Possible explosives. A bomb squad as on the scene and nearby businesses were evacuated. Tonights event was hosted by the new york based American Freedom Defense Initiative. Thats the same group behind the controversial ads septa is being forced to run on its buses. A number of local political and Business Leaders denounced those ads which show hitler with a former arab hitler. Now the president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative released the following email to nbc news earlier tonight. It reads, cop shot outside our free speech event. We are in lockdown. Perps are rifles and may have had explosives. This shows how much our even was needed. Free speech is under violent assault. Yours in liberty, pamela geller. Stay with nbc news for updates on this developing story. New at 11 00, a south jersey road is still shut down after a pedestrian was struck by a car. This is a leak at the scene from one of our Traffic Cameras on route 73 at rogers walk. Police closed the north bound lanes
Are already closed tomorrow. Were also following the murder of a Philadelphia Police officer officer. Police say gunned down by brothers killed inside local store. Tonight a solemn procession from Temple University hospital moving the body of officer Robert Wilson iii. Eight year veteran on the force and called the best the city has to offer. A sad day for the city of philadelphia. Good evening, im iain page. Im lucy lucy noland. Chris oconnell is live at the scene where it start the at 4 44 with the call officer down. Shawnette wilson is life. Dave schratwieser is live outside the hospital. Sad day for the Philadelphia Police department and a sad day for the city of philadelphia. 30yearold Police Officer Robert Wilson iii eight year veteran of the force gunned down this afternoon during a fierce gun battle inside that game stop store at 21st and lehigh. His body was taken to the medical examiners tonight with a full police corsage in front of it at about an hour ago. The announcement
Im lucy lucy noland. Chris oconnell is live at the scene where it start the at 4 44 with the call officer down. Shawnette wilson is life. Dave schratwieser is live outside the hospital. Sad day for the Philadelphia Police department and a sad day for the city of philadelphia. 30yearold Police Officer Robert Wilson iii eight year veteran of the force gunned down this afternoon during a fierce gun battle inside that game stop store at 21st and lehigh. His body was taken to the medical examiners tonight with a full police corsage in front of it at about an hour ago. The announcement came at 7 45. The Philadelphia Police department mourning the death of veteran officer Robert Wilson who died after being wounded in a gun battle with two suspects. Unfortunately i have to report that Police Officer Robert Wilson iii, eight year veteran of the Philadelphia Police department died not too long ago at 6 25 p. M. Obviously the entire department is in shock and is in mourning. Reporter wilson work
That word tonight but its the president of the United States. Today he denied by the way using the word shole to describe countries in africa during a meeting with lawmakers yesterday tweeting this morning, quote, the language used by me at the daca meeting was tough but this was not the language used and despite the reports that the president said, quote, why do we need more haitians . Take them out. Trump said i never said anything derogatory about haitians but it is a poor an troubled country. Never said take them out. Made up by dems. Probably should record future meetings. Unfortunately no trust. We dont have a recording of that meeting. Would be nice if the president did record some of these meetings so we wouldnt be deliberating about whether he said these things but there were Seven Members of congress in the oval office with the president yesterday. Two of them, senators tom cotton and david purdue, say, get this, they cant recall the president saying those comments specifical
Describe myself. You believely say kenyan and new ways to describe ourselves. You have a fantastic weekend. Great do see you. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. Im ali velshi in for Lawrence Odonnell. Less than 24 hours after asking why are we having the people from shithole countries come here, President Trump without any sense of irony said this. Today we celebrate dr. King for standing up for the self evident truth americans hold so dear that no matter what the color of our skin or the place of our birth we are all created equal by god. Apologize to you for having said that word and having to say that word tonight but its the president of the United States. Today he denied by the way using the word shole to describe countries in africa during a meeting with lawmakers yesterday tweeting this morning, quote, the language used by me at the daca meeting was tough but this was not the language used and despite the reports that the president said, quote, why do we need more haitians . Ta