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WTXF FOX 29 News At 6PM July 24, 2016

Western wing. Youve raced it. Highw how hard is it to win three consecutive races out west . You look at all the racers and tradition this sport has, so its very difficult and gruelling for the teams. You know what i just noticed . Prime time, the first live event on the big network and who shows up . All the prime time players, the big dogs. With that, the mopar Mile High National comes to a close. How about the winners . Andrew hines bypasses dave schultz, Allen Johnson and nitro racers do it again. Well see you next on sonoma nationals. Finals come your way next sunday right here back on fox. So long, everybody. Byebye from denver, colorado. Right now in the National Spotlight is squarely on philadelphia. Thousands of delegates protesters and visitors streaming into philadelphia as were experiencing some of the highest temperatures weve seen in inquiries. In fact, we could be breaking record just as the convention gets in your own words way. Im iain page. Im lucy nolan. Safety and security is taking center stage right now with protests planned in and around the city all week long. Fox 29 Sabina Kuriakose is looking into what authorities are doing publicly. Joins us live from the Convention Center. Big a is security presence around the city. Reporter everywhere you go you see police in pairs and groups of threes and information. At the Convention Center tof course, we did check in with the Police Department and they tell us so far, there have been no arrests and no disturbances so far, everything is calm and peaceful. Lets take a look at video we gathered for you around the city earlier this afternoon, including right here at the Convention Center. The police positioned outside every entrance here. We thought swat cars parked throughout the area including under its arch. A visible presence even among the packed sidewalks full of visitors and volunteers. Police presence is very clear. Now, as far as what you cant see, as we reported to you earlier this week, chemical detectors are in place throughout the city, serious and light poles have been sealed. Large trucks banned. We spoke with commissioner ross earlier and bang visitors about the visible security measures, and here is what they told us. Its not just police. Its not just fire. Its many other city agencies along with folks across this room, Pennsylvania State police, national guard, the list goes on and on. Were protecting the city, both on land, air, and on the water ways. As you may have seen. I dont think we could breathe without the police breathing on us, its awesome. So excited to see that much security here. Reporter visitors that we spoke with, of course, pleased to see security and say they tell us makes them feel even more safe. As weve been talking about security with officials here leading up to the dnc, many told us they really worry about those lone wolf attacks. And that is what the Police Department is shoring up against right now. I did speak with the secret service, they tell me the Wells Fargo Center is now a secured perimeter and metal detectors are in place. Lucy back to you Debbie Wasserman schultz is out and dnc over thousands of leaked emails. Former Bernie Sanders called to for her out today. Those emails prove what hes thought, that the dnc favored Hillary Clinton during the primaries. However, Party Officials claim they were neutral throughout the proces process,. Marcia fudge will now officially oversee the dnc a big part of the convention this week will be the protesters. Thousands have taken messageses to the streets today. Jennifer joyce caught up with the protesters everything from Big Government to fracking. Reporter the Convention Starts tomorrow. The protesters start today. Thousands marched through the streets of philadelphia representing political causes. Citing they say to restore democracy. Our Government Works for the people on case street and wall street. They no longer represent main street and thats what were here to change. Reporter this man and his girlfriend jennifer of massachusetts said they spent the last couple months creating these signs and banners pledging their support to Bernie Sanders and inviting others to sign on. We need to get our democracy back get people involved at every level. They sent me to represent the delegation, and say, take back the country, america from these politicals. Reporter from sanders supporters to clean Energy Pioneers thats our well water. From pennsylvania. That went horribly wrong after fracking. Reporter all people came to dilworth park in a heat wave with focus, for the many Police Officers, biking and patrolling the perimeters of city hall and station asked across center city street corners, their focus is z. Our cameras were rolling as this man from dc recognized the philadelphia Police Department for its friendly and professional disposition. Im just so pleased with the way you guys handle yourself. Reporter a positive exchange to kickoff what will be a busy eventsful and historic week in philadelphia. In center city, jennifer joyce, fox 29 news. Nice to see that discourse. You know what . We got plenty more Convention Coverage coming your way later in the show, fox 29 brad sat will provide a delegate guide to philadelphia, some dos and donts for first time in hers the city of brotherly love. It will be hard to miss the is sweltering heat that continues to hover over philadelphia and the hottest day is still yet to come h meteorologist kathy orr tracking the record breaking heat . Reporter were talking about feel like readings over 100 degrees. In philadelphia, 106, maybe 108 by tomorrow afternoon. As you look behind me, little bit of a haze over center city philadelphia. The humidity is going to be increasing during the afternoon and evening tonight. You can see the temperature right now, 91. The high today 95. The heat index at 92. Humidity lower after the storms rolled through late yesterday. Right now, temperature 91 until, 83 in the poconos, 85 in millville and down the shore, still steamy with temperatures in the mid 80s. This evening, temperatures will be falling through the 80s. Still very warm at 9 00 p. M. By 11 00, its 82 with lows in the 70s. The excessive heat will be peaking tomorrow and the warning will continue for the physical area and the i95 corridor. We have storms to the west mug towards state college. They will be in our future by tomorrow morning. Coming up well talk about record breaking warmth, showers and storms tomorrow and of course, the dnc weather well show you how hot it will be. The city heat is still active till midnight but will reopen tomorrow morning. Health department nurses are manning the phones to help with heat related problem, 2157659040. We posted that information for you on our website at fox29. Com. You can always beat the heat with the fox 29 ap and also a great tool to have handy. Youll have breaking news and weather alerts sent to your phone, download it from i tunes or google play. In america, tensions are high and security is tight. How was an unticketed passenger able to walk right through a major airport and on to a plane . Not that we havent heard this before. A brave 11yearold beat the bone marrow transplant. Why his family is having a hard that time finding a donor. The phillies trying to win their series against the pirates. A local norristown guy gets in on the Baseball Hall of fame and bring his family to tears. And chars a barclay found another way to swing a golf club. Coming up in sports. Im Hillary Clinton and i approved this message. Who do you talk to for military advice right now . Well, i watch the shows. I mean i really see a lot of great you know, when you watch your show and all of the other shows. While donald trump watched tv, as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton negotiated a cease fire in gaza. A reduction in nuclear weapons. Took on vladimir putin. And stood up against the trafficking of human beings. A steady leader in an unsteady world. Delegates and convention attendees, those to soak in the political process got a taste of philly with tasty kakes, pretzels, volunteers handed out information about the city. Besides the convention, what do you suppose the delegates and the visitors will do in philly all week long. We sent fox 29 brad sattin to find out. He joins us live from the art museum tonight. What were the First Impressions. Reporter i think First Impression is boy it is hot around here. Theyre telling us. Some folks deciding just to take a dip in the fountain here by the art museum on the parkway. Lot of delegates started arriving yesterday. About 50,000 delegates and special guests. About 20,000 from the media. Of about 18,000 volunteers and certainly politics here is not the only draw. It was the first thing that hit them in the face when they arrived in philly and no, it wasnt a snowball. The humidity, i was expecting the humidity, i got humidity. Of. Reporter out of delegates, volunteers, the media using the day before the start of the convention as a chance to take in the city. They jam us with so many events, its hard to get around. Reporter Historic Sites topped the list. Theyre saying you got to go see the liberty bell and constitution center. Reporter a close second is the food. The food has been amazing. Ive gained three pounds since yesterday. And the week isnt over yet. Reporter seems like everybody heard of the Reading Terminal market. I want to go see that market. Reporter no surprise, there was a long wait for cheese steaks, but how to pick the best one. My friend told me to go to the place with the longest lines. I want to go to is it the independence restaurant . Is that what its called . Anyway, i ate there 15 years ago. Is who exactly is on top of city hall. Ben franklin. Everybody knows that. I was going to guess ben franklin. Its not. We were happy to introduce them to william penn and volunteers were doing everything they could to promote the city of brotherly love. Actually weve been asking questions. What do you think about philadelphia . Do you like it . Hear what have you seen . Some people have been to cleveland and were saying how is philadelphia better . Reporter all i have to say is that had to be one amazing salad. Cleveland also doesnt have this, the rocky statue as is always the case but especially this week, folks lining up to have their pictures taken with rocky besides at the Art Museum Steps which actually are off limit to say types because of an event. Certainly, iain and lucy, plenty of other things to do absolutely supporters of former president ial candidate Bernie Sanders all over philadelphia today, activities marching through center city, to supporting bern in at an earth friendly political platform. The sanders delegates network, a group not officially associated with the campaign using the campaign to make voices heard calling for a more progressive platform at this week of convention, the group criticized Hillary Clinton choice. Of tim kaine as vice president. The collection of kaine will make defeating donald trump that much more difficult. This is an assault on the base, the progressive base of the Democratic Party that has in the numbers of 13 million voters flocked to supporting Bernie Sanders. Sanders got about 43 of the vote in pennsylvania during the democratic primary. Expecting a package from ups or fedex this week . You may want to wait a little while because truck Restrictions Mean some packages will not get to you as easy as normal. Ups and fedex are asking for patience. The federal Aviation Administration is warning philly is no drone zone during its dnc. It extends three miles in all directions around thes Wells Fargo Center. If youre looking for a guide to help you survive the 2016 national convention, head to fox29. Com, you will find a banner at the top of the page with all of our coverage. Dallas fort worth airport, a Security Breach has some people worried. A man was able to get through multiple security checkpoints without a ticket or id. He walks up to the tsa and gets through a closed security lane with metal detects then passes why by a it has agent on his phone and gets on plane. He was ultimately escorted off. Security say the situation is alarming. Scary, yeah . Its scary. Very difficult to get quality security when you pay people what they pay these people and you dont train them very well. You know, they get board. They arrested him for criminal trespassing. An airport spokesperson declined to comment. Man caught on camera using his phone to take pictures of a up a womans skirt. Why this particular guy wont face punishment. Theres a different kind of Convention Underway in san diego drawing tens of thousands of costume character, the incredible length theyre going to create the perfect getup. Convention sound checks are underway at the Wells Fargo Center, live look right now to make sure everything is just right for the Democratic National Convention Kicks off tomorrow. Iraqi Officials Say at least 14 people dead and dozens others wounded today after a suicide bomber blew himself up in baghdad. The bomber walked in one of the busy entrances and detonated the device, three policemen are among the dead. Isis is claiming responsibility. Baton rouge is still in the shadow of a Deadly Police shooting a week ago today. Tomorrow the to city will rest officer montrell jackson. The families of the officer and a deputy killed in in the same ambush laid them to rest last week. Hundreds turned out for their services. Shortly before his death, jackson posted on facebook how hard and emotionally draining it had been to be a Police Officer in these tense times. And in texas, police are trying to figure out why a man shot three people before turning the gun on himself. We learned today one of the victims is a child, the shooting happened at an apartment complex last night near austin. A Sheriff Office said they found a child and three adults dead at the scene. The suspect shot and killed himself after murdering the victims. Another child survived the shootings and is in the hospital. With nonlifethreatening injuries. I hear that the shots, three shots. To my apartment. One broke my window and the other one broken the wall. And the door. Authorities are not yet releasing the names of the victims in the shooting. The International Olympic city says all russian athletes are tainted by the staterun doping system and none can compete in rio dejaneiro unless they convince their individual sports federations of their innocence. Vladamir puten says the doping allegations are politically motivated. Despite all of this the russian flag will fly at the rio him position. What do the dnc reveal about ariana grant day. Could you eat the same thing every single day for one year . I could, point this guy wanted to make with a daily visit to chipolte. Month re like an scream or waters ice day. Storms are heading towards state college. And the morning rush, what it means for our weather and the heat to come, coming up. vo we went to hollywood to ask if americas favorites burgers, tacos and chili could taste just as great made with turkey. Thousands stepped into the jennieo tasting booth to find out. With just one bite, they knew. Now its your turn to make the switch. Heres a live look at philadelphialy international airport. Thousands of people arriving for its dnc only to get hit my the oppressive heat. When they leave the airport. Kathy orr got your complete forecast coming up. Still no word from philadelphia fire officials on how or why one of their own passed away friday. They have, however, confirmed that gabriel lee died while on his shift at Ladder Company 12 at north philadelphia. A black is draped across the front of the building. The details surrounding his death still not clear. The medical examiner is investigating. North philadelphia, one person was taken to the hospital after two cars collided early this morning. It happened about 1 30 on east roosevelt boulevard. The victim was sent to the hospital is expected to recover. In wilmington authorities lend rivalry between two gangs for at the spike in violence. We reported on a rash of teen, steps from insults thrown out from social media. In the past two weeks, prosecutors charged 20 young man for gaining activity. Workers held a oneday strike at Chestnut Hill hospital. Say it was a success. More than 100 nurse, secretaries and emergency technicians hit the picket line at 7 00 saturday morning, they say theyre being paid dollars less an hour than other hospital employees at physical. Contract negotiations with seiu health care has been going on two months now tom wolf has been braving the heat for a tour of historic philadelphia. The governor hit all the major tourist hot spots today and actually the governor of hawaii joined him. But none those nice ocean breezes from, you know, those nice trade winds in hawaii. Right, kathy. We cant even get a sea breeze. Were having a hard time. But if youre here for the dnc or for any of our local folks

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