next the united states world war one centennial commission marks the opening of the national world war i memorial in washington dc with a video tribute and flag-raising ceremony to honor the 4.7 million americans who served during the war the memorial opened to the public on april 16th. it you for more than two centuries the stars and stripes has flown over the land of the free. and the home of the brave we know that it s flying around the world today everywhere us forces are stationed protecting all of us. there are nuns still alive who saw it flying above the american doughboys in places like bella wood cantini and the muse are gone. now it s our job to keep faith with those brave men and women who came before us. in less than two years some 4.7 million americans would join the armed forces during world war one. many of them volunteers and just six months of decisive combat. more would die than in a decade of war and korea and vietnam combined. with a higher casualty rate t
at the twilight s last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars stars through the perilous fight o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave please take your seats. april 6, 1917, for three years the great war raged across the globe, bringing death, destruction, famine, disease and displacement of peoples across europe, africa and asia. from the atlantic to the pacific. during these years the united states of america remained neutral keeping our distance from the conflicts of the old world. four days earlier on april 2nd, president woodrow wilson addressed a joined session of congress. neutrality is no longer desirable where peace is involved. and the freedom of its people. to minister that peace and freedom lied in the
the construction zone. jammed up westbound on the schuylkill expressway, leaving town from the boulevard, out toward belmont. we have had that situation where an elderly woman struck by a vehicle this morning in fox chase, it is pine roadblocked, just off of oxford avenue, jenny will have the very latest from the scene in a few moments. weather delays at the airport, two hours, already at laguardia and that will have a domino effect here in philadelphia but across the country. when laguardia gets behind the eight ball the rest of the country feels it. we have an accident on route 73, right here near i295 and in mount laurel, new jersey and minor delays on the couple regional rail lines, mike and lauren, back over to you. jenny wearing are seeing. reporter: talk louder because it is hard to hear you do you hear me. yes, we are live on pine road, so pine road is shut down right now between stan wood and rhawn street a span of the few blocks, as police, continue to investi
just moments ago police say divers searching for the pilot have recovered a body. however, right now authorities are not confirming the body is that of the pilot. the crash happened around 7:30 to note off the coast of new jersey. witnesses say the world war ii fighter plane p47 thunder bolt circled the area before going into the water. the plane took off from airport on long island and was taking part in the jones beach air show this weekend. wee stay on top of this developing story you can fine updates at cbsphilly.com many. kick off to the summer season down the shore. people are packing the beaches and the boards but will the weather cooperate? meteorologist kate bilo tells which is days will be best for those outdoor activities. and many of you will be firing up the grill this holiday weekend. so why do your hotdogs come in packs of tepp but the bus are sold in packs of eight or 12j good question. nicole brewer why why the numbers don t always add up. we begin tonigh
part in the jones beach air show this weekend. wee stay on top of this developing story you can fine updates at cbsphilly.com many. kick off to the summer season down the shore. people are packing the beaches and the boards but will the weather cooperate? meteorologist kate bilo tells which is days will be best for those outdoor activities. and many of you will be firing up the grill this holiday weekend. so why do your hotdogs come in packs of tepp but the bus are sold in packs of eight or 12j good question. nicole brewer why why the numbers don t always add up. we begin tonight with hot start to the holiday weekend. good evening, i m ukee washington. i m jessica dean. the memorial day weekend marks the unofficial start to summer it certainly feels like it out there. meteorologist kate bilo is on the sky deck with more on the even warmer temperatures headed our way. kate. this weekend will feel like summer has begun. we call it the unofficial start to summer but some