Promise but some say the sentence was too harsh and some very big names agree. Famous faces funneled into center city. Joining with hundreds of fans in a show of support for south philly native robert williams, better known as rapper meek mill. Mill has been behind bars since judge Janice Brinkley sentenced him in 24 years in prison last week. We rally today because we believe in him and that the punishment bestowed upon him is excessive, and is motivated by unsavory circumstances. Reporter the judge has overseen the rappers legal troubles for years following a 2008 drug and weapons case. His probation was previously violated in 2015 at that time mill was ordered to house arrest. Were not going to act like meek mill is an angel, hes perfect. Hes a man. A man that made some mistakes and has paid for those mistakes. We support meek. Justice and stand up against a system that is flawed broken. Reporter along with the freeing of mill, the crowd demanded the judge be recused from the case.
Mills. Good evening everyone. Im ukee washington. Im jessica dean. That rally took place just days after meek mill was sentenced to prison for probation violation. Alexandria hoff is live in center city with why supporters want his sentence overturned. Alex . Reporter you know, ukee, jessica, i was in the courtroom last year with meek mill and judge brinkly for a previous 2015 parole violation hearing and at that time she essentially said to him she wasnt going to be giving him any more Second Chances after that and he better shape up. Last week she made true on that promise but some say the sentence was too harsh and some very big names agree. Famous faces funneled into center city. Joining with hundreds of fans in a show of support for south philly native robert williams, better known as rapper meek mill. Mill has been behind bars since judge Janice Brinkley sentenced him in 24 years in prison last week. We rally today because we believe in him and that the punishment bestowed upon h
Scrape they are morning. So give yourselves that extra minute or two, hit the road safely. But storm scan is at least quiet. Were seeing much more light of day over the horizon even in this hour than we were able to yesterday because there was so much cloud cover and rain rolling through. Mid to upper 30s, pretty much the story across the region as a whole. Yes, chill in the air, absolutely. And it is even little colder than average. But, at least the wind is light. So we are going to give you the benefit of the doubt here today. Nice solid b plus for the afternoon, high hits 50. Little less harsh than yesterday. You are going to see some sunshine. But i would definitely still walk out the door with that heavier coat. And again, just those minor issues that we talked about, as a problem for you in some spots this morning, with some fog in spots, then also, potential for few slick areas. Now, look, you got another roller coaster coming coming up here. Normal high 57 degrees. We should c
Humanity we should all aspire to. The fact he did it with grace, with humor, and the ability to acknowledge his own imperfections only makes the man that much more remarkable. Nelson mandela is dead tonight after a a long battle with lung problems. We have a lot to tell you about tonight, but first a warning about weather that may affect your commute. Right to our chief meteorologist. Reporter the rain is on the way, and theres rain and showers across parts of the metro area. The heaviest activity back in the mountains. Thats for us on friday, and then back into ohio valley and western kentucky and tennessee, thats snow, sleet, and freezing rain. That will be season. Look at the temperatures weirdly warm out. 63 in leesburg, 62 downtown, and the midnight temperature will end up being the high for tomorrow, but i want you to dress for the 40s, because temperatures will fall all day. Yellow alert. Dress for the 40s. You wi be in the 40s to come home. Mild start, and then a red alert on s
His resolve and ability to forgive, traits that helped peace employ end the brutal segregational policy in south africa. He died yesterday at the age of 95 following a long illness. He was surrounded by his family. His fight made him an inspiration to millions, including president obama. I would study his words and his writings. The day he was released from prison, he gave me a sense of what human beings can do when theyre guided by their hopes and not by their fears. When mandela died, crowds gathered throughout south africa to mourn his death andelebrate his life. Debora patta is in johannesburg with the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. When i was outside his home, they woke up to the new e his had died, it came as no surprise because his health has been very, very poor for six months but it still has the power to shock and sadden. His health has been critical but over the past few days it got even worse prompting his wife to summon the family to his bedside an