Bomber not far from their base in the north. Three americans and three afghans were wounded. Margaret brennan reports tonight from the pentagon. Reporter the American Service members were stopped at a local Meeting Point while on patrol with Afghan Forces when a suicide bomber drove a motorcycle packed with explosives into the group. The taliban took credit for the attack, which happened nearby bagram air field, the largest remaining u. S. Military base in afghanistan. The pentagon has warned that the insurgents have been grange strength since the end of the u. S. Combat mission. The taliban has seized control of the strategic Helmand Province in the south as well as getting closer to important cities. National security analyst Michael Ohanlon just returned from afghanistan. The threat remains roughly constant. The insurgency is resilient, and we have 100,000 fewer combined forces on patrol across the country. Reporter so far this year 20 American Service members have been killed. Ther
Fox 29 news in hd brought to you by xfinity the future of aweso awesome. Right now get ready for the coldest night in months. Heres live look from south philly to night after a cooler day the temperatures continue to fall tonight. People already out with long sleeves in haddonfield, new jersey tonight. You may want to get a jacket ready for the morning. Going to be chilly out there. Good evening, im iain page. Im lucy noland. The tears fall fierce fall is here. Scott williams tracking how chilly well get for your morning. It look like that fall preview is going to continue. I mean lucy and iain, it was chilly this morning across the area. Take a look at some of the low temperatures. 48 degrees this morning in the pocono mountains. We had 51 in reading. Philadelphia 56 degrees. So some of the coolest air weve seen since early june across the area, and tonight i think well beat some of those numbers by a couple of degrees. Here why. High pressure in full control. We have clear skies, win
Humidity right now low, 49 . As we take a look at those temperatures already dipping to 50 right now in the pocono mountains. We have 56 degrees in pottstown. 50 showing up in sections of south jersey. So by 6am take look at some of the numbers to expect across the area. Yeah, what about 46 degrees in allentown for your low. 48 in reading. Were looking at low 50s in places like coatesville, west chester, 52 degrees for the low temperature in bensalem. Mid 50s around center city in philadelphia and as we move into sections of south jersey, 55 degrees in dover. 53 for the low temperature in egg harbor. So coming up well continue to talk about this fall preview across the area. Also, a dry pattern but it looks like there is a warmup in that seven day forecast. Well talk about how warm it gets coming up. Back to you. All right, scott. Thank you. Brand new billboards up across the area hoping to track down killers much its been almost seven years since they gunned down a south jersey man he
Staff responded and saw a horrific site. Medical staff entered the room at which point in time mr. Raymond then shot himself but we do not know why. That is in the our protocol. We have to provide access to care. He was visiting his loved one and that is normal process, signs in and goes up to the patient room. Reporter raymond wychowanec was green to cooper hospital where he was in critical condition. After the hospital shooting officials foundsth 35 yearold son, ryan, dead from a gunshot wound inside the glendora home. Pretty crazy. Reporter was there any incidents at this house. No. Reporter investigators are running ballistics tests to see if the the gun that was used here in the happies the same one that killed the son. They are also talking to friend and relatives to try to figure out what was going on with this family. Reporting live from stratford im stephanie stahl, cbs3 Eyewitness News. An update on the deadly Medical Center shooting in darby. Fortynine yearold Richard Plott
Substantial radiational cooling and temperatures nose dive, the low in philadelphia dropped down to 16 degree january 8th we dropped down to 9 degrees, so not quite as cold but still below average. Trenton 8 and reading 4 degrees and the saving grace of the temperatures is that the wins are relaxing and the windchills are not a major factor. Ill talk about the light snow on the way and what to expect for the Super Bowl Weekend in the full accuweather forecast. Thank you cecily as the temperatures drop, stick with 6abc. Com weather we have both the hourly and sevenday forecast, you can be prepared no matter how cold it gets. The wintry weather caused problems on our roadways and potholes seem to be opening more and more and crews are working to fix them but more nature keeps getting in the way. Katherine scott joins us now in overbrook with more on that. Reporter the pothole situation this year is not as bad as last year but its january so potholes are popping up and some areas are noto