Feels good outside and humidity is way down and temperatures have cooled down nicely overnight and seeing readings in the 60s for most of the area. Still a couple of spots left in the 70s this morning but that wont last. We will see temperatures back in the 80s this afternoon. 71 now at Philadelphia International. Look at the 60s northeast philadelphia at 68, 61 pottstown and wrights town and roxborough 67 and warm side in south philadelphia. Delaware river trails 75 degrees at this hour. We will see lots of sunshine to start with but changes as the day goes on. Start off with the cool numbers. 69 degrees. A few scattered high clouds at 9 00 and mainly sunny skies at lunch time and 74 at noon. Later today, 80. We will see more clouds and likely lead to showers. Right on now lets check in with Jessica Boyington with your first alert traffic. Watching the vine street expressway right now. All lanes open and moving along nicely and some ongoing construction and signs throughout the area o
The incident. Not causing a backup yet but something to watch out for. 95 around the vine street expressway and ben franklin bridge no problems northbound or southbound but the total drive times here on 95 southbound from wood haven road to the vine street expressway where see that delay in the morning. Northbound on 95 as well 11 minutes. Blue route cars moving. 15 minutes at the most heading southbound up to 95 from the schuylkill expressway. We are following breaking news in the holmburg section of philadelphia where one person was hurt in a fire. It started on oakmont street. We are working to find out how it started and how badly the person was hurt and new information as soon as we get it. Preparing for the pope and the papal shutdown. Commuters and neighbors are bracing for major road closures when pope francis visits philadelphia next month. Lets begin with the ben franklin bridge. No cars will be allowed on it from friday, september 25th, to monday, 28th. If you need to cross
Haven road toward the vine street sprevert expressway. But no problems yet but i see it coming. Then this accident so watch out there. Heading out the door the 42 freeway clear again. That accident scene out of the way so no problems as we look at this drive time here. Five minute trip from 55 up towards the walt whitman bridge. Ben franklin is nice and clear. Volume on the ben into philadelphia with two lanes blocked westbound for ongoing construction. We are updating breaks new we have been following the past hour. A fire in the homesburg section of philadelphia sent one woman to the hospital with smoke inhalation. It started on oakmont street in the basement. Apparently. Investigators say the injured woman is blind. She was taken to nazareth hospital. And she is expected, however, to be okay. Good news. Preparing for the pope. And the papal shutdown. Commuters and neighbors are bracing for major road closures when the pope visits philadelphia next month. Ben franklin bridge, no cars
Ben fraiphn bridge, no cars will be allowed. If you plan on crossing, youll have to do it on foot. As for the highways, all eastbound lanes shut down to interstate 95. The westbound lanes will close from 95 to u. S. 1. Portions of city avenue will be shut down. Thats the area where the pope will be staying overnight. Also 676 will close in both directions. No traffic on the vine street expressway. But you will be able to drive i95. V pz during the papal visit. The city today also released the details of what it calls the traffic box for the l visit. Its a three square mile secure zone. That zone extends westwardo t 38th street. The box, but they wont be allowed back in. It will affect people from new jersey to Montgomery County. How are people reacting to this news . Reporter most people seem to be taking it in stride. Especially because it will all be relatively brief. And the planning took a bigad÷km forward today now that people know the skuk l expressway will be among the closures
Right now on fox 29, murder insider a local church. A Church Member under arrest accused of responding to a punch by pulling a gun. As crowd of parishioners watched in horror. Good evening, im iain page. Im lucy noland. That killing happened this past sunday in montgomery county. Prosecutors charged the gunman today. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson is live in lansdale where the community, shawnette, remains stunned. Reporter well, lucy, the District Attorney says the shooting was not a residential selfdefense situation and this afternoon mark storms was arraigned in court. Very sad for both families. Very sad. Reporter a community is saddened over shooting that left one man dead and another in jail. 46yearold mark storms is facing voluntary manslaughter charges in the shoot shooting death of 27yearold Robert Braxton inside Keystone Fellowship Church in montgomeryville. Its clear in this case the shooter brought a gun to a crowded church. He introduced that gun into a verbal altercation that t