Cracks in the support systems on the regional will rail lines, back in the summer, this is market frankford line which is one of the two of septas biggest work horses, of course, market frankford and subway bring everybody into downtown. So yesterday, as a precaution, septa pulled 40 of the cars out of service, normal regular rush hour, runs with 144 cars and those cars, obviously back and forth, back and forth between 69th street and Frankford Transportation Center. Society ways this morning heres what you can expect they typically run trains every ten minutes, that gap is going to be a widened longer gaps between the trains. That will lead to platforms becoming overcrowded especially in some of the more populated platforms out here this west philadelphia, and of course, up here in northeast philadelphia, what septa will to is basically simultaneously , run the trains and they are also going to be run Shuttle Bus Services the same deal like they to on the Night Owl Service between 69t
Confirmed. This is not a job for amateurs. Reporter even two republican senators who voted against her. But like her or not, some say shell push for more localized School Control and something Many Americans say they want choice. The idea is that parents know their kids best and they know what their interests are, they know how they learn. So having the opportunity to choose the school thats right for your child, thats great for everybody. Reporter she says Charter Schools are Public Schools but around the country some teachers unions fear devos, who admits shes never attended or had her own children in Public Schools, doesnt know education and she may be jeopardizing the education of kids. If schools compete, the best ones win. The way the best ones win is if the parents make the choice and parents vote with their feet. Reporter in charter s have failed and some argued the potential chaos isnt good for kids at charter or traditional Public Schools. And the Union Representing Philadelp
Snow emergency, philadelphia Public Schools and all diocesan schools are closed. Good morning, im vai sikahema. Im tracy davidson. Heres a live look at philadelphias mt. Airy neighborhood. Were taking a look from the changeover to snow. Now, lets go to the pocono mountains where the changeover has happened. Snow started falling here overnight. And snow moving into the Lehigh Valley. Heres a live look at allentown. This morning, we have complete coverage of the storm. The First Alert Weather Team has the most accurate in the neighborhood. Bill henley and krystal klei, here with the storm. Were seeing the intense snow this morning. It is spreading to its south. Its already snowing in allentown. And had to run the plows, but minimal accumulation. And a much lighter snow in allentown. But this storm is just getting started. We expect it to intensify. Theres allentown, lehigh, maiden creek. To the south, richland is seeing that snow. But then farther to the south, we saw tim furlong driving
Expressway around broad street. Traffic can go in and out of the city, eastbound, westbound, youre looking good. Also, too, veering off towards the exit for 611. Were doing okay on the vine street expressway. No reported problems. Accident lower merion at East Lancaster avenue and argyle road. This report came in 20 minutes ago. Were still working through it and no reported problems or delays are existing within this accident. Again, its still early to see any reported delays. West pottsgrove, this just came in at berk street and east howard street. Lets take a look at travel times. 422 this morning, usually shorter travel time from route 29 towards the schuylkill. Speeds are in the 40s and 50s. Again, were still working with heavy, dense fog in some parts of the area. It will take you eight minutes. Travel speeds in the green for most of the majors all throughout the delaware valley. When i come back, well take a look at 95 and the schuylkill expressway. Vai and tracy, back to you. Ha
Karen ill have details on that coming up from accuweather. All right dave. More immediately we have been talking about the fog affecting our area. We see a little bit of it here especially in new jersey. 42 northbound at creek road moving just fine. Just some he reduced visibility. Ahead the ramp from 42 northbound to 295 has reopened. The construction crews have left the scene. And we can see also the ramp from the schuylkill eastbound to the vine street expressway is eastbound has reopened as well so that construction has cleared. Crews will return again tonight shut the vine down at 11 oclock. Couple of accidents in the area. One here in West Pottsgrove township. This is new on burke street at Howard Street. Another accident on the northeast extension southbound. Were hearing a tractortrailer sideswiped a pickup truck and kept on driving so its a hitandrun accident here. It is on the shoulder but on the northeast extension southbound past lehigh valley. Also construction crews here