The Daily Numbers for Thursday, Jan. 9

The Daily Numbers: 25 degrees, the overnight low. Almost balmy.

55 degrees, today’s expected high

11 suspensions of his driver’s license for the man charged in fatal Upper Darby hit-run.

1 million dollar cash bail for Earnest Marks, of West Philadelphia.

60 mph, how fast police believe car was traveling on Providence Road, which has posted speed limit of 35 mph.

2 teens from Collingdale who police believe may have run away with a 3-year-old child.

16 and 18, ages of two teens who entered pleas in connection with robbery at Elwyn Pharmacy.

8 years in prison for woman who helped support jihadist training. Jihad Jamie was sentenced the day after Jihad jane.

68 point dip for stock market yesterday.

40 dollar pickup fee and $3 per mile for the StearClear service, which promises to get you - and your car - home safely after a night out.

37 years, how long Chris Wheeler has been broadcasting Phillies games. He’s out in a shakeup by Comcast, as is fellow color commentator Gary ‘Sarge’ Matthews.

100 million dollar deal recently inked by the Phillies with NBCUniversal, the parent company of Comcast, which apparently made the call on the change of announcers.

3 baseball greats headed to the Hall of Fame, Braves pitchers Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, and White Sox slugger Frank Thomas.

74.8 percent of the vote for longtime Astro Craig Biggio. He needed 75 percent to get in.

3-2 win for the Flyers over the Canadiens last night.

10 straight home wins for the Flyers.

10-2-1 record in their last 13 games.

83-67 win for Villanova over Seton Hall.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.

No, I was no big fan of Chris Wheeler. I’ll still miss him. And what does it say about your franchise when their biggest move of the off-season is in the broadcast booth?

I Don’t Get It: Bridge-Gate. I thought Chris Christie was a little sharper than that.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to Lynne Massi, who is putting a face on the heroin epidemic as she works for legislation that could save livs.

Quote Box: “That’s murder. That’s not an accident.”

- Michael Chitwood, after announcing arrest of suspect in fatal hit-run.

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