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WTXF FOX 29 News At Five February 9, 2015

So just keep that in mind with those temperatures at or below freezing. We are looking at the concern for that black ice across the area. Temperatures have been holding pretty steady or below freezing. Folks have been sending in pictures as well. You can see that picture coming in from melinda showing you what it really look like as far as parts of the area dealing with that icy concern. So were monitoring those Winter Weather advisories as well as the temperatures throughout the rest of the evening but once again, we are going to be watching more of that moisture moving in from the west so were not real done with that precipitation just yet. You can see overnight were still looking at pockets of freezing rain and drizzle and mist across the area. When i come indoors well talk much more about those temperatures as well as more chances for snow and ice in the seven day forecast and even colder temperatures as we look ahead with the seven day forecast. Back to you. All right. Scott, thank you. The icy weather definitely made a mess out there on the roads throughout lost the day causing many problems for drivers. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson is live out on the roads tonight in Spring Garden. Shawnette what are the conditions like where you are now . Reporter well, iain, right now i can tell you it is cold and windy for sure outside. If youre out there, you can certainly feel the temperatures starting to drop as we move into the evening hours. We want to should you where we are. Were out roving on 76 west. We jumped on at Spring Garden and were headed up toward girard now and so were jumped right into rush hour traffic just after 5 00 oclock. And this is going to be a tricky rush hour because were looking at refreezing, were talking about black ice which is expected to get worse as we move through the evening. Aaa is warning drivers about keeping a safe following distance which is very hard as you look at the traffic out here. Rush hour is usually cars bumper to bumper out here. But theyre asking people to try to keep a safe following distance also penndot i just got off the phone with them, and they say that roads are being salted throughout the day and evening since this morning. So far no major issues. We want to jump nap video we were able to get around the city. Driving around the city now is no different. Streets were wet and slick. Causing traffic to be little bit more slow moving than usual. And the other problem which is just as dangerous as driving people trying to walk to and from around the city on sidewalks. Some are sauled but we nos add lot of tricky slick spots out there. People we talked to say its easy to slip and fall when you least expect it so you have to take your time walking just as you would driving because of dropping temperatures and wet surfaces. Very icy cold it was damp this morning so right now its not as cold but its still damp. It look like its like a glaze but its really ice. You have to be careful. Reporter yeah you definitely have to be careful as we were driving around center city this evening we actually did see a woman slip and fall. A man hemmed her up and she kept moving. She may not have felt it knauer iain but like physical night she probably will. Honestly you have to be careful whether youre walking or driving tonight. Good advice shawnette thank a lot. Were not the only ones facing Serious Problems tonight. Much of the northeast getting a new coating of snow. This latest round of wintry weather could drop one to 2 feet of snow on some parts of the region its the third big snowstorm to hit in less than two weeks. Over the course of the first two storms, state plows have moved enough snow to fill gill Gillette Stadium 90 times. This latest snowfall causing the usual travel headaches with thousands of Flights Canceled or delayed around the country. Bostons Logan Airport is open today but the majority of flights have been canceled. There have been hundreds of cancellations at Laguardia Airport out of new york. Follow the weather all night long by checking myfoxphilly. Com myfoxphilly. Com. Just click the weather tab at the top of the home page. For the latest forecast information and your live radar images. To a developing story right now. The smiling young woman in this picture died in her dorm room Millersville University yesterday an short timing a prosecutors charged the man you see with her her boyfriend with her death. Police say the couple got into a violent argument early sunday morning. Fox 29s dave kinchen is live outside the Lancaster County courthouse. Dave . Reporter thats right. Carli halls boyfriend has been charged with her murder. The charge is criminal homicide. The boyfriend being held without bail and tonight a Small University campus of about 8,000 students is extremely shaken tonight. Shock and sadness on the campusly Millersville University one day after 18 yeared carli hall is found unresponsive in her dorm room and later pronounced dead. Her boyfriend 19yearold gregorio is now charged with her murder. The two are pictured here in facebook photos. Definitely a shock and sad. We saw her every day last semester for class and all of a sudden like shes not going to be able to finish her semester, graduate. Just terrible to hear about. Investigators say they were called to the second floor of barred hall finding the victim and chadds ford native on the floor with boyfriend kneeling over her administering cpr. The affidavit of probable cause says the suspect was covered in blood still visible on his forehead in this mug shot. Its very shocking. Especially you know, to happen right under me like they was right under my room. Reporter Court Papers Say he shoved his girlfriend causing her to fall and hit her head on a chair before giving her a quote backhand to the face. Making her unresponsive. Investigators noticed he had blood on his hands and jeans a ripped shirt and scratches on his chest. It just really angered me. Especially being a male. You do dont that to a female. Like really. Court papers the suspect says carli hit him following a verbal argument at a party hours before she was found dead. A post on her Facebook Page shows the two got into a relationship on january 24th but friends say they had problems. We wept to his Kennett Square home for comment from the family family. But there was no answer. He really doesnt the chance to do what she wanted in life and its just terrible it had had to go that far. Investigators say carli boyfriend strangled her and they actually charged him with aggravated assault earlier in the day. But they were awaiting the coroners report. In the meantime, the university is reaching out to students grief counselors will be on hand for students and a vigil scheduled for tonight. Lucy . Absolutely tragic. All right, dave. Philadelphia police are investigating a possible assault tonight near septas Jefferson Station in center city. A woman told another passenger at the Jefferson Station she was attacked. That person told Passenger Services who then called police. The woman said she was on the track area when she was attacked. Paramedic took the woman to the hospital for evaluation. Were working to get more information. Well bring the to you as those details come in. Happening now the investigation into a deadly shooting in kingsessing. Two men and a woman were shot late last night at the home on 5800 block of fernwood street. One of the men later died at the hospital. The other treated for for minor injuries. Police are now looking for two men seen driving away from the house in a gray mini van. One person is in the hospital after an accident involveing a fire truck. It happened shortly before 5 00 oclock this morning in west oak lane. The fire truck and suv crashed at the intersection of 69th avenue and old york road. Police say a 30yearold woman was taken to einstein hospital. She is now listed in stable condition. Eye in a busy wal mart erupts into flames in evesham township and police are blameing three teens much the kids set that fire in an aisle selling flammable stuff on route 70 last week. Employees put the fire themselves and nobody is hurt. The kids did the just to make some mischief and that are now arrests are now pending in that case. The 2015 medical auto show in the books but not without a little bit of controversy. And that centers on local union and the Convention Center. Fox 29s jeff cole is in the newsroom with whats happening. Reporter ugly labor dispute, lucy. No question about it. Fox 29 has been told that the Convention Center management is compiling video still shots and statements from exhibitors at the car show to lay out the case that the Carpenters Union damaged vehicles on display saturday in what may have been the biggest day in the shows history. Convention Center Management in philadelphia says it started in the early afternoon when as many as 200 members of the union bought tickets in bulk and entered the auto show. The union confirm its members were inside the show to handle out flyers about its on going labor dispute with the center where theyre no longer allowed to work. Center manage reports that the Union Members stole nobodys, pulled fuses and littered in the cars on display among other act acts. Center management says it will go to Law Enforcement if it gathers evidence that the actions were actually criminal. We saw an organized attempt a number of acts we thought were unlawful. Waves of carpenters coming through the building distributing flyers. Getting in cars. They wouldnt get out of cars for the next guest to get in. They were pulling buttons and nobodys off things. They were pulling plastic bits and pieces off underneath the engine compartment or different parts. They were buy being very rough with the vehicles in different booths. Reporter remember they say theyve got video and still shots of this. Convention center lawyers actually got this temporary restraining order from a judge saturday barring the carpenters from vandalizeing or destructing cars at the auto show. This is actually gotten saturday. They went to a judge to get it. The Convention Center did. The carpenters refused to speak on camera. In a statement the union says it was exerting its fir amend the rights to peacefully protest their unfair lock out at the Convention Center. Its spokesperson denies there was any vandalism at the center but management says this was planned by the union. It claims it obtained map laying out how it was all to be done. In the newsroom, im jeff cole, fox 29 news. Jeff, thanks for that. Police are investigateing an Early Morning robbery at a Dunkin Donuts in the olney section of philadelphia. It all went down around 6 30 this morning at the store on north fifth street in West Somerville avenue. Investigators say they believe the suspect possibly fired a handgun during the attempted robbery. No one was hurt. Theres no word yet on any arrests at this time. A local contractor was just going about his routine business when he saw this. A building being devoured by flames. It did not take long for that contractor to jump into action. How he became a hero. And a car consumed in flames. A Police Officer risking his own live to save the person inside. Video of the incredible rescue. And hes one High School Basketballs biggest fan for years. Always court side. Always cheering them. 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Here at home lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are upping president obama to help ukraine and send the embattled country weapons however merkle is instead pushing for more sanctions against russia. We discussed the issue of how best to assist ukraine as it defends itself and we agreed that sanctions on russia need to remain fully in force until russia supplies fully with its obligations. The president says if a new round of deploy massey this week fails he will consider sending arms to ukraines military. Now take a look at this tattoo shop in bucks county swallowed up by flames. Firefighters arrived on the scene to battle the massive blaze yesterday but its what happens next that has people talking. A local contractor and a firefighter who both happen to be passing by the fire stop immediately and sprung into action. Night of course those guys are being hailed as heroes. Fox 29s brad sattin is live tonight outside tattoo shop on bristol pike in bensalem with more details of this heroic rescue. Brad . Reporter iain and lucy youre right. A dramatic scene a little over 24 hours ago and a happy reunion we caught exclusively just a few minutes ago as youre about to see. Let us show was this building looks like one day later. You saw those flames. Entire second floor engulfed this building the business on the second floor called tattoos by bird the only way out was these stairs on this end of the building. The problem is, there was a woman trapped on the other end of the building. It was this fire that brought three people together in very unexpected and spectacular way sunday. Debbie wade became trap on the second floor inside her fiances Tattoo Parlor by the window when Mark Gregorio a Home Remodeling happened to be driving by with a ladder, just as corn wells volunteer firefighter phil ruben in a shop next door came out to grab the ladder and save debbie debbies life. Any firefighter would have stopped. Anybody by human nature would help somebody. You would hope. Today we brought them together for some hugs. Saw the fire. Thank you so much. Youre welcome. We just gotten done training with the department. Oh, my god thank you again. Anyone of us would have done the same thing. I would hope so. Debbie was with her fiance known as bird when a canal started the fire inside his Tattoo Parlor win seconds entire rooms became fire balls. Next to nothing was saved. He says he tried repeatedly to find debbie threw thick black smoke. I got to get the hell out of here. I good down the steps w is my lady . Shes not here. Run up four times i try. Smoke so bad. Im panicking. Take a look at bird and think hes kind of rough but hes a great hearted big great heart the guy. Bird lost virtually everything he owned keeping family heirlooms in a storage area after his parents recently died along with 41 years of tattoo artists and 17 birds he lost. I dont even know what my next step is. So many cherish belonging he lost but debbie is still by his side and he knows it could have been so much worse. Material things you lost. Sorry about your birds. Oh, my god. Again they still at least have each other. Of course, thats the important thing. Bird just left here a few minutes ago trying to salvage all day whatever he can. Theres not much left. Fire officials are still investigateing officially a cause here. Iain. Brad, thank you. Electronic drivers license could be a step closer to reality in new jersey under a bill moving through the legislation. A state Senate Committee approved a measure today that calls for the Motor Vehicle commission to review electronic Drivers License Program supporters of the bill could allow drivers to use their phones to show that driving credentials. The bill also aims to show the potential costs and savings of switching from a car to electric nick system. Bill cosby canceled his shows in boston but apparently not for any reason you might expect. The sexual allegations continue to grow in number they havent stopped cosby from continuing continuing his shows nor has he favored as protesterprotesters gather outside his venues. Local fans havent been deterred from buying tickets either. The latest snow

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