Every defendant i ever had that designed a trial has thought he or she had enough to when. It may be years before he faces execution. Governor tom wolf suspended the Death Penalty and the state has naat executed an inmate since 1999 and carried out only three executions since 1976. Both waived their rights to an appeals process. 63 degrees outside. Lets talk about the weather today. A live look. Things are warming up. 61 degrees, just in time for the nfl draft in philadelphia. We are getting a warm start this morning, with clouds overhead. No wet weather in the area. Clouds will be thinning out. It is warmer this morning. About five degrees warmer. This is not rain well get sunshine, clouds this morning. 61 degrees, into the 70s. More sunshine this afternoon. 76 degrees by 4 00 this afternoon. The suburbs, you start off with a few clouds. 70s for the suburbs, from the lehigh valley. 62 degrees this time of the year. We are 20 degrees above normal and a stay elevated through the day. 70
Right now the man held up inside a home in delaware. Following this breaking news for about 17 hours now. The situation is still rapidly unfolding. Heres what we know. It began about 15 miles away in a wawa. A trooper approached to people inside a parking lot when he was shot and rushed to the hospital and he died. Police were able to take one suspect into custody he was later tracked down to a house. He is now barricaded. We have Live Team Coverage this morning. We gin live on the scene of the standoff unfolding in middle town. Katie, tell us more about whats happening therech. Reporter the last message is that the suspect is still barricaded inside his home. In that neighborhood, take a look are begin e dozens of Police Officers and they are focused on that suspects home. A neighbor took video of the suspect rushing home yesterday afternoon. Witnesses saw corporeal Steven Ballard stopped multiple times. Trooper ballard later died at a delaware hospital. Since police have surrounded t
Ballard yesterday around noon. He had been on the force for more than eight years. He was just 32 years old. We begin tim furlong, who is learning more about this fallen trooper. Ballard had years on the force. You see his hat is on the hood there. Im told this trooper when he saw something unusual, he checked it out to make sure things were okay. That was what he was doing yesterday when he was killed. Governor carney asking for prayers for another family and Law Enforcement agency now coping with a tragedy. The actions of steven yesterday exemplified the dedication that he brought to the citizens of delaware. We spoke with the commander here. Heavy a good cop who specialized in dui entorsment. In the year and a half since he was transferred here, he had a significant can impact and will be missed. His troopers wont let this tragedy from protecting the citizens they serve. We may be out of sorts for a little while, but well be there for them and thats whats important. Reporter ballard
Right now, a fallen hero. So senseless. Doesnt make sense. The man was doing his job protecting us. A community in mourning for a delaware state trooper killed in the line of duty. Ton night, the man who fired the deadly shots remains barricaded. Im petrified im petrified. Just like i said theres no respect for Police Officer any more. A tense neighborhood on lock down still. Now fox 29 news at 10 00. Its been a long day stretching into a long night in delaware hours after a delaware state trooper was gunned down at a wawa. We just learned that trooper is 32yearold Stephen Ballard eight year veteran of the force. Thanks for joining us tonight im iain page. Im lucy noland. Man who police say killed Corporal Ballard took off and hold up in a home about 15 minutes away. Thats where he has been barricaded ever since. Now heres what we know at this point. This started right around lunch time 12 10 in the afternoon. Happened at the wawa on the 1600 block of pulaski highway in bear. State Pol
It will be a butte. I it is not just the draft, the phillies have a day game today. Thats right. And the penn relays are today. Yes, we are packed with lots of stuff to tell you about. So lets first get to the number which is a much higher number than were had all week. How about eight out of ten today. Because no rain is gone, clouds are around, and we do have some fog around, lancaster, millville, new jersey, mount pocono, experiencing some fog this morning. Nothing here in old city. In fact, the roads are dry, looks good, and it is mild. 61 degrees, with calm winds, and sunrise at 6 06 this morning. Other temperatures, kutztown, 59. West chester, 59 degrees. Starting off in pennsville, with 59. Fiftyeight in williamstown, new jersey, and in toms river, it is 58 degrees. So, for the penn relays, this weekend, starting with today, we should get up to 80 degrees by tomorrow, 82, with a chance of a shower early in the morning, but warm by the afternoon, and a pop up thunderstorm is poss