Thin out, sunshine breaks through the clouds by 11 00, 73 degrees. Warming into the 80s. The sun shine will really do its job on the temperatures. 70 yesterday in philadelphia, 84 degrees today, partly cloudy skies. And the showers in delaware and south jersey at the shore will be coming to an end this morning. Have a look at the future cost hour by hour when i come back in ten minutes. First, Jessica Boyington is watching the roads. Were watching ben salem. This is wood haven road. There are less vehicles on the scene now. Right around bristol pike headed eastbound on wood haven road. Still all lanes are blocked. You can see the Police Activity blocking off the croadway. Part of the offramp isnt blocked but all of the traffic is being diverted off to the bristol pike right now. Thats what were facing out on wood haven road. Theres a disabled vehicle on easton and oakdale avenue. Breaking news this morning out of philadelphia, thats where one person is now in custody after police say
Reporter chuck, ramsey in his eighth year as Police Commissioner announced he will be stepping down in early january. He tells us this decision was entirely personal, not political, related to the upcoming election for the mayor this coming november. He was flanked by the mayor and a number of other city officials who credited him with the historic drop in the citys crime rate over the past eight years. Now, ramsey has worked in Law Enforcement for 47 years with stops in chicago and washington. During his tenure here in philadelphia. Officials say the homicide rate dropped by more than 30 . Ramsey was also a key figure in getting the department of justice to issue reforms on the citys police department. But his time here was not without heart break. Eight Police Officers were killed in the line of duty, and today the commissioner had a message for their families. Thank the families of the officers that weve lost in the line of duty since ive been here. Eight families. Eight families. T
A safer city. Called ramsay the best in the Crime Fighting business. Children and another difficulties of our city oh autry men did you say debt of gratitude. Reporter in fact year to date Crime Statistics show murders down by 32 since 2007. Though the numbers are actually up a bit from 2013 and 14. Said ramsay,. Im not satisfied with it. But its better than it was. Reporter there have been problems. Police involved shootings average one per week in the city. Aggressive tactics like stop and frisk have some communities feeling like they need protection from the police. Whats the point Mary Catherine roper of the American Civil Liberties union. That hasnt stopped. This Summer Department of justice study requested by ramsay showed philly police woe physical under trained and ill equipped to handle potentially violent interactions with the public. It was critical. Theres no question about that. But if i thought everything was running on all cylinders i never would have asked them to come
Woman that she discovered her mother insood of her home. Her body was inside of the home where she lived for years, she is identified at a 56yearold psychiatrist and mother of two. Extremely friendly, we discussed our children and all of that, like a neighbor type of relationship. About a half hour later, police got a 911 call, from a man claiming to be responsible for the womans death. At 4 27 a. M. , received a call from the subject giving us information that he was responsible for the incident. Patrol unit s came to the hoe in the autumn wood development. We are not looking other suspects at this time. The victim worked at this menal Health Facility in newark a statement they sent was that the rock wood center is cooperating with authorities and will continue to do so. On behalf of all the staff i extend our thoughts and prayers to the family you are doing this difficult time. So again, investigators are not releasing any Additional Details about the psychiatrist death, they will no
59 in sea isle. The winds are coming from the west with a little bit of a shift out of the northwest, but they are not all that strong. 9 Miles Per Hour in the city, a couple of spots reporting calm winds. As we roll out the door to get the car started. 52 degrees by 6 00 a. M. 53 by 8 00 a. M. , clear and chilly and breezy. As we roll into the afternoon it will not be as mild as the last couple of days. 54 by 9 00. 64 by 3 00 p. M. The high of 65 at 4 00 p. M. Before we dip back to 62. Chillier air coming in the for the weekend, perhaps the first frost i have some chores for you to do on saturday. Reporter chores . Reporter they are related to this, well talk about that coming up. Reporter great looking live on the ben franklin bridge, at least im not give you any chores. You can get to work on the ben. Why not take the schuylkill expressway. The ramp is reopened, last time i showed you it was not, it is now reopened, vine westbound and westbound good to go, they opened a little earli