Case. Red october, the brutal heat wave blanketing the map. The hot temps move east. Schools forced to close for second day in a row, and al will tell us when relief is coming. All that plus defending the duchess, prince harry sues a british tabloid for bullying Meghan Markle. Into the lions den, wild video of a woman who jumped into an exhibit at the bronx zoo. And capital comeback. The Washington Nationals have the lead. The nationals stage an epic rally to defeat the milwaukee brewers. And the Washington Nationals are l. A. Bound. As the Major League Playoffs get off to a thrilling start, today, wednesday, october 2nd, 2019. From nbc news, this is today with savannah guthrie, and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Hi, everybody, good morning, nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning, its october. Might feel like july to a lot of folks out there, getting really hot today. I actually broke out the shorts one more time this morning but als going to update us on
Yesterday was 61, i think well beat, that not as cold to start with bus stop buddy. Still got to wear a jacket when temperatures are in the 40s. But, it is not as chilly, as yesterdays, 46 degrees in philadelphia, were back to have oh, we had our official sunrise time now. 7 01. Okay, so, it is 46 degrees here. But 44 degrees up in mount pocono. Weve already reached 50 in Atlantic City and wildwood. Thats low temperature probably of the night. Sixtytwo is our high. Another beauty. And today, tonight, i should say, well see increase in clouds, and there is a chance of a shower overnight low 36 degrees. Talk about cooler temperatures, coming up in the seven day forecast. Bob kelly, good morning. Good morning, sue. 70 00; heres your ohaah shot of the morning. Live look. South jersey the flip side waking up on wednesday morning, now, south on 95, how long is it going to take from here to there . Twentysix minute headed south in the city, 23 on the schuylkill eastbound, hello chester county
Continue during the day today. Its not going to be an all day rain for all neighborhoods. You can see right now a break in the showers for reading and allentown. Everybody is getting the chilly temperatures. The numbers about 10 to 2yester which has everybody in the 30s to start with. But were all above freezing,. Warms to near 40 in the Lehigh Valley. 40s for the rest of the area. Its going to be a chilly rain, though, especially with the breeze blowing this afternoon. Ill break it down hour by hour and show you when youre most likely to need your umbrella when im back in ten minutes. But first see how the rain is affecting the roads. Jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. Our cameras around the Philadelphia International airport this morning, not too bad. Were watching on and offramps and any crashes that may be reported. Not too bad, though. North and southbound 95 looking pretty good. Were near the end of an opening for the taconypalmyra scheduled for 5 35. You can still
Im erin coleman. Damage totals more than 1. 5 million. The question now, how will the district get all of its kids to School Next Week . Nbc 10s Randy Gyllenhaal is live in south white hall township with the very latest. Randy. Reporter those 25 bright Yellow School buss have been turned into 25 charred black metal skeletons. What you see behind me used to be a building, a garage outside Orefield Middle School in Lehigh County. As you can see the zbrath gone, all thats left are those busses that were inside. Some of them also outside the garage, damaged as well. Fire Officials Say the call came in about 3 00 a. M. , first reported as smoke then the fire consumed everything in that garage. There were no injuries, but it took firefighters thundershowers get this blaze under control. The School District here, the parkland School District had to cancel classes because those buses are used to transport students. It makes about a fifth the schools entire fleet. The cause is under investigati
This is on the money, your money, your life, your future. Fossil fuels and natural gas have powered this country for generations but concerns about Global Warming looming, can the u. S. Rely on it to power the future . Thats the cover story. Right now, fossil fuels supply more than 80 of Americas Energy needs but thats beginning to change. Renewables now fuel 10 of the Nations Energy consumption including wind, solar, hydroelectric, and biofuels. And that share is on the rise. Growing by 83 between 2004 and 2014. And its continuing to expand. Solar capacity is expected to increase 123 by the end of 2016. Wind power is forecasted to grow 27 in the same period. The boom in wind power in states like texas led some companies to offer free electricity at night but could alternative energy ever fully replace fossil fuels . Its typically been more expensive to produce. And Renewable Energy is not always available. Cloud cover and wind strength and rain can all affect Energy Output. California