Interning with the First Federal congress project a long time ago. He is not sensitive about his age. He is too young to be that it seems like it was a long time ago and we were able to see him take some of these the he some of the stuff he worked within our office, develop that and work it into his phd dissertation, which is the basis for his first book. A well grounded hope, abolishing slavery and racial inequality in early america. He teaches at the university of mississippi, now we are really fortunate to have him come all the way up here to d. C. I want to thank the other people who made this a truly national event, with a scope that goes beyond this area code. We have a visitor from the west coast, from california, a good friend of ours. And another wonderful friend from new york city. For some reason, i am forgetting your name. I am sorry, john. Maurice represents the harvard conservancy. Who is developing the federal hall site of where the First Federal congress met into a goin
That is when we have to factor in the humidity dew points in the upper 60s and lower 70s, that is right in that oppressive range. Still feels like triple digits in the atlantic city, dover wildwood feels like 98 degrees in philadelphia i can vouch for that even on the shade in the sky deck it feels hotter then what the thermometer is indicating. Areas in dark readies excessive heat warning zone, that is philadelphia and surrounding suburbs. Outside suburbs we are in the heat advisory that goes until 8 00 oclock tonight. We have more heat on the way tomorrow. I will tell but that and when heat and humidity will give us a break. Good news in the forecast as well, all coming up in a few minutes. Back inside to you. Were exited to hear that part, thanks very much. Our Team Coverage of the dangerous heat continues with Eyewitness News reporter alexandria hoff live at philadelphias logan square. Alexandria . Reporter well, beginning. We are out here where we are watching some folks absolutel
So if you are stepping outdoors, of course, we have excessive heat warning in effect for those urbanized areas along the immediate i95 corridor. Heat advisories elsewhere for those feels like temperatures mid 90 toss triple digits. Remember these hot weather safety tips, of course, dress for the heat, throw down takes breaks and drink a lot water. When i talk indoors well talk much more about how this oppressive heat and humidity will last. Ill dray hydrated and take a drink of this water before i come indoors. Back to you. It signed the ac scott. See in you in a few minutes. Develop to go night it is one of the biggest tests for mass transit ahead of the popes visit in september. And septa has failed in a big way. The website selling passes to get suburbanites in and out of the city crashed just an hour into sales. Bruce gordon is live at 30th street station with what happened and whats next here bruce . Reporter yeah, chris 30th street one of the locations that folks were lump into o
Little encouragement maybe to tell the Senior Citizens in your neighborhood to get to a local senior center, the closest in this neighborhood is at 41st and poplar. Im rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. You step outside, you feel it. We are in day eight of a heat wave. Change is in the air. Big changes coming our way. So far it is still hot as the heat and humidity leave us simmering. These people are looking for a sea breeze along the Atlantic City boardwalk today. Nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz is tracking some rain. And a break in the heat, we hope, right . Yeah, thats right. They didnt get the break with the sea breeze at the shore today because it was a land breeze and it was every bit as hot right at the beaches. Weve got a lot of sunshine. Weve had that during the day today. That helped push the temperature up. We have gotten into the 90s once again. We started this last tuesday with 93 degrees. We had three Straight Days of 90 plus, thursday, friday