Good day, its saturdays are december 16th, 2017. Nine days until christmas. Have you done your shopping . Im almost done actually. Ooh. Ahead of the game this year which i love. But were feeling festive you got the naylor polish going do down. I got socks that you cant see it way down there. Im feeling it. We got the snow. I know. Cold temperatures. It does feel like christmas. What doles we need. Worry good. We need a party. Christmas party. Good christmas party. Good christmas party. Lets look outside. Okay. It is still were still blanketed in snow. Fresh snow, of course. Pretty shot. Third time in week, mike masco. You can see it covering the boardwalk in wildwood there on the left. On the right i95 looking good. Smooth sailing. Penndot crews work very hard to keep those roadways clear last night as the first flakes started to fall. So from cold weather to icy roads we have Team Coverage this morning. Jenny joyce is roving around to help you with driving conditions, but first, lets
We do say good morning on this busy wednesday. Im kendis gibson. Im linsey davis in for diane macedo. We begin with those high stakes talks getting under way in moscow this morning. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson holding facetoface meetings with russian officials over a growing divide over syria. Following a fajgenbaum fumble by sean spicer, he to apologize for a comment about hitler and the holocaust. That sparked an International Criticism and calls for him to be fired. Abcs maggie rulli has the latest from washington. Reporter the u. S. Puts moscow on notice. Just as secretary of state Rex Tillerson is set to begin a tense day of meetings with russias foreign minister. The white house accusing the kremlin of engaging in a fullscale and deliberate coverup of that deadly Syrian Chemical Weapons attack ordered by syrian president Bashar Al Assad on his own people. Frankly, putin is backing a person thats truly an evil person. And i think its very bad for russia. I think its very bad
Denise nakano joins us live. What did the survivors tell you . Reporter the survivors describe the crash as the longest 15 seconds of their lives. They watched as debris flew around them and that big rig come barreling toward them. It just seemed like it didnt stop. So when it was over, im sitting there not knowing if im dead or alive. Reporter jake and his two coworkers survive the crash on route 222 in maidencreek township, but theyre not sure how. A big rig slammed into their car and eight others early this morning. The sound is something ill never get out of my head. I just dont know how im going to deal with that. Reporter roger sat in the back seat and saw the tractor trailer hit two cars on the highway then veer toward them. He asked that we not show his face. Then the crunching and the screeching, the metal and the glass and everything was just it wouldnt stop. Reporter the impact mangled the car below them and a silver suv above them. Two drivers died at the scene. This is you
Seen the temperatures plunge into the 20s so there is some cold air. And theres a live view from camelback. Right now, the radar is in the clear for the area. As far as the temperatures are concerned, we are watching them come down this morning. And its going to be a cold start around the area. Right now, in philadelphia, it is in the 30s but north and west its dropped in the 20s for pottstown, allentown, reading 30 right now in wilmington, 34. Hourbyhour forecast calling for a cold start. 31 degrees at 7 00. It will be up to 35 degrees at 9 00. Thats warmer than all afternoon yesterday. And 40 degrees at noon time. And still climbing, colder air moving in at the end of the day. Well go through it with the future weather. Right now, lets check in by first alert reporter jillian mele. Good morning, were starting off all accidentfree in pennsylvania and delaware and new jersey. You see i95 in the middle of the longterm Construction Zone so no delays to report. Heading into new jersey, 29
Pottstown, allentown in the 20s while reading has actually warmed up in the last half hour. 32 degrees. And 36 aPhiladelphia International. The bus stops this morning it is going to be a cold start. The center city in the 30s. We will see sunshine, warm the temperatures into the low 40s by lunchtime but its not going to go much warmer by that this afternoon. By later this afternoon, the temperatures start dropping, 38 degrees later this afternoon. Your hourbyhour future wherear when i come back in less than ten minutes. Jillian mele is watching traffic. Good morning, bill. For an hour and a half ive been watching an accident out of berks county closing 422 between pineland and fairview. Weve got an update that the eastbound side is reopened. Westbound is still blocked. You can take lincoln road as your alternate. This accident involves a tractor trailer, brought down wire its in area. Thats why its taking a long time to at least get the eastbound side open. Chesting not chester county.