Other people did. Beach goers out early they were in force in ocean city the head of the chamber of mers saying beach badge sales are up over last year. House rentals are up 25 much this weekend theyre saying not so much for renders homeowners using their properties and starting next week theyll rent them out. Looking at pure numbers theyre estimating here in ocean city about 90,000 people will be here here. You can compare that maybe to a july 4th weekend when estimates are about 150,000. Not as big but certainly a nice crowd and shop owners tell me this week does set tone for the success of the rest of the season. We need economic epp gin for ocean city and ocean conte its good vital to have a good memorial weekend it. Sets the tone. It. Gives people a little bit of confidence to go out and hire a few more people to have extended hours. Its the first time wellly all winter you have a chance to start making money. We spent a lot of money over the wintertime all the businesses making improvements fixing, buying equipment paying insurance bills so its time to start putting something in the bank for all of us. Reporter makes sense. A lot of big events this weekend one of them the ocean city beat challenge in the morning. We know in Atlantic City tropicana has a new sound and light show thats happening. Cape may with an International Kite festival so a lot of events just to kick off this weekend. I myself have to get out of the sun because this suntan is really going do number on me, guys. Beautiful weekend if youre inclined to come to the beach and were hearing about 10 of all folks in the Delaware Valley will be traveling at least 50 miles or more so a lot of travelers this weekend for the long Holiday Weekend. Tough, tough work, brad sattin. Check in with you later. This is some of the stuff brad had to get through to get to the shore. Traffic headed down there this is route 42 freeway near the walt whitman bridge. You can see it is stacked. Area bridges all of them reporting heavier than normal traffic. Good luck to you going through that one. Of course well continue to follow the traffic throughout the night. Now these warm temperatures sunny weather have returned. Lets hope it lasts through the big weekend. Chief meteorologist Scott Williams live outside in old city. Its a beautiful one out there tonight, scott. Reporter it certainly is, chris. Considering yesterday at this time we had the clouds. We had the rain and temperatures were stuck in the 50s but a beautiful start to the Holiday Weekend right now here in old city. The sun is out and also we have a nice breeze and temperatures have responded pretty nicely. To the north and we have theres a front that is going to be moving through that will drop the temperatures down tonight to some chilly levels but well zoom in down the shore. You can see looking pretty good. Satellite and radar showing a lot of sunshine and dry conditions. Look at the temperatures right now brigantine 73 degrees. 70 right now in cape may and we have 74 in surf city. But north and west take look toward the pocono mountains tonight, they will deal with frost. Frost advisories posted temperatures there will drop into the 30s. Upper 50s right now in pocono mountains. Allentown rain cool right now at 58. We have 76 degrees current until philadelphia and 75 right now in wilmington. So mostly clear chilly for tonight. Temperatures dip into the 40s. But take look at that saturday snapshot. A chilly start but a milder afternoon with mostly sunny skies. A lie tomorrow of 70. What about the pocono mountains for your saturday . Its going to be cold tomorrow morning. Temperatures in the 30s. But a little milder by the afternoon right around 60 degrees by 3 00 oclock. And look tomorrow down the shore, were looking at sunshine a cool start temperatures by 3 00 oclock in the low 60s. Ill have your entire forecast sunday as well as what to expect for memorial day when i come indoors and also there could be a heat wave brewing by next week guys, back to you. Hard to imagine frost up in the mountains. All right. Stay on top of the weather and traffic this weekend downloading the fox 29 news app. It is free and you can get it on the apple app and google play stores. Developing now some very serious charges against a local college professor. He was in charge of Temple Universitys fiss sick department and now hes caught up in a federal investigation. And its what he may have been sharing with another country that has authorities very concerned. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser has been following the investigation and joins us live outside the fbi headquarters in center city, dave. Reporter dawn, Temple University moved quickly today to replace the chairman of its Physics Department who was indicted yesterday on four counts of wire fraud and aiding an betting for trying to passe cress to china. Now today we talked to one of the areas top Foreign Policy and Counter Terrorism experts about this case. No one answered the door at the home of temple fiss sick professor in penn valley friday just hours after fbi agents execute add search warrant at his upscale home here. He was indicted first chargeed in scheme to Sell Technology information to his native china. This is a very serious problem and the chinese are at the very top in terms of those who are responsible. Reporter 47yearold professor was the chairman until today of the the Physics Department at temple which is now housed in the universitys new science, education and research center. Xi is world renowned expert in super conduct have the the feds claim he schemed to Sell Technology from an unnamed u. S. Company to train in a. We lose about 350 billion a year. Thats billion with a b to industrial espionage its built into the cost of everything you pay for as a consumer. Reporter xi was champed with four counts of wire fraud. I was of arraigned in federal court on thursday and released on bail. Friday temple appointed an acting chairman at the Physics Department. In least doctor xi need to focus on the matter at hand he remains a member of the faculty. They have to protect the university, they also want to support Law Enforcement as much as possible while at the same time recognizing that the accused have rights. Reporter federal agents spent several hours at his home on hidden river road in penn valley thursday night. Neighbors watched as the fbi seized computers, records and other evidence. Its a National Security threat that has military and economic dimension. Reporter now the professor faces up to 80 years in federal prison and a Million Dollar find in hes convicted on the charges. He was released on 100,000 bail. Coming up at 6 00 how the fbi is cracking down on industrial espionage. Chris . Okay, dave, thanks. The philadelphia teen accused of hitting a Temple University student with his car then leaving the scene waving his preliminary hearing today. 18yearold Rashaun Roberts will go to trial but according to his attorney roberts hopes to negotiate a plea deal. Prosecutors say roberts hit 22yearold temple student rachel hall on april 29th. She is still in Critical Condition. Roberts who only had a learners permit turned himself in to police a week after the incident incident. 2,500 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction of those who involved in a Gun Store Burglary in delaware county. Collingdale Police Say Three to four people broke into the suburban armory gunshop yesterday morning. Investigators say the burglars smashed display cases and made off with 19 guns. They sped away in two cars down macdade boulevard and they are still on the run this evening. Early morning fire in camden sends firefighter to the hospital. Crews called to cane avenue and rose street about 6 00 oclock this morning. Skyfox over the scene as heavy smoke and flames shot through the roof of that home. The fire quickly going two harms before firefighters could get it under control. Theres no word on the injured firefighters condition. More encouraging news from Temple University hospital tonight. Only five victims from amtrak train 188 remain in the hospitals care. Of those five, two are in Critical Condition and all of those patients are expected to be okay. In all 200 amtrak riders were rushed to area hospitals after the tragedy last week. Most of the derailment survivors suffered injuries like broken ribs. New details are emerging in the brutal murder of a wealthy washington, d. C. Family in their home last week. That case Going National attention. Today, authorities confirming that more than one person is responsible. Task force tracked down daron wint late last night in college park, maryland hed been on the run since may 14th. Accuse evidence killing his former employer and his family. Police say wint tried to cover his tracks by burning the mansion but unusual piece of evidence helped investigators identify him. Remember, the police are come coming into a four dead bodies, a fire, all the water that the Fire Department puts into the house in order to stop the fire and somebody there thought of picking up the partially eaten pizza. Investigators found wints dn aft on that piece of pizza crust. Five other people arrested along with wint last night but none of them have been charged at this time. Today the state department releasing the first batch of Hillary Clintons emails from her private address while she served as the secretary of state state. They reveal among other things clinton was advised on the 2012 terror tack in benghazi libya was relateed to an alqaida plot. It was not a spontaneous uprising sparked by an anti muslim internet video. Still there is some question over whether information now considered classified had such a distinction during clintons tenure. Is it permissible under limited circumstances to use personal email for unclassified purposes. In total, 296 emails were released by the state department today. It is unclear when the Department Plans to release a second batch of those communications. A traffic obstacle no one saw coming. A cow makes a break for it this morning in the middle of Holiday Travel. How this whole thing came to an end. Local landfill set to close. Good news for one town, bad news for another. Weve got both sides. Plus put a heart with angel wings because i know he went to heaven heaven. A girl accept home for school because of her tshirt. She says she was honoring a friend but the school says the shirt sends the wrong message. Rare find right in the heart of the city. A pair of very special birds making their home here in philly. Who is protecting the two and their new baby . Another live look from skyfox heading down the shore. This is new jersey route 42 near the walt whitman bridge. Well continue to follow the traffic throughout the night. Thanks for coming. We want a spirited performance. Who offers the most horsepower . Lincoln mkc. We also want clever thinking in a tight spot. Anyone offer handsfree in and out park assist . Lincoln mkc. Bravo. Its the final days of the lincoln luxury uncovered event. Lease mkc for 329 a month. And for a limited time competitive owners and lessees get onethousand dollars bonus cash. We are watching area roadways tonight as people head down the shore for a long Holiday Weekend. Take look at highway 73 at the Atlantic City expressway. This is in winslow township. Traffic moving pretty good. Still a little thick as people head down the shore. Of course, well keep watching the roads all night. With so many expected to hit the road this memorial day weekend year youre gonna to need to gas up the family truck. Lets take look at the gas prices here in pennsylvania the average right now 2. 84 a gallon. That is up 20 cents from last month but down 93 cents from last year. And if you are going down the shore, you might want to wait till you cross the bridge to get that gallon of gallon. Right now it is a little cheaper cheaper. 2. 53 a gallon in new jersey up 19 cents from a month ago but 96 cents cheaper than it was last memorial day. And if you are driving in delaware, take look at what youre expected to pay. 2. 60 a gallon today but thats up a bit from last month but almost a dollar less per gallon than it was last year. Dawn . All right this highway traveler was head down to the shore this morning but it sure got the attention of drivers on the road and a few Police Officers as well. Video showing the cow really moving on interstate 295 in Hamilton Township mercer county. Police had to round up this guy. He was eventually caught and i295 reopened. Gave people something to talk about. Interesting. Long nasal nightmare for residents in new jersey town is nearly over. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection this week ordered the tullytown landfill to close within the next two years. That landfill right across the Delaware River from florence new jersey. Thats where bruce gordon is tonight. Bruce, residents there literally breathing a sigh of relief. Ive been there. I smelled their pain. Reporter yeah, actually todays wind is in the right direction. So its not so bad but youre right it can be brutal. The calendar says its memorial day weekend but for folks here in florence, new jersey, living in the shadow of that 300acre landfill christmas just came early. Trash trucks rumbling into the tullytown landfill since 1988. Last year alone they left behind more than 1. 6 million tons of garbage. And the smell it generates. But the pennsylvania dep decision to order this site closed by may 2017 has folks across the river down wind in florence, new jersey, shouting hallelujah. You got that news what went through your mind, first reaction . I screamed. I was like ahh. You were that happy. Oh, my god. Yeah. We were thrilled. Debbie bones debbies snack shack. Citizens against the smell of tullytown. And there are plenty of citizens to raise a sting. Its hard to have a picnic because you never know whether youre going to be able to have people come into your home and say what is that smell . Reporter caitlin morning card dell was born and raised in florence but she moved to mt. Laurel last year. You had enough you lived here your whole life and moved away in part because of the smell. Smelldefinitely of. Its really nice to wake up and smell fresh air. Reporter over in tullytown the landfill owner Waste Management pays host fees and provides free trash pick up and other services. Bob white gets a 6,000 check from the borough each year. Courtesy of the landfill. Of course they do it the right time early december just before christmas. Smart. Its good for everybody. Reporter folks in florence would clearly disagree. But now with an end to their misery in sight you feel like you got your town back . Were getting there. Yeah, this is positive. This is big win. Reporter dep spokeswoman tells me complaints from folks here in florence and elsewhere for that matter played a quote significant role in their decision to order the landfill closed. Waste management spokesman tells me the company has always done its best to try and minimize the odors license continue to do so until the day the facility shuts the doors for good. Dawn . All right, thank you, bruce. Nations education secretary visits the Philadelphia School and opens a broad side against equal School Funding in the commonwealth. Fox 29s jeff cole in our newsroom with Arnie Duncans sharp criticism of state leaders jeff. Remarkable. Nations education chief says the gap between rich and poor School Districts in pennsylvania is the very worst in the nation. Mayor nutter called it educational apartheid and said leaders should be shamed of themselves. Duncan joined nutter and School Superintendent william hite at the Edwin Stanton school at 17th and christian. They came to talk about promise zones. Their reference by leaders of under funded schools partner with Community Groups in nonprofits to improve the quality of education in school resources. During around table with students duncan said there are some in washington ready to write off four communities. I will tell you there are lots of folks in congress who dont quite believe communities like this could be successful. For all kinds of reasons its not going to happen. Its incumbent upon all of to us prove them wrong so we can continue to invest. Duncan spoke of all students graduating from high school and receiving some type of Post High School training. He says he continues to return to philadelphia and its schools because of the hope and challenge they represent. Jeff cole in the newsroom. Folks, back to you. Jeff, thanks. A wild day at school for some fifth graders in camden. All thanks to the philadelphia zoo. Their zoo on wheels brought some cool wild animals to the wiggins family school. Students got up close and personal with some lizards some other creepy crawlers. The event was sponsored by the Cooper Medical School of rowan university. A drag spoof of the Miss America Competition held this fall in Atlantic City