To other news now. Take a look at this. A Small Plane Crash in Lehigh County this morning. Skyforce 10 over the scene where amazingly, the pilot survived and we are told was alert. The single engine experimental plane went down into the Little Lehigh creek in allentown, very close to i78 as you see on the map. The faa just released a statement saying it is investigating. They say the plane was an experimental aircraft and built from a kit. We are also hearing the pilot may be injured but was conscious as the rescue crews worked to get him out of this plane. He was the only one on board. The faa says its not clear what caused the crash. Police are turning their attention to preventing any additional problems that this accident could cause. We are concerned, you can see we still have crews on scene. We will be putting our haz mat unit, put in booms across the water and such for any fuel or fluid that leaked from the plane. We will continue to keep an eye on this plane crash situation and
Reporter some of the businesses we talked to on callow hill street are not sure if they are going to open or close. Others tell us they are just going to shut down. Too many unknowns for them. The city is hoping to help out businesses starting monday on the city web page and the Commerce Department will be able to answer questions. You can call, look up the questions you may have on their website and see if that may fit your needs. Deanna durante, nbc 10 news. Dont forget, special tickets for new Jersey Transit go on sale tomorrow for the popes visit. You can buy them starting at noon for the Atlantic City rail line and river line. They cost 30 round trip. There will be limited service the weekend of the popes visit and no other tickets will be accepted. You can buy the tickets at the Atlantic City rail terminal, the river line stations or online at njtransit. Com papal. The rail line takes you to 30th street station. The river line ends in camden. Speaking of camden, some Business Own
Keeping players safe in this heat. Reporter we try to go live in front of stuff actually happening on tv but you can see whats happening here. Nothing. Because the way they are keeping the kids safe at Concord High School, they arent having them out in the worst of the heat. Teams and bands in delaware were just allowed to start practicing on saturday. The road to the state title starts here on brutal hot summer days. When its this hot even the sign about the Christmas Trees coming cant take your brain to a cooler place. Its saernl not helpis certainl Concord High School marching band. They are in full swing getting ready for the season. The concrete gets warm. Reporter the band is doing quick sessions with lots of water breaks. They have a long season ahead. Its never good. Never good. We got the worst temperatures. You got to go from sunburn to frostbite. They are usually wearing a wool uniform which is either not enough or too much. Reporter the Field Hockey Team is also out here to
Drifting more to the south, moving very slowly. Cheltenham getting hit hard right now. As long as it keeps moving, its just rain. But if it stays in one spot you got a problem. Rainfall rate is about an inch and a half per hour. There is now a flood advisory in effect for look at this tiny, tiny area. But there may have been a couple of inches of rain in a short period of time until 9 15 p. M. Again, please do not try to drive through flooded roads. I will be back to talk more about more widespread thunderstorms in the sevenday forecast. Tomorrow, congressman chaka fattah heads to court to face his corruption charges. Today, the pennsylvania lawmaker asked his fellow lawmakers in d. C. To make sure the department of justice did not do anything wrong in its investigation. Nbc 10s Rosemary Connors reports. Reporter on the day before his first court appearance, chaka fattah is making two requests of the Congressional Committee on oversight and government reform. He wants the committee to
At the boys and girls clubs while transporting children. We just now spoke with the mother and her attorney. What her son told her, we will share that with you coming up on nbc 10 news at 5 00 and nbc 10 news at 6 00. Cydney long, nbc 10 news. The oppressive heat, day four now in a row in the 90s. Taking a live look outside in center city. This fountain along the parkway looks pretty refreshing. Hitting the water was one way to keep cool. Skyforce 10 took this nice trip up the coast this afternoon. Beautiful boat there. We found boaters enjoying the day on the bay in ocean county. Some people couldnt avoid the heat, though. Workers in winfield got an early start doing yard work around the st. Joes university campus, getting grounds ready before students arrive on friday. Workers we talked to say they have to take breaks to keep cool. Thats understandable. Just got to stay hydrated, keep yourself cool when you can. You got to try and get in the shade if you can. If you got to take break