In fact, this went on for three hours. It would be several hours before swat moved in, rescued hostages inside killing the shooter, who has been identified as 29 yearold omar mateen of fort pierce, florida. Fbi interviewed him twice before but never found reason to charge him or arrest him. He was working as a Security Guard guarding federal buildings and maybe even airports. How is that possible. We have coverage from all angles but we will start with Chris Oconnell who is live from orlando, chris . Mike, orlando that has the nickname, the city beautiful is a hurting city today. Fbi and Orlando Police still here at the crime scene, this is still an active crime scene outside the pulse nightclub here in orlando. Today, the community is gathering. They are coming together, case in point almost immediately after the shootings, several local hospitals, and emergency need for blood. Thousands flock to go orlando area Blood Donation sent tours give. Some lines wrapping around the block with
Big story is traffic. A septa bus crash that happened on the schuylkill expressway. The bus reared ended one car and then they all started slamming into each other, sue. So, as a result, weve got, all lanes of the schuylkill everybody just getting by on the shoulder here. You can see the bus, we see the turn signal lit on the bus. Maybe they were trying to change lanes or something, smashed it into this truck which then smashed the cara begins the median strip. So, we have a huge backup, on the schuylkill expressway, eastbound as a result. Gaper delay on the westbound side as folks slow down to see what is going on. Tow truck is fast. That is true. Other good parties we have no reports of any injuries, believe it or not, even in that maroon car. Eight cars involved. Right. And one of the mini buses, too. Yeah. So this is a while before they clear this up near girard avenue on the eastbound side where the accident is, heading into the city this morning. So that will slow you down, and f
10 00 a. M. Betsy ross will show up. Sure, and they will raise the flag. There are more events coming up for flag day right here in olde city, and happily weather is cooperating. So many have asked about our intern, we will keep you updated every morning patients carter is her name and she was wounded in orlando. She was at that pulse nightclub when shooter started firing shots and she was hit in the leg. Her family tells us she underwent surgery and she is in stable condition. Of course, we are praying for her speedy recovery. More on her, and, two friend that she was with, last night and sunday. So yesterday you promised a ten. You came through. Can you give us another. I will, only because you you asked. Ill have another. Youll have another on this flag day. 2016 is a ten out of ten. Weather is just as beautiful. Bus stop buddy excited about flag day as well. We are off to a nice start with temperatures in the 60s mostly this morning. The beautiful sunrise. Prettiest ones are ones w
Hi, sue. We will get you out the door. The basically if you liked yesterday you will be fine with today as well. Fortyseven in mount pocono. Fiftynine allentown. Sixty in trenton. Sixtysix in philadelphia mid 60s in at Atlantic City and wildwood and upper 60s in wilmington. The breezes, probably not as breezy today as it was yesterday but they are still out of the northwest as they say another low humidity day. If you didnt get outside yesterday, today is your day, we have a few included showing up on ultimate doppler radar. Another day with no precipitation, the next rain storm is way out to our west, so we dont expect to see anything from that until as early as wednesday night but probably thursday, and so, still a little breezy at the airport, camera would beling a little will bit there at 66 degrees. 13mile an hour wind out of the north were 43 percent relative humidity. This time of the year that is low. We will go with another ten, if yesterday was a ten, today will be as well an
Again. We tried to be conservative with our tens, but yesterday, and the day before, just ideal. Today we will see increasing clouds, as the day goes by, so, well go with a eight for you, tranquil start this morning, we have 62 degrees at the airport. Calm winds. 78 relative humidity, 5 32 your sunrise time, so very close to that happening. 43 degrees in mount pocono, we have mostly 50s to the north of us, and to the west of us, 53, out there, in lancaster, 62 as we said here in the city. Fiftynine Atlantic City, millville at 52 degrees to start your day. Not much of a breeze out there, at all, unlike the past couple of days when it was quite breezy, but we do have just some clouds around, means filtered sunshine, we get started this morning, juan the area of rainout to the west, doesnt look like it will make it here, keep an eye on it just the same. Many degrees yesterday, where the average high was 83, it was so pleasant, especially, because the humidity was low. Now with the clouds