And good thursday morning to you all. We begin with the breaking story overnight out of South Carolina. The Confederate Flag is coming down. It was a historic vote. House lawmakers opted to remove the controversial flag from the grounds of their State Capitol after a debate that dragged on for more than 1 hours. The governor now could sign the bill as early as today. The latest from abcs bazi kanani. Hello to you. A day a lot of people couldnt imagine was coming. Reporter it is another historic vote in South Carolina this week t. J. And reena. The house approved the senate bill by a twothirds majority and it is now on its way to the governors desk. These are the final days for the Confederate Flag flying over South Carolinas statehouse grounds. State lawmakers voting early this morning to take it down after a marathon emotionally charged debate. I cannot believe that we do not have the heart in this body to do something meaningful such as take a symbol of hate off these grounds on frid
Many are still in shock over what happen. A memorial for those killed has already been started at one of the shooting scenes. So far there is no word, on a motive here, and we do know that federal agents are heading up this investigation. Live from the sat center ims Charlotte Hoffman for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Thank you for that. For more on this developing story stay tuned for the evening news at 6 30 with scott pelley. A person claiming to have a bomb robbed a northeast Philadelphia Bank this afternoon. That hold up occurred just before 1 00 in the afternoon at the Citizens Bank on the 1100 block of roosevelt boulevard. Police say the robber was dressed in full female clothing. Eyewitness news spoke to the fbi and spokesmen said they believe this incident is connected to the string of robberies in the northeast. Tonight a new warning from the faa about laser danger in the sky. Pilots reported having laser pointed at them flying over new jersey. It is an issue Eyewitness News has been
Work. I wanted to tell katie you blessed us with great weather yesterday. So grateful. It will continue looks like today here guys. We can expect to see the dew points remain nice and hope, special to see more and more sunshine. High pressure in place for yet another day and lets take you outside, show you whats going on at the moment. Nice clear scion storm scan3 not showing anything on the area radar at this point. We look off to the west, few clouds, beginning to work their way in here, but it is not really going to affect you all that much. Expect more sun than anything. Area dew points at the moment still nice and low remember, the benchmark for when it begins little steamy about 65 degrees on dew point temperatures, so still well below where we should be. At least for mid to late july standards, not bad. And when you are down into the mid and lower 50s on the dew points, just so incredibly comfortable outside. Currently temperatures stands upper 60s at Philadelphia International
Two months. Last week the thieves stole several wallets at gateway shopping center. Once they get the wallet they go to work charging. A lot of times theyll try to get High End Electronics if the cards will go through if they can make those purchases. Often theyll just get gift cards and theyre easy to sell on the street, repurpose them. I never thought about it. I just feel like this is a safe area and i just never imagined someone is going to do that here. Reporter police say always be aware of your surroundings place your purse between your feet, if possible and never place it on the back of a chair do you ever hang it on the back of a chair. If im in a restaurant i do but thats an indoor restaurant. Reporter how do you keep an eye on it if its behind you. I dont. They say thats one of the number one waze to get your wallet. Yeah, i would believe that, yes. Reporter and police also recommend on the back of your credit cards do not sign your name but rather, put see identification or
Here say homicide detectives are making Good Progress getting a lot of tips as they look at anyone who may have had access to that apartment building. Live at police headquarters, david henry, channel6 action news. Jim. Thank you, david. Police say a woman is in stable condition tonight after being hit by a stray bullet. They say the 32yearold heard several shots last night at 11 oclock while driving near 17th and susquehanna in north philadelphia. One bullet sliced through the back of her car and hit her in the neck. She felt a pain but didnt realize that she had been hit until she had driven several blocks. Her two passengers were not hurt. Police have not made any arrests. Only action news was there as Radnor Township Police arrested five people in a prostitution sting today. Police brought the suspects to District Court in Newtown Square to appear before a judge late last night. Law men say three women offered sex to an undercover Law Enforcement official in exchange for money. The