Councilmans condition roiight now . Reporter the last update we got is that the councilman at large david oh is inside. He was undergoing surgery. He is expected to recover, but when he was first brought here to the hospital, he was listed in Critical Condition after you said hefts stabbed outside his home last night. The philadelphia councilman at large has grown up on the same block in west philadelphia. Since the 60s, its where he grew up. It was on that block the 5800 block of thomas avenue he was attacked by an attempted robber. The councilman had just gotten home from work. It was close to 10 00 p. M. He was getting bags out of his trunk when a man walked up and said something. Now the councilman could not ubs what the man said so he engaged him further and then this happened. The councilman was stabbed in his side and as you heard from Police Lieutenant johnny walker, he said that this was a crime of opportunity. They do not believe at this time that david oh was targeted becaus
Steam stays with us right into the afternoon. Well be in the 80s. Going to feel like its the 90s. Later on a chance of showers and thunderstorms that threat will be around for the shore as well. Break it down hour by hour and show you when the storms are most likely in your neighborhood when im back in ten minutes. First, friday morning. See how the traffic the moving. Jessica boyington with an update. Right. Right now were watching the schuylkill right around the vine street expressway. This is actually on the westbound side. Have a disabled vehicle here. Police officer just pulled up behind this guy here. Quite a sticky spot there. Little built dangerous when cars are coming around the ben right here. Looks like this cop is pushing this guy over to the shoulder. At least to get him out of working lanes especially when were getting right to the beginning of rush hour. That vehicle is being pushed out of the way there. Watch that just in case. Thats going oever into the shoulder. Well
Moving especially toward the stuk l expressw schuylkill expressway. For that opening, scheduled for 5 50 so for now take the betsy ross bridge. Ill be back in ten. Were following two breaking news stories. First a fatal fire and a man is dead after this house fire in abington township. Fires found the man in his 60s dead on the living room floor. He has not been identified. Fire officials are calling this a case of hoarding. Heres what theyre telling us. They say the hoarding made it difficult for them to fight the fire. Were gathering more information right now and well get the latest coming up at 6 30. Also breaking, shots are fired, dozens as Philadelphia Police chase down two suspected car jackers. They say the men were responsible for two separate car jackings. Officers tried to pull them over and they both took off running. Gunshots were fired during the chase. Its not clear by who. Police and swat teams later found the men hiding in the woods. No word on if anybody was hurt. Hap
It has not been a day to be outdoors. From cape may through Long Beach Island and still an hour or two of steady rainfall down there. Temperatures in the 70s area wide and because of the clouds and rainfall. But the humidity has spiked through the roof. The dew points are in the mid to upper 70s. What is truly tropical air. And that humidity will start to leave us as we go into the overnight hours tonight into tomorrow. Here is the evening planner, temperatures falling from upper 70s to low 70s. As we get from 9 00 until 11 00 the humidity clears out and the temperatures will drop. The temperatures really spike well show you that in the full accuweather forecast. Always the but. Hold on for the next sentence. You can get updates on your phone or tablet. Including real time views from stormtracker 6 live double scan the 6 abc app is a Free Download for your mobile device. Developing news from Atlantic City where a bizarre discovery led authorities to shut down a motel. Investigators fou
Overnight. Steady right rain in cape may courthouse. The wide view shows its already tapering off in maryland. This is just the first round of rain. There will be more. So far waiting for rain in philadelphia. Just seeing some very light showers in the Lehigh Valley and berks county. The colder air fortunately is to the north. This is only rain this morning. 37 degrees in the Lehigh Valley. Upper 30s for new jersey. Pennsylvania, and the suburbs and philadelphia at 39 degrees. A nice warmup in spice of the wet weather. Wont be an allday rain fall. The chance you need your umbrella will be with us all day long. In new jersey, 47 degrees just a little bit chillier at the shore. That steady rain fall at 40 degrees in the Lehigh Valley. Delaware if youre looking for sunshine, on hold until tomorrow. Go through the forecast hour by hour with a future cast. Show you when you might get a break from the rain today. Thats when im back in ten minutes. First, Jessica Boyington is watching first a