Reporter this year, everything kicks off hours earlier at 5 00 p. M. , fireworks at 10 00. It does a couple things, its a work night, people want to go home. Two, its dark for an hour, making it a safer events. Reporter expect eight full days of free family fun around town, including free admission to seven philadelphia museums including right here at the National Constitution center. That will be fun. Awesome. Reporter and free movie screenings from here at the Art Museum Steps xfinity live and other neighborhoods, and, plus, a city wide book reading at 54 Public Libraries giving 10,000 books to local kids. I think that sounds great. I think free events are always good for families. Reporter the festival honors veterans, local police and fire giving thousands of dollars in grants to local groups celebrating americas birthday in the place it all. To honor the great and often unrecognized individuals and organizations in our city that are everyday heros. Reporter dont forget the big par
Hillary clinton commented on cnn. Once again it shine a light on the threat we face from terrorist groups. They are making security enhancements for u. S. Bound flights. Flights from de gaulle are going through extra measures, u. S. Passengers can take some confidence from that. U. S. Is offering assistance but not part of the investigation. President obama is getting updates from his National Security team. Kenneth moton, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Today edwards news comes as the tsa works to address concerns over long security lines. This is the scene at Philadelphia International airport the line is pretty deep. And at one point it wraps right around the corridor. Both travelers and airports are sounding off on the time it takes to get through xou securi. Some say they even missed their flights. The tsa says they will not compromise security to speed up the lines. Some travelers at phl today said the lines are not longer but slower and what is going on in the world they are o
This thursday. Lets begin with meteorologist bill henley and his forecast. Good morning. Were getting another nice start this morning. The temperatures, theyve been coming down overnight. Right now 56 degrees in philadelphia. 50 in wilmington and millville. 40s for trenton, doylestown, and pottstown. 52 in south philadelphia. Skies clearing out. Well see sunshine, just a few thin clouds at 6 00 this morning. Not much of a warmup, but 9 00 with a northwesterly wind at 6 miles an hour. Into this afternoon we will see the temperatures climb into the 60s. Well go through it neighborhood by neighborhood. Right now Jessica Boyington has the traffic. Thatll be out there until about 5 00 a. M. This morning. Its on odd scene. Of course we would have liked to look there, but no cars traveling through again for schuylkill and broad street right now. Also watch out for traffic lights malfunctioning before president ial boulevard when youre taking city avenue a you have of the schuylkill. And heads
Holly. Allentown in the middle 40s. 51 in wilmington, thats up a degree in the last hour. That number will likely come down war we get sunshine to warm things up. Temperatures slowly warm temperatures throughout the day it will be enough of a northwesterly. 57 degrees. Bright sunny skies, 62 into the early afternoon hours, my neighborhood forecast is back in ten minutes. Right now jessica has your first alert forecast. If you are out in the area, we have some construction closing 19th street south. Thats actually between vine street and the ben franklin parkway. They do have signs. Another update the vine expressway back opened to traffic you can now access that area. As for that bridge repair, we are dealing with chestnut closed. Currently they are directing all traffic off. You hit market street. Completely avoid it. Head up north of our area. That will get you around the incident. Back to you, guys. Well, we have a warning this morning, penndot shut down that Chestnut Street bridge