Good morning and welcome to sunday today on this june 4th. Im willie geist. Tensions are heightened this morning between the United States and china after two close calls with chinas military in just the last few days. Yesterday a chinese warship cut in front of a u. S. Destroyer coming within 150 yards of it in an aggressive maneuver. That near collision coming just days after a chinese fighter jet flew in front of a u. S. Air force plane. Well tell you how the white house is responding this morning in a live report just ahead. Plus, on this first weekend of pride month our sunday focus on some of americas Favorite Brands like bud light and target under fire from a small but vocal group of protesters because of the companys outreach to the Lgbtq Community. The boycott having an impact. Then we will turn to our sunday spotlight on the extraordinary violins of hope. String instruments saved from victims and survivors of the holocaust and making beautiful music once again. And later, a n
Temple university camera, the skies are still gray at this hour and those clouds are hovering over the region all day long, if you head out dont forget the umbrella, david murphy is joining us on the terrace with the details from accuweather. Cloudy and cool and a break in the action, it doesnt last long, look at stormtracker 6 live double scan there is light rain that is working its way toward philadelphia and here at our Camera Position along monument road. There is also now and then a heavier cell highlighted in yellow and darker shades of green and in Lancaster County we have a recent lightning bolt. I dont think a thunderstorm survives towards the east but we are in and out of this rain in the afternoon and later this afternoon getting steadier stuff coming in. You get that sense as you look at the wider view, lots of clouds out there and the initial band is fairly light but the second band east of pittsburgh includes heavier bands eye lighted in yellows. I think the rain has the
Lone gunman inside the Lindt Chocolate cafe. The situation is unfolding in martin place a plaza in the heart of sydneys financial and shopping district typically packed during the holiday season. A black flag with white arabic lettering can be seen in the window at one point during the standoff. We dont yet know the motivation of the perpetrator. We dont know whether this is politically motivated although obviously there are some indications that it could be. Reporter news of the standoff spread shortly after police discovered a suspicious package at the famous sydney opera house. Its not known if the two incidents are related. New South Wales Police are handling the standoff as a country watches the tense situation unfold. I can think of almost nothing more distressing, more terrifying than to be caught up in such a situation and our hearts go out to those people. Reporter and the cafe where this is all happening is in the same building as the u. S. Consulate in sydney. Were live in t
Philadelphia this is cbs3 Eyewitness News. He was the man of a million faces. Hello. And a million voices. Good morning vietnam his comedy made generations laugh. Tonight we remember the life of Robin Williams. He was without question a comedic genius never without a joke or voice to make us laugh. His voice is now silenced but as long as his work is on film it will not be forgotten. Robin williams battled his demons and those struggles may have led to his death today of an apparent suicide. But before he left us, Robin William shared his bright light with the world. Good morning vietnam Robin Williams made people laugh. Its just i have fun doing it. Theres something that kicks in kind of a joy where you just get excited. With his comedic genius he managed to poke fun without being offensive. He spent much of his childed in detroit and started doing imitations early on to amuse himself. I was an arely child. We moved from place to place. He went on to prestigious july lard yes he met C
He was without question a comedic genius never without a joke or voice to make us laugh. His voice is now silenced but as long as his work is on film it will not be forgotten. Robin williams battled his demons and those struggles may have led to his death today of an apparent suicide. But before he left us, Robin William shared his bright light with the world. Good morning vietnam Robin Williams made people laugh. Its just i have fun doing it. Theres something that kicks in kind of a joy where you just get excited. With his comedic genius he managed to poke fun without being offensive. He spent much of his childed in detroit and started doing imitations early on to amuse himself. I was an arely child. We moved from place to place. He went on to prestigious july lard yes he met Christopher Reeve the two remain live long friends. William big break came when he landed the lead as the wacky alien in mork and mindy. He led it Big Box Office success with mrs. Doubt fire and good morning viet