With 149 to 43 vote house lawmakers paved the way for pennsylvania to be the 24th state to approve legal pot. After years of fierce Debate Senate bill three fails the medical approval process and puts both children and adults in substantial risk. Reporter tearful testimony from patients house lawmakers approve medical marijuana in pennsylvania. These are real people that we can help right now. We have a duty. Were legislating medicine when in fact its not recognized as medicine because under federal law its illegal. Reporter 154 page senate bill three allows doctors to prescribe medical marijuana through a statewide patient and dr. Registry but it only includes cannabis oils, pills and ointments. Smoking marijuana would still be illegal. This is not an opioid. This is a relief to great families who are suffering right in front of us in this chamber. Reporter the bill would cover patients with 16 different conditions. Among them cancer, ptsd epilep epilepsy, glaucoma and multiple sclero
This happened just after 8 00 tonight. New castle county paramedics are telling us they had to use jaws of life to free one person from their car. She was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Another person was rushed to the hospital in serious but stable condition. Two others were taken with nonlife threatening injuries. No word when the toll plaza will reopen. Our other big story historic vote in pennsylvania. Medical marijuana is one step closer to legalization across the state. Thanks to vote in the state house tonight. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. Lets get over to Chris Oconnell with a final steps ahead tonight. Chris . Reporter legal medical marijuana in the state of spence now closer than ever to reality with 149 to 43 vote house lawmakers paved the way for pennsylvania to be the 24th state to approve legal pot. After years of fierce Debate Senate bill three fails the medical approval process and puts both children and adults in substantial risk. Reporter te
Additional showers moving from the west. Coming up the next 12 hours well see a few more showers moving through but after sunset, after 7 00 oclock, all the activity will die down and skies will clear but cooler air is going to move into the Delaware Valley right now it is 58 in philadelphia. A rain cooled temperature, 48 in the poconos. 60 in wilmington and 60 degrees in millville. The big story is going to be the cold thats coming. Mild through the evening, 9 00 oclock some clouds. Mostly cloudy at 11 00 with a temperature of 53 degrees. Then the big story the weekend storm with an area of low pressure a noreaster that will move up the eastern seaboard. The main impact sunday cold enough for snow. Were still watching in exact storm track. Coastal flooding a concern as well. We will be seeing some accumulating snow. More on the details coming up with your seven day forecast icy you later in the broadcast. Kathy, thanks. Right now at 5 00 a close call in old city. Skyfox shows the dest
On the vine street expressway with a witness dramatic story, but we begin with dawn timmeney at hahnemann hospital, dawn, youve been gathering details about the injured trooper. Reporter lucy, that injured trooper is 31yearold Patrick Casey. He is in Good Condition here at hahnemann and were toldness good spirits. He does have a bullet lodged in his left shoulder. Doctors deciding not to remove it at this point. Now hes been stationed out of troop k for the last seven years in belmont and tonight hes one very lucky man after being repeatedly fired at by a 17yearold driver trying to escape arrest. It was like pop like they say on the movies, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, it was like 10 or 15 and then it stopped. Reporter Barbara Larkin describing the gunshots she heard right outside her apartment window this morning when she raced down to the street between 21st and twenty twond she saw the chaotic scene unfolding blow on eastbound route 676. When i came up on it i saw the police with their
It is 18 in the pocono mountains cold enough to make a fluff tee pack powder. You can see the wind has gone calm that is why its so in the poconos. Reading calm and philadelphia northwest wind at six. The wind will be the key. Clear sky, you have calm conditions and no wind and that means temperatures plunge. Come tomorrow morning lots of 20s. Well get down to 30 degrees in philadelphia. That will be the defendant morning since march 29th when we made it all the way down to 26. So bundle up as you head out the door. Its going to feel like winter. Coming up in the seven day forecast well take a look at thanksgiving, black friday and your Holiday Weekend travel. Ill see you later in the broadcast. Kathy, thanks. Dont forget the minute you wake up weather and Traffic Authority got you covered from problems out there on the roads to the latest forecast. Check in with bob kelly and sue serio starting at 4 00 a. M. Dont let these costumes fool you much police say these two are no super heroe