Eyewitness News Reporter david oh, live in front of the state house with an update. Good afternoon, anita. Good afternoon, rahel, well there is battle mostly boiles down to disagreement over governor Chris Christies proposal to overhaul the states Largest Health insurance provider, allowing the states access to horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield reserve funds in order to funds certain programs like addiction treatment. The long their this Government Shutdown drags on, up to 35,000 state workers, could be affected, and placed on furlough. Right now innocentessential services such as the dmv are shutdown, on our way here to new jersey, we also saw several signs along the highway reminding people that state beaches and parks will also be closed. Now, Senate President Steve Sweeney expected to meet here with horizon ceo and other lawmakers afternoon, he said it is time all sides come together for a compromise. Egos have to go out the door now, no lines in the sand. We have to have conversation
And, wild weather. Tornadoes, violent storms, and flooding rains. Campers scrambling. Roads washed away. Tonight, whats in the forecast for your holiday plans. Video and raising the question, is his social media habit hijacking his agenda . As republicans struggle with health care, and a major meeting is set with Vladimir Putin this week, the president instead focused on attacking the media. Tweeting this mock video of him tackling then punching a man who represents cnn. Is this shocking image of the president just comedy, or could it incite violence against the media . Heres gloria riviera. Reporter tonight, President Trump escalating his war on the media. Tweeting a mock video, showing him outside a wrestling ring punching and tackling a man with the cnn logo covering his face. Trumps Homeland Security adviser tom bossert, seeing the video for the first time on this week, defending the president. Theres a lot of cable news shows that reach directly into hundreds of thousands of viewe
Everybody, time to start a new workweek, a shortened week for most. Reporter today is hot and humid, but a good time to spend time near the pool. We have rain off the coast and showers exiting. Well start out with sunshine and partly cloudy skies later on today. Theres a chance of a late thunderstorm. 75 in philadelphia. 73 in wilmington. 69degree readings in allentown and reading. 68 in lancaster. 73 in ac. 71 in cape may. Its humid out there today, we are expecting it to maintain fairly sunny conditions until later in the afternoon, 76 degrees by 7 00. Noon 88. The high today at 3 00 p. M. , 92 degrees, 88 by 7 00 p. M. Tonight. If youre at the pool today we expect mainly dry conditions, but late in the day theres a chance of a thunderstorm north and west, if you hear thunder take cover and get off the pool deck. Matt pellman when we come back well look at the rest of the july 4th forecast and the period extending into the coming week. Sticky today, though. Reporter not sticky on the
Speaking out. Government shut down, new jersey closes state parks leaving governor christie what he was doing enjoying the sand and surf on a closed state beach. Good morning, everyone, it is monday, july 3, tam is off, Jeanette Reyes joins us. Lets head over to david murphy and matt pellman good morning. Reporter were seeing red, white and blue the next few days. Reporter looks like most of the fireworks today and tomorrow are in good shape. Storm tracker 6 live has been showing us were dry this morning, satellite reinforcing that idea with cloud cover moving off to the east of us, along with showers theres another cluster of showers north of cincinnati pushing east along with a bank of clouds that could come into our northern and western suburbs in particular later this afternoon. 74 degrees currently in philadelphia. 72 in wilmington this morning, the northern and western suburbs including allentown in the mid to upper 60s and 70 degrees currently in cape may. Its starting out a bit
In store geck sweeping changes. Tracking 40s tomorrow. Looking affront dropping in rain storms to the northwest mainly this afternoon and through the evening pockets of heavy rain and colder. The rain to the northwest of Marion County keep an eye out for that and clouds building in the northern zones and we will see some sun in the Southern Tier and very warm. 60s, 70s now and heal quickly ahead of the front, 68 orlando, still a chance of 80s. Orange county metrowest elementary, 78 at noon and playground time this morning we are okay but by the afternoon turning stormy, 2 00, showers and storms near 80 and they cranked up through the evening drive. I will put together maps i will show you just how much rain we will get as it sweeps in. 5 5 01 am deneige. Have some cones in your eastbound lane. Its difficult to see since the camera is still fuzzy but you do have one lane blocked so keep in mind they will. Minutes. Updating life jacket tracker, troopers live traffic tracker, crash old ar