Philadelphia council president Kenyatta Johnson Kenyatta Johnson was among those celebrating the beginning of pool season today. Chew Playground is the first of 60 public pools opening this summer in the city. Residents will likely go to seek relief from the upcoming heat wave.

A Delaware County nonprofit is checking on some of our most vulnerable residents to make sure they're safe in the heat wave. Madeleine Wright reports. cbsnews.com/philadelphia/n…

“Her favorite color was teal,” says Temple University student Ghia Ledwidge, describing her roommate Milan Jones. Jones, 20, was killed over the weekend by her boyfriend Tymir Lackey, 21, also a Temple student, according to Philadelphia Police Department. Ledwidge says her friend’s death is surreal.

The Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, Cherelle Parker, announced that 25 Philadelphia Schools will offer year round instruction as part of a pilot program. Mastery Charter School Pickett Campus is one of those schools. The mayor says year round school will close the enrichment gap & help students succeed.

Some @phillies fans say they are nervous with designated hitter Kyle Schwarber and first baseman Bryce Harper being placed on the injured list for 10 days. But they are still confident the team can win tonight’s game against the Miami Marlins.

Thornbury Township’s annual Fourth of July parade featured a performance by the color guard and marching band from Bayard Rustin High School in West Chester. Hundreds of people celebrated America’s independence at this morning’s family-friendly event.

The 6-ft. emu that broke out of its enclosure during July 4 fireworks has been captured after 24 hours on the loose in Bucks County. CBS Philadelphia was the only station there as workers hauled the 150-lb. flightless bird out of the woods and brought it back to the farm.

Despite community backlash, Shelly the tortoise has been removed from his home at the Scenic Hills Elementary School ecology center. Today the 75-lb. reptile was loaded into a dog crate and driven to his new home in the backyard of retired 2nd grade teacher Donna Storti.

The 6 people working in the vineyard at Penns Woods Winery in Chadds Ford are starting their shift earlier and working fewer hours because of the heat wave. During the hottest part of the day, they are in tractors, which have A/C. The business produces 10K cases of wine every year.

The Chester City Police has 65 officers on the force, which is 25 officers short of being fully staffed. A dozen Delco Parks & Rec police officers are guarding inmates at Chester’s jails so more Chester police officers can patrol the streets. Police are also now working 12-hour shifts.

There was a long line of americanair passengers waiting to talk to customer service at PHLAirport. Many flights were delayed or canceled today as Tropical Storm Debby, which made landfall in Florida as a hurricane, carved a path of destruction through the southeastern U.S.

In the last 6 months, 17 truck drivers have hit the overhead warning system near the King of Prussia Rd. bridge in Radnor Township. Of those, 2 hit the bridge and 15 didn’t hit the bridge. The 10’10” clearance sign is taking a beating. cbsnews.com/philadelphia/n…

Technician Alden Price is installing a wall inside a prisoner transport van. He works at KML Transport, an Aston company that designs police cars. The company says it takes 40-60 hours to build a car w/ lights, sirens, radios, computers, license plate readers & bulletproof doors.

Hurricane #Ernesto is hundreds of miles away, but its effects will be felt this weekend at the Jersey Shore. Ventnor City Beach Patrol is expected to restrict swimming to waist-deep water, if swimming is allowed at all, because of dangerous rip currents and large swells.

It was a busy day at Widener University in Chester as hundreds of students moved into their dorms. Widener is welcoming the largest incoming first-year class in the university’s 203-year history. Monday is the first day of class.

Construction is almost complete at the new Hank’s Place in Chadds Ford. The iconic Delco restaurant, which was flooded by remnants of Hurricane Ida 3 years ago, is expected to reopen in November. This is a rendering of the business, which will be 9 ft. above the base flood plain.

Army vet Brian Sharif Taylor was offering shelter on a cold February night to people experiencing homelessness at the American Legion post in Upper Darby when he had a heart attack. His death is spurring an effort to get AEDs installed at all VFW & American Legion posts in Delco.

Rosie McKenna, a 6-year-old girl from Havertown battling brain cancer, is in for the surprise of a lifetime. Volunteers with the Philadelphia Phillies transformed her bedroom while she was at school. There are Phillies hats and blankets, along with 900 baseball cards on the ceiling.

Brazilian bakeries are seeing a boost thanks to the Philadelphia Eagles’ season opener in São Paulo tonight. Coxinhas are Brazilian fritters stuffed with chicken. They were the most popular snack people bought at Kouklet Brazilian Bakehouse in South Philly and Merenda Box in Conshohocken.

A group of bicyclists rode from Clifton Heights to Media this morning in honor of the 2,977 people who died after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. The bike ride ended at Rose Tree Park, where the community united in mourning on the 23rd anniversary of the attacks.