So were always willing to lend a hand in other states. Its smoky. You have to be careful for bears, black bears, grizzly bears and mountain lions. Reporter meantime, these trucks from new jersey are currently with nine other crew members in washington. The same state where three firefighters from the u. S. Forest service were killed wednesday after their vehicle crashed and was overtaken by flames. Yesterday morning we all had a moment of silence for them. Very tough. Its hard to lose, you know, another brother firefighter. If we know them or not, theyre all you brothbrothers out here. Reporter an additional 20 firefighters still here in new jersey have been put on standby that they too may be needed out west in the coming days. This is number one priority out here for the conditions that were working in. Reporter they are also sleeping outside and havent showered but these firefighters say thats part of the job which required them to cut short the time they had to speak with us. They
Yeah, not this morning, because it is cold. Were seeing temperatures in the 40s. It feels like the 30s. Good morning. But at least were dry. The rain is not falling like it was yesterday. We do have sunshine. Mostly cloudy skies, in some spots. One spot being the poconos. But well see mostly sunny skies all across the area later on today. Right now, temperatures are cold, so plan on the 40s. 44 in philadelphia. 40 in allentown. Just 32 in mount pocono. 45 in millville. 41 in lancaster. 44 in atlantic city. Combine the winds with that air temperature and it feels a lot colder than it is. It feels just 20 degrees in mount pocono. It feels like 38 in wilmington. 35 in atlantic city. The key is you want to dress for the 30s, because thats what it feels like for the outside. For today, plan on partly sunny skies by 11 00. 47 by 1 00. Mostly sunny by 3 00, 49 degrees. Well talk more about the wind today and well talk about warmer weather in your workweek. Well talk about that in a few minute
Throughout the region were seeing mostly cloudy skies in reading, 58 degrees. 59 in philadelphia. Mild start to the morning today. A little cooler, closer to the shore, at the Atlantic City airport, were only at 53 degrees. As we head into the rest of today. Average for this time of year, 77. Were heading above average today and tomorrow. Our high today, 79 degrees for the city. 84 degrees by tomorrow. Also tracking a chance of showers and cooler weather as we head into your First Official week of fall. Ill let you know the details in my first alert sevenday forecast. Its been just over a week since an ambush killed a Pennsylvania State trooper and wounded another. This morning authorities could be zeroing in on the suspected gunman. Nbc10s matt is tracking this mornings developments in our digital operations center. Matt, cgunshots were heard last night where that area where police have been investigating. Any source . A senior Pennsylvania State Law Enforcement source says while shot
Two men were shot near the intersection of kensington and sudsley just after midnight. They found a gun at the scene that was registered to one of the victims. So far, no arrests. Happening today, convicted philadelphia cop killer abu jamal will give a College Graduation speech. During the address, Philadelphia Police plan to hold a silent protest at the site where officer Daniel Faulkner was gunned down. A recorded speech will be played today for 20 students at Goddard College in vermont. He received a bachelors degree from the school in 1996 while behind bars. Hes serving life in prison for killing officer faulkner in center city in 1981. Coming up this morning at 6 00, youll hear from the officers widow Maureen Faulkner and her own message to those college students. In mercer county, the first death related to entero virus has Health Officials taking safety precautions. He died september 25th. Another child from that school is also sick, but is not believed to have the same type of
Of time ahead of that big game. Absolutely. And now wool see even more sunshine. So once the rain stopped yesterday, it was still really overcast. Its a cold start, so dont let the sun fool you. As we take a live look outside right now, the city skyline looks pretty nice, but definitely like me last night. A closer look at our temperatures. Were in the 30s if youre closer to the poconos. 36 degrees in allentown. 37 currently in pottstown. 47 in philadelphia. 46 this morning in wilmington. And as we head into the rest of today, we will push into the 60s. The low 60s, staying below average. More sunshine today. Then im tracking a warmer and unsettled pattern. Ill let you know what that means coming up in my first alert sevenday forecast. Well check back with you soon. New from overnight, Philadelphia Police are investigating a shooting in east germantown. A man was shot in the leg. Responding officers took that victim to Einstein Medical Center where he is now in stable condition. No wor