Weather, tracking tropical depression expected to turn into Tropical Storm over the next few days, and of course well check out your fourth of july forecast which could bring wet weather from the tropical system. Huge i had at lunchtime, temperatures mid 80s, upper 80s by around 3 00 in the afternoon, and high temps today for the inland spots upper 80s to around 90 degrees, some some relief ate shore, poconos, low 80s, even those locations it will be very humid. Well let you know when the relief comes. First a check on the traffic with bob. Good morning, everybody, 5 01 this tuesday morning, off to pretty good start, roads are dry, but one accident, live look, it the left of your screen there, you can see all of the Police Activity southbound lanes of i95, right near philly International Airport, so if you are headed south this morning, from say the northeast or center city two of the three lanes available, traffic getting by in that outer drive. Going to the benny, live look at the be
Thanks at home for joining us this hour. This is one of those records from history that looks different to us now through our pandemic eyes. But have a look. Here it is. This is closing time at the polls in birmingham, alabama, in may may of 1966 because we are all now citizens of pandemic 2020, you see a photo of anybody crowded together like this anymore and it flips your stomach over a little bit, right . Youre too close together. Nobodys got a mask. It activates something in us now to see that. But there they are, a thousand people or more all crowded into that one alabama polling place, may 3rd, 1966 in birmingham. Cant do that nowadays for any reason. But theres something important to know about this photo, both for then and for us now. Again, that photo is 1966. The year before that photo was taken in alabama, the future congressman john lewis was very nearly killed while he was trying to lead a march for Voting Rights across the Edmund Pettus bridge at selma, alabama. John lewi
Now citizens of pandemic 2020, you see a photo of anybody crowded together like this anymore and it flips your stomach over a little bit, right . Youre too close together. Nobodys got a mask. It activates something in us now to see that. But there they are, a thousand people or more all crowded into that one alabama polling place, may 3rd, 1966 in birmingham. Cant do that nowadays for any reason. But theres something important to know about this photo, both for then and for us now. Again, that photo is 1966. The year before that photo was taken in alabama, the future congressman john lewis was very nearly killed while he was trying to lead a march for Voting Rights across the Edmund Pettus bridge at selma, alabama. John lewis and his fellow marchers, black and white, mostly black, were set upon by Alabama State troopers and by a minuted posse the local sheriff had rounded up against local white men. The violence that day against the marchers was horrifying. It turned out the country wa
From history that looks different to us now through our pandemic eyes. But have a look. Here it is. This is closing time at the polls in birmingham, alabama, in may of 1966 because we are all now citizens of pandemic 2020, you see a photo of anybody crowded together like this anymore and it flips your stomach over a little bit, right . Youre too close together. Nobodys got a mask. It activates something in us now to see that. But there they are, a thousand people or more all crowded into that one alabama polling place, may 3rd, 1966 in birmingham. Cant do that nowadays for any reason. But theres something important to know about this photo, both for then and for us now. Again, that photo is 1966. The year before that photo was taken in alabama, the future congressman john lewis was very nearly killed while he was trying to lead a march for Voting Rights across the Edmund Pettus bridge at selma, alabama. John lewis and his fellow marchers, black and white, mostly black, were set upon by
Nearly 25 of those covid cases have been reported just this month alone. Were talking about november. Last week, the total number of cases in the u. S. Hit 11 million. And just hours ago, as i mentioned, the total number in the u. S. Reached 12 million. The pandemic is picking up speed and people sadly are dying. More than 10,000, 10,000 americans passed away from the coronavirus in just the past week alone. And making matters even more worrisome, its a few days before thanksgiving, when millions of americans often travel to loved ones. The cdc is urgently warning people that this weekend, dont do that. Stay home. Keep family gatherings small. Public Health Officials fear that people without symptoms will bring the coronavirus to their thanksgiving celebrations. Lets start our coverage this our with Jeremy Diamond at the white house for us. Jeremy, as we cross yet another truly awful marker in the coronavirus fight, its been 18 days since the president took questions from reporters. Te