Dr. Steve meyer the superintendent of robbinsville, new jersey, schools tragically lost his life today when he was hit by a car as he went for his morning jog. As words spread, his effect on the community became clear. Extremely missed. Hes such a strong part of the community. Strong member. He was just a friendly guy. He was an open guy, and for Something Like this to happen its completely unexpected for this community, and we all, you know, are in a deep sorrow right now. Reporter at a press conference this morning the mayor along with several other dignitaries expressed dr. Meyer was a respected leader but much more than that. He was a friend. With Great Sadness that were here today. Dr. Meyer was beloved by our community. He was our superintendent. He was our coach. He was our friend. Along with the news of the doctor meyers pass pg the Community Also is forced to deal witness fact that the car that killed dr. Meyer was driven by a Robbinsville High School student on her way to a class trip. Shes in our thoughts and prayers as well. Her and her family. I dont know who it is but shes part of this community, and we want to support her as well. Reporter no word yet on whether the driver will face any charges but for now, a devastated community isnt thinking that far into the future. Theyre still trying to deal with what happened this morning. Youll see well come together and well heal. Reporter guys as you can see behind us people are already starting theyve been dropping flowers all day for a vigil that takes place tonight in fox Moore Community park at about 7 00 oclock. Were expecting large numbers. So that people can begin that healing process. Iain, back to you. Bill, thank you. Of course well continues to follow this story on our website fox29. Com. You can head to our home page for the latest on the investigation and how people are remembering meyer. Breaking right now huge traffic backup on i76 take a look at the westbound lanes near route 202 at about gulph mills in montgomery county. All of what youre looking at right there and these this is live stream thats why its a little bit interrupted here and there. All of this is the result of a crash involving two tractor trailers and three pick ups like i said this is live. A live stream from one much our cameras in the area. So far we do not have reports injuries. We dont know what happened either. Needless to say, if you can avoid this area, its best that you do so. Developing right now out of the citys ken sipping ton section horrifying seen as a woman with her throat slashed stumbled down a street. Police are now trying to find who did this. Good samaritans got to her and they called for help. Now that woman is in Critical Condition at a local hospital. Fox 29s Sabina Kuriakose joins us now. Shes life outside Police Headquarters tonight. Sabina . Reporter iain, this crime was so gruesome this victim could not even call for help because of the wound to her throat. She had to find another way to get somebodys attention. I knew her throat was slashed because it was wide open. It was from here to ear. Reporter like a scene from a nightmare. Paul rab stepped out of his frankford avenue home 3 00 this morning when a woman strag gird down the street soaked in her own blood. Got a towel out and put it around her throat and she stumbled down the street right here and fell right there. Reporter paul passing motorist ran to her help trying to stop the bleeding. Paul thinks the 40yearold woman was attacked elsewhere and may have been dumped from a vehicle dumped from a vehic vehicle. She lurched herself in front of the pass are driver to get somebodys attention. She knew she was probably going die. And if he didnt pull over and do what we did shed be dead. Reporter early tuesday detectives following the womans blood soaked path. They found a trail of blood that extends about 75 feet west from frankford avenue to stella street. Reporter police say the woman carried no id. And she couldnt speak as a result of the 12inch gap gash to her throat. You dont ignore Something Like that and just walk away. I mean i wouldnt. I hope, f Something Like that happened to me i wouldnt want nobody stepping over me and keep on going. Thats just not right. Reporter now, the woman underwent three hours of surgery at Temple University hospital where cherie mains in Critical Condition. Police have not yet released her name and they havent announced any arrests. Iain . Sabina, thank you. Torments night police are trying to find a driver who ran over a man and left him to die in the street in west philadelphia. Someone called police for help when the man was found lying on the road at 45th and mark streets early saturday morning. Doctors had the hospital later realized hed been hit by a vehicle. The victim has been identified as 27yearold jamal morris who graduated from Drexel University with an engineering degree. He was on his bike when he was hit. He died yesterday at the hospital from brain injuries. His mother has this message fort responsible driver. I am pleading with the person who hit my son, i forgive you so you need to know that i forgive you. Please come forward and let the world know. Let the people know. Let the police know. I was driving home, whatever the case was, and i hit him. I wasnt thinking and then i did not stop. Police have very Little Information about the vehicle involved in that hitandrun. Investigators in new castle county, delaware, are looking for the man who attacked a runner Newark Police say a 23yearold woman was running along the james f. Hall trail last night when someone pushed her from behind and punched her several times. Someone saw the woman lying there unconscious. Called police. Medics they are christiana hospital. With dont know her condition. Police are saying the attacker was a man wearing a ski mask and gloves. To your fox 29 Weather Authority now. Historic flooding in texas police in houston say at least five are dead as parts of the city in undated with more than 20inches of water. The governor has declared a state of emergency in minute counties. Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes. Many families only able to take what they could carry as that water rushed inform lets check in with meteorologist kathy orr for a look whats happening now. Kathy . Fours its been seven days of dry weather, and on the flip side, all of the rain has stayed to the west and that is why texas has had so much flooding and so much rain. You can see right here right through parts of waco extenting town towards houston where the bulls eye is occurring. You can see the purples also that white color where 21, 24, 25inches of rain not uncommon with over a thousand rescues in the houston area. Now, the good news the heaviest rain is moved eastward. The pattern is breaking. Were watching cooler sink down from the northeast into the philadelphia area, and we will be seeing the clouds but at least texas and the southeastern part of the country will be catching a little bit of a break. 71 in philadelphia. 58 in the poconos. 67 in allentown. As temperatures continue to cool from north to south. Well fall through the 60s into the 50s during the evening. And coming up well talk about more changes in our weather. A cool wind, more frost and late week rain. So no more dry days after this week. Well talk more about that with the seven day later in the broadcast. Well see you then. All right, kathy, thank you. Bail has been set for one of the men involved in the shooting of a philadelphia officer. Bail has now been set at 500,000 for seam koy yet meanwhile scott grief fin has not been arraigned yet. He shot the officer James Mccullough sunday night. The officer tried to stop a carjacking on market street. The officer was released from the hospital last night. The man accused of killing a Pennsylvania State trooper was back in court today. Eric frein was escort flood the pike county courthouse for a pretrial hearing. Frein is accused of shooting two state troopers at the Blooming Grove barracks in 2014. Corporal brian dixon was killed and trooper alex douglas was critically injured. During todays hearing freins attorney asked the judge to throw out a taped confession from frein a hearing on the suppression of evidence motion will happen friday. The flyers are in one tough spot after last nights 30 Straight Loss to the capitals but getting more attention than the loss itself is what some of the fans did inside the wells fargo center. Their actions resulted in penalty against the team. Lets get straight to how war eskin he joins us from the newsroom. Howard of all nights. My gosh, it was worse than the penalty. Last night was supposed to be night where a tribute to ed snider was going to add energy in the building and to the player that is were on the ice. It was a terrific tribute to ed snider with a video presentation before the game. Now the team did not do their part because they played a terrible game. Thats bad enough but the fans were a disgrace when they pummeled the ice with the bracelets they were given to light up the building. All right. So lets start with the light show from the bracelets that really gave a very nice touch to the building before the game started. But then many fans turned into class less bunch of morons after the caps fourth goal and a fight. So the fans took the flyers poor play to throw the keep sake bracelets on the ice. Oh, it got worse. After the pa influencer lou nolan told the fans any more throwing the bracelets on the ice would result in a penalty, so then the idiot fans through more on the ice. At least one hit a washington player. Now its bad enough at any game but on the night the team gave a tribute to ed snider it made it beyond despicable. One fan through a hotdog on the ice. The flyers didnt make it any better turning the game into a bar fight and the caps coach called the flyers out. We pulled a game away and they werent interested in playing any more. Um, and so, you know, we ended up on the power play for the last seven, eight minutes, and um, you know i just thought it was, you know, it wasnt it wasnt good for the game. It was 19,000 people and 200 through the bracelets. Pretty good ratio. 200. More than 200 but i dont care it was a lot of people. Fans in this town complain when people around the country call the city out for incidents like this. Now as far as im concern the people that sat next to those that did not do anything or say anything should be embarrassed. And some fans i heard on wip this morning were proud of what they did. So from now on, when you get called out on these by on these fans nationally and in this town you are getting what you deserve. More from the game and hear from sam bradford coming up in sports. All right. Howard, thank you. A man under arrest accused of dressing up like a Police Officer. But the charges dont end there. The text Message Police say he sent that completely blew his cover. Dozens of exotic birds force to do live in conditions not fit for any animal. Theyre getting tender loving care now. But they still need your help. What you can do. An accident during a soccer game sends a teen to the doctor want they found left him fighting for his life. Why this case is unlike any other. And coming um new at 6 00 beloved dog back with a teenager who relies on him every single day where the pooch has been hanging out and the amazing thing that happened after we first brought you the story. Modres the cost of living the pay stays the same. 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For clinton leading by double digits in most polls, its a chance to finally put Bernie Sanders in her rear view mirror. Ive been called a lot of things in my life, but ive never been called a quitter, so you and i have that in common. Reporter trump carrying 30point lead could still void a couldnt testified convention with a decisive victory in his home state. Every indication that we have brian is that isnt it a sweep it will be a near sweep by trump in new york and he needs everyone of those extra delegates given that hes bleeding delegates in a lot of other places around the country. Reporter the spotlight on new york unusually intense with a 247 democratic and 95 republican empire state delegates bow he potentially changing the face of the entire race. Donald trump voted earlier today doing his part to rake in those much needed delegates. It was a great honor really. Who would have thought this was just a great honor and i think its a great honor for new york. Reporter of two trumps own children unable to vote because they did not register in time. New york primary closed to millions of independent voters in the state something Bernie Sanders told reporters hed like see changed. 3 Million People in the state of new york who are independent lost their right to vote in the primary. Thats very unfortunate. Reporter ted cruz trailing by double digits in Pennsylvania HoldingCampaign Event there tonight hoping to rip away enough delegates from trump to force a contested convention. In washington, joel waldman, fox news. You can watch how it all turns out tonight on the fox 29 news at 10. Well have up to the minute results from the latest contests along with the candidates reactions and fine the latest information on fox29. Com. Democrats already preparing to take over philadelphia ahead of their convention this summer. The partys mascot will soon mark its territory across the city. So to speak. The Dnc Host Committee unveil its program called donkeys around town today. Youll find 57 fiberglass donkeys throughout the city. They represent each state five u. S. Territories and nations capitol and democrats abroad. Local artists are going to paint the donkeys with images specific to the state or territory they represent. Democrats are looking for ways to engage philadelphia and even if theyre not attend the convention. The Host Committee wants this to be Great Convention for the Democratic Party and its nominee but we also want to make it Great Convention for the people of philadelphia. To feel a part of this convention. So well roll out a number of events that the people of philadelphia can participate in. Pennsylvanias donkey includes images of harrisburg skyline, a groundhog as you saw right there and images of the amish. After labor day these donkeys will hit Auction Block gone to the highest bitters. The man who Governor Tom Wolf replaced from the chair position on the School Reform commission is suing the govern governor. Dill breen was removed from the position of chairman of the src last year and in march of 2015 he said he thought the move was illegal. Now hes suing the governor to try to get his job back. He says wolf does not have the legal power to remove him. Green says hes the best one to get philadelphia schools back on track. I dont think of this as a permanent position. I think of it as temporary position leading to a transition to local control and i believe that the skill set i have will be the, allergy put us in the best position to accomplish th that. Wolfs officer says the governor used his authority to bring in new leadership to the struggling district. A disturbing find inside of a bucks county bar. Dozens of he can on the tick birds living in filthy conditions. Spca officials are now caring for those birds. Basically it was a puppy mill for birds. As fox 29s Sabina Kuriakose tells us they need your help. Report. Parrots i believe have the iq of a twoyearold. Reporter 35 of them according to bucks county spca officer nicky thompson. Thompson led the raid friday that seized the exotic birds from this home in kitnersville, bucks county. Macaw, african gracious cock toos and conures all the spca says kept in dark covered cages with little light Thompson Says the intelligent animals got little stimulation. Several of them speak. Among them boogie wagon bee a blue fronted amazon that loves to sink. We think she was a wild caught bird and probably about 40 years or so. Between 30 and 40 years old. Reporter the birds were being hoarded by a breeder who sold the chicks. Most are mating pairs, some nursing eggs. All allegedly found in filth all with health problems, Thompson Says, stem from severe neglect. Some of the cages contained what we refer to as stalagmites of excrement. That were probably about two to 3 feet high. Kind of a bird mill versus of a puppy mill. Reporter we went to the home the birds were taken from. A man there didnt want to talk to us. Thompson says the spca has filed 35 charges of animal cruelty against 59yearold edward mcart tell the alleged ow