Transcripts For WTXF Fox 29 News At 10 20140916 : vimarsana.

Transcripts For WTXF Fox 29 News At 10 20140916

Investigators say really happened to their hardearned cash. And jumped, beat on a busy street all for their answer to one question. We honestly just want these people brought to justice. A local couple has a message for their attackers. Breaking news though right now in philadelphias hunting park neighborhood. Skyfox over old york road in erie avenue where police say a 13 year old has been shot and the gunman under arrest. A 16 year old friend. Police believe the two teens may have been playing with a gun when it went off. Investigators say the victim was shot twice in the stomach and is in stable condition right now at saint christophers hospital. Also breaking right now police say they have found a missing 15 Year Old Girl on roosevelt boulevard near Pennypack Park unconscious. The teen is now hospitalized in stable condition. Police are are are trying to figure out how she got there and why she was unconscious much they are not releasing any other information. Happening not search for group who launch add brutal attack on two men and police may be closing in thanks to new information tonight from those victims. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Im iain page. The victims broke their silence and spoke with our chris oconnell. Hes live in center city where the attack horrified witnesses. Chris . Reporter lucy, yeah, the victims in that case have identified their attackers to police tonight through surveillance photographs. We did get a chance to speak with those victims tonight. They say they were targeted for one reason and one reason only, because they are gay. We do want to warn you some of the graphic pictures youll see may be difficult to look at. Fox 29 was there when Philadelphia Police detectives took away a bag of bloodied clothes evidence from the victims in the violent attack of two gay men in center city. We honestly just want these people brought to justice. This is not fair. Reporter hours after one of them was released from the hospital, the men 26 and 28 years old who have been together for six years relived the horrific beating they call a hate crime. They didnt want to be identified, but did want their story told. This picture shows how bad the injuries were. I have multiple facial fractures on both sides of my face. I have and orbital fracture. Talking through his jaw that is now wired shut for the next two months, one of the victims says he was hit so badly police thought he was shot. The couple was on their way out for pizza when they say a group of a dozen welldressed men and women in their 20s approached them about 10 30 thursday night. Somebody says, as we crossed 16th, what is that your your fing boyfriend. I looked at him and i said it is my fing boyfriend. Goes, oh so youre dirty bleep and i go yeah, maybe i am a dirty bleep. Then he hit me in the face. They say the group of attackers were yelling homo tow bic slurs during the beating then they took off. Leaving one of the men in a pool of his own blood. When i had three or four of these guys on me i turned around i saw his head hit the ground. I was horrified. I thought he was dead. We were just going out to dinner. Having a nice night in philadelphia which we do all the time. Weve never had anything like this. Just wanted to make sure it never happens again to anyone. Reporter a Police Source telling us tonight they are still looking at several surveillance videos. We do anticipate photographs being released in the next day or so. Iain. All right, chris, thank you. Philadelphia police up the reward for information lead to an arrest on conviction in deadly shooting that killed a pregnant woman and her baby. The mother to be was hit by a gunfire while sitting on a porch yesterday morning. Police say meghan dotto shot in the face. Doctors performed a csection but her baby did not survive. Police are now offering a 40,000 reward for information leading to an arrestth conviction in the case. A friend sitting right neck to her when it happened has a message for the gunman. I dont know how you can sleep at night. I mean if you had any type of conscience, you couldnt live with yourself. Youd have to turn yourself in. Homicide detectives believe the gunman was stand ago block away from dotto when he fired 10 or 11 shots at a white four door car headed toward adams avenue. Thats where she was sitting. Police believe the bullet traveling 500 feet before it hit her. She leaves behind two surviving children four and six years old. Developing now, Atlantic Citys revel casino now has an auction date. Next wednesday the almost 2. 5 billion resort goes for auction. A florida developer made a 90 million cash bid for the site next week. Parts of the building could reopen just a couple of weeks after the sale goes through. Straub says that casino will likely operate again, but his bid does not include a requirement he get a license to run a casino. Revels Attorney Says the property did not receive any other qualified bids. Meanwhile trump plaza closes its doors at 5 59 tomorrow morning. It is the fourth casino to shut down in Atlantic City this year. Parent Company Trump entertainment says it could close its other property the taj mahal in november. On to your weather authority, and a wet start to your day. Heres a life accurate radar showing whats headed our way right now couldnt make mess of your morning commute. Heres chief meteorologist Scott Williams tracking your timeline. Right now the cloud cover has already begun to stream in overhead and off to the west you can see this area circled its a disturbance a weak disturbance nonetheless it will bring light rain our way for that Tuesday Morning commute. So as we roll the clock you can see the cloud cover continues to move in overnight. By 4 00 a. M. Were watching west of the area for those light showers, by 6 00 a. M. Continuing to move toward the philadelphia area and it will be with us across the area for several hours tomorrow morning. Heres the timing at 10 00 a. M. You can see were still looking at some of those showers as they move a little farther to the south and east. Right now its 65 degrees. Humidity increasing to the low 60s right now and that Tuesday Morning commute, you might want to allow a little extra travel time. Temperatures will be in the low 60s once again with scattered light showers across the area. Well talk about when this system finally moves out of here as well as how long to expect the below average fall like temperatures. Iain and lucy. Thank you scott. To night state police are working around the clock to find a shooter or shooters who ambushed and killed a Pennsylvania State trooper and left another trooper in critical condition. I want to say to you, you are a coward. We will find you and we will seek justice. Funeral services for Corporal Brian Dixon are thursday in scranton. Dixon and trooper alex douglas were shot friday night at the blooming barracks. Police believe the gunman or gunmen might have a gripe with authorities and experience with a rifle. The reward leading to an arrest and conviction in the case has now jumped to 75,000. A woman is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a local youth Cheerleader Association and police say she staged another crime to cover her tracks. Cheerleadercheerleaders held a d fundraiser tonight. Fox 29s Jennifer Joyce is live in mt. Laurel, Burlington County tonight. Jennifer. Reporter this whole ordeal has been really tough on this team. Theyve had a number of fundraisers. So far this year all of that money gone. Despite what theyve been through the team remains positive. They brought their cheer and their positive spirit to ritas water ice on maple avenue in marlton, new jersey. Hoping to score much needed ca cash. A portion of the monday nights water ice sails benefit a new jersey cheer association. A mt. Laurel squad whose budget was busted after police say the teams former commissioner stole more than 9,000. Leaving them with no money for competitions, practice space or clinics. It was kind of an unexpected discovery. You know, we all felt a little be trade by the previous commissioner. What happened was upsetting, of course, but with all the support from the community, the hard work of everyone involved with this organization, the coaches, everyone on the board, weve been really pushing through things. Reporter 44 cereal janine hamilton of mt. Laurel charged with theft and making a false police report. The mt. Laurel pd says officers caught on to hamiltons crime after she reported her purse stolen in august. And said thousands of dollars belonging to the cheer soaks was stolen, too. Police say hamilton later confessed that she lied about the missing money to cover up her own theft. We stopped by hamilton tosses home for answers. A man opened the door and said janine hamilton was not around. The cheer squad says no hard feelings. I believe that it was a mistake and that there was no harm meant to be done to us as cheerleaders. Reporter High School Squad is turning these sad circumstances into a life lesson that they can learn from and move on. Its definitely has made us realize if we can get through this, we can get through anything. Reporter and if you were not able to get to ritas tonight but united like to help this hell head to our website myfoxphilly. Com. There weve post add link to the teams website. You can head to their contact link still out a form and connect with them. Iain. Jennifer, thank you. Students, teachers and parents are making a big push for more Philadelphia School money together with education advocates they held a rally in point breeze. They want state lawmakers to approve a 2 a pack cigarette tax to raise cash for the troubled schools and today lawmakers returned from summer break to harrisburg to begin the fondle weeks of their session. Leaders of the house and senate say they are optimistic they will get the cigarette tack do done. As early as tomorrow congress could vote on president obamas plan to train and arm moderate Syrian Rebels to take on isis. Meanwhile in an emergency meeting in paris, World Leaders are pressing for a global strategy to combat the terrorists. President obama is calling for a coalition of western and middle Eastern Countries today dozens of countries including iraq signed a statement saying they are committed in the fight to defeat the terrorists before they gain any more territory. So far the us is the only country carrying out air strikes against isis in iraq. International outrage intensified over the weekend. After the Islamic State beheaded british aid worker david haines. It is now threatening another hostage. There are reports tonight that Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is accused of injuring another one of his four year old sons. The news comes just as the team reinstates peterson. The running back facing child abuse charges for using a switch to spank another four year old son last weeks indictment by a texas grand jury on a child abuse charge led to the vikings benching peterson in yesterdays game against the new england patriots. The vikings take the issue seriously but they want the Legal Process to take its course before making a final decision. Peterson will play in this cun day game fence the new Orleans Saints but he has a Court Appearance wednesday on the charge. And before this newest allegation, peterson released a statement that read in part no one can understand the hurt that i feel for my son and for the harm i caused him. My goal is always to teach my son right from wrong and thats what i tried to do that day. Meanwhile its expected that former Baltimore Ravens running back ray rice will appeal his indefinite suspension from the nfl. The ravens released rice last monday after new video surfaced showing him punching his then fiance in an elevator at the revel casino. According to published reports, rice is expected to claim he told the nfl and the team the truth about the incident and now theyre punishing him twice. He initially faced a two game suspension. Rice has until 11 59 tomorrow night to file that appeal. Virginity rocks. One middle schoolers shirt she was forced to change. Why her school says it was too sexy for class. A love triangle goes sour. Police say this doctor new what to do the special coffee prosecutors say she served to the man who rejected her. Plus going to the High School Football game requires more than a ticket. The test teens have to pass in one suburb to get in. And no more waiting for pay day to get your paycheck. This is got to be a scam. I mean it looks too good to be true. But its not. How you can get your hands on the money you earn the day you make it. And forget telling a woman she looks thin. The one compliment women now say they want to h a man with local ties faces formal charges in the murder of four people in the tampa bay, florida area. Prosecutors have charged adam mattos with four counts of first degree murder in the deaths his exgirlfriend, her parents and her new boyfriend. Mattos moved to florida from Lehigh County with his exgirlfriend and her parents. Investigators say the four bodies were found piled on top of each other in an open field about a mile from their home earlier this month. And police say mattos took his four year old son from the home after the killings. They found him and his boy at a tampa hotel on september 4th. A new york city judge is now deciding whether to allow the video taped confession of a man charged with killing a boy who disappeared 30 years ago. Eight tan patz disappeared back in 1979 while walking to school. His body has never been found. Two years ago, Pedro Hernandez of maple shade, new jersey, was charged with his murder after confessing. But his lawyer says that confession was not legal. His client lacks the mental ability to understand his rights. A hearing will determine whether the confession is admissible in court. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to hearing expected to last several weeks. Boots on the ground for firefighters in south philly, they werent fighting fires today, though, they were going door to door to prevent them. Firefighters handed out Home Fire Safety checklists and gave homeowners tips for keeping safe. Todays efforts came on the heels of a deadly fire on saturday. A big day for a shop rite employee but maybe in the quite as big as the day he helped catch a robbery suspect. Dan, works at the brooklawn, new jersey, store and today shop rite gave him a plaque for his efforts to catch the man. Last month an 85 year old woman was putting her groceries into they are her car. The robber asked her for directions and then ripped off her wallet and took off. He went through hours of tape and led to the mans arrest. Im glad i could help and keep the shoppers at browns shop rite safe. The community is also of course glad. Suspect eventually turned himself in. Fox 29 getting results again. Back in 2012, we pressed the philadelphia Streets Department to hack down the overgrown weeds making live dangerous for pedestrians its on the 3,000 block of west abbotsford avenue in the east falls section of the city. And now the mess is back and more dangerous than ever. And so the woman who called us back then reached out to us again. So our bruce gordon went back out on the job. Reporter Heather Kovac walks his stretch of abbotsford at least twice a week taking her young son to the fast food down the street. That pile of trash wasnt there about last week. Someone came and dumped that. Reporter what do you think about somebody would do that. I think its i was awful. I think theres other ways they can get rid of their trash. Reporter two separate piles of junk block the way for pedestrians. Theres construction debris and household waste, clothing and old tvs, toys and tires. All of it dumped under cloak of darkness. The women who walk this stretch from the bus stop to their workplace are fed up. Its like a little bit and then i guess people see it, they say, okay, we can dump our stuff here and then its like each day it accumulates. How could you . People had to actually put stuff in their cars to bring the here. Its like why . Reporter one of the women told me she call the citys 311 line back in may to get the mess cleaned up. I was told that someone would be out to resolve it in five days, and nothing has happened since. Reporter that was memorial day . Yes. Reporter theres been fair amount of Illegal Dumping thats going on here all over the sidewalk, um, and on to the street. When the women reached out to me, i reach out to the Streets Department and in no time at all, a man in a marked city truck was on scene taking pictures. Right after that, came an email response from the city. Help is on the way. This had already been scheduled for cleanup Tuesday Morning. The ladies cant wait. Its scary, for number one you dont know whats going to hop out of there. You got to jump over stuff, you dont know whats in there. Thats all im saying. Reporter already scheduled for cleanup . Thats a heck of a coincidence just a few hours after we called but, hey, either way san teague crews are due out on abbotsford first thing Tuesday Morning. Well check back to make sure the area gets cleaned up and is once again safe. In the newsroom getting results im Bruce Gordon Fox 29 news. Good job, bruce. All righty. Weve got a rainy drive to work. We have a stabbed but what about the rest of the day, scott. You know i think the rain will be moving out of here after that morning rush and well actually see some sunshine during the day tomorrow lucy but right now not so much. The cloud cover has already begun to stream in. Were still dry across the area. But off to the we

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