the scene specifically the statue of former mayor and police commissioner frank rizzo here's what happened. our dave kinchen and crew out there tonight. about ready to go to them to do live shot. talk about what's going on with the frank rizzo statue because some people want it down. other people want it to stay put saying he's a philadelphia icon. so as our crews were out there, somebody comes up with a i think a can of spray paint and tagged this statue right in front of our crew. you know dave kinchen will tell us all about it. that's coming up straight ahead. >>> also, coming up the man accused of killing a girl in the case of road rage that left our area stunned. went to court today. and the family of bianca roberson was there to with a message. >> see a lot of these boots on a rainy day. ll bean is expanding their duck boots. the company just opened a brand new manufacturing center in maine. annual sales of those duck boots -- duck boats -- of the duck boot has grown from 100,000 pairs a decade ago to this year's production of 750,000. breaking right now someone has just tag

>> from robert e. lee in charlottesville to frank l. rizzo in philadelphia. "inside story" starts right now. ♪ good morning, everyone. i'm matt o'donnell. it is sunday, august 20, 2017. this is "inside story." and let's meet our panelists of the week. sharmain matlock-turner, nonprofit executive. good morning, sharmain. >> good morning, matt. >> dom giordano, radio talk-show host. >> good morning, matt. >> ajay raju, attorney. >> good morning, matt. >> good morning, ajay. and ed turzanski, foreign-policy analyst. >> good morning. >> thanks for joining us here. let's talk about this. the statue of former philadelphia mayor frank rizzo was vandalized at least least twice this week. his presence there has become a local flash point in the response to the violence in charlottesville. possibly one of the most colorful, while also controversial, politicians the city has ever seen. rizzo served as police commissioner, as mayor for two terms, and actually died while he was running for yet another term. he was famously tough on crime and urban blight. but civil-rights leaders have accuse

that in the seven-day forecast. jim? >> cecily thank you. >> other news mayor frank rizzo was beloved and feared. he was a polarizing figure in life and 21 years after his death. the issue, his across from city hall and calls for its removal. live more is "action reporter christie ileto. >> jim, calls are growing but nothing will happen to the statue anytime soon. the public must have their say before anything can happen. >> this is a snapshot of how devicive the frank rizzo statue has become. >> it's a statue. >> symbols such as frank rizzo statue is a symbol of racism and needs to come down. rizzo is associated with a strained relationship with the gay and african-american communities. >> i think for many it stands for stop and frisk and racial profiling. >> frank rizzo, and i know him personally, was not a racist. >> he says the statue should stay. >> frank rizzo was a law andorder officer, had nothing to do with racism. >> mayor kenney says the statue won't be yanked without approval approval. >> they want to keep the statue, put it away where peo choose to visit it. >> we

statues across the country, some taking aim at the frank rizzo statue and mural in philadelphia. >> will it come down? do you think it should come down? let us know. >> if you could ask your child's teach area question before the start of school, what would it be? this morning we have all grade levels, covered, how you can get your question answered live on good day. >> you know how it is, you just get that sheet of all of the school supplies and things and you're like okay, what do i do with this? do you mean this kind of calculator? can i use this one? it get complicated. >> oh, those kind of questions. you know, cup old of schools schools back if session already. on august the 16th, what? there is a charter school in west philly i know back if session today. >> really? >> yes. >> back to business. >> good day to you, it is wednesday, august the 16th, 2017. let's get this out of the way. >> ♪ happy birthday to you. happy birthday to you. happy birthday to you ♪ hot damn right. >> do you know who that was? >> was that elvis? >> that was elvis! because elvis died on this date, back i

overnight, police make arrests after a mural of former mayor frank rizzo is spray painted. >>> time too clear the shelters. today is your chance to save a life and find a forever friend. we're live with what you need to know to pick the perfect pet for your family. good morning. welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm ted greenberg. just about 6:01. thank you so much for being with us. and overnight, crews were cleaning up damage from last night's storms. this tree came crashing down on belvedere circle in west whiteland township chester county. and take a look at this, a car stuck under water, a viewer sent in this picture from the cornwell heights septa station. fire crews tell us several cars had to be towed from that area last night. this morning though those storms have moved out. bill henley is here with your most accurate forecast in town as we kick off the weekend. >> good morning. yeah, we're seeing no showers in the area, but there is still lingering clouds especially over delaware. check out this live view. 75 right now, clouds are starting to thin out. we'll see more and more su

frank rizzo, the latest attempt to deface a memial of the controversial mayor. >>> and chilling details on the plot that could have made the carnage even worse. a hot and sunny saturday, the storms are gone, but the humidity will linger. we'll break down the best part of the weekend in the first alert neighborhood forecast. good morning, and welcome back to "nbc 10 news today." it's 5:31. thank you so much for being up early with us. and take a look at this, in camden county, two weather elements collided. watch the right part of your screen as lightning flickers across this brain bow we spotted. the bright flash came after the storm geared up last night. quite a sight there. bill henley is here with what we can expect this weekend. still feeling sticky. >> oh, yeah, you won't see an image like that today. no brain brain bows, no lightni there is still humidity sticking around. we'll see improving conditions. right now in the 70s for the suburbs, 76 in philadelphia. the skies, a few scattered clouds overhead, but they will be breaking for some sunshine. up to 83 at 11:00 this morning. y

, keeping watch, here, at the frank rizzo statue, as things remain heated, they didn't want any trouble out here last night, things were okay, but there were calls to remove the monument. >> this statue represent homophobia, pull it down. >> a lot of people joined in the march to rally against hate. many used this as an opportunity to continue the fight to remove the frank rizzo statue. which was egged two nights ago. people who want it removed argue that rizzo was a racist, and should not stand boldly, in the 9-foot bronze statue promptly placed on public property, right across from city hall. but also, coming out of the woodwork, people who want the monument, of the former philly player to stay put. a petition on change.org has reached more than 16,000 signatures, in a little over a day, daily news columnist, is it stu, wrote interesting editorial on the controversy, saying, that he knew frank rizzo, he didn't always agree with the mayor's bold blunt ways, but argues riz hoe a lot of black supporters, people who appreciated his tough anti-drug, anti-gang approach. so a police captain

growing more tense tonight. protesters gathered around the frank rizzo monument, as police blocked the area off. >> this follows tonight's march through the streets of philadelphia. nbc 10 was in the air and on the ground as hundreds rallied in response to the violent events in charlottesville. >> good evening, i'm jacqueline london. >> i'm jim rosenfield. police have taken new steps to protect former mayor's statue after recent acts of vabd van l vandali vandalism. >> brandon, there's a lot of activity by the statue right now. >> reporter: the group of protesters walked this way to another part of center city. behind me, all around me, philadelphia police officers waiting for them to return. things are very intense. those protesters were right here on the sidewalk right in front of these officers as they guarded the frank rizzo statue. the group wants to tear that down just like the other confederate monuments across the country. following those violent events in charlottesville, virginia. >> tear it down! tear it down! >> reporter: late tonight a crowd of protesters called for th

tanker collide this morning ten sailors missing. >> frank rizzo junior talks about the uproar over his faring at statue. >> let's go over to karen rogers with traffic and david murphy has weather. >> reporter: a big day today. >> reporter: we have satellite out there right now. we have clear skies and fair amount of sunshine early, but you can see the clouds working in from west. we have a mix of sun and clouds. maybe we could go back and try this again. sorry about that guys, we had a little microphone problem. so anyway, we are talking about the potential some clouds mixing in with the sun today. 70 in philadelphia. 63 in millville. 62 in allentown. 65 in wilmington, we'll be warm this afternoon, 82 degrees by about 11:00 a.m., 83 by noon. 88 by 3:00 p.m. that's around the time the eclipse will be at its full breadth between 2:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. there's a chance of a pop-up shower this afternoon and evening. that would be mainly out in the western suburbs and could be there around the time you're trying to view the eclipse. it's important to keep the glasses on the kids and yo

philadelphia the statue of former mayor frank rizzo is vandalized as called for its removal grow. we're live for what mayor kenney's office is saying. >> i'm rahel solomon keeping an eye on things this morning. good morning ladies. it's kind of foggy out there. >> it sure is. and what happens when we get fog or rain as we all know now, the commute really gets congested early. in fact it started in the 4:00 hour with a couple of accidents out there. it's kind of a mess right now. >> that's absolutely it you can't see it and it comes up on you like that because it's so patchy there are some places where it is totally clear. in center city, philadelphia the visibility is pretty much perfect certainly by comparison, but you know, even just a couple of blocks away or maybe about a mile away toward boat house row, towards the schuykill where you've got that river bed, you've got really dense fog in spots and the countryside is just littered with this fog. it's really settled in here. the shore as well has gotten in on that. but storm scan is quiet. let's look at the visibilities. philly internatio

the statue of former mayor frank rizzo. >>> a steamy end to your workweek, accuweather and david murphy timing it out. >> it's going to be very humid, let's turn to david and karen this morning. >> reporter: we had a lot of rain this summer and today a bad hair day for me and you. >> reporter: we have the advent of showers and downpours concentrated through the afternoon. flood watch kicks in this afternoon and continues through tonight. poor drainage area roads and creeks and streams could be affected by this, as we could get a lot of rain in a hurry from the afternoon showers and thunderstorms. right now we have clouds in place, there's the storm in the lehigh valley. let's give you the look on storm tracker 6 live double scan most of the area dry. we had earlier sprinkles and showers down the shore, the thunderstorm up in allentown is producing heavy downpours right now. it will be through the lehigh valley in another 30, 45 minutes, it's a slow-mover and putting rain down in a hurry and lightning. 74 in allentown. 74 in trenton. 76 in beach haven. 75 in wilmington, mid 70s do

. >>> back here at home, crime scene tape surrounds the statue of frank rizzo, and police are looking who defaced it again. >> and it was the debut of two new eagles, both expected to play major roles this season, see how they did when the birds took on the bills in pre-season game number two. and today is friday, august 18th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. let's get a check with today's weather and meisha with traffic. >> it is friday. >> oh, it is friyay, ya. >> not that we're excited or anything. >> i am certainly excited. i can tell you right now, we wait for this all week, friday and the weekends. looking outside, a lot of construction, we get to all of that, first, roadways. >> showers and thunderstorms will be rumbling on through later on. and where you are, making its way into the poconos, most every russ in fact still dry, that's relative term, because the humidity really ramp up. notice again, northern part of this mass, you're getting clocked with thunderstorms right now. this is what had been expected we've got duo of fronts coming through, warmfront,

about our monuments specifically a mural and a statue of former mayor frank rizzo. the tough on crime mayor in the '70's and '80's had turbulent relationship with the african-american and lgbt communities. fox 29's chris o'connell is live in center tee at thomas pain plaza where that rizzo statue at a landmark. >> we all know the rocky statue, right. >> there's another statue getting its share of attention this week. take a look at the frank rizzo statue. the controversial former mayor the statue already hit by vandals tonight many you seat anti president trump sign. winter weather advisory thrown at the statue tonight. and some think this memorial to rizzo should be taken down for good. he is symbol of racism and racist past. >> city council woman helen gym doesn't mince words when it comes to the bronze statue of former mayor frank rizzo she can see in her fifth floor city hall office. she wants it gone. >> memorials aren't just about seeing time frozen in some past. it's about who we choose to honor today. >> i want you to be proud again to say i'm from philadelphia. >> reporter: s

frank rizzo statue the reason supporters cancelled a rally today. >>> and heat advisory has been issued with just one dog day of sum inner store i'm meteorologist lauren casey and let you know when to expect highs in the 90's and zero seven's in your full forecast coming up, don. >>> what eagle gets in the twitter beef and former bird wants to prove that they traded the wrong guy, it is return of the byron maxwell sports coming >>> you have been sharing you're clips pictures using # cbs-3, little maxima leak was ready to witness history. he wore his cbs-3 eclipse glass necessary glassboro with the help of his baby-sitter laurie mckay, looking good there. cbs-3 viewer joseph coucha send us this picture from conshohocken, he captured the eclipse through some cloud cover with the shadow of an airplane passing by, that is a neat looking shot. >>> "cbs evening news" will have much more, anthony mason anchoring live from carbondale illinois and they will have reports from across the country happening at 6:30 right here after "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> in other news protesters gathered at

mayor frank rizzo has become the target of vandals. randy gyllenhaal is live at 9th and washington with more on what happened there. >> reporter: criminal vandals striking again, targeting another frank rizzo memorial, this time the mural in south philadelphia. i just finished speaking with police, they tell me the vandals this time had mason jars full of white paint, it's 134rsplatterel over the ground. an officer was on patrol when he came in this parking lot where the frank rizzo mural is located. he found a number of kids with spray paint and other sorts of paint tagging this wall. there is anti-police graffiti, offensive messages as well as paint on rizzo's face plus rip david, that is likely a reference to david jones who was shot and killed by police earlier this year. much of the attention recently has been on the frank wrrizzo statue. yesterday vandals actually hit that statue, as well, spray painting the words black power on to the statue. one person was arrested in that case. in terms of this case here, this new one overnight in south philadelphia, police tell me at leas

>> i'm monica malpass on "inside story." is it time for the frank rizzo statue in philadelphia to go? let's get the inside story. ♪ good morning. welcome to "inside story." let's meet our insiders this week. they are nia meeks, communications executive. good morning. welcome back to you. ed turzanski, foreign policy analyst. good morning, ed. always good to have you. jim eisenhower, attorney. good morning, sir. >> good morning, monica. >> thanks for being with us. and larry platt, journalist. always great to have you as well. let's talk about a dark chapter for many people in philadelphia history, but others would disagree and say frank rizzo is an iconic figure who was, obviously, the police chief and the mayor and was very popular. so can it be both, or is this time, the time that we're living in now, has it changed enough that this polarizing figure really should be given, you know, a pass and the statue should stay near city hall? yes or no? >> well, you know, monica, i was a college student during the rizzo years, and i think, you know, i always thought it interesting that

. police are not sure what led up to this shooting. >>> tonight the son of late mayor frank rizzo talking about his father's controversial legacy and two sides continue to fight of the fate of a statute which has been vandalized twice in the last few days and annie mccormick is live if center city with the story. >>> walter more than 20,000 people signed a petition in support of keeping the frank rizzo statute where it is and frank rizzo junior says he is not behind the petition or rallies for the statute and appreciative of it and weighs in on the controversy what he thinks and also what his mother thinks. >> he says son relax. he said they couldn't take him down when he was alive and not take him down in death. >> reporter: frank rizzo junior repeating 101 mother's reaction to controversy swirling around his father's statute outside the municipal services building in center city. city councilwoman helen gim called for removal of the statute in a tweet about racism and slavery. >> i think there is a lot of miss information and it's disappointing i spent 16 years as member of city council

stop vehicles on impact. >> the statue of former mayor frank rizzo has been vandalized once again. "action news" reporter, jeanette reyes is live in center city with the very latest, good morning, jennette. >> reporter: good morning, tam, calls to take down the statue have been intensifying throughout the week. we've seen the statue vandalized once before, take a live look behind me, it was covered by a resident who came over overnight, but the vandalism happened in the last few hours with several witnesses around and this is what authorities were hoping to prevent. after paint ball stains were removed and the egg residue power washed off, this morning another act of vandalism that will be harder to clean, the words "black power" were spray painted in white across the front of the frank rizzo stamp in city hall after 11:00 p.m. the woman identified as debby covered up the statue not long after it happened. >> living in the city of philadelphia my whole life, i just was upset that somebody would take the time out to do hatred like they did to a statue to a man who is not been alive

at home some folks are fighting to take down a statue dedicated to frank rizzo. >> good morning, what can you tell us. >> good morning, rahel and jan. the statue has since been cleaned up but there was an anti-trump sign taped to i its torso and eggs pelted at it. nearly 40 years since frank rizzo last held office, his legacy continues to be the subject of heated debate among philadelphiians. that debate is turning to a statue of former mayor and commissioner. >> memorials shouldn't just be about what happened in past. that's not really what they're for. statues are about who we choose to honor today. and the stories we choose to up lift. >> councilwoman-at-large called to remove the statue in the wake of a violent weekend in charlottesville, virginia. they say they're troubled by allegations that the african-american community was targeted and even brutalized during rizzo's tenure from the late '60s to 1980. she tweeted this monday. all around the country we're fighting to remove the monuments to slavery and racism. philly we have work to do. take the rizzo statue down. >> i ne

. >> vandalized yet again, a message is painted on the statue of former mayor frank rizzo. >>> a steamy and potentially stormy end to the workweek, accuweather is timing out what to expect. >> david is tracking the storms, karen is looking at the roads, good morning. >> reporter: it's muggy on the terrace. we have a potential of downpours and flood watch in effect this afternoon and tonight. roads creeks and streams could take on high water. remember florida flash flooding situation if you get a downpour and you start to enter a road that is starting to flood, the water can rise in the hurry. drivers and pedestrians should avoid that. this morning we had a thunderstorm rolling through the lehigh valley looks like it's bothering easton and clearing allentown and bethlehem. there's smaller blips in south jersey, we're seeing the moisturing of the atmosphere. the bigger stuff will be in the afternoon in all likelihood. 70 in allentown. 76 in cape may. dewpoints are up there. most of the regions in the 70s. i expect the numbers to climb. it will be tropical humidity for most of us this afternoo

statue of frank rizzo. we've got the details coming up in a live report. >>> also, another terror strike. all the breaking details on that. >>> and how about this one. a weird crime, thieves stealing red bull. why they want it. they are taking thousands and thousands of dollars from convenience stores. and this. >> that's your ball game. mitchell white wraps it up in the end zone. >> flying high the birds won. we're going to break it all down coming up in a matter of moments. good day everybody on this friday. we made it through another week it is already august 18th. taking a live look at reading right now we're going to have some rain on our heads in basically all areas later today. but right now maybe up in that neck of the woods. >> that's right. we have seen some heavy downpours, a lot of thunder and lightning roll through to the north and west of the city. not in the for seeable future. we'll see what pops up. a 6 out of 10 for the balance of the day. bus stop buddy at the shore and no matter where you are this morning, an eye on the sky today, it's humid out there and the u

together. >>> opposing sides of the frank rizzo statue for planned rallies today, one side is standing down because of a deal with the mayor's office. katherine scott has more on the controversy. >> reporter: more than 20,000 people have signed a petition in support of the statue, but there are a lot of people who are passionate for taking it down. rallies in support of the statue and against it were planned for today. now statue supporters are holding on off their rally pending a meeting with the mayor. a philadelphia police vehicle positioned by the frank rizzo statue at the municipal services building last evening where the statue was vandalized. his south philadelphia mural was hit over the weekend and has been a target before. for some rizzo was a controversial figure. critics say he was too quick to use an order of force against black philadelphians. last week helen gym called for a removal of the statue. supporters like rizzo's son frank rizzo junior said his father was not a racist. thousands signed a petition in support of keeping it standing. the mayor's office will listen to

breaking news we're following for you in the frank rizzo statue controversy. overnight, someone spray painted the words black power on the statue. police tell us there were many witnesses, they got a good zrips of the c description of the car and license plate. they're calling for the statue to come down accusing the former mayor of racism. let's take a live look at the statue. city crews just arrived to clean up the graffiti. see them there. earlier there a supporter of frank rizzo went there and put a drape over the statue, to cover the graffiti. police have sectioned off a large area of the statue around the area. officers are watching over the area while that work continues. >>> 6:09. you see from that picture there, the statue, and also what we're about to show you, center city philadelphia, maybe a portrait of things to come with the cloud cover there. let's check in with bill henley with the most accurate forecast for your neighborhood. >> i have been tracking showers and thunderstorms since we went on a 4:00 this morning. haven't reached the shore yet. we'll see wet weather an

. >> the rizzo debate rages on. the frank rizzo statue is surrounded by police this morning. after calls to take it down. >> the memorials aren't just about seeing time frozen in some paths. it is about who we choose to honor today. >> is it a sign of pride? or a symbol of history. >> today in court. the man charged in the road rage killing of a teenage girl, goes before a judge, what we can expect as david desper those court in west chester county. >>> and it is game two of the pre-season at home. the eagles take on the bills tonight at the linc. what we should be watching for when the birds take the field. >>> ♪ >> ♪ >> an icon on good day. we are just weeks away from the reese least of sheila e's new albumn. her message for america when she joins just studio. >> the last time sheila e was into the studio i pulled a hamstring. >> trying to kick your leg up? >> ya. >> leave it show to sheila. >> leave it to her. >> so we did go looking for some sammy davis photos, we've found one. >> there go. >> but here is the deal, though. >> yes? >> i have two points to make, one we had to

commissioner frank rizzo. vandals splashed paint on this mural in the italian market overnight. nbc 10 andrea joins us with more on the latest display on vandal li -- vand vandalism. >> the paint remains but the graffiti that includes anti police sentiments has since been removed. residents say opposing the former mayor and police commissioner is one thing but vandalizing property is taking it too far. residents came by with cameras to take pictures of the now defaced mural of frank rizzo. known for his tough talk and heavy-handed approach, this week the legacy of the mayor and police commissioner is called into question. first the statute in center city and the mural in the italian market have been the target of vandals. >> polarizing but i don't understand today when these young people know. >> reporter: over night police arrested one man. they say a group spray painted over david jones killed this summer. next to that anti police sentiments. >> he was a very tough mayor. he's very conservative. a lot of people didn't like him. i felt safe when he was the mayor. i did. >> reporter: four dec

statue of frank rizzo, the third time this week it has been vandalized. we're live with how one resident responded. >> i'm pat gallen. two new birds debuted at the linc last night. they're both expected to be big-time players here. i've got a lock at the pre-season action, as the eagles take on the bills. >> well, today is friday, august 18th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things this friday morning. good morning, ladies? well, good morning, you guys, happy friday. >> made it through. >> wow, so excited. >> what are you complaining about? >> well ... >> i do not know why you're throwing insult at me so early in the morning. >> well, we are going to quickly steer to construction, that's really what it is, a lot of construction out there. the good news, no accidents, and of course already people are going to say is it raining i know that's coming. so is it going to? >> it will certainly. >> i brought my umbrella. >> good for you. >> what is it, like i'm small child here? >> pat him on the head for me. >> but yes, we are goi

down broad street in solidarity with charlottesville. then an ugly confrontation at the frank rizzo statue. that's next. ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. >> they march tonight in charlottesville and they march tonight in philadelphia. two different cities but of one mind and one heart tonight. bigotry against blacks against jews against anyone unacceptable, and it's time to reclaim the soul of america. it is wednesday night and the big story on "action news," center city philadelphia where streets were filled by thousands of madger marchers and their me, philly is charlottesville. dann cuellar is there with the report. >> it culminated with a standing room only crowd inside united methodist church which spilled on to the streets. >> several thousand people from across the region showed up for the rally power. philly is charlottesville in the wake of deadly violence last weekend. >> we are here to say that we don't support that. >> a number of people denouncing the president believing he didn't come out strong enough against white supremacists

the process. >> protesters rush the statue of frank rizzo. >>> a driver ends up in the hospital after a road rage attack because he was honking his horn. >> good morning, everybody, 5:30 a.m., thursday, august 17. who wants it warm around here. >> reporter: a lot of time people, [laughter]. yesterday we had a high risk of rip currents because of the hurricane off the coast. we have a moderate risk of rip currents, it's a day when you hear they had to rescue someone from rip currents. swim near the lifeguards that's important stay nearby them. you can see on the traffic cameras we are dry this morning as karen has been showing us. 71 degrees in philadelphia. 65 in allentown. 67 in trenton. 69 degrees at the airport in ac. 70 in dover. 67 degrees in wilmington. so somewhat warm start, if you're heading out to get the run in a little bit later this morning, you can see how by 7:00 a.m. we're at 71. we'll be in the upper 70s at 10:00, in the upper 80s as soon as 11:00 a.m. and noon, a warm one out there. as we head into the afternoon around 3:00 p.m. we're going for a high of 88 degrees w

philadelphia. should the frank rizzo statue here be taken down. hours ago the man walked up and pelted the statue with eggs showing of course where he stands on this issue. >> after apparently being vandalized tuesday night. this afternoon in broad daylight. a man stood outside of the newly placed barricades and pelted the frank rizzo statue with eggs. police chased after him and he was quickly arrested. there are a variety of ways people are showing out rain over monuments. in baltimore four confederate monuments were quietly removed by the city's mayor. and the former mayor, frank rizzo that some say used tactics that targeted african-americans. >> we are not saying it necessarily has to stay here. but we believe it's a historic symbol in philadelphia. >> one of many philadelphians weighing in after councilwoman helen gwynn treated this out. all across the country we are fighting to remove monuments. philly we have work to do, take the rizzo statue down. mayor jim kenney did not mince words. i am not a began of of the statue and was not a fan when it went up but that doesn't mean i c

here of former philadelphia mayor and former philadelphia police commissioner frank rizzo is causing quite a stir. >> beginning just after 7:00 wednesday, close to 1,000 passionate people marched down broad street aresponse to the race fueled clashes in a charlottesville virginia over the weekend >> i've been marches like this for 50 years, i'm not tired >> charles came out to take a public stance and was glad to see others felt the same way >> racism has no place in our society. in our nation. and we will fight to uphold the laws of freedom >> the group packed into the arch street united methodist church for a prayer service. others stood in front of the statue honoring late frank rizzo the former police commissioner and mayor >> i think it needs to come down one way or another, i'm not necessarily committed to which way. i'll tell you i'll be happy chevy way >> feet from the statue, two barricades and surveillance cameras. >> we understand and respect everybody's rights to protest. that's what this country is founded on. >> reporter: following the service, about on a dozen demonstr

another tribute to former philadelphia mayor frank rizzo is vandalized overnight. >>> and developing also at this hour, thousands of counterprotesters take to the streets of boston demonstrating against hate following a free speech rally but things didn't stay peaceful all afternoon. good evening everyone, i'm natasha brown. thank you so much for joining us. what began as a planned free speech rally for activists in boston quickly turned into an anti-hate antiracism movement. crowds of counterprotesters filled the streets surrounding activists and booing their message. at least two dozen people have been arrested as some of the counterprotesters clashed with officers. cbs news correspondent kenneth craig has more. >> reporter: thousands of counterprotester counterprotesters outnumbered conservatives who showed up for a free speech rally in downtown boston. organizers insisted event was not a platform for hate but several alt right speakers attended. tom gallagher says he could not stay home and be silent. >> i respect free speech. that's not free speech. that's hate speech. he was among a

. growing tension. someone vandalized a frank rizzo statue in philadelphia again as both sides of the issue fight for the former mayor's legacy. >> terror in spain, terrorists coordinate twin attacks leaving 13 people dead and dozens people hurt. anthem protest, for the second week in a row, the eagles jenki. we'll hear from him coming up. >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >> we have today's weather to talk about. good morning, it is 5:30. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. storms are moving into the area later on today. we issued a first alert. to bill henley, first alert forecast. >> first alert for strong storms for the entire area from this afternoon, from 2:00 until 11:00 tonight. some heaviest weather will wait to arrive during the evening hours. and with those storms, heavy downpours, possibility of flash flooding, and damaging winds even isolated tornado is possible and hail. already tracking the first round of showers and thunderstorms. not severe weather, but we have very heavy rainfall just starting to inch out of allentown. still coming down. easton getting the heavy r

. that a former mayor, and police commissioner, frank rizzo. >> alligator in a pool, that's not in florida, that's no our neck of the woods. so, we will explain where that is. >> look, no, ma'am i -- mommy consideration we take it home? no, can you not. great to have you with us, it is 5:01, itches' thomas drayton. >> i'm karen hepp. >> we're celebrating day,. >> very special birthday girl, happy birthday. >> why are we working today? >> why are you working? >> because you're all saying such nice things to me, thank you so much. it is good to be here. it is good to be anywhere, eight ot of ten today, bus stop buddy celebrating, national roller coaster day. boy, so much to celebrate today areas of fog out there with temperatures in the 60s, seven's, so much soap we have dense fog advisory in effect for good part of our region. from carbon county, to the north, new castle county to the south. down to the shore. and out to lancaster county. and that's throughout most of the morning. visibilities, are down to quarter mile in some places, this morning, it is kind of foggy around wildwoo

renewing her call to remove the frank rizzo statue fraught center city. this is the look at the statue. jim tweeted yer, it's time to move the statue to a proper setting and recognize that memorials aren't permanent testaments to a fixed history. her tweet came after the latest vandalism involving the frank rizzo mural. in the past week, police have arrested a total of three people for vandalizing artwork of the late mayor and police commissioner. first rizzo's statue in center city was egged and spray painted. then his mural in south philadelphia was splashed with paint. the violence in charlottesville, forced an outcry, forcing cities across the country to consider taking down statues honoring leaders connected to slavery. we talked to those both for and against having the memorials replaced. >> he was a very tough mayor. he was very conservative. a lot of peopleant like him, but i felt safe in philly when he was the mayor. >> if it had to be changed out for another mural, i would be totally fine with it. >> earlier this week, gym revised the long standing calls to remove the statue

statue of former philadelphia mayor frank rizzo amid calls to remove the statue. >> it's about confronting our own past and moving forward. >> meanwhile a petition to keep the statue in place gained momentum overnight. >> a major break in an unsolved case. police locate a jeep involved in the deadly hit and run. >> power ball fever is heating up. a $431 million jackpot is up for grabs tonight. >> that was incredible. >> that's the game of thrones actor apparently in incredible shape to do that. >> there's only a couple of episodes left in this season. >> looking good, katie. >> take my word for it. looking good. >> you know, here's the thing. this morning, not looking so good when it comes to your commute. because even though i expect full sunshine as the day goes on, the fog is really going to trip you up here. now behind me it's interesting, this is the anomaly right here in center city that skies are so clear that you can actually make out the center city skyline with perfect visibility. you're well under a half mile visibility in other spots. take a look what's going on wit

here of former philadelphia mayor and former philadelphia police commissioner frank rizzo is causing quite a stir. >> beginning just after 7:00 wednesday, close to 1,000 passionate people marched down broad street aresponse to the race fueled clashes in a charlottesville virginia over the weekend >> i've been marches like this for 50 years, i'm not tired >> charles came out to take a public stance and was glad to see others felt the same way >> racism has no place in our society. in our nation. and we will fight to uphold the laws of freedom >> the group packed into the arch street united methodist church for a prayer service. others stood in front of the statue honoring late frank rizzo the former police commissioner and mayor >> i think it needs to come down one way or another, i'm not necessarily committed to which way. i'll tell you i'll be happy chevy way >> feet from the statue, two barricades and surveillance cameras. >> we understand and respect everybody's rights to protest. that's what this country is founded on. >> reporter: following the service, about on a dozen demonstr

news." >> a vandal took aim at the statue of former mayor frank rizzo, we'll show you what they did. >> she was behind the wheel of a vehicle, and then she was on the ground on a busy highway. >> isis claims responsibility for a deadly attack a van kills 13 people in barcelona. we'll have the latest on the situation. >> we'll talk about the rain and some of you are seeing it around the region. >> reporter: that's right, birthday boy. happy birthday. >> reporter: thank you very much. >> reporter: we've got a storm to celebrate. >> reporter: i want to show you the flood watch that's been posted overnight into this afternoon and most of tonight. we are looking at heavy downpours some of them this morning most of them the afternoon and evening, roads creeks and streams could be affected by this. let's go ahead and bring in satellite you can see there are a lot of clouds around. we have precipitation off to the north. storm tracker 6 live will show that to you. this is mostly a thunderstorm that's pushing through allentown right now. not a severe storm, but obviously brief drenching down

construction has cleared matt. >> there are growing calls to take down the statue of frank rizzo. thousands gathered to show their support for chore latsville e -- charlottesville virginia and demanding that the statue of the former mayor to come down. jeanette reyes is at the site. >> reporter: barricades were put up after a man threw eggs at it yesterday morning. no arrests were made. take a live look here, officers remaining here, in fact we saw a shift change they will be here throughout the day. >> they would kill every person in this room. you get that, nobody here is safe from their hatred. >> reporter: thousands took to the streets to do what many around the country think president donald trump failed to do to strongly denounce neo-nazis. >> it's shameful that our president has not denounced them 100%. we're here to say we don't support that. >> i want him to prosecute the people the same way any terrorist would be prosecuted. former law and order mayor is seen as by protesters has having enforced brutal tactics aimed at african-americans. for many, it is bigger than statues. >> rep

frank rizzo are calling to keep this statue in place. thomas gibbons still has the radio recording from frank rizzo when gibbons was shot on the job. he locked thu his own archives pulling out books and pictures of frank rizzo. >> i think it's up to the people who still remember him and had experience with him to speak out. >> rizzo died 25 years ago. the tough talking former cop and mayor was a major figure in gibbons life. he remembers the riots of the 1960s. >> his security force, it was mostly black guys. all of the black guys in the department thought the world of him. >> we're not playing racism olympics here. >> reporter: a councilwoman is call r if the statue to be removed. they said tactics were racially motivated. in the 1960s rizzo was credited with having the most african-american officers among a city department. >> i think that there's been a number of people who have expressed concerns about it. and as you know, there are other members of city council and city government who are concerned as well. >> i'm sad to see history rewritten. >> reporter: that egg-stained sta

is getting involved in the debate over the statue of former mayor frank rizzo. >> accuweather is tracking weather whether clouds will obscure the eclipse and storms later this week. >> let's go over to david murphy with accuweather and karen rogers has traffic good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, we're starting out comfortable and clear, there will be early sunshine. take a look at satellite, you can get that picture quickly as you look at the east coast. there are thicker clouds to the west, at times we'll be back and forth between clouds and sun. it's possible you will see sun for a good portion of the eclipse and every now and then it might cloud up a bit. 69 in philadelphia. 26 in allentown and reading. 63 in trenton. upper 60s in wilmington and low 70s in cape may. dewpoints in the mid 60s. up in allentown, 59-degree reading. as you get to cape may it's humid, anything in the low to mid 60s is moderately humid. not too bad this morning. 68 degrees by 7:00 a.m. noon, 83. 3:00 p.m., a little stickier, 88. it will be warm enough for cool drinks we're looking at a

are new calls to bring down the statue of philadelphia's former mayor frank rizzo. >> new this morning a home catches fire in the city's holmesburg section with people inside. we have an update from firefighters. >> and be sure to give yourself a little extra time to get out to work. the morning fog has really rolled in to some areas. >> it is thick in some spots. let's turn to dave murphy outside and karen rogers with a look at traffic. good morning. >> it's actually gotten thicker right here on the terrace. difficult to see the stores right across the street from where i'm standing. take a look. a dense fog advisory in effect across the region and this goes until 8 o'clock this morning. in some cases visibility is down below a quarter of a mile and the next time we check visibilities in just a few minutes i believe philadelphia's probably going to be down below where it was. so far the biggest problems have been in a lot of our suburbs just surrounding philadelphia and the immediate region. we have a.m. second issue, too and this is a big one. a rip current risk down the shor

guard. the frank rizzo statue surrounded by police after calls to take it down. but a "fox 29 news" pole is suggesting that may not be what many residents want to do. plus: marching against hate. thousands hit some center city street showing support after the violence in virginia. also, ahead this morning, day in court. the man charged in the deadly road rage killing after teenage girl goes before a judge. >>> and it is time to put the talk into the test. the eagles getting set to hit the field for their second pre-season game. our zaun bell breaks down what we can expect. >> it is almost that time. great to have you with us, it is thursday, 4:00, i'm thomas drayton, karen hepp will be here shortly. >> and then there were two. >> the island, suddenly getting, i guess, bigger? >> right. but if i had to share it with everybody, i'm glad it is you. >> how was your birthday by the play. >> it was very good. so fortunate. so many nice people greetings on facebook and twitter and stuff. it was awesome. >> easy to do. you're certainly loved. >> i'm so fortunate. >> now to the forecast. >> we di

>> all right. someone spray paints the statue of former philadelphia mayor frank rizzo last night. so that act now stirring up emotions on all fronts. how police are trying to track him down. >> terror strikes again. a second terror attack in spain overnight just hours after a van plowed into people in barcelona. the manhunt this morning. >> let me just say this. i guess a win is a win, right? >> i'll take it. >> the eagles beat the bills at home last night. not much offense. the d played well. how should we feel now with just a couple of preseason games to go? >> and this is our first time seeing some of the new guys. >> well, the new guy did very well. look out. watch out. >> all right, darby. >> come on, ron. down to the 16. >> oh, we're calling him ron now? >> yeah, i call him ronny. so i was in the shower naked this morning. >> isn't that how you're supposed to shower? >> most times i do. >> and i was so proud of myself. >> the fact that you were showering. >> finally. i fridays i try to shower. saturday night is a bath. a warm bath. >> with candles and bubbles. >> yes. anywa

frank rizzo. >> a store with some teeth in it, an alligator in a pool, not in florida, this is in our area. so how the heck did it get there this we'll let you know. >> the newest attraction, a must see. very good, special day here on "good day" philadelphia. it is sue serio's birthday. >> oh, thank you. >> happy birthday, my friend. >> yes, i am 105 years old. >> oh, looking younger and younger. you look amazing. happy birthday. >> thank you, yes, it will be fun today i think. we've got the rain gone. >> okay. >> and it will heat up. >> you order up a special forecast for your special day. >> yes. i don't know if we'll make it to zero nine but well ' get controls. let's get to it. thank you, i'll just car think around. >> don't fly away now. >> you need a button. >> don't worry about that. there is is a eight out every ten in honor every my zero eight years on this planet. kidding again. now, we have a dense fog advisory, but only for lancaster county right now. we're going to keep an eye on things, though, with visibility reduced in wing mink ton, dover, wildwood, lancaster, reading

today for throwing eggs at the frank rizzo statue just across from city hall. it is the latest act of vandalism as signatures pile up on a petition to have the statue removed. rizzo had turbulent relationship wither african-american and lgbt communities and we put the question on our facebook page. should officials take down the statue? thousands of you have voted. right now overwhelmingly our facebook followers say that statue should stay put. meanwhile today in charlottesville, family and friends are remembering the woman killed in the protests over the weekend. the mother of heather heyer urged people to honor her daughter by making a difference. >> i think the reason that what happened to heather has struck a cord is because we know that what she did is achievable. we don't all have to die. we don't all have to sacrifice our lives. they tried to kill my child to shut her up. well, guess what? you just magnified her. >> a thousand people gathered at the memorial at a theater, many wore purple which is heather's favorite color also speaking today heather's father who fought back

. >>> 4:00 a.m., breaking news now, someone spray paints the statue of frank rizzo after repeated calls for its removal. >> the words black power were written on the monument of the former philadelphia mayor, in the wake of the violence in charlottesville. matt delucia joins us live with more. what are you learning this morning? >> reporter: a little over an hour ago, a woman who says she is a concerned philadelphian and a supporter of frank rizzo came here to put a drape over the statue. you can see that over there right now. and this is to cover that graffiti and you can also see right now there say large area around the statue that is sectioned off and police are here now watching over this area. look at video this is what it looked like earlier this morning after a man got out of the car and spray painted the words black power on the statue. they tell us there are many witnesses and they got a good description of the car and license plate and they expect to catch up with this person and file vandalism and criminal mischief charges today. he also painted another message on the ground

, the frank rizzo statue in center city has been the target for vandals all week long, now, a vandal has targeted the frank rizzo mural in the italian market. that's where "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh, is live this morning, so, what happened? >> jan, this appears to continue to be escalating as you can see, overnight, this mural was vandalized, spray painted with the words kill, killer cop. nearby, also seeing, shattered glasses of pink, all comes after the deadly violence in charlottesville last weekend. there have been renewed calls, including from public officials, to take down tributes to rizzo in the city. he's the controversial former mayor and police commissioner here. and several times, this week, as you mentioned, jan, crews had to wash off vandalism from the rizzo statue outside of the city municipal services building. few residents there stayed up all night, guarding the statue , to protect against further vandalism there, even ordering pizza. >> i just think it is a bad exam tonight set, if you don't like something, you get to just, i don't know, there is freedom o