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
Its cbs3 summertime at the devon horse show and country fair. Well show you the history, horses and the fun. Also tonight, a tearful yet defiant kathy griffin. What the embattled comedian is saying about the shock photo shoot. An after school brawl lands a local principal in the hospital. The serious injuries he received while trying to protect students. Good evening im ukee washington. The melee was captured on cell phone video. Eyewitness News Reporter alexandria hoff is outside School District headquarters with more. Alex . Reporter ukee, we were told that principal boone was hit so hard he rider eight stitches in his face. He was interviewed by detectives and continues to recover. This is not how School Dismissal should sound. Clearly not what it should look like. Cell phone footage taken around 2 30 wednesday afternoon shows a fight that police say broke out between students at the edwin academic plus school in germantown and students from nearby by school of the principal attempt
Students. Good evening im ukee washington. The melee was captured on cell phone video. Eyewitness News Reporter alexandria hoff is outside School District headquarters with more. Alex . Reporter ukee, we were told that principal boone was hit so hard he rider eight stitches in his face. He was interviewed by detectives and continues to recover. This is not how School Dismissal should sound. Clearly not what it should look like. Cell phone footage taken around 2 30 wednesday afternoon shows a fight that police say broke out between students at the edwin academic plus school in germantown and students from nearby by school of the principal attempted to break it up what was he supposed to do . Leave his children . No principal is going to leave their children in harms way. You go down with your ship. Reporter according to the administrators president. He was taken down literally he was hit in the face with a brick. He was hit in the face with a break. Reporter among other injury, boonrequ
Shootings in one morning and one of them claimed the live of a 16yearold student you see here, and they are questioning persons of interest and his killer is still on the loose. His family gathered on their porch, too emotional to speak about his murder. I feel for his family and i feel for my friend, and we are going to the house now, because we cant get over it and that was her best friend. The 16yearold known as a nice kid who played on the football team. He was a good boy. Very nice. Police say there was an argument and the 10th grader ended upshot. It was the first of separate four shootings in the course of five hours. Today happens to be gun violence awareness day, and Delaware County set up the memorial with names of the victims and tonights event went on with Great Sadness because they will have to add another tshirt with the name of another victim. The Program Began with a moment of silence. And the whole community is hurting. The family is hurting. Healing, the mayor says, w