With 149 to 43 vote house lawmakers paved the way for pennsylvania to be the 24th state to approve legal pot. After years of fierce Debate Senate bill three fails the medical approval process and puts both children and adults in substantial risk. Reporter tearful testimony from patients house lawmakers approve medical marijuana in pennsylvania. These are real people that we can help right now. We have a duty. Were legislating medicine when in fact its not recognized as medicine because under federal law its illegal. Reporter 154 page senate bill three allows doctors to prescribe medical marijuana through a statewide patient and dr. Registry but it only includes cannabis oils, pills and ointments. Smoking marijuana would still be illegal. This is not an opioid. This is a relief to great families who are suffering right in front of us in this chamber. Reporter the bill would cover patients with 16 different conditions. Among them cancer, ptsd epilep epilepsy, glaucoma and multiple sclero
Victim. The gunman then opening fire on a house with 12 people inside. It sounded like firecrackers. Reporter they werent firecrackers but gunshots at the corner of tenth wagner streets. At least eight shots fired maybe more. Two of them into this house just after 10 30 last night broken glass still littering the landing after a bullet went through the front door. Another shot through a window into the living room. A dozen people were in the house at the time. This is ridiculous. Its crazy. Reporter of two this womans children were inside. She asked not to be identified. Police say among those in the house were four children under the age of six including a baby. Police believe there was an intended target 24yearold man arriving here from a restaurant when he was shot. Police are not sure if the gunman was driving or walking by. I heard a couple of gunshots and i aint i aint i hear gunshots every day. I dont know if anybody shooting in the air or not but then i came to the corner and i
This happened just after 8 00 tonight. New castle county paramedics are telling us they had to use jaws of life to free one person from their car. She was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Another person was rushed to the hospital in serious but stable condition. Two others were taken with nonlife threatening injuries. No word when the toll plaza will reopen. Our other big story historic vote in pennsylvania. Medical marijuana is one step closer to legalization across the state. Thanks to vote in the state house tonight. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. Lets get over to Chris Oconnell with a final steps ahead tonight. Chris . Reporter legal medical marijuana in the state of spence now closer than ever to reality with 149 to 43 vote house lawmakers paved the way for pennsylvania to be the 24th state to approve legal pot. After years of fierce Debate Senate bill three fails the medical approval process and puts both children and adults in substantial risk. Reporter te
Additional showers moving from the west. Coming up the next 12 hours well see a few more showers moving through but after sunset, after 7 00 oclock, all the activity will die down and skies will clear but cooler air is going to move into the Delaware Valley right now it is 58 in philadelphia. A rain cooled temperature, 48 in the poconos. 60 in wilmington and 60 degrees in millville. The big story is going to be the cold thats coming. Mild through the evening, 9 00 oclock some clouds. Mostly cloudy at 11 00 with a temperature of 53 degrees. Then the big story the weekend storm with an area of low pressure a noreaster that will move up the eastern seaboard. The main impact sunday cold enough for snow. Were still watching in exact storm track. Coastal flooding a concern as well. We will be seeing some accumulating snow. More on the details coming up with your seven day forecast icy you later in the broadcast. Kathy, thanks. Right now at 5 00 a close call in old city. Skyfox shows the dest
Came out swinging after the royals scored tha jawdropping insidethepark home run in the first hereomes escobabar. 10, kansas city. Reporter the mets came roaring back to take the lead. Here comes the mets and tea thick the lead. Reporter only to give up a game tying home run in the bottom of the ninth. This game is tied. Reporter but it was royals first baseman eric hosmers bases loaded sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 1 14th thatt finally clinched the win for the royalsls. Now, fox says this was a rare issue that actually caused primary and backup systems to go down. But what that meant that the power pblem caused issues in the stadium as well so they had to actually stop the gail for a short time, the 4040,000 fans inside didnt really know what was going on but, orge, robin, fox said thehey got this issue worked out to make sure the world series goes without incident the rest of the way. I know that youre going to be there for us, every step of the way. See if tonights game tops it