Friends say they want to reauthorize chip. We reauthorize it for six years. There is nothing in it they object to. They believe in the prom. I believe in the prom. Program. I believe in the program h bipartisan support. When we passed it it got almost every republican vote. Couple dozen democratic votes. We made the bill better in the process. If you want to fix chip vote for this bill. And my friends, frankly, we wouldnt be racing members back here or the president of the United States if my friends werent threatening to block a vote against funding the government while negotiations are under way. What advantage do you have in shutting down the government of the United States, which is precisely what my friends are threatening to do. I think theyll not succeed here, but actually have the ability to do in the United States senate should they choose to do it under the rules of that body. While negotiations are going on, if you think shutting down the governments a good idea, i beg to di
Police say this appears to be a murder suicide. Nbc at amber and venango streets in the kensington neighborhood. Police found the gun in the mans hand. Investigators say the couple lived in the neighborhood and had a history of domestic violence. This morning, inspectors are checking out a vacant row home in philadelphia that collapsed last night. No injuries reported. The house on west fisher gave way just after 10 00 last night. The adjoining homes appear to be okay. Licensers and inspectors are looking for existing problems. Minutes of fear followed by instant relief. Were hearing from the family of a Camden County Police Officer now recovering from a shooting that could have killed him. Crying, just crying. And i couldnt calm myself down. Thats the aunt of officer patrick on, ha ohanlon, who co leave the hospital today. The attorney general is scheduled to visit. Ohanlons family is thanking fellow officers in camden. He was shot while wrestling a gun from an armed suspect. Heres ho
The numbers will drop in the short term to 57 at 8 00. Once the sun is up, temperatures will be coming up. 66 degrees at 11 00. Then back into the 70s, much like yesterday, with a few extra clouds later in the day today. Ill break the forecast down hour by hour and show you how quickly temperatures climb and when the fog will disappear when im back in ten minutes. First Jessica Boyington and first alert traffic. Watching the vine street expressway and 8th. So far, so good, westbound moving toward the schuylkill. We dont have problems. Eastbound toward 95. Were open in both directions. And norristown, a different story. A gas main installation happening between schuylkill avenue and main street. Were seeing closures there. Thats an ongoing project. So it will be around until 6 00 this morning before any of that opens. Back on the p. A. Turnpike, westbound and eastbound from route 1 to valley forge, a 22minute trip. Speeds still into the 60s. Happening this morning, cleaning up the rubbl
Just enjoy this. Partly sunny, 70s from the Lehigh Valley through the new jersey area, suburbs, philadelphia, and delaware, too. Ill break it down and show how quickly temperatures will climb when im back in less than ten minutes. First to the traffic and Jessica Boyington with an update. Moving so far, bill. Were on 422 now. The cameras around trooper road. The eastbound side, seeing more delays than the westbound side. Thats because this traffic is moving toward the schuylkill expressway. Thats where we typically see the delay. 29 to that point, a tenminute trip. Mass transit looking okay, on or close to schedule tleept for amtrak, septa, new jersey transit, and patco. Pretty much on time. And it has been all morning long, too. Watching 295 and the cameras around the black horse pike. The work zone, looking okay. Southbound headed toward the 42 freeway, to philly, youll get there just fine. Back to you. Thank you. We have breaking news right now. Sky force 10 has launched, and it is
Coast of south jersey on it looks like theyll shoot up to the northeast and be out of our hair probably over the next half hour or hour. Temperatures right now are still warm. 73 degrees in philadelphia, 72 in wilmington. You can see that 70 in allentown. We have dipped into the upper 60s in reading and lancaster. 73 in millville and 71 in cape may. And for now with that system still in the process of pushing out owe still have a a lot of dewpoints up in the 70s so thats what we consider oppressive humidity as you first head out the door. However, these numbers are going to start to drop. You can already see that happening in the northern and western suburbs. And overall we are going to become more comfortable later. Still gets warm. 73 by 7 oclock. Still muggy there. 83 by noon. But a high of 86 by 3 oclock and during the afternoon that humidity does drop. Looks like a nice night for baseball at Citizens Bank park tonight karen and then tomorrow a couple of spotty showers and maybe a