For 17yearold taylor white of jackson, mississippi people have it on their houses. Its everywhere. Reporter and rose kenney i dont know of any other, you know any other place when you have a war and the loser gets to fly their flag. Reporter witnessing this historic fall of the Confederate Flag over South Carolinas capitol is a moment they will forever embrace. Even watching it on a tv screen from the Pennsylvania Convention center. I had a great great uncle who was lynched under the flag and my great grandmother had to take care of him. Reporter kenny and his sister are united having felt the divide and hatred they say associated with the symbolic battle flag in their native north carolina. Even running into the woods from the ku klux klan. People used to throw things at us and use the n word go home and we were only third and fourth graders at the time. Reporter as young girls they crossed the Railroad Tracks among the first black students to attend a white school. So for those of us
Worked overtime in there. If you see the rubble you will know that he truly worked overtime for rachel. I thank god for that. Reporter staffers and volunteers collected books and other items that could be reused today. Teacher Linda Johnson saved some curtains vowing to use them in the future. When we rebuild they will be in my new room. They will be proof that we have survived reporter her husband an army vet who volunteers here part of a team that affixed the stars and stripes to the schools storm damaged flag pole. Despite no one being hurt he says there has been shock and tears over what occurred. I just felt we needed Something Like a tissue to wipe the tears and i felt the American Flag was that. Reporter back live right now. Cleanup is winding down for the day. The folks are planning to return here tomorrow and again on sunday. As for classes, they are supposed to begin next month. The hope is they will be able to hold them at a Sister School that literally is just around the co
Allentown it feels like 97 degrees, it continues along the i95 corridor until 8 00 tonight, the heat index you need to take it easy this evening double scan live showing we have one isolated cluster of thunderstorms right now northeastern Chester County over route 100, we have 33 lightning strikes with this cell and moving northeast at 20 Miles Per Hour, it will be moving into Montgomery County and limerick and green lane all in the path of that storm you definitely want to get inside. The evening planner showing the heat remains at 10 00 still 83 degrees, i am tracking more comfortable air on the way and details on when coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Well check back in later. Thank you. The action cam spotted people working in the heat and trying to cool down, and firefighters in northeast philadelphia relied on coolers to stay hydrated and workers were stuck in the sweltering conditions here. Hydrate the night before. Im used to it and i go to the gym a lot and try to st
Doctor. We have to be careful out there. Reporter you got that right. It feels every bit the 93 degrees glenn mentioned. We are at the singing fountain in south philadelphia. They just had their dog walking in the fountain. Its the popular destination on a day like today when the city is going to go through a sweaty steamy start to the weekend. In center city these workers struggled lifting a heavy pane of glass and struggled with the heavy, humid hot air that made working outside painful. Its steamy. I dont know its like living on the equator. Horrible. Reporter the city of brotherly love baked all day. Oh, my gosh. Reporter temperatures soared into the mid 90s prompting complaints. Its horrible. Horrible. Its really very very really close. Humid. No fun. Reporter external conditions coupled with a lack of air conditioning in many buildings prompted School District officials to send the 142,000 students home early. Fernando says the hot weather could create health complications. A lot
Doctor. We have to be careful out there. Reporter you got that right. It feels every bit the 93 degrees glenn mentioned. We are at the singing fountain in south philadelphia. They just had their dog walking in the fountain. Its the popular destination on a day like today when the city is going to go through a sweaty steamy start to the weekend. In center city these workers struggled lifting a heavy pane of glass and struggled with the heavy, humid hot air that made working outside painful. Its steamy. I dont know its like living on the equator. Horrible. Reporter the city of brotherly love baked all day. Oh, my gosh. Reporter temperatures soared into the mid 90s prompting complaints. Its horrible. Horrible. Its really very very really close. Humid. No fun. Reporter external conditions coupled with a lack of air conditioning in many buildings prompted School District officials to send the 142,000 students home early. Fernando says the hot weather could create health complications. A lot