Toxic chemical. What you need to watch out for just ahead. Breaking overnight. Federal agents use tear gas on protesters in portland, oregon. Among them, the citys own mayor. While the president announces federal forces are being sent to other cities, like chicago, to deal with the surge in violence. Well have the very latest. Wild weather. Damaging wind and rain up and down the east coast. Thousands without power. The statue of liberty struck by lightning. This morning, a Tropical Storm watch for the texas coast, with another storm in the atlantic poised to become a hurricane today. All that, plus, the boys of summer are back. Didnt miss that one. Watched that one sail over the fence. Baseball fans coast to coast getting set to celebrate opening day. Today, thursday, july 23rd, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, everybody. Welcome to today. So happy that youre joining us on this thursday morning.
That Construction Cost more than 400 million. The job not done yet. Right now you have to go through a maze if youre on the turnpike to get to 95 or on 95 to get to the turnpike. Reporter connecting the two roads is mandated by law. In washington today pitch though president why the next 500 million should come from the president infrastructure plan. This is a connection point. Its location location location. Lower bucks and philadelphia has the best location and we need to improve the infrastructure we have. Reporter bucks county Officials Say drivers wont need to leave the highway to get from one to the other. Six more ramps need to be paid for. Id love to see them get the money to fix 95 and happen quickly. Not take too long. Reporter now for the past several months, it has been part of the president s infrastructure commission. This isnt his first trip to the white house and why hes hopeful the president will hear his cry for more funding in bucks county and grant those wishes to g
Trash fire. The Security Guard was put back. Were trying to come up with a reason why this is occurring. Its a huge safety issue which were concerned about. Reporter a parent of his cabrini student tells fox 29, the university failed to notify township authorities to those december fires. Morgan cherry now commutes her mother doesnt want her sleeping in east hall. The school failed to alert Law Enforcement . Yes. Good back in december. Yes. We had to call. Reporter whats your reaction to that. I think thats really unsafe. Reporter spokesperson for cabrini tells fox 29 the local fire march sal reached out to the university while it was investigating the december fires. Police say they were alert to do last weeks trash fire by the school and cabrini says it notified parents and students by email police have brought in county investigators to assist in what they call a serious crime. Its a significant crime much its a significant risk, and you know, rises to the felony level. Reporter thi
Just keeps happening and no one really is saying like much about whats happening. So we kind of want to make it stop basically because its been happening more than once. Reporter fires in the third floor bath three since mid december each one of them sent in the trash. Were trying to come way rush why this is occurring much its a huge safety issue were concerned about. Reporter there were two fires set in the overnight on dee 14th says flanagan and another just last tuesday at 1 30 in the morning. Relatively Safe Community, but im very very uncomfortable now rt report rows apply say theyre pressing to solve the case a parent this cay cabrini freshman tells fox 29 the school failed to alert radnor township reports to those december fires. The school failed to alert Law Enforcement . Yes. Back in december . Yes. We had to call. Whats your reaction to that. I think thats like really unsafe. Reporter spokesperson for cabrini tells fox 29 the local fire marshal reached out to the university
Together. It has all come together, sue in one big 2018. And then Holiday Weekend right on the heels of that. Easter. President s day. Easter. St. Patricks day before that. My goodness we have to keep up. Dont worry we will keep it straight. We have eight out of 10 today. We are back to seasonal temperatures. Colder start then yesterday. Make sure you have winter coat , gloves on just like buddy celebrating the sixers win last night and with his mardi gras mask on as well. So for us right now it is 28 degrees but factor in the wind at 10 miles an hour so it feels like 19 out there, a lot colder, then it was yesterday at this same time so dress for 19, and sunrise time 6 56 and those days are getting a lot longer, and we have 17 degrees for our wind chill in pottstown. Sixteen in allentown, feels like five in mount pocono and 19 in wildwood, no problems with fog out there this morning so lets get to that fat tuesday, forecast, and it is, nice, it is seasonal with a High Temperature of 4