Transcripts For WTXF Good Day Philadelphia At 5A 20170821 :

Transcripts For WTXF Good Day Philadelphia At 5A 20170821

Corridor and also north and west, a few high cloud will stream by, also some fair weather puffy cumulus cloud, later on this afternoon with some storms developing through parts of the midwest, so watching that, so this area is in the path of 100 percent totality, also toward sections of the Pacific Northwest looking pretty good for visibility, there might be some cloud that will move in, sections of the carolinas as well. So hour by hour as we watch that clock a couple scattered cloud, mixture of sun, cloud throughout the daytoday, later this afternoon we are looking at fair weather puffy cumulus cloud across the area but should not obscure that eclipse. By 3 00 oclock a mixture of sun, cloud, isolated thunderstorms popping up to the west and we will watch for that. We will have 65 in trenton. Sixtyseven in wilmington. So that hour by hour forecast and a mixture of sun and cloud 84 degrees at noon. Eightyseven by 4 00. The afternoon High Temperature and then late this afternoon watching for isolated thunderstorms, bob kelly, far north and west. What are Road Conditions like on this eclipse day, a lot of frenzy going on right now. Yeah, dont be pulling over in the middle of i95 and blue route and put your blinkers on later this afternoon. Make sure you pull off in the safe parking lot and make sure , they will not allow any of that out there on the major roadways. Looking good though right now 95, schuylkill, vine expressway all opened for business. We had an earlier overturn tractor trailer that is gone, we will take off your list as we look live in and out of downtown philadelphia no problems or delays. Pretty cool to be on the rooftop deckness center city later this afternoon to watch the eclipse. Live look coming from south injuries any problems at all working your way in to philadelphia coming back from the sea shore as we like to do on a monday morning no problems coming up parkway, working your way on the Atlantic City expressway. There is one accident right here the Atlantic City expressway ramps from the garden state parkway. Coming back from the shore this morning just watch for police activity. Coming in other way from say Collegeville Royersford working your way on 422, in problems heading in to king of prussia. Mass transit an to a good start. We will get ready for this once in a lifetime cosmic spectacle, Great American eclipse, just about eight hours away right now first total Solar Eclipse, across our country in 99 years will be visible. We will see it here at 1 21 this afternoon, peak at 2 44. You may want to skip out on your lunch hour. We are expecting about 75 to 80 percent blockage of the sun so people are getting ready. Lets go to the areas with the best views, oregon thousands pack nothing there a small town of primeville. They have campers there, the first places where the eclipse will be completely visible in this country. Lets go to the middle of the country missouri long line as people get the eclipse glasses so many have completely sold out. If you didnt get them heres the thing we have an opportunity in our area, where they will be handing out those glasses today. Jenny joyce is going to explain. Good morning, jenny. Reporter these glasses are a hot commodity and local eye centers are out, wills eye we are told they have a few left and we already have a few people in line to get their hands on these glasses. Good morning. Good morning. Reporter can you tell us about why you wanted to come out. She really wanted to see the eclipse. I dropped the ball. We went to the zoo saturday. They sold out. So here we are. Reporter what a nice mom you are to come early in the morning. You are the first two in line. You will get these glasses, knock, knock, knock. She owes me big time. Reporter you guys are from mt. Airy from the city, where will you be watching the eclipse. We may go to belmont plateau, thinking about that. Reporter that is on our list of one of the best place toss go with a beautiful view of city and sky. Thanks so much. Good luck. We will follow you throughout the morning hoping you get a pair of those glasses. But anyway, we have been talking to doctors here at wills eye who tell us that without the proper protection you can really do permanent damage tour eyes, within seconds. Doctors worried about kid playing outside as people driving, they fear accidental exposure and there is really not that much doctors can do if you damage your eyes during the eclipse but wills eye is ready to see patients in the event of any eclipse emergenc ies with that being said this is an exciting opportunity. If you do have those glasses and Franklin Institute is hosting an event where experts and educators will be breaking down Science Behind this. We have many safe viewing tools like sun spotters, filters storm scopes, projection was scopes, we will build canopies using solar safe material and lots of ways to view through this material so you can get a view of the sun without hurting your eyes. Test glasses against the sun before the eclipse occurs. If there is any discomfort looking in the sun with your certified eclipse glasses you should not look at them. Reporter that web site wishing you. Com has a list of the best places to watch the eclipse and they might go to belmont plateau. That is on the list. We have had sea port museum, ben franklin bridge, one liberty Observation Deck will have a great view. So you can go to that web site for more details there, karen. How neat. Im excited. K u 5 06. We have complete coverage on air and on line all starting off facebook and then fox 29. Com. Then here on tvtotal eclipse hit coast. If you are going outside we youn take along as well. Right now police areinvestid abduction of a child. The way the suspect was unusual. Lets get out to special victims unit and laureneporte, brown wig, pink lipstick but s i for a woman they know they are from south a man who tried to philadelphia yesterday. The scene 24th and s near smithy ground Perfect Place to target and pray onol boy tells policeman driving a black Ford Explorer with tinted windows drove up asking him to get inside the car. He said no. Man drove awaye on snider and People Living near that park are scared for the children. Especially when it its here in your own community im shaking a little bit. There is a lot of predators around. Very alarming. Be careful, because men out o man and they will snatch your sisters or your cousin. You have to be very careful tay. If you dont know them runaway, call your parents, cops. Reporter police want parents to talk to their similar encounter. You are urged to call them with anyooking for a slightly heavy set man between age of 30 karen. That is good information, thank you. We know there w atv crash that happened in delaware county. It looks l we have confirmed two people died in this collision in he at tenth and lambkin streets right are flying to figure out what went wrong. Missingt went wrong because after a u. S. Navy ship collided with a merchant ship appened near singapore. Search rescue efforts are underway, Officials Say it was u. S. S. John s mccain that was damaged when it collided with a oil tanker. Five sailors were hurt, four evacuated by singapore navy, to a hospital by helicopter. This is second collision involving one of our warships in two months, seven sailors died back in june when u. S. S. Fitzgerald and container ship collided in the waters off of japan. When first asked to comment on this the president told reporters quote that is too bad but later tweeted thoughts and prayers are with our u. S. Navy sailors aboard the u. S. S. John s mccain where search and rescue efforts are underway. Senator john mccain tweeted cindy and are keeping america s sailors aboard u. S. S. John mccain in our pray ers. Appreciate the work of search and rescue crews. It is name for both his father and grandfather. Speaking of the president , he is back in washington this morning after a 17 day working vacation, at his new jersey golf resort, while the white house was going under scheduled renovations. He will make his return by addressing the nation tonight about the war in afghanistan. White house says the president has decided to take a new approach to resolve this 16 year conflict, and we will update the American People and u. S. Troops in tonights speech. This comes after the president met with his National Security team at camp david on friday. The president is scheduled to be speaking from fort myers in arlington, tonight we will have live coverage from his prime time address right here on fox 29. This is a horrific crime and we have got surveillance pictures to show you. We need this person off of the street. This is a stabbing at 7eleven right here in center city and these pictures are clear and horrifying look at the guy with the huge knife in his hand. Police say he came in the 7eleven the one on the 1300 block of Market Street yesterday morning, asked for cigarettes, the clerk gave him some and then asked for more and then he stabbed the employee, 58 years old in the head and the neck, and the shoulder, they want to get this violent guy off the street. If you know hoe is call police man on the run after a barricade situation in kensington, middle of the afternoon around 1 30 police tried to stop a guy initially for aggravated assault. He goes in the home in the 3300 block of heartville street. Police go in and fine possible hand grenades, rifles, they thought the guy was in the basement and declared barricade but they later found he had already slipped out. There are some varying accounts of how a Police Involved shooting in north philadelphia unfolded over weekend. We do know it was about 11 00 on saturday night on the 2500 block of north at letter street when police shot a man twice in an alley who was taken to temple hospital and is in stable condition some believe police shot the man in the back. Officials say man posed a threat by pointing the gun right at that sergeant. Also a legend is gone world mourning comedian who was just a genius jerry lewis. Coming up next on good day seven decade he made us laugh, smile, and change the world through his charity helping so many children. All right, bob kelly. Great memories watching him sing that final song at those jerry lewis, tellathon. Good morning everybody. 5 12. Work crew is still out on 95, route 413 good morning to allentown as we open up the front door getting ready for Solar Eclipse, where is the best spot and what time should you be looking up in the sky, scotties got details as some cheryl crow, pops out of your speakers here for a traffic jam monday morning stay there we will than right back. Welcome back. Coming bank this morning. When you do you may put your eye to the sky because of Solar Eclipse happening all across our country. Lets get out to a different neck of the wood we have Lauren Blanchard in the path of the totality, idaho falls, good morning to you. Good morning, we are right here in idaho falls. Behind me is one of the four official nasa viewing spots, were getting ready. It is still very early in the morning out here in idaho, it is path of totality, we will have 100 percent totality. One of the many cities across the country that will experience this, total dark ness when the moon, moves in front of the sun, and people just, flooding into this band that stretches diagnally across country and sure to be a show, that is for sure. What is the mood like, what are people saying, is it a celebration atmosphere, what is happening . Reporter yes, it totally is. I have seen so many people walk around town here, and people Walking Around with their homemade eclipse shirts. You can see people Walking Around with these interesting shaped boxes, we know those are telescopes. Everybody is excited, businesses here are excited. I have seen drink specials, lots of concerts, events, people out and about, the energy really is something, people camping, just getting ready to see it, children, for those elderly, everybody in between, it is going to be something. Im excited. Yesterday this building behind me this museum of idaho just a line of people wanting to come into see what nasas doing and experience and of course, people looking for these viewing glasses, those are a hot commodity. I dont know if you have yours but i have mine ready to go. Heck yeah. Reporter i have my hat, where were you Solar Eclipse 2017 hat. So im all ready, stores are pretty cleaned out here. Everybody is in the mood. It will be a lot of fun. Idaho, good country out there. Have a wonderful time. Lauren, thanks very much. All right. Lets get a check of our weather because we want to make sure we can see it when over our head so scott, what are you thinking. Im thinking good visibility not only for lauren in idaho falls but for philadelphia area. We are not in the path of 100 percent totality, that stretches from the Pacific Northwest, to and through sections of the midwest and down through south east off carolina coast. We will see an 80 percent eclipse for philadelphia area but once again that visibility looking pretty good in that category of green. As far as anatomy of what is happening, the earth, the sun, the moon, aligning just right to put us in that partial eclipse for our area, that is known as the penum machines bra but that 100 percent totality will have a fully clips and that is over a 07 mile wide zone that stretches from the Pacific Northwest to the southeast coast. Once again never look directly at the sun. Have those certified glasses, only approved solar filters and also it is even more safe to do old fashion way with the box with the pin hole. Of course, find out how to build those on line. Once again for our area, it is around 1 21, 80 percent eclipse. Max time at 2 44. Mixture of sun and cloud High Temperatures topping out at 87. We will see fair weather cloud and high cloud streaming by, the eclipse will end shortly after 4 00. So ultimate doppler right now dry and quiet. We have an isolated pop up late this afternoon after the eclipse time so, heres the clock at 10 30, mixture of sun and cloud as we move toward two or 2 30 a mixture of sun and cloud, it should not obscure the eclipse for our area and pop up showers developing off to the west, and that activity will move in late tonight. So 69 currently in philadelphia. We have 50s now in the poconos. That Weather Authority seven day forecast 87 degrees for the high in philadelphia. Ninetyone on tuesday. 86 degrees by wednesday with the front that will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms and cooler temperatures. Look at thursday and friday. High low 80s, upper 70s for saturday. Heading out today, check out Weather Authority forecast on 101. 1 more fm. Bob kelly, how are road. You got it, scottie 5 20 on this monday morning back at it we are all ready for big eclipse later on. Keep in mind driving around during that time period, dont try to, stop on any of the major roadways, pull off to a safe parking lot and area and keep an idea of driving with your headlights on during that time period and make sure you have your sun visor too and dont look directly in the sun those glasses we have been handing out you cannot be driving with those glasses, either. Those glasses are only for looking directly up in the sunlight. Westbound on route 38 ramp to 295 over here in moorestown, new jersey watch for a crash this morning, live look at 476 near saint David Villanova interchange. Fiftyfive, 42, not that bad working your way back from the sea shore. Live look at plant i can city expressway westbound, just pennsylvania the garden state parkway watch for an accident, and then, on the expressway, route 73, in problems at all as you work your way back from the shore after a nice weekend down there watch for construction on i95, they are working up here right here near 413 between croyden and bristol interchange, mass transit, looking good, karen, back over to you. We have a pass to go tell but legendary comedian jerry lewis has died, he passed away sunday morning at his home in vegas. He shot fame in the 50s after his act with dean martin and then successful solo career writing and directing his own films, some big movies were nutty professor and ladies man , he also maintained that laughter is the key to life. Laughter is our safety valve that helps us get through the stupid things that politicians do, laughter is our secret most important device is to laugh. Jerry lewis was 91 years old. There have been so many people , offering their condolences for lewis including jim carrey saying that fool was no dummy, jerry lewis was an undeniable gene rust. Ellen degenerous tweeting, jerry lewis was a comic and philanthropic icon. I send love to his family today. Another passing, of another comedian this weekend, legendary comedian and civil rights activist dick gregory died on saturday, we are showing you video, correct video of gregory, he was one of the first comedian toss use humor to confront civil rights issues and later became and motivational speaker and promoted power of prayer and good health, he was 84 years old. 5 22. Do you get enough sleep . Maybe not. We will show what you need to do they say to get some more shut eye. Were listening to songs on this day if you have a question use our fox 29 good day. Welcome back. As we listen to the red hot chile peppers. In your money news big change happening to the gallery at markete, again. So it was supposed to be called fashion outlets of philadelphia, when it reopens next year but they have completely switched gears on this one. No more outlets. Instead heres sketch of what it will look like it is Fashion District that will feature retail stores, h and m , Burlington Coat factory and movie complex. It is more about experience and dining then about saying for shopping per se. In your health news, if you want better sleep, they are telling to us cut down on this, watching our favorite shows. One of the gr

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