Shutting down. It is wednesday night and the big story on action news tonight is the plan to turn whole neighborhood and major highways into traffic free zones. Mayor Michael Nutter put it this way. Be prepared to walk, at least a few miles or more depending on where you are and where you are trying to go. Private vehicles will really not be a viable option on the weekend in center city. And heres why everything highlighted on this map will be what the city is calling a traffic box. Residents will be able to drive within the border but once you leave you cannot come back. Septa buses and trolleys will not be operating inside. This all goes into effect friday september 25th at 6 00 p. M. The Northern Boundary starts at Delaware Avenue along Spring Garden up ridge to girard. South street is cut off line on the south end. Then at 10 00 p. M. That night restrictions take effect in portions of University City and west philadelphia. That is from powellton avenue to the north between 32nd and
Center city philadelphia is a busy place, with lots of traffic but for two full days and parts of the two others in late september, that is going to change. Pope francis is coming to town, and major arteries, are shutting down. It is wednesday night and the big story on action news tonight is the plan to turn whole neighborhood and major highways into traffic free zones. Mayor Michael Nutter put it this way. Be prepared to walk, at least a few miles or more depending on where you are and where you are trying to go. Private vehicles will really not be a viable option on the weekend in center city. And heres why, everything highlighted on this map will be what the city is calling a traffic box. Residents will be able to drive within the border but once you leave, you cannot come back. Septa buses and trolleys will not be operating inside. This all goes into effect friday september 25th at 6 00 p. M. The Northern Boundary starts at Delaware Avenue along Spring Garden up ridge to girard. S
Everybody on it. Steve scalise hit by a bullet. I heard a loud pop and didnt know it was a gun at first and within moments there was a b barrage of shots. Steve scalise dragged himself to be further away from the gunman, he was laying motionless out there. At least five people were hit one staffer and two Capitol Hill Police and another Law Enforcement officer. Sources say that representative scalise was hit in the hip and its not lifethreatening and that it was not related to terrorism. But that republicans were targeted. And one eyewitness said was it democrats or republicans on the field. They have identified the shooter at 66yearold james t. Hod hodgkinson from belleville, illinois. Authorities are continuing to investigate the crime and the assailant has now died from his injuries. As you can see the police have this largely residential area blocked off and the ball field is just up the block there and also on the field is members of the Capitol Hill Police they received and retur
Coping with the water crisis gripping the city of grint flint. The u. S. Is questioning the legality that would see refugees sent back to turkey. The deal is still very much in its early stages an agreement between the e. U. And turkey. Its detailed willing thrashed out in the coming weeks. This year alone more than 140,000 people have arrived by sea. So e. U. Leaders have come up with a new proposal that comes much further than anything tried before. Those who have arrived from turkey will be sent back. Its controversial. Already the u. N. Refugee agency, the unhcr has expressed concern and questioned its concern. It is not consistent with international law. Even tougher. In the cold light of day it is fraught with problems. If the e. U. s idea of taking part in the global responsibility, global sharing of refugees is to make the number of Syrian Refugees take in conditional on the number of syrians prepares to risk their lives in a boat, thats Decision Making from the heart of a mora
The mine owner is still using children to extract coal turkey has made a bold proposal to tackle the refugee crisis in europe. Ankara is offering to take refugees stranded in greece in return for more money and its fasttracking to become a member of the e. U. It was put forward in a summit in brussels. Reporter finally at the end of a long day and night the break through they had hoped for. The European Union has reached an agreement with turkey that they believe marks the beginning of the end of europes refugee crisis. This is game changer. The days of irregular migration to europe are over. Our objective is to discourage illegal immigration to prevent human smugglers, to help people who want to come to europe through encouraging legal migration. Reporter the agreement means in future turkey will take back all those making the perilous and illegal journey across the aegean sea to greece. For every syrian refugee returned one syrian refugee from camps in turkey will be resettled in eur