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And now, Preston and Steve's news updates with Kathy Romano.

Today is Wednesday, January 13th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning. In the news this morning, authority said police officer shot and killed a driver who was speeding towards them early Wednesday morning in Wilmington, Delaware. Newcastle County police said the officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle at 1.10 a.m. near Rosemont Avenue and East 24th Street. When the officers approached the vehicle, police said the driver took off and fled down a dead end street. Police said the driver then made a U-turn and began driving at a high rate of speed directly at the officers.

That's when police said the officers fired their weapons striking the driver.

The officers, along with emergency medical personnel, who soon arrived rendered first aid.

However, the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

An investigation is underway.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the Newcastle County Division of Police Criminal Investigations Unit.

Philadelphia restaurants can resume indoor dining with seating at 25% of their approved occupancy on Saturday, January 16th, officials announced Tuesday.

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley made the announcement and also said that tables will be limited to a maximum of four people and they must be from the same household.

We don't want people mixing with other households and passing infection that way, he said.

Masks must be worn at all times while inside of the restaurant except when a person is eating or drinking.

For some small shops, 25% seating capacity may mean just one or two tables. If you're a

small restaurant that has 10 tabletops or 12, it's simply not enough to survive, says Michelle

Shannon of the Center City District. Center City District launched a campaign called Save City

Restaurants to encourage people to take out and keep small businesses afloat. The Pennsylvania

Restaurant and Lodging Association said of the

500 full-service restaurants in Philadelphia, more than 200 are closed right now, with 50 of them

permanently. Indoor dining at Philadelphia restaurants has been banned since November 20th, as

coronavirus cases were rising in the city and officials were anticipating holiday gatherings. This was the

second ban on indoor dining during the pandemic so far from March 16th to September 8th. There was no indoor dining.

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