Today, our temperatures will range between 76 and 79 and sunny, less humid, cool and a little bit breezy with the wind speeds out of the west at 10 Miles Per Hour. How long are these temperatures going to last . Ill let you know coming up in my first alert sevenday forecast. For now we say good morning to jillian. Good friday to you at home. Traffic is just about to get moving on the tacony bridge. Arms had to open and traffic was stopped for a few minutes. Still have this construction 95 northbound between route 20 and the Philadelphia International airport. Some construction out past york avenue that is starting to wrap up. It is tough to see in this camera, but some cones set up and not causing any slow downs. Average speeds on the highway in the mid50s. Thats right near girard and 50 on 76 and right near city avenue and then 55 on the blue route for drivers in chester county. And majors are looking good and Police Activity between modena road and oak street. Now to the Philadelphia
Limestone road that involves a motorcycle. Use caution if youre heading out at that intersection and coatesville following Police Activity and a shooting overnight and south first avenue and remains closed right now due to an investigation between modena road. That is route 82. So, stick to that. That is going to be your best bet. Ben franklin bridge, you can see traffic is moving along just fine in both directions. Just ten minutes ago traffic stopped in both directions for a bridge opening so a ship can pass through and traffic is now moving on all of the area bridges. Tracy . 5 31. Now to the Philadelphia School budget crisis. This could be a pivotal day. We should find out if schools should open on time. Nbc 10 katy zachry is live at School District headquarters where the School Superintendent will give an update later this morning in just a few hours. Katy, tell us more. Schools are supposed to open in philadelphia in three weeks. Well learn later this morning around 10 00 if that
Own buildings. Nothing should deter figuring out how and why Michael Brown was killed. Reporter captain johnson told the crowd, this is not a black and white issue. This is our opportunity to show you that you can trust us. Reporter while the struggle for peace continues in the community. It was unclear how the alleged robbery led to the shooti inini Michael Brown. He said the officer who shot brown didnt know brown was a robbery suspect at the time. In ferguson, missouri, for nbc news. Count on nbc 10 to stay on top of the developments. We will let you know when the fbi has new information about the shooting and whether they say it was justified. We will follow the unrest in the community. Coming up at 4 30, could this happen here . A look at smalltown policing in our own backyard. Sky force 10 over the scene of of a suspicious death in center city philadelphia. Police arent saying much except the victim is a 65yearold man. Our cameras caught crime scene investigators outside the home
Could that end any chance of a White House Run in 2016 . And shes got game. 13yearold phenom mone davis tosses a recordsetting twohit shutout, showing the world why you would want to throw like a girl, saturday, august 16th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. And im erica hill, alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. In ferguson, missouri, police and protesters facing off there yet again after officials tried to defuse the tension over the shooting death of 18yearold Michael Brown but instead managed to fan the flames even more. Ron allen has the latest for us. Ron, good morning. Reporter good morning, lester. Police say theyre trying to be more open and honest about the night in question and released a videotape that allegedly shows Michael Brown involved in a robbery at a store minutes before he was shot and killed athe a
Officer who gunned down an armed black teenager. The shooting led to four nights of unrest in the louis suburb, but last night remained peaceful because of one major difference. The Ferguson Police Department Says Darren Wilson is the officer who fired multiple shots at 18yearold Michael Brown. Hes been a Police Officer for six years, has had no disciplinary action taken against him. Chief Thomas Jackson says officer wilson was on duty hearing calls about a robbery when he confronted brown. Residents have more questions for police. The coverup and Everything Else doesnt justify why a man can lay on the ground and get shot down like an animal. Police say they waited to release officer wilsons name because ey feared for his life. The shooting sparked four days of unrest, but last night demonstrations were calm. The atmosphere at times more like a street party than a protest. Highway patrol captain ron johnson is getting the credit. People have a chance to say what they want to say, and i