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WTXF Fox 29 News At 10 May 8, 2016

Unfortunately, theyre not able to save everybody. Six people are dead today after three separate fires. In more than a dozen are out of their homes because of those fires. Good evening, im joyce evans. Im dawn timmeney. Sadly some deaths probably could have been prevented with just a few simple measures. Brad sattin is live in Northern Liberties tonight with more. Brad . Reporter were at the Fire Administration building here, the fire commissioner derek sawyer tweeted out no one has to die, lets remain vigilant. Three fires killing six people since 11 00 last night. The commissioner saying we all need to be better prepared. The first fire just after 11 00 friday on the 1700 block of moore in south philly. A man and a woman killed in this threestory row home which had six smoke alarms but none with working batteries. The second fire breaking out in norristown around 4 00 a. M. This threestory twin home in the 800 block of dekalb street with witnesses saying people were trapped and screaming a block from the fire station. I heard somebody yelling for help. I got up and i came out. It was my friend. On the second floor. And i asked him what was happening . He said like his two daughters were in there. I went to the window and i saw somebody out here screaming. Then i saw the fire engines. So far we have three fatalities, two adults. One child deceased at einstein. Montgomery hospital. Six injuries. Reporter including another child at chop and a third fire at a warm front fire killing one person in the 4700 block at hazel avenue. The fire commissioner says the man who died tried to put the fire out himself. It appears the victim was trying to fight the fire. I locked inside the building and located a fire extinguish in the kitchen sink area. Reporter eight other escape thanks to an alarm system in the building. Message is here is if theres a fire, get out and stay out. Dont fight the fire. Reporter the death is the third in the city in 12 hours. Were doing a pretty good job of keeping our people safe in the city. I want to make sure we relay the message that fire is everyones fight. Everyone needs to have a working smoke alarm and a home escape plan. Make sure you get out safely. Reporter obviously some good advice tonight. We do know the red cross is assisting almost two dozen people out of their homes as a result of these three fires, so far in norristown this year, there have been four fire deaths in the city of philadelphia. There have been eight. That is three more than this time last year. Not off to a good start. Thank you, brad. New information tonight in a Police Involved shooting from this week. Happening early wednesday morning in center city. Police say an officer dressed in plainclothes observed a suspicious van several times on the 6300 block of overbrook avenue when a marked unit was called in to investigate. Police say that van started to driving toward the plainclothes officer. The officer fired hitting and killing the driver. Taking a live look center city, believe it or not, it is not ranging. Of, whos like we might stay that way for all the outdoor mothers day plan, meteorologist kathy orr joining us tonight. With more on that important mothers day forecast. It sure s we are looking at a few spotty showers out there right now. Keeping an eye on this, its really dodging to the south, delaware could pick up a few spotty showers overnight tonight. For the rest of us, well be seeing clouds on the increase wind and moisture, im not that concerned. Temperatures in the 50s. Were out in olde city, there are a lot of people out. 53 in the city, 45 in the poconos. Trenton, 52 and dry at last. We may see a few spotty showers during the Early Morning hours. Moving on through, even tomorrow morning to the north and west of philadelphia. For an early brunch. We could see a few rain drops but we will be seeing sunshine on your mothers day. Coming up, well time had that out. Plus, we go back to the 70s in the sevenday. Sunshine, 70s, havent seen that in awhile. Well talk about it with your mothers day forecast coming up later in the broadcast. And a woman is found dead this afternoon inside a vacant house on the 2900 house of rose hill in kensington. Police say she had serious head injuries but theyre still working right now to figure out exactly how she died. They have not yet identified the woman. A grim discovery in society hill this morning. Organizers setting up for the south street festival found a body just before 11 00, a woman believed to be about 50 years old was laying in a doorway. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say they believe the woman may have been homeless. A university of pennsylvania professor says his flight was delayed because a fellow passenger thought the math equation he was working on might be a sign he was a terrorist. He says that he was flying from philadelphia to syracuse thursday when he says a woman sitting next to him passed a note to the flight attendant. Then the plane headed back to the gait. Men so says he was questioned by an official. He said he was only working on a math equation, the plane took off. American airline confirmed the incident happened. Loved ones of the Law Enforcement Community Say their final goodbyes to former Philadelphia Police commissioner willie williams. Williams was laid to rest at chelton Hills Cemetery t he died earlier this week in atlanta. He was philadelphias first africanamerican Police Commissioner and the first africanamerican to lead the Los Angeles Police department. He was remembered today as a trailblazer. Its tremendous for me and not just people of color but for women and others, because again, he was a pioneer. He paved the way for so many and let people hike me know that it was possible to do this. Willie williams was 72 years old. More information leading to the safe return of a missing tennessee girl has grown to more than 12,000. Police say 9yearold carli trent was signed out of School Wednesday by her uncle. He does not have custodial rights and a kidnapping warrant has been issued. The Us Marshal Service is offering a 2500 reward for the girls safe return. On top, carlis doctor is offering a 10,000 reward. Authorities say theyre working their way through more than a had hundred tips but there have been no credible sightings so far. An 11yearold girl is in Critical Condition after getting thrown from a carnival ride in nebraska. The girl is reportedly suffering a head injury. Witnesses say the force of the ride pulled her out of her seat. Shocking everybody who saw and heard what happened. It was crazy to hear and honestly, i dont think i could have to see it at all. I hope that shes ok and nothing like seriously is happening to her. I hope they can fix the it and god be with her. Police are checking Security Camera footage from nearby businesses and a school to figure out exactly what happened. Fortunately. Officials say the girls generous are not lifethreatening. The street carnival was part of an animal Cinco De Mayo is celebration. Donald trump the worst abuser of women in the history of politics and accusing hillary of being an enabler. Hillary clintons husband abused women more than any man that we know of in the history of politics. With no more gop candidates in his way, donald trump taking aim at Hillary Clinton and her a husband. He was impeached for lying about what happened with a woman. Hillary was an enabler. Some of those women were destroyed not by him, but by the way that Hilary Clinton treated them after everything went down. Reporter is outside the venue a contentious scene, pro and antitrump demonstrators squaring off. Inside the presumptive gop president ial nominee going after some of his own party for not endorsing him. The good news is had most everybody has endorsed me, other than paul ryan. I dont know what went wrong there. Meantime Hillary Clinton is now both criticizing and courting republicans. Of her campaign reportedly establishing a republicans for Hillary Group trying to win over republicans opposed to donald trump. Youre voting for someone who has a solemn responsibility to keep america safe and to continue leading in the world. And some of what im hearing from donald trump is quite concerning. Reporter with 94 percent of the delegates secured, clinton is not there yet. Bernie sanders is vowing to fight through at the remaining primaries. I think its an uphill fight. But we have been fighting uphill from the first day that i announced where nobody gave us a shot to do anything and now as i said we won 18 states already and more to come. Reporter despite repeated insistence he is not interested in another run, mitt romney is still being courted. A run some experts say would only handled the keys to the white house to Hillary Clinton. Job roberts, fox news. Canada declares a state of emergency as a raging wild fire that started tuesday continues to grow. Its not expected to stop spreading any time soon. The massive wild fire is now covering more than 385,000 acres. Officials in alberta say it can double in size and that thousands have already evacuated by land and by air. Government officials now want everybody in the path of that fire to get out of harms way and calling for mandatory evacuations now, more than 1,000 firefighters have still trying to save what they can. We had a good day yesterday in terms of the heroice work to save as much of the city as possible. Firefighters in the city kept working to save the downtown and as much of the residential neighborhoods as possible. We held the line for a second day. The fires are described as covering an area larger than new york city and more than 80,000 people have had to leave their homes. A brand new car stolen right off the lot. The clever trick these car thieves use to steel a 100 thousand dollar vehicle. Its a chilling call to 911. A man on line tells at the dispatcher he shot and killed his brother. The shock reasons that he gave to police. Tonight a federal Security Officer is charged with multiple murder charges for a shooting is spree in maryland. Eulalio tordil is charged with two counts of firearm and two counts of attempted firstdegree murder. He was already charged in the shooting death of his estranged wife on thursday. Others say she was the first to die in a string. They say tordil killed somebody else and another woman at a shopping center. At a News Conference today, police say the accused shooter had no relationship with those last two victims. After speaking with the defendant, our detectives believe that the motivation behind the events in Montgomery County were most likely attempted carjackings. The federal protective service put tordil on administrative leave in march after his wife got a restraining order against him claiming he had threatened to hurt her if she left him. A local Animal Shelter is feeling the sting after a heartless thief took advantage of a quick opportunity and stole money from their donation jar at a recent fundraiser. Morris animal refuge set up a booth at the Rittenhouse Square flower market thursday. The organization had a donation jar one of its tables. When one of groups dogs got loose, organizers took off after it. Thats when someone stole money from the jar. Im wondering even if people kind of go they dont those opportunities for, you know, its in their head already. And its pretty low life. I mean, youre just stealing from the animals. The thief got away with about 80 and although that may seem like a small amount of money for a shelter depending on private donation, Officials Say every single dollar they get helps save animals lives. Fact they would steal from Homeless Animals is upsetting in itself. The power ball is now stands at 415 million, making it the 9th largest jack not in u. S. History. Of your odds not good. Obviously, one in 292 million but somebody got to win it. Of they will be sure to keep it right here on fox 29 at 11 00 tonight to get the live power ball drawing and good luck. A West Philadelphia could lose the Community Garden are not ready to let it go. Saint bernard street in West Philadelphia was transformed from a vacant lot to a vibrant green space, since then residents and gardners say its become a focal point. They grow all kinds of foods here, everybody is respectable. Kids come here, they have school trips to come through to see what the community is doing in terms of the keeping the community vibrant and green. Judy lives right next door, she was kept completely off guard by the news the property is going up for sheriff sale in three weeks. Extremely concerned. Horrible. We were all ready on the path here having onehalf of the prop preserve asked. The garden is actually two properties, half of it was saved back in 2012 when it also went up for sheriff sale. It is now part of a Neighborhood Garden spot. Com post over there. Hes hoping the same can happen to the site now in jeopardy. It serves for a lot of people neighborhood who want to grow their own vegetables. We have over 50 plots. Over 100 people in the neighborhood directly involved and many others indirectly. Besides providing fresh organic food it brings everyone together. People can come hang out enjoy the birds and flowers, its part of the community. Not everyone is in favor of saving the garden. I had a lot of stuff in here. Norah watson has a plot but thinks it could be put to better use. Theres all kinds of people come to do drug, condoms are all over the street, id rather see a house. Shes definitely in the monitor, i spoke to ms. Blackwell who says her office is working with the city to save the departmented, theyre trying to postpone the sheriffs sale. Local leaders turn out to support inmates working to rejoin society in positive ways. Philadelphia mayor jim kenney and Anthony Williams were among those attending the faces of reentry gail la in university city. It helps former end mates reintegrate into society through mentoring and other support programs. The crowds turned out on south street on for good music and eats. It was the annual is south street spring festival. Dozens of restaurants and boutiques setting up shop al a 12 block area. Thousands of people turn out for this event each year and this year was no different. Students at one school in the citys hunting park section are making sure their school is a place that welcomes everybody. The 1200 students from mass tri Charter School attended a rally. Student grade six through 12 pledge to end the r word, a derogatory term used to describe people who have special needs. College students across the country are celebrating their graduations this weekend. One Mississippi State student is dead after sneaking into the football stadium. The disturbing Details Behind his death. This dog thought his working days were over after a cancer diagnosis. The incredible measures veterinarians took to get him back on the job. Pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. Then your eyes may see it differently. Flonase is the first and only nasal spray approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. No other nasal allergy spray can say that. When we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. Most allergy pills only control one substance. Flonase controls six. And six is greater than one. More complete allergy relief. Flonase. 61 changes everything. A Mississippi State University Student is dead after falling from a jumbo tron. It happened last night at davis wade stadium on the msu campus. He was with friends and climbed up on top of the video system. The two other young man were not hurt. Officials say they do not know how the group got into the stadium or how they managed to get up on top of the jumbo tron. The school put out a statement saying the campus is saddened by the loss. Women in chicago are calling for a day of peace northern of mothers day. The moms who lost their children to gun violence say they dont want to nothing further parents to feel their pair re pain. They issued a call to action for there to be no shootings this weekend. According to Crime Statistics from the Chicago Police department. In april alone, 311 people were shot. 36 of them died. These kids are going to the streets because theres no love in the home. I dont want them standing by us, i dont want to see another mother bury their child. The group of moms had a similar request last easter and were pleasants surprised. That sunday in march was a quiet one. Nobody killed. He will chapo was on the move again. Convicted drug lord who twice escaped from jail was abruptly transferred to a prison in mexico, hes fit together avoid expedition to the united states. The process could take as long as a year. The relocation was apparently due to work being done to reforce security at his current prison. It was a frantic phone call to 911 a man tells is a dispatcher he shot and killed his brother. The shocking reason he told police he did it. The acting president of the hells an angels murdered. Killer on the loose. A recent arrest is now fueling new interest. Could it reignite a fire storm . Kathy . Weather were talking about a few clouds moving in tonight and a rain showers as well. We will have sunshine for mom and also some 70s in the sevenday. Well break it down and show you when the showers move out coming up. Pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. Then your eyes may see it differently. Flonase is the first and only nasal spray approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. No other nasal allergy spray can say that. When we breathe in allergens

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