >> exactly. >> reporter: for jenna, imag

the roots and nickie minaj. i'm live on the parkway, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> of course you can catch all the 4th of july festivities on channel 6, at 10:00 matt o'donnell and tamala edwards hosts the freedom ceremony and then the independenceance day parade and at 7:00 p.m., rick williams and cecily tynan and karen rogers and adam joseph bring you the 4 and of july jam capped off by fireworks off the mousse automatic of art. >>> philadelphia police have charged the man whose mother was founded in his freezer. he turned himself into police this afternoon and is charged with abuse of a corpse, he has not been seen his his mother andrea was founded in her home. they are waiting for the body to thaw out to determine when and how she died. >>> the cigarette sales tax, the $2 per pack tax would be funneled in the cash strapped school district. and jerry jordan issued a statement saying theedcaters and parents of philadelphia should be proud of how our legislators have advocated for our city's childr

we've had nicki's talk and here.s and andrew's there's so much information that's here and the question is go and get this out because the media, you know, it's just amazing to me. get them to go and mention something as simple as gun-free zones. have attack after attack. my guess is this debate would be dramatically different if even once in a while when they're going through their chicago list list -- checklist of things, how did they obtain a gun, what type was used, often things that are difficult to determine and they make mistakes about, once in a while, the simplest thing to figure out is did the attack occur in a gun-free zone for the very reasons that nicky was talking it serves as a magnet for these type of comics and see the other things from these killers. if that was mentioned, my guess is that the political debate we have right now would be dramatically different from the way it is. thank you very much. i appreciate your time. [applause] [captions performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> next, a look at the rel

state and probably beyond the envelope to say we'll show you how that was great it have when we had nicky worked open the clean energy for transportation and this item together i want to make sure we have his name on there as something he's worked open we'll need him to goaded it done down the road thank you for everything you've done. >> colleagues. all right. public comment on our friend nicholas. seeing none oh, yes >> since you're a civilian now. >> yes. when i came on the commission my particular expertise was for renewal energy i was excited to be working. >> prayer by the chaplain. >> on that. one of the things that i reflecting on the short time i've been on the commission how much i've learned about the different areas of san francisco's focus on the environment and i've learned >> huge amount from staff so i owe a huge changes e thanks to all of you but i've learned a tremendous amount from all of you. i think a lot of us we bring a set of values to our work but we don't know how to comment those values and put them into practice i didn't know about bio diversity as i do now tha

i want to thank controller, the redevelopment staff and of course miss nicki callahan, all who have worked with us in the past few weeks to make sure we get this right. like to acknowledge my staff, andrea who had a significant part in helping negotiate all these deals . i ask that you adopt these amendments today and continue the item to the special meeting dated july 14. >> supervisor campos. >> thank you for your leader ship on this. i had a quick question, and i don't know -- just wonder what the amendments that you have introduced, wondering what the labor partners are. >> we have >> alex from local 21. we are in support of the amendments. >> great, thank you. >> i know that i had a number of questions last time, but have a chance to understand the amendments today so very supportive of this. >> okay. are there any public comments on this item? ariana casanov. >> i want to thank supervisor cohen and your staff. i really appreciate the time dedicated to this and on behalf out of [inaudible] i want to support all the amendments in this legislation. thank you. >> any other public comment

nicky and alex take us into the one-room apartment they share. >> one person sleeps here.e other two there and over there. and another friend sleeps here, but he is back on the streets because he cannot pay. this is our kitchen. we make coffee and tea here. here's the pan. we did vegetables out of the trash or beg restaurants for leftovers. that's how we get by. >> the apartment does not have a bathroom or a toilet. there's a shower in the kitchen where the men can relieve themselves. they also use the cafÉ on the ground floor. heating is nonexistent, and to make matters worse, the turkish owner uses the kitchen for storage. >> is 150 euros a person. it's 600 euros total. rent is due in four to five days. how am i going to manage to pay that again? >> if i don't pay into a three days, he will throw me out. it is his right. >> i don't get any welfare. i don't even know where to go. i don't speak german and don't know how it works. >> an evening game of cards helps lift the mood, but not for long. tomorrow morning, the struggle to survive starts all over again , right in the

featuring the roots, nicki minaj, vicky martinez, just to name a few, and of course the fireworks we mentioned that we have, to it is the fourth of july, and that is when things end with a bang, thanks to that amazing display over the art museum, but back here live, at independence hall, where once again vice president joe biden the second in command is set to appear around 10:00 this morning, the celebration of freedom happening here in historic philadelphia. no better place to celebrate, ukee, it is the fourth of july in the birth place of america. we send it back to you in the studio. >> oh, ya, you got that right. indeed. that stage look, big time. >> no kidding, lights show and real show. >> did a great job put that together. one star who will not be singing on the parkway tonight, aerianna grande. the problem the singer pulled out at the last minute because of a family emergency. grande tweeted yesterday: new york i'm sorry you saw less of me this trip off to grandparents, g-parents in florida, they need me. now i got to be there. love you and thank you for understanded g. >>>

>> happy birthday, nicki!atlantic. >> sometimes all it takes is one powerful image to tell the story. >> and here to take us through the images of the week. starting out with pictures out of ukraine. >> i think this image taken just outside the dutch embassy in kiev is reminding us we have to focus on the people. we lost a lot of people and we need to remember them more than anything. >> ukrainians flooding the dutch embassy there and paying respects to the lives lost. let's talk about another picture here. we saw severe weather up and down the east coast this past week. this is some flooding in virginia. >> near fredricksburg in virginia. virginia's had 26.5 inches of rainfall this year. this car was found half a mile away from where -- the people got out safely. so it's okay. but this is a reminder don't drive through flash floodings. even in an suv, it was swept half a mile away. >> unbelievable. >> let's move to a picture with a little lighter news. the victory in germany. the world cup. >> look at this. >

. >>> and nicki minaj drama. the awards speech everyone is buzzing about. >>> plus, the dad being called a monster for leaving his son to die in a hot car. his message to mourners at that time funeral, straight from jail. >> and did the boy's mother also research hot car deaths before he died? >>> then, pippa's first

. >> but sometimes it does happen as nickie james, who plays, told us when she invited us back to her that is not what i'm supposed to be saying right now. in this moment, it was like momentary and then you get right back in it. >> there are no second takes on these theaters so need pros always want to deliver the best show for their devoted les miss fans. the story does not give you glitz and glamour of some broadway productions but audiences are sure to love this classic show as much as the cast loves performing it. >> i'm literally living my dream every single night. >> ♪ >> from stage tours to the front door. >> hi. >> hey. >> the star of a laden takes us on a wild ride to show us what a day in his life is like. >> i'll come home and dot next scene. >> with broadway up close your backstage >>> ♪ >> every wonder what a broadway actor's life is like when they're not on stage? i'm actually very curious. >> i can tell you since i actually got to spend a day of the star of aladdin. so before he becomes aladdin on stage adam jenkins has a very full day here at home. he is inviting us in

infamously survived assassination attempt at an italian restaurant decades ago his father "little nickyruthlessly ruled the mafia scene 1980s and is serving a life sentence. >> school reform commission is getting a member after adrupt resignation today. masterman principal margie nev was named tore frs pitchet stepped down today. >> they painted down red, white and blue in haddonfield, new jersey tonightch the first thursday celebration doubled as independence day party tlaep were ardz and crafts for kids, music filled the air and because of tonight's weather. fireworks were postponed until sunday. >> and weather for several other communities to cancel or postpone fireworks but we're updating all the information on abc.com and the list is broken down by state and county to help you find fireworks close to where you are. the good news is that tomorrow night will be okay and so fireworks should go on as scheduled. >> exactly in philadelphia at the shore they postponed a lot of them. the seas will be too rough for the barges to be out there. mother nature having fireworks of her own. we ha