Good morning and welcome to the new York Botanical gardens. This is our special friday morning science conservation and humanity seminars. I also welcome you this morning very heartily from my cohost, brian and charles. My name is vanessa sellers. Im the coordinator of the humanities institute, a special Research Division in the library set up to stimulate Critical Thinking at the intersection of science and the humanities. And what better subject than urban forests to bring science and humanities together . To discuss science and society, to study the deeper relationship that people have always had with trees through the ages, as meeting points, as object of the light, as places of peace and wellbeing. And everyone here i am sure will have their own favorite tree. Think about your favorite tree for a minute. What better place than the new York Botanical garden to speak of urban forests, famous as this place is, for its unique 50 acres time forest, the old growth forest, the last remna
Franklin bridge. Were starting to see that heavy westbound volume as drivers make their way into philadelphia. And a check of things on the 42 freeway. Heading northbound as drivers make their way out to the bridge, as you can see, average speeds, especially near 295. Still in the mid50s, so, so far, so good on 42. Rosemary is this. Thank you, jillian. New from overnight, strong winds may have caused a fire at a garage in glenside, Montgomery County. Fire crews say the wind may have knocked down some power lines. No one was hurt and there was no damage to any of the storefronts in the neighborhood. The wet road may be to blame for a crash early this morning on i95 north in yardley, bucks county. Heres a look at the crash scene from one of our nbc 10 traffic cameras. The onecar crash sent one person to the hospital with minor injuries. Happening today, ebola and enterovirus d68 will be the focus of discussion at the Pennsylvania Convention center in philadelphia. Thats because Infectiou
Thornton on dilworthtown road right on brinton lake road. Thats blocked off, so stick to 926 to get around it. Elsewhere in Chester County, route 30 bypass, eastbound at route 113, were starting to see some pockets of volume out there but no really big delays so far on the route 30 bypass. The boulevard is also fairly quiet. Thats southbound as drivers make their way approaching 76. 76 is still clear right now. And if youre taking mass transit, including the septa region al rail lines, on or cloe to schedule. A possible septa strike in philadelphia is on the minds of commuters this morning, this as septa and Union Leaders will be back at the bargaining table to try and work out a deal to avoid a strike. A work stoppage could come as early as monday. Nbc 10s katy zachry is live at the Frankford Transportation Center with how this all could affect travel. Katy . Reporter hi, vai. For one thing, it will add a lot more congestion to the roads. If you think about all the people who rely on
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