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WTXF FOX 29 News At 5PM March 16, 2015

The stabbing hammed just before 2 00 when dozens of students were inside the dining hall economy common air. Students and faculty got the Emergency Alert to shelter in place. We look over and hes sitting at a chair and they have all these like napkins taped to him trying to stop bleeding and theres cop cars everywhere. Reporter 45 minutes later the shelter in place was lifted. But not before students left campus shaken. I was kind of a little scared at first because you hear it happening at other campuses you dont think its going happen at yours. Reporter if you know anyone knows about crime at lasalle campus its freshman mark metzler. My parents arent happy. I was mug here a month and a half ago pretty severely. His father grew up in this got beat up after leaving a party with a couple of guys he didnt know. They ruptured my eardrum two black eyes. Messed up my nose, jaw, i was at einstein. They took my phone wallet and backpack. Police are looking for todays assailant hes only described as a white male in his 20s last seen wearing a Lasalle University hoodie, and a read hat that victim was transported to Einstein Medical Center at last report nonlife threatening injuries. We did reach out to jack and jill ice cream. They are giving us no comment tonight. Iain. Chris, thank you. Developing now one philadelphia firefighter still in the hospital tonight of the another has just been released both were injured on a fire seen in north philadelphia earlier today. Officials say the firefighters were shocked after the ladder they were handling touched some power lines. The two were rushed to Temple University hospital. Thats where our dave kinchen joins us live to it night. Reporter one firefighter was released as you said but a 14 year veteran with third degree burns is still hospitalized tonight. It was to be the end of a routine call for two philadelphia firefighters working on a blaze in this north philadelphia house monday morning. But a shock from 7600 vaults pass ugh three overhead wires made this call anything but routine landing them at Temple University hospital. I couldnt believe it because they were wrapping up. You know the fire was out. You know they were pulling the lines in. Reporter fire Officials Say a 14 year veteran suffered third degree burns to his feet when the ladder he was helping to lower came into contact with the wires. Witnesses say flames were shoot shooting from his feet for at least 10 seconds. The firefighter his arms fell to the side his whole body got stiff and he just fell right to the ground. He was bringing down the 35foot ladder with nine year vet rap also injured. Both had just extinguished a small fire on the 2400 block of west norris. Witnesses say one of them landed on this mattress below. Very frightening close coliseum talked to both members and they say exactlyily same thing. Reporter commissioner sawyer says while fires fighter always use caution around wire. Because of the makeup and the drones in the steve philadelphia we always going to have wires close to building we have to operate with he can treatment caution. Reporter member treated for burns is with his fiance at the hospital and is expected to stay here overnight. We have third degree burns you have to be careful not to have infection. Reporter commissioner says the injured firefighters are blessed considering the risks associated with the job. He says it could have been much worse. When he came in contact fortunately the ladder bounced back to the building. So just imagine if the later stayed in contact with the wires wires. Wrecked a much graver situation. Reporter fire officials tell us both injured firefighter firefighters did follow procedure in this case that procedure would require two members to operate bringing down a ladder that is 35 feet long. In the meantime, the fire officials tell thus they cant simply wait for peco to shut off the power they have to go in and fight these fires as they happen happen. Lucy. Thank you very much, dave. Another firefighter injured at another fire. This time in northeast philadelphia. The flames broke out at this home on the 3500 block of brook view road just before 2 00 this morning medics took a person in that home to the hospital for smoke inn hal laying. Injured firefighter went to the hospital for heat exhaustion. Doctors expect both to be okay. Red cross is helping two adults and two children who live in the home and red paw philly caring for twoly recovering from smoke anal laying n Montgomery County officials are trying to figure out what started that fire that destroyed a wellknown non nonprofit school. The flames gutted the Wyncote Academy on students. It was a tough battle. More than three hours it took firefighters to get it under control. No one is hurt but the roofs and second floor destroyed. Most of the desks and computers are also gone. Classes are resuming on went at the nearby gratz college. Three people in the hospital after a shooting in philadelphias brewery town neighborhood. This happened just before 1 00 this afternoon. Oh the 2500 block of ingersol street. The bullets hit three men all are now in stable condition. Police were able to find a gun but they have not made any arrests. Another arrest in the murder case of a missing mt. Laurel mother. Police in Burlington County have arrested 67yearold joe crosby. Shes the mother of kyle crosby. He was charged back in january with the murder of his wife, 26yearold erika crippen. Police say joe crosby is being held on charges that she helped her son cover up the crime. Shes expected to make her first appearance in court tomorrow. A late winter roller coaster and fox 29 weather authority. Heres a live look at Philadelphia International airport. Its a chilly weekend but things are about to warm up briefly and were also tracking a chance for Winter Weather which is very tough for me to say right now. Chief meteorologist Scott Williams is live in old city tonight. Oh scott. I thought we were done with all of this . Well, lucy, you know, it is march and its called march madness in the weather department. Not that bad right now in old city. Temperatures have been in the low to mid 50s. But tomorrow, well actually climb into the low 60s before cold front and blustery conditions take over. But lets get to the numbers right now. You can see 55 degrees currently in philadelphia. Humidity at 40 so not that bad if youre stepping outdoors. We have 55 in wilmington as well as wrightstown. Low 50s in millville down to dover. 51 right now in reading and pottstown checking in at 53 degrees. It was a cold start this morning. Temperatures were at or below freezing in many locations. Were dry as well but take a look to the far north and west. Around the michigan were tracking showers and some will try and make its way toward our area early on tuesday. A mild and comfortably cool evening if youre stepping outdoors. Upper 40s not as chilly tonight by 11 00 oclock. So tomorrow some spotty showers around. Then turning blustery in the afternoon and evening. Colder by midweek and yes there is a chance by the latter part of the week believe it or not for some rain and perhaps even some wet snow. Ill have the timing of that when i come indoors. Back to you. All right. Scott, thank you. A votech high schoolteacher is locked up in south jersey tonight. Prosecutors say he secretly video tape the quote private parts of actually private areas of students. Joyce evans joins us now with details just released this afternoon. Joyce . Well, Police Say Lucy and iain that they are nine alleged vick items identified so far administrators at the Gloucester County institute of technology alerted authorities last week. That was on thursday. The arrest was made on friday. 37yearold adam mayer has not made bail on nine counts of misconduct endangering other and privacy invasion. The county prosecutor said he cannot release any details on who or exactly what was captured on the videos or what the english teacher may have planned to do with them. We believe the only crimes were committed in his classroom. Shortly after a class that he taught or shortly after school. That none of the offenses appear to have occurred in any other location in any other setting. It was only limited to his classroom. Prosecutor dalton also said he did not know how long that video taping may have been going on. But he is urging parents of any student who may have been in mayers class over the last two or three years to call Prosecutor Office at the number right here on your screen. It is 856 3845500. Lucy . All right, thank you very much, joyce. An american right now battling ebola has taken a turn for the worse. That worker has been National Institutes of health in bethesda maryland since friday. Doctors have not released the persons name age or gender. However today the hospital announced the patients condition has gone from serious to critical. The worker contracted ebola while volunteering in a see err ya leone treatment unit. Secretary of state john kerry met with iranian counterpart in switzerland this morning. The talks come as the dead red line looms for a framework deal or Irans Nuclear program. Iran claims the energy is for Energy Production and research the u. S. Briefs its a cover for a weapons program. Bob cork kerr drafted any less laying any deal would have to go through congress for approval. President obama has threatened to veto any Legislation Congress passes in regard to iran but if enough democrats support cork kerrs legislation there is a chance there could be enough support to override the that veto. Theres a new push in the garden state to make sure everyone has got a strike at striking it rich. How would you like to play the lottery without ever leaving home . Well it could happen soon soon. Plus the storm so bad residents of a tiny South Pacific nation say they have to start over. Still to come, aid workers finally arrive on the shores of vanuatu. From saving the world from terrorists on fox worries to saving whales and dolphins in the real world we take you on a journey into the waters where the hunt for these mammals is still on but so is the fight to save them. Music etta james at last plays throughout sometimes, at last doesnt happen at first. Your dad just kissed my mom. Turning two worlds into one takes love. Helping protect that world takes state farm. Update now on massive sink hole we told you about last night. Shut down several lanes of route 70 in cherry hill. Working that sink hole still not over. So the right lane on route 70 just before springdale road remains closed. Expect to see work crews throughout this night as well. So when will it finally be done . Dont know yet. We can find out because i drive near there. I know you do. The city is buzzing today because villanova locks up number one seed in the ncaa tournament. You think the folks would be squarely on college basketball, right . No. Because the eagles are all anyone is talking about. Our howard eskin is in the newsroom. Howard hooks tried out for the team today is a big talker. What are you hearing. Well, the eagles just want people talking. Absolutely unbelievable. Unbelievable. Its all about the eagles. Actually i think chip kelly is bored after last weeks activity activity. Ive confirmed tim tebow was in town for a workout with the eagles today. This morning. Tebow College Quarterback who played three years in the nfl. Tim tebow has not played in the nfl however in two years and didnt even make it through camp with the patriots two years ago. I think this gets the twitter world going and crazy but i hate to break the news to everybody for all of that you love tim tebow. He is not an nfl quarterback. He cant play. I think chip kelly as i said was either bored after a flurry of moves last week or did someone actually call in a favor just to have him work out tim tebow . All right. The ncaa tournament villanova getting ready as the number one seed to open the ncaa tournament in pittsburgh on thursday. The head coach jay wright at the coaches versus cancer event i was theres this morning his opponent is the opening round lafayette. Nova a 2. 5 favorite. Lafayette is coached by fran ohanlon. It stinks. I dont like playing against our former players. Hes got a really good team, and hes a very good coach. So this is going to be a tough first round matchup theyre style of play is one like princeton its really hard to guard. I love coaches. A tough match. Come on youre 22. 5 favorite. More news from the phillies in this case the phillies placed cliff lee on the 60 day disable list with a torn tend in his left elbow. Hes had it now for a couple of weeks. He will not have surgery but i think the warning sign it could be the end of a career of a very good pitcher. More on nova and the phillies best pitcher had a terrible day today as well. Lucy . You got a whole lot to talk about. We hit the jackpot when it comes to the sports today. All right, howard talk to you soon. Speaking of jackpots how does Lottery Ticket delivered to your doorsteps sound in new jersey right now lawmakers are mulling that one over. The Assembly Tourism gaming and Art Committee approved a bill to authorize the delivery of tickets by courier supporters say it will make a easier to play the lottery who have difficulty leaving their homes and it would open up lottery to more customers. Pennsylvania state employees may soon have to be more carefully about how they surf on state issues computer computers and smash phones. Bill working its way through the state house that would make using state owned devices to look at pornography a crime. Anyone convicted of doing so would face a year in prison and 2,500dollar fine. The bill has 13 sponsors. It sounds like its straight out of a movie. New york City Real Estate hair robert durst is back in the spotlight for murder after hbo documentary on heu him tonight his Attorney Says that prosecutors in new orleans are preventing his client from returning to california. Durst agreed to extradition today in a new orleans courtroom courtroom. That documentary spurred a judge in california to issue a warrant for his arrest. Now in it the 71yearold is caught on camera sounding like hes confessing no three murders. His lawyer says the documentary is misleading. Prosecutorprosecutors say durst killed his longtime friend susan berman in 2000 sand at her Southern California home just before investigators were going to ask him about the disappearance of dursts first wife. Investigators consider him the prime suspect in her disappearance but hes never faced charges. Durst lawyer spoke briefly today about why his client is still in new orleans. We came here to wave jurisdiction and to go back to california ton get it on. Bob durst didnt kill susan berman. Hes ready to end all the rumor and speculation and have a trial trial. But were frustrateed because the local authorities are considering file charges on him here and holding him here. Were ready to go to california and have a trial. Durst also confessed but was acquitted in the 2003 killing and december measurement of a neighbor he claimed self defense defense. Special education in Public Schools will cost pennsylvania taxpayers nearly a billion dollars this year. Some parents will do Anything Possible to make sure their children get the services they deserve including hire an advocate to help them out. Tonight at 10 00 jeff cole and fox 29 investigates takes a look into the background avenue local woman who charges familiar tolls represent them in the struggle for special education services. Jeff is here now with look ahead to tonight. Reporter tonight at 10 we take a close look at an area pro profile special aid advocate who claims she has a ph. D. In applied psychology its the kind of academic training likely to help in her advocacy work for parents with special needs children. When we asked her where she earned her ph. D. She has not been very forthcoming. Its important because Public Resources, tax dollars are used to provide special education instruction in Public Schools and parents dig into their pockets to pay for her services. Tonight at 10 00 we press for answers. Who took it over . Does it exist. You dont know . This has been investigated several years ago by why cant you tell me . You seem like you dont want to tell me. I do want to tell you. Im willing to respond in writing. You will not tell me. You tell me that you have a valid ph. D. From an accredited institution. You say i didnt say i said that i have ph. D. Thats what i said to you. But not from i dont want, you know not from an accredited misrepresent any any way to you. So tonight learn who she is. Where she works and what she has to say. Repeatedly questioned her about her background in this very important field where Public Resources are used and thats tonight at 10 00 as fox 29 investigates. Iain . Jeff, we look forward to that. Thank you well needed Wellness Center for homeless and low income residents in the city opened today. City leaders and officials at the Ribbon Cutting of the steven klein Wellness Center in north philadelphia. The center is operated by project home. The new facility will provide Health Care Services for residents in a local neighborhood. The sent even has its own pharmacy and offers babysitting nervous through the ymca. Leaders say the this 28,000 square foot facility is long overdue. Today too many philadelphians risk their physical, mental, emotional and Fiscal Health because health care isnt an accessible because its too expensive. Wellness center is a a stop towards alleviateing those issues in north philadelphia and beyond. The center is named after steven klein the lead funder of the project. Putting drones to work to

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