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WTXF Fox Morning News At 4A December 6, 2016

Sue, bob, peaches, you got it. Lets if the to the number of the day. It is reverse of the yesterday when the snow day will start out better then it ended up meaning there is rain later on. I promise we will get thaw number of the day, which will be a six, and that is reason why. It does look like. No money in the meter. We didnt pay the bill. Darn it. What was the due dayton that bill. Well, im walking race distance over to the control room here and we will give thaw number if it is last thing i do and it just might be. Here we go, six out of ten, nothing on radar just yet, we will tell will you what is coming our way, when we catch up next time. It is 38 degrees. Feels like 33. Sunrise time 7 08. 24 degrees in mount pocono. Twentynine in pottstown. 39 degrees in dover, delaware. These are much colder temperatures then we had yesterday at this time. Plan on, cloud, through lunchtime and a rainy ride home today. We will give you timing of that rain, coming up, later on. Bob kelly. Sueby good for you. 4 00 another owe two, good morning on this tuesday as we get up, get out were trying in the the car right there, getting ready for a closure today of the heart inn luther king drive. This will hit us like a stale doughnut working your way in to downtown philadelphia. This is our news van driving into this sit the eye along heart inn luther king drive, the wall on the left, retaining wall, collapsed, about a month and a half ago, and the project to repair it, begins today. Come on lets go to the maps, around 9 00 oclock Martin Luther king drive will be closed midday is here, into and out of philadelphia. So, that means all that traffic, that uses this scenic Martin Luther king drive will to have use the other small road through town the schuylkill expressway or the kelly drive. Owe again we will remind you of that, all morning long and it the first couple of days of any new close another always the toughest. Couple of accidents eastbound on the pennsylvania turnpike, right here near willow grove interchange there is another accident on the turnpike, eastbound, right the here near valley hill between downingtown and rally hill and they are still working on 422, down to one lane toward king of prussia this morning, live look at bennie, a much different dryer look at ben franklin then we had this time yesterday and market frankford and market subway using shuttle buses until 5 00. Thomas and karen, back over to you. A crash on the new jersey highway has killed a state trooper and also another man. This morning were learning driver who cause that had deadly collision was going the wrong way. Steve keeley is at Cooper University hospital this morning where the officer was air lifted, steve. Reporter well, this is third young new jersey state trooper killed in a south jersey car crash within 12 months, two of them, 31, and one of them 30 years old. So all same age as well. Frankie williams, first year rookie trooper, just 31, just married weeks ago in october was going northbound on route 55. Look at the sky fox video. He is responding to a call for service at 6 59 p. M. When a man in this what is left of a Toyota Corolla a going southbound in the southbound lanes for still some unknown reason went across the grass median, into the northbound lanes, and then collided head on with the trooper, where route 55, goes through millville and speed limit there is 55, maybe 65 miles an hour, and when you look at this aerial video and we have looked through several times there is no hint of any skid marks in either direction, from either driver. The other driver pronounced dead on the scene of the horrific crash, trooper williams was flown here in to cooper and pronounced dead. No time given, state the Police Trooper union sent out a public condolence just past 9 00 p. M. New Jersey State Police confirmed the death just past 1 00 a. M. , three hours ago and then just before 3 00 a. M. Our second video a small, two police car slow procession, escorting this unmarked dark van slowly out of cooper and Police Officers who are still closed the streets around here, stood silently solute going that van. So, a lot of viewers will remember eli mckoran 30 yearold from Gloucester County killed december 17th last year almost a year to the day this patrol car hit a pole on off a road in salem county and sean colin hit on 295 in west deptford, he also, like Frankie Williams just 31 years old. Three good men. Frankie williams a local guy from Atlantic County assigned to the fort norris station at other end of route 55 in Maurice River close to the shore. Thomas and karen, it is another rough day for new jersey tait the police. It is, our thought with everyone involve, steve, thank you. Also breaking right now there has been a double shooting that claimed a life in philadelphia. There is a 22year old man died at the scene. It is broad street, the second person 39 yearold hot in the ankle. Police say at least 17 bullet fired but no arrests. Also a teenager is now fighting for his life after a violent robbery, 17 yearold was shot twice in the park in germantown. It happened last night on the 300 block of appsly street, our Lauren Johnson at Police Headquarters where detectives are working to find suspect. Reporter police didnt know if the teen would survive these two gunshots. He was in and out of of consciousness. They are investigate to go find out who exactly did this. This started around 8 30 yesterday evening when gunshots were fired near 300 block of appsly street in germantown. Police think it was inside Fern Hill Park in a pavilion off morris street. The 17 yearold was hit in the shoulder and back of his head. Police rush the boy to temple University Hospital. He was in Critical Condition last night. We have not received an update on his condition in this Early Morning hour but police do believe the motive in all of this was robbery. The 17 yearold rick tim was in the Fern Hill Park under the pavilion when approached by a male, who robbed him, point of gun, taken was the victims wallet, and cell phone. After committing the robbery, the perpetrator entered a white van possibly a car ran, that was last seen, south on morris street. Reporter detective spent much of yesterday evening searching for shell casings and weapon. The suspect was described to 30 lisa a black male 5 feet 11 k hoodie. One teen shot twice, suspect got away with his cell phone and wallet and this Morning Police are searching for that shooter, karen and thomas. Hopefully we will find that person. 4 08. This is a sketch of the suspect that police say may be responsible for sexually assaulting a would hand in bucks county. Victim saw the man near baseball field at rosewood and lake drivein amonte township on saturday. The man chased the woman and then attacked her. She hit him in the face with the rock and got away. It is as bad as we thought, story, update on what steve keeley was doing yesterday, that bad batch of drugs on the street claiming another victim in philadelphia a man dying overnight in the kensington section from a suspected overdose. Police are hunting for this heroin called power ball. There is another brand with the devil on it. This recent death will bring the number to ten who have been in the city in recent days. Of course, people go other places. Bucks county are saying they have two deaths from overdoses from drugs bought in kensington. One addict says the situation is very grim. You know, i have been in that neighborhood, that is where i was, and i lost a lot of friends to this disease and continue to. So that man carr is at mvp Recovery Center in delaware county. Center is heading to kensington this weekend to reach out to addicts in need of help. And an investigators say it could be linked with a synthetic opioid very easy to get on line. We did a story on this a special report a month as ago. It turns out classes will be back in session at upper perkiomen cool district. The Montgomery County cool district was abruptly closed yesterday after a threat posted on instagram. State Police Troopers have identified the person who made a post and it was a simple misunderstanding. Former neurosurgeon ben carson is facing backlash after being nominated head of the department have of housing and urban department by president elect donald trump. Former president ial candidate has no background in public housing. However, real intrigue remains who mr. Trump will pick for secretary of state. Number of candidates has ballooned to ten including mitt romney, Rudy Guiliani and new names like california congressman dana roarbacker and john huntsman. The president elect and his daughter ivanka met with former vp al gore. The bulk of the time was with president elect donald trump, i found it an extremely interesting converse says and to be continued and i will just leave it at that. Thank you. This sit down was to discuss climate change,ing on that trump has openly disa vowed. Pennsylvania Election Officials are on the the defense, attorneys from the green part write in old sit the toy File Lawsuits in the federal courthouse. They are asking a judge to order a recount of the pennsylvanias november 8th votes. The lawyers who filed a lawsuit against states lex Officials Say that the state barriers to a recount violate voters constitutional rights. There is lots of buzz this morning after vp joe biden suggest he might be willing to drop the p from his title. Maybe he will next time speaking to a small group of reporters he said i will run in 2020. When reporters asked are you serious, joking . He said he would not commit not to run, so many days before now, but he says they have a funny way of intervening. Certainly touching news here a Cancer Research bill will be named after the vicepresident s late son beau. Senate approved renaming a portion of the cancer Moon Shot Initiative for former delaware attorney general. He died of brain cancer last year. Dedication is specifically, to acknowledge the younger bidens efforts to help americans struggling with cancer. Coming up next on the fox 29 morning news athlete who made the cut for one of the College Footballs most coveted prizes. A local girl in a life threatening battle what shes doing to make the season brighter for other kids in difficult situations. Just gotta get the check. Almost there. I cant reach it. If you have alligator arms, you avoid picking up the check. What . Its what you do. I got this. Thanks, dennis if you want to save fifteen percent or more on Car Insurance, you switch to geico. Growwwlph. Its what you do. Oh that is good crispy duck. Good morning, downtown philly, were looking live at ben franklin parkway, right there by the Franklin Institute. You have got the cathedral and, of course, construction right there. That is the new traffic pattern, that developed over the weekend, if you come into philadelphia, and youre going to the Franklin Institute or coming up the parkway you no longer have to go all the way around that loopy loop there that take you straight on through. Another closure a big one that begins today closure of the Martin Luther king drive during the midday and on the overnight. They will open it up for morning rush hour and for evening rush hour, but lets roll video of the news room we went for a drive on Martin Luther king drive yesterday, and heres what happened, the retaining wall right here that leads you down on to the the Schuylkill River collapsed about a month and a half ago. They now have to make emergency repairs because in addition to the wall collapsing, the grass surface and this actual trail, the river trail that folks used to jog, ride their bike, collapses as well. So the closure of this Martin Luther king drive begins today. As we come back to my maps, it will happen starting at 9 00 a. M. Until three. They will take a break, allow for evening rush hour to get through and then come back and work overnight. This is indefinite thely probably a month or so until they can get this complete. Alternate kelly drive or, the schuykill expressway. Now i dont think, obviously weekend Martin Luther king drive is closed to begin with for Recreational Activities so it will be something we will to have get used to taking out one of our three main arteries in and out of the city isnt coming easy. Accident on the pennsylvania turnpike at will other grove, another accident eastbound working your way in to valley hill. Did you get your lights up yet . All those lights stay lit when we got all that rain the other day, i hope so. Snap a picture and post a picture of your own to our Facebook Page, twitter, instagram, is there home of jerry and joan carotto we visited them last week. We are heading to northeast philadelphia this week get ready northeast philadelphia, i am come your way. Would i love to see your house and your lights. Snap a picture and post to it social media, and use that fox 29 light contest so i can show pictures on tv, and possibly visit the your house, over the next couple of weeks. Sue, are your lights up . Are you ready to come to my house. Come on over. You better clean things up before you get there. Yeah, we have a lot of straightening through but there are lights up, at least on the tree. Just issued by National Weather service for later today Winter Weather advisory carbon, monroe counties in the Higher Elevations of the pocono mountains. Ill explain why when we show you future cast. High pressure build in after the rain went away and here comes more rain from the southwest, couple of low pressure systems that will be heading our way, timing of the rain, here it is, were fine, through the morning. We will see cloud, not a lot of sunshine if any at all. By 1 00 well rain moving in southern delaware and part of the southern new jersey. By two or three here it is in philadelphia south and east and everybody has got something going on by 7 00 oclock and there you can see the frozen precipitation, possibility of some snow, up in the pocono mountains. For rest of us it will be warm enough it will only be rain but there will be heavy rain through the overnight hours and then moving into the morning, tomorrow. So we might have a few left over rain drops, for morning commute on wednesday. So heres your seven day forecast, today 48 degrees and the rain arriving in the afternoon as we just showed you. Fiftyone tomorrow after the rain clears out. Possibility of a shower on thursday. Still got to nail that one down but we are certain we will get coldest air in the season just in time for the weekend, karen and thomas. Thanks, sue. We have a developing story from los angeles where security has been increase add long their entire subway system metro system out thereafter learning fbi, there is a reported terrorist attack that was at least a threat that was made for the Universal City subway station. This came from an anonymous phone call. Fbi and local police do not nose if this threat is credible. We will be following that all morning. Governor of South Carolina is urging those to work the faith of love and under tank in the wake of the mistrial in the Michael Slagers case. He charged this is death of walt are scott an unarmed black man prom prosecutors say slayinger shot during a traffic stop. After more than 22 hours of deliberation the jury of all white members and one africanamerican announced they could not reach a decision. I really dont understand the outcome have of today, but given the evidence, given the overwhelming evidence, believe what your eyes see evidence. Slager has pulled scott over for having a broken taillight in april 2015. Witness cell phone video shows slager shooting scott in the back as scott fled the traffic stop. Prosecutors say they will retry this case. A setback for attorneys in the bill cosby trial, Montgomery County judge is allowing prosecutors to use damaging testimony that cosby gave during a lawsuit ten years ago. That deposition was given as part of the civil suit filed by his accuser andrea constand. In it, cosby admitted giving drugs and alcohol to women before sex and in the hosting conn stan in his home and fondling her. Murder charges are being considered this is deadly warehouse fire in oakland, california. It broke out friday night during a dance party, 36 people were killed, and Emergency Responders dont believe at this time that they will find anymore bodies, the warehouse is very cluttered, it has been coverted to artist studios and illegal Living Spaces making it very difficult for those inside to get out. Cause of the fire is still unknown and not clear who prosecutors are trying to charge with murder in the case. Also a man charged in the new shooting in the nations capitol will be back in court thursday. Fake news article involving Hillary Clinton that prompted a guy from North Carolina to shoot up a pizza place in washington d. C. On sunday. The gun man went to the restaurant to investigate a Conspiracy Theory allegedly, a witness says that he was completely si

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