Transcripts For WPSG Eyewitness News On The CW Philly 201410

In fog, bringing in wind as well as some light rain here and there. Currently our temperatures are into the low 60s from allentown to trenton, philadelphia as well and everybody else is in the 50s, this morning. So keep in mind you might still see patchy fog, primary spots for that will be your far, west and northern suburbs, so towards poconos you can see that. Or wise up in the mountains we have mid 60s under partly sunny skies and in the shore points similar scenario as well. See same thing in the city. Very much a carbon copy forecast here today, vittoria. Good morning, everyone. Traveling out and about on the roads youll find what you will usually expect during the rush hour. Look at 476 traveling on the southbound side of the blue route this shot here in the too far from the schuylkill expressway. You will notice it will set you back. Traveling as well on 422, this shot here not too far from trooper, saint gabes curve, if you are traveling on 422 eastbound we are seeing delays stem back towards oaks and continue to haunt you all the way down to 202. Ten is your average on the schuylkill, volume on 76 west and east bound backing up roosevelt boulevard southbound. Be mindful of. That youll have delays on the westbound side of the schuylkill approaching vine street expressway into south philadelphia. Traveling 18 is how you are doing on i95. At northeast fill down through the vine it is a squeeze. North bound on i95 we have delays in Delaware County at 452 making your way down towards blue route. Traveling on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound at downingtown we have an accident and finally traveling in new jersey expect these pop up delays on the north bound side of the 42 and north bound 55 leading to the 42, ukee and erika. In the news a teenage girl is shot sitting on her grandmothers front important inch northeast philadelphia. Thirty he lease say the teen ran for her life as a gunman chased her down the street, firing several shots along the way. Eyewitness News Reporter Syma Chowdhry joins us at Police Headquarters with more, same, good morning. Good morning, that teenage girl is recovering at the hospital this morning after being shot in the arm and Police Say Witnesses helped them identify the the shooter. A 17 yearold girl is recovering this morning after being shot in the arm, police say that she was sitting next to the man of the porch of her grandmothers house on the 5900 block of cottage street in wissonoming around 11 00 oclock last night. The that is when the shoot he approached them. After a verbal argument with the girl, the man fired five shots, one at point blank range hitting her in the right arm. The bullet broke her arm. Reporter the girl ran and thates when police say the man shot at her again, this time hitting several homes in the process. She ran to several houses, her grandmothers house, two other houses next to her grand hot mothers house trying to get in the front door while this male continue to shoot. Reporter the shooter fled but police did apprehend the suspect. Fortunately these numerous witness december cooperate with police not only telling us a good description so we were able to apprehend this individual but also, positively identifying our suspect. Reporter we are toll the suspect was already wanted on a warrant. We do believe was intended target and the shooter knew this 17 yearold female prior to, shooting her. Reporter the teen is recovering at st. Christophers hospital and being treated for had gunshot wound and subsequently a broken arm from that. Now the man she was sitting with was not hurt, right new police do not have a motive on this shooting. We are live at Police Headquarters, Syma Chowdhry for Eyewitness News at cw philly. Also new this morning flames break out inside a Historic School building in north philadelphia around 1c Fire Fighters respond to the scene at old simon mur school at germantown and allegheny avenue. The school has been closed for some time now and the building was up for sale. In injuries were reported and causes still being looked into. Some residents in philadelphias nicetown neighborhood want new Safety Measures put in place after a young boy is struck and killed by a car. It happened yesterday afternoon on the 3600 block of 15th street. Police say that the five twoyear old driver of this buick hit the six yearold have after he ran between parked cars and into the street. One neighbor is calling for more crossing guards in the wake of the tragedy. As long as i have been around here there has never been a crossing guard on any of these corners from erie avenue, from allegheny and only in front of the schools. The driver who struck the child did stay at the the scene, police say at this time the incident appears to be a tragic accident and it remains under investigation. Is there a twist in the Death Investigation of Cooper Health ceo and his wife. Their bodies were found in the burning summer on the county home on sunday and as eyewitness News Reporter Todd Quinones reports the fire was ruled an arson. Reporter sunday morning september 28th there was a fire inside the home of the ceo of Cooper University hospital. Inside, seven twoyear old ceo john their dan and his wife joyce were found. Sheridan was pronouncedded dead at the scene and his 69 yearold wife died at the hospital a short time later. Neighbors i spoke with in this Montgomery Township neighborhood said they that had their suspicions about the fire. Off camera they tell new no that arson is involved they are more concern. Wednesday we have learned that the Somerset County prosecutors Arson Task Force ruled that the the fire was intentionally set, however, in new details were release and we are still await to go hear results of the autopsy and other test to learn how the couple may have died. In the meantime Cooper University health released this statement saying we are saddened and shock by what has been reported about the death of John Sheridan and his wife joyce, their death already unbelievably sad are now tragic. Our deepest condolence go out to john and joyces family for their terrible loss. Citing ongoing investigation, authorities would not comment on camera about the case. In Somerset County, new jersey, Todd Quinones for Eyewitness News at cw philly. We now know man of the name diagnosed with the first case of ebola in the united states. Cdc is investigating why Thomas Duncan was not admitted to the hospital earlier. He was first admitted september 26th with the fear and stomach pains. A nurse using a checklist asked whether he traveled from africa. He answered yes but still was released. Cdc says duncan flew from liberia to the united states, on september 19th. Regretfully that information was not fully communicated throughout the full team and as a result the full import of that information wasnt factor into the clinical decision making. Texas Health Officials are monitoring as many as 18 people who may have had direct contact with the duncans. And meanwhile another patient in hawaii is in isolation and undergoing testing for ebola in a honolulu you hospital. This morning, is there a new temporary leader of the secret service. The Joseph Clancy is a Delaware County native who is stepping in after Julia Pierson resigned on wednesday. The as Susan Mcginnes report, many says the recent Security Breaches are not just an embarrassment for the agency but they put the president and first family in danger. Reporter retired secret Service Agent Joseph Clancy is back, once a member of the president s closest security detail he will now leave the agency. After just 18 months on the job director Julia Pierson resigned after heavy pressure yesterday. She told Bloomberg News it is painful to leave as agency is reeling from a significant security breach. On september 19th a man jumped the white house fence and made tonight to the east room of the president s home, but support for pierson quickly paided this week that a revolution that the armed contractor rode an elevator with the president during a visit to the cdc in atlanta last month. Some members of the congress will call for an independent investigation in the agencys operations. Director of home land security says that will happen. The president is standing by the agents assigned to protect him. The president has nothing but the the highest regard for the men and women, of the secret service. Reporter white house says the the next permanent director of the secret service could come from outside of the agency. In washington, Susan Mcginnes for Eyewitness News on the cw philly. Clancy, who is from havertown is in the the new to the agency. He served as the the head of the president s protective division until 2011 when he became director of corporate security at comcast. Clancy, graduated from Villanova University and taught history at father judge high school in northeast philadelphia. Happening today, a move toward possibly changing, the laws for pennsylvania hate crime laws. Lawmakers will hold a hearing at the Kimmel Center to discuss protecting lesbian, gay, by sexual and transgendered individuals under hate crime legislation. The last in in two gay men were involved in the fight in center city, suspects arrested in that case did not face hate crime charges. Ukee. Also today the schuylkill banks boardwalk celebrates its official grand opening in philadelphia later this morning. Were looking live along the new boardwalk that now connects the river trail from locust street in center city all the way to the south street bridge. It is all part of the Larger Initiative to create a continuous trail along the river from pottsville, Schuylkill County to southwest philadelphia. That will be beautiful. Indeed. More than a decade after she goes missing a young girl is found, alive, we are learning about a fathers desperate search for his daughter, but they wont be reunited just yet, we will explain. Then developing right now, the new ultimatum from protesters still packingg streets of hong kong we will be right back. Developing right now student leaders in china are getting ready to occupy important government buildings if hong kongs lead do not resign by end of the today. It could raise steaks for both sides. Demonstrators in is what being called the umbrella m want less restrictions and more choice of their next chief executive. 7 13. Heres traffic and weather together. Good morning everybody. We will start off with the regional zoom on storm scan three, i want to show you area of low pressure that did bring in unsettled weather last few days and rain, drizzle will, we had some clouds obviously and some fog issues, which you might still find here today through central pennsylvania if that is where your travels take us. Our next frontal boundary is starting to create headaches back through portions of Central Plains and then most noticeably more toward mississippi valley. It slow bye but surely moving east and it will be our next big story. So heres how we time things out. We are jumping it to tomorrow afternoon, bright sunshine, we will end up with a nice day. Because on the timing has sled down somewhat, even by p. M. We are still in the clear here. You will get in your dinner plans, any kind of, you know, friday foot football plans for High Schoolers in without a hitch here. It is in the until Early Morning hours of saturday. Overnight friday into saturday that the rain starts to move in ape right now because it is slowing down, there is a good possibility it sticks around through at least midday, and then it will start to clear. New jersey will be the last to see it but some of you get sunshine before this is all said and done. Meanwhile thinks a cold front which will absolutely live up to its name. See that as temperatures begin to drop off, but, today, it is a nice day. We will expect to see clouds, sunshine, b plus for that forecast despite the fact that we are starting off with more clouds then anything right now. We are shooting for 72 degrees. Union have a match at home tonight. Got to win this begins chicago. 64 degrees under a clearing sky. Tomorrow is beautiful mid to low 70s, very seasonal and saturday temperatures start drop off. It is a pretty dreary day initially gets better as the day goes on. Sunday. Game day sunday. Looking good. Yes, shock to the system, tailgaters be ready for that, im telling you. You wont be ready for how cool it will be, little breeze tie. I would suggest at least a sweat shirt, team colors, of course. Hot chocolate. Warm liquids. Layed with a little extra something wouldnt be the worst idea. Marshmallow. What a great idea. I was thinking something different. Hot rum. Yummy. Different from last weekend my goodness. Good morning. Good morning in, everyone. As far as your rush hour is concern right now you are definitely dealing with it, all owe in the usual spots. Lets see how you are doing. We are looking at the 42 freeway, if you are traveling in the north bound direction is where you will see all of that volume there and it is stemming back towards 55. So if you are traveling in the north bound direction of the 42, i would say really approaching 55 and all the way down through walt whitman bridge is where we will see that traffic. Traveling southbound you cannot see it in the shot but we are word of an accident on the 42 approaching 295. Thinks where folks are bypassing that. Anyone coming off that walt whitman bridge area heading down towards this stretch you will run into that incident. Traveling on the ben franklin bridge we are jammed from the toll plaza down to new jersey all the way down through to eighth and vine. If you are traveling westbound a lot of this volume has to do with construction as well taking out the righthand lane. As far as your Speed Sensors they are where they would usually at 7 16. We have delays out of northeast down through the vine. We have more southbound volume approaching the blue route and north bound i95 delays out of Delaware County. Out of delaware rather moving in towards Delaware County. Seven is your average on the schuylkill. Big pocket of traffic westbound approaching city avenue out through to gladwynn. It does continue to slow as you make your way further west. If you are traveling east bound into downtown philadelphia, youll also have have the usual delays. And going to and from the vine street expressway, with that said, traveling on the vine street expressway will be slow around the schuylkill. We will leave with you you this, we have an accident in Montgomery County at sumanytown pike at old 40foot road, be mindful of. That try to avoid it if you can. Take mass transit. Mass transit looks great. Erika. All right, thank you, torey. An Investigation Continues this morning in the accidental shooting of a Pennsylvania State trooper at a Montgomery County training facility. Flags are flying at half staff in honor of the 26 yearold david kedra of pottstown. The trooper, based on the at skippack barracks, was shot in the chest during a state Police Firearms Training Session on tuesday. And he was pronounced dead at the hospital. Sources say another trooper was demonstrating a new weapon when it accidentally, discharged. He was highly motivated and you could tell that every single day that he walked in. He was extremely proud to be a Pennsylvania State trooper and he showed it. Kedra grew up in northeast philadelphia and 2006 graduate of Roman Catholic high school and 2010 graduate from Temple University where he earned a degree in criminal justice. Two state troopers are hurt in the hand hunt for accused killer eric frein. State police wont say how this trooper were hurt but were told their injuries are not life threatening. Frein is has been on the run for almost three weeks after he was accused of ambushing two troopers killing one of them. Meanwhile the Pennsylvania Game Commission has temporarily banned hunting in the area of that manhunt. A child abduct more than 12 years ago, will soon be reunited with her father. Investigators say sabrina allens mother kidnaped her in zero on two. She was four at the time. Have a long search authorities arrested Dora Lawrence in mexico and brought her and sabrina back to travis county, texas. Im going to ask her if i can give her a hug. She is in pretty bad shape is my under standing so i just, you know, pray for healing. Breen ace receiving psychological treatment. Her father once again hopes he will soon get to see his daughter. Facebook is changing one of the long standing policies about names on users profiles, we will have more deta