As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning, it is monday , april 6, 2020. The u. S. President warned americans to prepare for a pivotal week, with the Surgeon General drawing comparisons to the 1941 pearl harbor attack in the 9 11 terror attacks to describe the dark days likely ahead. This morning we are doing what we always do, opening up our phone lines and letting you talk about it. If you are in the eastern or central time zones, text messagesand this morning, if you would like to join us that way, the number is 2027488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. You can get us on twitter cspanwj and on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Good monday morning, the front page of usa today with a picture of Surgeon General jerome adams on meet the press yesterday when he was asked about of the advice he has given to governors who have not issued stayathome orders. Say. Is
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Hospital and left a home riddled with bullets. It happened near the intersection of north 23rd and dauphin street. The bullets hit the man multiple times. A woman was inside the apartment that was hit, but was not hurt. Two people in the hospital after a shooting in germantown. A man and a woman were hit by gunfire on germantown avenue at mannheim before 2 00. The suspects then swed away peda car. Today larry krasner, new District Attorney, is promising sweeping changes after his predecessor was sent to prison. Nbc10s matt delucia joins us live at the Kimmel Center where the swearingin will happen. What exactly is he promising to do . Reporter good morning. Larry krasner ran on a campaign of making changes to the District Attorneys Office in philadelphia and how cases are prosecuted. He wants to reform the criminal Justice System here in this city. And in order to do that, there will need to be changes. Thats when he ran on. Changes like keeping fewer people behind bars. Hes also antid
Were in good spirits at end of the many hours long tailgate who ift a the cold nice warm and they were full of high spirits head todays game. Heres some thoughts that we got on their way in linc. Eagles eag also. We are going to win. Eagles nation. Bird. We believe, in you nick foles. Our tailgate was great. We were here for 12 00 oclock on. Yeah. Awesome awesome. O it and do it good. Wein, that is all we want, anyway we can pull it out just bring it home give us another week at home. Go bird. Reporter the reactions at the end of this game could go one or two ways. We will be here to hear them and bring them to you later on in the night on action news for now reporting live outside the linc Annie Mccormack for tn green italian bread, game day favorite for people coming to bakery. Re is more another favorite tomato pie complete with the eagles logo in cheese. All week long we have been sending us pictures of the eagles spirit on full display from kid in their eagles gear to dogs, cats s
Filling in from the south and west, i think they will fall apart before they have any impact. Well see a shower sneak in from wilmington and another moving south and west of the city. 72 degrees right now in philadelphia. 66 in allentown and millville. Doesnt look too bad out there but its turning more humid today. Today will be a day that will feature partly sunny skies, it will feel noticeably humid however not oppressive. 87 degrees, so warm for today. We could see a shower at any point. Best chance would be later on tonight. Mostly cloudy, showers and 71 for the low. You have to watch out for the shower sneaking through here and there. Reporter i got you a bridge opening for a christmas in july holiday. Reporter i was looking for that. Reporter bridge opening early monday morning, you have to wait ten minutes for it. She is thrilled can you tell. Taconypalmyra is going up, held to the betsy ross bridge instead. Ben franklin bridge, sorry for the bad news, that westbound right lane