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WTXF FOX 29 News At 6PM July 16, 2016

Extends all the way through Burlington County this is continuing to push off to the northeast not a very populated area here but if they hold together they can continue to move through parts of ocean county. Weve had strong thunderstorms there earlier today. Now these storms are going over the same area so a lot of rain has come down. This estimated by the radar. Over 3inches of rain estimated likely seeing some flooding here theres a flood advisory in effect until 6 30 watch for flooded roadways especially in that area. We pick up these storms and try to clear things out between now and 10 00 oclock things will die down a little bit. Another disturbance comes through overnight tonight. So maybe a few storms north and west picked up by the computer forecast by the time you wake up tomorrow morning, not bad. Just a few clouds out there. These storms that dropped the temperature as bit down to 73. 85 in philadelphia. But where theres no rain its pretty muggy and hot. Allentown at 87. More heat is in that seven day forecast but theres also some relief. A look at that coming up in little bit. Thank you, dave. Now some breaking news in ocean county. Thats where Authorities Say lightning has hurt two people. There have been two separate incidents this afternoon. Both at Point Pleasant beach. One woman was hit while she was on car on ocean avenue. Another woman was on the beach. Were working to learn how both those women are doing tonight. We will keep you updated on th that. The country france beefing up security tonight in the wake of that deadly attack on bastille day. This after the Islamic State claimed that the man who plowed through the crowd of people killing 84 and injuring hundreds more was one of its soldiers. Its the first claim of responsibility since thursdays attack. Isis claiming that muhammed bouhlel is the man behind the wheel of the box truck who was following the terror groups call to target citizens of the country fighting isis. French officials bouhlel was quote radicalized very quickly. The country is adding 12,000 Additional Police officers to patrol around the country the prosecutor in paris says five people are in custody following the attack. What role they may have played in that plan is not yet known. Happening right now, bastille Day Celebrations going own here in the city of brotherly love. Of course, the attack this week in france are on the minds of lots of people there. Lets get out to fox 29s Joanne Pileggi. Shes life in fairmount tonight. How is it going out there, joanne . Reporter hey, joyce a little loud behind me. The weather a big impact here. The weather about app hour and a half ago a storm came through here, caused a big exodus of the people who were partying and celebrating here. But, the sun came back out, the rain stopped, overcast right now for bastille Day Festivities at eastern state penetentiary and as i said the crowds are back and those who endured are being treat to do an afternoon of free performance, fun, food, festivities. Games for kids. Food and drinks for the adult to commemorate bastille day. That is the french holiday that mark the beginning of the french revolution and this here is the 22nd annual event in philadelphia. As you might imagine, however, after the deadly attack in nice, france, this week the mood is in fact a little somber for some. Yeah, i kind of wanted to come to sort of show support for france cause in some wase read that, like, the only place isis hates more than france is the u. S. , and you know the reason the french have these attacks because theyre closer i feel like its solidarity the same with fellow democracy. Reporter well, not to bring a damper on the event we did notice there are police here. Theres private security here. Festivities will continue for another couple of hours with eastern state penetentiary teaming up with the bearded ladies for a performance. Theyre doing a performance of the entire french revolution in song, dance and fun. And at some point they are apparently will throw 2,000 tastykakes will come raining down on the crowd. Tastykakes one of the sponsors here. We are live out here at fairmount, im Joanne Pileggi fox 29 news. Back to you in the studio, joyce. Joanne, let them eat cake. Philadelphia police are on the hunt tonight for the person who shot a man in the Oxford Circle neighborhood. It happened just before 4 00 this morning along the 5900 block of loredo avenue. The forty nineyearold man was coming home after a night out when the man inside a jeep tried to rob him. They say the victim was shot three times hitting him in the head, back and leg. Police have not yet released a description of that shooter. To a developing story in north philadelphia where shooting overnight left one person dead and two other people hurt. One of them just 15 years old. This is just the latest outburst of violence in the part of the city where people are wondering how things got this bad. Fox 29s Sabina Kuriakose has details on it. Its a tragedy. Thats all i can same it doesnt make sense. Reporter betty solomon remembers when this track near ninth and somerset held all the promise avenue new beginning. Her grandmother was one of the first of black families to buy a home here. There was a time when you could leave your door open and sit out on your step gone to sleep. Reporter half century later, the nostalgia is clear in her voice as she learns of yet another brutal murder on these hardened streets last night. 64yearold man was shot dead. A 15yearold girl and a 48yearold woman were shot and wounded. She wonders if doesnt make sense to be around shootly elderly people. Basically they dont bother anybody. Reporter police found all three victims lying in the street bleeding from gunshots just before 9 00 saturday night spent shell casings prove at least two weapons were used. At least 11 shots fired. People nearby saw the suspect wearing dark clothes and running away from the scene. Its a case confusing even seasoned investigators. Its an unusual shooting due to the fact theres two female victims and an elderly male victim. So and theyre all shot one time. So right now we dont know who the intended target was. Its unusual for sixty two 64yearold male to be shot on the high wage thats not the normal age of a shooting victim here in the city. Reporter check it out. Theres still an evidence marker on the ground there from the police investigation. Now, cops think they have one other clue. They believe the alleged gunman pulled the murder weapon out of his timberland boot. Surveillance camera covered the areas. Detectives now parsing through the footage to unravel the mystery. Why these victims and who was the man in the boot . In north philadelphia, Sabina Kuriakose, fox 29 news. Hang now continued turmoil in turkey. An attempted military coo may have failed but a wild night and images like these left turkey and its leaders unsettled tonight. And today, new developments in the connection to our area. A first tonight, foxs john huddy with the very latest from istanbul. Reporter the dust is settling in turkey saturday after a failed military coo overnight that left at least 160 people dead and more than 1400 others wounded. Supporters of turkish president rallied for him today as the president vowed to arrest any and all people linked to the failed takeover saying they will quote pay a heavy price for their treason. Clean up crews are hard at work at the Turkish Parliament building as government leaders held an emergency session. This attempt was not an tempt from the hierarchy of the turkish arm forces command. It was an attempt by members of the terrorist structure within the military. Reporter close to 3,000 people were arrested in the wake of coo attack. Eight members of occur turkeys military tried to seek asylum handing in military helicopter but were arrested for illegal entry. The failed coo is having an i pack on the fight against isis turkey is a key ally in the region. The challenge is going to be towards, you know, away from secular leadership to islamic. Thats very troubling for us. It already complex region but also our fight against isis. Reporter turkey is key and will remain key. As the cleanup continues, president is assuring his people the country will continue as it was before the attempted coo. In istanbul, john huddy, fox news. In the poconos today, we heard from the muslim cleric whos been blamed by turkeys president for being the man behind the attempted coo. Gullen was once an ally of turkeys president but they had a falling out and for years gull help has been living here in saylorsburg montgomery county. His organization denies any involvement in that coo attempt. Now today gullen says he misses his homeland and he appreciates the freedom that hes found in pennsylvania. Turkeys president has called for his extradition. Us secretary of state john kerry says that he would entertain that possibility but only if there was proof that gullen had done something wrong. Youll be able to get a drink much later than usual during the upcoming Democratic National convention. The new rules that will keep the booze flowing. And getting your lips like those of your favorite stars. Thats coming up in just minutes. I was really scared at first. Does with age comes change. What doctors are now doing to bring a new smile to so many faces. Plus something is in the water here along the jersey shore. But it might not be a bad thing. Im Chris Oconnell in Atlantic City. Coming up ill explain. Huge lead after the first day of the british open but starting to let it slide away. Disrespect at the olympic. See what someone tried to do to the oh pump lick torch coming up later in sports. You decide tonight donald trump ticket is set officially naming indianas governor as his running mate. The two men sharing the same stage a few hours ago in new york city. Foxs kyle cameron has the big announcement. applause . Reporter the republican ticket appearing together for the first time on stage. Drum many and governor mike pence of indiana in one in new york. Troll trump says pence will be his partner in the fight to change the us in fighting terrorism film we need new leadership. We need new thinking. We need strength. We need an our country law and order and if im elected president , that will happen. Reporter in pence trump chosen soft spoken conservative who could unify the party and calm the convention decent. He has deep ties on capitol hill where trump is trying to build bridges. He has a long history advocated to funding planned parenthood and restricting abortion rights. Veteran political observer say pence provides a disciplined counter to trumps improvisational cam taken trial. He took the stage and attacked Hillary Clinton. We cannot have four more years of apologizing to our enemies and abandoning our friends. America needs to be strong for the world to be safe. The introduction of the ticket was supposed to take place yesterday but trump postponed it after the friday morning terrorist attack in france. Trump and his campaign talked late into the night perhaps changing his pick hes pushing back saying pence was his choice all along. Indiana governor mike pence was my first choice. Ive admired the work hes done. Especially in the state of indiana. Reporter donald trump is a goodman and he will make a great president of the United States of america reporter the selection of pence is still going through some changes. Particularly the logo. The one they released yesterday already been replaced with one that is meant to not quite draw as much social media criticism as the one released yesterday. In new york, kyle cameron, fox news. Democrats presumptive president ial candidate Hillary Clinton is sounding off on trump vp pick on social media her Campaign Today said pence would be bad for womens reproductive rights, Immigration Reform and equality for lgbt. Well, the drinks will be flowing during the Democratic National convention. Pennsylvania lawmakers have agreed to extend last call for some philadelphia venues selling alcohol during the event. The convention is expected to draw tens of thousands of people to the city when it opens on july 25th. Last call in philadelphia is 2 00 a. M. But this week the liquor code was amended in harrisburg. Granting temporary permits. The permits allowing venues hosting Convention Events to sell alcoholic until 4 00 a. M. As the conventions draw closer stick with fox 29 for complete coverage of both the democratic and Republican National conventions. Starting tomorrow our bruce gordon reports from cleveland and beginning monday well bring you extended political coverage at 11 00 p. M. Toe so stay with us. Golfers hit the links today in mt. Laurel, new jersey, all to raise money for scholarships for very deserving children. The Tabernacle Baptist Church sponsored its annual scholarship golf out dag at the ramble wood country club. All the money raised go towards scholarship that will go to graduating High School Seniors or students continuing their college education. And that help will go a long w way. Extremely blessed that im able to have the opportunity makes it easier for me to go to school, less financial burden for me and my parents. So its a great feeling. The church says the Scholarship Program is in in place to help ensure the success of young people. Something is in the water at the jersey shore and beach goers are loving it. A rare weather phenomenon is creating an almost tropical like ocean condition down the shore. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell went to Atlantic City to find out what its all about. Reporter no, youre not in the bahamas. I thought i was in the mediterranean somewhere. laughter . Reporter no. This is new jersey. Youve been down the shore over the past week you probably noticed it too. The turquoise colored atlantic. It is Crystal Clear m say the water is cleaner than it has been in decades from Atlantic City to brigantine to North Wildwood where nick took this video of dolphins playing while paddle boarding. Jennifer borgesi sent us this video of the water in stone harbor. Even lifeguards are noticing. A lot of people loving it. Theyve been asking a lot of questions actually about why its so clean. Reporter whats causing this Crystal Clear blue water, this gift from Mother Nature . Well it turns out the answer is the perfect storm of perfect conditions. But theres this blossom of plankton and that is a microscopic plant. Kathy orr says the bloom of plankton seen here from nasa satellite is responsible for the color of the water and a recent drought limiting river run off is making the ocean clearer than normal. Making the atlantic more like the caribbean. Runoff can make the water a little murky. So without the rain and the runoff you have the clarity along the water along with the beautiful tropical color. Reporter its a phenomenon many people have never seen before. It make me feel better to let my kids player in the water. The water is so nice she took a last minute trip with her grandkids to enjoy it. Something you only see down in clearwater beaches or florida beaches. So it was spectacular. So that was enough to invite mow to come back and bring the grandkids today. Reporter the bad news is, chances are the turquoise water may not stick around forever. Wind and tide will most likely help dissipate the plankton bloom so enjoy a little bit of the tropics while you can. In Atlantic City, Chris Oconnell, fox 29 news. Some really neat sites today along the Schuylkill River. Invisible river hosted the Schuylkill River arts day. The free family and friends event included some hands on activities and performances from dozens of artists including some tightrope wire walkers. There was some dancers out that as well the river was also the spot for free boating and of course fishing. Surveillance cameras capture oh a man on the run hes a murder suspect and hes on the move. How he managed to escape from a courthouse. And soon airports across the country may have to become a little bit more accommodating to our four leg friends. The law that will make doggie bathrooms a must. The 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor is coming up this year. And the oldest living survivor is well over a hundred years old. The special effort now underway to make sure that he can mark that occasion in the right way. Surveillance video shows an escaped prisoner taking off from a florida courthouse. 21yearold murder suspect was facing death row. He bolted from his Court Appearance on friday. Hes still on the run tonight. Court Officials Say that he was being uncuffed when he just took off. Soon after deputes found his clothes and theres no word on where he might be tonight. Part of arkansas are cleaning up after some severe storms thursday nights storms that packed high winds, tore through areas like North Little Rock now crews are clearing trees to blocked roadways and brought down power lines. Residents are just happy nobody is hurt. It hit pretty fast. I mean, i didnt think it was going to be that much but it was a lot of wind and we probably got 60 trees down. Everybody was concerned about if Everything Else was okay and now were okay. Everything else can be fixed. At the peak of the storm more than a hundred thousand people were without power. The mayor of rio de janiero says that the city is safe to host the upcoming summer olympic games. Public security Officials Say theyre rev

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