Ben fraiphn bridge, no cars will be allowed. If you plan on crossing, youll have to do it on foot. As for the highways, all eastbound lanes shut down to interstate 95. The westbound lanes will close from 95 to u. S. 1. Portions of city avenue will be shut down. Thats the area where the pope will be staying overnight. Also 676 will close in both directions. No traffic on the vine street expressway. But you will be able to drive i95. V pz during the papal visit. The city today also released the details of what it calls the traffic box for the l visit. Its a three square mile secure zone. That zone extends westwardo t 38th street. The box, but they wont be allowed back in. It will affect people from new jersey to Montgomery County. How are people reacting to this news . Reporter most people seem to be taking it in stride. Especially because it will all be relatively brief. And the planning took a bigad÷km forward today now that people know the skuk l expressway will be among the closures
Thanks. Were starting on the schuylkill expressway this morning. We have a construction project underway on the westbound side. You see in our cameras over here, we actually saw a construction vehicle moving back and forth a second ago. You can see the cones. Then it goes up ahead over here. We do have one lane getting by on the westbound side approaching route 202. Headed toward king of prussia area. Youll run into that. Yesterday, it lasted until 6 00 in the morning. Theres a crash at lower gwen ed at welsh and evans root. Watching the bridges, the burlington bristol bridge is closed now with a construction project until 5 00. About another half hour for that. Typically what they do is do alternating lanes of construction in both directions. Now all lanes are closed in both directions. With another half hour of that, you may need an alternate. The tacony palmyras not the best because its a little further away. Might take more of your time to get by. Again, its open. So its definitely
Or substance directed or suggested that mr. Comey stop investigating anyone. Reporter comey testified he was not fired because he had lost the confidence of the fbi, as the president claimed. By saying that the organization was in disarray, that it was poorly led, that the workforce had lost confidence in its leader, those were lies, plain and simple. Its my judgment that i was fired because of the russia investigation. Reporter a focus for republicans, the president never explicitly told comey to drop the investigation into Michael Flynn. I took it as a direction. I mean, this is the president of the united states. You may have taken it as a direction but thats not what he said. Correct. Reporter and regarding the president s tweeted threat suggesting that their conversations may have been recorded. Ive seen the dweet about tapes. I hope there are tape. Reporter comey said russians are coming after america and will try again. As you would imagine no shortage of reaction to all of this
Because its so cool in the studio. Reporter and you dont have to pay for it. Somebody else is footing the bill for the the airconditioning. We had a few storms yesterday, they were spotty in nature and not breaking the heat. Were dealing with the heat for an extended period of time today will be worse. Lets look at the current numbers, 80 degrees in philadelphia. 73 in reading, 4 allentown, trenton and wilmington, 78 degrees that means that we are already approve our average high for this date. The shore, 78, at the airport in ac. You go further inland, 74 degrees, a little bit better in cape may. 79 degrees by 7 00 a. M. Well see lots of sunshine, blazing sunshine. Lunch time youre in the 90s. P. M. , 59. 97 at 5 00 p. M. 95 at 7 00 p. M. 91 degrees. Look at the dewpoints. 74 in philadelphia. 75 in wilmington, 76 in dover. Anytime you get over 70 it feels oppressive. Already feeling oppressive and staying that way. Well talk about the relief in just a few minutes. Reporter the fact th
Should put this under the leadership of the republican chair. Im on the committee. Ive been asking for that since the 3rd of january. Why would you not let your Health Committee work on the Health Care Bill . Tom carper said he sent messages to mccain while he was gone. Basically what i said is get well, come back, we need you. And what we need most of all is to have his voice saying this idea of doing bills is important. Its impactful. In secrecy with no amendments or hearings is wrong. Reporter a health plan and a a senators message put to the test. Do you think what he said will make a difference here . Its hard to say. Its hard to say. I sure hope so. Reporter and as you saw there, i also spoke with republican senator from pennsylvania pat toomey today. He helped to craft the Republican Senate health care plan. He call ed this a good first stp in starting the process. What kind of chance do you thigive this . Very hard to see shs but a a few weeks ago it didnt look like wed get to