Road. Take almhouse road or 611 depending on which area you have to go. 32 people getting help from the red cross because of their apartment complex fire. It started just after 1 00 this morning in Cumru Township. Matt delucia has been at the apartment complex all morning long. Matt, do firefighters now how this thing started. Reporter firefighters are starting the task of how this fire started. You can see a couple lights shining on the back of this building. The only one in this complex that is damaged. Were at the schillington commons apartment building. 32 people are displaced. You figure 1 00 a. M. When this fire started, people are sleeping. The firefighters say they had to evacuate this building rather quickly. Fortunately, no one was injured. They believe they know at least where this fire started. Right now were focused on back of the building in an area thats right above the entranceway. Its some sort of a decorative type of porch type area if you want to call it. Its not rea
To traffic from pelham avenue down to universe and grays ferry, anyone that has a vehicle within the boxes can drive out but you wont be able to get back in until monday morning. However, you will be able to drive anywhere within the box, septa trolleys and buss will not operate in the boxes and highway traffic is restricted. The schuylkill will be close eastbound from the blue route to i95, and westbound 76 will be closed from i95 to route 1. The vine expressway, 676 will be closed in both directions river to river. And the ben franklin bridge will be closed until noon monday. In addition route 1, city avenue will be closed from lancaster avenue and belmont avenue because the pope is saying at saints charles seminary in that area. Mayor nutter says it may be inconvenient for a lot of people but urges everyone to keep the big picture in mind. I would like to encourage and ask all of us to take a collective moment of reflection and pride. We as a city, we the people, were chosen for thi
Another quick warmup, 70 in doylestown, wilmington 72, 70 in wrighttown. Roxborough is a little bit cooler but plenty muggy. Its going to be bright sunshine in the ballpark and a warm start to the game this evening. But before we get to the ball game, well be warming into the 90s. 73 at 7 00. By 10 00 in the morning, 81 degrees. A southerly wind develops, 6 miles an hour and those southerly winds bumping the humidity back into the area, near 90 degrees at 1 00. Neighborhood by neighborhood forecast to show you how warm its going to get where you live when i come back in ten minutes. Right now, time for a check of traffic, your first alert traffic with cardinals consider. Good morning, bill. 76 and 676 in the philadelphia area are running shooj inning morning. This is mt. Laurel at route 73 where were seeing light trafblg traffic on the roadways running smoothly. The 42 freeway and the delaware memorial bridge, 22 minutes, the same if youre headed in the opposite direction. The delaware
Neighborhood by neighborhood when im back in ten minutes. Right now, lets get a check of first alert traffic with katy zachry. Volume is building on 95 southbound if you can see behind me, were seeing many more headlights than we saw in the last half hour. Fortunately, no accidents on 95. If youre headed between woodhaven and the vine street expressway, it will take you 15 minutes. Just some volume along 95. No accidents or issues to report. No accidents or issues along the pen turnpike between route 1 and the valley forge exit it will take you 21 minutes. The same if youre doing in the opposite direction. Much of the overnight construction scenes along the turnpike and throughout the other majors in pennsylvania have lifted by this time. And construction is lifting in new jersey as we speak, 295 the turnpike and the 42 freeway all free and clear of any issues. The ac expressway and the garden state parkway are free and clear as well. Check of mass transit. Within i came out here, i no
A scary moment during a Major League Game as a pitcher is hit in the face by a line drive. Lets see if hes okay. He walks off the field. How hes doing today, tuesday, august 18, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning. There are certain moment s in sports where you realize how vulnerable the pitcher is those moments after letting it go. Brian mitchell is a rookie and that one instant after the followthrough the pitcher is exposed. Thats what can happen. Well tell you more. Well begin with active Duty Service Members being brought in for the First Time Since 2006 to contain raging wildfires out west. Lets start with Miguel Almaguer in Washington State with the latest. Good morning to you. Reporter savannah, good morning. This fire alone here has charred at least 56,000 acres, some 32 homes destroyed. The number could rise when the smoke here