eastern state penitentiary is staying open until 8:00. and happy hours across the city and night end with fireworks. keep track on nbc 10 app. aundrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. >>> don't have to wait until the fourth. tonight at penn's landing. philadelphia orchestra and fireworks show over the river. and don't miss chance to win big in the festivities. listen to the prizes we're giving away. three-night all inclusive getaway to cancun. wawa coffee for entire year for free. trip to watch a taping of "america's got talent" live in l.a. and passes to jay-z and j. cole. how about that? head to our website. it's easy. we'll announce the winner in the concert on july 4th, tuesday night. >> very persuasive. >>> to the weather. i want nice weather. sunshine, humidity but tomorrow issued an alert. >> might be dicey. glenn schwartz, the hurricane. >> limited period of time that things may get rough. first alert for severe thunderstorms for just about entire area except near the beaches of new jersey and delaware. between 3:00 and 9:00 p.m. tomorr

on count two, the sentence will be 24 months in the state penitentiary.on count four, 24 months in the state penitentiary, you will pay a $10,000 fine. those sentences will run consecutive to one another. and you will have a lifetime driving suspension and will also pay court costs. >> i guess my hopes were kind of shot down. my hopes were about two years. two to three years. with a chance of getting my driver suspension revoked at some point. >> and the victims families spoke what was it like for you? what was going through your head? >> basically what was going through my head was stay strong. basically the male's family was mad. i don't think they are going to get over it. like me, i'm not going to ever get over it. but to cope with it is one step. the girl's grandfather did say that he forgave me. and that was a big thing. it hurt in my chest. but it felt good to hear that someone actually forgave me. >> coming up -- kyle stein takes the long walk to the state prison bus. >> i got about four years to think about what got me here. you gotta do on your

free museum night at eastern state penitentiary. explore america's most historic prison beginning 5:00 p.m. tonight. and today's go forth and learn event is all about the spirit of ben franklin and free fun for children. kids learn about technology and experience programs at pen park. that event is from 12 to 4 at the ace adams field. all morning long, breaking down the wawa welcome america events happening over the 4th of july holiday. also get updates on the free nbc 10 app. >>> and we're covering breaking news in south philadelphia. part of a home came crashing down. the red cross is right now helping four families find shelter after the row home they were in partially collapsed. nbc 10 was on the scene along fifth street. the front of the three story house came down around through this morning and there are concerns that more of the homes could collapse. no one was hurt in that initial collapse. did ask a neighbor about what happened. >>> like a lo >>>. >> like loud. like coming down hard. direct us to get out of there. came out

to mark america's birthday than some key places in american history, like, yeah, the eastern state penitentiaryt in 1829, one of the most famously haunted locations in the u.s. >> i see where we're going with this. how about the stanley hotel in colorado. that one was built in 1909. an i stephen king's "the shining." >> it brings back such great memories for america. >> here's johnny! >> and. >> there's a haunted cigar bar in wisconsin which has ghost hunters interested, because sheldon duts from our affiliate in milwaukee goes inside to tell us why. >> we're standing in one of the most-haunted bars in the country. >> this is spoegsed to be the fifth-most haunted bars. >> reporter: shaker cigar bar once served as a speak easy in the 1920s but the building dates back to the 1800s. >> we have people who attempt to spend the night all night in the dead hooker's bedroom upstairs. and about i've had other things that i'll be up there, and you'll hear stilettos walking back and forth. you wake up, the person next to you is still asleep. you look around and hear's nothing there. >> reporter: now netfl

. >>> people paraded the eastern state penitentiary today.y celebrated the abolition of slavery. a rally followed it modern day prison slavery. it was organized by the coalition to abolish death by incarceration. >> tomorrow will be balmy >> especially as we head to the afternoon and evening, we're looking at the -- severe weather happy father's day, by the way, the official high temperature was 90, hot and steamy out there for the dad's, felt more like the mid 90's when you factored in that combination of heat and humidity. we're above average. we're falling back to 83 in philadelphia, 82 in allentown, 80 in trenton, cooler down the shore, 70's right now, at 75 in wildwood, it is 76 in atlantic city. 78 in millville. 81 in wilmington. a live look at stormscan 3, shows it's not really much going on in the delaware valley. you look towards the poconos, a couple of showers moving through. things will be quiet through the delaware valley. southern new jersey, down the shore as we head to the overnight hours tonight. but all bets are off by tomor

eastern state penitentiary in pennsylvania was founded with help from quakers who had been assertive experiences firsthand. penndiorama is of william making a treaty with native american. back to the quaker idea of equality, william penn and other the.s native americans as other europeans in the united states may not have taken the same approach. this ironic here is to tell that fair dealing with native americans, and how that was different in pennsylvania versus other places. this diorama tells the story of philadelphia, which william penn originally laid out. they are named -- after trees. quakers would have referred -- preferred to not name streets after themselves, that's not -- not vain, but close to vain. you'll seephia, there's warmer, chestnut, the main roads are named after trees and those people. instead -- you are now walking around -- such as callow healthstream, named after his first wife -- pemberton street. once it's getting involved in quaker history, points of them on the map. >> exhibits we have right now, start over here. that's what this quilt. the quote was creat

as a veteran of 20 years service on the front line in a state penitentiary, i will tell you that i don't care what kind of jobs or job programs you may have when you release prisoners -- when it has already been a crimes,lty for their back onto the streets, unless you can give them a job from day one making $1000 a day selling drugs on the street, you will never defeat the problem of recidivism. second point, on health care. socializedng towards medicine systems. if we don't learn from history and the records are socialized --icine throughout the world we will go down the same rathole as all these other countries that are dying on the line financially speaking because they put so many dollars into these welfare programs. make no mistake. funded universal one payer health care is nothing but a rathole that we will throw our money down. as we have seen in all these other countries. less actual medical care, less good results for medical care, we will be very sorry for this social program. thank you. issue of criminal justice reform, and in the headlines today, the hill reports that "former

eastern state penitentiary in pennsylvania was founded with help from quakers who had these sort of experiences firsthand. diorama is of william penn making a treaty with native americans. back to the quaker idea of equality, william penn and other quakers viewed native americans as equal. other europeans in the united states may not have taken the same approach. this is to tell that story of fair dealing with native americans, and how that was different in pennsylvania versus other places. this tells the story of the founding of philadelphia. william penn had a big hand in designing the city. not only a lot of the streets named after prominent quakers. but the way william penn originally laid them out, they are named after trees because quakers would have preferred not to name streets after themselves. that is sort of -- not vain, but close to vain. in philadelphia, you'll see there is walnut, chestnut. the main roads are named after trees instead of people. now you will walk around and see other streets named after quakers. you start getting involved in quaker history, you can really point th

they marched to eastern state penitentiary and calling for reforms that include ending solitary confinementslavery. it is a new mod em. slavery was called, prison. solitary confinement is when they put a prisoner, in the little cell, the size of a bathroom, and they leave them in there, for 23 hours a day, supposed to be one hour for exercise, and a shower. they are at mercy of the guard >> critics of the solitary confinement call it torture and said it greatly effects mental health of prisoners. >>> tonight signs of improvement from congressman steve scalise who is a man last week shot while he practiced for a congressional charity baseball game. doctors have upgraded house majority whip from critical to serious after several surgeries. fox's molly henenberg has more on his recovery. >> reporter: long way to go but doctors say house majority whip steve scalise is showing signs of improvement and has been upgraded from critical to serious condition. he was able to watch some baseball last night, lsu baseball, according to his twitter account. congressman scalise is lsu alumni. all of the pe

jail andauled to dale an .id a hunger strike so eastern state penitentiary in pennsylvania, that was founded with help from quakers who had these experiences firsthand. this around the is of william penn making a treaty with native dioramas -- this next is of william penn making a treaty with native americans. back to the quaker idea of equality, william penn and other quakers viewed native americans as equals, while other europeans in the united states may not have taken the same approach. is to tella here that story of fair dealing with native americans, and how that was different in pennsylvania versus other places. this taira motels of the founding of philadelphia, and william penn had a really big hand in designing the city. when we walk around philadelphia, not only are a lot of the streets named after prominent quakers, but the way wasiam penn named it out that they were named after trees, because quakers would prefer to not name streets after themselves because that is not vain, but close to it. in philadelphia there is walnut, chestnut, and the main roads are named after tre

include thursday at the national constitution center, friday at the penn museum and eastern state penitentiary. go to our website for more information on all of the wawa welcome america festivities. >> get you caught up on other news here. bill cosby's lawyers were in court defending the actor against more sexual abuse accusations. this time in california where he's named in a civil lawsuit. he's accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl 40 years ago. this case was will go to a civil trial next july. just two weeks ago, a jury announced they were dead locked op charges he molest ed a university employee. no date for a a retrial it yet in that case. >>> a key witness is back on the stand today in the corruption trial of seth williams. jurors are hearing from the owner of a gay bar in philadelphia. deanna durante is live at the courthouse. >> reporter: michael wies spent midwest of the day talking about his relationship with seth williams. e today telling the jury he gave williams airline tickets, cash loans and even a jaguar. because the two were good friends. during a court break the judge

aundrea cline-thomas joining us from the eastern state penitentiary. another free event to soak in philadelphia's rich history. >> reporter: and they are. free museum night started a little bit early. already 400 people have arrived. seeing all across the city. people taking advantage of the special programs. >> here we go. >> suzanne anderson started taking children to welcome america activities four years ago. >> fun way to learn history. >> reporter: now here with majors children. >> never been to the penn museum so going there for the first time. >> reporter: organizers of wawa welcome america are hoping that families experience a lot of firsts together, like playing the they'reman and renting the world of electronic music. >> make sound and learning from the signals go and where they come from and how you manipulate that can be transferred to a number of things. >> reporter: programs go forth and learn meant to entertain and educate. >> great opportunity to get out and see the city. >> reporter: more than 50 events this year are free. back live. w

tomorrow the eastern state penitentiary is free and also the philadelphia concert is free. that's all sponsored by us, comcast nbcuniversal. we're happy to do. make sure you go to nbc 10 on your computer, phone, tablet. whatever you do. we do not want you to miss. live on the parkway. tim furlong. >> that is right, tim. there is more tonight including philly at movie. "despiksable me will be starting at 8:00. >> the heat and humidity rising as we again a steady incline as we get into this weekend. it's a good time to hecht to the water park. these folks have the right idea. people taking on the rides before a stormy saturday. nbc 10's tammy souza is with us. >> we have the potential of storms. yesterday the park was virtually empty. because it's warmed up, people are making their way there. as we look across penn's landing, spot on. look at the dew point. it's starting to climb. still not too uncomfortable, but by tomorrow, full force. winds are out of the southwest bringing all that warmth into the area. so how are we as compared to yesterday? we're 8 degrees warmer in phi

the state penitentiary is extending hours ob friday evening. food and drinks will also be available to visitors. and the african-american museum is gearing up for its free day on saturday. >> we'll have special activities going ob. woor going to have reenactors. you'll see the african-american soldiers that participated in the revolutionary war. >> reporter: 44,000 people visited museums for free during wawa welcome america. this year has generated a lot of interest. >> there's a lot to learn and a lot to be proud of. >> reporter: this is how it w k works. every day a different museum or attraction is open for free. they are not free for the entire week. so go ahead to our nbc 10 app and then we listed a calendar so you know where to go, when. >> here's more information for you. arts and culture are a big part of wawa. have your camera ready for the sand sculpture display. then on saturday, they will debut a new musical monument. check out performances across the city. >> for the most part, yes. but will it be like today? no. humidity is going

i spoke with lars at the state penitentiary in beeville, texas, where he says he carries a photo of debbieson uniform. >> i kiss her picture every morning, every night. >> reporter: i asked him to describe once again what happened the morning he shot debbie. >> i was awake, awoken in the middle of the night. >> reporter: the story sounded familiar at first, but then -- >> and i seen the door closing very, very, very slowly. >> reporter: he'd seen the door closing slowly? as he had before, lars just added a new detail to his story. moments later, he seemed to add another. >> believing that there were people in my house reaching for me. >> reporter: reaching for you? >> well, i just seen movement. >> reporter: so i asked lars about his inconsistencies. why was your story changing? >> i don't believe it was. i don't have a script in front of me that i'm reading, this is exactly what happened step by step by step. >> reporter: but isn't the truth the truth? >> absolutely, but to have an exact answer every single time, that's not me. i will have an answer that is the truth that is gonna be said

the second eastern state penitentiary is free tonight if you're looking for something to do and tomorrowamerican museum in philadelphia is also offering free admission. and we have a few treats for you 'cause you know if you're out and about this holiday weekend, you can grab a free slush at sonic when you download their app. when you download the app at panera bread and sign up for the app there you get a free pastry and of course fireworks happening all throughout our area all throughout this holiday weekend. you can find out about the ones closest to you right now on 6abc.com. it's there for you on the home page. have a great holiday weekend you guys. >> you, too. finally tonight we want to wish a very special birthday to a woman who has lived a long life very well. alberta parnell celebrated her 100th birthday today at mercy life in west philadelphia surrounded by lots of friends. alberta was born in 1917. stamp was two cents a loaf of bread nine cents. from all of us a at "action news" have a wonderful happy birthday. >> for sharrie williams, some. millimeter alicia vitarelli and ad

like, yeah, the eastern state penitentiary, built in 1829, one of the most famously haunted locationshis. how about the stanley hotel in colorado. >> ah, yes. >> that one was bit in 1909. and it might look familiar, because it's the hotel from stephen king's "the shining." >> it brings back such great memories for america. >> here's johnny! >> and -- i was going to keep going but we'll get to it. there's a haunted cigar bar in wisconsin which has ghost hunters interested, because sheldon dutes from our affiliate in milwaukee goes inside to tell us why. >> we're standing in one of the most haunted bars in the country. >> this is supposed to be the fifth most haunted bar in the country and the cellar is one of the most haunted cellars in the country anywhere. >> reporter: shaker cigar bar once served as a speak easy in the 1920s but the building dates back to the 1800s. owner bob white says there's paranormal activity in other parts of the building like this upstairs sleeping area where guests can stay. >> we have people who attempt to spend the night all night in the dead hooker's bedr

>>> from penn state to the penitentiary.re charged with child endangerment for failing to report sex abuse accusations against jerry sandusky and they could all serve between two and 23 months in jail, then get house arrest once they get out. jerry sandusky is serving a 30 to 60-year prison term after being convicted of sexually abusing ten boys. >>> a live look at folks head to the beach for the weekend. but roadwork could slow you down. route 404 leads to rehoboth and dewey beach hot have started widening the road, but the project won't be finished until thanksgiving. so plan on some backups as you head to the beach for summer. >>> and if you drive down i-95, we want to alert you to weekend a road project that you'll want to plan around. starting tonight at 10:00, crews will be repairing a hole in the neebsco creek bridge. the hole is the size of a football and the work won't be done until monday morning at 6:00. virginia transportation officials are warning the work could cause extensive delays in both directions. >>> did

proposition it triggered the release of thousands of prisoners from california penitentiaries including san quentin stateson. that decrease in the population created more money for the county. >> it really goes a long way so i think it is fundamentally significantly important. >> reporter: the proposition reduce the penalty for low- level nonviolent crimes from a felony to a misdemeanor sending home prisoners. it also required the savings be spent on programs from keeping former inmates to returning to prison. >> the money will be used to help people deal with the underlining crimes. if we could help people address some of the issues before they commit crimes, we will prevent crime from occurring before it happens.>> reporter: they also say the county need to provide more health for those recently released. >> nothing stops a crime other than a job. if you have housing in a job, then i think you are on your way to a real solid lie. >> reporter: they also want to draw attention to free legal services were an inmate can apply. they say convictions are often barriers from finding jobs. >> people have seen t

approved prop 47 it triggered the release of thousands of prisoners from california penitentiaries including san quentin stateson. that decrease in the prison population created $103 million in savings. alameda county learned it's getting $6 million of that money over the next three years, money the public health department will be using. >> that money coupled with what were putting goes a long way. i think it is fundamentally significant. >> props for -- prop 47 reduced sending home almost 5000 prisoners. prop 47 required the savings be spent on programs aimed at keeping former pain -- inmates from returning to prison. >> the money will be used to help people deal with the underlying drivers of crime which so often his mental illness or drug addiction. if we can help people address some of those issues before they commit crimes, we will get out in front of it and prevent crime from occurring. >> they also said the county needs to provide more help for those recently released from prison. >> nothing stops a crime other than a job. if you've got housing and a job, i think you are on your way to a real fundamen

see you around, giulia >>> the penitentiary of new mexico holds the worst offenders in the state.in a constant state of war with each other and staff. it's up to the stiu to keep gang activity in check. today the stiu are doing a sweep in the level 5 facility, allowing our crew along for the ride. >> all right, ladies and gentlemen, we're here to conduct a shakedown. based off a message we got. we have information on snm gang members. we're going to head to the unit and look for gang information and graffiti. >> sometimes when you shake down a cell, first thing you want to do is just observe everything. you look. the most common places you'll find is the easiest place you'll think of. look, gang paraphernalia here. >> what is it? >> three crosses. represents from las cruces, new mexico. they use the three crosses to display gang symbols. turkey, validate them is essential in maintaining the safety of the facility. >> i found that hanging here. once you're validated snm or loc member, you're able to go to a level b facility. it has a lot of bearing on the inmate's future. >> you ca

state prisons. >> my grandfather before he passed away was associate warden at tracy. my uncle worked for new folsom or something to do with the folsom penitentiary. my biological father worked at tracy at one time, and now works at a women's prison in chowchilla. my mom right now currently is getting ready to retire from tracy prison. she's not a cop, she's an accountant. she works for the corrections department. >> when kirkpatrick left his gang, he asked his family to take him back. >> all these letters i have all over my bed right here, 90% of those are from my mom. >> but there are complications. kirkpatrick's past makes it impossible for him to even keep pictures of his relatives, including his mother. >> oh, i don't want one. my mom don't like the way she looks in pictures. i said, it doesn't matter, i'm your son, it's not like i'm going to go around showing it. she's like but what you don't understand is i work for cdc. i don't want my picture going through and people might recognize me or know who i am. i was like all right, i understand. and that's [ bleep ] up because that shows that she's ashamed of me. you know what i'm saying? that'