The president s assessment of the 2016 race for the white house is getting the most attention at this hour. President obama calling the republican race for the white house a crack up and refusing to take responsibility for the rise of republican front runner donald trump who has turned voter anger into his best propellent on the campaign trail with the president s comments could come up tonight in the twelfth gop debate, the four remaining candidates will take a final walkthrough and make lastminute adjustments this hour. They spent the last 24 hours trying to define their positions on all sorts of issues ahead of the crucial primaries in florida and ohio. In florida donald trump leading marco rubio by 20 points in the latest fox news poll. Leslie marco rubio said he regretted his personal attacks on from. Ted cruz is getting his first Senate Endorsement ahead of supertuesday 2. 0. Here is a live picture of the spin room right before the debate tonight. Ted cruz is in there Walking Aro
And dry. We have some accidents and morning construction but lets get to the good story. Gateway to the weekend. Were so close. Temperatures will be soaring once again to day, after a record High Temperature yesterday, were very mild to start, definitely dont need that winter coat just a light jacket this morning. Temperatures in the the upper 50s right now in philadelphia. Southeasterly wind giving us that warmth that will stick around throughout the daytoday and temperatures mild all across the Delaware Valley starting out near 60 degrees in mount pocono. In the 60s in wildwood. 58 degrees in millville. Yesterday we have climbed to 82 degrees, we just killed that previous record of 73, setback in 2,000. Were heading up into the eights today again. In the Daily Planner for 9 00 oclock hour temperatures mild in the 60s. More cloud around today calling it a mix of sun and clouds and especially as we head in the have afternoon hours. The cloud around, High Temperatures warming up to 80 d
This is where two men were found in a car. Our photographer was the first on the scene and we have video. Look at these many pages. He kprd them shortly captured tell shortly after police got a call at 12 30. They taped off to look for clues. The Police Department says officers were doing a welfare check at this parking lot and located two dead men in the car. Police are not releasing much information but investigation does continue and this area is taped off at this time. This is near Golden Corral between the panera bread and comfort inn. Barbara switching gears the john lets check in with meteorologist Don Schwenneker in the first alert storm center. Don we are starting off with temperatures that are typical highs for this time of year. It should be the afternoon day but it will be warm all day. We will be around 60 by 8 00. 70s this afternoon to near 80 degrees. Current numbers across the region 60 roxboro, 58 sanford, 57 smithfield, 60 goldsboro and 59 fayetteville and 55 raoepbz.
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And we do say good friday morning to you, everyone. It is the only full day of the popes stay here in new york city, and it is getting under way. His visit already off to quite a start. Francis taking part last night in an Evening Prayer Service at st. Patricks cathedral. During his remarks he delivered a strong message of support for american nuns, calling them women of strength. Well, before that service started, the pope stopped to greet and bless a young girl in a wheelchair. The 17yearold later called the moment amazing. When the service was over, the pope headed out back into that now famous fiat. He spent the night at the residence of the vaticans u. N. Ambassador. Okay, lets take a live look at new yorks world trade center. Pope francis will be there today as is abcs lana zak, so we say good morning, lana. Reporter good morning, kendis. Good morning, reena. You know, already the streets are closed down. Police barricades, a full 37 miles of them, have been erected as new york p