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WTXF Fox Morning News At 4A February 3, 2017

There. Let the madness begin. The great to have have you with us, good morning. Good morning, gang. I could go for some wings right now. I ate mine for breakfast at 7 00 a. M. Yesterday. Were all wearing red to help out raise awareness, sue. It is American Heart Association go led day and so for everybody to comply. Yes. We all read the memo. That is right. Well, we have a much colder day today. You noticed it walking out th ed door. Can we blame Punxsutawney Phil for that. With his 39 percent accuracy rate. Were really going to get colder temperatures that he have been used to lately. Wee lake effect they by western new york but no precipitation but just cold, cold, cold. Thirty feels like 25 and wind west northwest at only 5 miles an hour. We expect wind to pick up after sunrise, many actual temperatures in the the 20s and wind chills many in the teens like wilmington where it feels like 18 degrees right the now. So plan on a little bit of un is, whole lot of clouds to take, a colder afternoon for first time in a long time we will have a High Temperature below average of 41, we only expect to get the in the mid 30s today and a lot of times it will tiehl like 20s today. Owe just one extra layer, maybe for to take. Ill tell what you extra traffic i didnt know where people were coming there when i pulled this to wawa to get my coffee this morning and realized it is wing bowl, there is traffic jam coming in on the schuylkill expressway this morning. Oh, gosh, that one morning when we dont feel like were all by ourselves coming into work at 2 30, quarter to three 4 02 live look at 422 right here near contact seen he there construction by trooper road, vine expressway still closed if you are watching us and getting red toyed come in for wing bowl. They will have this closed this will 5 00 oclock, stay on the the schuylkill, take us into south philadelphia. Good to go in and out of the philadelphia at the moment but flip maps around here, we have got the construction on city avenue at 59th street tying us up, throughout the take. Market frankford broad street the subway running with to delays. Remember they are shuttle busing until 5 00. If you use mass trans to it get down to the Wells Fargo Center we have to ride the bus there until 5 00. We will hit gas pedal and hit northbound on the 42 freeway, we have got some construction right here inner bellmawr interchange where 295 and 42 construction all kind of comes together, i came back this way there yesterdays breakfast segment and we have to Pay Attention because every couple weeks they have shuffled patterns around and turnpike connection bridge remains closed indefinitely, they talk to the guys yesterday and they said maybe a couple more weeks we have alternate, scudders, Trenton Morrisville and Burlington Bristol. Karen and thomas, back to you. Time is 4 04. Day after deadly prison standoff this delaware officials are trying to get the to the bottom of how this all started. State and federal investigators are combing the Vaughn Corrections Center searching for answers. Inmates are under investigation and employees questioned. Correctional officer union in delaware is casting blame on the states prior governor. Fortyseven year he Will Sergeant steven floyd lost his life in the standoff, first Corrections Office they are delaware to be killed on the job this morning the 16 year veteran is being hailed as a hero. The as organizers, friends, family plan a vigil today. Employees called the death has not been released but we are learning how he saved lives of other officers and what happened, inside of that facility, over the past todays , lets get out to jenny joyce because shes live in smyrna the with the very latest developments on all that, jenny, good morning. Reporter good morning, karen. The it is pretty remarkable to hear a little bit about this sergeant, this sergeants life , and how much he was loved by everybody who knew him. We are hearing now natalie correctional union is holding a candle light vigil tonight for Sergeant Steven floyd at 6 00 p. M. At Smyrna Municipal Park in smyrna, delaware. Floyd served as a Corrections Officer for 16 years. He was a husband, father, grandfather and we can adhere owe to that list. The Sergeant Floyd is being credited with saving the lives of his fellow officers. He warned them to get out of the building before he was held captive. This happened around 10 30 wednesday morning inside building c. Officials say inmates used sharp objects to take over the prison and hold four corrections em lease, hostage, three officers, and a female counselor, throughout the take , and night, two of the officers were released. The counselor was rescued by authorities nearly 20 hours later, after police used a backhoe to breach a building at the correctional center. The would the man was alert and doing okay, Officials Say inmates insured her safety but , Sergeant Floyd was found dead inside a heart breaking blow for those who knew him. Sergeant floyd was a great man. He was a very passionate man. He cared very much about things and cared very much about officers and his family, his grand kids, his kids. He he work hard so the kid can get a to college and they can be what they wanted to be. Reporter Sergeant Floyd is first Corrections Officer this delaware to be killed on the job, sergeants body has been turned over to the state division of Forensic Science for an autopsy which is pending, and so far medical examiner has not the announced his official cause, of death, karen and thomas. All right, jeb i, thank you. Had happened this delawares largest prison raising all kind of questions, many about the conditions inside, for the prison and for the staff, as well. And the inmates, Correctional Officers union did not mix word they said there was in reason that Sergeant Floyd had to die. We had a family that believe that Sergeant Floyds death is trekly to to staffing issues that have been going on with the department of corrections, through the jack markell administration, i want to be clear, Sergeant Floyd didnt have to tie yesterday. The union claims that it brought up its concerns to the prior governor many times over the past decade with no response and some of those concerns, untrained, overworked officers. The Union President says that there has been systematic problems over the past decade. Delaware department of safety and home land security says there are 1700 officers statewide and right now they are short by about 90. We face staffing challenges every day throughout the state , when we are short staffed we compensate with overtime f we cannot fill holes, wardens have authority to cancel visit, cancel programs, and things like that to avoid any sort of safety issues. The Department Says natalie wrist on was fully staffed at the time of the the takeover. We have reached over to the current delaware governor john carneys office for their response and they didnt comment. We tried to reach jack markell but have been unable to speak with him. President donald trump caps off his second week this office by turning his attention to achieving peace in the middle east. White house sending word of caution to israeli leaders about building new settlements in the west bank. The President Trump says new or expanding settlements may this is be helpful in lowering tensions between israelis and palestinians. The the statement comes hours after israeli Prime Minister benjamin net the net promised to build the First New West Bank Settlement in over two decade. White house says President Trump will discuss the issue with mr. Netanyahu the help he visits washington this month. Meantime the white house is revising recent u. S. Sanction is allowing American Tech Companies to export electronic goods to russia. It is an amendment to sanctions imposed by former president obama in december. Treasury department, from what i understand, it is a very common practice for Treasury Department after sanctions are put into place to go back. We should point out products can be exported as long as they are not used in crimes and dont violate preexisting sanctions. Standing in solidarity with our Muslim Community here hair kenney set to attend inter Faith Prayer Service this afternoon at the it is is Muslim Community at 12 30 at Muslim American society over on luzerne street. This service is part of the the nationwide show of unity called we are all americans. These are Mass Community gatherings held all across this country as part of the the day have of action. People saying we are all muslim in response to President Trumps executive order, barring citizens of seven muslim majority countries, from entering, the united states. It is, 4 10 right now. A robbery victim this delaware county, not going town without a fight. All right. We will get the to that story in just a moment but coming up , on good day, talk about the tables, being being turned , people are fighting back against crime. We will show you what happened that had an armed gunman, just screaming. And also, we have an update on a story that was someone that stuffed a little dog, fury friend in, to a garbage bag but look at the smile on that persons face, good smart tans found her, just so cute, named her francis and new she has gotten her forever family. They cannot wait to share her joy, forever. Good story on a friday, hey there, bob. Such a good boy, give me a hug. 4 10. Good morning. The road are in such a good shape this morning, no problems at all as we get behind motorcycle heading toward philadelphia we are having wings for breakfast. At lot of folks heading to south philadelphia. Sueby has your weekend forecast when we come right back. A little while mr. The sun comes up this morning but we will talk about sunset, for a moment, just to prove to you how long the days are starting to get. The month of february is when we start to see a great advance in the sunset times, that we get longer days, so, today, 5 23 is the unset time, by 15th of the month, 5 37, and by february 28th we are getting close to a 6 00 oclock sunset time with 5 52. I thought that would encourage you as we forecast a much colder weekend, colder air moved in, behind a cold front, few flurries around and that wasnt the issue. Issue is how cold it will get and how cold it will be. We have talk about the possibility, of, something happening on sunday with precipitation, nothing today except some clouds, we should have a beautiful clear sky but very cold temperatures tomorrow after a colder night the tonight, and then, sunday, we will see cloud around for super bowl sunday, even, maybe a little bit of sunshine but were starting to find precipitation. We will go with the the possibility of the flurry or two on sunday but it looks like a better forecast then initially thought. 30 degrees is our current temperature in philadelphia we are below freezing every where wildwood 31. Ten is the actual temperatures this mount pocono, lancaster has 22 degrees and wind chills are colder, you dont need much wind to get a wind chill in the teens when actual temperatures are that cold. We have 14 degrees in lancaster. Seventeen in reading. Feels lake 31, not much wind chill in wildwood. Average high is 41. You can see for most of the the last seven days, except on monday we have been, above average, including yesterdays high of 48 degrees. The not so much today or tomorrow, and a maybe by sunday we will get back into the 40s, but we have a milder trend, on, monday, and tuesday , and then by tuesday and wednesday things get interesting with precipitation , we have what looks like a mild temperatures , but with the rain that starts on tuesday, depend on how cold it is, it could be changing over to rain , windy and rainy on wednesday, middle of next week , bob kelly, interesting. Interesting. Interesting. There we go. Wings for breakfast . Come on, lets do it. The heres a live look at the Wells Fargo Center south philadelphia host to wing bowl i just mentioned it earlier, the parking lot had ten extra people where i got the my coffee this morning, there was extra volume on the road. Look the at cars streaming into the Wells Fargo Center parking lot here where wing bowl gets underway later on to take. No problems, on the the vine street expressway, that is close todd vehicle traffic until about 5 00 oclock. If you are getting ready to leave the house and come in for that early morning, contest there you just want to stick with the the schuylkill or i95. Plenty of police there to help guide you through into the parking lot into south philadelphia, no problems on i95, no problems on the the schuylkill, through center city. We have a closure of the turnpike connection bridge. I talk to the guys yesterday they are trying to sure up with some extra beams some support the span so they can get up there and continue to check the whole thing out. We are looking at a couple more weeks of this detour from the new jersey side, again, exit 7a, exit five or exit four are your three options and if you are coming in the city this weekend maybe for the auto show which is in town through sunday, jfk boulevard is closed through 20th over to schuylkill avenue. Right in front of the 30th street station there you cannot use jfk boulevard you have to use Market Street so that is setting folks on a detour. The as i mentioned i95 okay new but right after the rush hour they set this one up quickly yesterday between center city and walt whitman bridge taking it dunn to one lane during the midday. Karen and thomas, back over to you. Yeah, i was scared, but, you know, i had to do what i had to to. Brave, woman speaking out about terrifying moments in which she had to fight for her life and boy, did she ever. This happened wednesday when a person with a gun followed her into a bathroom in the upper darby laundromat. When the suspect identified as 23 yearold daequan brooks held that victim inside she made the quick decision to grab the gun. In the struggle, it goes off. She shoots the suspect in the arm. She escaped, runs to a nearby 7eleven to get help. Victim says in those frightening moments it was either going to be her or him. There was a gentlemen there , she was able to save my life and difficult. Police arrested gun hand nearby and they say he had some plans, in order to try to rob and rape the victim. He is now under arrest but remains at the hospital in serious condition. 4 18. Police in west goshen release aid sketch of the man they say robbed a rite aide pharmacy. This happened january 27th. Take another look here. The the suspect armed with the the gun approached an employee as he arrived to open up the store. After a short struggle the suspect forced the victim to open up the safe and took some cash. Rite aide is offering a 5,000 reward for any information that lead to the conviction. Man in south philadelphia just wanted an iphone but ended up getting robbed instead. The 45 yearold found an ad on craigs list for iphone seven. He heat the with the seller at the tenth and snider. When he gave the money to the man he realized the phone was fake and guy threatened him at gunpoint and kicked him and ran away. Police are still searching for that suspect. A case of the alleged road rage, on the new jersey turnpike has land that had guy behind bars. The state police say there was a driver that called 911 saying another driver pulled up next to him and flashed a gun. Troopers were able to catch up with the suspect, 42 yearold brett landis from virginia 20 miles down the turnpike. They say he had a semiautomatic handgun and cocaine, but no one was injury a couple walk in the pennsylvania spca office this hunting park last night and walked out, with a new pet, i think you are probably thinking this happens all the time, right if well, it does, but this puppies different. I met the her last week. Adorable. Family who took her home, they are special as well. Our bruce gordon went to the spca pennsylvania to watch a family grow. For just this moment near anville, pennsylvania for just this moment. What do you think. Ahh. Reporter they were here to adopt a nervous miniature datson with the broken back, story that could break your heart. I think she could be a very lovable dog. Stole your heart. Absolutely. Help i saw her, it was like okay, i cant say no. Reporter francis was discovered by Good Samaritans back on january 18th discarded in a trash bag on the 800 block of pratt street, ultimately experts at penn vet made a get wrenching diagnosis , frances had a fractured spine. She will never walk again but have a special wheelchair but for this family, frances isnt a special need dog shes just special and they are ready to erase memory of the person who decided this cute little pooch was expendable. I cannot fathom how somebody could do that. Reporter you will make it up to her. She will have the best life from here on out. Reporter bruce gordon, fox 29 news. Ahh, happy ending. In your health news, happy ending of a different sort a smoking ban enacted by the Philadelphia Housing Authority truly paying off they are saying because this was enacted a year and a half ago and you this report is showing that since then, Secondhand Smoke exposure is about half have of what it used to be, and that is good news for everyone. It is tax season. 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