Its another tough night. A number of troopers have text meso say what a good guy he was. Take a look at this. You can see the state Police Vehicle in front of troop 2. The flag is at half staff. Im told when the trooper saw something unusual, he always checked it out and thats how he was killed. Absolutely. One of our guys. Its a devastating loss. Reporter Corporal Ballard was a good stap state trooper and you know what his colleagues did to honor him . They kept working. The good news for citizens is that steve had over 700 brothers and sisters to do exactly what he did yesterday. So the citizens of this state are in hands. Reporter he was raised in maryland and even in Civil Air Patrol there. A year and a half ago he was transferred up state to troop two. He was a dui enforcement specialist and about to take on a couple big projects. But family was job one. He lived with his wife and stepdaughter. He was very close to his family. He was the kind of guy that text her every day to make
Delaware. A state trooper gunned down triggering a barricade situation. Sam sweeney is at the live desk with more. Larry its been a busy night for pol authorities there say a man suspected of shooting and killing a delaware state trooper outside a Convenience Store remains barricaded inside a home this morning. The suspect has reportedly fired shots at officers as they tried to negotiate a peaceful surrender. This has been going on since early yesterday. 32 year old cpl. Stephen ballard was shot several times around noon wednesda. The trooper approached a car in the parking lot of a wawa Convenience Store near bear delaware. State police say the vehicle had two suspicious people inside. Mcqueen says one man got out of the car and shot ballard several times before running away. The other man was arrested at the scene. A stunning announcement from the white house. As he approaches his 100th day in Office President trump unveils what he calls the biggest tax reform plan in us history. But
We do say good morning on this thursday. Were going to start with the sweeping plans to significantly rewrite tax code for the first time in more than three decades. The president s Financial Team called for tacks on businesses to be slashed by more than 50 and theyre also promising individual benefits. The plan is designed to boost Economic Growth but it was summed up in a single page that was short on specifics. Abcs Stephanie Ramos has the latest from washington d. C. Good morning. There are many elements to president trumps tax reform plan, but tax experts say it will benefit both u. S. Households and the wealthy. Initially, it was a campaign promise. You dont mind having lower taxes, do you. Reporter but now just two days before his 100th day in office, president trumps new tax reform is out and his team is calling it the biggest tax cut in history. Were going to put people back to work. Reporter the plan makes dramatic cuts in federal taxes for businesses and simplifies rules for
Reporter good morning, everybody we have are a decent start, clouds are beginning to break up, there there is fog ins of the region. But in most cases were not seeing a lot of that right now. Temperatures are in the 60s, as we go into the afternoon looks like well warmup just in time for the first day of the nfl draft. There you see the fog, not a big deal, 5 Miles Per Hour, thank very much karen. In addition weve got 9 Miles Per Hour visibility in philadelphia, a little bit of a technical problem there, now were getting the train back on track. 62 in reading. 59 in wilmington, 60 in trenton. 54 in cape may. Again as we go through the day it gets warm. Noon, 71. Well get nice this afternoon, 78 degrees by 3 00 p. M. The high of 79 will clock in around 4 00 p. M. By 7 00 p. M. Tonight when the parkway is buzzing. 74 degrees, a nice evening to be in center city. Karen looks like it gets warmer over the next couple of days before a cool down the second half of the weekend. Reporter who lo
Most not. By noon, 71 degrees, 3 00 p. M. , 78 degrees with the high of 79 degrees clocking in at 4 00 p. M. Im posting mostly sunny skies for the rest of the day, we may increase sunshine as we go later into the afternoon. Its going to be warm no matter what the sky cover looks like staying warm for the next couple of days just in time for the penn relays and the nfl draft. , the traffic will be tricky for all the above reasons. This is the schuylkill expressway approaching Spring Garden we have seen extra volume on the schuylkill expressway with each day. Now we pack on the penn relays expect major congestion on the schuylkill expressway. This is mlk drive off to the side. Im watching to see if theres any traffic getting by. Each morning they are allowing the traffic to get by mlk drive and Spring Garden. This morning they are blocking it off still. This morning well see if they let traffic get by for the morning commute. Heres the list of the nfl draft closures, the big one is the B