And could cause major impacts from coasttocoast. Regardless of which coast you live on be prepared to evacuate. Governor of florida warning everyone who can to get out now. Those that cannot are stocking up. Shelves are wiped clean of bottled water and supplies and sandbags and people are waiting on long lines at gas stations some have run out of fuel. As Hurricane Irma inches closer to the coast thousands of people are ordered to evacuation and thousands packed airports trying to catch a flight out of the storms path and more than 4,000 flights are already canceled. Gray hall is live now at the Philadelphia International airport where some fortunate evacuees were able to get a flight to physical. Reporter those passengers able to make it here to philadelphia. They are thankful they are safe but tell me their thoughts and prayers are still with the people stuck in florida. Really scary, you know it can turn at any minute. Its safer to get my family out. Two little kids. Im sad because
Hurricane force winds, a much broader area so that is bad news. You can see the center of the storm right now north of cuba and whats happening, its moving into warmer waters. Waters south of miami is about 90 degrees so that likely will intensify the storm. This is the latest track, we just got this in and this brings it into the central keys of florida near marathon as a cat five hurricane early in the morning on sunday, 160mile maximum sustained winds, that is the strongest category hurricane. It pushes inland near naples marco island and continuing to push it up the spine, west of the spine of the panhandle as a category one hurricane, cal storm near jacksonville and then pushing near atlanta, that will bring some flooding rains, also some storm surge. So, we do have now hurricane warnings across all of south florida from West Palm Beach to naples area to the south. The watches from melbourne to tampa. Part of the problem its a storm surge, its inland flood, iind. This is going to
These communities for people who are facing economic and health care and Public Safety and educational challenges. So, how is tni working . Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative, which is county executive baker Signature Program is working very well, and his vision of the program was for to bring the Government Resources into the communities and work directly with the Community Members, help them identify the resources that are available to them, and work through the issues that were plaguing them. And after speaking with Community Members, going from meeting to meeting, he realized that there were the Police Department was very reactive when the Community Members would call. He wanted the entire government reacting to his residents in a similar manner. Like the Police Department. Correct. So, you initially identified six communities. Langl bladensburg east riverdale, hillcrest heights, objection enhill. What kind of progress have you been able to make in those communities . The crime
Their way into the hands of people in our area. Thank you very much for joining us at 5 00. Im lucy noland. Im chris oconnell. Iain page is off tonight. Among those are a revved the father of another man arrested in a recent high profile case. Fox 29s jeff cole live in west chester tonight with operation wildfire. Jeff . Reporter chris, irony is an over used word in our vocabulary but it sure works here. In this case, a son accused of a horrific attack is followed on by his dad. It was on the 300 block of lincoln avenue in downington where the buy went down say police. Confidential informant meets barry baker, sr. Hooks lives on avenue and buys according to the criminal complaint a small plastic bag containing multiple pills, pain pills say police, now bakers mug shot is posted with others netted in a county drug sting dubbed wildfire. Heroin and opioids have been a wildfire ripping through pennsylvania, ripping through the united states. Killing our kids. Reporter baker, sr. Is not ju
Franklin parkway is one of the biggest and best events on the philly calendar. Unless of course you actually live near the parkway. In this area youre stuck. Reporter you leave your car where it is on fourth july and hoof it. Yeah. Yup. Yup. Leave it parked where it is. Reporter that parking couple with late night festivities force some locals to simply hunker down until the fifth of july mercifully arrives. Can you get out of your house and go anywhere. No, its tough. Its tough. Its usually mobbed. Theres people all over the place coming all over just people picnicking over here. Reporter its part of a growing problem for the fairmount neighborhood. Over time the parkway has become the go to location for just about every big even in the city. Papal visit, to made in america concerts. Oh, my god. Reporter to this Years National Football League draft extravaganza. The nfl thing was mess because they took over for like a whole month. All the Parking Spaces out here. Reporter Fairmount Ci