Mark dayton announced he chose tina smith to fill senator al franken seat until the november election to complete the final two years of senator frankens term. We will likely hear remarks about senate designate tina smith on the floor of the senate today. Live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Our father in heaven, thank you that our lifes pilgrimage is a process and discovery. Open our eyes today that we may see wonderful things in your precepts, gaining wisdom from your word. Help our lawmakers to strive to ensure that their thoughts, words, and deeds will please you. Today, we surrender to your providence, trusting you to order our steps. Lord, teach us to illuminate our world with the wisdom of your divine insights so that your will may be done on earth. Transform lifes deserts so that they blossom like roses. Bring Flowing Spr
Today. Reporter its going to be a nice day in the Weather Center we see rain from the overnight its building pouring through. It is moving off the coast. Weve had sprinkles in burlington and ocean counties, those appear to be drying out. Everybody else is looking at damp roads on the side streets where the traffic is not heavy. 60 in philadelphia, trenton, 57 in allentown. 56 in reading. 64 in cape may at this early hour. As we go through the day we expect clouds to break, it should be bright today, 70 degrees by noon, in case its 74 degrees by 3 00 p. M. On the way home a mix of sun and clouds. 73 by 5 00 p. M. , 71 by 7 00 p. M. Out of the way of the bus there it goes. Were looking at Cool Conditions you might want a light jacket in the outlying suburbs where we are sitting on 64 in some of the urban centers like philadelphia and everybody in the process of drying out. Watching Hurricane Irma which continues to be a category 5 and it is setting its sights on southern bahamas and flor
But not a whole lot warmer this afternoon. Well go through it neighborhood by neighborhood to show you whos going to get warmer than other spots when i come back in ten minutes. Right now lets check in with first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. Good morning. We continue to follow lane restrictions out of Hopewell Township right now. 95 northbound just past route 31, exit 4. Because of a serious accident that happened in the overnight hours. It was a fatal accident. You can take route 1 if you want to avoid that area but traffic is getting by. You can expect to see slowdowns right as you approach that scene. Heading into pennsylvania, the majors have been quiet all morning. We havent had a single accident on the highways. This is 422 at trooper road the eastbound side. Its still pretty quiet. No significant delays on 422. We do have some volume building on roads like 95 and 76. Lets get a check of your drive times on 76 right now. Which at this point are still pretty average. 76 bo
RANSON—Ranson Patrolman A. Black reported that on Tuesday afternoon, at approximately 1:52 p.m., a two-vehicle, head-on collision occurred on West Virginia Route 9 westbound near the Flowing Springs Connector.