Over 40 years, it has grown from an informal gathering to an organized league with a commissioner, inclusive divisions, varying competition levels, more than 650 participants and 32 teams.
Finally easing up, it is all raising concerns over whether dangerous air could be the new normal. anne thompson reports. reporter: the ominous hue that dominated skylines in the northeast today finally dissipated. the washington monument soars again. new york s empire state building, now gleams, and the city of brotherly love breathes easier. a day after smoke from the canadian wildfires smothered the city with the worst air quality in the world, anxious philadelphians breathed a cautious sigh of relief. and the air feels a lot cleaner. i don t feel as uncomfortable. reporter: as a precaution, city schools were remote. the school yards empty. at st. christopher s hospital for children, where asthma accounts for 20% of the e.r. case, dr. james reingold says families heeded the warning. i think this was a nice opportunity for families to take stock of, do they have their
I, crime is a real issue in philly. and you talked about it a lot on the campaign trail. and you ve actually been compared to new york city mayor eric adams in some ways. do you think politically that you and mayor adams are giving democrats are blueprint on how to talk about crime, an issue that a lot of democrats have been criticized for playing defense on? well, jake, listen, i let the nation be the judge of that. what i can tell you is that i was adamant about not allowing anyone to put me in an ideological box relative to what i believe was the prescription that we needed to employ to ensure that philadelphia was the safest, cleanest and greenest big city in the nation. and the reason why we were able to do that is because our message was developed from the ground up. you know, it wasn t, you know, i know what s best for you as
Take care of my sweet, sweet city, philadelphia. it s such a special place. jake, listen, you have to come back. come back, jake. i was just there a couple of weeks ago. my mom s there. i m there all the time, and i ll see you there in person. democratic mayoral candidate, sherelle, thank you so much. we re following major developments out of russia and ukraine. i ll ask the former cia director and defense secretary, leon panetta, about moscow s latest claim that its fighter jets intercepted two military aircraft approaching the russian border. all of this amidst attacks on russian soil causing anger and confusion inside the kremlin. anti-putin russian nationals are taking credit for the latest incursion, all that and much more coming up right at the top
Night. i had a dental emergency, picture that one, i want to say that together, we did it, philadelphia, and i m excited to be here. winning the nomination, the democratic nomination in a city that s like 7-1 democrats means you re very likely to be elected mayor. why do you think you were able to win decisively in this crowded field against candidates that were better funded, more progressive, et cetera? well, jake, i ll tell you, i really leaned heavily into my real life, lived experience, and people often heard me state that my lived experience is closest to the people who are feeling the most pain in our city, the most pain of gun violence and neighborhood blight, and struggling schools and lack of opportunity. but now, jake, with our win, and me, these communities are now closest to the power. well, as you know better than