Swing, with those beautiful fire works busy boardwalks as well, all ready to celebrate the fourth. But we have to mention some rain this fourth of july holiday unfortunately as we look live at storm scan three the big question is will the weather cooperate with all of the fire works, festivities and backyard barbecues you have planned for today . I think, we will of good news for you just a little bit. Happy Independence Day to you, it is saturday july 4th. Im nicole brewer. Just past 6 00. We will send it over to kate and get those questions answered. You said it is not perfect by any stretch but it is not terrible either. It is not terrible. It is a two day weekend. Two of the three days are perfect. Today is not the worst day we have ever had if that is the best way to put it. When you lead with that it is in the worst day we ever had it doesnt sound great but we have a couple showers to track. It is in the a complete wash out. Ims hopeful by late this afternoon and this evening mes
Freedom from england back in 1776. Meteorologist Justin Drabick is in our weather center. Justin will the rain clear up for the big fireworks shows tonight. Thats right, natasha i think we have good news. Finally well get some of those steadier showers move off shore. Better conditions if youre checking out fireworks. Still maybe a lingering shower over parts of the Delaware Valley through the evening hours but you can see the bulk of the precipitation now moving off shore, maybe some steadier rain gets in here south of dover delaware in the next few hours. Later on this evening after sunset i think were looking pretty good. Still some clouds around but those clouds will thin out as we head into the late nighttime hours. Look at the temperatures, though. These were the highs today. Much cooler because of the clouds and the showers. Only 73 degrees this afternoon in reading. 75 allentown low 80s though in south jersey. Saw a little bit of sunshine especially in the morning. Heres where
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Yelling cause i can barely here myself. Ceelo green just took the state. Pan over to the crowd. Its unbelievable the energy, the electricity. Earlier we wanted to hit the crowd go into the parkway and find out what it was like deep inside and heres what happened. Take a look. Reporter the closer you get to the stage the further away you get from the truth. Its parkway pandemonium on the fourth of july. Dont forks let me explain. Near the front of the masses its what you expect. Weve been in the park since 7 30 this morning. Reporter heres a lady who has been vigilantly camped out for 14 hours. So we can get a good spot which was this spot. Reporter and look, theres the couple celebrating their two Year Anniversary near the same place they got engaged. Its awesome to be here and to see the art museum where he proposed. Its great. Reporter deeper in you might spot some of the hundreds of brave men and women trying to Police Hundreds of thousands. Like this woman who only speaks in concep
Wye can key temperatures are looking similar in philadelphia. 68 degrees. Millville 65. We have 67 degrees, mount pocono a little cooler as you can imagine at 60 degrees in dover, delaware 64, all and all about the in mid 60s range there. We will have a complete forecast for you coming up in a couple of minutes. Right now though we will begin with breaking news a violent night in the city of Philadelphia Police are investigating four homicides. Eyewitness News Reporter justin finch is live at Police Headquarters to tell us more about that, justin. Reporter nicole, good morning. Police are working overnight on all four cases most recent happening at 3 30 near broad and hunting park avenue. Lets get to you that video. That is a park where a 17 Year Old Girl was found stabbed. She would later die. About that time 3 30 a. M. On the 5100 block of north front street in the olney section a man was found shot and killed and another on 5200 block of masher, a man was found shot there and he was