Have a short meeting shut up glor good evening. The c. D. C. Said today one in 10 deaths in this country is currently being caused by the flu or pneumonia. It is already one of the worst seasons on record, and it may not peak for several weeks. The flu has sent more than twice as many people to the hospital than at this time last year. One in 13 doctor visits last week was for flu symptoms. Numbers like this havent been seen since the swine flu pandemic of 2009. Dr. Jon lapook has more. Reporter 14yearold Gabriella Chabot of thousand oaks, california, became the latest flurelated death in whats shaping up to be among the worst seasons in a decade. In a Facebook Post her father, michael, called her my angel who is now in heaven. Today, the c. D. C. Reported 10 more pediatric deaths, bringing the total to 63 this year, compared to 20 at this point last year. The c. D. C. Also reported that 10 of all deaths last week were caused by the flu or pneumonia. In a bad season, like 201415, 56,00
Now still under investigation reporting live from bensalem township, deanna durante. To another fire. Neighbors knocking from door to door to get people out of this burning Apartment Building in old city today. Cydney long found out what had renters so concerned for their safety and why they had questions for the city. Her story still ahead. But now first alert weather where rain and snow showers are just out in time for work and school. Some parts of the area still seeing snow today. Light flakes falling as people made their way down germantown avenue in chestnut hill. Where we saw snow earlier today on those slopes they love as much powder as possible. Youre looking at Camelback Mountain there. Glenn hurricane schwartz with your most accurate weather forecast. Weather shouldnt create any problems on the roads this afternoon. Big difference from this time yesterday. Oh yeah, remember that . 24 hours to go it was snowing like crazy. Now we have sunshine coming out, hardly any wind. You
For now the residents will be displaced for days if not weeks. Live in old city, cydney long, nbc 10 news. Bucks county investigators say an extreme case of hoarding fueled the flames inside this house fire in bensalem. The fire killed an elderly woman and left a man in critical condition. It burned for hours before crews got the upper hand on it. They have identified the woman killed as 92yearold julia pachupi. No detaew details on presid trumps travel ban. Families say their loved ones are being kept out of the country and theyre ready to fight. Lauren mayk spoke with them today. One family is even taking the president or the administration to court . Reporter yeah, thats right. You know, i asked the aclu attorney about this today, are there really any other options . And they told me they would always try other av news before filing a lawsuit. This is sort of a last resort. Now theres another family that hasnt gotten there yet but theyre all fighting the same issue, all trying to ge
On our when on our way. Stage two. The air was fair at cape kennedy. Ey clausen warm august spy sky as gemini five took off. In outer space there is no weather at all. The only problem was a leaky fuel cell. Out in the atlantic Something Else was brewing. A rising bunch of winds soon to be known as betsy. Dawn, august 27. A florida bases, navy, Weather Bureau, air force planes are warming up. 180 miles overhead, astronauts are still alone in space. But not quite alone. From the first day on they have been scouring the sky, circling, clicking their pictures backandforth. On the 27th they make a discovery. Tropical depression at 13 Degrees North latitude. The astronauts see it first. Do you have any kind of report on that possible threat . Ahmed tropical depression . We passed right over it. It is a rather large storm with heavy activity. We can see air to ground lightning. Even in the daytime. It doesnt have an eye. Name of that is betsy, in case you have not been told. A hurricane is b
Book tv. Each week, American History tvs reel america brings you archival films that help provide context to todays Public Affairs issues. 50 years ago on september 9th, 1965, hurricane betsy made landfall at grand isle, louisiana, near new orleans. It was a category 4 storm with winds up to 155 Miles Per Hour. A hurricane called betsy is a 30minute Defense Department film documenting billiondollar betsy, the first storm in u. S. History to cause over 1 billion in damage. A storm surge of over ten feet led to breached levees, the flooding of 164,000 homes, and 76 deaths. Similar to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, many residents had to wait for rescue on rooftops and relief shelters were overwhelmed. Four, three, two, one, ignition liftoff. On our way. Say again, jimboy 5 . Stage 2. The air was fair at cape kennedy. Lacy clouds and a warm august 5. Gemini v took off for space when there was no weather at all. The only problem, a leaky fuel cell threatened to cut their short flight at the sta