First, Jessica Boyington has your first alert traffic. Thanks. Starting on 95 this morning, we have a pitt are big accident at girard avenue and from the southbound side. Seeing massive delays here. If you typically head this way, youll be stuck in a huge delay by the accident scene. This is southbound, a closure while they move the accident to the shoulder. We can see the shoulder is gone. The next few lanes over, all of the backup creating this drive time 41 minutes now from woodhaven to the vine. Speeds are already down and into the 20s for average. Getting by the scene will be tricky there. In new castle, watching 141, northb currently closed because of that. Ill end with another crash in abington. Rockwell at hamilton avenue. Watch for Police Activity on the scene there. 6 01. 43 degrees. The gunman accused of causing a massacre at his former Florida High School is described as a troubled teenager. Yeah. Now another American Community is dealing with tragedy that robbed at least 1
Morning but through most of this afternoon. Its lining up to the west and coming our way. Were in the 50s right now. These are the current temperatures. Right now 57 in new jersey, 54 in philadelphia. 56 degrees in the Lehigh Valley. This afternoon the rain will be coming down, temperatures still in the 50s. Upper 50s for new jersey, Lehigh Valley and philadelphia, too. Ill break it down hour by hour when im back in ten minutes. But first Jessica Boyington is watching your first alert traffic. S thanks, bill, and were starting with the admiral wilson boulevard. Moving up towards the toll plaza right now, not seeing any huge delays moving into philadelphia or the center city. The schuylkill expressway is not doing too bad. And of course some wet spots, but thats pretty much what all our majors look like. Here out in odessa power cables are blocking a portion of route 9. Have i and tracy, back to you. This morning a tragic reality is settling in. A sea of candles in parkland, florida, la
He bought subway and left the walmart on foot. The suspect went to mcdonalds, sat down for a short period of time, this was at 3 01 p. M. And he left on foot. 40 minutes after he left mcdonalds, cruz was arrested. You may be able to seep him in the ploon shirt as he was taken into custody. The arresting officer says cruz looked like a Typical High School student at the time. 14 other people were wounded in the attack at Margery Stoneman douglas high school. 13 of them are still hospitaled. Two in critical condition. Authority says cruzs was armed with an Assault Rifle when he opened fire inside the school yesterday afternoon. President trump today condemns the shooting. We are all joined together as one american family. And your suffering is our burden also. The president didnt mention guns or gun control during his address today. He did announce plans to visit parkland, florida. Were learning about the 17 People Killed as well this evening. One a senior who committed to swim for the u
Learning that the alleged High School Shooter had a struggle with Mental Illness and history of violence. Nikolas cruz told investigators he heard voices telling him to conduct the attack. The 19yearold confessed to the killings after being taken into custody. Authorities describe the mind of the suspect as warped and possibly demented. He shot the chickens across. He shot the chickens across in the back there. He like cornered a squirrel. Was throwing rocks at it, trying to kill it. Abc news learned the fbi learned a tip on social media about a possible shooting. The agency says it did not have enough information at the time. It was a difficult day as we learned the identities of the 17 victims. Their ages range from 14 to 49 years old. As new details emerge about the shooter and the political debate continues, we want to pay tribute to those who lost their lives. Dan ashley tells us more about them. 14yearold alex shackter w a championship in the band last year. My heart is broken is
Cold air as long as the rain is coming down in the Lehigh Valley and delaware. Take a look at that snow potential when i come back, but first Jessica Boyington with your first alert traffic. You can see in terms of traffic not really seeing any problems. But when you car goes by you can actually see theres a good amount of rain on the roads because its kind of spraying out from underneath the cars. On and offramps might be a problem when there starts to be more rainout there. This is between bay view road and port penn road is blocked right now because of that. And theres a disabled vehicle, too. Ill check back in with new jersey, too. A Florida Community comes together to mourn and remember the 17 People Killed in wednesdays deadly high school massacre. Meantime were learning more from investigators on what the suspect told them about the shooting. Authorities are holding that suspect Nicholas Cruz without bond. Cruz confessed to wednesdays attack, bullet his motive remains unclear. A