Confederate flag. And one person in jail under serious charges and what a suspect did during a local festival. Tonight a petition is gaining momentum to take Jefferon Davis name off route one in Northern Virginia and a lot of you are sharing this story on our Facebook Page and making it clear how you feel. It goes from Prince George spotsylvania counties. You spoke with the man who started all of this jackie . Reporter well we can tell you this petition was started several months ago. It is such a part of the daily existence for month commuters that most people dont register the official name of a significant part of route 1 as it threads through Northern Virginia. It bears the name of the man who served as president of the confederacy Jefferson Davis. I started on may 2nd six weeks before the charleston massacre, the dreaded charleston massacre. The reaction to the petition . 3000 people have signed it so far, the last time i looked. But ive had this negative reactions to it as well w
Stream flooding from Ocean Burlington atlantic, camden, gloucester counties including buena vista and hammington that goes until after 9 00 oclock tonight. How much rain has fallen in in fleet wood 1. 37 inches. Record daily rainfall was set in redding with a inch and a half. Bethlehem point p7 7 inches. Camden at. 6 two. Mount laurel. 41. Heavy rain with these storms. Still some showers and thunderstorms this evening and by 7 00 oclock the threat should move off the coast cannot rule out a lingering shower behind that first line but most of us, get heavy stuff over why and down the shore by 7 00 p. M. Still watching for small stream flooding but behind this line of storms things are getting nicer for friday and weekend, ill have good news with the seven day forecast, ukee. Kate, thank you. In the news tonight a young girl is severely beaten after being abduct from her home in the mid of the night. Girl was found in the backyard of her home on north hutchinson street. Eyewitness News R
So most neighborhoods will reach into the upper 08s. 87 in the Lehigh Valley. At the shore, just a little bit cooler as the wind will be coming off the cooler ocean. 76 degrees today. Ill break it down hour by hour and show you how quickly things warm up in your neighborhood when im back in ten minutes but first your morning traffic. And this is a water main break tying things up on route 130 southbound. Traffic still is getting by the scene though. Just the right lane is blocked so were not seeing any big delays because of that. This is route 55 around route 4. Both directions look good. You can see i dont think i see a car in sight here. Roads are dry, so a good commute there. Theres a crash out 422, watch for some restrictions there. And the drive times are okay. Heres 95. Another drive time but this moving through delaware northbound from 295 to 495, ten minutes. Thank you. We are following breaking news this morning out of philadelphia where Police Arrested a man who they say shot
River in the 1600s, the dutch es, fins and swedes moved in. Colors of the philadelphia flag are blue and gold, that is colors of the flag of sweden. Reporter doctor lee arnold is direct of library and collections at Historical Society of pennsylvania and says this sit has quite a story to tell. I dont think there is any other city in the United States that can come near philadelphia for its history, or its importance within the nation. Reporter in 1682, a proud quaker named william penn founded philadelphia he put two greek word together. Penn wanted philadelphia to be an inclusive city, penn, in pennsylvania isnt even named after penn seen at top of the city hall since 18934. He is now being cleaned for his once in a decade tune up, the state of pennsylvania is named after another william penn, his father, admiral wilson men. King charles the second owed the admiral money and gifted him land. Pennsylvania. Doctor arnold gave us a look at William Penns personal letters. In one he wrote
For a killer, henry. Reporter good afternoon. This Police Station actually sits right off of paoli pike that is the last known location of driver of the red pickup truck that driver is accused of shooting and killing Bianca Bianca roberson on highway 100. I just spoke to the family, the father says hardest parties thinking the progression of this just a crash on the highway to some shine shooting their girl in the head while trying to merge on to that highway. I just thought it was a regular car accident and it went from a car accident to road rage, with her then being run off the road to last night that she was shot. And she was shot. He shot my baby. He shot my baby. It already all right. We will get through this. Reporter lets give you another look at red pick up police are looking for and is there now a 5,000 reward being offered by crime stoppers, for information, and police say that driver, and roberson were merging on 100 when that person shot her sending her car off the road an