Going. Theyre moving pretty good this morning. The reason, hermine, still a strong storm and closer to the coastline. Look at the turn hermine has made in the last day, that turn has taken it sharply closer to the coast and its still a strong storm, still moving to the west at 8 miles an hour. It gets closer to the coast. The showers are looking less impressive. We could see a lateday shower along the coast. Wind right now at 10 miles an hour in delaware but its a 14 mileanhour breeze at philadelphia international, 73 degrees and 07 degrees in the suburbs. A warmer start in new jersey while the Lehigh Valley is in the 60s. It will warm into the 80s. Well still get a lot of sunshine and it will stay dry for philadelphia, the suburbs and jersey, except right along the coast, theres a chance of a shower, especially later this afternoon. Most of the day it will be dry. Youll see sunshine this morning, too. o cf1 o look at the sunshine for the Lehigh Valley and delaware, into the 80s this
Philadelphia up by a degree over the old record and 95 in the suburbs. Both philadelphia and the suburbs could see a lateday shower and thunderstorm. If youre looking for relief, at the shore, youre not going to find a lot today. The temperature wont be as high as the rest of the area. Warmer than yesterday, 90 degrees and enough humidity to make the shore feel like its near 100 degrees this afternoon. Just like the rest of the locations. That shower and thunderstorm threat, ill take a closer look at that when im back in a few minutes. First, lets get an update on the first alert traffic scene with Jessica Boyington. Starting off on 95, cameras around naamans road picking up on this pretty serious accident scene. Were seeing lanes compromised in both directions, north and southbound on 95. The accident scene occurred on the southbound side so its approaching delaware. Heading into the delaware area, thats where youll see this. Police activity on the scene. Just a few moments ago. We ha
Screen. Bill, possibly a record breaker today. The record is 94 degrees. Im forecasting 95 this afternoon. With the humidity its going to feel like its closer to 100 degrees. You mentioned it, its a warmer start this morning. You can feel the mugginess in the area. 81 degrees right now in philadelphia. The suburbs at 80 degrees. Its just dropped to 79 in south jersey. Not much cooler in the Lehigh Valley. 78 degrees there. We will see sunshine and a quick warmup, 81 degrees at 9 00. At noontime, partly sunny skies. Near 90 degrees. Thats in the Lehigh Valley. Well be watching for lateday showers and thunderstorms. Its more likely than the suburbs and the Lehigh Valley in the rest of the area. Most of the day its just steam heat at 95 degrees this afternoon will feel like 100 degrees for philadelphia and it will feel like its near 100 for the suburbs, new jersey and delaware. Not much cooler at the shore, 90 degrees and the humidity higher there. Upper 90s is what it will feel like at t
ATLANTIC CITY - An appeals court has overturned the attempted murder convictions of two men in connection with the near-fatal shooting of a police officer here.
Demetris Cross and Martel Chisolm have been serving 32-year prison terms as a result of an armed robbery interrupted by Atlantic City police officers in February 2016.
The men said they ran from police before a third robber, Jerome Damon, shot at the officers.
One bullet hit Officer Josh Vadell in the head, causing a brain injury, Friday s ruling said.
The second policeman, Thomas McCabe, escaped injury and fatally shot Damon as he tried to flee, it added.