Worked overtime in there. If you see the rubble you will know that he truly worked overtime for rachel. I thank god for that. Reporter staffers and volunteers collected books and other items that could be reused today. Teacher Linda Johnson saved some curtains vowing to use them in the future. When we rebuild they will be in my new room. They will be proof that we have survived reporter her husband an army vet who volunteers here part of a team that affixed the stars and stripes to the schools storm damaged flag pole. Despite no one being hurt he says there has been shock and tears over what occurred. I just felt we needed Something Like a tissue to wipe the tears and i felt the American Flag was that. Reporter back live right now. Cleanup is winding down for the day. The folks are planning to return here tomorrow and again on sunday. As for classes, they are supposed to begin next month. The hope is they will be able to hold them at a Sister School that literally is just around the co
Few high thin clouds upstairs right now. Ill give it a couple of hours and all this, this activity you see here will be pushing out to sea. Accuweather says expect a lot of sunshine this afternoon. Well zoom into double scan live delaware bay region. Millville southward east of dover. Getting ready to push into Cape May County there will be a brief period of spritz or sprinkle activity or brief passing shower. It sticks around 40, 45 minutes tops and its out of here. 76 degrees for philadelphia. 9 00 a. M. , lunchtime 83. Later this afternoon temperatures will hover in the upper 80s. 88 degrees but with lower humidity levels it will feel pretty nice out here. Sun is setting at 8 31, the days are actually getting a little bit shorter now unfortunately as summer is making its turn twardz towards fall. Storms developing next week, some of them will be on the stronger side along with that comes the increase in humidity. Ill run down all the details when i see you in just a bit. Crews were
Prisoners. Think about that. Africanamericans and latinos make up 30 of our population. They make up 60 of our inmates. Weve also locked up more and more nonviolent drug offenders than ever before for longer than ever before. [ applause ] and that is the real reason our prison population. Is so high. So, in a nutshell, he said and if you just tick through it that africanamericans and hispanics are unfairly stopped charged, convicted, and overly sentenced compared to similar crimes committed by nonpeople of color. A disproportionate jail term for many of them, which means theyre in longer, almost always solitary confinement in situations when its not necessarily warranted, and very little rehabilitation, so were really making a bad situation worse because, as he said, the majority of them will get out someday and have no skills and a lot of anger and certainly have learned to be even more hardened criminals. How do you start to crack that nut . There are so many levels there and i know
Into the river. Reporter across the river from burlington is bristol borough, pennsylvania. Over here there are no signs telling you not to go in the water. In fashgts tonl warning isfact, the only warning is about these rocks. The borough is now considering changes especially after the family of marqueese richardson spent days looking for his body which surfaced while his family was talking with nbc 10. Here we go right here. Its tragic. Reporter these signs may not change everyones mind about going in. There is always one bonehead who will think im a good swimmer, i can do it. Reporter at least they will have a fair warning. Drew smith, nbc 10 news. This summers scorching temperatures have killed a 64yearold man and an 88yearold woman in philadelphia. Thats why neighborhood block captains are reminding residents now is the time to check on the elderly. Nbc 10 spent the afternoon with alice wright of west philadelphia. Shes the founder of the United Block Captains Association in the c
Thats closed in both directions until about 9 00 a. M. Now we have word of that. There will be cleanup to make sure that roadway is safe for drivers to pass on through the area. Thats at sugar bottom road. Your best bet to get through the area. You can see the cars running through there are nice and green. If youre heading out the door on 95, this is right around the betsy ross bridge. Dealing with that ongoing construction, were losing that righthand shoulder pretty much in both directions. All lanes still moving north or southbound. Thats good news. On the schuylkill expressway, right through the conshohocken curve, you can see everything still moving along there as well. Were coming up on that time, 6 00 a. M. Right now, the next 20 or 25 minutes or so, if you have to head out on the schuylkill expressway, go now. Thats my advice to you. The blue route up towards the vine, a 13minute trip. No delays on mass transit. We want to continue to follow this breaking news from camden. Skyfo