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WTXF FOX 29 News At 6PM June 25, 2016

Regain the good in their community. Weve trained 80 people to be a part of Schuylkill River trail watch. The Schuylkill River trail watch is officially launched. 80 approachable faces Police Officers runners, walkers, bikers, volunteers, cruising the path monitoring activity and reporting any potential safety issues on the trail, day and night. Part of being a Strong Community is actually volunteer your time. Runners, walkers, all realize theyre a part of the same community on the trail. The citizens are part of what makes the city great and so working together getting to know who else is out there on the trail can make a big difference. Reporter trail watch is the latest in series of safety enhancements. Other improvements along the trail include working lights an new geo coding system if you call police and tell them which mile marker youre at they will know exactly where you are. That makes me feel really good more because its the Community Coming together and protecting our park, and our children, and the families and the people who use the park. Reporter its a park that see as lot of action from people of all ages, a positive sight on a saturday at the schuylkill trail watch wants to preserve in this community. In center city, jennifer joyce, fox 29 news. Turning to your fox 29 Weather Authority now. Its the first weekend of the Summer Season and, boy, oh boy was a Beautiful Day cameras caught some folks out enjoying a day of soccer in camden. Mike masco is here now with how the next few days are shaping up. Hopefully they look like today, mike. I got to the beach for about an hour and it was gorgeous. Im talking about beautiful easterly winds thats that brought our temperatures down into the you know low and middle 70s. You go inland the heat is on. 85 degrees right now. And were going to rinse recent pete as we get into tomorrow afternoon. So interior sections of burlington county, down towards mullica hill 84 degrees. Nice and cool right along the shore points because of an easterly wind all afternoon long. Eight to 10 miles an hour from wildwood into Atlantic City calmer winds towards the north again with gentle breeze off the ocean its going to make for some ideal beach conditions. Big storms working across the upper midwest right now these are actually tornado watches bringing this to your attention some people may be flying out and well have a lot of trouble from green bay, milwaukee back down towards desmoines. Nasty thunderstorms erupting across that neck of the woods. Well introduce the idea of a shower or thunderstorm threat by tuesday. So we have several days of some really nice conditions. Very warm at 8 00 oclock if youll step out for little dinner 83 degrees. 74 at 11 00 oclock and were soaked in with some sunshine tomorrow morning. 70 degrees. Little cooler though north and west. Warm and wonderful for the rest to have night, 77. Allentown cooling off down into the 60s and 50s. A little patchy fog could develop for the overnight hours heres what were working on for the full weather cast coming up a little bit. Drought issues. Well talk about that next storm chance and by the way fourth of july weekend lets Start Talking about it. Talk about it coming up in just a little bit. Thank you, mike. And happening now, the folcroft community is preparing to prayer vigil. Theyre gathering for officer Christopher Dorman he was shot in the line of duty yesterday. The 25yearold is at penn Presbyterian Hospital tonight. And he is recovering from from being hit by at least seven bullets. Sabina kuriakose is live in folcroft. It sounds like the officer is doing pretty well all things considered. Reporter oh, dawn, we have great news, of course, hes expected now make a full recovery. He has been in stable condition today upgrade from Critical Condition just last night. This morning and today he is awake and talking. We are told this is of course despite having been shot in the face among other gunshot wounds across his body. We know one bullet entered his nose and exited through his cheek this is really mack us will that not only is he going to be okay, but he is actually expected to make a full recove recovery. Now, again, the vigil here planned to take place in just a few hours here at borough hall in folcroft. The gathering is planned to celebrate officer dormans dedication they tell us to the people here in folcroft. The 25yearold was born and raised here. He still lives in the same house that he grew up in. According to neighbors in fact we went to that home yesterday and the woman next door said she actually watch the officer grow up, grow into a Police Officer and he still clears her snow outside of her house as he has done as he was growing up. Hes a parttime officer with the borough. Hes also a volunteer firefighter here since he was 16 years old. Now as you mentioned officer dorman shot seven times in the line of duty yesterday morning as he responded to what officials describe as routine call for suspected drug activi activity. 33yearold dante Brooks Island is now charged with attempted murder in this case. Now, a fund set up online has already raised 11,000 to help with officer dormans recovery. He was expecting to take a job with septa police before all of this happened. Now he has recovery ahead of him that fundraising thousands of dollars to help him do that and again the vigil here expected to start about 8 00 oclock outside borough hall. We will be here and bring you the latest. Back to you, joyce. All right, thank you so much sabina. The mother of that philadelphia fouryearold who was shot and killed is waiting to be arraigned. Investigators accuse is a kaya holmes of trying to cover up what happened. Holmes is now facing third degree murder charges in the death of her daughter sani. Sources say there was some kind of domestic argument between her and her boyfriend on thursday when they say somebody fired the gun and shot the baby girl in the face. Last night, the Community Held a vigil for the fouryearold. Police are looking for the boyfriend who took off after the shooting. Developing now, flood waters have claimed at least 23 lives in West Virginia. Some parts of the state receiving more than 9inches of rain. Wash offing out roads and leaving a complete mess. Many counties across the state are now under a state of emergency. Foxs Garrett Tenney has more on one of the hardest hit areas. Reporter state officials in West Virginia are saying that search and rescues operations are still underway across the state after what they are calling a thousand year flood event. Right now, were in a small town thats about 30 minutes outside of charleston. 36 hours ago, this town was completely covered with water. This dairy queen was one of those buildings. It is a staple here in the town. You can see, these flood waters came through and knocked over these concrete walls leaving behind this thick mud. All over the walls, the floor, the equipment. This same thick mud thats whats inside of homes and businesses all throughout this town and throughout many other towns throughout this state. Folks here are just getting a chance to come home and see whats left. One of those is lisa rollins. She was home when the elk river started to rise and once it covered the first floor, she moved to the second. And when it covered the second floor, she had to move to the attic with her two dogs and an ironing board so she can have something to sit on. When she was in that attic she was frantically calling 911 for seven hours trying to get someone to rescue her and those waters were still rising. When youre sitting in an attic and watching the water rise, and you can go no higher, and cannot go out, its absolutely gut wrenching. Reporter earlier today, lisa got to eat food for the first time in three days. She said that all theyve had is bottled water that some neighbors were able to share with them until rescue crews were able to get back here into these areas. The search and rescue operation till still very much underway. Officials say 23 people have been killed. But they expect that number to go up as they get back into a lot of these areas which have simply been unaccessible until now. In West Virginia, im Garrett Tenney, fox news. Back here at home, new Jersey State Police are investigating a deadly accident in Atlantic County in which two people were killed. The crash happened just before 1 00 oclock on the garden state parkway in port republic. Troopers say a driver lost control of his car and drove right through a guardrail and then the car flipped several times. Rolling down an embankment and landing in some thick marsh. The driver 27yearold Darrell Thomas from brooklyn, new york, was ejected along with a passenger, 22yearold zachary pierce. Both of them died. Two other passengers were taken to the hospital. They have nonlife threatening injuries. In philadelphias Spring Garden neighborhood the communitcommunegathered to oppon shop. Existing firearms shop the gun range wants to open a new store on north percy and green streets right off of Spring Garden. Now theyre trying to get a zoning variance from the state. Dozens of neighbors, community and faith leaders rallying today. They say theres too much gun violence and they do not want another gun shop in the city. The primary way that guns get on our streets is from these local retail shops. Illegally selling guns. Putting them out there on the street. They get passed among people who cant legally own them, and we want that practice to stop. Having a gun shop here is not illegal. Its supported by the law. Its supported by the second amendment. The federal constitution. Now, if the new gun shop does get the proper zoning, it would open at the former sight of gun center which was closed down by federal authorities. Tensions running high in the uk as the fallout continues after the brexit vote. How the effect could be felt around the globe. And its a trip many people try to avoid. But a close look at your teeth could reveal something quite important. Were talking Serious Health issues. How getting your teeth check out could wind up saving your life. Plus, a serious scare for one Police Officer. What the suspect did that had other officers swarming in. Sean . The flyers new draft pick is coming in with a little controversy. They drafted him even though he had some doping accusations in russia. Gm talks about drafting the kid any way later in sports. Philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting that injured two, 18yearolds attending a graduation party. It happened just before 1 00 oclock this morning in germantown along the 1900 block of rowan street. Police say the young men just arrived when they heard gunshots. One of the men was shot twice in his upper body and is in Critical Condition. The second man was only grazed. Police are looking for the shooter but the victims were apparently unable to give a description. Now to somalia Officials Say at least 14 people were killed inside a hotel. According to police, gunman stormed a hotel in the capital city. Blowing up the gate with a bomb then taking multiple people hostage. The terrorist group al shabob claimed responsibility for at tack. At least four terrorists were involved all of them were killed by police. Fallout continues in the United Kingdom after british Voters Decide to leave the european union. Economists predicted that it could have huge repercussions around the globe. Benjamin hall is following the backlash from london. Reporter shock waves are being felt around the world. After britains historic decision to cut ties with the european union. Im not too sure but i think the country was lot better maybe many years ago before we entered the eu. Maybe we can try and get back to that. Theres so much uncertainty its impossible to say how its going affect us. And what it will bring so i think at the moment its quite volatile. Reporter british prime Prime Minister David Cameron will be resigning and eus commissioner announcing hess resignation saturday morning. Its simple when something is as huge as this takes place actions have consequences and i think its not possible for me to carry on properly. Reporter in germany european leaders signaled for a swift and calm break. Its important now that these negotiations United Kingdom start in good faith but as soon as possible. Reporter now there are concerns the United Kingdom itself could break apart. Protests already breaking out in scotland a country that only recently tried to split from the uk. 2014 independence, 2016 remain in europe and usual politicians. Tell was they want to you hear. Well have independence again at this time the financial after shocks are also grim. On saturday, moodys downgraded the uk from stable to negative and set a prolonged period of uncertainty would follow. In london, benjamin hall, fox news. Tragedy in texas this morning after two people were murdered outside a dance studio. Now according to police in fort worth, multiple people were also injured after at least one person opened fire during a party. One victim died inside the studios front door. Another victim died at a local hospital. The owner of studio 74 said the group involved in the violence was not authorized to be there. Word in just minutes ago now police are about to make some arrests in this case. Meantime fires continue to burn throughout the western united states. Today officials in california announcing a hundred and 50 homes have been incinerated in this latest round of destruction. Firefighters say more homes will likely fall victim to the wildfire. Raging around Lake Isabella in the southern sierra nevada. This fire which began thursday has burned vick miles of land more than 1100 firefighters are on the line. Hundreds of people have been evacuated hearing only from neighbors that their homes are no longer standing. Its like driving into the apocalypse. Its like driving into hell. Its awful. No phone service. We have no idea. The people that are around here theres several people we talk to that lost their homes. Fire Officials Say two people have been found dead in lake isabel la. They are believed to be victims of this massive wildfire. The gundy bait in Congress Remains deadlock. Two week after the nightclub shooting in orlando. The senate blocked five gun control measures this week. House democrats gave up after a 26 hour sitin on the house floor. While washington is grid locked over guns, some states are voting in their own measures. Adam housely reporting now from los angeles. Reporter pushed by democratic Lieutenant Governor gavin knew some the gun yoel initiative in california called safety for all includes six provisions which if passed would be among the toughest in the nation and include back ground checks for all ammunition purchases, a ban on magazines that hold more than 10 grounds every rounds and licensing of ammunition vendors. The gun in and of itself never killed anyone unless its used as a blunt instrument. What about the ammunition. Reporter initiative would also mandate the reporting of loft or stolen guns. And force convicted felons and those were violent diss me 19s to relinquish guns after a conviction. The only guns were taking are guns out of the hands of convicted felons. Reporter op opponents say knew some is using the debate to hippies gubernatorial bid. New regulations would overwhelm Law Enforcement and courts. Ask a judge how over burdened are courts are, how we have unfunded liabilities that are already lost. Things that are supposed to be done and the courts cant get them done. Reporter california isnt the only state trying to tighten its gun laws. Hawaii this week became the first state to add gun owners to an fbi database which will automatically notify police if they are are a arrested elsewhere in the country. If one of our hawaii gun owners is arrested, we want to know what that crime is and then monitor if its necessary. Reporter critics argue that since gun ownership is a constitutional right uncle sam shouldnt be keeping a database on those who follow the law. Rat pack issue violates the 1986 regulation federal regulation of no database on firearms owners so were very disappointed and the likely hooter is quite high that it will require legal act. Reporter statewide initiative here in the golden state qualified for the November Ballot after supporters collected sick hundred thousand signatures. It needs a simple majority vote in order to pass. In los angeles, adam housely, fox news. Some tense moments for police after a man arrested and charged with murdering a teenager is caught on video trying to grab an officers gun. Take a look investigators say cincinnati Police Officer Office Processing Thomas Robinson at the criminal Investigation Section on the charge of murder of a 17yearold. They say one officer was working to change robinsons handcuffs and thats when the suspect sprung backwards and tried to pull the officers gun out of his holster. Officers quickly swarmed in to help. The fight for the weapon lasted about 13 seconds. Before Police Forced robinson to the ground with a stun gun. A place of piece targeted by thieves, 18 cremated remains stolen from a cemetery. What police now know tonigh

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