And im Lynda Baquero in fr or pat battle. Raphael miranda is here with the forecast. A lack of winds out there that we had yesterday. Another chilly start. We have a nice afternoon ahead. It will be nicer because of the less wind intensity well see throughout the day today. And 60s are coming back. I know its cold right now, but its not going to stay cold for long. You can see on Storm Tracker, not tracking any real significant weather out there this morning. No rain and no snow. Not even those flurries we saw yesterday. Its still cold though. This is what it feels like right now as youre stepping outside. Windchills in the 20s and low 30s. Feels like 31 in yonkers, 29 degrees in newark, 28 in central park, and 32 in oakland in new jersey. Heres a look at your day planner. Jackets are needed again, especially throughout the morning. 36 degrees right now. Back to the low to mid40s this afternoon. Lots of sunshine to go around. Its going to be a beautiful day. Again, less windy, so its m
The big story on action news is a fiery crash that left three people dead. It happened early this morning in the city holmesburg section and a car slammed into a tractortrailer and burst into flames. This say live look at the scene of the crash. Of of they say its not unusual to speed down this stretch of torresdale avenue. Nobody drivers the speed limit theyre driving 50, 40 miles an hour down this road and its just been a hazard for years and they never do anything about it. Paul with the Upper Holmesburg Civic Association says hes working with city council hoping to ban tractortrailers for parking here. Its constant. The people are constantly hitting parked cars here. Its dark along here. And they just cant see it. Reporting in northeast philadelphia, trish hartman. Channel 6 action news. One person is incustody tonight accused of robbing a 9 91yearold woman inside her West Philadelphia home overnight. And police found him by tracking her stolen phone but where they found him was a
President trump has announced that he is cancelling the main gathering of the Republican National convention in florida in august following a spike in coronavirus cases there. Speaking at a White House Press briefing, mr trump said he would give a speech ahead of us elections as planned, but in a different form. Have a listen. The timing for this event is not right. Its just not right, with whats happened recently, the flareup in florida, to have a big convention. Its not the right time. Its really something that, for me, i have to protect the american people. Thats what i have always done. Thats what i always will do. Thats what i am about. Susan macmanus is emeritus Political Science professor from the university of south florida. Thanks for your time. No big surprise, then, from the sound of it. Absolutely not. There was a lot of pressure being put on the mayor of jacksonville, and of course the governor as well, to really decide whether oi well, to really decide whether or not they
Plastic, a major study predicts more than a billion tonnes will be dumped on the environment by 2040. And the show can go on as theatres pilot in droll performances with social distancing. Indoor performances with social distancing. And coming up in the sport on bbc news back in the england squad jofra archer returns for the deciding test against the west indies at old trafford, which starts tomorrow. Good evening. The wearing of face coverings in shops in england will become compulsory from midnight, and failing to do so, could result in a £100 fine. After initially being sceptical about their effectiveness in helping stop the spread of the coronavirus, the government says its view has evolved, as the scientific advice, has changed. But its notjust shops, youll have to cover your mouth and nose in other enclosed public spaces, including banks, public transport hubs and takeaways. In some areas though, it is up to you to decide, including in pubs, gyms and cinemas. In scotland, face c
For echoes of empire. The British Empire was the largest the world had ever known. At its height, it ruled around 20 of the earths population. The legacy of that empire is now the subject of passionate debate. Issues of exploitation and brutality have come to the fore thanks to the black lives matter protests. In bristol in the southwest of england, the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston was torn down amid angry protests. Clive myrie has been to bristol and reflects now on the struggle of remembering. Clive myrie who owns history . Who dictates memory . Is it always the victor . What would you think about coloured people coming to work on the buses . I dont like the idea very much. What about the others . Those marginalised, like the Windrush Generation . You know, i was willing to fight for my country well, i thought was my country. And obviously, its not. The city of bristol is a place where different memories vie for supremacy. But why cant there be a past we all can embrace