Will bring muchneeded rain, but theres no guarantee. Most of the rain that gets impacted by el nino falls in Southern California but we really need it to fall in Northern California where all of our reservoirs are. For now all eyes are on the rocky fire, which wont go down without a fight. More than 5,000 homes are threatened by this fire, which has already destroyed two dozen homes. Firefighters are making progress. It is now 12 contained. Lester . All right. Joe fryer, thanks. From fire we go to floods and an emergency situation unfolding right now at the opposite end of the country. Flood waters so severe that mandatory evacuations have been ordered. Neighborhoods near tampa are underwater. Some people rescued from their homes by boat. The weather channels mike seidel is in Newport Richie, florida. Central florida is drenched. Pounded by incessant rains caused by a stalled weather front. In 12 hours we picked up a months worth of rain. Here at Newport Richie the river has spilled in
The rocky fire, 60,000 acres and growing is doing everything firefighters didnt want it to do. I have heard and smoken to firefighters with 20, 30, 40 years on the job. This is unprecedented. Reporter air dropping helicopters take turns filling up and then dousing the flames. Like a dangerous game. One spot is beaten down and another springs up. I have concerns. Reporter we are along highway 20. You can see the flames. This is where they are trying to hold the fire. Take a look here down the road, it jumped over the highway. Now they are concentrating down there. 3 00 p. M. , clock work the last couple days. This is the time the fire starts making runs. Reporter far from it all that red cross shelter. They are waiting it out with their cats. We are pretty sure everything is okay. Same number of houses gone that was gone had been gone yesterday. Nothing there has changed. We are going you know . Reporter they are some of 5,000 people who evacuated. Now in a waiting game to see who wins.
Temperatures in the 90s, heat wave number three so far we have 21 days of temperatures in the 90s, right now 91 in philadelphia 90 in wilmington and millville. 84 in allentown, you have to go to the mountains for relief 78 degrees, down the shore are you getting a land breeze, temperatures are in the upper 80s and really down the shore this is where we have the highest humidity philadelphia and areas north its pretty dry air with dew points in the 50s, it doesnt add any to the feels like temperature it feels like the air temperature however dover the dew point is 71 degrees and a humid air mass and along the shore dew points in the 60s, more humid there and drier air is moving in in the overnight hours behind a cold front, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we are dry across our region if you look down to washington d. C. , we are seeing storms popping up and moving to the east that could clip southern delaware and the southern tip of new jersey later on this evening. This is what
Reported on this earlier this year in march. So did many other outlets. Allegedly curtis smith climbed the outer perimeter of the stone wall of the white house. He was immediately apprehended by secret service, placed him under arrest, escorted him off the property and he was charged with unlawful entry. The District Attorney here in Chester County did not take questions so thats all he told us. He wouldnt give us any indication as to whether what happened at the white house could be in any way connected to what happened here today at the Justice Center. Keith . Thank you very much. Nbc 10 contacted curtis smiths attorney, who says he represented smith for a domestic dispute involving smiths wife. He said his client was supposed to be getting counseling. Wouldnt go on camera but told us quote, he was a hardworking young man and you would never think that he would do Something Like this. He called the incident sad and tragic. Now to developing story in philadelphias Strawberry Mansion.
Out. I lot of people knew i was here today and they were concerned and trying to text me, its scary that this happened right here in westchester. Reporter back out live on the scene, people were asking why was smith free after jumping the white house fence, he was arrested for unlawful entry but he reached an agreement with the court that he would not be prosecuted if he stayed out of trouble. Authorities say at this point they have no idea what his motive may have been. Walter perez, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Action news when to curtis smiths neighborhood where people on the street said the news of what happened traveled fast, they called smith a hard worker and family man and neighbor cornelius said he could not imagine what would cause smith to hurt anyone. He was good to his boy and he was a christian guy, a strong willed guy, a good guy. Neighbors tell us that smith leaves behind a wife and two sons. Developing right now, two people were shot outside of an apartment in del