At more than 200 strong, the crowd had one message for philly police. Got your backs. Reporter they included retired Police Officers like kevin macnamara. My friends on the veepth district and those guys down in texas. For so many its about supporting families. Weve got your backs. Brother is a cop. Have i lot of friends that are cops. Cousins that are cops. They go through hard time every day, and you got to get out here and show them that you care. How you doing . Reporter officers were there to work, they appreciated the positive vibes. I grew up in the 15th district and i know it well and it seems like since ive been around this area my whole life always been a supporter community supports. The night took a hostile turn when some in the crowd began arguing with a man holding a sign that read black lives matter. inaudible . Reporter the man left after shaking hands with woman. Peace. Thats right. Reporter this is one of two rallies held in the city in support of police. Some people
Good evening, im jessica dean. Im nicole brewer. Ukee is on assignment. There was one moment during that recall whole tensions really flared up. Eyewitness News Reporter trang do was there and joins us live in mayfair with that story. Trang . Reporter well, there were tense moments when a man showed up holding a black lives matter sign but fortunately this rally ended peacefully with both sides expressing their support for police. Chorus of cheers and honks filled the intersection of cottman and frankford avenues in mayfair. At more than 200 strong, the crowd had one message for philly police. Got your backs. Reporter they included retired Police Officers like kevin macnamara. My friends on the veepth district and those guys down in texas. For so many its about supporting families. Weve got your backs. Brother is a cop. Have i lot of friends that are cops. Cousins that are cops. They go through hard time every day, and you got to get out here and show them that you care. How you doing
Even right now, unthe cover of darkness still in the 80s. 82 here in philadelphia at the moment. 80 in wilmington and 82 in dov dover. Today dew points stayed in the mid 60s but now theyre climbing. Dew points now in the 70s in philadelphia. And all points to the south and that means tomorrow is going to feel even hotter than today. With the added bonus so to speak of locally heavy showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon well track those time them out coming up when i join you inside and tell when you some relief finally returns. Well send it back to you. All right, kate, thanks so much for advice on staying save in the heat you can call the philadelphia heat line. That number is 12157659040. Theyll be there until midnight tonight and phones reopen at 8 30 tomorrow morning. Tonight there is outrage from baton rouge to philadelphia. After a deadly encounter. Protesters marched through the streets demanding justice for father killed in policeinvolved shooting. Eyewitness News Reporter
Woman accusing him of the crime. And severe heat. Heres a live look at philadelphia. Were issuing an excessive heat warning with temperatures hitting the high 90s. We have you covered with what you need to know to stay safe. Its 5 31. Welcome to nbc 10 news today. Im tracy davidson. Im vai sikahema. You cant tell by this shot but the one we just showed, its hazy out there. Lets get to Sheena Parveen and the neighborhood forecast. Hi, sheena. Hey, guys. Its warm and humid. And hazy in spots and poor air quality out for most of the entire area. Were going to see first alert for today, tomorrow, well watch it for saturday. Its mostly for the rest of this week, pennsylvania suburbs, new jersey, delaware all included in the first alert until 6 00 p. M. Friday. Extreme heat and humidity will make it feel like 100 degrees and also poor air quality. So, all of these things come together and make it on the dangerous side if you suffer from asthma. If you are outside, stay hydrated box of the he
Leaders, what did they say . Reporter they had a whole lot to say, jacqueline, about where they are with the repairs, the investigation. More importantly, the customers. And those we talked to today, the riders tell us theyre already putting plans in motion for alternative arrangements. Others say theyre more comfortable with persevering through the summer. Today im worried. Im taking alternative routes. Usually the bus. Is it making your commute longer . Much longer, yeah. How long . About twice as long. About two hours. Reporter worried and making alternative transportation arrangements. Thats how septas regional riders are handling day two of 120 fewer cars on the tracks. We took their concerns to ron hopkins, assistant general manager of operations on septa. Engineers are working around the clock to determine how to repair the cracks in the silver liner five trains, and what caused the defect discovered last friday. We probably have well over 50plus engineers that are working with