00:00I'm Paul Rasmussen. PennDOT is making final preparations ahead of this weekend's closure of the Parkway East.
00:06NewsRadio KDK's Tamara Rush has details from the newsroom.
00:10Paul, as crews prepare for the Parkway East closure, PennDOT is making changes to detour routes to keep traffic moving.
00:16That includes adjusting lanes on Ardmore Boulevard in Wilkinsburg and retiming signals along the detour through Wilkinsburg, Point Breeze and
00:24Oakland.
00:25Officials say they'll continue monitoring traffic and making adjustments once the closure begins.
00:30PennDOT is also working with Pittsburgh Regional Transit and Pittsburgh Water to clear construction impacts along the route ahead of
00:37the Commercial Street Bridge replacement project.
00:39The 25-day Parkway East closure between the Edgewood-Swissville interchange and the Squirrel Hill tunnel runs from July 10th
00:46through August 3rd.
00:48In the newsroom, Tamara Rush News Radio, KDKA.
00:51An 18-wheeler carrying hazardous materials overturned last night on the 62nd Street Bridge in what's being called a large
00:58-scale incident.
01:00KDKA TV's Megan Shin has more on that.
01:02We just learned from the officer who responded first here on the scene that that tractor-trailer that tipped over
01:07was actually carrying peroxides.
01:09This happened around 9.30 on the Sharpsburg side of the 62nd Street Bridge.
01:14Crews from Allegheny County Emergency Services, the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, the Cherry City Fire Department worked quickly
01:22together to stop the leak from going into the drainage systems here.
01:26The Cherry City Fire Department says the hazardous materials have been taken care of.
01:29For now, the bridge will remain closed until the truck is removed.
01:33Marsboro and Adams Township were a step closer to a merger.
01:36On Monday, Mars Council voted 6-1 to approve a merger agreement with Adams Township.
01:42Mars resident Robert Bresko shared his reaction with KDKA-TV.
01:47I'm very happy because it's going to benefit everybody in Mars, especially us senior citizens on a fixed income.
01:53Our taxes are going to drop down from 25.33 to 3.75 mils.
01:59That's a big jump.
02:00If a majority of voters in both Adams and Mars approved police, public works and other departments would be consolidated
02:07and the combined communities would be called Mars Township, the referendum will be on the November ballot.
02:13President Donald Trump has arrived in Ankara, Turkey this morning for the NATO summit.
02:18Just before Air Force One touched down, NATO hosted a defense forum to spotlight billions of dollars in military projects
02:25to demonstrate European allies were investing more of their own money in defense, something the president has for years called
02:32on them to do.
02:34The Postal Service says a severe financial crisis is the reason the price of a forever stamp is going up
02:40four cents this weekend.
02:41The increase for a first-class male forever stamp from 78 to 82 cents starts on Sunday.
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02:59The U.S. has joined Mexico and Canada on the sidelines of the World Cup after a 4-1 loss
03:05to Belgium last night in Seattle.
03:07Here's ABC's Lionel Moyes.
03:09Less than 10 minutes into the game, the Belgians struck first after the U.S. defense failed to clear the
03:14ball.
03:15About 20 minutes later, Malik Tillman scoring off a free kick for the second time in this tournament, but it
03:21would be the only bright spot in a disastrous night.
03:25Just 61 seconds later, Belgium retaking the lead.
03:28Then in the second half, the U.S. goalie mishandles the ball, setting up a third Belgian goal.
03:33The Belgians adding insult to injury, scoring a fourth goal in the final seconds of the game.
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