Some Maintenance Work as well. Total closure time just short of 55 hours and drivers should notice a quieter smoother drive. Joining us now is bob house to tell us about that concrete. You are you were saying some kind of polyester blend right . Thats right. Its something we developed about 33 years ago, its called polyester concrete. And we used polyester basically plastic as the part of the concrete. That way its lighter and its also much more durable. Its going to last a good long time. And were going to need that because the traffic levels today are much higher than they were when this bridge opened back in 1967. So having that good durable surface is very important. Reporter compare and contrast the ride before and after this new repaving work here. Well you know, the the asphalt coating, the surface out there, was original from 1967. So its 48 years old. It was getting very, very ratty and lot of alligator cracking. And people were noticing it so it definitely was time after 48 y
Gaining ground on his killer. A 14 yearold is being questioned in connection with the homicide and detective were busy here wednesday night, in West Philadelphia. The crime scene unit went through this home at 65th and girard avenue looking for possible clueness connection with this case. James stoleman was shot and killed in the 6400 block of. Eyewitness news, spoke with investigators who say they have narrowed down the motive and number of suspect. This was an attempt robbery. We believe it is by three males, black males wearing hoodies with backpacks. Reporter investigators believe the trio had been stalking another talk walker but decided to go after stoleman. It does a poor to be very random. These guys walking down the street saw him and for whatever reason targeted him. Reporter until the suspects are caught police want neighbors in overbrook to be on alert. They hope justice is served sooner rather than later. I just hope they catch these guys. That is the main thing. I hepp th
What they are owed and our government will just cut them a check with taxpayer money. What could possibly go wrong . Joining us now to break it all down, buy i dont know rork of the washington examiner. He is also a fox news contributor. Byron, this is an unbelievable story. Every day you peel back another layer on the onion and there is some other smelly ugliness there. Boy, isnt it . Melissa wow there are a couple things to understand here. One the nature of subsidies were talking about for months. These are not subsidies where government sends money to each individual person they use to buy coverage. In fact the subsidy goes from the government to the Insurance Company on behalf of the insured person. The other thing is this website. Weve heard that the, you know the Obama Administration basically declared victory on the website yesterday. They say its now working. Well they fixed the front end of the website where consumers go and sign in and can do a little shopping. Theres a back
The gun that killed that 14yearold girl was bought legally. If that person had been held responsible for that gun, she might not be dead today. Why one city trying to battle gun violence now focusing on how guns are sold. You may stand up on my back and face your distant destiny but seek no haven in my shadow. Changing the world with her words, remembering the life and work of maya angelo. President obama now laying out his vision for the future of americas Foreign Policy. The president announcing his plans during the Commencement Ceremony at west point. He says americanationlationism not aboption as america deals with threats from around the world. The president says the u. S. Needs willing partners to fight alongside american troops. It was a sprawling address with one central theme, terror still the worlds number one danger and the United States shouldnt go it alone. The most direct threat to america at home and abroad remains terrorism. A strategy that involves aiding every country
Intent. And arctic ice might release thousands of pieces of plastic. And maya angelou, a few things you might not know about her. We begin with a scandal at the Veterans Administration and stunning new details tonight as to how long veterans were forced to wait for care. At the phoenix va hospital some veterans waited four months for their first appointment. The white house says the wait was closer to three weeks. Randall pinkston joins us. Randall. Alleged patient death at the Phoenix Health care system. For men and women who served in the military and needed care by about Veterans Affairs, the report is not reassuring. A review of the Phoenix Veterans Center revealed 1700 veterans were not registered properly which left them at a risk of being forgotten or lost. Average wait times of 14 days. But the Inspector Generals review of a sample of patients found asignificant delay in access to care with an average wait time to care of 115 days. The report confirmed what whistle blowers and