>> and jim, after the dallas police shootings, which killed five officers, commissioner richard ross here in philadelphia says, his officers would then work in pairs. that will now continue after three more officers in baton rouge yesterday, ambushed, shot and killed. >> judge few wore words to describe. >> just shocked. >> this time investigators say three officers in battoning ruin louisianna gunned down by gavin long. >> officer down. >> the shooter, decorated former marine. >> every time it happens, the last time, and your concerned about the men and women, obviously, everywhere, here. >> and here in philadelphia, the killings in dallas ... and now baton rouge, mean more changes to how officers patrol our street. >> you know we double up patrol calves, challenge for us, because of our manpower, so we had to staff police cars with veterans. >> dnc showcase in our city in just one week, commissioner richard ross says his department is tweaking security plans with state and fed rad agencies folk you g on keeps those visiting, those patrolling the city safe. >> most people choose not

the police commissioner, richard ross, expects them all to be peaceful. nbc 10's mitch blocker is live at police headquarters now with the changes police are making, to make sure that these protests remain peaceful. and safe. mitch? >> reporter: yeah, jim, here at police headquarters, commissioner richard ross said that his officers will now be working in two-person teams. we also talked to septa police as well as the secret service to find out how the events in dallas are affecting how they work. what unfolds before the cameras in dallas has taken its toll in philadelphia. >> those officers were still running towards that chaos. and that speaks volumes. >> reporter: police commissioner richard ross reacted with emotion to what happened in dallas. >> obviously, it prompts us to take measures that even we weren't taking before relative to protests. >> our network of law enforcement professionals is tight. and this morning, the lines have been buzzing. >> reporter: septa's police chief is leaving officer deployment up to hits command staff. chief nestle was

they're going to face federal charges say richard ross that the feds will bring charges against theme that as breach of federal property. that's writ stands right now. across from the demonstrators at city hall, i'm jeff cole. iain and lucy, back to you fol folks. >> all right. thank you so much jeff. >>> they do indeed face federal charges. >>> yeah. back to the studios in old city where dawn timmeney is keeping up with the rest of today's headlines. dawn? >> iain and lucy another hot one around the delaware valley. but down at the shore, well, they're dealing with a whole other problem. cars driving through flooded streets this afternoon in sea isle. look at these people wading through the water. katrina sent us this video via fresco news moments after storms hit that area. meteorologist kathy orr with a closer look at exactly what happened and kathy what we can expect. >> ultimate doppler tracking this this afternoon, dawn. you can see not much going on except right here in cape may county. a storm blue up right over sea isle and strathmere and that dumb about 2.5 to 3.5-inches of

they were patient. >> reporter: philadelphia police commissioner richard ross says the same professional patients will continue, during the many planned and unplanned protests, scheduled during the democratic national convention. >> we will maintain this posture going into the dnc, we are organized, we are prepared, we have been preparing for months now, and we are going to shut this city down. >> reporter: black lives matter organizers say he is helping to plan protests during the convention. >> bottom line is this, law enforcement better change their wicked ways or they will start feeling the wrath of god. we are not going to allow anymore of you killing our black and brown people. if we cannot get no justice you will get no peace. >> reporter: you are not advocating. >> we never advocate violence. >> reporter: commissioner ross goal, it is twofold, one maintain peace. >> we have a plan that we're comfortable with but there is always the unknown, and with conventions comes a level of anarchy that unfortunately you have to contend with. >> reporter: while allowing those gathered to expr

and annie mccormick spoke with police commissioner, richard ross. >> reporter: the commissioner said they are still learning the details like everybody else but they are adding extra safety measures because they want to make sure not only their officers -- >> you watch in horror, seeing the police officers being pinned down first of all. not knowing what they are dealing with, which is absolutely scary. >> philadelphia police commissioner, richard ross, expressing his thoughts. philadelphia police are riding two officers to a cruiser, safety precautions as a direct reaction to the dallas police officers targeted and killed during a thursday night protest. >> we'll take appropriate measures to ensure their safety. obviously putting out additional clips to remind them to be vigilant. >> after the shooting death of philando castille of minnesota and alton sterling of louisiana. just last night local act viflts in center city in town for the church convenience held a protest for both of the slain men. it wrapped up peacefully before the shots rang out at the dallas protest. with more pro

convention area, police say seven people got through and they were immediately arrested commissioner richard ross say protesters were warned of the consequences. >> they were able to breach that fence. it is kind of ridiculous that we were standing right there waiting for them and they see us. it is in the like it is a surprise or they thought they were taken anywhere. this he were taken into custody. despite warnings that i issued and issued along the fence line later, they are now being charged with a federal offense >> now earlier yesterday demonstrators by other groups were uneventful. police have arrested issued 69 sightitions since it started on monday. >>> donald trump takes his campaign trail in iowa. he is under fire by political leaders on both side of the aisle for recent comments he made. republican presidential nominee rallied his supporters in scranton and ohio wednesday but it is what he said in florida that has drawn the most criticism. trump told reporters he hopes that russia finds that thousands of e-mails hillary clinton deleted from her private server during her tenure as sec

police commissioner richard ross thinks he might know why.ladelphia police commissioner richard ross sat down with his top commanders to plan strategy for the dnc, they covered every detail including how his officers would dress national spotlight while they dealt with thousands of protesters during the week long event. >> sometimes if you go looking like you're prepared for fight then that's what you get. >> reporter: commissioner made a decision not to deploy hard riot gear. to deal with large protests and demonstrations as an example, he cited his profile officers on bike patrol. >> they just have on shorts and their bike helmet which they should wear every day any way. >> reporter: with each protest officers by the hundreds are on posts bike officers follow protesters front and rear. foot patrol officers are dressed in their every day uniforms. they're also hundreds of officers and detectives dressed in street clothes mingled among protesters. >> as long as people are peaceful, um, that we will issue citations and right now that's pretty

what commissioner richard ross is saying about the demonstrations right now. >>> good day everybody, it is thursday, july 20, 28, 2016, i'm lawyer joan son will i have at the wells fargo center in philadelphia. chris murphy, guess what i hear, the clean up crews are busy behind me. >> oh, i'm sure they are. and get ready for another night, right, foot i am night tonight, lauren, thanks so much. we'll check back in, so much happened on night three. lets guess to sue serio, because after it is over, sue, everyone will try to party and celebrate and the rain might not cooperate. >> yes, weaver some thunderstorms in the forecast for later on in the day. so that could provide the book ends, we started this convention with thunderstorms on monday, we could ends with some thunderstorms pretty strong tonight. now, would dough have one little area around hagerstown, maryland, to look at this morning, but it doesn't look like it is amount to go much. but it is humid out there again, and it is pretty mild. 77 degrees, with 890% relative humidity, back to south-southwest

police commissioner richard ross has been paying very close attention to how things are playing out inleveland. in fact, he tells us he was just there a couple of weeks ago, getting a closer look at their setup. on friday, dnc leaders will unveil the podium at the wells fargo center, that's happening at 7:00 a.m. now, the events at the wells fargo center are reserved for delegates, as last-minute preps take place inside. the city is preparing for tens of thousands of protesters outside. >> there are groups that have let us know when they're going to be out there. they've gotten permits. where they're going to go, if they're going anywhere at all. what their issue is, and, there's always going to be pop-up protests. and those are the ones that are the wild cards. you don't know exactly how they're going to go, where they're going to traverse the city. and those are the ones that potentially have more implications to traffic and things like that. >> and there's a lighter side to the convention, as well. coming up in the next half hour, we'll tell you another way you can get involved in t

i know many of you are interested in the technical aspects of our preparation of we have richard rossdam teal and samantha philips here to answer your questions, these folks have done an incredible job over the last year of getting our city ready for the dnc. so before everything officially kicks off we wanted to give you an opportunity to speak with them. we're going to to get to are your questions quickly. first, a huge thank you to our city employees as well as our local and federal partners our officers and firefighters and sanitation workers people working in the room for the next few days will be working long, hard shifts to keep the city safe and operating. i cannot thank everybody enough for all the sacrifices they are making. the second is about the extreme heat and weather we are expecting over the neck several days. we are expecting heat and humidity in the triple digits. excessive heat causes dangerous health conditions due to prolonged hot temperatures coupled with high humidity. there's little relief at night due to higher than normal overnight temperatures. the city had

commissioner richard ross said another concern is heat.ing to be extremely hot, dangerously hot. you'll have protester rs outside and some who may overestimate their ability to withstand these kinds of temperatures. the city will be providing water for certain areas where there is none available there will be misting stations so people can stay hydrated and stay safe, as they make their voices heard throughout this week. reporting live, jeanette reyes. gray. >> the "action news" morning team will have live reports from the wells fargo center, tune in tomorrow at 4:30 a.m. they will have an update on the detours 'related to the dnc. >>> dozens of trees like this one could not stand up to the high winds from yesterday's storms. a woman was inside the car when a tree fell on it. look at that. she managed to escape without injury. pse&g and atlantic electric crews worked through the night to restore power to thousands of households. they continue to work right now. the philadelphia medical examiner is trying to determine the cause of death of

we will find out from richard ross in 15 minutes or so whether any crime was committed but they wereescribed as chinese nationals. what that means is they are citizens of china can you imagine two americans caught on the roof in one of the most prominent buildings in beijing with smoke bombs and questionable chemicals is this? they wouldn't see a lawyer for eight years and sentenced to ten years of hard labor. >> we will stay on that story. >> closer to the dnc, all kind of things will be happening near city hall. >> two weeks away. >> now to reports of the threat made against the philadelphia police department. >> these threats were made on social media they target three specific police districts and police do not believe they are credible though, but still given with all that is happening recently. >> they are taking it seriously for sure. >> at the same time protesters took to the streets for the sixth straight night here in philadelphia police say for the most part those protests have been peaceful. the groups are gathering against recent police killings of african-american men,

. >> reporter: most praised the city's security plan commissioner richard ross took a hands-on approach i was quite impressed. >> everyone felt safe here. that's the most important thing. >> reporter: in center city, dave schratwieser, fox 29 news. >> more e-mail trouble for hillary clinton's camp tonight. >> fbi and justice department are investigate a computer hack of clinton's presidential campaign saying in statement that it's internal systems were not compromised. the up truce was discovered by private investigators hired by the campaign. now this comes as the democratic congressional campaign committee also revealed today it had been hacked in an incident similar to the breach at the party's main headquarters. so far however it's unclear exactly who tapped into the computers and which information was accessed at the congressional campaign committ committee. >>> the dnc got off to rocky start because of that e-mail hack. >> 19,000 democratic national committee e-mails were released by wikileaks after the breach. the e-mails showed that supposedly neutral party officials were favori

philadelphia police commissioner richard ross put the policy back in place for the department over a week ago after the deadly ambush on dallas police. ross ordered paired patrols back in january after attack on philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett. >> hoopla and pageantry of the republican national convention comes with a nervous edge given the environment with protests and deadly attacks on police. >> party members gathered for the additional start. the theme of today happens to be national security. >> stephanie ramos is live with us inside the quicken loans. >> reporter: matt and tam good morning, every night this week will have a theme. the big one will be the case against hillary clinton. clinton will be in the buckeye state holding an event of her own as the republicans unite in cleveland. it's game time for the republican national convention always the stage is set in cleveland. the love continues to grow between donald trump and his running mate mike pence. sitting down for their first gop interview. >> he is not intimated by the world. this goodman will be a great pre

the police commissioner here richard ross says officers will patrol in pairs whenever they are on the street. after investigators say a former marine gunned down, three police officers in baton rouge, lou san. >>> shots fired, officer down. >> reporter: if you run into philly's finest you will likely be seeing double. >> you know, we have double up our patrol cars and, it is a challenge for us because of our manpower so we had to pull some of our staff in and staff those police cars with veterans. >> reporter: philadelphia police commissioner richard ross paring up officers on patrol after shootings in dallas and baton rouge. something fraternal order of police vice-president roosevelt poplar says he is glad it is happening. >> it gives you a sense of security with someone there with you, there are times when officers work streets alone and they have to wait for backup. >> reporter: upper darby police chief michael chitwood weighing in on the two ambushes in as many weeks. >> it is a new thing. >> reporter: anybody is noticed when you are out there. >> reporter: he says his department

employees commissioner, richard ross says all officers are expected to be cautious and vigilant. >> you see the police officers being pinned down first of all, and not knowing what they are dealing with that is absolutely scary. >> more protests and rallies are expected this afternoon and the number one priority is to make sure everyone stay safe including the men and women in uniform. >> as the details continue to unfold. people across the nation and here in our area come out with strong opinions about the recent violence. katherine scott talked to several people to find out how they feel. >> here is our area you feel the grief for the officers in dallas but feel the heart ache for what is happening across the country. >> you don't feel safe anywhere anymore. >> images of tragedy coming outs of dallas and in center city they weighed heavily on people's mind. >> it's tragedy. >> we need to live together not so much shooting and malice we have against one another. >> last night the attacks against officers came as the protests were ending. many at home expressed hurt and anger over the d

. >> commission are in richard ross says continue to use bike officers the remain of the dnc along witht patrol and other specially trained units. >> dnc wraps up for the night the party just getting started much checking out how people are celebratingcelebrating a histor. in the wake of today's show of a ren in a the gop nominee is working very hard to take democrats down few notches and donald trump got bad news today. >> another live look at the wells fargo center alicia keys rocking it. we'll be right back. stay with us. (male off-screen announcer) what's it feel like to win the mustang instant game, with top prizes of a hundred grand or a new ford mustang? (woman) oh my goodness. woo! (male off-screen announcer) with instant games from the pennsylvania lottery, the instant you play could be the instant you win. keep on scratchin'. ♪ >>> welcome back with live look at the wells fargo center where hillary clinton is now speaking. let's listen in. >> -- great day and night. what an incredible honor that you have given me and i can't believe we just put the biggest crack in that glass

. >> commission are in richard ross says continue to use bike officers the remain of the dnc along witht patrol and other specially trained units. >> dnc wraps up for the night the party just getting started much checking out how people are celebratingcelebrating a histor. in the wake of today's show of a ren in a the gop nominee is working very hard to take democrats down few notches and donald trump got bad news today. >> another live look at the wells fargo center alicia keys rocking it. we'll be right back. rocking it. we'll be right back. stay with us. ♪ >>> welcome back with live look at the wells fargo center where hillary clinton is now speaking. let's listen in. >> -- great day and night. what an incredible honor that you have given me and i can't believe we just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet. thanks to you and to everyone who fought so hard to make this possible. this is really your victory. this is really your night. and if there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say, i may become the first woman president but one of you

and also a large police presence, we should mention that moments ago we saw police commissioner richard ross along way number of police officers, and as marchers plan to protest the shootings, people across the city are reacting. young people are responding to the recent deaths of two black men just a day apart one in louisiana and one in minnesota. >> i am asking what will make things change? that is what it is about. implementing change. >> i said again? that could easily be me. >> those we spoke to say they it's heart breaking and they are sick and tired of hearing this kind of police involved shootings. >> i am fearful, every time i see one i look down, and they could get a wrong idea of how i look. >> they say it's something they keep track of. community policing is always a priority. >> everybody is watching, you hope that this doesn't destroy the work that you have been doing for months and years with people lute virus communities in the city. >> the philadelphia's black talk radio were filled with concerned listeners voicing their opinions. they say the tone was one of concern and pl

now, police commissioner richard ross said those protesters were warned of the consequences. >> they were able to breach that fence, kind of ridiculous in a sense, standing right there waiting for them, they see us, so it is not like it is a surprise, not like they thought they could get anywhere. they were taken into custody, despite warnings that i issued earlier, were issued by people along the fence line later, they're now being charged with federal offense. >> now, earlier yesterday, demonstrations by other groups were largely uneventful. police have issued 69 citations, since the dnc started on monday. >> former philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey is remembering fallen police officers, and calling for gun control. >> ramsey made an empassioned plea at the convention last night. >> we need more than grieving to protect our law enforcement officers and to serve, and to serve the memory of those heroes who had fallen. we need common sense measures to reduce gun violence. >> former arizona congress woman, gabby giffords, also called for stricter legislation. gifford suf

. >> philadelphia police commissioner richard ross talking about the most recent homicide. just after midnight here in the winfield section of the the city, a 22-year-old man in the car was ambushed by two men. the victim crashed into two parked cars after suspects unloaded two dozen shots at him. >> the pontiac that the victim was driving was hit at least nine times, we found nine bullet holes in the doors and side panel and windows, that an indication that the shooters were on both sides of the vehicle. >> at 1:30 in the morning another homicide happened here in north philadelphia on the 900 block of masher, there the 22-year-old victim died minutes after he was taken to episcopal hospital. at the scene outside of a residence, they found food scattered on the grown including a happy meal they believe he bought for his child. >> the male was shot five times in the head. and nine times in the torso. that is a total of 14 times that the male was shot. >> in both cases detectives say they will review surveillance footage in the area, but are looking for witnesses to come forw

>> reporter: iain, police commissioner richard ross in the middle of this whole thing.to come over here and talk to us. commissioner around 10:30 some folks tried to breach the fence even though you warned protesters this afternoon that they were going to face federal charge if's they did that. can you tell us exactly what happened? >> unfortunately, that's exactly what some of them did. i don't have an exact number right now. they were on the other side. we took them into custody immediately. might be six to a dozen give or take. they did that. despite the warnings that were issued by me on tv and all the officers this afternoon. in addition to which unfortuna unfortunately they were burning something on the ground here female was probably trying to pitt out. that's all we can surmise and she took a pretty nasty burn to her leg. >> reporter: commissioner it was quite all night across the city right up until around 10:30. office still on high alert still doing their job tonight and all of a sudden this breaks out. >> yeah. but what's important to point out is that most

>> several gunmen we understanded are on the loose, dave kinchen now with police commissioner richard ross, live, dave, good morning. good morning to you, commissioner joining us dark you can g about these two terrible cases here, two separate shootings, 22 year old shot and killed, one on the 5800 block of woodcrest, in his karat his girlfriend's place, shot by two men, what can you tell us about that particular case there? >> two young men lost their lives, absolutely ridiculous apparently don't have too much on either investigation, both shot multiple times, had nothing to do with each other. two investigates, but speaks volumes what we node to do, we need the help from the public, so if anyone has anything irrespective of how insignificant you think it is, please give homicide a call. >> you just mention, cambria and north mash nerve philadelphia, 22 year old man shot five times in the head apparently he had food that he may have been bringing to a child. how do you go about solving these case when is people don't want to talk or afraid to talk? >> you just got to get out there, appeal

police commissioner, richard ross put the policy back in place several weeks ago. several agencies received threats in the wake of the dallas ambush. philadelphia police will receive help from other departments during next week's democratic national convention. >>> the republican national convention is minutes away from getting underway in cleveland. the gop is gathering to nominate donald trump for president. he will introduce his wife melinia and talk about her husband and paint a different picture of him for those who remain skeptical. ohio is an open carry state, so police may come face-to-face with protesters who are legally allowed to tote a gun. >>> several notable republicans from the region are skipping the convention. pat toomey is not attending he is locked in a tight race with katie ma >> i'm not going out there for a coordination, i feel very strongly the incendiary comments that have been made over the many months combined with a lack of policy specificity, i'm never going to clinton under any circumstances, at the same time i have not crossed the rub

it is a disturbing reality that commissioner richard ross acknowledged today. >> respect peoples right to protest but obviously in addition to what we would normally do to protect them, we have to take additional measures to protect our officers as well. >> reporter: i should point out while there were controversial statements made by organizers of that protest last night, they were not the opinion of some who took part in the march. outside of city hall, chad pradelli for channel six "action news". >>> right now, there are calls for peace and reconciliation to drawn out hateful rhetoric and to comfort heart broken communities as so many have, people here in bridgeton, turned to prayer to help them get through this violent time. a crowd gathered at bethenny grace community church last night and they prayed for our nation as it struggles through this tragic week of killings in missouri, louisiana and texas. >>> stay with "action news" and six abc.com throughout the weekend for the very latest developments in dallas, texas and join the ongoing conversation about all this weeks tragic sho

during the news conference this afternoon, commissioner richard ross said residents will be impacted but they are working to minimize it as much as possible. >> there will be significant traffic in a way of police activity and obviously delegate buses and things like that, but, you know, we're going to work very hard with the neighborhoods that we already have in coordinating with them, the chief already talked about having details that will be down there specifically as we do with eagles games and a like to make sure that those neighborhoods are policed adequately while an activity good s going on. >>> fdr park will be used as grounds for protesting. fencing will be put up around that area. philly police will handle the protesters while state police assist with the highways. shawnette wilson fox 29 news. >>> for a full list of road closures and everything else you need to know leading up to the democratic national convention in philadelphia, just log on to our website at fox29.com. >>> two different shootings by police in minnesota and louisiana in just a matter of days have protest

large contingent of protestors marching down south broad street from city hall police commissioner richard ross says he's worried about protestors and the heat but is thankful that the protests have been peaceful so far. >>> let's take a quick look at the situation here inside wells fargo arena and perhaps you can see the philadelphia congressman bob brady is at the podium. he of course the longest serving philadelphia congressman and he is welcoming the democrats to not only this convention but also to the city of philadelphia and they are giving him a rousing round of applause. >>> "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist is live on the floor and sarah, sanders supporters have been extraordinarily vocal here this evening and in fact, sanders has texted his supporters to calm down. >> reporter: that's right, jim. this convention off to a raucous start. we've been hearing dueling chants of hillary and bernie. the mere mention of hillary clinton or tim kaine even receiving some boos here on the convention floor. that prompted bernie sanders to send out a message to supporters telling them that th

police commissioner richard ross says after dealing with similar protests over the past several days, he is very proud with the way his department has handled these marches. >> with for them to be able to deal with some of the things they've been dealing with, some of the invectives that be hurled their way. they've been able to maintain that level of professionalism that gets us through thissism with the convention later this month and the protest showing no sign of letting up commission eros is speaking out to encourage protestors to contact the department when a rally is being scheduled. the main reason he says is to keep the picketers and the police as safe as possible. >> when you walk around for hours and hours and don't tell us where you're going it creates challenges for us. we have a duty to protect them despite what some people believe. we are out there doing that. particularly since they're traversing the streets in the milling of traffic in many cases. >> reporter: words echoed today by dallas police chief david brown. >> greater concern about the requirements that it puts

this afternoon or this morning i should say we did speak with commissioner richard ross about what the police department will be doing in addition to the normal routines for a protest, especially in light of what happened last night in dallas. >> obviously it prompts us to take measures that even we weren't taking before relative to a protest. obviously in large scale events, some of the things i'm alluding to that we are not talking about are things we would have done but not necessarily in protest. so that is a sad commentary but we will do what we have to do to keep protesters safe and we will support to keep everybody in this city safe. >> reporter: on top of the extra police presence we are expecting for the protest commissioner ross tells cbs-3 officers will patrol the streets in pairs, at least for the next few days. this is after the deadliest attack on law enforcement since 9/11. officials in dallas say four people were shot by a snipper including 12 law enforcement officers and two civilians. five officers died. it all began as a peaceful black lives matters protest in downto

in recent days, threats have been made against several districts, commissioner richard ross said the threats are connected to social media. >> fortunately, social media enables a lot of people to do a lot of things, some of it not the smartest things in the world. even if you have no intent of caring some of these things out, i can't begin to fathom why people do some of these things, the worlds we live in. >> the commissioner says, threats against police are taken as seriously as threats against the public. meanwhile, this noon, two suspect who were found with apparent smoke bombs on center city roof last night do not appear to be connected to terrorism. that is the latest words from philadelphia police, the suspects were spotted on the roof of the hyatt at the bellevue in center city. they had at least one camera, as well as the smoke bomb. police say, one of the suspects might be a blogger who likes to do things with photography. commissioner ross said the suspects might face at least criminal trespassing charges. >> president obama is set to speak at a memorial service in dallas

. >> reporter: most praised the city's security plan commissioner richard ross took a hands on approach. >> i was quite impressed. >> everyone felt safe here. that's the most important thing. >> reporter: in center city, dave schratwieser, fox 29 news. >>> and today mayor kenney reflecting on the city's handling of the dnc and he says we got an a plus. kenney seemed proud to report there were no arrests ma boy the city police during the dnc. the first term mayor says philly septembered its reputation as a city that does big events like the pope or the dnc pretty well. >> we're ready for anything that can come our way. fill our hotels, fill our restaurants and make the city look good. >> the mayor wanted to remind residents that city services had to operate while the convention was underway which he says did pretty well. >>> balloons and confetti barely hit the floor when hillary clinton and her running mate tim kaine pivoted general election mode. three-day bus trip to pennsylvania and ohio beginning today with a midday rally in north philadelphia. bruce gordon was hip deep in democrati

richard ross said all of the demonstrations were peaceful. >>> nbc 10's matt delucia is at independenceall where storms are moving through. he recorded this report just a short time ago. >> here is a look at independence mall right now, before those storms move through. you see the nbc news setup. this is where the "today" show and msnbc will have part of their broadcast throughout the week. one of theç bigger events toda at the wells fargo center, a speech by first lady michelle obama. she'll be speaking about the role that the president plays in the lives of children in shaping their future and why hillary clinton will be the best person to fill this role. many of the delegates and prot test -- protesters have arrived over the week. we've seen rallies larger than those seen in cleveland last week. we talked to some of the people who live near the sports complex and the area about their hopes and expectations as the week goes on. >> we got letters sent out to us. the police will be there, there's permit parking and everything. i think we'll be good. >> it's a great tune for philadelph

. >> reporter: message from commissioner richard ross who says his officers will maintain their patients and professionalism like they did during a tense protest, saturday. >> we will maintain posture, going into the dnc, obviously, there will be people, who are not from here, who will choose to take advantage of this as they to with every convention. >> reporter: he says he hopes those outside forces don't muddy message those who will protest are trying to make. >> i hope that some of the people with legitimate issues, protest and what they believe in are. don't get hijacked by people whether or not from here. >> reporter: commissioner does admit there is a level of anarchy that comes with protests during a national convention and especially with the murder of those five dallas police officers, just a few days ago. he said his men and women here during any protest leading up to the dnc or during protest at dnc, they will remain extra vigilant. we are live, i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> greg, thanks. >>> another group of demonstrators are taking to the streets for anti p

police commissioner richard ross welcomes their points of view. his goal, it is to make sure that they protest safely, legally. >> we will respect the constitution and everyone's right to protest and i think the city and police department, as well as other entities have done a good job at demonstrating that and trying to convey that to everyone involved. >> reporter: secret service release aid long list of items thaw cannot the bring into the the secure perimeter if you happened to be near wells fargo center. we have that list posted on cbs philly to the come. jessica and ukee. we have another picture of that map if you want to take a closer look coming out from the secret service. reporting live, david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> as dnc draws closer "eyewitness news" has you covered. head over to cbs philly.com/dnc for more on the road closures hain that security plan. >>> another hot sticky evening commute for septa riders on pack regional rail trains, delays, crowded trains have been the normal, for commuters this beek. the railcars

we asked commissioner richard ross about the protest and how his officers responded. >> they were professional. they were patient, and i admire their resolve. >> the commissioner also says he expects 90% of protests at the democratic national convention to be peaceful. he says his department has a plan to handle the protests. >>> in montgomery county police say they are grateful for a recent show of support from residents. they have received everything from cards and letters to food and donations, and now officers have shown their gratitude on social media. one of those departments is w t whitpayne township and deanna durante joins us with more. >> reporter: had a man walked in hand wanted to buy lunch for the entire department. police here as well as all over the county and the area are posting their gratitude on social media. the police chief here says many of the gifts will be donated again to residents and people nearby who actually need them. >> i try to do a little bit of something to make them feel good. >> we grabbed a couple of extra. >> reporter: frank has lived here his entire life

path lottery has a record years in sales, profits, prize s and philadelphia police commissioner richard ross is thanking businesses on broad street for letting officers cool off inside during their shift. >>> check in two, three, four times a day on kyw news radio 1060 on your am dial. >>> time his 50:00. time for a check on business news. >> money watches jill wagner joins us live from the new york stock exchange, good morning, jill, also apple reported its recent earnings, what can you tell us. >> reporter: apple shares are trading at least in after hours, back above the $100 mark. apple reported its earnings, i phone sales fell for a second straight quarter but still investors are encouraged by apple's long term strategy which includes a focus on apple tv, and artificial intelligence, apple also announced it is buying car pool karaoke that popular segment from the late, late show with james corden, on cbs and turned into a 16 up sewed unscripted seer that is will stream on apple music. no word on who will host though, brooke and jim. >> we all knew it would be a popular segment. >>> i und

. >> police commission are in richard ross. he added that the news of yesterday's shooting in baton rouge is devastating. he says he's focused on keeping officers motivated threw what he calls trying times yesterday president obama said that quote nothing justifies of course violence against law enforcement in this country. i'm jeff cole in the newsroom, lucy, to you. >> isn't that the truth, jeff, thank you n bucks county authorities are on the hunt for a man and woman on the run after a shooting in warrick township. police say a love triangle may to be blame. investigators say jeffrey gould shot and killed edward today bin ski thursday night in front of today bin ski's home. they say he took off along with his girlfriend and they kept on going. all the way to north carolina where they have a friend. police say she was the ex-girlfriend of the murdered man. >> jeffrey admitted to this in north carolina he shot her ex-boyfriend. with that information detectives applied for an arrest warrant for jeffrey gould. it was signed by j

it is a disturbing reality that commissioner richard ross acknowledged today. >> we respect people's right to protest but obviously in addition to what we normally do to protect them we have to take additional measures to protect our officers as well. >> reporter: right now, couple dozen protesters still out in force here outside city hall. just moments ago they were face-to-face with police. we didn't see any violence. the protest tonight despite this controversial statements was peaceful and i should point out, while there were those controversial statements during that protest, i need to point out that some of the marchers, didn't agree with those statements. live outside city hall, chad pradelli for channel six "action news". >> chad, thank you. >>> the pennsylvania legislative black caucus has previously planned this news conference today to discuss the killings of the two african-american men this week at the hands of police officers when the tragedy in dallas change the conversation. >> we are standing firmly against any violent actions occurring in our nation at this time. >>

police commissioner richard ross say protesters were warned of the consequences. >> they were able to breach that fence. kind of ridiculous in the sense that we were stack right there waiting for them. they see us, it is not like a surprise or they thought they could get anywhere. despite warnings that i issued earl are and issued by people along fence line later they are being charged with a federal offense. >> earlier demonstrations by other groups were largely un eventful. police have issued 69 sigh tastetations since the dnc started monday. >>> cbs news is covering every ago will of the democratic national convention, cbs this morning is live on the constitution center, starting at 7:00 a.m. >>> "cbs evening news" with scott pelley is live from the wells fargo center at 6:30. cbs news will continue with prime time coverage tonight at 11:00. >>> that is followed by "eyewitness news" at 11:00 right here on cbs 36789. >>> federal officials say there is little doubt that rush ace behind hacking of more than 19,000 e-mails from the democratic national committee. >> as hena daniels repo

. >> reporter: police commissioner richard ross joined us in the march.e has requested patients for those trying to get around, what will be a weeks worth of demonstrations. and some people have to be patient. people trying to get around the city, particularly center city, just be patient with us. but we're here, we will do what we said we were going to do. >> reporter: our police sources confirming that a number of citations have been issued to protesters. they have not been placed under arrest. of course, this is a fluid ever developing situation and we are on top of it. live from south philadelphia, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> thanks, joe, appreciate that. as you know those protesters have been dealing with sweltering, dangerous heat out there as well. >> it is incredibly hot. >> lets go back into the studio to talk with kate bilo on the die deck and kate you are probably melting out there, right now. >> it is hard to breathe outside is why this heat is so dangerous especially with people with helps try issues. humidity so high and temp

police commissioner richard ross says demonstrators have been warned reaching the fence would bring federal charges. >> federal charges i mean you were warn. why you would do that and subject yourself to that i have no absolutely no idea. >> reporter: cell phone video posted online captures the moments of pushing and shoving between police and demonstrato demonstrators. seven protests were brought before a federal magistrate this afternoon. this man says they were just trying to make their voices heard. >> you know there's a question of whether this violates first am the rights when you put fence up and prevent protesters from actually being anywhere near the place where they intend to protest. >> reporter: so that was the argument of course they made in court today. now, a number of those protesters were released. they did hang on to the least one guy claiming that he had throwing knives with him when he was arrested his lawyers say no, not throwing knives but they were needed for medical use much he's some sort of emt. let me have you take a look at the police lined up here at the gate he

richard ross the police commissioner said there would be changes but he did not go into details. >> the irony of police officers protecting demonstrators and them getting ambushed is a bit much. >> reporter: in the wake of dallas and with the expectation of many marches in philadelphia from now through the dnc the commissioner says there will be changes. >> we respect people's right to protest but obviously in addition to what we would normally do to protect them, we've got to take additional measures to even protect our officers as well. >> reporter: one short term change officers will ride two to a car a move urged by the fop. >> i know that the city will have their back. i know that the commissioner has their best interests in mindism this week's police shootings in louisiana and minnesota and last night's ambush of dallas officers renewing debate about the history of distrust between police and some minority communities which brings us to this police sponsored block party. an annual event it's fun, an effort for little ones to bounce or to try a police siren but there is a serious i

. >> ♪ inside the arch street united methodist church it's a plea heard by police commissioner richard rosshere's work to be done in law enforcement. i think most leaders will tell you that. it is not an indictment of the men and women who proudly wear this uniform across the country much it just means you have to see things for what they are. >> reporter: what this was a peaceful demonstration of people seeking to have safe law enforcement. >> jesus name we ask it all. >> amen. >> amen. >> reporter: many are crediting the ame church members and their influence for keeping this demonstration peaceful and for keeping the message clear. reporting from the convention center alexandra hoff, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> alex, thank you. >>> tonight st. paul, minnesota large crowd gathered outside the school where ferlando castillo work as a cafeteria supervisor. president obama is weighing in the recent deadly police shooting. nicole brewer takes a close look at both cases. we want to warn you the video you're about to see is graphic. >> please don't tell me this lord, please, jesus don't tell me

either way, philadelphia police commissioner richard ross says the call is clear. >> work to be done in law enforcement. i think most leaders will tell you that. it is not an indictment of the men and women who proudly wear this uniform across the country, it just means that you have to see things for what they are. >> march for justice so that more young people are not being shot by the police. >> a peaceful demonstration that ended in fate at the arch street united methodist church. >> a rally they know will pick up again later today. >> cbs news special report coming up right now. president obama is getting ready to speak. we'll have it for you. >> from warsaw the nato summit. here we go. while we are waiting for that. >> we got word about 4:30 that he was going to -- he was preparing a speech. so, waiting for it, cbs news special report. >> he did make some original comments yesterday, asking for calm, basically, saying black lives matter, and blue lives matter, as well. today he's in warsaw, for a meeting with nato leaders, and, again, we are expecting a press conference or at l

. >> ♪ inside the arch street united methodist church it's a plea heard by police commissioner richard ross there's work to be done in law enforcement. i think most leaders will tell you that. it is not an indictment of the men and women who proudly wear this uniform across the country much it just means you have to see things for what they are. >> reporter: what this was a peaceful demonstration of people seeking to have safe law enforcement. >> jesus name we ask it all. >> amen. >> amen. >> reporter: many are crediting the ame church members and their influence for keeping this demonstration peaceful and for keeping the message clear. reporting from the convention center alexandra hoff, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> alex, thank you. >>> tonight st. paul, minnesota large crowd gathered outside the school where ferlando castillo work as a cafeteria supervisor. president obama is weighing in the recent deadly police shooting. nicole brewer takes a close look at both cases. we want to warn you the video you're about to see is graphic. >> please don't tell me this lord, please, jesus don't tell m

police commissioner richard ross said all of the demonstrations were peaceful.he protesters and police kept their cool in the sweltering heat. >> now it's time for the delegates and v.i.p.s to chill. some 250 tons worth of extra air conditioning equipment will be delivered to the wells fargo center today. starting today, the eyes of the nation and beyond will be on philadelphia. >> when the democratic convention begins this afternoon, bernie sanders and michelle obama will be among the first to address the delegates. matt delucia is live on independence mall with a closer look at what's happening tonight. matt? >> a lot more humid than it probably is over there inside the wells fargo center. a lot will be happening here later on today. last time we had a political convention here in philadelphia, it was 16 years ago. and, of course, the stage is set for another. take a look behind me here. we have the nbc news set up here right at independence mall. this is where the "today" show and msnbc will have part of their broadcast. there will be things happening here in

. >> reporter: so far these protests have been fairly peaceful even police commissioner richard ross said the same thing. today we'll start to see the more controversial protests. you have one against police brutality another for gun control and trump supporters will be out in full force today also demonstrating. reporting live at fdr park, jeanette ray yells, channel6 "actiojeanette reyes channel6 "action news. tam. >> a lifetime of fighting for children and families. today we will hear from the mothers of trayvon martin eric garner michael brown and sandra bland talking about criminal justice reform. we'll hear from police officers later in the week and the big ticket tonight is former president bill clinton coming to the stage to talk about his wife like she did for him back in 1996. it will be interesting to hear that speech. matt and nydia. >> thank you, tam. >>> donald trump will address thousands of veterans at the v.f.w. convention in charlotte north carolina today. the republican nominee rallied supporters in winston salem last night. trump took aim at the rigged system spec