Start times. Tom, an unusual scene up there. Yeah leon im surrounded by a lot of middle schoolers who want to get their message across right now about later start times and theyre joined by their parents who are here as well. Main theme of this protest is they want middle and high schools to start no earlier than 8 30. And if it means they have to start Elementary Schools a little early to do that theyre ok with it at this point. Kids learn better if they get more sleep. Heres video that we took earlier, before the kids surrounded me, this is whats going on outside of the Montgomery County School Headquarters in rockville. Dozens of parents as well as their kids, their students out here protesting for the later start time. Reason theyre out today is the school board will be looking at this issue in a meeting tomorrow morning and they have a lot of options theyre considering about what to do for start times. I talked to a lot of folks here including a former teacher and also a middle Sc
Worked near the Lenfant Plaza station. The allegation that the fans werent working was dead wrong. But now, after now almost a month after you first heard the claims about the fans hear on abc 7 news metro is being urged to make sure it has a plan to use those massive fans correctly. Stephen tschida live at the Lenfant Plaza station with more on the recommendations for transit systems around the country now. Stephen . Alison this sharp criticism of metro from the ntsb, word is spreading among passengers. A lot of concern here. A lot of concern at the council of governments today where those recommendations were delivered. Now, the ntsb investigated the fatal event here near the station back on january 12th and today, it released some of the preliminary findings of its investigation and i can go over a few of those for you. It stated basically that the procedures for ventilation of smoke in some systems are inadequate. Metro should immediately address these issues to prevent the occurre
Forecasts. I heard the rain already. Yes, ive already been listening to katie. All i heard was rain. I was okay, i got my umbrella. Not wash out after weekend berks wash out of saturday morning and early afternoon. My advice to you, is this if you have outdoor plans scheduled for the weekends, make them as late as you can saturday or wait until sunday it, will end up being decent day overall. Talking a lot about the rain, the rain that comes in will pacca punch norths talking Severe Weather but talking a dousing. It will be coming for us as early as this afternoon in some spots. So, we will time everything out for you here in the next few. Meantime, very cool air starting to set until, as well, i think you might be little shock at the temperatures calling for here today. Again, all of the details in the next few, guys, back to you. Meanwhile, scare from a jet bound from philly to the dominican republic. Passenger made comment about ebola prompting dramatic response. When the flight lan
Jan . Reporter natasha, erika, we want to stress that no one on this plane actually had ebola but it goes to show what just one comment will do, as is this nation and the teen r world worries about and tries to contain this deadly virus. By all accounts, Us Airways Flight 845, from philadelphia to burnt a cane a was routine, that is until landing in the Dominican Republic to this announcement. I want you to keep your wits about you. We have people coming on, please, stay out of their way, let them do their jobs. What followed was a dramatic response by local Health Officials. Captured on video bypass inning ers with cell phones. This youtube clip shows team in hazmat suits boarding the plane and headed to the back. According to the person who posted the video passengers told by flit attendants there was a situation, and passenger supply been in africa and had ebola. She was certain it was cents a hoax, but didnt take any chances. Eventually the team escorted an unidentified man from th
Sun. Temperatures are cool and comfortable, 64 in philadelphia. Some spots in the 50s including allentown, trenton and millville. 63 in Sea Isle City and up the coast in Atlantic City and on the boardwalk. 68 by 6 00 a. M. , 8 00 a. M. In the low 70s, mainly clear and obviously on the comfortable side, low humidity very similar to what we felt yesterday. Yesterday was a gorgeous day. 71 degrees by 9 00 a. M. , noon, 80. 3 00 p. M. , 83. Well hit our high of 84 probably around 3 30 before dipping back to 82 degrees by 6 00. Sunscreen weather for sure if youre going to be outside today. The humidity returns in the forecast in a couple of days, matt pellman ill have that coming up. Reporter all right, the beautiful weather wasnt the only good thing happening this weekend, we had 495 reopened. They were ahead schedule on the northbound side just like 9 southbound side. Northbound lanes were not to open since june 2, but now youre good to go in the first state. The off ramp from the northbo