Declared defective by takata corp. This expands a previous recall. Jim donovan has been on top of this case. He has tonights big new developments. Reporter angela was driving a 2001 honda civic when she was involved in a 25mile per hour crash. Her takata air bag exploded. A piece of shrapnel ended up in her chest. I had a hole in my chest clear enough to see the bone at the bottom. Everybody kept telling me air bags dont do that. The problem is these ones are and thats not right and that its fair to say this is probably the most complex consumer safety recall in us history. Reporter the recall involves 33. 8 million takata made air bags. When a vehicle is involved in an accident the chemical that inflates the air bags can explode with too much force. When that happens it blows apart a metal inn nader canister and shrapnel is sent flying towards the driver and passengers. The air bag inflaters we suspected did not work correct correctly. And we believe they have been responsible for at
Is set. Former councilman jim kenney is the democratic nominee. Business woman Melissa Murray bailey is the republican. Complete primary night coverage is just a few minutes away. Good evening thanks for being with us. Im chris may. Im jessica dean. We begin at 11 00 with the largest auto recall in u. S. History. Nearly 34 million air bags declared defective by takata corp. This expands a previous recall. Jim donovan has been on top of this case. He has tonights big new developments. Reporter angela was driving a 2001 honda civic when she was involved in a 25mile per hour crash. Her takata air bag exploded. A piece of shrapnel ended up in her chest. I had a hole in my chest clear enough to see the bone at the bottom. Everybody kept telling me air bags dont do that. The problem is these ones are and thats not right and thats not okay. Its fair to say this is probably the most complex consumer safety recall in us history. Reporter the recall involves 33. 8 million takata made air bags. W
Compared to here in philadelphia wind out of the west at 15 to 20 miles an hour. We have breeze and wind chills. Talking about wind chills in the late april. Feels like 20s in the poconos. Twentyseven in pottstown. It feels like freezing here in philadelphia it was a cold afternoon yesterday. So cold start same thing today, very brisk 55 degrees for the the High Temperature with the wind. It will be very sunny and nice. Thirtyseven again tonight. We could see frost early saturday morning. But is there a weekend warm up and we will have have that in the seven day forecast. So a cold morning out there bob kelly, you need the heat on in your car. You are right and it will catch you by surprise when you open up that front door sit in the car and you had the fan on high yesterday when you turned the car off all that cold air hitting you this morning. Live look downtown expressway still got cones down that one lane traffic the pattern coming into philadelphia off the schuylkill ape broad str
We dont do that now not anymore. How old are you. I dont think i could take all that abuse this morning. Yes good lets get to that forecast, it is very cold. We are giving it a six. Was six too high yesterday, mike. It it was a decent you know what it was. It it was really cold. It is nice looking today. We have sunshine. The it will be winnie and chilly again. It was so cold yesterday evening. The bus stop buddy is outside in his winter jacket and he has gloves on. Temperatures in the 30s to around 30 degrees in philadelphia he has his phillies hat on. Braves are in town. That the is a cold night at citizens bank. 40 degrees at the the airport this morning. Northwest wind at the 21 miles an hour. We have wind chill factor today too. Cold start we again have sun shane but that 55 degrees which is well below normal is going to feel more like the 40s all day long. Thirtyseven again tonight. Very cold again. We will have frost and freeze, in some spots. Luckily we have warmer temperatures
Victory for jim kenney. Frankly the only surprise here really the size of the victory a massive victory here almost certain to finish with more than 50 of the total votes. That in a field of six candidates frank al mazeing. Kenney got into this race a little later than some had thought he should but he got into this race with plenty of money union union support. Weve seen police and fire Officials Union officials. The hospital workers represented here. Philadelphia Blue Collar Workers workers. Mixture of black and white voters latinos asians a real Cross Section n of the city. This was the massive victory for jim kenney and first one that is all but certain to propel him to the actual mayors job come november general election. The officials are tup there crowding the stage. We expect jim kenney to speak any moment now we may keep it here. We see Council President Darrell Clark up on stage. Union officials theres pat up there getting a big hug. Mark skill low the councilman from south p