We start out sunny. Its chilly so grab the coat on the way out. 43 in philadelphia. 42 currently in allentown and weve slipped into the 30s in reading, lancaster and millville. Not much wind this morning. As we roll through the day a couple of changes. The first one is a good one. Were going get milder. By noon well be in the low 60s, by 1 00, 64 and by 3 oclock thats your high of 67 degrees. Today will be the mildest day of the accuweather 7day forecast. Then we also have clouds increasing and late this afternoon and early this evening a couple of spotty showers are possible. Ill also remind you that the pollen count is running in medium range. A little ahead of schedule for those runny noses this year. Karen, what about the fog . Its not everywhere but are you picking it up anywhere . We are. Not in every camera we look at but this one you can see the fog for sure. Throw 09 near the pennsylvania turnpike, not causing a big issue on the roads. You need to be careful as your driving. V
With 149 to 43 vote house lawmakers paved the way for pennsylvania to be the 24th state to approve legal pot. After years of fierce Debate Senate bill three fails the medical approval process and puts both children and adults in substantial risk. Reporter tearful testimony from patients house lawmakers approve medical marijuana in pennsylvania. These are real people that we can help right now. We have a duty. Were legislating medicine when in fact its not recognized as medicine because under federal law its illegal. Reporter 154 page senate bill three allows doctors to prescribe medical marijuana through a statewide patient and dr. Registry but it only includes cannabis oils, pills and ointments. Smoking marijuana would still be illegal. This is not an opioid. This is a relief to great families who are suffering right in front of us in this chamber. Reporter the bill would cover patients with 16 different conditions. Among them cancer, ptsd epilep epilepsy, glaucoma and multiple sclero
Full accuweather forecast. He was a nice kid, a nice guy and he was fun. My heart just goes out to the family. You know, its very difficult for i guess a parent to have to bury a child now to a tragic loss at a north Philadelphia High School, we learn more about the teenager that died from bacterial meningitis, there is concern now after the death. Sara bloomquist has more now. Reporter at 6 00 tonight parents are meeting with School Officials and Health Experts to get their questions answered. This is a tight knit community over the sudden death of a student. Identified at 15yearold Jonathan Briggs. The students here at john Carver High School of engineering and science gathering to honor their classmate Jonathan Briggs. He was in class on monday and left feeling ill and died yesterday of bacterial meningitis. Its an emotional thing. Whether you know them or not. Engineering and science we are all a family and we look out for one another. The students were informed and letters when ho
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Added to their winnings. Another candidate drops out and yet another will be campaigning in our area today. Accuweather is tracking a warmup but the wet weather will stick around for a few more days. Lets see when the rain is coming in with meteorologist, david murphy and also the roads with karen rogers. Unsettled springtime pattern in what is really late winter but kind of acting like spring. That continues over the next several days. For now we dont have precipitation out there you can see clear skies on satellite. However, down at ground level we do have some fog developing in some areas and the visibilities are dropping a bit in some places both in reading and lancaster were below a half mile visibility. Everybody else up above a mile. This is a shifting changing situation. As you drive in you might wind up with a bit of fog. Slow down if it gets thick. 44 degrees in philadelphia currently so its another chilly start. 40 degrees in allentown, 39 in reading, 43 in wilmington, 45 in