Happening right now, controversy over a local sports Radio Station after a caller was outed as a fake but what really has people fuming not so much that that caller was in fact a station employee but the fact that the employee pretended to be a different race. Im lucy noland. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell is live in bala kin wide, chris, this wasnt a onetime deal either. Reporter no, its been happening for while, lucy. I can tell you you know sports talk radio is a big deal here in philadelphia. That is why so many listeners were a buzz today when they found out one of their own was a fake. Your viewers are offensed. I got i totally understand isnt. Reporter controversy phil the philly air waves today about blaine from swedesboro. A frequent caller to 97. 5 the phanatic but the africanamerican man from new jersey is actually ryan egan a white radio producer for the Mike Missanelli show. Missanelli apologized to listeners saying he had no idea his own producer had been making the fake calls for two years. Blaine whats going on man. How you doing man. Calls and tweets that included stereotypes of african americans. I apologize if that went over the line, and it wont happen again. Reporter kyle scott who runs the sports blog crossing broad uncovered the hoax. To find out that some of is maybe staged and then when you add in the angle there was a slight race component to this and it was offensive to some people, i think that makes it a little bit disappointing. Reporter now, we tried to cant tact the phanatic self times for comment on this story and to find out if there are any other fake callers on the air waves. So far were still waiting on that response. Lucy . All right. Keep us posted, chris. On yao rash day door taking advantage of this beautiful weather before it gets hot again and it will get hot again. Looking live at allentown. Few beautiful days ahead before another heat wave its hits up side the head. Meteorologist kathy orr is here, how do you like that one, kathy, for your first forecast at 11. That sounds painful. Comfort to be night tonight. Yes, increasingly warm and humid over the next couple of days and all peaks by the end of the week and into the weekend. Take a look behind me overnight starlit skies. 65 in the city. 57 in the suburbs. Some cooler spots. Temperatures will be rebounding nicely during the day tomorrow. Well go a few degrees above normal. 87 comfortable again. The humidity slowly will be creeping up and this is why. High pressure builds off the coast. And then another high to our south and west will take over with this particular high the flow around it clockwise it pumps up heat and humidity on the back side and that means we will see temperatures that will be soaring back into the 90s and that humidity will be creeping up as well. So heres a look at the past couple of days. Monday 83. Today 82. Going above average the next couple of days with temperatures in the peak of the heat will definitely be on friday. This is what it will feel like when you add the heat and humidity. I call it the stick factor. Feel like none thursday. 98 friday and in some spots the heat index around 100. It will feel like into on saturday. 93 on sunday with moderate humidity. Your extended forecast calls for temperatures in the 80s wednesday and thursday back to the 90s friday. And we stay there saturday and sunday. That means another heat wave. Heat wave number six. Monday, 91. By tuesday 87. We break the end intense heat quite warm for the month of august. Well talk more about the heat and potential for some storms coming up later in the broadca broadcast. Well see you then. Sounds good, kathy. Twoyearold is gone his family is talking but its what prosecutors revealed today that is stunning a judge arraigned 24yearold zachary tri coach chi in Camden County court. Prosecutors say he actually told two year old jameel baskerville, jr. Torque put up his hands and prepare to fight him. Thats when investigators say he beat the 29pound child to death. Family members in the courtroom could barely contain their emotions and their anger. I just think the state of new jersey they need to bring the dental pee penalty back for this incident right here. Me grandson was two years old, innocent. Didnt do nothing. Now he cant live his life but he get to live the rest of his life in prison. Prosecutors charged tricoche with first degree murder. Hes in jail on 1 million bail. Developing to night, a tragic death in delaware county. Darby Borough Police are trying to figure out who killed this 27yearold man as he sat on his grandmothers front porch. Gunfire rang out early this morning and tonight police need your help finding whoever pulled the trigger. Our brad sattin is live at dash bow Borough Police headquarters. Brad . Reporter lucy, if you can imagine the family of the victim devastated tonight. They are looking for some answers. Meanwhile detectives worked into the night tonight looking for any Surveillance Video that they hope might lead them to killer. Just down the street out of view the victims family who asked for privacy tearfully came together at the spot where 27yearold darrell curry was killed. It was there on the porch of his grandmothers house in the 100 block of north sixth street around 2 00 this morning when someone approached curry, a brief conversation was followed by around of gunfire. There were multiple shots fired from the steps up into the front door. He was hit multiple times and several shots that actually entered into the building. Reporter curry died right there. Police think robbery was the motive and curry may have been intended target. The victims family telling us he spent the previous few hours at this nearby bar where police spent the evening reviewing Surveillance Video. A staph member says did it not show anything unusual. Currys families says he todd stopped at this gas station after leaving bar. Police reviewed cameras there looking for any evidence that curry may have been followed and targetargeted earlier in the ni. At this point, any bit of information that we get is going to is going to help us. Reporter so the search goes on tonight. Police have stepped up patrols in the area after this became darby boroughs first homicide this year. Lucy . All right, brad. Jerry sanduskys bid to get his convictions toed out or a new trial continues and today the lead prosecutor in a 2012 child sexual abuse trial took the stand. That former prosecutor toll the judge he does not believe the man who settled with penn state over a molestation claim is the same person someone saw sandusky molesting in shower. The defense team for the former assistant football coach is trying to prove that the person who settled describe as victim two in Court Records is not actually a victim. The judge has not said when he would rule but hinted there may be additional proceedings. You decide 2016. The gop is zeroing in on area and a bid to win the white house. Vicepresident ial candidate mike pence rallied at two businesses. One in king of prussia. Another in pipersville. He told supporters running made trump is stronger than ever and his plans will make america better country and he targeted Hillary Clinton focusing on her time in the state department and also looking into the Clinton Foundation. Meanwhile, the president ial candidate spread out across the country today. Donald Trump Holding a rally in town hall in austin, texas. Tonight after spending his day in the red state with the election 11 weeks from today, it is right around the corner, trump postponed a major immigration speech after backing away from his call for mass deportations of all illegal immigrants. After yesterdays announcement that the fbi gave the state department another 15,000 newly uncovered clinton emails, trump announced he wants a new independent investigator, but Hillary Clinton is brushing off those emails in late night talk show appearance last night she said investigators already combed through tens of thus sands and wasnt concerned about quote a few more. Clintons campaign also play playing defense over claims that donors to the Clinton Foundation gained special access to the state department. The Clinton Campaign says its outrageous to misrepresent the basis for her meetings with donors. Every kids dream. Goodness probably a dream for lot of grown ups as well. Having Amusement Park all to yourself. No lines. That was a reality tonight for those with special needs and their families in epp clementon Camden County. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson live at clementon splash world a whole lot of children were having a whole lot of fun tonight. Shawnette you got the story of the day. Reporter yeah, you said it right lucy. This is a kids dream. Right . They had the wade pool. They had the rides all to themselves. They enjoyed an evening here at the park worry free. Crowds of families poured into clementon splash pa energy south jersey for night just for them. Derry mine 93 key brought her here for special needs night a joint event between the park, Autism Cares Foundation and knife. 7 ben fm. Terri youngest son 12yearold michael is special needs. So he can have a lot of fun at clementon park and all the water parks and the rides. I know a lot of people and it is hard for them to be around too many people so its good to limit it down certain amount of people. Reporter kim smith is with Autism Cares Foundation. She says clementon park and ben fm reached out to her witness idea. Park staff even agreeing to through training led by autism cares. So that they knew what to expect, um, how to handle certain situations, and just be prepared to have everyone have wonderful time. Its amazing. Its so exciting just to see their faces light up that theyre getting to come out and participate in something they might not normally be able to do. Reporter and the park even reduced ticket prices for those families that were here tonight and 5 from each ticket will go to the Autism Cares Foundation. Lucy . Cant beat that. Wonderful stuff. Thank you shawnette. Youre showing us whats happening in your neighborhood. This time a botched burg. Two guys after prescription drugs. What stood in their way. And incredible little boy who made history right here in philadelphia is back. A year after he had a double hand transplant at chop. The one thing hes exciteed to now that has his mom, well, a little nervous. Whats that . a bird . No, its gus, the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania have no fear, wonder gus is here wonder bucks whaaa. Wonder bucks, the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery, with top prizes of 300 grand one can dream. You can say that again. giggles keep on scratchin break to go night were getting a look at the damage in rome after Officials Say 6. 1 quake struck central italy but definitely also rallied rome. It happened in the middle of the night. This is video from moments ago from italian news agency. You can see on the right, of course, some of the debris from what appears to be possibly part of a building that has come down. As we get updates well bring them to you on air and of course 24 7 on fox 29. Com. Another day in court for philly boss mob boss joey merlino today he faced a federal judge in manhattan his First Court Appearance since fbi arrested him and members of five organized crime families from new york city. The list of charges is long racketeering, gambling and loan sharking just to name few. Merlino has pleaded not guilty. He and his 45 codefendants will be back in federal court on october 31st. Merlino is free on 5 million bail. You see it, you shoot it our fresco users are helping us show whats happening in your neighborhood. Iain, whats going on . Us will see fresco use tom benson went to the scene of burglary as katz pharmacy in havertown. Police say the burglary happened yesterday morning around 5am. They say two guys entered the store looking for narcotics. They couldnt get them but they got away with some other stuff and Police Believe the same men are also responsible for burglaries in lower merion. Fresco users on the scene right after firefighters comer land county put out basement fire. This happened around 8 00 tonight. Along the 1600 block of North Brewster road thats in vinela vineland. Firefighters got things under control in about half hour and no one is hurt. When you see news happening be sure to take out your phone, shoot it and make sure you use the fresco app so you can send it to our newsroom. Lucy. All right, thank you iain. Turkish and american justice officials meeting talking about the muslim cleric whose living in the poconos. Turko wants him back. Turkish government accuses Fethullah Gulen of mastermindi g last months failed military tempt in the country. Gulen has lived in pennsylvania for the 17 years denied any connection to it. Extradition is also expected to come up tomorrow during vicepresident joe boy dens visit to turkey. Taking a look at your money. Starbucks just won a legal fight over your iced latte. Us District Court judge throughout californias man suit claiming star buck iced drinks cheats customers. They cram cups full of ice so they can useless product but the judge cited with star buck although they have 12, 16 and 24ounce sizes nowhere do they guarantee customers that much liquid in the cups. Tonight in your Health Pregnant women might to avoid another city in florida over zika concerns. Florida governor rick scott nounsed today someone in the tampa bay area has contracted the zika virus. Its one of five new cases in the state that believe local mosquitoes spread this case near tampa bay is the first in the state outside the miami area but the governor said does he not yet have enough evidence to declare a new zone of local transmissions. Just because we have one case here doesnt mean we have local transmissions the next step is the department of Health Working with the local department of Health Working with Mosquito Control efforts. They will start doing aggressive mow scoto control. Doing aggressive testing to found out if we have local transmission. The Florida Department of health is starting door door out reach and sampling now near tampa bay. It has been a year since first of its kind surgery at chop that changed a little boys live forever. One year ago, doctors at chop performed the worlds first double hand transplant on child. That child zion harvey he was just eight year old at the time. And today zion and his family met with his medical team to celebrate one year since the very successful surgery. So how does zion feel a year later . Take a listen. I feel happy about my new hands, and i dont feel different. What do you like the most . I like now that i like now that i can throw a football further than when i,ing when i didnt have hands. Hes so cute. Zion talked a lot about football today. His mom wants to wait little bit, though. She says maybe he can start with something a little less physical like baseball. Grabs your heart, doesnt it, kathy. He is so adorable. Temperatures are going to be really mild to get outside and enjoy the next several days. Ape hope you have the chance to get it there before it gets too hot. In old city philadelphia you can see some traffic a lot of people out and about. Because it is so pleasant. Were looking at very dry weather at least through this weekend into the weekend. Fox future cast tracking clouds but nothing of any consequence. By thursday, well see some cloudiness to the north and west of the city with some showers ahead of a front, but pretty much evaporate as they move toward and through the city of philadelphia. Friday the same thing. Some clouds moving through with an actual front. But not much. Maybe a widely scattered shower or thunderstorm with that particular front. Just cant seem to get any consistent rain back into the region. It just stays high and dry. Tomorrow the high 87 degrees which is 2 degrees above the normal of 85. Its still will be comfortable. The humidity pumps um on thursday and so does the heat near 90 we make it back to 99 degrees on friday the heat index near 100. Saturday hot and humid the same for sunday. That would make it another heat wave. The heat rolls on for monday with a high of 91. Tuesday 87. And shore temperatures looking very good as well. Wednesday looking at temperatures in the upper 70s. Then 80s across the board. Ocean water temperatures really ranging from the upper 60s to lower 70s. If youre going to try to get a couple more weekends before the kids go back to school. Thats the very latest from here. Lucy send it back to you. Thank you so much kathy. In just 50 days the Philadelphia Flyers will celebrate their 50 many anniversary season. So to spread the word some very talented sand skull tours are creating the flyers logo on the beach. This one is right off the boardwalk in atlantic city. The sculptor says the project is right up his alley. This means lot to me for two runs. One i was born and raised in atlantic city. This is where the history of sand sculpting started right on this beach here. I chose this beach for this logo and when they called me up and philly is number one. The flyers are right on. And here i am. Very excited. Very cool. Sand skull tours are making some creations in avalon, ocean city and wildwood crest. I expect to see one from you, shredder. You know what, these hands just stay away from it guys. Ryan howard most likely preparing for his final month in phillies uniform. My thoughts on the big pieces place in the phillies puzzle coming up next. You love summer but its tough on your feet leaving them feeling rough. Discover amope pedi perfect. Its the beauty secret thats earning five star reviews for buffing away hard, dry skin leaving feet salon pedicure smooth. Feel the difference for yourself. Amope. Love every step. 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