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however, images as you say of the suspects in this case, they are all over the twitter severe. >> police say a group of men and women believed to be in their 20s and from bucks county and seen here in this security camera video attacked a gay couple at chancellor near 16th street in center city last thursday night. the story and the video exploded on social media with amateur internet detectives tracing the group to this restaurant outing earlier in the evening. it's believed it was a 25th birthday party involving a group of archbishop wood high school grads. the victims tell police they're attackers men and women punched them repeatedly while shouting homophobic slurs. >> somebody said as we crossed 16th, what is that your f'ing boyfriend? i look at him and i said it is my f'ing boyfriend. >> he goes, oh so you're dirty bleep and i go yeah, maybe i am a dirty bleep then he hit me in the face. >> we were just going out to dinner the two of us. having a nice night in philadelphia which we do all the time. lived here for years. never had anything like this. i just wanted to make sure it never happens again to anyone. >> reporter: twitter users led by a man using the handle fan since 09 posted the restaurant photo and coc contacted police. >> just seemed like the right thing to do. something that disgusted me that would happen in our city. if i'm going to have a lot of twitter followers i might as well do something good with them. >> reporter: one local defense attorney involved in this case has told fox 29 that the events that is to say the comments and actions leading up to that first punch may not be as clear cut and one sided as we had first been told. the district attorney tells fox 29 this case would not or will not be charged as a hate crime because under the pennsylvania statute sexual orientation is not a covered category. iain. >> all right, bruce, thank you. we continue to track developments in a deadly attack on two troopers at a pennsylvania state police barracks. these are just released pictures of eric frein the suspect authorities are trying to track down. today many schools in the area were closed to the safety precaution while the manhunt for the gunman continues. police believe the attacker frein is anti government and very dangerous. frein is accuse evidence ambushing two troopers killing one and critically injuring the other last week and police releasing new information of their investigation a short time ago as they prepare to lay corporal brian dixon to rest. jennifer joyce is in scranton tonight with the latest. jennifer? >> reporter: well, iain, as many as 150 members law enforcement from three states have been aggressively tracking down leads and staking out a large wooded area where they believe 31 year old eric matthew 14 may be hiding. police just released updated photographs of the man accused of ambushing corporal dixon friday night as he was walking out of the blooming grove police barracks. police tell us he's a survival list who has weapons, knows how to use them and has a major hate tread to law enforcement. with frein the loose people in the area remain on edge. two school districts as you mentioned, iain, closed for the day as the search for the suspect continues. state police top brass are serious about this manhunt. >> i'd like to directly address eric frein again. in the event you are listening to this broadcast oh and a radio, portable radio, while could you we arin we aring in sl damp hiding place, i want you to know one thing. eric, we are coming for you. it is only a matter of time until we bring to you justice for committing this cowardly a act. >> reporter: 38 year old dixon died on the scene friday night. he was a seven-year veteran of the force hadn't recently been transferred to pike county from the belmont barracks in philadelphia. dixon leaves behind a wife and two young children and, again, he will be laid to rest. his funeral service is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. lucy. >> thatching jennifer. in delaware county an accident on i-95 southbound sent a trooper to crozer chester medical center. skyfox over the scene in tinicum township near the prospect park and essington skit. traffic was backed up to philadelphia international airport right around 11:30 this morning. bad news there. state police are not releasing details about what exactly happened. but they are saying the trooper has non-life threatening injuries. tragedy in philadelphia's university city. an eight year old girl has died after falling nine stories from an apartment building. police are investigating exactly what happened but all signs point to an accident. fox 29's dave schratwieser is live at the scene tonight. dave, such a sad story. >> reporter: lucy, a very sad day here at the fairfax apartments at 43rd and locust after that young lady -- young girl plunged nine floors to her death early this morning. police tell us now they have completed a thorough investigation and they do believe this was an accident. police say it was just before 8:00 wednesday morning when an eight year old girl fell from the window of a ninth floor apartment she shared here with her 11 year old sister and father. >> the father is a awakened to the 11 year old screaming the sister had fallen from the window. the father raced downstairs to find his daughter sprawled on the ground. he raced her to children's hospital where the child died. >> young father caring for two kids. 11 year old is extremely distraught from this. >> it's just heartbreaking. >> residentresidents in around e fairfax apartments were stunned bite news shane by the death of the little girl. >> my heart goes out for them. they have prey my prayers and sympathy. they do. >> it's a really tragedy. it's sad. >> reporter: detectives collected video tape from the scene and spoke to the father and the child's sister who was asleep in the same bedroom when the girl plunged from the wind window. >> before going to bed he said the screen was down, the window was down. seems to be a tragic accident at this time. >> i feel for the surviving kids, to lose her sister, wow. it's going to be tough for them. i wish them the best. >> reporter: now there are bars on the first floor windows for security reasons. but not on the upper floors. coming up at 6:00 we'll talk to residents about this tragedy and whether any future precautions should be taken to prevent this from happening again. iain. >> all right, dave, thank you. happening now, the battle against isis. president obama insisting u.s. troops will not have a combat mission against isis terrorists in iraq. the president got a briefing at central command in florida. then he told the troops at mcdill air force base he won't be sending troops for another ground war in iraq. the us will be training iraqi forces to defend themselves and conduct air strikes over isis controlled areas. >> the american force that is have been deployed to iraq do not and will not have a combat mission. they will support iraqi forces on the ground as they fight for their own country against these terrorists. as your commander in chief, i will not commit you and the rest of our armed forces to fighting another ground war in iraq. >> yesterday the president's top military adviser told lawmakers he could see a scenario a return of combat forces into iraq could be necessary. >> we are following breaking news out of the nfl. we have just learned carolina panthers are removing defensive end greg hardy from its active roster. now this stems from a domestic violence case. a jury convicted him of assaul assaulting threatening his ex-girlfriend nicole holder. he will not be able to participate in games nor practice until the matter is resolved. he's appealing his conviction has a court date in november. meanwhile, adrian peterson is benched indefinitely. the star running back face as charge of child abuse in texas. the minnesota vikings today reversed course deactivating peterson. jonathan hunt explains what's behind that reversal. >> reporter: the minnesota vikings making a major play change overnight placing adrian peterson on the exempt commissioner's permission list. the running back cannot participate in team activities until the child abuse case against him is resolved. this latest benching reversing anally your decision to let peterson play in next sunday's game. after the vikings saturday him this past weekend. >> we made a mistake and we needed to get this right. >> reporter: monday's decision to reinstate peterson drawing push back from sponsors. radison hotel suspending its relationship with the vikings and major nfl sponsor anheuser-busch expressed concern over peterson and former baltimore ravens player ray rice's assault case. vikings own are in ship claims today's reversal was not a financial decision. >> we value our partners, our sponsors, the community and especially our fans and in the end, it really is about getting it right. >> reporter: the team says it initiated the process that led to sitting peterson working with him and the league prior to the early morning announcement. permission to put him on the exempt list could only come from commissioner roger goodell. >> getting into the collective bargaining agreement and looking at all our options out there, we felt this was the best solutio solutioning to forward. >> reporter: peterson will be paid during his time away from the team but he has lost some personal sponsorship deals. nike cutting ties with the old pro -- all pro player today. in new york, jonathan hunt, fox news. >> and locally based campbell's soup is one of many sponsors releasing statements. campbell's says, domestic violence is abhorrent. we are watching developments closely and look forward to the finding of the independence investigation underway upon completion of the investigation we expect the nfl to take appropriate action. we have shared our views with the nfl. a local fire department is apologizing for some of the of some its volunteer firefighters to night. >> some signs they made posed a question that many people find offensive. what they said that's got them in some trouble. >> and diagnosed with breast cancer. one pregnant mom faced a seemingly impossible dilemma. fight for her own life or protect the one growing inside her. how both she and her baby girl beat those odds. >> and music super starry anna gets pulled into the nfl domestic violence scandal. her song was pulled from nfl coverage and she's not staying quiet about it. howard? >> and she shouldn't. desean jackson -- that's a personal opinion. desean jackson and the redskins are coming to lincoln financial field on sunday. ahead in sports, desean talks about what to expect from you eagle fans plus details on how you can take your best shot at me. that's coming up. >> coming up in weather right now the area looking at below average temperatures. but will we warm up? details average 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child with the virus. it's not clear whether that child is one of the four confirmed cases at the children's hospital of philadelphia. the virus can cause everything from mild to severe symptoms which are similar to the common cold. people with asthma can have the roughest time fighting the vir virus. >> philadelphia police open an internal affairs probe after a fox 29 investigates report. now our report revealed alleged case of police brutality. investigative reporter jeff cole broke that story and joins us now from the newsroom with the latest. jeff. >> iain, video obtained by fox 29 investigates appears to show front right punch from a city motorist. our report prompted internal affairs to investigate but the da is taking a hard look. it was just after 7:00 a.m. along kelly drive in philly early may when terrence samson was pulled over in his black range rover with his wife and child inside. samson and two members of the police department's homeland security unit he can changed words. >> listen, man, ya'll bleep, man -- >> it's cool. listen. >> get in the car. >> listen, i am, i am. all right, i am. >> open the door. >> dude. >> call the man back tell him i called for the supervisor. >> after samson, 30 a city worker refused to hand over his keys, officer joe simpson appears to make a fist and strike samson in the head. >> i swear to god, man,. >> hey, hey, hey. >> the video recorded by samson's wife was seen by police for the first time when fox 29 broadcast it. the department spokesperson says, the internal affairs bureau opened its investigation after seeing the report. so has the district attorney. da seth williams says, his office is conducting a review of the case and evidence, a review which includes the video. >> i swear to god, man. >> hey, hey, hey. >> now officer simpson and his partner christopher bins have declined comment. in their police reports they claim simpson was reaching into the car to take the keys. samson who served prison time for assault faces a charge of fleeing police in the newsroom i'm jeff cole. lucy, back to you. >> thank you very much, jeff. it is back to federal court for former mob boss joey merli merlino. today a judge ordered merlino to appear in the philadelphia court early neck month face charges. he violated terms of his release from prison. prosecutors say he hung around mobsters and convicted felons. the judge ordered merlino to return on october 10th. after authorities spotted him in boca rah ton florida with a local mob captain and two florida felons. her loon know's probation terms prohibit him from associated -- associating with mobsters and felons for three years. his attorney tells fox 29 he will fight any attempt to put merlino back in prison. >> the pennsylvania state house is now scheduled to vote for monday on bill to provide cruel money for the trouble philadelphia schools. the bill would authorize a 2-dollar a pack cigarette tax in the city to provide for more money for the schools. a vote today was put off. lawmakers removed unrelated tax hikes and tax credits that had been added to the bill. arguments over those additions has delayed the legislation it must pass the state senate as well. >> new jersey lawmakers unveiled a series of 21 bills aimed at curbing heroin and prescription drug abuse. the state's senate health committee says new jersey needs treatment and education and prevention efforts and that includes requiring health insurance plans covered drug treatment programs when deemed medically necessary. another of the measures would increase the state's medicaid reimbursement for drug treatment programs. >> the house select committee investigating at tack on the us consulate in benghazi libya heard some testimony today. >> the first open hearing since it began investigating what exactly happened and why. it zeroed in on 40 reforms recommended by independent panel that investigated security failures which led to the tragedy. some witnesses said the changes are mostly cosmetic and much more needs to be done. >> now is the time clear the smoke, remove the mirrors. now is the time for the department of state to finally institutionalize some real meaningful and progressive change. >> keal is a member of the independent panel that reviewed state department policies after the attack. he maintains that u.s. embassies do not have any formal risk management policy to this day. however, an assistant secretary for diplomatic security objected claiming the state department has concentrated on that very issue since the attack. u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other u.s. diplomats died in the benghazi attack two years ago on 9/11. >> in trenton, the new jersey department of environmental protection is looking for a few good men and women. so today it hosted job fair for veterans, hundreds showed up from various branches of the military and they not only applied to work for the department those who wanted got coaching how to prepare for an interview, make yourself stand out and draw up a resume. to your fox 29 weather authority now. gorgeous day. you know it is still summer. but, all right, scott, things are about to get down right chilly on me. >> once the sun sets we're in that pattern with high pressure in control. we have a lot of clear skies so sunshine right now and pretty comfortable right now in center city. the air temperature 74 degrees and look how dry it is. humidity only at 37% and the winds are calm. temperatures right now 60s already in the pocono mountains. upper 60s in as well as atlantic city. reading is checking in at 73 degrees and we have 73 as well in dover. so if you're going out tonight, it will be dry, it will be pleasant. low humidity. but temperatures will be dropping into the 60s. feel like fall. we're looking at numbers by 11:00 o'clock at 64 degrees. but there's some even cooler heirlooming off to the north in canada with front that will be approaching over the next day or so. so 70s right now in philadelphia. you can see 60s north and west but look at some of this cooler air in canada. temperatures have been running in the low to mid 40s. we'll have the timing of when some of that air arrives coming up as well as what's happening in the tropics. iain and lucy, back to you. >> all right, scott, thank you. outrage tonight over what police officers did to a teenager who was kneeling with his hands over his head. the dash cam video that has spark the controversy. >> and as the ebola outbreak shows no sign of slowing down britain is now testing a vacci vaccine. the volunteers offering themselves to make it all happen. >> and talk about an unfortunate coincidence. the salon now going to great lengths to distance itself from the terrorist group that shares its name. the terrorist group that shares its name. ♪ a newfantasy teams,ans a changameday rituals,me. and now pizza toppings. get any large two-topping pizza for just $10. add a mega chocolate chip cookie for just $5. better pizza, better football. papa john's. >> a new york sheriff sergeant suspended without pay after outrage over him tasering a teenager. dash cam images show the teen on his knees with his hands above his head surrendering to the officer. i go fires his taser. investigators say the teen was driving with a smashed out health and no taillights. they gave chase and they say they hit speeds as high as 120 miles an hour. i go police chief says he suspended for going too far. >> that's not the training that our department dispenses on its members. it's not -- he followed none of our protocols. >> sheriff apple says igo could lose his job. his attorney says he did nothing wrong. the teenager face as slew of charge. >> ebola vaccine trial is getting underway in uk. 60 healthy volunteers will be injected with the vaccine. it won't sicken the volunteers. the world health organization says the number of ebola cases could start doubling every three weeks in west africa. president obama announce announl send 3,000 u.s. military personnel to help provide aid in the region. >> tomorrow is the big vote. should they stay or should they go? >> scotland deciding whether to break away from the united kingdom in and no campaigners making their final hits to scotch. supporters of the separation say it's time scotland takes its future to its own hands. break ago it way could hurt scotland in the long run. >> conservatives across the united kingdom just as democratic voters will be saying it's your choice. no doubt we'd like to you stay. >> pollsters say tomorrow's vote is too close to call. at stake is 307 year old union. for lot of us pets are like members of our family. we cannot imagine our lives without them. >> but could your pet be making you more stressed and less healthy? why the answer could be yes. and the local girl battling cancer whose working to raise money for pediatric cancer research. she starts the lemon shot challenge. she challenged the eagles and we made sure they did not let her down. >> and just five weeks pregnant when one mom discovered she is battling breast cancer. doctors said, waiting to fight the was not an option. their incredible journey to a happy enthe usual? not tonight. introducing longhorn's steaks that sizzle for $12.99. the smoky double bacon sirloin. the new spicy sriracha sirloin. and the parmesan crusted sirloin. steaks that sizzle. only at longhorn steakhouse. you can't fake steak. >> here's live look at skyline at center city. another beautiful night but temperatures are pretty cool. what to expect as we approach the actual start of fall that's coming up in your fox 29 weather authority. a gloucester county fire department is feeling the heat tonight. some firefighters could be suspended over a banner flown at the state fireman' convention in wildwood. the banner from williamstown fire company number one is all over social media but it's so vulgar we have to blur part of it out. but the sign asked women to show their breasts. the banner flew for everyone to see at the annual convention. fox 29 caught up with the town's mayor who promises this will not happy again. >> i'm embarrassed but i have no control of it. first of all. you know that. we will take care of the probl problem. >> the president and fire chief of the williamstown fire company released a statement apologizing for the banner. he says poor judgment was used by some members of the department. >> a judge has denied separate trials for two men charged in last year's building collapse that killed six people inside a thrift store. demolition contractor griffin campbell and subcontractor sean benschop are charged with third degree murder in the june 2013 collapse much the judge reject d defense arguments trying the two together would force one to incriminate the other and agreed with prosecutor that is separate trials would burden victims, relatives and other witnesses who would have to testify twice. three years ago a young pregnant woman was faced with tough choices. >> her doctors had to figure out the best and safest way to beat an aggressive form of breast cancer while protecting her unborn child. our dawn tim men know has a story that's even inspiring doctors. >> reporter: jenny davis had just learned she was five weeks pregnant with her third daughter brantly when she felt it, a lump while breast feeding her other baby seven month old nolan. >> i thought it was milk, and i wasn't worried about it. >> reporter: doctors were worried. but because she was so early on in her pregnancy, they had to wait to biopsy the mass. >> during that time just a couple of months the tumor had doubled in size. >> she was 27 and diagnosed with the most -- one of the most aggressive types of breast cancer we see which is triple negative. >> i was very scare. i was scared for brantly. and for my family. >> we always have to make a decision on whether to delay therapy or treat right away. jenny's oncologist dr. jonathan bender felt they had to start treatment right away. four rounds of chemo during her second and third trimester. two more after the baby was bo born. the idea to jenny was terrifyi terrifying. >> trying to save my life and trying not to harm her life was very hard. >> reporter: dr. bender says even doctors are surprised that pregnant women can be safely treated with chemo using a combination of drugs that is less toxic to the fetus. >> the studies have shown that as long as you wait till the second or third trimester after most of the baby's organs are already formed, that the potential birth defect risks are a lot lower. >> i went through three types of chemo. all at one time and i went every three weeks, and since i had one lymph node involved i had to go through six rounds of chemo. >> reporter: during her infusions jenny could feel brantly kicking. brandly was diagnosed in utero with a clef lip and palate. birth defects not related to the cancer or the chemo. on jenny's 28th birthday, brantly was born. spending her two weeks in a neonatal intensive care unit. >> a big weight was just lifted when -- we knew we got to bring her home and we were altogether and that, you know, i've got to do this. i've got to do these last two chemos. >> because she positive for a gene in raises her risk of breast and ovarian cancer she chose to have both breasts, her uterus and ovaries surgically removed. >> when you see someone like jennifer davis whose gone through all the obstacles and she's still shining brightly, it brings a big smile to my face. she's a success story that keeps you getting up in the morning and doing this job. >> reporter: brant system now five and doing really well. so is jenny. cancer free, five years, four months and counting. >> i'm so fortunate to be here and i get to live out my dream to watch my kids grow up and to take care of them. >> our dawn timmeney with that amazing story. they say a dog is a man's best friend and a homeless veteran from chester county most certainly agrees. anthony weatherly and his dog sheba helped him through a lot living in squaller, battling the freezing cold. both were in despite need of help and medical attention. veterans affairs tried to help him get into shelter but no dogs allowed. he just couldn't leave the dog so a local non-profit stepped in. and teamed up with stoney creek veterinary hospital to take in sheba. they separated for bit and both got the help they needed. >> it changed everything. it changed me. change thed -- gave me a future back. >> unbelievable feeling when you turn's live around. >> now both are on the road to recovery. tonight at 10:00 the emotion reunion between this vet and his beloved dog. >> apparently the u.s. big belly epidemic is getting even worse. >> are you at risk for the most dangerous complications of obesity. how big is too big? and the eagles meet the challenge from a local girl battling cancer. and what these players just did could have a tremendous ripple effect. >> coming up at 6:00 rocky the bobcat making headlines again. he's been living in the zoo ever since he escaped from south jersey home. what a judge just decided about his future. scott. >> temperatures are running below average right now. with this early taste of fall. but will we warm up and what about the up coming weekend? if you're making plans we have the about the up coming weekend? if you're making plans we have the forecast for that as why do we start with a kickoff special? because it's the start of the nfl season, and that's pretty special. get any large two-topping pizza for just $10. add a mega chocolate chip cookie for just $5. better pizza, better football. papa john's. >> breaking news. mayor ron ford has cancer. he has an abdominal tumor. doctors say the tumor is quote very rare and very difficult to treat. ford became actually made international headlines last year after acknowledging using crack cocaine in a done ken stooper. he returned to work in june after a rehabilitation for drugs and alcohol. ford withdrew his re-election bid on friday. >> in your health tonight tes testing for cervical cancer it can be detected through a simple urine test according to scientists. new research out of britain and spain found a urine test can detect the hpv virus which causes cervical cancer. researchers say this is good news for women since urine tests and non invasive and more acceptable alternative to the conventional cervical smear test. the hpv urine test was 87% accurate in a recent study. >> american waistlines are expanding according to new research. figure in the journal of the american medical association shows for women the average waste size is now 38-inches. that's a gain of more than 2-inches from over decade ago and for men it's 40-inches. medical experts say the main health concern waistlines grow kit lead to a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes and other ity related ailments. >> are our pets stressing us out. >> a survey in the uk finds we are losing sleep because of our cats and dogs. to me that's big duh. it shows our pets are waking us up too early. 54% of those surveyed say they lost as much as an hour and a half of sleep. 28% say their pets tried to climb into bed to cuddle up. 3% say they woke up too early because their pet tried to bite them. scratching in the litter tray and racing around the living room. >> mewing is super starry anna gets pulled into the nfl domestic violence scandal. >> they pulled one of her songs from thursday night football and she's not staying quiet about this one. the salon now going to great lengths to distance itself from the terrorist group that shares its name. howard? >> and eagles play the redskins this sunday but it's also the return of desean jackson who talks about coming back. i coming know that chasing performance can mean lower returns and fewer choices in retirement. know that proper allocation could help increase returns so you can enjoy that second home sooner. know the right financial planning can help you save for college and retirement. know where you stand with pnc total insight. a new investing and banking experience with personalized guidance and online tools. visit a branch, call or go online today. >> north carolina salon called isis has operate odd for a name change. it does not weren't to be associated with the terrorist group of the same name. you can probably guess but the spa's actually named after the egyptian goddess. the salon decided on the name change long before receiving complaints from neighbors. >> we started noticing a lot of the isis terrorist information on the main stream news channels and i started following it a little bit, and hoping that it would get better. but unfortunately it continued to get worse. >> so the new name of the salon you'll like this one iain, taylor made. it looks like that. >> it does. >> rhianna has harsh words for cbs network after they pulled her song from thursday night football. cbs had planned to use her song run this town but it was dropped in the middle of that networks coverage ray rice scandal. rice of course has been indefinitely suspended from the baltimore raven after more video surfaced of him assaulting his then fiance'. cbs says rhianna's history domestic violence victim was part of the reason for pulling the song. you may remember rhianna's ex-boyfriend singer chris brown was charged with assault for beating her up. rhianna slammed the network on twitter saying "cbs you pulled my song last week. now you'll want to slide back in this thursday. ya'll are sad for penalizing me for this. meanwhile rock nation which manages rhianna says it will not give cbs the permission to use the song again. eagles just came through for a very special friend of ours. >> you already know her story four year old brielle barber the cutest thing around of delaware county has brain cancer. her family started the let me money shot challenge to raise money for pediatric cans sr. research. she visited our studios on monday, she challenged the eagles and at an event last night for big brothers big sisters good day's mike jerrick and alex holly saw that challenge through. >> all right. brielle, this is for you. >> we have all the eagles players. not all of them but lot of eagles players here and we're doing this for because we're all brielle's buddies. cheers! >> the important eagles players. >> yes. (laughter). >> brielle, this is for you. >> i wanted to see the reaction. >> we came back to us so quickly. you and i did it. >> a little bidder. >> oh, man. it's really bidder. >> congratulates to them for doing it. >> good cause. we're hoping this has a ripple effect if you'd like to help children fighting pediatric cancer go to myfoxphilly.com. you'll find a link there. >> hey tonight is the season premier of the red band society. >> it's an unconventional coming of age drama dee about a group of friends in a hospital. our karen hepp talked with some of the cast in los angeles. >> emily was destined for greatness but her eating disorder keeps getting in her way. >> what did you win first prize for today. >> i actually received major award but you missed it because you were late. >> emma and leo met when emma first got here. >> they're kids in a hospital but still kids. >> they're still living their lives and trying to be normal teenagers and falling in love and scenes everyone can relate but the stakes are higher because they are dealing with illnesses. >> i have like a 24 hour shift. >> rebecca rittenhouse and wilson cruz play nurse. >> i've been wearing these for a long time. it's time to let them go. >> hospital bands are what band the kids through circumstance they become bonded by choice. unlikely friends tackling live's challenges. >> it's about the fact that our lives are not about death. our lives are about the relationships we have to each other and the love that we give to each other and that's what the show is about. >> i want to you wear it. >> those friendships and those relationships and it's not about, you know, whatever circumstances we happen to find ourselves in. >> that's not bad. >> no, it's not. first of all, that's my job on the show. i plan on keeping you in stitches is my goal. >> as a mother of a boy who was in and out of hospitals for years i cannot wait to see this one. the premier is part of a great lineup we have for you tonight on fox 29. all starts with hell's kitchen at 8:00. then red band society at 9:00 followed by fox 29 news at 10:00 with the biggest news of the day weather and of course sports. >> speaking of weather -- >> yeah. >> scott williams is here now. >> it's gorgeous. >> it is beautiful. >> it really is. a lot of smiles today. you know cool start, though, but a mild afternoon and really just a fall preview continuing across our area. the low this morning in philadelphia 56 degrees. the afternoon high 75. we should be at 78 for this time of year so just a few degrees below average but we'll take it. because look at the record for today's date, 94 degrees set back in 1991. once again we're not talking about 90-degree heat in that seven day but we are looking at a warmup coming up. 74 degrees right now in center city. you can see a beautiful skyline. we have sunshine. a few high clouds look at the low humidity at 37%. and the winds are currently ca calm. ultimate doppler it is scanning the area we're not looking at any rainfall so now is a good time to wash your car. because we are talking dry conditions with that high pressure in control. but take a look at the north around canada and the border with the us. we're talking about a colder push of air arriving by friday morning. some locations get this could end up in the mid 30s for lows by friday morning. we'll talk about that in minute. but high pressure settled overhead and we're looking at dry conditions. as we roll the clock. you can see pretty quiet overnight. so another cool start for your thursday morning. a lot of sunshine across the area as well. but then a frontal boundary that front from canada arrives thursday night into friday morning dropping our temperatures so 70s right now in philadelphia. 60s pretty much north and west but you can see behind that front we're talking about those numbers already dipping into the 40s for most. so we'll watch how things play out for tonight. similar to last night. those temperatures dropped by tomorrow morning into the mid and upper 50s around philadelphia. we're looking at 50 in pottsto pottstown. upper 40's north and west and then by tomorrow afternoon, temperatures recover nicely. but watch the clock. friday morning, we're looking at upper 40s in trenton and look north and west. upper 30s in allentown, 36 degrees in the pocono mountains. so things are getting chilly as we move into friday morning. the tropic still watching that heavy rainfall moving into sections of arizona and new mexico. some locations could receive up to a half a foot of rainfall and some devastating flooding there, of course, we'll continue to watch that. for us tonight we're looking upper 40s in the suburbs. mid 50s in the city and then for your thursday, those temperatures rebound nicely. we're looking at a high of 76 degrees and then cooler for friday. only highs in the low 70s. the temple game beautiful weather upper 70s and then sunday we warm things up for the eagles at home against the redskins temperatures will be in the low 80s. >> perfect. thank you very much, scott. >> it will be perfect at the linc for those washington redskins. >> little warm but that's okay. >> it's better than the other stuff. >> pop-up showers. eagles play a game against the washington redskins sunday. now, i hear it looks like the eagles may miss linebacker michael kendricks with a calf injury for at least this week. that could be important. the redskins are division rival. so it's a big game. they play the redskins without their starting quarterback robert griffin the third. but this time there is more to this game. and that would be desean jackson. this is the first time he's going against his former team. now, last week, desean jackson suffered an injury to his ac joint in the shoulder. but said today he's playing in the game. now, i'm sure it would take a lot for desean to miss this game. he's doing something different than he did with the eagles. he says he's putting his team finally ahead of himself. >> i feel put on the line when i played there. what i've done to help that organization win games. as far as congratulating me or boo me, whatever the case may be, i'm ready for whatever it is. >> do the eagles have an advantage this week? >> remember, they used to practice against desean. >> practice means nothing, man. nothing. game speed is totally different than a practice tempo, man. so i expect him to be at his best and i'll be at my best and going to play it like that. as far as i'm concerned practice has nothing to do with how well he's going to play in the game because i know he's a gamer. >> eagles will try to hit him hard, too. eagles also know what they have with darrin sproles and for the first time in his rear career he receive the offensive player of the week. he was a big reason for the eagles win on monday night. one of the eagles offensive lineman filling in for the injuries andrew gardner saw how good the combination of sproles and lesean mccoy back when he first saw them on the field. >> i marveling at those guys in the ota's. i was just -- i was excited to get chance to play with them and i've been a big fan of both of them for years. really watching what shady did here last year in particular and i remember sproles all the way back to what he did in that oklahoma/kansas state big 12 championship game. i got a lot of respect for those guys and it's been exciting to play with them. >> everyone knows i have many opinions. you do. >> you have opinions about my opinions. all do you. all right. so if you have them, you have a chance to ask me. and if you want, have the chance to question or challenge me on anything i might say. it will happen every weekend on fox 29 weekend our news in the morning. now, you can knock the king. >> that's right. >> a segment for you to join us knocking the king by the way that would be me. then the king is not name by gave myself. that's a violation. pete rose gave it to me back in 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accused killer's state of mind. >> and donald trump buying back in? what he's doing today to fan's speculation he c >> live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 6:00. >> a new look tonight at the man pennsylvania state police are hunting down. investigators say eric frein ambushed two state troopers killing one and critically injuring the other. >> police say frein is a survival list who has expressed a desire to commit mass murder. they suspect he's hiding out in the woods tonight. good evening, i'm iain page. >> i'm lucy nolan. the manhunt continues as the force prepares to bid farewell to the fallen trooper. jennifer. >> reporter: that's right. simultaneously state police tell us right now they are searching every inch of pike county looking for the man who they believe killed their brother in blue. that man 31 year old eric matthew frein o is accused of firing several shots at the barracks hitting and killing corporal dixon walking out of the station and wounding trooper alex douglas who was transported to an area hospital. since friday, frein has been on the run state police troopers are searching a wooded area for
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