Weapon. He stepped out and posing a threat to the officers. As unrest unfolds in North Carolina. The family of the unarmed man expresses outrage in tulsa, oklahoma. We know there was no gun in the car and know he did not commit a crime like the new york bomber did. We know all of those things. And now family wants to know where crutcher was approached by such force. He had his hands up and then fatally shot does not make sense. Both officers are on paid administrative leave and while grieving the families grieving are calling for justice and want the officers prosecuted and massive protests across the country in the coming days. Brian back to you. Thank you ray. Well continue to follow that thank you. A case of highway road rage is under investigation, and Philadelphia Police say that one of their own officers is involved here. The incident started on the schuylkill expressway and continued on to roosevelt boulevard yesterday afternoon. One of the drevers involved was an officer off du
Associate with Landscape Architecture but it wasnt always so. In fact, the modern freeway that you guys drive every day has its roots in Landscape Architecture in the park planning that weve been talking about this semester. Ill start with a little bit of review and this familiar landscape which everyone should, i hope, recognize, which of course is Prospect Park. So we look at the development of central park. Then we look at Prospect Park, which is olmsteds next great park in the late 1860s. They designed roads associated with this park. These were intended to be broad treelined streets spinning off the edges of the park in here. There are originally supposed to be four. Two are actually built eastern and Ocean Parkway. And here is a view of Ocean Parkway from 1894. So if we think about this, which is the first one of the first references to parkways in the United States. Olmstead and vox based their idea off of fauch avenue in paris. So if youre thinking of alfond and housmans work e
Began writing my book, the teacher wars about the history of teaching. Now at that moment i felt as a longtime Education Teacher there was something not quite right. Teaching had become definitely the most controversial profession discussed in our public life. In the media, and i have a member of the media, but veteran teachers were generally portrayed as undereducated, as incompetents and insufficiently committed to closing the achievement gap. Now research showed then and still today that there are really big and Serious Problems with American Public schools, such as a curriculum thats not up to snuff with our international peers, too much rote teaching, too many work sheathes, rote learning and the segregation of our low income children of color in separate classrooms and separate schools. These are giant moral and political shortcomings and yet, back in 2011 when i began writing my book, i noticed that the predominant policy response to these issues was very narrow. The weaken teac
The schuylkill expressway. Typically we see eastbound delays. You can see the drive time. Average speeds in 60s. We do have construction on valley forge road between forest and hunter hill drive. Thats going to be out there until 6 00 this morning. Moving over to 95 right through delaware, we do have a ramp closure there as well. Ongoing structure that. Will be out until february 24th. 95 southbound to 7 b, route 52, you can see no problems from 295 to 495. Averages in the 60s there as well and only a tenminute trip. Jessica, thanks. Were following this breaking new this morning. Philadelphia police are looking for a person who stabbed a cab driver while he was working. Nbc 10s matt delucia outside the hochlt the hospital. Were hearing from the cab driver. What is he saying . Hes happy to be alive. We saw the cab being towed away from the hospital. This is where the cab driver ended up, about a mile from where all this unfolded. Take a look at this. Joshua mann. The cab drive picked up
For the attacks. Belgium is now diverting plains and trains and the Brussels Airport is staying closed through tomorrow. Authorities also released a photo taken from closed circuit tv. Three men pushing luggage carts. They say two of them apparently were the suicide bombers and that the third dressed in a light colored coat a black hat and glasses is on the run tonight. Authorities say raids are underway right now to catch that third man. And we have Live Team Coverage tonight. Sabina kuriakose is the Philadelphia International airport following local response security measures but we begin with joyce evans in our newsroom with the very latest. Joyce. Lucy it has all the markings of those mull pell terror attack carried out in paris last fall. But investigators have not officially confirmed any connection to the horrific attack on civilians in november. Still tonight european capitol is on lock down. A chaotic scene in brussels after a pair of suicide bombers unleashed a deadly attack