Because of her sexual orientation. Tonight a group of parents is rallying around the popular educator. Good evening to you, im jessica dean. Waldron Mercy Academy in merion is responding to night to the firing of teacher margie winters. Some parents say the schools actions are unjust. Eyewitness News Reporter matt rivers is live in fairmount where a meeting in support of wints just wrapped up. Matt. Reporter that meeting wrapped up within the last hour and a half or so. It was about two hours long and there was over 130 people here who showed up including the teacher who was fired margie winters. All of the people came out here were told to show their support support. Our cameras are not allowed inside that meeting room but were told margie winters received a standing ovation a show of serious support. Margie winters has been married to her wife since 2007. And she worked add waldron mer cease cad me for about that long that is until last friday when parents were sent an email notifyin
Wints just wrapped up. Matt. Reporter that meeting wrapped up within the last hour and a half or so. It was about two hours long and there was over 130 people here who showed up including the teacher who was fired margie winters. All of the people came out here were told to show their support support. Our cameras are not allowed inside that meeting room but were told margie winters received a standing ovation a show of serious support. Margie winters has been married to her wife since 2007. And she worked add waldron mer cease cad me for about that long that is until last friday when parents were sent an email notifying them that the popular director of religious education had been let go. No specific reason was given but Eyewitness News has learned several parents at the school had complained about winters sexual orientation. In a statement the schools principle would only say for the privilege of calling ourselves catholic we adhere to the teachings of the church. But said the school
Storms moved quickly through the region but leave behind devastating damage. This is all thats left of one berks county school. Fortunately no one was hur to the sowm major damage being reported in parts of delaware. Eyewitness news cameras in new castle tonight where a building was torn apart and an industrial area. In the city, strong winds and torrential rains brought down this large tree in Washington Square west and right now thousands in our area are without power. Good evening to you, im jessica dean. It has been another summer night of Severe Weather alerts includeing a Tornado Warning. We have team thee coverage of these damaging storms and we start with meteorologist kate bilo with a look whats happening right now. Kate. Jessica the best news that the storms have moved on out and the Severe Threat has ended in fact just in the past minute or so i got word Flash Flood Warning that had been in effect for the city of philadelphia portions of montgomery, bucks counties and Burlin
Now thousands in our area are without power. Good evening to you, im jessica dean. It has been another summer night of Severe Weather alerts includeing a Tornado Warning. We have team thee coverage of these damaging storms and we start with meteorologist kate bilo with a look whats happening right now. Kate. Jessica the best news that the storms have moved on out and the Severe Threat has ended in fact just in the past minute or so i got word Flash Flood Warning that had been in effect for the city of philadelphia portions of montgomery, bucks counties and Burlington County has also expired or been canceled. So the worst is now gone. You can see the storms are now out to sea but this was at least six hours of Severe Weather that ripped from west to east all across the area. Leaving damage in its wake, and a lot of damage at that. Lets take look. This is a sixhour loop first you can see the storms pushing that was berks county right about here. Thats the storm that could have caused the
Comfortable for you outside. Currently still mid 70s in philly, at the International Airport specifically. Actually flirting with the 50s, even right now in mount pocono. So sign that that cooler and also drier air is starting to nudge its way in. We expect to see not just full sunshine around the region as whole today but still some warmth to work with, despite the passage of the system, not cooling down, just losing the discomfort. As we look ahead to the weekend, with the lower humidity, and the warmth, this is good stuff. I mean, it is a pretty good solid checklist for weekends expectations if you have outdoor plans we look you up here with full sunshine, dogs get hot outside granted the hottest time of the year, most typically, and so well live to up that expectation but again, erika really just not going to look anywhere near as humid. Good news there. Thank you katie. Damaging storms left behind path of destruction, want to slow you the scene overnight new castle, delaware, wher