Mess. Why Authorities Say this wasnt the only problem over the holiday weekend. Memorial day tra dig. Red poppies handed out to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. But why poppies . Good question. Nicole brewer traces the history of this symbol. Fire tears through an american leon post in northeast philadelphia. Why this building holds memories for so many in the community. The fire broke out just hours after memorial day ceremonies inside the legion. Good evening everyone, im ukee washington. Eye, everyone im jessica dean. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt is live in brides burg where fire crews remain on the scene night. David . Reporter jessica and ukee, those crews expect to be out here several more hours to douse some of this hot spots. Listen i talk to lot of people that live in this neighborhood tonight. One man that says he has been here for 70 years. He remembers this building as a little boy. This building is one that those who live in bridesburg
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9 00 a. M. , already in the mid 70s and we will have a very easy time into about 84 degrees for daytime high. Heading down the shore it looks good right now, today, tomorrow, beautiful days with high in the lower 70s and sunshine. Shot for wet weather on friday with a late day sure or storm. Meisha, over to you. Overall it looks gorgeous. Beautiful today. Thank you for that. Good morning everyone. Looking in new jersey at 42 freeway north bound at creek road to 295, it is looking pretty nice and quiet right now. We necessity it will change at 5 00 he clock hour. Everybody heading back to work and school today especially if in the yesterday, they were today. Look at that sky, this is schuylkill eastbound at spring garden. Headlights in the eastbound direction, man, that looks very pretty. Sun just trying to come up, coming up later in the 5 00 oclock hour. Lighting up that sky. Accident 309 north bound at butler pike you cannot see it here but take my word right lane is compromised. The
For so many in the community. The fire broke out just hours after memorial day ceremonies inside the legion. Good evening everyone, im ukee washington. Eye, everyone im jessica dean. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt is live in brides burg where fire crews remain on the scene night. David . Reporter jessica and ukee, those crews expect to be out here several more hours to douse some of this hot spots. Listen i talk to lot of people that live in this neighborhood tonight. One man that says he has been here for 70 years. He remembers this building as a little boy. This building is one that those who live in bridesburg and frankford noel. Now most of it is destroyed. I seen a parade there. When i was a little girl. Reporter it was supposed to be a day to remember those who died fighting for our country. But win minutes, flames shot through the roof of the American Legion on orth dock street. This was so big and the flames. We pull up the windows game out. They had to move us back furth
520 minutes. Reporter he said he never saw akyra alive again. Akyra was a star athlete here at west catholic prep, she just celebrated a full scholarship to Mercyhurst College two weeks ago. Akyra was the thousand point scorer, she just recently just last week at graduation she was given our top scholar athlete for both girls and girls. So she was the best that we had to offer in the classroom and on the playing field. She was a true ambassador of the school. Reporter west catholic vicepresident paul says the tight west Catholic Community is grieving the loss, one of their best, true leader on the Basketball Court and in the classroom, and the students are shocked and devastated. There are First Priority is to make sure that our students are able to grasp this and help them mourn through this. Reporter for the family, they too are grieving. I have cried so much i cant cry no more. I was told that students began arriving at west catholic this morning after they got word that akyra was m