It is a slow process. This cold air does not want to leave. It is so heavy and dense that it stays close to the ground and backs up against the mountains. We are warming up, 32 in hendersonville, 32 in asheville, rain mixed with freezing rain. Gradually getting better. Starting to bring in warmth with the moisture from the west, from all different directions. We will wipe out all this pink shaded area. 30 in greenville and spartanburg, 32 in laurens, 32 in greenwood, here is the heaviest rain. Wow. Look at this pocket of extremely heavy rainfall. It will move through gainesville. Lake lanier, you have had freezing rain for the last couple hours. Moderate to heavy along with a couple claps of thunder. Look at these lightning strikes. That is actually what is happening, this wedge is moving moisture coming in from the southwest. It back like a mini it acts it forces the air to lift, forms thunderstorms and we ended up with lightning strikes. Unbelievable. Sometimes you hear about thuhuer
The man posing with the hijacker revealing the real reason he took that socalled selfie causing outrage around the world with the image taking us now inside those terrifying moments as he was held hostage for six hours. How the suspect decided who could leave and the moment he finally broke free. And we do say good morning, america. Happy friday. Its been great to have david muir with us all week long. You make it so fun. Double duty. The man in that photo thats been seen virtually around the world will join us. Ben innes was held hostage on that plane and says theres more to that photo than meets the eye telling us the real reason he took it and also revealing how he was finally able to escape. Thats coming up here. It is, but first we want to get to those storms stretching from the gulf coast up to the midatlantic. Tens of millions of americans in their path. At least four reported tornadoes in the south causing major damage. Abcs Steve Osunsami is in hard hit decatur, alabama. Good
35 degrees in philadelphia. So that colder air we warned you about has arrived. Theres a bit of a breeze blowing across the region and thats give you windchills making it feel like the 20, so bundle up as you head out. If youre heading out to the bus stop between now and 10 00, we expect the temperatures to be in 30s. 36 degrees and cool and breezy. On the train station platform. 35 degrees, , 33. Noon, 41, high of 44 at 2 00 p. M. Before we slide back into the upper 30s at 6 00 p. M. Ill have the latest on the weekend storm in a couple of minutes. Reporter if youre riding on the schuylkill expressway, thats eastbound traffic heading into center city no delays coming in from conshohocken and gladwyn. All the speeds in the 50s on the majors. On the boulevard at f street we have two lanes blocked on the inner drive. I95 southbound traffic heading toward center city at cottman, a little bit of building volume at cottman and girard, no big delays just yet. We have an accident new garden to
Will be deflated. And katy perry spilling the fireworks ready to roar with a jawdropping performance and who is her wild mystery guest . The gma Super Bowl Party kicks off right now. Yeah were feeling it. Were ready. Happy friday everybody. Great to have david in for george and have dan in for amy because amy, shes in the place to be. Shes in phoenix right now leading our super bowl blowout coverage. I dont know what it is. I always seem to turn out for gma whenever there is a party going on here. Theres always a party. Theres always a party here. Thank goodness. Any questions you have about football dan harris is here. Thank goodness. Inhouse expert. Is that the sport you played . Exactly. Well work on this. It was that or badminton. Commercial break david and i will have a little talk. I feel like michael will put me in his pocket. Not at all. This video coming in. This is incredible. The crazy scene in san diego overnight, a hot air balloon making an Emergency Landing on the street.
Blah, blah. Flyers hat on budd think morning. Make sure kid do wear a hat. It is colder this morning with the wind chills in the the 20s. Temperatures are still in the 30s in a lot of places but we got rid of the rain and the only snow flurries we could find are in the central part of the state. That is not an issue either. We will see camera would beling around there as we look at the city sky line from the airport. 32 degrees right now. 22mile an hour win. It feels like 19 right now. Sunrise at 7 21 this morning. Temperatures will fall through the 30s, sunny skies but it will be brisk and blustery with wind gusting as high as 25 miles an hour. We will check those numbers for you, the temperatures and wind chills, all that coming up. Right now bob kelly where is the problem. Good morning everybody. 6 01. Live look at the left over from last night. We will tell you more about the overturn tanker truck in a moment. Heres a hazmat crew still working in the center grass median along 295 r