Attorney general to step down now that she is a convicted felon. And news for women about a popular pain reliever, the impact of tylenol on a childs development. This is a live look from sky 6 hd from the beach in atlanta sfee, however parts of the area could get hit by strong storms today. Meteorologist, karen rogers, is in for david murphy and has the latest from accuweather. Reporter the National Weather service extends this excessive heat warning, it seems like its going on forever. The excessive heat ends with the end of this excessive heat warning. Its already 87 degrees, philadelphia 74 in mt. Pocono and 85 in reading and 88 in millville and 89 in Atlantic City airport. When you factor into the oppressive humidity, already at lunch time feels like 93 in philadelphia and 91 in reading and 95 in millville and near 100 in dover delaware. But even in Atlantic City airport, near 100 that is what it feels like now when you step outside. When you factor in the heat and oppressive humid
Standing by with that. It is one of two oneday warmups. It will be warmer this afternoon. Right now its cold enough for snow and we are watching the radar for snowflakes. Theres a chance to see some in the pocano mountains. A better chance of showers in the pocano mountains. But we have a few snowflakes moving into chester county. More impressive is what is moving through portions of northeast pennsylvania. Just some light snow showers for the pocano mountains and less likely the farther south, too. But everybody is cold this morning. 24 degrees in philadelphia. Also the teens north and west but well get some sunshine. So a nice warm up 38 degrees and climbing at lunchtime. Well go through the forecast hour by hour when i come back. First to jillian mele. So far the majors are looking good. This is a live look of 76 near girard avenue. No accidents or delays to report, but in norristown we have a really big fire in this area on swede street between Chestnut Street and marshall street.
The 600 block of swede street in norristown. Theyve vac waited all of the people here but it was done in dramatic fashion. Look at this video that we captured earlier this morning. Some of these rescues were the on the higher floors. Within man was seen waving from the window. Fire fighters had to take him down by ladder. Another woman standing on the outside of the fourth story balcony. So a scary situation for many people here and many people in this neighborhood, some neighboring apartments had to be evacuated as well take a listen. Im worried about my cat, my cell even if charger and everything that we own, you know, you dont know what to do. They say get out of your house, you just go. They told me to grab something i grabbed my purse and my medication, that is it. I didnt know what to do. Reporter back out here live on the scene the scene is still very active. We dont have a whole lieutenant of information about people injured this morning. We do know multiple people were taken t
Standing on her fourth floor balcony a very dramatic scene here, of course the the cause will have investigators in this fire once it is out but fire chief says he does believe that the fire started in the basement and spread quickly throughout the rest of the building. The this is a chaotic scene in the only for resident here but for resident next door in neighboring apartments, lets take a listen. I cannot even imagine, there is ten people are owe that live in the building and going through the the whole building. I cannot imagine. I necessity how im feeling it has to be 50 times worse, hundred times worse. Reporter of course, the the cause will be up investigated fully once complete fire is extinguish. Back out here on the scene you can see many Fire Fighters still here keeping an eye out on those hot spots. We are told at this point, some 21 people are displays budd that number could grow through time a lot of these people werent even home at the time. Red cross says some people we
To the building as we speak but if you take a look at the fire you can see how big and intense it was early in the morning. The this is around 1 00 when fire call came in on the 600 block of sweet street here in norristown. This Apartment Building is call the norris. It has 30 units inside. Fire units a had to work to get everybody out they went through this building meticulously to do that but one person was found unresponsive, taken out of the building treated by e ms on the scene. But later died at the hospital. That person has in the been identified this morning. But this fire grew very fast and fire crew as arrived they saw heavy smoke and heavy fire. They quickly extended this to a four a alarm fire and again multiple rescues had to take place. We will look at the video you can see traumatic rescues that unfolded in front of the eye. One man was waving from the higher floors asking to be rescued. Another woman on the fourth story balcony so the fire chief tells us this could have