Freeze warning issued for much of the Susquehanna Valley (2025)

BIG LOSSES. AND WE START WITH THIS BREAKING NEWS THIS AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE I’M BRIAN ROCHE. A JURY HAS JUST REACHED A VERDICT IN THE HOMICIDE TRIAL OF JERRY BAGGENSTOSS. THEY FOUND HIM GUILTY OF VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER IN THE KILLING OF HIS ESTRANGED WIFE, MARIANNE. MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO. DURING CLOSING ARGUMENTS, THE DEFENSE TOLD THE JURY THE CASE IS TAINTED BY BIAS. THEY ALSO SAID THE CONFLICT MARIANNE HAD BEFORE DISAPPEARING WASN’T WITH JERRY. IT WAS WITH HER BOYFRIEND AT THE TIME. NEWS EIGHT’S SARAH METZ IS IN THE COURTROOM AND WE’LL HAVE MORE ON THIS LATER TODAY. MORE BREAKING NEWS TODAY. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DAUPHIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS CALLING FOR COMMISSIONER GEORGE HARTWICK TO RESIGN. NOW THAT HARTWICK IS FACING DUI CHARGES. NEWS EIGHT’S MEREDITH JORGENSEN JOINS US WITH WHAT COMMISSIONER JUSTIN DOUGLAS IS SAYING. BRIAN, IN A STATEMENT RELEASED THIS MORNING, COMMISSIONER DOUGLAS SAID THIS IS NOT A DECISION HE CAME TO LIGHTLY. QUOTE, BUT THE PATTERN IS UNDENIABLE AND IT MUST BE ADDRESSED FOR THESE REASONS. I AM CALLING ON COMMISSIONER GEORGE HARTWICK TO RESIGN HIS POSITION ON THE DAUPHIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. GEORGE HARTWICK IS CHARGED WITH DUI AFTER HE ADMITTED TO POLICE THAT HE HAD DRANK HALF A BOTTLE OF VODKA BEFORE CRASHING A COUNTY VEHICLE LAST WEEK AT A COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING THAT MORNING. HARTWICK WAS ALSO SLURRING HIS WORDS. NEWS 8 WAS AT THAT MEETING. IN HIS STATEMENT, COMMISSIONER DOUGLAS GOES ON TO SAY, I HAVE STRUGGLED WITH HOW TO RESPOND BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN COMPASSION AND SECOND CHANCES AND IN THE POWER OF REDEMPTION. I BELIEVE GEORGE HARTWICK HAS A PATH TO HEALING IN FRONT OF HIM. I WILL SUPPORT HIM IN WALKING THAT PATH AS A FELLOW HUMAN BEING, AS SOMEONE WHO DESERVES DIGNITY AND RECOVERY. THE RESIDENTS OF DAUPHIN COUNTY DESERVE STEADY AND ACCOUNTABLE LEADERSHIP, RESTORING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE BEGINS WITH ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE TOP. THERE IS REDEMPTION AVAILABLE. THERE IS RECOVERY AVAILABLE. BUT THE PRIVILEGE OF THIS OFFICE, INCLUDING THE RESPONSIBILITY TO LEAD, TO REPRESENT AND TO SERVE, CAN NO LONGER BE HIS. GEORGE HARTWICK WAS CHARGED WITH DUI YESTERDAY. NEWS EIGHT IS CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THIS STORY AND WILL UPDATE YOU ON AIR AND ON. WGAL.COM. BACK TO YOU, BRIAN. A BIG JUMP ON WALL STREET THIS MORNING AS STOCKS LOOK FOR A REBOUND AFTER DAYS OF BIG LOSSES THAT WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING. THE DOW BEGAN RISING SHORTLY AFTER THE OPENING BELL, QUICKLY GAINING MORE THAN 1000 POINTS. AND RIGHT NOW, HERE’S A LOOK AT THE CURRENT NUMBERS. THE DOW IS UP 935 POINTS JUST UNDER 39,000. TOTAL, PROMISING A FIGHT TO THE END. CHINA SAYS THAT IT WILL COUNTER THE PRESIDENT’S TARIFFS WITH A 34% TAX ON U.S. GOODS LATER THIS WEEK. NEWS EIGHT’S AMY LIU REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON, WITH HOW HE SAYS HE’LL RESPOND. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE’LL SLAP EVEN MORE TARIFFS ON CHINA. THE TAXES ON SOME IMPORTS REACHING A COMBINED 104%. THE PRESIDENT THREATENING TO ADD ANOTHER 50% ON CHINESE IMPORTS ON TOP OF ONES THAT ALREADY EXIST. THEY’LL TAKE EFFECT IF CHINA REFUSES TO WITHDRAW ITS OWN RETALIATORY TARIFFS BY THE END OF TODAY. LAST WEEK, CHINA PUSHING BACK ON THE PRESIDENT’S TARIFFS WITH A 34% TAX ON ALL U.S. IMPORTS, MATCHING THE RATE PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCED. THE GROWING TENSIONS MAY PUSH CHINA, A TOP THREE U.S. TRADING PARTNER, TO DEEPEN ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER COUNTRIES, WHILE ITS COMMERCE MINISTRY SUGGESTED MORE TAXES AGAINST THE U.S. MAY BE COMING. I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR CHINA, BUT THEY CAN’T DO THIS WITH JUST WE’RE GOING TO HAVE ONE SHOT AT THIS. AND NO OTHER PRESIDENT IS GOING TO DO THIS. WHAT I’M DOING. SO WE’LL BE TALKING TO CHINA. WE’LL BE TALKING TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THAT THE TARIFFS ARE FORCING MORE COUNTRIES TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE, INCLUDING JAPAN, WHICH REPORTEDLY IS NOW SENDING ITS OWN NEGOTIATING TEAM TO THE U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THE COUNTRY’S PRIME MINISTER ABOUT EVENING OUT TRADE. WHEN IT COMES TO CARS ON CAPITOL HILL. I’M AMY LU. AS THE ATTEMPTED MURDER TRIAL FOR A SUSPENDED MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE CONTINUES. THE MAN WHO SHE ALLEGEDLY SHOT HAS TAKEN THE STAND TO TESTIFY. THE CASE OF JUDGE SONIA MCKNIGHT ENTERED ITS SECOND DAY AT THE DAUPHIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE. SHE’S ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND SERIOUSLY INJURING HER EX-BOYFRIEND, MICHAEL MCCOY, WHILE HE WAS SLEEPING FOLLOWING A BREAKUP. ON THE STAND, MCCOY DENIED THAT HE SHOT HIMSELF. HE SAID THERE WERE ONLY TWO PEOPLE IN HIS SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HIMSELF AND MCKNIGHT. NEWS EIGHT’S TOM LEHMAN IS IN THE COURTROOM, AND WE’LL HAVE AN UPDATE FOR US IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS A MEXICAN MAN IS NOW SET TO SPEND 18 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY REENTERING THE COUNTRY AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO INDECENT ASSAULT IN NEW YORK. INVESTIGATORS SAY 41 YEAR-OLD COSME MARIN PONCE WAS DEPORTED IN 2019 AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO INDECENT ASSAULT OF A PERSON UNDER 13 YEARS OLD. INVESTIGATORS SAY HE THEN ILLEGALLY REENTERED THE COUNTRY AND FAILED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER. ALL RIGHT, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEATHER HERE WITH A LIVE LOOK OVER OUR HARRISBURG, SKY CAM SOME PUFFY WHITE CLOUDS WITH SOME BLUE IN THE BACKGROUND. HARRISBURG SENATORS ARE HOLDING THEIR HOME OPENER TODAY. AS NEWS EIGHT’S JAKE REYES REPORTS, THE SENATORS ARE HOPING THE COMING HOME CHANGES THEIR EARLY SEASON LUCK. TONIGHT IS THE HOME OPENER OF SENATORS BASEBALL. I’M SURE THERE’S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT HERE, BUT TO EXPLAIN ALL OF THAT AND TO GET THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE, I DO HAVE ASHLEY GRADY WITH ME RIGHT NOW. SHE IS THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER OF THE TEAM. WHAT’S THE EXCITEMENT LIKE OVER HERE? THE EXCITEMENT OF OPENING DAY IS IT’S ALWAYS LIKE IT’S IT’S ELECTRIC, EVEN WITH, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT CHILLY OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT IT’S ALWAYS JUST THE ATMOSPHERE THAT YOU GET SO EXCITED ABOUT HAVING PEOPLE BACK AND THE THE LAUGHTER AND THE THE CLAPPING AND ALL OF THE NOISE AND SMELLS. IT’S JUST IT’S EXCITING. IT’S SO HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS. RIGHT? YEAH. SO WHAT ARE THE DETAILS OF TONIGHT’S GAME? A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AND LOOK TO LOOK FORWARD TO AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. GATES OPEN AT 5:00. FIRST PITCH IS FOR 6:30 P.M. AND THE FIRST 1000 FANS, 13 PLUS ARE GETTING THIS COOL TRAPPER HAT, WHICH WILL HELP KEEP YOU WARM. CAN I TRY THAT ON RIGHT NOW? ABSOLUTELY. LET ME HAND YOU THIS MIC REAL QUICK. I’M GOING TO TRY THIS ON BECAUSE IT IS PRETTY CHILLY OUTSIDE AND WOW, IT’S A GOOD LOOK. IT’S A GOOD LUCK. I SEE MYSELF IN THE MIRROR AND IT DOES KEEP MY HEAD PRETTY WARM, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILLY DAYS LIKE TODAY. SOFT AND FUZZY. YEAH, SO OBVIOUSLY THE THING TO LOOK FORWARD TO IS TONIGHT’S HOME OPENER. BUT AS FAR AS THE REST OF THE SEASON GOES, WHAT’S NEW ABOUT THIS SEASON? WELL, WE ALWAYS HAVE. YOU KNOW, THE ONE THING WE ALWAYS STRIVE FOR IS JUST AFFORDABLE FAMILY FUN, A GOOD, SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE HERE AT THE BALLPARK. BUT THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME CHANGES THAT YOU’RE GOING TO SEE. WE HAVE ALL NEW LED LIGHTING IN THE STADIUM THIS YEAR. THE SAFETY NETTING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO BE IN LINE WITH MLB’S GUIDELINES, AND WHEN YOU WALK IN THE GATES, THE FIRST THING YOU’RE PROBABLY GOING TO SEE IS THE NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. IT’S A BRAND NEW HOME CLUBHOUSE FOR THE SENATORS AGAIN, TO BE IN LINE WITH MLB’S REQUIREMENTS FOR US, BUT IT’S EXCITING TO SEE JUST CONSTRUCTION AT THE BALLPARK. YEAH, SO MUCH TO LOOK FORWARD TO. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ASHLEY. AND YOU CAN GET YOUR TICKETS ONLINE AT SENATORS BASEBALL.COM. JAKE REYES REPORTING IN HARRISBURG FOR WGAL NEWS EIGHT. JAKE MIGHT HAVE THE RIGHT IDEA WITH THAT HAT ON. IT IS PRETTY COOL. CHILLY OUT THERE. LOOKS BEAUTIFUL WITH THE BLUE SKY AND THE WHITE CLOUDS. METEOROLOGIST MIKE SUSKO. HOW COLD IS IT? WELL, BRIAN, IT IS MUCH BELOW AVERAGE HERE. WE’RE SEEING TEMPERATURES TODAY GOING GET INTO THE LOW 40S. THAT’S MORE THAN 15 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. WE SHOULD BE AROUND 61 HERE. AND HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR HOME OPENER FORECAST I MEAN CHECK THIS OUT. PREGAME. YOU’RE ONLY GOING TO SEE A HIGH AROUND 42 TODAY. BY THE SEVENTH INNING STRETCH ALREADY IN THE 30S. SO IT IS GOING TO BE CHILLY OUT THERE. IT’S ALREADY 40 IN HARRISBURG RIGHT NOW, AS WELL AS YORK. STILL 34 THOUGH UP IN LEWISTOWN AND 39 IN GETTYSBURG. BUT THIS IS WHAT IT ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE. IT FEELS LIKE WE’RE BELOW FREEZING FOR MOST OF THE AREA HERE. THE ONLY EXCEPTION. CARLISLE AT 33 DEGREES. AND I DON’T EXPECT THAT TO CHANGE VERY MUCH, IN PART BECAUSE OF THIS. YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE WIND GUSTS CURRENTLY, AND WE’RE IN THE 30 TO 35 MILE PER HOUR RANGE HERE. WE HAVE A FEW FLURRIES OFF TO THE NORTHWEST HERE AS WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SO YOUR 12 HOUR FORECAST ONLY GETTING TO A HIGH OF 42 DEGREES TODAY. CHECK OUT THAT TEMPERATURE THOUGH. AFTER MIDNIGHT WE GO BELOW FREEZING ONCE AGAIN. COULD EVEN SEE SOME FROST. AS WE START OFF YOUR WEDNESDAY, BRIAN. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS WE SHOULD WARM THINGS UP BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THANK YOU MIKE. A HARRISBURG MAN FACING CHARGES OF VIOLATING THE FEDERAL CLEAN AIR ACT. THE U.S. STATES, THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SAYS RYAN SPENCER VIOLATED THE LAW BY DISABLING HARDWARE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS IN DIESEL VEHICLES. SPENCER IS A SERVICE MANAGER AT PRO DIESEL WORKS. THEY SAY SPENCER DELETED THE SYSTEM’S ABILITY TO REDUCE POLLUTANT GAS EMISSIONS IN CUSTOMERS CARS. PROSECUTORS SAY HE ALSO TAMPERED WITH T