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Litter cleanup planned along area roadways

Maintenance crews to clean up litter across south central Pennsylvania.

Litter cleanup planned along area roadways

Maintenance crews to clean up litter across south central Pennsylvania.

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      I’M GABRIELLE THOMAS, ALONGSIDE METEOROLOGIST MARILYN PAN. MARILYN, WE SAW SOME RAIN AND LIGHTNING YESTERDAY. HOW’S THE WEDDING SHAPING UP TODAY? YEAH, WELL, WE’LL STILL HAVE THAT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS TODAY. IT’S NOT GOING TO BE A WASHOUT. EVEN A COUPLE RUMBLES OF THUNDER. AND WE’VE SEEN THAT ALREADY THIS MORNING FOR PARTS OF THE AREA. LET’S TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE OUR HARRISBURG SKYCAM. MOST OF THE AREA IS DRY AND QUIET, AND JUST SEEING THICK CLOUD COVER OVERHEAD. BUT AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR STORM TEAM, LIVE RADAR NETWORK AND LIVE LOOK WAIT, YOU CAN SEE THAT BATCH OF RAIN THAT LIFTED THROUGH MIFFLIN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PERRY COUNTY, AND EVEN SOME LIGHTNING STRIKES THERE. SO YOU MAY HAVE WOKEN UP TO SOME RUMBLES OF THUNDER, BUT THE REST OF THE AREA NOT SHOWING A LOT OF ACTIVITY. HOWEVER, THERE IS A WARM FRONT TO OUR SOUTH AND AS IT CONTINUES TO LIFT TO THE NORTH, WE WILL SEE THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS, AND THEN WE GET SOME DRY WEATHER AND THEN MORE RAIN CHANCES WILL RETURN LATER TODAY, SO PLENTY OF TIME TO GET OUTSIDE AND GET SOME RUNNING AROUND TO DO. TEMPERATURES ARE VERY MILD AT THIS HOUR. LOOK AT THIS. 56 IN LEBANON, 58. IN CARLISLE WE HAVE 61 IN GETTYSBURG, 60 IN CHAMBERSBURG. GOOD MORNING, NEW FREEDOM. YOU’RE IN THE UPPER 50S AND WINDS ARE PERSISTENTLY OUT OF THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST. THAT’S GOING TO KEEP THOSE CLOUDS AROUND TODAY. WE’LL HAVE SCATTERED SHOWERS AROUND THIS MORNING AND THEN CLOUDY SKIES WITH SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AND THEN THIS EVENING WE’RE TRACKING ANOTHER BATCH OF RAIN, POSSIBLY EVEN A FEW RUMBLES THAT MOVE IN THROUGH THE AREA. BUT LOOK AT THE HIGHS MID TO UPPER 80. SO WE’LL DROP OFF A COUPLE MORE DEGREES THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES STAYING RIGHT ABOUT WHERE THEY SHOULD BE FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. ALL TIME OUT THOSE SHOWERS WITH PREDICTOR AND SHOW YOU HOW MUCH WE COULD PICK UP. PLUS MORE RAIN CHANCES FOR OUR SUNDAY. MARY ELLEN THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S GLOBAL TARIFFS ARE NOW IN PLACE. A NEW 10% TAX ON NEARLY ALL FOREIGN PRODUCTS COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES TOOK EFFECT OVERNIGHT, WHILE HIGHER RECIPROCAL TARIFFS ON CERTAIN COUNTRIES ARE SET TO KICK IN ON APRIL 9TH. OUR CORRESPONDENT JACKIE DEFUSCO JOINS US LIVE THIS MORNING AND TRACKING REACTION FROM WASHINGTON AND WALL STREET. HEY, GABRIEL. GOOD MORNING. PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SWEEPING TARIFF PLAN SENDING STOCKS PLUMMETING EVEN FURTHER. YESTERDAY, CHINA’S RETALIATION, WHICH IS A 34% RETALIATORY TARIFF ON ALL U.S. GOODS, IS FURTHER RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT SOARING PRICES FOR CONSUMERS AND EVEN A POTENTIAL RECESSION DOWN THE ROAD. PRESIDENT TRUMP, DEFENDING HIS STRATEGY ON SOCIAL MEDIA LAST NIGHT, WRITING, QUOTE, BIG BUSINESS IS NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE TARIFFS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY ARE HERE TO STAY, BUT THEY ARE FOCUSED ON THE BIG BEAUTIFUL DEAL WHICH WILL SUPERCHARGE OUR ECONOMY. THOSE COMMENTS, AS THE U.S. SENATE STAYED UP LATE DEBATING A REPUBLICAN BUDGET BLUEPRINT THAT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR THE PRESIDENT’S BROADER AGENDA. THAT INCLUDES EXTENDING AND EXPANDING UPON TAX CUTS FROM HIS FIRST TERM, WHICH TRUMP HAS SAID HE WANTS TO PAY FOR, IN PART WITH REVENUE FROM TARIFFS. OUR BUDGET PUTS CONGRESS ON A PATH TO MAKE THE TAX CUTS PERMANENT. PERMANENCY MEANS CERTAINTY AND STABILITY FOR FAMILIES, FOR WORKERS AND, OF COURSE, FOR THOSE THAT CREATE JOBS. REPUBLICANS WANT TO ENSURE THAT AMERICANS CAN KEEP MORE OF THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY. THIS IS A TRUMP TAX INCREASE ON THE AMERICAN DREAM. AND AGAIN, FOR WHAT PURPOSE? ALL TO PROVIDE TAX CUTS AND A BIG TAX WINDFALL TO THE VERY WEALTHY AND THE BIGGEST CORPORATIONS. AGAIN, THE SENATE HAD A VERY LATE NIGHT TO APPROVE. ULTIMATELY, THIS REPUBLICAN BUDGET PLAN. THEY DID SO EARLIER THIS MORNING. THIS FRAMEWORK PASSING IN THE CHAMBER ON A VOTE OF 51 TO 48. NOW, MOVING FORWARD, WHAT WE’LL SEE IS THE SENATE TRYING TO MERGE THEIR PLAN WITH THE HOUSE’S VERSION. GABRIELLE AND JACKIE, CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT HOW COUNTRIES BEING TARGETED BY NEW TARIFFS ARE RESPONDING SO FAR? YEAH, WE’VE DEFINITELY SEEN CHINA TAKE THE TOUGHEST STANCE TO DATE AGAIN. THEY ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT 34% RETALIATORY TARIFFS ON ALL U.S. GOODS, SAYING THAT WOULD TAKE EFFECT ON APRIL 10TH. THAT IS JUST ONE OF THE MEASURES THAT CHINA ANNOUNCED IN RESPONSE. AND THAT EFFECTIVELY MATCHES THE RATE THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS IMPOSED ON CHINA IN TERMS OF THOSE IMPORT TAXES. NOW, THE EU’S EUROPEAN COMMISSION HAS ALSO VOWED TO FIGHT BACK. BUT REALLY, WHAT WE’RE SEEING FROM MOST COUNTRIES SO FAR IS AN EFFORT TO TRY TO NEGOTIATE RELIEF. PRESIDENT TRUMP YESTERDAY SAYING HE HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE CALL WITH VIETNAM ON THAT FRONT. GABRIEL. JACKIE. THANK YOU. WELL, PRESIDENT TRUMP DELAYED A POTENTIAL TIKTOK BAN, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY SET FOR TODAY. AND THE NEW EXTENSION IS FOR ANOTHER 75 DAYS. IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST, THE PRESIDENT SAID HIS ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING ON A DEAL TO SAVE THE SOCIAL MEDIA APP. LAST YEAR, FORMER PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SIGNED A LAW THAT REQUIRED THE CHINA BASED PARENT COMPANY TO SELL THE APP OR FACE A U.S. BAN. THE LAW WAS SET TO GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY, BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP DELAYED IT. TODAY, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A RALLY. ORGANIZERS ARE CALLING IT THE HANDS OFF RALLY. THESE RALLIES ARE BEING HELD ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO CALL ON PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND ELON MUSK TO STOP INTERFERING WITH THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. MIDDLE CLASS AND WORKING FAMILIES RELY ON THE RALLIES THAT ARE PLANNED FOR THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ARE IN HARRISBURG AT THE CAPITOL STEPS STARTING AT 12 AND LANCASTER’S PENN SQUARE AT 11, AND THE CONTINENTAL SQUARE OF YORK, ALSO AT 11, A
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      Litter cleanup planned along area roadways

      Maintenance crews to clean up litter across south central Pennsylvania.

      The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reminds motorists that PennDOT maintenance crews in the south central Pennsylvania District 8 region will be picking up litter along roadways next week and throughout the remainder of the month of April. This work will be performed weekdays during daylight hours.Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8.Weather permitting, litter cleanup will be performed on the following routes:Adams County: Route 15 and Route 30Cumberland County: Interstate 81, Interstate 83, Route 581 and Route 15Dauphin County: Interstate 81, Interstate 83, Interstate 283, Route 283 and routes 22/322Franklin County: Interstate 81 and various other roadwaysLancaster County: Next week on Route 222 from Route 30/222 interchange improvement project to the Berks county line, and Route 30 from the Harrisburg Pike to the York County line. The following week on Route 283 from Route 30 to the Dauphin County lineLebanon County: Interstate 78 and Interstate 81Perry County: Route 11/15 and Route 322York County: Route 30 from York to the Wrightsville, Interstate 83 from the Maryland line to Cumberland County line, Route 15 from Cumberland county line to Adams County line.There will be no traffic restrictions. However, motorists should be alert and watch for workers and maintenance vehicles near the highway.

      The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reminds motorists that PennDOT maintenance crews in the south central Pennsylvania District 8 region will be picking up litter along roadways next week and throughout the remainder of the month of April. This work will be performed weekdays during daylight hours.

      Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8.

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      Weather permitting, litter cleanup will be performed on the following routes:

      Adams County: Route 15 and Route 30

      Cumberland County: Interstate 81, Interstate 83, Route 581 and Route 15

      Dauphin County: Interstate 81, Interstate 83, Interstate 283, Route 283 and routes 22/322

      Franklin County: Interstate 81 and various other roadways

      Lancaster County: Next week on Route 222 from Route 30/222 interchange improvement project to the Berks county line, and Route 30 from the Harrisburg Pike to the York County line. The following week on Route 283 from Route 30 to the Dauphin County line

      Lebanon County: Interstate 78 and Interstate 81

      Perry County: Route 11/15 and Route 322

      York County: Route 30 from York to the Wrightsville, Interstate 83 from the Maryland line to Cumberland County line, Route 15 from Cumberland county line to Adams County line.

      There will be no traffic restrictions. However, motorists should be alert and watch for workers and maintenance vehicles near the highway.