Senator frank church who is investigating irregular layerties in the cia and fbi. This is in 1975 and 1976. There are major hearings held here for that. Parts vrt executive branch are operating without congressional oversight and that you need to have regular committee investigations. We dont see it as dramatically as what the Church Committee was doing at that time. After that, in 1983, the hard building opens up. Because the staff is happening at a very rapid pace. As late as the mid 1960s, there were less than a thousand employees. They were paid in cash. They stood in line to get an envelope full of cash. The legislative branch didnt feel it could trust the executive branch as much. Before that, they would be relying on executive agencies and now they needed their own staff to evaluate what was happening. And so they increased the size of the senate house staff considerably and the senate staff went about a thousand to close to 7,000. And so eventually they built the heart building
Rogers has traffic good morning. Reporter 43 degrees this morning in philadelphia. A little on the cool side. 38 in allentown. 37 in trenton. 31 in millville. Cold there. 39 in cape may. As we take a look at the bus stop forecast looks like it will be a chilly one this morning 39 degrees by 6 00. 42 by 8 00 a. M. Clear skies chilly conditions and not all that much wind. As we roll through the day, 47 degrees by 9 00 a. M. 54 degrees by 11 00. Up in the 60s, yesterday we had an official high of 63. Today its 64 degrees. It gets better for the weekend, ill have the details in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. Reporter all right, dave we have an Early Morning accident on the new jersey turnpike, northbound past heights town blocking the right lane exit 8. If youre heading northbound a watch for that. We have construction 422 westbound between oaks and trooper. Weve got the left lane blocked. You can see penndot with the arrow board out there, light volume, but its early yet not
Morning. Reporter as we look at satellite like the last couple of days plenty of sunshine out there, we have lack of cloud cover close by. Theres some trying to well up south of washington from richmond, virginia. Its receding. Temperatures are cool. Allentown, 35 degrees. Same story in trenton. A little bit below freezing in millville. Theres a frost advisory in many viral areas until 8 00 a. M. Well spend the day in the 60s. 1 00 p. M. , 61. 64 is the high. 6 00 p. M. Were down to 62 degrees. Keep in mind that despite the fact that the weather gets warmer and nicer over the weekend we have high pollen forecasts for you. Keep the hank hankies and medicine cases handy. Karen, ill have the details on the weekend coming up. Reporter this is live looking at 42. Light volume and traffic moving fine. This is the ben franklin bridge coming into the city. No issues here, either. In and out of the city looking good on the area bridges. But we have an accident in ocean county Berkeley Township
Looking better. Reporter its nice how it worked out. Were enjoying a good looking friday. Crews at broad street and Spring Garden are wrapping up their reassure facing work. I95 cottman southbound traffic heading toward center city. No weather problems today. Roads are clear and dry, light volume its an easy 13 minute ride southbound from woodhaven to the vine. No big issues there. We have a car fire happening on conshohocken. Look for crews west 6th and maple avenue. Youll see restrictions there. These downed wires sparked from an overnight accident causing a problem, blair mill road between whitmer and welsh road. Stick to dresher road to get around the scene. Philadelphia police are sifting through evidence at an ugly scene in germantown. As the family rights imagine who could shoot and kill their mother and grandmother an elderly woman in her 80s. Katherine scott is live with the latest on the investigation. Good morning, katherine. Reporter good morning, tam, mary morton was a mot
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