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ANOTHER HOUR OF NEWS EIGHT. TODAY STARTS RIGHT NOW. THIS IS COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON WGAL NEWS EIGHT TODAY STARTS NOW. A HELICOPTER CRASH KILLS IRAN’S PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER. I’M AMY LU WITH WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST RIGHT NOW. CREWS IN BALTIMORE ARE WORKING TO RELOCATE. AND THEN MOVE THE CARGO SHIP THAT CRASHED INTO THE KEY BRIDGE WILL GIVE YOU A LIVE LOOK AT WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE SCENE RIGHT NOW, AND TELL YOU HOW LONG THEIR WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE. THE NEXT PHASE OF A MAJOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CONTINUES TONIGHT IN LANCASTER COUNTY. I’LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE IMPACTS THAT MAY CAUSE ON TRAFFIC. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IS COMING UP AND YOU MAY WANT TO GO BOATING THIS WEEKEND. I’LL TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO STAY SAFE WHILE BOATING. SHE’S GOT HER LIFE JACKET ON. THAT’S PART OF IT. ALL RIGHT, LET’S GIVE YOU A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE, CHECKING OUT OUR HARRISBURG SKYCAM ON YOUR FOGGY START TO YOUR MONDAY MORNING. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M CAITLIN SMITH. I’M MATT BARCARO, AND IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE. YOU SAW THE SKY CAM. IT WAS REALLY FOGGY, BUT GABBY ON THE WATER WAS NOT FOGGY AT ALL. SO IT DEPENDS WHERE YOU ARE. SOME BOGS OF LOW CLOUDS HANGING AROUND THIS MORNING MIGHT MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME SPOTS. SO I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE FOGGIEST SPOTS. RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE IN HARRISBURG. YEAH, WE DEFINITELY HAVE SOME LOW CLOUDS AROUND, BUT THERE’S NO DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR DAUPHIN COUNTY. THERE IS, THOUGH, AS YOU HEAD FARTHER NORTH AND WEST, VISIBILITY COULD BE LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. YOU SEE, IT’S NEAR ZERO THERE IN PARTS OF MIFFLIN COUNTY, SO USE EXTREME CAUTION THERE AS THE FOG IS QUITE DENSE. TEMPERATURE CHECK. WE ARE IN THE 50S AND 60S THIS MORNING. IT’S A MILD START. WE WILL BE QUITE WARM THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES GETTING UP TO THAT 80 MARK, AND IT’S GOING TO BE CLEARING OUT TODAY. SO WE’LL SEE. PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES LATER. JUST GIVE THESE MORNING CLOUDS A COUPLE OF HOURS AND HUMIDITY. GUYS WE’RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT HUMIDITY THIS WEEK. YOU’RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS. IT’S STICKY OUT THERE JUST GETTING A LITTLE STICKIER. I THINK YOU’LL ONLY NOTICE IT REALLY ONE DAY THIS WEEK WHERE IT COULD BE A LITTLE COMFORTABLE. FOR SOME FOLKS, THAT WOULD BE WEDNESDAY. ALL RIGHT. GIVING THE WIPERS A REST THIS MORNING. THERE YOU GO. LOVE THAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE OUT THERE. AND HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS GET A CHANCE TO ENJOY THE 80S. TODAY SHOULD BE A NICE DAY FOR FOLKS IN THE AREA. WE DO HAVE ONE ACCIDENT IN LANCASTER COUNTY. THIS IS IN LANCASTER CITY RIGHT NOW. JUST WATCH OUT. WATCH OUT FOR THAT MARSHALL AVENUE AT MARTHA AVENUE. THERE. WE’LL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT FOR YOU. YORK COUNTY, WANT TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP. THERE’S GOING TO BE SOME PAVING WORK HAPPENING ON ROUTE 30 BETWEEN WRIGHT’S FERRY BRIDGE AND THE WRIGHTSVILLE EXIT. SO THE LEFT LANES WILL BE CLOSED. THAT’S STARTING AT 8 A.M. THAT’S GOING TO GO TILL 3 P.M. TODAY. AND TOMORROW. SO THAT’S SOMETHING TO WATCH OUT FOR. SOME WORK BEING DONE IN STRASBURG TOWNSHIP IN LANCASTER COUNTY ON ROUTE 741. SO THAT’S BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 3 P.M. ALL WEEK LONG. SO THERE WILL BE SOME LANE CLOSURES IN THE AREA AND SOME DRIVE TIMES FOR YOU. IF YOU’RE HEADED OUT OF LANCASTER THIS MORNING TO COLUMBIA, THAT’S A NINE MINUTE DRIVE ON 30 WESTBOUND. IF YOU’RE GOING TO E-TOWN, 13 MINUTES FOR YOU ON 283. AND THEN IF YOU’RE GOING TO THE TURNPIKE, 14 MINUTES, WE’LL HAVE ANOTHER CHECK FOR YOU IN ABOUT EIGHT MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN A LANCASTER TOYOTA TRAFFIC REPORT. WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS FROM OVERNIGHT. IRAN’S PRESIDENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE DIED IN A HELICOPTER CRASH. AND OF COURSE, THIS COMES AT AN ALREADY UNSTABLE TIME IN THE MIDDLE EAST. NEWS EIGHT’S AMY LU IS REPORTING FROM OUR WASHINGTON BUREAU. WITH WHAT WE’RE LEARNING ABOUT THIS CRASH, MATT AND CAITLIN, IRANIAN STATE MEDIA DID NOT GIVE AN IMMEDIATE CAUSE FOR THE CRASH THAT KILLED THE COUNTRY’S PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER. THE HELICOPTER WAS FOUND IN A FOGGY, MOUNTAINOUS REGION NEAR THE AZERBAIJAN IRANIAN BORDER. THE CRASH SENDING SHOCKWAVES ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST. IRAN ARMS RUSSIA AND ITS WAR AGAINST UKRAINE AND ATTACKED ISRAEL AMID ITS ONGOING WAR AGAINST HAMAS. ANOTHER GROUP THAT IRAN SUPPORTS. THE COUNTRY ALSO HAS SPENT DECADES SUPPORTING TERRORIST GROUPS THROUGH PROXY WARS, INCLUDING YEMEN’S HOUTHI REBELS AND LEBANON’S HEZBOLLAH TERRORISTS. CONFLICTS THE U.S. OFTEN FINDS ITSELF EMBROILED IN. THE CRASH ALSO RAISES QUESTIONS OVER IRAN’S LINE OF LEADERSHIP. ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES THEY WILL FACE IS THE SECESSION CRISIS, UH, AND THE SECESSION, UH, TO THE NEXT SUPREME LEADER AND RAISI WAS ONE OF THE CONTENDERS FOR THAT POSITION. IRAN’S LATE PRESIDENT ALSO OVERSAW FOR A GROWING NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND DOMESTIC PROTESTS FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A WOMAN. POLICE ARRESTED FOR NOT WEARING A HEAD COVERING IN WASHINGTON. I’M AMY LU WGAL NEWS EIGHT. BACK HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT NOW, POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A HOUSE EXPLOSION THAT SENT TWO PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL. THIS HAPPENED IN CHESTER COUNTY. YOU CAN SEE THOSE FLAMES AFTER THAT EXPLOSION YESTERDAY MORNING ON LIMESTONE ROAD. THAT’S IN UPPER OXFORD TOWNSHIP. MORE THAN EIGHT FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED IN TO HELP. THERE, INCLUDING CREWS FROM LANCASTER COUNTY. POLICE SAY A 70 YEAR OLD MAN AND 75 YEAR OLD WOMAN WERE FOUND AT THAT SCENE AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE’S NO WORD ON THEIR CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ALSO, NEW THIS MORNING FROM CUMBERLAND COUNTY. A WOMAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. POLICE SAY APRIL CHESTNUT WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY IN MIDDLESEX TOWNSHIP AFTER OFFICERS WERE APPROACHED BY SOMEONE WHO SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN A VICTIM OF AN ASSAULT. AFTER INVESTIGATING, POLICE DETERMINED THAT CHESTNUT CUT THE VICTIM WITH A KNIFE. IN DAUPHIN COUNTY. POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED IN STEELTON. DISPATCHERS SAY THIS WAS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON WOOD STREET AT THIS TIME, THERE’S NO WORD ON THE VICTIM’S CONDITION OR IF ANY ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE. IT’S 605 IN PERRY COUNTY, ONE MAN IS DEAD AFTER RESCUE CREWS SAY THE BOAT HE WAS ON OVERTURNED. THE DUNCANNON FIRE COMPANY RELEASED THESE PICTURES SHOWING THAT WATER RESCUE YESTERDAY MORNING. IT HAPPENED IN SHERMANS CREEK. THAT’S NEAR THE DELVILLE COVERED BRIDGE IN WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP. CREWS SAY WHEN THEY GOT THERE, THEY FOUND ONE MAN IN THE RAPIDS. THEY WERE ABLE TO SAVE THAT MAN. THEY SAY THE OTHER MAN, THOUGH, WAS TANGLED IN THE BOAT’S ANCHOR ROPE UNDER WATER AND HE DROWNED. HIS IDENTITY HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED. AND THIS ALL COMES RIGHT AT THE START OF NATIONAL BOATING SAFETY WEEK. SO WE DO WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME TIPS TO KEEP IN MIND THE RULES OF THE WATER. WHEN YOU’RE OUT THERE. SURE, WHETHER YOU’RE ON A BOAT OR A CANOE OR KAYAK AS WELL. LET’S GO TO ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY. THAT’S NORTH OF LITITZ, WHERE NEWS EIGHT’S GABRIELLE THOMAS IS LIVE OUT ON THE WATER. BEAUTIFUL MORNING FOR THAT. GOOD MORNING. GABRIELLE FROM SPEEDWELL FORGE LAKE. GOOD MORNING, MATT AND CAITLIN. WELL, IT’S NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK, AND IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUT ON THE WATER THIS WEEKEND, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE BEING SAFE. NOW, I HAVE JOE UNDERDUNK. HERE HE IS. THE WATERWAYS CONSERVATION OFFICER. JOE, WHY IS THIS WEEK SO IMPORTANT? THIS WEEK IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT’S THE BEGINNING OF A LOT OF OUR BOATING ACTIVITIES OUT ON THE WATER. AND WHAT DO PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW IF THEY PLAN TO BE OUT ON THE WATER THIS WEEKEND? WE KNOW LIFE JACKETS IS NUMBER ONE. YES. LIFE JACKETS NUMBER ONE. JUST MAKE SURE WHEN YOU’RE WEARING A LIFE JACKET, IT’S A PROPER FITTING LIFE JACKET. AND IT’S RATED FOR THE ACTIVITY FOR WHICH YOU’RE DOING. ALL RIGHT. MAKE SURE YOU GUYS ARE OUT HERE AND SAFE WHILE YOU’RE ON. UM, THE WATER OUT HERE, UM, LIVE HERE IN ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP. GABRIEL THOMAS WGAL NEWS EIGHT. IT’S NICE AND PEACEFUL OUT RIGHT NOW. IT’S SO NICE. I WAIT THERE, I’LL BE RIGHT OUT. GABRIEL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. RIGHT NOW WE ARE GIVING YOU A LIVE LOOK IN BALTIMORE. SO CHECK THIS OUT. THAT RIGHT THERE IS THE CARGO SHIP THAT CRASHED INTO THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE, CAUSING THE COLLAPSE. IT IS BEING RELOCATED AND REFLOATED RIGHT NOW, SO CLEANUP CREWS STARTED THAT REFLOATING OF THE DOLLY THAT WAS AROUND 530 THIS MORNING. ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR AGO. THEY DO SAY, THOUGH, THIS WHOLE PROCESS IS GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME. MOST OF THE DAY, ABOUT 21 HOURS. THEY DO SAY THAT WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY NEED THE PATAPSCO RIVER TO BE AT HIGH TIDE FOR THE BOAT TO BE ABLE TO FLOAT CREWS ALREADY BLEW UP SOME OF THE BRIDGE DEBRIS THAT WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE SHIP, AND YOU SEE THAT IT IS STILL ON TOP OF THAT SHIP AS IT’S MOVING. THEY SAY THE REMAINING PART OF THE BRIDGE WILL STAY IN PLACE WHILE THE TUGBOATS YOU SAW THERE SURROUNDING THE BOAT WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE PORT OF BALTIMORE. WE DID HAVE MORE WRECKAGE DANGLING OFF THE DOLLY THAN WE WOULD HAVE EXPECTED, AND THAT’S WHAT CAUSED US TO HAVE TO DELAY REFLOATING THE DOLLY IMMEDIATELY. WE WERE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN 1 OR 2 DAYS, BUT WE’RE GLAD THAT WE’RE ABLE TO TAKE THE TIME TO REMOVE ALL THE WRECKAGE IN AND AROUND IT. BECAUSE OF THE DELICATE NATURE OF WHAT WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE? THE CARGO SHIP WILL ONLY BE MOVING ABOUT ONE MILE PER HOUR. THAT TRIP BACK TO THE PORT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE THREE HOURS, SO ROAD WORK HERE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TO TELL YOU ABOUT HAPPENING TODAY IN LANCASTER COUNTY. AND IT COULD CAUSE SOME MORE TRAFFIC CONSTRICTIONS IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE HEADING IN THAT WAY. AND THE DRIVERS IN THIS SPOT, THEY’RE USED TO SOME BACKUPS. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE 3222 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. IT’S STARTING A NEW PHASE, AND THAT’S WHERE WE FIND NEWS EIGHT’S JAKE REYES. HE IS LIVE AT THAT SCENE WITH WHAT WE CAN EXPECT. JAKE, GOOD MORNING. HEY, MATT AND CAITLIN, GOOD MORNING. WELL, IT’S ALREADY BEEN OVER A WEEK SINCE THE INTERCHANGE WAS SHUT DOWN AS CREWS WERE WORKING ON THE BRIDGE THAT YOU CAN SEE OVER MY SHOULDER BEHIND ME. AND NOW THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS PROJECT CONTINUES. CREWS WILL BE REPAIRING THE EASTBOUND ROUTE 30 RAMP TO NORTHBOUND ROUTE 222. AND BECAUSE OF THIS, THE RAMP WILL BE CLOSED FROM 9 P.M. TO 6 A.M. TOMORROW. WHILE CREWS ARE MILLING AND REPAVING THE ROAD. AND PENNDOT IS TELLING ME THAT THIS OVERNIGHT WORK SHOULDN’T CAUSE TOO MUCH OF A TRAFFIC BACKUP. BUT THE DETOUR WILL BE IN PLACE. SO LISTEN CLOSELY FOR THESE DIRECTIONS. DRIVERS SHOULD CONTINUE EAST TO THE ROUTE 23 EAST NEW HOLLAND AVENUE PIKE EXIT. THEN THEY SHOULD TURN LEFT AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP, TURN LEFT TO WESTBOUND ROUTE 30, THEN EXIT ONTO THE RAMP TO NORTHBOUND ROUTE 222. AND IF YOU MISSED THAT, I KNOW THAT’S A LOT. I HAVE THOSE DIRECTIONS ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE, SO YOU CAN GO AND LOOK AT THAT RIGHT NOW. AND PENNDOT SAYS THIS IS ALL PART OF A PROJECT TO WIDEN THE ROADS ON THE INTERCHANGE AND IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY. THIS IS SET TO BE COMPLETED IN 2027. SO THEY SAY IT’S IMPORTANT THAT THEY CONTINUE THESE PHASES QUICKLY. EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO TO KEEP KEEP IT ON TRACK IS IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, SO DELAYS YOU KNOW, MIGHT BE INSIGNIFICANT BY IN IN OF THEMSELVES. BUT YEAH THOSE UP AND UM, YOU KNOW YOU COULD SET THE PROJECT BACK. AND BECAUSE THIS IS LATE NIGHT WORK, DROWSY DRIVING DOES BECOME MORE OF A CONCERN. SO PENNDOT JUST WANTS TO REMIND DRIVERS THAT IF YOU’RE USING THAT DETOUR TONIGHT TO STAY ALERT FOR THOSE WORK ZONES. NOW, AGAIN, THIS ISN’T A LONG TERM PROJECT, SO KEEP UP WITH WGAL TRAFFIC AS WE CONTINUE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT ON THESE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. REPORTING LIVE IN