Steps being taken for the upcoming papal visit. Tonight we know major highways and the ben franklin bridge will close to traffic during this historic event. If youre coming to the city for the papal weekend pack your walking shoes. Good evening im ukee washington. Im jessica dean. Today city leaders reveal the security perimeter for philadelphia while the pope is in town. Eyewitness News Reporter Charlotte Huffman is live in center city to break it all down. Charlotte . Jessica and ukee, estimated 1. 5 Million People are expected to descend on the city and fill this parkway eventually later in september. And with it, theyre createing logistical problems for all of the businesses trying to serve all those people. Weve been discussing it every day and trying to figure out whats going to happen. What it will look like. Well be told are they going to tell us soon. Sent city owner Restaurant Owners have more questions than answers about pope francis visit. Philadelphia could set itself apar
Down. Charlotte . Jessica and ukee, estimated 1. 5 Million People are expected to descend on the city and fill this parkway eventually later in september. And with it, theyre createing logistical problems for all of the businesses trying to serve all those people. Weve been discussing it every day and trying to figure out whats going to happen. What it will look like. Well be told are they going to tell us soon. Sent city owner Restaurant Owners have more questions than answers about pope francis visit. Philadelphia could set itself apart as the largest in the history of the world meeting of families. Reporter handle influx of estimate 1. 5 Million People mayor nutter laid out the framework for road closures today. Parts of 76, 676 and route 1 will shut down. I95 will remain open with some ramp closures. Ben franklin bridge will shut down and in center city walking or biking is about all youll be able to do. Spring garden to ridge ridge to girard. No vehicles will be allowed to enter t
Finds herself on the other side of the law. Tonight attorney general Kathleen Kane is vowing to clear her name after charging including perjury and conspiracy are brought against her. G evening im jessica dean. Im ukee washington. Prosecutors say kane leaked secret grand jury information to punish her critics and then lied about it. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt is in our Satellite Center way closer look at charges against kane and how shes responding. David. Reporter ukee, the attorney general said to be in her hometown of scranton this evening. Governor tom wolf is asking her to step down immediately. She is saying thats not going to happen. No one is above the law. Not even the chief Law Enforcement of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. Reporter Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman laid out a case against Kathleen Kane she alleges the attorney general illegally leaked confidential grand jury information to the philadelphia daily news. Then tried to consist up.
Reporter ukee, the attorney general said to be in her hometown of scranton this evening. Governor tom wolf is asking her to step down immediately. She is saying thats not going to happen. No one is above the law. Not even the chief Law Enforcement of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. Reporter Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman laid out a case against Kathleen Kane she alleges the attorney general illegally leaked confidential grand jury information to the philadelphia daily news. Then tried to consist up. When an elected official violates the public trust and violates his or her oath, it is up to us to stand up and hold that person accountable. Reporter according to charging documents kane had her driver patrick illegally get a hold of a secret grand jury document from a separate 2009 case and leak them to the philly daily news. Whisperings of kane charges have circulated for months n january news broke that a grand jury recommended kane be charged with leaking infor
A lot of yelling slamming of doors and so forth and they also say that police have been called to this site before. Again, the standoff has been going on for about three plus hours at this point. It was believed at one time at least that this man may be armed, possibly with a gun and or swords. We cannot confirm that but we know the police and other Security Officials here have been standing by for quite sometime and only win the last few minutes did they go into the home or at least approach the home from best we could see with a stretcher in tow and so we believe something has happened inside that home. We hope to know more in just few minutes as it stands now all is still quiet. A few homes directly next to the home were actually evacuateed. We did have some utility crews on hand in the neighborhood. Potentially to shut off power to that home. All has been stand by mode for quite awhile until the last few seconds when that stretcher went into the home. Well update the situation as t