Protesting for a higher minimum wayne. They headed down to broad street and city hall and circled back to broad and arch. We spoke with some of them along the route. I feel like temple and the entire community dont respect us and the people around us. When you come to temple there is this whole environment of us versus them with the locals and the students. We are fed up. Im out here supporting everybody that is out here fighting for 15. We worked at mcdonalds for almost four years and im making the same amount for four years, i need better for my son and for my family. Right now he is home with my mom as we come back here live, there is a really Large Police Presence here. They are blocking off the streets and quite a bit of traffic in the area as well. This area just gridlocked at the moment. We are live in center city, im sara bloomquist, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting death today of an 83yearold woman in german town, it happened i
Hall and this is having an impact on the traffic this afternoon and police say there have been some issues not skirmishes. Well follow that of course and try to get back to sara. Absolutely. This is happening in other cities across the country. The portion of people protesting for a higher minimum wage, many are adults and they support a family that are getting by on 9, 10, 11. 15 an hour is the wage they say they need to keep their family together. Its not just single focus on restaurants its airports too. We are following breaking news in german town, where a woman in her 80s was shot and killd this afternoon. Trish hartman is there learning more about the victims Reporter Police are on the scene in german town, well show you the scene there. The white gated door 437 is where police are saying this happened. The crime scene unit came a couple of minutes ago and many Family Members are here talking to police. Family members broke down outside of the victims home on east cosgrove stree
Thats whats in store for the this weekend. If you liked yesterday youll like today. A lack of of any cloud cover around so were expecting sunshine this morning. 41 degrees in philadelphia. 38 in allentown and reading, of course we did have some concerns of maybe a little frost around this morning, looks like millville might be one of those areas or toward the Atlantic City airport where that maybe happening with the temperatures closer to the freezing mark. On the bus stop, 39 degrees by 6 00. 42 on 8 00 a. M. Dress the kids on the warm side. They arent going to need the extra gear all day. This afternoon, sunshine kicks in. We get into the 50s by 10 00 a. M. We spend the afternoon in the 60s. The High Temperature will be 64 reading which is just a degree above yesterday. Yesterday pretty much a repeat today. Were looking at a decent day ahead. Pollen count is running on the high side today and this weekend. If you have plans to be out in the nice weather and you have earths e allergy
Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders attacked the issues and each other tonight. It is thursday night, and the big story on action news tonight is the battle of brooklyn. Clinton and sanders taking part in the first debate in five weeks, but they hardly seem to be out of practice. With questions tuned to the recent controversy of the campaign, and major issues of income and equality, the gun lobby, fossil fuel industry and americas security in the world, the debate was informative, but also contentious. I am sure a lot of people are very surprised to learn that you supported raising the minimum wage to 15 an hour. Now wait a minute, wait a minute thats just not accurate. I joined on the debate with senator sanders excuse me oh, boy. Sanders asked about his campaign trail comments about clintons qualifications to be president. Does second clinton have the experience and intelligence to be a president . Of course she does. But i do question but i do question her judgment. I question a judg