Vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 74, the nays are 18. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Portman mr. President . The presiding officer the senator for ohio. Mr. Portman i would like to talk today about a couple topics. First i want to thank my colleagues on the Senate Commerce committee for approving legislation very recently to rename the nasa plumbrook station in ohio after a true american hero, the lateneal armstrong. I ask that it legislation be taken up and we get it passed. There is an identical bill in the house and we hope to get both of them to the president for his signature. It is a stateoftheart testing facility near sandusky, ohio. It is doing a lot of the testing right now both for nasa and some privatesector companies. It is part of the nasaglenn complex. It is an impressive operation. The one that is most impressive right now is the artifice project. This is to put astronauts
A bicycle, then tries to help him. But what the driver did next may have him facing charges. Well get to all of that in a moment. First up lets get a preview of what you can expect when you step outside and whats going on when it comes to your traffic. Weve got david and karen. Good morning. Good morning everybody. Weve got a fairly comfortable start across region right now. Sun is getting ready to push up over the horizon. Satellite shows you theres some Coastal Cloud cover but satellite shows you theres out the sun. Wont last all that long. Couple sprinkles in southern Cape May County but those are also on their way out fairly quickly this morning. 66 in philadelphia. Still 55 in allentown. We have dipped into the upper 50s in trenton but reading Still Holding onto 61 and were in the 70s in some of those southern spots. Might feel a little more muggy to you this morning than it did yesterday altugh here on lockterrace its stiretty 80 by ne 5 norumr, itstt bridge k outolving a motorcy
The suspect. Were watching the unrest in ferguson missouri where police say they were forced to fire tear gas overnight. A driver hits a boy on a bicycle then tries to help him but what the driver did next may have him facing charges. But first up lets get a quick look at your accuweather and your traffic. Well go over to meteorologist david murphy, hes got that and karen rogers has traffic. Good morning. Looks like it will be a fairly sunny start as we go through the day. Areas south of philadelphia looking at a little cloud cover, there may be a sprinkle in southern delaware right now or in Cape May County, new jersey. Thats not going the last all that long. Overall some of these clouds will begin to well up and were looking at a mix of sun and clouds today. The other thing the winds are turning more out of the south. That will increase the humidity. Today it will feel stickier than yesterday. 68 degrees right now as you head out the door in philadelphia, 55 in allentown, 68 in wilmi
The Police Commissioner spoke about the departments response yesterday. People asked, and put the question, why didnt you move faster yesterday . Did you prepare yesterday . Yes, we prepare. We had over 200 to 300 Police Officers at the time it took place. Wipe didnt you move faster . Because theyre 14, 15, 16yearold kids out there. 15, 16yearold kids out there. The riots broke out yesterday after the funeral of freddie gray, he died while in Police Custody earlier this month. The department of justice is now investigating that incident. Another thing to note that curfew that weve been talking about, that goes into effect about four hours from now at 10 00 p. M. It lasts until 5 00 a. M. The Police Commissioner insisted during that briefing a few moments ago that Law Enforcement is taking the curfew seriously and will stop anybody out in the streets during that time. Renee . All right, thank you rosemary. Well, we have this just in live from sky force 10 here over the scene, new jersey
45s brakes go out while driving. The its driver pulling the emergency brake to get it stopped and then towed away. Eight hours earlier medic unit from the same firehouse is towed away, unusable after transmission problems, both incidents captured on video and given to Eyewitness News. On may 22nd a philadelphia truck Enforcement Police officer tells officials that this firehouse, one of their engines is unusable. Its tire suspect to blow out at any moment. Sources that told Eyewitness News about those problems say they are merely symptoms of the Department Wide issue. Fire trucks and medic units all in break down too often. Fire Fighter Union president joe shule agrees. The condition of the fleet has never been this bad. Reporter the union provided us with two months of maintenance record from july to september of last year. During that 60 day period individual fire trucks and medic units were placed out of service 56 times due to mechanical problems. Shule says sometimes Fire Fighters