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In the hospital. Somebody shot him. Im lucy noland. Im chris oconnell. Another teenaged victim of gun violence and another search for the person who pulled the trigger. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson live outside of Albert Einstein Medical Center where that teen is recovering tonight. Shawnette, you talked to neighbors who are just fed up. Reporter yeah, no doubt about it, chris. Certainly they are fed up because once again we find ourselves in this situation here in philadelphia where an iphone and other things like that have a bigger yall value than a persons live. As you mentioned that i talked to people in the enabled tonight and much like them, i just cant imagine what this boys parents are feeling tonight. A book bag left on the corner of the 6500 block of east wister street in germantown. A disturbing reminder of the violence killing young people in philly. The 16yearold who was carrying that backpack hes alive but in the hospital tonight. He was shot in the hip police say someone walked up to him, shot him and stole his iphone. One quick pop and that was it. Reporter this woman lives on the block where it happened. Shes afraid to show her face but says she had feeling someone had been shot before she even opened her door to police and a crime scene outside. Theres no firecrackers. Theres no holidays. So i figured thats what it was. Reporter police say the teen was standing on the bus stop when it happened around 3 30. The suspect walked up and said give me everything you have before pulling the trigger. Sonya saunders owns Daycare Center across the street from where it happened. The children are my first priority. Reporter she says she stayed inside and locked the doors. Just a shame. I just pray. Its just terrible. I dont know what else to say. Reporter saunders says what happened is the norm around here and other areas. And she tells me that stopping it is not just the responsibility of police but others in the community. We need the men to take their place and thats all i ever beg for and ask for and scream for them to take their place, because thats what we need. Reporter the woman who didnt want to be identified says shes a mother and she cant help but think about what the mother of the 16yearold is going through. For someone to get shot as stew ted as an iphone i think its just tragic. I know the mother is probably hurting knowing her son got robbed for something that only costs, what, one works hundred dollars any more. Reporter and again, that teen is in stable condition here at einstein. Praying of course for a speedy recovery for him. Meanwhile, no suspect, nor has the gun been recovered. Chris, back to you. Shawnette, thanks. In one of his last ax in Office President obama has commune p commuted the federal prison sentence of Army Whistleblower Chelsea Manning by nearly 30 years. Manning is a former Army Intelligence analyst who leaked classified documents to wikileaks. Shes a transgender woman and was known as Bradley Manning at the time of her arrest in 2010. Her sentence will now expire in may after serving seven years in prison. And manning is a among the highest of profile of more than 200 um mates granted pardons bite president. Some of these people include inmates from our convicted of drug offenses. Fox 29s dave kinchen has been following this story live at the Federal Building in center city. Dave . Reporter lucy, we know that part dons and clemency mark the traditions of the end of any presidency but in this case, a lot of people in our area particularly those who work with people addicted to drugs well theyre talking about this one, too. The power of president s was written to law right here in philadelphia. Now president obama and his final days is using that very same power to give freedom to hundreds of felons. The white house announcing 209 commutations including more than 100 live sentences for numerous crimes including major drug offenses. Very positive thing i think given people an opportunity that have made mistake behind drugs and alcohol, um, giving them that opportunity to free them from prison. Reporter brian corson wants mvp recovery a drug and Addiction Treatment center in delaware county. While he welcomes Second Chances for those who have paid their debts to society he has concer concerns. So if individuals are getting out of prison are they returning to the same unhealthy environments they may have been at prior to . Or are they working in conjunction with the county theyre returning to to sober living, outpatient counseling. Reporter we found a handful of commutations in our area darrell k. Barnes of philadelphia convicted possessing more than 50 grams of crack with the up tent to distribute and other crimes once sentenced to 300 months in prison he will now be out in may of this year. And ruben valez of philly doing live behind bars for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. His live sentence now dropped down to 240 months or 20 years. This is the latest move in the final days of the Obama Administration to reduce the time offender dos for drug possession and corson doesnt see that changing with the next president and congress. The other direction was taken the war on drugs, the lock them up, and quiet frankly, it was unsuccessful. Reporter as it stands now the white house says president obama has commuted for sentences than any president in u. S. History. Back to you. All right, thank you very much, dave kinchen. President elect trump is trying to get another controversial cabinet nominee through the senate. I share president elect trumps view its time to shift the debate from what the system thinks is best for kids to what moms and dads want expect and deserve. Best elect pick for education secretary billionaire Betsy D Devos has many upset much hes a champion of vouchers and expanding charter schools. Shes also willing to stand up against teachers unions. Its a position some educators believe will dismantle public education. And speaking of dismantling a former apprentice contestant accuse be president elect trump of doing just that, to her reputation. Attorney Gloria Allreds client summer, is suing trump for defamation. She came forward last year claiming trump touched and kissed her without consent. Todays suit the soon to be president called her liar recent fused to retrack his response. Trump has yet to respond public toll the lawsuit. Developing to night in orlando accused cop killer is in custody after a week long manhunt. Marquise lloyd had a mark keith lloyd had a blood tee face when officers took him into Police Headquarters tonight. He yelled police beat him up. Its now confirmed how he was hurt. He was arrested at ban donned home. Lloyd was wanted in connection to the shooting death of his exgirlfriend when lieutenant Debra Clayton approached him last week in wal mart parking lot. Police say lloyd fired several shots before clayton was kill. Another officer died in a car wreck in the search for lloyd. Well, on your radar tonight, some showers are making their way out of the region. Take live look at the ben franklin parkway. Fog could be moving in overnig overnight. Then traumatic difference in the weather is on our way. Fox 29 meteorologist kathy orr to fill us in. The fog building out there, kathy. Chris n some spots its gotten much worse across the region. Few more rounds of scattered showers out there you can see them on ultimate doppler moving into wilmington heading into south jersey, salem county Cumberland County but then thats out of here a lot of low level moisture so in reading and lancaster 1 mile visible. Look at this. Millville, Atlantic City at the airport, only half mile visibility and this could get worse during the Early Morning hours before that drier air out of the northwest works its way in. So temperatures mild tonight. Philadelphia 43. Allentown 38. Temperatures pretty much staying steady or slowly rising overnight. In philadelphia well rise to 44 by dawn. In pottstown 38 and wildwood 45 when you get out the door tomorrow morning. Coming up, well talk about when the sun returns and unsettled pattern in the seven day but guess what . A summer like set setup. What do you think of that in january. Ill see you laterred in brought cast. Spring or summer . She said summer. How about spring. You said summer. Summer like set up. All right. See in you a few minutes. [ laughter ] ethics violations are costing philadelphias District Attorney Seth Williams 62,000 in penalties. The da made the settlement with the philadelphia board of ethi ethics. He was accused of failing to disclose gifts and sources of income and accepting gifts barred by the city ethics code. The fine is the largest imposed by the board in its 10 year history in a statement williams apologized and vowed to earn back the trust of the residents of philadelphia. After more delays today patco is blaming a snowstorm from earlier this month for continuin conting service disruptions. Since january 7th workers have had to continuously replace traction motors and make repairs to fix problems that snow and moisture leave behind on tracks. The agency says the transit car overhaul projects also cut the number of cars available. The delay this morning and this evening followed similar problems from last week. This of course you probably know about. Patco apologized for the delays and says its working to improve service. Tonight police are investigating after a bar fight in East Germantown turned dead deadly. It was between two bar employees one of them had a gun. Police say the bouncer opened fire killing the bars manager and now that bouncer faces charges. Fox 29s dawn timmeney reports. Its very sad. Reporter Michael Johnson reactions to news that the Armed Security guard at sharons hill spot bar killed the manager at the East Germantown bar. Are you surprised to hear what happened last night here . Yes, im very surprised. You know, um you know, try to keal keep everything calm. Everything peaceful. Reporter johnson says he worked security at the bar on the 5600 block of boyer street for three years. He cant imagine what would lead to Something Like this. The whole ordeal is just sad. Because now you have another life gone over something that doesnt even really matter, you know what i mean . Whatever it was about, its never worth someone losing their life. Reporter shooting happened just before 11 00 oclock last night. Police say it all started with a heated argument between the two employees. Verbal altercation turned into a physical altercation, where they were actually physically fighting in a back room of the bar for employees only. Reporter thats when police say the 28yearold Security Guard pulled out his gun and shot the manager three times. Twice in the torso and once in the leg. He was conscious. He was talking. Medics took him to einstein hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11 22. Reporter have there ever been any problems like this before here at this bar . Um, not necessarily. Not to this magnitude. Not to this magnitude at all. Reporter there were people in the bar at the time of shooting. Fortunately no one was injured. Police have not yet said what the two men were arguing about. Dawn timmeney, fox 29 news. Philadelphia has a rat problem. It is a big problem. We have more rats than mice than any other big city. I like them. Why there are so many critters like these in the city of brotherly love. I dont want them in my house. I dont want them in my house. Fox 29 investigates. Were on the trail of the center city bomber. He delivered a package that blew up in a mans face. Then he vanished. The new clues on his trail. Hes hiv positive and battling stage four cancer. He cannot work and now he could lose his home because he cannot get his pension. They basically said that even though im now permanently and totally disabled i wasnt at the time that i went out from work. But help may be on the way the group of friends trying to help for goodness sake. Did you hear this . Philly just topped National List tonight. But no bragging rights on this one. According to a new census data thats out the philly region which includes camden, the suburbs, wilmington, has the high highest number of homes with rodents. Basically youre saying the mean streaks of new york city have nothing on us. Nothing. When it comes to mouse and rat siting. Lets get out to brad sattin live in Spring Garden. I have a couple of rodents in my house but theyre chinchillas so they dont count. Reporter good news i dont see any win my line of vision right now. Good. Good news. We got that going for us. I think it is safe to say new york city does have more rats. But you guys are right. When it comes to the percentage of homes with mice or rats, philadelphia leads new york city and sadly the city leads every place else as well. 42 of american households have dogs. 33 have cats. In philadelphia, what do 20 have . Nothing. Reporter if only we were so lucky. Turns out nearly one if in five homes in philadelphia have rats or mice according to the American Housing survey conduct to do by the us census bureau. Philadelphia metropolitan area came in the highest with almost 18 of the households reporting that they saw signs of rats or mice inside their home in the last 12 months. Kathy fisher from the northeast is the knee newest member of the club spotting rice droppings droppings in her garage for the fir. Evans pest control to the rescue they know a thing or two about rodents. If youre skirmish look away right now they specialize in scaring huge rats out of the places that theyd like to call home. Got droppings actually back here. Reporter fortunately nor kathy its not all that severe. Mouse traps and bait, along with screen and foam behind the stove in the kitchen where the mice got through. Charles evans isnt all that surprised philly leads the nation. He says mice are the by product of a construction boom. Were uprooting a lot of these houses thats been there since early 1900, right . Ripping them down going new construction, tearing the soil and ground up and disturbing their homes. They going to somewhere. Reporter kathy insists that somewhere wont be here. Youre afraid to sleep at night. Thats just what it feels like. Theyre invading. Reporter i would agree with her. These rodents can carry such things as mites, lies and fleas. Best way to protect yourself we asked the experts few tips here. Make sure that your garage doors are fully secured. Theres no space between them as well as your other doors. Was ton secure those trash cans and make sure your grass is cut down low. The next study of this kind comes out in two years. Let us hope, chris, we are not on the list or at least a little bit farther down. I dont mind them. I just dont want them near me. Thanks, brad. Good news tonight for south jersey commuters who travel into the city of philadelphia. New Jersey Transit adding a new bus route that now stops at 30th street station. It is the new 555 bus it that started today. It starts at the Avondale Park and ride in winslow township, Camden County it runs during peak hours. The route does change the 414 and the 417 bus routes. So check those schedules carefully. A former new jersey professor is hiv positive and battling stage four cancer but as our Bill Anderson found out today, old friends are trying to bring light to his dark times. Chris despite the advantaged cancer and hiv diagnosis, the state denied that professor his disability pension. And now his house is in foreclosure but a group of his friends every friends is going to Great Lengths to help him for goodness sake. Heres Bill Anderson. Reporter theres some stories when you hear the details that really make you question the decisions that bureaucracy, businesses and government sometimes say theyre forced to make. Reporter because of lung cancer, keith carson is now battling for his pension, his home and ultimately his life. Twice i had blackouts while driving and so i couldnt i couldnt drive any longer. I was required to have a car for work. In june 4th, 2014, my last day at work. Keith was approved almost immediately for Social Security disability by the federal government in 2014 while suffering from two forms of cancer. New jersey took much longer to review his request before denying it saying he was not permanently disabled. He appealed. This time they wrote to him acknowledging that his stage four lung cancer has made him permanently disabled but they still refused to allow him to access his pension. They basically said that even though im now permanently and totally disabled i wasnt at the time that i went out from work. Reporter keith says hes now unable to pay his mortgage because of the lack of his pension and facing foreclosure unless he can come up with 30,000 in back payments. He continues to try to stay optimistic. Even as he has now out lived his prognosis but admits possible eviction is taking its toll. I really believe that if i had to move out of here i dont believe i would be i dont believe i would survive that. Reporter i left keith knowing that his pension battle continues but there may be help in saving his home. Keith that friends he knew back in college who own restaurant East Passyunk they got together and decided they were going to try to help out any way that they can. If it had been anonymous person and i heard this story, i would have been compelled by it. But then to actually know the guy, to actually have spent time with him it was impossible for me and all the friends of ours from college who are involved in this because it isnt just me by any stretch its impossible for to us ignore. Reporter it had been years sin the Shawnette Wilson<\/a> live outside of Albert Einstein<\/a> Medical Center<\/a> where that teen is recovering tonight. Shawnette, you talked to neighbors who are just fed up. Reporter yeah, no doubt about it, chris. Certainly they are fed up because once again we find ourselves in this situation here in philadelphia where an iphone and other things like that have a bigger yall value than a persons live. As you mentioned that i talked to people in the enabled tonight and much like them, i just cant imagine what this boys parents are feeling tonight. A book bag left on the corner of the 6500 block of east wister street in germantown. A disturbing reminder of the violence killing young people in philly. The 16yearold who was carrying that backpack hes alive but in the hospital tonight. He was shot in the hip police say someone walked up to him, shot him and stole his iphone. One quick pop and that was it. Reporter this woman lives on the block where it happened. Shes afraid to show her face but says she had feeling someone had been shot before she even opened her door to police and a crime scene outside. Theres no firecrackers. Theres no holidays. So i figured thats what it was. Reporter police say the teen was standing on the bus stop when it happened around 3 30. The suspect walked up and said give me everything you have before pulling the trigger. Sonya saunders owns Daycare Center<\/a> across the street from where it happened. The children are my first priority. Reporter she says she stayed inside and locked the doors. Just a shame. I just pray. Its just terrible. I dont know what else to say. Reporter saunders says what happened is the norm around here and other areas. And she tells me that stopping it is not just the responsibility of police but others in the community. We need the men to take their place and thats all i ever beg for and ask for and scream for them to take their place, because thats what we need. Reporter the woman who didnt want to be identified says shes a mother and she cant help but think about what the mother of the 16yearold is going through. For someone to get shot as stew ted as an iphone i think its just tragic. I know the mother is probably hurting knowing her son got robbed for something that only costs, what, one works hundred dollars any more. Reporter and again, that teen is in stable condition here at einstein. Praying of course for a speedy recovery for him. Meanwhile, no suspect, nor has the gun been recovered. Chris, back to you. Shawnette, thanks. In one of his last ax in Office President<\/a> obama has commune p commuted the federal prison sentence of Army Whistleblower<\/a> Chelsea Manning<\/a> by nearly 30 years. Manning is a former Army Intelligence<\/a> analyst who leaked classified documents to wikileaks. Shes a transgender woman and was known as Bradley Manning<\/a> at the time of her arrest in 2010. Her sentence will now expire in may after serving seven years in prison. And manning is a among the highest of profile of more than 200 um mates granted pardons bite president. Some of these people include inmates from our convicted of drug offenses. Fox 29s dave kinchen has been following this story live at the Federal Building<\/a> in center city. Dave . Reporter lucy, we know that part dons and clemency mark the traditions of the end of any presidency but in this case, a lot of people in our area particularly those who work with people addicted to drugs well theyre talking about this one, too. The power of president s was written to law right here in philadelphia. Now president obama and his final days is using that very same power to give freedom to hundreds of felons. The white house announcing 209 commutations including more than 100 live sentences for numerous crimes including major drug offenses. Very positive thing i think given people an opportunity that have made mistake behind drugs and alcohol, um, giving them that opportunity to free them from prison. Reporter brian corson wants mvp recovery a drug and Addiction Treatment<\/a> center in delaware county. While he welcomes Second Chances<\/a> for those who have paid their debts to society he has concer concerns. So if individuals are getting out of prison are they returning to the same unhealthy environments they may have been at prior to . Or are they working in conjunction with the county theyre returning to to sober living, outpatient counseling. Reporter we found a handful of commutations in our area darrell k. Barnes of philadelphia convicted possessing more than 50 grams of crack with the up tent to distribute and other crimes once sentenced to 300 months in prison he will now be out in may of this year. And ruben valez of philly doing live behind bars for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. His live sentence now dropped down to 240 months or 20 years. This is the latest move in the final days of the Obama Administration<\/a> to reduce the time offender dos for drug possession and corson doesnt see that changing with the next president and congress. The other direction was taken the war on drugs, the lock them up, and quiet frankly, it was unsuccessful. Reporter as it stands now the white house says president obama has commuted for sentences than any president in u. S. History. Back to you. All right, thank you very much, dave kinchen. President elect trump is trying to get another controversial cabinet nominee through the senate. I share president elect trumps view its time to shift the debate from what the system thinks is best for kids to what moms and dads want expect and deserve. Best elect pick for education secretary billionaire Betsy D Devos<\/a> has many upset much hes a champion of vouchers and expanding charter schools. Shes also willing to stand up against teachers unions. Its a position some educators believe will dismantle public education. And speaking of dismantling a former apprentice contestant accuse be president elect trump of doing just that, to her reputation. Attorney Gloria Allreds<\/a> client summer, is suing trump for defamation. She came forward last year claiming trump touched and kissed her without consent. Todays suit the soon to be president called her liar recent fused to retrack his response. Trump has yet to respond public toll the lawsuit. Developing to night in orlando accused cop killer is in custody after a week long manhunt. Marquise lloyd had a mark keith lloyd had a blood tee face when officers took him into Police Headquarters<\/a> tonight. He yelled police beat him up. Its now confirmed how he was hurt. He was arrested at ban donned home. Lloyd was wanted in connection to the shooting death of his exgirlfriend when lieutenant Debra Clayton<\/a> approached him last week in wal mart parking lot. Police say lloyd fired several shots before clayton was kill. Another officer died in a car wreck in the search for lloyd. Well, on your radar tonight, some showers are making their way out of the region. Take live look at the ben franklin parkway. Fog could be moving in overnig overnight. Then traumatic difference in the weather is on our way. Fox 29 meteorologist kathy orr to fill us in. The fog building out there, kathy. Chris n some spots its gotten much worse across the region. Few more rounds of scattered showers out there you can see them on ultimate doppler moving into wilmington heading into south jersey, salem county Cumberland County<\/a> but then thats out of here a lot of low level moisture so in reading and lancaster 1 mile visible. Look at this. Millville, Atlantic City<\/a> at the airport, only half mile visibility and this could get worse during the Early Morning<\/a> hours before that drier air out of the northwest works its way in. So temperatures mild tonight. Philadelphia 43. Allentown 38. Temperatures pretty much staying steady or slowly rising overnight. In philadelphia well rise to 44 by dawn. In pottstown 38 and wildwood 45 when you get out the door tomorrow morning. Coming up, well talk about when the sun returns and unsettled pattern in the seven day but guess what . A summer like set setup. What do you think of that in january. Ill see you laterred in brought cast. Spring or summer . She said summer. How about spring. You said summer. Summer like set up. All right. See in you a few minutes. [ laughter ] ethics violations are costing philadelphias District Attorney<\/a> Seth Williams<\/a> 62,000 in penalties. The da made the settlement with the philadelphia board of ethi ethics. He was accused of failing to disclose gifts and sources of income and accepting gifts barred by the city ethics code. The fine is the largest imposed by the board in its 10 year history in a statement williams apologized and vowed to earn back the trust of the residents of philadelphia. After more delays today patco is blaming a snowstorm from earlier this month for continuin conting service disruptions. Since january 7th workers have had to continuously replace traction motors and make repairs to fix problems that snow and moisture leave behind on tracks. The agency says the transit car overhaul projects also cut the number of cars available. The delay this morning and this evening followed similar problems from last week. This of course you probably know about. Patco apologized for the delays and says its working to improve service. Tonight police are investigating after a bar fight in East Germantown<\/a> turned dead deadly. It was between two bar employees one of them had a gun. Police say the bouncer opened fire killing the bars manager and now that bouncer faces charges. Fox 29s dawn timmeney reports. Its very sad. Reporter Michael Johnson<\/a> reactions to news that the Armed Security<\/a> guard at sharons hill spot bar killed the manager at the East Germantown<\/a> bar. Are you surprised to hear what happened last night here . Yes, im very surprised. You know, um you know, try to keal keep everything calm. Everything peaceful. Reporter johnson says he worked security at the bar on the 5600 block of boyer street for three years. He cant imagine what would lead to Something Like<\/a> this. The whole ordeal is just sad. Because now you have another life gone over something that doesnt even really matter, you know what i mean . Whatever it was about, its never worth someone losing their life. Reporter shooting happened just before 11 00 oclock last night. Police say it all started with a heated argument between the two employees. Verbal altercation turned into a physical altercation, where they were actually physically fighting in a back room of the bar for employees only. Reporter thats when police say the 28yearold Security Guard<\/a> pulled out his gun and shot the manager three times. Twice in the torso and once in the leg. He was conscious. He was talking. Medics took him to einstein hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11 22. Reporter have there ever been any problems like this before here at this bar . Um, not necessarily. Not to this magnitude. Not to this magnitude at all. Reporter there were people in the bar at the time of shooting. Fortunately no one was injured. Police have not yet said what the two men were arguing about. Dawn timmeney, fox 29 news. Philadelphia has a rat problem. It is a big problem. We have more rats than mice than any other big city. I like them. Why there are so many critters like these in the city of brotherly love. I dont want them in my house. I dont want them in my house. Fox 29 investigates. Were on the trail of the center city bomber. He delivered a package that blew up in a mans face. Then he vanished. The new clues on his trail. Hes hiv positive and battling stage four cancer. He cannot work and now he could lose his home because he cannot get his pension. They basically said that even though im now permanently and totally disabled i wasnt at the time that i went out from work. But help may be on the way the group of friends trying to help for goodness sake. Did you hear this . Philly just topped National List<\/a> tonight. But no bragging rights on this one. According to a new census data thats out the philly region which includes camden, the suburbs, wilmington, has the high highest number of homes with rodents. Basically youre saying the mean streaks of new york city have nothing on us. Nothing. When it comes to mouse and rat siting. Lets get out to brad sattin live in Spring Garden<\/a>. I have a couple of rodents in my house but theyre chinchillas so they dont count. Reporter good news i dont see any win my line of vision right now. Good. Good news. We got that going for us. I think it is safe to say new york city does have more rats. But you guys are right. When it comes to the percentage of homes with mice or rats, philadelphia leads new york city and sadly the city leads every place else as well. 42 of american households have dogs. 33 have cats. In philadelphia, what do 20 have . Nothing. Reporter if only we were so lucky. Turns out nearly one if in five homes in philadelphia have rats or mice according to the American Housing<\/a> survey conduct to do by the us census bureau. Philadelphia metropolitan area came in the highest with almost 18 of the households reporting that they saw signs of rats or mice inside their home in the last 12 months. Kathy fisher from the northeast is the knee newest member of the club spotting rice droppings droppings in her garage for the fir. Evans pest control to the rescue they know a thing or two about rodents. If youre skirmish look away right now they specialize in scaring huge rats out of the places that theyd like to call home. Got droppings actually back here. Reporter fortunately nor kathy its not all that severe. Mouse traps and bait, along with screen and foam behind the stove in the kitchen where the mice got through. Charles evans isnt all that surprised philly leads the nation. He says mice are the by product of a construction boom. Were uprooting a lot of these houses thats been there since early 1900, right . Ripping them down going new construction, tearing the soil and ground up and disturbing their homes. They going to somewhere. Reporter kathy insists that somewhere wont be here. Youre afraid to sleep at night. Thats just what it feels like. Theyre invading. Reporter i would agree with her. These rodents can carry such things as mites, lies and fleas. Best way to protect yourself we asked the experts few tips here. Make sure that your garage doors are fully secured. Theres no space between them as well as your other doors. Was ton secure those trash cans and make sure your grass is cut down low. The next study of this kind comes out in two years. Let us hope, chris, we are not on the list or at least a little bit farther down. I dont mind them. I just dont want them near me. Thanks, brad. Good news tonight for south jersey commuters who travel into the city of philadelphia. New Jersey Transit<\/a> adding a new bus route that now stops at 30th street station. It is the new 555 bus it that started today. It starts at the Avondale Park<\/a> and ride in winslow township, Camden County<\/a> it runs during peak hours. The route does change the 414 and the 417 bus routes. So check those schedules carefully. A former new jersey professor is hiv positive and battling stage four cancer but as our Bill Anderson<\/a> found out today, old friends are trying to bring light to his dark times. Chris despite the advantaged cancer and hiv diagnosis, the state denied that professor his disability pension. And now his house is in foreclosure but a group of his friends every friends is going to Great Lengths<\/a> to help him for goodness sake. Heres Bill Anderson<\/a>. Reporter theres some stories when you hear the details that really make you question the decisions that bureaucracy, businesses and government sometimes say theyre forced to make. Reporter because of lung cancer, keith carson is now battling for his pension, his home and ultimately his life. Twice i had blackouts while driving and so i couldnt i couldnt drive any longer. I was required to have a car for work. In june 4th, 2014, my last day at work. Keith was approved almost immediately for Social Security<\/a> disability by the federal government in 2014 while suffering from two forms of cancer. New jersey took much longer to review his request before denying it saying he was not permanently disabled. He appealed. This time they wrote to him acknowledging that his stage four lung cancer has made him permanently disabled but they still refused to allow him to access his pension. They basically said that even though im now permanently and totally disabled i wasnt at the time that i went out from work. Reporter keith says hes now unable to pay his mortgage because of the lack of his pension and facing foreclosure unless he can come up with 30,000 in back payments. He continues to try to stay optimistic. Even as he has now out lived his prognosis but admits possible eviction is taking its toll. I really believe that if i had to move out of here i dont believe i would be i dont believe i would survive that. Reporter i left keith knowing that his pension battle continues but there may be help in saving his home. Keith that friends he knew back in college who own restaurant East Passyunk<\/a> they got together and decided they were going to try to help out any way that they can. If it had been anonymous person and i heard this story, i would have been compelled by it. But then to actually know the guy, to actually have spent time with him it was impossible for me and all the friends of ours from college who are involved in this because it isnt just me by any stretch its impossible for to us ignore. Reporter it had been years sin the College Friends<\/a> had any real contact but a gofundme page was launched and effort to save keiths showers underway. Francis admits even in clearly dire situation, watching people respond has been encouraging. Friends of keith people, you know, who have read the story, people who are customers of this restaurant, people who are kind hearted people. Just kind hearted people. Its been pretty awesome. Its very difficult to put ourselves in keiths shoes but we could easily be in those shoes. And i think this is this is what a community does. Reporter we cant control a government denying a pension or bank foreclosing on man with terminal illness. But keiths friends believe we can control if we choose to help someone in need for goodness sake. Im Bill Anderson<\/a>. Both of us were like i understand what the state of new jersey said. I completely disagree and i do not understand how they can deny this man. Good news he has Great Community<\/a> down there restaurants in East Passyunk<\/a> very close it in community there. Hes in good hands. Theres a gofundme page on out our website on fox29. Com. All right. Have you seen this big guy . What would you think running into him. I dont think its real. Well, we have proof this video is not a hoax. Youll have to convince me. Are a crash into souvenir shop and absolutely destroyed everything lining the store shelves. Why the owner of had shop says you know what, im actually lucky. Now your winning lottery numbers. Suv makes quite the entrance in south florida right into a souvenir shop it happened as several people stood close by. The driver was backing out of a lot when he says his escalade got stuck in reverse. It shot over a sidewalk, hit a parked car then slammed into the store. Only one customer was in there at the time. Employees were across the store when the crash happened. Thank goodness. Everyone is fine including the couple inside that suv. Get this. This row of shops has even at least five crashes much look this. They blame drivers taking nearby curve too fast. A federal judge has denied bond for the man accused of going on a shooting rampage at the ft. Lauderdale airport. The judge called 26yearold Esteban Santiago<\/a> a flight risk. And a danger to the community. Prosecutors have charged santiago with filling five people, injuring six more inside the busy airport baggage claim. Authorities expect the army veteran to enter a formal plea during this january 30th arraignment. To minnesota a family cannot believe what has happened. A mom and a dad says someone stole their sons 12,000 wheelchair out of their pick up that chair you see it right there means the world to their son. Sixyearold ties who has yall palsy to get around he absolutely needs the specially fitted wheelchair. The family is now pleading, pleading for help to find it. For someone to do that is breaks my heart, when someone messes with an innocent child. Posted about the incident on facebook hoping someone will come forward. Post has seen thousands of shares and now police are investigating. Well it is a crime that left the city stunned. Someone leaves a bomb on a mans doorstep. He opens it. It explodes in his face. The new details investigators are learning about the center city bomber. Kathy orr is tracking that forecast of yours. Oh, yeah. That jet stream thats been to our north is going to continue to lift northward and we are going to see a surge of warmer air in the Delaware Valley<\/a> feeling much more like spring than winter. Well take look at those numbers with the seven day. Ttp www. Ev] investigators have dna, video of the crime parts of the weapon used to carry out the bombing but still no suspect but investigators are still searching for the person who delivered a package that exploded in a mans face. Tonight fox 29 investigates is on the trail of the pine street bomber. Dave schratwieser reports. Reporter when a package bomb went off in jim aldens face back in november, it stunned the city and touched off a manhunt for the suspected bomber. To try to hurt somebody like this, basically building a device that can kill, injure or maim, somebody thats very dangerous. He needs to be off the streets. Were fortunate we didnt have fatality first and for mo most. More people werent injured. Reporter the explosion blew off parts of the 60yearold aldens fingers and sprayed snap nel all over his upper body and face. Neighbors in the building next door described the explosion. The blast was just up to the right of my window. Very loud. What was going on in your mine at that point. Its a bomb. Reporter investigators swarmed the scene collecting evidence analyzing the bombs components and came up with the conclusion this was personal attack targeting alden. There was an envelope, pattered envelope and upon it being opened by the victim, it detonated. I can tell you it is out of the norm. Its not something we typically see here in this region. We cant have an individual setting off devices aimed at basically maiming or killing an individual. Thats absolutely unacceptable. Reporter alden who works at this south Philadelphia Catering Company<\/a> was interviewed by Police Looking<\/a> for some clues as to who might have done this. They combed the area and recovered lots of Surveillance Video<\/a> of the person they believe delivered the explosive device to aldens doorstep. They also believe whoever built the bomb new exactly what they were doing. I would have to say that do you have to have some kind of expertise or some kind of background in it. In other words, a novice would probably not be able to put Something Like<\/a> this together. Fox 29 has now learned that investigators uncovered video from at least 20 different cameras that picked up the bomber en route to the crime seen and making his get away. The bomber walk the exact same streets to and from the bomb site. We have the video footage depicting the individual walking blocks and blocks up and back. Bizarre behavior. Reporter sources say detectives first picked up the bombers trail on camera the third and Spring Garden<\/a> in Northern Liberties<\/a>. He walked block after block over 2 miles carrying the bomb in his shoulder bag until he reach aldens home in the 1800 block of pine street and left the package with the improvised explosive device inside. You see that level of focus, i mean its almost scary. That someone would be so hell bent on harming someone. Reporter from aldens home, video shows the person of interest go west on pine to 19th, south to lombard and then east. Again he walked block after block in full view of surveillance cameras. The trail led right back to third and Spring Garden<\/a> where this Fire Department<\/a> camera caught the last glimpse of the person disappearing up third street. We eventually put him in the area in the neighborhood of Northern Liberties<\/a>. But thats just took a tremendous amount of followup investigation. Trying to figure out where this person came from. Most importantly who is he . Reporter sources also say bomb experts recovered a crucial dna sample from the exploded device. They have asked at least a dozen people for dna samples since the investigation started. So far, none have turned up a match. We got to be able to point it towards someone. It doesnt match very well identify the individual. Reporter police and postal officials also flooded Northern Liberties<\/a> with these flyers showing the person of interest. Give us a call. Maybe it will be that lead that we need. I feel extremely confident that were going to be able to apprehend this individual. Reporter sources also say the victim and his partner have been cooperative with the investigation. They know of no reason why anyone would want to harm alden. All potential motives remain on the table. There is no clear cut motive. We look at everything. All of us. We dont want anyone else harm. We have to reason to believe that anyone else would be targeted but you just never kn know. Reporter there was a rhee return address on the package but that address turn out to be bogus. Parts of the bomb are still being analyzed at the atf lab as investigators try to determine where those components came from and who might have sold them to the bomber. Dave schratwieser, fox 29 news. Ahead at 11 00, a lot of democrats are skipping the upcoming inauguration. But one local democrat says hes definitely not missing this historic event. 76yearold streak he has to keep intact. You know how it goes when you fly. Watching that board change from on time to delayed. Enough to get your vacation off to not the best start he is special physical you got connecting flights, right . Now a new list. Who is the best, who is the worst on getting you where you need to go on time. Bleep. I got it on video. Youd react like that too, wouldnt you chris. I would. Theyre very excited. Five buddies out on fishing trip called may company shark. The guys estimate the shark was maybe 14 feet. After struggle the shark wouldnt breaking the line and living to see another die. Hopefully. Good for the shark. Yes. In your money tonight, the chances your next flight will be on time are getting better. U. S. Department of transportation look at us flights in the month of novemb november. 86 arrived on time and less than third of a percent of domestic flights were canceled. So who is leading the pack . Hawaiian airlines and Delta Airlines<\/a> posted the best rates for on time flights. Federal government counts a flight on time if it arrives win 14 minutes of schedule. Well, belly up to the bar. Looser regulations now in effect for beer retailers in pennsylvania. You can now buy any quantity you want. For years, you know, you could only by cases and kegs from distributors but now no limit so you dont have to buy so much. You can get one beer or six pa pack. Beer distributors say the new law will make them more competitive. Beer distributors for us to be successful, we have to have that selection. We have to have the customer service. We have to have what you want. I cant afford as somebody walk out that door without being happy. But some bar owners are upset over the changes saying theyre going to lose money from the people who used to come in to buy a six packing to. The law signed in november lets bars start selling booze at 9am on sundays without the requirement of selling food. And pennsylvanians can join beer of the month clubs that ship directly to their homes. All right. Kathy orr. Yes, lucy. You got quite a forecast to talk about here. We do. Its going to be changing rapi rapidly. We went from cold over the weekend to a rapid change with warmer air working its way in. Some fog tonight could be an issue in the morning. Wait until you see the temperatures. Not feeling like january. Well have them coming up with your seven day. Kathy, did you see this . Take look. How can you miss it . People coming from near and far to see this gator in person. The proof this video not a hoax. Its not real. Theres no way. It looks prehistoric. I where things come from . How they get here . What theyre packed in . Its a lot of stuff. And these things add up. Thats why we recycle. [vo ]its nice to know that raymour and flanigan is proud to be a leading recycler 17 Million Pounds<\/a> of recyclable materials every year. Turned from trash into treasure. So in the future, we will all have a more beautiful world. They are coming by the carloads to catch a glimpse of this beast. Tons of people all want to see this massive alligator with their own eyes and its not a hoax. Its been around for so long locals have named it. Yeah. Im like sitting here going jaw dropping. The neglect mega gator getting worldwide attention thanks to the video thats gone viral online. Heres more about the huge overnight sensation. Reporter on lookers stared in stunned silence mass save alligator lumbered across a nature trail in lake land. This video went viral yesterday and today thats the main attraction. Crowds came to circle b barry serve hoping to catch a glimpse of the famous alligator. The big one thats been on facebook. We walk out there. Sure enough there it is. Its huge when it roars, the ground shakes. Reporter some headlines called it godzilla others dubbed him dinosaur to locals his nickname is hump back and has been for awhile. Weve seen him for years. Hes been in this same general area for i want to say five or six years ive seen him out there. This might not be the first time hump back made the news. Remember this viral video of huge gator eating a smaller one last april . Thats the same reserve and some people believe its the same gator. Either way the parks direct just wants the sudden explosion of new guests to be careful. Somebody could get seriously injured. Or killed. And if that happens, its not a good end good out come toward the gator. Visitors are keeping their distance. No closer than 2 feet. Its a big gator. You just have respect for them. And dont crowd them. Give them their space and enjoy the view. Reporter its hard to miss this gator. Easy for some to be in aw of it. Pretty neat to see. Worth coming a long way for. All right. Its real. It was foxs aaron. I lived in florida. Ive seen many a gator. Right. Seen nothing like that. I lived in texas. Saw many a gator, too. Nothing like that. Keep him down there. A stunning and happy ending to a more than 30yearold kidnapping case. Police say they found sisters kimberly and kelly yates abductioned from their rhode island home back in 1985. The sisters now 32 and 35 years old had no idea they had been kidnapped until their mother was arrested for the crime decades later. Investigators say elaine yates disappeared with her daughters after losing a bitter custody dispute. Police say she took the girls to texas where they had been living under an alias. One new york obstetrician has something very big to brag about. 30 years ago he delivered two babies who grew up and then met and got married and last week he delivered their son got to follow the bouncing ball. After meeting in 2012 lisa and scott learned about the coincidence they shared at birth and lisa works as a labor and delivery nurse at the hospital where they were both born with the help of dr. Henry prince and last week when she went into labor, it just so happens dr. Prince was on call. The chance of delivering, um, two people who eventually stayed in the same area get married and then come and deliver at the same hospital with the same physician i think its incredibly rare. Time to buy a lotto tick. Lisa and scott say if they have a third child they hope to have the baby delivered by none other than dr. Prince as well. Why not . Hes family. Absolutely. On your radar tonight the rain moving out. Fog will take its place. Live look in allentown tonight. You see that fog shrowding the buildings there. If youre not a big fan or if you are a big fan of warm weather, youll like what kathy has to say about the seven day forecast. Her details in just 15 seconds. A few more rounds of scattered showers and then this rain is out of here. Some drier air will work its way in but until that happens, fog is going to be a problem. Quarter mile visibility right now in the poconos. How about 2. 5mile visibility in pottstown and also in trenton. Half mile in millville and at the airport in Atlantic City<\/a>. That drier air will be moving in tomorrow morning. Right now, we have mild temperatures. Philadelphia 43. 45 in millville. 46 in Atlantic City<\/a> with that mild air that low level moisture is going to linger. Now during the day tomorrow, once this rain is gone, we get more of a northwesterly flow in the wake of a cold front that doesnt have much cold air behind it and well be seeing drier air working its way in. Breaks in the clouds in the afternoon. You can see the breaks in the overcast so some of us will be seeing a little sunshine before sunset but it will be mostly cloudy day tomorrow. After that, what we call a bermuda high will be setting up and this is the summer like pattern i was talking about. High pressure off to coast pumping up some mild air. No not hot air like the summer but milder air. That means temperatures will be warming into the 50s. At least for this week. Thats 10 degrees above normal and its going to stick around for a little while. So in the city overnight 42 and rising in the suburbs 40 degrees. Mostly cloudy any lingering freezing drizzle in the poconos and Higher Elevations<\/a> will give way to just lingering drizzle as temperatures warm. 51 the temperature for the morning or i shall say the afternoon with patchy fog in the morning mostly cloudy in the afternoon. And that northwesterly wind will be drying out the atmosphere tomorrow morning. For the inauguration on friday look at this occasional showers in washington the temperature around 48 degrees. Which is pretty decent, pretty mild for this time of year. On roar seven day forecast from the Weather Authority<\/a> how about 55 sunny on thursday. 15 degrees above average. Friday some afternoon showers here in philadelphia. Saturday mostly cloudy, 54. Sunday 53. Its unsettled with the rain but we stay on the warm side of everyone of those storms. Look at monday. 54. Tuesday 55. The other shoe has to drop sometime this win. Right now its staying mild. Well send it over to you. Kathy, still head Coach Mike Tomlin<\/a> letting Antonio Brown<\/a> have it. Hear what he had to say about browns social media. Plus the sixers getting ready for toughest challenge during this winning streak. Hear what brett brown had to say about the atmosphere changing for this organization much thats coming up next in sports. By peggy lee playing ] [ goat bleat ] [ crow caws, music continues ] this is gonna be awesome when it comes to buying a house. Trulia knows the house is only half of it. And with 34 map overlays like playgrounds, demographics, schools, and more. You can find the right house and the right neighborhood for you. Trulia. The house is only half of it. Right in front of the sixers bench embiid leaping and he throws down two. Look at that. Thats joel embiid just doing what he does. Hes been a flat out monster this season. Hes completely changed this franchise. Fun to watch. Fans are excited once again and people for the first time in a long time are actually talking playoffs. They won six out of their last hey games has embiid yelling playoffs every chance he gets. He needs to slow down little bit. Still this organization has totally changed in the last month and the atmosphere is different from top to bottom. Human beings i see it in the support staff. I see it in the front office. You know, you feel it, that its just getting validated for the things that weve been doing. We dont do anything differently. We just starting to get reward rewarded. And the flyers are going in a completely different direction. They cant win for losing right now. They lost nine out of their last 11 games. So they really need five game break in the worse way. The coach talked about trying to get this team out of this tough tough stretch. I think the mindset like i said of this group has always been pretty strong. Its a pretty together group. Thats what, you know, i think, you know, the foundation that we have to rely oncoming back here on friday afternoon. To the nfl after the steelers beat the chiefs Antonio Brown<\/a> hopped on Facebook Live<\/a> in the locker room a complete player code violation. Now, while he was live, you can hear Coach Mike Tomlin<\/a> trash talking the patriots in the background so today tomlin ripped brown forgetting on social media. It was foolish of him to do that. Um, it was self fish for him to do that. It was inconsiderate for him to do that. Not only is it a violation of our policy. Its a violation of league policy. Both of which he knows. We will punish him. We wont punish us. Well do so swiftly. Mike tomlin he dont play that. Now to the la chargers. Its still sounds kind of weird. Today they introduced their new head coach. Apparently the la chargers sounds weird to him, too. Good afternoon. Im so proud to be the head coach of the san diego la chargers much whoops. Oops. Right like it just sounds weird. La chargers. San diego. La has got two teams now. Two teams. They couldnt even deal with one back in the day now they have two. Watch how that works. It wont. Umhmm. Here here. Nfl for you. That does it for us at 10 00 oclock. Lucy noland standing by with whats coming up a at 11 00n tonight at 11 00 a growing list of democrats refusing to tend the president ial inauguration this week, but one local democrat wouldnt miss the historic event. 76thyearold tradition hes trying to preserve. Its a good story. No. Got your wake up wea no. Too bad. Youre buying. You know what, your Mega Millions<\/a> lottery drawing is next. Good luck to you if you got your tickets. For millions of baby boomers theres a serious virus out there thats been almost forgotten. Its hepatitis c. One in 30 boomers has hep c, yet most dont even know it. Because it can hide in your body for years without symptoms, and its not tested for in routine blood work. 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