And lehigh valleys crushing cars, toppling trees and tearing down power lines. Thousands were left without electricity and tomorrow will be a day of cleanup for many. Sunday night and the big story on action news is a day of damaging winds and cleanup begins in ernest tomorrow as we prepare for another night of cold temperatures. Ab an has a look at damage. But first well go to meteorologist mel bhel more on the winds that whipped across the region today. Melissa. Sarah that was big weather story today. We had blustery winds and highest winds reported earlier this morning. Peak wind gusts in philadelphia as high as 48 miles an hour and gusts today in poconos of 47 miles an hour. Wilmington, dover, atlantic city, clocking in with gusts as high as 45 miles an hour. Heres cup pretty and reason why it was so windy today. Stormtracker 6 double scan radar showing you were tracking coastal storm essentially noreaster for areas in new england that produced heavy snow across maine today exiting
Closing up shop and another filing for bankruptcy a lot of folks are vying for jobs in a very small weekend. This is the second job fair with a huge turn out. Fox 29s bruce gore season life in Atlantic City tonight a tough time for a lot of people, bruce. Reporter absolutely. Im on the boardwalk outside the newly shuddered showboat casino. We are witnessing an unprecedented economic melt down of Atlantic Citys signature industry and today some of the victims of that melt down gathered to try and get back on their feet. Sun was shining and an ocean breeze cooled Atlantic Citys boardwalk. But for more than a thousand laid off casino workers this was no day at the beach. They crowd the Convention Center in hopes of finding jobs to replace the only work many have ever known. 61 year old burt shaw lost his position when the Atlantic Club folded in january. Hes been looking ever since. Scary as anyone would be if they didnt have a job and you got bills and stuff to pay, you know. May of 2003
Im lucy nolan. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell has been talking with that boy and his familiar. Hes live in new castle tonight. Leaves us shaking our heads, chris. Reporter it sure does, lucy. Heartbreaking to hear this child tell this story. Extreme case of bullying tonight has now turned criminal. The victim a 12 year old boy in a wheelchair. The suspects may not even be teenagers themselves. Tonight, the family is speaking out in hopes of catching those attackers. Come on, daddy. I want to go see those kids now. Like most 12 year olds la quon mackey is always on the go. But monday afternoon, the newark, delaware, boy with Cerebral Palsy was stopped in his track. They kept punching me right here on my face like right there and still hurts. Reporter mackey describes the beating he got from two kids just outside his buchanan circle home. Trying to go as fast as i could. He was on his street exercising trying to earn his boy scout merit badge for physical fitness. Thats when the boys pushed his
Early on. Satellite 6 and action radar slowing that in motion. Heres the back edge that front. That front still hasnt crossed through the area. The first half of the day warm front clouds, early showers mostly south and east of the city of philadelphia. And then we look at the temperatures. Right now sitting at 74 degrees so nudged up just a little bit. As you look at the day head by 9 00 a. M. About 75. Still lots of cloud cover, hardly any sunshine. By noon some peeks of sunshine. Weve got clouds and sun and 81. By 3 00 p. M. It feels less humid so things really change for us then and were dry the afternoon, too. Weve got just sun and clouds. By 6 00 p. M. 83 degrees coming down from your high of 85. So, a pretty nice afternoon ahead. We just have to deal with the Morning Cloud cover, humidity and some of that rain, matt. Certainly not feeling different out there yet. It is really sticky us a step out the door this morning, karen rogers and weve got some sticky situations on the road
And a local boy in a wheelchair just trying to earn his boy scout badge viciously attacked and robbed and its not the first time. You got to just leave us alone and just get help. Tonight his message to the young bullies who keep targeting him. Developing right now. The search for those bullies. Delaware police say they keep target ago 12 year old boy in a wheelchair beating him up and robbing him. Good evening, im iain page. Im lucy nolan. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell has been talking with that boy and his familiar. Hes live in new castle tonight. Leaves us shaking our heads, chris. Reporter it sure does, lucy. Heartbreaking to hear this child tell this story. Extreme case of bullying tonight has now turned criminal. The victim a 12 year old boy in a wheelchair. The suspects may not even be teenagers themselves. Tonight, the family is speaking out in hopes of catching those attackers. Come on, daddy. I want to go see those kids now. Like most 12 year olds la quon mackey is always on the go.