Transcripts For WCAU NBC 10 News Today At 600a 20140922 : vi

Transcripts For WCAU NBC 10 News Today At 600a 20140922

East Market Street between bolmar street. Headed up to the lehigh valley, 78 and lehigh street free and clear of any issues. 399 and 22 look good as well. The ben franklin bridge, westbound lane headed into center city, philadelphia, where of course, we have that longterm construction track work taking out the two righthand lanes, but right now not affecting traffic on the ben. The betsy and the walt look good as well. It is 6 01 and we are learning new information this morning about the deadly tour bus crash in new castle county. Overnight, a second person has died from injuries in that accident. Many of the injured were taken to christiana hospital in newark. Thats where nbc 10s Rosemary Connors joins us live now with an update. Rosemary . Reporter well, tracy, we now know the identities of the two women who were killed in this crash. The first woman has been identified as 30yearold idil bahsi of istanbul, turkey. She died overnight at the hospital. The other victim is identified as 54yearold huay chen of new york city. Their tour bus never made it back to new york. As you can see from our video from skyforce10 over the scene yesterday, the tour bus rolled on to its side. Thats where it ended up. The first victim who died was pressed underneath of the bus and ejected from her seat. According to state police, the driver, whos been identified as 56yearold jinli zhao of flushing, new york, was trying to navigate a turn on the offramp from state route 1 south to 13 north. Thats when the bus initially rolled over on to its roof and then slid down an embankment. The tour bus is owned by am usa express. The tours are sponsored by eworld travel and tours, all based out of new york. The group had been sight seeing in washington, d. C. , over the weekend. The tourists were from all over the world. Last night we spoke to a passerby who came upon the scene as he was heading back to college. He got out to help before police arrived. Speaking mandarin, indian, portuguese, spanish. So, when i did try to help, it was kind of hard because of the communication gap, but it was really a diverse amount of people on the bus, but all of them were speaking the same language, all in pain, all crying out for help and i tried to help as much as i could when i got on to the scene. Reporter yesterday shortly after this accident happened around 4 30, the 49 passengers and driver, the people who initially survived were taken to area hospitals all over new castle county, including here at christiana hospital. Right now their conditions range from good to critical. Doctors were hoping to release some of them overnight. Reporting live in newark, delaware, im Rosemary Connors, nbc 10 news. And we did check the history of the bus. According to the d. O. T. Website, this bus has had one other crash in the past 24 months. No injuries in that crash. You can read more about the deadly tour bus accident on nbc10. Com. And new from overnight, Philadelphia Police are searching for two gunmen in a triple shooting in the citys c cochessing neighborhood. Police were sitting on a front step when two men shot them. A 48yearold man was shot several times, including to his prosthetic leg. A 21yearold man was also shot. Both are in Critical Condition at the hospital of university of pennsylvania. A 28yearold woman was grazed in the leg by a bullet. And now to the manhunt in the pocono mountains. Pennsylvania state police say that theyre closing in on the man wanted for the murder of a trooper more than a week ago. The search for eric frein is now focused on an area near the village he grew up in. Authorities say frein ambushed and then shot and killed a Pennsylvania State trooper nine days ago. Investigators say they found several items belonging to frein, including a rifle and ammunition. Authorities say he is a survivalist with a grudge against law enforcement. And a 17yearold is in Critical Condition this morning after being shot by police in west philadelphia. This happened around 9 00 last night here in the 5600 block of media avenue. Officers say the teen pointed a gun at them during a chase, so they shot him. 6 05 right now. Happening today, more than 500 nurses from crozerchester hospital are expected back out on the picket line. Nbc 10 in Delaware County sunday for the start of the planned twoday walkout. The nurses have been working without a contract since june 8th. The major sticking points are staffing, pay and retirement funds. There are temporary workers in place to fill the spots of the striking nurses. No new contract talks are scheduled. Happening today, the Philadelphia School district could be one step closer to getting a muchneeded infusion of cash. Thats if the state house of representatives passes a cigarette tax with proceeds earmarked for local education. Nbc 10s jesse gary is live at School District headquarters. Jesse, youve been following this crisis in the district, and the concept of using a type of sin tax to partially Fund Education. What have you learned from your investigation . Reporter vai, ive done a little digging. According to a Michigan Public Policy think tank, since the late 1980s, the various states in this republic have passed a total of 80 cigarette tax increases. The success has been a mixed bag, though. Lets take a look at our video. Later this afternoon, the Pennsylvania House hopes to pass a 2perpack tax on cigarettes sold in philadelphia to partially Fund Education here, but some economists counter, money from taxing vices is a mirage. Many times, it leads to bootlegging or the sale of counterfeit cigarettes, like it has in new york state. And if cigarettes bear a higher tax here than in the surrounding area, smokers may just buy elsewhere. Its almost like a discrimination against people that smoke, you know, because every time you turn around, theyre raising the price of cigarettes. Reporter echoing the sentiment of many smokers who feel like theyre being asked to subsidize the districts deficit spending. Speaking of the district, officials here tell me they need the proceeds from that cigarette tax to start flowing into their coffers by a week from wednesday. Were live outside district headquarters in Spring Garden this morning, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. Now to decision 2014. Governor tom corbett getting set to square off with democratic challenger tom wolf for the first of three debates. This will happen tonight. Meantime, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows wolf with a 24point lead over the incumbent and is headed into the final weeks of the campaign with a more than 1. 5 million cash advantage over corbett. Tonights debate will be held in hershey, expected to draw 1,600 people. Wolf and corbett will debate against again on october 1st here in philadelphia and then a third debate will be october 8th in wilkinsburg, which is near pittsburgh. Election day, as you know, november 4th. Eagles fans are very giddy this morning. This morning their birds are 30. They remain one of three teams undefeated in the nfl. Former eagle Desean Jackson back in the linc for the First Time Since he was cut earlier this year, and the fans gave it to him, of course. First quarter, eagles down 70. Chris polk sidesteps that guy, goes 102 yards for a touchdown on a kickoff return, the first ever at the linc. Were tied at 7. And things get a little bit out of hand in the fourth here. It looks like its an interception here, but watch what happens as nick foles is trying to chase down the defender. Oh, my goodness, gets leveled by chris baker of the redskins. And a brawl ensues. Baker gets ejected. And then foals, nice pass here to Jeremy Maclin for the 27yard score. The eagles hold on for the 3734 win. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. If you havent been outside this morning, youll really feel the difference when you first step outside. Look how its really cleared out. That beautiful, blue sky now, just 40 minutes away from sunrise this morning. And well see brilliant sunshine today. But were also going to see a lot of wind, too, and that will keep the cool in place. You can feel the cooler weather this morning. Gusty winds this afternoon will keep temperatures in the 60s for most of the day and make for an even chillier morning tomorrow morning as autumn is ushered in. Autumn arrives late tonight at 10 29 this evening. So, stand by for some cooler weather ahead, at least in the short term. 59 now at chester springs. Horsham is at 61, while its 62 degrees in bridgeton. North and west, quakertown, pottstown have dropped into the 50s this morning. And the temperatures are still falling in newark at 62 degrees, vineland now in the 50s. Its 59 degrees, while Cape May Harbor is still warm at 72. The wind that brought in the drier air this morning is going to stay with us all day long. Currently 12 Miles Per Hour in the pocono mountains, little stronger in reading. Well see winds gusting to more than 20 miles an hour as the day goes on. So, stand by for lots of sunshine. Look at the cool for allentown, the pocono mountains, quakertown, 70s. Low 70s for trenton, northeast philadelphia and norristown. And right along the coast you see plenty of sunshine for cape may, Atlantic City and rehoboth and inland sunshine too with winds gusting to more than 20 miles an hour. Well see high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. But there is warmer weather as we go into autumn. The sevenday forecast when i come back. In her last report, katy alerted us of two accidents for which you should be aware of out there. Katy . Fortunately, those accidents are not on our majors in the area, but they will tie up traffic on some of the more local roads. Starting off with a live look at 476 at macdade boulevard, free and clear both directions. Drive times on 476 between 95 and 76, about 1718 minutes in both direction. So, free and clear of any issues there. The accidents in horsham, Montgomery County on welsh road, right at bethlehem pike. We saw video of it earlier. Its been moved off to the shoulder and doesnt seem to be affecting drivers in that area. Then in chester county, an accident weve been following for some of the morning, west ocean on east Market Street between bolmar street and westtown road. Theres an accident to tell you about there. A live look right now at 73 right at i295. This is in mt. Laurel for new jersey drivers. No issues to report on this stretch. Delaware drivers, youre free and clear of any issues as well. 11 minutes after 6 00 right now. Its being called a Community Conversation, and it comes after this teacher was accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14yearold student. Well tell you what the central bucks School District is doing. Plus, cop watch cameras. More than 100 residents in ferguson are turning body cameras on police. Newark police are investigating multiple armed robberies where university of delaware students have been targeted. The first incident happened saturday night at around 7 00 on South College avenue near winslow road. Police say a man with a gun approached two delaware students and demanded that they give up their cell phones. After giving up their phones, the suspect ran west on winslow road. A second Armed Robbery happened around 2 30 afternoon on tyre avenue south of east main street. Police say a student was holding his phone when he was approached by a man with a gun who also demanded he turn over his phone. After the victim handed it over, the suspect ordered him to go southbound on tyre avenue and then took off. It is 6 15. The trial of a Montgomery County man accused of killing a 10monthold girl and her grandmother is expected to start this week. Raghunandan yandamuri faces the Death Penalty if he is convicted. He is charged with kidnapping the baby from the king of prussia apartment two years ago and killing her grandmother. The baby was later found dead. Prosecutors say the suspect planned to hold the little girl for ransom to pay off a gambling debt. A local School District is working to educate the community about Sexual Assault and abuse in the wake of a scandal involving a teacher. 31yearold bridgett szychulski, a Central Bucks High School south band director, was arrested last week for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 14yearold student. The allegations against her stem from 2012 when she was a band teacher at len yoep middle school in doylestown. She has been suspended from her job. In response to concerns and questions from parents and students, the central bucks School District south School District is hosting a Community Conversation tonight at the middle school in warrington. Three soldiers from afghanistan were in the u. S. For training and are missing. Military Officials Say the Army Officers went missing during an exercise at a cape cod, massachusetts, military base saturday night. The soldiers arrived on september 11th and the military says theres no indication that they pose any threat to the public. A person of interest has been named in the case of a missing university of virginia student. Its been ten days since 18yearold Hannah Graham disappeared, and police think that this orange chrysler holds some clues. They say it belongs to 32yearold jesse matthew. Police believe hes the man seen walking with graham on Surveillance Video minutes before she disappeared. Theyve named him as a person of interest in the case and hes also wanted on reckless driving charges. Some people in ferguson, missouri, are now being equipped with body cameras. The group we cop watch is providing more than 100 of these cameras for community members. Theyre also being educated on how to handle being stopped by police and how to protect their rights. This program even has the approval of fergusons police chief. The idea of private citizens filming police doing their jobs, i dont see anything wrong with that. As a matter of fact, it happens all the time. We also have cameras now that were using to film our interaction with the public. This all comes after youll remember last months shooting death of an unarmed teenager, michael brown, by a Ferguson Police officer. That officer has not been charged. Browns family is calling for the Justice Department to take over the investigation into their sons death. Almost 6 20 this monday morning, its about the time when volume starts to build out there on the roads. Lets find out with nbc 10s first alert traffic reporter katy zachry. What are you seeing . A lot of traffic is building. Fortunately, a lot of the construction has lifted. And we only have two accidents to report. Starting off in chester county, a live look at the route 30 bypass by route 340 where you can see traffic running smoothly both directions. No issues to report there. There is an accident in west goshen township, east Market Street between bolmar street. Youll want to avoid that area. Also an accident in horsham, Montgomery County at welsh road right at bethlehem pike. We understand its been moved off to the shoulder and doesnt seem to be affecting traffic on those two stretches. So, thats good for drivers in Montgomery County. Taking a look at your speeds in the area, there is definitely some slowup which we typically see around this time, 95 southbound headed into center city, philadelphia, around 20 miles an hour. But then on 295 and then on the 42 freeway, right before you hit 55, things are running pretty smoothly in new jersey as well. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. Cool breeze is blowing this morning. Heres the evidence. Live view from here at the nbc 10 studios. Thats a much drier wind than we saw yesterday. The mugginess has taken a break and look at the clouds. Theyve completely cleared out after a few showers overnight. Right now in philadelphia, were watching the temperature come down. Its 63 degrees with a westsouthwesterly wind now at 8 miles an hour. Thats a little lower than it was just an hour ago. No gusts reported just yet, but that is going to change. The winds will be gusting to more than 20 miles an hour. Satellite shows how nice and clear it is. There are still some clouds off to the northwest moving into the pocono mountains. Occasional clouds will be blowing through the area, but well still get enough sunshine to warm our temperatures up little bit. But thanks to that wind and the northwesterly wind, look at all the arrows lining up. Thats going to keep us cool. 67 degrees. Thats at noontime today. Topping out right around 70 degrees this afternoon. So, a real cool change as we head into autumn. These are the final hours of summer, your final day forecast for summer. 63 degrees at 9 00. By lunchtime you have 67 and then 70 degrees this afternoon. With the breeze blowing and gusting to more than 20 miles an hour. Then, 10 29 tonight, autumn arrives and youll really feel the change tomorrow morning. 40s to 50 degrees. 70 degrees in the afternoon. It will be in the 70s on wednesday. A chance of showers thursday, but then well clear out for the weekend. And look at the temperatures, right back to summertime levels for saturday and sunday. All right, bill, thanks. 20 minutes past 6 00 right now. A Fraternity Party turns deadly at one new jersey college. Plus, a south philadelp

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