In the news a Philadelphia Police officer is off the job and facing charges for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, and a former firefighter that responded to the twin towers on 9 11 is new yorks newest lottery winner. But the big story on action news is the excitement building for the 4th of July Celebrations, from the shore to the city there is no shortage of parties and fireworks tomorrow. Preparations are well underway. Action News Reporter Katherine Scott with the latest from the ben franklin parkway. The setup is well underway here, the setup is here for the concert and people are ready to celebrate. Today the rivera family is out for a skate near the art museum and ben franklin parkway will be packed but like many they just find their spot and gaze upward. People for some reason thought there was nothing going on no pushing and no shoving everybody is getting along. Crews are out building the stage for the 4 and of july jam and there is still work to be done for the concert. Be
Offer on this long Holiday Weekend, including these folks that came from south africa for a taste of philadelphia freedom, we stopped at the liberty bell and liberty hall and go around the city to look at everything, and that includes the Liberty Block Party between market and chestnut being built as the Biggest Block Party of the summer begins at 1 00 in the afternoon and gives everybody a chance to sample the food scene and Live Entertainment and that serves to the phillies Live Entertainment, the philadelphia pops. In edition to the philly pops orchestra, we have the voices of the pops, singing the battle hymn of the republic and god bless americas all the patriotic favorites. It begins on independence mall, and bring your lawn chairs and blankets and soak in this wouldnterful 4th of july tradition. The phillies pops has a Wonderful Program and we are going to party and really going to stir peoples patriotic pride this evening. Sounds good, and a little tip to pass along if are you
Help pull up some of that moisture in the form of some clouds and showers so future tracker showing by 9 oclock we will have some showers around especially west of philadelphia and then we will have some occasional showers into the afternoon before things will be drying out by tomorrow night. Most of the fireworks displays should be rain free. So, this is what to expect for the fourth of july. Big turn around from today. Plenty of clouds. It will be cool for july, scattered showers and perhaps even a period of steady rain midday if that low pressure can pull up enough moisture but again, the good news is we dry out by tomorrow night and ive got a gorgeous sunday on the way. Ill talk about that including the shore and the poconos in the full accuweather forecast. Brian. All right, cecily, some good news in there. Thanks very much. The main event for a lot of folks this weekend will be the fourth of july jam on the ben franklin parkway. Today crews started setting up the fireworks as as
What does this mean for your fourth plans . Chris sowers the man in the hot seat. I did see sprinkles coming in this morning. Reporter its going to be enough to be ray annoying, but not that bad. As we look at the center city skyline, we have clouds and gray and spritzes and sprinkles starting to show up. Temperatures wise not too bad 70 in philadelphia. 68 in millville. Low 0s along the coast. Sea isle city, along the boards in Atlantic City, 72. Cooler where its raining, 66 in reading and lancaster. Were lucking out. We have two areas of concentrated moisture one is working out to sea the other is pushing up the spine of the appalachians, we are sitting in the middle, were missing out of the heaviest weather west and south of the viewing area. Well zoom into the western suburbs, reading to lancaster shower activity, pressing north into hamburg and slatington and showers this morning thats about it. Other than sprinkles across south jersey, for today mostly cloudy, its not a wash, the
There. Its going to it could be a holiday that could stinking hot temperatures in the 90s and lots of parades around, weather wise its cool for july. High temperatures in the mid 70s, mid 60s north and west, this is easy to handle. Quakertown, 65. Tanersville, a comfortable 62. 70 in center city and 66 in saint davids. On the the other side of the delaware we go, glassboro 66. Gandys beach, 69 anticipate smyrna, 71. With all the cloud cover and showers off to the west, temperaturewise well not go too much higher than the numbers we saw there. Double scan live a few clusters of showers and rumps of thunder to the west, its pushing toward the northeast away from the Delaware Valley. Some of it down here may sneak into the region as the late Morning Hours wear on and we get into the first part of the afternoon. Storm tracker 6 live tracking the showers highest possibility is around lunchtime it tails off as we get closer to the evening hours and the fireworks plans you have later on. Midd