Rangers if you can believe it tomorrow in their game against the San Francisco giants. Hamels had a great run with the phillies. A world series title a world series m. V. P. And 114 victories along the way. He may be a ranger now but philadelphia will always hold a special place in his heart. This was a huge, huge part of who i. And what ive become. This is, you know, its a number one opportunity that ive been able to be given in playing baseball and especially to play for, you know the historical city of philadelphia. You know, some of the best memories ive ever had. I listened to a lot things about cole hamels and people talk about him being a prima donna and all this other business hollywood hamels. I will tell you this. Weve had some very, very competitive players play here in philadelphia. I would put him up against any competitor weve had or any athlete weve had here in philadelphia. Now, hamels is not the only player traded today by the phillies. Today they sent out fielder ben
Scene if i can bring her in. Can you step in for a second . Who says her son lives on the street. Whats your name, dear. Lore ren today bland. How did you hear what happened. I was at work and somebody told me and told me i need to get down here because my son lives on this street. Its sad. I have grandchild don grandchildren actually that live on this street. Its ridiculous. Reporter whats your reaction to the violence . This isnt the first certainly here. Its sad. Its like you cant even come outside. You cant even let your kids get raised on the street. Its ridiculous. Its ridiculous. Reporter report thank you so much. Again no word from police speaking here on the scene but that sixyearold in Critical Condition at the hospital 31yearold woman also shot in the arm we mentioned a lot of neighbors weve been talking to out here since we arrived offering up prayers to those two tonight. Well keep update as we get more information from police here on the scene. Back to you. Shawnette, tha
Is freezing cold this morning. One glove. One glove. One hand will be cold. One is better than none. Do you like that optimism . Yes, youll need the gloves this morning, as soon as you step outside you are about to encounter oldmanwinter, he has arrived in the delaware vale, temperatures right now, sub freezing in nearly all of the reporting sites, 31 degrees in philadelphia, were in the 20s in wilmington, 30 in the lehigh valley. And then we have these winds to contends with, as well, current winds speeds up around 15 to 20 Miles Per Hour, with some higher gusts, so you combine those two factors, the feelslike temperatures just brutal on this friday morning. Down at 20 degrees, right now, in philly. Down into the teens in wilmington, single digit windchills right now in mount pocono. Those winds, unfortunately, will stay with us all through the day today. So in your day planner, temperatures struggle, winds are whipping, even by the lunch hour, windchill temperatures are still going t
Big impact on the feelslike temperature, feeling more like teens, right now, along portions of the i95 corridor feeling like teens in the Lehigh Valley windchill temperatures likely re plane in the 20 degrees range, all throughout the day today, 34 degrees for the the hour still dealing with bitter windchills, windy conditions into the lunch hour, 39 degrees, but again, still feeling like 20s, and for your friday evening, if you are headed out on the town, make sure you have the wool socks on, 37 degrees for the 5 00 hour. Partly cloudy conditions, still windy, pat, but it is going to be a cold evening, for us ahead. I have my finest knit socks on, as we speak, lauren . Being would wonderful. All ready to go. Keeping it warm here in the studio. Not so good out here on the schuylkill expressway. Take a look at the off ramp toward girard avenue. Right here, there is an accident, it is a pretty bad one, as well. It has got the two right lane blocked as well as the shoulder, one lane is ju
World war ii and korea. He was fighter pilot. As a test pilot, he once set a trance continental speed record. Not just matching force but overwhelming force. He served 24 years in the u. S. Senate the longest serving person to ever represent ohio. In 1984, he ran for the president ial democratic nomination. It didnt work out. But that long political career and career with nasa allowed him to return to space. Its a very youre just anxious to go and get going im sure it will be the same this time. In 1988 at age 77, he did. John glenn was a uniquely American Space hero, a combat veteran with boy next door looks a strong marriage and nerves of steal. His lifes story of striving hard succeeding suffering set backs and high flying redemption as american as it gets. As the First American to orbit the earth president john f. Kennedy said glenn was the reason we made it to the moon. Happening now, the search is on for this car. Police say the driver just drove away after hitting a 12yearold ch