Occurred is speaking out. You have a young lady, 25 years old, in the prime of her live shot and killed. Reporter police now say 25 year old meghan dot tow was simply sitting outside her home with a friend sunday morning when a gunman a block away opened fire at a fleeing car striking the soon to be mother in the head. She is a totally innocent victim. I dont know how you can sleep tonight. If you had any type of conscious you couldnt live with yourself. Youd have to turn yourself in seriously. Christopher dagostino was sitting right next to her who was eight months pregnant. She was hit in the face. He tried everything to save her. She didnt deserve a death like that. I can tell you that. She did not deserve a death like that. Reporter dotto was raced to the hospital by police where she died. Doctors did an emergency csection trying to save her baby but the baby died a short time ago. Its a shame the baby didnt get a chance to even experience life at all. Reporter homicide detectives believe the unknown gunman was standing at griscom and when he fired 10 or 11 shots at a time white four door car headed orders dad dams avenue when she was sitting. Bullet traveled 500 feet before it struck her. It is a drug area. So in captain with in contact with the captain of that district. Captain clark says there were plenty of people on the street when the shooting occurred around 10 30 sunday morning. We know there were people that were out there. We need those people to give us a call. You know somebody saw something. Reporter vick him had two other children ages four and six. Coming up at 6 00 oclock more on the 25 year old woman gunned down in the prime of her life. Lucy . Talk to you then, dave. Developing right now, a community on edge after a violent attack on a gay couple. It happened this weekend in center city and residents are shocked after a mob of eight to 10 people verbally and physically attacked the two. Our thalia perez is live in center city at central detectives. Thalia . Reporter well, lucy the overall sentiment is outrage and neighbors tell us they hope the suspects are nabbed soon. This while police tell us they do have Surveillance Video from the scene that theyre still reviewing. The idea of being attacked by that many people is really kind of terrifying. Reporter kyla jones is weighing in on the tack of gay couple. Allegedly carried out by a group of eight to 10 men and women. It happened on the 1600 block of chancellor street septembe september 11th. And witnesses say the couple was fighting for their lives. As the group beat them and yelled homo tow bic slurs. First they verbally attack them and then began to physically assault them and ultimately take one of the complainants bags which contains a cell phone and money attack left one of the victims seriously injured. His friend sharing with fox 29 this photo and saying that the victim was hospitalized with his jaw shut and had facial surgery today. It just kind of is unbelievable that so close to where i live and where i have friends of all sexual orientations that something so bad can happen to someone who is not so different from anyone else. Reporter police say the attackers may have been intoxicated. And they have not yet labeled this a hate crime. Neighbors hope for an arrest very soon. Having Something Like this happen to you probably stays with you for long time, feeling vulnerable and helpless, and one of the only things you can do to help people in that situation is is find the person who did it and bring them to justice. Reporter the friend that shared with us that photo tells us the couple is still shaken. But they have a strong circle of friends and support including both of their mothers who are nursing them back to good health. Iain. Thalia, thank you. Funeral services are planned for a Pennsylvania State trooper killed in an ambush near his barrack. Corporal byron dixon will be laid to rest on thursday. Services will be held at a Roman Catholic cathedral in scranton. Dixon and another trooper am lex douglas were shot friday night at the Blooming Grove barrack. Douglas remains in Critical Condition tonight. Governor could be says authorities will not rest until the gunman is found. And this is an assault that was not only just on the individual troopers, its assault on the state police. And as assault on law enforce. Assault on society. The governor is meeting with family members of the victims today. Dixon was a marine corps veteran who join the state police force in 2007. He survived by his wife and two sons. Crime stoppers is offering a 50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Your fox 29 Weather Authority right now. A live look at center city. Showing a very beautiful evening but you might need a jacket if you step out tonight. Tomorrow, you might want to bring along an umbrella. Heres chief meteorologist Scott Williams. Whats on tap, scott . Hi, lucy. Certainly a taste of fall this morning and throughout date today. Take look at the low temperatures this morning across the area. It was 53 in philadelphia. In the 40s for wilmington and trenton. But look at the pocono mountai mountains. We dipped to 38 degrees this morning so it was quite cold there. Temperatures right now in the low 70s. Humidity still pretty comfortable at 41 and temperatures area wide upper 60s, throw 70s. We are looking at 69 in allentown as well as atlantic city. Were dry but we are looking at some rainfall in the offing. If youre stepping outdoors this evening, you might want to grab that light jacket or even sweater. Temperatures will be decreasing into the low 60s by 11 00 with those clouds on the increase. Take look at the west. You can see some showers across parts of great lakes and the ohio river valley. The timing of that system coming up. Iain and lucy. Talk to you then, scott. Skyfox over an accident in monroe township, new jersey. Two cars crashed on sicklerville and green briar drive today right around 11 a. M. Crews had to rescue two people who were trapped in that wreckage. Medics rushed them to the hospital. No word on their conditions. What exactly happened is under investigation. A big push today to try to get more money for philadelphia schools in point breeze education advocates, parents, teachers and students held a rally urging state lawmakers to approve a 2 a pack cigarette tax to raise cash for philadelphia schools. Today, lawmakers returned from summer break to harrisburg to begin the final weeks of their session. Governor tom corbett, step up, show some leadership. The state legislator in harrisburg, step up, show some leadership and allow the city of philadelphia to pass the cigarette tax for our children. Leaders of the house and senate say they are optimistic theyll get the cigarette tax bill done. New jersey lawmakers are taking a stand against Domestic Violence passing six bills unanimously aimed at preventing it. Among the measures approved by the Assembly Today victims dose mess tick violence can testify through closed circuit video rather than appearing in the courtroom with the suspected offender. Happening right now the Minnesota Vikings have row inn is it ad running back Adrian Peterson. He faces child abuse charges for using a switch to spank his four year old son. This afternoon peterson issued an apology on the teams website saying he is not a perfect parent but he is without a doubt not a child abuser and he said he did not mean to injure his son when he disciplined him as he was disciplined growing up. Last weeks indictment by a texas grand jury on a child abuse charge led to the vikings benching peterson yesterday in a game they lost to the new england patriots. The vikings say they take the issue seriously but want the Legal Process to take its course before making a final decision. Peterson will play in this sundays game against new Orleans Saints but he also has a Court Appearance wednesday on the charge. Meanwhile, former Baltimore Ravens running back ray rice is expected to appeal his indefinitely suspension from the nfl. The ravens released rice last monday after new video surfaced showing him punching his then fiance in an elevator at the revel kaseen no. Now, according to published reports, rice is expected to claim he told the nfl and the team the truth about the entire incident and theyre now punishing him twice. Initially faced a two game suspension. Rye has until len 55 00 tomorrow night to file that appeal. The eagles getting ready for a big game tonight. The birds are taking on the Indianapolis Colts and one of the top young quarterbacks in the game andrew luck. Fox 29s howard eskin life in indianapolis as we countdown to the big game. Howard . Reporter yes, iain, its big even though its possible the second game of the season its a chance for the eagles to show that they can play against good teams and play on the road and obviously this is not an easy place to play. But obviously it will be important for all the players. One other note here. We beat the weather people. We beat them. Because it is raining outside. It is raining and we have a dome. But tonight its all about nick foles because we have to see whether he can come back from a first half and play a complete game. I can do better job of stepping up and getting rid of the ball quicker and moving around in the pocket and throwing the ball i was way. Its just the things you learn from week to week, and still developing skills each and every day. You work on getting the ball out quickly and not staying on read too long. If you do those things youll be able to more secure with the ball and your team will hopefully have more success. Reporter we want to see if lesean mccoy obviously plays better than he did last week. Now the defense had something to do with that. But well talk more about that. Its raining outside, im dry inside. So there. laughter . Well talk mr. About it coming up later in sports. The pleasures of a dome, howard eskin. Dont have to worry about a popup shower. Umum. Nass tow problem makes a come back in local neighborhood. We have already shown you the spot where overgrown weeds and trash were forcing pedestrians off the sidewalk and into fast fastmoving traffic. Well our original story got that mess cleaned up pronto but now the situation is worse than ever with Illegal Dumping added to the mix. Were back on the job. A hollywood actress handcuffed by police after what she says was nothing more than a public display of affection with her boyfriend. Why shes accusing the cops of racism. He is a flyers legend. Part of the ooh connick broad street bullies. Tonight, Bernie Parent is showing a very personal secret. The appearance of female a new jersey teacher is accused of Sexual Assault a student. 39 year old Nolan Johnson a technical theater teacher at hun school in princeton sexually assault add 16 Year Old Girl several times. Investigators say the crimes happened between june and july of this year on and off campus. School Officials Say theyve got information about the case and contacted authorities earlier this month. Police are investigating the electro cushion of a man at Valley Forge National historical park. Happened saturday morning at the kennedy souffle mansion on trooper road. Police think 41 year old mark, was trying to steal copper wiring when he died. Peco crews were called out to deenergize the area and the man died at the scene. Jury selection is now underway and set for tomorrow in the trial of a money county man accused of killing a baby and her grandmother in a botched kidnapping plot. 27 year old man of upper merion could get the Death Penalty if convicted of first degree murder. Prosecutors say he kidnapped 10 year old baby from her familys king of prussia apartment in october of 2012. They say he killed the babys grandmother after she tried to protect the child. Authorities found the baby girls body several days later. The man was a family friend and hes now representing himself in the trial. A new york city judge is now deciding whether the video taped confession of a man charged with killing a boy who disappeared back in 1979 can be used as evidence in court. A ton pace diss and period in 1979 while walking to school. His body has never been recovered. Pedro fernandez was charged with his murder two yours after confessing but his lawyer says that confession was not legal and his client lacks the mental ability to understand his rights. Prosecutors disagree. A hearing will determine whether the confession is admissible in court. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty. The hearing is expected to last self weeks. Fox 29 gets results again for pedestrians in philadelphia east falls neighborhood. Two years ago, we got the Streets Department to clean up the mess along the 3,000 block of west abbotts ford avenue. Trash and over green weeds were forcing walkers to detour into busy traffic. The problem is back and so is our bruce gordon live in our newsroom, bruce, its worse than ever now. Reporter yes, this stretch of sidewalk is an overpass to rail lines and it runs parallel to the roosevelt expressway theres an exit ramp and an entrance ramp within a few hundred yards of eve other and what a mess. Heathrow kovac likes walking her young son town aborts forward to the fast foot nearby. Its like navigating an obstacle course. This sucks because my son likes to push the stroller. When we get up he gets mad because i have to carry him because of all the trash and grass and dirt. Lately Illegal Dumping has left mounds of trash all over the walkway. There are tires and toys and tvs, construction debris and household waste. Even a symbol from a childs drum set. The women who use this sidewalk to get from the bus stop to their workplace down the street are literally afraid to walk through this mess. You never know what will come jumping out of the burbs. Its just creepy. Reporter Illegal Dumping is easy to hide because of the tractor trailers parked here during the day. The mess it creates forces some pedestrians into abbotts ford avenue. Vehicles leaving or entering roosevelt expressway are too long along at 40 and 50 miles an hour. Its dangerous because of the highway right here. A lot of traffic. These cars are moving . Yeah, real fast. Real fast. Reporter Tamika Howard tells me she contacted the citys 311 line for help. Without success. Two weeks before memorial day weekend i was told that someone would be out to resolve it in five days, and nothing has happened since. Reporter so she reached out to fox 29 last friday. And you guys responded. Nobody else has responded. Reporter theres been a fairly significant a Illegal Dumping thats been going on now. I call the Streets Department to explain the situation and asked for help. Within the hour, a man in a marked city vehicle was on scene taking pictures. And shortly thereafter, i got an email response saying, help was on the way. The sidewalk was already scheduled for cleanup tuesday morning. Reporter already scheduled for cleanup tomorrow . Thats a heck of a coincidence after months of no action. We dont mind coincidences he is special whole they get dangerous eye source taken care of. The work is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Well check back to make sure it happens. Lucy . Impeccable timing, bruce. Good job as usual. If you have an issue you would like fox 29 to get results on, visit our website myfoxphilly. Com, alcoholic news and send us an email. Children hunting park have a new advocate in the community to support their overall wellbeing. Saint christophers hospital for children host add grand Opening Celebration for its center for the urban child. The facility will care for 26,000 children. Many who live in that neighborhood. The center is a one stop resource giving families access to pediatric medical experts, social workers and nutrition specialists. A big boost for philadelphia educators and students. Mayor nutter today announce agnew online science, Technology Engineering and math resource center. Its part of the usa 2020phm. It helps to aim young people looking for careers in those fields. The innovation of economy is growing at an unparalelled rate. Many fields are growing so fast that the work force of the world hasnt been able to and at the present time wont be able to keep up. The mayor says philadelphia has a deep need for workers in math, engineering and technolo technology. All right. Pope fans you may have to stand down. Latest must have gadget from apple isnt even out yet but its makers say you cant expect delays. Why you may have to wait a little longer for that iphone six. An actress handcuffed after what she describes as an embrace with her boyfriend. Why police thought she was a prostitute. A free album from one of the Biggest Bands in the world. U2. Our dads a plumber. A business manager. And a stickler for homework. Im john kane running for state senate. Dad says the road to a good job starts in the classroom. [ lori ] hes a great dad who sees taxes going up but schools not getting the funding they need. [ john ] so id put back the billion dollars corbett cut from education and make sure corporations and natural gas drillers paid their fair share. Time to close the loopholes for the tax cheats. Dad thinks a lot about education. Im john kane and its about time harrisburg did too. World leader its are holding an emergency meeting in paris pressing for global strategy to combat isis terrorists. President obama is calling for a coalition of western and middle Eastern Countries so in paris did dozen of countries including iraq signed a statement saying they are committed in the fight to defeat the terrorists before they can gain any more territories. So far the u. S. Is the only country carrying out air strikes against the group in iraq. International outrage intensified over the weekend after isis beheaded british aid worker david haines and is now threatening yet ano