Supported, those who didnt. It was all just, you know, part of the entire journey. Reflecting on the end of an era. Tonight, lakers star and pennsylvania native kobe bryant taking his goodbye tour to philadelphia. Taking a live look inside the Wells Fargo Center, where excitement building for bryants final game against the sixers in philly. Tipoff just about an hour from now. Bryant spoke within the past hour, he said he always enjoyed playing at the Wells Fargo Center, even if there were some boos and always looked forward to the rituals he can only enjoy in philly. Every time i come here, theres fresh pretzels sitting at the top of my locker. I mean, its been every year, every year. Since i came into the nba. Its been fresh pretzels, little side of mustard, and i always have my larrys cheesesteaks waiting for me after the game. Sounds good, kobe didnt wait until after the game to enjoy the cheesesteaks. He headed there last night near st. Joes university. A lot of people waiting for
In philadelphia, 65 in wilmington, 61 up in allentown and 64 in trenton. Up are 60s down the shore in most cases and as we roll through the day its going to be a warm one. 78 by 9 oclock, 85 by noon and then your high today is that 89 degrees at 3 oclock. Couple of spots Like Center City might touch 90 this afternoon and then were down to 84. Humidity will lower as the day goes on and theres just the slight chance of a popup thunderstorm. Most places stay dry. We have an air quality alert today especially in urban centers along i95 down into wilmington and up through philadelphia and up toward trenton. Unhealthy air for sensitive groups including Senior Citizens and young kids and those who suffer from asthma. Tonights musikfest show is the moody blues at 8 30, partly cloudy skies moderately humid, 78 degrees probably dry but well be looking out for a real spotty thunderstorm. Karen rogers what about the roads and rails . What are things looking like. We have two problems both on the s
Lets start with the big picture and why this partnership is such a good fit for comcast Nbc Universal. The philanthropic focus is really Digital Literacy. But Digital Literacy is most important to us because we are very concerned about the Digital Divide and how to bridge that Digital Divide. This is our opportunity to work with boys and girls club which we know is very central to the communities where they work. Young people who are coming in and out of those clubs. This will give them an opportunity to learn about Digital Literacy, to learn how to use computers, to learn how to use computers safely and open up everything that is offered for young people. Weve been really contributing to boys and girls clubs for almost 15 years. So this is the continuation of a longterm relationship, but its huge because of our impact. Millions of you p affected by t and were really excited about the partnership. You mentioned technology, dr. Williams, ill ask you, too, without it, young people in tod
Picture. Dr. Kent brantly, the american doctor infected with ebola while working at a missionary clinic in liberia, he is supposed to be released from that hospital today. We expect dr. Brantly and his doctor to be part of this presser. We also expect an update on nancy writebol. The other patient being treated there at emory. Brantly is expected to speak but is not going to take any questions. Hes been in the hospitals Isolation Unit nearly three weeks. The Ebola Outbreak has killed 1300 people across west africa. Well keep an eye on this and bring it to you when it begins. Thank you. Turning to the weather now. Hot, humid out there. Amelia segal joins us with her first midday forecast for this thursday. Good morning. Well, barbara, summer has returned to the area. Temperatures already very warm. 80 degrees is the temperature right now in washington, 79 in college park. Were going to continue to climb as we get on into the afternoon hours. Not only is it hot today but humid as well. Y
Had high speed access and the change certainly reflects increased Data Intensity and increased volume of Internet Activity and between 7 and 11 every night netflix consumes a great deal of internet capacity and Everyone Needs higher speed to keep up with that and in terms of the common barriers to Broadband Access at home three factors stand out and one is availability, do you have access in your neighborhood at your resident do wires come to your house . In general San Francisco has good coverage we have lots of providers, but theres about 17 that we counted wired and wireless providers but when you look at just wired service for the home the number of providers drops down it is only one in certain areas but its higher than that there are 4 or more in certain areas so its not equally distributed across the city and we have a map showing the distribution in the report. We have many more choices for Cellular Wireless service but that has limitations the speeds offered are lower and caps