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TO SEE. MARK BARGER NBC NEWS THIS IS COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON. WGAL NEWS EIGHT TODAY STARTS NOW. CLASSES RESUME AT CENTRAL DAUPHIN EAST HIGH SCHOOL, FIVE DAYS AFTER A GUN WAS FOUND INSIDE OF THE SCHOOL BUDGET HEARINGS BEGIN TODAY, EXACTLY TWO WEEKS AFTER GOVERNOR SHAPIRO UNVEILED HIS SPENDING PLAN. I’LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE LONG BATTLE THAT MAY BE AHEAD. ALL EYES ON CAPITOL. HILL WHILE LAWMAKERS ARE OUT OF TOWN. I’M AMY LU IN WASHINGTON WITH HOW THEY’RE STALLING OFF ATTU. UKRAINE IS AFFECTING THE WAR, AND WE START THIS HALF HOUR WITH A LIVE LOOK OVER OUR. LEBANON SKY CAM, KICKING OFF YOUR TUESDAY MORNING. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M KATELYN SMITH. I’M MATT BARCARO REGINA HERE WITH OUR COMMUTE ON OUR TUESDAY. LOOKING GOOD SO FAR IT IS LOOKING GOOD. AND GOOD MORNING TO EVERYBODY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. AND CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRISTINE FAIR HAS ANOTHER NICE FORECAST. WE’RE JUST ROLLING ON IN THE SUNSHINE. SO IF YOU LIKED YESTERDAY’S WEATHER YOU’LL LIKE TODAY WE HAVE NICE CLEAR SKIES OUT THERE THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES REFLECT THAT WHERE IT’S CLEAR AND CALM. YOU’RE GOING TO FIND THE COLDESTRILLIONEADINGS 19 IN LEWISTOWN, 20 IN LEBANON, 20 IN YORK AND 26 RIGHT NOW IN HARRISBURG. 12 HOUR FORECAST. LOOK FOR LOOKING FOR MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A LIGHT SOUTHEAST BREEZE AND A HIGH OF 44. SO REALLY. NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT HERE. NOTHING TO SEE. BY THE END OF THE WEEK, WE WILL HAVE SOME RAIN, BUT IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT’S GOING TO BE HEAVY. MOST OF IT ACTUALLY COMES THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. WELL, WE SAW THE MOON SHINING VERY BRIGHTLY. THIS MORNING AND NOW WE’LL SEE THE SUN, SUN SHINING BRIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON. SO THERE’S A LITTLE SOMETHING TO SEE, RIGHT. SO SOMETHING GOING ON IN THE SKY. AT LEAST WE’LL BE BASKING IN THE SUN INSIDE FROM THE WINDOW I DON’T KNOW, THAT’S LIKE MY FAVORITE THING TO DO BECAUSE IT’S SO WARM. IT WARM. YEAH, YEAH, IT FEELS GOOD. BUT OUTSIDE IT’S A LITTLE LIKE WITH THE DOGS AND CATS. THEY FIND THAT SPOT WITH THE SUN AND FIN JUST HANGING OUT THERE BY THE WINDOW. SO DON’T BE ALARMED IF YOU EVER SEE US PEEKING OUT THROUGH THE WINDOW. WE DO HAVE ONE CRASH THAT WE’RE THAT JUST POPPED UP ON THE MAP HERE IN YORK COUNTY, AND I LOVE THE TOWNSHIP NAME, BY THE WAY, PEACH BOTTOM TOWNSHIP, IF YOU LIVE THERE, LOVE THAT. BUT THIS ONE HERE IS KIND OF IN THE IN A SECLUDED AREA. SO IT SHOULDN’T BE IMPACTING YOUR COMMUTE TOO MUCH. IF. YOU’RE IN YORK COUNTY. BUT IF YOU DO HAVE TO BE ON WOODBINE ROAD BETWEEN CASTLEFINN AND FALLS ROAD, JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND FOR FOLKS WANTED TO GIVE YOU A CLOSER LOOK RIGHT NOW IN DAUPHIN COUNTY. I DID SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOWDOWN THERE. THAT’S ON 83 RIGHT NOW. GOING EASTBOUND. THIS IS RIGHT NEAR THE BRIDGE THERE CLOSE TO PAXTANG. SO. IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN THAT AREA, JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND. IT’S A LITTLE SLOW THERE, BUT WE’LL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT FOR YOU IN DAUPHIN COUNTY RIGHT NOW, 81 AT 57 LOOKING LIKE TRAFFIC IS FLOWING NICELY IN LEBANON COUNTY AS WELL. LOOKING LIKE THERE’S A COUPLE OF CARS ON THE ROAD. PROBABLY YOUR FIRST DAY BACK TO WORK IF YOU HAD YESTERDAY OFF. SO IT’S DEFINITELY BUSY THERE. BUT TRAFFIC IS FLOWING NICELY FOR MOST OF US RIGHT NOW. HERE’S SOME DRIVE TIMES 30 WESTBOUND. IF YOU’RE HEADED TO COLUMBIA FROM LANCASTER, YOU’RE LOOKING AT A TEN MINUTE DRIVE. WE’LL HAVE ANOTHER CHECK ON TRAFFIC COMING UP IN JUST A BIT. THIS HAS BEEN A LANCASTER TOYOTA TRAFFIC REPORT. TODAY. CLASSES RESUME AT THE CENTRAL DAUPHIN EAST HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE LAST WEEK’S LOCKDOWN. THERE, AS POLICE SEARCHED FOR AND FOUND A GUN. NEWS EIGHT’S JAY SCOTT SMITH IS LIVE THIS MORNING FOR US IN LOWER PAXTON TOWNSHIP. JAY, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING KATELYN. GOOD MORNING MATT. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. AND YES THIS IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST TIME HERE AT CENTRAL DAUPHIN EAST HIGH SCHOOL SINCE LAST THURSDAY THAT THEY’RE GOING TO BE OPENING UP THE SCHOOL AFTER SECURITY AFTER POLICE FOUND. A GUN HERE. NOW THE SCHOOL WAS LOCKED DOWN LAST THURSDAY AS YOU MIGHTRILLIONECALL THE ENTIRE DAY STARTING AT 8 A.M., GOING ALL THE WAY UNTIL 4 P.M. AS POLICE SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY SEARCHING THE SCHOOL AFTER A STUDENT HAD TOLD THE PRINCIPAL THAT THERE WAS A GUN IN THE BUILDING, STUDENTS WERE EVACUATED FROM THE BUILDING ON THURSDAY AFTER THE ENTIRE SEARCH WAS DONE. THEY DID END UP LEAVING THEIR THINGS. BEHIND AND THEY’LL BE ABLE TO GET THE BELONGINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND ON THURSDAY, WHEN THEY RETURN TO THE BUILDING TODAY. NOW, THE REASON THAT THEY’RE RETURNING TODAY IS BECAUSE FRIDAY WAS AN ALREADY SCHEDULED DAY, AND IN. SERVICE DAY FOR SCHOOL, AND SCHOOL WAS CLOSED. YESTERDAY FOR PRESIDENTS DAY. AS FOR THE WEAPON ITSELF, LOWER PAXTON TOWNSHIP POLICE HAVE CHARGED THE 17 YEAR OLD BOY FOR HAVING THE GUN, WHICH THEY SAY WAS STOLEN LAST SUMMER IN LOWER PAXTON. HE’S BEEN CHARGED WITH ONE MISDEMEANOR AND THREE FELONIES, AND THE CHARGES INCLUDE POSSESSION OF A WEAPON ON SCHOOL PROPERTY, RECEIPT, STOLEN PROPERTY AND POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A MINOR ALONG WITH ANOTHER CHARGE. NOW LOWER PAXTON POLICE ALSO SAY STUDENTS WHO MAY HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS INCIDENT, INCLUDING HOW THIS GUN GOT IN THE BUILDING. ARE ASKED TO REACH OUT TO EITHER SCHOOL STAFF OR TO REPORT STRAIGHT TO POLICE HERE AT OUTSIDE OF CENTRAL DAUPHIN EAST HIGH SCHOOL, I’M JAY SCOTT SMITH. LET’S HEAD BACK DOWN TO THE STUDIO. THE STUDENTS ARE PROBABLY ALREADY UP THIS MORNING GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL. ALL RIGHT, JAY, THANK YOU. WELL, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE LEBANON SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL REMAIN CLOSED TODAY AFTER DISMISSING EARLY YESTERDAY. BECAUSE OF A POWER OUTAGE. THE DISTRICT SAYS TODAY WILL BE A VIRTUAL LEARNING DAY FOR HENRY HAWK ELEMENTARY. THEY SAY IT WAS AN EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THAT’S BEING BLAMED FOR THE OUTAGE. THAT DID CUT POWER TO THAT BUILDING THIS MORNING. WE ARE HEARING MORE FROM THE ATTORNEYS. REPRESENTING SONYA MCKNIGHT. SHE’S THE DAUPHIN COUNTY MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER. MCKNIGHT WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK AFTER POLICE SAY SHE SHOT HER EX-BOYFRIEND, MICHAEL MCCOY, IN THE HEAD WHILE HE WAS SLEEPING IN HIS HOME ON FEBRUARY 10TH. MCCOY SURVIVED. THE SHOOTING BUT IS NOW BLIND IN ONE EYE. IN A STATEMENT RELEASED LAST NIGHT, MCKNIGHT’S ATTORNEYS ARE CLAIMING HER INNOCENCE, SAYING IN PART, QUOTE, SHE DID NOT SHOOT MR. MCCOY. JUDGE MCKNIGHT LOOKS FORWARD TO THE WHOLE STORY BEING TOLD ONCE ALL THE FACTS IN THIS MATTER ARE BROUGHT TO LIGHT. THE STATEMENT SAYS SHE IS CONFIDENT THAT SHE WILL BE CLEARED OF ANY WRONGDOING. NEWS 8 WAS AT THE ALLEGED CRIME SCENE LAST NIGHT IN SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP, TALKING WITH NEIGHBORS WHO TOLD US THEY HOPE MCCOY HAS A QUICK RECOVERY. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT HE WAS SHOT AND SOMEBODY SHOT HIM AND. I’M SURE HE DIDN’T SHOOT HIMSELF. SO, UM, DEFINITELY. UH, IT’S IT’S A IT’S A STORY TO TELL. HE HAS A STORY TO TELL BECAUSE HE OBVIOUSLY GOD KEPT HIM HERE FOR A REASON. A PRELIMINARY HEARING FOR MCKNIGHT IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 26TH. TODAY, THE STATE CAPITOL IN HARRISBURG. LAWMAKERS START DEBATE ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET. FROM GOVERNOR SHAPIRO THAT HE RELEASED JUST EARLIER THIS MONTH. AND NEWS EIGHT’S JAKE REYES IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE CAPITOL FOR US THIS MORNING WITH A PREVIEW. WHAT WE CAN EXPECT. JAKE. YEAH. MATT. AND IT WASN’T UNTIL DECEMBER, WHEN LAST YEAR’S BUDGET WAS PASSED, A BUDGET THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PASSED IN JUNE, AND WITH THE HOUSE CONTROLLED BY DEMOCRATS, THE SENATE BY REPUBLICANS, ANOTHER LONG BATTLE MAY BE AHEAD. NOW, THESE HEARINGS COME EXACTLY. TWO WEEKS AFTER GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO UNVEILED. HIS $48.3 BILLION SPENDING PLAN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT BEGINS JULY 1ST. THE PROPOSAL DOES NOT INCLUDE INCREASES IN THE STATE SALES OR PERSONAL INCOME TAX. AND AMONG THE GOVERNOR’S PROPOSALS, A $1.1 BILLION INCREASE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, RAISING THE STATE’S MINIMUM WAGE TO $15 AN HOUR, $100 MILLION IN FUNDING TO HELP REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE, AND A $280 MILLION INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. NEWS 8 POLITICAL ANALYST TERRY MADONNA SAYS THE PROPOSAL IS LIKELY TO RECEIVE OPPOSITION FROM REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS. THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL. AND CERTAINLY THAT WAS EXPRESSED BY SENATE REPUBLICANS. IS THE INCREASE IN THE SPENDING. IT’S. A $48.3 BILLION BUDGET WITH A $3.2 BILLION INCREASE. NOW IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TAX HIKES. NOW, THESE BUDGET HEARINGS ARE SET TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, WITH THE FIRST ONE HAPPENING THIS MORNING AT 930 WITH BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES REPORTING LIVE IN HARRISBURG. JAKE REYES, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. ALL RIGHT. JAKE, THANK YOU. THE GOVERNOR ALSO PROPOSED $25 MILLION IN HIS BUDGET FOR A NEW. MAIN STREET MATTERS PROGRAM TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS ACROSS THE STATE. SO TODAY HE WILL BE PROMOTING THAT PLAN DURING A VISIT TO THE WEST SHORE FARMERS MARKET IN LEMOYNE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, OKAJIMA OKRAINA, A GROUP ADVOCATING. FOR THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE, HELD A RALLY YESTERDAY TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE WAR TORN COUNTRY. THIS WAS OUTSIDE THE STATE CAPITOL. THEY HELD HANDS AND FORMED WHAT THEY CALL A CHAIN OF SOLIDARITY. AS THEY’RE PREPARING FOR THE TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR, WHICH IS THIS SATURDAY. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS MY HOMELAND, AND I KNOW THAT MY FAMILY AND MY MY FRIENDS, MY MY, MY RELATIVES, EVERYONE, EVERYONE I KNOW FROM HOME, THEY STILL LIVE THERE. NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO TO MOVE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT LINES AND THE WAR AREA. THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE BY THE MISSILES, BY BY THE RUSSIAN ARMY. AND IT IS REALLY, REALLY CRUCIAL THAT THE UNITED STATES STILL SUPPORT UKRAINE. THEY SAY THEY ARE URG