SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY HAVE ALREADY WORKED WITH THAT FIRM. WE YALE NEWS EIGHT BEGINS WITH BREAKING NEWS. IT IS 6:00. GOOD MORNING. I’M MATT BARCARO I’M CAITLIN SMITH. WE’RE FOLLOWING THAT BREAKING NEWS OUT OF YORK COUNTY OF AN EARLY MORNING CRASH. THIS IS CAUSING A BIG BACKLOG AS WELL. THIS IS ON INTERSTATE 83 IN FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP. NEWS EIGHT’S JAKE REYES IS LIVE AT THE SCENE. JAKE. YEAH, MATT AND CAITLIN. THE CORONER WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE OF THIS CRASH. SO THAT MEANS AT LEAST ONE PERSON WAS KILLED, AND I DID SPEAK TO PENNDOT EARLIER AGO, AND THEY DID TELL ME THAT THIS CRASH DID HAPPEN IN AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE. AND THIS CRASH HAS CLOSED A PORTION OF I-83 SOUTHBOUND HERE IN YORK COUNTY. I’M GOING TO STEP OUT OF THE WAY SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. THERE’S NOT AS MUCH BACKUP AS WE SAW EARLIER THIS MORNING, BUT THAT’S BECAUSE SOME CREWS HAVE BEEN HELPING OUT THE TRACTOR TRAILERS WHO ARE JUST BACKED UP FROM THIS CRASH. GET OUT OF THIS HIGHWAY. BUT THIS HIGHWAY STILL REMAINS CLOSED. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 330 IN THE MORNING BETWEEN EXIT 35 NEAR LEWISBERRY AND EXIT 36 NEAR FISHING CREEK. AND THIS INTERSTATE IS CLOSED. AS I MENTIONED, AS CREWS WORK TO INVESTIGATE AND CLEAR THE SCENE, IT’S UNCLEAR HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN THIS CRASH AND IF ANYONE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. AND IT’S ALSO UNCLEAR HOW MANY VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. BUT WE DID SEE A BOX TRUCK AS WE PASS BY, WITH THE FRONT PART OF IT MANGLED WITH A LOT OF DAMAGE. NOW THERE IS NO WORD ON HOW LONG THIS INTERSTATE IS GOING TO BE CLOSED AND HOW THIS CRASH HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE, BUT WE’RE WORKING TO FIGURE OUT THAT INFORMATION AND WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON AIR AND ONLINE AS SOON AS WE FIGURE OUT. BUT FOR NOW, I’M JAKE REYES, REPORTING LIVE IN YORK COUNTY. I’LL SEND IT OVER TO REGINA WITH HOW THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT YOUR COMMUTE. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, JAKE, FOR THAT. AND I KNOW THAT JAKE’S BEEN WORKING WITH STATE PATROL TRYING TO GATHER INFORMATION ON WHERE WE’RE TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW MANY VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. AND I KNOW I’VE BEEN TALKING TO PENNDOT AS WELL, AND THERE’S JUST A LOT OF STUFF THAT WE’RE STILL WORKING TO GET INFORMATION THIS MORNING. AND SO IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AND YOU NEED TO GET TO YORK COUNTY FROM NEW CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NEW CUMBERLAND, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN COUNTY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO HALT ON YOUR PLANS RIGHT NOW OR HAVE A DIFFERENT ROUTE. IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD TAKE 262 AS THOSE SMALLER ROUTES THIS MORNING. AND ALSO WE DO KNOW THAT INTERSTATE 83 SOUTHBOUND IS SLOWLY INCHING BY. I DID CHECK OUR PENNDOT CAMERAS IN THE AREA SLOWLY INCHING BY AT A JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO IT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. SO WE’RE MAKING A LITTLE BIT OF PROGRESS. WE’LL OF COURSE, KEEP YOU UPDATED ON WHEN THOSE ROADS OPEN UP, BOTH ON AIR AND ONLINE. THIS HAS BEEN A LANCASTER TOYOTA TRAFFIC REPORT, RIGHT AS WE’RE KEEPING TRACK OF THAT COMMUTE. WE’RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE WEATHER, HOW TODAY IS SHAPING UP. AND THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR LANCASTER SKYCAM WHERE THE SUN IS RISING AGAIN. BUT IN SOME PLACES IT WON’T BE OUT ALL DAY LONG. RIGHT? RIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO THAT SUNSHINE THAT WE HAD EARLIER THIS WEEK. AND HELLO TO SOME CLOUDS AND SOME SHOWERS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. LET ME SHOW YOU A LIVE PICTURE IN LEBANON. ALMOST LOOKING EQUALLY NICE THERE. WE JUST HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL HIGH CLOUDS IN THE SKY RIGHT NOW. THOSE ARE PROVIDING A GORGEOUS SUNRISE, BUT OUT TO THE WEST YOU NOTICE THICKER CLOUD COVER IN PITTSBURGH, EVEN A COUPLE OF RUMBLES OF THUNDER OUT THERE. THAT LITTLE LINE WILL BE COMING INTO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY LATER THIS MORNING. NOTHING SEVERE, NOTHING STRONG, BUT COULD HAVE A LITTLE POP OF MODERATE. RAIN AS A FEW SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH LATER THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE WISE 52 IN LEBANON,. 63 IN HARRISBURG, 51 IN LANCASTER. DIFFERENCES IN TEMPERATURE DEPEND ON YOUR CLOUD COVER AND YOUR WIND SPEED. 12 HOUR FORECAST TODAY. I DON’T THINK WE GET MUCH CHANGE IN OUR TEMPERATURE THIS. AFTERNOON. WE’RE GOING TO STAY IN THE 60S MOST OF THE DAY. LOTS OF CLOUDS AROUND TODAY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, AND WE KEEP THE COOLER WEATHER ALMOST THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST. I’LL HAVE THAT TEN DAY COMING UP FOR YOU A LITTLE LATER ON. RIGHT NOW, A YORK CITY POLICE OFFICER IS FACING CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ABUSING A 13 MONTH OLD GIRL. STEVEN CUGINI WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY. STATE POLICE SAY THE ABUSE HAPPENED BETWEEN THURSDAY AND MONDAY IN ELIZABETHVILLE, DAUPHIN COUNTY AND SPRINGETTSBURY TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY. THE INVESTIGATION STARTED AFTER THE TROOPERS GOT A REPORT OF A SEVERE BRUISING. TO A CHILD. THE GIRL WAS THEN TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL, WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT SHE HAD BROKEN BONES AND WAS THE VICTIM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. THE OFFICER HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FROM THE YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WHILE THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. IN RESPONSE TO THE ARREST, THOUGH, YORK POLICE COMMISSIONER MICHAEL MULDROW RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING IN PART, QUOTE. IF THESE ALLEGATIONS ARE FOUNDED, TRUST AND BELIEVE I’LL BE THE FIRST TO TAKE SWIFT AND DEFINITIVE ACTION AGAINST THEM. NEW THIS MORNING FROM DAUPHIN COUNTY, SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP, POLICE SAY A SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY IN CONNECTION TO A SHOOTING AT A MOTEL. WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU THIS AS BREAKING NEWS YESTERDAY MORNING AFTER THE SHOOTING WOUNDED A PERSON AND A DOG AT THE MOTEL. SIX ON FRONT STREET. POLICE HAVE NOW ARRESTED DEANTE PROCTOR. THEY SAY THE SUSPECT KNEW THE VICTIM IN LANCASTER COUNTY. STUDENTS ARE RETURNING TO. SOLANCO HIGH SCHOOL TODAY AFTER IN-PERSON CLASSES WERE CANCELED YESTERDAY BECAUSE AN EMPLOYEE’S HOME WAS SHOT AT. POLICE SAY FIVE SHOTS WERE FIRED AT THE HOME ON IN QUARRYVILLE WHILE THREE PEOPLE WERE INSIDE. NO ONE WAS HURT. OFFICERS ARE NOW WORKING WITH THE COUNTY FORENSICS TEAM TO FIND THE SHOOTER. IT IS ASTONISHING HERE BECAUSE THIS IS A SMALL TOWN COMMUNITY AND AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. IT’S NOT A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. AND WE’RE I FIRMLY BELIEVE WHEN A COUPLE OF DAYS, WE’RE GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT’S. GOING ON. IF NOT TODAY, THE DISTRICT SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT IT DOES NOT BELIEVE THE VIOLENCE AT THAT HOUSE WAS SCHOOL RELATED, BUT IT KEPT STUDENTS HOME AS AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. THIS MORNING IN YORK COUNTY, A PART OF ROUTE 30 IS BACK OPEN AFTER A DEADLY CRASH INVOLVING MORE THAN A DOZEN VEHICLES. SO THAT CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 830 YESTERDAY MORNING BETWEEN ROUTE 74 AND ROOSEVELT AVENUE. THAT’S IN WEST MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP. IT DID LEAVE ONE PERSON DEAD, EIGHT OTHERS WERE HURT. A DRIVER INVOLVED TOLD NEWS EIGHT HE WAS STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT WHEN. HE HEARD TIRES SCREECHING AND METAL CRASHING. ANOTHER MAN NEARBY DESCRIBED SEEING THE AFTERMATH AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU GET A FENDER BENDER OR SOMETHING. BUT NOTHING QUITE LIKE THIS. THIS IS HUGE. SURREAL. JUST BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED OVER THERE, IT’S SURREAL. IT’S SAD. AMONG THE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THAT CRASH WAS A VAN CARRYING FOUR STUDENTS. THEY WERE NOT HURT. IN PERRY COUNTY, STATE POLICE SAY THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES WHEN A SCHOOL BUS RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER ONE. THIS WAS NEAR SUSQUENITA HIGH SCHOOL IN PERRY COUNTY. THAT CRASH HAPPENED JUST AFTER 730 YESTERDAY MORNING ON STATE ROAD IN PENN TOWNSHIP. POLICE SAY BOTH BUSSES WERE FULLY LOADED. 36 STUDENTS DID HAVE MINOR INJURIES. THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE EVALUATED IN LANCASTER COUNTY. SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE. WARWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT CLOSED DOOR DISCUSSIONS. THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE HAVING WITH A RELIGIOUS LIBERTY LAW FIRM. THERE WAS A LARGE CROWD GATHERED LAST NIGHT AT THE BOARD MEETING WITH SOME RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT THE INDEPENDENCE LAW CENTER. THAT’S WHAT IT’S CALLED. THAT’S A CONSERVATIVE, FAITH BASED GROUP THAT HAS WORKED WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TO ENACT THINGS LIKE BOOK BANS AND POLICIES AGAINST TRANSGENDER ATHLETES. THE PARENT WE’RE JUST DONE WITH IT. WE’RE SO TIRED OF THE DRAMA. WE’RE TIRED OF THE POLITICS BRINGING IN A LAW FIRM LIKE THIS IS NOT GOING TO SETTLE THINGS DOWN. IT’S GOING TO INFLAME THINGS. MORE HAS ALSO BEEN IN 2019, THE INDEPENDENCE LAW CENTER REPRESENTED STUDENTS WHO WERE PART OF A CHRISTIAN CLUB AT THE MECHANICSBURG HIGH SCHOOL IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. AFTER THE STUDENTS FELT THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS WERE BEING VIOLATED. WHEN THE SCHOOL SAID THEY COULD NOT HAND OUT BIBLES DURING LUNCH. AS FOR THE WARWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT, NO OFFICIAL POLICY CHANGES WERE MADE LAST NIGHT. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS SAY THAT THEY PLAN TO DISCUSS THE TOPIC AGAIN AT A MEETING IN MAY IN YORK COUNTY. THE EASTERN YORK SCHOOL DISTRICT IS WORKING TO ADDRESS A $4.6 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT AT LAST NIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS MET TO TALK ABOUT CONSOLIDATING THREE OF ITS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO TRY TO HELP WITH THAT DEFICIT. AND SOME OF THE PLANS DID INVOLVE CLOSING AT LEAST ONE OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. TEACHERS WHO WERE AT THAT MEETING LAST NIGHT SAID THAT THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF LAYOFFS. THE BOARD SAYS IT WILL MAKE ITS OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATION DURING A MEETING NEXT MONTH. IT IS 608 AND LET’S GO TO HERSHEY, WHERE A BIG DISPLAY OF TULIPS IS PUTTING MY LITTLE GARDEN TO SHAME. IT REALLY IS. BUT, YOU KNOW, VOLUNTEERS JUST LIKE YOU, YOU COULD GO THERE AND HELP OUT AS WELL. GABRIELLE THOMAS IS AT HERSHEY GARDENS AMONGST THE TULIPS RIGHT NOW. GOOD MORNING GABRIELLE. GOOD MORNING, MATT AND CAITLIN. WELL, NOTHING SAYS SPRING THAN A BED OF TULIPS. AND DID I MENTION 27,000 OF THEM? TAKE A LOOK AT THESE TULIPS HERE AT HERSHEY GARDENS. NOW, THIS IS AN ANNUAL TRADITION. AND THIS DISPLAY STARTED IN 1942. AND THEY’VE BEEN GOING EVER SINCE. I MEAN, THESE TULIPS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL. HERE I HAVE AMY ZIEGLER. HERE SHE IS THE SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR HERSHEY GARDENS. AMY, WHAT IS THE PROCESS LOOK LIKE WHEN IT COMES TO PLANTING THESE TULIPS? WELL, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL HORTICULTURE MANAGER WHO DESIGNS ALL THE LAYOUTS EVERY YEAR, MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS. SO THIS SPRING SHE’S DESIGNING FOR NEXT SPRING. AND THEN IN THE FALL WHEN THE TULIPS COME IN, WE REMOVE OUR MUMS. WE PLANT THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF TULIPS IN THE GROUND, AND THEN WE WAIT FOR A REALLY LONG TIME AND THEN IN THE SPRING THEY POP UP SO THEY GET PLANTED EARLY. BUT THERE’S A BIG SPACE IN BETWEEN. WHEN WE ACTUALLY GET TO ENJOY THEM. SO WHAT’S THE BEST TIME FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND VIEW THE TULIPS THIS YEAR? WE’RE SAYING RIGHT NOW PROBABLY THE NEXT 5 TO 7 DAYS IS THE BEST TIME TO COME. IT’S GOING TO BE WARM THIS WEEK, WHICH WILL REALLY SPEED THEM UP. SO THEY’RE NOT GOING TO BE LOOKING PEAK MUCH PAST THAT. PROBABLY. THIS WEEKEND IS A GREAT TIME TO VISIT. WE’VE GOT LOTS OF EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES GOING ON ON SATURDAY, SO IF YOU CAN GO TO HERSHEY GARDENS DOT ORG, YOU CAN BUY TICKETS ONLINE. YOU CAN ALSO GO COME AND BUY THEM AT THE FRONT DESK WHEN YOU WANT TO COME IN. ALL RIGHT. WELL THE TULIPS WILL NOT BE HERE FOR LONG. SO IF YOU’D LIKE TO CATCH THEM YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET HERE SOONER THAN LATER. LIVE IN HERSHEY GABRIELLE THOMAS WGAL NEWS EIGHT. I BET THAT GARDEN IS GOING TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL AT SUNRISE THIS MORNING. YEAH, I MEAN IT ALREADY DOES. YOU CAN SEE THE PURPLE AND WHITE, BUT MAYBE THEY’RE PINK AND THE SUNLIGHT WILL ACTUALLY SHOW THAT.