Two of them have been released. Nbc 10 has Team Coverage outside the prison in smyrna and we begin with nbc 10s aundrea clinethomas with the latest on the hostage negotiations. Aundr aundrea . Reporter lets start with the two Correctional Officers who have been released. The first is being treated for nonlife threatening injuries, the second at our last update were told was being checked out by medical professionals. Meanwhile, at this very moment, negotiations continue. Sky force 10 shows more inmates being led out of the building at the James Vaughan correctional facility hours into a hostage standoff. How the way the cos treat the inmates. That has to change. We want Education First and foremost. Reporter inmates contacted the news journal twice through family to make their demands known after taking four corrections employees hostage. They keep on playing games, its going to get ugly. Reporter among their concerns, their need for i dont know whos taken me hostage, they got my face
At james t. Vaughn corrections facility hostage. Evernight, inmates were moved to a different part of the facility. Were following every angle at smyrna and well take you back to the scene in a few minutes. But first, lets get to bill henley, the most accurate forecast. Well get to see sunshine. Its cold. 20s in Lehigh Valley, low 30s, and 28 and temperatures are still falling. Well see them climb into the upper 30s. Look at that sunshine at 9 00 this morning. So a chilly start and into the 40s. Its going to be dry, sunshine, 40 degrees in the Lehigh Valley. Jessica boyington is watching the first alert traffic. Thanks, bill. On 95, near the betsy ross bridge. Police activity here which actually created lane restrictions with construction. Right now, it looks like more lanes are getting by. A little delay right there. County line road and madison avenue. And also watching that vine street expressway construction. Thats an active scene between the brought street and vine street expressw
Going on right now. Skyfox is life over the james t. Vaughn Correctional Center in smyrna where police say inmates took Corrections Officers hostage and some of those officers are still held up inside the prison right now. Good evening and thanks for joining us im iain page. Im lucy noland. It is maximum security prison. Our Chris Oconnell has been at the scene all night. Chris, authorities have made it abundantly clear, this is not over yet. Reporter that is right, lucy. Very tense hostage negotiation still continues at this hour at delawares largest maximum security prison. Two Corrections Officers still remain being held as hostages at this time at james t. Vaughn correctional facility as the standoff with inmates now enters its 13th hour. Prison Officials Say tonight they are in communication with unknown number of inmates who have taken over at james t. Vaughn correctional facility. Its been a long and difficult day. Reporter delaware governor john carney reacting to the hostage c
Police say he then confronted the family inside the suv, banging on the windows. They tried to drive away. Police say the bmw ran over farmers foot and thats when he fired three shots down the street. Police say one of the bullets struck a 15yearold girl in the back. She was sitting inside that bmw. Farmer was then charged with assault. Theyre nice people, both of them. Reporter neighbors of that former cop say this shooting might have been justified, an act of selfdefense. Somebody was shooting at my daughter or after my daughter, id shoot them. Dont think i wouldnt. Reporter the retired officer and his family declined an interview, though they did say the retired officer was acting in selfdefense, concerned his life and his daughters life might be threatened. Meantime, we tried to track down the family of the drivers inside that bmw but we were not able to reach them for comment. Live in upper gwyedd township. A jogger is attacked and police need your help. Police say he struck in wi
Corned beef and cabbage last night i made last night. Look at you. You had a busy night as well. Went to the Bob Pantano Saturday Night Dance Party 40th anniversary. If you spent anytime in this area and went out dancing, my gosh, great guy, well deserved honor still going strong after 40 years. We had a good time at adelphia in new jersey. Okay, now the forecast. Im trying to remember what number i gave. Lets go to the graphic. And i picked a seven, okay. Seven out of 10. Were starting off cold. Isnt that awful . It is not that long ago. We are starting off cold but we will recover nicely today but it is only 28 degrees out there sunrise time 6 26. We have, 22 in allentown. These are wind chills by the way 16 in wilmington. Eighteen in Atlantic City. We always say dress for wind chill and they are pretty low this morning those wind chill many in the teens. Might be a flurry or two, probably not showing up on radar there lets talk about what we can plan on, how about a high of 50 degre