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WTXF Fox Morning News At 4A December 12, 2016

Okay. What is that . Okay. Weather this morning, i i i cant worry about blouses and stuff. That shows you how hard sue works. It tells us, yes. Wintry, mix to talk about this morning. Right, but heres what is happening as we speak National Weather service has lifted the Winter Weather advisory in our counties because we are seeing a change over, from the snow, the freezing rain, and to just rain, and so we got chester, montgomery, bucks, they have lifted just now the Winter Weather advisory from lancaster county. If we have mostly rain there, berks, lehigh, northampton, carbon monroe still have Winter Weather advisory till in effect. Temperature, that is what is critical we are above freezing in lancaster right around freezing in reading, pottstown right in the freezing mark, 38 in philadelphia, nothing but rain here, 39 in wilmington. Look at wildwood they are 52 degrees right now. Now we will look at radar, pinkies the freezing rain, yellow is the heavy rain, and then white and blue that is snow and you can see it is all changeable here north and west of the city and that is where your travel will be most tricky, other issues this morning will be fog, and we have Poor Visibility in Philadelphia International right now, just a mile and a half, even worse then that in pottstown, and reading, and trenton reduced visability as well because of all this moisture coming through, and snowfall as far as totals are concerned we may end up with 2 e an inch before the changeover in reading, and in allentown. So plan on the rain with us throughout the morning and then mostly cloudy skies and it is looking like when we get into 50, 52 degrees in the city we could see some sub shine later in the day but it is really tricky this morning, bob kelly especially north and west of the city because of those changeable temperatures and that changes the type of precipitation that we get. Yes, certainly. Of course, depending upon where you begin and end you can see a little bit of everything this morning. Again, defensive driving. Heres a great example a little bit of everything. We have heavy rain. You can see it in the road surface here. We have that spray coming up off the cars and trucks in front of you. This is construction zone, so again, the drainage grates are never located, we get that quick ponding, puddling on all of the major roadways. The look at this tractor trailer coming on by you can see how it is kicking water left and white and were dealing with some fog, it is little will bit of everything from Mother Nature on the breakfast buffet. Heres a live look at ben franklin bridge an example of the fog you cannot even make out the sky scrapers, i could not even make out the house the houses all lit up on boat house row on my way in this morning. Speed, and the temperature, will be the two things that determine our rush hour right now, expect slower then normal speeds on the schuylkill and on i95, hydroplaning was coming in quick put your coffee cup down both hand on the wheel as you are coming in the city this morning. Now also with the septa Regional Rails they kick in a new timetable over the weekend so make sure before you leave the house you down load that new schedule that they are rolling with this morning. And market frankford and subway using shuttle buses until 5 00. Karen and thomas, back to you. We will begin with a break ing news at 4 04 a teenager is now dead gunned down in cobbs creek. Police are searching for one suspect, they say was wearing a mask. Lets get out to Sabina Kuriakose, tank by at Police Headquarters with the very latest on the investigation, sabina. Reporter good morning, thomas and karen. This was an especially brutal slaying. The 17 yearold was shot in the face, and they say his killers left him to die in the the streets. The lets go to video that we have got for you from the scene where it happened around 60th and market, and cobbs creek section of the city, happened around half past midnight witnesses described a man wearing all black, and a mask, as one of the Gunman Police do not have a motive yet the in this case but they do say that they believe that this teenager was intended target in all, about 11 shots were fired from two different weapons. We found eight spent shell casings, of a small caliber, and we found three other spent shell casings, of a larger caliber. So we know two semiautomatic guns were fired. Many of the shell casing is very close proximity to where the victims body collapsed. That is an indication that the shooter was in close proximity to the victim. Reporter again, police do believe that there was more than one suspect here, and police do say they have a lucky break there was apparently a real time crime camera one of the cities cameras positioned right above the scene where they say that the gun man, shot down, this victim. Now, they also have Surveillance Video from several businessness that area and they are hoping those clues lead to whoever did this , back here live here at homicide, detectives are right the now interviewing witnesses as well, as the victims family members hoping to piece together exactly what led to the 17 yearold being shot in the face left to die in the street in cobbs creek. Thomas and karen back to you. We now you though critical those can be, thank you. Final farewell to a new jersey state trooper killed in the line of duty, trooper Frankie Williams will be laid to rest today in Atlantic City just one week after that head on crash that took his life. Our jenny joyce is outside boardwalk hall where mourners will be gathering in just a few hours here, good morning. Reporter good morning, karen and thomas from 8 00 until 10 00 oclock this morning, we do expect to see family and friend of fallen new jersey state trooper Frankie Williams arrive here at boardwalk hall for the first of two viewings. The 31 yearold trooper died one week ago today while responding to a call with ane rag you can driver on route 55 in millville, new jersey. While on the highway a car that matched description of that driver crossed over a grass median and then slammed into trooper williams patrol car. The driver, 61 yearold lloyd rudly died at the scene. Trooper williams died later at coupe are university hospital. According to those that know trooper williams become a state trooper is a dream come true. He is remembered as a kind caring person who put others first. Apparently williams graduated from the Police Academy in january of this year, he was a newlywed who leaves behind a wife obvious three months. While the first visitation is from family and friend, the second viewing will be held for members of the williams Law Enforcement family, that will be held from 10 00 a. M. Until noon today and the at 12 00 p. M. Trooper williams public funeral will be begin here at boardwalk hall, karen and thomas. Jenny, of course we will be on ton on this all day long. Sentencing begins for former u. S. Congress manning chaka fattah. He will appear in federal court in center city. Fattah was convicted in june on racketeering, fraud, Money Laundering charges. Prosecutors say he illegally borrowed one milliondollar from his nonprofit from his unsuccessful bid for mayor y could sentence fattah up to 21 years in prison. The proceedings could take a few days because several witnesses are scheduled to testify on his behalf. Trump transition we have a one on one with the president elect donald trump. He sat down with fox news to discuss his possible secretary of state pick in the cias report that russia influenced the president ial election, to help his candidacy. Brain yenis reports. What im doggies a calling. Reporter president elect donald trump made his first appearance on a sunday morning political show since the election sitting down with Chris Wallace on fox news sunday, one of the biggest questions is his pick for secretary of state, exxon mobile ceo rex tillersonnies on the short list but mr. Trump isnt ready to confirm anything. He does massive deals in russia. He does massive deals for the company, not just for himself but for the company. I have tremendous respect for him. Reporter mr. Trump dismissing the cia report that russia influenced the election so he could win. I dont believe it. I dont know why and i think it is just, you know, they are talking about all sorts of things, every week it is another excuse. Reporter but that is in contrast to the reaction from other republicans. Members of the Senate Arms Services committee including senator john mccain calling for these claims to be fully investigated saying that the parties must work together. We would be working in the the bipartisan basis. You cannot make this issue partisan. The it is too important. Fundamental of a democracy is a free and fair election. This is a form of warfare, for vladamire putin who is a thug and a bull i for him to be trying to impact our elections, we have to, there has to be, he has to be held accountable. Reporter president elect made clear he is not interested in having daily intelligence briefings. I dont need to be told, chris the same thing, every day every morning, same words, sir, nothing has change, lets go over it again. I dont need that. Reporter trumps Transition Team says we could expect an announcement who will be trumps secretary of state as early as this week. In new york, brian llenas, fox news. 4 10. Archdiocese of philadelphia is closing doors of four churches for good sadly. They made this announcement on sunday but they will be shutting saint Madeline Sophie church and saint teresa of the Child Jesus Church in philadelphia st. Augustine church this bridgeport Montgomery County and assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary church in west grove Chester County. Some churches have merged with others and people only using original building for a handful of services. In upper deerfield township, new jersey, investigators are trying to figure out why that tractor trailer plowed into a church, this happened last evening on the 1500 block of route 77, it is seriously damaged the Cumberland County church. Fortunately, no one was injured. Eagles fans, not happy, not happy at all about yesterdays 2722 loss to the redskins. But some fans we caught up without side the link were taking another defeat in stride. This year was, you know, rookie season. Im not too bad, you know, but i thought we would be better this year. It was close. They tried. It is okay. I still bleed green. I dont care. It is almost. It is a game. They had it, they had the ability to come back in the long run, so, it was a tough loss in the end when we thought they had a chance to come back late. They were close. We will see if they can pull off the win next week against ravens in baltimore. Coming up next on the fox 29 morning news at the 4 11, temperatures in our area this morning, they are told. A warm up is on the the way, but it will not last long. Wait until you see the forecast straight ahead. Plus a little bit of movie magic, there is a new denzel movie fences getting a looked of wards buzz but no more fence sit to go day they are making the announcements on the golden globe nominees, who do you think, which movie do you think will be making that list . We will break that down. Welcome back. Were talking about the weather, you can see departure screen because a lot of the airports affected across the midwest they have 6 inches in many places. Snow forcing airlines to ground 1800 flights across this country. Worst problems, of course in, chicagos ohare where hundreds were stranded because of so much snow. And then it is expect to be several days before everything returns to normal. The slick snow and ice being blamed for frightening moment aboard a delta plane. And flight was coming from buffalo on the runway when it slid, dozens of feet off the tarmac and right in the grass. All passengers made it off that plane safely and of course had shaken nerves. I cant imagine. When i got up and looked outside window there was snow flakes, by the time i got in my car it was already raining. That is right, the warmer air is moving in, bye boy we didnt have any warm air over weekend. Nine days until official start of winter but you wouldnt wouldnt have known it with the temperatures. With those temperatures in place we did start off with snow, wintry precipitation when this all started last night. Look where we are with temperatures well above freezing in philadelphia. 38 degrees, were right at freezing in pottstown, just a degree above in reading and lancaster. Thirtytwo in allentown. Twentynine in mount pocono. Again, critical parties northern and western suburbs, we have been talking about this ever since we talk about this event, phoenixville 32, well above freezing in malvern , 36 in Newtown Square right at 32 in doylestown. It is some of these places we have been seeing freezing rain , we have been seeing some snow falling as well, and now that line between the rain and freezing rain in the snow is moving northward because to this is a warm front coming south to north to the area. Where we have the yellow and orange that is where it is raining heavily and that seems to be in Montgomery County and parts of the bucks county, very changeable in allentown right now. Tricky travel for sure, up there and even parts of the Chester County you can see that pink around pottstown where we could have some tricky travel as well, it looks like up in the mountains , and, just to the south of the mountains, it is where we see the snow. Future cast has, this continuing, through about 6 00. Even with heavier rain in philadelphia but change over is complete the by 7 00 oclock. That is where everything starts to move out of here. By 8 00 we are seeing last gasp of the rain, by 9 00 it is just lingering at the shore , and then by ten or 11 00 most of this rain is out of here, by three we will see some sunshine. So we will wrap it you will all up in the seven day forecast and after we are finish with this this mess we have a couple regular wintry december days and look at polar plunge, on thursday, a high of only 26 degrees, and high of 24, on friday. Then another mess but that one will probably happen on saturday. So bob kelly, it is not boring not at all. I got to get my fox 29 long johns out of the closet. Good morning, everybody. Heres what were dealing with in south jersey along the 42 freeway. The heres right where the freeway end and Atlantic City expressway begins right in this area Police Responding to an accident. So again, depending upon where you you begin and end your trip just a couple miles can make a difference. The road surface, karen and sue just mentioned from snow flakes to rain, ponding, one of those yucky starts to a morning rush hour but again Atlantic City expressway east of the 42 freeway. Heres a live look at 422 near 29, heavy, ponding, rain, were also dealing with some really thick fog in some spots , heres a live look downtown on the vine a street expressway, crew did his not work last night so vine is opened, but what is also opened brand new ez pass on ramp for gang in lansdale. Expect weather delays on all of the septas Regional Rail lines plus the slippery platforms, watch for slippery bus steps as you board and exit the bus and also new Regional Rail schedules went into effect today. As we go for a ride northbound lanes, no problems at all, say good morning to dusty and gale s house, hello atco, new jersey they are all decorated. They have lights up, tied them down nice and good. Keep those pictures coming. The as we will kick off another very Kelly Christmas week here. We are looking for the best home to go visit this week to snap a picture to facebook, twitter, instagram, use the fox 29 lights contest so i can show the lights here on tv and then one night this week, we will visit somebodys home and broadcast live during the five and 6 00 oclock newscast , karen and thomas, back to you. Taking a look at other top stories right now guilty verdict for person accused of fatally shooting a retired new orleans saint Football Player. Cardel heyes learned his fate sunday evening in the former shooting of the defense i have leader will smith. Heyes faces 40 years behind bars. He will be sentenced early next year. He claims he shot the Football Player because he was drunk, violent and grabbed a gun following a traffic crash in april. Time right now 4 20. Lets go overseas. Dozens dead and more injured after terror attacks in egypt and turkey over the weekend. Heres the latest details a bomb tore through saint marks cathedral in egypt sunday morning killing 25 people and wounding 49. While on saturday night, kurd ish separatist attacked a soccer stadium in downtown is tanbul. Thirtyeight people died. 150 were injured. Turkish bombing is a latest in the string of violence that targeted Police Forces in the past 18 months. Horrific sunday in africa where rescuers are continuing to search for survivors in the ruble, after a Church Collapse s in southern nigeria, at least 160 worshipers were killed, many others trapped, and the iron roof and metal girder caved in on them during the services on sunday this church had been just built but Officials Say that the construction, was rushed. Time right now 4 21. We know eagles didnt pull through but how about those fly guys . Nine in a roast. All right. 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