I did just check in with the offings as well. 5 05. Expect days there on the burlington bristol. The betsy ross is clear. The blizzard of 2016 ranks as the fourth worst snowstorm to hit the northeast since 1950. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration made that announcement yesterday. The agency classified the storm as a category 4 which means it had a crippling impact. Nearly 24 Million People saw at least 20. S of snow. Right now were still feeling the effects of the blizzard of 2016. Nbc 10s Deanna Durante is live this morning in logan circle to tell us more about this winter blood shortage. Deanna, this is a critical time for them. It is. Theyre using the term emergency and making a plea for anyone who can donate to please donate blood. The blizzard took its toll on the american red cross. The families and those in need, especially at times during disasters, they tell us they responded to a number of fires in the area, nine fires during the blizzard alone, helping out
Are. Well go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when im back in ten minutes. Jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. Were watching new jersey cameras right now, bill. Route 38 around route 70. No backups in either direction, even through the intersection. Not any cars stopped at the red light before it turns green. Hamilton township, still watching the jackknifed tractortrailer. This isnt a huge disruption on the new jersey turnpike right now. You can see were still in the green. Southbound is where it is right around 195 at 7a. Only the right lane is blocked. Traffic is moving through the area nicely. Weve had a good run for the past two days or so for mass transit, all back to normal with no delays. Ill come back in the next ten minutes with more drive times. One week ago, friday afternoon when the snow started falling across the region. We all know that turned into the blizzard of 2016. We now know the blizzard ranks as the fourth worst snowstorm to hit the no
Nearby. Doug . Reporter on lamar pools street, neighbors remember a man who loved that red motorcycle and loved to joke but there is very little joy on their street today. The lone marked unit symbolically parked outside the house as neighbors remembered Philadelphia Police officer lamar pool. Its tragedy. Its shock. Its upsetting. Reporter investigators say the offduty officer from the twelfth district hit a silver toyota that turned in front of him on the boulevard and devereaux avenue late sunday afternoon. Charged with vehicular homicide and driving under the influence is 59yearold louis vogwill. The guy was so under the influence or not, just the fact he could get out, see another human being laying there, get bag back in his car is disgraceful. Reporter the tow truck driver that followed vogwill and boxed him in until the police could get there he stood up. Good for him. Kudos. Reporter the Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey spoke to us a short while ago about that tow truck driv
Alert forecast. Bill, the humidity will be back again, right . Yes, its already elevated this morning. Its the clouds that are missing which has allowed the temperatures to cool off a little compared to yesterday. Were in the 60s for pottstown, doylestown, 72 in trenton. Millville is 71 degrees and 74 at philadelphia international. Just a degree or two cooler northeast philadelphia and roxborough. Well see the temperatures climb from the 70s through the 80s and into the 90s this afternoon. And it is going to be a quick warmup. 6 00, 73 degrees. 80 by 9 00 and then upper 80s and still climbing with nothing but sunshine. None of the clouds will hold the temperatures back like we saw yesterday. It will be a hotter and humid afternoon today. Well go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when im back in ten minutes. Jessica boyington standing by right now with your first alert traffic. Bill, were on new jersey right now, out in new jersey on the 42 freeway right around runnemede
73 at 7 00. Not bad at that hour. By 10 00 up 10 degrees to 83 and 90 at 1 00. With sunshine, those temperatures will still be climbing. Ill show you how high they go in your neighborhood when im back with the neighborhood by neighborhood forecast. Thats in ten minutes. Right now, Jessica Boyington has traffic. Jessica . On the eastbound side, watch out for this ongoing road work. Headed towards 95 is where youll face that. Its not setting anybody back. Theres no backup behind that. We have a threeminute drive time on the westbound side. Average speed, it says about 51 miles per hour. If youre headed towards the schuylkill expressway and the 30th street station, youll be just fine. Were still doing great, 13 minutes from woodhaven road up towards the vine street expressway. No problems heading into the Center City Area on the schuylkill and the blue route is doing okay, headed southbound from the schuylkill to 95. When i come back in the next ten minutes, we check in with mass transit.