For 17yearold taylor white of jackson, mississippi people have it on their houses. Its everywhere. Reporter and rose kenney i dont know of any other, you know any other place when you have a war and the loser gets to fly their flag. Reporter witnessing this historic fall of the Confederate Flag over South Carolinas capitol is a moment they will forever embrace. Even watching it on a tv screen from the Pennsylvania Convention center. I had a great great uncle who was lynched under the flag and my great grandmother had to take care of him. Reporter kenny and his sister are united having felt the divide and hatred they say associated with the symbolic battle flag in their native north carolina. Even running into the woods from the ku klux klan. People used to throw things at us and use the n word go home and we were only third and fourth graders at the time. Reporter as young girls they crossed the Railroad Tracks among the first black students to attend a white school. So for those of us
To let the investigation take its course. We are doing business as usual here in the city and im continuing to be mayor. Reporter the fbi would not confirm whether these two cases are connected but both mayors have much in common. Both are democrats, both preside over Lehigh Valley cities on the economic rebound and both notably hired Campaign Consultant michael fleck, who sources say recently shuttered his Consulting Firm and left town. Meantime citizens in reading are left asking questions. H anybody was looking up to him and now this is a shock for us. Reporter as this investigation moves forward, we have learned allentowns mayor has suspended his campaign for the United States senate and readings mayor recently lost a primary election to democrat wally scott. Randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. Local politicians weighed in on the raids that rocked both these cities. The state representative had this to say. Reading is having problems. Does it make allentown look better or worse. This is
Reused. Teacher Linda Johnson saved some of her curtains vowing to use them in her next classroom. Her husband who also works here his goal to fix the stars and stripes to the schools storm bent flag pole. Were going to come back and were going to rebuild and that was we need Something Like a tissue to wipe the tears and i felt the American Flag was that. Reporter well, cleanup has begun. The building appears to be a total loss at this point. Classes will reopen in the fall in borrowed space at a nearby Sister School and in case youre wondering why was the principal here at 6 30 in the evening on a summer evening, she tells us what she was doing was a few last minute details before she was going to leave this morning on a vacation to wisconsin. Needless to say that plan now on hold. Live in tilden township, john rawlins channel6 action news. Sharrie. Its rick. Thank you, john. Quite a story. This storm also caused Severe Damage in delaware. A viewer captured what looks like a possible
Weve had a very rainy summer and then i heard the wind and i thought oh wow and when the building started the Ceiling Tiles started flying at me this is when i knew this was more than strong wind. Reporter teacher Linda Johnson was nearby. She ran here fearing the worst for the principal of the Seventh Day Adventist school. Her angels were working overtime last night. They were watching. They were watching over her, yes cause she is fine. Reporter today johnson and others moved quickly to save items that can be reused. The plan for now to hold classes at a nearby sister school. Johnsons husband an army vet who volunteers at the school spearheaded this effort to attach an American Flag to the schools storm bent flag pole. The message. To me it felt like my way of saying everything is going to be okay. We are going to were going come back and were going to rebuild. Reporter well, the cleanup continues at this hour. Debris is scattered everywhere through soy bean fields next to the school
Outside. Good morning brittany. Good morning. Theres just one little exception to the perfect summer day nap is a slight chance of showers if you live closer to the southern parts of delaware and the far parts of south jersey. Heres a look outside right now. We are seeing a few clouds out there, but we will see plenty of sunshine as we head into our day. Radar shows the light clouds moving in and also the tiny showers moving just to the south of wilmington and sussex county. As we go into the rest of today, again, plenty of sunshine. Temperatures are going to be one degree above our average. Our average is 87. Calling for a high today of 88 degrees. As we head into tomorrow temperatures warm up even more. By 7 00 a. M. 72. By 10 00 a. M. 78. Thank you, brittany. New from overnight, police are investigating a shooting in philadelphias lawncrest neighborhood. A man was shot in the face around 10 30 last night. Hes in critical condition. Cops swept through a wooded area looking for any su