First book we are discussing here is devoted to education and competing visions of how children learn. Amandas book, the smartest kids in the world and how they got that way takes us to north and poland. Rland, she does this through the eyes of three American Kids learning in those school systems. Analysis r a unique of this. L the Washington Post says is is the most iluminating book ive seen, and the New York Times says this managed to make our culture look strangely new. Trust me, the conclusions have insights for kids of all ages as important parents. Amanda is an investigative journal with the times. Hes also the author of the unthinkable who survives when disaster strikes and why. Please join me in welcoming Amanda Ripley. Thank you. Is great to be here on many levels. One reason is this is the city in which i live. The other reason is i grow most of my articles in the library of congress. It was the only place where i could find some focus and peace. I had a new baby at the time
Mountains and its out of here after about midnight to around 2 00 a. M. Temperatures 34 degrees right now. Its cold. You factor in that wind it feels like 27 degrees so as we look at the timeline for that system, once again that snow starts to arrive around philadelphia after about 7 00 oclock. So the evening rush should be okay. And then after midnight it is out of here as far as that snow. Now, we could see up to an inch around the philadelphia area. But a coating is more likely and then well talk about bitterly cold air moving in by the upcoming weekend and yes another storm system sunday night into monday that could be more significant. Ill talk about the details about that when i head up doors. Back to you in the studio. All right, scott thanks. Check back in with you in a bit when you get inside. You can stay ahead of the weather tonight by heading our to website myfoxphilly. Com. Simply click the weather tab at the top of the home page for the latest forecast information and all
Reporter debra snapped this picture when Police Arrived outside of heroine wood home on tuesday. She wondered why the two guys she just hired to shovel her driveway and sidewalk were stopped by lower merion township police. The two africanamerican were told to sit in the snow while being questioned by officer. She believes the stop was solely based on race, and touched off a social media fire storm on the Township Community Facebook Page page. I have friends who have children of color who also have, um, you know, issues with their kids being stopped in lower merion. Whereas maybe other caucasian kids are not stopped. Reporter the turns out the kids were not kids. Lower merion township tells fox 29 officers did stop and question two groups of men shoveling driveways on tuesday. They ranged in ages from 18 to 40 years old all of them africanamerican. In a statement township spokesperson tells us we dont have a problem with kids shoveling driveways but adults going door to door need a tow
Police because of the color of their skin . Good evening im iain page. Im lucy noland. Our fox 29s Chris Oconnell is live at the scene right now in lower merion township. What are police saying, chris . Reporter Lower Merion Township Police are denying they were profiling young africanamerican shoveling snow from peoples driveways here in the township yesterday. But they do tell us they have started an investigation into those claims. We saw the police pull up and sit them down and start asking them questions. Reporter debra snapped this picture when Police Arrived outside of heroine wood home on tuesday. She wondered why the two guys she just hired to shovel her driveway and sidewalk were stopped by Lower Merion Township Police. The two africanamerican were told to sit in the snow while being questioned by officer. She believes the stop was solely based on race, and touched off a social media fire storm on the Township Community Facebook Page page. I have friends who have children of
Scene help to rescue three children involved in this accident fight people have been taken to hospital this happen on interstate 80 and berkeley. About 130 this afternoon several people were injured this is near the University Avenue off ramp piquancy a chaotic scene. You concede that vehicle right there is on its roof. i heard a lady start screaming my child get my baby i jumped out of my card and help our. And as i jumped out of the car my dog jumped out of the car. The lady was still screaming help me help me get my baby out. The seven yearold zhao was beating pleading from the mouth mangled in the car seat. Grant a was a terrifying scene of using right now and the woman there says the father of one of the children as injured says the girl is at the hospital on a breathing machine and i see you. It the hunt is on for the driver in this accident that took off on foot after it happened. Pam new information on the fatal officer involved shooting that happened on interstate 280. Reporte