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People out tonight in winter coats and hats in center city but by the time you wake up in the morning, youll need that umbrella. Good evening, im iain page. Im dawn timmeney. Lucy is off. The rain is only going to get worse through the week sad to same kathy, it is going to be a messy drive in the morning. It certainly is, dawn i now were seeing scattered showers, sprinkles making it to ground right now. Heavier rain will move in during the late night and overnight hours. The reason why, we have a warm front lifting to the north and a developing area of low pressure off the coast that will enhance the rain when you wake up and during the morning into the early afternoon. Right now the temperature 45. The high today 46. But temperatures will actually be rising. Warming overnight with this leading edge of warmer air that will bring the rain. Watch what happens 11 00 oclock we see temperatures in the 40s and the 30s to the north and west. But the rise in temperature gets underway during the Early Morning hours and by 7 00 a. M. It will be 50 degrees in philadelphia. So wet but warm. It will impact the morning rush in a big way. Watch the future cast as we see a lot of rain moving right up the i95 corridor. By 7 00 a. M. It is steady everywhere and then right through the noon hour some pockets of heavier rain highlighted in yellow move into the Delaware Valley. Heaviest rain right through the morning rush into the early afternoon. So tonight, temperatures in the 40s. Will be rising. The showers become more widespread during the Morning Hours and we will be seeing a mild but wet day. That storm one. Bigger storm moves in after th that. Well talk more about that seven day coming up later in the broadcast. All right, kathy, thank you. Remember of course when you wake up through your drive in to work fox 29 traffic and Weather Authority has got you covered from problems on the roads to the latest forecast. You can watch bob kelly and sue serio starting at 4 00 a. M. Skyfox over an active scene tonight in the citys Port Richmond section. Officers responding to a report of a shooting near the intersection of frankford avenue and East Monmouth street. Were still gathering information and trying to find out if anyone was injured. We of course will bring you updates as soon as we get them. Jury selection beginning today for a murder that shook our city. Marcellis jones is accused of shooting killing bow sable back in june of 2008. Sable was training to be a teacher in philadelphia and was walking back from his summer job at the starbucks on fourth and south streets when he was shot in the neck. Ton night the heart broken parents of the murdered 23yearold are talking only to fox 29 about their horrific odile. Chris oconnell joins ugh live from the newsroom his parents have been waiting a long time for this trial to begin. Reporter thats right, dawn. The parents of beau sable say their request for justice may soon come to andy inside an 11th floor courtroom at the philadelphia criminal justice center. Eight years after their sons murder they will come face to face with their son as cued killer. They drove 20 hours halfway across the country to see justice. I know evil exists in the world, and that night he met up with evil personafied. Reporter the family of beau are in town from minnesota to begin what will be an agonizing two weeks. The trial of their sons accused killer. Theres never going to be any closure. Were just going to think of him and miss him. 23yearold aspiring math teacher had only been in philadelphia for six weeks before being gunned down in south philly walking home from his job at starbucks in june of 2008. The motive investigators say, robbery. Police say 37yearold marcellis jones killed sable for his ip ipad. When Police Arrested jones he had already been in prison serving a life sentence for the murder of the get away driver. Beau is gone. Nothing is going to bring him back. Its great, you know, more so the message to other people that you cant go around doing this without being punished. Reporter family says time really hasnt healed the wounds. They say the world lost a shining star who wanted to devote his life to teaching the children of philadelphia. Theyre just going to miss a wonderful guy who cared about others, who would have given anybody anything that he had. My daughter has never been the same. The rest of us have never been the same. To have a vital person like that out of the family you just cant imagine the ramifications. Reporter sables stepfather says the only justice for his son would be the Death Penalty a jury who will be sea seated tomorrow will decide that, iain. Chris, thank you. Skyfox over two shooting scenes to night. Both in southwest philadelphia. The first near the intersection of 58th and greenway. Authorities tell us a man was shot in the head and somehow was able to drive himself to hup. It happened around 4 00 oclock. Theres no word on his condition and so far no arrests have been made. Another shoot to go night on the 6400 block of upland street this one happening just after 4 00. Police say a man was shot in the leg. We do not yet know the extent of his injuries. In montgomery county, a disturbing discovery. Three bodies in hatfield township home police were calling it a double murder suicide. The one piece of good news a mom and her young son inside were not hurt. Fox 29s Sabina Kuriakose spoke to neighbors trying to comprehend what happened just down the street. They had wonderful thanksgiving. I heard them coming out laughing and talking and everything after thanksgiving. The weekend was quiet. That image of the happy family makes it hard for neighbor catherine to wrap her ad head around the news the neighbors always so ready to help her around the house were found shot to death just after 11 30 sunday night. In what police say appears to be a double murder and suicide. Bullet holes visible in the outer wall of the home on diamond street in hatfield borough. It doesnt make sense at all. Reporter Police Say Two victims died from several bullet wounds. A third person authorities i digit as 48yearold Paul Marshall appears to have shot himself. The Prosecutors Office says he had semiautomatic rifle on him when he was found. He used to help out my parents a lot. My parents sometimes they need. Hed fix their cars. Theyd bring food over. Share dinners. Reporter hair identified the two People Police murdered as 48yearold fiance and 28yearold son. They say both had recently moved into the home. Police have not said what led to the shootings. Hed buy flowers. My mom would joke and say are they for me today . Reporter marshalls ninth month pregnant daughter and fouryearold grandchild when the home when the shootings happened. Both made it out safely. They were in the back room. Thank heavens. Reporter police are not yet releasing the name names ofe two murder victims. Theyre still waiting to notify family members. In hatfield borough, Sabina Kuriakose fox 29 news. Protesters lining the streets of baltimore as the trial for one of the officers charged in the death of freddie gray got underway today. William porter is the first officer to stand trial in the death touched off nights of violent protests in baltimore last spring. Gray died in april after suffering spinal injuries while in the back of a police van. Porter is facing manslaughter, assault and Reckless Endangerment charges. He has pleaded not guilty in the case. The hunt is on for a man police say is part of a check scam. Its a story they say should serve as a warning. Watch your Bank Accounts this holiday season. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser joins us live from one of the banks where the suspect cashed these checks in fair hill. Dave . Reporter iain, this is one of several td banks in our area used to cash those bogus checks. Some in philadelphia, some in montgomery county. To the tune of more than 10 grand tonight police are searching for that suspect and giving a warning to consumers. Police say when Maurice Brown and suspects in this bogus check scheme showed up at Td Bank Branches across the area, they produced checks and a drivers license just like any other customer. Then they walk away with cash. The individuals involved are an organized group of check counterfeiters. Investigators say it happened multiple times at this td bank on city line avenue and other branches in the city in montgomery county. Each time the suspects were caught on surveillance cameras each time the checks turn out to be counterfeit. Its very easy to do. Check stock is available at any staples or any other type of Office Supply store. Reporter police say the 41yearold brown and three others raked in over 10,000 with a simple but effective plan to rip off cash using bogus checks drawn on accounts of places like chickies and petes. They counterfeited at least five fraudulent checks from the popular sports bar. Somehow they get a hold of these legitimate companies routing number or account number and account number and they basically just manufacture checks. Reporter investigators have been looking for brown for weeks now. Three others have already been locked up. But even with these guys behind bars the Major Crimes Unit has a warning this holiday season. Its prime time for all types of schemes to get quick cash. They you were companies and consumers to keep a close eye on their Bank Accounts. Always consistently check your banking statement. Also, it would not hurt to get fraud alerts on on any of your accounts. Any time someone surprises you your prove compromises your accounts youll be notified immediately. Reporter again tonight Police Looking for 41yearold maureen brown. The final suspect in this case. Theyve tried to get him to surveillance vendor several times. Theyve also been looking for him for the past several week. He faces forger, couldnt superior associate theft by deception and passing bad checks. Live in fair hill, Dave Schratwieser fox 29 news. Chaos on College Campus when students hear gunshots. Scrambling for safety some going out windows but it was all a mix up. Why they were never actually in any danger. Plus a secret program delivering pot right to peoples front doors. Tins full of hundreds of joints. Who is your dealer . Uncle sam is my supplier. You heard right. Why the feds are sending out marijuana on your dime. And police say they broke into this school to steal electronics. But they set off the alarm so they took off. Where police say they found the pair even they cant believe. A local teen beats out thousands around the country for a once in a lifetime picture on the cover of Sports Illustrated. What he says got him to this moment. Buying and selling things online has change the the way we shop but it comes with risk like safely exchang exchanging whatem youre purchasing or trying to sell. So as a result Upper Darby Township Police have designated their lobby as a safe online transaction zone. Those who buy things on cress list or ebay can choose to meet at the station to ensure their safety. The area is monitored 24 hours day bite security cameras. Officials say this can prevent robberies or scams that can sometimes stem from those online trance ax. Its a preventive proactive program to keep communities safe not only for the seller but also for the buyer. Lobby is open seven days a week from 8 00 a. M. To 8 00 p. M. Authorities say the outside of the station is also monitored 24 hours a day if residents would like to make transactions there. Philadelphia police are still searching for a couple of Police Impersonators who robbed a man in south philadelphia over the weekend. They believe the same couple targeted two different people early yesterday morning. Investigators say the suspects a man and a woman were inside possibly a silver nissan and stopped their victims by identifying themselves as Police Officers and flashing a badge. One woman ran away but when another man was asked for id he actually gave them his wallet and they stole his cash. Police are still trying to see if nearby surveillance cameras caught a glimpse of the two. Newly elected mayor jim kenney reaching out and fielding questions from residents of philadelphia. He took part in a town hall held at philadelphia at a local high school tonight. This event was open to the public, and it was the first of three more meetings that will be held this year emotional speeches from a lot of parents and family members who have students in the Philadelphia School system. Many talking about the problems their kids face while in school. If you miss tonights meeting dont worry another taken hall meeting will be held 7 30 tomorrow night at south philadelphia high school. Forget the swimsuit edition. All people can talk about is this Sports Illustrated cover. Did you see it . It features a teenager from our area. Meet 15yearold Reece Whitley of lafayette hill. The teen is breaking all kinds of records as a phenomenal swimmer and now this Penn Charter High School sophomore getting much deserved national attention. Not only is he making a splash in the pool, but hes making big moves out of the water as well. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson got the chance to sit down and talk to the swimmer. Shawnette k we say 2016 olympi olympics . Reporter okay, well that is certainly on his goal list. Hes a second teen from our area to receive this honor. Last year youll remember it was mone davis fort Little League world series. Youre about to see this teen is an athlete stand out in more ways than one. At just 15 years old, but standing 6 feet 8inches tall Reece Whitley has lande landed a prestigious title. 2015 sports kid of the year and the cover of Sports Illustrated kids. To be a finalist among, you know, those very special athletes and you know kids i think its something to be grateful for. Reporter penn charter hov more is a competitive and record breabreaking swimmer has made strides in basketball and baseball and he mentors other young athletes. He says hes honored. I am 6foot eight, africanamerican which is uncommon. I think those are other things that, you know, hemmed me to receive this award today because i know theres so many other swimmers that could have received this award. Reporter but the road to Sports Illustrated kids isnt an easy one. Monday, wednesday, friday im in the weight room actually here at school at 6 00 a. M. Ill go to school from 8 00 oclock to about 3 00 oclock. And then ill get in the pool at 6 00 and then that ends 8 30. Coach crystal coleman what stands out about reece is his love and dedication to the spo sport. A growing sport and its not easy. Not one of those sports where you can practice once a week gone to a game or a meet. Reporter reece says he doesnt expect to be swimming past his mid 20s so school is important. Hopefully my academics can take me somewhere outside of the pool. In the short term i could see myself making World Championship maybe gut lucky and make the olympic team. Mom says whatever does he is enough for her. Reece has work so hard and so focused both in and out of the pool that even if this hasnt happened, i still am extremely proud mom. Reporter so its hard to believe that reece actually has time for every day kid activities but he does. He is hooked to his phone. He tells me he loves social media, and he also works out to music by chris brown and also phillys own meek mill drake two, iain. Shawnette, thank you very much. Appreciate it. Mural celebrating the world meeting of families in pope francis visit to philadelphia officially dedicated today in north philadelphia. It features contributions from so many people its under consideration for guiness world record. More than 2700 people from more than 100 Different Countries helped create this artwork titled, the sacred now faith and family in the 21stth century. Its home odd side of the saint maliki school. A puppy in rough shape a couple of days ago getting a lot of love from a family in drexel hill. He sure s now theyre hoping someone out there might know who this doggie belongs to. Take a look. Picture on the right is how the little pup was found on the street all matted and dirty. A caring man took in the dog and got her all cleaned up. Hes calling her angel. Sweet. But he wants to find the owners of the dog. Gofundme page set up to help pay for angels medical bills. If youd like to contribute or did you know who angel belongs to head to fox29. Com. Dash cam video catches a dramatic rescue out on the ice a woman falls in with no way to pull herself out. What police are calling a miracle that saved her. And hes called the hot cop. Tonight, guess what, hes in hot water. What this Police Officer is accused of doing outside of a nightclub that landed him right smack in jail. Plus a couple of teens walk into this restaurant and wait for the manager to walk away before they make their move. What they swiped thats not food or cash. Now with tomorrows traffic heres bob kelly. Good evening, everybody. Work crews out and about on 422 if youre heading out to the outlets or heading into king of prussia. Midday work tomorrow down to one lane. 422 right near trooper road and then also theyll be working south on i95 if youre heading down toward the airport or into delaware down tee theyll set up on the girard point double deck we are bridge beginning at 9 00 a. M. First one out of the house gets the best umbrella. Well need it for tomorrow morning. Rain on the now your winning lottery numbers. Welcome back. Students at Early Morning<\/a> hours and by 7 00 a. M. It will be 50 degrees in philadelphia. So wet but warm. It will impact the morning rush in a big way. Watch the future cast as we see a lot of rain moving right up the i95 corridor. By 7 00 a. M. It is steady everywhere and then right through the noon hour some pockets of heavier rain highlighted in yellow move into the Delaware Valley<\/a>. Heaviest rain right through the morning rush into the early afternoon. So tonight, temperatures in the 40s. Will be rising. The showers become more widespread during the Morning Hours<\/a> and we will be seeing a mild but wet day. That storm one. Bigger storm moves in after th that. Well talk more about that seven day coming up later in the broadcast. All right, kathy, thank you. Remember of course when you wake up through your drive in to work fox 29 traffic and Weather Authority<\/a> has got you covered from problems on the roads to the latest forecast. You can watch bob kelly and sue serio starting at 4 00 a. M. Skyfox over an active scene tonight in the citys Port Richmond<\/a> section. Officers responding to a report of a shooting near the intersection of frankford avenue and East Monmouth<\/a> street. Were still gathering information and trying to find out if anyone was injured. We of course will bring you updates as soon as we get them. Jury selection beginning today for a murder that shook our city. Marcellis jones is accused of shooting killing bow sable back in june of 2008. Sable was training to be a teacher in philadelphia and was walking back from his summer job at the starbucks on fourth and south streets when he was shot in the neck. Ton night the heart broken parents of the murdered 23yearold are talking only to fox 29 about their horrific odile. Chris oconnell joins ugh live from the newsroom his parents have been waiting a long time for this trial to begin. Reporter thats right, dawn. The parents of beau sable say their request for justice may soon come to andy inside an 11th floor courtroom at the philadelphia criminal justice center. Eight years after their sons murder they will come face to face with their son as cued killer. They drove 20 hours halfway across the country to see justice. I know evil exists in the world, and that night he met up with evil personafied. Reporter the family of beau are in town from minnesota to begin what will be an agonizing two weeks. The trial of their sons accused killer. Theres never going to be any closure. Were just going to think of him and miss him. 23yearold aspiring math teacher had only been in philadelphia for six weeks before being gunned down in south philly walking home from his job at starbucks in june of 2008. The motive investigators say, robbery. Police say 37yearold marcellis jones killed sable for his ip ipad. When Police Arrested<\/a> jones he had already been in prison serving a life sentence for the murder of the get away driver. Beau is gone. Nothing is going to bring him back. Its great, you know, more so the message to other people that you cant go around doing this without being punished. Reporter family says time really hasnt healed the wounds. They say the world lost a shining star who wanted to devote his life to teaching the children of philadelphia. Theyre just going to miss a wonderful guy who cared about others, who would have given anybody anything that he had. My daughter has never been the same. The rest of us have never been the same. To have a vital person like that out of the family you just cant imagine the ramifications. Reporter sables stepfather says the only justice for his son would be the Death Penalty<\/a> a jury who will be sea seated tomorrow will decide that, iain. Chris, thank you. Skyfox over two shooting scenes to night. Both in southwest philadelphia. The first near the intersection of 58th and greenway. Authorities tell us a man was shot in the head and somehow was able to drive himself to hup. It happened around 4 00 oclock. Theres no word on his condition and so far no arrests have been made. Another shoot to go night on the 6400 block of upland street this one happening just after 4 00. Police say a man was shot in the leg. We do not yet know the extent of his injuries. In montgomery county, a disturbing discovery. Three bodies in hatfield township home police were calling it a double murder suicide. The one piece of good news a mom and her young son inside were not hurt. Fox 29s Sabina Kuriakose<\/a> spoke to neighbors trying to comprehend what happened just down the street. They had wonderful thanksgiving. I heard them coming out laughing and talking and everything after thanksgiving. The weekend was quiet. That image of the happy family makes it hard for neighbor catherine to wrap her ad head around the news the neighbors always so ready to help her around the house were found shot to death just after 11 30 sunday night. In what police say appears to be a double murder and suicide. Bullet holes visible in the outer wall of the home on diamond street in hatfield borough. It doesnt make sense at all. Reporter Police Say Two<\/a> victims died from several bullet wounds. A third person authorities i digit as 48yearold Paul Marshall<\/a> appears to have shot himself. The Prosecutors Office<\/a> says he had semiautomatic rifle on him when he was found. He used to help out my parents a lot. My parents sometimes they need. Hed fix their cars. Theyd bring food over. Share dinners. Reporter hair identified the two People Police<\/a> murdered as 48yearold fiance and 28yearold son. They say both had recently moved into the home. Police have not said what led to the shootings. Hed buy flowers. My mom would joke and say are they for me today . Reporter marshalls ninth month pregnant daughter and fouryearold grandchild when the home when the shootings happened. Both made it out safely. They were in the back room. Thank heavens. Reporter police are not yet releasing the name names ofe two murder victims. Theyre still waiting to notify family members. In hatfield borough, Sabina Kuriakose<\/a> fox 29 news. Protesters lining the streets of baltimore as the trial for one of the officers charged in the death of freddie gray got underway today. William porter is the first officer to stand trial in the death touched off nights of violent protests in baltimore last spring. Gray died in april after suffering spinal injuries while in the back of a police van. Porter is facing manslaughter, assault and Reckless Endangerment<\/a> charges. He has pleaded not guilty in the case. The hunt is on for a man police say is part of a check scam. Its a story they say should serve as a warning. Watch your Bank Accounts<\/a> this holiday season. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser<\/a> joins us live from one of the banks where the suspect cashed these checks in fair hill. Dave . Reporter iain, this is one of several td banks in our area used to cash those bogus checks. Some in philadelphia, some in montgomery county. To the tune of more than 10 grand tonight police are searching for that suspect and giving a warning to consumers. Police say when Maurice Brown<\/a> and suspects in this bogus check scheme showed up at Td Bank Branches<\/a> across the area, they produced checks and a drivers license just like any other customer. Then they walk away with cash. The individuals involved are an organized group of check counterfeiters. Investigators say it happened multiple times at this td bank on city line avenue and other branches in the city in montgomery county. Each time the suspects were caught on surveillance cameras each time the checks turn out to be counterfeit. Its very easy to do. Check stock is available at any staples or any other type of Office Supply<\/a> store. Reporter police say the 41yearold brown and three others raked in over 10,000 with a simple but effective plan to rip off cash using bogus checks drawn on accounts of places like chickies and petes. They counterfeited at least five fraudulent checks from the popular sports bar. Somehow they get a hold of these legitimate companies routing number or account number and account number and they basically just manufacture checks. Reporter investigators have been looking for brown for weeks now. Three others have already been locked up. But even with these guys behind bars the Major Crimes Unit<\/a> has a warning this holiday season. Its prime time for all types of schemes to get quick cash. They you were companies and consumers to keep a close eye on their Bank Accounts<\/a>. Always consistently check your banking statement. Also, it would not hurt to get fraud alerts on on any of your accounts. Any time someone surprises you your prove compromises your accounts youll be notified immediately. Reporter again tonight Police Looking<\/a> for 41yearold maureen brown. The final suspect in this case. Theyve tried to get him to surveillance vendor several times. Theyve also been looking for him for the past several week. He faces forger, couldnt superior associate theft by deception and passing bad checks. Live in fair hill, Dave Schratwieser<\/a> fox 29 news. Chaos on College Campus<\/a> when students hear gunshots. Scrambling for safety some going out windows but it was all a mix up. Why they were never actually in any danger. Plus a secret program delivering pot right to peoples front doors. Tins full of hundreds of joints. Who is your dealer . Uncle sam is my supplier. You heard right. Why the feds are sending out marijuana on your dime. And police say they broke into this school to steal electronics. But they set off the alarm so they took off. Where police say they found the pair even they cant believe. A local teen beats out thousands around the country for a once in a lifetime picture on the cover of Sports Illustrated<\/a>. What he says got him to this moment. Buying and selling things online has change the the way we shop but it comes with risk like safely exchang exchanging whatem youre purchasing or trying to sell. So as a result Upper Darby Township Police<\/a> have designated their lobby as a safe online transaction zone. Those who buy things on cress list or ebay can choose to meet at the station to ensure their safety. The area is monitored 24 hours day bite security cameras. Officials say this can prevent robberies or scams that can sometimes stem from those online trance ax. Its a preventive proactive program to keep communities safe not only for the seller but also for the buyer. Lobby is open seven days a week from 8 00 a. M. To 8 00 p. M. Authorities say the outside of the station is also monitored 24 hours a day if residents would like to make transactions there. Philadelphia police are still searching for a couple of Police Impersonators<\/a> who robbed a man in south philadelphia over the weekend. They believe the same couple targeted two different people early yesterday morning. Investigators say the suspects a man and a woman were inside possibly a silver nissan and stopped their victims by identifying themselves as Police Officers<\/a> and flashing a badge. One woman ran away but when another man was asked for id he actually gave them his wallet and they stole his cash. Police are still trying to see if nearby surveillance cameras caught a glimpse of the two. Newly elected mayor jim kenney reaching out and fielding questions from residents of philadelphia. He took part in a town hall held at philadelphia at a local high school tonight. This event was open to the public, and it was the first of three more meetings that will be held this year emotional speeches from a lot of parents and family members who have students in the Philadelphia School<\/a> system. Many talking about the problems their kids face while in school. If you miss tonights meeting dont worry another taken hall meeting will be held 7 30 tomorrow night at south philadelphia high school. Forget the swimsuit edition. All people can talk about is this Sports Illustrated<\/a> cover. Did you see it . It features a teenager from our area. Meet 15yearold Reece Whitley<\/a> of lafayette hill. The teen is breaking all kinds of records as a phenomenal swimmer and now this Penn Charter High School<\/a> sophomore getting much deserved national attention. Not only is he making a splash in the pool, but hes making big moves out of the water as well. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson<\/a> got the chance to sit down and talk to the swimmer. Shawnette k we say 2016 olympi olympics . Reporter okay, well that is certainly on his goal list. Hes a second teen from our area to receive this honor. Last year youll remember it was mone davis fort Little League<\/a> world series. Youre about to see this teen is an athlete stand out in more ways than one. At just 15 years old, but standing 6 feet 8inches tall Reece Whitley<\/a> has lande landed a prestigious title. 2015 sports kid of the year and the cover of Sports Illustrated<\/a> kids. To be a finalist among, you know, those very special athletes and you know kids i think its something to be grateful for. Reporter penn charter hov more is a competitive and record breabreaking swimmer has made strides in basketball and baseball and he mentors other young athletes. He says hes honored. I am 6foot eight, africanamerican which is uncommon. I think those are other things that, you know, hemmed me to receive this award today because i know theres so many other swimmers that could have received this award. Reporter but the road to Sports Illustrated<\/a> kids isnt an easy one. Monday, wednesday, friday im in the weight room actually here at school at 6 00 a. M. Ill go to school from 8 00 oclock to about 3 00 oclock. And then ill get in the pool at 6 00 and then that ends 8 30. Coach crystal coleman what stands out about reece is his love and dedication to the spo sport. A growing sport and its not easy. Not one of those sports where you can practice once a week gone to a game or a meet. Reporter reece says he doesnt expect to be swimming past his mid 20s so school is important. Hopefully my academics can take me somewhere outside of the pool. In the short term i could see myself making World Championship<\/a> maybe gut lucky and make the olympic team. Mom says whatever does he is enough for her. Reece has work so hard and so focused both in and out of the pool that even if this hasnt happened, i still am extremely proud mom. Reporter so its hard to believe that reece actually has time for every day kid activities but he does. He is hooked to his phone. He tells me he loves social media, and he also works out to music by chris brown and also phillys own meek mill drake two, iain. Shawnette, thank you very much. Appreciate it. Mural celebrating the world meeting of families in pope francis visit to philadelphia officially dedicated today in north philadelphia. It features contributions from so many people its under consideration for guiness world record. More than 2700 people from more than 100 Different Countries<\/a> helped create this artwork titled, the sacred now faith and family in the 21stth century. Its home odd side of the saint maliki school. A puppy in rough shape a couple of days ago getting a lot of love from a family in drexel hill. He sure s now theyre hoping someone out there might know who this doggie belongs to. Take a look. Picture on the right is how the little pup was found on the street all matted and dirty. A caring man took in the dog and got her all cleaned up. Hes calling her angel. Sweet. But he wants to find the owners of the dog. Gofundme page set up to help pay for angels medical bills. If youd like to contribute or did you know who angel belongs to head to fox29. Com. Dash cam video catches a dramatic rescue out on the ice a woman falls in with no way to pull herself out. What police are calling a miracle that saved her. And hes called the hot cop. Tonight, guess what, hes in hot water. What this Police Officer<\/a> is accused of doing outside of a nightclub that landed him right smack in jail. Plus a couple of teens walk into this restaurant and wait for the manager to walk away before they make their move. What they swiped thats not food or cash. Now with tomorrows traffic heres bob kelly. Good evening, everybody. Work crews out and about on 422 if youre heading out to the outlets or heading into king of prussia. Midday work tomorrow down to one lane. 422 right near trooper road and then also theyll be working south on i95 if youre heading down toward the airport or into delaware down tee theyll set up on the girard point double deck we are bridge beginning at 9 00 a. M. First one out of the house gets the best umbrella. Well need it for tomorrow morning. Rain on the now your winning lottery numbers. Welcome back. Students at Kenya University<\/a> hear gunshots today sparking panic. Many students running even climbing out windows to scramble to safety. It turns out they were never ever in any kind of danger. Why . Well, it was a drill. The gunshots werent even real. They were just part of a security drill at the university in kenya today. Officials are still investigating exactly how this all went down and why students didnt know. The man accused of of opening fire inside a Colorado Springs<\/a> planned parenthood making his first appearance in court today. He appeared via void video from jail where hes been since surrendering after fridays shooting. The man appearing before the judge flanked by the same public defender who represented james holmes the Aurora Movie Theater<\/a> gunman now this man faces first degree murder charges. Hes accused of shooting and killing three people inside the clinic. Nine others were wounded. The District Attorney<\/a> says hes had discussions about federal charges and will decide at a later date if the man will face in the the Death Penalty<\/a>. Lucky to be alive. Thats what the people inside this car are saying tonight. The vehicle was hit by a falling tree while driving down a highway in North Carolina<\/a> early this morning. The drive and the passenger are being treated at a local hospital. Still no word on their condition. Their car is totaled. A utah woman has a Good Samaritan<\/a> to thank for saving her life. Out walk wig her dogs when she fell through some ice in a reservoir. Body cameras were rolling as rescue crews pulled that woman from the water. A man walking by says he noticed something pink floating in the water. It was the woman. He calls 911 and win minutes utah Highway Patrol<\/a> troopers pulled up. They used a frisbee type disc with a rope attached to reach the woman and pull her out of the water. Once up on the ice, she was able to crawl to the shore. I am super honored to be able to witness officer nelson in a act. He had did fabulous job. Its nothing short of a miracle. The woman was treated for hypothermia and already out of the hospital and reunited with her doing. Secret Government Program<\/a> delivering pot right to peoples front doors. Tins full of hundreds of joints. Why the feds are selling out marijuana on your dime. Local parents told their Childrens School<\/a> is closing. The gates locked with just one days notice. Im devastated. I just dont know what im supposed to do. Why the school says they had no choice. Kathy . In weather were tracking rain, falling right now, but heavier rain will be moving in for tomorrow and wednesday before major cool d the rain moving in. Heres live look from wilmington tonight. Already started falling there. You can see the water on our camera lense. Its not going away any time soon. Live radar shows that system moving in to our area tonight and theres more on the way. Kathy is of course putting the final details on your full forecast thats just minutes away. Well, this would be nightmare for any parent. Your Childs School<\/a> shuts down, shuts its doors with just one days notice. Learning centers that are part of the Education Plus<\/a> academy cyber charters program are actually blaming the ongoing pennsylvania budget stalemate for the shut down. Fox 29s bruce gordon spoke to some frustrated parents. I believed in this program. Reporter parents tenches gathered outside the Education Plus<\/a> Learning Center<\/a> on jackson street. Now empty and padlocked, and lambed the loss of something special. Marilyn toledo had two children here. This school was small. 15 kids in class. Hands on with kids. It was great. Reporter and now . Now, nothing. We have absolutely nothing. Reporter Education Plus<\/a> serves students k through eight many with learning issues in a hybrid approach. Cyber courses and brick and mortar schools. Last tuesday School Officials<\/a> sent parents a letter blaming the ongoing state budget crisis for a cash flow problem that made them unable to keep the Learning Center<\/a>s operational. Education plus ceo Nicholas Torres<\/a> spoke to jeff cole on friday. The state cant pay. They havent paid any of the cyber schools. They cant pay until a budget is passed they cant release the funds. Reporter parents say the School Closures<\/a> came with ones day notice forcing them to find new schools three months in the academic year. My oldest had horrible experience with the Public Schools<\/a> and literally has broken down and cried, please, dont send me back to the school i used to go to. I just dont know where im supposed to put him. Reporter teachers say they got the same short notice that they were laid off. Would not be paid for their last three weeks worth of work. Im just disgusted right now, and im at a loss. This is right before the holidays. Reporter you got bills to pay. I have a mortgage. I have car payment. I have a lot of people arent going to be getting christmas presents which is really sad. In a satellite interview with Governor Wolf<\/a> i asked about the sudden closure of Education Plus<\/a>. Wolf promised the States Department<\/a> of education would investigate. Well looking into this and were looking at the broader issue of the accountability throughout education. Governor wolf tells me hes confident he can get a new budget deal by the end this week. A deal that would include nearly half a billion dollars in new education funding. Whether that deal can rescue Education Plus<\/a> is not clear. In the newsroom, im Bruce Gordon Fox<\/a> 29 news. A San Francisco<\/a> Police Officer<\/a> known in the community for his good looks even called the hot cop is on the other side of the law tonight. This is officer chris course and right now hes under are rest because of a alleged hitandrun. Early yesterday morning he was behind the wheel of his Dodge Charger<\/a> when he smooshed a couple of people near a San Francisco<\/a> nightclub. Witnesses say he took off. Both men hit are in the hospital. That are injuries are serious but not life threatening. Coors is charged with two counts of felony hitandrun. On your radar tonight, rain, kathy orr. Umhmm. A lot of green on ultimate doppler screen, dawn. You can see some pockets of heavier rain highlighted in yellow but definitely moving through the Delaware Valley<\/a> this heavier rain extends through lancaster county, Chester County<\/a> coatesville, west brandywine, chadds ford into concord heading into delaware county. So waves of heavier rain will be moving through but for the most part tomorrow morning through midday well see the brunt of this particular storm. We want to review the month of november. Since it is the last day the end of hurricane season. The second warmest november on record for the city of philadelphia. Number one was back in 1931. Number two this year with over 5. 5 degrees above average which is really big deal. And number three not that long ago in 2001. Later in the broadcast well take a look what december will be like. But for now, well see a warming trend. Temperatures in the 40s for the most part to the north and west of philadelphia. Warming overnight. So our low will be this current temperature and by tomorrow morning, were talking about warmth but wet weather. That really will slow down the morning commute. Active start to the work week for sure. High pressure builds off the coast. We have a developing area of low pressure that will enhance the rain tomorrow. Another low to the west and Tennessee Valley<\/a> and then a third storm system thats brewing out through minneapolis and the plains giving them some Winter Weather<\/a> advisories and inches of snow. We stay on the warm side of all of this. But we will be seeing rain for tuesday, tuesday night and even into wednesday. The probability of precipitation for tomorrow obviously likely at 80 . The same on wednesday. Inches of rain expected then. Thursday we dry it out. And then friday looking for plenty of sunshine starting a trend of nice weather for that second part of the seven day. The fox future cast has a good grip on this with the rain lifting toward the north and west. Heavy rain tomorrow morning. Slowing down your morning rush. And then another wave of rain coming through in the afternoon. Through the 3 00 oclock hour. Drying out tuesday night. And then here we go again with our next storm moving in for wednesday mornings rush. Drying out somewhat bite afternoon and one more line of showers maybe a few thunderstorms with a strong front by wednesday evening. Overnight temperatures rising and the wind picking up. Also, seeing the rain intensify. High temperature tomorrow, 56 degrees. With periods of rain as you plan your daylight rain in the morning. Periods of rain through the day but temperatures staying mild and as we look ahead on our seven day forecast well see that warmup, then a cool down with drier air over the weekend. And i do like sunday and monday with high temperatures around 60 degrees for your first week of december. Look at this. Temperatures for the month of december throughout the northeast including the Delaware Valley<\/a> expected to be above average. Thats good news. We like the sound of that but oceans bad hair day of the next couple of days. A few days. For sure. All right. Thank you kathy. A couple of teens walk into this restaurant and wait for the manager to walk away before they make their move. What they swipe thats not food or cash. Plus a car plunge noose a creek. The first deputy on the scene wastes no time and dives right in to save the people inside. Couple of teens balk into detroit restaurant this weekend not look eat. Pleaseth say they were after booze. As much as the manager went to the back of the kitchen one of the boys goes behind the bar and swipes a bottle gray goose vodka and run off. Billions spent shopping and line a few hours left of cyber monday and experts are predicting a success. Its too early for actual savings figures tracking sites say as of this morning, shoppers had already spent 490 million and they expect that to end more than 3 billion. Experts say because Online Shopping<\/a> is now so big on thanksgiving and black friday cyber monday has lost a little bit of its bank but shoppers trained to look for good deals today. Well, a gut feeling in a sense of community might have stopped a crime spree before it ever happened. On thanksgiving a michigan man was hanging lights when he heard a noise in his garage. Luckily he checked it out. Chris, says saw a guy standing in the garage of his home. The guy walked off saying he had the wrong house. But the home opener followed him from distance and saw him walk into another neighbors garage. So he knocked thon houses door and told the homeowner about the guy shopping around. Opened up the door. Gentleman said that the guy was just in his garage, and he followed him, and seen him go into my garage. This guy comes out of the house with a gun and he goes up to the garage door and he opened it up and goes get out of the Garage Police<\/a> came and nabbed the guy for home invasion. Turns out he was a man from detroit with a dozen convictions for drugs and home invasions. How about this . Secret Government Program<\/a> delivering pot right to peoples front doors. Tins full of hundreds of joints. Why the feds are sending out marijuana on your dime. And police say they broke into this school to steal electronic but they set off the alarm so they took off. Where poli Florida Deputy<\/a> sheriff pulled three people from a car that crashed into a canal. It happened aft 6 30 this morning. The first to respond Deputy Andrew<\/a> reynolds raced into action climbing down the rocks and wading into the murray water to rescue the people inside. He had to dive underwater himself several times to unlatch the seat belts and while he was working a hand grabbed him from the back seat. The driver and front seat passenger were upside down submerged into the water. And they were were both belled in. I can hear a muffled noise coming from the back. It was 19yearold desperate trying to get out. He was able to save her pulling all three victims of the camry. Sadly one did die. The other remains in critical condition. It does not seem alcohol was a factor in this crash. Did you know the federal government has a Marijuana Program<\/a> . Even though the Us Government<\/a> bans pot it gives it to people for free. Its been happening for decades on your dime. Foxs Craig Patrick<\/a> reveals the governments Marijuana Program<\/a>. Reporter when you stroll down this south Florida Beach<\/a> you may notice the rolling waves maybe the sailboat on the horizon. Or the lady opening a large tin full of pot. She smokes in plainview. Around 10 joints day. Thats 300 joints a month. Hypo didnt see marijuana in florida where marijuana for recreational or medical use is illegal or so we thought. Who is your dealer. Uncle sam is my supplier. Reporter thats right the same federal government that claims marijuana has no accepted medical use has since he will fifty two nearly 100,000 joins. She gets them to treat her glaucoma for free. Shes not alone. Irrelevant gin lives down the road from he will see. Use marijuana cigarettes 10 times dalely. Hes a stock broker with a bone diss or who may have set the record for smoking joints for uncle sam. The feds sent him a drum of marijuana every month since 1982 when reagan told the rest of us to just say no. Marijuana, pot, grass, whatever you want to call it is probably the most dangerous drug in the United States<\/a>. The United States<\/a> federal government has been supplying me 10 marijuana cigarettes per day for almost 33 years. And the same vein arresting people for possession or using the same substance that they give me for medical use. Reporter trafficking marijuana can get you up to live in prison. What would happen the person who ship this if it wasnt the federal government . Let me put it this way. I wont ship it to myself and its mine. Others with Serious Health<\/a> problems get free marijuana at text pair expense for life. They enrolled in compassionate investigational new drug progr program. Federal government launched it in 1978 but will not say much about it. The dea said it was not authoritiesed to discuss the and referred us to the department of justice which did not discuss it. Fda acknowledged receiving our questions but did not respond to them. Its easy for the federal government not to serve pot shall we say. We know they grow the marijuana in heavily secured farm in the university of mississippi. We havwe are not doing it as mississippi. Were doing it its a as a contractor through the government. The fda would in the tell us how many people are still receiving it. We only know of four including these two here in florida. Theyre always right. They dont know the government every supplied anybody. Reporter that up concludes our lawmakers in washington. Are you kid me. When i went to meet with boehners office last year, what, the federal government gives this out. He had no idea. How long have you been on it you smoke how many . Federal government gives this out to patients . We had no id idea. Greg patrick fox news. A pair of burglars in florida hits up an Elementary School<\/a> but the alarm scares them off. For some reason they came back and police say theyre glad they did. This is the damage left behind in keen Elementary School<\/a> in lake land. The two men broke into the property but the alarm sounded so they ran off. Investigators say they were very smart they came back when officers arrived they can hear the two ripping down projectors from the ceiling and stealing laptops. The pair tried to run off but officers caught them red handed. 21yearold and a juvenile accomplice are now facing charges. Success on the field may not be enough to get a north Philadelphia Football Team<\/a> to the national championship. Their biggest opponent may be something they cannot beat on the field were talking about money. Fox 29s Bill Anderson<\/a> explains. Reporter the north philly blackhawks are one of many youth football teams playing in our area. The 11 to 13yearold has undefeated season and were invited to play in nationals in florida, but to get there, its going cost 30,000 that they dont have. About 30,000 to take a group down, house them, feed them and, you know, bring them back home. These kids deserve the right to go. They played hard a all year. They undefeated. Theyre still undefeat. Reporter coach told me getting to nationals is a huge accomplishment and he hopes that young people who did the right thing on and off the field get a chance to go. They work hard. It would be unfair for them not to go represent nationally for philadelphia and the blackhawks down in in order because of financial situation. Reporter aside from the fact they were undefeatedefeatee also unique because one of their star players is the only girl on the team. Nadirah abdullah. Theyre like my brothers and um i really like playing with them because they support me. Football has been therapeutic to her. After losing her mother earlier this year offensive line captain continues to lead the team. Yeah, it was hard at first but as ive been playing games it made me like fall off about me stressing out. Jumping, around, dancing everything. Mom would be happy. Yes. Reporter blackhawks have been through a lot. But theyre hopeful that our city will come together and financially support their requesting to compete for national title. Us going out the city and playing for this National Trip<\/a> it means lot to everybody. Reporter guys with gifts from friends and family as well as contribution from the city, the blackhawks are about halfway to their goal. Theyre hoping that the public will help with the additional 15,000 they need. Well put up a link on our fox 29 Facebook Page<\/a> to their gofundme account so that you can tribute if youd like to. They told me that every dollar will help. Here in the newsroom im Bill Anderson<\/a> fox 29 news. All right. Heres howard with a look at whats coming up in sports. I was waiting for you to i see you going your checkbook, iain. I was just wondering. One of the eagles players appears to be questioning the coach. Interesting comments by Malcolm Jenkins<\/a> and kobe bryant tells us why hes had enough of playing in the nba and chip kelly addresses another rumor more of bad stories on his interest in going back to eagles get ready for new England Patriots<\/a> this sunday i havent even check the line but ill try to check it. Chip kelly addressed another rumor more of going back into the college ranks. Now one report had chip meeting with the university of Southern California<\/a> friday in philadelphia. Ive never been looking at college scouts. I cant control whats looking. I was never looking at the florida job last year. I said the same thing when they hired jim. Hes dawn great job. I never talk to anybody from florida. I cant control whats written but theres i guess theres no rules. People can write or tweet i dont know the rules. They can say whatever they want. I never discussed another college job since i came here. Sounds like there are players questioning chips coaching methods. Aft the last three weeks eagles something has to be done. On the radio show i do with mal couldnt jenkins and jay on kelce on wip. Jenkins is calling out the coaches. We dont hold guys accountable. Defense backs and o line as team we never really hold anybody accountable for what they do on the field. What youre saying the coaches have to hold guys accountable and then the leader which is do their job . Do i read you right . I mean yeah, thats how i see it. Okay. Last night of kobe bryant one of the 10 greatest players announced his retirement at the end of the season. Tomorrow night his last trip to philadelphia but kobe has no doubts about his decision. Honestly feel really at peace with it, you know, and ive worked so hard and continue to work real, really hard even though i play like bleep i work really, really hard to try not to play like crap. Okay. Dont do it. Desean jackson had two catches yesterday. Hes chirping already. Desean happens that one of the catches went for 63 yards and a touchdown. But the win against the new york giants. So desean sometimes cant help himself. Im make big plays. Today thats what it was. First, Second Quarter<\/a> whatever that was i spark it up it was great feeling. Patriots head coach belicheck may ab joke, arrogance above much head coaches one mistake the first loss to the season cost a player his job. Chris harper muffed a punt led to denver touchdown. Today Bill Belichick<\/a> decided youre gone. Youre fired. After a must haved pun. Wow in the snow. Thats right. Somewhere between chip kelly and belicheck theres a thing that chip kelly has got to do. Make some changes. All right. Full hour of enter tape many news coming up next. We are back here at 4am for the fox 29 morning news and good day philadelphia. Sue serio, bob kelly will have your weather and traffic covered all morning long. Thanks for watching v a good ni [ woman on p. A. ] now boarding track 6. Do not leave bags unattended. [ male announcer ] maybe you see something suspicious. But you dont want to get involved. Its nothing, you think. Can you be sure . If you see something, say something. Report suspicious activity to local authorities. Police looking for a man in connection with the check scam what you need to know about protecting yourself this who will take season. Jury selection underway for mur are trial of the slain teacher. Only on fox family members of the beau sable speak out. Kobe bryant is sell to speak out right here in philadelphia. What the the first star laker is now saying about retirement and retiring, superstar. Good day, it the is tuesday. The it is first day of december. 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