As scheduled. Well, things didnt go as schedule tonight. It would have been a perfect night. Near perfect night except Mother Nature had her way with i would say a ten or 20 minute interruption that caused a delay of the main act, and then a delay of the fireworks, but heres what we heres what we saw. Grand finale wawa welcome america festivities tonight above the art museum. Beautiful brilliant color in the summer sky. But Mother Nature had a say in tonights original schedule for the concert and firework. Just as boyz ii men left the stage earlier tonight the skies opened up and the heavy rain came down. Thousands who were along the parkway started running for cover. Fortunately the weather cleared and headline act mary j. Blige took the stage playing for more than an hour. It is great to see everybody come together and just enjoy one occasion. I mean everybody has their different takes on fourth of july, and im just here to enjoy the show and enjoy everybody coming together. Thats basically what it is. The evening started with a philly pops and phillys own boyz ii men. The audience thrilled and singing along. Hot but its nice. Its beautiful and really really exciting. Reporter all right. Well here we are. As you see Law Enforcement right now helping the crowds get out of here. And next comes the department of public works to help clean up this mess and get the parkway reopened by tomorrow. Again, despite the rain delay, it ended up to be a fabulous night for the wawa festival here. Back to you in the studio. Thank you very much, joanne. Team cover of the fourth of coverage continues down the shore lots of festivities. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell spent the day and night on the beach. Heres celebrations from margate. Reporter firework are finish the barbeques are done. Now people are headed for home. It is another fourth of july holiday in the books down the shore. Family day on the beach and nighttime visit to the ice cream shop in stone harbor water perfect way to end the fourth of july holiday. Its wonderful. Its families. Its friendly. Just happy. Reporter beach goers were busy clicking selfies and squeezing in every last ounce of the holiday. And some celebrated on the water with the annual Independence Day boat parade. Sun, sand, surf, kids love it. Its tremendous. Reporter for many a stroll down 96th street wrapped up a fourday long holiday a way forty three work. Im able to be at the beach which i love. Im able to spend time with my family which i love. Reporter as visitors pack up the cars and head for the parkway, those who live here say the busy holiday means more than just sun and fun. Its big bucks for those who make their living on holidays like this. I do like the fourth of july. I like to keep uncle sam smiling and its one of the best times of the summer. Reporter with the rockets red glare and the fireworks bursting in air, the fourth of july holiday in margate is going out with a bank. And the weather couldnt have been more perfect for fireworks many of those thunderstorms you saw in the city never made it here down the shore. But right now, its time to pack it in and head for home. In margate, Chris Oconnell, fox 29 news. Not a bad way to wrap up holiday weekend. Beautiful summer night. A lot of people on the ocean city boardwalk despite some haze in the air. Not everyone stayed dry, though. Meteorologist monica cryan here with that forecast at 11 00. Monica, of course, we had our big fourth of july picnic out back. Right. We did. We were watching the dark clouds come in and all of us look at you going um, um this is getting closer and closer a lost this just swimming to the south of us. Unfortunately, it did push a little further north and we did see that really heavy rain roll right through philadelphia. Now, things are quiting down. Weve got temperatures in old city at 72 degrees. Your high today 90 degrees. We actually reached the 90s. We quickly cooled things down and again that all has to do from that cell that rolled through. So here island it through the last three hours you can see it moving through win three hours or so ago. And then as it did, it dropped very heavy rain helping to drop our temperatures as well. I think tomorrow in the setup its looking a bit cooler. Ultimate Doppler Radar now showing us we still are looking at isolated shower chances through the next few hours. And well be dealing with that at least through the next few hours but by tomorrow morning, youre looking at 7 00 oclock, cloudy skies, but that will start to break apart so that wednesday afternoon mostly sunny to partly sunny conditions. Your thursday, though, does look like even in the morning time an increase in cloud cover those rain chances and Storm Chances start to go up as we head into the afternoon. Your high tomorrow, 84. Compare that to your high today 90. So once again, a bit cooler, parly sunny i like that kind of set up down the shore, 70s with little bit more cloud cover by wednesday, thursday were looking at some storms possible. Now the timing for the storms on thursday its going to start off pretty quite then in the afternoon and evening well see the storms role in. Your high only 80 degrees. Then by friday, were upping temperatures starting the day off with some storms, then by the afternoon, it starts to move out. And weve got a great setup for another summer weekend. You can see saturday and sunday were in the mid 80s with lots of sunshine to look forward to. Lucy just got to put on the spf if youll enjoy that sunshine, right. There you go. At cvs thats all you can buy now mega spf. Thats true. Thank you very much monica. Lancaster county coroner says 54yearold Richard Boulder died in a natural gas explosion over the weekend hes from east lampeter township, he and his crew were responding to reports avenue gas leak. Two other people with them survive. The nts were is investigating. Developing story out of north philadelphia neighbors found a child size coffin along the 3,000 block of west clearfield avenue. Now Philadelphia Police say that body was not inside but there was a bag. And they say that bag was filled with organs that appear to belong to a small child or infant. Police also say that it look like someone probably tried to pry open the lid. It looke looked like somethig straight out of thriller. We and didnt know somebody pop us out or eat us. We didnt know if something was alive in there. The coffin was across from cemetery but police have not found any graves that may match it. New jersey is back open for business early this morning new Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed the states final budget after a three hiv day government shut down. The governor signed 34. 7 billion budget agreement. Deal includes reshaping the state Largest Health insurer horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of new jersey of course which covers nearly 4 million people. Allstate parks and beaches and marine nass and all the rest of that reopened just in time for the holiday. Apparently you cant stop time speaking of the shut down. At least if you live in new jersey and have expired tags. Because of the government shut down, people could not renew documents like drives licenses, permits, registrations and inspection stickers. Fortunately, the Motor Vehicle commission is granderring twoday extension for those documents. So if you had any that expired on friday, youll now have until this thursday to renew them. Skyfox over i95 in deadly crash. Police say a 60yearold man lot of control of his car driving south near front street he slammed into another car sending that driver to the hospital with minor injuries. Police arent releasing the drivers name until they reach his family. What better day to become an american than the most american of holidays add to that becoming an american where our Founding Fathers sign the declaration of independence. [ applause ] may 29th, 1790. Americas newest and youngest citizens rang the bell at the betsy ross house in old city. This incredible tradition the childrens citizens ship ceremony happens of year on Independence Day. I was born an american. My mother did most of the hard work when it came to my american citizenship. But you actually and your families have chosen this country and youve chosen to work hard to become citizens. And the really wonderful part even though i was born here as citizen you and i are equals n now. Were equal. You have of single right here i had born here you earn it. 13 children became american citizen that. Number is know coincidence it represents the 13 original colonies. Congratulations to all. Bringing communities together to celebrate. Thats what they did tonight in camden and man did families show up. Pearl harbor of course one of the worst attacks on american soil but if not for the heroics acts of one man it would have been a lot worse. Now, this is a story you may have never heard about. Big time rain closing out the fourth in many communities across the area but that did not stop people from going to wig beginning water park park for the concert and firework display the fun kicked off way salute to our countri veterans followed by great bands. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson has more from camden. Reporter rain threaten the fireworks an hour before it was set to happen but the skies cleared just in time for the show to go on. Reporter people packed the lawn at wiggins Waterfront Park in camden for child july 4th firework on the delaware. What yall excited about tonig tonight . The fireworks. Reporter the Solomon Family says mom priscilla made sure they were dressed for the occasion. I love for everyone to dress a like or go along with the theme. Something we do for every holiday. Reporter the band cherry pop and daddies kicked off the pre fireworks festivities and got of one on their feet. We come out every year. Just tradition. Reporter charnice fiance and her baby plan to be there till the end. Tell us what shes wearing. This is savannah and shes wearing her very own red, white and blue tutu created by mommy. Say hi. Reporter happy fourth of call. Family night was a tough sell for 14yearold david. You look so happy to be here. I guess. Reporter just come along for the ride. Did they drag you here. Yup. Reporter yup. Are you interested in anything thats going to happen here tonight . Just the firework report roar the theme of the day is celebrating americas birthday most say its also about family. We feel good. We altogether. We family. We love each other and thats what its about. Reporter in camden, Shawnette Wilson fox 29 news. You see it, you shoot it, our fresco users are helping to show whats going on in your neighborhood kick it off in philadelphia fresco user antoine little takes to us a house fire this is strawberry morning much the fire apparently began this afternoon along the 3100 block of the west dakota street not much to see there firefighters quickly doused it and to one is injured. Levittown fresco user bash captured theecar crash the bucks county Fire Department says it happened around 7 00 tonight on penn valley road. First responders took one person to the hospital but havent said how theyre dealing. Police are investigating so when you see news happening be sure to ache out your phone and shoot it and nice steady shot if you can for it use the fresco app and send it to our newsroom. You could make some money. He is only one of a handful of survivors from one of the worst attacks in american history. Still alive today. Hes a man who risked his live to save others and now the push is on to get him the recognition many believe is long overdue. Foxs Lucas Tomlinson has more from the pentagon. Thats where i was. Reporter Donald Stratton one of 5uss arizona survivors from the pearl harbor attack still living. We got hit with a big bomb and then exploded like a Million Pounds ammunition. Went 60, 70 feet in the air and explosion could have taken us away but it didnt. Thank god we made it across. Reporter trapped aboard sinking battleship stratton and five other sailors managed to escape the horror which killed more than a thousand of his ship mates. With the help of a fellow sailor who threw them a lifeline from a ship moored neck to arizona airs with burns over 60 of his body stratton had to escape the war ship. Proceeded to go hand over hand across the line. About 60, 70 feet and that was the tough part. He kept saying come on sailor you can make it. The man who rescued stratton and his fellow sailors that day joe george. In his book, all the gallant men stratton described george as perhaps the strongest man in the harbor. He disobeyed the captains life and through him the line that saved his life. We have four generations here because of that man. We have 14 people in our family who wouldnt necessarily be here without joe george. Stratton didnt know the name of the man who saved hisself until years later. When his family asked the navy to investigate his rescue and dig up interview from sailors who were at herl harbor they discovered their hero joe george. Years later stratton finally wants him recognized for his valor. He saved six peoples lives and he didnt get anything. Somebody should have be get an honor to take care of that. Stratton seals so strong until joe george deserves a medal they and another uss arizona survive are come to go washington late this month to press lawmakers and defense secretary to act. They hope that President Trump will intervene. At the pentagon, luke cass tomlinson, fox news. Hope it happens. All right. Sean bell what you got in sports. Lucy even though free agency in the nba just started its basically over. The last big named guy off the mark. Ill tell was that means for the sixers and for the rest of the league. My sports commentary is next. Now with tomorrows traffic heres bob kelly. Good tuesday evening. Scott williams here in for bob kelly i hope youve had great fourth of july. The party on the parkway taking mace this evening. Of course, tomorrow folks will be headed back to work. Well talk about the cleanup impacts along the ben franklin parkway and also what to expect for that wednesday morning commute when we see you on good day beginning at sean bell goes there all the time. He thinks the nba is going to look a lot different. Exactly the same next season. Hes got to explain in his commentary in 15 seconds. A lot has happened in the nba this off season already and guess what, i love it much its already been more exciting than the actual season. A lot of movement an lot of guys end up in places you would never guessed but with that said nothing has real changed. Golden state warriors and cleveland cavalier are the two best teams in the league still. Gordan hayward is going to boston a cool move and all celtics arent close to the cavs with all the young bucks they have guess what theyre still a couple years away. Paul george got traded to the thunder. Hell playing with westbrook. Great match up. They still arent good as when they had kevin duran. Nothing has changed. The warriors and cavs had meet for the fourth time in row nba finals but the good thing is, guess what, the sixers are now a play off team. Im talking about fourth or fifth seed which is a huge change as you all know here in philly. Lucy . Hey, how you doing today, sean bell. Im doing all right. I cant explain. Your shoes thats an interesting look with the suit. Well you know a little retro. July 4th. I had to sport them. They match your tie so its a good combo. A little throw back. Good its throw back. Jordan will love it. Let me model my kick. I like that. I do love it its pat patrioc on his fourth of july. Retro fives. There you go. Had to show them. That was great. I had my liberty tshirt on today. I wanted to wear that tonight. Marvel may have to start looking for new iron man. Hear about this. Robert downey, jr. Says he wants to retire the role before he gets burn out and quote becomes embarrassing. Downey played the role of tony star since 2008 i love these movies. Love them. Right. I love all the marvel movies. Theyre fun hes reportedly getting, washington, 200 million . Theres no way. There cant be. Is it 200 milion . An extra zero there. Its 200 million. They say thats right. Probably for the a couple, arc lot of them line of them coming glop spiderman. A couple more iron mans. Avenger movies. How many jordans will that buy. Exactly. And hell be in some more like other spin offs. Id hang on to that role. Guess what . Hes not braking overnight, some gunfire instead of just fireworks. One person dead, three other wounds the dollars, four separate shootings in our city. The latest on all of this overnight violence, back in court, a jury couldnt decide if he was guilty or not. Now that father accused of killing his on son goes before a judge again today. Theyve got a a missle in can reach our country now watcher the white house is saying about a Game ChangingMissile Launch from north korea. The fourth every july celebrations ends wag bang. We had