Labour claimed they can fund the Health Service and education by simply clamping down on those who dont pay tax. Who dont pay tax. Yes, most of us pay our taxes properly , but there are big properly, but there are Big Companies and quite a few individuals who really dont. Labour say if theyre elected, theyll be able to claw back some 5 billion a year from tax dodgers. But its much easier said than done. Said than done. And stop rushing kids to change gender. A landmark report will reveal very shortly that children who believe they are transgender may actually have Mental Health issues. So isnt it time we stopped allowing kids or even forcing them to make these life changing decisions. 7 these life changing decisions . Is a scorching britain or is it march the hottest ever . Apparently and the 10th straight month to set a temperature record, scientists claim its due to Climate Change and we need to act now. They say with urgency. Do we . That very heated debate ahead. I dont about rain,
For some people. As we look live at the brng ben franklin parkway in philadelphia, the winds are brisk but the streets are empty. Its friday night. The big story is the start of a weekend that could see cold weather records fall by the weekend. Jeff chirico is live in center city philadelphia. First, lets get the latest facts and figures from adam joseph. The winds, when you see them whipping sky 6 on Benjamin Franklin parkway, it feels worse. The air temperature 11. Same for new york, air temperature in syracuse, four. We have the direct shot from canada around the noreaster pulling down the cold air, seven below in the city of philadelphia, 14 below in boston, 15 below in pittsburg as well as syracuse. The numbers continue to tumble overnight. A windchill advisory in effect through tomorrow, tomorrow night, sunday morning 10 00 a. M. Thats when its set to expire. Basically, the advisory means if you dont have your extremities covered, you can get frostbite in 30 minutes. In the pocon
Covered, you can get frostbite in 30 minutes. In the poconos, Lehigh Valley, 15 to 30 below zero. Aside from the dangerous windchills, record lows fall tonight and tomorrow night and by tomorrow night and sunday morning, well see the coldest temperatures in the city of philadelphia in 24 years, and to begin next week, another wintery mix coming in. We chat about that and on the flip side, a warm up, january thaw in the sevenday forecast. Thank you, jim. Lets go live to South Broad Street in philadelphia where jeff chirico has discovered the biting cold has had an impact on businesses. Jeff, what have you learned . Hey, jim, i dont think im the only one that would rather eat a frozen dinner on my couch than brave the frozen tundra to go out to dinner. Thats not good news for restaurants unless delivery is your gig. In this weather, you can make cold, hard cash. On this night, happy hour in center city is an intimateaffair. The management says of the brutal cold that lingered more than a
Outside. Stop smiling. Reporter i figured out why it doesn bad, is because the wind is at my back. The longer youre out here, you really feel the cold. I want to show you this, as cold as its been here it could be worse. 6 00 a. M. Windchill in mount washington, New Hampshire was 91 degrees below zero. This is not a misprint. Grand rapids, michigan and up today will be the 7th day in the last two weeks with theh tees not getting above zero. It was snowing tallahassee earlier this week. They are below freezingm jacksonville to mobile alabama and new orleans, the big easy. Its most of the country fling the icy grips from old man winter. Windchill advisory effect until 10 00 a. M. Tomorrow mornin in the poconos its a willful warning, they have a windchill of 27 below in mount poconos. Its going to range from 20 to 30 below all day. Everyone else looking for zero to ten below. The conditions are cold, same song and dance, bundle up in layers, start with the base layer and add more layers a
So, zooming in on philadelphia right now, you can see this is generally freezing rain, little bit of sleet mixed in. Manayunk where weve got the hills could be a big problem. I95 its falling. Fortunately most of the major roads have been treated. The secondary roads definitely concerned. Its a little bit heavier in northeast philadelphia. Also through jenkintown and frankford. As we zoom in, its beginning to migrate east of the new jersey turnpike. Very slowly. Its very light but do notice out in the northwestern suburbs where they generally got the snow, that is shutting off right now and as far as the snow, the snow will really be ending. Its generally just the freezing rain and the rain. Sole,. So wilmington light freezing rain, salem new jersey also bridgeton. Its continuing to push to the east. So weve got Winter Weather advisories in effect until 9 oclock for essentially philadelphia, the northwest suburbs again allentown reading and lancaster its over for you but it will take lo