Demonstrators have been at it all day targeting President Trump and republican members of congress right here in philadelphia. chanting theres been no shortage of issues the first trip for President Trump since the inauguration and first time he boarded air force one. Only to be greeted when he landed in philadelphia by thousands of protesters who started early and stayed late. Good evening im lucy noland. Im iain page. Chants and signs came from men and women from all ages, lets get you out to Chris Oconnell whos in center city right now. Reporter iain, a full day of politics and protests was absolutely the perfect recipe for frustration for folks. Tonight Market Street at city hall just reopened after being closed all day. Republican, democrats, doesnt matter, it was tough getting around. Crystal clark could only sit, wait and watch. Just blocks away from her center city home stopped in her tracks when a group of demonstrators blocked broad and walnut i dont know what this is going t
Reporter supposed to be the family but more people appeared and one of his sons spoke fighting back the tears. The family of rich land Police Officer gus vegas gathered on the church on the hill and his widow sobbing. Vegas son joe talked about the amazing man his dad was. My dad would literally wear his shoes until the soles of the shoes would separate just to make sure we had food on the table. Reporter joe vegas and the familys pastor shared stories and laughs. The vegas family loved the Denver Broncos through the thick and the thin. We have been broncos fans and last sunday it was gus family and my family that got together and we watched the super bowl together. Man did we celebrate. And that was the last time that i saw gus. I will always treasure that memory. I cant help but think now that compassion, the generosity and the love that were receiving is a testament to the life that he led. Vegas killed in his home thursday morning by the father of his grandson. One of his partners
This is fox 5 local news at 10 00. Right now at 10 00, Severe Weather unleashes fury across the dc region. It brings hail and lightening to our neighborhood. Live with Team Coverage. A young man with aspirations of becoming a firefighter shot and killed in Prince Georges county. What led to the gunfire. Concerns about lead in dc water continues to grow ywere concerned about thes transparency. Worry hearing from parents fed up with an agency they say is putting their children at ris risk. Thanks for joining us tonight, im sean yancy, im jim for tone perkins. We talk about the wild weather. Hail can coming down pretty hard. Fox 5 at the right moment. You can see the hail coming down. Heres the picture that rina snapped. We have Team Coverage of the Severe Weather. Lets start off with sue palka for the latest. Were still getting live reports of fear weather, not only did we just have a severe thunderstorm expire in some of our Eastern Communities suburbs east of dc but ongoing now, we hav
Foxs lauer are engle has the latest. Reporter five days and nights of violent protests and the situation in ferguson, missouri is still tense. Now, after a night that saw clashes between police and protesters leading to tear gas and smoke bombs, president obama is calling for a federal investigation into the incident that sparked the protests. The Police Shooting of 18 year old michael brown. Ive already tasked the department of justice and the fbi to independently investigate the death of michael brown. Along with local official on the ground. Reporter that sediment echoed by missouri governor jay nixon who canceled several events to travel to ferguson hoping to reach across the racial divide. As the dawn comes up this morning were committed to moving forward in a way that will bring justice and bring peace. Reporter missouri senator Claire Mc Cass company visiting ferguson on thursday. Calling for local authorities to demilitarize the situation. I love this community, and i know the
laura tells us vacationers are willing to spend more. people are getting ready to hit the roads. memorial day weekend kicks off the start of the summer travel season. aaa predicting around 34.8 million americans will pack up their cars and trucks and venture off 50 miles or more from home. that is up slightly around 1.2% from last year. aaa says although the number of travelers has picked up, the high prices at the pump mean people are cutting their vacation costs elsewhere, like staying closer to home. people can save on their holiday fuel budget with a few common steps. the first is inflate your tires properly. tune your engine properly. take any unneeded junk out of the trunk of your car. if you do all those things, you ll save fuel. google s expert says folks can also use technology to help them save cash on the road. there are plenty of apps out there that you can tap into. it has come down a little bit. but if you want to find that absolute cheapest price, there