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Rep. Diane Herrin opened her new office on W. Washington Street in West Chester Borough this week. (Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus)
WEST CHESTER, PA The 156th Legislative District s new state representative is a familiar face in West Chester.
Former West Chester Borough Mayor Diane Herrin took the oath of office earlier this week and became Rep. Herrin (D-156th). This week Herrin and her staff have moved into her new office at 21 W. Washington Street, in West Chester Borough. Our district office is open and ready to serve you! Herrin told constituents. She gave a virtual tour and introduced the staff she calls her Dream Team.
barbara, that families of fallen military not going to receive $100,000 death benefits. that has been in effect since the shutdown on friday. that means the families of two service members killed in a helicopter crash on saturday at the national training center in ft. irwin, california, are not going to be receiving what is really a crucial payment. it is usually made within days of their loved one s death. what are you learning? well, we are learning just that, brianna, we now have there are pictures. there are real families, real names, real soldiers involved here, they are first lieutenant clayton collin of indiana, and chief warrant officer kevin burk of california. they died in a training accident in the early hours of saturday morning at ft. irwin, california, in the line of duty for this country. and now as long as the shutdown lasts, their families not getting that $100,000 emergency death benefit. real families, real impact here.
the weekend and into next week. it is going to be a long 72 hours and obviously a lot of families will be affected. the biggest concern now has to do with flooding and power. to sounds like that will be an enormous strain on a lot of states and that may take days or longer in some cases. we re going to have to stay on top of the recovery the response and recovery. cnn has news crews to bring you the latest on hurricane irene. reynolds wolf, john zarrella and brian todd are in the bull s eye now along the north carolina coast. athena jones is in washington, d.c. and in the new york area, poppy harlow is in lower manhattan, elizabeth cohen at an evacuation center there in the city. and rob marciano is on long island. we ll check in with all of them. north carolina s outer banks are getting battered by irene s fury. gusty winds and rain are hammering kill devil hills. we have david mattingly getting whipped up by the storm right now. every hurricane that comes through is
are without power in north carolina and virginia now. hundreds of thousands are evacuating as irene heads up the eastern seaboard. it is down to a category 1 hurricane now, but make no mistake, it is powerful and dangerous. nine states from north carolina to massachusetts are under a state of emergency. the latest to be added now maryland. president barack obama stopped by the headquarters of the federal emergency management agency, fema, he says the government is ready to handle whatever comes. but it is going to be touch and go for many people throughout the weekend and into next week. it is going to be a long 72 hours and obviously a lot of families will be affected. the biggest concern now has to do with flooding and power. to sounds like that will be an enormous strain on a lot of states and that may take days or longer in some cases. we re going to have to stay on top of the recovery the response and recovery. cnn has news crews to bring you the latest on hurrican
i m kai jackson. the first expected snowfall of the season. we were out at north haven street and east baltimore this morning. a live look outside, still dry, but cloudy skies indicate that will change. bob turk is in the first warning weather center. he s tracking the system. bob? let s look at radar real quick. cloudy skies in the region, right now, nothing going on, however, look at this. down across the gulf coast, low pressure dropping. new orleans getting rain. houston had an inch of snow. believe it or not, their earliest ever. this is going to head for the carolina coast and we will see a rain snow mix and then snow. tomorrow, we have an advisory in effect during the day tomorrow. all areas west of the bay and up to the allegany mountains and west virginia as well. some snow flakes there. don t expect to see a whole lot. when do we expects this to arrive? probably in baltimore and washington, around 10:00 and 11:00 and will end by evening, temperatures will be a