Philadelphia him were down in the mid 40s in reading and lancaster thats a drop of five or six degrees in the last hour or so. 53 in millville with the windy out of the northwest. Were up to a 14mile an hour breeze in philadelphia. Even the lowest spots in the upper Single Digits in most cases. 53 degrees on the Storm Tracker 6 live app. We might be cooler by 8 00. The temperatures dont bounce back all that far. Noon 355, and 57 by 2 00. Dropping into the 40s well have this evening,s out on the town forecast if case youre going out with friends and the weekend call just ahead. Reporter they say i95 southbound traffic at cottman heading toward center city. The winds have dried out the roads. No big delays from langhorne or bensalem. Switching to the vine street expressway its closed overnight for construction. Westbound, eastbound open moving just fine, construction has cleared. We have a sinkhole in Plymouth Meeting causing a problem at Germantown Pike and Meeting House lane, traffic c
Factor in the gusty winds, wind chills in the teens. 14 for reading, allentown feels like 17 degrees, and 22 degrees the current wind chill in philadelphia. So a blustery day today. Well see sunny skies today. But not much of a warmup from 7 00 reading of 30 to 32 at 10 00. With the winds at 17 miles an hour and higher gusts, 35 at 1 00 this afternoon. Then the temperatures will be coming down later today. And Something Else will be coming down tomorrow. It might see snow in the area. Ive got your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when im back in ten minutes. Jessica boyington watching your traffic. Bill, were still baying attention to an accident scene on 95 right around 322, taking out the two left lanes, Police Activity on the scene as well. And a backup behind that on the northbound side of 95. Watching out in Montgomery County in plymouth a vehicle fire on old elm street and light street taking out some lanes there. And construction also to watch out for in new jersey. If your
North that will get through quickly. 57 degrees currently thats not too bad. 53 in allentown. 48 in reading. The wind has shifted out of the northwest. I think the numbers will drop over the next couple of hours, were coming back up in the 50s in most neighborhoods. Theres the wind, 50 Miles Per Hour thats adding to a chilly feel this morning, although the temperatures themselves are not that bad. On the bus stop by 6 00 well be around 50 in philadelphia. The suburbs in the 40s. 51 by 8 00 a. M. Clear and cool. As we roll through the day, 57 on your Storm Tracker 6 live app, 51 by 8. Well get a high of 57 that will be early in the day by 2 00. By 6 00, were back into the upper 40s. Its a clear and dry and cool night, ill have the weekend forecast for the Football Games and races coming up. Reporter were looking live on i95 near allegheny light volume no overnight construction here, things are looking good. The vine lets see if it is closed. Theres a cargoing through westbound at this p
Lancaster. Its going to be a cold start and cold windy day. The wind chill 16 in reading, 21 in northeast philadelphia, wilmington 22. A cold start. Bundle up. You need sunglasses, well see bright sunshine. Look at the temperatures going nowhere. Coming down at 6 00, by 9 00 with the wind out of the west at 13 Miles Per Hour, 31 degrees. Recovering some but only in the middle 30s this afternoon. Sunny and winds out of the west at 17 miles an hour at lunch time. Well go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood to show you how much warmup when im back. Right now Jessica Boyington is following your first alert traffic. Thats right. Were on the vine street expressway were open, so no construction right now. If youre heading out the door youre good to go there east and westbound all open to traffic this morning. Typically we have construction until 5 00 in the morning blocking it off between the schuylkill and broad street. Now its not. Ramp closures on 95, no increase in the drive
Conversations of u. S. Lawmakers. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. The potential for historic flooding in the midwest threatens to swamp hundreds of homes and stems from the massive storm system that killed 65 people as it moved across the United States. Days of downpours in the midwest have caused rivers to swell. Flooding threatens about 18 million americans. It is blamed for at least 13 deaths in missouri alone. Rivers, including the mississippi, could reach historic levels in the next couple of days. Don champion is in new york. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning. Right now, officials are monitoring 19 levees that are considered vulnerable. The floods have already shut down highways and led to widespread evacuation. Missouri in the midst of a very historic and dangerous reporter missouri governor jay nixon called in the National Guard as the state grapples with deadly flooding. Volunteers t