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Temperature for todays date 75. So well beyond that. Close to a record. Our record 96 back in the 1960 s. Temperatures right now, they are still quite toasty across the area where 90 in trenton. Ninety in philadelphia 91 in ac. But we see that 79 degrees. Wilmington due to thunderstorm activity and rainfall moving through over last couple of hours, you can see high level cloud from the thunderstorms over delaware, creeping their way in Center City Philadelphia we are contending with this thunder...

Picking up the gas main break. Traffic detoured around the eastbound side. Traffic moving away from camden, away from the philadelphia area. Not seeing major dlaelays becau its super early. Around grove and the kings highway area, youll see problems and detours. You can take 38 to get by or haddon avenue. Were not seeing any major problems or delays, its only 5 00 in the morning. Heres the vine street expressway and cameras at 24th. Everything looks really good. This is eastbound toward 95 right...

Jersey. 68 in the Lehigh Valley. Philadelphia, you see the glow of sunlight on the buildings downtown. 79 at 8 00. 86 and climbing at lunchtime. Bright sunshine. Its this afternoon that we could see showers and thunderstorms develop. Not expecting an allday rainfall. Scattered showers possible for the suburbs and for philadelphia. Reaching into delaware and new jersey, as well. Cool, warm, but not 90s for the jersey shore. Bright, sunny skies and a lateday shower and thunderstorm is possible the...

To be treated for burns. The eastbound side of i 78 remains closed between routes 143 and 737. As early as next summer, visitors to wildwood could be band from smoking on the boardwalk. Smoking is prohibited on some parts of the boardwalk but the proposed band would stretch across 38 blocks. As Eyewitness News reporter greg argos finds, there is one place where the restriction will not be enforced. Reporter the city is looking to band smoking, people who want to light up on the boardwalk not onl...

Fiery crash involving multiple tractortrailers. The reaction crash involved Ukee Washington. Im jessica dean. The fiery crash happened on eastbound i 78 near berks county. The police say a tractortrailer did not stop in time for traffic that had slowed down. Four trucks and one car were all involved in the wreckage. At least three of the vehicle went up in flames. One person taken to the hospital to be treated for burns. The eastbound side of i 78 remains closed between routes 143 and 737. As ea...

Delaware river. A toddler shot while sitting on a porch with his father. Were live with the latest on the search for the gunman. And, President Trump arrives in southed i arabia this morning on First International trip. Today is saturday may 20, good morning, im jan carabeo. We are cooling way down today. Lets get right over to meteorologist, Matt Peterson with the eyewitness weather forecast, good saturday morning, matt. If you didnt like the heat we had the last few days, youll like this . Wer...

The 26yearold driver charged with murder, telling police he was hoping they would shoot him. Force of nature. Former fox news star, bill oreilly, pays tribute to the mou founder and claims public hatred killed his friend. How robert ailes death will affect the lawsuits against that network. Pippa middleton, famously a bridesmaid becoming a bride this weekend. Why a big event is putting another royal coup until the spotlight, today, friday, may 19th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt ...

Hurt and what police say is work of the suicide bomber. Ongoing search to figure out who organized this attack plus heart breaking response from the singer. So many young beautiful innocent children and People Living and enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers in life. President donald trump responding overseas, his message to those who organized the bombing. Plus, what the u. S. Is doing to prevent a similar attack, at an american venue. All right. It is tuesday may the 23rd. 2017. Lets ge...

The 2016 we learned from the New York Times weve lost roughly 60,000 people to Drug Overdoses. That is more in one year that all the names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and likely, that number is underestimated because much of the data will not be in until the end of this year, 2017. Its staggering. For every fatal overdose its estimated there are 20 nonfatal overdoses and for 2016 that could mean your 1 million. 183,000 lives have been lost in the us from overdoses between 2015. Thats a...

Today the subcommittee holds a hearing entitled combatting the opoid crisis, battles in the states. Make no mistake, the term combatting and battles are entirely appropriate. Our nation is in the midst of a tremendous fight against death affecting every corner of our nation. There were more than 52,000 deaths in overdose. A 20 increase in the prior year. It was almost seven time it is rate of death from the heroin epidemic of the 1970s. We learned we have lost roughly 60,0 0 people to Drug Overd...