The utility pole over there, this would have been much worse. Its certainly not something you see every day. A witness shared this cell phone video with nbc 10 of a blimp crash landing near his fishtown neighborhood. He was up close and personal as the blimp went down in a construction yard near i95. Blimp straight ahead about to crash. Reporter other witness also shared video with us. The sight made for an interesting drive for people in the neighborhood. And on the interstate around 5 30 this afternoon. This is definitely a first. Reporter Philadelphia Police say the pilot and passenger were not hurt. We saw them waiting for the faa and ntsb to investigate the crash. Their blimp had deflated by the time our crew arrived. The blimp had a hard landing. Had engine problems. It was overheating. Blimp is down. He is down behind 95. Reporter police tell us the blimp belonged to an advertising agency. It traveled from center city and tried to land nearby but couldnt make it into the landing
Schuylkill river is straight ahead. And an Emergency Landing from a blimp. What were learning about this unscheduled stop in philadelphia. Good morning. This is nbc10 news today. I am rosemary connors. Its just after 6 00 on this saturday. Thanks for being with us. Weve got the rain with us today. Lets take a live look outside at the center city skyline. Not too bad. It looks a little cloudy but at the moment dry. Meteorologist Michelle Grossman tells us that the wet weather is moving in quickly. It will be here soon. Well see rain overspreading the entire area. Lancaster reporting light rain. In the western suburbs were seeing the rain falling. The clouds will build in for everybody, and the rain will eventually build in as well. Looking outdoors. Gray skies out there. Not too bad right now in some spots. Some spots seeing partly cloudy skies. That will change for everyone heading throughout the next couple of hours. Weather story today, a soggy saturday. If youre headed out today you
60 in atlantic city. Chilly day with the rain falling. By 4 00, 59 degrees. More about the rain today. Showers on sunday and a bigtime warmup for wednesday, all coming up. But now, Monique Braxton is live at the stotesbury cup regatta along the Schuylkill River. Reporter there is an overcast sky here along the banks of the river. No doubt the enthusiasm is over the top close to 200 teams of rowers are descending on the schuylkill. Stotesbury is the oldest and Largest High School Rowing Competition in the country. New this year, the petite singles, for both male and female seniors, whether theyre rowing solo or in groups of eight. Weve been watching parents showing up in the last two hours with slickers and umbrellas close at hand, all prepared for a rainy regatta. That isnt damping of the spirits of those here for day two. To see the competition. Know where to set the standards for next year. We get to row against kids from florida and ontario and dallas. Were prepared for rain with bo
Would like to have that back. That is the goal of the police after they say this jewelry was stole in salisbury, newtown and white marsh township. The man behind is dalton. They captured his vehicle on surveillance pulling up to this home on may 13th. In working with other departments, they quickly realized that the same man was behind at least three other residential burglaries, having pounded hundreds of items at several pawnshops using his real i. D. And real name. And now inviting the victims to come to the township to see if any of the stolen items belong to them. They need the Police Report for what they reported stolen and be able to identify the piece of jewelry and then well look into it and get it back to them. Reporter well dalton is locked up on 350,000 bail and police say he could be charged with more crimes as more victims come forward. We posted more pictures of the stolen items on our website at 6abc. Com. Reporting live trish hartman, channel 6 action news. Thank you.
Places but also sacred grounds. Folks have loved ones here that mean a lot to them and to think that people come into these places because they are quiet and out of way . And desecrate the gravesite. And that she admitted to having sex with the teenage victim multiple times since last fall. She was released today on 50,000 bail. Local parents say this story is disturbing to say the least. Its disturbing if you ask me. What a world we live in. You dont know. When its so close, when its near us and around us yes i do not feel comfortable reporter now she worked for a Company Called source for teachers, the easton used them to hire substitutes. They sent a statement in part saying that given the allegations, she is suspended indefinitely. Her next Court Hearing is may 31st. Walter perez, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Federal officials provided more insight into the cause of last years deadly amtrak derailment in port richmond. The mta gave their final report. Most of the blame was lai