GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. IT IS TUESDAY, MARCH 25TH. I’M MATT BARCARO. I’M CAITLIN SMITH. WE’VE GOT CHRISTINE FERREIRA PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCHES ON OUR FORECAST. LET’S GO TO HER NOW. ALL RIGHT. LET ME SHOW YOU OUR STORM TEAM LIVE RADAR NETWORK. AND WE ARE DEALING WITH SOME CLOUDS THIS MORNING. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE PLENTY OF CLOUDS RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY SHOULD BE CLEARING OUT AS WE HEAD TOWARD MID-MORNING. TEMPERATURE CHECK 46 IN LEBANON, 50 IN CARLISLE, 45 DEGREES IN YORK. AND IT’S 48 RIGHT NOW IN HARRISBURG. WIND SPEED WISE, ABOUT 5 TO 10MPH IN MOST SPOTS. LITTLE BREEZIER FARTHER SOUTH AND WEST. AND THAT’S THE BREEZE THAT’S GOING TO PICK UP LATER TODAY. SO HERE’S YOUR 12 HOUR FORECAST. WE’RE GOING WITH A HIGH OF 58 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. BREEZY THROUGHOUT AND THEN INCREASING CLOUDS TOWARD EVENING. WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT COOLER WEATHER TOMORROW. COMING UP. ALL RIGHT CHRISTINE, THANK YOU. WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, WHERE FIRE CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A HOUSE FIRE. THIS IS IN EAST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP. DISPATCHERS SAY THE CREWS WERE CALLED TO THAT HOME ON SECOND STREET JUST AFTER 230 THIS MORNING. ACCORDING TO THOSE EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS, THE FIRE, THOUGH, IS UNDER CONTROL. CREWS ARE NOW JUST FOCUSING ON ANY HOT SPOTS. NO ONE WAS HURT. WE ARE JUST UNDER 2.5 HOURS FROM THE POLLS OPENING IN THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE 36TH STATE SENATE SEAT. THIS DISTRICT COVERS PART OF LANCASTER COUNTY NORTH OF THE CITY, WHICH YOU SEE RIGHT HERE. IF YOU LIVE FROM EAST TO WEST, NEW HOLLAND TO ELIZABETHTOWN, THEN FROM RAPHO TOWNSHIP TO MOUNTVILLE, THIS IS YOUR STATE SENATE DISTRICT. SO IF YOU LIVE IN THAT AREA, THE POLLS FOR YOU WILL OPEN TODAY FROM 7:00 THIS MORNING UNTIL 8:00 TONIGHT. IF YOU DO STILL HAVE YOUR MAIL IN BALLOT, REMEMBER YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO TURN THAT IN IN PERSON AT THE COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE BY 8:00 TONIGHT. REPUBLICANS HAVE CONTROLLED THIS SEAT FOR DECADES NOW. THE SEAT IS OPEN BECAUSE STATE SENATOR RYAN AHMET LEFT IN DECEMBER TO WORK FOR PENNSYLVANIA U.S. SENATOR DAVE MCCORMICK IN WASHINGTON. THE CANDIDATES LOOKING FOR YOUR VOTE ARE REPUBLICAN JOSH PARSONS, DEMOCRAT JAMES MALONE AND LIBERTARIAN ZACH MOORE. ON NEWS EIGHT TODAY AT FIVE. IN ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR, WE WILL HEAR FROM ALL THREE CANDIDATES AS THEY MAKE THEIR FINAL PUSH FOR YOUR VOTE TODAY. AND DEMOCRATS ARE HOPING TO FLIP THE LONGTIME REPUBLICAN SEAT. BUT OVERALL, IT WILL NOT CHANGE THE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE STATE SENATE. REPUBLICANS HAVE 27 MEMBERS IN THE CHAMBER. DEMOCRATS HAVE 22 BALLOTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED IN THE RACE. MAIL IN BALLOTS. THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS TELLS US THAT OUT OF ABOUT 12,000 RETURNED MAIL IN BALLOTS SO FAR, ABOUT HALF OF THEM 6000 WERE MAILED IN BY REGISTERED DEMOCRATS, 4000 BY REPUBLICANS AND 1000 BY VOTERS LISTED AS OTHER. OF COURSE, WE DON’T KNOW WHO THOSE BALLOTS ARE FOR YET, BUT WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THE RESULTS OF THE RACE TONIGHT RIGHT HERE ON WGAL. AND THE 36TH DISTRICT IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A SPECIAL ELECTIONS VOTER IN HOUSE DISTRICT 35, SOUTHEAST OF PITTSBURGH. THAT’S WHERE THAT IS LOCATED. THOSE VOTERS WILL ELECT A REPLACEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC STATE REPRESENTATIVE MATT GREELEY, WHO PASSED AWAY IN JANUARY. RIGHT NOW, THE STATE HOUSE IS TIED AT 101 DEMOCRATS TO 101 REPUBLICANS. THAT SPECIAL ELECTION, OF COURSE, WILL BREAK THAT TIE. OTHER NEWS WE’RE FOLLOWING TODAY. LAST NIGHT, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN MANOR TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, VOTED ON PLANS TO BUILD A NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD COVER NEARLY 90 ACRES OFF OF DONNELSVILLE ROAD, JUST SOUTH OF THE COUNTRY. BARN FARMERS MARKET. AT LAST NIGHT’S MEETING, MANY PEOPLE SPOKE OUT, FEARING THAT THIS WOULD LEAD TO MORE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. ONE SUPERVISOR WHO VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT, THOUGH, STILL HAS CONCERNS. THE CONCERN IS GOING TO BE THE MASSIVE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY, AND IT’S GOING TO BE THE TAX INCREASES FOR THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. WELL, THAT’S A RESIDENT IN THE TOWNSHIP. THE BOARD SUPERVISOR WE ARE MENTIONING, JOHN WENZEL, VOTED TO APPROVE THE PROJECT, BUT SAYS THAT HE WOULD PREFER IF IT WAS A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING. HE SAYS THAT’S BECAUSE HE SAYS BECAUSE THE PLAN MET ALL THE LEGAL OBLIGATIONS. THOUGH HE FELT HE NEEDED TO SUPPORT IT. IT’S 434 AND A HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PREPARING TO BE FINED BY THE STATE AFTER ITS PRINCIPAL WAS WORKING WITHOUT PROPER CERTIFICATION. SIERRA PYNCHON WAS REMOVED FROM PRINCIPAL EARLIER THIS MONTH. NOW, AFTER A BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT. THE DISTRICT SAYS IT WAS NOT LEGALLY CERTIFIED TO BE THE SCITECH CAMPUS PRINCIPAL. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT BENJAMIN HENRY SAYS SHE HAD EIGHT YEARS TO GET THAT CERTIFICATE, INCLUDING AN APPEAL PROCESS WHICH SHE DECLINED. NOW, THE DISTRICT SAYS IT EXPECTS IT WILL FACE FINES OR HAVE SUBSIDIES WITHHELD FOR ALLOWING HER TO WORK WITHOUT THAT CERTIFICATE. SO GOING FORWARD, SHE WILL STILL WORK AS AN ENGLISH TEACHER IN THAT DISTRICT AT THE JOHN HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL. A NEW SEX AND GENDER POLICY HAS PASSED IN A YORK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. FOLLOWING HOURS OF PUBLIC COMMENT, INCLUDING THOSE FROM A STATE LAWMAKER WHO DOES NOT SERVE THE DISTRICT. EASTERN YORK IS THE LATEST IN YORK COUNTY TO PASS A POLICY REQUIRING PARENTAL PERMISSION FOR STUDENTS TO GO BY THEIR PREFERRED NAMES AND PRONOUNS, AND ALLOWS STAFF TO REFUSE USING THOSE PRONOUNS IF IT GOES AGAINST THEIR BELIEFS. DOZENS VOICED THEIR OPINIONS IN THE POLICY ON THE POLICY DURING THURSDAY’S MEETING. REPRESENTATIVE WENDY FINK’S COMMENTS HAVE LEFT SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THAT DISTRICT UPSET THAT THE BOARD WOULD ALLOW HER, A NON RESIDENT, TO SPEAK AT THE MEETING AND POTENTIALLY INFLUENCE THEIR DECISION WITH A THREAT TO SCHOOL FUNDING. YOU ARE ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN IN YOUR SCHOOL. IT GOES AGAINST THE EXECUTIVE ORDER BY THE PRESIDENT THAT SAYS THAT THIS IS NO LONGER HAPPENING IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. THE SCHOOL BOARD SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO MAKE THEIR DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT THEY THINK IS RIGHT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT SHOULDN’T BE A STATE LEGISLATOR COMING AND THREATENING THEM, SAYING THAT WE’RE GOING TO PULL YOUR FUNDING. THE POLICY PASSED 8 TO 1 AT THE BOARD MEETING ON THURSDAY. NEWS EIGHT REACHED OUT TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FINK’S OFFICE FOR FURTHER COMMENT, BUT NONE HAS RESPONDED. THE EXECUTIVE ORDER, THE REPRESENTATIVE MENTIONED WAS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP IN JANUARY. IT DOES SEEK TO ROOT OUT, QUOTE, GENDER, IDEOLOGY OR DISCRIMINATORY EQUITY IDEOLOGY FROM AMERICAN SCHOOLS. THE ORDER DIRECTS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES TO END FUNDING FOR WHAT THE LAW CALLS INDOCTRINATION IN K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS ON GENDER IDEOLOGY. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION WILL HOST A RALLY THIS MORNING URGING LAWMAKERS TO INCREASE PAY FOR SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF. THE RALLY ON THE STATE CAPITOL STEPS WILL ADVOCATE FOR LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ENSURE THAT STAFF, LIKE BUS DRIVERS, CAFETERIA WORKERS AND SECRETARIES ARE PAID AT LEAST $20 AN HOUR. PRESIDENT OF THE PSC, ERIN CHAPMAN, SAYS THAT THE STAFF MEMBERS ARE UNSUNG HEROES OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND DESERVE TO BE PAID A LIVING WAGE. THERE IS DEBATE IN HARRISBURG ABOUT HOW BEST TO EXPAND CHILD CARE IN THE STATE. DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO IS PROPOSING $55 MILLION IN THE STATE BUDGET FOR A $1,000 RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION BONUSES TO REDUCE VACANCIES. SOME REPUBLICANS SAY REDUCING REGULATION, THOUGH SIMPLY NOT ISSUING BONUSES, COULD HELP IMPROVE WAGES. I’M SURE IT’S GOING TO BE VERY WELCOME AND PEOPLE WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR IT. THERE’S ALWAYS MORE WE CAN DO, THOUGH. THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE FOR EDUCATION, FOR OUR HEAD START TEACHERS, THEIR EDUCATION DOESN’T MATCH THE WAGES THEY’RE GETTING PAID. WHAT I’M HEARING IS THAT THIS PROGRAM, WE TRIED IT ONCE DURING COVID AND IT DIDN’T WORK. SO WHY ARE WE TRYING TO REPEAT IT AGAIN? THE STATE SAYS THERE ARE ABOUT 3000 UNFILLED CHILD CARE JOBS IN PENNSYLVANIA. IF HE CALLED NINE, EIGHT OR IF HE’S CALLED TO 911. WAS TRANSFERRED TO 988, HE WOULD STILL BE HERE TODAY. STATE LAWMAKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY JOINED THE PARENTS OF CHRISTIAN HALL, WHO WAS KILLED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN 2020 WHILE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. THE GROUP SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF CREATING A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT THE 9.88 SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE. WHEN PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY ARE IN THE MIDST OF A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, THEY SHOULD JUST KNOW THAT THEY CAN CALL 988. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, NOT MANY OF THEM EVEN KNOW THE NUMBER EXISTS. THE CAMPAIGN THEY SPOKE OF WOULD INCLUDE ADVERTISING IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND SUPPORT OTHER GROUPS FOCUSED ON SUICIDE PREVENTION, INCLUDING THOSE SERVING VETERANS AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. IT’S 4.39 AND HAPPENING TODAY. HARLEY-DAVIDSON’S PRESIDENT WILL BE IN WASHINGTON, DC FOR A SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON AMERICAN TRADE NEGOTIATION PRIORITIES. THAT HEARING IS SET FOR 2:00 THIS AFTERNOON. HARLEY-DAVIDSON PRESIDENT JONATHAN ROUTE IS LISTED AS ONE OF THE FIVE INVITED WITNESSES WHO WILL TESTIFY. THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIVE WEBCAST. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WATCH TODAY’S HEARING. TODAY IN NEW YORK, THE CITY BUREAU OF HEALTH IS HANDING OUT NARCAN AT CITY HALL. THE DISTRIBUTION EVENT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A QUICK TRAINING ON HOW TO USE THE OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL DRUG NARCAN, ALSO CALLED AN OXONE, CAN BLOCK THE EFFECTS OF OPIOIDS AND HELP SOMEONE WHO IS EXPERIENCING AN OVERDOSE. YOU CAN PICK UP SOME OF THE NARCAN BETWEEN 10 AND 2 AT YORK CITY HALL. HAPPENING TODAY IN LANCASTER COUNTY, TWO VETERANS WILL BE RECOGNIZED FOR NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR DAY. THE GROUP, SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR, IS HOLDING TWO SERVICES. THE FIRST IS IN THE CAMP HILL CEMETERY IN MOUNT JOY AT THE GRAVE OF SERGEANT WILLIAM STRAYER. THAT’S SET FOR 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON. THE LANCASTER COUNTY NATIVE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR IN 1872, AND FIRST LIEUTENANT CHARLES FOSNOT WILL ALSO BE HONORED AT GREENWOOD CEMETERY IN LANCASTER. THAT SERVICE IS SET FOR 5:00 THIS EVENING. HE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR HIS SERVICE IN THE CIVIL WAR. THE RED ROSE VETERANS HONOR GUARD WILL TAKE PART IN BOTH OF