Have been pulled out of service after inspectors found a crack in a load bearing beam and that will mean fewer cars on the line starting with tomorrows morning rush. Sunday night and the big story on action news is another septa problem with potential to impact many commuters. May remember back this july a defect for septa to pull 100 from the regional line and now its the frankford l. We are in upper dar by with more on the problem, christie. Reporter sarah riders say its more headaches and septa will add more buses for the commuters they are bracing for the rush. Starting monday there will be fewer rail cars on septas market frankford line. Frustrating but not unexpected any more, you know its like what is next. Reporter word is spreading fast among loyal septa riders. That is usually how it is with septa isnt it. No way, i have to get to work everyday. Reporter over the weekend cracks in what is called the body bolster or support beam were discovered in two cars prompting the agency
I took pictures of it. Reporter you had fun in the Lehigh Valley. Reporter lets take a look at the Philadelphia International airport. Its quiet out there, one thing youll notice its not as harsh in terms of windchills. We had some pretty wicked windchills over the last couple of mornings. Not the case this morning, the winds have relaxed and it feels better. 23 in quakertown. 27 in warrington. 32 in center city. Coatsville, 24, pottstown, 23 degrees, milder numbers off to the southeast, vineland and gandys beach, 36. Dover, 40 degrees, villas in cape may, 42. Atlantic city, 41. Woodbine, 37. Cinnaminson, 28 degrees. Satellite and radar were going to see a decent amount of cloud cover out there today. Peeks of sunshine throughout the day. The one thing you will notice its much, much milder this afternoon than the last 48 hours. Lots of clouds rolling in, temperatures today will top out in the low 50s in the city of philadelphia and mid to upper 40s for the surrounding suburbs. 9 00 a.
Who is responsible and whether that man will survive his injuries. He is still in extremely Critical Condition the at einstein medical center. Police tell thaws three men a approached the victim, and then one of them punched him in the face. It happened around 6 00 behind a Beer Distributor on the 700 block of adams avenue near tabor road. Victim then hit his head on the ground and police found him unconscious and bleeding from the head help they arrived. At this point police still do not know who man is, he is john do but in his late 30s or early 50s. They say it appears there was no motive for the attack and they are checking at least nine business was Surveillance Video. One male for some reason punch the victim in the face. The victim staggered, fell to the ground, and hit his head hard. We know all this because everything ways clearly, recorded, by private surveillance camera in the area. Hoping that Surveillance Video will help them catch the three men responsible for this crime.
Jersey where it is 70 degrees. Just a few scattered clouds this morning. The suburbs, 71 degrees. Once we get sunshine, the 60s will warm through the 60s and into the 70s, into the 80s and near 90 degrees this afternoon. 78 degrees in delaware at 10 00 this morning. 90 for philadelphia. The first day of a heat wave. The temperature is 09. But it gets hotter in the coming days. Ill go through the forecast hour by hour when im back in a few minutes. First, Jessica Boyington has your first alert traffic. Thanks, bill. Starting off on the schuylkill expressway this morning and heading out around Spring Garden street. No big problems so far or delays yet. You can see traffic moving along east, westbound, a lot of cars out there considering its only 5 30 in the morning. Well see a little bit bigger and heavier of a rush hour from now through the rest of the fall of course. Eastbound from the blue route to the vine street expressway, thats anc 11minute trip ther. Average speeds into the high
Theres debris here in the roadway. Police cars are on randolph road. New hampshire avenue at randolph road. Theres a shot from one of the traffic cameras. New hampshire is closed near midland and wolf. Eastbound randolph is closed at vital way. Alternates are layhill road or columbia pike to get around that. Otherwise no major problems right now headed in or out of town. We have a little bit of a slowdown on d. C. 295. 65 in virginia, no problems there. Heading to Prince Georges county, looking good this morning. We do have a problem with a house fire on 11th street near south edison and South Emerson shut down in arlington. Tom, how is it looking outside . A live view of the storm team 4 city camera overlooking capitol hill th morning. Theres the capitol and the first prixdawn glow showing up. Your weather headlines this election day, a chilly morning followed by a mild afternoon with the warm pattern continuing into tomorrow. Right now storm team 4 radar is scanning the skies. We don