So. Friday the 13th. It's also National Rubber Ducky Day. Here at Lehigh Valley Public Media, we're especially fond of Ernie who, as you recall in the song, is awfully fond of you. Bo Doe Doe Dee Doe...🐤🎵🛀
1. The nice weather is apparently waiting around for the weekend. Today will be rainy again, according to the National Weather Service at Mt. Holly, NJ, with a high temp of 51 degrees. Tonight they predict mostly clouds with a low of 28 degrees.
2. Former state Sen. Pat Browne has been nominated by Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro to become the Secretary of Revenue.
3. OSHA and the City of Allentown will investigate Wednesday's trench collapse. Meanwhile, Allentown Rescue teams are tired but back to work.
4. In an adorable story, the 5 Things team's very own Stephanie Sigafoos tells of the Lehigh Valley Polar Bears hockey team.
5. Reporter Julian Abraham, who covered the trench collapse Wednesday, tells Morning Host Brad Klein what he saw at the scene.