Story as far as traffic this morning, bad accident overnight, bob kelly. Yes, good morning, everybody, lets go to skyfox over the scene after accident in hellertown. This is closing the eastbound lanes of i78. Just east of allentown. It happened shortly after 1 00 a. M. This morning. Twocar crash, not sure whether one of those vehicles crossed the roadway or not. The coroner on the scene. The westbound side, you see the tour bus here tour bus going west, but the eastbound side closed right now. Chopper, we can scan back. A lot of the vehicles were able to turn around, whether it be in the grass or able to back up, and go to the exit prior to. That will going to the maps here. But right now, eastbound side closed, at the hellertown interchange. So it is between route 412 and exit number 33, so there is major back up there, your best bet, if you are leaving allentown, and heading east, this is the exit for Lehigh University, the sands bethlehem in that area, just to kind of give you loca
A little light breeze. Its out of the south at 6 miles an hour. See the skies are starting to brighten up. Were 40 minutes away from sunrise this morning. Once its up, the temperatures will start their climb. 71 degrees at 8 00 this morning and then 81 degrees by 11 00 and still moving. In fact, you can add another 10 degrees to that for the afternoon high in philadelphia. The suburbs, low 60s. Youre seeing low 60s also in the Lehigh Valley where skies are nice and clear and not seeing a repeat of the fog that we had yesterday. 75 degrees at 9 00. The Lehigh Valley by lunch time, 83 degrees. Stand by for a hot day today. The humidity will be a little bit higher during the day today. Not like what we had last week. 91 degrees, thats one grae ade away from the record in 1995. The jersey shore, up to 85 degrees. Well go through the forecast hour by hour when im back in a few minutes. First, Jessica Boyington has first alert traffic. Thanks, bill. Right back to the Lehigh Valley right now.
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That possible in a couple of places. This heat doesnt last long this time though karen. Tomorrow looks a lot better. Ill have details on that coming up in the seven day and the latest on a newly formed Tropical Storm julia down to our south. All right, dave, weve got a messy accident happening right in you in Egg Harbor Township atlantic county. Hearing that a tractortrailer went down an embankment and lost its load here. Its on the garden state parkway northbound approaching route 30, thats exit number 40 so watch for this accident scene. They were blocking the left lane with emergency crews. Theyve pushed that off to the shoulder but chopper6 headed to the scene in atlantic county. Ive got more details on these accidents in Camden County and right on the new jersey turnpike so we had an accident northbound on the new jersey turnpike approaching exit three and that one just cleared a minute ago but the southbound accident were getting more details and hearing its involving an overturn
Action news, delaware valleys leading news program. With jim gardner. It is still developing as we speak. A s. W. A. T. Standoff going on nearly nine hours. A manholed up inside his home, threatening harm and neighbors forced to evacuate their quiet culdesac. Tuesday night, jims off, im rick williams. And the big story is the ongoing barricade situation in franconia township. Christie has been at the scene all night. And joins us from Police Perimeter with the very latest. Christie. Reporter and, rick, we just heard from the police chief. He came over to tell us that this has ended. This man it s in police custody. It was a welfare check and lasted for nine hours. He barricaded himself inside his home. This has now ended, the s. W. A. T. Team is rolling out. Apparently this man is now in custody. Live in the neighborhood . Reporter since 2 30 this quiet neighborhood has been under heavy police presence. What started as a routine welfare check on Bartlett Court escalated into this, home