THEATERS MAY 3RD IN HOLLYWOOD. I’M DAVID DANIEL. THIS IS COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON. WE YALE NEWS EIGHT TODAY STARTS NOW. DEVASTATING WARS FOR OUR FAMILIES. A FAMILY IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA IN MOURNING AFTER A HOUSE FIRE KILLED A FATHER AND FOUR OF HIS CHILDREN. WE’LL HEAR MORE FROM THE FAMILY AHEAD. LAWMAKERS RELEASED THE TEXT OF LONG-AWAITED BUDGET BILLS. I’M AMY LU IN WASHINGTON WITH THE EFFORT TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OPEN PAST TOMORROW. TODAY, WE ALL BELIEVE WE’RE BETTER TOGETHER. HOW A CAMP HILL COFFEE SHOP IS CELEBRATING WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY AND WE START THIS HOUR WITH A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE, CHECKING OUT OUR YORK SKYCAM. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. IT IS A CHILLY START, SO YOU’RE GOING TO WANT TO BUNDLE UP AT THE BUS STOP AND BEYOND. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M KATELYN SMITH. I’M MATT BARCARO. THE WINDS KEPT ME UP A LITTLE BIT LAST NIGHT, BUT I THINK THEY’RE OUT OF HERE NOW, SO THAT’S A GOOD THING. GABRIEL THOMAS HAS OUR TRAFFIC THIS MORNING AND CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRISTINE FERREIRA STARTS US OFF. ALL RIGHT, SO THE WIND, IT’LL STILL BE AROUND TODAY. JUST NOT AS GUSTY AS YESTERDAY. I THINK 10 TO 20 MILE PER HOUR WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. AND YOU SEE THAT INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHWESTERLY BREEZE THIS MORNING A FEW FLURRIES FROM STATE COLLEGE TO LEWISTOWN, BUT NOTHING THAT WOULD SLOW YOU DOWN. THE REST OF THE AREA LOOKS MOSTLY CLEAR CURRENTLY IT’S 30 IN CARLISLE, 28 LEBANON, 27. IN YORK MIGHT NOT SEEM THAT BAD, BUT THE. WIND ALWAYS HAS AN IMPACT ON YOU. AND LOOK AT THAT. THAT’S THE WIND CHILL VALUE. THERE. FEELS LIKE 16 IN YORK. FEELS LIKE 16 IN LANCASTER. ON YOUR EXPOSED SKIN. FEELS LIKE 17 RIGHT NOW IN CHAMBERSBURG. SO YEAH, LIKE CAITLIN SAID, BUNDLE UP THIS MORNING. WE’LL BE UP TO ONLY 44 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THAT’S ABOUT TEN DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. AND THAT BREEZE IS GOING TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE THE 30S MOST OF THE DAY. SO THE WINTER CHILL WON’T LET US GO. GET MY COAT OF A BREAK. I KNOW WE WANT TO START LEAVING THEM BEHIND, BUT YOU STILL NEED IT. YOU ALSO HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR ANY TRASH ON THE ROADS. THIS MORNING ON MY WAY IN, I SAW SOME TRASH CANS IN THE ROADWAYS. THAT’S RIGHT. I MEAN, THEY’VE BEEN ROLLING ALL OVER BECAUSE OF THAT WIND. YEAH, YEAH, WELL. SO FAR, SO GOOD. ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY THIS MORNING. NOT REALLY SEEING ANY PROBLEMS FOR A WHILE. WE DIDN’T REALLY SEE ANYTHING ON THE MAP, BUT FOR RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONE CRASHES IN LANCASTER COUNTY AND MANOR TOWNSHIP. IT’S DEFINITELY IMPACTING TRAFFIC IN SOME AREAS. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE YELLOW UP HERE, BUT THAT CRASH IS JUST ON. PA 741 MILLERSVILLE ROAD AT KREPS ROAD. NOW. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A CLOSER LOOK AT THOSE DRIVE TIMES FOR 22 EASTBOUND HARRISBURG TO LEBANON, 36 MINUTES TO 83. EASTBOUND HARRISBURG TO LANCASTER, 33 MINUTES 83 SOUTHBOUND HARRISBURG, NEW YORK 19 MINUTES. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE YOU A LIVE LOOK AT COLUMBIA, LANCASTER. COUNTY, THIS IS ROUTE 462. IT’S PRETTY QUIET OUT THERE. SO IF YOU’RE HEADED THAT WAY, I DON’T THINK YOU’LL HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL. I’LL GIVE YOU A CHECK ON YOUR MORNING COMMUTE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN A LANCASTER TOYOTA TRAFFIC REPORT. BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT FROM THE WAR IN UKRAINE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 44 DAYS. NOW RUSSIA HAS ATTACKED UKRAINE’S CAPITAL CITY OF KYIV, RUSSIA FIRED 31 BALLISTIC AND CRUISE MISSILES, ALTHOUGH OFFICIALS SAY THE AIR DEFENSES IN UKRAINE SHOT DOWN ALL OF THOSE INCOMING MISSILES. 13 PEOPLE WERE STILL HURT. BY THE FALLING WRECKAGE. THIS DOES COME AFTER REPEATED UKRAINE AERIAL ATTACKS IN RECENT DAYS NEAR THE RUSSIAN BORDER. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN HAD THREATENED YESTERDAY TO, QUOTE, RESPOND IN KIND TO THOSE ATTACKS. ALSO BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING FROM WASHINGTON DC. AS WE LOOK OVER THE US CAPITOL HERE, CONGRESS JUST RELEASED THE TEXT OF SIX BUDGET BILLS THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO VOTE ON BY TOMORROW TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OPEN. NEWS EIGHT’S AMY LEWIS IN OUR WASHINGTON BUREAU WITH WHAT IS INCLUDED. SHE’S GOT THE LATEST OVERALL. THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES A SLIGHT BOOST TO DEFENSE FUNDING, WHILE OTHER PROGRAMS WILL REMAIN LARGELY. FLAT CHANGES THAT SIDESTEP TWO MAJOR PRIORITIES FUNDING ALLIES AND WARS ABROAD AND IMMIGRATION REFORM. WE HAD TO GET THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS DONE. I’M DELIGHTED. TO TELL YOU WE’RE COMING TO THE END OF THAT AHEAD OF A VOTE AND LOOMING SHUTDOWN, LAWMAKERS RELEASING THIS MORNING THE TEXT OF A $1.2 TRILLION SPENDING PACKAGE. SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS FOR THE WELL-BEING OF OUR SERVICE MEMBERS, FOR KEEPING THE US COMPETITIVE AGAINST THE CHINESE. COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT AND MORE. THE BILLS INCLUDE REPUBLICAN PRIORITIES LIKE CUTTING MONEY TO A UN PROGRAM, PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN RELIEF IN GAZA, AND ADDING BORDER AGENTS AND BEDS AT CENTERS FOR DETAINED IMMIGRANTS. WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE A LOT OF KEY PROVISIONS IN AND WINS IN A MOVE IN THE DIRECTION THAT WE WANT, BUT NOTABLY MISSING ADDITIONAL MONEY HELPING ALLIES IN WARS IN UKRAINE AND ISRAEL. WE WANT TO HELP FUND UKRAINE. WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THERE’S HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT WITHIN THAT PACKAGE FOR INNOCENT. PALESTINIANS. AND IN GAZA. CONGRESS IS EXPECTED TO PASS THE FUNDING PACKAGE THROUGH A FAST, STREAMLINED PROCESS, AND HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON SAYS THE CHAMBER. WILL NOW TURN TO ISRAEL AND. UKRAINE AND AID. BUT WITH SO MANY PROPOSALS OUT THERE, IT’S UNCLEAR WHAT PATH THEY’LL TAKE IN WASHINGTON. I’M AMY LU ALL RIGHT. THANKS, AMY. STATE POLICE IN ADAMS COUNTY SAY A CHILD IS SAFE AND BACK WITH HER FAMILY THIS MORNING AFTER A MAN ABDUCTED HER AT GUNPOINT. MCSHERRYSTOWN. POLICE SAY JAMES COP JUNIOR ABDUCTED THE 12 YEAR-OLD FROM HER HOME YESTERDAY MORNING. COP HAD A PRELIMINARY HEARING SCHEDULED FOR YESTERDAY FOR RAPE OF A CHILD. STATE POLICE STARTED AN AMBER ALERT. THE PROCESS FOR THAT. BUT WITHIN MINUTES, THE CONEWAGO TOWNSHIP POLICE OFFICER SAW COPS VEHICLE AND CHASED HIM. THAT CHASE LASTED FOR ABOUT TWO MILES BEFORE COP DROVE INTO A FIELD ON LITTLESTOWN ROAD IN UNION TOWNSHIP. HIS VEHICLE GOT STUCK AND POLICE SAY COPS SHOT AND KILLED HIMSELF. THE 12 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS NOT HURT. NOW TO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE A FAMILY IS GRIEVING AFTER A FATHER AND FOUR OF HIS CHILDREN WERE KILLED IN THIS HOUSE FIRE. THAT’S WHAT THE SCENE LOOKED LIKE YESTERDAY MORNING IN THE CITY OF JEANNETTE. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THE FOUR CHILDREN WHO DIED WERE AGES SEVEN, SIX, THREE AND ALSO A ONE MONTH OLD. THEIR MOTHER. AND TWO OTHER CHILDREN, THOUGH, DID MAKE IT OUT. THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL LAST NIGHT. THE COMMUNITY HELD A VIGIL TO HONOR ALL OF THOSE VICTIMS, AND OUR SISTER STATION IN PITTSBURGH TALKED WITH THE MOTHER AND BROTHER OF THE MAN WHO DIED AND NO PARENT IN THIS WORLD SHOULD EVER HAVE TO BURY THEIR CHILD BEFORE THEM OR THE OR THEIR GRANDCHILDREN. UM, IT’S DEVASTATING LOSS FOR OUR FAMILIES. HE WAS MY BEST FRIEND, MY A ONE DAY ONE I. I COULD RELY ON HIM OVER ANYBODY. I I’M JUST SO LOST WITHOUT HIM. THE CAUSE OF THAT FIRE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND. ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE STATE, THE CAUSE OF A FIRE THAT DAMAGED SIX HOMES IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS ALSO UNDER INVESTIGATION. THIS ONE STARTED AROUND SIX LAST NIGHT IN ROYERSFORD. AND THE MAYOR SAYS EVERYONE DID GET OUT OF THOSE HOMES SAFELY. NO. ONE WAS HURT. IT IS 605 AND STARTING TODAY, PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA ARE TEAMING UP TO RALLY SUPPORT AHEAD OF THE 14TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, THE OFFICIAL ANNIVERSARY WHEN THE BILL BECAME. LAW IS SATURDAY, BUT TODAY THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN IS PLANNING TO HOLD MORE THAN 20 IN-PERSON EVENTS IN BATTLEGROUND STATES WHERE PEOPLE WILL ARE BENEFITING FROM THE HEALTH CARE LAW. IN PENNSYLVANIA, AN EVENT IS HAPPENING. AT THE STATE CAPITOL IN HARRISBURG. WHERE SEVERAL STATE LAWMAKERS WILL BE JOINED BY HARRISBURG AREA DOCTORS TO EXPLAIN THE BENEFITS OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. THIS ALL COMES AS FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS MADE REPEATED VOWS TO REPEAL OBAMACARE IF HE IS REELECTED. ON SATURDAY. PRESIDENT BIDEN, FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA AND FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI. WILL HOLD A NATIONAL ORGANIZING CALL TO MOBILIZE SUPPORTERS AROUND PROTECTING OBAMACARE. IT’S 606, AND A U.S. CABINET MEMBER MADE A SPECIAL TRIP TO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. THAT IS, U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION MIGUEL CARDONA VISITING THE THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY IN LANCASTER. YESTERDAY. HE MET WITH EDUCATORS WHO HE SAYS ARE BENEFITING FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S EXPANDED PUBLIC SERVICE STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM. SO IT ALLOWS TEACHERS, POLICE OFFICERS AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE WORKERS TO HAVE STUDENT LOANS FORGIVEN IF THEY’VE WORKED FOR TEN YEARS AND PAID THE LOANS OVER A TEN YEAR PERIOD. THE INTENT IS TO OPEN ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND TO PREVENT DEFAULTS. WE HAVE OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE DEFAULTING IN OUR COUNTRY. WELL, SECRETARY CARDONA ALSO VISITED WGAL, AS YOU SAW HIM THERE, AND THAT. ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW WITH NEWS EIGHT’S BARBARA BARR, THEY TALKED ABOUT A VARIETY OF TOPICS, FROM MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO PARENTAL CONTROL OVER THE CLASSROOM. YOU CAN HEAR MORE OF THEIR DISCUSSION ONLINE AT. WJHL.COM. TODAY IS WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY AND IT’S ALSO THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE COFFEE SHOP CALLED NOR. SO THAT’S IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY, AND IT’S STAFFED. BY PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. AND BOY. DID THEY DO A GREAT JOB OVER THE LAST YEAR THEY’VE BEEN BUSY THERE. NEWS EIGHT’S JAKE REYES, HE IS JOINING US LIVE AT THAT SHOP WITH MORE ON HOW THEY’RE CELEBRATING TODAY. JAKE, GOOD MORNING. MATT AND CAITLIN. GOOD MORNING. WELL, BARISTA JAKE IS IN THE HOUSE HELPING NORA PREPARE TO OPEN THIS MORNING. AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOME COFFEE WAS PRETTY DELICIOUS AND I MADE IT WITH THIS MACHINE, WHICH IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL MACHINE. IT’S A LITTLE BIT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR THOSE WITH DOWN SYNDROME TO OPERATE IT, BUT THE OPPORTUNITIES HERE GO DEEPER THAN THAT. NOW I HAVE THE OWNER HERE, KATE GILLIS, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GOOD MORNING. TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES WITH WITH THAT. THIS WORK ENVIRONMENT PROVIDES. SURE. SO WHEN WE CREATED THIS COFFEE SHOP WE WANTED IT TO EMULATE REAL LIFE. AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER, JUST LIKE WE DO IN THE REAL WORLD. AND SO IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BUILD THAT RIGHT. AND YOU KNOW, JUST ONE YEAR AGO, THIS SHOP OPENED, YOU KNOW, WGAL WAS HERE COVERING THE GRAND OPENING OF THE EVENT. YOU KNOW, WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO MAKE THIS PLACE? SO MY DAUGHTER NOOR, WHO IS THE COFFEE SHOP IS NAMED AFTER, IS ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS OLD NOW, AND SHE HAS DOWN SYNDROME AND SO MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRYING TO ENVISION WHAT WE WANTED THIS WORLD TO LOOK LIKE FOR HER AND THE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE WANTED HER TO HAVE. AND SO WE DECIDED TO CREATE IT. YEAH. WHAT’S YOUR HOPE FOR TODAY? OH GOSH, TODAY IS A GREAT DAY. SO IT’S WORLD DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS DAY. I WANT PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT DOWN SYNDROME. I WANT PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE IF YOU’RE AVAILABLE, COME OVER TO EVERGREEN BREWING COMPANY. WE’RE GOING TO BE THERE ALL DAY PARTYING. AND IT’S JUST GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL DAY. AND CELEBRATE YOUR FRIENDS WITH DOWN SYNDROME. ALL RIGHT, KATE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THAT PARTY AT EVERGREEN BREWING COMPANY TO CELEBRATE THIS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY. AND IT’S GOING TO START AT NOON TODAY. BUT MATT AND CAITLIN, I DID WANT TO ASK YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO ORDER FOR COFFEE. MATT, I KNOW YOU WANT BLACK COFFEE, BUT CAITLIN, WHAT’S YOUR ORDER? UM, I TAKE A LITTLE CREAM IN MINE, ACTUALLY. NO SUGAR, BUT HOW ABOUT THAT? SOME VERY CAPABLE WORKERS THERE. I LOVE TO SEE IT. AND WHAT A LEGACY THEY’RE BUILDING FOR THEIR DAUGHTER. YEAH. WONDERFUL. ALL RIGHT, GET TO WORK, JAKE. WELL, WE’LL SEE YOU IN A BIT. ALL RIGHT. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE LOTTERY JACKPOTS. AND THE BIG QUESTION EVERYONE HAS IS HOW HIGH WILL THOSE JACKPOTS CLIMB? NOW, THE POWERBALL IS, UH, $750 MILLION, BECAUSE HERE WE GO AGAIN. NO ONE WON THE BIG JACKPOT LAST NIGHT DURING THE DRAWING. SO IT’S THE NINTH LARGEST IN POWERBALL HISTORY. JUST FOR REFERENCE, THE LAST TIME THAT JACKPOT WAS WON, IT WAS NEW YEAR’S DAY. SO IT’S BEEN A COUPLE MONTHS. BUT BACK THEN, SOMEONE WON $842 MILLION, THE FIFTH LARGEST EVER. MAYBE WE’LL GET TO THAT NUMBER. IF YOU DO WANT TO CHECK YOUR NUMBERS FROM LAST NIGHT, HERE THEY ARE. THOSE WINNING NUMBERS FOR THE POWERBALL. 1322, 27, 54, 66. AND THE POWERBALL WAS NINE. YOUR NEXT CHANCE TO WIN THE POWERBALL WILL BE IN THE DRAWING ON SATURDAY NIGHT. TOMORROW, THOUGH, IS THE MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT THAT STANDS RIGHT NOW AT $977 MILLION. YOU CAN WATCH BOTH DRAWINGS RIGHT HERE ON WGAL DURING NEWS EIGHT AT 11. LET’S GO OVER TO CHRISTINE AND GABRIELLE AND CHECK IN ON OUR FORECAST AND OUR ROADS THIS MORNING. ALL RIGHT. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR SPRINGTIME YARD CLEANUP FORECAST. AND IF YOU DIDN’T MOW JUST YET, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SQUEEZE IT IN TOMORROW FOR THE BEST DAY BEFORE RAIN ROLLS IN ON SATURDAY. SO TODAY, I’LL GIVE YOU THE FAIR RATING FOR YARD WORK. IT IS GOING TO BE KIND OF BREEZY STILL AND CHILLY. WIND CHILLS IN THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON. TOMORROW INCREASING CLOUDS. AND OF COURSE WE HAVE THAT SOGGY SATURDAY. WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT. I’LL LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH RAIN TO EXPECT COMING UP IN MY FULL